many have been discovered since the great historian's day?

ST. BEES.

_Alleged Bastardy of Elizabeth._--In the State Paper Office (_Dom. Pap._,
temp. Jac. I.), there is, under date of 1608, a letter from Mr.
Chamberlaine to Sir Dudley Carleton, of October 28, in which Chamberlaine
says:

"I heare of a Bill put into the Exchequer, concerninge much lande that
sh^d be alienated on account of the alleged bastardy of Queen
Elizabeth."

P. C. S. S. is desirous to know whether there be any record in the Court of
Exchequer which bears out this singular statement.

P. C. S. S.

_"Pugna Porcorum."_--Where may be found some account of the author, object,
&c. of this facetious production?

P. J. F. GANTILLON, B.A.

_Parviso._--Can any of your readers inform me as to the meaning of the word
_parviso_; it occurs in the usual form of the "Testamur" for Responsions.
On reference to Webster's _Dictionary_, I find that _parvis_ is a small
porch or gateway; perhaps this may throw some light upon the question.

OXONIENSIS.

_Mr. Justice Newton._--There is a very stiff Indian-ink copy of a portrait
in the _Sutherland Illustrated Clarendon_, in the Bodleian Library, the
original of which I should be glad to trace. It is described in the
Catalogue to be "by Bulfinch," {529} which is probably a mistake. It bears
the following inscription:

"This is drawn from the painting in the hands of Mr. Justice Newton of
the Middle Temple."

Can any one inform me when this learned justice lived; or rather, for it
concerns me more, when he died? And farther, if it be not too hopeless an
inquiry to make, who his existing representatives (if any) may be?

F. KYFFIN LENTHALL.

36. Mount Street, Grosvenor Square.

_Mufti._--I hear military men employ this term, "we went in _mufti_:"
meaning, out of uniform. Whence is it derived?

MARIA.

_Ryming and Cuculling._--In that very curious volume of extracts from _The
Presbytery Book of Strathbogie_, A.D. 1631-54, which was printed for the
Spalding Club in 1843, occurs the following passage:

"George Jinkin and John Christie referred from the Session of
Abercherder, for _ryming and cuculling_, called, compeird not. Ordained
to be summonded _pro_ 2^o."--P. 242.

Accordingly, on--

"The said day, George Jinkin in Abercherder, being summonded for his
_ryming and cuculling_, being called, compeired; and being accused of
the foresaid fault, confessed