oley is an appelative of
frogs. I find in Halliwell's _Dict. of Archaic Words_, "_Polly_wig," and
in Jamieson's _Scottish Dictionary_, "_Pow_lick," both meaning
_tadpole_, and both _diminutive_ forms; and Rowley _Poley_ is closely
(though not very logically) connected with the _frog_ who would a-wooing
go. The word has probably the same root as _poole_, _puddle_, &c.

R.R.

_Madoc._--In addition to what is stated (No. 4. p. 56.) on this subject,
may be noted, that in the MS. Add. 14,957. British Museum, fol. 149., is
a letter from Dr. David Samwell to the Gwyneddigion Society, dated 23rd
March, 1791, in which he states, that the result of an interview, held
by himself and William Owen with General Bowles, "places the existence
of a race of Welsh Indians beyond all matter of doubt." This race is
identified with _Padongas_ on the Missouri, who are said to be of a
different complexion from the other Indian races, and to have books,
which they were not able to read. Is this information to be depended on
or not?

F.M.

_MSS. of Sir Roger Twysden_ (No. 5. p. 76.).--Twysden's MSS. were
purchased by Sir Thomas Sebright, in or before the year 1715, and in the
Sebright sale at Leigh and Sotheby's, in 1807, appear to be two of the
MSS. inquired after by the Rev. L.B. Larking, namely, Lot 1224., "Vita
et Epistolae Sancti Thomae, Archiepiscopi Cant." (purchased by Heber, and,
at his sale in 1836, resold [Lot 323.] to Sir Thomas Phillipps), and Lot
1225., "Epistolae Beati Anselmi, Archieposcopi Cant.", purchased by
Dardis; but what became of it afterwards I know not.

F.M.

_Royal Genealogies_ (No. 6. p. 92.).--The inquirer will find, probably,
what he requires, in a work by J.F. Dambergen, entitled, "Sechzig
genaealogische auch chronologische und statistische Tabellen, zu
Fuerstentafel und Fuerstenbuch der Europaeischen Staatengeschichte," fol.
Regensburg, 1831, in which the descents are brought down to a recent
period.

F.M.

_Astle's MSS._ (No. 15. p. 230.).--After the death of Astle, in 1803,
his collection of MSS. was purchased, pursuant to his will, for the sum
of 500l., by the Marquess of Buckingham, and they remained at Stowe till
the spring of last year, when they passed, with the rest of that noble
collection, into the hands of the Earl of Ashburnham, for the sum of
8000l.;--a loss to the public much to be regretted.

F.M.

_Dr. Hugh Todd's MSS_. (No. 16. p. 246.).--The first of the five MSS.
mentio