I. R. R.

"_Largesse_" (Vol. v., p. 557.).--The word _largesse_ is not peculiar to

Northamptonshire: I well remember it used in Essex at harvest-time, being

shouted out at such time through the village to ask for a gift, as I always

understood. A. B. may be referred to _Marmion_, Canto I. note 10.