FEMALE CRUCIFIXES (10th S. iv. 230, 395).I have lighted on the following passage in the late Augustus J. C. Hare's Walks in London.' In Henry VII.'s Chapel, Westminster Abbey,

"seventy-three statues, whose natural simplicity and grandeur of character and drapery' are greatly commended by Flaxman, surround the walls. The fifth figure from the east in the south aisle represents a bearded woman leaning on a cross. It is St. Wilgefortis, also called St. Uncumber and St. Liberada, and was honoured by those who wished to be set free from an unhappy marriage. She prayed for release from a compulsory marriage, and her prayer was granted, through the beard which grew in one night."-Vol. ii. p. 194. ST. SWITHIN.

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SIR WILLIAM H. DE LANCEY (10th S. 409). - Lady De Lancey's narrative printed in 1888 in the eighth volume of The Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine. It appears that the original, in Lady De Lancey's faded handwriting, was found among the papers of her nephew, the late MajorGeneral E. W. De Lancey Lowe. This printed account is more condensed, and differs in some particulars from another, a written account which I saw some years ago, and which, I believe, formerly belonged to the poet Rogers. I think I was told that it was in Lady De Lancey's handwriting. There are probably several written copies in existence. The late Earl Stanhope tells us that Earl Bathurst lent a copy to the Duke of Wellington. Tom Moore, in his 'Diary,' 29 August, 1824, states that Capt. Basil Hall, brother of Lady De Lancey, gave him his sister's narrative, and he took it home, intending to read a page or two, but he found it so deeply interesting that he read till nearly two o'clock, and finished it, having made himself cry miserably over it. May I here point out a slight mistake that occurs in Siborne's famous history of the Waterloo campaign. It is there stated that late in the day Sir Hussey Vivian, whose cavalry brigade was posted at the extreme left of the British line, was informed by Sir William

De Lancey that fresh cavalry was much wanted in the centre. It was not De Lancey -De Lancey at that time had been carried off the field in a blanket mortally wounded it was his cousin, Sir William De Lancey Barclay, a staff officer. We know from Sir A. S. Frazer's letters that the cannon ball which struck De Lancey on the back forced eight ribs from the spine, breaking one rib to pieces and pressing part of it into the lungs. Will one of your correspondents kindly inform us what relation De Lancey's grandfather (whose Christian name, I think, was Peter) was to James De Lancey, who was Lieut.-Governor of New York and brother of the General Oliver De Lancey who died in 1785 The 'Dict. Nat. Biog.' does not give the information. WATERLOOENSIS.

"FAMOUS CHELSEA (10th S. iv. 366, 434, 470).-I think the case of Kelso is not to the point. It is quite misleading to mix_up Northumbrian with Southern English. Else I might reply: If Kelsoe comes from chalk, why is it never called Chelsoe? What is true for one place may not be true for another.

I do not understand why COL. PRIDEAUX repeats what I have said as if it were new. The two charters given by Thorpe are two which I have quoted already from Birch. And I quoted eleven more.

Cealchythe occurs "in any authentic MS."? And why does he ask where the spelling I have already given the reference to the best MS. of the A.-S. Chronicle,' anno 785.*

I doubt if any advance whatever has been made beyond what I have said already.

WALTER W. SKEAT.

Would it not be safer to derive Chelsea from the man's name Ceol (Chel), of which three instances are given in Mr. Searle's Onomasticon,' and the A.-S. ieg (ea), an island? Such a derivation would do no violence to language, and, moreover, the word ea, or ey, is often compounded with personal names. Examples are Oseney, near Oxford, Ramsey, and Abney, in Derbyshire, written Albeney in the fifteenth century. I have often noticed that in such cases the "island" is not a piece of land surrounded by water, but an intake or enclosure cut out from the waste land of a district. The Derbyshire village of Eyam, near Abney, written Eyum in the Hundred Rolls, is the dative plural of ey, and means "islands.'

S. O. ADDY.

I venture to draw SIR HERBERT MAXWELL'S attention to two Scottish place-names which seem to support his derivation of Kelso. They are Shetland and Shapinshay, originally Hjaltland and Hjalpandisey. Their initial was at first pronounced as a palatal aspirate. which easily turns into sh. It is the sound of German ch in the phrase "Ich grolle nicht" which English people hear as Ish grolle nisht." Now if the second element of Kelso is really the word heugh, it commences with this very palatal, and if chalk heugh had only become Kelsho there would be no difficulty, as it would be a perfect parallel to Shetland. The difficulty is that instead of sh we find s, but the two sibilants are doubtless readily interchangeable.

JAS. PLATT, Jun.

There is a John Hunt, of Chelchehuthe, temp. R. II., whose name occurs in Index to Deeds in the Public Record Office,' i. 213, as engaged in some affair with (apparently) a neighbour at Fulham. Beside this, there is one Geoffre de Chelchehuthe, a prominent citizen of London (p. 269). These items have seemed to me to support the now familiar theory that the place is Chelsea, taking into account the spelling in 'D.B.'

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But an essay in The Antiquary (xxxix. 363, &c.) by Mr. Harold Peake, written with considerable learning, points to an entirely direction for the discovery of this elusive place. Mr. Peake claims it for Lichfield, and not without very seductive reasons. The thing is too long to quote here, but I recommend those students interested in the matter to read the article.

The charter No. 60 in 'Cartularium Saxonicum' has the form Ethcealchy (anno 681). The earliest entry of Celchyd appears to be anno 785, in charter 247. I make no doubt that Ethcealchy-Cealchithe, and this seems to widen the question considerably. EDWARD SMITH.

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He entertained by the members of the Royal Academy at a splendid banquet, which is described in 'il Giornale di Londra del I take this to mean The Times 10 dicembre."

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of that date. The same newspaper published a very laudatory article on the distinguished visitor when he quitted England on his return to Italy, of which a summary is given delle arti inglesi, che ebbe animo d'agguagliare by his biographer. Flaxman ("quel Nestore nelle sue invenzioni l'ardire del nostro magno Alighieri, e la forza creatrice che spira in ogni parte dell' Odissea e dell' Iliade"), Wilkie, and Haydon, are mentioned as having been his greatest friends. As to the date of Canova's visit we have his own words, for, writing on 9 November, 1815, to his friend Quatremère at Paris, he says: Eccomi a Londra, miocaro ed ottimo amico" (p. 375), and then expresses his admiration for the beauty of the streets, squares, and bridges of our amazing (sorprendente) capital city.

JOHN T. CURRY.

Miscellaneous.

NOTES ON BOOKS, &c.

GIFT-BOOKS OF MESSRS. ROUTLEDGE.

Grimm's Fairy Tales and Household Stories.
Flower Poems. By Robert Herrick.
The Christmas Book of Carols and Songs.
The Grave. By Robert Blair.
William Blake.

Illustrated by

Comus: a Masque. By John Milton.
The Imitation of Christ. In Four Books. Trans-
lated from Thomas à Kempis by Canon Benham.
Poems by Matthew Arnold.

Cupid and Psyche. From the Latin of Apuleius..
By William Adlington.
The Books of Ruth and Esther.
THE handsome and attractive edition of Grimm's.
immortal work is well fitted to take its place on
season's gift-books, and in the bookcase as a perma-
the table as one of the most attractive of the
nent possession. Nowise given are we to burden
with matter of ephemeral interest the groaning
bookshelves. Heaven forfend, however, that we
should be without an illustrated Grimm! and of
such the present volume, with its sixteen full-page-
plates by H. L. Shindler, is virtually ideal. Apart
from the fact that the stories collected by the
brothers Grimm occupy a permanent and dis-
tinguished place in literature, what student is
lean back in his chair and delectate in the perusal
there who cannot, when tired of serious study,
of 'Rapunzel,' which so happily inspired William
Morris, and of which so excellent a design forms
the frontispiece to the volume? We acknowledge
a personal obligation to the publishers for this.
brilliant and attractive publication, and our only
complaint is that it is too seductive, and induces.
ourselves to forswear for a little too long those
"laborious days" which, with every apology to

Milton, we maintain constitute " delights." The shape of the book is convenient as well as handsome, the 470 odd pages containing 200 stories. No fear is there of its attractions giving out, and the whole constitutes an inexhaustible treasure-house of delight.

Few things strike more frequently or more forcibly one whose initial studies were pursued in a period many decades ago than the advantages which wait upon the career of his successors. Books, any one of which would in early days have been attended with educational advantage and literary delight, but which were at that time unattainable and non-existent, multiply around his successor and bewilder him with opportunities of choice. In the matter of Christmas presents the same confusion of temptations bewilders the book-lover, and the publications of Messrs. Routledge enable the benevolent uncle or godfather to bring with him, whatever his responsibilities, a variety of tempting gifts which can administer delight to many and excite envy in none. That beautiful collection of volumes known as The Photogravure and Colour Series" enables the art-lover to retain and the benevolent to distribute books of priceless worth under conditions such as have not previously been realized. Not entirely new is it-three volumes, including the Quatrains' of Omar Khayyam, Mr. Lang's rendering of Aucassin and Nicolete,' and an edition of Paradise Lost,' having appeared six months ago. Just in time for Christmas has, how ever, arrived a large and noteworthy addition to a series the attractions of which cannot easily be overpraised.

Two of the volumes constitute a set by them selves, to be further enlarged. This is styled "The Colour Series." The first is entirely occupied by the 'Flower Poems' of Robert Herrick, beautifully illustrated with coloured plates by Florence Castle. By way of prefatory note it is accompanied by Mr. Swinburne's eloquent and almost too rapturous eulogy of Herrick prefixed to "The Muses' Library edition of Herrick's poems. The illustrations consist principally, but not wholly, of maidens tending or wearing the flowers mentioned. Satisfactory in all respects is the reproduction of colours. A cluster of daffodils growing by a grove, and watched by blonde maidens, constitutes the frontispiece. Eleven other plates, similarly devised, follow. Christmas Carols and Songs' are edited by W. S. W. Anson and illustrated by Alan Wright and Vernon Stokes. A good many of the poems in this also are by Robert Herrick. Other contributors are Scott (from Marmion'), George Wither, Jeremy Taylor, and Drummond of Hawthornden, one poem being avowedly derived from N. & Q. Abundant materials are naturally at hand for such a selection. The choice, however, has been well made, and the designs, happily executed, show many forms of revel and festivity.

Among "The Photogravure Series" the first place in the present instalment may perhaps be assigned to the reproduction of Blair's Grave,' with Blake's designs. If we consider the popularity it once enjoyed. Blair's solemn poem is rarely encountered. We did not previously own a copy, and have only memories, now remote, whereby to judge of the accuracy of the reprint. Blake's illus. trations are to be numbered with his boldest and most characteristic work. It is superfluous to attempt afresh their praise. Milton's Comus' is illustrated by Miss Jessie M. King. The plates, in

outline, are pretty, and have an element, not unacceptable, of fantasy. It is not possible to say that the artist is inspired by a strongly Miltonic spirit, and the goblins shown are more suggestive of Puck and his elves than of Milton's

Goblin or swart faery of the mine.

A more serious complaint is that the text is not so faithfully respected as in the case of a supreme master it ought to be. The printers should know better than to alter, however slightly, the text of Milton, of which a perfect rendering is now within reach. It is only for scholars and worshippers we are thus precise. For the general public the work will answer all requirements, and it is very beautiful.

From the other volumes 'The Imitation of Christ' differs in more than one respect. It is an independent translation, executed from the Latin by Canon Benham, and its illustrations are not the work of any one hand, but are photogravure reproductions of masterpieces. The frontispiece is. The Saviour of the World,' by Fra Bartolommeo. Eleven other works now presented are by Raphael, Domenichino, Rubens, Correggio. Le Sueur. (Jean Marie), the great painter of St. Bruno, and other artists. It would be scarcely surprising if this eminently devotional work were the most popular of the series.

Poems by Matthew Arnold' consist of the earlier works of the poet, The Scholar-Gipsy, 'Sohrab and Rustum,' The Forsaken Merman,' &c., to which Mr. Gilbert James supplies a dozen quaint pictures, of which the best is perhaps that of Iseult on deck with Tristram drinking the magicdraught.

'Cupid and Psyche,' from Adlington's now famous translation, is also illustrated by Mr. Gilbert James.. and forms a companion volume to the Aucassin and Nicolete' of Mr. Lang, previously issued. It. is one of the most charming volumes of the collec tion, and one we should ourselves select for presentation if we could bear to break into the series. The story, which Keats calls the loveliest vision of all Olympus' faded hierarchy," is well told by Adlington, and lends itself to Mr. James's facile brush. The Cinderella-like atmosphere is amazingly well preserved.

The same brush illustrates 'Ruth and Esther,' which consist of two well-known Biblical legends. The six designs for Ruth' are from the collection of Mr. Leverton Harris, M.P., and may count among the artist's best work. In the picture of the hanging of Haman, the persecutor of the Hebrews is seen hanging by the feet, which suggests a very lingering death. The covers of the books aresimilar in design, though the colour of the cloth is. different. A more attractive series, or one destined, we should judge, to greater popularity, is scarcely to be hoped.

Ancient Carols. Festive Songs for Christmas. (Stratford-on-Avon.)

THESE little works constitute the first and second issues of "The Shakespeare Head Booklets," and are among the prettiest, cheapest, and most attractive of volumes. They are apparently taken from MS. sources, and are selected and edited with Mr. Bullen's unfailing taste. The first number in the

Festive Songs' consists of a version of the wellknown boar's head carol, differing in many respects from that ordinarily sung. This is the only one we

Life and Death of Mr. Badman and The Holy War. By John Bunyan. Edited by John Brown, D.D. (Cambridge, University Press.) AMONG the many valuable, scholarly, or popular reprints included in the Cambridge English Classics" that of these two rare productions of John Bunyan is not the least interesting. With the earlier of these works we had no previous acquaint.ance. It is a curious and, from the Puritan point of view, supremely edifying work, with no pretence to allegory. What were regarded as the principal offences against God and man-as drunkenness, swearing, uncleanness, and the like-are imputed to a certain child, who grows to manhood under the direct influence of original sin, marries, lives, and dies impenitent. The description of Badman's evil practices and fate is given in a sustained conversation between Mr. Wiseman and a sympathetic listener and respondent, Mr. Attentive. The moral lessons are pointed by stories" abominable, unutterable, and worse,' to which may be added incredible also, concerning murderers of the Midlands or Eastern counties, Dorothy Mately of As[h]over; a certain Ned, who was blind; and his brother H. S., who, when rebuked for his wickedness, said, "What would the Devil do for company if it was not for such as I?" We hear of such beings as the "Damme Blades" and of "slithy, rob-shop, pick-pocket men," and have animated pictures of the consequences of sin and uncleanness. The work is quaint and curious, and may be read with amusement and with a kind of edification not contemplated by its author.

The Holy War' made by Shaddai upon "Diabolus for the......taking......of the Town of Mansoul," was a favourite book of childhood, since it was one in those days allowed for Sunday reading, Captains Boanerges, Judgment, Conviction, and Execution, were on the whole rather shadowy creatures, and remained abstractions beside the more mundane heroes who fought "at Thebes or Ilium," assisted Sir William Wallace, or aided Pathfinder; but they would serve as a Sabbath substitute. When now re-read the book seems strangely naive, but perusal is anything rather than a task. Early editions are reprinted under conditions on which we have dwelt in noticing previous volumes of the series; and a very interesting plate of the siege of Mansoul is given in facsimile from the first edition. Much valuable bibliographical information is supplied in an introductory note.

The Story of King Lear from Geoffrey of Monmouth to Shakespeare. By Wilfrid Perrett, B.A. (Berlin, Mayer & Muller.)

To Palaestra, a well-known periodical devoted to German and English philology, Dr. Perrett has -contributed one of those comparative studies which have of late come into fashion. It is a work of much erudition, and of singular labour, tracing the story of King Lear and his daughters from its first appearance in literature, about 1135 A.D.. in the 'Historia Regum Britanniæ' of Geoffrey of Monmouth, to Shakespeare. A map illustrating the pedigree of the story is prefixed to the volume. The task was undertaken at the suggestion of Prof. Brandl, one of the editors of the ShakespeareJahrbuch,' and has been conducted with praise

prosecution involved, and what study of early literature was necessitated, those will see who study as it deserves a volume of over three hundred closely printed pages. Geoffrey's work, monumental in its way, claims to be the translation of a book of great antiquity. 'Britannicus Sermo,' a work which the most diligent search has failed to trace. Among the works which Dr. Perrett classes as the line of descent are those of our old chroniclers, who were given to copy one another, and, indeed, works such as 'The Mirror of Magistrates,' 'The Fairy Queen,' Warner's Albion's England,' the ballad of King Lear,' the early play, and innumerable others. We may not do more than commend to Shakespearian students and to folk-lorists a work the adequate analysis and description of which would overtask alike our energies and our space. The workmanship is thorough, and the book will have to be consulted by every future editor of the play with which it deals.

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Two Calendars for 1906 equally attractive, though appealing to a very different class of mindhave reached us from the De La More Press. The Nelson Calendar, the appearance of which is opportune, is edited by A. D. Power, and has portraits of Nelson, Rodney, Hood, Hardy, St. Vincent, and Collingwood, and representations of the battles of Copenhagen, the Nile, and other sea-fights, ending in Trafalgar.-Even more interesting is the Dante Calendar, in which Blanche McManus gives a series of pictures illustrating incidents in the life of the poet and his worship of Beatrice, with English translations from 'The Divine Comedy' and the 'Vita Nuova,' accompanied by her own designs.

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