[Sir William Davenant was the author of _The Spaniards in Peru_,
which was subsequently incorporated in his piece, _Playhouse to
be Let_. See his _Works_, fol. 1673, p. 103.; also Genest's
_Account of the English Stage_, vol. i. p. 38.]
_Selion._--I have frequently met with the word "selion" in deeds
relating to property in various parts of the Isle of Axholme, co.
Lincoln. The term is used in the description of property; for instance,
"All that _selion_ piece or parcel of land situate, &c." It does not
signify any particular quantity, for I have known it applied to fields
of all sizes, from five acres down to a quarter of an acre. Will some of
your numerous correspondents furnish an explanation of the word, and
from whence derived?