My dear Mr Coxe I am going to venture on sending you my Greek Saints’ names. They are out of a Russian Calendar, and are those that seem to have been productive of names and that cannot have been common to both the Eastern and Western Churches since Alban Butler takes no notice of them. I hope it will not be very troublesome to you to note down for [me] where and when they lived, and ... continue reading

Madam, I am much obliged by your contribution to the Monthly Packet, and should be glad to see the other numbers. I must observe however that there are some expressions that had a childish tone that I would gladly see altered such as that the loss of Lucien’s parents was very sad for him, that Hilary wrote clever books, that his Psalms are the same as ours, that a priest is a clergyman &c. Alban Butler ... continue reading

Dear Madam I send you the proof of the Garland, which you had better return direct to

Messrs Mozley Friar Gate Derby

His printers are apt to make great havoc with botanical names, and then put puzzled queries in the margin which amuse me very much. I could not find St Gundula in Alban Butler, and so must leave that correction to you. You will see that I have made one or two little alterations. I did not like ... continue reading

Dear Mr Bullock, If you can wait a little while for St Maurice I will send him to you but I am very busy just now, and could not turn my mind to it immediately. I have Baring Gould and Alban Butler both also Fleury

Yours truly C M Yonge

My dear Lady Mary I am afraid I never heard of the name of Filian, unless it comes from the Scottish Saint Filam, St Fillan’s cave, Glenfillan. But that was a man, a Fifeshire abbot to whose good will the Scots attributed their victory at Bannockburn. At least so says Alban Butler and Baring Gould, and the latter gives as date 7th century, I cannot get nearer. Somehow I believe there was no capital F in ... continue reading