that Collins and Wotton are right; that the baronetcy became extinct in 1741, on the sentence of Samuel Goodere, though the twins may have been allowed the title by courtesy."

This statement is not by any means satisfactory, and should not be allowed to pass without notice. Why was Goodere not indicted under his proper title and what grounds for stating that on the passing of the sentence the baronetcy became extinct? In 1760, Laurence, Earl Ferrers, was tried for murder and convicted, and suffered the penalty of death at Tyburn; and yet the earldom, viscountcy, and baronetcy devolved upon his brother. Sir Edward William Crosbie forfeited his life in the Irish rebellion of 1798, but the baronetcy, instead of becoming extinct, passed to his son and successor, who enjoyed it for more than sixty years. Why a different result in the case of Goodere?

I have in my possession an original document, of which I send

a copy :

Mr Chamberlain,

"Bristol, April 10th, 1741.

You are to give orders to the City Workmen to Erect a Gibbet to hang in Chains the Body of Mahony, one of the Murderers of Sr John Dineley Goodere, Bart, on the highest part of the Swatch on the Eastward side in the River leading to Kingroad.

Henry Combe, May',

John Becher,

Jos. Jefferia,

Jn° Blackwell [?],
Nath' Day."

QUERIST.

1938. THE CORPORATIONS OF BRISTOL AND CARMARTHEN. Thomas Dineley, in his Account of the Official Progress of His Grace Henry, the First Duke of Beaufort, through Wales in 1684 (London, 1888), p. 260, speaks of Carmarthen as "this ancient Corporacon which is sayd to have the precedency to that of Bristoll for antiquity: it being sayd yt ye most ancient charter of Bristoll had a clause in it to this purpose. Let it be unto that city according to our former Graunt to our auncient Bourough of Kermarden." Is this correct?

This publication has been photo-lithographed from the original MS. in the possession of the present Duke of Beaufort, with a preface by Richard W. Banks, Esq. ARTHUR MEE, F.R.A.S.

Llanelly.

1939.-PARISH REGISTERS AND CHURCHWARDENS' ACCOUNTS.— It is now well understood that parish registers, when they happen to go astray, cannot legally be withheld from their proper custodians, and that if sold, the purchase money cannot be recovered. Does the same law apply to churchwardens' accounts, which, generally,

contain not only curious but useful information? Some documents of the kind, connected with one of the leading parishes in Bristol, are in the market.

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1940. THE ELAND FAMILY, OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—I am anxious to obtain information with respect to a branch of the family of Eland, of Eland, Yorkshire, which was settled in Gloucestershire in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Enclosed are all the particulars I have as yet, which may prove a clue to further records, and may be of sufficient interest for insertion in your pages. H. J. E. MARILLIER.

23, The Parade, Kingsdown, Bristol.

John Eland, of Preston in Holderness, Yorkshire, a younger son of the family of Eland, of Eland, in the West Riding, married Margaret, daughter and heiress of Peter Hartland, of Gloucestershire.

John Eland, eldest son of the above, appears to have settled on the Gloucestershire property, being mentioned as of Newent, and married Ellen, daughter of Radcliff, in 1440.

William Eland, of Patchway, Gloucestershire, possibly a son of the above. Will dated 5 May, 1504. To be buried in the convent of Strode. Mentions my wife Katherine, my son John, and my daughter Alice.

Will dated 25

Thomas Eyland, of Newnham, Gloucestershire. April, and proved 23 October, 1593. To be buried in parish church of Newnham. Mentions my wife Margery; my nine brothers and sisters; my brother George, and his sons Robert and Thomas; my brother John, and his son Richard; my sister Elenor; my brotherin-law William Balle, and his son Robert. Wife sole executrix. Richard Witte and Richard Chinne, overseers.

Jane Porter married Robert Eland. See the pedigree of Porter in Gloucestershire Visitation, A.D. 1623, p. 127.

The arms borne by the descendants of John Eland, of Preston, should be--Argent on a bend gules three escallops or, ELAND quartering; vert a buck's head caboshed between the horns a cross patee argent, SERFFE; and possibly, gules two bars between six martlets 3, 2, 1, argent, TANKERSLEY. The last quartering is not always found borne by descendants of this branch.

1941.-CROMHALL CHURCH: MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS.-(See No. 1190.) In 1885 accurate copies were taken of the eleven inscriptions in the church of St. Andrew, Cromhall:

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1.

Dedicated to the memory of Elizabeth Andrews, wife of John Andrews, & daughter of William Elliot, of Bristoll, Grocer, & Elizabeth, his wife, who departed this life | the 23rd day of May,

• An index has been given in vol. iii., p. 211.

1726. Also William Elliot, ye son of John Elliot, Clothier, & Sarah, his wife, who departed this life ye 6th of May, 1725, ætat. suæ 22. Also the said John Andrews was buried in the chancell of this Church, who departed this life the 8th day of August, 1733, in the 61st year of his age.

2.

Sacred to the memory of Mary, the wife of Edmund Fearon Bourke, of the Island of Jamaica, who resided at Wood End, in this Parish, | for more than seven years. Her remains are placed in a vault purchas'd, by a faculty from the Diocese of Gloucester, by the said Edmund Fearon Bourke in the chancel of this Church for the interment of his family. She died the 30th July, 1800, and in the 38th year of her age.

3.

Sacred to the memory of Edmund Fearon Bourke, Esq., | of | the Island of Jamaica, who departed this life at Exmouth, in the County of Devon, on Tuesday, Jan. 14th, 1812, aged 57, | whose remains are deposited in the family vault | underneath.

4.

Under this place | (in the vault belonging to | Edmund Fearon Bourke, Esq) are deposited the remains of Agnes Chisholme, | daughter of James and Susanna Chisholme, who departed this life April 23rd, 1798, in the twelfth year of her age.

5.

In the vault underneath are deposited the remains of | Susanna Chisholme, wife of James Chisholme, Esq, of Stonedge, in Roxburghshire, North Britain, who died December 31st, 1801, aged 59. Also the remains of the said James Chisholme, Esq", who died December 31st, 1812, | aged 68.

6:

Near this spot are deposited the remains of | Robert [March 3, 1744, aged 66] and Ann [June 11, 1761, aged 73] Codrington. Likewise their two eldest sons, John and William, and eldest daughter, | Rachel. As a tribute of affection | to their memories | this monument is erected by their youngest daughter, | Ann, | relict of Oliver Calley, Esq., of Overtown, | in the County of Wilts [remainder illegible].

7.

Sacred to the memory of William Codrington, Sen, of this Parish, Yeoman, who departed this life 26th Sept", 1788, aged 35 years. Also William Codrington, Jun, son of the above, departed this life April 30th, 1802, aged 25 years. Likewise John Codrington, son of the above, died August 1st, 1819, aged 34 years. Also to the memory of aforesd Willm Codrington, Jun, aged 17 years. Also in memory

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William Codrington, son of the who died November 3rd, 1819, of Mary Codrington, daughter

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of the aforesaid William | Codrington, who died 25th November, 1821, aged 46 years. In memory of Mrs Mary Codrington, | wife of the abovesaid Wm Codrington, | (Senior), who died March the 12th, 1822, aged 69 years.

8.

Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth Dyer, | relict of John Dyer, of Wottonunderedge, and sister of Thomas Webb, Esquire, of this Parish. She died June 23rd, 1807, aged 86 years. Also of Robert Dyer, Merchant, fifth son of the above John and Elizabeth Dyer, who died on his passage home from the East Indies | July 25th, 1802, aged 40 years. | John Dyer, their eldest son, died May 15th, 1815, aged 65 years. Frances Dyer, wife of William Dyer, their youngest son, died 29th November, 1827, aged 61 The abovenamed William Dyer, died 2nd November, 1834, aged 68 years. Charles Dyer, died 29th August, 1842, aged 77 years.

9.

In this chancell (the sepulchre for many ages of the ancient family of the Hickes's, of the Court House, in this Parish) | lie interr'd the remains of Thomas Hickes, who died 11th January, 1726, aged 55 years. | Mary, his wife, died 25th March, 1749, aged 69 years. Also the following children: | Mary & Richard, died in their infancy; | John, died 24th Augst, 1741, aged 36 years;! Thomas, the eldest son, died in London, and was buried there. In filial remembrance of her belov'd parents this monument is erected by Mary, only surviving daughter and heiress of the above Tho Hickes and Mary, his wife, daughter of Tho Webb, of Abbott-side, in said Parish, Anno Domini 1777. | Mary Hickes, died the 25th day of May, 1783, aged 76 years.

10.

Near this place are deposited the remains of Lieutenant William Morris, (A) R.N., | of this Parish, who departed this life the 12th day of May, 1830, in the 41st year of his age. In affection to whose memory this tablet is erected by his widow. | In the same vault also rest her remains | Priscilla, youngest daughter of the late | Thomas M. and Ann Hardwicke, of Tytherington, in this County. | Born 16th Feb, 1786, and died. 17th Feby, 1863.

11.

Near this place are deposited the remains of | Robert Webb, | of Abbot's-side, in this Parish, who died the 25th day of September, 1731, aged 41 years. | Lucia, his wife, daughter of Robert Allen, of Wood-End, in this Parish, died the 3d day of December, 1754, aged 64 years. Robert, eldest son of the abovementioned Robert and Lucia Webb, died the 19th day of August, 1762, aged 44 years. Catharine, wife of Thomas, youngest son of the abovementioned Robert and Lucia Webb, daughter of John

Llewelin, of Bridgend, in the County of Glamorgan, died the 7th day of October, 1780, aged 61 years. | Thomas Webb died the 12th day of November, 1802, aged 77 years. ABHBA.

1942. THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOCIETY IN LONDON. (See No. 1901.) The London Postman of February 1, 1705, contained the following announcement:—

GLOUCESTERSHIRE CLUB.-At the sign of the City of Bristol, in Friday Street, Cheapside, is newly settled a Club or Society, of men from the city and county of Gloucester, who meet every Wednesday, in the evening, at the place above said, where any Gentlemen, or others of the aforesaid city and county that are desirous of promoting the society of their countrymen, are hereby desired to meet the said Club or Society. J. L.

1943. A "MAIDEN" ASSIZE. Few people, probably, are aware that this term, now applied to gaol deliveries where there are no prisoners to try, was used in the last century, when the penalty of death attached to every description of felony, to designate assizes at which the highest punishment awarded was transportation. To take a local example, the London Weekly Miscellany of August 9, 1740, published the following:-"Gloucester, August 2. late assize proving a maiden one (one man was sentenced to death for horse stealing, but was reprieved and transported; two were burnt in the hand, and one was ordered to be whipped) the Under Sheriff made the usual present of the Glove Money to the Judges' Servants."

Our

It would be curious to discover when the "glove money" was converted into a present of gloves to the judges. J. L.

An extract from Beck's volume, entitled Gloves, their Annals and Associations (London, 1883), p. 55, may not here be out of place:-The judge always receives a pair, but in some instances, all the officers of the court are given either gloves or an equivalent in glove money. The sheriff is invariably the giver of the gloves. It is merely a supposition, and the suggestion is offered with some diffidence, but may not this presentation of gloves by the sheriff at a maiden assize taking into consideration the original acceptation of the term, an assize at which no prisoner was capitally convicted - have some connection with the horrible office of executioner, which has been the duty of the sheriff when no person willing to take the office for the sake of reward or the remission of sentence could be found? EDITOR.

1944. THE GLOUCESTER CORPORATION MANUSCRIPTS. The Twelfth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, dated August, 1889, contains these details under the head of Gloucester, pp. 46, 47