All objections being now, as I conceive, fully combated and disposed of, the substance of our investigations may be summed up in a very few words. The statement of Pennant, adopted by all succeeding writers, to the effect that Elizabeth, the widow of John Milton, was a daughter of Sir Edward Minshull of Stoke, is clearly proved to be a fiction. It has been farther proved, from the parish registers, as well as from bonds and other documentary evidence, that she was, without doubt, the daughter of Randle Minshull of Wistaston, a village about three miles from Nantwich; that she was the cousin of Milton's familiar friend, Dr. Paget, and as such became entitled to a legacy under the learned Doctor's will, and that she is expressly named by Richard Minshull as his sister in the deed before quoted. T. HUGHES. Chester. * * * * * THREE FLEURS-DE-LYS. (Vol. ix., pp. 35. 113.) DEVONIENSIS is informed that an example of this occurs in the arms of King James's School, Almondbury, Yorkshire. The impression, as taken from the great seal of the school, in which however the colours are not distinguished, may be imperfectly described as follows: Three lions (two over one) passant gardant ----, on a chief ----, three fleurs-de-lys ----. As it is not unlikely that some other of King James's foundations may have the same arms, it would be considered a favour if any reader of "N. & Q." possessing the information would communicate the proper colours in this case, or even the probable ones. CAMELODUNENSIS. DEVONIENSIS is quite right in supposing that the bearing of three fleurs-de-lys alone, horizontal, in the upper part of the shield,--in other words, {226} in chief, fess-ways,--is a very rare occurrence. I know of no instance of it in English blazon. Coupled with another and principal charge, as a fess, a chevron, a lion, &c.; or in a chief, it is common enough. Nor have I ever met with an example of it in French coat-armour. An English family, named Rothfeld, but apparently of German extraction, gives: Gules, two fleurs-de-lys, in chief, ermine. Du Guesclin bore nothing like a fleur-de-lys in any way. The armorial bearings of the famous Constable were: Argent, a double-headed eagle, displayed, sable, crowned, or, debruised of a bend, gules. JOHN O' THE FORD. Malta. P.S.--Since writing the above, I have read three replies (Vol. ix., p. 84.), which do not appear to me to exactly meet the Query of DEVONIENSIS. I understand the question to be, does any English family bear simply three fleurs-de-lys, in chief, fess-ways--without any additional charge? And in that sense my reply above is framed.