Perhaps a note which I have just
stumbled upon, in a MS. account of the Griffin family, may furnish some
clue as to "the Dukes who killed the Beadell."

"Edward Griffin was probably the same person, to whom a pardon
was granted, April 11. 1671, for the death of Peter Werriel; in
the like manner as _was granted to the Duke of Albemarle and
the_ Duke of Monmouth."

At all events, both casualties occurred in the same spring, and a
reference to the gazettes of the day would perhaps set the question at
rest.

BRAYBROOKE.

Audley End.

_Bonny Dundee_ (Vol. ii., p. 134.) is the name attached to one of the
most beautiful of the Scotch melodies. The song is said to be very old.
The words, which I recollect to have heard sung to it more than half a
century ago, began:

"'O, whar gat ye that hauers-meal bannock,
My bonny young lassie, now tell it to me?'
'I got it frae a sodger laddie,
Between Saint Johnstone and bonnie Dundee."

It is clear that it is to the town, not the man (though from the
portraits of him he was very handsome), that the epithet applies. My
version of the song differs from that given in Cromek's Burns, and also
from Allan Cuningham's; and I am disposed to think my memory at fault
from the so near recurrence of the word "bonnie" in the stanza.

Neither the date of the birth of Viscount Dundee, nor his age at the
time of his death, is mentioned by the Scottish Peerage writers,
Crawford, Douglas, or Wood.

F.R.S.L. and E.

_Was Quarles pensioned?_ (Vol. i., p. 201.).--I believe that no reply
has been made to this Query. The following passage, transcribed from the
"Epistle Dedicatory" to the surreptitious edition of Quarles's _Judgment
and Mercy_, affords a slight negative proof to the contrary:

"And being so usefull, I dare not doubt your patronage of this
_child_, which survives a _father_ whose utmost abilities were
(till death darkened that great light in his soule) sacrificed
to your service."

Now if Charles had conferred a pension on Quarles, is it not exceedingly
probable that the publisher and dedicator, Richard Royston, would have
recalled so honourable a circumstance to the memory of his "most
gratious sovereign King Charles" in this "Epistle Dedicatory," when he
had so excellent an opportunity of doing so?

T.M.B.

_Collar of Esses_ (Vol. ii., p. 140.).--MR. J.G. NICHOLS, in his reply
to the Query of [Greek: phi]., says, that "the jud