[The Ligurian sage is no doubt Aulus Persius Flaccus, who, according to
ancient authors, was born at Volaterræ in Etruria; but some modern
writers conclude that he was born at Lunæ Portus in Liguria, from the
following lines (Sat. VI. 6.), which seem to relate to the place of his
residence:
"Mihi nunc Ligus ora
Intepet, hybernatque _meum_ mare, qua latus ingens
Dant scopuli, et multa littus se valle receptat.
_Lunai portum_ est operæ cognoscere, cives."
When approaching the verge of manhood, Persius became the pupil of
Cornutus the Stoic, and his death took place before he had completed
his twenty-eighth year.]
_Gresebrok in Yorkshire._--Can you or any of your correspondents give me
any information as to what part of Yorkshire the manor of Gresebrok lies
in? In Shaw's _History of Staffordshire_ (2 vols. folio), there is a
"Bartholomew de Gresebrok" mentioned as witness to a deed of Henry III.'s
times made between Robert de Grendon, Lord of Shenston, and Jno. de
Baggenhall; which family of Gresebrok, it is said, "probably took their
name from a _manor so called in Yorkshire_, and had property and residence
in Shenstone, from this early period to the beginning of the century, many
of whom are recorded in the registers from 1590 to 1722."
The above is quoted by Shaw from Sanders's _History of Shenstone_, p. 98.,
and perhaps some of your correspondents may possess that work, and will
oblige me by transcribing the necessary information.