Various - Notes and Queries, Number 185, May 14, 1853

Jas. Crossley.

John Kemble, it is well known, maintained that the latter was the mode of pronouncing this word in Shakspeare's days. He was right, and he was wrong; for, as I shall show, both modes prevailed, at least in poetry, till the end of the seventeenth century. So it was with some other words, show and shew , for instance. It is, perhaps, hardly necessary to observe that the sounds k, ch, sh, kh (guttural) are commutable. Thus the letter h is named in Italian, acca ; in French, ache , in English, aitch , perhaps originally atch : our church is the Scottish kirk , &c. Accordingly, we meet in Shakspeare reckless and rechless , reeky and reechy ; "As I could pike (pitch) my lance." (Coriol., Act I. Sc. 1.) Hall has ( Sat . vi. 1.) "Lucan streaked (stretched) on his marble bed." So also there were like and liche , and the vulgar cham for I am ( Ic eom , A.-S.)

Having now to show that both ake and ache were in use, I commence with the former:

Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis Fairfax, Godf. of Bull. , viii, 26. Drayton, Barons' Wars , iii. 75. Hudibras , ii. 2.

The following is rather dubious:

Hall, Sat. ii. 7., ed. Singer.

The aitch , or rather, as I think, the atch sound, occurs in the following places:

Much Ado about Nothing , Act III. Sc. 4. Timon of Athens , Act V. Sc. 2. Jonson, Fox , ii. 2. Spenser, Shep. Cal. , viii. 4. Hall, Sat. vi. 1. Hudibras , ii, 2. Ib. , iii. 1. Ib. , iii. 2.

These, in Butler, are, I believe, the latest instances of this form of the word.

Thomas Keightley.

When Mr. Kemble published the index to his truly national code of Anglo-Saxon Charters, he expressly stated that there were many places of which he was in doubt, and which are indicated by Italics.

It is only by minute local knowledge that many places can be verified, and with the view of eliciting from others the result of their investigations, I send you my humble contribution of corrections of places known to myself.

Bemtún, 940. Bampton, Oxon.

Bleódon, 587, 1182. Bleadon, Somerset.

Bóclond, 1050. Buckland, Berks.

Brixges stán, 813. Brixton, Surrey.

Ceomina lacu, 714. Chimney, Oxon.

Ceommenige, 940. Idem.

Cingestún, 1268, 1276, 1277. Kingston Bagpuxe, Berks.

Cingtuninga gemǽre, 1221. Idem.

Colmenora, 1283. Cumnor, Berks.

Crócgelád, 1305. Cricklade, Wilts.

Dúnnestreátún, 136. Dunster, Somerset.

Esstune, 940. Aston-in-Bampton, Oxon.

Fifhidan, 546, 1206. Fyfield, Berks.

Hearge, 220. Harrow-on-the-Hill.

Hengestesige, 556. Hinksey, Berks.

Leoie, 1255. Bessil's-leigh, Berks.

Monninghæma díc, 645. Monnington, Herefordshire.

Osulfe's Lea, 404, is in Suffolk, or near it.

Pipmynster, 774, &c., probably Pippingminster, Somerset.

Scypford, 714. Shifford, Oxon.

Scuccanhláu, 161, is in Berks.

Tubbanford, 1141, 1255. Tubney, Berks.

Whétindún, 363. Whatindon, Surrey.

Wenbeorg, 1053. Wenbury, Devon.

Wænríc 775, and Wenrise, 556, is the River Windrush.

Wícham (Wítham), 116, 214, 775. Witham, Berks.

Wyttanig, 556. Witney, Oxon.

Wurðe, Wyrðe, Weorthe, Weorthig, 208, 1171, 1212, 1221. Longworth, Berks.

Worth, Wurthige, 743, 1121. Worth, Hants.

The following are omitted:

Hanlee, 310.

Helig, 465.

Pendyfig, 427.

Stanford, 1301. Stanford, Kent.

Stánlége, 1255. Standlake, Oxon.

Ðestinctun, 805.

Welingaford, 1154. Wallingford, Berks.

Wanhæminga, 1135.

B. Williams.

August 24th, 1690,

Qu. Coll. Oxon.

Dear S r,

I heartily thank you for the favour of your letter, and to shew itt will not fail to write as often as anything does occurr worth sending, if you think the accountt I give not troublesome. Dr. Adams, Dr. Rudston, and Delaune have promis'd to write this post: we remembred you both before and after your letters came w thS rJohn Matthews, who staid here 3 nights this weeke. Our militia is gone home cloath'd in Blew coates but many coxcombs of this city have refused to pay their quota towards the buying of them, railing against my L dAbington, who has smooth'd the mob by giving a brace of Bucks last Friday in Port Meed. J. M. has bin expected here this fortnight: the Lady that calls herselfe by his nane has bin a good while at Astrop, and has discover'd her displeasure there, that her husband as shee calls him keeps the coach so long from her at Oxford: upon hearing of w chS rW. H. in a blunt way gave her the old name, w chcaus'd some dissatisfaction and left her smal acquaintance: I heare that the understanding between our Friend and his uncle is not so good as formerly, but I do not think it will end in Abdication. Mr. Painter is admitted Rector of Exeter. The Naked Gospel 3 3 [For some account of this work, by Arthur Bury, and the controversy respecting it, see Wood's Athenæ , edit. Bliss, vol. i. p. 483. William Rooke, the Writer of the letter, was of Queen's College; made B.A., May 16, 1674; M.A., Oct. 30, 1677; B.D., April 12, 1690.—Ed.] was burnt on y e19th in the Scholes Quadrangle. The Regents first drew up a Petition to have it censured; then some others more busy than wise tooke upon them to gett it subscribed, and went to coffee houses and taverns as well as colleges for that purpose: these proceedings being ag ststatute, and reflecting upon the vice ch., gave great offence; at last he call'd a meeting of y eheads of houses, who deputed 6 to examine it: they pick'd several Proposit. w chwere read. The sentence was in this form: Propositions & ctanquā falsas et impias in Chris. Relig. et in Ecc. præcipue Anglicanā contumeliosas damnamus, plerasq; insuper hæreticas esse decernimus et declaramus, & c. This was first subscribed by all y eheads of Coll. and then condemn'd unanimously in a full convocation. The Decree is printed, but is too large to send. The Author of y eBooke has sent about a soft vindication of himselfe, that he is unwilling to be accounted a Socinian, &c. If I can gett a sight of it I will send you the contents. I do not know how far you are in the right about guessing at a Bursar: Tim. seems resolv'd to act according to y esong; but I to shew good nature even w thout a tree have promis'd to make him a Dial: and when that's done I will doe y elike at Astrop. I am

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