Reginald Aubrey, who aided Bernard de
Newmarch in the conquest of the Marches of Wales, and any of his
descendants?

PWCCA.

_Ogden Family._--The writer is very desirous of information as to the past
history of a family of the name of _Ogden_. Dr. Samuel Ogden, the author of
a volume of sermons, published in 1760, was a member of it. A branch of the
family emigrated to America about 1700, and still exists there. They yet
bear in their crest allusion to a tradition, that one of their family hid
Charles II. in an oak, when pursued by his enemies. What authority is there
for this story? I shall be grateful for any indications of sources of
information that may seem likely to aid my researches.

TWYFORD.

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Replies.

SIR GEORGE BUC.

It has often been noticed, that when a writer wishes to support some
favourite hypothesis, he quite overlooks many important particulars that
militate against his own view of the case. The Rev. Mr. Corser, in his
valuable communication respecting Sir George Buc (Vol. ii., p. 38.), is not
exempt from this accusation. He has omitted the statement of Malone, that
"Sir George Buc died on the 28th of September, 1623." (Boswell's
_Shakspeare_, iii. 59.) We know _positively_ that in May 1622, Sir George,
"by reason of sickness and indisposition of body, wherewith it hath pleased
God to visit him, was become disabled and insufficient to undergo and
perform" the duties of Master of the Revels; and it is equally _positive_
that Malone would not so circumstantially have said, "Sir George Buc _died_
on the 28th of September, 1623," without some good authority for so doing.
It is only to be regretted that the learned commentator neglected to give
that authority.

Mr. Corser wishes to show that Sir George Buc's days "were further
prolonged till 1660;" but I think he is in error as to his conclusions, and
that _another_ George Buc must enter the field and divide the honours with
his knightly namesake.

It is perfectly clear that a George Buc was living long after the date
assigned as that of the death of Sir George, by Malone. This George _Buck_,
for so he invariably spells his name, contributed a copy of verses to
Yorke's _Union of Honour_, 1640; to Shirley's _Poems_, 1646; and to the
folio edition of Beaumont and Fletcher's _Plays_, 1647. Ritson, then, when
speaking of Sir George Buc's _Great Plantagenet_, as published in 1635, was
rather hasty in prono