370 NOTES AND QUERIES. THE MACCABEES : THE SPARTANS AND THE JEWS. -In the I. Maccabees, ch. xii., ver. 20, we find : Arius, King of the Spartans, to Onias, the Chief Priest, greeting : It hath been found in writing concerning the Spartans and the Jews that they are brethren, and that they are of the stock of Abraham ! Can anyone throw a light upon the above assertion that the Spartans were descended from Abraham ? E. F. OAKELEY. SURNAMES AS CHRISTIAN NAMES. Lower, in ' Patronymica Britannica ' (London, 1860), p. xxxv. says, on the authority of Fuller's
- Worthies,' vol. i., p. 160, that surnames
were not used as Christian names prior to the Reformation. The reference to Fuller could not be traced in the edition consulted by me, but may have been overlooked. The statement is certainly borne out by the Christian names of the ancient men in the lists of " Worthies." Would " Janet Nares Lydgate" be a possible name for a woman born in the fourteenth century ? W. T. PINCHBECK. Edward, or Christopher (the second), makers of clocks and toys, sons of the inventor of the metal named after him. Can any reader refer to any advertisements issued lay either of the brothers specifying the articles they made ? I am acquainted with one which appeared in The Daily Post, July 11, 1733, but want something later. Christopher died in 1783. C. J. P. 4 ARTICLE CONTRASTING OXFORD AND CAM- BRIDGE. Could any reader kindly give the reference to an article that appeared two or three years ago in The Daily News on the contrasts between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, or in default of that article any essay or book comparing or contrasting the two universities. (Canon) F. DORMER PIERCE, Vicar of Brighton. EARL OP ESSEX IN HOLLAND, 1585. Will one of your readers kindly tell me what is meant by " the Earl of Essex's expedition to Holland in 1585 "? WILSON. [Essex served as " general of the horse " to the expedition under Leicester sent by Elizabeth in 1585 to support the States-General against Philip of Spain.] DAVID WYKEHAM MARTIN. Any par- ticulars about David Wykeham Martin y said to have been private secretary to the Earl of Carlisle at Castle Howard circa the thirties of last century and to have been educated at Winchester College, would be welcome. PENRY LEWIS. VERBALIZED SURNAMES. By this un- usual conjunction of words I mean surnames which serve as verbs to denote various, occupations, such as to macadamize roads, to mercerize cotton, to fullerize, to mes- merize, to boycott, to burke. Slightly removed from these well-known examples some diseases also go under the names of Brighfs disease, Grey's disease, &c. Can any reader enlarge these meagre lists ? J. B. McGovERN. St. Stephen's Rectory, C.-on-M., Manchester. NOTTING BARN FARM. On a map of London printed in the year 1863 for an application to Parliament for an extension of the Metropolitan Railway there appear a number of farm-houses with footpaths through the fields occupied therewith. One of these farms, situate between Netting Hill and Wormwood Scrubs, is described on the map as " Notting Farm." A crayon draw- ing, obtained elsewhere, of a rural scene is entitled ' Notting Barn Farm ' and signed by the artist Riley, 1869. Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' say if the Netting Farm of London was known by the latter name ? The railway map shows a footpath north- wards, dividing the Netting Farm house and what may be taken to have been the barn and other farm buildings. A. MRS. HTJNN, MOTHER OF GEORGE CAN- NING. After the death, in 1771, of George Canning pere, father of the statesman, Mrs. Canning (nee Mary Ann Costello) married Samuel Reddish, the actor, who died 1 785 ; and afterwards Richard Hunn, a silk mercer of Plymouth. By her third marriage she had issue Frederick Hunn, Capt. R.N. (born 1789, died 1862 ; married, 1814, Frances Emma, only daughter of Admiral Francis Pickmore, Governor of Newfound- lartd, 1816-1818), and two surviving daugh- ters, both of whom married. Can any reader supply the date of the Reddish- Hunn marriage, or particulars of Richard Hunn's birth and parentage ? FRED R. GALE. Stelby, Gerrards Cross.
