Notes and Queries, Number 185, May 14, 1853 | Page 5

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:
"Like a milch-doe, whose swelling dugs do ake, Hasting to find her
fawn hid in some brake." Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis
"By turns now half asleep, now half awake, My wounds began to smart,
my hurt to ake." Fairfax, Godf. of Bull., viii, 26.
"Yet, ere she went, her vex'd heart, which did ake, Somewhat to ease,
thus to the king she spake." Drayton, Barons' Wars, iii. 75.
"And cramm'd them till their guts did ake With caudle, custard, and
plumcake." Hudibras, ii. 2.
The following is rather dubious:
"If chance once in the spring his head should ach, It was foretold: thus
says my almanack." Hall, Sat. ii. 7., ed. Singer.
The aitch, or rather, as I think, the atch sound, occurs in the following
places:
"B. Heigh ho! M. For a hawk, a horse, or a husband? B. For the letter
that begins them all, H." Much Ado about Nothing, Act III. Sc. 4.
"Their fears of hostile strokes, their aches, losses." Timon of Athens,
Act V. Sc. 2.
"Yea, fright all aches from your bones." Jonson, Fox, ii. 2.
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"Wherefore with mine thou dow thy musick match, Or hath the crampe
thy ionts benom'd with ache." Spenser, Shep. Cal., viii. 4.

"Or Gellia wore a velvet mastic-patch Upon her temples, when no tooth
did ach." Hall, Sat. vi. 1.
"As no man of his own self catches The itch, or amorous French
aches." Hudibras, ii, 2.
"The natural effect of love, As other flames and aches prove." Ib., iii. 1.
"Can by their pangs and aches find All turns and changes of the wind."
Ib., iii. 2.
These, in Butler, are, I believe, the latest instances of this form of the
word.
THOMAS KEIGHTLEY.
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LOCALITIES MENTIONED IN ANGLO-SAXON CHARTERS.
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
gemære, 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.
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INEDITED LETTER.
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^{th} S^r John 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^d Abington,
who has smooth'd the mob by giving a brace of Bucks last Friday in
Port