_Monaldeschi_ (Vol. viii., p. 34.).--_Relation du Meurte de Monaldeschi, poignardé par ordre de Christine, reine de Suède_, by Father de Bel, is to be found in a collection of curious papers printed at Cologne, 1664, in 12mo. It is given at length in _Cristina's Revenge, and other Poems_, by J. M. Moffatt, London, printed for the author, 1821. E. D. _Anna Lightfoot_ (Vol. vii., p. 595.).--T. H. H. is referred to an elegantly printed pamphlet called _An Historical Fragment relative to her late Majesty Queen Caroline_, printed for J. & N. L. Hunt, London, 1824, which, from p. 44. to p. 50., contains a very circumstantial account of this extraordinary occurrence. E. D. _Lode_ (Vol. v., p. 345.).--It would not appear that this word means "an artificial watercourse," at least from its use at Tewkesbury, where there is still the _Lower Lode_, at which a ferry over the Severn still exists; and there was also the _Upper Lode_, until a bridge was erected over the river at that place. Will this help to show its proper meaning? I. R. R. "_To try and get_" (Vol. ix., p. 76.).--UNEDA inquires the origin of this erroneous mode of expression? Doubtless euphony, to avoid the alliteration of so many T's: "_t_o _t_he _t_heatre _t_o _t_ry and get," &c. But evidently the word _to_ is understood, though not supplied after the word _and_. Thus, "to try and (to) get," &c. CELCRENA. _Abbott Families_ (Vol. ix. p. 105.).--In reply to MR. ABBOTT'S Query, I have a pedigree of Samuel Abbott, born in 1637 or 1638; second son of Wm. Abbott of Sudbury, who was born 1603, and who was son to Charles Abbott of Hawkden and Sudbury, an alderman, which Charles was son to Wm. Abbott of Hawkden. This Samuel married Margaret, daughter to Thomas Spicer. Should MR. ABBOTT wish it, I would forward him a copy of the pedigree. I can trace no connexion between this family and that of Archbishop Abbott, whose father, Maurice Abbott of Guildford, was son of ---- Abbott of Farnham, co. Surrey. I wish especially to know what became of Thomas Abbott, only son of Robert, Bishop of Sarum; which Thomas dedicated his father's treatise against Bellarmine in 1619 to his uncle the Archbishop, calling himself in the preface, "imbellis homuncio." His sister was wife to Sir Nathaniel Brent, whose younger son Nathaniel left all his property to his cousin Maurice Abbott, of St. Andrew's, Holborn, Gent., in 1688; which Maurice was possibly son to Thomas. G. E. ADAMS. 36. Lincoln's Inn Fields.