executions which ensued, and was buried at Richmond in Surrey. There was
a Sir _Richard_ Norton, Bart., of Rotherfield, _Hants_ (Query
Rotherfield, _Sussex_, near Tunbridge Wells), who is mentioned by
Sylvanus Morgan in his _Sphere of Gentry_; but he does not record a Sir
Gregory. Nor does the latter occur in a perfect collection of the
knights made by King James I., by J.P. (Query John Philipot?), London,
Humphrey Moseley, 1660, 8vo. I have examined all the various works on
extinct and dormant baronetcies ineffectually. In the _Mercurius
Publicus_ of Thursday, 28th June, 1660, it appears that on the preceding
Saturday the House of Commons settled the manor of Richmond, with house
and materials, purchased by Sir Gregory Norton, Bart., on the queen
(Henrietta Maria) as part of her jointure.

D.N.

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MINOR QUERIES.

_City Offices._--Can any of your correspondents recommend some book
which gives a good history of the different public offices of the city
of London, with their duties and qualifications, and in whom the
appointments are vested?

A Citizen.


_Harefinder, Meaning of._--Can any of your readers kindly give a
feasible explanation of {217} phrase _harefinder_, as it occurs in _Much
Ado about Nothing_, Act i. Sc. 1.? A reference to any similar term in a