[A biographical notice of Christopher Harvie, or Harvey, is given by
Anthony à Wood in his _Athenæ Oxonienses_, vol. iii. p. 538. (Bliss),
from which it appears he was "a minister's son of Cheshire, was born in
that county, became a batler of Brasen-nose College in 1613, aged
sixteen years, took the degrees in Arts, that of Master being completed
1620, holy orders, and at length was made vicar of Clifton in
Warwickshire." Wood, however (_Ath. Oxon._, vol. i. {273} p. 628.),
attributes _The Synagogue_ to Thomas Harvey, first Master of Kington
School in Herefordshire. "There can be no doubt," adds Mr. Bliss, "but
a Ch. Harvie was the author of this poem, particularly as Walton
contributed some commendatory verses to it, which were repaid by
another copy prefixed to the _Compleat Angler_ by Harvie; but whether
this was Christopher Harvey, the vicar of Clifton, or some other,
remains to be decided. If it was, it is at least singular that Wood,
who was so inquisitive in these matters, should have been ignorant of
the circumstance." Harvey died before the 4th Sept. 1663, as on that
day Samuel Bradwall was instituted to the vicarage of Clifton, void by
the death of the last incumbent.--See Sir John Hawkins' edition of _The
Complete Angler_, p. 186.; also "N. & Q.," Vol. vi., pp. 463. 591.]
_Dannocks._--Hedging-gloves made of whit-leather (untanned leather), and
used by workmen in cutting and trimming fences, are called in this part of
Norfolk _dannocks_. Can any of your correspondents say whence the word is
derived?