14 FEBRUARY 1914, Page 16

[To II. EDITOR Or son ••13PICS.01121

Sin,—Surely this is Norman-French. In the "Rules Seynt Roberd," that is, the rules framed by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, for nee by the Countess of Lincoln in the governance of her household and estate, that lady is told that her servants should carry out her orders cheerfully, quickly, and "sans grucer "—without grumbling.—I am, Sir,

C. F. RYDER.