Daughters taking their Mothers' Names (Vol. viii., p. 586.).—When Buriensis asks for instances of this, and mentions "Alicia, daughter of Ada," as an example, is he not mistaking, or following some one else who has mistaken, the gender of the parent's name? Alicia fil. Adæ would be rendered "Alice Fitz-Adam," unless there be anything in the context to determine the gender otherwise.
J. Sansom.
"Service is no Inheritance" (Vol. viii., p. 586.).—This proverbial saying has evidently arisen from the old manorial right, under which the lord of the manor claimed suit and service and fealty before admitting the heir to his inheritance, or the purchaser to his purchase. On which occasion, the party admitted to the estate, whether purchaser or heir, "fecit fidelitatem suam et solvit relevium;" the relief being generally a year's rent or service.
Anon.
Sir Christopher Wren and the young Carver (Vol. viii., p. 340.).—If your correspondent A. H. has not already appropriated the anecdote here alluded to, I think I can confidently refer him to any biographical notice of Grindling Gibbons—to whom the story of the "Sow and Pigs" relates. Gibbons was recommended to Sir Christopher by Evelyn, I think; but not having "made a note of it," I am not sure that it is to be found in his Diary.[[4]] If there be any monograph Life of Gibbons, it can scarcely fail to be found there.
M. (2)
Footnote 4:[(return)]
See Evelyn's Diary, vol. ii. pp. 53, 54., edition 1850.—Ed.
Souvaroff's Despatch (Vol. viii., p. 490).—Souvaroff's doggerel despatch from Ismail, immortalised by Byron, is, as usual, misspelt and mistranslated. Allow me to furnish you with what I have never yet seen in English, a correct version of it:
"Slava Bogou, slava Vam;