Gloucestershire
Lotes and Queries.

EDITED BY THE

REV. BEAVER H. BLACKER, M.A.

"Vires acquirit eundo."

"It is not without pleasure, and perchance it may not be without
use, that we rescue some quaint old document from the dust of ages;
and that we arrest the floating memories of men and things, as they
pass down the stream of time toward the ocean of oblivion.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

W. KENT & Co., 23, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.

BRISTOL: W. GEORGE, and J. FAWN & SON; GLOUCESTER: DAVIES & SON;
CHELTENHAM: GASTRELL & SON; CIRENCESTER: BAILY & SON;

DURSLEY: WHITMORE; TEWKESBURY: NORTH.

1881.

[Entered at Stationers' Holl:],

AF

PREFACE.

On the completion of the first volume of Gloucestershire Notes and Queries a few words from the Editor will be expected.

The articles which it contains, appeared (almost without any intermission) from week to week in the Stroud Journal, from December 21, 1878; and the first part of the reprint was issued early in the following year. The volume comprises twelve quarterly parts, in which the letter-press has been carefully revised. Through the kindness of the Rev. George M. Hills, D.D., Mr. John Bellows, Mr. George, and Mr. Savory, some illustrations have been inserted; and it is hoped to increase the number (with a few improvements in the arrangement of the letter-press) in the next volume. The typography is a highly creditable specimen of county printing.

To those who have kindly forwarded notes or queries for insertion, I gladly take this opportunity of expressing my thanks; and I hope to receive from them and others many more proofs of steady co-operation. Several communications of considerable interest are on hand, and will soon be sent to the printer. The names or signatures of those whose contributions have been included in the volume, are printed in italics in the accompanying index.

The number of subscribers is large-larger, I may say, than there was any reason to expect, and yet more are desired; for, as the undertaking is not in any way a commercial speculation (while at the same time pecuniary loss is to be avoided), the more support received, the more information given in return; and consequently the more effected towards the preservation of historical and antiquarian matter relative to Gloucestershire. It is therefore hoped that the subscription-list will be considerably increased.

In accordance with a desire expressed by several readers of the work, the mottoes which appeared on the covers of the parts, have been collected, and are here reprinted for more convenient reference.

A carefully compiled index has been appended to the volume. To do this in such a way as to make it satisfactory, required no little time and labour; but a book (and especially one like this) without a full index is comparatively useless. To enlarge upon the

advantages-one should rather say, the absolute necessity a help to the reader, would undoubtedly be a misapplica "Scire ubi aliquid invenire possis, mag

time and labour.

eruditionis est."

Far be it from me to say that in the undertaking anythin like completeness has been achieved. No little care and have indeed been expended upon what has been done; but suffice for the present. "Great room there is for amendm well as additions; and either of these, in what dress soev come, will be very heartily welcome." To this let me add the words of a wise old writer:-" Attamen audendum veritas investiganda, quam si non omnino assequeremur, propius ad eam, quam nunc sumus, tandem perveniemus." 26, Meridian Place, BEAVER H. BLA

Clifton, Bristol,

October, 1881.

P.S.-Accuracy, even in the most minute details, being on object in view, the reader is reminded of Captain Cuttle's and requested to note the following :—

nothing else would evok sacrifice, of humility, perishing and crumbl

"Ef and there bef soile and forrainers

P. 1, line 20, for Gloucestriensia read Glocestriensia; and after 1842 therein flatter theme

p. 140.

12 from bottom, for 1713 read 1711.

4, for 1713 read 1711; in line 6, for iv. read iii. 117; and

line, after ii. insert p. 591.

26, after Patentium insert p. xviii.

13 from bottom, for Moberley read Moberly.

18, for Cheltenham read Cirencester.

,, 73,

12, for Pauntley read Painswick; and in next line, for 31t

312.

3 from bottom, for Pauntley read Painswick; and for 198
197.

27, after Wallace insert [née Parry Hodges].

20, after 1875 insert p. 57; and in line 2 from bottom, for
read arisen.

lines, nor taken the

4 and 5 from bottom, strike out what is within brackets. 168, 7 from bottom, for the Earl of read Earl; and the same in

13 of next page.

,, 179, " 19, after those insert who were; and in next line, for verses i

5, place 1870 before Gibbon, the no dates referring only to the n

two names.

"Out of ma recordes, and the like, we do

24, for Hodggyns read Hodggys; and in next line, for hodge rea

hodges.

4, before Atkinson insert inverted commas.

,, 241,,,

,, 333,,,

7, for skire read shire.