A correspondent (Vol. vii., p. 596.) asks for information as to Milton's widow, and MR. HUGHES (Vol. viii., p. 12.) refers him to a volume in which will be found the information asked for, and gives a brief outline of the facts there stated. On this GARLICHITHE (Vol. viii., p. 134.), misquoting MR. HUGHES, calls his attention to Mr. Hunter's letter, which, if GARLICHITHE had availed himself of the reference furnished to him, he would have found duly noticed. A second correspondent, MR. SINGER, whose literary services render me unwilling to find fault with him (Vol. viii., p. 471.), heading his article with five references, of which not one is correct, suggests as new evidence the very documents to which MR. HUGHES had furnished a reference; and a third, T. P. L. (quoting an anonymous pamphlet), jumps at once to the conclusion that "there can be little doubt" the author derived his information from an authentic source, "and, if so, it seems pretty clear"--that all the evidence supplied by heralds' visitations, wills, and title-deeds is to be discarded as idle fiction. Such objections as these, and the replies which they have rendered necessary, are, with the exception of the valuable contribution of MR. ARTHUR PAGET, the staple of the contributions which have filled so much of your valuable space. I conclude with my promised pedigree, the authorities for which are the Cheshire Visitation of 1663-4, and the Lancashire Visitation of 1664-5, confirmed by the letter to Randle Holmes, and the legal documents published by the Chetham Society: John Mynshull, fourth and youngest son of John Mynshull of Mynshull, married the daughter and co-heiress of Robert Cooper of Wistaston, and founded the family subsequently settled there, as stated in his great-grandson's letter. | Randle Mynshull of Wistaston married the daughter of Rawlinson of Crewe, as stated in his grandson's letter. | Thomas Mynshull of Wistaston married Dorothy Goldsmith of Nantwich, as stated in his son's letter. | Richard Mynshull of Wistaston married Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas Goldsmith of Bosworth, in co. Leic. (who was probably maternal aunt or great-aunt to the John Goldsmith mentioned in Dr. Paget's will). He was the writer of the letters in 1656, and died in 1657, aged eighty-six. He had two daughters and three sons, viz.-- | +--------------------+--+------------------------+ | | | Randle Mynshull (1) Thomas Mynshull (5) Richard Mynshull (6) | +------+-----------------------+--------------------------+ | | | Richard Mynshull (2) John Mynshull (3) Elizabeth (4)