Besides the conjectures mentioned by H. C. K. and BROCTUNA, may be cited that of Laboureur: who finds both the form and the name in the Greek word [Greek: oxugonios] (_ozenge_ with the article, _l'ozenge_); and of Scaliger, who discovers _lausangia_ in _laurangia_, _lauri folia_. See farther, Bernd. _Wapenwesen_, Bonn, 1841. JOHN SCOTT. Norwich. _Sir William Hankford_ (Vol. ii., p. 161. &c.).--Your learned correspondent MR. EDWARD FOSS proves satisfactorily that Sir W. Gascoigne was not retained in his office of Chief Justice by King Hen. V. But MR. FOSS seems to have overlooked entirely the Devonshire tradition, which represents Sir William _Hankford_ (Gascoigne's successor) to be the judge who committed Prince Henry. Risdon (_v_. Bulkworthy, _Survey of Devon_, ed. 1811, p. 246.), after mentioning a chapel built by Sir W. Hankford, gives this account of the matter: "This is that deserving judge, that did justice upon the king's son (afterwards King Henry V.), who, when he was yet prince, commanded him to free a servant of his, arraigned for felony at the king's bench bar; whereat the judge replied, he would not. Herewith the prince, enraged, essayed himself to enlarge the prisoner, but the judge forbad; insomuch as the prince in fury stept up to the bench, and gave the judge a blow on the face, who, nothing thereat daunted, told him boldly: 'If you will not obey your sovereign's laws, who shall obey you when you shall be king? Wherefore, in the king's (your father's) name, I command you prisoner to the king's bench.' Whereat the prince, abashed, departed to prison. When King Henry IV., his father, was advertised thereof (as fast flieth fame), after he had examined the circumstances of the matter, he rejoiced to have a son so obedient to his laws, and a judge of such integrity to administer justice without fear or favour of the person; but withal dismissed the prince from his place of president of the council, which he conferred on his second son." Risdon makes no mention of Sir W. Hankford's being retained in office by King Henry V. But at p. 277., _v._ Monkleigh, he gives the traditional account of Hankford's death (anno 1422), which represents the judge, in doubt of his safety, and mistrusting the sequel of the matter, to have committed suicide by requiring his park-keeper to shoot at him when under the semblance of a poacher: "Which report (Risdon adds) is so credible among the common sort of people, that they can show the tree yet growing where this fact was committed, known by the name of Hankford Oak." J. SANSOM.