Newland church, inscription on brass plate in, 90, 138
"News-collector," use of the word, 1760, 350
Newspaper, first English provincial, 1701, 81, 155, 216, 292
Newspaper placard, the history of, 114
Newspapers, histories of, 81, 155, 216, 292–124–301, 322, 342, 437–308, 346, 366
Newton (Lord), his 'Lord Lyons,' 260
Nicholson (George), printer, 1760-1825, 147
Nicolas V., Pope, papal insignia of, 154
Nightingales, folk-lore relating to, 190
Northampton and Southampton, the shires of, 29, 111
'Northanger Abbey,' by Jane Austen, romances mentioned in, 9, 56, 97
'Norwich Post,' first English provincial newspaper, 1701, 81, 216, 292
"Nose of wax," origin of the phrase, 150
'Notes and Queries ' and German papers, 266
"Notice" given out of doors to domestic servants, 108
Notre Dame de Trésor, whereabouts of statue of, 27, 178
Novel, English, the first illustrated, 90, 153
"Numerally," the word used in 1808, 25
O
Obituary:—
Peet (William Henry), 500
' Observer,' Sunday paper, founded 1791, 124
Ochiltree family, 490
Ochiltree, origin of the surname, 490
Odours not disagreeable, but injurious to health, 490
Ogle (Sir William), c. 1645, his ancestry and posterity, 89, 137, 251, 296, 518
"Oil on troubled waters," the belief in, 87, 159
"On the fly "= prolonged drunken bout, 69
"Oorlog," Dutch word for "war," primal sense of the word, 8
Operas performed in the provinces, 410
'Order of a Camp,' Harl. MS., 1518, the number of, 110, 215
Owen (Sir David), Kt., print of his monument, 1784, 107, 153
Oxford boat-race, won with seven oars, 429, 492
Oxford in the great Civil War, 1646, 41
P
Pace-egging, origin of the Easter custom, 12, 76
Palatine (Rupert, Prince of), his will, 1682, 201, 435, 534
Palavicini or Pallavicini family, arms of, 328, 391, 396
Palmer (John), Archdeacon of Ely, d. 1614, 108
" Panis, amicitiæ symbolum," history of the custom, 128, 296
Panton (Thomas) of Fen Ditton, his mother, 108, 274
Papal and Spanish flags at sea in sixteenth century, 71
Papal insignia of Pope Nicolas V., 154
Paper, writing paper cut and trimmed, c. 1665, 187, 235
Papyrus and its products, 348, 510
Parishes in two or more counties, 36
Parker (Martin), bibliography of his works, c. 1630, 127
Parker (Samuel) = Elizabeth Buxton, c. 1780, 70
Parker and Buxton families, 70
Parliament : members of, unidentified, 251, 297, 456 ; apothecaries who have been members of, 267, 318 ; "members' privileges," the origin of, 411, 497 ; payment of members in early times, 421 ; the Speaker's perquisites, 490
Parnell (William B.), London architect, c. 1867, 448
Parr (Harriet), d. 1900, her pen-name " Holme Lee," 370
Payne family, 50, 449, 470
Peacock, folk-lore, a Welsh story, 530
Peacocks, their feathers unlucky, 190
Pearls, the effect of vinegar on, 37, 98, 178
Peas Pottage, origin of Sussex place-name, 90, 139
Peat and moss, healing properties of, 9, 96, 156
Pedigrees, Lancashire, book of, its whereabouts, 29
Peele (George), 1552-98, his ' Alphonsus, Emperor of Germany,' 464, 484, 503
Peirson (Sophia) = William Stevenson, c. 1790–1806, 429
Pembroke (Philip Herbert, Earl of), c. 1641, portrait of, 108, 158
Penn (William), his ' Some Fruits of Solitude ' and ' More Fruits of Solitude,' c. 1693, 407, 476
Pennant, legend of its origin in the Navy, 210, 297
Perceval (Sir Philip), Royalist M.P., his biography, 371
Percussion cap and lecture on chemistry by John Murray, F.S.A., F.L.S., 1822, 27
Perkins (Sir W.), founder of Chertsey school, 390
Peterborough Quarter Sessions, 1913, a sentence passed by, 530
Peters (Hugh), a lost ' Life ' of, 11, 57, 98
Petrie (Samuel), merchant, bankrupt in 1776, 449
Peyron (Abbe Paul), his ' Antiquities of Nations,' the translator of, 50
Philips (William), Welsh antiquary, d. 1685, his MS. of pedigrees, 71
Physique of the nation, effect of war on, 430
Pickpocket sentenced by Bacon, 1612, 25
Pickwickiana, 368
Pictures :
Waterloo Heroes, 11, 134
"West's (B.) allegorical painting, 349
' Woodman of Kent,' oil painting, 71
Pigeon-eating for a wager, 507
Pilgrimage, substitutes for, 389, 497
Pilgrimages, English, history of, 379
" Pink," name for the little finger, 209, 258
Placard, newspaper, its history, 114
Place-Names :
Asiago, 48, 134
Caldecott, 195, 237
" Court " in French place-names, 249, 318, 339
Dolphinholme, 448, 536
Fazakerley, 59, 78
Hannafore, 449
Hungary Hill, 430, 517
Kerry, 14
Northampton and Soxithampton, 29, 111
Peas Pottage, 90, 139
Raynes Park, 148, 195
Slonk Hill, 188, 317
Steyning, 190, 278
Striguil, 267, 315
Transylvania, 48
Plate-marks, the date of, 450
Plumson (Thomas), watchmaker, London, 449
