The first of whom I have any authentic record is Hercules
Steward, who was admitted to the liberties of the city of Bristol in
1623.
I cannot find that any family of Steward has borne the arms in
question; and if any of your readers can throw a light on the matter,
I shall feel greatly obliged to them.
Query. Was there a Herald painter of the time named Ambrose Moore?
O.C.
Feb. 26. 1850.
_Paying through the Nose_.--Can any one tell me the origin of the
phrase, "Paying though the nose," expressing a dear bargain?
A.G.
_Memoirs of an American Lady_.--Are the _Memoirs of an American
Lady_ out of print? They were written by Mrs. Grant, of Laggan, the
authoress of _Letters from the Mountains_, and of whom some very
interesting memoirs have lately been published by her son.
Nemo.
_Bernicia_.--Can any learned correspondent favour me with the name
or title of any English nobleman who held authority in Wales, or the
Borders, in 1370-80? The motive for this query is, that a poem of the
time, by Trahaearn, a celebrated bard, contains the following passage:
"Though fierce in his valour like Lleon, with a violent
irresistible assault, he vaulted into battle, to plunder the
King of _Bernicia_; yet the ravager of thrice seven dominions
was a placid and liberal-handed chief, when he entertained the
bards at his magnificent table.
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