Chapel, St. James's, from the year 1705
to 1722. He was a favourite of Queen Anne, and a friend of Isaac Watts. On
one occasion he preached against adultery in a way which gave great offence
to one of the courtiers present, who conceived that a personal attack on
himself was intended. He accordingly sent a challenge to the preacher,
which was without hesitation accepted; and at the time and place appointed
the chaplain made his appearance in full canonicals, with his Bible in his
hand, and gave the challenger a lecture which led to their reconciliation
and friendship.

I should like also to know whether there is any other authority for the
story than that which I leave quoted.

S. R. MAITLAND.

Gloucester

_Pistol._--What is the date of the original introduction of this word into
our vocabulary in either of the senses in which it is equivocally used by
Falstaff in 1 _Henry IV._, Act. V. Sc. 3.? In the sense of fire-arms,
pistols seem to have been unknown by that name as late as the year 1541;
for the stat. 33 Hen. VIII. c. 6., after reciting the murders, &c.
committed "with cross-bows, little short hand-guns, and little hagbuts,"
prohibits the possession of "any hand-gun other than such as shall be in
the stock and gun of the length of one whole yard, or any hagbut or
demihake other than such as shall be in the stock and gun of the length of
three quarters of one yard." But throughout the act there is no mention of
the word "pistol."

J. F. M.

_Council of Laodicca, Canon 35._--Can any of your readers inform me
whether, in any early work on the Councils, the word _angelos_ is in the
text, without having _angulos_ in the margin? If so, oblige me by stating
the editions.

CLERICUS (D).

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_Pennycomequick, adjoining Plymouth._--The Bath and West of England
Agricultural Society held their recent annual meeting here. Will any of
your correspondents oblige me with the derivation of this remarkable word?

R. H. B.

_Park the Antiquary._--In a note to the third volume (p. lxxiii.) of the
_Grenville Correspondence_ the following passage: "Barker has printed a
second note, which Junius is supposed to have written to Garrick, upon the
authority of Park the antiquary, _who states_ that he found it in a
_cotemporary newspaper_," &c. This is not strictly correct. Barker says (p.
190.), "The letter was found in a copy of Junius belonging to [Query, which
_had_ belonged to?] T. Park, &c. He had [Query, it is presumed?