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REPLIES:-Tours Cathedral, 69-Quarles, 71-Cardinal
Quignon's Breviary, 72-Wetherby-Scott on Coleridge's
Wallenstein, 73-"Poeta nascitur," &c.-Capt. Marryat
Ladies in Parliament-Expulsion of the Jews-Silvain-
E. Bristow-Josiah Burchett, 74-Curious Work-Sheridan
Family-Familiarity breeds contempt "-Trowses-Bur-
lingbrook, 75-Kittering Collection of H. Walpole
Alumni Westmonasterienses -Eddystone-W. Parry, 76
-Alumni Oxonienses' - Hunting Songs - Stroud-John
Banyan-Monody on Henderson,' 77-Brandings, 78.
In Memoriam: J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps, 78.

NOTES ON BOOKS:-Rendle and Norman's Inns of Old
Southwark-Skeat's Minor Poems of Chaucer-Hobson's
'Catherine Leslie Hobson'-Cartwright's Pococke's Travels'
-Stuart's Brontë Country'-Garcia's Actor's Art.'
Notices to Correspondents, &c.

Notes.

TOPOGRAPHICAL NOTES.

As I see that some of your correspondents are interested in field-names, and I have a number of notes from the Public Records concerning fields, woods, &c., I venture to send you a few of them, which I have put in alphabetical order for convenience of reference. Where the county is appended, it is given in the original record. The notes, as will be seen, are quite fragmentary in many cases; I copy them as they were taken.

Abbot's Langley.-Fields: Wodefeld and Whippeden, separated by hedge from the King's Park, granted by Abbot of St. Albans to the king; Waterfeld, Bricecroft, to water of Gateseye (Close Roll, 38 Edw. III.).

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Ashstead, co. Surrey.-Coolhoodeslane, below Cornettiscroft on the south, Regia Strata" on north, Palmers croft on west, king's highway on east (Close Roll, 25 Hen. VI.).

Biddenham, co. Beds.-Le Holy Lofe Meadow (Patent Roll, 19 Eliz., Part 7).

Biggleswade.-Fields: Radwelles, Seaven Roodes, Le Bisshops Peece, le Saffron Grounde. The **stripe" or lane leading to the Crown Close (Ibid.).

Chester. The Justing Crofte; Northfelde (Patent Roll, 3 Edw. VI., Part 7).

"Clopham," co. Surrey.-Ric. Weston, Dominus de C. Land bounded by Knottes Hawe, le Estfeld,

Rughfurlong, Markfurlong, Horswelslyte, le floddich, Kyphierushote, Middeldich, Estlonge, le Westfeld, Grandonswell, Riffurlong, Baterseydich. My land called Croucheshawe, le Estfeld, Pawementeslonde; Nelondstrete, Hacchesakre, Nelonde (Close Roll, 13 Hen. VI.).—Nine acres of land in the meadows of Clopham, late belonging to Richard Fauconer, nicknamed Pulter; 10 acres of land called Moredone; haw called Yongeshawe (Ibid., 16 Hen. VI.).—"Cultura de Brokshode; de la Langlond usque foneam voc' Batirseisdich." Le acre de Grandunwell, bounded by Westdon on east, Wasshingham on west, Ryforlong on east, Clopham on east, Fineacre and fforhalueacre on north. Stretfurlong, north of king's highway; Withibed on west, Pagingworth on east, common pasture of Totyng on west. Estfeld, Stonygcroft, Frisgore, Gelians, Bulktrowe, Personzland in le flond, Stokewell, Roggscroft, Ladiscroft, common road called Waterway (Ibid., 18 Hen. VI.).

Constable Burton.-Dower granted to Albreda, widow of John le Conestable, wife of John Sturmy, of the pasture called Fishpole, in Constableburton, 13 cocks, 30 hens, 315 eggs, &c. (Close Roll, 26 Edw. III.).

Cornburgh, co. Ebor.-Assignment of dower to Isabel, widow of Edmund de Thweng. The entire house called the Bathouse and Breuhous towards the east, the hall, the two cellars under it, the chamber behind the hall, the little cellar called the larder, with free entrance and exit by the chapelgarth; the houses called the Deyhous and the Garner, the ffehouse, next the great grange to the south: one-third of the garden called the Calgarth to the west wall, on the west of the chapel in latitude, and in longitude up to the foss towards the east, to the Gerner; all the old foss round the chief messuage "ut in piscaria," a ruined dovecote, two parts of the garden called the Douuecotgarth towards the south, one-third of the apple-orchard called the Ortyard towards the south, one-third of the garden called the Chapelierd. Among other lands are named "culturas vocatas le Hodelflat, le Wayngatebuskflat, le Graistanflat, le flat iuxta le welles, le Testgate" (Close Roll, 19 Edw. III., Part 2).

"Ye

East Bedfont.-Messuage called Fawnes at Estbedefound; ye lond of the minister of Hounslowe on the west; the Blaklondes, the Eldfeld, the Whitebuttes, the Slaade, between the lond called Mortymers on the east, and the felde of Westbedefount on the west. Fforstfeld, Stanes way, the flexlondes; a woodclos called Bourhawes. housing of the said messuage is an halhous wt croschaumbres, wt a privee yard to a kechyn, wt a tresaunce between the hall and the kechyn, a loft in the same kechyn, a lede in the said kechyn, a netehous, a new tofall for eight kyne, a new berne of five rownes, an house w' stables and other offices, two peir gatehouses, a newe coluerehous, all tiled:

a berne of four rownes and an hoggisty thacched, and two pondes for fyssh in the Coluerhawe" (Close Roll, 16 Hen. VI.).

East Ham.-John Starlyng, citizen and draper, son of John Starlyng, late of Esthamme, grants to Robert Seman and Joan his wife, five acres called Homefeld, in Esthamme, between the land of Sir Edmund Hungerford on the east, a tenement belonging to the Abbey of St. Mary of Stratford Langthorn on the north, a field called Langlonde on the south. Feldgate, Portilfeld; the way called Portewey; the garden anciently called Hykkesmytheshawe, west of Esthamme Street; Holpightell, west of Portewey (Close Roll, 30 Hen. VI.). Edsborough, co. Bucks.-St. Margaret's Wood, alias Kingeswood (Patent Roll, 19 Eliz., Part 7). Escrick, co. Ebor.-Lands belonging to the Lascelles family: Le Pauillion, Midledail, Estdail, Northflat and Suthflat, Rogerflat, Malkynhaggyng, Le Stygate, Pigbgtinker, Lolliridding, Midelboiltwayt, Rughtwayt, Grenegail, Brakanthwayt, Gamelpyghel, Vnderknol, Knaresberghflat, Ellergarth, Chapelflat, Braighend, Swynkers flat (Close Roll, 17 Edw. II.).

bers at the end of the White Chamber, over the door of the wine cellar; two chambers called the Tayleryes, extending to Thomas de Ferrars' chamber; the chapel called the Oldechapel, with cloister; the house called the Culuerhous; the garden called the Tourhill, towards the west; the great southwest door called the Chapelesgate; the house called the Bailies Chamber; the gate called Bernerdesgates; the foss called the Popeler Dyche. Rent of 3s. from Bolton "super moras "; a house at Chorley; the advowson of St. John's Hospital, Lutterworth (Close Roll, 45 Edw. III.).

Herting, co. Sussex.-Assignment of dower to Katherine, wife of Henry Husee, in the manor of Hertyng: all chambers next the door on the west, and outside the door, with the herbarium next to these chambers, towards the west, and two small granges adjoining the garden; all chambers next to the east door, and outside the door, but the parson's house shall remain to Henry, son of Henry Husee, though the door shall be common to both": the third part of two dovecotes, with the houses annexed; all "aisiamenta sua in piscerna Henrici pro officio coquinæ, piscernæ, et brac' inæ." Henry shall, at his own cost, build houses proper for his offices, by the west door. Also the house between the large and small granges, called the Chafhous; the small house called the Carterestable; the Hyuehous next to the little dovecote, with a stable therein; the Pressourhous (to be repaired and maintained at the joint cost of Henry and Katherine); the place called Pundfold; the Southgardin, towards the west; one-third of Laurencesgardin, towards the south; Gounildesmele, Gardin Barry, and the garden at Wexe, on the west of the lane by the third part of the whole garden of Wexe: le Estgardyn, at Alayns; fields called Maydenesdene, Alaynesmed (Close Roll, 23 Edw. III., Part 2).

King's Norton.-Fields: le Soule Preist Chamber, the Lady Preist Chamber, the Trynyte Preist Chamber, Julyans Image, Lady Pole (Patent Roll, 3 Edw. VI., Part 5).

Frodesham, co. Cestr.-Lands called St. Mary, the Tynkers felde, the Curers felde, the lone feilde, Three foxefeild (Patent Roll, 3 Edw. VI., Part 6). Groby.-Assignment of dower to Isabel Ferrars of Groby [Isabel de Verdon, daughter of Elizabeth de Clare] in the manor-house, a cellar under the vault next to the cloister; the chamber over the cellar; the chamber between the cellar and the wall of the manor towards the west; the little chamber over the cloister to the west and south, next to the chapel; the chamber over the door of the hall, called Thomas de Ferrars's chamber; the chapel of the manor, next to the cloister; one chamber over the principal chamber of the Lord [Ferrars of Groby], to the west, with all places at the corners of the kitchen, between the manor [house] and its wall, towards the south and west; one-third of the garden called the Tourhull, towards the west, by the boundaries there made, and by the London.-Goldbetersacre, in the south part of old foss called la Slade; a grange called the Hey- Totnalfield; Bromfield lies on the highway from berum; a long house called the Berkar'; one whole Totnalcourt to the Hospital of St. Giles, in the house next to the private doors, called the Bail-west. Blemondesburyfeld belongs to the Prior of lyfeshous; the whole dovecote next to it, and one- the Charterhouse, and is on the south; and his third of a garden called the Popelere, towards the field called Coweacre lies in the north parcel of east, with free ingress and egress by the great land next to Bromfield (Close Roll, 12 Hen. IV.). doors; one-third of a cultura called le Hawordes--A tenement called Gyssyngesplace, alias Peterswode e; other culturas called Littelcrowacre, le Stokkyng, Littel Stokkyng, Mikel Stokkyng, le Loundyates, Countasbrigge, le Templedewe, &c. (Close Roll, 18 Edw. III., Part 1).-Assignment of dower to Margaret Ferrars of Groby, from Groby manor. The large chamber called the Whit Chamber, the cellar under it called the wyn celer, two chambers towards the north, two wardrobes; one chamber with a wardrobe, under the last-named, where Robert Bradenham usually lies; two cham

feld, and nine acres of land in Oldeford, in the parish of Stebenhithe (Ibid., 7 Hen. V.).—Lands in the parish of St. Olave, Southwark, between the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem on the east, a field called Horshighdoune on the south, and the Thames on the north. A tenement called the Crowchehous, by Batailbrigge. Field called Dunlesfield, adjoining Horshigdoune (Ibid., 25 Hen. VI.). -Auntrous Gardyn, which belongs to William Latoner, citizen and tailor, in the parish of the

blessed Mary de Stronde, and belonged to William Auntrous, is situated between the garden of the Abbot of Westminster, called the Couent Gardyn, on the north and west, the house called the Swan on the west, and the king's highway leading from the town of Seintgylys to Stronde Crosse on the east. It runs in length up to the tenement of the Dean and Chapter of the New College of the blessed Mary at Leicester, called the flourdlys (Ibid., 30 Hen. VI.).—Tenement called the Crovne, with six cottages adjacent, in the parish of St. Giles of the Lepers, and a croft to the north of them: another croft called Pyghtell, on the south-west of the land belonging to the hospital, the "Regia Strata" of St. Giles on the south; and the croft called the Gretemede, south of the Regia Strata, the land of the hospital on the west; and the King's highway leading from the town of St. Giles to Bosomysinne, belonging to Sir John Fortescu, on the east; the land of the said John Fortescu called le Eimefeld on the south (Ibid., 30 Hen. VI.). Melton, co. Kent.—Towmannermerssh; arable land called fferthyng (Close Roll, 23 Hen. VI.). Melton Mowbray. Cultura called Aungell Wonge, towards the Speney; the Speneybroke; Saltgate alias Saltergate; field called Alurescrofte (Close Roll, 28 Hen. VI.).

Newark, co. Notts. - Pavement Stede; le Coningre Meade; le Coningre Wode (Patent Roll, 3 Edw. VI., Part 4).

New Windsor.-Puckerdes Close; Shotes le litle (Patent Roll, 3 Edw. VI., Part 6).

Southill (Sowthyell), co. Beds.-Le Brotherhood Meadow (Patent Roll, 19 Eliz., Part 7).

Stebbing.-Assignment of dower to Margaret Ferrars of Groby :-In Stebbynge manor, one large chamber at the end of the hall, towards the west, with the closet, chapel, and green herbarium at the end of the chapel; two small chambers, with wardrobe, at end of chapel; four chambers opposite the said large one, namely, "del gatehous hospicii versus le Park"; a tiled house called le Gerner and le Hennecote; le Larderhous; a grange called le Oteberne; a house extending from the Osthous to Scottes Shepene; the Eldeshepescote; two water mills; the third of the mill-pond and river; the Shepenegardyn, &c. (Close Roll, 45 Edw. III.). Tharted.-Partition of the manor of Thaxstede between the four sisters of Giles de Badlesmere. (1) To Margery de Ros: All chambers over the outer door, with all chambers thereto annexed, over and under, "p' cam'is et g'nar' et p'va coquina" annexed; one small court-yard next to the kitchen, with a small piece of ground contiguous to it; with the door of the grange and of the said court-yard, with free entrance, &c. All the houses heretofore built; a new hall; a house between the inner door and the stable, next to the Countessegardyn; the Pressourhous; and also by the door to the head of the kitchen, with "aisiament' Curiæ"

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on the south of the hall, and by the south door to the chamber called Swynfordeschamber. (2) Maud Countess of Oxford: The principal hall, with the pantry and buttery; the chambers of the kitchen, dressorum," and other small houses of the said hall, half of the pistrina [?] and bracina"; the chamber called Swynfordeschaumber; a piece of ground called Ratonnesrowe. (3) Elizabeth, Countess of Northampton: The great chamber for her hall, with all chambers underneath; the little chapel thereto annexed, and the chambers under it; the Countessechamber with its small chambers: the place between the "aluras" towards the said great chamber and the quareleshalle; Wepyngsshot; Abrahambrigge, &c. (4) John Tibetot, son of Margaret: The house called the Quarellishale, with all chambers and small chambers thereto annexed; one small chamber at the western head of the chapel ; the chamber called Kniztchamber, next to the inner door, with its little chamber; Abrambregge, Richemundes weye, Alsithewell, Longeboxsted, &c. (Close Roll, 22 Edw. III., Part 1).

Titchwell.-Assignment of dower to Maud, widow of Thomas Louel, from the manor of Tichewell. The great solar, with the pantry and buttery, and the wardrobe, the base chamber towards the west, the little herbary adjoining; the third part of the grange towards the west, the third part of the barkery towards the west; the entire house wherein the little tower is situated, with the third part of the garden towards the west, with free entrance and exit by the door thereto, and the draw-well. Lands: Edwarduscroft, Qloteland, Shortmaneslond, ffichekrendel, Smalwareslond, Choschemanescroft, Shortpurlong, Grimescroft, Binorthyetun, Lutesheuedlond, Swyneshowe, Ouerlambesheued, Bonettesteslond, Longegors, Vorouglond, Sikheuedlond, Medwehil, Neyerfoxholes, Odeleslond, Prattesaker, Hungerhill (Close Roll, 5 Edw. III., Part 2). HERMENTRUde.

ARMS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN. An application to a court of arms by an academic corporation for authorization of armorial bearings is an event of so rare occurrence that the exact terms of a petition recently presented to the Lyon King by the University of Aberdeen, and of the resulting grant, are worthy of permanent record in 'N. & Q They are as follows:

The Petition.

Unto George Burnett, Esquire, Doctor of Laws, Ad

vocate, Lyon King of Arms, the Petition of William Duguid Geddes, Esquire, Doctor of Laws, Principal of the University of Aberdeen, and the Senatus Academicus of the said University, Humbly sheweth :

That certain ensigns armorial were borne by the certain other ensigns armorial were borne by the MarisUniversity and King's College of Aberdeen, and that chal College and University of Aberdeen, long prior to the passing of the Act, 1672, c. 21, but that neither ensigns

armorial were matriculated in your lordship's public and University, Aberdeen, 1593; 3, Arms of register of all arms and bearings in Scotland in terms of that Act; That the said two Universities and Colleges of Aberdeen were, in terms of the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1858, united in one University, called the University of Aberdeen, the union bearing date from September 1st, 1860, and that it is at the same time enacted in the first clause of the said Act that the united University, as thus reconstituted, "shall take rank among the Universities of Scotland as from the date of the erection of King's College and University-viz., the year one thousand four hundred ninety and four";

That your petitioners, being the principal and professors of the said reorganized University are desirous to have the above-mentioned ensigns armorial in a united and appropriate form matriculated in your lordship's public register as the arms of the University of Aber

deen.

May it therefore please your lordship to grant your license and authority to your petitioners and to their successors to bear and use the ensigns armorial above indicated in such manner as may be agreeable to the laws of arms.

And your petitioners will ever pray.

Signed in name and by authority of the Senatus Academicus, at the University of Aberdeen, on 6th September, one thousand eight hundred eighty and eight years.

WM. D. GEDDES, Principal.

The Extract of Matriculation. William Duguid Geddes, Esquire, Doctor of Laws, Principal of the University of Aberdeen, and the Senatus Academicus of the said University, having by petition to the Lyon King of Arms of date the sixth day of September current represented, that certain ensigns armorial were borne......[ut supra]......and the said petitioners having prayed that the above-mentioned ensigns armorial of the said reorganised University might be matriculated in a united and appropriate form in the said public register as the arms of the University of Aberdeen, the Lyon King of Arms, by interlocutor of this date, granted warrant to the Lyon Clerk to matriculate in the name of the said principal and Senatus Academicus of the said University and their successors in office, the following ensigns armorial as the arms of the said University, viz.: Quarterly, 1, Azure, a bough pot or, charged with three salmon fishes in fret proper, and containing as many lilies of the garden, the dexter in bud, the centre fullblown, and the sinister half blown, also proper, flowered argent; issuant downwards from the middle chief amid rays of the sun a dexter hand holding an open book, likewise proper; 2, Argent, a chief paly of six or and gules; 3, Argent, a cheveron sable between three boars' heads erased gules, armed of the field, and langued azure; 4, Gules, a tower triple-towered argent, masoned sable, windows and port of the last.

In an escrol below the shield is placed this motto, "Initium Sapientiæ Timor Domini." Matriculated the twenty-sixth day of September, 1888. Extracted furth of the Public Register of all Arms and Bearings in Scotland.

(Signed) J. W. MITCHELL, Lyon Clerk-Depute. The bearings in the four quarters of the coat armorial thus assigned to the University are respectively: 1, Arms of University and King's College, Old Aberdeen, founded 1494; 2, Arms of George Keith, fifth Earl Marischal, who, under parliamentary sanction, founded Marischal College

William Elphinston, Bishop of Aberdeen, through whose influence was obtained the Papal Bull founding the University in Old Aberdeen, and who endowed within that University the College of the Blessed Virgin, afterwards called King's College; 4, Part of the arms of the royal burgh of Aberdeen, viz., Gules, three towers triple-towered, within a double tressure flowered and counter-flowered argent (v. Armorial Ensigns of Aberdeen,' by the late Mr. John Cruickshank, recently published).

The arrangement of the two coats connected with the senior University and King's College on the dexter side of the shield, and of the two connected with the junior Marischal College and University on the sinister, suggests very happily the idea of impaling (as well as of quartering), conveying the notion of a conjugal union between the colleges. P. J. ANDErson.

New Spalding Club, Aberdeen.

GUNDRADA DE WARREN.

I have read with great interest Prof. Freeman's palinode in re Gundrada de Warren. Taking the case as it now stands, he logically decides that we have no evidence to rank this countess as a child of William I. or of Matilda his queen; she is simply the sister of Gherbod, Earl of Chester, and her paternity undefined. But this historian has not attempted to deal with the Lewes records as a factor in the case; he does not attempt to show how such a claim arose, nor does he treat it as a matter to be accounted for before a final settlement can be arrived at.

We start with the authenticated tombstone inscription "Stirps Ducum." If it applies to the dukedom of Normandy, and we have no disproof thereof, it merely excludes her and her issue from any claim to the crown of England, as being born before the Conquest and without religious sanction. This applies also to Robert Curthose, who we know was excluded from the English succession, the Normans not being so particular. To follow up this clue I will recapitulate the evidence.

The earliest document, a Cluni charter, has the seals of William and Matilda; of William Rufus, as count only; and of William de Warren and Gundrada, without any reference to her origin. A genuine Lewes charter describes her as "uxoris suæ Gundreda, filiæ meæ"; the last two words are an agreed later insertion, or this document, being signed by William the Conqueror, would have settled the matter definitely. But is it possible for local interests to invent such a fraud? Would this claim be set forth without some foundation? It may be said that her paternity was always in question, and the monks made the most of their opportunity; but why was her paternity ever in doubt? Mr. Freeman must not be allowed to "beg" this question entirely.

LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1889.

CONTENT S.-N° 161.

NOTES:-Topographical Notes, 61-Arms of Aberdeen University, 63-Gundrada de Warren, 64-The Nimbus Bleak House,' 65-A Pray-"The Morians' land"-"Faire une gaffe"-Schoolgirl's Epitaph-Marston and Histriomastix,

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Rughfurlong, Markfurlong, Horswelslyte, le floddich, Kyphierushote, Middeldich, Estlonge, le Westfeld, Grandonswell, Riffurlong, Baterseydich. My land called Crouches hawe, le Estfeld, Pawementeslonde; Nelondstrete, Hacchesakre, Nelonde (Close Roll, 13 Hen. VI.).-Nine acres of land in the meadows of Clopham, late belonging to Richard Fauconer, nicknamed Pulter; 10 acres of land QUERIES:-W. Bullokar's Psalter-John Bull' Newspaper Elements of Opposition-Wordsworth's Ode to the called Moredone; haw called Yongeshawe (Ibid., Cuckoo-Col. A. Goodwyn-Austria-Bucklersbury The 16 Hen. VI.).-"Cultura de Brokshode; de la LangTopic, 67-Jane Shore-A Fool and a Physician-Family lond usque foneam voc' Batirseisdich." Le acre de -Whipma Whopmagate, 68-Book Muslin-Old Warden Grandunwell, bounded by Westdon on east, WasChurch-Clasp-St. George's Fields, Southwark-Cavilling shingham on west, Ryforlong on east, Clopham on Days, 69. east, Fineacre and fforhalueacre on north. StretREPLIES:-Tours Cathedral, 69-Quarles, 71-Cardinal furlong, north of king's highway; Withibed on Quignon's Breviary, 72-Wetherby-Scott on Coleridge's

Records-O'Conor- Macbeth'-Miss Porden-Mark Ridley

E. Bristow-Josiah Burchett, 74-Curious Work-Sheridan

Wallenstein, 73-"Poeta nascitur," &c.-Capt. Marryat west, Pagingworth on east, common pasture of -Ladies in Parliament-Expulsion of the Jews-Silvain-Totyng on west. Estfeld, Stonygcroft, Frisgore, Family" Familiarity breeds contempt "-Trowses Bur- Gelians, Bulktrowe, Personzland in le flond, Stokewell, Roggscroft, Ladiscroft, common road called Waterway (Ibid., 18 Hen. VI.).

lingbrook, 75 Kittering

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Collection of H. Walpole

Alumni Westmonasterienses -Eddystone-W. Parry, 76
-Alumni Oxonienses'- - Hunting Songs - Stroud-John
Bunyan-Monody on Henderson,' 77-Brandings, 78.
In Memoriam: J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps, 78.

NOTES ON BOOKS:-Rendle and Norman's Inns of Old
Southwark-Skeat's Minor Poems of Chaucer-Hobson's
'Catherine Leslie Hobson'-Cartwright's Pococke's Travels'
-Stuart's 'Brontë Country '-Garcia's Actor's Art.'
Notices to Correspondents, &c.

Notes.

TOPOGRAPHICAL NOTES.

As I see that some of your correspondents are interested in field-names, and I have a number of notes from the Public Records concerning fields, woods, &c., I venture to send you a few of them, which I have put in alphabetical order for convenience of reference. Where the county is appended, it is given in the original record. The notes, as will be seen, are quite fragmentary in many cases; I copy them as they were taken.

Abbot's Langley.-Fields: Wodefeld and Whippeden, separated by hedge from the King's Park, granted by Abbot of St. Albans to the king; Waterfeld, Bricecroft, to water of Gateseye (Close Roll, 38 Edw. III.).

Ashstead, co. Surrey.-Coolhoodeslane, below Cornettiscroft on the south, "Regia Strata" on north, Palmers croft on west, king's highway on east (Close Roll, 25 Hen. VI.).

Biddenham, co. Beds.-Le Holy Lofe Meadow (Patent Roll, 19 Eliz., Part 7).

Biggleswade.-Fields: Radwelles, Seaven Roodes, Le Bisshops Peece, le Saffron Grounde. The "stripe" or lane leading to the Crown Close (Ibid.).

Chester-The Justing Crofte; Northfelde (Patent Roll, 3 Edw. VI., Part 7).

"Clopham," co. Surrey.-Ric. Weston, Dominus de C. Land bounded by Knottes Hawe, le Estfeld,

Constable Burton.-Dower granted to Albreda, widow of John le Conestable, wife of John Sturmy, of the pasture called Fishpole, in Constableburton, 13 cocks, 30 hens, 315 eggs, &c. (Close Roll, 26 Edw. III.).

Cornburgh, co. Ebor.-Assignment of dower to Isabel, widow of Edmund de Thweng. The entire house called the Bathouse and Breuhous towards the east, the hall, the two cellars under it, the chamber behind the hall, the little cellar called the larder, with free entrance and exit by the chapelgarth; the houses called the Deyhous and the Garner, the ffehouse, next the great grange to the south: one-third of the garden called the Calgarth to the west wall, on the west of the chapel in latitude, and in longitude up to the foss towards the east, to the Gerner; all the old foss round the chief messuage "ut in piscaria," a ruined dovecote, two parts of the garden called the Douuecotgarth towards the south, one-third of the apple-orchard called the Ortyard towards the south, one-third of the garden called the Chapelierd. Among other lands are named "culturas vocatas le Hodelflat, le Wayngatebuskflat, le Graistanflat, le flat iuxta le welles, le Testgate" (Close Roll, 19 Edw. III., Part 2).

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East Bedfont.-Messuage called Fawnes at Estbedefound; ye lond of the minister of Hounslowe on the west; the Blaklondes, the Eldfeld, the Whitebuttes, the Slaade, between the lond called Mortymers on the east, and the felde of Westbedefount on the west. Fforstfeld, Stanes way, the flexlondes; a woodclos called Bourhawes. housing of the said messuage is an halhous wt croschaumbres, wt a privee yard to a kechyn, wt a tresaunce between the hall and the kechyn, a loft in the same kechyn, a lede in the said kechyn, a netehous, a new tofall for eight kyne, a new berne of five rownes, an house w' stables and other offices, two peir gatehouses, a newe coluerehous, all tiled:

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