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Bath.-Pratt & Clinch, 1781.

J. Marshall, Milsom Street, 1788.
Meyler, 1789-90.
B. Hyatt, 1773.
Bedford.-J. Weale, 1721.

T. Woodward, 1773.
Berwick.-R. Taylor, printer, 1754-72.
W. Phorson, printer, 1789.
Bewdley.-Clare, 1785.

Aris, 1775.
Birmingham.-T. Warren, Bull Ring, 1737.

141

CONTENTS.-No. 113.
NOTES:-Provincial Booksellers, 141 - Caxtons of Kent, 142
-Mr. Bradley's 'Highways and Byways in South Wales,'
143-Pillory, 145-Charing Cross: Bayswater-Charing
and Charing Cross-Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy"
-Sardinian Chapel, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 146 - Omar
Khayyam: a Parallel-American Emigrants, 147.
QUERIES:-Doubtful Pronunciations
Architect-Large-Paper Margins, 147-Millar of Earnock
Pearson & Rollason, 1778-94.
-English Speling: English Culture - Gilbert Family-
M. Swinney, 1778-89.
Habitual Criminals-English Exiles in France and Holland
C. Earl, printer, 1778.
-Poem in One Sentence Dr. Letsum or Lettsom
Goldborough Family Astrology in Italy - Archer of
R. Martin, printer, 1779.
Umberslade-"Vendium "-"Trump" as a Card Term,
Piercy & Jones, printers, 1783.
148-"Barbian," Spanish Word - Robert Awse- Lewis
Lord Rowton - Ghost Story in
J. Thompson, printer, 1790-1.
Dacier-Charles Arnott -
Thomas Pearson, printer, 1791.
Dickens" Pogrom"-John Lytton-Jervis Family of
Birmingham-The King's Seal,' by E. S. G. S., 149.
REPLIES:-Portman Family, 150-Sir Gilbert Pickering, Bishop's Castle, Salop.-John Wollaston, 1713.
of Titchmarsh-Municipal Sword-bearer, 151-The Water- Bolton-le-Moors.-Drake, 1780.
loo Campaign-"Smith" in Latin, 152-Colet on Peace
and War-Laconic Letters-Joseph Nollekens's Library-Boston.-H. Willson, 1721.
"The Two Friends," Princes Street, London, 1794-The
Epicure's Almanack '-" Marmor" and the Sea in Latin
Poets, 153-Major Richard Cromwell, 1648-"Brown
as applied to a Musket-Maidlow-Open-air Pulpits
-Vamphorn, 154 -Wheatstone-"Was you?" and "You
was "-Melchior Guydickens-Pedigree Difficulties: Mary
Stapleton or Stoughton-Almanac, c. 1744-May Day:
Two Poetical Tracts Jenkyn, Little John, &c., 155-
St. Expeditus-"Pip"-G. J. Holyoake: Chartists and
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Dutch Epiphany Custom-Selling Oneself to the Devil-
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Bess

NOTES ON BOOKS:- Gregory the Great: his Place in
History and Thought'-' Life in Morocco and Gilmpses
Beyond'-'Studies in Poetry and Criticism'-Routledge's
"New Universal Library "Poems of Richard Crasbaw.'

Hotes.

am

PROVINCIAL BOOKSELLERS.
A PURPOSE of my own recently led me to
more than 2,000
examine a collection of
volumes of pamphlets. So many of them
bore the names of booksellers at other places
than London, Oxford, and Cambridge, that
I made brief notes of them, shown on the
subjoined list. It has its value as evidence
of the literary condition of the provinces,
chiefly in the eighteenth century.
conscious that I did not gather all that I
might have done, and the local bibliographies
The few
would easily supply many more.
names of 1633 are taken from 'Documents
relating to W. Prynne,' Camd. Soc., p. 60.
Alnwick.-Thomas Alder, printer, 1786.
Alexander Graham, 1786.
Banbury.-William Thorp, 1695.
Barnstaple.-J. Gaydon, 1735.
Bath.-Henry Hammond, 1717-21.

Beni. Matthews, Merchants' Court, 1725.
James Leake, 1730-68.

Thomas Boddeley, printer, 1740 6.

Wm. Frederick, 1745-72.

W. Taylor, 1760.

R. Cruttwell, printer, 1775 97.

S. Hazırd, printer, King's Mead Square,
1776-89.

W. Hibbart, 1776.

Geo. Nicholson, printer, 1789.
Bradford, Yorkshire.-Dudley Rocket, 1737.
Brentford (New).-Norbury, 1793.
Bridgnorth.-Hallewood, 1785.
Bridgwater.-Robert Davis, 1716.
Brighton (Brighthelmston).-E. Widgett, 1778.
Bridport.-Akerman, 1788.
W. Bonny, printer, Corn Street, 1705-12.
Bristol.- Charles Allen, Broad Street, 1678.
Richard Gravet, on the Tolzey, 1717-9.
W. Corsely, 1721-35.

Sam. Farley, printer, Wine Street, 1730.
William Evans, on St. James's Back, 1733.
John Wilson, Wine Street, 1737-45.

Samuel & Felix Farley, printers, 1738, Shake-
spear's Head, Castle Green, 1738-41.

T. Cadell, 1739-75.

R. Evans, 1740.

Felix Farley, printer, Castle Green, 1742-9.
William Cossley, 1746.

B. Hickey, 1750.

J. Palmer, 1750.

E. Farley & Son, printers, 1759.

S. Farley, printer, Castle Green, 1765-72.
Palmer & Becket, 1769.

W. Pine, 1775.

M. Ward, 1775.
Becket, 1777.
Mrs. Palmer, 1777.

Lloyd, 1778.

T. Mills, Wine Street, 1783.

Sam. Johnson, Corn Street, 1788.
G. Routh, printer, 1788.

Mills & Bulgin, 1789.

R. Edwards, printer, 1796.

Buckingham.-B. Seeley (writing master), 1747.
Bury St. Edmunds.-John Marston, 1683.
Baily, 1725.

S. Watson, 1745.

M. Watson, 1750.

W. Green, printer, 1780.

Green & Deck, 1780.

Canterbury.-J. Abree, printer, near the Three

Tons in St. Margaret's, 1723.

Widow Fenner, 1732-41.

Flacton, 1750.

J. Smith, 1752.

T. Smith, 1753.

Messrs Flacton, 1769.

T. Smith & Son, printers, 1774-81.

T. Smith, 1785-7.

1

Canterbury.-Simmons & Kirkby, 1785-7.
Flackton & Marrable, 1785-9.
J. Grove, printer, 1789.

W. Bristow, 1789.

Carlisle.-Richard Scot, 1656.

Hall, 1719.

Thomas Harris, printer, 1746.

Carmarthen.-J. Ross, 1791-2.

Chelmsford.-Green (1725?).

Samuel Lobb, 1728.

with silver. To Margaret my sister one piece of silver, two silver drinking cups, one "cloke" of my wife's, with a girdle of silk. To the wife of John Huet two silver cups and russet "cloke." To the wife of Hamo Bele, the mother of my wife, my three horses; to Joan her sister my wife's best girdle; and to Agnes her sister a girdle. Other small bequests to John Huet, Thomas Penny, and John Plomer. My chief tenement in parish of St. Alphage shall be sold, and money given as

James Buckland, 1736 (also at the Buck in follows:-Thomas my brother, a monk, have

Paternoster Row, London).

T. Toft, 1757-8.

Toft & Lobb, 1769.

Cheltenham.-Harward, 1783.

Chesham.-Stephen Dagnell, 1726.
Cheshunt.-S. Coe, 1740.

Chester-George Atkinson, 1682.
E. Ince, printer, 1712.

R. Minshull, Bridge Street, 1712.
Joseph Hodgson, 1714.
John Page, 1747.

J. Poole, printer, 1778.
T. Poole (? 1800).

Chesterfield.-Job Bradley, 1724.

J. Bradley, 1788.

Chichester.-J. Lee, 1749.

Colchester.-W. Keymer, printer, 1787.

Coventry.-John Smith, 1683.

William Pratten, 1726 (? Ratten).
J. W. Piercy, printer, 1774.

(To be continued.)

CAXTONS OF KENT.

W. C. B.

THE following abstracts from the wills of the Caxtons of Kent were proved in the Consistory Court at Canterbury (now in the Probate Office).

Robert Causton (Caxton in the margin), of Canterbury, dated 8 Feb., 1472/3 :

Buried within the gate of the cemetry of Christ Church at Canterbury. To high altar of St. Alphege Church in Canterbury, 121. To lights of St. Alphege, Blessed Mary, St. John the Baptist, St. Erasmus, St. Christopher, and other saints in the church, 4d. each. Residue to Christiane my wife. Executors my son John Causton and Thomas Peny. That John Smale, feoffee of all my lands and tenements, shall enfeoff John my son in same, but Christiane my wife shall have and occupy" le parlour," in the west part of my chief tenement in which I dwell, with free ingress and egress during her life: also Christiane have for life the rents and profits from one of my tenements adjoining my chief tenement in the parish of St. Alphage. (Probate 12 July, 1473.)-Consistory Court, vol. ii. fol. 249.

John Smale, tailor, became a freeman of Canterbury in 1439.

John Caxton, of St. Alphege in Canterbury, mercer, 12 Oct., 1485:

To be buried in the nave of the parish church of St. Alphege, near the grave of Isabelle my wife. Usual bequests to lights., To Cecilie my sister largest and best "tavilam," one piece of silver, two drinking cups of silver, and the cloak of my wife lined with grey, and a girdle of red silk embroidered

10 marcs; also 10 mares to a chaplain to celebrate
in church of St. Alphege for my soul, &c.; and
residue in other works of charity, at discretion of
my executors, Hamon Bele and John Huet. That
Thomas Peny have to him and his heirs my tene-
ment on the west side of my chief tenement. John
Plomer my kinsman have my better tenement,
to his heirs for ever. That my other tenement be
sold, and money given to the poor Brothers of the
Hospital of St. Nicholas of Harbaldowne, viz.,
6s. 8d. a year until the money all expended. John
Huet have my garden in the parish of St. Peter in
Canterbury, paying for the same 100s. and no more.
(Probate 28 Nov., 1485.)-Consistory, vol. iii.
fol. 79.

William Caxton, mercer, became a freeman of Canterbury in 1431.

John Caxton, of Northgate Ward, in right of his wife, paid 6d. in the year 1474-5 to the Corporation, to trade in the city. And John Caxton, mercer, was admitted a freeman in 1481, by his marriage with Isabelle, daughter of Hamon Bele, who had been admitted a freeman in 1458 (Freemen of Canterbury,' by J. M. Cowper).

William Cauxton, of Lydd, 13 Sept., 1513:

Buried in the churchyard of Lydd. Residue, after paying debts, &c., to wife Isabelle, to dispose for my soul, and she executrix. (Probate 7 Oct, 1513)-Consistory, vol. xi. fol. 68.

John Causton, of Lydd, 22 April, 1539:

Buried in the churchyard of Lydd. Wife Joan all such household stuff and other goods she brought at our marriage; also all other household stuff, goods, and chattels, except one man fare of flewe," one sprat net with all new regge," and a man's flight of my draw net, to Austyn my son. Joan to pay my debts and dispose for my soal. Provided that if hereafter I make or cause to be made to said Joan a sufficient estate in all my lands and tenements with appurtenances in the town of Lydd, to Joan for her life; then the halt of all my household stuff, &c., equally to be shifted and divided between my two sons Augustyn [sic] and Sebastian, after the death of Joan my wife. Wife Joan executrix with William Barough, and Nicholas Pyx supervisors. Witnesses, James Robyn the elder, Richard Couper. (Probate 16 March, 1540/1.)-Consistory, vol. xvii. fol 95.

16 October, 1551, administration to the will of Sebastian Cawston, of Lydd, granted to his wife.-Consistory Administrations, vol. ii.

Robert Caxton, of Lydd, 14 Jan., 1552/3: