and a friend of Miss Blamire, the sweet Poetess of Cumberland. In a new edition of Miss Blamire’s ‘Poems and Songs,’ recently published, there are given some by Miss Gilpin, equal to the others. She died at Carlisle in 1811. Even these bare names and dates will suffice to reveal a Family distinguished in well-nigh every department of human achievement, to be placed in their hereditary talent with the Hunters, Gregorys, and Browns, and equally remarkable in their hereditary piety and worth, as well where they belonged to the Church of England as where they held true to Nonconformity, and their descent from the great and good Dr RICHARD GILPIN. * * * * * B.—Page xix.—GILPINS AT OXFORD. The following memoranda are taken from the three Lists of Queen’s College, as detailed:— I. From the List of Fellows: 1555. Gilpin. [In another and later hand this note is appended: ‘Bernardus (_ni fallor_) R^r de Houghton le Spring in Com. Dunelm. V. Batesii Vitas clar. virorum, p. 284.’ The apostle.] 1569. Richard Gilpin. 1572. Joshua Gilpin, II. From the List of Entries: 1594. Term. Mic. Gilpin. 1602. ” Pasch. ” 1610. ” ” ” 1614. ” ” ” _b_, [= ‘bateller,’ or exhibitioner.] 1631. ” ” Samuel Gilpin, _b_, [_ibid._] III. From the List of Matriculations: 1602. } Franciscus Gilpin, Lancastrensis filius ministri verbi Dei. Oct. 15. } Nat. An. 17. C.—Page xix.—NOTICES OF GILPINS. The following extract from N. and B. ‘History,’ (as before,) vol. i. p. 130, shews the Gilpins were freeholders in Strickland as early as the days of Queen Bess: ‘And in the 14 Eliz. William Parr, marquis of Northampton, died seised thereof [_i.e._, of the manor of Strykeland Rogers] and the same was assigned to his widow for dower, and the particulars in the rental made thereof was as follows: manor of Strickland Roger: freeholders there, Edward Lancaster, Esquire, 26s. 8d.: John Master, Esquire, 11s. 9d.: _William Gilpin_, 9s. 9d. Total of the (customary) rent of this manor £15, 14s. 5d.: ten shillings paid yearly by Mr Lancaster’s tenants, to be free of their gift from the lord’s will, being part of the said sum.’ Further, this notice occurs under Chapel of Crosthwaite in parish of Heversham, ‘The chancel and steeple of this chapel were built by one William Gilpin, who also contributed largely towards the three bells, in 1626: on which bells are the following inscriptions: on the first bell: “Jesus, be our speed:” the second bell: “_Soli Deo gloria_:” the third bell: “A young man grave in godliness William Gilpin by name Gave forty pounds to make these sounds To God’s eternal fame.” [Vol. I. p. 215.] DÆMONOLOGIA SACRA. NOTE.