Abanazar," its meaning as an epithet, v. 68,
Abbess, Cistercian, her insignia of office, vi. 169 Abbey of Kilkhampton,' xi. 81, 173
Abbot (Mordecai and Sloper), Westminster scholars, ix. 371
Abbots, appointment of mayors by, ix. 89 Abbott (Dr. E. A.), his Flatland: a Romance of Many Dimensions,' iii. 299, 366 Abbott (Dr. E. A.), his 'Philochristus: Memoirs of a Disciple of the Lord,' vi. 14, 72 Abbott (Richard), of Burton, Westmorland, date of death wanted, x. 190
'Abdolla,' its meaning, v. 182, 243 Abeillage," ix. 388
Abenhall, epitaph at, iv. 324
Abeny," cathedral interior by D. Roberts, its locality, iv. 104
Abercrombie (John), horticulturist, d. 1806, x. 273, 313
Abercromby (Alexander and James), West- minster scholars, ix. 371
Abingdon (Willoughby, 4th Earl of), satirized in Adieu to the Turf,' iv. 16, 55
Abnepos," use of the word, viii. 229, 336 Aborigine," xi. 269, 332, 218
Aboulcasem, reference to him, v. 268 Absalom, the death of, xii. 311
Abyssinian cross carried in procession on Armistice Day, x. 9; presented to Westminster Abbey, 79
Academy of Secrets, xi. 429 Academy of the Ancients, xi. 429
Accent, transference of : "Passing Stress," ix. 241, 263, 283, 303, 325, 348, 366, 411 Accentuation, changes noticed in 'New English Dictionary,' v. 32, 105, 137, 166 Acco, of ancient Greek folk-lore, ii. 228, 314, 340, 400 Accra :
James Fort inscriptions, x. 245 Acid test, viii. 449
"Acid test," expression used by ex-President Wilson, ix. 94
Acrobats at old St. Paul's, xi. 6; xii. 238; at Durham Abbey, xi. 76 Acrostic epitaph on Mrs. William Stokes, iv.
'Ad Amantem,' manuscript, identification of, i. 370
Adair (James), historian, x. 94
Adam as a family ancestor, examples, iv. 271 "Adam ceiling, Greek letters on, vii. 390, 436 Adams (Rev. Alex.), d. 1789, viii. 390 Adams (Thomas), of Warkworth, Northumber- land, dates of birth and death wanted, x. 310 Adams (W. H. Davenport), d. 1891, ix. 435 Adamson and Burry families, ii. 508 Addison and the puff preliminary, xi. 121 Addison family, a tradition of, i. 408 Addison (Joseph), his descendants, iii. 383 Addison's Spectator,' edition published by Tonson and Draper, x. 168, 235 Address to a Mummy,' by H. Smith, xii. 111 'Adeste Fideles,' its date, and Rabelais's sup- posed parody, v. 292, 329; vi. 23, 73, 119 Adgate family, xii. 53, 99
Adieu to the Turf, satire on 4th Earl of Abingdon, iv. 16, 55
Adjectives from French place-names, i. 399 Adolphus (Rev. Otto), pseud, A Clergyman," xii. 433
Adonis gardens, plants grown in, xii. 133, 177 Adventures of a Post Captain,' 1817, iii. 70,
Adversaria,' Knightsbridge magazine, 1856,
Advertisement of the 17th century, its source, xii. 214
Advertising: Petronicus and a modern adver- tisement, ix. 88
Advertising the puff preliminary, xi. 121 Aeronautics: early flying efforts, viii. 87 Afghanistan, inscription on Irishman's tomb, x. 347
Africa, "call of," book describing, iv. 301, 338 Afternoon tea. See Tea
Age (old) at fifty, xi. 152
Agincourt, recruiting for, 1415, i. 124, 176 Aglionby (Dr. William), diplomatist author, ix. 141
Agnew (E. C.), b. 1810, author, xii. 433 Agnosco and "agnostic," use of the words, i. 429, 492; ii. 16
Agricultural and horticultural writers: graphical details, ix. 52, 96, 136
'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman?' song, c. 1800, i. 11, 56, 131, 175
Aiguillettes, their origin, iv. 14, 60 Aikin (Arthur) his tour through Wales, vii. 122 Aikin (Fanny), b. 1821, pseud. Berkly Aikin,"
Aikin (Dr. John) and Southampton, vii. 73; his rambles in 1802-7, 43, 61, 81, 101, 176; tour through Holland and Flanders, 181, 201 Aikin-Kortright (Miss Fanny), editress of the Court Suburb,' vii. 5, 57
Ainger (Canon), 1837-1904, Master of the Temple,
Ainslie Bond, its whereabouts and history, v.
Ainslie (Philip Barrington), his 'Reminiscences of a Scottish Gentleman, 1861, iii. 30. 118 Ainsworth's Crichton': Franklin's illustra-
tions, xi. 512 Air-guns, inventor of, vii. 430
Airship, London-Paris project, 1835, V. advertisement, 59, 107
Albanie (Charles Edward, Count d'), his bio- graphy, i. 110, 156, 190, 277
Albert memorial, Sir Henry Cole and the site of, viii. 149
Album Amicorum' of wandering scholars, ix. 309, 356, 375
Alcester, pronunciation of the place-name, i. 58 Alcock (Charles), writer on cricket and foot- Alchemical MSS., viii. 49 Alcock (Edward), of Stratford, vii, 382 ball, d. 1907, x. 310, 357 Alcock (Mr.), duel with John Colclough, 1808, viii. 384
Alcohol, its effect on Moslems, vii. 188 Aldeburgh: Commonwealth marriages
burials in Register Book, x. 81, 104, 124, 142, 175; destruction of church in 1643, 301 Aldeburgh: extracts from Chamberlain's Account-Book, viii. 163, 224, 265, 305, 343, 387, 426, 463, 506; ix. 26, 39, 94, 145, 222, 266 Aldeburgh records, extracts from, vii. 141, 185, 225, 287, 327, 366, 402, 443, 503 Aldelima, 1280, its locality, v. 96, 157 Aldersons, Warrington glassmakers, informa- tion wanted, v. 152
Aldgate, Duke of Suffolk's head in St. Botolph's Church, iv. 299, 340
Aldgate, earliest form of the name, vii. 294 Aldrich (Dr.), Bibliography wanted, xi. 230 Aldrich (Henry), b. 1647, his parentage, xii. 414, 458
Aldridge (Ida F.), negro actor, his history, v. 263 Aldworth (Avery), m. 1630/31, x. 197 Aldworth famliy, ix. 449
Aleichem (Sholoum), d. 1916, his will and epitaph, ii. 83. Aleria (John Andreas, Bishop of), d. 1493, iii. 300
Ales, medicinal, vi. 186, 233
Aleston, Middlesex, its whereabouts, iii. 475;
Alresford, Hants, fires at, c. 1620, i. 209, 294 Alsop (Anthony), his parentage, xii. 452, 519 Alsop (Bernard), printer, viii. 293, 337 Alstonfield and the Mundy family, ii. 129, 214 Alstonfield, co. Staffs, notes from the parish register, viii. 292
Altar, Christian, the largest in the world, xii. 392, 436
Altar-slabs, St. John's head, vi. 227, 276 Altar tables, changes in shape and dimensions of, vi. 251, 275
Altars of antiquarian interest, i. 410, 492 Althorp (Margaret, Viscountess), d. 1906, memorials at Althorp, iv. 294
Althorp, Spencer's library at, vi. 228, 276 Alun; "Aλavvos ix. 191
Ambassador, a definition of, its origin, v. 210, 243
Ambassador, Spanish, and Ogle Street, xii. 253 Amber, its prophylactic properties, vi. 271, 297, 318, 339; vii. 58, 318
"Ambidexter," earliest use of the word in legal phraseology, ix. 353; x. 15
Ambleside (Westmorland), incumbents of, vii.
America, a native of," inscription on tablet in church at Uplyme, Devon, ix. 127 America, British diplomatic service in, c. 1800, ix. 271; British settlers in, 462, 517, 521; x. 57, 114, 178, 198; Lancashire settlers in, ix. 517
America, English railings in, ix. 130 America, first steamship to, 1838, iii. 189, 281, 368
America, Seneca's lines anticipating its dis- covery, iv. 272, 312
America's Reply,' poem, particulars wanted,
American Bluejackets and the Port of London, iii. 502
American Civil War, books on, x. 431, 476; xi.
American currant and Ribes sanguineum, i. 247 American customs: a long grace, viii. 151, 458 American English, ix. 97, 136, 218 American geography, map of, c. 1720, ii. 265 American humorists: Captain G. H. Derby, ix. 353, 394, 491, 535; x. 154, 219 American Indian, North, word for " Morning Star," iii. 9, 74, 179
American link with Winchester, v. 206 American Presidents, wives of, xi. 368, 499 American soldiers, the first killed in the War, v. 36
American war, 1776, British reverses and fast- day, vii. 331, 375
Americanisms, so called, the derivation of, iì. 287, 334, 414, 496; iii. 35, 115, 313, 364 Amerongen, historical facts concerning, ix. 228 Ames (William), M.A., author, c. 1652, i. 508 Amherst (William), his connexion with Hythe
and Sandgate, c. 1767, iii. 503
Amiens, Peace of, 1801, commemorative medal, iv. 243 Ammianus Marcellinus and the legend of the Holy Grail, i. 201
Amneville (Adam de), royal charter confirming grant of the Manor of Bitton to, ix. 481, 526 Amontons (W.), inventor of telegraph device, vii. 32
Amore family, x. 371; xi. 358
Amorous Miser,' anonymous play, and 'Fare- wel Folly,' v. 310
Amsterdam, rapehouses or rasphouses at, iv. 86, 137
"Amtmann," office of, viii. 350, 394 Amyand House and the Rider family, i. 349. 419 Anacharis Alsinastrum, its appearance in Eng- land, xi. 286, 353
Anana "Pine-apple, xi. 108, 152, 215, 239, 317, 374
Ananias as Christian name, vii. 426
Anastatic printing, Edgar Allen Poe and, i. 13, 32
Anathema cup, 1500-1, origin of the name, vi. 150, 198
Ancaster, Guor Anegon of, x. 443
Ancaster, oldest form of the name, vii. 227 Andersen (Hans), his 'The Improvisatore,' viii. 490
Anderson (Douglas Edward), Harrow School 1865-9, information wanted, iv. 300 Anderson (Sir Francis), his descendants wanted, v. 122
Anderson (Francis and John), writers to the Signet, Edinburgh, viii. 348
Anderson (J. Eustace), his Surrey prints, i. 486 Anderson (John), Falconer of Barochan, Ren- frewshire, c. 1820, xii. 353
Anderson (Joseph), gamekeeper to Marquess of Tweeddale, viii. 292
Anderson (Mary Welsh), d. 1788, viii. 266 Anderson (Patrick), schoolmaster of Channel- kirk, 1664, ix. 511
Anderson (William), artist, place of his death wanted, v. 209
Anderson family, Baronets of Broughton, viii. 268; ix. 175
Anderson, Forrester, Simpson, and Dickson families, ii. 428
Anderson's British Poets,' notice in Critical Review, 1799, iv. 94 Anderson's (Miss Jessie)
Teachings from the Church's Year,' vii. 48, 118 Andrewes (Thomas), sheriff at execution of Mary Stuart, x. 410
Andrews (Bernard), poet laureat, viii. 431, 475 Andrews (D.), de Swaythling, book-plate of, x. 191, 236
Andrews family, detail wanted, v. 124
Andria,destruction by fire of the cathedral, 1916, i. 427
Anecdote of a Popular Character,' vii. 49 Anerley, origin of the surname, i. 228 Angelica, plant, significance of an offering of, iii. 51, 259, 312, 372
Angelo (Domenick) his burial place, viii. 491; ix. 33, 79, 153, 215
Angelo (Sophia), her connexion with Eton, ix. 33, 79, 153
Anger, Aungier or Angier (William), m. 1683, ix. 170, 215, 334, 413
Angier, his will, c. 1792, the whereabouts of, xii. 334
Angier (John), Nonconformist minister, b. 1605, ix. 278
Angiers, Abbey of St. Nicholas, and Spalding Priory, c. 1074, i. 309
Anglesea (Earl of), his MS. History of the Troubles in Ireland, viii. 488
Anglesey House, Drury Lane, site of, vii. 271, 335, 457
Anglesey topography in 17th century, informa- tion wanted, iv. 74
Anglican clergymen, biographical particulars wanted, iv. 13
Anglican clerks in non-Anglican orders, i. 27 Anglo-Cæsarus," explanation wanted, vii. 89 Anglo-Dutch relationships, ix. 108 Anglo-French 'De Sanctis': St. Bethone in Copland, vi. 44
Anglo-Saxon contagion," Matthew Arnold on,
Anglo-Saxon riddle: The Cuckoo,' x. 109 Angsoka, meaning of the word, xii. 171 Anguish family of Somerleyton, v. 165 Anguish Street, Lowestoft, origin of name, v. 122, 165, 194, 221
Animal-lover, an eighteenth-century, his epi- taph, v. 290; vi. 78
Animals, carving terms for, iii. 446 Animals, fines for cruelty to, c. 1797, i. 69, 177 Animals or birds, names for collections of, iv.
Animals, three most dangerous, x. 72, 113 Ann of Swansea, identity wanted, v. 322; a sister of Mrs. Siddons, vi. 45 Annamaboe, notes on, x. 41
Anne of Geierstein,' elucidation of passages in, vi. 90, 136, 175
Anne (Queen), her "three Realms," i. 91, 152, 217, 277; her exercise of Sovereign's Veto, v. 95, 155, 214, 272; Statue on Hotel Russell of, vi. 6; death of, vii. 508; white handkerchief incident at her death, viii. 17
Annhun, King of the Greeks, vii. 227 Annoyance, Jury of Annoyance, particulars of, i. 287, 374
Anodyne necklace and its inventor, c. 1750, information wanted, iv. 302
Anonymous Works:-
Adieu to the Turf, 1778, iv. 16, 55
Adventures of a Post Captain, 1817, iii. 70, 172, 283, 371
Advice to Sportsmen, 1809, by Marmaduke Maxwell, i. 110
Agaynst ye Streame, i. 209 Albania, v. 211
Amorous Miser, v. 310
Annals of Ireland, viii. 210, 276
Annals of Sporting, 1809, by Caleb Quizem, i. 110
Apology for the life of the Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, vi. 312
Art of Book-keeping, iv. 17, 114 Art of Conversation, v. 267
Ascanius; or, The Young Adventurer, 1746, i. 369
Bellegarde, the Adopted Indian Boy, 1832, i. 447
Bombay, Life in (1852), viïï. 29 British Melodies, x. 48 Canadian Girl;
or, The Pirate of the
Centenary of the Bells, St. Mary's, Ware- ham, viii. 270
Charlie Seymour; or, The Good Aunt and the Bad Aunt, c. 1820, i. 228 Christopher Tadpole, xi. 290 Comic Natural History, x. 92
Count Teleki, by Eca," 1869, iii. 230 Diaboliad, the author a 'private soldier,” iii. 48, 99
Diary of Lady Willoughby, iii. 524
Duke of Mantua, The: a Tragedy, x. 288
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