"1639, Oct. 18. Buried Essex, daughter of Lord Paget."--Drayton (Lyson's "Middlesex," p. 42). Will of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, 1680 (Doctors' Commons): "Item: To my daughter _Mallet_, when shee shall have attained the like age of sixteen, the summe of foure thousand pounds." The Countess of Rochester was Elizabeth, daughter and heir of John Mallet, Esq., of Enmore, Somerset. "1699. Petition of Windebank Coote, widow, to the Lords of the Treasury, showing that her husband Lambert Coote was a favourite servant of King Charles II., and left her with a great charge of children."--"C. Treas. P.," 1697-1702. "Tamworth, daughter of Sir Roger Martin, of Long Melford, married Thomas Rookwood (who was born Aug. 18, 1658)."--"Collect. et Top.," vol. ii. p. 145. "1596, Nov. 21. Baptized Cartwright, daughter of Nicholas Porter."--Aston-sub-Edge, Gloucester. "1634, April 18. Baptized Steward, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley, Knight."--Stepney, London. "1656, March 24. Douglas Sheffield, daughter of Sir John Sheffield."--"Lunacy Commissions and Inquisitions," Record Office. "1709, Feb. 3. Tankerville Chamberlyne, spinster, daughter of Edward C."--Ditto. "1601, Feb. Buryed Handforth, d. Thomas Davenport, a soldier in Ireland."--Stockport Parish Church. "1610, July 24. Baptized Kenburrow, ye daughter of Dr. Masters, one of the worshipfull prebendaries."--Cant. Cath. "1688, March 29. Baptized Tufton, daughter of the Rev. Dr. James Jefferys, one of the prebendarys of this church."--Cant. Cath. Even down to the middle of last century the custom was not uncommonly practised: "1763, Sep. 15. Thomas Steady, of Chartham, to Chesterton Harnett, of the precincts of this church, spinster, by licence."--Cant. Cath. "1759, June 12. Honourable Chatwynd Trumbull, widow."--"Lunacy Commissions and Inquisitions." As to the male heirs, we need not furnish illustrations; they would require too much room: "Sir Humphry Winch, Solicitor-General to Queen Elizabeth, married Cicely Onslowe. His eldest son was Onslowe Winch."--"Collect. et Top.," vol. iii. p. 86. "Woodrove Foljambe, born Jan. 25, 1648, son of Peter Foljambe. His mother was Jane Woodrove, of Hope, Derbyshire."--Ditto, p. 88. How common the practice was becoming among the better-class families the Canterbury register shall show: "1601, April 16. Baptized Nevile, the sonne of Edwarde Whitegrave. "1614, Nov. 28. Baptized Tunstall, sonn of Mr. William Scott, the sonn-in-lawe to the worshipful Mr. Tunstall, prebendary of this church. "1615, May 15. Baptized Dudly, sonn of Mr. Doctor Jacksonn. "1619, Dec. 16. Baptized Dudley, sonne of Sir John Wiles. "1624, July 26. Baptized Sydney, sonne of Sirre William Barnes, K{t}." Dudley was, perhaps, the first surname that obtained a place among ordinary baptismal names: