The Pointzes remained at Greenham after 1600.

L.B.

Marescaucia.

Sir,—­In the Testa de Nevill appear the following entries:—­

    P. 237. a “terra Willi de Montellis (read Moncellis) in villa de
    Cumpton pertinet ad marescauciam domini Regis,” &c.

    P. 2269. a.  “Will’s de Munceus tenet Parvam Angram (Little
    Ongar, in Essex) de Domino Rege de Mareschaucie quae fuit de
    Baronia Gilberti de Tani.”

    P. 235. b.  “Waleramus de Munceus tenet Cumpton per serjantiam
    Marescautiae.”

If any of your readers can throw any light on the signification of the word “Marescautia,” occurring in these extracts, and the tenure referred to, they will greatly oblige

D.S.

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NOTES ON BOOKS, CATALOGUES, SALES, ETC.

The Work of Walter Mapes, “De Nugis Curialium,” respecting which we inserted a Query from the Rev. L.B.  Larking, in our last number, is editing for the Camden Society by Mr. Wright, and will form one of the next publications issued to the members.

Messrs. Sotheby and Co., of Wellington Street, Strand, will be occupied during the week commencing on Monday, the 17th instant, with the sale of “the third portion of the stock of the late eminent bookseller, Mr. Thomas Rodd, comprising rare and valuable works of the early English poets and dramatists; facetiae, romances, and novels, and other departments of elegant literature.”

Mr. Rodd’s knowledge, great in all departments of bibliography, was particularly so in that of our early poetical and dramatical writers; and although the numerous commissions he held for such rarities in it as he secured, necessarily prevented their being left upon his shelves, the present collection exhibits a number of articles calculated to interest our bibliographical friends, as the following specimens of a few Lots will show:—­

578 Dedekindus (Fred.) School of Slovenrie, or Cato turned Wrong Side Outward, in Verse, by R.F.  Gent. very rare, original binding:  sold at Perry’s sale for L11 11s. 1605

591 De Soto (Barahona) Primera Parte de la Angelica blue morocco, rare Granada, 1586

No more than the first portion of this poem, which is in continuation of the Orlando of Ariosto, ever appeared.  Cervantes notices it with great praise in his Don Quixote.

747 Jests and Jeeres, Pleasant Taunt and Merry Tales (wants all before B 2), VERY RARE.

One of these Jests mentions Shakspeare by name.

1211 MARIE of EGYPT, a sacred Poeme describing the Miraculous Life and Death of the Glorious Convert of, in verse. rare, russia, gilt edges no date (1650)

1212 MARKHAM (Robert), THE DESCRIPTION OF THAT EVER TO BE FAMED KNIGHT SIR JOHN BURGH, fine copy, with port. by Cecill 1628