Notes and Queries, Number 41, August 10, 1850 by Various
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Combre is said to have had the manor of Barkham, in Sussex, given to him
by the Conqueror. What family had King Harold II.? Had he any daughter Ilda? and, if so, is there any record or mention of her husband's name? T.E.L.L. 19th July, 1850. _"De male quæsitis," &c._--Spelman's striking argument, that spoliated church property is seldom enjoyed for more than three generations, seems but a special application of a general principle,-- "De male quæsitis gaudet non tertius hæraes." Can any of your readers tell me who is the author of the above verse? I find it quoted as "an adage" by John Gadsbury, in his work _On the Doctrine of Nativities_, 1658. R.P. _Westminster Abbey._--The late Sir Harry Englefield is known to have had access to some of the original fabric accounts of this venerable structure. Can any of your readers inform me whether he published the information he may have obtained from those documents; and, if so, where it may be found? J.BT. _Haberdasher--Martinet._--Can any of your correspondents suggest an etymology for the word _haberdasher_? I ought, perhaps, to say that I am |
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