_Archæologia_, vols. xxii. and xxxi.

Hitherto, after diligent search, no notice whatever has been discovered
of the said person. The supposition is that she was either a Miss De
Bitton married to a Hastings, or the widow of a Hastings married
secondly to a De Bitton, and therefore buried with that family, in the
twelfth or thirteenth century. If any antiquarian digger should discover
any mention of the lady, a communication to that effect will be
thankfully received by

H.T. ELLACOMBE.

Bitton.


_Boozy Grass._--What is the derivation of "boozy grass," which an
outgoing tenant claims for his cattle? Johnson has, "Boose, a stall for
a cow or ox (Saxon)."

A.C.


_Gradely._--What is the meaning, origin, and usage of this word? I
remember once hearing it used in Yorkshire by a man, who, speaking of a
neighbour recently dead, said in a tone which implied esteem: "Aye, he
was a very _gradely_ fellow."

A.W.H.