d, that when asked to a feast they were not in the habit of
carrying away with them the chair cushions. Could this have originated
the expression "Flemish account?" In this case the proud merchants gave
such an account of a valuable article in their possession, as made it
out to be quite worthless to the owner.

MUSAFIR.

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ANSWERS TO MINOR QUERIES.

_Richard Greene, Apothecary._

Mr. Richard Green, the subject of H.T.E.'s Query (No. 3. p. 43.), was
an apothecary at Lichfield, and related to Dr. Johnson. He had a
considerable collection of antiquities, &c., called "Green's Museum,"
which was sold, after his death, for a thousand pounds. See Boswell's
_Johnson_, Croker's edition, vol. v. p. 194.

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_Form of Petition._

Sir,--In reply to B. in your third number, who requests information as
to the meaning of the "&c." at the foot of a petition, I fear I must
say, that at the present day, it means nothing at all. In former times
it had a meaning. I send you a few instances from the _Chancery Records_
of the year 1611. These petitions to Sir E. Phillips or Phelips, M.R.,
end thus:--

"And he and his wife and six children shall dailie praie for your
Worship's health and happines!

"And shee shall accordinge to her bounden duetie pray for your good
Worship in health and happinesse longe to continewe!

"And both your said supliants and their children shal be bound
dailie to praie for your Worship's health and happines with increase
of honour!"

These instances are taken at random from amongst many others. The
_formula_, slightly varied, is the same in all. The modern form was,
however, even at that early date, creeping in, for I see a petition to
L.C. Ellesmere, of the same year, has

"And he shall dailie, praie, &c."

This will probably suffice to answer B.'s Query.

CECIL MONRO.

Registrar's Office, Court of Chancery,
Nov. 20. 1849.

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_Greene of Greensnorton._

Sir Thomas Greene, of Greensnorton, Co. Northampton, Knt. died 30 Nov.
1506--22 Hen. VII. By Jane, daughter of Sir John Fogge, Knt., he left
issue two daughters and coheirs:

_Ann, the eldest_, aet. 17, at her father's death, was wife of Nicholas
Vaux, Lord Vaux, of Harrowden, who died in 1556, now represented by
George Mostyn, Baron Vaux, and Robert Henry, Earl of Pembroke, and
Edwar