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NOTES AND QUERIES.


[12 8. V. MAY, 1919.


LETTER XCIX.

Edward Eeade W Richard Edwards.

(O.C. 3777.)

Ramsundrapore* April 10th 1673. Mr Richard Edwards Esteemed Good friend,

I met yours of the 1st Current in this place, and should be very glad to heare oftner from you and readily serve you in any thing, and am sorry you are not acquainted with the Cossids departure.

I am glad you had the Tobyt and will make good for it 4 r. to Mr Bagnolds small account, and though that evened ours then, yet I am now in your debt and likely to bee more, you haveirig, I thanke you, sent mee strings' and promised to get the ps. silke ready, for cost whereof please to order which way you will be satisfyed and it shall be done, and at all times a greater Summ disbursed to serve your occasions here.

Mr Clavell desiers to bee remembered to you and bids mee tell you he is almost bare footed, and the Slippers now sent Mr GylliamJ puts him in mind of it. My respects unto you is all now from

Your loveing friend to Serve you

EDW: READE

[Endorsed] For Mr Richard Edwards

Merchant Tn Cassumbuzar.

LETTER 0.

Edmund Bugden to Richard Edwards. (O.C. 3780.)

Hugly, 13th April 73. Mr Richard Edwards Respected Freind,

Yours of the 3d current with the 2 pr. Cott strings and six breeches strings, have received, for which and the trouble of my Shooes makeing, returne you hearty thankes for, giveing you Credit for them.

I have received of Mr Peacock only 35 ru. as yet. When receive more, shall, according to your order, if firide promt, lay it out and remit it you. Pepper is here 16 r. Per maund, Copper 40 ru., Tinn, hear of none

  • Ramchandrapur, the Ramchundapour of

Rennell's ' Atlas of Bengal ' (1778). It was situated about 25 miles east of Hugli, and seems now to be represented by the Raghunatpur of the Indian Atlas (1907).

t Jug or mug.

{ Stephen Gylliam (whose name is variously spelt Guillym, Guilyam, Gwillham,and Gwilliams) was elected writer on Oct. 24, 1671. He fell a victim to the epidemic of June to September, 1677.


come in this Mallacca ship that is come of the Dutch ; Copper little ; Tutariauge,* a Quantity, which beleeve may be Procured for 34 ru., which if you desire, T will Procure- The good news, thankes be to God, wee- have received in breife fro' Coast, but not without some bad,f shall not rehearse to you, knowing, if you have it not fro' Ballasore, Mr Vincent hath, so you will have it, and hope ere long more largely fro' your residence,. By way of Agra ; so with mine and Wifes. kinde respects to you, I remain

Yours to his power

EDMD. BUGDEN

My kinde respects to Mr Marshall &ca freinds. [Endorsed] To Mr Richard Edwards

Merchant In Cassambazar

R. C. TEMPLE.

[We regret that the demands on the space of 'N. & Q.' prevent us from publishing more of this correspondence.]


NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD. The repent elec- tion of Mr. John Burdon Sanderron Haldane to an ordinary Fellowship at New College induces me to note the remarkable fact of a father and son being both Fellows of the same College. Mr. J. B. S. Haldane was a scholar of New College, and took a first class in Mathematical Moderations in 1912, and a first class in Classics (Finals) in 1914. Dr. John Scott Haldane's career need not be set out. I am not aware of any similar instances, but possibly readers can supply them. Incidentally, as an odd sequence of names, New College possesses an Abraham (an undergraduate), a Joseph (the well-known bursar), and a Jacob (a scholar) a most interesting series.

OBSERVER.

LITTLE MONTAGUE COURT, LITTLE BRITAIN. The clearance of this survival of olden London is impending, and it has certain features of interest worth recording before its site is obliterated by a modern building. The name celebrates the man- sion of Lord Montague that originally occupied the east side of Little Britain. The adjoining Cox's Court was prior to July, 1899, Montague Place.

Most noticeable are the irregular shape and successive angles on its southern side,


  • Port, tutenaga, spelter.

f Bugden seems to be referring to the victory claimed by the English at South wold Bay, the bad news being the loss of the Royal James and death of the Earl of Sandwich.