The three following are precatory, and we may infer that the life of either mother or child was endangered: "1618, ----. Married Restore Weekes to Constant Semar."--Chiddingly. "1613, ----. Baptized Have-mercie, d. of Thomas Stone."--Berwick, Sussex. A monument at Cobham, Surrey, commemorates the third: "Hereunder lies interred the body of Aminadab Cooper, citizen and merchaunt taylor of London, who left behind him God-helpe, their only sonne. Hee departed this life the 23{d} June, 1618." Still less hopeful of augury was the following: "1697, July 6. Weakly Ekins, citizen and grocer, London."--"Inquisit. of Lunacy," Rec. Office MSS. What about him? His friends brought him forward as a case for the Commissioners of Lunacy to take in hand, on the ground that he was weak of intellect, and unfit to manage his business. It might be asked whether such a name was not likely to drive him to the state specified in the petition. While on the subject of birth, we may notice that the Presbyterian clergy were determined to visit the sins of the parents on the children in cases of illegitimacy. A few instances must suffice: "1589, Aug. 3. Baptized Helpless Henley, a bastard."--Berwick, Sussex. "1608, Aug. 14. Baptized Repent Champney, a bastard."--Warbleton. "1599, May 13. Baptized Repentance, d. of Martha Henley, a bastard."--Warbleton. "1600, M{ch}. 26. Baptized Lament, d. of Anne Willard, a bastard."--Ditto. "1600, April 13. Baptized Repentance Gilbert, a bastard."--Cranbrook. "1598, Jan. 27. Baptized Forsaken, filius meretricis Agnetis Walton."--Sedgefield. "1609, Dec. 17. Baptized Flie-fornication, the bace son of Catren Andrewes."--Waldron. This is more kindly, but an exceptional case: "1609, Nov. 25. Baptized Fortune, daughter of Dennis Judie, and in sin begoten."--Middleton-Cheney. (_e._) _General._ There is a batch of names which was especially common, and which hardly appears to be of Puritan origin; I mean names presaging good fortune. Doubtless, however, they were at first used, in a purely spiritual sense, of the soul's prosperity; and afterwards, by more worldly minds, were referred to the good things of this life. _Fortune_ became a great favourite: "1607, Oct. 4. Baptized Fortune Gardyner."--St. Giles, Camberwell. "1642, ----. Baptized Fortune, daughter of Thomas Patchett."--Ludlow, Shropshire. "1652-3, M{ch}. 10. Married Mr. John Barrington and Mrs. Fortune Smith."--St. Dionis Backchurch. "1723, April 8. Buried Fortune Symons, aged 111 years."--Hammersmith. If Fortune meant fulness of years, it was attained in this last example. _Wealthy_ is equally curious: "1665 [no date]. Petition of Wealthy, lawful wife of Henry Halley, and one of the Duke of York's guards."--C. S. P. "1714, April 25. Buried Wealthy Whathing."--Donnybrook, Dublin.[54]