sustained a careful sifting, and are at the reader's service till he can do better." With the foregoing modest introduction of a work which, though not on a large scale, must have cost its author no little labour and research, he proceeds to state :-"Different significations from those commonly assigned are ventured upon in the cases of Gloucester, Bristol, Cheltenham, Dursley, and some others; and an attempt has been made to solve the mystery of the Silver Streets. Permanent features, as streams and hills, and various forest conditions, shew Celtic names, often coinciding with continental ones. The few in which Roman occupiers still speak among us attach to military positions and the chief lines of communication. A large number of words present a Celtic kernel with a Saxon shell, the obscure part usually consisting of one of the many Celtic stream words. These amalgams favour the extensive subjugation rather than expulsion of the inhabitants by our Saxon ancestry. A few names of the latter refer us to some mythic personage, usually on and about Roman ways and sites; e.g., Elkstone, Beverstone, Ebrington, Pebworth; as if these were among the earliest settlements." Mr. Hall then explains how certain misconceptions have arisen on the subject of names, and how some curious disguises have to be stripped off :-" Amber and almonds are absent from Amberley and Almondsbury; Silver Street and Golden Valley have nothing to do with the precious metals, nor Coleford nor Cinderford with fuel. Beverstone, Haresfield, Swineshead, Sheepscomb, Horsley, Owlpen, Ravenswell, Bream, Salmon's, Toadmoor, have no connexion with natural history; Blithe Court, Longhope, Joyford, Merryway, Braggington, enjoy no special exhilaration; nor are the means of producing it exhibited in Stoutshill and Aylburton. Butter is not connected with cows, nor Flaxley with the raw material of linen." And he concludes his preface with these words :-"To those who know the spots the chief attraction of these pages will very likely be the scenes they recall from one of the most varied and beautiful of English shires; the shadowing woods, commanding uplands, and noble river, which, after imaging in its bosom the stateliest of minster towers, spreads and suns itself in the richly-timbered vale." G. A. W.

1656.-MAISEMORE REGISTER OF BURIALS, 1538-1599.-(See No. 1629.) A transcript of the following burials, which took place in the parish of Maisemore before the year 1600, is inserted in the earliest extant register, which, however, is really not older than that year. The entries are given here exactly as they appear. CONWAY DIGHTON.

Anno Domini Secundum
Cursum [et] Computationem
Ecclecia MDXXXVIII.

Imprimis. Johanes ffortie Sepult fuit xxi die Maij.
Sepultus fuit Robarti Collier xix die Octobris.
Sepultus fuit Robarti ffortie xxiii die decembris.
Sepult fuit Johanes Saunders senioris ii die ffebruarij.
Anno Domini 1539.

Sepultus fuit Willielmus fillius Raynoldi spilman xix die Julij.
Sepult fuit Richard Pearse xxviii die Julij.
Sepultus Johanis Pearse xxx die Julij.

Anno Domini 1540.

Sepult Willielmi Cooke xi die Januarij.
Sepulta Margeri Hoskins xiii die Januarij.
Sepulta Catherena Litle xiiii die Januarij.
Sepulta Margareta Etkins xi die ffebruarij.
Sepulta Margareta Denbighe xiii die ffebruarij.
Anno Domini 1541.
Sepultus Johanis Collier ix die Maij.
Sepult Willielmi Etkins i die Junij.
Sepulta Margaret Saunders iiii die Julij.
Sepult Rogeri Saunders xii die Januarij.

Anno Domini 1542.

Sepulta Elene Weare xix die Octobris.
Sepult Thome ffortie iiii die marcij.

Anno Domini 1543.

Sepulta Margareta Cicell viii die Maij.

Sepulta Margareta Denbighe xxvii die Junij.

Sepulta Elizabetha fisher quo [?] Sibilla ffreemann xxii die Januarij. Sepultus Thome Itheridge* i die ffebruarij.

Anno Domini 1544.

Sepulta Sibilla fillia Willielmi Roundle.

Sepulta Agneta fillia Willielmi Houldie vii die Nouembris.
Sepulta Agneta uxoris Willielmi Rogers vii die Nouembris.

Sepult Thome Vesare xxvi nouembris.

Sepult Johanes ffortie ilii die Julij.
Sepult Willielmi Litle i die Augustij.
Sepulta Agnete Saunders ii die Augustij.
Sepult Willielmi ffortie x die Augustij.
Sepulta Alicie Pearse xxviii die augustij.
Sepultus Johanes Pearse xxvi die augustij.
Sepult Thome ffortie vi die septembris.
Sepult Richardi Gyfforde viii die septembris.
Sepulta Margaret Houldie ii die Octobris.
Sepult Johanis Rogers vi die Octobris.
Sepult Johanis Rogers viii die Octobris.

The family of Etheridge can be traced right through the registers, and is still resident in the parish.

Sepult Johanis Litle xx die Octobris.

Sepultus Willielmi Cicle* xxvii die Octobris.
Sepult Johanis Litefoote xxx die Octobris.
Sepulta Sibille Rogers xiii die nouembris.
Sepulta Alicie Pearse ii die decembris.
Sepultus Johanis Wyman i die ffebruarij.
Sepult Roundelphi ffalbroke xxv die februarij.
Anno Domini 1546.

Sepult Thome Masson xii die Junij.

Sepult Johanis Bryan xv die Augustij.
Sepult Johanis Carter xi die Septembris.

Sepult Johanis Rogers fillius Willielmi Rogers xxv die Septembris.
Sepult Johanis Litfoote xxix die septembris.

Sepulta Catherena Roundle fillia Willielmi Roundle xxi die Octobris, Anno Domini 1547.

Sepult Hugoni Saunders viii die Maij.

Sepult Thome Milton iii die Junij.
Sepulta Alicie Masson i die Octobris.

Sepult Willielmi litle ii die Julij.

Sepulta Catherena Buttert i die Octobris.

Anno Domini 1548.

Sepult Thome Rogers fillius Johanis Rogers xxv die Marcij. Sepult Thome Saunders fillius Johanis Saunders de nouerton xxi die augustij.

Sepulta Elizabethe Rogers vi die septembris.

Sepult Roberti Pace fillius Willielmi Pace ix die Nouembris. Sepult Willielmi Pace fillius Willielmi Pace xxii die Nouembris. Anno Domini 1549.

Sepult Thome Jelfe xxv die Marcij.

Sepulta Elizabeth Cicell xx die Augustij.
Sepult Willielmi Wyman xxv die Septembris.
Sepult Thome.... xxix die decembris.

Anno Domini 1550.

Sepult Willielmus Weel xxiii die Junij.

* An abstract of the will of William Cecill, dated September 8, 1545, and proved at Gloucester on the 7th of November following, is here fitly introduced:-William Cysell, of the Courte of Maysemore. Dated 8 Sep. 1545. Soul to God and to our blessed lady Saynt Mary and to all the holy company of hevyn. To be buried in the churchyard of the parish church of Maysemore. To the hyaghe alter of the said church 4d. All residue to Ysabell my wyff, yf she do not marry, and she to be sole executrix. my mother durying hurr lyffe after an honeste sorte, her descrecy on. Overseer, John Coke.

Gyfford with moo. Probate, 7 November, 1545.

Wyllyng and byndying her to keep and to bryng up my children and Witnesses, John Carter and Thomas

+ Did the name of Butter's End at Hartpury originate with the Butter family?

The name of this hamlet is now written Overton, but always pronounced in the village Noverton, or Neverton. In the register, under date 1680, Overton is called Uppertown.

Sepult Willielmus Houldie senioris xxv die Augustij.
Sepulta Agnete Butter fillia Johanis Butter xviii die Septembris.
Sepult Johanis Saunders xxii die Octobris.

Sepult Johanis Philipps xxvii die nouembris.
Sepulta Elizabeth Bozan v die decembris.

Anno Domini 1551.

Sepulta Elizabeth Cooke fillia Johanis Cooke xxv die Maij.
Sepulta Joane Steavens vid. viii die Junij.

Sepulta Sibille Cooke fillia Johanis Cooke xxii die Septembris.
Sepulta Joane Lader et ffranncis Kente xxix die Septembris.
Sepult Christophori Rastle fillius Johanis Rastle ix die Octobris.
Sepult Robarti Cicle ii die Decembris.

Anno Domini 1552.

Sepult Rogeri Butter fillius Johanis Butter ix die ffebruarij.
Anno Domini 1553.

Sepult Johanis Carpenter xx die maij.

Sepulta Joane Raynaldes xxii die Januarij.

Anno Domini 1554.

Sepult Thoma Baylye i die Octobris.

Sepult Richardi Kimppe iii die decembris.
Sepult Johanes Sysmore iii die decembris.
Sepult Thome Saunders ii die ffebruarij.

Sepult Johanis butter senioris xxviii die ffebruarij.

Anno Domini 1555.

Sepultus Johanes ffortye fillius Johanis ffortie xvi die Julij.
Sepult Robarti Pearse xxvi die Octobris.
Sepulta Sibille Butter xxviii die Octobris.
Sepult Willielmi . . . . v die nouembris.
Sepulta Sibille ffortie vxor i die Januarij.
Sepult Thome Rogers xxi die Marcij.

Anno Domini 1556.

Sepulta Elizabeth Sillye* v die Julij.
Sepulta Anna Litle vid. i die Augustij.
Sepult Johanes Vreman xiiii die Octobris.

Sepult Isibille Roundle xxvi die decembris.

Sepult Thome Cooke fillius Johanis Cooke xi die Marcij.

Anno Domini 1557.

Sepult Johanes Pace xxv die Marcij.
Sepulta Elizabeth w. xxviii die Junij.
Sepulta Marye Cooke ix die Augustij.
Sepulta Sibille Milton xx die Augustij.

A field in Maisemore still goes by the name of Silly's Piece. The family continued in the place as well-to-do yeomen until about the year 1800.

VOL. IV.

Sepult domini Thome Price* clici x die Septembris.
Sepult Edmundi Hill viii die nouembris.
Sepulta Elizabeth Butter xxiii die Octobris.
Sepulta Agneta Litle i die nouembris.
Sepulta Elizabeth Litle xii die nouembris.
Sepult Willielmus Roundill eodem die nouembris.
Sepult Robarti Houldie xx die Nouembris.
Sepulta Elizabeth Maille xx die nouembris.
Sepult Johanes ffreeman xxi die nouembris.
Sepulta Agneta Jesper xxx die nouembris.
Sepult Johanes Carpenter codem die nouembris.
Sepulta Agneta Danbith iiii die Decembris.
Sepult Johanes Cooke xx die Decembris.
Sepulta Elinar Wodley ix die Januarij.
Sepulta Joana Cicell viii die ffebruarij.

Anno Domini 1558.

Sepult Robarti Collier xxvi dié Junij.
Sepult Thome Milton xxvii die Junij.
Sepult Thome Carter xv die Augustij.
Sepulta Julian Jelfe xvii die Augustij.
Sepulta Isabella Brodforde xxi die septembris.
Sepult Raynoldi Spilman ii die Nouembris.
Sepultus Johanes Etkins xx die nouembris.
Sepult Thome Gifforde xxiii die Octobris.

Sepult Johanes fillius Willielmi Litle xv die Januarij.

Anno Domini 1559.

Sepult Willielmus Itheridge fillius Robarti Itheridge x die Desembris. Sepult Johanes Rogers viii die ffebruarij.

Sepult Johanis Gifforde xx die Marcij.

Anno Domini 1560.

Sepulta Joana Kimppe xxx die Aprilis.

Anno Domini 1561.

Sepult Johanis saunders fillij Thome saunders xxvii die ffebruarij. Sepulta Sibille Masson fillie Margarete massone iii die Marcij. Anno Domini 1562.

Sepult Willielmus Pace vii die Junij.

Sepult Robarti ffreeman xxv die Julij.
Sepult Henrici Itheridge viii die Nouembris.

Sepult Johanis Saunders viii die Januarij.

Sepult Johanis saunders Junio. vii die Januarij.

Sepult Richardi Combley fillij Maude Combley ix die Januarij. Sepulta Alicie Houldie vid. xii die Januarij.

• Sir Thomas Price, clerk, the earliest parish priest mentioned.