Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 / A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various

QUERE.

142. Presant Family.

—Any information respecting the ancient family of Presant, which is now nearly extinct, will oblige

SYLLA.

143. The Serpent represented with a human Head.

—Is Raphael the only painter who depicts the serpent with a human head tempting Eve? and what is the origin of the legend?

G. CREED.

144. Dr. Wotton.

—Is there any genealogical connexion between Sir Henry Wotton, the Venetian ambassador, and the Rev. Henry Wotton of Suffolk, father of the eminent Dr. William Wotton? And where is the pedigree to be found?

S. W. RIX.