on which
the lady rests her head, which states that he died 17th December, 1587, and
the lady March 7, {458} 1579. The figures rest on a tomb of masonry, and
fill the recess of a window, with iron railing to protect them. Their are
painted black, so that the nature of the wood is not apparent.

Alice Shaa was the only daughter and heiress of her father, and the eldest
son of this William and Alice was Sir John Poley, Knt. (See Morant's
_Essex_, vol. i. pp. 151. 217. &c.)

R. A.

Melford.

_Abbott Families_ (Vol. ix., pp. 105. &c.).--MR. ADAMS having very
satisfactorily afforded the required information concerning Samuel Abbott,
I shall still feel very greatly obliged if any other gentleman can throw
any light upon the Archbishop's descendants, especially Sir Maurice's sons
and their issue. I have in my possession an old will of an ancestress,
sealed with the crest of Bartholomew Barnes, of London, merchant, whose
daughter was second wife and mother to Sir Maurice's children, viz.,
Bartholomew, George, Edward, and Maurice. Did any of them leave a son
called James, born about 1690 or 1700?

I. T. ABBOTT.

Darlington.

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Miscellaneous.

NOTES ON BOOKS, ETC.

Every reader of the _Archaeologia_ knows so well the great value of the
papers contained in it (too few in number) by the Rev. John Webb, that he
will be sure that any work edited by that gentleman will be edited with
diligence, intelligence, and learning. Such is the _Roll of the Household
Expenses of Richard de Swinfield, Bishop of Hereford, during part of the
Years 1289 and 1290_, which he has just edited for the Camden Society, in a
manner every way worthy of his reputation, which is that of one of the best
antiquaries of the day. The present volume contains only the Roll, its
endorsement, and an appendix of contemporary and explanatory documents, the
whole being richly annotated by the editor. Another volume will contain his
introduction, glossary, &c. On its completion we shall again call attention
to a work which is so creditable both to Mr. Webb and to the Camden
Society.

The third volume of the cheap and handsome library edition of _The Works of
Oliver Goldsmith_, edited by Peter Cunningham, F.S.A., which forms a
portion of _Murray's British Classics_, contains I. _The Bee_; II.
_Essays_; III. _Unacknowledged Essays_; and IV. _His Prefaces,
Introductions, &c._

Our photographic friends will be glad to