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_Was Stella Swift's Sister?_ (Vol. iii., p. 450.).--J. H. S. will find this question raised in the _The closing Years of Dean Swift's Life_, by W. R. Wilde, M.R.I.A.:--

"That Stella was the daughter of Sir Wm. Temple appears more than
probable; but that Swift was his son, and consequently her half
brother, remains to be proved. It has, it is true, been often
surmised, from the date of Orrery's book to the present time, but
we cannot discover in the supposition anything but vague
conjecture."

Mr. Wilde, however, proceeds to quote in favour of the opinion from an article in _The Gentleman's and London Magazine_, pp. 555. to 560., Dublin. Printed for John Exshaw, Nov. 1757.

It is signed _C. M. P. G. N. S. T. N. S._

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_The Mistletoe_ (Vol. ii., pp. 163. 214.).--The mistletoe is common on almost every tree of our Southern forests; it is abundant on all the varieties of the oak, and grows most luxuriously on the trees near our watercourses. I have seen some of our deciduous trees looking almost as green in winter as when clothed in their own foliage in summer, in consequence of the quantity of mistletoe growing upon them.

H. H. B.

Monte Cavallo, South Carolina.

_Family of Kyme_ (Vol. iv., p. 23.).--The match of Kyme with Cicely, second daughter of Edward the Fourth, and widow of John, Lord Welles, is mentioned by Anderson, Yorke, Brooke, and Vincent; but these writers agree that she had no issue by this marriage.

BOLD is probably aware that there are a few descents of the family of Kyme of Stickford, coming down to the latter end of the sixteenth century, to be found in a "Visitation of Lincolnshire," Harl. MS. No. 1550., fo. 60. b.

The following notice of some supposed descendants of the ancient family of Kyme, is given in Thompson's _History of Boston_, 4to. Lond. 1820, pp. 173. to 176.:

"Richmond Rochford, or Kyme Tower.

"At what time this estate passed from the Kyme family has not been
ascertained: it fell into the hands of the crown by sequestration,
in consequence of some political transgression of its owner, and
is now the property of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. The
descendants of the ancient owners, however, continued to occupy
the estate as tenants, until 1816.[6]

[Footnote 6: Adlard Kyme was tenant 1709.]

"The tower is situated about two miles east of Boston.... An old
house adjoining the Tower was taken down a few years since: in
this house were several old portraits, said to be of the Kyme
family: there were also three coats of arms, with different
bearings, but with this same motto: 'In cruce nostra salus.'"

If BOLD will communicate his address to the editor of "NOTES AND QUERIES," I will with much pleasure forward to him some further information respecting the descendants of the Kymes of Kyme Tower.

LLEWELLYN.

_The Leman Baronetcy_ (Vol. iv., p. 58.).--In answer to your correspondent H. M., I beg to state that Sir Edward Leman, Baronet, resides at Nottingham. He tried his right as to the baronetcy at the Canongate Court in Edinburgh, in the year 1842, and was gazetted as the legal baronet and rightful descendant of Sir Tanfeild Leman, who succeeded Sir William Lenten of Northaw. I have the original gazette and a certified court copy of the proceedings on the occasion, which I shall be happy to show your correspondent, with all other information and papers relative to the Leman family, if he will favour me with his address.

J. R.

39. Windmill Street, Haymarket.

_Cure for Ague_ (Vol. iv., p. 53.).--The benefit derived by your correspondent E. S. TAYLOR from the snuff of a candle, was owing to the minute quantity of creosote contained in each dose. Dr. Elliotson tried the same nauseous remedy with partial success at St. Thomas's Hospital, some years since.

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