In Suffolk: Lavenham.--_Blount's Tenures_ by Beckwith. In Gloucestershire: The county of the city of Gloucester.--_1st Report of Real Property Commissioners_, 1839, app. 98. In Middlesex: Islington (Manor of St. John of Jerusalem).--Nelson's _Islington_. Isleworth.--Lysons' _Environs_, vol. iii. p. 96. In Cornwall: Clymesloud.--_Blount's Tenures_ by Beckwith, p. 407. In Nottinghamshire: Southwell.--_Comp. Cop._ 506.; _Blount's Tenures_ by Beckwith. In Northamptonshire: Brigstock.--_Beauties of England and Wales_, vol. ii. p. 201. In Warwickshire: Balshall.--_Pat. 20 R. 2. m. 2._; _Blount's Tenures_ by Beckwith, p. 629. In Lincolnshire: Stamford.--_Camd. Brit._ tit. _Lincolnshire_; _Blount's Tenures_ by Beckwith, p. 416. There are some variances in the custom in these several places; the particulars would be too long for an article in "NOTES AND QUERIES;" but the principle of descent to the youngest son prevails in all. It would be very desirable to complete this list as far as can be done, and I hope some others of your correspondents will give their aid to do it. The origin of this custom, so contrary to the general law of descent by the common law, is also a subject worthy of more investigation than it has yet received. What is stated on the subject in the law books is very unsatisfactory. It might tend to throw some light on this point if any of your correspondents would communicate information as to any nations or tribes where the law of descent to the youngest son prevails, or did prevail, according to ancient or still existing custom. I have also received the following list of places where the custom of Borough-English prevails, from Charles Sandys, Esq., F.S.A., of Canterbury. It is taken from notes to the third edition of Robinson's valuable work on Gavelkind, p. 391. note _a._, and p. 393. n. _c._ This list had escaped me, as my edition of Robinson is an old one. "It appears by communications from the stewards to the late Mr. Sawkins, that in the following manors, lands are descendible after the custom of Borough-English:-- "Middlesex. St. John of Jerusalem, in Islington Sutton Court "Surrey. Weston Gumshall, in Albury Colley, in Reigate Sutton next Woking, in Woking Little Bookham, in Little Bookham and Effingham Wotton, Abinger, Paddington, Paddington Pembroke: in the parishes of Wotton, Abinger, Ewhurst, and Cranley Gumshall Tower Hill, Gumshall Netley; Shere Vachery, and Cranley; Shere Eborum: in the parishes of Shere Ewhurst and Cranley Dunsford, in the parish of Wandsworth Compton Westbury Brockham, in Betchworth "Essex. Boxted Hall "Sussex. Battell, a small part of the freehold and copyhold lands in Robertsbridge Somersham, with the Soke, the copyhold lands in Alconbury, with Weston Huntingdonshire.