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EDITED

BY JOHN BTJEKE, ESQ.,

AUTHOR OF " THE PEERAGE."

VOL. I.

LONDON :

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" Nobilitas nova BACON.
regies potentiee opus est, antiqua vero temporis solius."

THE origin of the titles of honour which are now held by the peers of
the British Empire may be traced to the feudal institutions ; and for their
introduction into this country we are indebted to the Normans.
Originally, when a tract of land was granted by a sovereign prince to
one of his followers to be held by military or other service, it was called
afeudum nobile, and conferred nobility on the possessor.
In the Liber Feudorum
"
it is Qui a principe de ducatu aliquo
said
investitus est, dux solito more Qui vero de marchia, marchio
vocatur.
dicitur. Qui vero de aliquo comitatu investitus est, comes appellatur."
Thus it will be seen that feudal sovereigns were accustomed to erect a
tract of land into afeudum dignitatis, by affixing to it a particular title of
honour and it appears that the early feudal dignities were originally an-
;

nexed to the lands, and were not mere personal distinctions.

Although the dignity of Baron is not mentioned in the Liber Feudorum,
it is
undoubtedly feudal. At the time of the Conquest, the French nobility
was divided into three classes the second of which was the baron, or a
;

person possessed of a seigneurie held directly from the Crown. When the
Normans became established in England, William the Conqueror conferred
the estates of such of the Saxon thanes as had fallen in the battle of
Hastings on his principal followers, as strict feuds to be held by fealty,
homage, or other honorable services. These were feuda nobilia; for the
tenure of all lands in England being declared to be feudal about the 20th
year of William's reign, those persons who held directly under his sove-
reignty constituted the nobility, or first class of persons in the kingdom.
The Conqueror himself holding the Duchy of Normandy under the Crown
of France strictly as afeudum nobile, the only ideas of government he or his
followers could have possessed must have been purely feudal. The universal
principle of this civil constitution was, that the lord should hold a court,
where might be administered to his vassals, and for the government
justice
of the seigneurie, which was composed of himself and his tenants in chief;
the latter being bound by their tenure to present themselves, and afford
him the benefit of their advice and assistance.
Agreeably to this established principle, the first sovereigns of the Norman
line held a court at their Palaces at stated periods of the
namely,
year,
Christmas, Easter, and Whitsuntide, and at this, which was called Curia
Regis, their vassals attended. For the regular assemblies of this court no
summons was necessary but if the sovereign required the attendance of his
;

chief tenants or barons at any other time, they were specially summoned to
" Conventus
appear and this meeting was called
;
principum ex prsecepto
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held at the established festivals.

Regis," to distinguish it from the courts
And here we may trace the origin of those general assemblies which were
called in the Northern kingdoms, States General, and in England, Parlia-
ments. The attendance at the Curia Regis consequently conferred a species
of dignity on those who were bound to it, and they were distinguished by
the name of Peers ; so called from the word pares, in feudal law denoting
those who derived from the same lord and enjoyed equal privileges.
In process of time the general meetings of all the barons when called
together by a summons from the king, acquired the
names of Magnum
Consilium, and Commune Consilium Regni ; and the term Curia Regis was
officers of the
only applied to the permanent court, consisting of the great
Crown, which was held in the King's palace, for the management of the
royal revenues, and the administration of justice.
Thus, during the sovereignty of William I. and of his sons, and even
to the time of Henry III. the Magnum Consilium, or parliament, was com-
posed not only of the great ecclesiastics and the principal temporal nobility,
but also those who held their lands directly under the Crown, in capite by
knight service, that is from the King as Caput Regni. In 1165, the eleventh
year of Henry II., all who were tenants in chief were summoned to the
Magnum Consilium and in Magna Charta are enumerated the persons who
;

then composed the great council of the nation. We find in Domesday

a list of all those who held lands immediately under the Conqueror. They
do not exceed seven hundred, and they possessed the whole kingdom, except
what was apportioned to the church, or reserved for the maintenance of the
King and his family, the part thus reserved being called terra Regis.
An important alteration in the rights of the barons and tenants in capite
took place in the reign of King John. The principal barons, or bar ones
majores, were those only who were specially summoned to parliament by
writs from the King the attendance of the others (who were called barones
;

minores) was required by the general summons of the sheriffs of the respec-
tive counties wherein the lands were situated. Astill greater change affecting

the rights of the barons, it is contended, took place in the reign of Henry
III. it being then considered that no person, even the barones majores, should

appear at Parliament unless directed by the writ of the Sovereign. The

practice of summoning by the sheriff wholly ceased, and the dignity of a
parliamentary baron was limited to those who were honoured with the royal
command to attend the councils of the nation, and the writ of summons
certified the person named in it to be a
peer.
Of the different degrees of rank which have from time to time been
created, those of earliest date are baron and earl.
The word baron was introduced into this country by the Normans, and,
as appears by ancient records, included the whole
nobility of the kingdom.
For all noblemen, even though they held a
higher title, were barons, and
were comprehended under the general name, Council De
Baronage.
From the time of the Conquest to the end of the reign of the third Henry
baron and earl were the only names of
dignity known in England. The title
Comes, or Earl, it is thought, was derived from the Germans, and having
been adopted from them by the French, was rendered feudal and
hereditary
"

by Hugh Capet, after whose example it was introduced by the Conqueror.

Dux, or Duke, the first title of honour in
point of rank, is the next in
point of antiquity. Among the Romans it signified the commander of
an army, and in the middle
ages was similarly applied. As it was used
in the
description of earls many ages before it became a distinct dignity, so
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also was that of marchio, a marquis, for both earls and barons. But the
of marquis was especially given to them who were lords marchers, or
title

governors of the frontier provinces, and hence the name originated.

Viscount is the most modern of the orders of nobility. In point of
rank it is between earl and baron, and is the same word (Vicecomes) which

denotes the sheriff of a county.

According to the constitution of every feudal kingdom in Europe, all
dignities were derived from the Crown and in England all the degrees of
;

nobility flow from the Sovereign, who is the fountain of honour.

Having thus briefly alluded to the origin of the titles of the British peer-
age, we shall proceed more particularly to notice the nature of those digni-
ties, adding a short analysis of the principles which regulate their descent.
" DIGNITIES BY TENURE," (says Cruise,*) "
appear to have always been
hereditary in England, and to have descended in the same manner as the
castles or manors to which they were annexed. So that the descent of
dignities of this kind, in the male line, must have been exactly similar to
that of estates in fee simple unless the castles or manors to which the
;

dignity was annexed were entailed, in which case the dignity descended to
the person entitled to those castles or manors under the entail." And
the right of primogeniture appears in former times to have taken place in the
descent of dignities by tenure to females as well as to males. However,
the acquisition of territorial possessions has long since ceased to constitute
the holder a peer of the realm.
In 1669, Robert Mildm ay claimed the Barony of Fitzwalter as heir-gene-
ral of Robert Fitzwalter, who was summoned to parliament in the 23rd
Edward I. (1295) in opposition to Robert Checke, the lord of the soil, who

alleged that the dignity was a barony of tenure, and ought to go along
with the land. But the House of Lords declared that "a barony by tenure
was found to have been discontinued for many ages, and not in being, and
so not to be revived or to admit any pretence of right of succession there-
fit

upon," and the claimant was summoned as Baron Fitzwalter.

Again, in 1805, Lady Henry Fitzgerald, as heir general of Robert Fitz-
gerald, claimed the Barony of Roos as coheir of Robert de Roos, who
was summoned to Parliament in 49th Henry III., and whose ancestors
were unquestionably barons of the realm by tenure, either of the Manor
of Hameslake or the Castle of Beivoir. The former had been alienated, but
Belvoir being held by the Duke of Rutland, he opposed the claim as feudal
lord from such possession, alleging that as it was the fountain of the house
of dignity, he was entitled to the Barony of Roos. But the Lords decided
he could not claim the barony, and conferred it on one of the coheirs of
Lady Henry Fitzgerald. f
The origin of BARONIES BY WRIT is not distinctly known. The first
instance on record is in the 49th Henry III. and the next is not until the
22d of Edward I., when several persons were commanded to attend the
Sovereign wherever he might be, to advise on the affairs of the kingdom.
Some doubt whether this can be deemed a regular writ of summons, although
in the case above cited \ it was admitted as such, and the first positive
recorded instance is that of 24th June, 1295, 23d Edward I.

* Treatise on
Dignities, Second Edition, page 171.
f The Earldom of Arundel enjoyed by the Ducal house of Norfolk, is a feudal honour
declared by llth Henry VI. (1433) by possession of Arundel Castle only \vithoutany cre-
ation. By the act of 3 Charles I. the earldom is merged in the dignity of the dukedom.
J The claim of Lady Henry Fitzgerald to the Barony of Roos.
B 2
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The effect of these writs (whatever may have been the principle) al-

ways rendered the persons to whom they

were directed barons of the realm,
and created a dignity of an hereditary nature. The latter has been dis-
puted chiefly on the absence of any
words for that purpose in the writ,*
and on the fact that in some instances persons were supmoned to Parlia-
ment, to whom writs were not afterwards issued, or who if summoned,
no
writs were even issued to their descendants. However, it has long been set-
tled, a writ of summons to Parliament, and a sitting
under such writ, con-
stitutes a barony in fee, descendible to the heirs general t of the persons
to whom the writ is directed, and who takes his seat in Parliament in obe-
dience to that writ. But it has not the effect of conferring a dignity on the
taken his seat.J So that if he died
person summoned till he has actually
between the issuing of the writ and the meeting of Parliament he would not
be a peer.
Writs of Summons are of that description called brevia clausa, because
closed up with wax and impressed with the great seal of England. In
these writs the temporal peers were generally styled by their baptismal
and surnames, except when there were other barons of the same name,
then an addition, most commonly derived from their place of residence,
was introduced. Such was the invariable practice till the reign of Henry
VI. Subsequently each baron was styled in the writ, Dominus, which
was afterwards changed to Chevalier.
The title of a baron, whose dignity originated in a writ of summons
and who dies without leaving male issue, becomes vested in his daugh-
ters. If he leave but one daughter, she succeeds to it, but if more than
one, the title falls into ABEYANCE among them, and they are coheirs to
the dignity. So it remains until but one of the daughters or the sole
heir of only one daughter survives, in which case the barony devolves on
the surviving daughter or on her heir. But if the representation of such
daughter be among her coheirs, the dignity falls into abeyance among
them, unless the Crown exercises its prerogative of allowing the barony
to one of the coheirs.
The representation of a barony by writ is always vested in the heirs

* "
The the usual form of a writ of summons to Parliament.
following is
"Rex &c. dilecto et
fideli nostro quia super quibusdam arduis negotiis, nos
et regnum nostrum caeterosque proceres et magnates, de eodem regno tangentibus
quse
sine vestra et eorum praesentia nolumus expederi, Parliamentum nostrum tenere, et
vobiscum super hiis colloquium habere volumus, et' tractatum ; vobis mandamus in
fide et homagio quibus nobis tenemini, firmiter
injungentes quod sitis ad nos apud
Westmonasterium die mensis proximi futuro, vel saltern infra terminum
diei subsequentis ad ultimum, nobiscum
super dictis negotiis tractaturi, et vestrum
consilium impensuri; et hoc nullo modo omittatis. Teste me ipso," etc.
t The first and only instance when the peerage was limited to the heirs male of
the person to whom the writ was issued, was in the case of the
Barony of Brom-
flete 27th Henry VI. The first possessor died without leaving male issue, and
(1449.)
the title became extinct.
J Sir William Blackstone contended that there should be at least two writs of
summons and a sitting in two distinct Parliaments to establish an hereditary ba-
rony, but this is not required, for in the case of the Barony of Clifton, there was
but one writ and a sitting under it, which was held sufficient to create a
barony.
An instance may be given. In the case of the Barony of Zouche the Crown, in
1815, terminated the abeyance in favour of Sir Cecil Bisshop,buthe died without issue
male, and the barony again falling into abeyance, it was in 1829 terminated in favour
of his eldest daughter.
The Crown also exercised this prerogative in 1841, in the case of the Barony of
Hastings.
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of the body of the person first created. Thus, on the death [of a baron
who inherited the dignity, without issue, the title, if he have no brother
living, or there be no issue of such brother, will become vested in his
sister or sisters, or their heirs; in default of which it will revert to his
eldest uncle of the side from whom he inherited the dignity, or his issue ;
failing which to his aunts and their issue ; the females of each generation
being preferred to the males of the preceding generation. On the failure
of the issue of a baron who inherited a dignity from his mother, and also
of the issue of his mother, the dignity of course devolves on his maternal
ancestors.*
When the abeyance of a dignity is terminated in favour of a person
who is not a peer, a writ of summons is issued by the style and title of the
barony in abeyance but if the person in whose favour the Crown deter-
;

mines an abeyance is already a peer and has a higher dignity, the barony
is confirmed by letters-patent, the mode also adopted when the
abeyance is
terminated in favour of an heir female.
It was formerly the custom when baronies by tenure were inherited by
an heir female to summon her husband to Parliament in that barony. In
some cases he was again so summoned after the death of his wife, and in
others, when the husband died before his wife, her second husband was also
summoned to Parliament in the same barony. There is not however any
evidence to show, that an hereditary dignity, descendible to the issue of the
person so summoned by another wife, has been considered to have been
created by a writ of summons. It would seem, that the practice had its

origin in the feudal principle, of the husband being called upon to perform
those services which constituted his wife's tenure of the lands originally
granted by the Sovereign. Since the time of Henry VIILf this prin-
ciple has not been acted on, and the impression now clearly is that there
is no courtesy in dignities.
The practice of issuing a WRIT OF SUMMONS TO THE ELDEST SON OP AN
EARL IN HIS FATHER'S BARONY, (vitd patrisj is stated to have commenced
in the 22nd year of the reign of Edward IV. when Thomas Fitz Alan, son
and heir apparent of William Earl of Arundel was summoned to Parliament
in his father's barony of Maltravers.J Since this period the custom has been
frequently resorted to, and although it temporarily increases the House of
Peers, it does not eventually add to its number. A
writ of summons of this
nature does not deprive the father of any dignity nor does it create a new
peerage, precedence being regulated by the date of the first creation, and the
descent of the dignity continuing in its original course. So, if a peer sum-
moned in his father's barony predeceases his father without issue male, his
* "
In consequence of the prerogative which the Crown has so frequently exercised
in determining the abeyance of dignities, several claims have been made to a coheir-
ship in a barony in abeyance ; but the Crown has seldom terminated an abeyance of
this kind in favour of one of the coheirs, without first referring the case to the
House of Peers, in order to be satisfied of the existence of the barony, and of the per-
sons between whom it was in abeyance." Cruise on Dignities.
*f* During the reign of King Henry VIII. Mr. Wymbish, having married a lady en-
titled to the Barony of Talboys, claimed that dignity in right of his wife. The King
referred the case to the most learned civilians of the time, and on hearing their
" none other should thenceforth use the title of his wife's
opinions decided that
dignity but such as by the courtesy of England had also right to her possessions for
the term of his life." Notwithstanding this royal recognition of the right to courtesy
in dignities, a claim on this ground was soon after rejected.
In 1841, the eldest son and heir of the late Duke of Norfolk was summoned to
the House of Peers in this barony, so long held by his house.
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the barony, although it was created by writ. But

daughter has no claim to
to a writ, being
ifa person so summoned leave a son, this son is entitled
to his In the case of a writ of sum-
heir-apparent grandfather's peerage.
mons being issued to the eldest son of a peer, by the name of a barony
which his father does not really possess, although it was supposed to be
vested in him, then such a writ operates as a new creation, and
the barony
is descendible to all the lineal heirs male and
female of the person so sum-
moned in error.
it became a practice to create
During the sovereignty of Richard II.,
were conferred by charter
peerages by LETTERS PATENT, although dignities
at a much earlier period. The first title created by letters patent under
the great seal was granted in the year 1387, when John Beauchamp of
of Kidderminster.
Holt, was elevated to the dignity of Baron Beauchamp
In all cases where peerages were thus created, there was a clause similar
to that contained in the ancient charters granting personal dignities ; and
even so late as the 13th year of the reign of James I. the solemn investi-
ture of barons created by letters patent was performed by the King him-
self, by putting on the new baron a robe of scarlet
and a hood furred with
minever; but in that year the law advisers of the Crown declared that
the delivery of the letters patent was sufficient without any ceremony, and
in the modern patents of creation the public ceremony of investiture is dis-

pensed with by express words. A sitting in Parliament is not necessary

to

perfect the creation by letters patent, as the affixing

the great seal renders
it complete.
In creation by letters patent the state of inheritance must be limited in
proper form, otherwise (according to Lord Coke) the grant is void. Limita-
tions are generally to the heirs male of the body of the grantee, but instances
occur where remainder has been to the second son and his heirs male ;

others where the limitation was to the issue male of the body of the
grantee by a particular woman; and in some few it is limited, in default of
heirs male, to heirs general, or to the eldest heir female.
In many instances of the grant of a dignity by letters patent to a
female, the limitation has been only for the term of her natural life ; but
with the exception of the grant by charter of the Earldom of Rutland by
Richard II. to his cousin Edward Plantagenet, there does not appear to be a
single instance of a peerage having ever been created to a man, in which
there was not remainder to his issue or to some other person expressly named.
And in every instance in which a peerage has been conferred on a person
with a limitation to others instead of his issue, such person has previously
held a peerage of a higher rank than that created by the letters patent.
A dignity which was originally created by writ, may be revived or
restored to the heir, or one of the coheirs, by letters patent. In this
case they are called LETTERS OF RESTITUTION.
At various times attempts have been made to give a precedence in
letters patent by which dignities were created
beyond the precedence which
would arise from the date of such patent. In cases of peerage, this pre-
cedence is now universally considered illegal. It certainly is the undoubted
prerogative of the Crown to create an individual to any order of the peerage
it thinks
proper, but it has not the power to give precedence above any
peer previously created of the same degree.
As to the power of the Crown to bestow a particular precedence on
any
personage it may be pleased so to honour, it is not necessary to enter into an
enquiry, but from the case of Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg, (now King
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of the Belgians), who was assigned a place next to the blood royal, and the
more recent one of Prince Albert, the consort of her present Majesty Queen
Victoria, who holds rank next to the sovereign,* it would appear that such
a prerogative is possessed by the Crown.f
An act of Parliament is unlimited in its effect in all cases respecting
dignities. Numerous examples could be given where the power of Parlia-
ment has been exercised, but it has in most instances been called in to give
effect to the grace of the Crown in cases which were beyond its prerogative.
This has most frequently been done to reverse attainders.
In one instance Parliament created a new limitation with the original
precedence of dignities, which without its interference would have become
extinct. The case is that of the celebrated John, Duke of Marlborough.
The Dukedom with other English titles and a Scotch barony were held by
him with remainder to his heirs male. But in 1706, when the Duke had
no issue male living, an act was passed limiting all these dignities in default
of issue male to his eldest daughter and her heirs male, with remainder
to all his other daughters, severally and successively according to their
priority of birth and to their heirs male. This was an extraordinary occur-
rence, and nothing can again produce it, except such another combination of
circumstances or a repetition of such great and important services as then
called it forth.
While speaking of
dignities generally, it may be as well to allude in this
place to the personal honour which a lady acquires by marriage with a
peer. Every woman so married becomes entitled to the same dignity as
her husband, and is vested with all the rights and privileges of peerage which
are consistent with her sex. If she be accused of treason or felony she can

only be tried by the House of Peers. But if a woman who has acquired a
dignity by marriage afterwards marries a commoner, she loses her dignity,
and all the rights and privileges annexed to it. This doctrine was formerly
doubted, but the House of Peers, in 1691, declared that if the widow of
any peer be married to a commoner she shall not be allowed the privilege
of peerage.:
If a woman be noble by birth, or created a peeress, she will not lose
her dignity by marrying a commoner. And if the widow of a duke
marry a baron, or any peer under the rank of her first husband, she still
retains the name of duchess, because her husband is noble.
It may here be observed that the first instance in which earls and barons
have been styled Peers, is in the award of exile against Hugh le Despever
and his son in 1321. (14th of Edward II.)

*
Shortly after her Majesty's marriage the following order appeared in the Gazette.
"Whitehall, 5th March, 1840. Her Majesty has been pleased to declare and or-
dain that Field Marshal His Royal Highness Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel,
Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, K.G., Her Majesty's Consort,
shall henceforth upon all occasions, and in all meetings, except otherwise provided
by Act of Parliament, have, hold, and enjoy place, pre-eminence, and precedence next
to Her Majesty."
f Special grants of precedence as younger sons and as daughters of a Peer are
frequently given.
J Such is now unquestionably the law on the subject; notwithstanding the present
universal practice of widows of peers retaining the titles and using the armorial bearings
of their first husbands, when married to commoners.
So it is held by Lord Coke, but other writers contend that she should be styled by
the title of her second husband. At the coronation of George III. the latter
doctrine was acted upon, for the Dowager Duchess of Leeds, then the wife of the
Earl of Portmorc, claimed to walk as a Duchess, but was refused.
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Peers are said to be so called, because, though differing in degree, they are
in which respect there is no difference
equal in their rights and privileges,
between the highest and the lowest.
The dignity of VISCOUNT which is always conferred by letters patent,
and descends according to the limitation therein expressed, was not intro-
duced into England until 1440, the 18th year of the reign of Henry
VI., when John Lord Beaumont was created Viscount Beaumont by Letters
Patent. The title which has comparatively been but seldom conferred,
takes precedence immediately above all barons and formerly each person
;

who received it was previously a baron. In some modern instances indi-

viduals have been at once created a baron and viscount,* and in others
without having
they have been elevated to the dignity of a viscount
been previously possessed of a barony or at the same time raised to that
dignity, f
EARL, like that of baron, seems in early times to have been a title
enjoyed as a consequence of the tenure of certain lands, which, when forfeited
to the Crown, and conferred upon others, or when inherited in the natural
course of descent, carried with it that order of dignity. However there
is much difference of opinion on this point. The Committee of the
House of Lords which was appointed to investigate all matters relating
to the dignity of a peer of the realm, maintains that earldoms were
personal, and that grants of lands had not the effect of conferring the
" There
title. Cruise, in his. Treatise on Dignities, says appear to have been
three kinds of earldoms.
" The first
was, where the dignity was annexed to the seizin and pos-
session of an entire county with jura regalia. In that case the county
became palatine, and the person created earl thereof acquired royal jurisdiction
and royal seigniory. By reason of the royal jurisdiction the earl palatine
had all the high courts and officers of justice which the king had, with a civil
and criminal jurisdiction and by reason of his royal seigniory he had all
;

the royal services and royal escheats which the king had so that in fact
;

a county palatine was, in every respect, a feudal kingdom in itself, but held
of a superior lord.
" The second kind of earldom
was, where the king created a person
earl of a county, without granting him the seizin and possession of the

county itself, or any of the franchises of an earl palatine but only the third
;

part of the profits, or tertium denarium, arising from the pleas of the
county court.
" The third kind of earldom
was, where the Crown granted a consi-
derable tract of land to a person to hold per servitium unius comitatus."
The conferring of earldoms, which was always by letters patent, was
for a long period accompanied by an investiture in Parliament, and the
descent of the dignity was in all cases clearly defined. The ancient
custom of creating a person earl of some county or town, has, from the
great increase of titles in England, given place to designating the dignity
after an estate belonging to the person so elevated, or in some instances
deriving the from the family name. The practice of investiture has
title

long since been dispensed with. The dignity of earl has generally been
limited to the heirs male of the
body of the grantee, but remainders are
not uncommon to the issue of a sister or
daughter.
*
Canterbury Viscount and Baron, 1835.
t Sidmouth Viscount, 1805. Ripon, Earl of (1833), raised to the peerage as
Viscount Goderich, 1827. Hardinge Viscount, 1846.
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The dignityMARQUIS, as distinguished from other titles of

of
honour was unknown in England until the reign of Richard IT., when
in 1386, that monarch by charter created Robert de Vere, Earl of
Oxford, Marquis of Dublin for life. The second creation of the title
was in 1397, John de Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, was made Marquis
of Dorset, It was not again conferred until the reign of Edward II.,
since which period it has been occasionally granted, and it has now
become like the comparatively modern dignity of viscount, a common
title of peerage in this country. It has always been conferred by
letters patent, and, as in the case of other dignities so created, descends
agreeably to the limitations reserved.
The highest dignity in the peerage of England, that of DUKE, was
created in the llth year of the reign of King Edward III., Edward
the Black Prince, son of that monarch being made Duke of Cornwall.
The next instance of a similar creation was that of Henry, Earl of
Lancaster, who in 1351, was raised to the title of Duke of Lancaster.
The .words of the charters conferring both are considered by some to
have rendered them dukedoms by tenure, and as such they are said
still to exist, that of Cornwall being vested in the eldest son of the
Sovereign, who becomes Duke of Cornwall the moment he is born,
and that of Lancaster being in the hands of the crown.
Dukes are now created by patent, and the descent of the dignity
has always been limited by the terms of the charter of creation. In
the year 1572, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, the whole order
became extinct, but James I. in 1623, revived the dignity in the person
of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.
Titles of nobility are said to be EXTINCT when they cease to exist
without being forfeited, dormant, or in abeyance ; * and as dignities
cannot be aliened, surrendered or extinguished by the persons possessed
of them, neither can they be lost by the negligence of any parties entitled
to them, in not claiming them within any particular time.
We have already alluded to the subject Abeyance,^ and shall now
proceed briefly to notice Dormancy, and Forfeiture.
A peerage is said to be DORMANT, when from the poverty of the heir
or representative, or from delicacy on his part towards the claims of others
in cases of disputed legitimacy, or from various other causes of a tem-

porary or personal nature it remains unclaimed. Peerages are often

incorrectly said to be dormant when they are in abeyance but the latter,
;

as we have seen, is a compulsory state which can only be removed by the

exercise of the royal prerogative, or the death of one branch of coheirs
and their representatives, while dormancy is a condition dependent on the
rightful heir not possessing his claim.
All dignities or titles of honour, whether held in fee simple, fee tail,
or for life, are forfeited and lost by the ATTAINDER of high treason of
those who are possessed of them 4 Persons upon whom judgment
of high treason is pronounced, or who are outlawed upon an indictment

*
When a peerage is' granted with remainder to the heirs male of the body of the
person on whom the title is first conferred, it clearly becomes extinct at his death
without issue. But when ancient dignities have been long held by families whose
branches become widely extended, it is difficult to say that the honours are absolutely
extinct, or that no representative exists to claim legally the hereditary peerage.
t See page 4.
J Cruise on Dignities, p. 118.
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for such a crime are said to be attainted of it, and nothing but a
will restore the
reversal of the act of attainder by Parliament, person
so attainted or his the honours thus forfeited.
posterity to
When a
a dignity, with a remainder over
person is tenant in tail male of
in tail male to another, and such person is attainted of high treason,
the dignity is forfeited as to him and his issue male, but upon failure
of the issue male of the person attainted, the dignity becomes vested in
the remainder man or his male descendant.
An important difference exists between an attainder for high treason,
and an attainder for Dignities created either by writ,
or by
felony.
for high treason, but by
patent, become forfeited by an attainder
an attainder for felony an entailed dignity is not forfeited, though a
dignity created by writ, and descendible to
heirs general is forfeited

by the attainder of felony, of the person possessed of it.*

In all cases of attainder whereby a has been forfeited, the crown
title

has no power to restore the dignity. This can only be done by act
of Parliament, either expressly or impliedly by annulling the attainder.
For by the attainder it was utterly destroyed, and gone as if it never
had existence, and the power of Parliament alone is competent to
restore it. The Sovereign may grant a dignity of the same degree
and by the same name, but the dignity so granted, will not be that
which existed before the attainder it will be new and distinct. In
most cases where a dignity has been restored by act of Parliament,
it has been
by the reversal of the attainder by which it was forfeited,
which of course revived the honour to precisely the same state as if
such act of attainder had never been passed. In some instances the
dignity has been restored with a new limitation , whilst in others, though
the heir of the last baron has been fully restored in blood, a new
dignity with a limitation of a different nature from that forfeited by his
ancestor, has, by the act of restoration, been created.
In cases of entailed dignities, the issue of the person attainted must
be capable of inheriting, otherwise if there be a person who could
succeed to the dignities in consequence of a special remainder in the
patent of creation, such remainder will immediately take effect, in the
same manner as if the issue of the attainted person had failed.
The attainder of a son and heir of a baron by writ, whether such
son does or does not survive his father, will destroy the for
dignity ;

he is incapable of inheriting it in consequence of his attainder, and his

blood being corrupted, no title can be derived through him, so that
the dignity becomes vested in the Crown
by escheat, and is thereby
merged and destroyed as effectually as if it had been forfeited by the
person actually possessed of it. But it is a rule of law, that the
attainder of a person who need not be mentioned in the derivation
of the title, does not impede the descent of the
dignity, and therefore
when a person may claim as heir to an ancestor without
being obliged
to derive his descent,
though an attainted person, he will not be effected
by such attainder. Thus, if a man has two sons, and the eldest is
attainted of treason, and afterwards the father dies seized of an estate
in the younger brother cannot inherit from his father,
fee-simple,
for the elder brother, attainted, is a brother, and no other
though still

*
This was decided in 1631, in the case of Baron
Audley, and confirmed in 1711.
in that of Earl Ferrers.
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can be heir to the father while he is alive so that the elder brother
;

cannot inherit in consequence of his attainder, nor the younger in

consequence of the existence of his elder brother the estate or dignity
;

escheats to the Crown. But if the elder brother die vitd patris,
without issue, the younger brother will then inherit from the father,
because he can derive his descent from him, without claiming through,
or even mentioning, his brother.
A very material difference exists between the effects of an attainder
of the heir apparent, to a dignity created under letters patent, and an
attainder of the heir apparent to a dignity created under a writ of
summons. In the former case, which renders the honour an estate
tail, the dignity is not destroyed if he die in the lifetime of his ancestor,
to whom he was heir apparent, but if he survive such ancestor, the
dignity is lost.
Dignities were anciently considered as alienable with the consent of
the Crown, and there are several instances both of alienation and surrender.
But the power appears to have ceased before the time of Henry VI., and
in 1646, the House of Lords* resolved that, "No person that hath any
power vested in him, or a peer of the realm, can alienate or transfer
is

the dignity to another; and no peer can extinguish his title, but it descends
unaffected by any grant, surrender, fine or other conveyance."
The earliest case of the discussion in the House of Lords of a CLAIM
TO A PEERAGE, occurred in the eleventh year of the reign of Henry VI. f
But the right to such titles as were not annexed to manorial, or other
possessions, was formerly determined before the lord high constable, and
earl marshal, not according to the rules of common law, but by the

regulations and customs of chivalry. J From the decision of this court,

an appeal lay to the Crown, but on the abolition of the office of high
constable, it became the practice to submit the claims at once to the
Sovereign, which course was first adopted about the time of Henry

In the reign of his successor, commissioners were appointed to decide

the claims to peerages, ||
but the practice of referring them to the House
of Lords (as in the time of Henry VI.) being again adopted, it was after-
wards generally followed ; and since the reign of Charles I., the House of
Peers has become the tribunal where such claims are decided when the
Crown does not act upon the report of the attorney general only.
If a dignity has lain dormant for a considerable period, the lord chan-
cellor will not issue a writ of summons to the claimant without a previous
examination of his right. The mode of proceeding is, for the claimant to
present a petition to the Sovereign, through the secretary of state for the
home department. This petition in the first instance is referred to the
attorney general, before whom the claimant lays a statement of his case,
produces his evidence, and, if necessary, is heard by his counsel. If any

person wishes to oppose the claim, he can enter a caveat in the office of
the attorney general, or should it appear to that high functionary that any
other parties are interested in the application, he directs notice to be given

*
Journals of the Lords, Vol. iv. p. 150.
f The case of the Earldom of Arundel, when the king decided the controversy
by an act made with the advice of the peers in Parliament.
t Milles' Political Nobility.
See case of Barony of Talboys, in note to page 5.
||
In this commission there was a special saving of the right of the Earl Marshal,
12 THE PEERAGE.

to them. Should the case be clear, and the evidence satisfactory, a writ
of summons is usually issued on the report of the attorney general to that

effect. But if any doubt exist, the Crown refers the whole matter to the
House of Peers.* That body order it to be considered by their committee
of privileges, who call for the assistance of the judges on any occasion of
difficulty. At the sitting of the committee the claimant appears by his
counsel, and the attorney general always attends on behalf of the Crown.
Any person, while the claim is pending, may by petition to the house oppose
it, and by his counsel advance his right to the peerage
in question.
The proofs in all cases of claim to dignities must be full and sufficient as
to two points, namely, the creation of the title, and the pedigree of the
claimant.
The creation of a dignity must be proved by matter of record except in ;

the case of a woman claiming a title by marriage. For no man can be a

peer without matter of record, but the dignity of a woman, who is a peeress
by marriage, accrues to her by matter in fact.
The creation of a title by writ of summons is proved either by the pro-
duction of the original writ itself, or by the evidence that such a writ
was Dignities by letters patent are proved either by producing the
issued.
letters which are matters of record, or by evidence of their enrolment.f
The claimant's pedigree must be deduced from the person first ennobled,
and in cases of baronies by writ, the extinction of all descendants of other
coheirs, or the pedigrees of existing coheirs must be clearly shown. Pedi-
grees were formerly proved by the attestation of a herald, but at present
the evidence is the same as that produced before a jury upon a trial involving
a similar question.
If the committee of the House of Lords decide in favour of a claimant,
the Crown orders a writ of summons pursuant to their report, but if the
proof of claim be unsatisfactory, the committee state that the petitioner
has not made out his claim to the dignity. This does not preclude another
hearing on the production of further evidence. And if the House of Peers
(as is frequently the case) should adjudge that the petitioner had no right
to the dignity claimed, such a resolution is not considered final and con-
clusive.
The treaty of union between England and Scotland declared that sixteen
should be chosen out of the whole Scottish peerage, to
represent that body
in the Parliament of Great Britain, and that these sixteen
peers should be
chosen upon each dissolution of Parliament, and
enjoy all its privileges.
That all peers of Scotland should be considered as peers of Great Britain,
and rank next after those of the same degree existing at the time of the
union, and before those of a like degree created subsequent to the union.
That they should enjoy all privileges of peerage, except those of
sitting in
the House of Lords and of voting on the trial of a These rights were
peer.
confirmed to the Scottish peerage by 5 Anne, cap. 8.
At the time of the union between Great Britain and Ireland, it was
enacted that twenty-eight temporal peers of the latter
part of the United
*
This reference to the House of Peers is
discretionary in the Crown, for it might
resume the former practice of referring claims of peerage to the court of the earl
marshal, or grant the claimant a writ of summons without any reference ; or refuse to
make any reference, as was done in the case of the earldom of Banbury in 1727
Cruise, p. 257.
t In the several cases of claims to titles under letters patent which have occurred
the principal difficulty has been the derivation of the
pedigree from the original grantee
of the dignity.
 THE PEERAGE. 13

Kingdom should sit in the House of Lords and be members of Parliament for
life, and that the lords spiritual of Ireland should in rotation, to the num-
ber of four in each session, be peers of Parliament.
A peer of Ireland, who is not elected one of the twenty- eight, may sit in
the House of Commons, if chosen member for any place in England but ;

while he continues to hold his seat as a commoner, he is not entitled to pri-

vilege of peerage, nor is he capable of being [elected one of the twenty-
eight, nor of voting at their election. It was also declared by the act of
union, that as often as three of the peerages of Ireland then existing shall
become extinct, the Sovereign may create a peer of that portion of the
kingdom. When the peers of Ireland are reduced by extinction or other-
wise to one hundred, exclusive of those who shall hold any peerage of Great
Britain or of the United Kingdom, the Sovereign may then create one peer
of Ireland for every peerage that becomes extinct, or is removed from the
specific number by its possessor obtaining a British peerage. Thus the
Crown may always keep up the number of one hundred Irish peers, in
addition to those who have an hereditary seat in the House of Lords.
The act of union further declared that the lords of Parliament, spiritual and
temporal, on the part of Ireland, shall have the same rights and privileges
respectively as the peers of Great Britain, and that all the lords spiritual
and temporal of Ireland, shall have rank next and immediately after all the
persons holding peerages of the like order and degree in Great Britain existing
at the time of the union, and that all peerages of the United Kingdom of the
same degree, shall take rank according to their respective dates of creation.
All the peers of Ireland (except such as are members of the House of
Commons) enjoy every privilege of peerage as fully as the peers of Great
Britain, exclusive only of those attendant upon sitting in the House of Lords,
or on the trial of a peer.
The Lords Spiritual consist of two distinct portions, namely, the English
and Welsh bishops, who all have seats in the House of Lords, and the
representative bishops of Ireland, four sitting each session.
In the time of the Saxons the bishops and abbots held their lands free
from all secular services, but soon after the establishment of the Normans
they were charged with the same obligations of military service as laymen.
In consequence of this alteration, the bishops became tenants in capite per
baroniam, and were of course bound to attend the Curia Regis, which at that
time was considered a burthensome service. They were, however, always
exempted from doing homage for their baronies, but were bound to take the
oath of fealty.*
The Bishop of Sodor and Man is the only one who does not sit in the
House of Lords. Holding, as it is said, not from the Crown, but from the
Lordship of Man, he is not one of the Sovereign's tenants in capite.
The right of archbishops and bishops to sit in Parliament is not derived
from their ecclesiastical dignities, but from the temporal possessions to which
they become entitled in right of their sees, for it only commences when
they have obtained the investiture of those posessions. And when a spiritual
person is translated from one see to another, he has no right to sit in Par-
liament during the interval, so that their seats in that assembly are strictly
derived from tenure, and they are not styled peers of the realm, but only
peers of Parliament.
Archbishops take precedence of all dukes; and bishops have been
assigned the rank before all barons, and next after viscounts.
*
Cruise on Dignities, p. 51, 52.
14 THE PEERAGE.

All peers of the realm possess an undisputed right to demand at any time
a private audience of the Sovereign. If they are arraigned for treason or
their peers, and this privilege, though denied
felony, they must be tried by
to lords spiritual, is extended to all peeresses, whether so hi their own right
or by marriage, but a peeress by marriage loses by a second alliance all
nobility derived from the first.* Peers have the privilege of voting in
Parliament by proxy, they are free from all arrest for debt, they cannot be
outlawed in any civil action, nor can any attachment lie against their person.
They are exempt from attending courts leet, and in case of riot cannot be
called on to join the posse comitatus. Peers enjoy the right of sitting
covered in courts of justice. f When they are examined in civil or criminal
cases, they must be sworn for it is a maxim of law, In judicio non creditur
;

nisijuratis; but their answers to bills in chancery are given in "on honour,'
as are their verdicts when sitting in judgment.
Any person convicted of spreading false reports respecting a peer is guilty
of scandalum rtiagnatum, and is subject to severe punishment under several
statutes.
Peers cannot be required in the ordinary way to keep the peace, nor can
they be bound over except by the Court of Chancery or Court of Queen's
Bench. Lastly, a peer cannot lose his nobility but by death or attainder.

* See ante,
page 7, and note.
f Lord Kingsale enjoys the hereditary privilege (granted to his ancestor Do Courcy,
Earl of Ulster, by King John) of wearing his hat in the royal presence.

" A Dieu mon arae,

Ma vie au roi ;

Mon cceur aux dames,

L'honneur pour moi." Le Preux Chevalier
To Thee, God of hope, or in peace or in war,
Christ, whose pure cross I have carried afar,
Through the climes of the East, where infidel sway,
Like chaff in the wind hath been scattered away,
By those who adore Thee Oh to Thy control,
! !

Great God of us all, be confided my soul !

My life for monarch His wish, and his word

my !

Send the vassal to toil, and die for his lord.

His cause is my cause, his enemy mine :

For him my existence I freely resign.

Whatever be the danger that destiny bring
To the weal of the Crown, my life for the King !

My heart is for woman ! Each throb as it beats,

Is thine,whose bright image through trials, defeats,
Spurred on my faint spirit ; that image the same,
Making triumph more glad, when victory came :

Thine, lady, my heart, now, as then when I strove,

Thou being of beauty, of mind, and of love.
Aye, soul for my faith, my life for the throne,
my
My heart for the fair I keep honour alone,
:

That nerve of the knight from his head to his heel,

The gem of his crest, and the flash of his steel,
And the strength of his shield ; that treasure must be
My own, and for ever My
honour for ine !
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Cfie Castles ann scansions of OBteat ^Britain ana

3(relanix

i$ranc*p*tfj Cattle.
OF the feudal fortresses of England whether we regard their venerable
antiquity, the rank and authority of their early possessors, or the wealth
and taste which have been recently expended upon them there are few
*
that can claim precedence over Brancepeth Castle.
The derivation of its name, and the date of its foundation, are alike lost
in the night of ages we must, therefore, as a guide to these points, be
:

content to accept, instead of the clear light of history, the struggling

and fitful glimmerings of uncertain tradition.
A little which we are speaking, is a hill
to the north of the castle, of
called Bran- den, reported tohave contained of old the den of a monstrous
brawn or boar, the undisputed sovereign of Weardale forest, and the terror
of the surrounding county of Durham.
Descending from his lofty lair, the formidable wild beast was wont to
take his course where the castle of Brance-peth recording his path
in its name has since been erected. " An old grey stone (reputed to be the
remnant of a cross,) on the height of the hiU near the farm of Cleves-
cross, is said to commemorate the successful adventure of Roger de Fery.
The marshy, and then woody vale, extending from Croxdale to Ferry-
wood, was one of the brawn's favourite haunts, affording roots and mast,
and the luxurious pleasure of volutation. Near Cleves-cross, Hodge of
Ferry, after carefully marking the boar's track, dug a pitfall, slightly
covered with boughs and turf, and then, toling on his victim by some bait
to the treacherous spot, stood armed with his good sword across the
pitfall,
'At once with hope and fear his heart rebounds.'
At length the gallant brute came trotting on his onward path, and,
seeing the passage barred, rushed headlong on the vile pitfall. The story
has nothing very improbable and something like real evidence still exists.
;

According to all tradition, the rustic champion of Cleves sleeps beneath a

coffin- shaped stone in Merrington
Church-yard, rudely sculptured with the
instruments of his victory, a sword and spade on each side of a cross. It
was not unusual, either in England or abroad, when a man had slain a
boar, wolf, or spotted pard, to bear the animal as an armorial ensign in his
shield. The seal of Roger de Ferie still remains in the treasury [of
Durham], exhibiting his old antagonist, a boar passant."
Such is the legend of " the brawn of Brancepeth," collected and pre-
served, by Robert Surtees, the learned historian of the county palatine of
Durham.* He adds that the account of this boar, "is not a wit more
'
wonderful than that of the Weardale Boar, eximise formee aprum, quern
multi prsedecessores ejus, prsedari non potuerunt/ on whose capture the
Roman Prefect dedicated an altar to Silvanus." Perhaps indeed, since
Est in juvencis, est in equis, patrum
Virtus ; neque irabellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam,

*
History of Durham, Vol. III. p. 284
16 BRANCEPETH CASTLE.

the boar of Brancepeth successor to the prowess, as well as the sovereignty,

of that of Weardale was his lineal descendant.
Hutchinson, the historian of the county of Durham who preceded Surtees,
states, as a proof of the antiquity of Brancepeth Castle,
that our records
furnish no licence for fortifying and embattling it. But, though the precise
it has never been disputed
period at which it was buut is not ascertained,
that it owes its foundation to the Bulmers, lords of Sheriff-Hutton in
Yorkshire.
As in the reign of Stephen, the hands of the monarch were weakened by
a disputed succession,jthe barons seized the occasion to render themselves
more of the crown and formidable to each other by fortifying
independent
and erecting castles.
their houses Nor is it improbable that in this reign
Bulmer strengthened himself in the possession of his Durham barony by
building the Castle of Brancepeth. Of this family, after a few generations,
we find Emma
de Bulmer sole heir. She, marrying Geoffrey de Nevill*
(who died 5th Richard I.), conveyed to him her hereditary Castles of Brance-
peth and Sheriff-Hutton. She bore her husband two children, Henry and
Isabel de Neville. Henry died without issue. Isabel, inheritor of the
broad lands of her brother, became wife to Robert Fitz-Maldred, lord of
Raby, and chief of an illustrious Saxon house. The castles of her Bulmer
ancestors were numbered amongst her possessions and in the male
;

descendants of herself and her husband, Brancepeth continued down to the

time of Queen Elizabeth.
The genealogist will recollect that, when Josceline de Louvaine received
in marriage the heiress of the Percies, the proud condition was imposed on
the Flemish prince, on his accepting the Norman alliance, that he should
relinquish either his own name or coat of arms in favour of that of his bride,
and that he decided the option by assuming the name of Percy. Whether
in performance of some similar agreement, or out of gratitude for their

large maternal inheritance, or from the mere fashion of that day to Norman-
ize, henceforward the descendants of the Lord of Raby and the Lady of

Brancepeth assumed the surname of Neville.

Their great- great-grandson Ralph Neville, who was summoned to
parliament 23 Edward I. A.D. 1295, was father of Ralph, Lord Neville of
Raby. The latter baron, during the absence of Edward III. in the wars of
France, was one of the principals in command at the victory of Neville's
Cross, gained over the Scots upon the hilly ground extending between the
City of Durham and his own Castle of Brancepeth.
His grandson, Ralph Lord Neville, was created Earl of Westmoreland
by Richard II. He soon afterwards, however, deserted the falling fortunes
of that fickle monarch and his sword was one of the principal instruments
;

in placing and preserving the sceptre in the vigorous

grasp of the heir of
the house of Lancaster, whose sister of the half-blood he had married. It
was his second wife that was the sister of Henry of Bolingbroke through ;

her he had numerous descendants!, the most distinguished of whom was his

*
According to Leland (Itinerary, vol. i. fol. 90), who took his information from a
rollof the genealogy of the Earls of Westmoreland, Gilbertus Neville the ancestor who
came with William the Conqueror, "was his Admirale." We believe Mr. Drummond
has prepared for publication a most elaborate pedigree of the Norman and Saxon
branches of this chivalrous house.
t Their daughter, the Lady Eleanor Neville, was married to the illustrious young
exile Henry Percy, the only son of Hotspur, a fact which has
suggested the plot for the
chivalrous ballad of the " Hermit of Wark worth," of which the banished lord and
his bride are the hero and heroine.
 BRANCEPETH CASTLE. 17

" the last of

grandson Richard Nevill, Earl of Warwick, the Barons,"* the
hero of the wars of the Roses,
" The setter
up and puller down of kings.' 'f
The second family of the Earl of Westmoreland is now represented in
the male line by the Earl of Abergavenny.
As the Castle of Brancepeth, to which the first Earl of Westmoreland
is said to have greatly added,J descended to his issue by his first
marriage,
it is of these only that we shall treat.

During the next three successions the Earldom of Westmoreland, and

the territorial Barony of Brancepeth, never passed from father to son. The
eldest son, a gallant soldier, in the wars of Harry the Fifth, died during the
life of his father, leaving two sons, Ralph and John Neville.
Ralph, who succeeded his grandfather as second Earl of Westmoreland,
married a daughter of the chivalrous Hotspur, but left no surviving de-
scendant. His brother Sir John Nevill, together with his neighbours the
Percies and the bulk of the northern gentry, had, in the wars of the Roses,
espoused the cause of the House of Lancaster and, fighting under the
;

banner of the vanquished, he fell in the fatal field of Towton. His son
Ralph succeeded as third Earl of Westmoreland, He " reversed our
nature's kindlier doom," survived his only son and is said to have died
;

of grief for his loss.

His grandson Ralph Neville inherited with his titles, his Castle of Brance-
peth. He was a Knight of the Garter, and a nobleman of great consideration
in the days of Henry VIII., who, like Henry VII. , favoured families which
had worn the badge of the Red Rose. In the time of this earl, John
Leland, the antiquary, visited, and thus described, the Castle of Brancepeth :

" The
village and Castle of Branspeth stondith on a rokky among hilles
higher than it. On the southe-west part of the castelle cummith downe a
title Bek out of the rokkes and hilles not far of. The Castelle of Branspeth
is
strongly set and buildid and hath 2 Courtes of high building. The
pleasure of the castelle is in the 2 Court."||
The son and grandson of the fourth Earl lineally succeeded to the estate
arid titles.
The latter of these, Charles, the sixth and last Earl of Westmoreland of
the Neville name, became, through his marriage with the Lady Jane
Howard, brother-in-law to that Duke of Norfolk who aspired to the fair
hand of the captive Queen of Scots. On the 14th of November, 1569,
Lord Westmoreland at his Castle of Brancepeth was visited by his neighbour
the Earl of Northumberland and there the " Rising of the North" was
;

hastily and rashly determined upon,

" And now the
inly- working North
Was ripe to send its thousands forth,
A potent vassalage to fight
In Percy's and in Neville's right."H
But Sir George Bowes threw himself into Barnard Castle, and, defending

*
Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel, thus called, takes ils title in allusion to the
Earl of Warwick,
t Part 3, Henry VI.
Leland's Itinerary, vol. i. fol. 81.
Canning's epitaph for his eldest son.
II Leland's Itinerary, vol. i. fol. 80.
Wordsworth's" White Doe of Rylstone.''
tf

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iton behalf of Queen Elizabeth, detained the rebels long before its walls,
and gave time for the loyal troops to assemble.
The insurgents eventually dispersed without
a battle.
" Now the Percies' crescent is set in blood ;
And the northern bull his flight has ta'en,
And the sheaf of arrows are keen and bright,
And Barnard's walls are hard to gain."*
The two Earls fled into Scotland whence Northumberland was delivered
;

up to Queen Elizabeth and beheaded, and Westmoreland escaped to Flanders.

The Earl of Westmoreland died in 1601, leaving no surviving male issue.
He had been attainted in 1571 j.his possessions in the Palatinate of Durham,
including the castles of Raby and Brancepeth, would therefore
have fallen
to its Bishop, as count palatine, had not the act of attainder provided that
they should be forfeited to the Crown in order to reimburse the expenses
of

suppressing the rebellion.

For the subsequent history of Brancepeth Castle it might be sufficient
to refer to the works of Mr. Hutchinson and Sir Cuthbert Sharpe,f but for
such as may be unwilling or unable to refer to these authorities, we will
briefly sketch its outline.
King James I. granted this castle and surrounding domain to his favo-

riteRobert Carr, whom he created Baron Brancepeth, Viscount Rochester,

and Earl of Somerset. Whatever doubts may hang over the participation
of Somerset in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, he was convicted of
it by the House of Lords, and his attainder and the confiscation of his

property followed. After some years he was pardoned by the king, and
restored to his rank and, at the same time, he received a promise of the
;

restoration of his But James died within four months after

property.
making engagement and the Earl in vain solicited the fulfilment of
this ;

the promise from the clemency or the equity of his successor.

In 1629 Charles I. assigned the castle and lands of Brancepeth to cer-
tain citizens of London in trust to sell the same and in 1636 they accord-
:

ingly sold them.

Afterwards, having passed by various conveyances
through various families, the estates became possessed by William Bel-
lasyse, Esq., whose only daughter succeeded him, and, dying in 1774,
devised the castle, manor, and lands to her kinsman the Earl of Faulcon-
berg, of whom John Tempest, Esq., purchased them.
The habitable portion of the castle had long ere this become a ruin but;

its outer walls remained for the most

part entire, in consequence of the
strength and thickness of their original construction.
The neglected and almost forgotten abode of the Nevilles,
together with
its appendant lands, was, in 1796, sold to William
Russell, Esq for the
sum of 75,000.
Mr. Russell, a merchant and banker of Sunderland, was interested in
the Wallsend colliery, originally as mortgagee, and afterwards as owner.
In the latter capacity he realized
great wealth. And, when he had pur-
chased Brancepeth Castle, he formed the
magnificent project of restoring
it to its
pristine splendour. Life, however, he felt had with him ebbed too

* "
Claxton's Lament," p. 271, of
Sharpe's Memorials of the Rebellion of 1669; a
valuable and interesting account of that memorable
event, compiled from original and
exclusive materials.
t Hutchinson's History of Durham, vol. iii.; and Memorials of the Rebellion 1569
Appendix, p. 414.
 BRANCEPETH CASTLE. 19

low, to admit of the accomplishment of such a design. He bequeathed,

therefore, to his only son and successor, the anxiety and the honour of its
execution.
The son, Matthew Russell, Esq., M.P., proved himself well worthy of
the trust reposed in him. In the restorations, taste and propriety seem
always to have been regarded, and expense never.
Nor must we, when praising the design and execution of this great
work, forget to name the architect, Mr. John Patterson, of Edinburgh.
The porter's lodge leads to a large court-yard, at the further end of
which is that part of the castle built for habitation. The space between
this and the porter's lodge is on either side embraced by a stretch of para-

pited wall, communicating with a series

of towers. Memorials of the
ancient possessors have every where been introduced. The knocker at the
outer gate of the castle is in the shape of a bull's head, the crest of the
Nevilles. The painted window in one room discloses the battle of Neville's
cross. Here the stranger recognizes the Neville by
" The
silver saltire upon martial red."*

and the Douglas with the bloody heart on his shield, both fighting in the
midst of the affray ; while the royal banner of Scotland is
retreating
from the field.
Vidit Illiacas ex ordine pugnas,
Bellaque jam fama totum vulgata per orbem,
Atridas, Priamumque, et saevum ambobus Achillem.
In the windows of another room we see Joan de Beaufort, daughter of
the Duke of Lancaster, and her husband the first Eart of Westmoreland,
with other members of the Neville family. The rooms of the castle are
not remarkable for their size or height. The ceilings of the principal
rooms have been imitated from one of stone, arched and groined, which
survived the ruins around it. In the doors and windows the Norman arch
predominates but in the latter there is an occasional introduction of the
;

flat gothic heading.

The country around the castle is bleak and ill-wooded. On the top of
the neighbouring hills are some young plantations, the regular and straight
outline of which causes them to disfigure the prospect which they were
designed to ornament.
Mr. Matthew Russell, by his wife Elizabeth, sister of the Right Honor-
able Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt, had issue a dau. Emma- Maria, wife
of the Hon. Gustavus Frederick Hamilton, and a son, William, at one time
Member of Parliament for the county of Durham, and at present possessor
of Brancepeth Castle.
*
Drayton's Wars of the Barons.
20 HERALDRY.

HERALDRY.
"
Every man of the children of by his own standard, with the
Israel shall pitch
ensign of his father's
house. Numbers, chap. ii.

THOUGH the age of chivalry is gone, the feelings which gave it birth
still we trust, with the same warmth as ever, and will endure so long
glow,
" held in men's estimation.
as truth, honour, freedom and courtesy," are
" Jt was " without confounding
chivalry," says an eloquent writer,* which,
it down through all the
ranks, produced a noble equality, and handed
It was chivalry which mitigated kings into com-
gradations of social
life.

panions, and raised private men to be fellows with kings. Without force
or opposition, it subdued the fierceness of pride and power it obliged;

sovereigns to submit to the

soft collar of social esteem compelled stern
;

authority to submit to elegance,

and gave a dominating vanquisher of laws
to be subdued by manners." Many of the institutions of this famous
order have long since passed away, but HERALDRY still remains, a vener-
able and cherished relic, associated with all the achievement and romance of
history, with the pious warrior
of the Crusades and the steel-clad baron
of Agincourt. Memory loves to dwell on the stirring times of the Plan-
tagenets, to recall the gorgeous tournament and the feudal fortress, when,

In rough magnificence array'd,

Our ancient chivalry display'd,
The pomp of her heroic games,
And crested chiefs and tissued dames
Assembled at the clarion's call,
In some proud castle's high-arch'd hall.
Yet how much of the brilliancy of these pastimes, how much of the
gratification withwhich the mind reverts to them, may be traced to the
pride and pomp of heraldry This, however, is but one of the reasons
!

" "
why the gentle science of armourie should be encouraged and studied.
Among the sources of genealogical information, arms and quarterings have
long been the unerring guides to the elucidation of family history, and
frequently, when all other channels fail, the genealogist owes to heraldry
the indications which lead him to the object of his research. Thus, in the
great peerage case of Huntingdon, one of the principal links in the chain
of evidence the marriage of Henry Hastings, fifth Earl of Huntingdon,
with the daughter of Ferdinando Stanley, Earl of Derby was established
by the' production of a very old armorial shield, exhibiting the ensigns of
Hastings impaled with those of Stanley. Bigland asserts that he knew
three families who acquired estates by virtue of preserving the arms and
escutcheons of their ancestors ; and Burton, the author of the History of
Leicestershire, a lawyer of repute, was so sensible of the value of coats
of arms, that, in order to make them still more useful to posterity, he
collected copies of these ancient memorials from stained glass windows,
monuments, and churches, for the avowed purpose that they might " rectify
genealogies and give such testimony and proof as might put an end to
many differences." In Wales, descent can be more easily traced by arms
than names, and even in England there are many descendants of ancient
houses that can only now be classed in their proper places in the
family
pedigree by an inspection of the ensigns they bore on their seals.
*
Edmund Burke.
 HERALDRY. 21

" The
HERALDRY may be defined, art of Blazoning and assigning Coat
" " The art of
Armour or more
; particularly, arranging and explaining
in proper terms all that appertains to the bearing 'of arms, badges and
other hereditary marks of honour." The marshalling of processions and
the conducting of public solemnities come also within the province of a
herald's duties. The origin of badges and emblems may certainly be
traced to the earliest times, and the enthusiasm of some of the primitive
writers on the subject, has led them to gravely assert that even Noah and
Japhet had distinctive armorial bearings But while it may be admitted
!

that in the ancient world, warlike nations * bore on their shields and
standards distinguishing devices, it is certain that our Heraldry cannot in
strictness be traced to a more remote period than the twelfth century.
The word Heraldry is derived from the German ?|r, a host, an army
and ?|el&, a champion; and the term blason, by which the science is
denoted in French, English, Italian, and German, has most probably its
origin in theGerman word, iilas'cit, "to blow the horn." For, whenever
a new knight appeared at a -tournament, the herald sounded the trumpet,
and as the competitors attended with close visors, it was his duty to explain
the bearing of the shield, or coat armour belonging to each. Thus, the
knowledge of the various devices and symbols was called Heraldry, and,
as the announcement was accompanied with sound of trumpet, it was termed
"blazoning the arms." The Germans transmitting it to the French, it

reached us after the Norman Conquest.

It has long been a matter of doubt whenthe bearing of coats of arms
first became hereditary. The Norman engraved in Mr. Henniker's
tiles,
letter to the Antiquarian Society, clearly prove their adoption at the period
of the Conqueror ; but it was not until the Crusades that they came into
general usage. In the history of Battell Abbey, Richard Lucy, Chief
Justice, temp. Henry II., is reported to have blamed a mean subject for
carrying a private seal, when that pertained, as he said, to the King and
nobility alone. Under Edward I., seals of some sort were so general, that
the Statute of Exon ordained the coroner's jury to certify with their
respective signets, and in the following reign they became very common, so
that not only such as bore arms used to seal, but others fashioned signets,
taking the letters of their own names, flowers, knots, birds, beasts, &c.
It was afterwards enacted by statute, that every freeholder should have his

proper seal of arms ; and he was either to appear at the head court of the
shire, or send his attorney with the said seal, and they who omitted this
duty were amerced or fined.
The earliest Heraldic document that has been handed down to us, is a
ROLL OF ARMS, made between the years 1240 and 1245. It contains the
names and arms of the barons and knights of the reign of Henry III., and
presents incontrovertible evidence of the fact that Heraldry was, at that
time, reduced to a science. It is curious, too, as indicating the changes
that have taken place between a period approximating so nearly to its
origin and the present and invaluable, as offering contemporary testimony
:

of the exact bearings of the ancestors of some of our most distinguished

families. This important manuscript (as well as three other similar collec-
" The " ARoll of Arms," temp. Edward
tions, Siege of Carlaverock,"
II., and "A
Roll of Arms, temp. Edward III.") has been published by
Sir Harris Nicolas, accompanied by prefatory remarks and occasional
*
A recent work, Mr. Newton's "Display of Heraldry," has a very interesting
chapter on the shields and devices of the ancient Grecians and Egyptians.
22 HERALDRY.

notes, evincing the profound knowledge and

the conclusive reasoning of
that able and learned writer.
" THE SIEGE OF CARLAVEROCK " is a poem descriptive of the banners
of the peers and knights of the English army who were present 'at the
Castle in Scotland, in February, 1301. The ROLL OF
siege of Carlaverock
ARMS of the time of the second Edward, is divided into counties, and
comprises the names and arms of
about eleven hundred and sixty per-
sons. It still remains in the Cottonian Library, British Museum, (Calig.
A. xviii.)The FOURTH ROLL, to which we have referred, appears to have
been compiled between the years 1337 and 1350. Its plan was most com-
all the peers and knights in England,
prehensive, embracing the arms of
arranged in the following order :

I. The King the earls and the barons.

:

II. The knights under their respective counties.

The great personages who lived in earlier times.
III.
In addition to these Rolls, for the publication of which we are indebted
to the genealogical zeal of Sir Harris Nicolas-, Mr. Willement, the accom-
plished author of "Regal Heraldry," printed, in 1834, a collection of
arms of the time of Richard II., and some short time after " Heraldic
Notices of Canterbury Cathedral," referential to the armorial bearings so
profusely decorating that splendid edifice. In these ancient rolls, Heraldry
first assumes the appearance of a science, and it would seem that the rules

by which it is governed then existed.

The earliest writer on the subject, whose work has descended to us, is
Nicholas Upton. His treatise was composed in the reign of Henry V.,
and translated in that of his successor in the work well known to all
admirers of the art, as " The Boke of St. Albans." With the decline of
chivalry, the study of heraldry was neglected, and the exaggerated dignity
to which Feme, Mackenzie, and other enthusiasts endeavoured to raise it,
only gained for it contempt but a taste for the study of antiquities
;

generally has gradually revived; and the use of heraldry as a key to

history and biography is
becoming every day more and more acknowledged,
not only in England, but throughout Europe.

3&ig$t to faav &rmg.

" "
Ensigns," says a learned writer, were, in their first acceptation, taken
up at any gentleman's pleasure, yet hath that liberty for many ages been
deny'd, and they, by regal authority, made the rewards of merit or the
gracious favours of princes."
In the reign of
Henry V. a proclamation issued prohibiting the use of
heraldic ensigns to all who could not show an
" original and valid right, ex-
cept those who had borne arms at Agincourt; " * but,
despite the royal
ordinance a
multiplicity of abuses found their way into all matters touching
descent and arms, which called aloud for
reformation, and gave rise, in the
earlier part of the sixteenth
century, to the HERALD'S VISITATIONS, docu-
ments of high
authority and value, to the history of which we intend, on

*'
Quod nullus cujuscunque status, gradus sen conditionis fuerit,
hujusmodi arma
sive tunicasarmorum in se sumat, nisi ipse jure antecessorio vel ex donatione
ad hos sufficientem potestatem alicujus
habentis, ea possideat aut possidere debeat, et quod
ipse anna sive tunicas illas ex cujus dono obtinet, demonstrations
hoc per nos assignatis manifeste
SUK personis ad
demonstret, exceptis illis qui nobiscum apud bellum
de Agincourt arma &c.
portabant, Ordinance of Henry V.
 HERALDRY. 23

a future occasion, to revert, affording at the same time some curious anec-
dotes and interesting details of the cordial reception and liberal treatment
the officers of arms received in many of the mansions they visited* amu-
singly contrasted with the rudeness and indignities to which they were
exposed in others. The royal commissions under which the visitations were
" to
held, empowered the kings of arms peruse and take knowledge of
all manner of coat armour,
cognizances, crests, and other like devices, with
the notes of the descents, pedigrees, and marriages of all the nobility and
gentry therein and also to reprove, control, and make infamous by pro-
;

clamation, such as unlawfully and without just authority, usurped or

all
took any name or title of honour or dignity." In these invaluable docu-
ments are set forth the principal hereditary achievements of the kingdom^
and all who can deduce descent from an ancestor, whose armorial ensigns
have been acknowledged in any one of the Visitations, are entitled to carry
those arms by right of inheritance. When, however, no such descent can
be shown, the party must, if it be possible, prove his right as descending
from some original grantee, or, in fault of that proof, must memorialise the
earl marshal, that he may become a grantee himself.
These observations apply altogether to the usage of arms in England.
The custom in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales differs materially.

" " the

"Marshalling arms is denned by Guillim and Mackenzie to be

conjoining of divers coats in one shield," or, strictly speaking, the proper
arrangement on an escutcheon, either by impaling or quartering, of various
ensigns.
" "
Impaling applies to the method of using the wife's arms, and is
usually practised by dividing the shield into two equal parts, and placing
the husband's arms in the dexter, with the wife's in the sinister. When
there happens to be a border round one or both of them, the portion is
omitted where the two shields unite. There are, however, two rules to be
attended to. No husband can impale his wife's arms with his own on a
surcoat, ensign, or banner, nor can a Knight of the Garter, or of any other
Order, when surrounding the shield with the motto of his knighthood, bear
his wife's coat within it.

EDWARD III. appears to have been the first that quartered arms in Eng-
land, when, in right of his mother Isabel, daughter and heiress of Philip IV.
of France, he assumed the fleurs-de-lis on the national banner ; and John
Hastings, second Earl of Pembroke, was the first subject who imitated his
royal master's example.
The intention of QUARTERING is to show the descent of one family from
heiresses or coheiresses of other houses. Thus, the children of an heiress
'are entitleU, KFlier death, to quarter with their paternal coat her arms, as
well as all arms which she may have inherited. In marshalling quarterings,
the first, after the paternal arms, is the shield of the earliest heiress, which
the bearer's ancestor has married, and then succeed any quarterings her
descent may bring in with the second heiress the same rule is followed,
;

and so on, in chronological rotation, to the end of the chapter. When a

daughter becomes heiress to her mother, also an heiress, and not to her
father, which happens when the father has a son by another wife, she bears
her mother's arms with the shield of her father on a canton, taking all the
quarterings to which her mother was by descent entitled. When married,
24 HERALDRY.

on an escutcheon of pretence by her

she conveys the whole to be borne
and transmits them at her death to be borne as quarterage by
husband,
her descendants.
If a man marry a widow, he impales her maiden arms. A widower
on a second marriage, marshals with his own the arms only of his
entering
second wife. He is not, according to the laws of heraldry, entitled to con-
tinue the usage of his deceased wife's ensigns.
The colours of the liveries
of the arms thus, if the field be
are governed by the colours and metals
:

the liveries should be blue and white.

azure, and the first charge argent,

of

there are ten classes of arms

According to the received authorities,
:

1. ARMS OF DOMINION, those borne by Sovereigns and annexed to

the territories they govern.

2. ARMS OF PRETENSION, used by Sovereigns who are not in posses-

sion of the dominions to which such arms belong, but

who claim, or
Thus, the arms of England from Edward III. to
pretend a right to them.
George III. the arms of France.
quartered
3. ARMS OF COMMUNITY, those of bishopricks, universities, cities,

and other corporate bodies.

4. ARMS OF ASSUMPTION, adopted without the grant of the Sovereign
or of a King at Arms, and used as a proper right. For instance, if a
in lawful war, the victor may bear
prince or nobleman be taken prisoner
the arms of the person so taken, and transmit them to his heirs.
5. ARMS OF PATRONAGE, borne in addition to their family arms by
as a token of their rights of
governors of provinces or lords of manors,
jurisdiction.
6. ARMS OF SUCCESSION, are used by those who inherit certain estates
or manors, either by will, entail or donation, and are incorporated with
their own arms.
7. ARMS OF ALLIANCE, these are adopted by families or private persons,
and are joined with their own heraldic bearings to denote the alliance,
which they have contracted by marriage. Arms of this description are
impaled, or are borne in an escutcheon of pretence by those who have
married heiresses. But the latter arangement (that of the separate escut-
cheon) not allowed until the death of the father of the lady.
is

8. ARMS OF ADOPTION, are borne by a stranger in blood and are

specially granted by the Sovereign* to empower the person applying for
them to obtain certain monies or estates bequeathed on the condition of his
assuming the name and arms of the testator.
9. ARMS OF CONCESSION, augmentations granted by the Sovereign
of part of his own ensigns or regalia, to such persons as he pleases so to
honour. ?

10. ARMS PATERNAL AND HEREDITARY, are those transmitted from the
first possessor to his heirs the son, being a gentleman of second coat
;

armour the grandson, a gentleman of blood

; and the great grandson, a
;

gentleman of ancestry.
The SHIELD admits of various forms and is divided into nine integral parts
to mark the position of the several charges, but we shall only here allude
to the relative positions of the principal parts.
First, it is to be observed, that the side of the escutcheon opposite the left
 HERALDRY. 25

hand of the person looking at it, is the dexter, or right side, and that oppo-
site the right hand, the sinister, or left. The centre of the shield is called the
fess point, the top of the dexter side, the dexter chief, the top of the sinister
side, the sinister chief. The bottom of the shield is called the base, and its
respective sides are called the dexter and sinister base.
The COLOURS common to shields and their bearings are called tinctures,
and are of seven different kinds or, gold :
argent, silver ; azure, blue
; ;

gules, red ; green purpure, purple and sable, black.

vert, ; ; Some writers
on the science admit two additional, tawney or tenntf, orange and sanguine, ;

blood colour but they are rarely to be met with in British arms.
;

When natural objects are introduced into heraldry, they are often repre-
sented in their ordinary colours, and this is expressed by the term proper.
A shield is said to be quartered when it is divided into four equal parts
by horizontal and perpendicular lines crossing the centre ; that at the top
of the dexter side called the first quarter ;
is the top of the sinister side is
called the second quarter ; the third quarter is at the bottom of the dexter

side,and the bottom of the sinister side is the fourth quarter. When the
shieldis divided into two equal parts by a perpendicular line, it is called

IMPALING the dexter being the man's side, the sinister the woman's.
:

Dividing the shield into two equal parts by a horizontal line is called
per fess.
CHARGES are the various figures depicted on shields, by which the bear-
ers are distinguished from one another.

"
Various in shape, device, and hue,
Green, sanguine, purple, red, and blue,
Broad, narrow, swallow-tail'd, and square,
Scroll, pennon, pensil, bandrol, there
O'er the pavilions flew.
Highest and brightest, was descried
The ancient Crest." Walter Scott.

The CREST yields in honour to none of the heraldic insignia. It was the
emblem that served, when the banner was rent asunder, and the shield
broken, as a rallying point for the knight's followers, and a distinguishing
mark of his own prowess. How
often did the bull's head of Neville indicate
the irresistible course of the gallant Warwick !

And who, in field or foray slack,

Saw the blanche Lion e'er fall back ?
The Crest, named by the French Cimier, from Cime, the top or apex, and
by the Italians Cimier o, originated in the necessity of distinguishing one
chief from another, and making him known in the battle-field and the tour-
nament ; consequently, no crest is ever allowed to a female. As early as
the year 1101, a seal of Philip, Count of Flanders, represents him with his
crest ; but at that period, and for a century and a half after, few of lesser
degree than Sovereigns and commanders in the wars ventured to carry this
mark of distinction.* After the institution, however, of the Garter, the
*
The first example of a crest upon the helmet among English sovereigns occurs in
the second great seal of Richard Cceur de Lion. This helmet has several vertical
openings in front, and upon the top is placed a golden lion guardant. The seal, too,
of Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester, one of the holy warriors of the reign of Henry
III. exhibits on a cylindrical casque a dragon, as crest.
 26 HERALDRY.

knights of that illustrious order adopted crests,

and the practice soon be-
came so general that these emblems were assumed indiscriminately by all
those considered themselves legally entitled to a coat armour.*
who
At
their first adoption, crestswere usually assumed from some charge
in the shield ; and thus, in very many ancient houses, we find the crest a
mere emanation of the arms. Little information remains to us of the crests
borne by the early nobility, and the little we do possess, we owe to monu-
mental effigies and illuminated manuscripts. Froissart, in particular, affords
many curious examples. Nisbet and some other writers contend that these
heraldic ornaments might be changed according to the good pleasure of the
bearer, but this has long been forbidden by the College of Arms. If
crestsbe the distinguishing tokens by which families may be known, (and
this seems most assuredly to be the intention of the device,) one might as
well alter a coat of arms as an hereditary crest. Still, however, circum-
stances may arise in which a change becomes desirable but this should
;

never be made on slight or unimportant grounds. In early times, Thomas

Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of England, was, by the special
" the lion
concession of Richard II., allowed to carry the crest of England
passant guardant or," and John Howard, in a subsequent reign, having
married the daughter and heiress of Mowbray, substituted for the old crest
of Howard, viz., " two wings, each charged with the family arms," the new
but honourable cognizance of the golden lion. No one is entitled to more
than one crest unless he bears two names, or has received the additional
device by specific grant. The Germans, indeed, have long been accustomed
to display in a row over their shields of arms, the crests of all the houses
whose ensigns they quarter but their heraldry is peculiar, differing from
;

that of the other countries of Europe. In truth, the impropriety of the

practice of carrying more than one crest is remarkably striking, if we con-
sider for a moment the purpose for which these cognizances were first
designed. Originally crests were carved in light wood, or made of boiled
leather passed into a mould, in the form of some animal real or fictitious, and
were fastened to the helmet by the WREATH, which was formed of two pieces
" twisted
of silk, together by the lady who chose the bearer for her knight,"
Its tinctures are always those of the principal metal and colour of the arms ;

and it is a rule in delineating the wreath (shewn edgewise above the

shield)
that the first coil shall be of the metal, and the last of the colour of which
the achievement is constituted. Such are the wreaths in general use, but
occasions have arisen when crowns and coronets
supply their place.
Crests have sometimes, but very been confounded with
" improperly,
BADGES," altogether distinct devices, intended to distinguish the retainers
of certain great noblemen, and wrought or sewn
upon the liveries with which
they were supplied by their lord. The badge appeared also emblazoned on
the chief's standard or pennon, and was much esteemed until the of reign
Elizabeth, when the
last brilliant relics of the feudal
system the joust, the
tournament, and all their accompanying paraphernalia, fell into disuse.
Henry II. bore the broom sprig or Plante Genet (" II portoit ung Gennett
entre deux Plantes de Geneste"), and his son, Richard
I., on the
assuming
* T mo nument
of Sir 01 iver de Ingham, in
Ingham church, Norfolk, who lived
j "
temp. Edward III., affords," says Meyrick, one of the earliest specimens of the
jousting helmet of his times, surmounted by its crest ;" and the sepulchre
effigy of Sir
John Harsick, is a remarkable example of English armour towards the
close of the reign
r the second Richard. The knight is represented with his helmet on over his coat of
chain mail, so as to display the mode of
wearing the crest and the mantle.
 HERALDRY. 27

title of King of Jerusalem, hoisted the banner of the Holy City the dor-
mant lion of Judah the badge of David and Solomon. Edward III. bore
" silver clouds with rays descending." Richard II. adopted the white hart,
the device of his mother the Fair Maid of Kent, and his successor,
Henry
IV., introduced the red rose of Lancaster, which became ever after the
badge of the Lancastrians, as opposed to the white rose of York. He also
had for cognizance the antelope : as well as the silver swan of the De Bo-
huns. When
he entered the lists against Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, his
caparisons were embroidered with the antelope and swan. Henry of Agin-
court carried a beacon and fleur-de-lis crowned. " The sun in
splendour,"
denotes the fourth Edward, and " the white boar," the third Richard.
Henry VII. carried a portcullis as badge, as well as the red and white roses
combined, emblematic of the union of the rival houses. " In the
marriage
procession of Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York," says an agreeable
" each
writer, partizan of Lancaster gave his hand to a lady of the York
party, holding a bouquet of two roses, red arid white entwined and at the
;

birth of Prince Henry, the armorists composed a rose of two colours (the
leaves alternating red and white), as an emblematical offspring of the mar-
riage. Horticulturists, too, forced nature into an act of loyalty, and pro-
duced the party-coloured flower known to the present day as the rose of
York and Lancaster."
The same cognizances were used by Henry VIII. and Edward VI., the
former of whom displayed sometimes a greyhound courant and collared, and
at others, after the siege of Boulogne, a white swan, the arms of that
city.
Queen Mary, before her accession, adopted the red and white roses, but
added a pomegranate, to show her descent from Spain but, on assuming;

the sceptre, she took " Winged Time drawing Truth out of a pit," with
" Veritas The badges of good Queen Bess were
temporis filia" for motto.
the red and white roses, the fleur-de-lis, and the Irish harp, all ensigned by
the royal crown, to which James I. added the Scottish thistle. Many of
"
the greater nobility followed the royal example Beauchamp had the bear
;

and ragged staff;" Fitzalan, " the white horse of Arundel ;" ^iere, "the
blue boar ;" Percy, " the crescent and manacle," &c. &c.
The MOTTO is, according to Guillim, " a word, saying, or sentence, which
gentlemen carry in a scroll under the arms, and sometimes over the crest."
It had its origin, most probably, in the
" cri de
guerre," or the watchword
of the camp, and its use can be traced to a remote period. The learned
Camden assigns the reign of Henry III. as the date of the oldest motto he
ever met with, that of William de Ferrars, Earl of Derby, who encircled his
shield with the legend, " Lege, lege ;" and the same antiquary mentions
the old seal of Sir Thomas Cavall, who bore for his arms a horse, and for
" Thomse
his motto, credite, cum cernitis ejus equum." Other authorities,
however, refer to several cases, that of Trafford of Trafford in particular,
arid carry up the adoption of mottoes to a much earlier epoch. Be this as
it
may, their general usage may be accurately dated, if not from an earlier
period, certainly from the institution of the Order of the Garter, and after
that celebrated event, they became very general, and daily gained in public
favour. During the wars of Henry V., Henry VI., and Henry VIII.,
innumerable mottoes graced the shields of the warriors of the time, and in
the courtly days of Elizabeth devices were especially fashionable.
Mottoes may be taken, changed, or relinquished, when and as often as
the bearer thinks fit, and may be exactly the same as those of other persons :

still, however, the pride of ancestry will induce most men to retain, unaltered
28 HERALDRY.

first instance as the

the time-honoured sentiment which, adopted in the
some noble some memorable war-cry, or a record of
memorial of action,
some ancient family descent, has been handed down from sire to son through
a long series of generations.
The same conceit, as in Heraldic Bearings, of accommodating the motto
in Norman-French or Latin
to the name, has prevailed occasionally either
:

" Forte scutum salus ducum," for Fortescue "Ver non semper
thus we have ;

viret," for Vernon ; and " De Monte Alto," for Montalt or Maude.
Mottoes are also frequently allusive to the
arms and crest, and very often
"
commemorative of some deed of chivalry. With reference to " the Hedge-
the crest of the of Herefordshire, the family of the Man of
hog," Kyrles
" Nil Moror ictus
Ross," is the inscription (/ do not care for blows);" the
" In hoc
Gores, whose ensigns comprise the cross crosslet, have signo
vinces;" and the words "Boulogne et Cadiz," borne by the Heygate
of their ancestors at those famous sieges.
family, records the presence
Many of the most ancient houses in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales adopted
for motto the war-cry of their race, which was sometimes derived from
the name of the chieftain's feudal castle; thus Colquhoun of Luss bears
" Cnock elachan," " Crom a boo," and
Fitzgerald of Leinster, Hughes
"
of Gwerclas, Kymmer-yn-Edeirnion." Mottoes not unfrequently indicate
the antiquity and derivation of the families by whom they are borne. In
"
Loywl as' thow "fynds," we recognise the
Saxon origin of the Tempests
of Tong, and in Touts jours prest," the Norman ancestry of the Talbots
of Bashall but this rule is far from being general many families of Norman
:
:

origin used English

mottoes at a very early period, as Darell of Calehill
" Trow to is one which admits of consider-
you." The subject of mottoes
able illustration, and, did space permit, most gladly would we enter on it :

but we must, for the present at all events, desist.

CroUml, Coroiutg, Cfjapeauf, &elm*t, antt jHantled.

CROWNS were not originally marks of sovereignty but were bestowed on

those who gained a prize at the Olympic games and at first were only bands
or fillets, but subsequently they assumed various forms according to the pe-
culiar feat ef valour the person to whom they were granted performed.
The Crown, as a distinctive badge of royalty, was anciently made open,
but is now generally closed at the top with arches varying in number and is
usually called the Imperial Crown. That used at the coronation of the
Sovereigns of England is made in imitation of the Crown supposed to have
been worn by Edward the Confessor: The present imperial Crown has the
rim adorned with four crosses, and as many fleurs-de-lis alternately. From
each cross rises an arched diadem closed at the top under a mound sup-
porting a cross. The cap within the Crown is of purple velvet (heraldically
represented crimson) and turned up with ermine.
The CORONET of the PRINCE OF WALES is similar to the
preceding, ex-
cept that instead of four arches it has but two, rising from as many crosses,
one arch only from the centre cross appearing in the representation. The
Prince of Wales also bears as a badge, a plume of three ostrich
feathers,
placed in the centre of a coronet adorned with crosses and fleurs-de-lis.
The motto peculiar to this badge being Ich dien."
'

The CORONET of the PRINCKS of the blood royal is a circle of on

gold ;

the circle, within which is a cap of crimson velvet bordered with

ermine,
with a tassel of gold, are raised four fleurs-de-lis and as manv crosses.
 HERALDRY. 29

The PRINCESSES bear a similar coronet, but instead of the four crosses
and four fleurs-de-lis, it is adorned with three strawberry leaves alternately,
with a similar number of fleurs-de-lis and crosses.
The Coronet of a DUKE is composed of a crimson velvet cap and gold
tassel turned up with ermine, within a circlet of gold, having raised on it

eight strawberry leaves, five of which are seen in representation. It is

sometimes used as a charge in armorial bearings, or in the composition of
crests, and then it is represented without the cap and tassel, or the ermine.
The Coronet of a MARQUESS is like the preceding, but is charged with
four strawberry leaves and as many large pearls alternately when repre- ;

sented, only two pearls and three leaves appear.

An EARL'S Coronet has eight pyramidical points raised on the circlet,
each of which supports a large pearl, the spaces between the points being
filled up at the bottom with strawberry leaves, not rising as high as the

pearls. Only five of the pearls appear when heraldically displayed.

A VISCOUNT bears on his Coronet a circle of gold supporting sixteen
pearls, nine of which appear in the representation, and
The Coronet of a BARON has six pearls, four of which are seen in paint-

ings.
The three last named coronets have the crimson velvet cap with the tassel,
and the edging of ermine, the same as those of a duke and marquis.
As the crown of the Sovereign of England is not exactly similar to those
borne by other potentates, so most of the coronets of foreign noblemen are
different from those of British peers.
The ARCHBISHOPS of England and Ireland place a mitre over their coats
of arms. It is a round cap, cleft at the top, raised on a ducal coronet (the

golden circle without the velvet cap or ermine) from which hang two pend-
ents fringed at the ends. The mitre of a BISHOP is only raised on a fillet
of gold with pendents attached.
The HELMET, helme, casque, or morion, has varied in shape in different ages
and countries. The most ancient form is the simplest, composed of iron,
of a shape fitted to the head, and flat upon the top, with an aperture for
the light. This is styled the Norman helmet, and appears on very old seals,
attached to the gorget a separate piece of armour which covered the neck.
In the twelfth century, a change was made to mark the rank of the indivi-
dual bearer.
The helmet, assigned to Kings and Princes of the Blood Royal is full faced,
composed of gold, with the beauvoir divided by six projecting bars, and
lined with crimson.
The helmet of the nobility is of steel, with five bars of gold ; it is placed
on the shield inclining to a profile.
The helmets of knights and baronets is the full faced steel helmet, with the
vizor thrown back and without bars.
The helmet of esquires always depicted in profile, is of steel, with the
vizor closed.
Each of these helmets is placed
immediately above the escutcheon and
supports the wreath on which is the crest.
THE MANTLE, Guillim informs us, was named from the French word
Manteau," and served as a protection (being spread over and pendent from
the helmet) to repel the extremity of wet, cold, and heat, and withal to
" Man-
preserve the accoutrements from rust. Guillim thus continues :

tles, like other habits, have not escaped transformation, but have passed

through the forge of fanatical conceit, in so much as (besides the bare name)
30 HERALDRY.

shadow of a mantle. But as they are

there remaineth neither shape nor
mantles or flourishings, they
used in achievements, whether you call them
that is, lined throughout with
are evermore said in blazon to be doubled,
some one of the furs." .

The mantling is sometimes termed a Lambrequin or Lamequin.

are supposed to
merous strips and cuts into which it is usually divided,
in the field ot battle.
indicate that it has been thus torn and hacked
is of crimson velvet, lined
THE CHAPEAU (cap of maintenance or dignity)
with ermine, turned up into points at the back. It was formerly a badge of
high dignity, and is now borne under the crests of several eminent families,
instead of the wreath.

J^upportertf.
fourteenth century. Menestrier and other
Supporters date from the
and the
authorities ascribe their origin to a practice at the tournaments,
on which base their seems tenable enough. In those
ground they opinion
chivalrous pastimes none were suffered to participate but those
who were of
his title to
noble descent or warlike renown, and each champion, to prove
those qualifications, exhibited his armorial shield upon the barriers
and pa-
to watch their mas-
vilions within the lists. Pages and esquires attended
ters' escutcheons, and to report the name and quality
of any knight who
to challenge to the encounter. The chroniclers further re-
thought proper
late, that on these occasions the armour bearers,
who were thus employed,
assumed the most grotesque, fantastic costume, enveloping themselves
in the skins of lions or bears, and that hence arose the custom of using
supporters. Of these masquerade characters, several curious specimens
in the British
may be found in the illuminated manuscripts of Froissart,
Museum.
The appropriation of supporters, as legitimate parts of armorial bear-
earlier than
ings, does not appear to have been recognized in England
the reign of Edward III. An heraldic document, compiled by Cooke,
Clarenceux, in 1572, indicates the various changes the royal supporters un-
derwent : Edward III. adopted dexter, a lion rampant and sinister, a ;

raven, both crowned Richard II. a lion and a stag Henry IV. an ante-
; ;

lope and a swan ;

and an antelope Henry VI. an antelope
Henry V. a lion ;

and a leopard ;
Edward IV.
a bull and a lion Richard III. a lion and a
;

boar Henry VII. a dragon and a greyhound Henry VIII. the same
; ; ;

Edward VI. a lion and a dragon Queen Mary, an eagle and a dragon
; ;

and Elizabeth, the same as her brother Edward. King James I. in ascend-
ing the English throne, introduced the unicorn of Scotland, and from
that
monarch's reign to our own times the lion and the unicorn have remained
the royal supporters.
The position of these external ornaments of the shield is, in genuine and
ancient heraldry, always erect and surely nothing can be more at variance
:

with true blazonry, than the absurd attempt of some modern artists to dis-
play them in picturesque attitudes. Thus the characteristics of a rude and
contemporary era are violently destroyed, and the vestiges of the graphic
art confused or annihilated.
In England the right to bear supporters is confined to PEERS OF THE
REALM, KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER, THISTLE, AND ST. PATRICK KNIGHTS ;

GRAND CROSSES OF THE BATH (G.C.B.) KNIGHTS GRAND CROSSES OF

;

ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE (G.C.M.G.) and to those Baronets and
;

others (of which the number is extremely limited) who may have obtained
 HERALDRY. 31

them by special grant. Further, in addition to these, supporters are assumed

and borne, but without any legal right, by the heirs apparent of dukes,
marquises and earls, and by" all the children of peers, to whom courtesy
" Lord or "
allows the prefix of Lady." In ancient times, too, many
eminent though unentitled families used these appurtenances to their
shields. Edmondson says, " It may be justly concluded that those who
used such additions to their shields, or on their seals, banners, or monu-
ments, or had them carved in stone or wood, or depicted on the glass win-
dows of their mansion, and in the churches, chapels, and religious houses of
their foundation, as perspicuous evidences and memorials of their having a
possessory right to them, are full and absolutely well entitled to bear them,
and that no one of their descendants ever ought to alienate such supporters,
or bear their arms without them." Among the distinguished houses that
hold and use supporters by this honourable prescriptive right, we may men-
tion those of Fulford of Great Fulford, Devon, Trevanion of Cornwall, Sa-
vage of Cheshire, Luttrell of Somersetshire, and Tichborne of Hampshire.
In Scotland, the chiefs of clans take and carry supporters. " I crave
" liberty
" that all
to assert (we quote from Sir George Mackenzie, lord advocate)
our chiefs of families, and old barons of Scotland may use supporters." In
Ireland, the heads of the different septs assert their claim to them and, in
;

Wales, the barons of Edeirnion in Merioneth and their descendants have

invariably adopted these heraldic appendages.

&e JRoll of TBatfle

THE Roll of Battle Abbey, the earliest record of the Normans, has at all
times been regarded with deep interest by the principal families of the
kingdom by those who show descent directly from the chiefs of the
Conqueror's host, as well as by those who indirectly establish a similar
lineage.
The Abbey of Battle, a memorial of one of the most important events
in English history, was erected upon a plain called Heathfield, about
seven miles distant from Hastings, in fulfilment of a vow made by the
Conqueror prior to the battle which had won for him the diadem of England.
Within a year, the foundation was laid on the very spot where the Battle
of Hastings had been fought, and but a brief period subsequently passed,
until the monastery itself arose in all its magnificence, richly endowed and

highly privileged, dedicated to the honour of the Holy Trinity and St.
Martin, the high altar standing where Harold and the Saxon standard fell.
The Conqueror at first designed that this great religious house should
accommodate one hundred and forty monks, but provision appears to have
been made for sixty only. The first community, a society of Benedictines,
came from Marmonstier, in Normandy, and were enjoined to pray for
those who died in the battle, and to preserve a faithful record of all who
shared in the glory of the victory. Thus arose the Abbey of Battle, and
thus the Roll of Battle Abbey.
The endowments of the royal founder upon the abbey and the holy
brethren, were in the extreme liberal and munificent. Aldeston in Sussex,
Lynesfield in Surrey, Stow in Essex, Cranmere in Oxon, and Briswalderton
in Berks, together with a league of land around the house itself, were but a
32 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY

portion of their vast domains. They had beside the churches of Radings
and Colunton, in Devon, and St. Olave. in Exeter. The immunities they
enjoyed were alike considerable. Their grand charter exempted the
brethren of Battle from episcopal jurisdiction, treasure-trove, and free
warren. The abbot wore the mitre, and was invested with a power to
pardon any felon whom he might chance to meet with going to execution.
From foundation to dissolution the Abbot of Battle had a succession of
thirty-one mitred abbots the last, John Hammond, was chosen in 1529.
;

The site of the dissolved abbey was granted by Henry VIII. to Richard
Gilmer, who sold the estate to Sir Anthony Browne, from whose descendants,
the Brownes, Viscounts Montague, the abbey and lands passed again
by sale to Sir Thomas Webster,
Bart., in whose family they are yet
vested. The extant ruins, computed at not less than a mile of ground,
still

bear ample testimony to the splendour and magnificence of the celebrated

Monastery of Battle but so departs the glory of the world.
The Table containing the following names was formerly suspended in
the Abbey, with this inscription :

Dicitur a bello, bellum locus hie, quia bello

Angligenae victi, sunt hie in raorte relicti :

Martyris in Christi festo cecidere Calixti :

Sexagenus erat sextus millessimus annus

Cum pereunt Angli, stella monstrante coraeta.
Aumarle Botelere Bonrett
A in court Bourcher Bainard
Audeley Brabaion Barnivale
Angilliam Berners Bonett
Argentoune Braibuf Bary
Arundel Brand and Broucc Bryan
Auenant Burgh Bodin
Abell Bushy Beteuruille
Arwerne Banet Berlin
Aunwers Blondell Bereneuille
Angers Breton Bellew
Angenoun Bluat and Baious
Beuery
Archere Browne Bushell
Anuay Beke Boranuile
Asperuile Bikard Browe
Abbevile Banastre Beleuers
Andevile Baloun Buffard
Amouerduile Beauchampe Bonueier
Arcy and Akeny Bray and Bandy Boteville
Albeny Bracy Bellire
Aybeuare Boundes Bastard
Am ay Bascoun Brasard
Aspermound Broilem Beelhelme
Amerenges. Broleuy Braine
Burnell Brent
Bertram Bellet Braunch
Buttecourt Baudewin Belesur
Brebus and Bysey Beaumont Blundell
Bardolfe Burdon Burdett
Basset and Bigot
Berteuilay Bagott
Bohun Barre Beauuise
Bailtf Busseuille Belemis
Bondevile Blunt Beisin
Brabason Baupere Bernon
Baskerrile Bevill Boels
Bures Barduedor Belefroun
Bounilaine Brette Brutz
Bois Barrett
Barchampe.
 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY. 33

Camois Delahili Folioll

Camvile Delaware Fitz-Thomas
Chawent Delauache Fitz-Morice
Cauncy Dakeny Fitz- Hugh
Conderay Dauntre Fitz-Henrie
Colvile Desny Fitz-Waren
Chamberlaine Dabernoune Fitz-Rainold
Chambernouu Damry Flamvile
Comin Daueros Formay
Columber Dauonge Fitz-Eustach
Cribett Duilby Fitz-Lawrence
Creuquere Delauere Formibaud
Corbine Delahoid Frisound
Corbett Durange Finere
Chaundos Delee Fitz-Robert
Chaworth Delaund Furnivall
Cleremaus Delaward Fitz-Geffrey
Clarell Delaplanch Fitz-Herbert
Chopis Damnot Fitz-Peres
Chaunduit Dan way Fitchet
Chantelow Deheuse Fitz-Rowes
Chamberay Deuile Fitz-Fitz
Cressy Disard Fitz-John
Curtenay Doiville Fleschampe
Conestable Durand
Cholmeley Drury Gurnay
Champney Dabitott Gressy
Chawnos Dunsterville Graunson
Coinivile Dun champ Gracy
Champaine Dambelton Georges
Careuile Gower
Carbonelle Estrange Gaugy
Charles Estuteville Goband
Chereberge Engaine Gray
Chawnes Estriels Gaunson
Chaumont Esturney Golofre
Caperoun Gobion
Cheine Ferrerers Grensy
Curson Folvile Graunt
Couille Fitz-Water Greile
Chaiters Fitz-Marmaduke Grenet
Cheines Fleuez Gurry
Cateray Filberd Gurley
Cherecourt Fitz-Roger Grammori
Cammile Fauecourt Gernoun
Clerenay Ferrers Grendoun
Curly Fitz-Philip Gurdon
Cuily Foliot Guines
Clinels Furnieueus Griuel
Clifford. Fitz-Otes Grenuile
Fitz- William Glateuile
Denaville Fitz-Roand Giffard
Derey Fitz-Pain Gouerges
Dive, or Dyne Fitz-Auger Gamages.
Dispencere Fitz-Aleyn
Daubeney Fitz-Rauf Hauteny
Daniel Fitz-Browne Haunsard
Deuise and Drueli Fouke Hastings
Devaus Frevile Hanlay
Davers Front de Boef Haurell
Dodingsels Facunburge Husee
Darell Forz Hercy
Delaber Frisell Herion
De la Pole Fitz-Simon Herne
Delalinde Fitz-Fouk. Harecourt
VOL. I. NO. I.
34 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY.

Henoure Mortimaine Marceaus

Houell Muse Maiell
Hamelin Marteine Morton.
Harewell Mountbother
Hardell Mountsoler Noell
Haket Maleuile Nevile
Hamound Malet Newmarch
Harcord Mounteney Norbet
Monfichet Nor ice
Jarden Maleherbe Newborough
Jay Mare Neirement
Jeniels Musegros Neile
Jerconuise Musarde Normavile
Januile Moine Neofmarche
Jasperuile. Montrauers Nermitz
Merke Nembrutz
Kaunt Murres
Karre Mortiualu Otevell
Karrowe Monchenesy Olibef
Keine Mallony Olifant
Kimaronne Marny Olenel
Kiriell Mountagu Oisell
Kancey Mountford Olifard
Kenelre. Maule Ounell
Monthermon Orioll
Loueney Musett
Lacy Menevile Pigot
Linnebey Manteuenant Pery
Latomer Manse Perepound
Loveday Menpincoy Pershale
Lovell Maine Power
Lemare Mainard Painell
Leuetot Morell Peche and Pauey
Lucy Mainell Pevrell
Luny Maleluse Perot
Logeuile Memorous Picard
Longespes Morreis Pinkenie
Louerace Morleian Maine Pomeray
Longechampe Malevere Pounce
Lascales Mandut Paveley
Louan Mountmarten Paifrere
Leded Mantolet Plunkenet
Luse Miners Phuars
Loterell Mauclerke Punchardoun
Loruge Maunchenell Pinchard
Longueuale Mouett Placy
Loy Meintenore
Lorancourt Meletak Patefine
Loious Manuile Place
Limers Mangisere Pampilivum
Longepay Maumasin Percelay
Laumale Mountlouel Perere and Pekeny
Lane Maurewarde Poterell
Lovetot. Monhaut Peukeney
Meller Peccell
Mohant Mountgomerie Pinell
Mowne Manlay Putrill
Maundeville Maularde Petiuoll
Marmilon Menere Preaus
Moribray Martinaste Pantolf
Morvile Mainwaring Peito
Miriel Matelay Penecord
Maulay Malemis Preuerlirlegast
Malebrauch Maleheire Percivale
Malemaine Moren
Mortimere Melun Quinci
 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBKY. 35

Quint in i Solers Totelles

Sent Albin
Ros Sent Martin Vere
Sourdemale Vt-rnoun
Ridell
Rivers Seguin Vesey
Riuell Sent Barbe Verdoune
Rous Sent Vile Valence
Rushell Suremounte Verdeire
Raband Soreglise
Vavasour
Ronde Sandvile Vendore
Rie Sauncey Verlay
Rokell Sirewast Valenger
Sent Cheveroll Venables
Risers
Randiule Sent More Venoure
Sent Scudemore Vilan
Roselin
Rastoke
Verlard
Rinuill Toget Valers
Rougere Tercy Veirny
Rait Tuchet Vauurile
Tracy Veniels
Riperc
Trousbut Verrere
Rigny
Richmound Trainell Vschere
Rochford Taket Vessay
Raimond Trussell Vanay
Trison Vian
Souch Talbot Vernoys
Seeuile Tonny Vrnall
Shucheus Traies Vnket
Senclere Tollemach Vrnaful
Sent Quintin Tolous Vasderoll
Sent Omere Vaberon
Tanny
Sent Amond Touke Valingford
Sent Legere Tibtote Venecorde
Somervile Turbevile Valiue
Sieward Turvile Viuille
Vancorde and
Saunsourre Tomy and Tavernez
Sanford Trenchevile Valenges
Sanctos Trenchilion
Tankervile Wardebois
Sauay
Saulay Tirell Ward
Sules Trivet Wafre
Sorell Tolet Wake
Travers Wareine
Somerey
Sent John Tardevile Wate
Sent George Tinevile Watelin
Sent Les Torell Watevil
Seffe Tortechapell Wely
Saluin Treverell Werdonell
Say Tenwis Wespaile
Wivell
In completion of our design of indicating the names of th e Norma n
Chieftains who accompanied the Conquerer we annex another catalogue,
extracted from Brompton's Chronicle :

fcesf Conguerant*
" Mandevile et Dandevile, Omfravile et vernon, Hasting et Camois, Bardolph
Domfrevile, Botevile et Baskervile, Evile Botes et Boys, Garenne et Gardeboys,
et Clevile, Warbevile et Carvile, Botevile Rodes et Deverois, Auris et Argenton,
etStotevile, Morevile etColevile, Deverous Botelour et Boutevilain, Malebouche et
et Canvile, Mohum et Bohun, Vipon et Malemain, Hautevile et Hautain, Dauney
Vinon, Baylon et Bayloun, Maris et Mar- etDeveyne, Malin et Malvoisin, Morton
mion, Agulis et Agulon, Chamberlain et etMortemer, Brause et Colombier, Saint
Chamberson, Ver et Veraon, Verdeis et Denis et Saint Cler, Saint Aubin et Saint
Verdum, Criel et Garden, Danver et Da- Omer, Saint Philbert Fyens et Gomer,
D 2
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'^urbevile et Turbemer, Georges et Spen- rus, Aubevel et Saint Amous, Agos et

Dragons, Malherbe et Maudut, Breves

et
ser, Brus et Botteler, Crenawel et Saint
Qnentin, Devereux et Saint Martin, Saint Chaudut, Fitz Onres et Fitz de Lou, Can-
Mor et Saint Leger, Saint Vigor et Saint tenor et Cantelon, Braibeuf et Hulbins,
Per, Avenel et Paynel, Payver et Perdel, Bolebek et Molyns, Moleton et Besil,
Riviers et Rivell, Beauchamp et Beaupel, Rochford et Dosevil, Wartevil et Davil,
Nevers et Nevil, Heynous, Burs, Burde-
'

*Lbn et Lovell, Rose et Druel, Montabons

tit Monsorel, Trussebot et Trassel, Burgas von, Ylebon, Hyldebrondet Helion, Loges
j '

et Burnel, Bray et Botterel, Biset et Basset, et Saint Lore, Moubank et Saint Malo,
Malevile et Mallet, Bonevil et Bonet, Ner- Wake et Wakevil, Caudray et Knevil,
vil et Narbet, Coinel et Corbet, Montain Scalier et Cleremont, Beaumis et Beau-
et Mont Fichet, Genevile et Giffard, Say mont, Mons et Monchamp, Noters et
et Sewrard, Cari et Chaward, Harecourt Nowchamp, Percy, Cruce et Lacy, Quincy
et Hansard, Musgrave et Musard, Mareet et Tracy, Greyley et Saint Velery, Pinkeni

Mantravers, Ferry et Ferrers, Barnevil et et Pavely, Monhaut et Monchessy, Lovein

Berniers, Cheyne et Chaliers, Danudon et et Lucy, Artos et Arcy, Grevil et Courcy,
Danglers, Versey, Gray et Grangers, Ber- Arras et Cressy, Merle et Moubray, Gor-
tran et Bigot, Trayly et Tray god, Penbert nay et Courtnay, Hausking ot Turnay,
et Pigot, Freyn et Foliot, Dapison et Tal- Husee et Husay, Ponchardin et Pomeray,
bot, Sauraver et Sanford, Vagu et Veutort. et Longue Espee, Payns et
Longevil
Montagu Monford, Forneus et Forne-
et Pontelarge, Strange et Sauvage."
YOUS, Vaiens, Yle et Vaus, Clarel et Cla-

Annotations.

IN commencing these annotations, we a copy of the Muster- Roll, according

deem right to observe that much
it in most particulars with the list we
doubt has been thrown upon the ac- have inserted.
curacy of the Roll of Battle Abbey, AUMARLE, or ALBKMARLE. This
so far at least as it may be regarded designation refers, in all probability
as the Muster Roll of the Norman to Odo (brother-in-law of the Con-
chiefs who survived the field of Hast- queror), who was styled D'Aumarle,
ings, there being more than suspicion from his possession of the city of
that its holy guardians felt slight Aumarle, in Normandy, which he
qualm at interpolation, when by that held from the Archbishop of Rouen,
means they might propitiate the fa- on the condition that, in all expedi-
vour of some anticipated wealthy tions where that prelate went in person,
benefactor, or gratify the pride of he should be his standard-bearer, with
some potent steel-clad baron. Ne- twelve knights. After the battle of
vertheless, the document is indispu- Hastings, Odo received a large share
tably one of monkish times, and has of the forfeited lands, among others,

'
always been held in high estimation the lordship of Bytham in Lincoln-
Iby the ancient chroniclers. Grafton shire, and the county or earldom of
calls the list he publishes, "The Holderness. He died in 1096. His
Names of the Gentlemen that came grandson, William le Gros, third Earl
,
qut of Normandy with William, Duke of Albemarle, Chief Commander at
pf that Prouynce, when he conquered the battle of the Standard, was re-
the noble Realme of England the : warded for his gallantry on that
which he states that he took out of occasion, with the Earldom of York-
an auncient Recorde that he had of shire, and died in 1179, leaving two
Clarenceux King of Armes." And daughters, his coheirs, Hawyse, m.
Stow asserts, that his
Catalogue is first,to William de Mandeville, Earl
transcribed from
" A Table sometime of Essex ; and, secondly, to William
in Battaille Abbey." Guilliam Tay- de Fortibus and Amicia m. to Eston.
;

leur, too, a Norman historian, who AINCOURT. The second name on

could not have had any communication the roll was that of a noble Norman,
with the monks of Battle, has given WALTER DE AINCOURT, who came
 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY. 37

from Aincourt, a lordship between of Edward III. He was one of the

Mantes and Magny, where the re- commanders at the famous battle of
mains of the ancient family castle still Neville's Cross in 1346, and was at the
exist. Walter was cousin of Remi- head of the guard attendant on Queen
gius, Bishop of Lincoln, the muni- Philippa previous to that conflict. To
ficent builder of Lincoln Cathedral, him also was consigned the custody of
and obtained, as his share of the spoil, John, King of France, taken prisoner
no less than sixty- seven lordships in and he finally conducted
at Poictiers,
several counties, chiefly in Lincoln- that monarch out of Lincolnshire
shire, Blankney being the head of his (where he had been in Lord d'Eyn-
feudal barony. The inscription on court's charge) to the Metropolis, at
his son's tomb at Lincoln, whence it the period of his release in 1364,
appears that he was connected by when King Edward himself attended
blood with the Royal family, thus de- him to the coast, and the Black Prince
him " Hie
scribes :
jacet Wilhelmus to Calais. But we will not attempt
films Walteri Aiencuriensis, consan- in these annotations to follow the for-
guinei Remigii Episcopi Lincolniensis, tunes of this gallant and pre-eminently
qui hanc ecclesiam fecit. Prsefatus distinguished race ; suffice it to add,
Wilhelmus, regia stirpe progenitus, that the eventual heiress, ALICE, BA-
dum in curia Wilhelmi filii magni RONESS D'EYNCOURT, and also Ba-
Regis Wilhelmi qui Angliam conqui- roness Grey of Rotherfield, born in
sivit aleretur in Kalend. Novemb. 1404, married for her first husband,
obiit." RALPH D'EYNCOURT, Walter's William, Baron Lovel and Holland,
second son, and brother of this Wil- and had by him two sons, JOHN,
liam, founded Thurgarton Priory, Lord Lovell and Holland, and Wil-
"
Notts, and was a great feudal baron liam, Lord Morley, jure uxoris,
of his time. From him derived, in Alianorse, filise Roberti, Dom. de Mor-
the sixth degree, EDMUND, BARON ley." The former, John, Lord Lovel
D'EYNCOURT, who had immense pos- and Holland, died before his mother,
sessions, and in the reigns of Edward I. 4 Edward IV., leaving with two daugh-
and Edward II. acted a conspicuous ters an only son, FRANCIS, Lord
part in most of the stirring events of Lovel and Holland, who became also
the period. His two sons, John and by maternal inheritance, Baron d'Eyn-
William, who were with the feudal court, and Grey of Rotherfield, and
army at Carlisle, 29 Edward I., figure by creation Viscount Lovel. True to
in the Roll of Carlaverock, where the House of York, he fought for
John, it is said, mult bien fist son de- Richard III. at Bosworth, and subse-
voir. He died in his father's lifetime, quently took part, in 1487, in the
and subsequently his brother William, Battle of Stoke, where he escaped
a commander of renown, was killed by swimming the Trent on horseback,
before the castle of Stirling, on the and is said to have lain hid for many
eve of the battle of Bannockburn, an years in a cave or vault. Lord Ba-
event referred to by Sir Walter Scott con mentions this report, and in J 708,
in the " Lord of the Isles :" a skeleton, supposed to be that of
" Back to the host the Douglas rode,
Lord Lovel and d'Eyncourt, was dis-
And soon glad tidings are abroad, covered in a concealed room in his
That d'Eyncourtby stout Randolph slain castle of Minster Lovel, sitting at a
His followers fled with loosen'd rein.'"
table, with a book, paper, pen, &c.
At the decease of Baron Edmund before him, and in another part of
the devolved on his grandson,
title the room lay a cap, all much mould-
William, 9th Lord of D'Eyncourt, an ered and decayed. Hence it
may be
eminent warrior who participated in concluded that this once powerful,
the glorious achievements of the reign but unhappy lord, retired secretly to
>nw
33 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY.

his own castle, and having entrusted and allowed at the respective corona-
himself to some friend or dependent, tions of the kings of England. Isabel,
died either by treachery or neglect, the daughter and heiress of Robert
or in consequence of some accident Aguillon, married Hugh, Baron Bar-
befalling that person. By attainder, dolf.
1 1 Henry VII. fell the ancient barony ARGENTINE. The descendants of
of d'Eyncourt with his other honours this Norman chieftain, David de Ar-
and vast estates, and amongst them, gentine, became feudal barons of great
the manors of Bayous and Tevilby, personal distinction. Reginald de Ar-
co. Lincoln, which became by subse- gentine, who appears to have been
quent grant and re-purchase, the fifth in descent from the companion

property of the Tennyson family, and in arms of the Conqueror, succeeded

the former is now the stately residence to all his father Giles de Argentine's
of the Right Hon, Charles Tennyson vast estates, including the manor of
d'Eyncourt, who descends from the Great Wymondeley, in Cambridge-
heir male of this distinguished noble- shire,holden by grand serjeantie, "to
man, namely, William, second son of serve the king upon the day of his
Alice, Baroness d'Eyncourt and Grey. coronation with a silver cup ;" and
AUDELEY. We apprehend that was summoned to parliament as a ba-
this name was an interpolation by the ron, 25 EdwardI. Of the same an-
monks for Dugdale asserts that it
; cestry was Reginald de Argentine,
arose in the time of King John, and who, in the 21 Henry III. being a
was then first assumed from territorial knight templar, was standard bearer
possessions, by a branch of that an- of the Christianarmy in a great bat-
cient and noble family of Verdon, tleagainst the Turks, near Antioch,
whose chief seat was at Alton Castle, wherein he was slain and Sir Giles
;

in the northern part of Staffordshire. de Argentine, who so gallantly fell

In the immediately succeeding reigns at Bannockburn. This accomplished

few families held a more conspicuous knight had served in the wars of
place in history, but its most distin- Henry of Luxemburgh, with such high
guished member and the most cele- reputation, that he was, in popular
brated warrior of his age, was the estimation, the third worthy of the
renowned James de Audley, Lord age. Those to whom fame assigned
Audley, the hero of Poictiers. With precedence, were Henry of Luxem-
his son and successor, Nicholas, Lord burgh himself, and Robert Bruce.
Audley, summoned to parliament from Argentine had warred in Palestine,
1387 to 1390, the male line of this encountered thrice with the Saracens,
illustrious house expired, but the ba- and had slain two antagonists in each
rony devolved on the grandson of his engagement an easy matter he said,
;

lordship's sister, Joane Touchet, and for one Christian knight to slay two
is still
enjoyed by her representative. Pagan dogs. His death corresponded
ANGUILLIAM, or AGUILLON. In with his life. In conjunction with
Gibson's "Camden's Britannia," it is Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pem-
stated that Sir Robert Aguillon had broke, he was appointed to attend
a castle at the manor of Addington, immediately upon the person of Ed-
in Surrey, which was holden in fee by ward II. at Bannockburn. When
the serjeantcy, to find in the king's the day was utterly lost, they forced
kitchen, on the coronation day, a per- the king from the field. De Argen-
son to make a dainty dish called tine saw Edward safe from danger,
" and then took his leave of him.
Mapiger noun, or Dillegrout," and
serve the same up to the King's table.
" God be with
you, Sire," he said,
This service has been regularly claim- "it is not my wont to fly." -With
ed by the lords of the said manor, this expression he turned his horse,
 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY. 30

cried his war-cry, plunged into the torial possessions by grant from
midst of the combatants, and was Henry I., whose tutor he had been,
slain. and still further increased his patri-
" And O farewell !" the victor mony by marrying Sebit, daughter
cried,
" Of and thus ac-
chivalry the flower and pride,
of Henry de Villiers,
The arm in battle bold, quiring the lands of Umberslade
The courteous mien, the noble race,
The stainless faith, the manly face !
During the wars of the Plantagenets,
the Archers were much distinguished,
Bid Ninian's convent light their shrine,
For late-wake of De Argentine ;
and for a long series of generations
O'er better knight on death bier laid, held a leading position in the county
Torch never gleamed nor mass was said." of Warwick. The last male heir,
ARUNDEL. According to Domes- Andrew Archer, second Lord Archer,
day Book, Roger de Arundel was of Umbersdale, nineteenth in direct
found to be possessed of twenty- descent from the Norman L'Archer,
eight lordships in Somerset, 20 Wil- died in 1778, leaving four daugh-
liam the Conqueror, and he, no doubt, ters and
coheirs, Catherine, married
was the Norman whose name appears to Other Lewis, fourth Earl of
first,
on the roll. From him sprang the Plymouth, and secondly, to William,
great western family of Arundel, so firstEarl of Amhurst Elizabeth, ;

distinguished under its branches of married to Christopher Musgrave,

Lanherne, Wardour, and Trerice. Esq. Henrietta, married to Edward
;

AVENANT, or D'AVENANT. This BoltonClive,Esq., of Whitfield; and

Norman family settled in Essex, and Maria, married to Henry Howard,
styled their chief seat Davenant. One Esq. of Corby Castle.
of the descendants was John Daven- ARCY, or D'ARCY. From an anci-
ant, Bishop of Salisbury. Their ent and most valuable pedigree com-
Arms were, Gu. three escallops erm. piled by Camden, now in the pos-
between eight cross crosslets fitche'e session of John d'Arcy, Esq. of Hyde
or. Park, co. Westmeath, it appears that
ABELL was also an Essex family, Norman d'Arcy, the progenitor of
although branches spread into the the great baronial house of D'Arcy,
counties of Kent and Derby. An was amongst the most liberally re-
entry regarding them occurs in the warded of the Conqueror's followers.
Visitation of the latter county, A.D. He received by the immediate gift of
1611. Their Arms were, Arg. a sal- William, no less than thirty-three
tire engr. az. lordships in Lincolnshire, of which
AUNWERS, D'ANVERS.
or This Nocton became for divers after ages
name, taken from the town of An- the chief seat of his descendants.
vers, was borne by Roland d'Anvers, ALBENY. William de Albini, sur-
who came thence to the conquest of named Pincerna, son of Roger de
England. He was ancestor of the Albini, and elder brother of Nigel de
families of D'Anvers of Culworth, Albini, whose posterity, under the
raised to the degree of baronets in name of Mowbray, attained such
1642, of D'Anvers of Dantsey, en- eminence in after ages,
accompanied
nobled under the title of Danby, and the Duke of Normandy to England,
D'Anvers of Horley. and acquired extensive estates by
ARCHER. Fulbert 1* Archer, the royal grants in the county of Norfolk
patriarch of the Lords Archer of and elsewhere of which was the
;

Umberslade, in the co. of Warwick, lordship of Bokenham, to be hoi den

appears among the warriors at Hast- by the service of being butler to the
ings, who received recompence from kings of England on the day of their
the victor. His son, Robert 1'Ar- coronation. William de Albini, a
cher, obtained additions to his terri- munificent benefactor to the church,
40 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY.

founded the abbey of Wymundham, Sprotborough, Philip d'Arcy, Elias

in Norfolk, and bestowed his lands de Penulbury, and Gilbert de Aton.
in Stavell, on the church of St. BUTTECOURT. This was meant
Etienne, at Caen, in Normandy. His probably for BOTETOURT, the name
son and heir, William de Albini, was of an old Norman race, whose de-
surnamed " William with the Strong scendants were summoned to par-
Hand," from a gallant achievement liament as barons in the reigns of
performed by him at a tournament the first three Edwards. At the death
at Paris, and quaintly related by Dug- of John, Lord Botetourt, in 1335,
dale in his Baronage. He subse- Joyce, Lady Burnell, his grand-
quently obtained the hand of the daughter, became his sole heiress,
Queen Adeliza, relict of King Hen- but that lady dying s.p. in 1406, the
ry I., and daughter of GODFREY, Barony of Botetourt fell into abey-
DUKE OP LORRAINE, which Adeliza ance between her aunts, and so con-
had the CASTLE of ARUNDKL in tinued among their descendants for
dowry from the deceased monarch, more than three centuries and a half,
and thus her new lord became its when it was at length called out in
feudal earl. With this potent noble's favour of the representative of Ka-
grandson, HUGH DE ALBINT, fourth therine de Berkeley, and is now vested
Earl, who died s.p. in 1243, this in the Duke of Beaufort.
branch of the great house of Albini BARDOLF. This occurrence of the
expired, while its large possessions name is the only indication we have
devolved upon the earl's sisters as of the Norman founder of the Bar-
coheiresses thus Mabel, the eldest,
; dolfs, the first of whom on record is
married to Robert de Tateshall, had William Bardulf, who served as sheriff
the castle and manor of Buckenham ; of Norfolk and Suffolk, temp. Henry
Isabel, the second, married to John II. In the succeeding reign, Doun
Fitzalan,Baron of Clun and Oswes- Bardolf, the grandson of the sheriff,
try, had the castle and manor of acquired in marriage with Beatrix,
Arundel, which conveyed the earl- daughter and heiress of William de
dom to her husband Nicola, the ; Warren, the Barony of Wirmegay
third,married to Roger de Somery, in Norfolk, and thenceforth Wirme-
had the manor of Barwe, in Leices- gay became the designation of the
tershire ; and Cecilie, the fourth, family. Another fortunate alliance,
married to Roger de Montalt, had that of John, third Lord Bardolf, a
the castle of Rising, in Norfolk. banneret of the martial time of Ed-
BERTRAM. William de Bertram, ward III., with the daughter and
the son or grandson of the Norman coheiress ofSir Roger d'Amorie,
soldier, founded the Augustinian Pri- still augmented the posses-
further
sions of the house, but all were lost
ory of Brinkburne, in Northumber-
land. His descendants the Ber- at the death and attainder of the
trams of Mitford castle, were potent fifth and ill-fated lord, .who, joining

feudal lords, distinguished in the the Earl of Northumberland's insur-

Scottish wars and baronial contests. rection, was mortally wounded at
The last male heir, Roger Bertram, Bramham Moor. His daughters and
second Baron Bertram, died in 1311, coheirs were Anne, married first to

leaving an only daughter, Agnes, at Sir William Clifford, Knt., and se-
whose decease without issue, the Ba- condly to Reginald, Lord Cobham ;

rony of Bertram of Mitford, fell into and Joane, married to Sir William
abeyance between her ladyship's cou- Phelip, K.G.
sins and coheirs, and so continues BASSET. In the Conqueror's sur-
amongst their representatives. Those vey, Thurstan, a Norman, held six
coheirs were William Fitzwilliam of hides of land in Drayton, co. Staf-
 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY. 41

ford,and this Thurstan, according to JOHN LE BRABASON, son of the Nor-

Dugdale, was paternal ancestor of man, fixed his residence at Betch-
the several families of Basset, which worth, in Surrey, and was living in
rose into power and distinction very the reigns of Henry I. and Henry II.
shortly after the Conquest. Ralph From him derived the Brabazons of
Basset, thejllustrious founder of their Eastwell, in Leicestershire, of whom
greatness, is said (Ordericus Vitalis) was John le Brabazon, of Eastwell,
to have been raised by Henry I. from slain at the Battle of Bosworth. His
a lowly condition, and to have been grandson, Sir WILLIAM BRABAZON,
" exalted above earls and other emi- of Eastwell, Lord Treasurer and Lord
nent men." True it is he was con- Chief Justice of Ireland, died in 1552,
stituted justice of England, and in- leaving by Elizabeth his wife, daugh-
vested with the power of sitting in ter and coheir of Nicholas Clifford,
whatever court he pleased, and where Esq., of Holme, in Kent (great grand-
he might list, for the administration son and heir male of Sir Lewis Clif-
of justice; but it is not equally cer- ford, K.G.), two I. SIR ED-
sons,
tain that he was of so humble an WARD BRABAZON, Lord Ardee,
first

origin, for we find his son, in the ancestor of the Earls of Meath, of
" the Brabazons of Rath House, co.
reign of Stephen, abounding in
wealth, and erecting a strong castle Louth, and of the Brabazons of Tara
upon some part of his inheritance in House, county Meath and II. SIR
:

Normandy." The son having such ANTHONY BRABAZON, of Ballinasloe

an heritable property, would clearly Castle, Governor of Connaught, an-
indicate that the family was of im- cestor of the Brabazons of Brabazon
portance in the dukedom, prior to Park, co. Mayo, whose last male re-
the conquest of England, and strongly presentative, Sir William John Bra-
supports the assertion of the Battell bazon, Bart., died in 1840, leaving
Abbey Roll, that its patriarch in this his nephew, William John Sharpe,

country came over with the Con- Esq., of Oaklands, Sussex, (now
queror. It is not, however, of much Brabazon), his heir.

consequence, for Ralph Basset re- BASKERVILLE. The family of Bas-

quired none of the artificial aids of one of the most ancient and
kerville is

ancestry to attain distinction. A

law- honourable in England, and from the
giver, a statesman, and an unsullied time of its Norman patriarch, has
judge, he had within himself powers continued to hold the highest posi-
sufficient at any period to reach the tion amongst the great landed pro-
goal of honour, but particularly in prietors. Its earliest residence was
the rude age in which he lived. Of the castle of Erdisley in Hereford-
his descendants, we may enumerate shire, and among the first knightly
the Lords Basset of Weldon, the ancestors of the race we may mention
Lords Basset of Drayton, the Lords Sir Robert Baskerville of Erdisley,
Basset of Sapcoate, the Bassets of whose wife was Agnes, daughter and
Umberleigh, in Devon, and the Bas- heiress of Nesta, daughter of Rees
sets of Tehidy. ap Griffith, Prince of South Wales ;

BRABAZON. The family of Bar- Sir Richard Baskerville, who repre-

banzon, Brabazon, or Brabanzon,as- sented the county of Hereford in par-
sumed their surname from the Castle liament in 1 295 and Sir John Bas-
:

of Brabazon in Normandy, whence kerville of Combe, who served in the

JAQUES LE BRABASON (called the retinue of Henry V. at the battle of
Great Warrior) came to the aid of Agincourt. At a later period Sir
William of Normandy in his con- Thomas Baskerville of Goodrest, in
quest of England, and consequently Warwickshire, commanded, as gene-
appears in the list of Battle Abbey. ral, the English army in Picardy. The
42 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY.

heiress of the chief line, Eleanor net, daughter and sole heiress of
Baskerville, married John Talbot of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of
Grafton, Esq., and was mother of Gloucester, son of Edward III., and
John, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury seve- ; had issue Henry Earl of Ewe
1.
ral junior branches established them- and Essex ;2. Thomas Archbishop
selves in various counties, and in all of Canterbury 3. William Lord
;

sustained the honour of the name ; Fitzwarine ;4, John Lord Berners ;

the Baskervilles, Lords of Lawton and 5. Anne, consort of John Mow-

and Pickthorne, co. Salop ;
the bray, Duke of Norfolk. The eldest
Baskervilles of Netherwood, of Good- of the sons, Henry Earl of Ewe and
rest, and of Aberedow and Lam- Essex, Lord Treasurer of England,
bedr. The late male representative, was grandfather of Henry, the second
Lieut. -Col. THOMAS BASKERVILLE, and last Earl of Essex, a gallant
who died s. p. in 1817, devised his courtier of his day, and captain of
estates to his cousin, the present Henry the Eighth's body guard, who
THOMAS BASKERVILLE MYNORS-BAS- attended his royal master into France
KERVILLE, Esq., of Clyrow, M.P. for as Lieut. -General of all the Spears :

Herefordshire, younger brother of and at the famous tournament which

Peter Rickards-Mynors, Esq., of Henry held in the eighth year of his
Treago. Mr. Baskerville derives, reign, the Earl of Essex, with the
from the Aberedow line, through his King himself, the Duke of Suffolk,
grandmother, Philippa, wife of the and Nicholas Carew answered all
Rev. John Powell, and daughter and comers. A few years after, his lord-
heir of Thomas Baskerville, Esq. ship again attended his sovereign to
BOTELER. This name originated France, and swelled the pageantry
from the office of boteler or butler, upon the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
held by its founder. The Botelers, The Earl died in consequence of a
fall from his horse in 1539, and his
potent feudal barons from the time of
the first Plantagenets, were frequently barony of Bourchier was eventually
summoned to parliament! The heiress inherited by the descendants of his
of William, LordBoteler, of Wemme, sister Cecily, wife of John Devereux,
married for her first husband, Sir Lord Ferrers of Chartley, and they
Robert Ferrers, and from this alliance became also by creation Earls of
sprang the Lords Ferrers of Wemme. Essex.
BOURCHIER. Of the
early history BERNERS. Margery, daughter and
of this illustrious house from the era heir of Richard Berners, of West
of its Norman patriarch to the time Horsley, in Surrey, commonly called
of the second Edward, we know no- Lord Berners, the descendant of the
thing ; but in the reign of that mo- Norman knight, married Sir John
narch, Sir JOHN DE BOURCHIER be- Bourchier, K. G., fourth son of Wil-
came one of the judges of the Court liam, Earl of Ewe, by Anne Planta-
of King's Bench, and acquired in genet, his wife, and her husband was
marriage the lordship of Stansted in summoned to Parliament from 1455
His son, ROBERT DE BOUR- " John Bourchier de
Essex. to 1472, as
CHIER, constituted (14 Edward III.) Berners, Chevalier." The title thus
Lord Chancellor of England, united created, fell into abeyance, and de-
the civic and military characters, and scending through heiresses, to Robert
was gallantly distinguished
in arms, Wilson, Esq., of Didlington, and
particularly at the battle of Cressy. Mrs. Louisa Strangwayes, as coheirs,
This eminent person left two sons, was eventually conferred on the
John, second Lord Bourchier, whose former.
soon became extinct, and William,
line BOHUN. Of Humphrey de Bo-
whose son William Earl of Ewe, in hun, the warrior whose name occurs
Normandy, married Anne Plantaga- on the Roll, little more has been
 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY. 43

ascertained than that he possessed son of Edward III., and Mary, mar-
the lordship of Taterford, in Norfolk, ried to Henry, Earl of Derby, created
and that he was a near kinsman of in 1397 Duke of Hereford. The lat-
the Conqueror. His son and succes- ter all- potent noble, son of John of
sor,Humphrey de Bohun, surnamed Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, ascended
the Great, married, bycommand of the throne of England as Henry IV.
William Rufus, Maud, daughter of BONDEVILLE. The descendant of
Edward de Saresbury, and thus ac- this Norman chief was summoned to
quired considerable estates in Wilt- Parliament 28 Henry VI., as Baron
shire ; but the greatness of the Bo- Bonville of Chuton. He subse-
huns arose from the marriage of his quently espoused the interests of the
son, Humphrey de Bohun, steward House of York, and was one of those
toHenry I., with Margery, daughter to whom the custody of Henry VI.
and eventual coheir of Milo de Glou- was committed after the Battle of
cester, Earl of Hereford, Lord High Northampton the tide of fortune,
;

Constable of England. Thencefor- however, turning, his Lordship lost

ward the high and dignified office of his head after the second Battle of

High Constable of the Realm vested St. Albans, and as his grandson and
in the Bohun s, and shortly after the heir apparent William, commonly
Earldom of Hereford was conferred called Lord Harrington, had fallen
on Henry de Bohun by King John. previously on the hard-fought field of
That nobleman's son, Humphrey de Wakefield, Lord Bonville was suc-
Bohun, Earl of Hereford, inheriting ceeded by his great granddaughter,
the honour of Essex from his mother, Cecily Bonville, who married first
Maud, sister and heiress of William Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset,
de Mandeville, last Earl of Essex, and secondly, Henry Stafford, Earl
was created Earl of that county by of Wiltshire.

Henry III., and in a few years after BANASTRE. This name, as we are
stood sponsor for Prince Edward. toldby Camden (Remains), was pro-
In 1250, he assumed the cross, and bably a title of office, which he lati-
proceeded to the Holy Land and in
; nises Balneator. The derivation is

the great contest between the King not improbable, as we find an ancient
and the Barons, fought under the coat assigned to the name in one of
banner of the latter, in whose army the Lancashire visitations, with the
his son Humphrey was one of the principal charge a water bouget. A
most distinguished leaders, and com- pedigree of the chief line of this
manded the*infantry at the Battle of family, from its founder down to the
Evesham Although strongly tempted
. time of Edward I., has been pre-
by the heroism and pre-eminent ser- served in a petition on the rolls of
vices of this illustrious race, to dwell parliament. It appears from this
more at length on their history, we document and other historical evi-
are compelled by our limited space to dence, that Robert Banastre who
confine ourselves to a mere mention came over with King William, held
of their extinction. Humphrey de the lordship of Prestatyn, one of the
Bohun, the last Earl of Hereford, hundreds of Flintshire, under Robert
Northampton, and Essex, did not of Rhudlau (de Rodelent), a kins-
long enjoy his great accumulation of man of the Conqueror. Here a
honour, for he died in 1372, in the tower was built on the coast, whereof
32d year of his age, leaving by Joane the foundations are still discoverable.
his wife, daughter of the Earl of It was destroyed by the Welsh in
Arundel, two daughters, his coheirs, the time of Henry II., when they
viz.,Alianore, married to Thomas of regained possession of that district.
Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, sixth At this time Robert, the son of Ro-
44 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY.

bert Banastre, withdrew with all his Tower, in consequence of a fatal feud
people into Lancashire, where the with that family, hi which its head
clan appear to have been long known had fallen, and as he died without
" of Makerfeld went by
by the denomination of Les Wes- issue, the fee
trays" (v. Rot. ParL), and where heir female to the Fleetwoods, from

they are found holding extensive whom it was inherited by the Leghs
possessions under the Earls of Ches- of Lyme. The representative of the
family in the male line is
whose Jos. Lang-
ter, palatinate extended over
the south of that county. Thurstan ton, Esq., of Liverpool.
" Memorials of
Banastre, son of the second Robert, Mr. Beltz, in his
inherited the barony of Newton, in the Order of the Garter," has traced
Makerfeld, a district which in the descent of a collateral branch of
Domesday Survey ranks as a sepa- the Lancashire Banastres, from whom
rate hundred, though it has since sprang one of the early knights of
merged in that of West Derby. He that order but he falls into a sin-
;

also held the lordship of Walton in gular mistake when relating the first
the Dale, under the Lacys, Lords of settlement of the family at Prestatyn,
Mackburnshire, and MoUington- Ba- in Englefield,by fixing Englefield in
nastre near Chester, &c. &c. The Berkshire, whereas it was the ancient
latter estatepassed by marriage of a name of that portion of the original
daughter to the Hoghtons, the su- earldom of Chester, now known as
periority remaining with the Banas- Flintshire. From
the same division
tres and their representatives. The of the clan which furnished the
barony of Newton and the lordship Knight of the Garter, sprang the
of Walton le Dale came to the Banastres of Bank. They are now
Langtons by the marriage of Alice represented by R. Townley Parker,
(daughter of James, and grand- Esq., of Cuerden, but their manor
daughter and heir to Robert Banas- of Bretherton is in other hands.
tre, the descendant of Thurstan), These branches of the family bore
with John, son of Robert de Lan- for arms, a cross flory sable on a
geton, in the county of Leicester, field argent, which cognizance was
brother to John de Langeton, Lord quartered by the Langtons (v. Visi-
Chancellor in the time of Edward tation), along with argent three
I.* chevrons gules, a coat which they
The honours of the Banastres also inherited from their predecessors
continued for about three hundred the
in barony of Newton, as is
years in the family of Langton. proved by its use in sealing deeds by
The last baron of that name, who the last baron of the name of Banas-
was a Knight of the Bath at the tre. The paternal coat of Langton
coronation of James I., ceded Wal- was argent an eagle displayed with
ton to the Hoghtons of Hoghton two heads vert.
*
This Chancellor has Ijeen
erroneously assigned by Lord Campbell to the family of
Langton in Lincolnshire.

( To be continued.)

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*

"Every created thing hath its varieties ; but in the whole range of
creation, the most marvellous, the most extraordinary, and the most in-
describable, are the variations of the human race." Burton's Philosophy.

JOHN CLAVELL, GENTLEMAN, POET, AND HIGHWAYMAN.

Temp. CHARLES I.

IN the early part of the reign of King Charles the First, John Clavell
was apprehended for a robbery on the highway, and with his associates
convicted and condemned, but experienced the royal clemency through
the special intercession of the Queen.
Clavell was a gentleman by birth, of ancient family, and liberal
education. His uncle, Sir William Clavell of Srnedmore, in the county
of Dorset, had a command in Ireland during the troubles there at the
close of Queen Elizabeth's reign, and was created a Knight Banneret
for his services. Sir William was a great but unfortunate projector,
his projects and the prosecutions that attended them being estimated
at full twenty thousand pounds. He was in consequence obliged to
sell and mortgage a great portion of his estate the remainder he
rested in trustees for their continuance in his name and blood, that they
might descend to his kinsman Roger Clavell, of Winfrith, and his
heirs. Sir William d.s.p. in 1644.
It does not appear that John Clavell was bred up to any profession,
nor does it appear through what course of seduction he was led into
his evil ways, but it does appear that his subsequent life, after receiving
the royal pardon was exemplary, and that his conduct was such as to
re-establish his character. Clavell, who was no mean poet for the times
J|
ifc which he lived, addressed the following lines to the king prior to his

trial and those that follow in gratitude for his pardon to the queen.
"
I, that hath robb'd so oft, am now bid stand,
Death and the law assault me, and demand
My life and means I never used men so,
!

But having ta'en their money, let them go ;

Yet must I die ! there no relief ?

and is

The King of Kings took mercy on a thief!

So may my gracious king, in mercy, save me,
Although grim death and law do thus outbrave me.
God is his precedent, and men shall see
His mercy is beyond severity."
1o /!* T her never to be equalled Majesty, the Queen of Great Britain, fyc. fyc."
" Honour's
store-house, virtue's story,
Fame's best trophy, nature's glory !

O may with moss, the muses' flood

Be overgrown, damned up with mud ;

All their holy hills polluted,

And their oracles confuted,
If that they strain not all they may,
Now their best vows to you to pay ;
And hoarse as ravens may they sing.
Who dare neglect their offering ;
Or find a subject for a verse,
That any meaner works rehearse !

Yet the true story are, and all

That's rich, fair, sweet, majestical ;
46 SINGULAR CHARACTERS.

The fullest wonder of our time,

For chronicles in prose or rhyme ;

And, like the rosy morn, do bless

Our drooping land with cheerfulness ;

Throwing your bounties every where,

As fresh and fragrant as the air :

The woodbines, and the violet,

The season of the year forget,
And to attend your sweetness, do
Grow every where you tread, or go.
I, in the autumn of my life,
When guilt and justice were at strife,
Was by your royal breath, (strange thing) !

Unwither'd, tum'd into my spring.

Accept this sacrifice, great Queen,
In which no merit can be seen,
But what your royal name do bless
My muse in her unworthiness.
And though no lustre crown my art,
Holy fire inspires my heart.
Obedience, duty, zeal, attend
The faithful tribute that I send.
So the gods accept of, still,
Not the offering, but the will.
Celuy qui plus Honor vos Vertus,
et admire vostre Bonte, et clem en ce,
et qui est le plus oblige a vostre

Majeste,
JEHAN CLAVELL."
however a considerable time in prison
Clavell remained during ;

which, he addressed a second copy of verses to the king, praying for

his liberty, stating his resolution thus, should he receive it,
" I do intend,
Whilst these your wars endure, even there to spend,
My time, in that brave service."

After he had received his liberty, he presented the following lines to

"His honourable friend, his ever dear and well approved good uncle,
Sir William Clavell, Knight Banneret."
" Your hidden
purposes, grave sir, that rest
Within the secret closet of your breast,
Have like predomination with my fate ;

I shall be happy, or unfortunate,

As they assign me you may justly take,
:

And utterly renounce me but behold,

;

My God above (whose secrets are untold ;

All things on earth, as he thinks best
decreeing,
What will my future actions be foreseeing,)
Hath lent me life and mercy, by my king,
Who is his substitute in
every thing.
Since, then, their doom is past, Oh let not me, !

Be now arraigned by your severity.

Forget my foul offences one and all,
Until some brave and noble action shall
Bring you anew acquainted. If again
I ever take a course that shall be vain,
Or, if of any ill I faulty be,
O then for ever disinherit me.
" Your
right sorrowful nephew,
" JOHN CLAVELL."
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These with many other addresses, in prose and verse, to the king,

nobility, judges, magistrates,clergy, &c., are prefixed to a poem of

considerable length, written by Clavell during his confinement under
the following title :

" A Recantation of an ill-led Life Or, a Discovery of the Highway-law,

:

with vehement Dissuasions to all (in that kind) Offenders. As also, many caute-
lous Admonitions, and full Instructions how to know, shune, and apprehend a
Thiefe. Most necessary for all honest Travellers to peruse, observe, and
practise."
The preface to which, is dated "from my lonely, sad, and unfre-
quented chamber in the King's Bench, October, 1627." The epistle
from the "The stationer to the buyer," prefixed to the third edition,
4to., 1634, concludes thus :

" The late and false of his and untoward

general report (Clavell's) relapse,
death, made me most willing, again to publish this work of his, to let you know,
he not only lives, but hath also made good all these his promises and strict reso-
lutions, in so much that it is become very disputable amongst wise men, whether
they should more admire his former ill-ways, or his now most singular reform-
ation, whereat no man outjoys his friend, and yours,
" RICHARD MEIGHBN."

THOMAS PARR,
THE OLDEST MAN SINCE THE DELUGE.
Born temp. EDWARD IV. died temp. CHARLES I.

IN the year 1635, Taylor, the water-poet (so called from his avocation of
"
waterman on the Thames) published a pamphlet, entitled, The Olde, Old,
very Olde Man or;
The Age and long Life of Thomas Parr the Sonne of
John Parr, of Winnington, in the parish of Alberbury, in the county of Sa-
lopp, (or Shropshire) who was born in the reign of King Edward IV., and
;

is now living in the Strand, being aged 152 years and odd months. His
manner of Life and Conversation in so long a Pilgrimage his Marriages, 5

and his bringing up to London about the end of September last, 1635."
From this very rare tract, we make the following extracts :

" The Rt. Honourable

Thomas, Earl of Arundell and Surrey, Earl Marshall of
England, &c., being lately in Shropshire, to visit some lands and manors, or for
some other occasions of importance, the report of this aged man was certified to
his honour ; who hearing of so remarkable a piece of antiquity, his lordship was
pleased to see him, and in his innate noble and Christian piety, he took him into
his charitable tuition and protection, commanding a litter and two horses, (for the
more easy carriage of a man so enfeebled and worn with age), to be provided for
him ; Lucye should likewise attend him
also that a daughter-in-law of his named
and have a horse and (to cheer up the old man and
for her own riding with him ;
make him merry) there was an antique-faced fellow, called Jacke, or John the
Foole, with a high and mighty long beard, that had also a horse for his carriage.
These were all to be brought out of the country to London, by easie journies, the
charges being allowed by his lordship ; and likewise one of his honour's own
servants, named Brian Kelley, to ride on horseback with them, and to attend and
defray all manner of reckonings and expenses ; all of which was done accordingly
as follows Winnington is a hamlet in the parish of Alberhury, neere a place called
:

the Welch Poole, eight miles from Shrewsbury ; from whence he was carried to
Wim, a towne of the earl's aforesaid and the next day to Shefhall (a manour
;

house of his lordship's) where they likewise staled one night ; from Shefnall they
came to Wolverhampton, and the next day to Birmingham, from thence to Coventry,
48 SINGULAR CHARACTERS.

off that pressed

and although Master Kelley had much to do to keepe the people
them in all places where he came, yet at Coventry
he was most opprest :

upon
that those who defended
for they came in such multitudes to see the olde man,
him were almost quite tyred and spent, and the aged man in danger to have been
stifled and in a word, the rabble were so unruly, that Bryan was in doubt he
;

should bring his charge no further. The trouble being over, the next day they
to Redburn, and so to London where he is
passed to Daventry, to Stony Stratford,
all the aforesaid
well entertained and accommodated with all things,^having
attendants, at the sole charge and cost of
his lordship."

in verse, thus
Taylor gives Parr's lineage
:

11
John Parr a man who lived by husbandry,
Begot this Thomas Parr, and borne was he
The yeare of fourteen hundred, eighty-three.
And as. his father's living and his trade,
Was plough and cart, scythe, sickle, bill and spade ;

The harrow, mattock, flayle, rake, fork and goad,

And whip, and how to load and to unload ;
Olde Tom hath show'd himself the son of John,
And from his father's function has not
gone."
The waterman proceeds :

" Tom Parr hath liv'd as by record appeares,

Nine months, one hundred fifty and two yeares
For by records and true certificate,
From Shropshire late, relations doth relate
That he lived seventeen years with John his father,
And eighteen with a master, which I gather
To be full thirty-five his Sire's decease
:

Lefthim four yeare's possession of a lease ;

Which past, Lewis Porter, gentleman, did then
For twenty-one yeares grant his lease agen ;
That lease expired, the son of Lewis, called John,
Let him the like lease, and that time being gone,
Then Hugh, the son of John, (last named before)
For one and twenty years sold one lease more.
And lastly, he hath held from John, Hugh's son
A lease for's life then fifty years outrun ;
And tillolde Thomas Parr to earth againe
Return, the last lease must his own remaine."

Taylor relates the following anecdote to shew the craft of the old man,
in endeavouring to overreach his landlord :

" His three

leases of sixty-three yeares being expired, he took his last lease of
his landlord, (one Master John Porter) for his life, with which lease hee hath lived
more than fifty years ; but this olde man would (for his wife's sake) renew his
lease for years, which his landlord would not consent unto ; wherefore olde Parr,
(having been long blind) sitting in his chair by the fire, his wife looked out of the
window, and perceived Master Edward Porter, son of his landlord, come towards
their house, which she told her husband, saying, 'Husband, our young landlord
'
is coming hither/ Is he so/ said olde Parr, 'I prithy wife, lay a pin on the ground
neere my foot, or at my right toe,' which she did, and when Master Porter (yet
forty years old) was come into the house, after salutations between them, the old
man said, ' Wife is not that a pin which lies at my foot ?' ' Truly, husband/
'
quoth she, it is a pin indeede/ so she took
up the pin, and Master Porter was
half in a maze that the olde man had recovered his sight again ; but it was quickly
found to be a witty conceit, thereby to have them to suppose him to be more
lively than he was, because he hoped to have his lease renewed for his wife's sake
as aforesaid."
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Of his wives, Taylor's verses speak as follows:
" A tedious time a bachelor hee
:
Jgyiqqo fteora rr .
tarried,
Full eighty yeares of age before he married :

His continence to question I'll not call,

Man'sfrailtie's weak, and oft doth slip and fall.
But what have I to do with that ; let passe,
At the age aforesaid hee first married was
To
*******
Jane,

With her hee

John Taylor's daughter ;

liv'd yeares three times ten and two,

*

And then she dy'd (as all good wives will doo.)
She dead, hee two yeares did a widower stay,
Then once more ventured in the wedlock way ;
And in affection to his first wife Jane,
He took another of that name againe :

(With whom hee now doth live) she was a widow

To one nam'd Anthony (and surnamed Adda)
She was (as by report it doth appeare)
Of Gillsel's parish, in Montgomery-shiere,
The daughter of John Lloyde (corruptly Flood),
Of ancient house, and gentle Cambrian blood."
Of Parr's issue, Taylor says in plain prose :

"He hath had two children by his first wife, a son and a daughter the boye's :

name was John, and lived but ten weeks, the girl was named Joan, and she lived
but three weekes."
In the lifetime of his first wife, Parr having been detected in an amour
with "Faire Catherine Milton," at the age of one hundred and five,
" Twas
thought meet,
Hee should be purg'd, by standing in a sheet ;

Which aged (he) one hundred and five yeare

In Alberbury parish church did weare."

Granger, Biographical History of England says, that

in his
" At an hundred and
twenty he married Catherine Milton, his second wife, and
had a child by her ; and was at that era of his life employed in threshing, and other
husbandry work. When he was about an hundred and fifty-two years of age, he
was brought up to London, by Thomas Earl of Arundell, and carried to Court,
The King, Charles I., said to him, ' You have lived longer than other men, what
have you done more than other men ?' He replied, * I did penance when I was
an hundred years old/
Taylor thus describes" him in the last stage of life:
His limbs their strength have left,
His teeth all gone (but one), his sight bereft,
His sinews shrunk, his blood most chill and cold,
Small solace, imperfections manifold :

Yet still his spirits possesse his mortal trunk,

Nor are his senses in his ruines shrunk ;
But that his hearing's quicke, his stomach good,
Hee'll feed well, sleep well, well digest his food.
Hee will speak heartily, laugh and be merry ;

Drink ale, and now and then a cup of sherry ;

Loves company, and understanding talke,
And (on both sides held up) will sometimes walke.
And, though old age his face with wrinkles fill,
Hee hath been handsome, and is comely still ;
Well fac'd and though his beard not oft corrected,
;

Yet neat it grows, not like a beard neglected.

VOL. i. NO. i. E
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From head to heel, his body hath all over

A quick-set, thick-set, natural hairy
cover."
"
Taylor, in conclusion says,
that Parr, appears to have outlived the
most'part of the people near there (Alberbury) three times over.''
Parr did not long survive his removal to London, the change of
air and diet affecting his health, he died soon after Granger states in
;

November, 1635. His body was opened by Doctor Harvey, who found
no signs of internal decay, although at the time of his decease he had
attained the age of one hundred and fifty-two years and nine months.'*

MATTHEW HOPKINS, THE WITCHFINDER.

Temp. CHARLES I.
" In those
days when things with breeches,
Burnt old wives for being witches
And bearded men judge and jury
Denounc'd each haggard beardless fury
Who rode about, so sage and spunky
On a brome-stick, 'stead of donkey." Hudibras.

In those good old times, or rather good young times, for time was
certainly younger then than he is now, when sorcerers, witches, and such
evil minded persons, were prosecuted under the act made and provided,
by men learned in the law, attainted by sedate and discreet jurors,
and consigned to the faggot, by judges more learned, and more discreet
than " all these together/' with humanity on their lips, and black caps
on their heads, such worthies as we are about describing were neither
scarce nor very disreputable amongst the supporters of the powers that
were, and sticklers for the strict execution of the criminal law.
In the years 1644 and 1645, Matthew Hopkins, of Manningtree, in
Essex, witchfinder, attended by a woman, and one, John Sterne, as his
associates, went regular circuit throughout the different towns of
Essex, Norfolk, and Huntingdonshire
Suffolk, and notwithstanding
;

that many clergy preached and spoke against him, Hopkins

of the
hanged not less than sixty reputed witches in one single year, in the
single county of Essex alone. Amongst the Reverend persons who
raised their voices upon the occasion, the Rev. Mr. Gaul, of Stoughton,
was one of the most active and zealous. Not contented with preaching
against, and denouncing the system by word of mouth, he wrote and
published a book upon the subject at the commencement of which,
he gives the following letter from Hopkins, descriptive of the course
these ruffians were in the habit of pursuing.
M. N.
"
My service to
your worship presented. I have this day received
a letter, &c., to come to a town
called Great Stoughton, to search for evil dis-
posed persons, called witches, (though I heare your minister is farre against us
through ignorance) I intend to come (God willing) the sooner, to heare his sin-
gular judgment in the behalfe of such parties. I have known a minister in
Suffolk preach against their discovery in a pulpit, and forced to recant it (by the
committee) in the same place. I much marvile such evil members should have
any (much more any of the clergy who should daily preach terrour to convince
such offenders) stand up to take their parts, against such as are complainants for
the King, and sufferers themselves with their families and estates. I intend to
give your towne a visite suddenly. I am to come to Kimbolton this week, and
it shall be tenne to one, but I will come to
your town first, but 1 would certainly
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know aforehand whether your town affords many sticklers for such cattell, or
willing to give and afford us good welcome and entertainment, as otherwhere I
have been, else I shall wave your shire, (not as yet beginning in
any part of it
myself) and betake me to such places where I do, and may persist without
controle, but with thanks and recompense. So I take my leave, and rest
" Your Servanthumbly
to be commanded,
"MATTHEW HOPKINS."
In the 77th page of his book, after mentioning twelve very absurd
signs of witchcraft, relied upon at that time, Mr. Gaul, thus pro
ceeds " To all these I cannot but add one at large which I have lately
learnt, partly from some communications I had with one of the witch-
finders, (as they call them,) partly from the confession (which I heard)
of a suspected and committed witch, so handled as she said, and partly
as the country people talk of it. Having taken the suspected witch,
she is placed in the middle of a room upon a stool or table, cross-
legged, or in some other uneasy posture to which, if she submit
;

not, she is then bound with cords j there she is watched, and kept without
meat, or sleep, for the space of four and twenty hours. (For they say
that within that time they shall see her imp come and suck her.) A
little hole is made in the door for the imps to come in at and lest it ;

should come in some less discernible shape, they that watch are taught
to be ever and anon sweeping the room, and if they see any spiders or
flies to kill them. And if they cannot kill them, then they may be sure
they are her imps."
But to return to Hopkins. The old, the indigent, and the igno-
rant, such as could neither plead their own cause, nor hire an advocate,
were the miserable victims of this wretch's cruelty and avarice. He
pretended to be a great critic in special marks, which were merely
moles or warts, that frequently grew large and pendulous in old age,
but were absurdly asserted by the witchfinder to be incontestable proof
of witchcraft. His ultimate method of proof was by tying together
the thumbs and toes of the suspected person, about whose waist was
fastened a cord, the ends of which being held by two stout men, the
unhappy victim was cast into a river, the men standing upon the bank,
in whose power it was either to strain or slacken the cord. Swimming
upon this experiment was deemed full proof of guilt j for which King
James, who is said to have recommended, if he did not invent it,
assigned as a reason, "That as such persons had renounced their
baptism by water, so the water refuses to receive them."
Sometimes those who were accused of diabolical practices were tied
neck and heels, and tossed into a pond ; " if they floated or swam,
they were consequently guilty, and therefore taken out and burnt, if
they were innocent, they were only drowned." The experiment of
swimming was at length tried upon Hopkins himself, in his own
way, and he was upon the event, condemned, and, as it seems, executed
as a wizzard. Dr. Zach. Greys says, that he had seen an account of
between three and four thousand persons, who suffered death for witch-
craft in the King's dominions from the year 1640 to the restoration of
Charles II. Dr. Grey supposes with great reason that Hopkins is the
man meant in the
following lines of Butler :

" Has not the

present parliament
A ledger to the devil sent,
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to treat about,
Fully empow'red
out ?
Finding revolted witches
And has not he within a year,
'em in one shire ?
Hang'd three score of
Some only for not being drowned,
And for sitting above ground
Whole days and nights upon their breeches,
And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches,
And some for putting knavish tricks,
Upon green geese and turkey chicks,
Or deceast
pigs that suddenly
Of as he guest,
griefs unnat'ral
Who after proved himself a witch,
And made a rod for his own breech." Hudibra*.

In a letter from Serjeant Widdington, to Lord Whitlock, mention is

made of another fellow, a Scotsman, of the same profession with
a head for every
Hopkins. This scoundrel received twenty shillings
witch he discovered, and got, thirty pounds by his discoveries.

HENRY WELBY, ESQ., OF GAUXHILL, IN THE COUNTY

OF LINCOLN.
(THE LONDON RECLUSE.)
Temp. CHARLES I.
In the reign of Charles I, a full hundred years after the suppression
of monastic orders in England, there is an instance, which we are about
recording, of retirement from the world, in a gentleman of fortune, rank,
and reputation, far more seclusive than that imposed by the strictest of
those holy brotherhoods not even by the monks of La Trappe, the most
rigid of all, who although they interdict communication by speech,
admit the fellowship of prayer, fellowship of subsistence, and fellowship
of labour, consolations from which our solitary altogether deprived him-
self, and lived for nearly half a century absolutely alone not in desert,
cave, or cell, but in one of the streets of London, amidst the din and
turmoil of the busy denizens of a great and crowded city.
At a very remote period, there was seated in the county of Lincoln,
a family of the name of Welby* so remotely that it is a matter of
doubt whether it gave name to, or derived name from, the manor
of Welby, near Grantham, in that county certain it is that the
;

family enjoyed in early times, large estates and goodly reputation,

many of the Welbys representing their native county in parlia-
ment, in the times of the Henrys and Edwards, and many of them serv-
ing the office of sheriff in those days when the sheriffalty was com-
mitted to persons of the first rank and estimation only. About the
beginning of Elizabeth's reign, one branch of the family became seated
at Gedney, in the same county, by the purchase of that estate
by Adlard
Welby, who died in 1571, leaving by his first wife, Ellen Hall, two sons,
Henry and Adlard. He married a second wife, and left by her, both
sons and daughters. The elder son by the first
marriage, HENRY WELBV,
having succeeded to the fortune of his father, became seated at Gauxhill,
also in Lincolnshire, and married Alice, one of the
daughters of Thomas
*
Still existing, and now represented by Sir William Earle Welby, Bart., of Denton
Hall, in that county.
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White, of Woodhead, in the county of Rutland, and of Tuxford, in Not-

tinghamshire, by Anne, his wife, sister of the Lord Treasurer Burleigh.
Mr. WE LEY, who was a gentleman of talents and acquirements, of
high character for philanthropy, benevolence, and humanity, popular in
his immediate neighbourhood, and esteemed wherever known, is the in-
dividual whose extraordinary withdrawal from the world we are now
about relating. By his wife he had one only child, a daughter, Elizabeth ;

and it would appear that before he reached his fortieth year, he had
become a widower. At this period a most unfortunate circumstance oc-
curred, which induced Mr. Welby to form inflexibly the resolution of
abandoning the world, and all its pomps and vanities and to that reso-
;

lution he firmly adhered for more than forty years, the remainder of his
long life.
The unhappy occcurence to which we have alluded, and the cause to
which Mr. Welby's singular resolve is attributed, was an attempt made
upon his life by a profligate kinsman, from whom he was fortunate
enough to, rescue a pistol which had missed fire, and which had been
highly loaded with slugs. This circumstance so deeply affected his over
sensitive disposition, that he determined at the instant to prevent the
recurrence of a similar attempt, by withdrawing himself altogether from
all intercourse with his fellows, and how strictly he persevered in doing
so to the clay of his death, is shewn by the following details. Having
chosen the city of London for the place of his seclusion, he ob-
tained a house in Grub Street, wherein he reserved for himself three
apartments ;
the first for his diet, the second for his lodging,
the third for his study one within another ;
and the while his diet was
set on the table by one of his servants, an old maiden, he retired into his
lodging- chamber, and while his bed was making, into his study. Thus
keeping so closely retired, that for full forty years he was never seen,
except by the old woman, and by her but rarely and upon occasions of
great necessity. During the whole of more than twoscore years neither
daughter, son-in-law, grandchild, kinsman, stranger, tenant, or servant,
had a single glance of him beside. The old woman, Elizabeth, ministered
to all his wants, made his fire, provided his food, and drest his chamber.
He never touched flesh or fish, never drank either wine or strong water,
his chief sustenance being oatmeal boiled with water, and in summer-
time a salad of some choice herbs.
" For dainties, or when he would feast himself, he would eat the yolk of an
egg, but no part of the white ; and what bread he did eat, he cut out of the mid-
dle of the loaf, but of the crust he never touched his general drink was four-
:

shilling beer and no other, and now when his stomach served him, he eat some
kind of suckets, and now and then drank redde cowe's milke, which his maid,
Elizabeth, fetched for him out of the fields hot from the cow and yet he kept a
;

bountiful table for his servants, with entertainment sufficient for any stranger or
tenant that had any occasion or business to his house."

His time was regularly divided between reading, meditation, and

prayer. He purchased every new book that was published, most of
which, upon slight examination, he rejected. His plain garb, his long
and silver beard, his mortified and venerable aspect, bespoke him an
ancient inhabitant of the desert, rather than a gentleman of fortune in a
populous city. He expended a great portion of his income in acts of
benevolence, and was continually inquiring after deserving objects. In
the Christmas holydays, at Easter, and upon other festivals, he had great
54 MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS.

served into his own

cheer provided, with all sorts of seasonable dishes,
chamber, with store of wine, which his maid brought in 5 when he him-
would pin a clean
self (after thanks given to God for his good benefits)
on a of white holland sleeves.which
napkin before him, and putting pair
dish after dish up
reached to his elbow, called for his knife, and cutting
in order send one to one poor neighbour,
one to another, whether they
&c. till he had left the table quite empty j
:

were brawn, beef, capon, goose,

his knife, and
then would he give thanks again, lay by his linen, put up
he do, dinner and sup-
cause his cloth to be taken away: and this would
these without one morsel of anything whatsoever ;
tasting
per, upon days,
and this custom he kept to his dying day.
Mr. Welby died on the 29th of October, 1636, and lies buried
in ht.

near The old maid-servant died about six

Giles's church, Cripplegate.
an only daughter and heiress, Eliza-
days before her master. He left
Knt. of Winestead, in the
beth, who married Sir Christopher Hildyard,
of and left three sons, viz. 1. HENRY, who married Lady
county York,
Anne Leke, daughter of Francis, first Earl of Scarborough,, and of this
is a descendant
marriage the Right Hon. Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt
and coheir 2. Christopher and 3. Sir Robert Hildyard, aif eminent roy-
; 5

alist commander, who, for his services, was made a knight ban-
gallant
neret, and afterwards a baronet.

Monumental 3lnscriptum0*
"Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs." Shakespeare.

THERE always a pleasure, sad and subdued though it be,

is in rambling

through aisles of our old English churches, and dwelling on the

the
It seems like stepping back into the
sepulchral remains of other times.
regions of our forefathers, and conversing with those who have slept for
ages in the silent dust. The reflections that then arise have a soothing and
beneficial influence, and the mind is unconsciously led to the contemplation
of that eternal home,
" where all we love shall live The whole
again."
scene cannot fail to interest the admirer of the olden time the windows:

dimmed by the armorial achievements of the great neighbouring houses,

the haughty memorial recording the renown of some mouldering ancestor,
and the crumbling tombs of knights and high-born dames, whose names
are familiar only to the antiquary and genealogist. In the church-yard,
" the rude forefathers of the hamlet
too, where sleep," the simple and illite-
rate lines, that mark the humble grave, at times address themselves to the
feelings with a truth and a freshness of sorrow that the proud inscription
which adorns the stately marble is unsuccessful in imparting. How beau-
" There is
tifully does a contemporary writer express this idea ; certainly
something more affecting in these prompt and spontaneous offerings of na-
ture, than in the most costly monuments of art the hand strews the flower
;

while the heart is warm, and the tear falls on the grave as affection is bind-
ing the osier round the sod but pathos expires under the slow labour of
:

the chisel, and is chilled among the cold conceits of

sculptured marble."
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" Art of
Puttenham, in the English Poesie," published 1589, makes these
observations on Monumental Memorials :

" An
epitaph is but a kind of epigram, only applied to the report of the dead
person's estate and degree, or of his other good or bad parts, to his commendation
or reproach : 'tis an inscription such as a man may commodiously write or en-

grave upon a tombe in a few verses, pithie, quicke, and sententious, for the passer-
by to peruse and judge upon without any long tariance ; so as if it exceede the
measure of an epigram, it is there (if the verse be correspondent) rather an elegie
than an epitaph, which errour many of the bastard rimers commit, because they
be long and tedious discourses, and write them in large tables, to be hanged up in
churches and chancells, over the tombes of great men and others, which be so ex-
ceeding long as one must have halfe a daye's leasure to read one of them, and must
be called away before he come halfe to the ende. or else be locked into the church
by the sexton, as I myself was once served in reading an epitaph in a certain
cathedral church of England. They be ignorant of poesie that call such long tales
by the name of epitaphs. They might better call them elegies, as I said before ;
and they ought never to be engraven or hanged up in tables. I have seen them,
nevertheless, upon many honourable tombes of these last times erected, which do
rather disgrace than honour either the master or the maker."

Though we cannot altogether agree in the condemnation of diffuse in-

scriptions, seeing how valuable is the genealogical information their prolixity
so often affords, we must allow that the old writer correctly expresses the
true and original notion of what an epitaph should be.
In the following selection we purpose (with due regard to that essential
" the
qualification, brevity, so urgently advocated by the worthy author of
Art of Poesie") introducing the most celebrated and striking EPITAPHS that
we can discover, and accompanying them with such genealogical annota-
tions as we may have the means of adding but, in furtherance of our
;

attempt to collect together these records of the dead, we would crave the
co-operation of our country readers in furnishing us with the inscriptions
of their neighbouring churches which they think will add interest to the
subject.
THEODORE, KING OF CORSICA.
To we will commence with the inscription
give precedence to royalty,
placed by Horace Walpole on a marble monument in the church of St.
Anne's, Soho, to THEODORE, KING OP CORSICA :

Near this place is interred

Theodore, King of Corsica,
Who died in this parish, Dec. 1 1 ,
1756,
Immediately after leaving
The King's Bench Prison,
By the benefit of the Act of Insolvency,
In consequence of which
He registered his Kingdom of Corsica
For the use of his Creditors.
The grave, great teacher, to a level brings,
Heroes and beggars, galley slaves and kings ;
But Theodore this moral learned, e'er dead,
Fate pour'd its lessons on his living head,
Bestow'd a kingdom and denied him bread."
The vicissitudes in the life of Theodore Anthony Neuhoff, the Prussian,form
one of the most romantic
episodes in the history of the 1 8th century. Early
in the
spring of 1 736, an unknown adventurer, he was landed in Corsica from
an English vessel, with a considerable
supply of arms and money, and imme-
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at the head of the Islanders, then in revolt against the

diately placed himself
Genoese. A successful campaign ensued, and on the 1 5th of the April fol-
of Corsica, with the consent and amid
lowing, Theodore was crowned King
the acclamations of the whole people. He held his Court at Bastea, and
honours and rewards were distributed amongst the most deserving. The
calm, however, endured but for a short period the Genoese gaining ground
:

again, itbecame necessary to seek for foreign supplies and foreign aid, and
Theodore undertook at once the mission. Laying aside his kingly character,
he assumed the habit of an Abbe, and proceeded to Livonia but what suc- ;

cess attended his efforts, we are unable to state for during several months
;

after his arrival in that country, no one knew what became of him. The
next year, however, he appeared at Paris, but being immediately ordered out
of the kingdom, he journeyed to Amsterdam, and there the assistance of
some merchants enabled him to equip a frigate of 52 guns and 150 men ;

but an evil destiny seems to have thwarted all his plans. Arrested by the
Neapolitan government, he became a prisoner in the fortress of Cueta and, ;

after his liberation, though he never remitted his exertions to assist his
Island subjects and recover his crown, disappointment and ruin were the
only results. At last, broken down by fate, he retired to England but ;

here, too, suffering and misery awaited him. Day after day his situa-
tion became more deplorable, and the last years of his unhappy life were
passed in the King's Bench Prison, from which a general Act of Insolvency
only released him to die. He left one son, known by the name of Colonel
Frederick, and much esteemed for his accomplished mind and gentlemanly
feeling. He accompanied his father to England, and soon after obtained a
commission in foreign service but the star of ill omen which appeared in-
;

separable from his race, blighted his hopes, and at last reduced him to so
low a condition, that, unable to support the pressure of want and the de-
pression of a broken spirit, he put an end to his existence near the gate of
Westminster Abbey, 1st of February, 1797. He possessed some literary
"
acquirements, and was the author of A History of Corsica."
THE EARL OF DOUGLAS.
In the whole range of European nobility there is
scarcely a family that
equals in brilliant achievement that of DOUGLAS. From the earliest annals
of Scotland the chiefs of this illustrious house stand
pre-eminently forward ;

and amid the stirring events of Scottish

story, no name occurs more fre-
quently or more honorably :

Douglases were heroes every age."

James, the Earl of the original creation, after
last
suffering defeat and banish-
ment in his attempts to uphold the falling
power of his house, retired to the
abbey of Lindores, and died a monk of that holy community on the 15th of
April, 1488. He was interred before the altar, under a marble
high stone,
to which was affixed a tablet of brass,
containing this inscription :

" Hie
REQUIESCUNT
" Ossa
Jacobi, quondam Comitis de Douglass,
inclyti hujus Monasterii Mona-
chi, qm post varia yitae discrimina obiit in suuima
pace quindecimo die Aprilis,
anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo
octogesimo octavo.
"
Quid rides rasumque caput, cellaeque recessum ?
Quodque cucullatis fratribus annumeror ?
Si fortuna volvente vices fiet modo princeps
Plebeius ;
monaclms ssepe monarcha fuit."
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THE COUNTESS OP PEMBROKE.

We know
of few epitaphs which can compare in beauty of thought and
elegance of expression with that by Ben Jonson, on Mary, Countess of
Pembroke. This lady, the accomplished sister of the all- accomplished Sir
Philip Sidney, died at a very advanced period of life at her house, in Al-
dersgate Street, London, 25th Sept. 1621, and was interred in Salisbury
Cathedral, under a monument bearing Ben Jonson's immortal lines :

" Underneath this marble herse

Lies the subject of all verse
Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother.
Death, ere thou hast slain another.
Wise, and and good as she,
fair,
Time shall throw a dart at thee."

Her Ladyship left two sons, WILLIAM, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, K.G., one of
the most distinguished men of his time, and PHILIP, Earl of Montgomery, who
succeeded his brother as 4th Earl of Pembroke. Of the latter, who sided
with the Parliament in the civil wars, Clarendon, and other contemporary his-
torians, speak with much severity ; and though party bias may perhaps have
influenced their judgment, yet it seems to be accorded that his lordship's
character formed a sad contrast to that of his high-spirited chivalrous
brother. Earl Philip was married twice by his first wife, Susan, daughter
:

and co-heir of Edward Vere, Earl of Oxford, he left with other issue, a son
and successor, PHILIP, fifth Earl of Pembroke but by his second Countess
;

he had no child. This lady, Anne, only daughter and heir of George Earl
of Cumberland, and widow of Richard Earl of Dorset, was one of the most
illustrious women of her own or any other
age, but her ill-assorted marriages
clouded the early years of her life. Her first husband was, like all the
Buckhursts, a man of sense and spirit, but of licentious morals her second ;

was the illiterate and despicable tool of a party she despised. Accordingly,
we find her complaining that " the bowers of Knole in Kent, and of Wilton
in Wiltshire, had been to her not better than the painted abodes of sorrow."
In her widowhood, however, the brightness of her character shone forth.
Removing from castle to castle, she diffused plenty and happiness around
her, by consuming on the spot the produce of her vast demesnes in hos-
pitality and charity. Equally remote from the undistinguished profusion of
ancient times, and the parsimonious elegance of modern habits, her house
was a school for the young, and a retreat for the aged an asylum for the
persecuted, a college for the learned, and a pattern for all.

SIR THOMAS LEIGH.

the wealthy Sir Thomas Leigh, who was Lord Mayor at the death
Upon
ofQueen Mary, and died in 1571, the following epitaph appears upon his
tomb in Mercer's Chapel, London :

" Sir Thomas

Leigh bi civil life,
All offices did beare,
Which in this city worshipfull
Or honourable were :

Whom as God blessed with great wealth,

So losses did he feele :

Yet never changed he constant minde,

Tho' fortune turn'd her wheele.
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Learning he lov'd and helped the poore,

To them that knew him deere ;

For whom his lady and loving wife

This tomb hath builded here."

His widow lived at Stoneleigh to a very advanced age, having seen her
children's children to the fourth generation. She died in 1603, and was
buried at Stoneleigh, where she had founded an hospital for five poor men
and five poor women, all of them to be unmarried persons, and nominated
after her decease Sir Thomas Leigh, her son, and his heirs for ever.
by
The present representative of Sir Thomas Leigh, the opulent Lord Mayor,
is the Right Hon. Chandos Lord Leigh of Stoneleigh.

SIR WILLIAM WALWORTH. KNT.

The Church of St. Michael's, Crooked Lane, contains the ashes of that
doughty champion, Sir William Walworth, Knt., who so manfully clove down
the sturdy wight, Tyler, in Smithfield a hero worthy of honourable blazon,
;

as almost the only Lord Mayor on record famous for deeds of arms. The
following was the ancient inscription on the monument of this worthy,
which, unhappily, was destroyed in the great conflagration :

" Hereunder
lyth a man of Fame,
William Walworth callyd by name ;
Fishmonger he was in lyfftime here,
And twise Lord Maior, as in books appere ;
Who, with courage stout and manly myght,
Slew Jack Straw* in Kyiig Richard's sight ;
For which act done, and trew entent,
The Kyng made him Knyght incontinent ;

And gave him armes, as here you see,

To declare his fact and chivaldrie.
He left this lyff the yere of our God
Thirteen hondred fourscore and three odd."

SIR JOHN TYRRELL.

In East Hornden church were several monuments of the
Tyrrells, and
in the south
chapel may still be seen a gravestone with this inscription to
the stanch royalist Sir John
Tyrell :

ETT' avrov
Semel decimatus
Bis carceratus
Ter sequestratus,
Tacet quoties spoliatus,
Hie jacet inhumatus,
JOHANNES TYRRELL,
Eques auratus.
Aprilis 30. A
Obiit die martis, Dom. Mt. 82.
1675.
Sir John's son and heir Sir John
Tyrrell of Springfield Barney, Essex,
was created a Baronet in 1666.

THE REV. GEORGE SCOTT.

On the monument of the Rev.
George Scott, in the chancel of the
* Stowe corrects this, and shews that the name to be Wat
ought Tyler.
 MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS. 59

Church of Kentisbeare, in Devon, of which parish he was Rector, are the

following lines, by the rev. gentlemen's kinsman and friend, Sir Walter
Scott. Mr. George Scott, who was brother of the present Lord Polwarth,
and son of Hugh Scott, Esq., of Harden, co. Roxburgh, died in 1830 :

To youth, to age, alike, this tablet pale

Tells the brief moral of its tragic tale.
Art thou a parent ? Reverence this bier,
The parent's fondest hopes lie buried here.
Art thou a youth, prepar'd on life to start
With opening talents and a generous heart,
Fair hopes and flattering prospects all thine own ?
Lo here their end a monumental stone.
!

But let submission tame each sorrowing thought,

Heaven crown'd its champion ere the fight was fought.

PHILIPS.

PHILIPS, the celebrated musician, is immortalised by Johnson's exquisite

epitaph :

Philips, whose touch harmonious could remove

The pangs of guilty pow'r and hapless love,
Rest here, distrest by poverty no more,
Find here that calm thou gav'st so oft before,
Sleep undisturbed within this peaceful shrine,
Till angels wake thee with a note like thine.

THE HON. E. L. BROUGHAM.

A white marble tablet on the wall of the staircase leading to the chapel
of Lincoln's Inn, bears the following lines from the classic pen of the late
Lord Wellesley, commemorative of Eleanora- Louisa, the only child of Lord
Brougham, who died 30th Nov. 1839, in her eighteenth year :

Blanda anima e cunis heu longo exercita morbo

! !

Inter maternas heu lacrymasque patris,

!

Quas risu lenire tuo jucunda solebas ;

Et levis, et proprii vix memor ipsa mali ;
I pete caelestes ubi nulla est cura recessus !

Et tibi sit nullo mista dolore quies !

THOMAS HUDDLESTONE.
On the tomb of one of the Huddlestones of Cumberland, the following
quaint epitaph appears :

Here lies Thomas Huddlestone Reader, don't smile,

!

But reflect, while this tomb-stone you view ;

For Death, who killed him, in a very short while
Will huddle a stone upon you !

CARNE OP EWENNY.
On a stately monument erected in Ewenny Church, Glamorganshire, to
John Carne, the last male heir of the distinguished family of Carne, of
Ewenny, who died of a lingering consumption on the 4th of June, 1 700,
aged 15, appears the following beautiful inscription, said to have been
written by one of the Thomas's of Tregose :
 THE FRIAR OF ST. ALBANS.
gO

Here ly's Ewenny's hope, Ewenny's pride,

In him both flourished, and in him
both dy d.
to be
Death having seized him, linger'd, loath
The mine of this worthy family.
WlLBRAHAM OF CHESHIRE.
for monumental inscriptions
The Latin language peculiarly adapted
is

The following exquisite death of Richard Wilbraham eldest

lines record the

son of Randle Wilbraham, Esq., of Nantwich High

Sheriff of Cheshire m
of Roger Wilbraham, Esq., of Dorfold.
1714, by Mary, his wife, daughter
of whom descend the Wil-
The youthful heir left several brothers, from one
and from another the Wilbrahams of Rode :
brahams of Delamere,
Ricardus
Ranulphi Wibraham, armr.
et Marise uxoris ejus
films primogemtus,
Antiqui stemmatis germen speciosum,
flos juvenum, spes, sui nominis decus,
patrise
Sub cvi flore praereptus, hie jacet,
et terreni patremonii factus exhseres,
Cselestem creavit hsereditatem,
Sexto die Feb. MDCCVI.
Sparge roses, plecte corollas,
Abi et fuge viator.

Cfte jTriat of t aitmns,

OUR tale dates many, many years ago, in the early days of that chivalry,
which ever deferred to the Church and its power. About the period, we mention,
on a beautiful summer's evening at sunset, through a valley in one of the fairest
parts of the fair south of France, a knight and his lady were riding slowly on,
evidently engaged in familiar and affectionate converse a superior attendant,
;

or rather esquire, followed at a short distance. The knight was a young and
handsome man with somewhat of a grave aspect, his wife looked still younger,
and was beautiful also, but her appearance bespoke a lighter and a livelier spirit.
Both were in undress costume, he without his armour she having not her
equestrian robe of state, yet they wore the ordinary gaily coloured, and
graceful garments of the period, thus forming a pleasing contrast with the
green and lovely landscape through which they sauntered. They had just
reached a turning from off the high road, which led, through a long avenue
of trees, to the moat surrounding an elevated and stately castle, their resi-
dence, where the knight ruled kindly over his vassalage, and exercised
hospitality to both friend and stranger. At this point their attention was
directed to a man in a clerical, but somewhat foreign garb, who, though
clearly much worn with fatigue, was stoutly pursuing his way. Every one,
high or low, in those days showed deference to persons ecclesiastical, so the
knight drew up, and courteously saluted the traveller, who returned the
" The
compliment with a low bow. blessing of God and Holy Church be
upon you, fair dame and gentle chevalier," said he hi a strange accent; "may
I pray you to tell me how far it is to the next town, for I am sore tired with
 THE FRIAR OF ST. ALBANS. 61

" It is three good leagues to Ambert," replied the knight,

this day's walk."
" but thither thou
goest not this night, I arrest thee as a wanderer, and
conduct thee to yon place of strength, where we shall see what rest and good
cheer can do to restore thy powers. Nay, no refusal, for this lady wills it
so." The dame smiled assent. "Raimond," continued her husband, turning
" come hither and
to the esquire, give thy horse to this very weary way-
farer; after our long loitering I think it will do thee no harm to return on foot."
It was a pleasant night that spent by the friar in the castle of Sir Adhe-
mar though in need of repose, he did not quit the hospitable and friendly
;

board until late, for the intercourse grew more frank and warm as it went
on. The lady talked gaily, and from lighter converse became communicative,
as ladies sometimes will, on deeper subjects. From tournaments and feasts,
she passed to Adhemar's courtship, her wedding, her three years of hap-
piness since, marred only by their being still childless the knight discoursed
;

of state affairs, of the greatness of France, and her deeds of chivalry of

the growing pride of her neighbour England, that already dared to treat her
as an equal rather than a superior. The poor friar reddened at this, for he
came from England, and the love of country was strong within him. Visions
and dreams of greatness had made him exchange for the church his scrive-
ner's desk at St. Albans, and he spoke with warmth as he seemed to mingle
his own aspirations with the lofty views of his countrymen.
"
Gently,
gently, good father," interrupted the knight half in jest, half in earnest, "thou
runnest rather too fast both for England and thyself." "
" with God's
Nay," said the friar,
blessing, they often become great, who resolve to be so."
'" " far be it from me to offend
Well," replied the knight, your feelings, but
when I see you Pope, I will then, and not till then, think seriously of Saxon
and Norman ambition." " His will be done !"
impressively rejoined the
" His who can raise the poor man from the earth and place
churchman, will,
him among the princes, even among the princes of his people ; and who," he
added turning kindly to the lady, ** can make the childless woman in her
house, the joyful mother of sons, His blessing be with you." The next day
though urgently pressed to prolong his stay, the friar was reluctantly obliged
to depart. In the afternoon he proceeded on his arduous journey towards a
monastery in Provence, and as he went he breathed a prayer for the continued
prosperity of the good knight and dame whom he left in the enjoyment of
so many blessings.
* * * * * * *
Years rolled on, and the visit of the poor traveller had been long forgotten
in the castle of Adhemar. The knight had since been with honour in many
a foughten field, and at the period we would have the reader return to his
residence, he had just come home to share with his wife and children, (for
she was now the glad mother of sons) an interval of peace. One morning
as he walked upon his battlements, he saw a cavalcade proceeding from
the distance at a slow and stately pace upon the high road in front of his
domain upon nearer approach he perceived among the body of horsemen
:

a priest of importance, and a Knight of the Temple. He immediately

summoned his family and household. " It is a prince of the Church," said
" I
he, recognize the banner ;hoist the state flag upon its tower, and get
me a horse quickly, I must forward at once to pay due reverence, and offer
becoming hospitality to such travellers." Before he could leave the gates,
the Templar had quitted his party, and with two followers had ridden rapidly
" Whom
up to the castle. He obtained instant admittance. may it be my
good fortune to receive ?" inquired Sir Adhemar. "I am only a poor
62 THE FRIAR OF ST. ALBANS.

" but I have the

soldier of the Cross,
Knight of the Temple," replied the
honour to accompany the Pope's'new minister, the Cardinal Bishop of Albano
who, passing from Provence to Rome, craves permission to spend another
"
night within your hospitable
walls." May he and his suite be welcome,
most welcome, and proud am I indeed of the visit," exclaimed Sir Adhe-
" but I know not, for he has not
mar, why the cardinal says another night" Yet he asserts that he
thus favoured my poor dwelling before." has,"
rejoined the Templar. As he spoke, the cavalcade drew near, and a right
splendid troop it was, with its
robed priests and plumed soldiers, with its
and arms glittered in the sun.
gay banners, and gaudy trappings the crosses
;

Wide, wide open flew the castle gates the whole household came forth
; ;

the knight was in front with his lady, she held a son in either hand. All
" Have
knelt the cardinal dismounted, and gave his blessing.
; you indeed
his hands to Sir Adhemar and
forgotten me ?" said he, as he then extended
" I was far more
his wife. fatigued when last I met you, but I am now no
less rejoiced to see
you." With amazement they recognized in the prince
of the Church, and minister of the mightiest of earthly sovereigns, the poor
wandering friar from St. Albans. The prelate could not suppress a smile
one of triumph we would almost say, for the humility of the priest sunk for
an instant before the pride of the man, who thus by his own extraordinary
advancement seemed to emphatically mark the ever successful energy of his
country.
The evening, though the pomp was far greater, passed with nearly the
same familiarity and with equal pleasantry as when the churchman visited
the knight on a former occasion. To high aspiration and enthusiasm, and
profound clerical ability, the cardinal added much common sense, ready and
lively intelligence, and an apt knowledge of the world. His manners were
peculiarly affable; in fact he was one of those men whose great talents are
accompanied with that amiability and amenity which win hearts to them,
men, whose rise to eminence proceeds with, and is perhaps hastened by,
the consent and good will of all around them. Such indeed was the case
with the Cardinal d' Albano, Nicholas Breakspeare, the hero of this narra-
tive. The son of an obscure clerk hi Hertfordshire, he was early hi life a
mere scrivener, but induced partially by a religious motive, and* partially
by an inherent sense of his own capability, he had become a monk of St.
Albans. There, singularly enough, his talents were
unappreciated, and he was
actually not permitted to remain in the monastery on the ground of incapacity.
Stung with this disgrace, and resolved upon his purpose, he went into France,
contrived to reach Paris having no other resource than the alms of the
charitable, and there studied with applause in the
university.
Thence he wandered into the south, and when Sir Adhemar first met
him, he was on his way into the interior of Provence, where he
subsequently
became canon, prior and abbot of St. Rufus. Just
previous to this his
second visit to the castle,
Pope Eugenius III. had made him Cardinal
Bishop of Albano, and he was now on his road to Rome, the appointed
legate to the kingdom of Denmark.
" Honours
indeed have rushed upon
me, lady," said he to the wife of Sir Adhemar, "but I know not how it
is in accordance with the increase of
;
my elevation, my relish for worldly
rank and state decreases ;religion alone seems as new, and as in it's
bright
splendour, as in the days of my youth. In my have at every step
ascent, I
been harassed with additional cares
my rest must be elsewhere, and here-
:

after. But I see, Madam, that heaven has shed far more
precious earthly
blessings upon you it has never been
!
my chance to meet two finer
 THE FRIAR OF ST. ALBANS. 63

"
youths. What do" you intend to be, thou dark haired stripling ? con-
tinued he turning to the elder of Sir Adhemar's sons.
" Asoldier and a knight like my father," answered the boy proudly.
" E'en be it " we live in an
so/' mildly replied the priest, age of war
and bloodshed. And you, with hair as fair, and eyes as blue as my own
"
Saxon countrymen, are you for battle too ?
" NoSir Cardinal, I like learning and reading better."
"A churchmen i' faith in mind and look so I pray you Sir Knight if
;

this gentle son of yours, adopt my holy calling, that he and you remember
to seek in Rome the poor priest who has this night remembered you.
In truth my friends, if ever my assistance can avail you, you have but to
"
ask and receive." And," concluded he with a sly smile, " we English-
men, Sir Knight, can now and then give advice that it may be not unwise
to follow."
The next morning saw the prelate and his cortege depart. Adhemar
and his family accompanied them for some distance on their journey, and
at last parted with reluctance from their singular and able guest. Years
again rolled on the knight's existence still passed in prosperity his elder
: :

son had become a warrior like himself, and, was absent on the crusade :

his younger offspring was the retired abbot of a Strange to

monastery.
say, after one or two messages to Rome, which the cardinal, away in his
capacity of legate, had not received, they had had no communication with
Breakspeare. The visits of the great and good man however, always hung
in halo upon their memory. At last an hour of adversity came. France
in consequence of the confusion attendant on the crusades, and the warlike
spirit ofthe times had become throughout its territory the scene of much
misrule, and domestic strife. Each feudal lord who remained at home
seemed to think he could not better employ his time than in acts of
aggression on his neighbour; the weak were continually forced from
their possessions by the arms and artifice of the So did it befall
strong.
Sir Adhemar. A
powerful and ambitious noble cast his eye upon the
knight's lands, which, their possessor being advanced in years and his son
away, presented an easy prey. A
false charge of treason was brought

against Adhemar, and listened to in Paris : the noble was a favourite, and
without further investigation, the accused was attainted, and his property
was granted to his enemy. Sir Adhemar made a desperate defence, but
without avail. His castle was stormed he became the prisoner of his foe
; :

his wife alone contrived to escape. She reached the convent of her son.
" There is but one " I will
resource," said she to the abbot, go to Rome,
and see the Cardinal Bishop, who may perhaps recollect us still."

********
"It is a chance no stronger than a reed, but I will accompany you
thither," dutifully replied the son.

Rome is

more unbounded
at all times a place given to
gaiety and gladness, but never is it
in its joy and revelry than at a papal installation. The
whole glory of the earth seems to centre in the city of the Caesars. Priestly
and patrician pomp are there, vying with plebeian exultation. And then how
striking, at the time we speak of, were the gorgeous vestments of the church-
men, and the still more showy habits and glittering armour of the knightly
princes and lords of the Italian land, who with their retainers had come forth
in extreme pride and
magnificence to honour the occasion.
" Padre Santo "
Padre Santo
! !shout a thousand thousand voices, and
then all is hushed to the stillness of the tomb. The new Pope gives his
64 THE FRIAR OF ST. ALBANS.

blessing to the kneeling

multitude, and in a few moments the news is flying
across the civilised world that there is another successor to St. Peter ano-
ther servant of the servants of God, before whom
the proudest potentate in

Christendom in those was held as nought.

days
Such was the scene the lady of Sir Adhemar and her son witnessed as
but what was their astonishment when, in the sovereign
they entered Rome,
the friar of St. Albans True
Pontiff, they recognized their quondam visitor,
!

it was indeed. Then, for the only time before or since, the Pope was an Eng-

lishman. A Saxon churl from Hertfordshire had willed and won the tiara :

Nicholas Breakspeare was now Adrian IV. The papal robes sat gracefully
mellowed by age, there was still the
upon him and in his countenance,
;

same thought and dignity, enlivened by the same benignant smile. In a few
days after, the mother
and son applied for an interview on their names
;

being given, their request

was immediately acceded to.
Need, we describe the meeting and its result. Every thing that affability
or affection could say was expressed by the Pontiff; every thing that his
done yet he prayed them to remain
power could accomplish was instantly
:

in Rome, until an answer to his command should be brought from Paris.

On the day it came, the lady aijd the abbot, summoned to his presence, found
the Pontiff, apparently immersed in business, giving audience to three Eng-
lish bishops, who had come on the part of their wily master, Henry II. to

congratulate the Pope

on his accession, and to obtain a great boon.
" John of
Salisbury," said Adrian to one of them, as he dismissed them,
"
your King. The purpose he professes, of spreading the
my blessing be with
light of the gospelamong a benighted people, is a pious one Ireland shall be
;

his." He then with all the kindness and suavity of his manner received his
two distressed friends, and announced to them, that the knight was restored
and his enemy punished. "My son, Louis of France," said he, "has been most
rapid in the execution of my will you can go back to the worthy Sir Ad-
;

hemar in safety and peace, the knight has my benediction. Perhaps, abbot,
you will visit me again. You, madam, I pray, tell your husband this. I have
just now given a kingdom away, and my suitor has been the mightv mo-
narch of the best realm in Christendom. I say not this in
pride, for
Qod knows the tiara is a splendid, but its wearer too often finds it a burning,
crown. I wish your husband," (here came his slight and usual smile) " to
now acknowledge the probable greatness of my .country, since he rested it
on myadvancement. I entrust the fortunes of England, not to chance, but
to aid which is certain, if our prayers procure it I mean the favour of that
:

God, who can raise up the lowliest amongst us, and put them as He has
placed me, even among the princes of his people."
* * * * * * # *
Maywe, before we conclude, look into another subsequent period ? if so,
we would point out a cardinal in fervent prayer over the tomb of a church-
man, where indeed he frequently knelt to offer his orisons and we would ;

mention that the monument bore the name of Adrian IV. and that it was
the priestly son of Adhemar, who thus came to
pay a tribute of regard and
gratitude to the memory of the illustrious dead.
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Literature.

LIVES OF EMINENT ENGLISH JUDGES OF THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHT-

EENTH CENTURIES. Edited by W. N. WELSBY, ESQ., M. A.,
Recorder of Chester. S. Sweet, Chancery Lane. 1846.

THIS work is a collection, into one volume, of a number of legal biogra-

phies, which have been already most popular in that able and entertaining
periodical the Law Magazine. Five of the lives, those of Lords Notting-
ham, Hardwicke, Mansfield, Thurlow, and Ashburton are from the pen of
the late EDMUND PLUNKETT BURKE, Chief Justice of St. Lucie and ;

before we proceed further, we would say a few words about this distin-
guished author, whose early and untimely death caused at the time such
general regret. Edmund Plunkett Burke was the scion of a younger, and
respectable branch of the family of De Burgh or Burke, Earls of Clan-
ricarde a house, which has been for centuries adorned by a long line of
enlightened and patriotic noblemen, and to which this country is indebted
for another, and a greater Edmund, the renewed orator and statesman of
the last century. Mr. Plunkett Burke from his earliest youth displayed an
extreme love of learning and readiness in the acquisition of knowledge.
He was educated at one of the first colleges in France, where he obtained
every possible honour and premium, and thence went to Caius College,
Cambridge. While there, he published anonymously the first edition of
an Historical Essay on the Roman Law this book had great success, and
:

he prefixed his name to the second edition, then being called to the bar.
Hoffman in his Legal Outlines, terms the work one of the ablest essays
ever written on the subject.
After a very short career at the bar, Mr. Burke was appointed to the
Colonial Bench in 1832, and within two years afterwards perished miser-
ably from an accident during the hurricane at St. Dominica, in his thirty-
third year an object of deep, sincere, and very general commiseration.-
;

Mr. Burke's brother, is the Parliamentary Agent, now so often before the
Railway committees of the House of Commons. But to return to the work
before us. These lives of the English judges are beautifully written, and
the book though of legal character, is suited to the capacity, and enter-
tainment of every reader. There is a fund of anecdote and instruction
in it, especially as it embraces the memoirs of some who have been most
eminent in the senate, or the forum, and whose names and acts stand
prominently forward in one of the most eventful periods of our history.
The life of Finch, Lord Nottingham, (one by Mr. Burke), affords a
good
specimen of biographical narrative. The following account of a festivity at
the Temple is quaint and curious.
"
Immediately after the return of Charles II., Clarendon, who had been
previously in correspondence with most of the leading men concerned in bringing
about the restoration, was deputed by the king to fill up the legal appointments.
Finch had a triple recommendation to the chancellor's notice, his ability as a
lawyer, his zeal as a royalist, and his influence as member of a noble and power-
ful family ; to which we have some reason to think may be added the further
motive of a former friendship, or at least acquaintance. Accordingly, in conse-
quence of some or all these qualifications, he was singled out to fill the office of
Solicitor-General. His appointment took place on the sixth of June, 1660, at
which time he received the customary honour of knighthood ; and on the
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following day he was created a baronet.

The next year he was autumn reader
of the Inner Temple. The entertainment he gave in commemoration of this
latter solemnity stands upon record as one of the most magnificent that was ever
furnished forth even in the Inns of Court, which in days of yore held no mean
or inconsiderable station among the high places wherein the deities that preside
over good cheer were wont to be most worthily and most sedulously worshipped.
The feast lasted several days. The prolongation of the festivities, however,
was by no means an uncommon circumstance, nor indeed can we consider the
number of guests entertained to be unprecedently great, since, we find it
recorded in Hall's Chronicle, that at the Serjeant's banquet given on St. Peter's
eve, in the year 1540, not only the mayor and aldermen and
a great number of
the commons of the city of London were present, but also all the Lords and
Commons of Parliament. But what distinguished this festival from all others
that had been held in honour of any legal appointments since the time of Henry
VIII. (whose attendance with his Queen Catherine, at the Serjeants' feast kept
in Ely-House, is especially commemorated by Stow, as that of Henry VII. upon
two similar occasions is recorded by Holinshed) was the presence of the King,
who, to the honour, as we are told of Sir Heneage Finch and the whole society
of the Inner Temple, came in person to the banquet prepared on the last day
(August 15th), accompanied by the Duke of York, and a greater number of the
nobility than we can afford space to name. Much might we rehearse, did we
feel so inclined (for here the materials are not wanting) concerning the pomp and
circumstance of this royal visit how his majesty came from Whitehall in his
:

state barge, and was received at the Temple stairs by Sir Heneage Finch, and the
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas ; how he passed from thence, through a
double file of the reader's servants, clothed in scarlet cloaks and white doublets,
whence taking his way through a breach made expressly for the occasion in the
wall which at that time enclosed the Temple garden, he passed through a lane
formed of benchers, utter barristers, and students belonging to the society, till
he arrived at the Inner Temple hall, when the wind instruments that had been
sounding ever since he set his foot on shore at the stairs, gave place to a band of
twenty violins, which continued to play all dinner time. But besides the nar-
rowness of our limits, which compel us to be brief in these matters, we have a
certain consciousness that we could hardly compass a style sufficiently dignified
to do such a subject full justice ; and we dismiss it, therefore, with the modest
excuse made by honest Master Gerard Leigh, in his * Accidence of Armory,' for
the omission of some minor details concerning another solemn banquet, at which
he was present, in the hall of the Inner Temple ' I assure you 1 languish for
:

want of cunning, ripely to utter that I saw so orderly handled appertaining to

service ; wherefore I cease and return to my purpose.' We will only add, that
the Duke of York liked his entertainment so well as to become a barrister and
bencher of the society in the following November, and that Prince Rupert, and
several noblemen of distinction, were at the same time admitted members."
pp. 6062.
Mr. Burke thus describes the peculiarities, character and death of the
" The silver
great Lord Mansfield tongued Murray."
Though his general deportment on the bench was characterised quite as
much by dignity, as by courtesy and suavity of manner, he did not consider it
incumbent upon him to preserve so much stateliness, but that he
might occasion-
ally relax the muscles of the court with a jest. When Macklin had recovered
seven hundred pounds tlamages in an action for a
conspiracy to hiss him off the
stage, and after the delivery of the verdict declared it was not his intention to
demand the sum, he received for his
generosity and forbearance a compliment
from the Chief Justice, which he afterwards used to tell of with as much
delight
ns of Pope's exclamation on
seeing him play the part of Shylock. 'Mr.
'
said his I have
.vlacklin,' lordship, many times witnessed your performances
with great pleasure ; but in
my opinion you never acted so finely as upon this
occasion.' A prisoner being once tried before him for
stealing a watch, he was
 LITERATURE. 67

directing the jury to find the value of it under one shilling, with the view of
avoiding the conviction for grand larceny, when the prosecutor interrupted him
by calling out :
'
A shilling, my lord why the very fashion of it cost me more
!

than five pounds ' !

*
Oh sir/ said Lord Mansfield, ' we cannot think of
!

hanging a man for fashion's sake.

7
The facetious Serjeant Davy had, one morn-
ing, been subjecting a Jew to a long cross-examination, in order to prove his
incompetence to be received as bail. The amount required happened to be a
very small one, and the Jew was dressed in a tawdry suit, all bedizened
with tarnished lace. His lordship at length interfered :
'Nay, brother Davy/
he said, ' you surely make too much of this trifle don't you see the man would
burn for a greater sum ? ' With another brother of the coif (Hill) he sometimes
ventured upon a species of joke that, it must be owned, almost trespassed on the
bounds of indecorum. The Serjeant was a man who possessed deep and varied
stores of learning. He had been distinguished at Cambridge both as a classical
scholar and a mathematician, and had since acquired extensive reputation for the
profundity of his legal knowledge, particularly on the subject of real property.
Indeed, there is no doubt he had more of mere legal learning than Lord Mans-
field; but he was so wholly deficient in the art of turning it to account in
public, that there was as much difference between the practical value of the
knowledge possessed by them, as between that of a block of coal and a diamond,
both of which are but different modifications of the self-same substance. Among
his contemporaries at the bar, he always went by the name of Sergeant Laby-
rinth for he never attempted to argue a case, without speedily involving himself
:

in such a maze as bewildered himself no less than his hearers. On such occa-
sions, his intellect and his senses would seem alike enwrapped in a mist ; he
would stand motionless in one posture, his eyes half closed or dimly fixed on
vacancy, and, wholly unconscious of the presence of the auditory, would roll
forth sentence after sentence, heap tautology on tautology, and, in endeavouring
to explain one obscurity, go on profounding others still more obscure, like a
heavy-laden horse floundering in soft mire, and sinking the deeper the more he
labours to extricate himself. It may be supposed the gravity of the bar was not
altogether proof against so ridiculous an exhibition. By the time smiles had
increased to tittering, and tittering was well nigh expanding into a most audible
laugh, Lord Mansfield would generally interfere, and call upon the learned .

Serjeant by name. As he was rather deaf, and besides wholly wrapt up in his
own speculations, the call was generally repeated three or four times before he
stopped ; and then some enquiry after the state of his health would often turn
out to be the only matter for which the Chief Justice had interrupted him. We
know not whether Serjeant Hill inwardly resented this sort of quizzing, but it
certainly is sufficiently evident from the notes he was in the habit of writing on
the margin of his copy of Burrow's Reports (which notes are inserted in the
modern edition of that work), that he felt anything but a friendly disposition
towards Lord Mansfield.
"The long and eminently useful career of this illustrious magistrate was finally
closed on the 19th of March, 1793, he being then in his eighty-ninth year.
Though not free from the infirmities of age during the latter part of his life, .lie
underwent little or no bodily suffering. Nor was his death occasioned by any
painful or violent disease. The first symptoms of illness were felt on Sunday,
March 10th he shortly afterwards fell into a kind of stupor, and this settled into
:

a trance so complete, that no other mode could be devised to afford him the
slightest sustenance, except that of occasionally wetting his lips with a feather
dipped in wine or vinegar. On the 15th, very little appearance of life could be
detected ; some appearance of mortification began already to be visible ;
and in
this state he lingered on till the 1 9th, when he sank by an almost imperceptible
transition into death. On the morning of the 28th, of the same month, his
body was privately interred in the same tomb with the remains of his lady, in
Westminster Abbey j according to a wish expressed in his will, that he might be
suffered to show this mark of respect to the place of his early education. It had
been the intention of the judges and members of the bar to testify their respect
F 2
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to attend the funeral but the

memory* by assembling in full numbers
;
for his
was abandoned, on their being informed it had been his own desire that
design
the ceremony should be as private as possible.
* * * *

"In Lord Mansfield was not above the middle size. His personal
stature,
and this natural advantage, which is ot
appearance was extremely prepossessing,
more importance to an orator than is perhaps usually supposed, he improved by
in the same
the consummate grace and propriety of his gesture in speaking;
manner as he gave additional effect to the natural melody of his voice, by his
skill in modulating it. The brilliancy and vivacity of his eye was such as could
not fail to catch the attention, and gave token of the acuteness and vivacity of
liis intellect. The general expression of his countenance is probably familiar to
most of our readers, from the many likenesses of him that have been painted,
and reproduced in the shape of engravings. The originals of two miniatures by
Vanloo, taken in the earlier part of his professional life, are still, we believe,
in
the possession of private individuals. Besides the portrait painted by Martin for
Christ Church, there is another by the same artist, representing him in the court
dress he wore when presented to the king and queen_of France, during a short
visit he paid to his nephew at Paris in the year 1774. He also sat twice to
Copley, at the request of his friend
Mr. Justice Buller ; and once to Sir Joshua
of London, who were anxious to
Reynolds, on the solicitation of the Corporation
adorn Guildhall with the portrait of one who had done so much, on that very
spot, to claim the gratitude
and the respect of the merchants of England.
Trinity Hall, Cambridge, has a bust
of him by Nollekens.
There can be little occasion, we think, for adding to this sketch, however
feeble and imperfect, of the life and character of Lord Mansfield, any formal
refutation of the calumnies which personal jealousy or political enmity have
directed against him. We have already alluded to the most serious of them ;
and we are even not without apprehension that, in so doing, we may appear
sometimes to have committed the fault which of all others we should be most
anxious to avoid, namely, that of pleading for him as an advocate, rather than
endeavouring with strict impartiality to form a calm judgment as to his merits.
If this be so, we can only say that we have, at least, done all in our power to
guard against this besetting sin of biographers. It is only on mature considera-
tion of the charges made against him, that we have arrived at the conviction of
thier injustice. As to his political opinions, we think it quite unnecessary to uphold
them, in order to justify his adoption of them. That he was sincere and honest
in his belief of their soundness, and always consistent in his advocacy of them,
is, in our estimation, quite sufficient for that purpose. With respect to his
merits as a judge, we consider them beyond all praise. We believe, indeed, that
the opinion of the public in general, as well as of the legal profession, is quite
made up on this point ; and that we shall run little risk of contradiction, when
we declare that, in our estimation, he has done more for the jurisprudence of
this country, than any legislator, or judge, or author, who has ever made the
improvement of it his object." pp. 444448.
We conclude by adding to this character of Mansfield, that of Black-
stone, by Mr. Welsby, whose memoirs are no less gracefully written, than
the others in this interesting volume.
" The chief
characteristics 'of Blackstone appear to have been
prudence and
industry ; we perceive him calmly and gradually working his way from obscurity
to eminence, undeterred by
disappointment or neglect/ He never abandoned a
good possessed for a contingent benefit; thus when he found his chance of
advancement at the bar less than it was at the University, he went to settle at
Oxford; still, however, persevering in his professional pursuits. He did not
venture to enter into the blissful estate of
matrimony (although he was a man
domestically inclined) until he found he could safely dispense with his fellowship :
and he preferred the less prominent, but more secure, station of a
puisne judge
of the Common Pleas, to the
slippery path of a political advocate.
 LITERATURE. 69

" His inind was

rather discerning than vigorous, calculated rather to form a
judgment on and explain existing things, than to strike into a new path and
boldly advance an original theory. He shrank from controversy, and sought
rather to instruct the ignorant than to dispute with the learned. Thus it was
that he excelled in delivering lectures from the professor's chair, but did not so
well succeed in forensic arguments or political debates. When he had considered
a question, he could elegantly and lucidly state and explain his opinion ; but he
could not readily answer an unanticipated 'objection, or retort upon a contume-
lious adversary. There could hardly have been a mind better constituted for the
judgment-seat, too cautious to abandon precedents, and too clear to misapply
them. Cool and deliberate, he was not likely to be misled by a fallacy, nor to
decide on a hasty impression and we cannot but think that Blackstone is not
:

reckoned amongst our first judicial characters, only because he did not occupy
the most eminent station.
" It
may be inferred from what has been said, that he was no enthusiast either
in religion or in politics ; in the former he was a sincere believer in Christianity,
from a profound investigation of its evidences in the latter he was what would
;

be now called a Conservative, friendly to a mild but authoritative government,

inimical to the agitations of pretended patriots.
"In private life we are told he was an agreeable and facetious companion, tender
and aifectionate as a husband, father, and friend ; strict in the discharge of every
relative duty : towards strangers he was reserved, which to some appeared to
proceed from pride. His temper was rather remarkable for irritability, which in
his latter years was increased
by bodily his infirmities.
" There
may have been more shining characters, of whom we read with deeper
interest, but there have been few men more useful in their sphere, few whose
example we can contemplate more profitably, few who better realised the wish so
happily expressed by himself :

" ' Untainted the by guilty bribe,

Uncursed amidst the harpy tribe ;

No orphan's cry to wound my ear,

My honour and my conscience clear ;

Thus may I calmly meet my end

"
Thus to the grave in peace descend.' pp. 350 351.

THE VIRGIN MARTYR. By PHILIP MASSINGER, with six designs by F. R.

PICKERSGILL. Second edition. James Burns, Portman Street.

PHILIP Massinger one of the brilliant orbs that encircled the Sun of
Shakespeare was a poet who delighted in depicting crime and cruelty :

some of his pictures of vice are truly fearful and in most of his plays such
;

delineations are seldom softened with a contrast of virtue. Not so in the

exquisite drama before us. Here the bigot brutality of Theophilus and the
persecuting and jealous Artemia, have their effect removed by being op-
posed to that glorious conception of grace and gentleness, and goodness,
Dorothea, the Virgin Martyr. In this poem many of the lines are in Mas-
singer's best style and spirit ; for example, the following :

"
Go, then, Macrinus,
To Dorothea ; tell her I have worn,
In all the battles I have fought, her figure,
Her figure in my heart, which, like a deity,
Hath still protected me.
That fear is base,
Of death, when that death doth but life displace
Out of her house of earth you only dread ;

The stroke, and not what follows when you 're dead ;
70 LITERATURE.

There's the great fear, indeed come, let your eyes :

Dwell where mine do, you'll scorn their tyrannies."

The commentary on the martyrdom of Dorothea, is
very beautiful :

- THEOPHILUS.
,

O ! mark it, and with that attention,

therefore,
As you would hear an embassy from heaven
a wing'd legate for the truth deliver' d,
By ;

Both how and what, this blessed virgin sufFer'd,

And Dorothea, but hereafter named,
You will rise up with reverence, and no more,
As things unworthy of your thoughts, remember
What the canonized Spartan ladies were,
Which lying Greece so boasts of.
Your own matrons,
Your Roman dames, whose figures you yet keep
As holy relics, in her history
Will find a second urn Gracchus Cornelia,
:

Paulina, that in death desired to follow

Her husband Seneca, nor Brutus Portia,
That swallow'd burning coals to overtake him,
Though all their several worths were given to one,
With this is to be mention'd.
MAXIMIUS.
Is he mad ?
DIOCLETIAN.

Why, they did die, Theophilus, and boldly ;

This did no more.

THEOPH1LUS.
They, out of desperation,
Or for vain glory of an after name,
Parted with life this had not mutinous sons,
:

As the rash Gracchi were nor was this saint

:

A doting mother, as Cornelia was.

This lost no husband, in whose overthrow
Her wealth and honour sunk no fear of want ;

Did make her being tedious ; but aiming

At an immortal crown, and his cause
Who only can bestow it ; who sent down
Legions of ministering angels to bear up
Her spotless soul to heaven, who entertain'd it
With choice celestial music, equal to
The motion of the spheres she uncompell'd ;

Changed this life for a better."

In conclusion we would discourse on the elegance of the type and illus-
tration of this graceful little edition, but to
say that it is published by Mr.
Burns is quite sufficient.

THE LIFE OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE GEORGE CANNING. By Robert

Bell. Chapman and Hall.
THE justness of the observation that no extraordinary talents are required
to rule an empire, is fully established by a retrospective view of the minis-
ters of
England since the Revolution, more than a hundred and fifty
years ago, men who not only piloted her securely through seas of unpre-
cedented peril, but raised her eventually to a pitch of unprecedented great-
ness. Abstract from the names on that voluminous roll, those of Harley,
 LITERATURE. 71

St. John, Walpole, Pulteney, Fox and Burke,* and what others re-
Pitt,
main enjoying the slightest degree of posthumous reputation. Where are
now the Pelhams, the Legges, the Grenvilles, the Jenkinsons, the Adding-
tons, the Percivals, and a host beside who strutted each his little hour on
the political stage, applauded to the skies by the sycophants of his own
party, and hooted and hissed by those of his opponents each in turn paid
the debt of mortality, and was forgotten before the grass could well have
grown upon his grave.
In recent times the names of two other chief ministers of the Crown
have been added to the catalogue those of Canning and Grey but so
recently that the pretensions of either to immortality can be but a matter of
mere conjecture: The name of Grey may be rescued a hundred years
hence from utter oblivion by the Reform Bill that of Canning,
:
indepen-
dently of its political laurel, is entwined by a tripple wreath genius, wit
and eloquence that never yet faded since the world began. Such is the
brief span of political renown. The statesman, like every other child of
care, performs his allotted part, and passes unheeded to give way to his
successor, and is heard of no more, while ever and anon, in his, as in all
other intellectual pursuits, some Burleigh or Chatham arises to live for ever.
The memoir of a minister of state must of necessity be little more than
a recapitulation of the political events of the era in which he flourished ;
his personal biography has rarely in it much
to interest, less,
generally
speaking, than the biography of any other public man neither enterprize
nor adventure belong to his calling his master mind conceives, but it is
the bold and daring spirits that realize his conceptions whose exploits are
the materiel of History and the marvel of Romance.
Precisely such a memoir is the book before us a portion devoted to
the life of the Right Honourable George Canning, but a much
larger
portion to the political parties and political events which agitated the last
quarter of the past century and the first of the present but according to
our own theory such necessarily is the situation of the political biographer.
The story of Canning is briefly told, and Mr. Bell infuses into the narra-
1

tive ah the interest of which it is susceptible he follows the statesman

;

from his humble cradle to his splendid tomb, from the lowly situation in
which he was born to the exalted position wherein he died, and exhibits
his hero through a most successful career, as a man of noble bearing, high
endowments, and generous impulses.
Mr. Canning descended, according to his biographer, from the old Ca-
tholic family of Canning, of Foxcote in the county of Warwick,
through
the Cannings of Garvagh in the North of Ireland, one of the as-
cendency families of that ill-fated island. Mr. George Canning, the
father of the minister, was born the eldest son and heir of
Canning of
Garvagh, but having incurred the displeasure of his father was driven
early in life from the paternal roof and cast an adventurer upon the
shoals and quicksands of the great metropolis great then as it is now for
either good or evil. Mr. Canning's course was the reverse of fortunate, in-
volving himself in debt he purchased freedom by the sale of his birth-
right, and joined his father in cutting off the entail of the family estate,
that it might be settled upon his younger and more prudent brother Paul
Canning, father of the first Lord Garvagh.
*
Edmund Burke was never a cabinet minister, but his transcendent talents have
been so universally acknowledged by posterity, that his name should not be omitted in
any list of departed statesmen.
72 LITERATURE.

" The relief (says Mr. Bell) vYhieh Mr. Canning purchased at so heavy a cost of
him but a temporary escape from his difficulties
prospective advantages, afforded
after all. He soon got into debt again as deeply as ever ; and, as if there were a
which he was predestined to incur the heaviest
fatality in his embarrassments by
responsibilities at the
times when he was least qualified to discharge them, this
was the moment he thought fit to become a husband. The excess of the im-
his imagination. In this year, 1 768, without any
prudence seems to have fascinated
resources on either side, but his own poor allowance, or any prospect of increase,
except the increase of expense,
he married Miss Costello, an Irish lady of consi-
derable personal attractions, and good family. Miss Costello, at that time
Colonel Guydickens, was only eighteen
residing with her maternal* grandfather,
years of age, extremely
beautiful and captivating, but portionless. An alliance
formed under such inauspicious circumstances, so far as fortune was concerned,
could not fail to exasperate the resentment of his family to the utmost ; it
effectually crushed all hopes of
reconciliation. Mr. Canning never returned to
Ireland, and never saw his father again. The only members of his family with
whom he held any intercourse after his marriage, were his two brothers, and his
eldest sister.
" His union with Miss Costello awoke him to the
necessity of more energetic
exertions than he had hitherto made in his flirtations with literature and politics,
but they resulted only in a succession of failures. The situation of this young
couple, in the great conflict upon which they were cast, was painfully embittered
by constitutional inaptitude for the worldly strife. Highly gifted, sensitive, and
ambitious, they were dragged down into sordid cares which wounded their pride,
and forced them to attempt means of extrication for which few people could have
been so ill fitted. The close retirement in which they found it necessary to live
was cheered by the birth of a daughter but the child died early ; and their pecu-
;

niary distresses now growing more urgent than ever, Mr. Canning, eager to
embrace every hopeful opportunity that presented itself, tried several experiments
in business. He set up as a wine-merchant, and failed, as might have been
expected. Other speculations were entered upon with no better success ; and in
the midst of these overwhelming troubles, on the llth of April, 1770, George
Canning was born. He must have been a brave prophet who should have
predicted that the child of such afflictions would one day be Prime Minister of
England.*
"
According to some authorities, this event took place in Paddington ; others,
with greater likelihood, assign the honour to the parish of
Marylebone, where
George Canning was baptized on the 9th of the following May. The register of
St. Clement, Eastcheap, contains entries of the
baptisms of several members of
the Canning family ; but these were the children of Mr. Stratford
Canning, the
merchant, including Sir Stratford Canning, Mr. Charles James Fox Canning (for
the merchant was a thorough Foxite), and others."
pp. 19 22.
Mr. Canning did not long survive the birth of his son his
spirit was
broken by disappointments, and after another
year of embarrassment and frus-
trated efforts, he finally sunk under his
misfortunes, and died on the llth
of April, 1771, the
anniversary of his son's birth-day, and was buried in the
churchyard at Marylebone. His tomb bears the
following inscription from
the hand of his widow :

"
Thy virtue and my woe no words can tell,
Therefore, a littlewhile^ my George farewell j
For faith and love like ours Heaven has in store,
Its last bestmeet and part no more."
to
gift
On the death of Mr. Canning, the allowance of 150 a
year, which he
had from his father, reverted to the
Garvagh family, and his widow and child
were left absolutely destitute. Mr.
Canning was subsequently forced, by
* Yet such was predicted a few
years after by the first Lord Lansdowne.
 LITERATURE. 73

sheer necessity, upon the stage she afterwards married a worthless actor of
;

the name of Reddish, and, after his decease, a tradesman of Plymouth, of

the name of Hunn.
" The childhood of
George Canning (continues Mr. Bell) was passed under the
of Mr. Reddish, whose disorderly habits excluded the
inauspicious guardianship
possibility of moral
or intellectual training. The profligacy of his life communi-
cated its reckless tone to his household, and even the material wants of his family
were frequently neglected to feed his excesses elsewhere. Yet amidst these unpro-
talents of the child attracted notice ; and Moody, the
pitious circumstances, the
actor, who had constant opportunities of seeing him, became strongly interested
in his behalf. Moody was a blunt, honest man, of rough bearing, but of the kind-
liest disposition ; and foreseeing that the boy's ruin would be the inevitable con-

sequence of the associations by which he was surrounded,

he resolved to bring the
matter at once under the notice of his uncle, Mr. Stratford Canning. The step
was a bold one ; for there had been no previous intercourse between the families,
although the boy was then seven or eight years
old. But it succeeded. Moody
drew an indignant picture of the boy's situation ; declared that he was on the high-
road to the 'gallows' (that was the word); dwelt upon the extraordinary promise he
displayed ; and warmly predicted, that if proper
means were taken for bringing
him forward in the world, he would one day become a great man. Mr. Stratford
Canning was at first extremely unwilling to interfere ; and it was not until the ne-
gotiation was taken up by other
branches of the family, owing to honest Moody's
perseverance, that he ultimately consented to
take charge of his nephew, upon
condition that the intercourse with his mother's connexions should be strictly
abridged.
"
Having undertaken this responsibility, Mr. Stratford Canning discharged it
faithfully. He was a member of the banking and mercantile firm of French,
Burroughs, and Canning, at that time largely concerned in the Irish loans, and a
strong Liberal in politics. At his house George Canning was introduced to Burke,
Fox, General Fitzpatrick, and other leaders of the Whig party. Here, too, he
first met Sheridan, but it was reserved for later years and other opportunities, to

ripen into intimacy the acquaintance which was thus begun ; for Mr. Stratford
Canning died before his nephew was old enough to enter upon public life. He
had the satisfaction, however, of witnessing the dawn of his talents, and of placing
him in the most favourable circumstances for the completion of his education. A
small estate in Ireland had been set aside for that exclusive purpose, at the urgent
solicitations of Mr. George Canning's grandmother so small, that it yielded no-
thing more than was barely sufficient to defray unavoidable expenses. But this
settlement, penurious as it was in amount, showed that the family recognised the
claims of the son, although they refused to extend the same consideration to his
mother.
" Mr.
Canning received the rudiments of his education under the Reverend Mr.
Richards, at Hyde Abbey School, in the neighbourhood of Winchester ; and
entertained throughout his life so grateful a sense of the advantages he derived
from that excellent establishment, that when he came into power, towards the
close of his career, he presented his old tutor to a prebendal stall in Winchester
Cathedral/' pp. 3941.

We have thus our reader beyond the threshold of this able and in-
far led

teresting narrative,and do assure him that the further he advances the

more interesting and agreeable he will find it. Before concluding, however,
there is another passage which we must extract, as it details graphically
enough the most important event in Canning's life, his abandonment of Whig
principles which he had early imbibed, and his adoption of those of Toryism.
"
Amongst them* was a student of pale and thoughtful aspect, who brought to
the nightly contests unusual fluency and grace of elocution. He, too, along with

*
The frequenters of popular debating societies.
74 LITERATURE.

the rest, had been inspired by the heroic spectacle, had pondered upon its causes,
and exulted over its prospects. His head was full of constitutions ; for his studies
lay amongst the elementary writers, rather
than the special pleaders and form-
mongers of the law. And after a morning of close reading and severe reflection,
he would wend his way in the evening to one of these debating-rooms, and taking
up his place unobserved, watch the vicissitudes of the discussion, noting well its
effect upon the miscellaneous listeners ; then, seizing upon a moment when the

argument failed from lack of resources, or ran into sophistry or exaggeration, he-
would present himself to the meeting. A figure slight, but of elegant proportions;
a face poetical in repose, but fluctuating in its expression with every fugitive
emotion ; a voice low, clear, and rich in modulation ; and an air of perfect breed-
ing, prepares his hearers for one
who possesses superior powers, and is not un-
conscious of them. He opens calmly strips his topic of all extraneous matter
distributes it under separate heads disposes of objections with a playful humour
rebukes the dangerous excesses of preceding speakers carries his auditors
through a complete syllogism establishes the proposition with which he set out
and sits down amidst the acclamations of the little senate. Night after night
witnesses similar feats ; at length his name gets out ; he is talked of, and specu-
lated upon ; and people begin to ask questions about the stripling who has so
suddenly appeared amongst them, as if he had fallen from the sky.
" But he does not confine his
range to the debating societies, which he uses as
schools of practice, and as places in which the nature of popular assemblies may
be profitably observed. He is frequently to be found in the soirees of the Whig
notabilities, where the aristocracy of his style is more at home than amongst the
crowds of the forum. Here his cultivated intellect, and fastidious taste are ap-
preciated by qualified judges ; and these refined circles cry up his accomplishments
as eagerly as the others have applauded his patriotism. Popularity besets him on
both sides. The societies look to him as a man formed expressly for the people ;
and the first Lord Lansdowne (stranger still) predicts to Mr. Bentham that this
stripling will one day be prime-minister of England ! He is plainly on the high-
road to greatness of some kind ; but how it is to end, whether he is to be a martyr
or a minister, is yet a leap in the dark. The crisis approaches that is to determine
the doubt.
"
While he is revolving these auguries in his mind, and filling his solitary cham-
ber with phantoms of civic crowns and strawberry-leaves, flitting around his head
in tantalising confusion, a note is hurriedly
put into his hand, with marks of se-
cresy and haste. It is from one of whom he has but a
slight personal knowledge,
but whose notoriety, if we may not venture to call it fame, is familiar to him. The
purport of the note is an intimation that the writer desires a confidential inter-
view on matters of importance, and will breakfast with him on the
following morn-
ing. The abruptness of the self-invitation, the seriousness of the affair it seems
to indicate, and the known character of the
correspondent, excite the surprise of
the law student, and he awaits his visiter with more
curiosity than he chooses to
betray.
" A small fresh-coloured man, with
intelligent eyes, an obstinate expression of
face, and pressing ardour of manner, makes his appearance the next
morning at
breakfast. The host is collected, as a man should be who holds himself
prepared
for a revelation. The guest, unreserved and impatient of delay, hastens to unfold
his mission. Amongst the who are thrown to the surface, in great
speculators up
political emergencies, there are generally some who are misled
by the grandeur of
their conceptions ; and who, in the and
purity integrity of their own hearts, can-
not see the evil or the danger that lies before them. This was a man of that or-
der. He enters into an animated description of the state of the
country, traces
the inquietude of the people to its source in the
corruption and tyranny of the
government, declares that they are resolved to endure oppression no longer, that
they are already organised for action, that the auspicious time has arrived to
out their strength, and ends by the put
astounding announcement, that they have se-
lected him this youth who has made such a stir
amongst them as the fittest
person to be placed at the head of the movement. Miracle upon miracle ! The
 LITERATURE. 75

astonishment of the youth who receives this communication may well suspend his
judgment he requires an interval to collect himself, and decide ; and then, dismiss-
:

ing his strange visiter, shuts himself up to think. In that interval he takes a step
which commits him for life. It is but a step from Lincoln's-inn to Downing-
street. His faith in the people is shaken. He sees in this theory of regeneration
nothing but folly and bloodshed. His reason revolts from all participation in it.
And the next chamber to which we follow him, is the closet of the Minister, to
whqm he makes his new confession of faith, and gives in his final adherence.
"
Reader, the violent little man was William Godwin, the author of the Po-
'

litical Justice,' and the convert was George Canning." pp. 85 88.

The volume is a work of ability of enlightened and liberal views

interestingand comprehensive. But the reader must bear in mind that
the author is a partisan, and that his conclusions are more or less influenced
in consequence.

HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF D'OYLY. BY WILLIAM D'OYLY BAYLEY, F.S.A.

London, J. B. Nichols and Son.

IN pride of birth, personal preeminence, and ancestral distinction, the aris-

tocracy of England may compare with the proudest nobility of Europe ; yet
" The
there is scarcely a country so deficient in Family History as our own.
"
want of Memoirs of great British Houses (we quote from an admirable
*'
article which appeared a few years since in the Quarterly Review) is not

a mere literary defect. At the same time that such works would form rich
additions to historical and biographical knowledge, and give encouragement
to art, they could not fail to produce a beneficial effect on the descendants
of those of whom they treated. Young minds, insensible to the deeds and
fame of a glorious line of ancestry, are happily not very common and when ;

such cases do occur, the cause may often be traced to the neglect or indif-
ference of parents and to the absence of any attractive Family History." It
"
is well said
by Feltham, that nothing awakens our sleeping virtues like the
noble acts of our predecessors. They are the standing beacons that fame
and time have set on hills to call us to a defence of virtue, wheresoever vice
invades the commonwealth of man." Is it not then a subject of national

regret, that the Percies, the Stanleys, the Talbots, the Nevilles,
the Carys,
and a host of others, whose pedigrees date from the Conquest, and whose
achievements form the brightest episodes of our country's annals, have no
complete record of their greatness, no family memorial, commemorative of
the illustrious ancestors to whom they owe the wealth, station, and power
they possess ? Some few, indeed, of our time-honoured houses,
the Shirleys,
the Blounts, the Bagots, and the Howards,* are exceptions to this general
rule : and it is to be hoped that, with the present) increasing love of anti-
quarian research, a desire may arise in the representatives of our old English
families, to erect, in genealogical works, an enduring and noble monument
of the glory of their race. These few cursory remarks, on a subject of the
of an
greatest interest to the historian, have been suggested by the perusal
* "A
History of the House of Shirley," by Evelyn Philip Shirley, Esq.
M.P. of
" Memorials of the Howards,"
Eatington ; by the late estimable Henry Howard, Esq.
of Corby Castle; Tierney's " House of Arundel;" " A Memoir of the Bagots," by
"
their present noble chief; and Sir Alexander Croke's History of the House of Blount,"
are admirable specimens of what such memorials should be. Mr. Drurnmond has also
" Noble British
in his Families," contributed a magnificent addition to genealogical
literature.
76 LITERATURE.

elaborate and able Memoir by Mr. D'Oyly Bayley of the ancient stock, that
of D'Oyly, from which he maternally derives a work of infinite research,

amusing narrative, and strict The writer a genealogist of the

authenticity.
rests satisfied with no hearsay evidence no dubious tra-
Dugdale school
ditions, but searches diligently at the fountain-head of knowledge and draws
from the true sources of information, public records and private muniments.
Each link in the chain of descent he corroborates by a statement of the au-
data for the
thority from which it is derived, and refers to unquestionable
curious anecdote and biographical detail, so profusely scattered throughout.
The Memoir is divided into two parts the first embracing those branches
:

which have borne two Bendlets for arms the second confined exclusively
:

to those who carried

" the
Stag's head." The author, too, has had the good
sense and proper feeling to include all the offshoots, whether flourishing or
decayed, thus his History is a perfect one, and many prosperous descendants
of these withered branches will hereafter have good cause to thank Mr.
D'Oyly Bayley, for preserving to them a record of their race.
The D'Oylys' are of great antiquity in France and England. Their
patriarch at the time of the Conquest was created feudal Baron of Hock-
norton in ^Oxfordshire, and hereditary Constable of Oxford Castle. We
annex the analysis of the genealogy, which concludes Mr. Bayley 's admi-
rable Memorial of his distinguished ancestors those ;

who were of fame

And had been glorious in another day."

ANALYSIS OF THE D'OYLY GENEALOGY.

Those printed in ROMAN SMALL CAPITALS are the main stems of the tree ;
those in Italics, the junior extinct families ; and the rest, the branches still
existing, but in a state of mediocrity.
" Two BENDLETS." Part I.

D'OYLY OF OXFORD CASTLE, AND 6, D' Oyly of Merton, co. Oxon,

HOCKNORTON, IN OXFORDSHIRE, 1550, 1600.'
1066, 1232.
D'Oyly of Adderbury, co.
I.
D'OYLY OF ESCOTE, AND Pu- Oxon, 1580, 1840.
SHULL, co. OXON; HYNTON, co. 1.
D'Oyly of Twickenham,
NORTHAMPTON; GREENLAND, Middlesex.
HOUSE, BUCKS; AND CIIISLE- 7. D'Oyly of Hulcombc, co.
HAMPTON, OXFORDSHIRE, 1131, Oxon.
D'Oylyof Palm oor, Bucks-,
1 773. i
1. D Oyly of Dublin, Ireland, and Stadhampton, co. Oxon,
1650,1677. 1634, 1800.
2. D'Oyly of Southrope, co. II.D'Oyly of Turville, Bucks;
Gloucester, 1605, 1818. and Campden House, Middl*-
'3
D'Oyly of Albourn, Wilts, sex, 1621, \7\6.

4. D'Oyly of London, M.D. Bucks.

1569, 1613. i D'OYLY OF FELGEHAM,
1.
1'Oyly of Kilkenny and AND ROTTINGDEAN, SUSSEX;
London, 1607, 1840. AND OF THE I SLAND OF CEY -
D T. &, f WaWmiferd, LON 1674, 1840.
,

Berks; Ogbeare Cornwall ',0di~

<.,
9. D'Oyly of Archer's Court,
ham, Hants ; 1570, 1690. Kent, 1450, 1540.
"
THREE BUCK'S HEADS C A BOSHED. "Part II.
i *v
YL
V F RONT N A ND CON-
STAFFORD; WARBHAM,
AND bTOKE D'OYLY,
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, 1200, 1380.
D'OYLY OF LYTTCHURCH, co.
DERBY; AND RoNTON, CO.
 ENTERTAINMENTS. 77

STAFFORD; PONDHALL, SUF- 4. D'Oyly of Carroiv

'
and
FOLK SHOTTISHAM, NOR-
; Sutton, co. Norfolk, 1590,
POLK; D'OYLY PARK, HANTS; 1700.
AND OF CALCUTTA, 1330, 1840. 5. D'Oyly of Berghapton,
1. D'Oyly of Sion Hill, co. Brooke, and Hemenhall, co.
York and of the East Indies,
; Norfolk, 1600, 1840.
1767, 1840. 6. D' Oyly of Orerbury Hall,
2. D'Oyly of Cades Hill and Suffolk, 1548, 1824.
1677, I. in
Rendlesham, Suffolk, D'Oyly of Dedham,
1744. Essex.
II.
3. D'Oyly of Cosford Hall, D'Oyly of Croydon,
Suffolk ; and Rochester, Kent, Surrey.
1677, 1780.
======^^
CHURTON'S COUNTY KALENDAR. 1846. E. Churton, 26, Holies Street,
Cavendish Square.
WE have scarcely ever seen a book of reference more valuable and complete
than this. It forms a concise history of each county in England,
descriptive
of its geographical position, population, civil and clerical divisions, places of
election, produce, statistics, fairs, markets, railway stations, &c. and the ;

lists of Magistrates, and Deputy Lieutenants, which it gives, serve as Cata-

logues of all the landed proprietors of the kingdom, supplying their names
iii full, and their
country seats. The county official authorities are likewise
included, the members of Parliament the bankers, and foreign consuls.
Great pains have, evidently, been bestowed on the compilation, and the
whole bears the imprint of accuracy and research. We had nearly omitted
a very important feature of the work, a Map of all the railways, finished,
in progress, or that have received the sanction of the legislature.

OLD JOLLIFFE NOT A GOBLIN STORY. London, W. N. Wright, 60,

Pall Mall.
THIS little Book is an echo of Boz's famous " Chimes," but the reverberation
comes to us over a gay and pleasant landscape and not through the gloomy
mists, and cloudy skies, which so sadly deaden the music of Mr. Dickens'
narrative. The object of the pretty, tiny volume before us is to make the
poor man contented with his lowly lot, and to prove that happiness dwells
as often in the cottage as in the Palace. From the kindly feeling and
elegance of thought of the story, we opine that it is the production of a fair
aspirant to literary fame, and we may add that the aspiration is not a vain
one, or at all likely to prove fallacious, especially if our surmise be cor-
rect (and we found on the sunny freshness of the descriptions) that the
it

gentle author is
age when hope gilds the future, and time,
at that bright
with disappointment and sorrow, has not withered the first kind impulse
of youth.

ENTERTAINMENTS, DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.

THE OPERA. THE FRENCH PLAYS. THE ENGLISH THEATRES.
IN our dramatic and musical notices it is not our intention to give a record
of each song that is published, or each opera or play that is performed.
Our object will be to choose from the productions of the month such
novelties as are really interesting and worth v of notice, and to enter into an
elaborate description and criticism of them. In doing so, we candidly avow
that we are more inclined to pay attention to the Italian Opera, and the
78 ENTERTAINMENTS.

French Theatre, than to any other places of theatrical entertainment not ;

because they are foreign, but for the simple reason that they have a superi-
ority to which
our English playhouses, at present, cannot approach, what-
ever may be the cause. A
great deal, indeed,
is said about the encourage-

ment of foreign pretensions, and the neglect of native talent ; yet how can
it be otherwise, when the dramatic and operative
art of other countries is so

positively excellent,
while that at home is so decidedly inferior. Again,
conduct of Her Majesty's and the French
compare the arrangements and
Theatres to our English places of amusement in the former all is studied
;

in the latter it is miserably the reverse.

elegance and fastidious propriety ;

Oh it was no less unwise than wicked, to have converted a temple of the

!

drama the fairest sanctuary of the muses into a scene where vice, mis-
conduct, or grossness, could daringly stalk abroad, and unblushingly be
seen. Honored, thrice honored, be the great national actor, who made
a bold endeavour to remove the evil, and take from our playhouses so
foul a stain away he failed, having for his reward the regret and the
:

regard of the good and the intellectual. Therefore, until these objections
are effectually removed, until also there is more earnestness displayed in
in the English theatres of London, we
singing, acting, and managing well,
do maintain that we are justified in calling public attention to those scenes,
where true ability and refined amusement may be found.
Far be it from us, however, to put under one general deprecation all the
performances of the metropolitan drama. No doubt, genius in writing, act-
ing, and singing is there aye, and genius of the highest order but perseve-
;

rance, regularity, and uniformity are wanting. Still we may ever hope for

great attempts and great success while Talfourd, and Knowles, and Bulwer,
as writers, while Balfe, and Wallace, and Barnet, as composers, and while
such artists as Macready, Farren, Phelps, Kean, Compton, Webster, Wright,
Harrison, Wilson, Miss Faucit, Madame Celeste, Madame Vestris, Mrs.
Stirling, Mrs. Glover, Miss Woolgar, Miss Romer, Miss Rainforth, and Miss
Poole remain with the stage. These cannot be hurt, but they may be im-
proved, by the encouragement of foreign example and foreign talent
amongst us.
Having said this much, we have only further to state that there has been
littledramatic or musical novelty of importance during the past month. The
Italian Opera is in the full vigour of a triumphant season, and at
present
confines itself (Nino being the sole and brilliant exception) to the repro-
duction, amid never failing applause, of the glorious chef d'ceuvres of Mozart,
Rossini, and Bellini. Signora Sanchioli has now established her position as
an eminent soprano singer, and a graceful and energetic actress Balfe has :

enhanced, as a conductor, even his reputation. Grisi, Castellan, Mario,

Fornasari, and Lablache are also here and the Ballet is super- attractive in
;

the persons of Lucile Grahn and Louise

Taglioni.
Need we say more of the French Theatre, than that it is as witty and as
elegant as ever that some new and exceUent
:
performers have arrived, and
that Lafont is there again, a host of
ability in himself.
In regard to English theatres,
Macready is at the Princess's, Madame
Celeste and other artists are at the
Adelphi, and the Haymarket is doing
much, both before and behind the curtain, to remove the we have
objections
alluded to.

^
We trust to have by next month some sterling
novelty, either foreign or
English, operatic or dramatic, which may afford a more lengthened and per-
tinent essay.
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Arnold on the 16th April, the wife of

; Dent ; on the 22nd April, at 8, Hyde-
James Arnold, Esq. Cambrian-house, park-terarce,the lady of Thomas Dent,
Norwood, Surrey, of a son. Esq. of a son.
Baker at Horsforth, near Leeds, the
; Drummond ; the lady of Captain Henry
wife of Henry Granville Baker, Esq. Drummond, 3rd Bengal Cavalry, of a
of a daughter, 2nd April daughter, at Edinburgh, 24th March.
Baillie, Mrs. W. H., 33, Cavendish- Evans ; the wife of the Rev. J. C. Evans,
square, of a daughter, 23rd April. of Stoke Poges, of a son, llth
April.
Barlow ;at Tunbridge, the wife of Peter Evans ; on the 18th April, at the house
Barlow, Esq. of a son. of her father, the wife of the Rev.
Barlow the wife of James Pratt Bar-
;
Henry H. Evans, perpetual curate of
low, Esq., at Hyde Park-gate, Ken- Leytonstone, of a daughter.
sington- gate, of a son, 22nd April. Forbes; the wife of John Gregory Forbes,
Beaumont on the '20th April, at Holly-
;
Esq. of a daughter, at 52, Oxford-ter-
terrace, Highgate, Mrs. Beaumont, of race, Hyde-park, 6th April.
a daughter. French ; in Albion-street, the wife of the
Bell in Mortimer-street, Mrs. Matthew
; Rev. W. D. French, of a daughter.
Bell, of a daughter, 5th April. Gibbons; the wife of William B. Gibbons,
Bibby;on the 14th April, at 9, North of a daughter, 14th April.
Audley- street, Grosvenor-square, the Gibson; the wife of the Rev. William
wife of S. Bibby, Esq. surgeon, of a Gibson, Rector of Tawley Hants., of
son. a son, 22nd April.
Biel ; at Zierow,
Mecklenburgh Schwerin, Goodlake ; the wife of the Rev. T. W.
the Baroness de Biel, of a daughter, Goodlake, Vicar of Broadwell, Oxon,
1st April. of a daughter, 9th April.
Boucher on the 21st April, the wife of
; Granville ; at Hatcham, the wife of the
the Rev. A. F. Boucher, of Dilhorn Rev. Augustus K. B. Granville, M.A.
Vicarage, Staffordshire, of a daughter. of a daughter.
Bradley in Berners-street, the wife of
; Graves ; on the 13th April, at Boulogne-
Edward Gould Bradley, Esq. of a sur-Mer, the Hon. Mrs. Henry Graves,
daughter. of a daughter.
Brand, Mrs. of a daughter, at Tulse Hill, Greenwood, Mrs. Thomas, of a son, 8th
18th April. April
Brandreth ; in Hyde Park Square, Mrs. Hamilton ; the lady of Captain Henry
Henry Brandreth, of a son, 12th April. George Hamilton, R N. of a daughter,
Brooks ; on the 18th April, at Belsize- at Wilton- street, 1st April.
cottage, Hampstead, the lady of J. Hance ; the wife of Charles Hance, Esq.
Willis Brooks, Esq. of John-street, Barrister at Law, of a son, 5th
Bedford- row, of a daughter. April.
Bushby at Rock-ferry park, Cheshire,
; Hastings ; the wife of Henry C. Hastings,
Mrs. Thomas A. Bushby, of a son, Esq. of a daughter.
18th April. Hawkins ; at Wherstead Grove, Suffolk,
Clarke the wife of Thomas Sydenham
; the wife of G. M. Hawkins, Esq. of
Clarke, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn, Bar- a son and heir, 8th April.
rister at Law, of a son, 9th April. Heathcote on the 21st April, at Clap-
;

Cole the lady of William Cole Cole,

; ham, Surrey, the wife of George
Esq. of a son, 12th April. Heathcote, of a son.
Cutfield, Mrs. Alfred, of a son, at Tot- Helyar at Poundisfort, Somerset, the
;

tenham, 4th April. wife of Charles J. Helyar, Esq. of a

Dalrymple;Mrs. Elphinstone Dairy mple, son, 6th April.
of a daughter, 5th April, at West Hall. Hill the wife of Commander Worsley
;

Dance on the 22nd April, at Camber-

; a son, 3rd April.
Hill, of
well, Mrs. Townsend Charles Dance, Hitchman the lady of Wm. S. Hitch-
;

of a daughter. man, Esq. of Chipping Norton, of a

Dawnay, The Hon. Mrs., of a son, 1st son, 2nd April.
April. Hogarth; the wife of John Rayner Ho-
Dent; at Shortflat'sTower, Mrs. Hedley garth, Esq. at Heston Hall, Heston,
Dent, of a daughter. of a son, 24th April.
80 BIRTHS.

Hoskins ; at the Elms, West Derby, near Nichols; on the 21st April, at Thurlow-
cottage, Lower Norwood,
Mrs. William
Liverpool, Mrs. G. A. Hoskins, of a
son, 9th April. Nichols, of a daughter.
of G. M. Ogilvie, Esq.
Howard the lady of Henry Howard, Esq.
; Ogilvie ; the wife
of a son, 8th April.
Secretary to her Majesty's Legation
at the Hague, of a daughter, in Lower Ormerod; the lady of Archdeacon Orme-
Brook- street, 3rd April. rod, of a son, 1st April.
Hurle the wife of the Rev. Robert R.
;
Pariente ; on the 20th April, at Pope-
Hurle, of a son, 2nd April, at North house, Upper Tooting, Mrs. J. De
Stoke, Oxon. Pariente, of a son
Illingworth ; the wife of Henry Stanhope Parkinson, Mrs. John, of a son, llth
Illingworth, Esq. of a daughter, 12th April.
April. Pepys ; on the 18th April, in Upper Har-
Jones ; Denbigh, the
at Bryntirion, co. ley- street, the lady of Edmund Pepys,
wife of Capt. E. Jones, of a son, 8th Esq. of a son.
April. Phelips, the lady of William Phelips,
Keats the wife of F. Keats, Esq. at
; Esq. of Montacute, Somerset, of a son
4, Oxford terrace, of a daughter, 24th and heir, 30th March.
April. Posno;onthe 17th April, at 19,Finsbury-
Keppel on the 19th April, at North
; circus, the lady of Maurice Posno,
Creake Rectory, the lady of the Hon. Esq. of a daughter.
and Rev. Thomas R. Keppel, of a son. Powell; on the 19th April, at Hanover-
'
Lainson, Mrs. at No. 12, Gloucester- terrace, Regent' s-park, the wife of
place, New- road, of a son, 18th April. Arthur Powell, Esq. of a son.
Lillingston ; the wife of J. W. Lilling- Price ;
on the 6th April, at Rome, the
ston, Esq. of Lochalsh, at Balmacara lady of William P. Price, Esq. of a
House, of a daughter, 19th April. daughter.
Lloyd; at Groom's Hill, the wife of Ed- Renwick ;
on the 20th April, at Nightin-
ward John Lloyd, Esq. of a daughter, gale-terrace, Woolwich-common, Mrs.
5th April. George Renwick, of a son.
Lloyd, Mrs. Francis, Bedford-square, Robertson ; the wife of Capt. J. E. Ro-
of a daughter, 24th April. bertson, 6th Royal Regiment, of a
Lousada ; the wife of George E. B. Lou- daughter, 27th March.
sada, Esq. of a son, 15th April. Robins the wife of Richard Robins, Esq.
;

Luxmore Mrs. Coryndon H. Luxmore,

; of a son, 8th April.
of a daughter, 8th April. Rind ; on the 26th February, at Mussoo-
Mackintosh at Moy Hall, near Inver-
; ree, the lady of Captain W. J. Rind,
ness, Mrs. Mackintosh, of Macintosh, 71st Bengal Army, of a son.
of a daughter, 5th April. Romilly, Lady Georgiana, at Wilton
Mackintosh ; the wife of George Mackin- Crescent, of a son, 24th April.
tosh, Esq. of a daughter, 15th April. Russell ; at the Vicarage, Wells, the wife
Mair; the wife of George J. I. Mair, Esq. of the Rev. A. B. Russell, of a son,
of a son, 1 5th April. 4th April.
Marsh ; at Malpas, the wife of Thomas Saunders the wife of Charles Saunders,
:

E. Milles Marsh, Esq. of a daughter, Esq. of a son, at West Derby, near

1st April.
Liverpool, 6th April.
McLean the wife of Dr. McLean, 77th
; Searle on the 22nd April, at Upper
;

Regt. of a daughter, 15th April. Clapton, Mrs. S. Searle, of a daugh-

Melliss; the wife of Daniel McHaffie ter.
Melliss, Esq. of a son, llth April. Shee ;
in Cavendish-square, the lady of
Meyer, Mrs. M. of a son, at 21, Artillery- Wm. Archer Shee, Esq. of a son.
place, Finsbury, 19th April. Skeffington the lady of the Hon. an
;

Murray on the 12th April, atMeikleour-

; Rev. T. Skeffington, of a daughte ,

house, Perthshire, Mrs. Murray, of a 12th April.

daughter. Sladen; at Little Stan more, the wife o.
Newcomb the wife of the Rev. George
;
Joseph Sladen, Jun. Esq. of a daug'.-
Newcomb,of a son, 1 1th April. ter, 4th April.
Newington ; the lady of S. Newington, Smith at College Hill, the wife of the
;

M.D. of a son, 12th April. Rev. John Smith, of a daughter.

 MARRIAGES. 81

Smith; the wife of Thomas George Smith, Voeux; on the 21st April, in Belgrave-
Esq. of Montague-street, Russell- square, Lady Cecilia Des Voeux, of a
square, of a son, 8th April. daughter.
Sperling at Highbury Hill, Mrs. H, G.
; Weber; the wife of Charles F. Weber, of
W. Sperling, of a daughter, still-born, a son, 3rd April.
16th April. Wildman, Mrs. Richard, of a son, in
Stern on the 21st April, in Cavendish-
; Lowndes-square, 4th April.
square, the lady of Herman-Stern, Esq. Williams at Tring Park, the lady of the
;

of a daughter. Rev. James Williams, of a daughter.

Strangways the wife of the Hon. I.
;
Wills the wife of T. G. Wills, Esq. of
;

Fox Strangways, of Edinburgh, of a Castlerea, co. Roscommon, of a daugh-

daughter, 23rd April. ter, 14th April.
Tawke at Norwich, the wife of Arthur
;
Woodgate the wife of W. Woodgate,
;

Tawke, M.D. of a son, 19th April. Esq. of Woodland- terrace, Greenwich,

Taylor; at 16, Imperial-square, Chelten- of a son, still-born, 16th April.
ham, the lady of W. B. Taylor, Esq. Woodyeare at Doncaster, the wife of
;

Bombay Medical Establishment, of a the Rev. J. F. W. Woodyeare, of a

daughter. son, 6th April.
Times the wife of Henry G. Times, Esq.
; Wroughton at Ibstone House, the wife
;

of Sydney Cottage, South-bank, Re- of Philip Wroughton, Esq. of a son,

gent's-park, of a son, 6th April. 6th April.
Underwood, Mrs. Joseph, at Blackheath- Young on the 21st April, at Dorking,
;

park, of a daughter, 16th April. Surrey, the lady of Heathfield Young,

Esq. of a daughter.

Andrews 15th April, at the Abbey

;
Ballard ; on the 7th April, at St. Paul's
Church, Bourne, Lincolnshire, the Rev. Islington, Edward Ballard, M.D. of
Christopher R. Andrews, of Manea, Gower - street, Bedford -
square, to
Cambridgeshire, second son of the Julia Hannah, eldest daughter of
late Rev. Robert Gordon Andrews, to Charles Huggins, Esq. of Islington.
Mary Anne, eldest daughter of the late Baring ; the Rev. Charles, son of Sir
John Mawby, Esq. of Bourne. Thomas Baring, Bart, to Caroline,
Anthony on the 18th April,
; at Surbiton daughter of the late Thomas Read
New Church, Kingston-upon-Thames, Kemp, Esq. at St. Marylebone Church,
Mark Anthony, Esq. to Miss Ellen on the 14th of April.
Marshall. Barry the llth April, at Brighton, Ed-
;

Atkinson Robert James, Esq. Bengal

;
ward Barry, Esq. late of Exeter Col-
Medical Service, son of James Atkin- lege, Oxford, to Mary Ann, widow of
son, Esq. Inspector General of Hos- Mr. David Masterton.
pitals, to Ellen, daughter of John Birkinshaw ; the 9th April, at Pannall,
Brett, Esq. of the Old Kent Road, York, John Cass Birkinshaw, Esq. of
at the Cathedral Church, Calcutta, on York,C.E.to Frances, youngest daugh-
the 2d Feb. ter of the late Joseph Thackwray, Esq.
Atkinson, Richard, Esq., of Cocker-, of Harrogate.
hum, near Lancaster, to Anna-Maria, Blaker ; on the 2nd April, the Rev. Ri-
youngest daughter of the Rev. Charles chard N. Blaker, B.A. of St. John's
Hughes Hallett, of Higham, near College, Cambridge, to Letitia, daugh-
Canterbury, 21st April. ter ofJohn King, Esq. of Brunswick-
Bagge, the Rev. Philip Salisbury, rector square, Brighton.
of Elsworth, Cambridge, to Caroline Brady; on the 14th April, Edward Brady,
Julia, eldest daughter of the Vener- Esq. merchant of that town, third son
able Archdeacon Creyke, rector of of Anthony Brady, Esq. of Her Ma-
Beeford, 23d April. jesty's Royal William Yard, Plymouth,
Baker; at Lewisham Church, on the to Mary Ann Parker, only daughter
16th April, George Baker, Esq., of of James Sharp, Esq. formerly of
Staines, to Mary Ann, only child of Carlisle, and Captain in the 2d Dra-
the late William Marshall Procter, Esq. goons.
of Brook-end-House, Ippolitts, Herts. Butler ; the 16th April, Captain Henry
VOL. i. NO. i. G
 MARRIAGES.

Butler, son of Colonel the Hon. tia Georgina Player, daughter of Capt.
Pierce Butler, M.P. to Clara, the Briggstocke, R.N. of Stonepits, near
eldest daughter of Mr. John Taylor, Ryde,at Ryde, Isle of Wight, 8th April.
of Newark. Firth ; on the 15th April, at St Mary's,
Butterfield ; on the 16th April, at St. Bryanston-square, Frederick Hand,
Mark's Kennington, Mr. Robert Ste- eldest son of Thomas Firth, Esq.
ven Butterfield. of Norfolk-wharf, banker, Hartford-lodge, Cheshire, to
Strand, to Louisa Sarah, eldest daugh- Mary, eldest daughter of Joseph Mal-
ter of John Johnston,Esq. of Brixton. labyj Esq. of Birkenhead.
Carpenter ; 3rd April, at St. Michael's, Fleet; on the 16th April, at Headley,
Bath, R. W. Carpenter, Esq. to Su- Surrey, John George Fleet, Esq. of
san, youngest surviving daughter of Fenchurch-street, to Esther, second
the late Benjamin Waterhouse, Esq. daughter of the Rev. Ferdinand Faith-
of Kingston, Jamaica. full, rector of Headly.
Collin ; on the 16th April, at Great Parn- Frith ; on the 15th April, at Cuckney,
don, eldest son of Thomas Collin, Notts, Mr. William Frith, of Homer-
Esq., of Netteswell Bury, to Helen ton, Middlesex, to Mary Ann, second
Julia, only daughter of the late Fran- daughter of Mr. Samuel Davy, of
cis Bayley, Esq. Hon. Company's Shire Oaks-hill, Cuckney.
Service, and granddaughter of Francis Garrett ; on the 18th April, Samuel Sil-
Bayley, Esq. Passmores, Great Parn- ver Garrett, of the Ordnance Depart-
don, Essex. ment in the Tower of London, and of
Collins; at St. George's, Hanover-square, Lincoln's-inn, Esq. to Mary Ann
Mr. James Collins, of 12, Sherborne- Bainbridge, eldest daughter of William
lane, to Rosalia Albertini, eldest Fenwick, of Stanhope, Durham, Esq.
daughter of the late Nicomede Alber- Gray; on the 18th March, in Christ
tini Arnati, Esq. Professor of Modern Church, New Providence, the Rev.
Literature at Winchester College. William Gray, rector of the parish of
Crampton on the 16th April, Mr. T.
;
St. Ann, N.P. to Hannah Jane, second
H. Crampton, of Bath, to Miss Bell, daughter of the Venerable J. M.
of Brunswick-square. Trew, D.D. Archdeacon of the Ba-
Dasent George Webbe, Esq. M.A. son
; hamas, and member of Her Majesty's
of late John Roche Dasent, Esq. Legislative Council.
Attorney-General for the island of St. Hales; the Rev. Richard Cox, M.A.,
Vincent, to Frances Louisa, third only son of the late Major James
daughter of W. F. A. Delane, Esq. Hales, of the Bengal Army, to Esther
at St. James, Piccadilly, on the 4th Phillips, youngest daughter of Thomas
April. Williams, Esq. of Cowley Grove,
Dawson ; 2d April, at the British Em- Middlesex, 21st April.
bassy, Paris, Thomas Dawson, Esq. Hall on the 14th April, at Albion Cha-
;

of London, to Mary, second daughter pel, Hull, the Rev. Newman Hall,
of the late Thomas Burnell, Esq. of B.A. formerly of Maidstone, to Char-
Bridgewater, D. P. G. M. for the lotte, only daughter of William Gor-
county of Somerset. don, Esq. M.D. F.L.S. both of Hull,
Earl ; George Windsor, Esq. of Hamp- Hitchins on the 15th April, at St.
;

stead-heath, and of North Australia, George's Bloomsbury, George Hitch-

to Clara, daughter of Capt. Siborne, ings, jun. Esq. surgeon, Oxford, to
of the Royal Military Asylum, at Caroline Martha, third daughter of
Trinity Church, Upper Chelsea, 4th the late E. Eaton, Esq. of the same
April. place.
Erskine, Major, of the 45th Regt. son Holl ; Alfred,
son of John Myrie Holl,
of the late Col. Erskine, C.B., and Esq. of Hackney, to Anne, daughter
nephew of the late Marquis of Win- of the late William Bartlett, Esq. of
chester,to Augusta Pratt, daughter of the Hon. E. I. Co's Service, at St.
the late Hon. Sir William Oldnall Alphage, Greenwich, 4th April.
Russell, Chief Justice of Bengal, at Hurrell on the 15th April, at St. Neots,
;

St. Mary's Church, Cheltenham, 31st Hunts, William Hurrell, jun. Esq. of
March. Newton, Cambridge, to Ellen Rose,
Fellowes, James Butler, Esq. 45th Regt. daughter of the late Frederick Francis
son of Sir James Fellowes, to Eusta- Seekamp, Esq. of Ipswich, Suffolk.
 MARRIAGES. 83

Impey, Archibald, Esq. of the Bengal the late Col. Morris, of the Bengal
Engineers, to Harriot Glad wyn, daugh- Service, to Charlotte, daughter of
ter of Baldwyn Duppa Duppa, Esq., Samuel Pierce, Esq. of Brook-house,
of Hollingbourne-house, Kent, at St. Chester, at St. Oswald's, Chester, 14th
James's, Dover, 4th April. April.
Inglis, John Forbes David, Esq. of the Morris ; on the 16th April, at St. Mary
Bengal Civil Service, son of David Magdalen, Peckham, Surrey, Norman,
D. Inglis, Esq. formerly of the Bombay youngest son of Thomas Morris, Esq.
Civil Service, to Harriet Lewis, of Peckham, to Emily, only daughter
daughter of George Powney Thomp- of the late William Fry, Esq. of the
son, Esq. of the Bengal Civil Service same place.
at Agra, 7th Feb. Nickle, Col. Sir Robert, Knt. K.H. to
Kerr, Lord Frederick, uncle to the Mar- Elizabeth, relict of the late Major
quis of Lothian, to Emily, second General Nesbitt, Hon. East India Co's
daughter of His Excellency Sir P. Service, at All Soul's, Langham- place,
Maitland, K. C. B. at the Cape of 14th April.
Good Hope. Ogilvie on the 16th April, at Trinity
;

Keys 4th April, Mr. George Scott Keys,

; Church, Marylebone, Thomas Ogilvy,
son of George Keys, Esq. of Lombard- Esq., of the Hon. East India Co's
street, to Katherine, eldest daughter Civil Service, son of the late Rear-
of James Hooper, Esq. of Peckham. Admiral Sir William Ogilvy, Bart., of
Kingsford on the 22nd April, at Little-
; Inverquharity, to Georgiana, third
borne, by the Rev. Julius Brinchley, daughter of the late Samuel Bosan-
Kennett Kingsford, jun., Esq. of quet, of Forest House, Essex, and of
Blackheath, to Louisa Goare, eldest Dingstow- court, Monmouth, Esq.
daughter of Henry Kingsford, Esq. of Palmer on the 15th April, at St. Paul's,
;

Littleborne. Knightsbridge, Mr. Robert Palmer,

Knox ; at Biggleswade, on the 15th April, of Brompton, Middlesex, to Ann, third
Capt. T. S. Knox, 42nd Bengal Light daughter of the late John Field, Esq.
Infantry, son of John Knox, Esq., of of Union-street, Southwark.
Rushbrooke, Londonderry, to Caroline Pereira, Col.Bengal Artillery, to Emily,
Catherine, second daughter of Robert daughter of Barrett Wadden, Esq of
Lindsell, Esq. of Fairneld, Bedford. Kingston, Surrey, at St. Mary's, Pad-
Koch on the 18th April, at St. Nicholas,
; dington, 4th April.
Brighton, John Edward C. Koch, Peacock; at Horncastle, W. Afflect
Esq., of Calcutta, to Ellen Sarah, only Peacock, B.A. eldest son of Captain
daughter of William Palmer, Esq., of Peacock, of Thorpe Tylney,to Isabella
Brixton-hill. Hannah, second daughter of the Rev.
Lamb on the 16th April, atWindlesham,
; J. B. Smith, D.D. rector of Martin
the Rev. T. Davis Lamb, to Isabella, and Sotby, and head -master of the
eldest daughter of William Hudleston, Horncastle Grammar-school.
Esq. late of the Madras Civil Service. Pennington, William George, Esq. of
Lilley at St. Mary's, Hemel Hempsted,
; Frederick's-place, London, to Eliza,
on the 14th April, Mr. James Lilley, youngest surviving daughter of the
of Bassingbourne, Cambridgeshire, late Robert Murray, Esq. of Hert-
to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. ford, 22nd April.
W. Howard, of Corner-hall, Hemel Perrvam; on the 23rd April, at St.
Hempstead, Herts. John's Hackney, the Rev. George J.
Matthews, Wm. Esq. son of T. Ma- Pen-am, B.A., of Clare-hall, Gam-
thews, Esq. of Castle Carey, Somer- bridge, to Anne, second daughter of
set, to Jane Wallas, daughter of the the late Rev. J. C. Clements of Lower
late William Penfold, Esq. of the Clapton, Middlesex.
Achada, Madeira, at the British Con- Povah ; on the 20th April, at St. Giles's,

sulate, Madeira, 17th March. Camberwell, the Rev. J. V. P. Povah,

Morris, Edward, Esq. of Carmarthen, MA. rector of St. Anne and Agnes,
to Fanny Elizabeth, daughter of the and St. John Zachary, Aldersgate, to
late Captain William Foley, of Ridg- Catherine Caroline Kohler, eldest
way, Pembrokeshire, 21st April. daughter of J. D. Kohler, Esq. Cres-
Morris, the Rev. Lawrance Stuart, M.A. cent, Grove, Camberwell.
rector of Thornton in Craven, son of Prance ; on the 16th April, at St. Mary
G 2
84 MARRIAGES.

Prance of Essex-court, Temple, to Miss Jane

Magdalene, Taunton, Vaughan
to Lawrence, Pancras.
Esq. of Nether Stowey, Somerset,
Fanny Maria, only daughter of Wil- Scott; on the 16th April, at St. Andrew's,
liam Woodland, Esq. banker, Taunton. Holborn, Mr. John Scott, of Monk-
Pratt; on the 16th April, at Trinity wearmouth, to Clara, widow of the
Church, Marylebone, Thomas Pratt, late Mr. Thomas Proud, and only
Sarah Louisa, only sister of Mr. Charles Milner, Cannon-
Esq., to Caroline
daughter of Henry Fra'delle, Esq. street, city.
Price; on the 18th April, at Llanfoist, Scott on the 21st April, at 3, St. Ber-
;

Monmouth, W. F. Price, Esq. M.D. nard's-crescent,Edinburgh, John

to Lucy Ellen, second daughter of Scott, Esq., merchant, Liverpool, to
the Rev. George W. Gabb, rector of Isabella, daughter of the late Alex-
Llanvvennarth in the same county. ander Duncan, Esq., Glendevon, Lin-
Ranger; on the llth April, R. Apsley lithgowshire, N.B.
Senior ; on the 16th April, Edward Se-
Ranger, Esq. of 10, Westbourne- villas,
Harrow-road, to Eliza, only daughter nior,Esq. youngest son of the late Rev.
of the late Henry Chase, Esq. of John Raven Senior, of Winterbourne,
Fulham. Glocestershire, to Theodosia Sidney,
Reynolds, James Underbill, Esq. of second daughter of Marcus M' Cans-
Tonbridge-place, New-road, London, land, Esq. of Fruit-hill.
to Jemima Ann, second step-daughter Slater ;
on the 20th April, at Jersey, Oapt.
of the late John Kirkby Picard, Esq. Henry Francis of the Royal
Slater,
of Hull, Barrister- at-law. Miss Catharine Walcott,
Artillery, to
Ricardo; on the 16th April, at St. Pan- daughter of the late Rev. William
eras Church, Percy, eldest son of Garrett, of the island of Barbadoes.
Ralph Ricardo, Esq. of Champion-hill, Smith, the Rev. W' C. Harrison, son of
to Matilda Mawdesley, fourth daugh- E. Smith, Esq. of Ramsgate, to Har-
ter of John J. Hensley, Esq. of Ta- riet Ann, daughter of Lieut. Col.
vistock- square. Austen, K.A. of Lansdown-place,
Robertson, Frederick, Esq. of Horn- Cheltenham, at St. Mary's Church,
sey, to Mary, youngest daughter of Cheltenham, 31st March.
the late John Manship Ewart, Esq. Statham ; on the 16th April, at St.
of the Beaches, Sussex, 23rd April. Mark's, Kennington, Hugh Statham,
Robins; on the 16th April, at Trinity Esq. to Harriett Batten, youngest
Church, Tottenham, John William daughter of the late John Russell,
Robins, of Stamford-hill, Esq. only Esq. of South Lambeth.
child of John Robins, of Watford, Stuart ; on the 9th March, at Bombay,
Herts, Esq. to Emily Mary, only John Stuart, Esq. secretary and trea-
child of Fowler Newsam, of Stamford- surer to theBank of Bombay, to Eliza
hill,Esq. Fergusson, relict of the late Alexander
Robinson; 4th April, Frederick Robinson Campbell, Esq. M.D. and only daugh-
of the Inner Temple, to Mary, second ter of Sir George Ballingall, Regius
daughter of the Rev. John P. Poller, Professor of Military Surgery in the
of Russell-place, Fitzroy-square. University of Edinburgh.
Robinson, Hercules, G. R. Esq., late Sturt on the 22nd April, at Maize-hill
;

87th R. I. Fusiliers, second son of Chapel, Henry, eldest son of Henry

Captain Hercules Robinson, R.N., of Sturt, Esq. of Clapham-common, to
Rosmead, county of Westmeath, to Alice Booth, eldest daughter of Leader
the Hon. Ada Arthur Rose D'Ancour ,Stevenson, Esq. of Vanbrugh-fields,
fifth daughter of the Right Blackheath.
Annesley,
Hon. Viscount Valentias, of Bletch- Talbot ; at Olney, Bucks, on (he 20th
ington Park, Oxfordshire, 24th April. April, Charles Talbot, Esq. to Anne
Roper, William Bartholomew, eldest fifth daughter of Mr. Samuel Baker,
so?i of the late Rev. Francis Roper, all of that place.
Minor Canon of St. George's Chapel, Trench ; at Woolwich, the Rev. Lepoer
Windsor, to Eleanor Eliza, daughter Trench, A.M. eldest son of the late
of the late John Cleeve, of the Hon. and Venerable Charles Lepoer
Quarter- Master- General's- Office, 23 Trench, Archdeacon of Armagh, to
April. Matilda, daughter of the late John
Sanger 4th; April, William Sanger, Esq. Ireland, Esq. Lieut. R.N.
 ANNOTATED OBITUARY.

Tripp; on the 16th April, at St. George's pel of the Prussian Embassy, Turin,
Church, Brandon-hill, Edward Bowles in the kingdom of Sardinia, the Hon.
eldest son of Mr. Edward Bowles Robert Wickliffe, jun. Charge d' Af-
Tripp, late of Burfield Priory, West- faires of the United States at that

bury, now of Ilfracombe, to Emma place, to Miss Josephine van Houtum

'

Sophia, eldest daughter of Mr. Tho- of Rotterdam.

mas Richard Sanders, of Berkely- Wiglesworth on the 2 st April, at St.
;
1

square. James's, Dover, Henry Wiglesworth,

Tufhell; Edward Carleton, Esq., to Esq. of Swansea, surgeon, to Mary,
H onoria Mary, only daughter of Col. youngest daughter of Thomas Ismay,
Macadam, K. H. 21st April. Esq. of Guildford Lawn, Dover.
Ward, on the 21st April, at St. Mark's Wills; on the 18th April, at Leyton
Church, Kennington, Mr. Charles Church, Essex, W. Henry Wills, Esq.
Ward, of Beeleigh, Essex, to Eleanor, youngets daughter of the
to Janet,
daughter of the late Mr. Robert late Mr. James Chambers of Peebles
Branston, of Holloway. Wood ; on the 23rd April, at Middle-
Watson at Bombay, on the 15th March,
; ton, Amelia, youngest daughter of the
William C. Watson, Esq. of the Ben- Very Rev. P. S. Wood, Dean of
gal Civil Service, to Barre Georgina, Middleham, to Edward Clough, eldest
of the late Major son of the Rev. William Newcome,
youngest daughter
Barre Latter, Bengal Army. of Hockwold-hall, Norfolk.
Waugh, Francis, Lieut, in the 47th Woodman ; 4th April, at St. Pancras,
Regt. of Madras Native Infantry, to Church, Euston-square, Charles Ba-
Elizabeth Maria, daughter of the thurst Woodman, Esq. of Edgbaston,
late Mr. Mori, of New Bond Street, Warwickshire, to Emma, only daugh-
at St. Mary's, Paddington, /th
April. ter of the late Lieut. Gen. Corner.
Wickliife ; on the 7th April, at the Cha-

annotated 2Df)ituarg.
Acworth ; at Rothley Vicarage, the Baronneau, Elizabeth, widow of the
wife of the Rev. W. Ackworth, late Francis Baronneau, Esq. of
M.A. New Lodge, near Barnet, in Sus-
Aikman ;
on the 13th inst., at North sex-square, Brighton, aged 78, 3rd
Brixton, in her!7 th year, of inflam- April.
mation on the lungs, Susan Weth- Bartley, Lieut. Walter Tyler, of her
erell, youngest child of the late Majesty's 62nd regiment, son of
Alexander Aikman, jun., Esq., of the late Major Genl. Sir Robert
Kingston, Jamaica. Bartley, K.C.B., at Sobraon, 10th
Allen, Harriett, only surviving daugh- Feb.
ter of the late Joseph Allen, Barwell ; on the 14th April, at Moor-
Esq.,
find grand-daughter of the late near Southampton, Sophia,
hill,
Thomes Webster, Esq. of Kilburn, widow of E. R. Barwell, Esq., and
Wells, 2nd April. only surviving daughter of the late
Attree,Willi am ,Esq.,R.H.A.,F.RC.S. John Eliot, Esq. of Calcutta, aged
&c., late of West Hill Lodge, 56, having survived her husband
Brighton, in his 67th year, at his but a few weeks.
residence, Sudbury Park, near Har- Beale, Lieut. Wai ter Yonge, of her Ma-
row, 21st April.' jesty's 10th regiment of Infantry,
Baker ; Mary Anne, wife of Samuel son of the late Thomas Beale, Esq.
Baker, Esq. of Lypiate Park, of
Heath-house, Shropshire, at
Gloucester, 4th April. Sobraon, 10th Feb.
Barkworth ; on the 10th April, at Becher, Richard, Esq., aged 82, at his
Gross Winningstedt, near Schop- residence, 17, Portland Place,
penstedt, Duchy of Brunswick, in .
Brighton, 9th April.
.

the 18th year of his age, William Beebe, Elizabeth Sanders, wife of
Locke, seventh son of the late John William Beebe, Esq. of Waltham-
Barkworth, Esq. of Tanby-house, stow, Essex, at Croydon, 3rd April.
near Hull. Bishop ; on the 6th of February, at
Barnes, John, Esq. of the Howe, near Ferozepere, of wounds received in
Keswiek, 8th April. action, John Cuming Bishop, Esq.,
 ANNOTATED OBITUARY.
of ander Byce, of the Hon. East India
of Her Majesty's 50th Foot, son
the late William Bishop, Esq., of Company's Service, at Addington-
square, Camberwell,
llth April.
Grayswood.
Blaker ; on the 23d April, at his resi- Carrick ; Henry Thomas Butler
fourth Earl of Carrick, died on
dence, 33, West-street, Brighton,
the 16th April, at Cheam, of
Harry Blaker, Esq., surgeon, aged water on the brain, aged 12.
of the This youthful nobleman was the
Bocrue; Richard, eldest son
eldest son of Somerset Richard,
Rev. J. R. Bogue, of Denbury,
third Earl, by Lucy, his second
Devon., aged 3, 12th April.
wife, daughter of the late Arthur
Boothby; Sir William Boothby,9th
Bart of Broadlow Ash, Derby, French, Esq. of French Park, co.
Receiver General of Customs at Galway, and represented a distin-
the port of London, and Paymaster guished branch of the great house
to the Corps of Gentlemen of
of Butler, derived from afcommon
ancestor with that of Ormonde.
Arms, died on the 21st < April,
25th His Lordship is succeeded by his
having completed on the
March previously his 64th year. brother, Somerset Arthur, now
Sir William, the representative of Earl of Carrick.
an old Saxon family, was eldest Chitty ; Eleanor Jane, wife of Lieut.
son of the late Baronet by Rap- F. H. Chitty, 40 Madras N. I.,
of Signor 13th February, at Masulepatum.
pella, his wife, daughter
Miguel Del Gado, of Mahon, in Cobby ; C. W. Esq., 8th April.
the Island of Minorca, and nephew Cobham Susannah, relict of the late
;

of Sir Brooke Boothby, a minor Richard Cobham, Esq. of Barba-

poet and one of the literary
coterie does, 5th April, at Clevedon, So-
of Lichfield, which included Se- merset.
ward, Darwin and Edgworth. He Collins ; Sarah Anne Rebecca, the be-
married first 19th January, 1805, loved child of Henry Collins, Esq.,
Miss Fanny Jenkinson, niece of of Berkeley-lodge, Chichester, in
Charles, 1st Earl of Liverpool, and the 13th year of her age, 2lst April.
by her (who died 2nd Jan. 1838,) Cooper; at Merley Rectory, Norfolk,
had issue, two sons, and four daugh- Frances Mary, eldest daughter of
ters. Of the latter, the eldest the Rev. C. Beauchamp Cooper,
Louisa-Maria, married in 1833, Rector of Morley, 8th April.
the Hon. and Rev. Charles Dun- Cooke; on the 20th April, of consump-
das, youngest son of Viscount Mel- tion, Charles Cooke, Esq., of the
ville. Sir William married secondly Green, in the county of Worcester.
15th October, 1844, Mrs. Nisbett, Cook on the 23d April, at Torquay,
;

the admirable actress, eldest daugh- aged 28,Margaretta,wifeof William

ter of the late Frederick Hayes Cook, Esq., of Roydon-hall, Kent.
Macnamara, Esq., and relict of Copleston Catherine, wife of the
;

Alexander Nisbett, Esq. of the 1st Rev. J. G. Copleston, of Offwell,

Life Guards. Devon, 24th March.
Bound, William, Esq., aged 96, 5th Corfe, George Bernard, Esq., Sur-
April, at Wormley-house, Herts. geon, and Coroner for the Borough
Brackenbury ; Alan, youngest son of of Southampton, aged 39, 1st
J. A. Brackenbury, Esq. of Wellon- April.
house, Rafford, Notts., 19th April. Cox; Betty Hood,, wife of Charles
Brickdale; Mary, wife of Edward Cox, Esq. of Cedar-lodge, Stock-
Brickdale, Esq., 1st March, at Ma- well, 13th April.
deira. Cracroft, William, Esq., aged 59, late
Burnand ; Jane, wife of George Bur- of the Hon. East India Company's
nand, Esq. in Sussex-square, Hyde- Bengal Civil Service, at Naples,
park, in her 39th year, 3rd April. 3rd April.
Burridge; Mary, wife of Commander Crewe ; Frederic Richard, eldest sur-
Burridge, R.N., and daughter of viving son of the late Colonel Crewe,
the late Thomas Hurd, Esq. of and nephew to the Right Hon. Lord
Ewell Court, Surrey, 12th April. C^rrington, aged 22, at Hastings,
Byce; Annie Matilda Wilkinson, aged 22ad April.
31. daughter of the late Col. Alex- Cust; at Leasowe Castle, on the 23d
 ANNOTATED OBITUARY. 87

April, after a long period of suffer- as Ensign, 1st Guards, 17th April,
ing, Henrietta Maria Christina, 1783 ; became Lieut, and Col. 3rd
youngest daughter of the Hon. Sir June, 1791 ; Capt. and Lieut. Col.
Edward and Lady Gust. 12 June, 1795 Colonel, 29th April,
;

Dalbiac Louisa, infant daughter of

; 1802 Major Genl., 25th October,
;

G. C. Dalbiac, Esq. 4th Light 1809 Lieut. Genl., 4th June, 1814,
;

Dragoons, 5th April. and full Genl. 10th January, 1837.

Dallas ; Lieut. Henry R. G. of the The Colonelcy of the loth Foot,
33rd Madras Native Infantry, he received in 1814, and in the
younger son of the Rev. Alexander following year was nominated a
Dallas, rector of Wonston, Hants, Knight Commander of the Bath.
at Muctall, in India, of Cholera, During this lengthened period, Sir
while on the march with his regi- Moore Disney saw much service.
ment, 28th Feb. He formed part of the expedition
Dallas ; the Hon. Catherine, relict to Flanders, commanded a Batta-
of Sir George Dallas, Bart., in lion of the Guards in Sicily, arid
Henrietta-street, Cavendish-sq., 5th participated in the sufferings and
April. Lady Dallas was fourth glory of Sir John Moore's Cam-
daughter of Sir John Blackwood, paign in the Peninsular, receiving
Bart., by Dorcas, his wife, Baro- a medal for his gallantry, as Bri-
ness Duffiren and Claneboye. She gadier Genl. at Corunna. He
married Sir George Dallas in 1788, subsequently was at the head of a
and had issue, Henry, Captain in Brigade of the Guards, in the
the Army, who died 1830
in 2. ;
Walcheren expedition. Sir Moore
Robert Charles, the present Baro- Disney married a daughter of
net 1. Catherine Sophia, who mar-
; George Cooke Yarborough, Esq. of
ried theHon. Captain George Pou- Streethouse, county of York.
lett,R. N., and died in 1831 2. ; Dragonetti, the celebrated double-
Marianne, married first to Sir Peter bass performer, died at his house
Parker, R. N., and secondly to Mi- in Leicester-square, on the 16th
chael Bruce, Esq., and 3. Henrietta, April. Count Pepoli, the Italian
wife of H. F. Earle, Esq. poet, Mr. Novello, Mr. Pigott,
Dendy, Samuel, Esq., aged 68, at his and Mr. Tolbecque, were with the
residence, Montague-street, Russell- musician during his last moments.
Mr. Dendy u
square, 15th April. Dragonetti," says the Morning
was Lord of the Manor of Hendon, " was a Venetian
Chronicle, by
Middlesex, and the possessor of birth, and was born in 1764 or 1762,
landed property in the counties of for Dragonetti was never positive
Surrey, Sussex, Kent, and North- about the date. His father was
ampton. He married 28th Oct., At nine years
also a contra-basso.
1819, Anne, youngest daughter of of age Domenico began to play on
the late Sir Thomas Hyde Page, the guitar ;
he then studied the vio-
and has left a son, Arthur Hyde, lin, and at twelve years old began
and other issue. to play on the double bass, to the
Dennis; Thomas Buston, third son of amazement of the whole city. He
Philip Dennis, Esq., Surgeon of much with Mestriuo, the
the Northumberland Militia, at mious violinist, and at thirteen,
Practised
King's College, London, 2nd April. Dragonetti was nominated primo
Downes, George Kinghorne, Esq., basso at the Opera Buffa. At four-
teen he was promoted to the same
'

aged 49, at Hazledon, Tavistock.

Disney ; Genl. Sir Moore Disney, position at the Grand Opera Seria,
K. C. B., Col. of the 15th Foot, at San Benetto. At eighteen he
died at his residence, 26, Upper was engaged in the chapel of San
Brooke-street, London, on the 19th Marco, performing at concerts the
of April, in his 8ist year. This violoncello parts on the double bass.
gallant officer, son of Moore Dis- He then went to Vicenzi, where he
ney, Esq. of Churchtown, co. purchased his well known Amati
Waterford, by his wife, the only double bass. From Viceriza he
daughter of Amos Vereker, Esq. visited Padua, after which he was
of Bette Ville, co. Limerick, en- offered an engagement as princi-
tered the army at the age of 18, pal contra-basso, at the Kind's
88 ANNOTATED OBITUARY.

Theatre, in this country, in which

Erroll represented the house of
he was great-
he remained up to his death. Dra- Hay; paternally,
Earl of
gonetti was eccentric
in his habits, grandson of William Boyd,
but had an ardent attachment for Kilmarnock, who suffered death
his art. His conversation was curi- and attainder for his participation
ous and amusing, from the strange in the rising of '45. That ill-fated
mixture of French, Italian, and nobleman had married Lady Anne
English words." Other anecdotes Livingstone, whose mother, Lady
of his eccentric manners are well Margaret Hay, was sister and in
known. He had formed a large her issue, heiress of Charles, 12th
collection of dolls, whom he named Earl of Errol. With the brilliant
all around, treating them as real coronet of his family, the deceased
personages. His hospitality was peer inherited the dignified office
of Lord High Constable of Scot-
homely but profuse ; and after en-
tertaining his friends at dinner at land, conferred on Sir Gilbert de
some hotel, he would amuse them, Hay, Lord of Erroll, by charter
and astound the waiters, by insist- dated 12 Nov. 1315, and was like-
ing on the guests carrying away
wise Knight Mareschal of North
the remains of the feast after an ; Britain, Lord Lieutenant of Aber-
old fashion prevailing in some parts deenshire, a Knight of the Thistle,
of his own country excuses he
: and a Knight Grand Cross of the
overruled in the most peremptory Guelphic Order. From 1835 to
manner, with his own hand stuffing 1840, his lordship held the appoint-
cakes and fruit into the pockets ment of Master of the Buck-hounds,
of the reluctant. By his personal and from 1840 to 1841, that of Lord
friends he was much beloved. His Steward of the Household.
place as a performer on the double- At the period of his decease, Lord
bass may perhaps never be refilled ;
Erroll had completed his 45th year.
for he had the strength of a giant, Ewen; John William, only son of
a soul of genius, and a hand spe- William Ewen, Esq. of Buxstead,
cially fitted to the hugh violin. Sussex, aged 19, 6th April.
Egerton, Capt. John Francis, aged Fairley Eupemia, wife of Edward
;

35, Bengal Artillery, Deputy-As- Fairley, Esq. and fourth daughter

sistant Quartermaster-General, at of the late John Galloway, Esq. of
Ferozeshah, on the 23rd January. Tanfield, Edinburgh, 13th April.
Embling; on the 17th April, John Fairley ; Edmund, second son of the
Thomas, youngest son of Thomas above, at Trinidad, 24th February.
Embling, Esq., 21, Brompton-row, Ferrand ; Margaret, relict of the late
after a painful illness of three Walker Ferrand, Esq. of Harden
months. Grange, co. York, 5th April, in
Erroll; William George, 16th Earl Paris. This lady, daughter of John
of Erroll, in the peerage of Scot- Moss, Esq. of Otterspool, near Li-
land, and Baron Kilmarnock, in verpool, was the second wife of
that of the United Kingdom, died Capt. Walker Ferrand, the uncle
on the 19th inst., leaving by his of Mr. William Ferrand, the M.P.
Countess, Elizabeth Fitzclarence, for Knaresborough.
sister of the Earl of Munster (which Ferrier; Anna Maria, wife of Richard
lady he married 4 December, 1820), Ferrier, Esq., of Burgh Castle,
one son, William Harry, now Earl aged 50, 21st April.
of Erroll, an officer in the Rifle Field, Barren, Esq., aged 60, late
Brigade, born 3 May, 1823, and Chief Justice of Gibraltar, at his
three daughters, the eldest of whom residence, Meadfoot - house, Tor-
wife to Viscount Campden, son
is
quay, Devon, on the llth April.
of the Earl of Gainsborough. The Firth, of diseased heart and lungs,
ancient family of Hay, ennobled Thomas Firth, Esq. M.D.,M.R.C.S.
under the titles of Erroll, Tweedale, Fisher Elizabeth Alicia, wife of the
;

and Kinnoul, derives from William Rev. George Fisher, of Greenwich

de Haya, who obtained a grant of
Hospital, at Little Bowden, Nor-
the lands of Erroll, from William
thamptonshire, aged 38, 4th April.
the Lion. It was, however, Fletcher, the Rev. Walter, M.A.,
only
in the female line that the Earl of Chancellor of Carlisle.
 ANNOTATED OBITUARY. 89

Flint, John, Esq. of Weden Cottages, Harris, Elizabeth Catherine, eldest

Brighton, 31st March. daughter of Capt. and Mrs. William
Ford ; on the 25th of April, at No. 8, Harris, of Yealmington, Devon, 9th
Lower Grosvenor-place, Henry April.
Ford, Esq., late of Calcutta. Harrison, William, Esq. of Whitburn,
Forster ; On the 19th April, at High- Durham, at Dawlish, 1st April.
bury, Albert, eldest son of John Hawker, Joseph, Esq., F.S.A., aged
Forster, Esq. aged 7 years. 81, Clarenceux King of Arms, at
Gaitskell; Harriet Eliza, only daugh- his house, Alfred-place, Bedford-
ter of the late William Gaitskell, square, 10th April. Mr. Hawker
Esq., at Blackheath, in her 47th was in early life, a clerk in the
year, 1st April. Bank of England, and received till
Gale, John, Esq. of Upper Tooting, the time of his decease, a retiring
Surrey, aged 79. pension from that establishment.
Garrett, Vice-Admiral Henry, aged In 1794, he entered the Herald's
72, at Anglesea, near Gosport, on college as Rouge Croix Poursuivant.
the 13th April. In 1803, succeeded as Richmond
Garrick ; on the 22nd of April, at 54, Herald and in 1842, having been
;

Cannon-street East, W. Garrick, previously appointed Norroy, be-

Esq., Commander R.N. (list 1816), came, at the death of Sir Ralph
77. "
aged Bigland, Clarenceux," in succes-
Geils, Capt. T., Madras Artillery, at sion to Sir William Woods, then
sea, on board the Minerva, on the nominated st Garter." At Sir Wil-
24th December. liam's demise, he was of course,
Goldsmid, Elias, Esq. of Southwick- next in rotation to the presidency
street, 20th April. Mr. Elias Gold- of the College of Arms, but from
smid was youngest son of the late the infirmities of age, and a know-
Abraham Goldsmid, Esq., of Mor- ledge of the peculiar fitness of the
don House, Surrey, uncle of the York Herald, Mr. Young, he waived
present Sir Isaac Goldsmid, Bart. his right in favour of that gentle-
Gordon the wife of James Duff G or-
; man, who was consequently con-
don, Esq. of Guildford-st., aged 22. stituted Garter, and received the
Gorst; on the 17th April, at Pres- honour of knighthood. Mr. Haw-
ton, Lancashire, Septimus Gorst, ker married his cousin, Miss Haw-
Esq. in the 78th year of his age. ker.
Gray; on the 20th April, after a Hay, Robert, Major of Brigade, in
short illness, in the 15th year of her first division ot the army of the

age, Amelia Fanny, eldest daugh- Sobraon, 10th

Sutlej, in action at
ter of John Gray, Esq. of Streatham February.
park, Surrey. Helps; Elizabeth, wife of Frederick
Griffith; on the 15th April, at Bury Helps, Esq.ofSyderiham, 6th April.
St. Edmunds, Major George Darby Heron, Mrs. Ann, at her house in
Griffith, chief constable of the West Montague-square, in her 85th year,
Suffolk Rural Police. 4th April.
Gurr; Elizabeth, widow of the late Hertslet; on the 23rd February, at
John Gurr, Esq. of Rochester, aged Hong Kong, aged 26, Charlotte,
86, 1st April. wife of Frederic Lewis Hertslet,
Hale, the Hon. Mrs. aged 93, at her Esq. of the British Consular Esta-
house in Grosvenor-square, on the blishment in China, and eldest
9th April. This venerable lady was daughter of the late Rich. Repps
2nd dau. of James, 2nd Viscount Browne, Esq. of Fulmodestone-
Grimston, and aunt of the late Earl hall, Norfolk.
of Verulam. She married 3 April, Heward; April 14, Sir
at Carlisle,
1777, William Hale, Esq. of King's Simon Heward, Knt. Fellow of
Walden,Herts, grandson of Sir Ber- the Royal College of Surgeons of
nard Hale, Knt. Chief Baron of the England, and formerly senior mem-
Exchequer, in Ireland, and had four ber of the Medical Board at Mad-
sons and two daughters. ras, aged 77. Sir Sirnon Heward
Harris, Florence, the infant daughter was a native of Cumberland, the
of John Harris, Esq., in Argyle- second son of Robert Heward, Esq.
street, 3rd April. of Parkfoot, in that county, bv
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Lascelles, the infant son of Mr. and

his wife, a daughter of Jas. Scaife,
Esq. of Temmon, and in early life Lady Caroline Lascelles.
went where he remained
to India, Lawson ; on the 24th of April, after a
nearly forty years, during
which painful and lingering illness, Cap-
time he was in many active scenes tain George Lawson, formerly of
of service, and had the honour of the 12th Regiment of Foot, and late
of the 2nd or Queen's Royals, aged
knighthood conferred on him
for
zealous exertions as Chief of the 55.
Medical Staff in Ava. Lawton, Charles Henry, fifth son of
Hewlett. Elizabeth, widow of the late the Rev, I. Thomas Lawton, rector
Mr. George Hewlett of Bath, llth of Elmswell, in Suffolk, at Hamp-
April. ton, in Jamaica, 5th March.
Higgins ; on the 13th April, at Tun- Le Blanc, Harriet, wife of Thomas
bridge-wells, Lieut.-Colonel
James Edmund Le Blanc, late Capt. 37th
Lewis Higgins, late of the 6th Dra- Regt, at Hawkhurst, Kent, 13th
goon Guards, aged 71. April.
Hoare, the Rev. Richard Peter, at Lee; at Charmouth, Dorset, John
Stourton, Wilts, Rector of that Channon Lee, Esq. aged 82, 6th
parish, 3rd April. April.
Hodgson ; Bumpstead Helion, eldest Lekeux, Mr. John, the architectural
daughter of the Rev. John Hodg- engraver, aged 62, 1st April.
son, aged 14, 6th April. Light; on the 7th April, at Meu-
Hodgson ; on the 19th April, at the rice's hotel, Paris, Capt. John A.
Lower Butts, Brentford, Frederick Light, 3rd M.N.I., on his way over
the last surviving child of the late land to England for the recovery
Thomas Hodgson, Esq. of Upnor of his health, aged 35.
Castle, Kent, aged 77. Lloyd, Edward, Esq. mayor of Wor-
Hodson, Miss Jane, of North-house, cester, 5th April.
Portslade, Sussex, 1st April. Lovvrey ; on the 16th of April, at
Hoggart on the 18th April, at Nor-
; Rickleton-house,co. Durham, John
wood, in the 24th year of his age, Lowrey, Esq., in the 76th year of
Arthur, youngest son of Robert his age.
Hoggart, Esq. Loxdale, Joseph, Esq. of Shrewsbury,
Hone, William Jackson, Esq. 21st aged 87, at Abington Abbey, 2nd
April. April.
Husband Elizabeth, dau. of Henry
; MacGregor, the Right Hon. Lady
Husband, Esq. at her father's resi- Elizabeth Murray, widow of the
dence Alverne-hill, aged 15, 2nd late Sir Evan John Murray Mac
April. Gregor, Bart, and dau. of John,
Jones, Henry Kidd, Esq. late of the fourth Duke of Atholl, at the Ha-
Board of Control, at Herne-hill, nover hotel, Hanover-square, 12th
llth April. April. Her ladyship has left issue,
Jones Maria, relict of the late Chris-
; Sir John Atholl Bannatyne 'Mur-
topher Jones, Esq. of Winchmore- ray MacGregor, the present Bart,
hill, 12th April. three other sons, and three sur-
Kendall, Thomas, Esq. at his resi-
viving daughters, the eldest of
dence, Great Castle street, Re-
-
whom, Jane-Anna-Maria, married
gent-street, in his 58th year, 1st 22 Aug. 1833, John James Hamil-
April. ton Burgoyne, Esq. 93rd Highland-
Kilgour, Isabella, relict of the late ers, second son of Sir J. J. Bur-
Thomas Kilgour, Esq. of Bethelnie, goyne, Knt.
co. Aberdeen, 20th April.
Mackintosh, the Rev. Donald Mac-
Knollys; on the 23rd of April, at duff, Assistant Chaplain on the East
Quedgeley Rectory, aged one year IndiaCompany's Bengal Establish-
and a half, Dudley Robert, third ment, at sea, on board the Malacca,
son of the Rev. Erskine Knollys. on the i>8th February.
Lane, Mary, relict of George Lane, Margoty, Capt. E., formerly senior
Esq. Canonbury.square, 7th April. officer of the Indian
navy, 12th
Laroche, Joanna Aldworth. only dau. April.
of T. W. Laroche, Esq. of Bolton-
Marsham, Penelope Judith, aged 87,
row, May-fair, 15th April. widow of the Rev. Thomas Cope
 ANNOTATED OBITUARY. 91

Marsham, late Vicar of Kew and Pagliano ;

on the 18th April, at the
Petersham, and daughter of the residence of her mother, in Jermyn-
late General the Hon. Sir Alexan- street, Mary, wife of C. J. Pagliano,
der Maitland, Bart, at Totteridge, Esq., late of Brook-green, formerly
4th April. of the Sabloniere Hotel, Leicester-
Maslin ; Alice, wife of William Mas- square, in the 37th year of her age.
lin, Esq. of Wigmore - street, 1st Park ; on the 16th April, at Milton,
April. next Gravesend, in his 69th year,
May ; on the 16th April, at Fish- Adam Park, surgeon, brother of
hall, Hadlow, the infa-nt son of Mungo Park.
Walter Horatio May, Esq. aged Parnell ;Sophia, wife of the Hon.
six months seven days. Henry Parnell, 5th April. Mrs.
Maydill, Fanny Baroness de, the lady Parnell, only daughter of the Hon.
of the late Col. Baron de Maydill, Col. William Bligh, was born 16th
at the Island of Bourbon, 20th May, 1807, married 28th May, 1835.
January. She has left four sons and one
Miles Mary Ann, relict of Samuel
; daughter.
Miles, Esq. of Narborough, and Pearce ; Amy, wife
of P.Pearce, Esq.
eldest daughter of the late John of Teignbridge House and Newton
Dod, Esq. of Cloverley, at Nar- Abbot, Devon, 10th April.
borough Hill, Leicester, 3rd April. Perceval, Lady Elizabeth, aged 83,
Millett; on the 23rd April, at 31, Rye atOrdell Castle, on the 4th "March.
lane, Peckham, Henry Richard Her Ladyship was daughter of
Millett, Esq., in his 72nd year. John, second Earl of Egmont, and
Milner; on the 24th April, [saac sister of Mr. Perceval, the Prime
Milner, Esq., of Chichester-place, Minister, who perished by the hand
Wandsworth-road, and Stock Ex- of Bellingham.
change. Philipps at Cairo, John Lloyd Phi-
;

Molle, Capt. George, H. M. 29th lipps, Esq., Barrister at Law,

Regt., youngest son of the late Registrar of the Supreme Court,
Lieut. Col. G. Molle, H. M. 46th &c., Bombay, eldest son of the late
Regt. in action, at Ferozeshab, 21st Capt. Levi Philipps, of Cheltenham,
December. 26th March.
Mores; on the 15th April, at Edmon- Pinder, H., Esq., Lieut, and Brevet
ton, Edward Rowe Mores, Esq., in Capt. of H. M. 25th Regt. at Can-
the 90th year of his age, for about nonnore, on the 19th February.
50 years an active magistrate and Pitt, William, Esq., late of Chelten-
deputy-lieutenant of the counties ham, llth April.
of Middlesex and Essex. Potter, Lucy Elizabeth, wife of Wil-
Murray on the 18th April, Miss Jane
;
liam Potter, of Stockwell.
Murray, at 61, Conduit-street, of Potter; on the 16th April, Georgina,
consumption. wife of Peter Potter, Esq., of Wal-
Nesbitt, Mrs., relict of Capt. Robert sall, in the 33rd year of her age.
Nesbitt, E.I.C. Pryer, Mrs., of Great Baddow, Essex,
Nicholl, Lieut.-Col. William, aged 82, 19th April.
late of the Bombay Army, in Beau- Read ; Mary, wife of Septimus Read,
mont-street, Marylebone. Esq., and second daughter of the
Oridge on the 18th April, at the resi-
;
late Rev. ReginaldBligh, Rector of
denceof his mother, Mecklenburgh- Romald Kirk, co. York, 1st April.
square, aged 27, Joseph Peckover Rees, Alfred, youngest child of John
Oridge, second son of the late James Rees, Esq. of Melbury-terrace, Dor-
Oridge, Esq. of Kentish-town. set-square, 6th April.
Packe Jane Sarah, wife of Edmund
; Reeves, John, Esq. of Upper Clatford,
Packe, Esq., 15th April, in Stan- Hants, aged 64 years, 8th April.
hope-place. This lady was second Reynolds ;
at his residence, Upton,
daughter of John Mansfield, Esq. Essex, Robert Foster Reynolds,
of Birstall House, Leicester, and Esq., in his 64th year, 7th April.
married Edmund Packe, Esq., 3rd Rickman; at Portsmouth, on the 23rd
son of Lieut.-Col. Charles James April, aged 15, Eleanor Charlotte
Packe of Prestwold Hall, Leicester, Harriett, only child of W. G. Rick-
on the 23rd November 1825 ; she man, Esq., of the Paymaster-Gene-
has left issue. ral's office.
92 ANNOTATED OBITUARY.

Roberts, Mrs. James, at Leytori, that ancient patrimonial mansion

13th April. holding his estate .by petit ser-
Robinson; Ann, eldest daughter of jeantry,"thekeepingthe king's pal-
Nicholas Robinson, Esq., merchant, frey, or saddle horse, forty days, at
the king's charge, whenever he
Sudley, near Liverpool, 18th April.
Rod well on the 17th April, at 6, St. visited the neighbourhood."
;

Agnes-villas, Bayswater, Eliza, the Sharp Margaret, wife of William

;

wife of Mr. Will. Rod well, aged 39. Sharp, Esq. of ths Larches, near
Rood, John, Esq., at his residence Birmingham, 8th April.
Kennington, many years of Ports- Shaw Sophia Matilda, wife of John
;

mouth, 4th April. Barlow Shaw, Esq. at Brompton-

Rosserj Archibald Richard Francis, lodge, near Newbury, aged '27, 28th
Esq. of No. 63, Lincoln's Inn-fields, March.
after an illness of nine weeks, 20th Smith in Green-street, Grosvenor-
;

April. square, Miss Assheton Smith, 2nd

Say on the 23rd April, Eleanor, re-
; April.
lict of the late William Say, Esq., Smith, Thomas, Esq. of the Grange,
of Weymouth-street. Bermond.sey, in his 82nd year, 4th
Samuel on 13th April, at the house
; April.
of his mother, in
Rodney-street, Smith on the 18th April, at her mo-
;

Mr. Samuel H. Samuel, of Hus- ther's residence, 81, Montpelier-

kisson-street, aged 41, eldest son of road, Brighton, Katherine, wife of
the late Henry Samuel, Esq. George Anthony Smith/Esq., Ma-
Saumarez on the 28th March, of con-
;
dras Civil Service, and daughter
sumption, on his passage home from of the late Rev. Joseph Hallett
Madeira, Richard John Saumarez, Batten, D. D.
in his 21st year, eldest son of Capt. Smythe, Eleanor Catherine, daughter
Saumarez, R.N., K.L., of W. Meade Smythe, Esq. of Deer-
Scatherd, Ensign C. H., aged 18, 41st park, Devonshire, at Kenilworth-
Bengal Native Infantry, 2nd divi- house,Cheltenham,on the5th April.
sion, son of J. S. Scatherd, Esq., Sorell, Lieut. Col. Sir Thomas Steven,
Oliver-terrace, Mile-end-road, at K. H., aged 70, her Brittannic Ma-
Sobraon, on the 10th February. jesty's Consul General to the Aus-
Scott, John, Esq. of Park-lane, only trian-Italian States, at Venice, on
son of John Scott, Esq. of Clay-hill, the 24th March.
Bromley. Souter, on the 21st April, at Kingston,
Sebright;Sir John Saunders Sebright, Surrey, aged 28, Alfred, only son
7th Bart., of Besford, Worcester, of John Souter, Esq., Thurlow-
died at his seat, Beech wood, Herts, park, Knight's-hill, Streatham.
on the 15th April. This respected
Southby on 20th April, at Chievely,
;

country gentleman was an ardent Berks, Mrs. Mary Southby, relict

lover of the old English sports, and of the late Richard Southby, Esq.,
devoted great attention to the noble 71.
aged
art of
falconry. In early life he sat Strong, Captain Charles Burrough,
in parliament for the
City of Bath, R.N., aged 65, of King's-terrace,
and subsequently, from 1806 to Portsmouth, at 20, Montpelier-
1834, represented Hertfordshire. square, London, on the 8th April.
He was born 23rd May 1767, and Stout John Stout, Esq. at his resi-
;
married 6th August, 1793, Harriet
dence, Queen-square, Lancaster,
only daughter and heir of Richard aged 83, for 22 years J. P. for co.
Crofts, Esq. of West Karl ing, Nor- Lancaster.
folk, by whom he lias left one son, Stroud on the 22nd April, at 11,
;
the SIR THOMAS GAGE
present Kennington-row, Kennington, Wil-
SA.UNDERS SEBRIGHT, Bart., and liam Stroud, Esq., in the 79th year
four surviving daughters. The of his age.
family of Sebright is of remote an- Sutherland, on the 27th of February,
tiquity. At the close of the 13th Lieut.-Col. Sutherland, Military
century PRTJSR SEBRIGHT, of Se- Secretary to the Resident of Hyd-
bright Hall, Essex, fourth in de- rabad.
scent from William
Sebright, of Sympson, Edward, Esq., late of the
the same place, was resident at R. N., at Jamaica, 5th March-
 OFFICIAL PROMOTIONS. 93

Taylor, Brigadier Charles Cyril, C.B., Vavasour: on the 21st April, Charles
aged 41, Lieut -Col. of the 29 Regt, Vavasour, Esq., son of Sir Edward
son of the late Lieut.-Col. Taylor, Vavasour, Bart, of Hazelwood-hall.
at Sobraon, on the 10th February. Walton, the Rev. Jonathan, D.D.,
Tegg ; on the the 21st April, aged 72, Rector of Birdbrook, in Essex, and
Mr. Thomas Tegg, of Cheapside, Rural Dean, aged 72, April 20th.
Publisher. Mr. Tegg began life in Wanklyn Emily Margeret, daughter
;

very humble circumstances, but by of James H. Wanklyn, Esq. of

successful speculation in the pur- Crumpsall-house, near Manchester,
chase of copies of works remaining aged 16, 3rd April.
in the publishers' hands, and re- Ward ; at Exmouth, the Rev. Henry
issuing them at reduced prices, he Ward, of Felmersham, Bedford-
realized a considerable fortune. shire, on the 19th April, in his 43rd
Thorpe, William, E?q. of Hastings, year.
llth April. Watney ; Frederick, third son of
Ude, Louis Eustache, aged 78, at his Jas. Watney, Esq. of Wandsworth,
residence in Albemarle-street, on aged 9, 5th April.
the 10th April. This celebrated Wedgwood Elizabeth,
;
widow of the
professor of the art of cookery, and lateJoseph Wedgwood, Esq. of
writer upon the subject, was a na- Maer, Staffordshire, 31st March.
tive of France. He early in life Westmoreland on the 16th March, at
;

commenced his famour culinary Etingdon estate, Trelawney, Ja-

career, and was, when not long ad- maica, after a short illness, in the
vanced in his art, cook to Louis 18th year of his age, Herbert, the
XVI. Coming to England, he fifth son of Isaac Westmorland,
filled the same office in the do- Esq. of Camberwell-green.
mestic establishment of the Earl of Wilkinson, Anne-Matilda, dau. of
Sefton. He afterwards acted as the late Col. Alex. Bryce, E. I.C.
steward to the United Service Club, llth April.
and then to the late Duke of York. Williams; Marianne, wife of Thomas
His last engagement was, we be- Williams, Esq., at Rose-hill, Syden-
lieve, that of Maitre d'Hotel at ham, 21st April.
Crockford's. M. Ude's chief fame, Wood, Capt. W. J., of H. M. 39th
however, rests upon his work, "The Regt., at Chinsurah, on the 26th
French Cook," which has gone January.
through numerous editions, and Woodhouse, Lieut, Francis Edward,
which is now regarded as* the 1st Bombay European Regiment,
standard work in the science of youngest son of the late Ollyett
cookery. Woodhouse, Esq., Advocate Gene-
Vallance on the 18th April, at Strat-
;
ral of Bombay, 12th April.
haven, near Glasgow, Margaret, Woodwards, Mrs. Eleanor, wife of
relict of the late Dr. Vallance, aged Joseph Woodwards, Esq. of Ben-
64. geo, Herts, 10th April.

2DfBctal Promotions
(FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.) direct letters patent to be passed
WHITEHALL. under the Great Seal, granting the
APRIL 17. The Queen has been dignity of a Baron of the United
pleased to direct letters patent to Kingdom of Great Britain and
be passed under the Great Seal, Ireland unto General Sir Hugh
granting the dignity of a Viscount Gough, Bart., Knight Grand Cross
of the United Kingdom of Great of the Most Honourable Military
Britain and Ireland unto Lieut. Order of the Bath, and Genl. arid
Genl. the Right Hon. Sir Henry -Commander-in-chief of her Ma-
Hardinge, G.C.B., Governor-Genl. jesty's forces in the
East Indies,
of India, and to the heirs male of and to the heirs male of his body
his body lawfully begotten, by the lawfully begotten, by the name,
style, and title of Baron Gough,
name, style, and title of Viscount of
Hardinge of Lahore, and of King's Chinkeangfoo, in China, and of
Newton, in the county of Derby. Maharajpore and the Sutlej, in the
The Queen has also been pleased to East Indies.
94 OFFICIAL PROMOTIONS.

APRIL 9. The Queen has been Foot; Lieut. Col. Marcus Barr,
pleased to direct letters patent to
29th Foot; Lieut. Col. Thomas
be passed under the Great Seal, for Bunbury, 80th Foot; Lieut. Col.
granting the dignity of a Baronet
John Byrne, 31st Foot ; Lieut. Col.
of the United Kingdom of Great Charles Barnwell, 9th Foot Lieut. ;

Britain and Ireland unto Major- Col. Robert Blucher Wood, 80th
Genl. Sir Henry George Wakelyn Foot; Lieut. Col. James Spence,
31st Foot; and Captain James
Smith, of Alliwal, on the Sutlej,
her Majesty's
Knight-Grand Cross of the Most Hope, commanding
" Firebrand."
Honourable Military Order of the steam-frigate Her
Bath, and to the heirs male of his Majesty has also been pleased to
body lawfully begotten. appoint the undermentioned officers
APRIL 18. The Queen has been in the service of the East India

pleased to direct letters patent to Company, Major Genl. Wal-

viz. :

be passed under the Great Seal of ter Raleigh Gilbertto be a Knight

the United Kingdom of Great Commander of the Most Honour-
Britain and Ireland, granting "unto able Military Order of the Bath ;

Francis Martin, Esq., Norroy King and Lieut. Col. David Harriott, 8th
of Arms, the office of Clarenceux Bengal Light Cavalry Lieut. Col. ;

King of Arms, and Principal He- James Parsons, 18th Bengal Native
rald of the south, east, and west Infantry ; Lieut. Col. John Samuel
parts of England, vacant by the Henry Weston, 31st Bengal Native
decease of Joseph Hawker, Esq., Infantry; Lieut. Col. William John
late Clarenceux. Gairdner, 14th Bengal Native In-
The Queen has been pleased to direct fantry; Lieut. Col. William Burl-
letters patent to be passed under ton, 7th Bengal Light Cavalry ;

the Great of the United

Seal Brevet Lieut. Col. William Garden,
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- Quartermaster General Bengal
land, granting unto James Pulman, Army Brevet Lieut. Col. Patrick
;

Esq., Richmond Herald, the office Grant, Deputy Adjutant General

of Norroy King of Arms, and Bengal Army ;
Lieut. Col. James
Principal Herald of the north parts Stuart, Native In-
70th Bengal
of England, vacant by the promo- fantry Lieut. Col. Richard Ben-
;

tion of Francis Martin, Esq., to son, 1st Bengal Native Infantry ;

the office of Clarenceux King of Lieut. Col. George Brooke, Bengal

Arms. Artillery Lieut. Col. George Hicks,
;

DOWNING STREET. 47th Bengal Native Infantry; Bre-

APRIL vet Lieut. Col. William Mactier, 4th
7. The Queen has been gra-
to nominate and Bengal Light Cavalry Brevet ;
ciously pleased
Lieut. Col. William Geddes, Bengal
appoint Colonel Sir Henry George
Smith, Knight Commander of the Artillery; Lieut. Col. George Glad-
Most Honourable Military Order win Denniss, Bengal Artillery ;

of the Bath, serving with the rank Lieut. Col. Edward Huthwaite,
of Major Genl. in India, to be a Bengal Artillery, to be Companions
of the said Most Honourable
Knight Grand Cross of the said
Order. Military Order of the Bath.
The Queen has been pleased to ap-
point Norman William Macdonald,
CROWN OFFICE.
Esq., to be Captain-Genl. and Go- APRIL 17. Members returned to
vernor-in-Chief in and over the serve in this present Parliament.
colony of Sierra Leone and its Borough of Richmond Henry
dependencies. Rich, Esq., in the room of the
APRIL 3. The Queen has been Hon. William Nicholas Ridley Col-
pleased to appoint the following borne, deceased. Borough of Mai-
officers to be Companions of the ton The Hon. William Thomas
Most Honourable Military Order
Spencer Wentworth Fitzwilliam,
of the Bath:- Col. Thomas Reed, commonly called Viscount Milton,
G2nd Foot Col. the Hon. Thomas
; in the room of John Walbanke
Ashburnham, 62nd Foot; Lieut. Childers, Esq., who has accepted
Col. Thomas Ryan, 50th the office of Steward of her Ma-
Foot;
Lieut. Col. Peter John Petit, 50th
jesty's Chiltern Hundreds.
 THE PATRICIAN.
HEREWARD THE SAXON.
OF the heroes of authentic English history there is perhaps none, who
afterhaving been so famous in chronicle and song, is now so little known
amongst us as is the illustrious subject of the present memoir. There are
a few scattered notices concerning him to be found in one or two modern
books, and but for them " Hereward le Wake" would be now a name al-
together unknown to his descendants. Yet he was a hero of no common
order nor was the interest once attached to his name such as should
;

grow old with time, or change with circumstances. He was the last of the
once celebrated order of Anglo-Saxon knighthood, the brother in arms
of the patriot Earls Edwin and Morcar, and the successful foeman of the
Conqueror. Nor were his personal qualities unequal. To the minstrelsy and
romance of England, for centuries after the cessation of his earthly career,
Hereward le Wake continued to present himself as the very type of the
old English chivalry. The Anglo-Saxon knight was not that churlish
warrior, so erroneously and unjustly imagined and described by Doctor
Lingard,* little better than a barbarian, incapable of distinguishing between
friend and foe, and esteeming courage to supply the place of every other
virtue. His high and powerful mind owned far other and nobler inspira-
tions.
In the worst of times he never ceased to display his patriotism, and to
approve it. To the end he struggled on, against all the storms of fate, in
the gallant endeavour to rescue from the deep the sinking fortunes of his
race and country. We
know that the endeavour failed, despite the un-
chequered course of victory which marked Hereward's career, and that the
star of William the Norman remained ever the Lord of the ascendant. But
over Hereward himself he obtained no advantages. The strife was ended :

the enemy succumbed not.

It is a rare thing to witness so happy an union, of ardent, dauntless, and
almost desperate love of country, with fruitful invention, and calm and pro-
phetic judgment, as is offered to our view in the character of this time-
honoured patriot. Daring to excess, his seeming rashness was always tem-
pered and pointed, by a forecast which never deceived him of the promised
success, and by a skill which never misled him in the choice of means or the
estimate of resources. Nor must the unequal nature of the contest be for-
gotten. His antagonist was William of Normandy, combining under one
truncheon the arrays of his native dukedom and his acquired realm. Not
light the remote hazard not small the perils, sacrifices, and sufferings,
;

which were the direct and immediate consequences of resistance. But these
were personal considerations of not the highest rank in the old English
*
History and Antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon Church, vol. ii.
p. 5. (last edition.)
VOL I. NO. II. H
96 HEREWARD THE SAXON.

his descendants of the same mind that

judgment. Hereward felt are
?

there was something higher far. The sense of duty which wrought within
him he knew to be a great and holy principle, inspiring to the pursuit of
noble ends by noble means, that it was primordial, and had existed be-
fore him, that it was immortal and would survive him, and that with it
there would endure eternally the honour, name, and praises, of all who like
himself had in their day abandoned, at its call, the mean earthly interests of
life, and even life itself !

Hereward le Wake was born at Brunne, in Lincolnshire, in the reign of

Edward the Confessor. His parents were noble his father Leofric was the
;

elder brother of Provost Brand, a monk of the famous Abbey of Peterbo-

the same, and the near kinsman of King
rough, and afterwards Abbot of
Edward's brother-in-law, the great Earl of Hereford. Leofric himself was a
Lord who, having gained great glory in war, had afterwards retired to his
of Brunne in Lincolnshire, upon his mar-
paternal inheritance, the lordship
a neighbouring thane.
riage with Ediva, the daughter of
Hereward was the offspring of that marriage ; a tall youth and a hand-
some, says Ingulphus, but much too prone to warfare, and of a fierceness of
heart without measure. In boyhood he was much addicted to wrestling and
other trials of bodily strength, and so ungovernable withal, that he became
a very Ishmael, his hand against all, and the hand of every one against
him. Nor was he satisfied with a reasonable share of success. If might
or skill failed him, so that he could not overcome his rivals by natural means,
he would make no more ado but draw upon them at once, and so repair by
the sword what by mere strength of limb he had failed to keep. So he fell
amongst his youthful acquaintances.
into great disrepute
Itshould be mentioned however, that honest Ingulphus was no partisan
of Hereward, but, on the contrary, the private secretary of the Norman
Conqueror.
Hereward's boyish fellows, continues the chronicler, conceiving him the
great pest of their sports and pastimes, complained to his father Leofric.
So bitter were their reproaches that the thane's wrath was powerfully ex-
cited against him. They recalled, it is said, to the paternal recollection
some very barefaced and intolerable pranks of a practical kind, which the
youth had at an earlier period put upon him, Leofric and thus determined
;

him, the memory of private wrong co-operating with the indignation kindled
within his breast by the recital of the wrongs of others, to prefer a com-
plaint in his own name and theirs, to the king in person, against the auda
cious culprit.
The meekking, upon hearing Leofric's representation, hoping to reclaim
from such giddy courses, banished him from Lincolnshire for a time,
his son
Hereward retired at first into Northumberland, and afterwards into Corn-
wall.

Growing tired of an inactive life, he soon afterwards visited Ireland in

quest of adventures, and at a later period, Flanders where he married that
;

noble Lady Turfrida, whose mother,

says Ingulphus, afterwards came to
England with her husband, and, by his permission forsaking all earthly
pomp, became a nun in our holy convent of Croyland.
But this was not done at once. The brave Hereward did not lightly nor
too soon surrender himself to the ease and idleness of a domestic life.
Long before his betrothal he had established unto himself a shining and
magnificent renown by deeds of arms and chivalry.
'Wherever he went he carried himself right Ever seeking the
valiantly.
 HtiREWARD THE SAXON. 97

danger that was an honourable one, he fearlessly pressed forward into the
midst thereof, and ever issued thence with happiness and honour. Num-
berless were the feats of arms wherein he was engaged and in them all
;

it was his wont to cross the boldest there and overcome him insomuch;

that none could know whether he were more fortunate or more brave.
From the bloodiest of battles he went forth unscathed, and never without
victory.
What marvel then that the fame so much longed for soon became his ?
The gestes of Hereward were celebrated in every town and hundred of
England, and were the chief subjects of the sweet songs of the minstrels and
bards. Great was the joy of Hereward but greater far to know that the hearts
;

of his kindred were now no longer turned away, and that the constrained and
fleeting distrust of father, family, and friends, were now lost and drowned
in that admiring love, which cannot choose but follow whither
exploits so
glorious do point.
But in the midst of all this dear-bought and transient satisfaction, there
came to him news that were terrible. Exiles crossing the narrow seas
brought tidings unto him of the death of the Confessor, the disputed suc-
cession to his crown, the sad event of Hastings' fight, and the
crowning of
King William on Midwinter Day. But all was not yet lost. The Conqueror
succeeded to the Confessor, upon a claim of inheritance, not by right of his
sword and the English liberties and laws were all confirmed and established
;

by him, at his accession. was some good augury too, that, although the
It
monks of Peterborough, on the death of their abbot Leofric, which happened
between Harold's fall and William's coronation, presented their newly chosen
abbot, Brand, Hereward's uncle, to Edgar the Etheling, their supposed
rightful king, for approbation, and not to Duke William, yet the latter had
not disturbed the nomination, inflicting only a small fine on the community
in token of his displeasure.*
But succeeding advices brought worse tidings. Occasional oppression
had begotten hasty and indiscriminate insurrection. On the other hand, in
chastising the guilty, the jealous Normans had too often caused the innocent
to suffer. Every exile had his own tale to deliver to the indignant Hereward.
And, at last, as though it were to bind him by ties of kindred to the suffer-
ing cause, it was told him how that (his austere father being now no more)
the paternal acres, and the pleasant dwelling place, had been
given to some
Norman Free-lance, by whom his widowed mother was now cruelly and
hopelessly oppressed. Hereward did not hesitate. He abandoned ease and
honour, and sailed with his noble Turfrida, for the scene of his future
labours. His coming appears to have been unexpected so that he landed
;

in safety upon the Lincolnshire coast.

He came at a critical time. The Norwegian and Scottish invasions, the
risings of Edwin, Morcar, and of Waltheof, and the terrible chastisements
which followed, were stirring fiercely the minds of men, giving a new energy
to the Norman
oppression, and the Saxon resistance. But to these original
causes of mutual discontent, another and not less important one was now to
be added. It was the reform of the Anglo-Saxon church.
There can be no doubt that that venerable institution had suffered a very
considerable deterioration during the factious and disturbed reigns of Ethel-
red the Unready and his Danish successors, and that the honourable
solicitude of the royal Confessor for her welfare were much thwarted and

* Saxon Chronicle, p. 265.

98 HEREWARB THE SAXON.

not seldom defeated by the Godwins, and the other corrupt, ambitious,
but powerful ministers, under whose influence he found himself. All the
chronicles, and particularly those of Anglo-Saxon tendencies, speak deplor-
abuses prevailed in England upon
ingly of the extent to which ecclesiastical
William's accession to the crown. On the other hand we know that his
judicious endeavours for their correction, received from the Sovereign Pontiff
the fullest measure of his approbation. We
may therefore very reasonably
of his chronicler, Ordericus Vitalis, and
give ear to the emphatic testimony
believe that a sudden improvement in the civility and learning of all ranks
of Englishmen followed the reform, so that every man Saxon and Nor-
man had reason to bless it.
But we must likewise remember that the abuse was Saxon, and the remedy
Norman and that, in
;
that light, and not
its true one, the delinquents, smarting

from its first application, would not

to represent it to the people at large.
fail

The effect was precisely similar to that which any endeavour to alleviate the
condition of our Irish Ribbonmen, complaining of the fiscal exactions of
their ownclergy, would produce amongst the complaining parties themselves,
" Sassenach" were to venture "
if the upon making it. They might not
" the wrath of and the scorn of Lanfranc,
bear," they said,* King William,
who being his countryman and special counsellor, was now beginning to
despise as fools the holy and accepted prelacy of England, as though they
lacked learning." Stigand the Primate with many more had been deposed
from their sacred office, on that ground, or worse still, for simoniacal and
other immoral practices, and their places filled with clerks and monks of
piety, learning, and reputation, from Normandy Lanfranc himself being
;

appointed in the unworthy Stigand's stead. Some of the deprived prelates

and clergy may have submitted, but many, perhaps the greater number,
abandoned their profession for the woods, and resorted to arms and rapine ;
to revenge a sentence, of which their indiscretion and violence were thus
unconsciously attesting the wisdom and justice. Within a short time after
Hereward's arrival, the two stout sons of Siward, Earls Edwin and Morcar,
with Siward Barn, and many more, were again standing out against the
Conqueror. With them, Egelwin, or Aylwin, Bishop of Durham,t was
" "
joined in the command ; and," adds Wendover, many thousands of
men, clerks, and lay, who sufficed not to brook the king's wrath, sought
shelter with them in the woods and wilderness." Then might you have
seen what woful deeds these men,
living as outlaws, did far and wide, to the
king's wrong and their redress. Great terror, adds Matthew Paris,:]: ensued
on every side insomuch that it became the custom, as it is still, for the
;

countryfolk throughout England to have ever at their hand, guisarmes,

maces, axes, and the like, hanging on the walls and posts of their dwellings,
for dread of those outlawed
English,
Hereward found no difficulty, with such materials, in gathering around
him a body
enough to make head against
of his Lincolnshire retainers,
strong
such forces as the earl and sheriff, whom King
William had placed there,
could bring into the field His first assaults were of course di-
against him.
rected against the usurpers of his own inheritance, and of that of his
family.
These he entirely discomfited in a series of encounters, and was able to re-
sume the vacant possession, none daring to make him afraid. The fame of this
*
Matt. Par. ad ann. (Hist. Minor; Br. Mus. MS. Reg. 14, c. vii.)
t Flores. Hist. vol. ii. p. 8. Sax. Chron. p. 276.
J Ubi supra.
 HEREWARD THE SAXON. 99

his first exploit was such, that the people now began to crowd by hundreds to
his standard, and amongst them some who were knights of he Anglo-Saxon
order albeit, says Ingulphus,* he himself was not yet a lawful knight,
;

not having been, lawfully and according to the knightly custom, girt with the
belt of knighthood. But he was a brave man and a famous wherefore those ;

knights, deemed, and not unwisely, that even so they might fight under his
banners, and gain an increase of renown by the same.
On his side, however, Hereward not less wisely considered, that it behoved
him as speedily as he could to qualify himself, by receiving that antient dig-
nity, to lead honourable warriors to combat. Moreover, it was one to which
he might reasonably aspire, as being in every respect worthy of his already
achieved greatness. From the earliest times it had been always coveted by
the noblest in the land, and even by royalty. When good King Alfred beheld
the future promise of the Basileus of Albion in the boy Athelstan, the
beautiful and elegant son of the shepherdess, what token did he give him of
"
his favour ? Blessing and embracing him," says William of Malmesbury,t
" he had
him, at that too tender age, made a knight, by the gift of the
purple mantle, the jewelled baldric, and the Saxon sword in the golden
scabbard." And, when to these considerations was added the scorn with
which the Norman chivalry affected to treat the not less antient chivalry of
England, it became evident to Hereward, that it would conduce to his per-
sonal honour as also to that far greater interest his country's cause, that he
should no longer delay to seek and obtain from some holy man, according
to the ritual of English knighthood, the consecration and investiture neces-
sary for his reception into the lawful fellowship of that antient and honourable
service.
Moved by these considerations, Hereward lost no time in applying to his
uncle Brand, the Saxon Abbot of the neighbouring abbey of Peterborough,
a right religious man, and a charitable, says Ingulphus, { who knew him well
from the report of his own predecessor my Lord Abbot Urketul, and others.
To understand why he should be applied to for such a purpose, it should be
remembered that the law of English chivalry, a law which the Norman
knights regarded as an abomination, required that none but a bishop, abbot,
monk, or mass-priest, should confer the honour of knighthood. The Nor-
mans derided the practice, esteeming a knight so made to be but a slothful
knight and a degenerate freeman.
With Hereward came sundry esquires of his troop, young novices of the
order, whose services and demeanour had been such as to deserve to
receive such an honour in such a company. My Lord Abbot received and
entreated them right courteously, readily consented to give them all that
which they craved, and appointed a day for the great solemnity.
On the eve of the appointed day, the lawful and accustomed observances
of the chivalric ritual of the Anglo-Saxons commenced. Hereward and
his companions, with great contrition and sorrow of heart, made each the

prescribed confession of all his sins to ths Lord Abbot Brand, and received
his lordship's absolution for the same. The remainder of the night was
spent by the candidates in the abbey- church and devoted wholly to silent
;

prayers, meditation, fasting, and penance. The dawn of day found them
still"
engaged in that holy occupation.
When the morning was come, they all prepared themselves to hear the Lord
Abbot's mass in the same church. At thecommencement of the mass, the
*
Ing. p. 70. f Gesta Reg. Arigl. lib. ii. s". 133. J Ingulph. p. 70.
100 HEREWARD THK SAXON.
in an
sword of each candidate was laid upon the altar. The abbot, reciting
tone the invocation of the three divine persons of the
audible customary
the service, and proceeded with it in the
Trinity, and crossing himself, began
usual manner until the first gospel. When that was finished, Abbot Brand,
the altar first over the sword of Hereward uttered the words
ascending steps,
and made the sign of benediction, and then over those of his youthful com-
panions in succession.
Then taking each sword from the altar, and turning
towards the kneeling candidate to whom it belonged, the abbot laid it on his
"
shoulder, reciting over him the foUowing prayer.* Grant, O God unto !

this Thy servant, who with true heart doth now purpose to gird himself with
this knightly sword, that in all things he may be guarded
with the helm of Thy

might; and that, even as unto

David and Judith Thou gavest power and victory
of their people, so he, being strengthened by Thy help
against the foemen
of his foemen, may be victorious everywhere, and be-
against the fierceness
come a sure safeguard unto Thy Holy Church, through Christ our Lord.
AMEN."
The candidate next received the belt of knighthood, and therewith girded
himself. This investiture having taken place, the Lord Abbot returned to
the altar, began the Credo, and continued the mass to the end each of the
;

candidates communicating at the same mass with him on the sacred mys-
teries. That sacrament was the fulfilment of the rite. It was not until

after the communion that the novice became entitled to the style and honours
of knighthood. f
The maiden knights departed from the monastery with great joy and
thankfulness and returned to their encampment. There was no lack of
adventure for the trial of their prowess ;
and the hallowed sword was soon
fleshed in many a Norman carcase. The lustre of his new dignity, and still
more the fame achieved in the endeavour to approve himself not unworthy of
it, brought ever new accessions to Hereward's auspicious standard, so
that in
a short time he became too formidable a power in the Fen-country, for the
military resources then at the disposal of its Norman occupants and the;

forlorn condition of these began to attract the anxious regard of King

William himself.
In the midst of these successes of Sir Hereward, a sad reverse of fortune
happened to his family. Ever since his father's death and his own outlawry,
they had looked to the good old Abbot of Peterborough for a protection
which his kindly inclination prompted, and his great power enabled him to
give. But this valuable patronage was now to be taken from them, and the
resources which he had devoted to their service were now to be transferred
to their enemies. On the fifth before the kalends of December, 1069,
Abbot Brand died and in the course of the next year Thorold, a Norman,
;

" a
right stern man," was named abbot in his stead, and came into Stamford
to take possession " with all his Frenchmen." I
This Prelate soon made himself very obnoxious to the insurgents by his
zeal for the royal cause. Hence it happened that Hereward's visits to -the
abbey, which were perhaps at least as frequent as they had been in his uncle's
time, were no longer of a peaceful kind as the mournful records in the
;

Abbatial archives are extant to testify.

still The military tenants of the
abbey all Normans, now, or Saxons devoted to the Norman cause were
inadequate to its defence and the earl and sheriff were too much busied
;

*
Apud Lingard Hist, and Antiq. of the Anglo-Saxon Church, vol. ii.
p. J, note.
t Ingulph. p. 70. J Sax. Chron. p. 273.
.
 HKREWARD THE SAXCN. 101

with the necessary measures for their own protection, to spare them mar.y
new levies. Abbot Thorold, like the other Norman lords of Lincolnshire,
had to look abroad for help and no less than sixty-two hides of the abbey-
;

lands were given away as fees to foreign knights, for the providing addi-
tional military defences against the assaults of the redoubted Hereward le
Wake.*
Probably the Saxon monks of Peterborough had begun by this time to
be weeded out, and Norman monks set in their room, by their Norman
abbot. Hereward's treasury on the other hand was low and his natural
;

desire to recruit it out of the vast resources of that

wealthy community,
" Golden
the Borough," as it was called in those days, had no longer any
considerations of kindly or patriotic feeling to restrain it. Accordingly, after
some consultation with certain Danish rovers, then on the coast, and who
were his allies, he determined on striking a blow which should place all its
plunder once for all at his free disposal.
Thorold, the Abbot, divined or heard of his determination. Trusty mes-
" Clerk of the
sengers, and, amongst others, his Secrets," were forthwith
despatched not only to their military tenants, but to the earl and sheriff of
Lincolnshire and all their allies, calling for help. As the body of warriors
which Hereward had chosen to accompany him on this enterprise, was only
a portion of his force, an easy victory was confidently anticipated. But that
chiefs wariness was far greater, and his information far better, than they
were able to command. On the very day that the missives went forth from
the Abbey, the combined force of the Danes and Anglo-Saxons thundered at
the massive gates. These they were unable to force and, doubtless much
.
;

against Hereward's personal inclination, as remembering the better days

he had passed there with his good old uncle, they found themselves under
the necessity of setting fire to the neighbouring outbuildings, in order to
secure some passage through the burning wreck. The adventure succeeded,
and " a splendid booty, that had then no parallel in England,!" but of which
the greater part fell to the Danes, was the reward. The same rapidity of
movement by which they had obtained enabled them to secure it. They con-
veyed the whole in safety on board of the Danish ships, and long before
the advancing succours could reach the gates of the plundered abbey and
town, Hereward and his knights were in full sail for the destined fast-
ness. |
To reduce this terrible partisan, King William now found it necessary to
send additional forces into Lincolnshire. These he entrusted to the famous Ivo
the Tailboys, a brave and able commander, but intolerably given to pompous,
verbose, and boastful dissertations, upon his own prowess or achievements.
To him the Norman nobles of the county, and also the Abbot of Peter-
borough, whom Hereward had exasperated into renewed activity by another
daring raid, of subsequent date to that last commemorated, joined their
forces whilst the earl and sheriff brought up the array of the Posse Comi-
;

tatus a very efficient arm in those days, although now almost obsolete.
But the spirit of the allied commanders was not equal. Ivo's boastful cou-
rage led him into the recesses of the woods, in quest of the retreat where
Hereward at the head of a small detachment lay but his vaunting assur-
;

ances* that their hateful and malignant enemy should be annihilated by the
determination of his soldiery, failed to induce the Lincolnshire auxiliaries,

*
Chron. Abb. Peterburg. p. 47.
t Turner's History of England. 4th vol. p. 107.
Sax. Chron. pp. 273, 274. Hug. Candid. Hist. pp. 4850.
102 HEREWARD THE SAXON.

more familiar than he could be with that enemy's prowess and fortune, to
follow his example. Afraid to encounter the outlaw in his possible ambus-
cade, the abbot and the rest of the lords and officers of Lincolnshire occupied
an imposing position on the left skirt of the wood, whilst Ivo and his forces
penetrated it to the right by the only remaining
entrance. Hereward, how-
ever, was a silent and interested observer of these movements ; and he saw
how to turn the occasion to his own advantage. No sooner was Ivo com-
of the forest path which led to his place of
pletely engaged in the intricacies
ambush, than he abandoned it, with noiseless dispatch, by the opposite path ;

whence issuing unexpectedly upon the Lincolnshire levies stationed to block-

ade it, he so completely surprised them that he succeeded in capturing them
all, including the abbot ; nor did he afterwards release them but upon pay-
ment of a very heavy and lucrative ransom.*
King William now found it necessary to come in person to the assistance
of his lieutenant. On
the other hand, every malcontent and outlaw, for
whatever cause and in whatever part of the kingdom, looked to Hereward
for assistance and direction, as to his natural chief. Thousands of armed
freebooters, clerk anddriven to those courses, as we have seen, by the
lay,
King's inflexible policy in church and
state, came to Hereward, or rather
drew him to them ; swelling his forces indeed, and yielding to his com-
mand, but not increasing his moral influence or reputation amongst the
English.
To carry out the more enlarged scheme of action which these confederates
proposed to him, Hereward found it necessary to abandon Lincolnshire for
some more central fastness. After removing from several spots, which he
had at first selected for this purpose, he fixed at length on the Isle of Ely ;

a nearly inaccessible position, from the marshes and waters with which it was
on every side surrounded. In 1070, that island had become the principal
'

stronghold of his adherents. It was to them, says Wendover,f a place

of safe sojourn and retreat, whence
they made many a foray, not only into
the surrounding country, but throughout the realm, under their captain,
Hereward, that Englishman noble and wight, to the no slight loss of King
William; and even to this day, (1235) the tower all of timber which they
wrought in those fens, is called by the country folk, Hereward's Tower.'
'

So great and general was the confidence then entertained of his ultimate
success, that even the Earls Morcar and Siward Barn, with Aylwin, or Egel-
win, Bishop of Durham, came over at this period to Hereward, and, again
renouncing their allegiance to King William, prepared themselves to renew,
under the more auspicious star of that
knight, a contest on which theirs
had shed so unhappy an influence.
When King William, say the chroniclers, first heard those sorrowful
tidings, taking the boastful Ivo with him, he came before that island with
all the
strength of his power, and began to encompass it on every side, with
ships, and foot, and horse, all ordered in battle array. But he had to deal
with one not less valiant and able than himself. Not his foeman,
despising
and yet nothing daunted by his
great superiority of force, Hereward made
incessant irruptions and sallies on
every side, with prodigious and unexampled
success insomuch that the
;
King, who knew well what generalship was and
valour, marvelled greatly, and dreaded what
might befall. Howbeit, relying
upon the magnitude of his own resources, and the straits to which outlawed
*
Pot. Bless. Contin. Ingulph. p. 125.
t Flores Ilistor. vol. ii.
p. 8. and compare Matth. Paris. MS. Hisloria Minor, ad
annum, (uoi supra)
 HEREWA11D THE SAXON. 103

men, like those who followed Hereward, could not choose but be reduced
before long, he persevered with coolness and courage in making the siege,
and carrying on the approaches. Wherefore, gathering together much store
of great beams, branches, and boughs wickered together, he had them laid
down there in the fens of Ely, and so by little and little he made him
roads of wonderful length, and bridges likewise right costly, and wrought
upon the deep and flooded quagmires thereof, in such wise as to render them
practicable for his army. Yet, at every step they made, they had Hereward
to fight withal, and heavy losses to suffer. Thus, though at a place called
Wisebec, or Wiseber, according to Wendover, he gained such a footing
as to found and build a tower, yet the success was but of brief duration ;

the tower being shortly afterwards burned to the ground by the ever watch-
ful Hereward. It would appear that Ivo, the boaster, despairing of his

Sovereign's success where he had failed, and esteeming Hereward's unvary-

ing fortune to be the direct consequence of gramarye and spell, determined
to fight him with the same weapons of darkness. Obtaining therefore the
King's permission, he set a famous sorceress on the summit of the tower
so hardly built, with directions to perform the necessary incantations against
the dreaded enemy, whilst the pioneers under their usual escort were
proceeding with their labours in the front. But, before the witch could
bring her spells to maturity, Hereward, taking advantage of the dryness of
the season, set fire to the surrounding reeds and grass, and enveloped not
only the unfinished works in front, but also the tower, in such a flood
of flame, that the enchantress herself, and all the troops and workmen
engaged there who escaped the sword, perished miserably hi the burning
ruins.*
But the frequent fights and onslaughts at last broke the spirit of Egelwin
the Bishop, and Earl Morcar, (Earl Edwin being already dead) and their ad-
herents. Had Hereward's commands been obeyed by all, as they were obeyed
by his hereditary retainers and the rest of the men of Lincolnshire who had
followed him into Ely, not all the crafts and devices of the brave, politic and
powerful William could have sufficed to accomplish the reduction of that
impregnable stronghold. But discord and perhaps treachery intervened,
and the power of the garrison was broken. -\
In 1071, Morcar, Egelwin, and all the King's foemen, save only Hereward,
came together most foolishly, as the Normans themselves said,J unto the
King, submitting them to his mercywho, thereupon, put some of them to
;

Morcar and others into perpetual

death, ransomed others, and cast Earl
imprisonment only Bishop Egelwin was consigned to close and honourable
;

ward in Westminster Abbey, or as some say in Abingdon, where he

died in the following year.
Howbeit, Hereward, add the chroniclers, right manfully and in the King's
teeth,brought his own fellows, and as many more as would follow him, out
of the island, scattering the enemy with great slaughter on every side, and
so escaped into Scotland. The fate alas of so many of the old noble
!

English blood, so that that barren foreign soil hath now become in a
manner empurpled therewith !|| Yet not so with the noble thane Hereward.
The manner of his escape was thus. A certain fisherman had divers

* Petr. Bless. Cont.

Ingulph. p. 125.
t Matth. Paris, Hist. Minor. MS. ubi supr.a. '

J Gaimar Estoric dcs Angles

; ; (MS. Bib. Reg. 13, A. 21.)
Saxon Chron. p. 227.
||Wendover, vol. ii. p. 8, and Matt. Par. Hist. Minor, (ubi supra.}
104 HEREWARD THE SAXON.

vessels in hisemployment on the surrounding waters, on board of which it

was his to carry fish to the King's wardens of the marshes, at their
wont
respective stations. This man willingly undertook to convey Hereward le
Wake, and his brave men, to any point of the besiegers' lines which they
might select as the fittest for their attack. Accordingly, having received
them on board them under the straw and litter
of his vessels, and covered
of the hold, he sailed, by Hereward's directions, to the post where the
" Viscount
Guy," was keeping his ward. No alarm was excited by the
approach of the vessels of so familiar a visitor as the fisherman and the ;

feastingand merriment of the Norman soldiers rejoiced at the unexpected

termination of so painful a siege went on still. But no sooner had the
ships touched the land, than the ambushed Saxons sprang from their con-
cealment, and, brandishing their battleaxes, destroyed or dispersed the troop
escaped into the surrounding wilds without the loss
in garrison there, and, so
of a man.*
The wonder and alarm of the King, on finding that Hereward, who had
spurned the terms so abjectly craved by the other leaders, was now beyond
his reach, were excessive. Valuing the surrender of the rest, and the
conquest of their strong fortress, as nothing in the comparison, and burning
to efface the last disgrace which his military fame had received, from such
an escape, so audaciously and happily effected, he lost no time in following
Hereward and his band towards Scotland ;
sending advices before him to the
different garrisons and military posts, in the hope of their being able to

intercept the retreat of the foe, or at least to impede it, until the forces
with which he himself was hastening northward, should have time to come
up. But here again the superior star of the Saxon knight prevailed, and
the measures of his enemies were entirely frustrated.
Hereward and his band not only reached Scotland in
safety, but were
able, before the King passed the border, to secure themselves there so
effectually, that, although the Norman army under the eye of the sovereign
continued for months in their quest on both sides of the border, not one of
them ever fell into his hands. On the other hand, Hereward remaining
ever true to his antient renown, was incessant in his assaults upon his
pursuers, and uniformly successful. The reverses which, as well from that
cause, as from the inclemency of the season and wildness of the country,
King William suffered in that campaign, are indescribable. Moreover, being
now threatened with a Scottish war for the King of Scots had received
Hereward, and William on his side had invaded Scotland in quest of that
enemy he not only despaired of being able to obtain the vengeance he so
much sought, but began to apprehend the consequences of a renewal of the
contest with that redoubtable foe, when backed
by the whole disposable
force of the Scottish Crown. therefore of the
Taking advantage highly
favourable, and even flattering terms, which the moderation and peaceful
disposition of King Malcolm prompted him to offer, he concluded a peace,
and in 1072, desisting from the further
pursuit of his designs against Here-
ward, of whom however no mention was made in the treaty, returned into
England, f
Thither he was closely followed
by his indomitable enemy. To Hereward,
so long as the hills afforded him shelter and the woods
concealment, it sig-
nified little whether he had a
king to contend with or only a sheriff. The
warfare which he waged was adapted to his circumstances. With Scotland
*
Gaimar ; (ubi supra.*)
t Sax. Chron. pp. 277, 278. Matt. Par. (ubi supra.)
 HEREWARD THE SAXON. 105

at his back,he would have encountered William in the open field as he did
when Morcar and Egelwin fought under his banners. Deprived of external
aid, and thrown back upon his hereditary and personal resources, he resumed
the more habitual practice of that mode of warfare which had won him
so much distinction, first in Flanders, and afterwards in his native Lincoln-
shire, whilst as yet too weak to measure himself with the Conqueror in
person.
To the end of his career, say the Chronicles, Hereward continued craftily
to plan and boldly to execute fresh surprises against King William, until at
length the great enemy, wearied out with the vain contest, condescended to
treat with the only foeman left on English soil, and the only one whom he
had ever failed to reduce. The terms were honourable to both parties.
Hereward was required to swear fealty to the king and to renounce for
ever his sometime purpose of expelling the Normans from all England.
That was not the original purpose, for which he had taken up arms, and it
was one which he must have long since abandoned as hopeless. All England
was subdued save only so much as lived in the hearts of himself and his
;

brave followers ;

Cuncta terrarum subacta,

Praeter atrocem animum Catonis.

The Norman king, on his side, offered to confirm to him the paternal
inheiitance, the usurpation of which he had hi the first instance taken up
arms to chastise, and to acquit him and his adherents for ever, of all
liabilities, civil and criminal, incurred by them from the commencement of
the war.
To terms so honourable Hereward le Wake had the wisdom to accede.
It is needless to add, William the Norman is well-
for the probity of
known, and the knightly spirit of Hereward our readers will not be slow to
acknowledge that on both sides the treaty was well and nobly kept,
" " after
Thus," says the Conqueror's secretary,* great battles, and a
thousand perils, oftimes dared and bravely ended, as well against the King
of England, as against his earls, barons, lieutenants, and justitiaries, which
are yet sung in our streets, and having avenged his mother with his mighty
right-hand he at length gained the King's pardon and his father's ^fief,
and ended his days in peace."
By his wife Turfrida, he had a daughter and heiress who, after his death
;

married " a worshipful knight, a great friend to our monastery," says In-
gulf, the monk of Croyland, "and Lord of Depyng ;" thus uniting the hard-
won paternal inheritance of Brunne with another great estate.
There would appear to be some particular connection between that famous
monastery and the family of our hero. Turfrida's mother, as we have seen,
became a nun and ended her days there. According to the same authority,
Hereward le Wake and his wife Turfrida, who died before him, were both
buried in the same monastery.
*
Ingulph. p. 68.
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THE GENEALOGIST.
ONK of the greatest impediments an heraldic inquirer encounters, at the on-
set of his researches, arisesfrom a want of acquaintance with the public and
to assist him on his dubious and perplexing way.
private records necessary
The perusal of mouldering deeds and crumbling parchments, the discovery
of facts long gone by and forgotten, and the investigation of events and
connexions, trivial at the period of their occurrence, but all -important
in

future times to the genealogist, must ever require the most determined
toilsome may be the labour, it
energy and perseverance but still, though
;

becomes comparatively light, and the prospect of final success far more
certain, when a knowledge is acquired of the principal archives
and authori-
ties wherein are contained the evidences of family history. To supply the
requisite information,
and to conduct our reader over paths little frequented,
and ground almost untrodden, we propose to indicate the various land-
marks which may safely guide him to his journey's end, by affording a brief
and concise description of the numerous important records which abound in
public and private repositories ; and which,
when once indicated, can be
easily referred to.
First in importance is the celebrated DOMESDAY BOOK, so called either
from there being no appeal from its authority, or from its place of preserva-
tion (Domus Dei) at Westminster. It is a survey of the lands in England
made by William the Conqueror, consisting of two volumes written in Latin,
and completed in 1086, and still remains in excellent preservation in the Chap-
ter House of Westminster Abbey. Connected with this venerable authority
are four other MSS., called, I. THE EXON DOMESDAY (preserved in Exeter
Cathedral) II. THE INQUISITIO ELIENSIS
; ; III. THE WINTON DOMESDAY ;

and, IV. THE BOLDON BOOK all of which, as well as the Domesday Sur-
;

vey itself, have been printed by order of the House of Commons, accom-
panied by full indexes of persons, places, and things, and may be consulted
in all the public libraries. These records contain the name and title of each
person of importance in the kingdom nearly eight centuries ago, the situa-
tion and extent of his estate, and, occasionally, his parentage and children.
THE MONASTIC CHARTULARIES were parchment or vellum books, com-
prising copies of all charters referring to the property of the religious
houses for, however the spiritual merits of the monks may be canvassed,
;

their energy in the preservation of their secular estates is undisputed ;and

these, together with the monastic Leiger Books, Registers, Necrologies,
Calenders, and Chronicles, contain much important genealogical matter,
and, in some instances, entire pedigrees of eminent families, benefactors to
the communities. In the collections made by the monks are to be found
rolls of names of kings, nobles, and warriors / and
among these we may
especially mention the Great Tournament Roll, preserved in the College of
Arms, representing the tournament of Henry the Eighth, with portraits of
himself and his courtiers and the Crusade Roll of the time of the second
;

Henry, exhibiting the names and emblazoned arms of 200 eminent knights
of the last crusade. The most curious, however, of these documents, is
the ROLL OF BATTELL ABBEY, a record of the names of the principal Nor-
man soldiers, kept by the monks of the monastery, which was founded on
the field of battle where Harold was slain.
Two ancient manuscript copies of the Roll are in the British Museum
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(Lansd. MSS. 215., and Harl. MSS. 3763), and printed copies may -be
found in Leland's Collectanea, and Holingshed's and Stow's Chronicles, as
well as in Fuller'sChurch History.
Some few Chronicles, chartularies, and registers have been printed but ;

the most extensive published collection is in Dugdale's Monasticon, wherein

many thousands are transcribed from the original Grants, Leiger Books, or
Muniments of the respective Monasteries. The Harleian and Cottonian
Libraries, in the British Museum, comprise the largest quantity of these
important documents ; and in the Augmentation Office, which was formed
for their custody, an abundance is still preserved of great interest and value,
with indexes for the benefit of the public. Private libraries, too, especially
those of Cambridge and Oxford, possess some of these church records.
Considerable, however, as the list is of those that have been preserved, it is
" the books of
painful to learn from John Bale, who wrote in 1549, that
monasteries were reserved by the purchasers of those houses to scour their
candlesticks, and to rub their boots some were sold to grocers and sope-
;

sellers, and some were sent over the sea to the bookbinders, not in small
number, but at times whole ships full. A merchant bought two noble
libraries for forty shillings."
Of the genealogical utility of the monastic records no doubt can exist ;
and allthe eminent writers on the subject of family history, Dugdale, Col-
lins, &c., bear testimony to their value. In the claim to the Barony of
Dacre, made by Margaret Fenys, temp. Queen Elizabeth, there was re-
" a
ceived as evidence, pedigree taken out of an old book remaining now
with my Lord William Howard, sometime belonging to the Priory of La-
nercost."
ANCIENT CHARTERS and TITLE DEEDS afford direct proofs of a genealogy,
as they set forth the description of the party, making the instrument his
seal of arms, and occasionally some recital referring to his father, mother,
wife, children, or other relations. The British Museum has a most exten-
" Chartae
sive collection of Antiquse," royal charters, foundation charters,
and private deeds. The Remembrancer's Office in the Exchequer, the
Bodleian Library at Oxford, the Tower of London, the Augmentation Office,
the archives of our cathedrals, the Chapter House at Westminster, the
archepiscopal palace of Lambeth, and the State Paper Office, all contain
numerous royal and public charters, and a variety of deeds and endowments.
Those at Oxford begin from the Saxon period of history, and relate, many
of them, to the widely spread possessions of the Templars and the Knights
of St. John of Jerusalem. The chartse antiquse of the Tower consist of
forty- one ancient rolls of inrolments of grants, from the time of the Saxon
King Edgar to that of Henry III., made principally to ecclesiastics. A
calendar of them, with an index locorum, was printed by Sir J. Ayloffe in
1772, and in the office is an index virorum. The Lansdowne MSS. have
an abstract of them, and full copies are in the Lincoln's Inn Library, and in
the Harleian collection. In private families, long possessed of hereditary
estates, the chartse antiquse are numerous beyond all idea. The repositories
of the Howards, Percys, Seymours, and many others, contain thousands
and tens of thousands of these important records. One single chartulary
of the Percys comprises nearly two thousand transcripts. The House of
Marr in Scotland, whose nobility ascends to the remotest period, establishes
the fact by a charter of the year 1171.
-
Next come the MONUMENT, the TOMBSTONE, and the COFFIN PLATE, the
last sad memorials of this world's evanescent greatness, recalling to the
108 THK GENEALOGIST.
" who were of
lives and merits of those
antiquary and the historian the fame,
and had been glorious in another day." But it should be borne in mind,
that errors in dates, and even in names, sometimes occur in these inscrip-
tions. Of this, the epitaphs to Sterne and Goldsmith afford remarkable
" In
evidence in this latter a mistake of no less than three years occurs.
;

the claim to the Berners barony," says Mr. Grimaldi, in his most learned
' " evidence was adduced be-
and admirable work, Origines Genealogies,'
fore the House of Lords to prove that the time of the death of a party was
not as engraved on the monument." Many causes contribute to this in-
correctness executors are not always well informed on the subject
:
fre- ;

quently transactions relating to funerals and monuments (of eminent

all

men direction of an undertaker, a person seldom

especially) are under the
very careful orvery learned ; he again hands over half his orders to the
stone-mason, a man of less learning and if (as is the case) we daily see
;

the most absurd orthography in epitaphs, there is less reason to impute in-
fallibility to the
same chisel when carving dates, though the stranger, for-
tunately for the sculptor's reputation, can
be no critic there."
Much important information may be derived from COFFIN PLATES, es-
pecially regarding families of
rank or of long residence on manorial estates.
The sepulchre of the Brydges', Dukes of Chandos, supplies ample data for a
full and authentic pedigree of that distinguished house and the " Memorials
;
"
of the Tufton Family are derived almost entirely from the Coffin Plates
found in the vaults of the Earls of Thanet. The earliest funeral monu-
ments are those bearing the names of Romanized Britons in Cornwall and
Wales ; and Westminster, Winchester, and
in the cathedrals of St. Albans,
others, may be seen inscriptions eight centuries old. But the times of
still

Henry VIII. and CROMWELL, so fatal to church architecture and monastic

records, were alike destructive of the stately monument and the venerable
tomb. Inscriptions in which taste and vanity were competitors for per-
petuating their votaries in the Temple of Fame, and which would have
handed down invaluable information to the herald and genealogist, have
thus perished, and the memory of many of the good and eminent of former
days, as recorded in their epitaphs, can only be gathered from the copies of
ancient monuments preserved in the Harleian, Cottonian, and Bodleian
libraries, from the County Histories, and from the various works on the
subject published within the last two hundred years, such as Weever's
Funeral Monuments, Le Neve's Monumenta Anglicana, and Cough's
Sepulchral Memorials.
THE GREAT ROLL OF THE EXCHEQUER, well known as the PIPE ROLL,
contains an account of the revenue of the Crown,
beginning in the fifth
year of the reign of King Stephen, and continued to the present time. It
a document of great interest and
utility, to which nearly every ancient
is

pedigree is indebted. In it may be found a perfect list of the sheriffs of

the different counties,' and almost
every name of note of English history.
Transcripts of some of the early Pipe Rolls are in the British Museum, and
much valuable matter, carefully digested, may be found in the important
collection bequeathed by Mrs. Madox to the National As an
Repository,
instance of the genealogical utility of this celebrated record, we
may in-
stance the case of the Russell pedigree, which commences that
" by stating
this illustrious
family hath been for possessed of a large estate
many ages
in the
county of Dorset, as is manifest from the account of the sheriff in
1202, when John Russell gave fifty marks for licence to
marry the sister of
a great man called Daun Bardolf." This sheriff's account, proving John
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Russell's existence, marriage, and estate, is obtained from the Pipe Roll,
and the particulars of these parties exist on no other record.
The POST MORTEM INQUISITIONS were inquests held by a jury of the
county, summoned by the escheator, to inquire of the death of every one'of
the king's tenants, of what lands he died seised, who was his heir, &c. These
returns, the Inquisitiones post Mortem, sometimes called escheats, com-
mencing with the third year of the reign of Henry III., and terminating
20 Charles I., are preserved in the Tower, the Chapter House, and in the
Rolls Chapel, and assist materially all genealogical researches. The same
"
may be said of the Proceedings in Chancery," a productive source of
family history, of which Mr. D'Oyly Bayley has made copious use in his ad-
mirable account of the House of D'Oyly.
We now come to the principal, and often the only records by which
families in the middling class of life can trace any descent prior to the in-
troduction of parochial records, for the inquisitions, of which we have just
spoken, were only taken on the tenants in capite, we refer to WILLS and
ADMINISTRATIONS. Few, if any, documents contain so great an amount of
genealogical details ;for the testaments of men of property almost invari-

ably name two, and frequently three or four, clear descents, and refer to re-
lations and kindred who could never otherwise be attached to the pedigree.
The Will Offices, therefore, of the different dioceses, as well as those of the
Courts of Peculiars, are the great sources whence the modern genealogist
must derive his materials ; and in all cases one of his first proceedings should
be a reference to such of these important documents as may be likely to
throw light upon the subject of his investigation. Made at a solemn and
impressive moment, and with a feeling of the sanctity of the instrument,
they are scarcely ever inaccurate or false, and in perusing their details, we
seem to hear again the voice and words of the departed, telling his own
story and referring to facts of other times, with all the truth and certainty
which personal knowledge can alone impart.
The next best clues the investigator has to the right elucidation of a
genealogy, are the Parochial Registers of births, marriages, and burials.
These documents seem to have begun about the middle of the sixteenth
century, shortly after the dissolution of the monasteries and the dispersion
of the monks, who had been until that time the faithful recorders of those
events.* Many causes, and none more than the civil war and the usurpation
of Cromwell, have combined to render incomplete the series of these na-
tional registries : but still, despite of their occasional deficiency, they are
invaluable for the particulars they afford. While on the subject of parochial
records, we may perhaps be excused a brief reference to one of the most
notorious and ruinous abuses that ever existed in London the system of
FLEET MARRIAGES. These alliances were solemnized by regularly ordained
clergyman residing within the Fleet Prison or its rules, and generally con-
fined for debt. Future generations will possibly discredit the extraordinary
accounts of these proceedings that are handed down, but the following
is an extract from the Gentleman's Magazine for 1735, copied by that
work from the Grub Street Journal, bearing all the impress of truth :

* In
1538, the 30th Henry \ IIL, a mandate was issued by the Vicar General for
7

the keeping of registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials, in every parish ; before
which date there were no parochial records ; thenceforward, however, with the ex-
ception of the much to be lamented hiatus caused by the troubled times of Charles I.
and the Protectorate of Cromwell, a period of nearly twenty years, these documents
have been regularly preserved.
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A female correspondent who signs Virtuous,' complains

'
of the many
ruinous marriages that are every year practised in the Fleet, by a set of
drunken swearing parsons, with their myrmidons, that wear black coats and
the Fleet, plying about Ludgate Hill,
pretend to be clerks and registers to
pulling and forcing people to
some peddling alehouse or brandy- shop to be
married even on a Sunday, stopping them as they go to church.
;
Not
since a was deluded and forced from her friends, and by
long young lady
the assistance of a very wicked swearing parson, married to an atheistical
wretch whose life is a continual practice of all manner of vice and debau-
chery. Another young lady was decoyed to a house in the confines of the
Fleet by a pretended clergyman Dr. Wryneck immediately appeared, and
;

swore she should be married, or if she would not, he would have his fee
and register the marriage from that night. The lady, to recover her liberty,
left her ring as a pledge that she would meet him the morrow night."

Among remarkable marriages celebrated in the Fleet, we may mention that

ofJohn Twisleton, Esq., father of Lord Saye and Sele, in 1735, and that of
Henry,first Lord Holland, to the daughter of the Duke of Richmond in 1 744.
Such of the Fleet Registers as could be discovered and obtained, have
been purchased by Government and deposited at the Bishop of London's
office, in Doctor's Commons.
Marriages at the May Fair Chapel were almost as notorious as those of
the Fleet, and so numerous did they become, that 6000, it is said, took
place in one year a circumstance that hastened the passing of Lord Hard-
;

wicke's Act. At this chapel, on the site of which now stands Curzon
Chapel, the Duke of Kingston was married to Miss Chudleigh, as was the
Baroness Clinton to the Hon. Mr. Shirley, and the Duke of Hamilton to
the beautiful Miss Gunning. The registers form three folio volumes, closely
and clearly written, and now remain with the parish books at St. George's
Hanover Square..
With reference to this subject, the books containing entries of the grants
of marriage licenses must not be forgotten, as very important genealogical
guides, for, connected with them, are the original affidavits made by the
applicants, which give the names, descriptions, residences, and ages of the
parties to be married, the church where the ceremony was to be performed,
and sometimes the parent's names. These licenses, of a date subsequent to
the Reformation, with the affidavits, are to be found in the registries of the
several archbishops and bishops.
Wewill now pass to another and perhaps the safest clue in genealogical
research HERALDRY. On this interesting science we entered at considerable
length in our last number, showing its great importance with reference to
family history, and its especial value as a kind of index to genealogy :

we will, therefore, confine ourselves at present merely to the HERALDIC VISI-

TATIONS, the most comprehensive, perhaps, of all the repositories of genea-
logical information. These heraldic records contain the pedigrees of the
landed proprietors of the time entitled to bear arms, and were compiled by
virtue of a commission under the privy seal, issued to the two provincial
Kings of Arms, authorising and commanding each of them, either personally
or by deputy, to visit the whole of his province as often as he should think
fit, to convene before him all manner of persons who pretended to the use

of arms, or were styled esquires and gentlemen, and to cause those thus
summoned to show by what authority they claimed the distinction. In fur- r.
therance of their arduous and ofttimes invidious duties, these officers had a
full power and licence, not
only to enter, upon reasonable request and at5
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reasonable hours of the day, into all churches, castles, houses, and other
places, to peruse therein all arms, cognizances, crests, and other devices,
and to record the same, with the descents, marriages, and issue, in Register
Books, which are now so well known as the Visitations, but also to
correct and reform all
bearings unlawfully usurped or inaccurately adopted,
and in certain cases to reverse, pull down, and deface the same. The mode
of procedure was this on arriving at the place wherein the Visitation was
:

to be holden, the provincial king issued a warrant, directed to the high con-
stable of the hundred, or to the mayor or chief officer of the district, com-
manding him warn the several knights, esquires, and gentlemen, particu-
to
larly named such warrant, as well as all others within his jurisdiction, to
in

appear personally before him, at the house and on the day specified, and to
bring with them such arms and crests as they then bore, together with their
pedigrees and descents, and such evidences and ancient writings as may
justify the same, in order to their being registered. On the day appointed,
the provincial king or his deputy attended, and so long as the laws of chiv-
alry were honoured and esteemed, general attention and respect were paid
to these summonses attested pedigrees were submitted to the heralds, and
:

thus were produced the important registrations of which we are speaking,

and which have preserved to the present period many a line of descent that
would otherwise have been irretrievably lost. With the lapse of years, how-
ever, the estimation, in which the Visitations were held, gradually died away,
and after the Revolution of 1688, all the efforts of the decayed Court of
Chivalry were unavailing to continue their operation. One of the circum-
stances that tended most effectually to their destruction was the incompe-
tence and dishonesty of the persons who were deputed by the heralds to
collect information. True it is, that when these illicit proceedings were dis-
covered, the delinquents suffered fine and imprisonment, and we have on
record a curious document which alludes to a far severer punishment ; being
a warrant from the Earl of Essex, Earl Marshal, to Robert Tresswell, So-
merset herald, dated Dec. 31, 1597, signed by Dethick, Camden, and Segar,
and directed to all justices of the peace, constables, and headboroughs,
" a notable dealer in armes
authorising the apprehension of one W. Dakyns,
and maker of false pedigrees, for which fault, about xx years past, he lost
one of his ears."
The Visitations made under the early commissions are in many instances
a narrative, and (as may be easily supposed in their commencement) meagre
in detail, sometimes containing little more than notes of arms of the gentry,
and the Founders and Priors of monasteries, and seldom exhibiting more than
the lineal descending line of the family subsequently they assume a more
;

important form, affording full and accurate statements of pedigrees, and sup-
plying collateral details. The various entries are in most cases attested by
the signatures of the heads of the house, and occasionally by persons on their
behalf.
The earliest of the Visitations, recorded in the College of Arms, took place in
1529-30, comprising the counties of Gloucester, Worcester, Oxford, Wilts,
Berks, and Stafford, and at intervals of about twenty-five years, they con-
tinued to be made until their final discontinuance, towards the close of the
seventeenth century. The originals of these records are, with few exceptions,
in the College of Arms. Various transcripts, however, exist, and the library
of the British Museum is surpassingly rich in its collection of heraldic MSS.
That great national institution contains some of the original Visitations, and
VOL. I. NO. II. I
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copies of most of
the others, and the care with which they are indexed, and
the facility afforded by the attention and valuable assistance constantly and
Librarians at the Museum Reading-
unreservedly afforded by the intelligent
Room, render the consultation of these important documents a matter of not
the slightest difficulty to the veriest neophyte in heraldic research. In some
of the college libraries at Cambridge, and in many private collections, authen-
tic copies of these documents may frequently be met
with. We
annex the
dates of the various Visitations, printing, within brackets, each of those of
which there is not a copy in the British Museum :

BEDFORDSHIRE: 1566, 1582, 1634, [1669]. BERKS: [1533], 1566,

[1584], [1597], 1623, 1664.
BUCKS 1566, 1574, [1580], 1634, [1669].
:

CAMBRIDGESHIRE 1575, 1619, [1684]. CHESHIRE [1556], 1580, 1612,

: :

[1663]. CORNWALL: [1530], 1573, 1620. CUMBERLAND [1530], 1615, :

[1665]. DERBYSHIRE: [1564], 1569, 1611, [1634], 1662. DEVON:

[1531], 1564, 1620. DORSET: [1531], 1565, 1623, [1677]. DURHAM:
1575, 1615, [1666]. ESSEX: 1558, [1570], 1612, 1634, [1664]. GLOU-
CESTER: [1530], [1569], 1583, 1623, [1683]. HANTS 1531, 1575, 1622,
:

[1686]. HEREFORD: [1560], 1586, 1619, [1683]. HERTS: 1572,

[1615], 1634, [1669]. HANTS 1564, 1613, 1684. KENT [1530], 1574,
: :

1592, 1619, [1669]. LANCASHIRE 1533, 1567, 1613. LEICESTERSHIRE:

:

[1563], 1619, [1682]. LINCOLN: 1564,1592, [1634], [1666]. LON-

DON: 1568, [1593], 1634, [1664], 1687. MIDDLESEX: [1572], [1634],
1663. MONMOUTH: [1683]. NORFOLK: 1563, 1589, 1613, [1664].
NORTHAMPTON: [1564], 1618, [1681]. NORTHUMBERLAND: [1530],
[1557], 1575, 1615, [1666]. NOTTS: 1530, 1575, 1614, [1663]. OX-
FORD: [1530], 1566, 1574, 1634, [1668]. RUTLAND: 1618, [1681].
SHROPSHIRE; [1569], 1584, 1623, [1663]. SOMERSET: [1531], 1573,
1591, 1623, [1672]. STAFFORDSHIRE: [1528], 1563, 1583, 1614, 1663.
SUFFOLK: 1561,1577,1611, [1664]. SURREY: 1530, 1572, 1623,1662.
SUSSEX: 1530, 1570, 1633, [1662]. WARWICK: 1563, 1619, [1682].
WESTMORELAND: [1530], 1615, [1664]. WILTS: [1531], 1565, 1623,
[1677.] WORCESTER: [1530], 1569, [1634], [1683]. YORKSHIRE:
1530, 1563, 1584, 1612, 1665.
Other heraldic records of great value are FUNERAL CERTIFICATES, docu-
ments which contain attested accounts of the time of death, of the place of
burial, arid of the marriages, issue, and frequently the collateral branches
of the several persons whose funerals were attended by the officers-at-arms
or their deputies, illustrated with the armorial ensigns of the deceased. The
entries in the funeral certificates are so fulland authentic, that they prove
of the most essential service in the deduction of
pedigrees. They were taken
by virtue of an order of the Earl Marshal, issued in 1567, wherein it was
enjoined that every king-of-arms, herald, or pursuivant, acting at a funeral,
should lodge in the Office of Arms a certificate the executors and
signed by
mourners present. With the decline of heraldic influence, consequent on
the Revolution of 1688, these funeral entries fell into disuse, but we still find
certificates dated as late as 1717.
THE FOUNDERS' KIN PEDIGREES, also registered in the College of Arms,
exhibit the descents of individuals from certain founders of
colleges or fellow-
ships, who have directed a preference to be given to their own kindred, such
as Bishop Wykeham at New College, Sir Thomas White at St. John's, and
Archbishop Chichele at All Souls.
Thus far we have referred to the principal heraldic documents elucidating
family, descent. An immense mass of information besides is
supplied by the
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genealogical MSS. preserved in the Harleian and Cottonian Miscellanies at

the British Museum, and in the collections of Vincent, Glover, Le Neve,
Brook, &c., in the College of Arms.
In connection with the subject of family bearings, we may not inappro-
in Bibles, letters, and manuscripts.
priately, perhaps, refer to family entries
These documents are so familiar to every one, that no description is required ;

but although their importance is universally acknowledged, it is

surprising
how irregularly the entries are generally kept. Every family should preserve
a record of births, marriages, and deaths and thus the confusion and litiga-
;

tion in which the inheritance of titles and property are frequently involved
would never occur. Those that already possess old Bibles containing these
entries and family MSS. cannot be too careful of them for, owing to the
;

destruction of many parish registers, they may, in all probability, contain

the only proofs in existence by which their descents can be traced. Letters,*
and the innumerable documents treasured up in families, afford very valuable
assistance to pedigrees, and have at all times been used and received in
evidence.
Another important repository of genealogical information must not be
left unnoticed, the Registers of the Universities, the College Admission
Books, and the Matriculation Papers, affording, as they do, the Christian
and surnames of the student, and of his father, the latter 's station in life,
his residence, the student's birth place, his age, and school wherein he re-
ceived his education.At Cambridge, the Matriculation Papers commence
in 1544,twenty years before those of Oxford. On some future occasion,
we propose referring to the various printed works that elucidate family
history.

*
Prior to the reign of Henry V. specimens of English correspondence are rare ;
letters previously to thattime were usually written in French or Latin, and were the
productions chiefly of the great or the learned. The letters of learned men were ver-
bose treatises, mostly on express subjects ; those of the great, who employed scribes,
from their formality, resembled legal instruments. We have nothing earlier than the
15th century, which can be termed a familiar letter. The material, too, upon which
letters were written, up to the same period, was usually vellum ; very few instances,
indeed, occurring, of more ancient date, of letters written on common paper. Gri-
maldi.

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HISTORIC RUINS IN ENGLAND.

No. I. KENILWORTH.
" Where
mighty towers
in conscious of
Upraised their heads pride strength,
Are smould'ring walls and tott'ring battlements :

Where haughty barons held their stern debate

Of war and treason, and their wretched king
In durance held, the cheerful red-breast sings :

Where kings reposed, chatter the wrangling daws ;

And through the brilliant halls, whose vaulted roofs
*
Re-echoed sounds of sweetest melody,'
Luxuriates the ivy's rampant growth,
And silence keeps her melancholy court."
" Shrine of the be
mighty, can it

That this is all remains of thee ?"

AMONG the historic ruins in England, there are none perhaps more replete
with tradition, and (thanks to Sir Walter Scott) with romance, than the
Illustrious relic of past greatness
stately remains of Kenilworth
Castle*
and grandeur, recalling scenes at one time of treason and rife rebellion, at
another of extreme loyalty and boundless revelry, this dismantled mansion
commands imperatively the presence of the stranger, fatigued though he be
with his tour to the neighbouring gorgeous structure at Warwick, or to
that humble dwelling at Stratford, which among mortal birth-places is per-
haps the most illustrious. The day we visited Kenilworth the weather was
wet, cold, and dreary ; the place itself presented a forlorn aspect all was ;

solitude, if we except the person who opened the gate, and some few im-
portunate vendors of Kenilworth guides who surrounded us as we entered.
A few sheep within, were quietly grazing off the rank grass which now
covers the arena of the tournament, graced by the presence of the royal
Elizabeth. Some mouldering towers and walls, a spiral staircase choked
with rubbish, a window or two whose Gothic form and crumbling mullions
speak of former beauty, a few rooms preserved as a farm house, an inscrip-
tion or an armorial ensign here and there, recalling Clinton, Dudley, Plan-
tagenet, and Tudor such indeed is all that now remains of what art could
do for Kenilworth. But it is not so on a fine day with the nature that sur-
rounds the place. The same fair prospect which charmed the ancient pro-
prietors of this regal abode the same gay landscape, part of the forest of
Arden, which, wherever the scene may apparently be placed, gave really
locality and name to one of the most exquisite comedies that pen ever pro-
duced yes, the same wooded plain with the Avon in its centre, is here as
of yore. It has indeed been
" more free from
peril than the envious court,"
and unfolds itself to the gladdened gaze of the spectator in its pristine
freshness and fascination. The whole scene is a moral lesson. The
castle dissolving into dust mocks the fragility of man's the
magnificence :

lasting loveliness of the country around proclaims a Power before which the
utmost puissance and pageantry of kings become mere puerile and passing
display.
To enter into a complete detail of this ruined castle is not our intention yet ;

the reader will doubtless expect some description of it from us. The follow
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ing account therefore of the principal features of the ruins of Kenilworth, as

they now stand, we borrow from Beck's well written and intelligent book
upon the subject. The main remnants of the castle, are the Great Gate-
house, Caesar's Tower, the Strong Tower, and Lancaster's Buildings our :

author thus describes them :

" THE GREAT GATEHOUSE. In the Earl of Leicester's time the

principal en-
trance to the castle, was from the north, through a square turretted gatehouse
or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent and magnificence in archi-
tecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief. The grand approach
was through the central part of this structure under a lofty and spacious arch ;
but the carriage-way, formerly twelve feet wide, was, during the commonwealth,
closed up, and with the four towers by which it is flanked, converted by one of
the Oliverian officers into a dwelling house ; thereby rendering its more interest-
ing features no longer accessible to curiosity, and excluding every vestige of the
custom of former times, which could either gratify or awaken it for now no
:

warder's bench lurks within the gloom, nor portcullis hangs in the arch. The
warder's chamber for those, who by military tenure kept guard on certain nights
of the year, is now transformed into the simple domicile of an honest and peace-
ful cultivator of the soil. The antique porch, with the arms of Dudley, was done
"
by John de Padua, an eminent architect, who held the office of Devisor of the
Royal Buildings," in the time of Henry VIII. It was one of the earliest pro-
ductions * in regular architecture in this country, and from the remains of the
frontispiece now standing, appears to have been of a very pure and beautiful
style.
" This
building, which is in a fine state of preservation, contains two large rooms
on the ground floor. One of them is entirely lined with pannelled oak wains-
" the "
cotting, bearing ragged staff in many places, which originally decorated
one of the chambers in Leicester's Buildings, whence it was removed to its present
situation, during the Protectorate of Cromwell. In the same apartment, there
is a massive antique chimney-piece, the upper part being composed of carved
wood and the lower of alabaster ; its various ornaments fancifully displayed in no
" curiouslie
indifferent style of sculpture. Indeed, from its being wroughte,'' it
has been thought by some antiquarians to have been that which once belonged
to the Privy Chamber. It has evidently been richly decorated with
gilding, and
" Droit et " R. L." and the
bears the inscriptions Loyal," the initials arms and
cognizances of the proud, ambitious, and unprincipled founder of this stately gate-
way, and the possessor of the once princely abode to which it leads.
" This ancient entrance now
being closed, admittance to the ruins is obtained
from the turnpike road, across a spot of ground still called Clinton's Green (after
the name of the original founder) through a little gate, only a few paces distant.
" CESAR'S TOWER. This is
supposed to be the only vestige of the original for-
tress built by Geoffrey de Clinton and though the most ancient, is the strongest
:

and most perfect part of the castle now in existence. Some, however have as-
cribed its foundation to Kenelph, the Mercian king, from whom Kenilworth takes
itsname ; others, to Roman origin, or at least, to a period of antiquity long
anterior to the Norman Conquest. This tower owes its name however, to no
local circumstance connected with its original foundation ; the appellation of
Caesar was often bestowed on buildings of a similar description built in the
vicinage of Roman antiquities, as in the case of one in the Tower of London,
and another at Warwick Castle. This square massive tower is evidently of Nor-
man architecture ; and was originally the keep and citadel of the castle ; the
prodigious thickness of the walls appears through the three lofty arches in front,
which resemble both in shape and proportions, some yet to be seen in the aque-
ducts near ancient Rome. It is conjectured by some antiquarians that in the

* Lord Orford is of
opinion that the porch of Charlecote Hall, the seat of the Lucy,
family, was by the same hand.
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the castle was by a drawbridge

days of its founder, the original entrance to
thrown over the ditch in front of this tower.
"The interior of this structure seems to have been formed into one vast room on
a floor with closets and recesses scooped out of the solid walls. The great stair-
ca^e in the south-west angle, and some of the paintings by
which its walls were
the last twenty years. Three
formerly decorated, were quite visible till within
sides of this tower are still standing and when the walls of which it is composed
;

are considered being in some places at least sixteen feet thick, the destruction of
the fourth, will naturally lead the tourist to infer that it must have been occa-
sioned by some power more sudden and partial than that of time.* This portion
of the tower fell a prey to the ruthless hands of the Parliamentary soldiers during
the intestine commotions of the seventeenth century.
"
'Thy foes have triumphed o'er thee, yet they conquer'd but in part,
For only thy destruction could have shown how strong thou wert.'
"At the north-east angle of this tower, was visible till lately, the place where
was fastened the great clock, which is rendered memorable by the distinguished

part it took in the festivities attendant on the visit of the Maiden Queen in 1575 ;
'
for as a proof of the hospitable spirit of the Earl/ observes the historian, t
*
the clok bell sang not a note, all the while her Highness was thear ; the clok
stood also still withall, the hands of both the tablz J stood firm and fast, allways
pointing at two o'clok/ the hour of banquet.
" '
When Leicester sought, with gallant zeal, the hand of time to stay,
And with refined devotion, made it BANQUET ALL THE DAY.'
" The and pro-
rapid disappearance of the site of this festive remembrancer,
bably at other times a striking index of misery, trial, execution, military triumphs,
and war alarms fully proves that the work of desolation is silently but surely
going on. It is certain, however, that the stone of which this noble tower is
built, appears fresher, and less injured by time than parts that were raised some
ages later, and promises still to survive them all ; it is of closer texture, and also
of a greyer cast, a hue harmonizing beautifully with the ivy towers, which over-
shadow its arches and door-cases, and with the ashlings and elders, which now
overtop every relique of this once magnificent abode of princes, and occupy the
position where once the standard of rebellion, the ensigns of mighty chieftains,
and the royal banners of England during the successive reigns of the Plan-
tagenets and Tudors, have proudly floated in the breeze.
" A view of this
portion of the fabric, from the lower court, forcibly brought
to our recollection the lines of a popular writer, lately deceased
" * This eastern front shows various style
More ancient than the central pile,

* From the great antiquity and general appearance of this tower, it was
presumed
that a dungeon or subterraneous room was concealed under the mass of earth and rub-
bish which had fallen during a succession of
revolving years ; and this supposition was
in some measure strengthened
by many similar instances recorded in the works of our
most celebrated antiquarians, but we are sorry to say, that the
prediction was not
verified by the event. Two holes, nearly seventeen feet deep, dug through a bed of
sand to a stratum of gravel, terminated the
undertaking, as there was no appearance
of any arched roof ever
having existed. This was the result of an investigation, made
about eighteen years ago, when, by the kind
permission of its noble possessor, the
Earl of Clarendon, several gentlemen, resident in the
neighbourhood, in order to ascer-
tain the proper dispositions of the several
parts of this celebrated structure, which had
hitherto been very imperfectly known, men to make the necessary excavations
employed
under their directions. Probably the site of a well, since dried still remains, for
up,
such are frequently found in the strongholds of
many castles, particularly in keeps, and
were used, when great balls of solid stone, or balistas,
catapultas, and other engines
of war were drawn
up for defence during a siege.
t Laneham.
J One of the tables of the clock faced the inner court arid the second, the outer <>r
base court.
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No furrows deep, upon its brow,

The frown of seven stern centuries show.
Yet the sad grandeur of the whole,
Gives to it such a look of soul,
That, when upon its silent walls
The silver'd grey of moonlight falls,
And the fixed image dim appears,
It seems some shade of parted years
Left watching o'er the mould'ring dead,
Who here for pious Henry bled,
And here beneath the wide-stretched ground,
Of choir, of hall, of chapel round,
For ever ever, rest the head.'
" THE
STRONG TOWER. From the top of this tower, easily and safely ascended,
is commanded a pleasing and extensive prospect over the surrounding country,
particularly towards the village and church of Honiley.
" LANCASTER'S
BUILDINGS. Beneath one of the windows, in the outer part
'
of this building, a few years 15/1,' was visible.
ago, a flat stone with the date
This hall at one period of its history constituted the chief interior beauty of
Kenilworth Castle, having been the scene of most of its regal ceremonials,
chivalrous assemblies, and courtly revels.
" At one end
of the apartment, near where the dais or high table had probably
stood, are still the remains of the large bay window, commanding a view of the
inner court, in which, according to the custom of the times, the cupboard with
its golden
plate, had most likelybeen piled. At the other extremity of the room,
a little to'the right, is a bay windowed recess, from whence must have been ob-
tained in former days, a fine view of the lake and surrounding forest scenery.
This bay window, (much of whose beautiful stone fret- work is still entire,) on
state occasions, also
probably glittered with gold and silver plate ; and, on others,
was occupied as a pleasant seat on account of commanding the finest views of
the park. This room or recess is
vulgarly designated Queen Elizabeth's dressing
room, from a tradition, that she had formerly used it for the purpose of attiring.*
" The
venerable Gothic groined arches and beautiful antique fragments, the
lofty and once stately windows, now fallen to decay, cannot but yield a melancholy
sensation to the contemplative mind, suggesting the slow but sure decay of
human greatness, and the futility of every object on which the pride of man
seems to depend.
" The four
walls only of this grand apartment amply develope its former gran-
deur ; not a fragment, however, of either roof or floor, now remains, for the
ground on which the visitor stands to view this remnant of ancient days, once
formed the foundation of a chamber or hall, set apart either for the use of the
upper officers of the establishment, or visitors, of an inferior grade, who had not
the privileges of entering to the more
sumptuous apartment above, where kings
and princes, gallant nobles and mitred abbots, mailed knights, fair maidens, and
highborn dames had feasted, where old John of Gaunt had caroused, and
where, in later times, Elizabeth had received the homage of Leicester.
" '
Kings and heroes here were guests,
In stately hall at solemn feasts ;

But now no dais, nor halls remain,

Nor fretted window's gorgeous pane,

* The two
bayed recesses, the three light Gothic window mullions and fine-
arched doorway, so appropriately and elegantly sculptured with vine leaves, and
clustered with the richest draperies of ivy, have a very picturesque appearance. The
trunk of some of this ivy is of great thickness, and it is so old, that, in some places
the branches are sapless and leafless, and the
grey stalks seem to crawl about the ruins
in sympathy. This view of the ruin, is very striking, termed by some artists and
writers on picturesque beauty solemn but not beautiful.
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Twilight illuminated throws

Where once the high served banquet rose,
No fragment of a roof remains, "
To echo back their wassail strains.'

Such is the survey of Kenilworth's present dilapidated, dreary precinct :

history however illumines it with

the recollection of a long list of possessors
of mighty moment in the annals of England they at least deserve some
:

mention from us.

The early owners of this " castle situate on the banks of the river Avon,"
as Dugdale terms it, are lost in the remoteness of antiquity. In the reign
of the first Henry it was confiscated property belonging to the crown.
The Norman monarch gave it to his stanch adherent, Geoffery de Clinton,
" The " much
Chief Justice of England. judge," says Dugdale, delighted
in the donation by reason of its spacious woods, and that large and pleasant
lake lying amongst them."
The crown in the reign of Henry II., and
castle again reverted to the
that great, but unhappy monarch garrisoned it with his troops
during the
unholy rebellion of his eldest son.
Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, wedded the Countess of Pembroke,
the widowed sister of Henry III., and had Kenilworth castle as her dowry.
His famous rebellion against his brother-in-law cost him his life on the
plains of Evesham, and his son held the castle besieged against the royal
army with the king at their head. The garrison however finally capitulated,
and the youthful traitor fled to France.
In the year 1286, at the instigation of Roger Mortimer, Earl of March,
Edward the First, who was among the most accomplished knights of his
time and in whose reign the spirit of chivalry revived, held at this castle
one of those assemblies called Round Tables, upon an extensive and magni-
ficent scale. It consisted of one hundred knights and as many ladies, who,

to'give more fame to Kenilworth .and honour to its royal and gallant mas-
ter trooped to the festival from all parts, even from over seas, to witness its

splendour, and engage in its interesting ceremonials. The knights exer-

cised themselves by tournaments, and other deeds of chivalry in the tilt-
yard ; the ladies in dancing, and witnessing the glorious feats of arms by
which their favours were only to be won. They called themselves the So-
ciety of the Round Table, and at the hour of banquet seated themselves at
the table made in that form, in order to avoid contention about precedence.
At this magnificent festival, which
began on the eve of St. Matthew and
lasted till the feast of St. Michael,it was a
question which most excelled in
gorgeous array or seemed most proudly conscious the knights or the
ladies, the horsemen or their coursers. It is mentioned as an
extraordinary
fact, that the ladies on this occasion wore silk.
" So fair and
pleasant a
show," says a popular writer, " was never seen before in the woods of Ar-
den."
Part of the sufferings of the unfortunate Edward II.
passed in Kenilworth
Castle, and here did he resign his crown in favour of his son, Edward III.
From that time to the reign of Elizabeth, the possessors of the castle, with
the exception of John of Gaunt, were monarchs. The maiden queen granted
the lordly residence, as is well known, to her ambitious,
crafty, cold-hearted,
and contemptible favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who is said to
have expended in enlarging and
adorning it, the enormous sum in those
days, of 60,000 sterling, a sum equal to half a million of our present mo-
ney. The magnificent and costly entertainment given by this nobleman to
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his Royal and heartless Mistress, which lasted seventeen days, at the expense
of 1000 per day, forms one of the most memorable events hi the history
of this castle. To further descant upon that festival is now needless it ;

is conspicuous everywhere and for ever in Scott's romance.

The Earl of Leicester himself died at Kenilworth, in 1588, there closing
a bad and worthless life, the memory of which is now rescued from merited
oblivion by the too favourable mention of Sir Walter Scott. A
decree of
the Star Chamber wrested the castle from the family of Dudley, and even-
tually restored it to the Crown. Charles I. granted it to Carey, Earl of
Monmouth. The lordly fabric now reached its doom. Cromwell, in the
civil war, seized the place and bestowed it upon some rapacious officers of
his army. They made it what their master made the monarchy, a mere
wreck they destroyed it from tower to foundation stone, and left it in its
;

present pitiful condition. The ruin subsequently became the possession of

Lord Chancellor Hyde, and it is now held by his worthy descendant, the
present Earl of Clarendon.
So far as to history but historic recollections sink into insignificance
;

before the memory of the glorious romance which gives to these ruins a
cosmopolite reputation. The educated stranger, come whence and when
he will to England, even from the furthermost boundary of the civilised
world, will make his due pilgrimage to Stratford, and will thence, of course,
proceed to this scene of grim decay, where another genius became akin in
locality as in spirit to the imagination of Shakespeare. Here will the visitor
recall to mind Desdemona, in that same
exquisite second creation of the
gentle being the innocent and confiding Amy Robsart, whose fate was even
more miserable than that of the lady wedded to the Moor. did not
Amy
derive her death from a jealousy, the effect of extreme, ardent love but she
;

perished because she stood in the way of the cold and contemptible ambition
of a courtier. Varney is but a paltry shadow compared to the Satanic sub-
stance of lago yet the stranger will recollect one character in the romance
:

of which the poet himself might be proud we mean the gallant, good-na-
tured, generous Tressilian, who, surpassing even the chivalry of knighthood,
was most kind where he was most neglected, who would save though his
hope had been blighted, and who, young in years, but old in griefs, died be-
fore his day, because he could no longer serve her who destroyed his hap-
piness for ever. We
cannot, indeed, better conclude this notice of the ruins
of Kenilworth, than by
giving that beautiful passage, descriptive of the feel-
ings which arose in the mind of Amy's unhappy lover, when he visited the
castle at the period of its greatest splendour :

"
The melancholy thoughts of Tressilian cast a gloomy shade on all the objects
with which he was surrounded. He compared the magnificent scenes which he
here traversed, with the deep woodland and wild moorland which surrounded Lid-
cote Hall, and the image of Amy Robsart glided like a phantom through every
landscape which his imagination summoned up. Nothing is perhaps more dan-
gerous to the future happiness of men of deep thought and retired habits, than
the entertaining an early, long, and unfortunate attachment. It frequently sinks
so deep into the mind, that it becomes their dream by night and their vision by
day mixes itself with every source of interest and enjoyment ; and when blighted
and withered by final disappointment, it seems as if the springs of the heart were
dried up along with it. This aching of the heart, this languishing after a shadow
which has lost all the gaiety of its colouring, this dwelling on the remembrance
of a dream from which we have been long roughly awakened, is the weakness of a
gentle and generous heart, and it was that of Tressilian."
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Before leaving the town of Kenilworth, there are two or three other things
worthy of the stranger's observation. There are the relics of the old his-
toric priory; there is the church, containing Westmacott's beautiful monu-
ment to the memory of Mrs. Gresley and if the visitor have aught of
;

Catholicism, or even of Puseyism in his composition, he may tarry to admire

an elegant model of what one might suppose an antique rural chapel. The
architect is Pugin, who has erected it at the cost, and proximate to the
dwelling, of a Catholic lady, Mrs. Amherst, within the precinct of whose
abode the gowned churchmen, and the various crosses, and other signs of
the ancient faith, brought us in idea to a time prior to the Reformation.

THE NUPTIALS OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.

Noel! Noel! they cry without.
The Parvis gladdens with the shout.
, Loud trumpets sound, and banners wave,
And cannon roar, as up the nave
Glides on the glittering, human tide
Of beauty, bravery, and pride.
Noel ! more splendour never came
Before or since to Nostre Dame.

The crowd is hushed. Who enters now ?

Celestial beauty stamps her brow !

Say, is she one of mortal birth ?

Or Venus, newly dressed for earth ?
'Tis Mary, Queen of Scotia's land ;
To princely suit she gives her hand.
More lovely being never came
Within the church of Nostre Dame.

The organ rolls, the perfumes rise ;

Sweet tears are in a thousand eyes ;
And Francis, with a flush of pride,
Has Mary Stuart for his bride.
Can dull futurity alloy
The gold of such an hour of joy ?
That hour, when 'midst a worla's acclaim
Two crowns were wed in Nostre Dame.
A few sad years how changed the scene !

The bridegroom dies ; the bridal queen,

A rival's fury to allay,
Has murdered been at Fotheringay.
Grim death and minions base are there ;
The head falls from the trunk so fair :

The face is ghastly, yet the same

That graced the church of Nostre Dame.
 OLIVER CROMWELL. 121

OLIVER CROMWELL,
HIS ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS.

FEW names occupy so prominent a place in history as that of Oliver

Cromwell, the religious enthusiast, the sagacious statesmen, and the un-
conquered soldier. His stirring life, his deeds, and his fame form the
most interesting chapter of our country's annals, and influence, in a
more marked degree than any other historic event, the liberties and
greatness of England. Despite, however, the paramount importance of
the subject, we possess one memorial only, worthy of the theme the
admirable Biography by Thomas Carlyle, elucidating the recently published
" Letters and
Speeches" of the Lord Protector. The distinguished writer,
blending a high poetic feeling with the deepest philosophy and thought,
gives the true picture of the mighty mind which measured itself with,
and finally overturned, the throne itself, supported though that throne was,
by the most gallant and chivalrous race that ever fought in the defence of
royalty.
Mr. Carlyle does not, however, enter with the same perspicuity and
comprehensive detail on the family history of Cromwell this he leaves :

meagre and doubtful, and slightly and slightingly much in which

treats
we are sure our readers will feel an interest. We
purpose, therefore,
in this paper, to afford a of the ancestors and descendants of
summary
this memorable person, exhibiting a striking example of the remark of an
heraldic writer, that " the most illustrious and lasting families have only
their seasons, more or less, of a certain constitutional strength,
their spring, and summer sunshine glare, their wane, decline, and
death."
The paternal ancestry of the Protector was undoubtedly Welsh Ralph ;

Brooke, York Herald, a chronicler of no mean repute, drew up the pedigree,

which he entitled " a Genealogy of the Cromwell family, descended from
the Williams's of Wales, whose predecessors were Lords of Powys from :

1066 to 1602;" and Dugdale, the most learned and accurate of genealo-
gists, says, in his short view of the troubles in that " Oliver's
England,
extraction, by the father's side, was from Sir Richard
Williams, Knt.,
a gentleman of eminent note in the court of King
Henry VIII., and son to
Morgan ap Williams (a Welshman) by the sister to Thomas, Lord Crom-
well, Earl of Essex." Brooke commences with GLOTHIAN Lord of Powys,
who married Morveth, daughter and heiress of Edwyn ap Tydwall,
Lord of Cardigan, and carries down the descent in regular filial suc-
cession, to IEVAN AP MORGAN
of Newchurch near Cardiff, in the county
of Glamorgan, but we have
strong reasons for believing that this pedigree
is erroneous. The MSS. of Peter Davies of Eglwyseg, John Griffith of
Cae Cyrwg, and other Cambrian genealogists of repute, corroborated
"
by Yorke's Royal Tribes of Wales," a work of no ordinary research
and accuracy, deduce the line from the Sovereign Dynasty of Powys, and
their authority is so
trustworthy that this descent, may, we think, be relied
122 OLIVER CROMWELL.

on.* Most that the great grandfather of Sir Richard Williams,

certain it is

alias Cromwell, IEVAN AP MORGAN AP IEVAN, resided at Newchurch, and

possessed a small hereditary property there. By Margaret, his wife, dau. of
Jenkin Kemeys of Began, he left a son and successor, WILLIAM AP IEVAN,
" an attendant
upon Jasper, Duke of Bedford and afterwards on King Henry
VII." He was father of MORGAN AP WILLIAM, stated to have resided in
*
DESCENT OP THB CROMWELL FAMILY ACCORDING TO THE BEST WELSH AUTHORITIES.
1st wife. Haer, dau.=pBLEDDYN AP CYNFYN, King of Powys, by in-=j=Subsequent
and coheir of Cilin ap heritance from Mervyn, King of Powys, third
I wife.
y Blaidd Rhudd, Lord son of Rhodri Mawr, King of Wales acquired ;

of Gest-yn-Efionydd. the kingdoms of North Wales and South Wales

|

by usurpation.
J'
MEREDITH AP BLEDDYN, Prince of Powys. CADWGAN AP BLEDDTN, Lord of Nan-
nau, co. Merioneth, dignified by Cam-

Madoc,=pSusannah, dau.
Prince of Griffith ap
of Conan, King of
Powys. 1
North Wales.
'

r 1

Griffith Owen Brogyntyn,

Maelor, Lord of Edeir-
ancestor nion, ancestor of
of OWEN the Hughes's of
GLEN- Gwerclas,Barons
DOWER, of Kymmer yn-
Edeirnion.
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Llan Newidel parish near Carmarthen, and to have inherited lands worth about
two or three hundred a year in Glamorganshire. His wife was Anne sister
of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, and by her he had three sons, of whom
the eldest, RICHARD WILLIAMS, assumed at the express desire of Henry
VIII., the surname of his uncle, Cromwell, and, through the influence of
" As Vicar-
that powerful relative obtained great wealth and station.
General of all things spiritual, (we quote from Thomas" Cromwell's memoirs),
the Earl of Essex had an opportunity of obliging his kinsman, then Richard
Williams, alias Cromwell, Esq., and others, with the sale of the lately dis-
solved religious houses, at sums infinitely below their very great value, some
of the most advantageous purchases were made by this ancestor of the
Huntingdonshire Cromwells ; and amongst others, those of the nunnery of
Hinchinbrooke, and the monastery of Saltry- Judith in that county, together
with the site of the rich abbey of Ramsey. Additions were made to his
possessions by the king, even after the fall of the favorite Cromwell ; so
that at the period of his death, Sir Richard's estates probably equalled
(allowing for the alteration in the value of money) those of the
wealthiest peers of the present day. At a tournament held by his Royal
Master in 1540, and described by Stowe, Richard Cromwell, Esq., is named
as one of the challengers ; all of whom were rewarded on the occasion by
the King, with an annual income of an hundred marks granted out of the
dissolved Franciscan monastery of Stamford, and with houses each to reside
in. His majesty was more particularly delighted with the gallantry of Sir
Richard Cromwell (whom he had knighted on the second day of the tour-
'
nament) and exclaiming formerly thou wast my Dick, but hereafter thou
shalt be my Diamond,' presented him with a diamond ring bidding him for
the future wear such an one in the fore-gamb of the demi lion in his crest
instead of a javelin, as heretofore. The arms of Sir Richard, with this
alteration, were ever afterwards borne by the elder branch of the family,
and by Oliver himself onhis assuming the Protectorate, although previously
he had borne the javelin,"
In 1541, Sir Richard Cromwell served as High Sheriff of Cambridge-
shire and Hunts; in 1542, was returned knight of the latter shire to Par-
liament, and in 1543, became one of the Gentleman of the Privy Chamber
to the king. In this year, a war breaking out with France, Sir Richard
proceeded to that kingdom as General of the English Infantry, and joined
the army of the Emperor, then engaged in the siege of Landrecy but after
;

a few months' service, the auxiliary force returned to England, and Sir
Richard Cromwell received, as a mark of royal favour, the office of Con-
stable of Berkeley Castle. The date of the death of this renowned soldier
has not been ascertained, but certain it is that he left a prodigiously large
estate, derived chiefly from ecclesiastical confiscation. He had married
early in life, A. D. 1518, Frances, daughter and coheir of Sir Thomas
Myrffin, the then Lord Mayor of London, by Elizabeth, his wife, daughter
and heir of Alderman Sir Angel Don, whose wife was a descendant of the
ancient Cheshire house of Hawardine. This alliance brought several quar-
terings into the Cromwell family. Sir Richard's son and heir, Sir HENRY
" The Golden
CROMWELL, called from his liberality and opulence, Knight,"
rebuilt, or at all events, re-modelled and as good as built the mansion of
Hinchinbrook, which had been a nunnery, while nunneries still were. Here
he resided in princely state, and here he received a visit from Queen Eliza-
beth, on her progress from the university of Cambridge. In 1563, he was
elected M.P. for his native county, and served as High Sheriff no less than
124 OLIVER CROMWELL.

four times. At length 7 January, 1603, at a good old age, he died, leaving
" a
the character of worthy gentleman, both in court and country." By
Joan, his first wife, daughter of Sir Robert Warren, Knt., he had several
sons and daughters the latter were, I. Joan, married to Sir Francis Bar-
;

rington Bart. II. Elizabeth,

;
who married William Hampden, Esq. of Great

Hampden, and was mother of JOHN HAMPDEN, the patriot III. ; Frances,
who married Richard Whalley, Esq. of Kirkton, Notts, and had three sons :

1 Thomas Whalley, father of an only son, Peniston,

.
of Screveton, (who
after dissipating a considerable fortune, passed the latter years of his life a
in London) ; 2. Edward Whalley, the regicide, who died
prisoner for debt
an exile, after the Restoration, and 3. Henry Whalley, Judge Advocate,
whose ultimate fate is unknown IV. Mary, who married Sir William Dunch,
;

of Little Whittenham, Berks, and had a son Edmund, whose representatives

are the present Sir H. C. Oxenden, Bart., and the Duke of Manchester ;

and V. Dorothy, who married the Lord Chief Justice Fleming, ancestor of
the Flemings of Stoneham, in Hampshire. The sons of Sir Henry Crom-
well, the Golden Knight, were OLIVER, his heir Robert, father of the
;

Lord Protector Henry of Upwood ;* Richard, M.P. who died unmarried,

;

and Philip.
The eldest, Sir OLIVER CROMWELL, who succeeded to the family estates,
I. at Hinchinbrooke, on his
magnificently entertained King James Majesty's
journey from Scotland to London,
and was made a Knight of the Bath,
previously to the coronation.
At
the outbreak of the civil war, Sir Oliver
remained not an but enrolling himself under the royal ban-
idle spectator,

ner, raised men, and gave large sums of money to support the king's
cause. This devotion to an unfortunate party obliged him to sell Hinchin-
brook to the Montagues, since Earls of Sandwich, whose stately pleasant
house it still is, on the left bank of the Ouse, and a short half mile west of
Huntingdon. Sir Oliver retired to Ramsey Abbey, and there ended his
in his 93rd year, impoverished and broken
days, on the 28 August, 1655,
hearted, but still unshaken in his allegiance. He married first, Elizabeth,
daughter of the Lord Chancellor Bromley ; and secondly, Anne, widow of
Sir Horatio Palavicini, but had issue by the former only viz., four sons,
:

HENRY, Thomas, John, and William, and four daughters. The former were
all cavalier officers and suffered much in consequence. The eldest, Colonel
HENRY CROMWELL, who inherited the wreck of his ancestors' vast estates,
took a very active part for the king, and had his property sequestered, but
on a petition to parliament, 9 July, 1649, the sequestration was discharged
and the fines for delinquency remitted, " at the request of the Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland, Oliver Cromwell." From this time, Henry Cromwell
appears to have led a private life, harassed, however, by debt and difficul-
ties, the consequence of his family's devotion to the royal cause, and its

hereditary misfortune extravagance and ostentation. He died 18 Septem-

ber, 1657, and was interred in the chancel of Ramsey church, the day
following, to prevent, it was reported, the seizure of the corpse by his credi-
tors. By his second wife, Battina, daughter of Sir Horatio Palavicini,
Colonel Henry Cromwell left a son, HENRY CROMWELL, ofEsq. Ramsey,
*
Henry Cromwell, of Up wood, third son of Sir Henry, of Hinchinbrook, left one
son, RICHARD (whose only surviving child ANNE, a poetess, m. her kinsman, Henry
Williams, alias Cromwell of Ramsey), and two daughters ; Elizabeth, m. to the Lord
Chief Justice Oliver St. John, and Anna, m. to John Neale, Esq. of Dean, co.
Bedford, ancestor, by her, of the Rev. Edward Vansittart, who inherited the estate of
Allesley, and assumed the surname of Neale'.
 OLIVER CROMWELL. 125

baptized there 22 June, 1625. This gentleman, either swayed by interested

motives, or won by the favour of the Protector (who in the worst of times,
was a kind and considerate kinsman), gave in his adhesion to the new order
of things, and took his seat in parliament. The moment, however, the
proposal for the restoration of the monarchy was mooted, it had his hearty
support, and fearing that the name of Cromwell would prove distasteful at
the court of King Charles, he resumed the original patronymic of his an-
cestors, and styled himself Henry Williams. Under this designation, we
find him set down as one of the intended knights of the Royal Oak. He
died 3 August, 167 3, leaving no issue, and thus expired the great Hunting-
donshire line of Cromwell, for a long series of years the most opulent
family in that part of England. Their estate of Ramsey alone, with the
lands and manors annexed, would now be valued at 80,000 per annum ;

and besides that, they had extensive possessions in other parts of the countv
and in Essex. From the last Henry Cromwell, alias Williams, the abbey of
Ramsey passed by sale to the famous Colonel Titus, and became afterwards
by purchase also, the property of Coulson Fellowes, Esq. whose heirs still
it.
enjoy
The second son of Sir Henry Cromwell " the Golden Knight," of Hin-
chinbrook, was ROBERT CROMWELL, Esq., at one time M.P. for Huntingdon,
who by the will of his father, had as his portion, an estate in and near that
town, which at our present valuation, would be worth about 1000 per ann.
On this, he resided as a country gentleman, managing his own lands and
acting as a justice of the peace for the county. His wife, was Elizabeth,
daughter of William Steward, of Ely, an opulent man, a kind of hereditary
farmer of the cathedral tithes and church lands round that city, in which
capacity his son, Sir Thomas Steward, Knt. in due time succeeded him, re-
sident also in Ely. Elizabeth was a young widow when Robert Cromwell
married her the first marriage to " one William Lynne, Esq. of Bassing-
:

bourne, in Cambridgeshire," had lasted but a year her husband and an

;

only child are buried in Ely cathedral, where their monuments still stand.
By this lady (whose descent, Noble and Brooke both derive from the Royal
House of Stuart), Mr. Robert Cromwell left at his decease, in 1617, (his
widow survived until 1 654, when she died at her apartments in the Palace
of Whitehall), one son, the renowned OLIVER, and five daughters Cathe-
;

rine, married first, Captain Roger Whetstone, and secondly, to Colonel John
Jones, one of King Charles' judges Margaret, married to Colonel Valen-
;

tine Waughton, another of the regicides Anne, married to John Sewster,

;

Esq. of Wistow ; Jane, married to Major- General John Desborough, and

Robina, married first to Dr. Peter French, Canon of Christ Church, Oxford,
and secondly, to Dr. John Wilkins, Bishop of Chester.
OLIVER CROMWELL, was born in St. John's parish, Huntingdon, 25
April, 1599, and christened there, on the 29th of the same month, re-
ceiving his baptismal name from his uncle and godfather, Sir Oliver Crom-
well, of Ramsey. The education of this great man was at first entrusted
to the Rev. Mr. Long, of his native town, but he was afterwards placed
under the care of Dr. Beard, master of the Huntingdon Free Grammar
School, whence he removed to Cambridge, and entered Sydney Sussex Col-
lege as a Fellow Commoner, 23 April, 1616. Subsequently he is stated to
have become a member of Lincoln's Inn, but he never followed up the
study of the law. At the age of 21, he married a lady of fortune, Eliza-
beth, daughter of Sir James Bourchier, of Felsted, in Essex, and had with
four daughters, of whom we will speak in the sequel, as many sons, viz :
126 OLIVER CROMWELL.

ROBERT, 6. in 1621, who died unmarried; OLIVER, b. in 1622, killed in

1 648, fighting under the parliamentary banner RICHARD, who succeeded
;

to the Protectorate, and HENRY, Lord Deputy of Ireland.

Oliver Cromwell, who was declared Lord Protector, 12 December, 1653,
died at Whitehall, 3 September, 1658, and was publicly interred with regal
pomp, in Henry VIII. 's chapel, on the 23 November following. His remains,
with those of Ireton and Bradshaw, were dug up after the Restoration, and
being pulled out of their coffins, hanged at Tyburn, 30 January, 1661,
until sunset ; when they were taken down, beheaded, and flung into a deep
hole under the gallows. On Cromwell's coffin being broken open, a
leaden canister was found lying on his breast, and within it a copperplate
gilt, with the arms
of England impaling those of Cromwell on one side, and
on the other, the following inscription " Oliverius Protector
:
Reipublicse
Anglise, Scotise, et Hibernise, natus 25 Aprilis, anno 1599; inauguratus 16
Decembris 1653 mortuus 3 Septembris, anno 1658, hie situs est." Oli-
:

ver's widow survived her husband fourteen years living in great obscurity,
and died 8 October 1672, aged 74, at Norborough, her son in law, Clay-
pole's house.

THE DESCENDANTS OF OLIVER CROMWELL.

At the decease RICHARD CROMWELL succeeded to the
of his father, Oliver,
sovereign power ; has been remarked, as tranquilly and as unopposedly as
it

though he had been the descendant of a long, line of princes yet his reign
;

lasted but seven months and twenty- eight days. He subsequently resided
abroad until about 1 680 ; but where his various peregrinations led him, is
not known with any degree of certainty. On his return to England, he ap-
pears to have assumed the name of Clark, and to have resided at Serjeant
Pengelly's house at Cheshunt to the end of his life, courting privacy and
;

retirement, and cautiously avoiding so much as the mention of his former

elevation, even to his most intimate acquaintance. He died at Cheshunt,
13th July, 1712, in the 88th year of his age. Pennant mentions, that his
father had told him that he used often to see, at the Don Saltero Coffee
House at Chelsea, poor Richard Cromwell, " a little and very neat old man,
with a most placid countenance, the effect of his innocent and unambitious
life." By Dorothy, his wife, daughter of Richard Major, Esq., of Hursley,
Hampshire, he had three daughters, the youngest of whom, the wife of John
Mortimer, Esq., F.R.S., died at the age of twenty, without issue of the ;

other two, Miss Elizabeth Cromwell and Mrs. Gibson, Mr. Luson says ;
" I have
several times been in company with these ladies they were well-
;

bred, well-dressed, stately women, exactly punctilious but they seemed,

;

especially Mistress Cromwell, to carry about them a consciousness of high

rank, accompanied with a secret dread that those with whom they conversed
should not observe and acknowledge it. They had neither the great sense
nor the great enthusiasm of Mrs. Bendy sh but, as the daughter of Ireton
;

had dignity without pride, so they had pride without dignity." Their un-
filial conduct to their father remains a sad blot on their
memory and the ;

meekness of poor Richard" Cromwell makes their want of feeling more espe-
cially painful. The male representation of the Lord Protector Oliver's family,
vested, at the decease of this his eldest son, in the descendant of his second,
HENRY CROMWELL, of Spinney Abbey, at one time Lord Deputy of Ireland,
who, at the decease of his father, quietly resigned his government, and re-
turned to England, where he continued afterwards to reside as a
country
 OLIVER CROMWELL. 127

gentleman, at Spinney Abbey, in Cambridgeshire, unconcerned in the various

changes of the State, and unembittered by the ills of ambition. By Eliza-
beth, his wife, eldest daughter of Sir Francis Russell, Bart., of Chippenham,
he left, at his decease, in 1673, five sons and one daughter. To the latter,
Elizabeth, wife of William Russell, Esq. of Fordham Abbey, we shall refer
in. the
sequel. Of the sons, all died without issue except the second, HENRY
CROMWELL, Esq., who sold Spinney Abbey, and, entering the army, attained
the rank of Major. His death occurred in 1711. By Hannah, his wife,
daughter of Benjamin Hewling, a Turkey merchant, he had a large family,
of which the only son, whose descendants still exist, was THOMAS
" sic
CROMWELL,, who, transit, gloria mundi," carried on the business of
a sugar baker, on Snow Hill, and died in Bridgwater Square, London,
Oct. 2, 1748. He married first, Frances Tidman, and by her was father
of a daughter, Anne, the wife of John Field, of London.* He married,
secondly, Mary, daughter of Nicholas Skinner, a merchant of the city,
and had, to leave issue, an only son, OLIVER CROMWELL, a solicitor of
eminence, and clerk to St. Thomas's Hospital, who succeeded, under the
will of his cousins, the Miss Cromwells, to an estate at Theobalds, Herts,
which had been granted by Charles II. to General Monk, for his services in
restoring the monarchy. Mr. Oliver Cromwell married, in 1771, Mary,
daughter and co-heir of Morgan Morse, Esq., and left an only daughter and
heir, ELIZABETH OLIVERIA CROMWELL, of Cheshunt Park, born in 1777,
who married in 1801, Thomas Artemidorus Russell, Esq., and had several
children. With this Oliver Cromwell, who died in 1821, the male line of
the Lord Protector's family expired. Elizabeth Cromwell (daughter of
Henry Cromwell, the Deputy of Ireland) left, by her husband, William Rus-
sell, Esq., of Fordham Abbey, seven sons and six daughters. Of the former,
Francis Russell, Esq., baptized at Fordham Abbey, 1691, was father of
Thomas Russell, Esq., a military officer, whose daughter, Rebecca, married,
first, James Harley, Esq., by whom she had no issue, and secondly, William

Dyer, Esq., of Ilford, a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for Essex, by

whom she had William Andrew Dyer, Esq., two other sons, and two daugh-
ters. Of the daughters of Elizabeth Cromwell and William Russell, the
eldest, Elizabeth, married Mr. Robert D'Aye, of Soham, who became so
reduced that he died in a workhouse, and his descendants sank into the low-
est grade of life the fourth, Mary, wedded Martin Wilkins, of Soham, a
;

gentleman of some property the fifth, Margaret, formed a very humble

;

connection and the youngest married Mr. Nelson, of Mildenhall, by whom

;

she had a son, a jeweller, and a daughter, who, after the death of her hus-
band, Mr. Redderock, an attorney, kept a school at Mildenhall. How
pointedly does this sad story of the downfall of Oliver Cromwell's family tell
of the instability of all human greatness Within the scope of a single cen-
!

tury, and after the lapse of a few generations, we find the descendants of
one, who in power equalled the mightiest princes of the earth, reduced to
the depths of poverty, and almost begging their daily bread.
The Lord Protector's daughters were, 1. BRIDGET, married first to Lieu-
tenant- General Henry Ireton, and secondly to General Charles Fleetwood ;

2. ELIZABETH, married to John Claypole, Esq. ; 3. MARY, married to

*
The issue of Anne Cromwell and John Field, were 1. Henry, of Woodford,
Essex; 2. Oliver; 3. John, an officer in the Mint; 4. William; 5. Anne m. to
Thomas Gwinnell , 6. Elizabeth; 7. Sophia 8. Mary; and 9. Letilia m. to the
;

Rev. John Wilkins.

VOL. 1. NO. II. . K
 128 OLIVER CROMWELL.

Thomas, Viscount Fauconberg and 4. FRANCES, married first to the Hon.

;

Robert Rich, grandson of the Earl of Warwick, and secondly to Sir John
Russell, Bart., of Chippenham. Of these ladies, the eldest left, by her first
husband, one son, Henry, who died s.p., and four daughters, Elizabeth, wife
of Thomas Polhill, Esq., of Otford, in Kent Jane, wife of Richard Lloyd,
;

Esq. ; Bridget, wife of Thomas Bendyshe, Esq., of Southtown in Sussex ;

and the youngest, the wife of Mr. Carter. Mrs. Bendyshe, who seems to
have been an exact counterpart of her grandfather Oliver's character, is thus
described by a contemporary : "I was young, not more than sixteen, when
Mrs. Bendyshe died, in 1727 or 1728 yet she came so often to my father's
;

house, that I remember her person, her dress, her manner, and her conver-
sation (which were all strikingly peculiar) with great precision and I have
;

heard much more of her than I have seen she was certainly, both without
;

and within, in her person and in her spirits, exactly like her grandfather ;

her features, the turn of her face, and the expression of her countenance, all
agreed veiy exactly to the excellent pictures I have seen of Oliver in the
Cromwell family." Mrs. Bendyshe had as much of Cromwell's courage as a
female constitution could receive, which was often expressed with more ar-
dour than the rules of female decorum could excuse. The following instance
is narrated :
Happening to travel in a London stage, in company with two
gentlemen who had swords on, she informed 'them of her descent from Oli-
ver, and, as usual, was extolling him with rapture, when one of her fellow-
travellers had the bad taste and feeling to cast reflections on his memory.
Mrs. Bendyshe rebutted them with spirit, and on the coach stopping, in-
stantly drew the other gentleman's sword, and challenged the maligner to
single combat.
Cromwell's second and favourite daughter, Mrs. Claypole, was, it is re-
corded, a warm partizan of the" royal cause, and did not hesitate, on her
death-bed, to remonstrate with her father on the guilt of his ambition. She
died at the early age of twenty-eight, and was interred in Westminster Ab-
bey. Oliver's third daughter, Mary, who became the second wife of Lord
" a wise and
Fauconberg, but died without issue, is described by Burnet as
worthy woman, more likely to have maintained the post of Protector than
either of her brothers." Dean Swift, who knew her, says she was " hand-
some and like her father." Of tHe youngest daughter, Frances, we learn
that at one time it was contemplated to effect a reconciliation between the
exiled Charles II. and Oliver, by bringing about a marriage between his
Majesty and this lady but all advances on the subject, although sanctioned
:

by the King, were rejected by Cromwell. By her first husband, the Hon.
Robert Rich, who died at an early age, she had no child but by her second,
:

Sir John Russell, she was mother of a numerous family.

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FRAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY. udsijH

ANCESTRY OF LORDS HARDINGE AND GOUGH.

THE personal renown of the illustrious commanders who led our troops
to victory on the banks of the Sutlej, and whose names are now in-
scribed on the same immortal roll as those of Clive, Lake and Wellesley,
casts into the shade the deeds and station of their predecessors ; but still
it is
interesting to know that both the newly created peers are of an-
cient and honourable lineage.
So far back as the reign of Henry VII., the Hardinges were seated at
King's Newton, co. Derby (the locality whence his Lordship derives
the designation of his title,) and they continued to reside there until the
beginning of the 18th century. About that time, Sir Robert Hardinge
of King's Newton, died, leaving a son, the Rev. Gideon Hardinge, Vicar
of Kingston-upon-Thames, who was father of Nicholas Hardinge, Esq.,
a barrister of considerable practice. This gentleman filled, successively,
the offices of Chief Clerk of the House of Commons, Attorney General to
the Duke of Cumberland, and finally joint Secretary to the Treasury.
His wife was Jane, daughter of the learned and estimable Lord Chief
Justice Pratt, (father of the great Lord Camden) and by her he
had no less than nine sons, and three daughters. Of the sons, the
seventh, the Rev. Henry Hardinge, Rector of Stanhope, co. Durham,
was father of the Governor General of India ; he had, besides, with
several other children, the present Rev. Sir Charles Hardinge, of Belle-
isle, co. Fermanagh, (who succeeded to a baronetcy at the decease
of his uncle Sir Richard Hardinge,) and the late Captain George Nicholas
Hardinge, of whose brief but brilliant naval career, a grateful country
has erected a memorial in St. Paul's Cathedral. Viscount Hardinge has
just completed his sixty first year: he married in 1821, Emily Jane,
daughter of Robert first Marquis of Londonderry, and relict of John
James, Esq., and by her has issue.
Lord Gough is the youngest son of the late George Gough, Esq., of
Woodstown, co. Limerick, Lieutenant Colonel of the city of Limerick
Militia, and grandson of George Gough, Esq., whose wife Elizabeth
Waller was of the same lineage as Edmund Waller the poet. The
Goughs went to Ireland from Wiltshire, but the family is stated to have
been originally of Welsh extraction. Their settlement in the sister
island arose from the preferment of the Rev. Francis Gough, (the
ancestor, in the fifth degree, of the present peer,) to the bishopric of
Limerick in 1626. Lord Gough is in his 67th year. He married in 1807,
Frances Maria, daughter of the late General Edward Stephens, Governor
of Plymouth, and has issue one son and four daughters.

LORD CLIFFORD, THE SHEPHERD.

HENRY, tenth Lord Clifford, and Baron Vesey, son and heir of the famed
Lord Clifford, of the wars of the Roses immortalized by Shakespeare's
muse succeeded to the hereditary honours of his illustrious house at the
early age of seven, by the death of his father at the Battle of Towton.
To protect him from the vengeance of the Yorkists, then in the
ascendant, it was deemed necessary to disguise the young Lord in
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the mean habit of " a Shepherd's Boyi" and to consign him to a herds-
man's care. In that lowly condition he lived for twenty-five years,
without any education, even so much as learning to write, lest it might
lead to his discovery. On the accession, however, of Henry VII., he
and ideas of his
emerged from the Fells of Cumberland, with the manners
humble associates. He was altogether illiterate, though far from deficient
in natural understanding but the consciousness of his own deficiencies
:

depressed his spirit, and he determined

on retiring to the solitude of
Harden in Craven. There he found a retreat equally favourable to taste,
to instruction, and to devotion. The narrow limits of his residence shew
that he had learned to despise the pomp of greatness, and that a small
train of servants would suffice him who had lived to the age of thirty a
servant himself. His early habits and the want of those artificial mea-
sures of time which even shepherds at the present day possess, had
given him a taste for observing the motions of the heavenly
bodies and j

he now resolved to seek amusement and instruction in the study of

astronomy, under the guidance of the good and learned canons of Bolton,
some of whom are said to have been well versed in what was then known
of the science. In these peaceful employments, Clifford spent the whole
reign of Henry VII., and the first year of the following.
But in 1513,
when almost sixty years old, the Shepherd Lord received a principal
command in the army which fought at Flodden, and proved that the
military genius of the family had neither been chilled in him by age
nor
extinguished by habits of peace. He survived the battle of Flodden
ten years, and died S23rd April, 1523, aged about seventy. He
married first Anne, only daughter of Sir John St. John, of Bletshoe,
cousin german to Henry VII., and secondly Florence,* daughter of Henry
Pudsey, Esq. By the latter, he had one daughter, Dorothy, wife of Sir
Hugh Lowther, of Lowther, and by the former, three sons and four
* The
gradual advancement of this lady, is remarkable ; her father was an esquire,
her first husband a knight, her second a baron, her last the grandson of a queen. She
survived her father-in-law, who was slain at Towton, ninety-seven years ; and, having
conversed with several of the principals in the war between the Houses, must, in the
middle of the next century, if her memory remained, have been a living chronicle,
fraught with information and entertainment.
Florence Pudsey was daughter of Henry Pudsey, Esq. of Bolton, grandson of Sir
Ralph Pudsey, the faithful protector of King Henry VI., after the fatal issue of the
battle of Hexham. The first husband she matched with was Sir Thomas Talbot of
Bashall, the heir apparent of the knightly and historic family of Talbot of Bashall, the
senior line of the illustrious house of Shrewsbury. He and his father, Sir Thomas
Talbot of Bashall, adhering to the Yorkist party, co-operated with Sir James Harring-
ton and Sir John Tempest in capturing Henry VI. Betrayed by a monk of Abingdon,
the unhappy monarch was, in the month of June, 1465, taken by the Talbots as he sat
at dinner at Waddington Hall, a seat of the Tempests, where he had found an asylum
for several months. He escaped for a while, but was captured by the two Sir Thomas
Talbots, near the Bungerly hipping stones, on the Kibble, across which he had fled for
concealment in Clitheroe Wood, and he was by them conducted towards London.
These events form the subject of one of Roby's Lancashire traditions. Warwick met
Henry at Islington, and had the cruelty to subject his former sovereign to the indignity of
having his legs bound with leather straps to the stirrups of his horse. In this degraded
state, the King was led through Cheap and Cornhill to the Tower, where he remained
for the next five years. Harington received for his services lands belonging to Tun-
stall of Thurland, and the Talbots and Tempests received annuities out of Bolland and
Tickel until they could be provided with lands. A tradition has been preserved that
the luckless Prince predicted that there would be nine successive
generations of his
captors, the knights of Bashall, consisting alternately of a wise and a weak man, after
which the name would be lost a prediction, however, which the result has not verified.
Sir Thomas Talbot the younger died 13 Henry VII.,
and, having no issue, was
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daughters. The eldest son Henry, eleventh Lord Clifford lived upon bad
terms with his father for several years in consequence of his youthful
dissipation to supply the means for which he turned outlaw, assembled
;

a band of dissolute followers, harassed the religious houses, beat their

tenants, and forced the inhabitants of whole villages to take sanctuary in
their churches. He is said however to have been reclaimed in good
time, and was created, 1 8th June, 1523, Earl of Cumberland, besides
being made a Knight of the Garter. The barony of Clifford is now en-
joyed by his Lordship's descendant, Sophia, Baroness de Clifford.
We cannot better conclude our reference to the good Lord Clifford,
the Shepherd, than by adding Sir Egerton Brydges' sonnet:

To Henry Lord Clifford.

" I could have heard thy long tried lore,
wish I
Thou virtuous Lord of Skipton thou could 'st well,
!

From sage experience, that best teacher, tell

How far within the SHEPHERD'S humble door,
Lives the sure happiness, that on the floor
Of gay baronial halls disdains to dwell,
Though deck'd with many a feast, and many a spell
Of gorgeous rhyme, and echoing with the roar
Of pleasure, clamourous round the full-crown'd bowl !

Thou hadst (and who had doubted thee ?) exprest

What empty baubles are the ermined stole,
Proud coronet, rich walls with tapestry drest,
And music lulling the sickframe to rest !

Bliss only haunts the poor contented soul !"

MARY, COUNTESS OF ORKNEY. "]

The following curious anecdote is related of the Countess of Orkney,

who died in 1790, aged 76 Her ladyship was deaf and dumb, and
:

married in 1753, by signs she lived with her husband, Murrough, first
;

Marquis of Thomond, who was also her first cousin, at his seat, Ros-
tellan, on the harbour of Cork. Shortly after the birth of her first child,
the nurse, with considerable astonishment, saw the mother cautiously
approach the cradle in which the infant was sleeping, evidently full of
some deep design. The Countess, having perfectly assured herself that
the child really slept, took out a large stone, which she had concealed
under her shawl, and to the horror of the nurse, who, like all persons
of the lowest order in her country, indeed in most countries, was fully
impressed with an idea of the peculiar cunning and malignity of "dtim-
bies," seized it with an intent to fling it down vehemently. Before the
nurse could interpose, the Countess had flung the stone not, however,
as the servant had apprehended, at the child, but on the floor, where, of
course, it made a great noise. The child immediately awoke and cried.
The Countess, who had looked with maternal eagerness to the result of
her experiment, fell on her knees in a transport of joy. She had dis-
covered that her child possessed the sense which was wanting in herself.

succeeded by his brother Edmund, ancestor of the subsequent Talbots of Bashall, whose
late representative and heir general was Richard Hughes Lloyd, Esq. of Plymog,
Gwerclas, and Bashall. Sir Thomas's widow wedded, (as mentioned in the text,) for
her second husband, Henry Lord Clifford, representative of the princely Cliffords.
After his death, Florence took for her third husband Lord Richard Grey, younger son
of Thomas Marquis of Dorset, and grandson of Margaret Widvile, Queen of Ed-
ward IV.
13'2 FKAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY.

She exhibited on many other occasions similar proofs of intelligence,

but none so interesting.
THE PENDERELLS.
The following extract from a manuscript tract, formerly in the pos-
session of Anstis, Garter King at Arms, makes interesting reference to
the escape of Charles II., after Worcester's fatal battle:
" '
The simple who
serves his sovereign in the time of need to
rustic,
the utmost extent of his ability, is as deserving of our commendation as
the victorious leader of thousands/ was a saying of King Charles II. to
Richard Penderell, at the time he was introduced to his Majesty after
the Restoration. '
Friend Richard,' rejoined the King, f l am glad to
see thee, thou wert my preserver and conductor the bright star that
shewed me to my Bethlehem, for which kindness I will engrave thy
memory on the tablet of a grateful heart.' Then turning to the Lords
about him, the King said, ' My
Lords, I pray you respect this good
man for my sake.' After this kind treatment, becoming his Majesty's
greatness, he very merrily said, 'Master Richard, be bold, and tell these
Lords what passed amongst us when I quitted the oak at Boscobel to
reach the pit Leasow.' *
Your Majesty must well remember,' replied
Richard, that night when brother Humphry brought his old mill-horse
'

from White Ladies, not accoutred with kingly gear, but with a pitiful
old saddle and a worse bridle ; not attended with royal guards, but with
half a dozen raw and undisciplined rustics, who had little else but good
will to defend your Majesty with. It was then your Majesty mounted,
and as we journeyed towards Moseley,* you did most heartily complain
of the jade you rode on, and said it was the dullest creature you ever
met with to which my brother Humphry replied, ' My Liege, can you
;

blame the horse to go heavily when he has the weight of three kingdoms
'
on his back ? At which your Majesty grew somewhat lighter, and
commended brother Humphry's wit.' In like manner did this poor
peasant entertain Charles and his courtiers, until his Majesty thought
proper to dismiss him, but not without settling a sufficient pension on
him for life, on which he lived within the vicinity of the court until the
8th of February, 1671 (twenty years after the fatal battle of Worcester),
when he died, much lamented by his Majesty, and other great perso-
nages, whom
he had protected from savage barbarity and fanatical per-
secution. His Royal Master, to perpetuate the memory of this faithful
man, out of his princely munificence, caused a fair monument to be
raised over him in the
churchyard of St. Giles-5n-the-Fields, near about
the east end of the church."
The Penderells were small farmers, holding under the great family of
Giffard, of Chillington and in their preservation of the King, their fide-
;

so strong indeed as almost to have become a was rather

lity proverb
towards their beloved chief the Giffard than the Stuart. They were de-
pendants and followers of the former and at the bidding of their liege
;

lord would have secreted, and

guarded, and guided old Noll himself
with as much courage, perseverance, and zeal, as they showed to the
*
Moseley was the seat of Thomas Whitgreave, Esq., a gentleman of devoted loy-
alty, to whom the King was deeply
indebted for his preservation. After the Restoration,
Mr. Whitgreave received a patent of an annuity of 200 arid his descendant, the present
;

representative of the ancient family of Whitgreave, GEORGE THOMAS WHITGREAVE,

Esq., of Moseley Court, has been granted an honourable augmentation to hid arms,
in consideration of his ancestor's eminent services.
 FRAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY. 133

worn and wearied monarch. At the time of Charles's escape, there

were six brothers of the Penderells. Of these, Richard, styled in con-
"
sequence, Trusty Dick Penderell," had the honour of being the King's
preserver. The first night after his Majesty's flight from Worcester,
the royal wanderer took shelter at White Ladies, a house rented by the
Penderells of the Giffards, about twenty miles distant from the field of
battle. Here Charles rested till daybreak, when, having put on a leather
doublet and a green jerkin, and having cut his hair close, he accom-
panied Richard Penderell to a wood in the vicinity, where he remained
without food or drink the whole day, and afterwards returned to another
house belonging to William Penderell, whence he proceeded to Bosco-
bel forest, so celebrated for his Majesty's preservation in the oak.
After the Restoration, a pension of 100 a year was settled, on the
Penderells, and remains, we believe, regularly paid to the present time.

LORD KIRKCUDBRIGHT.
William M'Clellan, Lord Kirkcudbright, father of John, seventh Lord,
whose right was confirmed by a decision of the House of Lords in 1773,
followed the occupation of a glover, in Edinburgh, and for many years
used to stand in the lobby of the Assembly Rooms in the Old Town,
selling gloves to gentlemen frequenting that place of amusement, who,
according to the fashionable etiquette of the period, required a new pair
at every new dance. His Lordship never absented himself from his post
upon any occasion, excepting at the ball which followed the election of
a representative peer; and then, and then only did he assume the badge
of a gentleman, and doffing his apron, become one of a company, the most
of whom he usually served with his merchandize all the rest of the year.

A FALSE PEDIGREE.
Rushforth mentions, in his own quaint language, the following curious
proceedings in the Earl Marshal's court, temp. Charles II :

" About this

time, West, Lord Delaware, commenced a suit in the Court of
Honour, or Lord Marshal's Court, against one who went by that name. The case
was, a person of a far different name by birth, and but an ostler, having by his
skill in wrestling in Lincoln's-Inn Fields got the name of 'Jack of the West,'coming
afterwards to be an innkeeper, and getting a good estate, assumes the name of West,
and the arms of the family of the Lord Delaware, and gets from the heralds his
pedigree, drawn through three or four generations, from the fourth son of one of
the Lords Delaware ; and his son, whom he bred at the Inns of Court, presuming
upon this pedigree to take place of some gentlemen, his neighbours in Hampshire,
they procured him to be cited by the Lord Delaware in this court, where, at the
hearing, he produced his patent from the heralds. But so it fell out, that an an-
cient gentleman, of the name of West, and family of Delaware, and named in the
pedigree, who had been long beyond sea and conceived to be dead, and now newly
returned, whose son, as it seems, this young spark would have had his father to
have been appeared in court at the hearing, which dashed the whole business ;

and the pretended West, the defendant, was fined ^500, ordered to be degraded,
and never more to write himself gentleman."

A LITIGANT.
Campbell of Laguine was longer at law than any man of modern times.
He resided in Caithness, and had immense tracts of lands under lease.
When he sold his wool, he put the price (no trifling sum) in his pocket,
and went to Edinburgh to carry on his suits. On his journey to the
"
"guid toun he paid the meals which he took at the inns double, that
he might have them gratis on his return, well knowing that he would
 134 FRAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY.

not bring away from the courts of justice the smallest coin of the realm.
He fe'ed his lawyers highly, but occupied a great deal of their time. On
one occasion, a learned gentleman observed his Caithness client ap-
proaching his house, and, unwilling to waste his own time and to de-
prive poor Laguine of his money, directed that he should be denied.
Campbell, however, asked for an "audience of the advocate's wife, and
sitting down in the drawing-room,
went through the whole merits of his
cause. At length, after nearly two hours spent in exhibiting to her the
plans of his estate, and the striking points of his claims, he departed, but
not without leaving a handsome fee, observing, that he had as much
satisfaction as if he had seen the learned counsel himself. He was one
of the first who introduced sheep farming in Rosshire and Caithness,
where he had farms as large as some whole Lowland or English counties,
and bore the character of a worthy and honourable gentleman.
REPRESENTATION OF THE BLOOD ROYAL OF ENGLAND.
Theact of settlement has placed on a firm and incontestable basis the suc-
cession to the throne of these realms, and under the sovereigns who have
reigned since, our country has attained to prouder station and vaster do-
minion than at any previous period. Still, however, as a matter of genealo-

gical curiosity, it will not be uninteresting to follow the Royal line of Stuart
to its extinction, and proceed to show who are its existing representatives.

CHARLES I., it will be remembered, left by Henrietta Maria his queen, daugh-
ter of Henry IV. of France, three sons and two daughters, CHARLES II.,
JAMES II., Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who died in 1660, Mary, wife of
William of Orange, and Henrietta Maria, who married in 1661, Philip,
Duke of Orleans, brother of Louis XIV. Of the sons of the martyred king
the only one who left legitimate issue was James II., and he had, to survive
infancy, two daughters by his first wife, Queen Mary and Queen Anne, and
by his second, one son, James Francis Edward, known in history as the
Chevalier St. George, who married, in 1719, Mary Clementina, daughter of
Prince James Sobieski, and died in 1766, leaving two sons, CHARLES ED-
"
WARD, Bonny Prince Charlie," who had no child by his wife the Princess
Stohlberg of Germany and Henry Benedict, Cardinal York.
; At the de-
cease of this prelate in 1807, the whole issue of James II. became extinct,
and the representation of the royal Stuarts vested in Victor Emmanuel, King
of Sardinia, the great great grandson of Henrietta Maria, Duchess of Or-
leans. That lady, whom we have before mentioned as youngest daughter
of Charles I., left a daughter, Anne- Marie of Orleans, who married Victor-
Amadeus II., King of Sardinia, and was mother of Charles- Emmanuel III.,
whose son, Victor- Amadeus III., left, with a daughter, Maria Theresa, wife
of Charles X. of France, and grandmother of the present Duke of Bordeaux,
a son, VICTOR-EMMANUEL, who became, at the decease of Cardinal York,
representative of the Royal House of Stuart. He left four daughters, Be-
atrice, Duchess of Modena, Theresa, Duchess of Lucca, Anne, Empress of
Austria, and Christina, Queen of Naples. Of these ladies, the eldest, the
Duchess of Modena, died in 1840, and was succeeded by her son, FRANCIS,
DUKE OF MODENA, in whom now vests the representation of the Stuarts. '

Our present Queen, VICTORIA, and Louis PHILLIPPE, King of the French,
are seventh in descent from the Princess Elizabeth, daughter of James I.,
the former deriving from her daughter Sophia, Electress of Hanover, and
the latter from her son, Charles Louis, Elector Palatine.
 135

THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY.

(SfanotatrtJ.)

BRAIBUF. This name occurs in the BURGH. Robert de Burgh, Earl of

Hampshire Visitation of 1634, wherein Mereton in Normandy, son of Harlowen
it is recorded that the daughter and de Burgh, by Arlotta, his wife, mother
heiress of Sir Hugh Braybuff married of William the Conqueror, participated
Sir John Hamlyn, Knt., and had an with his half-brother in the triumph at
only child, who became the wife of Sir Hastings, was created Earl of Cornwall,
Hugh Conway and the mother of a and received, as a further recompense,
daughter and heiress, who wedded Tho- grants of seven hundred and ninety-
mas Tame, and left a daughter and heir, three manors. This potent noble left
Catherine, married to John Whithed, one son, William Earl of Cornwall, who,
Esq., of Titherley, Hants. rebelling against the first HENRY, joined
Bois. From an ancient and valuable Robert of Normandy, and led the van
John Boys, Esq., at the Battle of Tenchebray. In this
pedigree, prepared by
of Margate, appears that this Norman
it conflict, after displaying great personal
Bois, or John de Bois, or de Bosco, was valour, he fell into the hands of his op-
the progenitor of the East Kent Boys's, ponents and was sent prisoner to Eng-
who are described by Philipot in his land, where he was treated with much
Villare Paulianum 1659, as a "numer- cruelty, the king causing his eyes to be
ous and knightley familie," and as put out, and detaining him in captivity
" for The period of the Earl's
having been settled for seventeen prior life.

descents at Bonyngton." One of the death not recorded, but Lodge (Peer-
is

descendants, Colonel John Boys was age of Ireland, Vol. I.) states that the
governor of Donnington Castle, in Berk- ill-fated nobleman left two sons, I.
shire, in 1644, and was knighted by Adelm, from whom descended the
King Charles, for his gallant defence of Burghs, Earls of the noble
Ulster,
that Castle against the rebels, and re- House of Clanricarde,and the various fa-
ceived an augmentation to his bearing of milies of Burke, so widely scattered over
a crown imperial or on a canton az. Sir the south west district of Ireland and :

John Boys, of St. Gregories, Canter- II. John, whose son, Hubert de Burgh,

bury, founded Jesus hospital there in Earl of Kent, was Justiciary of Eng-
1612. The lineage of the East Kent land, temp. Henry III., and one of the
Boys's is in the supplement to Burke's greatest subjects in England.*
" Landed BLUAT. The descendants of this
Gentry"

* Hubert de William Clopton, Knt. of Clopton, co.

Burgh, married, 1st, Joan,
daughter of William de Vermin, Earl of Warwick, and Radbrook, co. Gloucester,
Devon ; 2nd, Beatrix, daughter of Wil- and had issue four daughters and co-
liam de Warren, of Wermgay, in Norfolk ; heirs ; I. Elizabeth, married Thomas New-

3rd, Isabel, daughter and coheir of Wil- port, Esq. of High Ercall, ancestor of the
liam Earl of Gloucester ; and 4lh, Mar- extinct Earls of Bradford, and their de-
garet, daughter of William, King of Scot- scendant in the female line, the present
land. His lordship had issue a son, SIR EARL OP BRADFORD ; II. Ancreda, mar-
HUBERT DE BURGH, whose son, WILLIAM ried John Leighton, Esq. of Stratton, and
DE BURGH, summoned to parliament 1st of jure uxoris of Watlesboro', ancestor of the
Edward III., had, with an elder son JOHN, present SIR BALDWIN LEIGHTON, Bart, of
ancestor of the LORDS BURGH of Gains- Watlesboro' and Loton Park III. Isabel,
;

borough, a younger son SIR HUGH DE married Sir John Lingeyn, Knt. of Lin-
BURGH, Knt., who married Elizabeth, geyn, and jure uxoris, of Radbrook, ances-
sole daughter and heir of Foulk, Lord tor of Robert Lingen, Esq. of Sutton
of Mawddwy in Merioneth, grandson Court, Herefordshire and Radbrook, who
of William, (living 17 Edward I.) assumed the name of BURTON, and was
fourth son of Griffith ap Gwenwyuwyn, father of ROBERT BURTON, Esq. of Long-
Prince of Powys Wenwymvyn, and nor-Hall and of Radbrook ; IV. Eleanor,
was father of a son and heir, SIR JOHN DE married Thomas Mytton, Esq. M.P. for
BURGH, Knt., Lord of Mawddwy, who Shrewsbury in 1472, jure uxoris, Lord of
married Joan, daughter and coheir of Sir the Barony of Mawddwy, ancestor of, I.
136 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY.

Norman knight were at an early period " the

ing to Matthew of Westminster,
Lords of Ragland. One branch became noble lady, Maud, wife of William de
seated in the county of Devon, and ac- Braose, with William, their son and heir,
quifed Holcombe Rogus in the 15th were miserably famished at Windsore,
century, by the marriage of John Bluett by the command of King John ; and
with a co-heiress of Chiselden. The William, her husband, escaping from
great grandson of this alliance, Richard Scorham, put himself into the habit of
Bluett, Esq., of Holcombe, had two sons a beggar, and privately getting beyond
Sir Roger Bluett, Knt., who died in sea, died soon after at Paris, where he
1566, and was ancestor of the BLUETTS had burial in the Abbey of St. Victor."
of Devon; and Francis, from whom William de Braose had, by Maud, ;his
sprang the Bluetts of Cornwall. wife, four daughters Joan, married to
:

BRAIOUS. One of the most distin- Richard, Lord Percy ; Loretta, married
guished commanders in the army of the to Robert Fitz-Parnell, Earl of Leices-
Conqueror if we can judge from the ter; Margaret, married to Walter de
broad lands he acquired in the counties Lacy and Maud, married to Griffith,
;

of Berks, Wilts, Surrey, Dorset and Prince of South Wales and four sons,
:

Sussex was WILLIAM DE BRAOSE, a viz., 1, William, who

perished by star-
noble Norman, who held, in his native vation at Windsor, leaving a son John,
Duchy, the Honour of Braose near Fa- grandfather of William, Lord Braose, of
laise. His son, PHILIP DE BRAOSE, Gower, whose barony is now in
abey-
much increased his inheritance by mar- ance among the
descendants of his
rying Berta, sist: r and coheir of Wil- daughters and co-heirs, Aliva de Mou-
liam, Earl of Gloucester, receiving with bray and Joan de Bohun ; 2, Giles, Bi-
her the rich Lordship of Brecknock and shop of Hereford ; 3, Reginald of Ber-
other extensive estates. The issue of gavenny, who fell a victim to the jea-
the marriage were two sons ; the elder lousy of Llewelyn, Prince of Wales, and
WILLIAM DE BRAOSE, a feudal lord of was seized and put to death. He left

great sway and influence, obtained from four daughters Isabel, married to Da-
:

" vid ap Llewelyn, and secondly to Peter

Henry II. a grant of the whole king-
dom of Limerick in Ireland," for the Fitzherbert; Maud, married to Roger,
sendee of sixty knights' fees, and con- Lord Mortimer ; Eve, married to Wil-
tinuing during the two succeeding reigns liam de Cantelupe ; and Eleanor, mar-
to bask in the sunshine of royal favour, ried to Humphrey de Bohun. 4, John
he considerably augmented his power (Sir), who had from his father the ma-
and possessions. Finally, howeVer, he nor of Knill, in the marches of Wales,
experienced in an especial degree the and thence adopting the surname of
proverbial inconstancy of kingly smiles, Knill, became ancestor of the K nil Is of
and had to fly from England to escape Knill, now represented by Sir John
the anger of King John. Various ac- Walsham, Bart., of Knill.
counts of the cause of Braose's disgrace BROWNE. This ancient and wide-
have been handed down some, ascrib- which occurs in early
spreading name,
ing it to his refusal to give hostages to writings in a great variety of forms, as
the jealous monarch, in proof of his alle- Le Brim, de Bron, Broun, Brune, Brunn,
giance, while others consider his banish- &c., stands 50th on the Battle Roll,
ment a just punishment for the cruelties and has the peculiar distinction of hav-
inflictedby himself and his wife, Lady ing produced twenty-one different fami-
Maud de St. Wai eric, on the Welsh peo- lies in the United
Kingdom, who have
ple. Dubious though this point may received from the Sovereign hereditary
be, certain it is that the most melan- titles of nobility. Of these, only six
choly fate awaited the fallen lord and exist. In England, the great house of
his family. In the year 1240, accord- Browne, Viscount Montague, and the

The MYTTONS OP HALSTON II. MYT-

; DAVIES'S of Gwysaney and the late Tho-
TONS OP GARTH AND PENVLAN; III. mas Davies, Esq. of Trefynant, co. Den-
MUTTON (SiR PETER) OFLIANERCHPARK, bigh, father of OWEN DAVIES, Esq. of
co. Denbigh, whose daughter and coheir, Eton house, co. Kent., and of Elizabeth
Anne Mutton, of Llanerch Park, married Davies, m. to the late William Hughes,
Robert Davies, Esq. of Gwysaney, co. Esq. of Peu-y-clawdd, male representative
Flint, and from this marriage derived the of Hughes of Gwcrclas.
 THE ROLL OP BATTLE ABBEY. 137

Brouues of Walcot, Beechworth Castle, rather a temporal prince than a priest

and Kiddington, Baronets, have all be- or bishop and lastly, that he died on
;

come but in Scotland, the

extinct ;
3rd of March, 1310, and was buried
Brouns of Colstoun have still a male above the High Altar in his cathedral
representative. Their ancestor, Gual- of Durham."
terus le Brim, Baron of Colstoun, ap- BEAUCHAMPR. Hugh de Beau-
pears, on the parchment rolls of the See champ, the Norman, obtained grants to
of Glasgow, as one of the witnesses to a very great extent, from the Conqueror
the inquisition made by Prince David, in after the Battle of Hastings ; and ap-
1116, the oldest Scottish document ex- pears at the general survey to have been
tant. The late Countesses of Dalhousie possessed of large estates in the coun-
and Carnwath were of the Colstoun fa- Hertford, Buckingham, and Bed-
ties of

mily nor, amongst the numerous female

;
ford. His direct descendant, in the 7th
descendants of the race, who have shed degree,WiLLiAM DEBEAUCHAMp,Lord
lustre on the name, are we to forget two, of Elmley, who succeeded to the earl-
ever dear and memorable the late sweet dom of Warwick, in right of his mother
songstress, Mrs. Hemans, and the mo- Isabel, sister and heiress of William .

ther of the immortal poet, Burns. In Manduit Earl of Warwick, died in 1298,
Ireland, the Lords Sligo, Kenrnare, leaving, with several daughters, one son,
Kilmaine, and Oranmore, all claim des- GUY DF>BRAUCHAMP, Earl of Warwick,
cent from the Norman chieftain. who acquired high military reputation in
BEKE. The lordship of Eresby, in the martial times of the first Edward,
Lincolnshire, was settled by William distinguishing himself at the Battle of
the Conqueror, with other manors, upon Falkirk, at the Siege of Carlaverock,
Walter de Bee, one of the most distin- and upon different occasions beyond the
guished knights at Hastings. By Agnes, sea. In the reign of Edward II. he
his wife, daughter and heiress of Hugh likewise played a very prominent part.
Dapifer, Walter left, with other issue, In 1310, his lordship was in the com-
a son, HENRY BEKE, of Eresby, great mission appointed by Parliament to draw
" the well
great grandfather of WALTER BEKE, up regulations for governing
whose three sons were John Lord Beke, of the kingdom and of the King's
of Eresby ; Anthony, Bishop of Dur- household," in consequence of the cor-
ham, Patriarch of Jerusalem ; and Tho- rupt influence exercised at that period
mas, Bishop of St. David's. Of these, by Piers Gaveston ; and in two years
the eldest, John, Lord Beke, died in after, when that unhappy favourite fell
1302, leaving one son, Walter, who had into the hands of his enemies upon the
no issue, and two daughters Alice, surrender of Scarborough Castle, Lord
married to Sir William de Willoughby, Warwick violently seized upon his per-
Knt., ancestor, by her, of the present son, and, after a summary trial, caused,
Lord Willoughby de Eresby ; and Mar- him to be beheaded at Blacklow-hill,
garet, married to Sir Richard de Har- near Warwick. The Earl's hostility to
court, progenitor of the Earls of Har- Gaveston is said to have been much in-
court. Anthony Beke, the famous Bi- creased by learning that the favourite
shop of Durham, was one of the most had nicknamed him " the Black Dog of
illustrious men in history. Amongst Ardenne." His two sons, Thomas Earl
his other works, he founded the colle- of Warwick, and John Lord Beauchamp,
giate churches of Chester and Lang- both original Knights of the Garter,
cester, as well as the chapel at Bishop gained great renown at Cressy and Poic-
Auckland, all in the county palatine of tiers ; the former as one of the principal
Durham. "Moreover," says Dugdale, commanders in the van of the English
" it is
reported that no man in all the army, and the latter as standard bearer.
realm, except the king, did equal him The Earl's grandson, Richard, 5th Earl
for habit, behaviour, and military pomp ;
of Warwick, K.B., was distinguished in
and that he was more versed in state the battle-field and the tournament. A
affairs than in ecclesiastical duties; ever celebrated rencounter at Calais, between
assisting the king most powerfully in his lordship and three French knights,
his wars, having sometimes in Scotland
" The
is thus recorded by Dugdale :

twenty-six standard bearers, and of his first of the French knights was called

ordinary retinue an hundred and forty Sir Gerard Herbaumes, who styled him-
f
knights ; so that he was thought to be self Le Chevalier Rouge ;' the second, a
138 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY.

famous knight, named Sir Hugh Lanney, 1088, conferred by the Norman on the
calling himself 'Le Chevalier Blanc;' Abbey. No grant of lands appears, how-
and the third, a knight named Sir Col- ever, in Domesday Books to the Brays ;
lard Fines. Twelfth day, in Christmas, but that the family supplied Sheriffs to
being appointed for the time that they Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and
Bucks, between 1202 and 12/3
'
should meet, in a land called the Park is fully
hedge of Gynes ;
'
on which day the established. SIR RICHARD BRAY, the
Earl came into the field with his face linealdescendant of the Norman knight,
is said by some to have been of the
covered, a plume of ostrich feathers
upon his helm, and his horse trapped Privy Council to Henry VI., but by
with the Lord of Toney's arms (one of others is called the King's Physician.
his ancestors), viz. argent, amanch gules, By Margaret Sandes, his first wife, he
where, encountering with the Che-
first had an only son, Sir John Bray, whose
valier Rouge, at the third course he un- daughter and heiress Margaret wedded
horsed him, and so returned with closed Sir William Sandys, afterwards Lord
vizor, unknown, to his pavilion, whence Sandys of the Vine and by Joan, his
:

he sent to that knight a good courser. second wife, he had two other sons, I.
The next day he came into the field SIR REGINALD BRAY, K.G. who was
with his vizor closed, a chaplet on his made a Knight Banneret at Bos worth,
helm, and a plume of ostrich feathers and who bore, in his arms, a thorn with
aloft, his horse trapped with the arms a crown in the middle, in memory of his
of Hanslap, viz., silver, two bars gules, finding King Richard's crown in a bush,
where he met with the Blanc knight, on the field of battle and II. John Bray,
;

with whom he encountered, smote off Esq. who was buried in the Chancel of
his vizor thrice, broke his besagurs and Chelsea Church. This John had three
other barneys, and returned victoriously sons; I. SIR EDMUND BRAY, Lord Bray
to his pavilion with all his own habili- of Eaton Bray, co. Bedford, from whom
ments safe, and as yet, not known to derives Sarah, BARONESS BRAYE ;

any; from whence he sent the Blanc II. SIR EDWARD BRAY, of Vachery
knight a good courser. But the mor- Park, Cranley, Surrey, ancestor of the
row after, viz. the last day of the justs, Brays of Shere, in that county, now re-
he came with his face open, and his hel- presented by EDWARD BRAY, Esq. of
met as the day before, save that the Shere; and III. SIR REGINALD BRAY,
chaplet was rich with pearls and precious progenitor of the Brays of Barrington,
stones and in his coat of arms, of Guy
: co. Gloucester.
and Beauchamp quarterly having the
: BRACY. A family of Brescy, derived
arms of Toney and Hanslap on his from the Sieur de Bracy, of Battle Ab-
'
trappers, and said That as he had, bey, was connected with the county of
in his own person, performed the service Chester in very early times.' The old-
the two days before, so with God's grace est document discovered relative to Wis-
he would the third.' Whereupon, en- tanston in Cheshire, is a deed, without
countering with Sir Collard Fines, at date, "of William Malbank, Baron of
every stroke he bore him backward to Nantwich, in which he gives notice that
his horse ; insomuch, as the Frenchman, he has received of Robert de Bracy, his
" that he himself was bound to black nephew, ye homage and service of
saying,
his saddle ;" he alighted, and presently three Kts. fees viz for Wistanston
:

got up again, but all being ended, he Sec."

returned to his pavilion, sent to Sir Col- BELLET. The Bellets were early
lard Fines a fair courser, feasted all the seated in Norfolk, and became subse-
people, gave to those three knights great quently located in Cheshire by the mar-
rewards, and so rode to Calais with riage of John Bellet Esq. temp. Hen.
great honor." VI., with Katherine, sister and heir of
BRAY. The name of the Sieur de Ralph Moreton, of Great Moreton in
Bray occurs on the Battle Abbey Roll ; the Palatinate. Of this alliance, the
and although the authenticity of this lineal descendant, SIR JOHN BELLOT,
celebrated record has in many instances was created a Baronet in 16(>3.
been questioned, in this the statement BAUDEWIN. The Sieur de Baude-
is confirmed by the fact of WILLIAM win, whose name occurs on the Roll,
DE BRAY being one of the subscribing became, after the battle of Flastings,
witnesses to the Charter of the year Castellan of Montgomery? and from him
 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY. 139

thattown acquired its Welsh appellation the other two adopted that which they
of Tre Faldwin, or town of Baldwin had so gallantly helped to win, and
There scarcely exists a doubt that this abided there ; of these, SIR WILLIAM
Norman Chief was patriarch of the an- LE BLOUNT, the younger, was a general
cient and respectable Shropshire family of foot, at Hastings, and was rewarded
of Bawdewin, or Baldwyn, of which was by grants of seven lordships in Lincoln-
THOMAS BALDWYN Esq. of Diddlebury shire ; his son was seated at
Saxlingham,
who suffered imprisonment in the Tower in Norfolk, and the
great-granddaughter
of London, temp. Queen Elizabeth, and of that gentleman, sole heiress of her
went through much suffering, as his line, MARIA LE BLOUNT, marrying in
epitaph, still remaining at Diddlebury the next century, Sir Stephen le Blount,
quaintly records : the descendant and representative of
" her great-great-great-uncle, SIR RO-
Qui mare, qui ferrum, dura qui vin
cula turris BERT LE BLOUNT, united the families
Quondam transivit." of the two brothers
His representative, after five genera- Sir Walter Blount, a descendant of
tions, Richard Bawdewin, Esq., sold the this marriage was much celebrated for
his martial prowess in the warlike times
Diddlebury estate to Capt. Frederick
CornewallJ R.N., father of the late Bishop of Edward Richard II., and Henry
III.,
of Worcester. William Bawdewin, IV., and immortalized by the muse
is
or Baldwin, second brother of "the of Shakespeare for his ^devotion, even
prisoner," took up his abode at Elsich, unto death, to King Henry. Of the stock
in his native parish, and founded the of Blount there were many flourishing
branch seated there, and at Stoke Cas- branches the Lords Blount of Belton,
:

tle, which eventually acquired the lands the Lords Mountjoy, the Blounts of
of Aqualaite, and is now represented in Sodington, the Blounts of Orleton, the
the male line by WILLIAM LACON Blounts of Maple Durham, &c.
CHILDE Esq., of Kinlet, whose father BEVILL. The Bevills, sprung proba-
changed his name from Baldwin to bly from the Norman of Hastings,
Childe. were seated in Cornwall. Matilda dau.
BEAUMONT. There existed at a re- and co-heir of John Bevill, Esq. of
mote period, a family of Beaumont in Gwarnock married Sir Richard Gran-
Normandy, and it was, probably, one of its ville,of Buckland, Marshal of Calais
cadets whose name was inscribed on the temp. HENRY VIII., and had a son
muster Roll at Battle. Certain it is that Sir Richard Granville, a famous sea
he could not have been the founder of the captain in the time of Elizabeth, whose
illustrious House of Beaumont which, grandson was the renowned SIR BEVILL
in two centuries
after, appears so pro- GRANVILLE, one of the boldest and
minently conspicuous among the most most successful of the Cavalier com-
potent barons of the realm, and which manders. His last action was at Lans-
was established in this
country by downe Hill near Bath, and there he
HENRY DE BEAUMONT, 4th son of terminated his gallant career by an
Agnes de Beaumont, by her husband, heroic death. His eldest son was
Louis, 2nd son of Charles, King of Je- created Earl of Bath, and his youngest,
rusalem, and nephew of Louis IX. of Bernard Granville Esq., became Master
France. From this great alliance of the Horse to Charles II. From the
sprang
the various families of Beaumont ; latter, derive the GRANVILLES of
those of Stoughton-Grange, Cole-Orton, Calwich Abbey, co. Stafford.
Grace-Dieu and Barrow. Of the Grace- BRETTE. In the township of Da-
Dieu line was Francis Beaumont, the venham, Cheshire, was settled from a
celebrated dramatic writer. remote period the family of La Bret,
BLUNT. RODOLPH, 3rd Count of which terminated in the direct line in
Guisnes in Picardy, had three sons, by Richard Bretteof Davenham, early in the
his wife, Rosetta,dau. of the COUNT DE 16th century, who left two daughters his
ST. POL, all of whom accompanied the coheirs, one married a son of the ancient
NORMAN in his expedition against
Eng- family of Holford, and the other wed-
land, in 1066, and contributing to the ded William Wyche of Alderley. The
triumph of their chief, shared amply in former had Davenham, and there her
the spoils of conquest. One of the descendants continued to reside until the
brothers returned to his native country ;
estate was sold by Allen Holford, Esq.
140 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY.

to T. H. Ravencroft, Esq. Mr. A. II ol- BARY. Within a short period after

ford died in 1788, leaving daughters his the Conquest, William de Barri, a person
coheirs, one of whom, Anna Maria, mar- of great power, the son, probably, of the
ried Joshua Walker, Esq. M.P. Norman adventurer, m. Angharad, dau.
Hamund la Bret witnessed the grant of Nesta, dau. of Rhys ap Griffith, Prince
of Little Meretonto Gralam de Lostock, of South Wales, and had four sons 1,
"
temp. Henry III. and Richard le Brette Robert, styled Barry-More," slain at
de Daneham occurs among the contri- Lismore in Watertbrd 2, Philip, ancestor
;

butors to the feast on the consecration of the several families of the name, so
of Vale Royal Abbe}-, A.D. 1336. influential under the successive Lords
BARNIVALE. About a century after Barry, the Viscounts Buttevant, and the
the battle of Hastings, Sir Michael de Earls of Barrymore ;3, Walter ; and 4,
Berneval, a scion of the family founded Gerald, the celebrated Giraldus Cambren-
by the Norman knight, joined the Eng- sis. The
Barry s were amongst the earliest
lish expedition fitted out against Ireland, Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland, and
and effected a descent upon Beerhaven, have held large possessions in the county
in the county of Cork, previously to the of Cork ever since the reign of Henry II.
landing of his chief, Earl Strongbow, in Many of their green acres have indeed
Leinster. Sir Michael is mentioned in fallen to the spoiler and of the old Irish
the records at the Tower of London, as families, which may not similarly com-
one of the leading captains in the enter-' plain? in the confiscations" political
prise ;and in the reigns of Henry II; and religious, that so frequently and so
and Richard I. he was Lord, by tenure, ruthlessly visited the land of their adop-
of Beerhaven and Bantry. From this tion, from the accession of the house of
gallant and successful soldier derive the Tudor to the extinction of the house of
various families of Barnewall, seated in Stewart ; but still scions of the ancient
the sister kingdom; the senior lines stock exist on their hereditary estates,
being represented by Sir REGINALD of which we may mention the Barrys
BARNEWALL, Bart., of Crickstoun Cas- of Lemlara, represented by GA BRETT
tle, and Thomas, Viscount TRIMLES- STANDISH BARRY, Esq., late M.P. for
TOWN. the county of Cork ; and the Barrys of
BONETT. The knight of this name, Ballyclough, whose chief. JA MES BARRY,
who accompanied Duke William from Esq., served as High Sheriff of that
Normandy, received for his services the county in 1841.
lordship of Penclawdd, in Gower, which BRYAN. The great baronial house
is corroborated
by Fuller in his Church of Bryan became extinct, in the male
History, who quotes a MS. of Thomas line, at the death, in 1390, of Guy de
Scriven, Esq., alias Fox, and the chro- Bryan, Baron Bryan, K.G., who served
nicle of John Brompton, in proof that, as standard bearer to Edward III. in the
"
amongst others, Bonet, or Benet, was celebrated fight with the French at
one of such persons, as after the battle Calais. This potent noble left two
were advanced to Seigneuries in this granddaughters, his co-heirs, viz., PHI-
land, Glamorgan." A descendant of the LIPPA, who m. 1st, John Devereux ;
Norman, Bonet, Robert Benet, who m. and 2ndly, Sir Henry le Scrope, Knt. ;
Avis, dau.and heir of John Crompe, of but died s.p. and ELIZABETH, wife of
:

Sanctuary, in Gower, and great grand- Sir Robert Lovell, Knt.

'^ \r f

daughter, maternally, of Caradoc ap Ynir BODIN. At a very early period, a fa-

ap Ivor, Lord of Dyfed, is supposed to mily of Bodin, Beaudin, Beadyn, or
have been the " Robert Benote " whose Beadon, for the name is thus variously
name appears amongst the Lances at- written, enjoyed considerable property
tendant on the Duke of Gloucester at in Devon ; but whether or not it derived
Azincourt. Certain it is that he was from the Norman, whose name appears
direct ancestor of the BEN NETS of on the Roll, we have no means of ascer-
LALESTON, co. GLAMORGAN, now re- taining. From the Devonshire Beau-
presented by JOHN BENNET, Esq., of dins, the Beadons, now of Gotten House,
that place. There is another family of co.Somerset, claim descent.
the name, the BENETTS of Pyt House, BELLEW. The founder of the Bel-
Wilts, which can shew an unbroken des- lews is stated, but on what authority we
cent from a period almost coeval with know not, to have been a marshal in
the reign of the Conqueror. the army of the Conqueror. Some of
 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY. 141
'

his descendants, of whom there were with William, his son, followed the
eighteen knights in a direct line of suc- standard of their kinsman, the Con-
cession, settled in Ireland, at Bellews- queror into England, where Robert
town, in the county of Meath ; and in is said to have died, very
shortly after
the adjoining county of Louth, in the the battle at Hastings. William, his
thirteenth century: of these we may son, had the castle of Brember, in Sus-
enumerate the Baronets of Barmeath sex, and his descendants for several ge-
and Mount Bellew, and Sir Christopher nerations held rank as Barons of the
Bellevv, Knt., whose eldest son, Sir John, realm. Adam, or Adelm de Brus, the
was created Baron Bellew of Duleek, a second brother of William, came into
title that expired in 1772 with John, the England in 1050, attending Queen
fourth Lord, whose male representative Emma; but, after her death, retired
is Captain FRANCIS JOHN BELLEW, into Scotland. He joined his father
H.C.S., great grandson of Patrick, son and brother in the conquest of England,
of Matthew Bellew, of Rogerstown, and and for his services was rewarded with
nephew of John, the first lord. One ninety-four lordships in Yorkshire. He
branch of the family sprung from a com- died in 1079, and his son Robert is
mon ancestor with the Irish Bellews, recorded in Domesday Book. He
still remains in England, and is seated built the castle of Skelton, and founded
at Stockleigh Court, in the county of the priory of Gisborough, in 1119 ; was
Devon. at the battle of the Standard, in 1135;
BOTEVILLE. The appearance of this and died 1141, leaving issue 1, Adam,
name on the Abbey Roll seems sadly at who succeeded to the lordship of Skel-
variance with the statement of Matthew ton, where his descendants continued to
Paris, who records that the first of the reside till Peter, the last lord, died, s.p.
Botevilles who came to England were in 1271 ; and 2, Robert, who, marrying
two brothers, both of knightly rank, Agnes, dau. and heir of the Lord of
Geoffrey and Oliver Boteville, who Annandale, in Scotland, was grandfather
brought a body of foreign auxiliaries of Robert de Bruce, Lord of Annandale,
from Poitou and Gascone, to assist who m. Isabel, dau. and heiress of
Jing John against his rebellious barons. David, bro. and heir of William, King
Sir Geoffrey, the elder brother, appears of Scotland; the great grandson of
to have received a grant of the lands of this marriage was ROBERT, "the Bruce
William d'Albini, Earl of Arundel, at of Bannockburn," the most illustrious
Shelton, in Shropshire, and was consti- monarch that ever swayed the Scottish
tuted Governor of Belvoir Castle. From sceptre.
his grandson, John Botevile, recorded SIR ROBERT DE BRUCE, grandson
among the knights of Shropshire, pre- of Sir John de Bruce, second son of
sent at the siege of Caerlaverock Cas- Robert,LordofAnnandale,competitorfor
tle, derived John Botevile, who, from the crown of Scotland, and grandfather
his residence in one of the Inns of Court, of King Robert, had a charter of the
"
acquired the soubriquet of John of ih' castle and manor of Clackmanan in
Inne," and thence came the surname of 1359, and eventually succeeded at the
Thynne, as now borne by John's des- death of King David, as heir male of
cendant, the Marquess of Bath. The the Bruces. From him descend the
Botfeilds, of Hopton Court, co. Salop, MARQUESS of AYLESBURY, the EARL
and Norton Hall, co. Northampton, who of ELGIN and KINCARDINE, Major R.
formerly spelt their name Botevile, de- L. BRUCE DUNDAS, representative of
duce their line from the old knightly BRUCE of AIRTH; Vice-Chancellor the
race. Right Hon. Sir J. L. K. BRUCS, RO-
BJRUTZ. The family of Bratz, Bras BERT BRUCE, Esq., Laird of Kennet,
or Bruce, assumed its name from the Sir MICHAELBRUCE, Bart., Sir HENRY
Castle of La Brusce in Normandy, seven- A. BRUCE, Bart.; BRUCE of KILRUTE,
teen miles from Valognes, which was BRUCEOfGLENGARRYHoUSE, BRUCE
built by Robert de Brutz, or "Brusce, of GARTLET, BARBADOES, andRiPON ;

a councillor to Duke Robert, and a de- BRUCE of NEWTON and COWDEN,

scendant from Eynor, brother of Rollo BRUCE of KINNAIRD, BRUCE OF Pow-
the Brave. His youngest son, Robert de FOULIB, and the Viscount DE BRUCE in
Urutz, or in English, Brus, together r aris.

(To be continued.)
 142

A ROYAL VISIT TO ENGLAND.

A.D. 1416.

THE progress of civilization, and the accompanying change, effected by the

lapse of four centuries of moral
and political vicissitude, in the national
character and manners of the once "penitus toto divisos orbe Britannos,"
can scarcely, perhaps, be more forcibly illustrated, than by contrasting the
recent most cordial and hospitable reception of the foreign potentates visit-
ing our shores, with that vouchsafed of yore, to an august and celebrated
personage in his day the German Emperor Sigismund, King of Hungary,
Bohemia, and of Rome, an expressly invited guest of our Henry V., be it
borne in mind, and whose mission, fraught with the spirit of peace and
amity, had for its object, the suspension of hostilities between France and

England, and the mediation of those fierce and fatal dissensions, which
after having long disturbed the quietude of nearly the whole of Europe,
and desolated the fairest provinces of France, appeared to have had no
other result in view, save to exhaust the dearest blood, and to peril the best
interests of the two rival states.
Invested with this proverbially sacred character of peace- maker and
friendly guest, the unwary monarch, regardless, it would seem, of the
ominous forewarnings which had marked his reception in Paris, and beset
embarked with his numerous suite at
his passage thence to the sea- coast,*

*
In March, 1416, Sigismund with a splendid retinue, consisting of nearly a thou-
sand horsemen, entered Paris in state. He rode in complete armour, but with his
head uncovered, his helmet hanging at the saddle-bow, at the head of his suite of 800
knights. Over his armour he wore a black mantle, with an ash-gray cross em-
broidered on the back, the badge of his order of the dragon, which he had instituted.
The royal palace of the Louvre was assigned as the residence of the distinguished
"
guest and deputations from the magistrates and university, waited upon the
; Roman
king," to congratulate him on his arrival. To the complimentary harangue of the
latter body, "the Emperor" (says Bulaeus, histor. Universitatis Parisiensis) "returned
from his own mouth, and without any prompting, his thanks for their good visit, and
'
that too in fair and ornate Latin : Cui D. Imperator ore proprio absque alio consilio
respondit regraciando Universitatis de bona visitatione et etiam in pulcro et ornate
latino." Notwithstanding, however, this gracious reception at the French court, Sigis-
mund was shortly afterwards induced from prudential motives, to quit Paris, where
his person was no longer in safety, owing to the popular clamour raised and fomented
against him by the Orleans party, then violently opposed to a treaty of peace with Eng-
land, and the negotiation of which was known to have been the Emperor's chief object in
visiting France. Having, therefore, arranged the preliminaries with the French king
(Charles VI.) and received from that monarch full powers to act on his behalf, Sigis-
mund, towards the middle of April, set forth on his journey to Calais, there to treat on
the subject with the English king. At Abbeville, he narrowly escaped from an insur-
rection of the citizens, who had assembled for the purpose of massacring his suite ;
but, luckily, forewarned of the attempt, he had left the town before the whole of the
populace had mustered together for the attack. At Boulogne, he was scarcely better
received. They refused to alloAV of his entering the town with more than 200 horse-
men. This condition he for obvious reasons rejected and having ordered his tents to
;

be pitched before the gates of Boulogne, he had dinner prepared by his own people.
The Boulogners, now ashamed of their conduct, and least they should appear to have
refused the rights of hospitality to the Roman king, sent a deputation of citizens into
Sigismund's camp, bidding him welcome, and offering to supply him with every thing
 A -ROYAL VISIT TO ENGLAND, A. D. 1416. 143

Calais, towards noon on the 30th of April, 1416, on board the vessels
which had been sent by Henry V., to convey him across the channel to
Dover. The Emperor had reached Calais a few days previously and ;

there (according to Eberhard Windeck, the faithful chronicler of his expe-

dition to England, and in fact, the only authentic source of information

respecting it) he had been led to expect, a personal interview with the
English king, on the subject of the contemplated peace. But, on the invi-
tation of the English monarch to proceed to London, he made up his mind to
undertake the journey and with favourable wind, the vessel reached Dover
;

in five hours. The greater portion of his suite, however, embarked on the
next and following days, and met on their passage with such stormy and
adverse weather, that they were for several days driven about in the channel ;

and were ultimately, compelled to land at different spots on the English

coast, and at a considerable distance from the head- quarters of their royal
master.
A curious incident, unparalleled, perhaps, in the annals of regal hospita-
lity and of court-amenities, marked the reception of the Imperial visitor on
our shores. Notwithstanding that Henry had formally invited Sigismund
to England, and had dispatched, for the conveyance over of the Emperor
and his suite, consisting of 1400 horse, a whole fleet of passage- vessels
at the same time issuing strict orders to the authorities at Dover and else-
where, on the road to London, that every token of honour and respect
should be manifested towards the person and retinue of his distinguished
guest yet did he choose the instant of his landing on the British shore,' to
:

remind the Roman king of the fact of his now entering a country, not sub-
ject to his authority. Scarcely had Sigismund' s vessel cast anchor in the
port of Dover, when King Henry's brother, the Duke of Gloucester, with
a company of English nobles, rode through the water towards the vessel's
side and with a drawn sword in his hand, with loud voice demanded, "whe-
;

ther the Royal guest, in visiting England, had any intention to exercise
within those realms, any act whatsoever of sovereignty or dominion or ;

whether he pretended any right or claim thereto ?" nor was it until an
explicit answer had been returned to this enquiry, that the
in the negative
Roman king was permitted to land, and all becoming demonstrations of
welcome and respect were paid to him.*
So strange and unusual an occurrence, might indeed, despite the concur-
rent testimony of historians, appear, to our times at least, as supposititious if
not altogether incredible,were it not for the explanatory circumstances bearing
upon it, to be gleaned from Sigismund's previous adventure in Paris, where an
incident purely innocent in itself, had served as a fresh pretext for the
Orleans party, with the Connetable d'Armagnac at their head (already vio-
lently opposed to the projected peace or lengthened truce with England),

needful. But
the king returned a haughty refusal to their tardy proffers of service
bidding them to know that he had brought with him all that himself and followers
might require. And when, afterwards, on his breaking up his encampment, and in
order to shew him some mark at least, of respect, about 600 of the citizens rode after
him on the road to Calais ; Sigismund was so incensed at this unbidden escort, that he
dispatched towards them a couple of Hungarian lords in his train, with a sharp inti-
mation, that if they did not instantly trot back home again, he would send them about
their business after an unpleasant fashion ; whereupon the Boulogners desisted from
their unwelcome escort and rode back home. Windeck, 1. c. Geschiet. K. Sigmund's,
ii. 160.

*Tit. Livius Forojuliens, vit. Henrici V. ed. Th. Hearne (Oxon, 1716) 21, 22. Elm-
ham vit. et res gest. Henrici V. ed. Th. Hearne (Oxon, 1727) pp. 73 & 77, quoted in
Geschicte Kaiser Sigmund's Aschback, ed. Hamb. 1839.
VOL. I. NO. II. L
144 A ROYAL VISIT TO ENGLAND, A. D. 1416.

to throw discredit on the peace-making endeavours of the Emperor, to

raise a suspicion of the sincerity of his motives, and even to fix on him the
odium of treachery and false-dealing, as entertaining beneath the disguise
of assumed philanthropy, a covert design to render his proffered office of
international mediator, and his consequent temporary sojourn in the two
capitals, subservient to a pre-organized plan of extending the Imperial sway,
at least, over France. Sigismund had one day, during his abode in Paris,
been present at a sitting of the parliament as a mere compliment and mark
;

of high respect towards so august a visitor, the throne had been assigned to
him as his seat. During the proceedings, it happened that one of the par-
ties litigant, was about to be nonsuited, on the ground, alone, of his not

belonging to the knightly order. The Roman king, who had followed the
pleadings throughout with the greatest attention, feeling that in this emer-
gency, he might be of some use, rose quickly from his seat, drew his sword,
and dubbed the complainant a knight on the spot, whereby the latter was
enabled to gain his cause.* Unimportant and altogether harmless as this
freak of Sigismund might in reality be, and occurring as it did, on the spur
of the moment, without design or premeditation, it yet mainly assisted to
strengthen the influence of the Orleans or war party with the people ;

affording as it did, some shadow of probability, as regarded the alleged

design of spreading the Imperial dominion over France. Nor is it to be
doubted, but that its effect was seriously to affect with both countries, the
conciliating influence of Sigismund as an arbitrator of differences, and to
neutralize his efforts at pacification a jealous suspicion of ulterior views
:

met his proffers of friendly interference at every step ; and the scene at
Dover originated with the misgivings of our Henry, who we are informed,
" took
every precaution in order that the marks of honour shewn to the
Roman king at his reception, might not, thereafter be interpreted, to counte-
nance a claim of supremacy over England and that no such occurrence ;

should happen in England, as had taken place in the parliament of Paris. "f
Thus far then, we have something like an exculpatory plea in vindication of
the national character for hospitality, otherwise apparently compromised by
so extraordinary a manifestation of welcome towards an invited guest. It
was, however, but the opening scene of an eventful drama and, would that :

for the honour of our forefathers of the 1 5th century, we could as easily
explain away the very awkward complexion of the sequel. But in this
attempt we shall be driven, we fear, to avail ourselves as best may be, of
the doubtful and in no case over- creditable aid to be derived from the " tu
quoque," school of argument in other words, to justify a flagrant breach of
:

the national faith and of the sacred rights of hospitality, by proving that as
regards such matters, we were not a whit worse than our neighbours of the
same period that nearly all the courts of sovereign European Princes, were
:

at that time, but little better than so many

king-traps, into which, if by the
fairest professions of
amity and good will, an occasional king or emperor
should, in an unlucky hour, be enticed to enter, and thus inconsiderately to
adventure his august person within the precincts of an otherwise friendly
state, he would find himself considered in the light of a lawful prize and ;

might esteem himself as peculiarly fortunate in effecting his ultimate escape,

with the loss of a good round sum, in the shape of ransom -money, from
the gripe of his friendly entertainer so that however easy he might have
:

*
Monstrelet, i.
p. 235. Juv. des Ursins, 1. c. Aschbach, ii. p. 157.
t Aschbach, ii. 151.
 A ROYAL VISIT TO ENGLAND, A. D. 1416. 145

found it to enter his brother -sovereign's dominions, he would often experi-

ence some considerable difficulty in getting out again reminding us of the
:

shrewd reply of the fox in the ancient fable when, being asked his reasons
;

for not paying his visit of condolence to the sick lion in his royal den, he
" he
assigned as an excuse, the result of his observations, to the effect, that
perceived many foot-marks of animals entering the royal den, but that as
yet, he had remarked none that were pointed
outwards." Lastly, we might
urge, that Sigismund himself, by the previous forfeiture of his own royal
word, in the melancholy case of John Huss, burned the preceding year at
the council of Constance, whither he had been induced to proceed on the
faith of the Emperor's safe conduct, had virtually renounced all claim to a

scrupulous exercise towards his own person, of the rights of courtesy and
good faith. All this, however, we repeat, will probably be allowed to
weigh but lightly in the estimation of Henry's conduct, or in that of
the line of policy which he appears to have thought becoming in an English
monarch to adopt towards a confiding guest.
The details of this royal visit, as furnished by our own historians, are but
scanty. The subject, indeed, may well have appeared, for the reasons to
which we have alluded, as not over-inviting, or the theme as greatly re-
dounding to the national honour. Old Lanquette, in his Epitome of Chro-
nicles, dismisses it in scarcely more than a couple of black-letter lines :

" The
Emperour Sigismunde came into England to entreate a meanes of
peace betwene the Kynges of England and France but all was in vayne. :

For in the ende no peace coulde be agreed upon." And Rymer has pre-
served the official papers, relating to the court- arrangements and ceremonial
of reception and entertainment, prescribed for the occasion. From Dover,
about the beginning of May, Sigismund rode forward to Canterbury, where
he visited the richly bedizened shrine of " St. Thomas Martyr," with its
jewels and precious furniture thence, passing through Rochester, he pro-
:

ceeded on his road to London. Here he was received with great pomp
and solemnity. King Henry, with his two brothers, and a long train of
bishops, dukes, barons, knights and esquires, mounted on the finest and
most richly caparisoned horses, and all clad in most sumptuous attire, rode
forward, some distance from the city, to greet the Roman king and es- :

corted him, amidst the joyful acclamations of a countless multitude, into

the English capital, where a suite of richly decorated apartments in West-
*
minster, had been prepared for his residence. Simultaneously with
Sigismund's arrival, ambassadors from France had reached the court of
London :and the Roman king, entered, without delay, on the business of
his peace-making expedition. But this delicate task, soon proved to be
beset with more difficulties than he had expected. Henry, who had him-
self started a claim to the throne of France, was, indeed, willing to forego
his pretensions on that score but would grant peace only on condition that
;

the treaty of Bretagne, which ceded nearly one half of France to England,
should be put again into force. In the exuberant pride of recent victory, f
even this unreasonable demand was represented by the English king as a
proof of his great moderation. To the dissatisfaction created in France by
these exorbitant conditions, other insuperable impediments to the conclusion
of the pending treaty quickly succeeded nor was the success of the nego-
:

tiations at all advanced by the visit to England, in June, of the Emperor's

* 163.
Windeck, c. 42, p. 1102, quoted by Aschbach, ii.

t Azincourt or Agiucourt, 25th October. 1415.

L 2
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co-pacificator, the Duke William of Holland, who, on the invitation of

Sigismund, came over with a small fleet of twenty ships, and was well re-
ceived by Henry at London. The refusal, on the part of Sigismund, to
secure to William's only daughter, Jacoba, the succession to her father's
fief of Holland, then held by him of the Empire ; and the formal investi-
ture of which, had, on the occasion of this visit, and with the consent of
the king, taken place within the realm of England, led to a violent mis-
understanding between the Roman Emperor and his vassal of Holland,
who, under pretext of a pleasure excursion on the coast, and without the
ceremony of taking leave, abruptly departed from England, and, with his
whole fleet of attendant vessels, sailed back to Holland.
By this sudden and unexpected departure of the duke, Sigismund found
himself placed in a most awkward predicament, as be was now left, with
regard to the means of his returning back to Germany, entirely at the
mercy of the English monarch, in whose honour and good-faith, he would
seem, by the way, to have had, from the first, but slight reliance since,
;

according to Windeck and Wagendar (vaderlandsche Historie, T. iii. p.

405), he had taken the precaution, before venturing into England, of ob-
taining a solemn promise from Duke William of Holland, that the latter
should hold a fleet of Dutch vessels constantly in readiness for his, Sigis-
mund's, return to his German estates a promise, which we perceive, Wil-
:

liam, on the mere impulse of resentment for a fancied wrong, made no

scruple to break. Every incident, indeed, of this curious historical drama,
affords a striking proof of the very low standard of value at which both

public honour and individual faith were estimated at this period : the only
subject for wonder, seems to be that, with such frequent experience of each
other's utter disregard of common honesty, and the principles of good-
faith,any one sovereign could be found to place the slightest trust hi the
plighted word and professions of his brother potentate.
Sigismund's position in England now quickly began to assume the com-
plexion of that of a state-prisoner. Henry, it is true, had, hitherto, com-
ported himself, with all becoming courtesy, towards his Imperial guest,
whose philanthropic exertions in the arduous task of endeavouring to re-
store peace and unity, both to the church and to the states of Christendom,
were made the theme of discourse and of complimentary admiration, real
or feigned, with the English sovereign and his court. Nay, a special edict
of the Archbishop of Canterbury, dated 2nd August 1416, and preserved
by Rymer, commanded the bishops of the various dioceses in England to
institute public prayers and processions for the joint benefit of the two

kings, (of England and Rome), "the latter of whom had laboured, and
still so zealously did labour for the peace of the church and of both king-

doms ;" but, when the French, in August, renewed hostilities and laid
siege to Harfleur, Henry believed or affected to believe himself betrayed
by Sigismund, to whose arguments and remonstrances he mainly attributed
the mistake he had made in allowing the French sufficient time to recover
themselves and to make fresh preparations for war. All negotiations for
a peace between the two countries, were now, of course, out of the ques-
tion :and Sigismund's only anxiety was how to get back to Germany, for
the means of doing which, he was completely at the mercy of the English :

for, ever since the departure of his quondam friend and co-adjutor of Hol-
land, he looked upon himself, almost as a prisoner. The apprehensions
entertained by his faithful lieges on the continent, touching his position
and probable treatment at the English court, would appear to have been
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still more gloomy and desponding, if we may judge from an entry made
at this time, by the worthy Augustin Friar, Theoderic vrie (or Frey) in his
journal of occurrences at the council of Constance, preserved in von der
" Nunc est in
Hardt, and quoted by Aschbach, Anglia, Quidam latenter
inter se ruminant, ipsum esse captum, neque libertati reddendum, alii mor-
tuum fecerunt. Ceteri maximis subjectum periculis eloquurltur. Inter
h&c veneno nonnulli sibilant eundem decumbere," which passage, ajs" it

affords an amusing instance of the high estimation in which our national

character, in the mind of the old monk, at least, was then held, we shall
venture to translate from his crabbed Latin into plain English.
" Now he

(Sigismund) is in England. Some, privately, rumour amongst themselves,

that he is in prison, nor likely to be liberated again. Some will have him
to be dead others again, talk of his being exposed to most immiment
:

peril. Of these, not a few whisper, that he is to be despatched by poison."

But little complimentary, however, as all this may, undoubtedly, appear
to the good name of our chivalrous forefathers of the 15th century, we
may, derive some consolation from the fact that the, then, court of
still,

France, stood by no means higher in the scale of contemporary renown

than ourselves. On his passage through Lyons to Paris, whither just after
the fatal defeat at Azincourt, he had been invited by the French king,
Charles VI., in order, that, by the interposition of the Emperor's good
offices, terms of peace between France and England might be arranged :

and for the expenses of which journey, the French king, undertook to pay,
daily, the sum of three hundred crowns, Sigismund had met with the
Duke Amadeus of Savoy, and the Grand- master of Rhodes, both of whom
strongly endeavoured to dissuade him from the prosecution of his journey
" The French "
to Paris. king," said they, was, as all the world well
knew, out of his mind and the French, themselves, never, by any chance,
;

*
performed what they had promised."
It was now, that the Emperor's troubles in England fairly began. Ex-
asperated beyond all measure, at the news of the siege of Harfleur, the
London populace vented their indignation in execrations and menaces against
the person of the Roman king, whom, they were taught, from high quar-
ters, to regard as the main cause of all the mischief, To such an extent,
indeed, were these manifestations of the public ill-will and vexation carried,
as actually to expose the life of our unlucky and adventurous visitor to
serious danger to avoid, which, he with the consent of King Henry, quit-
:

ted the English capital, and, in the beginning of August, betook himself
to Canterbury, there to await the good pleasure of his royal entertainer,
to furnish him with the means of crossing the straits, on his passage
home, f To obtain, however, the king's permission to leave England, and
the loan of the ships requisite for the passage of himself and suite across
the channel to Calais, Sigismund was compelled to make some consider-
" "
able sacrifice. adds Windeck, (c. 44, p. 1104), "the Roman
And so
king was forced to deal softly with the King of England, with much flat-
tery and fair promises and oaths, and withal to make allowance,
in order
" Das er
gelimpflich von Im kam."]
to get cleverly away from him." [ In
" more constrained thereto than of his own free-will,"
short, [Epistol.
loh. de Monsterolio,] he came to ultimate terms with Henry, for his pas-
sage over namely, the payment of a certain sum of money to be expended

Windeck, c. 41, quoted in Aschbach, ii. 153.

t Ib. c. 43, p. 1103.
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a treaty of alliance, defensive and

in gifts of honour, and his entering into
offensive, with Henry of England, against France !" Accordingly, upon
his submission to these terms, the basis of a treaty worded in due form and
was allowed to make
signed at Canterbury, (15th August), Sigismund
his escape from the hospitality of his brother of England and to embark
;

on his journey home. Rymer, in his Foedera, torn. iv. p. 4, gives the text
" that the French
of this remarkable treaty, wherein Sigismund declares :

favours schism in the Christian church in Perpignan:

government openly
by its under-hand intrigues with Petrus de Luna (Benedict XIII)
and :

elsewhere, by its unjust encroachments on the rights and possessions of

the Roman empire wherefore, that he, (Sigismund), for the welfare of
:

the church, and for defence and assertion of rights unlawfully invaded,
has, with Henry, King of England, France and Ireland, concluded a treaty
of alliance but not until he has seen, that all his endeavours towards
;

bringing about a peace between England and France, have failed by reason
* * * The present
of the crafty and deceitful arts of the court of France.
when it shall have been confirmed by the English parliament and
treaty,
the Electors of Germany, to continue in force for ever after, notwith-
standing the decease of the two kings." For the conscientious observance
of these stipulations on either part, and for the mutual support of their
respective governments, Henry and Sigismund interchanged a solemn oath,
sworn on the holy Evangelists.
So strange a denouement to his professed peace- making expedition into
England, exposed, naturally enough, the conduct of the Roman King to the
severest animadversion, more especially in France, some of whose historians,
(Bulaeus, for instance, Historia Universitatis Parisiensis, vol. v. p. 316),
make no scruple of openly taxing Sigismund with hypocrisy, false- dealing,
breach of faith, and premeditated deceit, throughout this whole affair of pre-
tended pacification affirming even, but, we may add, in direct contradiction
;

with all the probabilities of the case, that Sigismund, from the very first, had
visited London with a view to the conclusion of this, towards France, inimi-
cal treaty thereby breaking his plighted faith with Charles VI. and betray-
;

ing the confidence reposed in him by that monarch for all which selfish
:

and unworthy ends, his assumption of the character of umpire of differences

and peace-restorer, was but a sheer and hollow pretext. As for the splenetic
assertion by Johannes de Monsterolio, in his
"
Epistles," that Sigismund,
two years previously to his visit to the French king, had actually concluded
a treaty with the English and the prior existence of which treaty was sub-
;

sequently discovered, to his (Sigismund's) shame ['

ad suam turpitudinem
fuit scitum'] we may safely, with Aschbach, (Sigmund's Reise nach Paris
und London) treat it as " wholly devoid of reasonable proof," whatever
doubts we may otherwise entertain touching the general character of Sigis-
mund for sincerity and scrupulous good faith.
In the exuberance of his delight at having thus, per fas and nefas, obtained
"
the adhesion of his new Imperial ally, our " fifth Henry appears to have
resumed the natural gallantry and open-heartedness of his disposition. By
of making some atonement, probably, for his
way temporary suspension of
the laws of ordinary decency and good-breeding, he now left
nothing undone
that might gratify his royal guest and, but lately, quasi-prisoner, or that
might win him still more closely to his interest. He not only furnished him
most readily with the necessary shipping for his passage over to Calais, but,
in addition, loaded him with marks of honour and with costly presents, in
gold, precious stones, pearls, and jewellers'-work of every description. Of
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"
these really magnificent and princely gifts, the " Justinger Berner Chronik
a of other " two a and
enumerates, amongst variety items, rubies, diamond,
two pearls the stones are valued at upwards of forty thousand crowns :"
:

a more detailed list, however, is furnished by Sigismund's biographer and

confidential secretary, Eberhard Windeck, first printed from the original Low-
German MSS. in Aschbach, Append. XXXI. " Item, two gold ewers, [or
jugs]: a gold knob: one gold milk-jug: in these are Ixii marks [weight]
of gold :140 sapphires and pallas[?] 300 pearls, each pearl valued at four
:

crowns and a collar of the King of England's order, [Gesellschaft] with an

:

agraffe pending therefrom, and in the agraffe a pearl costly and fair. This
was valued at 1 1 ,000 gulden and a pearl bigger than a bean, valued at
:

1200 crowns. Item, an attire, complete,* of the companionship (order) of

Saint George, as it is holden in England, valued at 11,000 crowns. Item,
a golden arrow, set with pearls and precious stones, valued at 2200
crowns."
Finally, and as, no doubt, a still more signal proof of his esteem, we find
him created by Henry, a Knight of the Garter f on which occasion the
;

English monarch presented him with the gold garter of the order, richly
adorned with the pearls, diamonds, and precious stones. This is, probably,
included in the " attire of the companionship of Saint George, valued at
11,000 crowns," comprised in Eberhard Windeck's catalogue of the royal
donations 4
If all this princely munificence and absolute profusion of flattering atten-
tions, lavished on his now departing guest, could atone for past remissness
of behaviour, as touching the strict observance of hospitable duties, Henry,
itmust be confessed, did his utmost to redeem, by the subsequent liberality
of his conduct, the lustre of his own reputation, and, in the person of its
sovereign, the fair fame of England, somewhat tarnished by the early inci-
dents of Sigismund's reception at the British court. Nor did his solicitude
for the welfare of his august visitor end with the latter 's departure from the
English coast for the Roman king, having reached Calais in safety and
;

intending, at first, to have travelled over-land through Flanders back to

Constance, found, to his great annoyance, that the Duke (John) of Burgundy,
himself, as regarded his Netherland possessions, as vassal of the Roman em-
pire, had issued express orders to his Flemish states of Bruges, Ghent, and
* In the " ein
original MSS. Beygewant sant Jorgen Gesellschafft."
t Lingard, v. p. 31. " Sigismund was enrolled a Knight of the Garter."
J Sigismund's proneness, somewhat incompatible with the Imperial dignity, to ac-
cept donations, not only of jewellery and other valuables, but even of money, at the
various courts he visited, has not escaped the animadversion of his biographers : it was
one of the chief failings in a character not otherwise remarkable for elevation of senti-
ment. " Wheresoever he comes," says Johannes de Monsterolio in Martene Collect.
"
Ampl. t. ii. p. 1449, he (Sigismund) always comes as a beggar, living on other
"
people's money as witness Italy, Spain, France, and England."
:
Quocumque veniat,
semper mendicat, et alieno ae're vivit, testibus Italis, Hispanisque ac Francia et Anglia."
In fairness, however, it should be added, that if Sigismund's character resembled that
famed description of Catiline, as being " covetous of other men's wealth," he at all
events was, like that ancient Roman, "prodigal of his own." His princely munifi-
cence on the score of presents, more especially to the fair sex, is almost unparalleled
in the annals of gallantry. As regards his conduct, in this respect, towards the ladies
of the English court, we have no particular record ; but we find him at Paris (Memoirs
de Mad. de Lussan) giving a sumptuous ball and supper, at the Louvre, to 120 Parisian
ladies of rank, to each of whom he presented a splendid gold ring and again, about
:

two years afterwards, at Augsburg, (Stetten Gesch. der Stadt Augsb and Crusii Annal
Suer.) he presents fifty gold rings to as many oi the Augsburg beauties, in memory of
the grand entertainment given to him, in 1418, by that city.
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Antwerp, to refuse granting to the Emperor their respective letters of safe-

conduct without which, Sigismund felt it would he highly unsafe to venture
;

through Flanders to Brabant. In this dilemma, he had applied to the city

of Dordrecht, by whom, in consideration of a tolerably large sum of money,
he was supplied with a number of small vessels, on board of which he em-
barked with his retinue, and sailed, in September, along the sea-coast from
Calais to Zealand. Here he was joined by four ships of war, which Henry
of England had, of his own accord, sent out to protect Sigismund from any
attempt at molestation from the French vessels cruising in the neighbour.
hood but the Roman king relied more on his own prudence and foresight
:

than on foreign aid.* In the small vessels, which he kept close in to the
shore, he reckoned that he might easily avoid the attacks of great ships ;

and so, with much skilful management and no little danger, he arrived safely
at the mouth of the river Maas, and in Dordrecht whence, ascending the :

course of the river, he journeyed forward through Holland to Nimwegen in

Guelderland.f
Sigismund left England on St. Bartholomew's day, (24th August, 1416),
after a four- months' stay in this country. And here we might be expected
to take leave at once of the Roman Potentate and of our subject, were it not
for a concluding incident of his eventful English expedition, so characteristic
of the thoughtless extravagance in money-matters, which rendered his whole
course of an ignoble alternation between the most magnificent, but abor-
life

tive, plans, and the meanest

shifts and expedients for the supply of his con-

tinually exhausted exchequer, as to merit especial notice. On his arrival

at Calais, he was reluctantly compelled to postpone for some weeks the pro-
secution of his journey home for want of money, although Henry had, but
a very short time previously, presented him with very considerable sums.
In this predicament, Sigismund had recourse to his usual means of extricating
himself from his pecuniary difficulties he pawned the rich presents of
:

honour he had received from the English monarch, jewels, pearls, diamond-
garter and all For this purpose he despatched his trusty secretary, Win-
!

deck, of whose well-tried zeal and fidelity, in similar emergencies, he had

often before experienced the benefit, to Bruges where, on a deposit of the
;

English jewels and at an exorbitant interest, his faithful emissary obtained

from the wealthy merchants and money-lenders of that good city, the loan of
eighteen thousand Goldgulden, wherewithal to enable his Imperial master
to proceed on his journey to Constance. It was on this notable occasion,
that Windeck's MS. enumeration of the jewels and other objects of value,
before quoted, was drawn up. The loan was not repaid, and the precious
deposit redeemed, until the middle of the year 1417, chiefly with the produce
of a money-fine extorted by Sigismund from the merchant- guild of Lubeck,
on pretext of their having expelled their magistrates from the city. Eber-
hard Windeck was again entrusted with the perilous task of redeeming the
jewels, and conveying them safely back to his royal patron. According to
his own account, he was obliged to put in practice a variety of stratagems,
in order to get clear out of Flanders, as he was apprehensive of
being plun*
dered on the way a catastrophe, all things considered, of no
:
very unlikely
occurrence witness the tragical fate that only some few years afterwards
;

befel, according to the relation of contemporary chroniclers, the thrice faith-

ful page of Charles the Bold, of Burgundy, when engaged on a precisely
* in
Windeck, quoted Aschbach, ii. 172. f ibid
-
-ij I)if
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*
similar errand ;and, it is possible, our cautious secretary was by no means
emulous of a like post-mortem enquiry, even at the price of an equal post-
humous renown. Be this as it may, he managed to find his way back, with
his onerous charge, in safe condition and, as he tells us with that quaint
:

prolixity of detail which, in the old chronicle-writers and annalists, is fre-

"
quently so delicious In Mayence he shewed the costly decorations to his
'
'
basen aunts or cousins," and if the latter, lady-cousins we presume, for
" and allowed them to
the German word is very indefinite in its meaning
adorn themselves, in sport, with all that finery."
"
Thus ended the eventful visit of the " King of the Romans to England.
And here we may remark, that by this title, or occasionally by that of " the
Roman King," Sigismund, albeit Emperor of Germany, is generally desig-
nated by the chroniclers, annalists, and historians of the period ; for though
the authority of the Emperor was entirely confined to Germany, they had
" "
ever assumed the high-sounding title of King of the Romans since the
days of Otho the Great. The true motives, the episodical adventures, and
ultimate results of this, professedly at least, peace-making expedition, long
continued to occupy the minds, to exhaust the speculations, and, as is not
unfrequently the case, even in more modern times, as regards the art and
mystery of Royal and Imperial visits, to perplex the calculations and baffle
the sagacity of wondering politicians. If Sigismund were really sincere in
the pacificatory object of his journey to London, of which there appears to be
every reasonable probability, he himself must have been not a little surprised
*
story to which we allude, and wliieli tradition has associated with the second
The
diamond in the crown of the Kings of France, is this : Charles the Bold having, when
in the Netherlands, pawned the diamond in question, then celebrated as being the
largest in Europe ; and finding himself, some time afterwards, in a position to redeem
it, dispatched for that purpose a trusty page, furnished with the requisite sum of mo-

ney. The messenger arrived safely at his destination, performed his commission, and
reached without accident, on his return, the confines of Burgundy when the melan-
:

choly news was brought to the Duke, then at Aries, that his ill-fated page had been
found murdered, just at the entrance of a wood on the Burgundian frontier. On receipt
of this dismal intelligence, Charles sent off a message to the authorities, ordering that
the body should not be removed, and that a guard should be placed over it, to prevent
any persons approaching the spot, until he should himself come thither in person. On
his arrival, he caused the dead body to be opened, and in the stomach was found the
missing diamond, which, it would appear, the faithful page, at the first intimation of
an aUack, and probably by a preconcerted arrangement with his master, made in an-
ticipation of such an emergency, had swallowed, to prevent its falling into the hands
of his assailants. It was supposed that he had been followed all the way from Brus-
sels, by parties who had obtained information (in all likelihood from the Flemish money-
lenders themselves) of his having redeemed the jewel but that no favourable oppo'r-
;

tunity of plundering him of his precious charge, without chance of detection, had otter-
ed, until his arrival at this secluded spot on the forest-clad confines of Burgundy.
Whatever degree of credence may attach to this narration, certain it is that a diamond
answering this description was in the possession of Charles, in 1476, when, after his
celebrated defeat at Granson, it fell, with the rest of the valuable contents found in his
camp consisting of massy gold plate, pearls, and jewels of priceless worth, in short,
the most enormous wealth that ever accompanied the march of an army, into the hands
of the victorious Swiss who, to show their contempt of these vanities, parted with the
;

diamond for a trifle, and sold the sumptuous plate as pewter. This diamond, then the
largest in Europe, subsequently found its way into the crown of France, where it figures
to this day ;such, at least, is the received opinion. After all, the episodical incident
of the " Terrific Duke " ordering the page's body to be opened, in search of the missing
jewel, is a feat incomparably more innocent in its nature than is that recorded of Ma-
homed II., Emperor of the Turks, who, we are credibly informed, was a great amateur
of fruit-gardening, and once commanded the bodies of twelve of his pages to be
opened
whilst still living, in order to discover which of them had eaten- a favourite melon, which
had been purloined from his conservatories at Constantinople.
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and embarrassed at the extraordinary turn his affairs had taken and at the
;

suddenly belligerent attitude which, by the Protean force of circumstances,

he had been thus compelled to assume. For such a result then, namely, an
alliance but of little importance to his own interests, however beneficial it

might promise to be in its future consequences to England, he had incurred

the ruinous expenses of a journey in state to the two capitals had endured
:

the menaces and insults, and in fact, but narrowly escaped the murderous
violence of incensed and hostile mobs ;
in a word, had exposed himself to

every kind of peril both by land and sea not to mention the moral inculpa-
tions to which he had unquestionably laid himself open, on the score of
duplicity and breach of faith in his conduct towards the French k'ing, added
to all which crosses and tribulations, came the unavoidable stand- still, from
his protracted absence, of all his darling schemes and projects for Sigis-
;

mund, whose fate it seemed to be never to succeed in any one thing he

undertook, had always half a dozen mighty and deep-laid projects simulta-
neously in hand : the reform and consolidation of the Church and its govern-
ment, the inducing of Western Christendom to join in one great and con-
centrated attack on the Turks, whose total expulsion from Europe was thence
inevitably to ensue, a consequent new European crusade, for the recovery
of Jerusalem, the mediation of treaties of perpetual peace and amity (an
" entente cordiale" as our modern
diplomatists might term it,) between foes
and rivals the most fierce and implacable in their respective quarrels, to wit,
between the Dukes of Orleans and Burgundy on the one hand, and the King
of Poland and the Knights of Prussia on the other, these, as we gather from
Theodoric a Niem, were amongst the variety of brilliant plans that occupied
the mind of Sigismund at the period of his sojourn, or rather detention, in
England, whither he had adventured on another of his favourite schemes,
the reconciliation of that country with France, and the happy conclusion of
which we have already seen. Never, surely, was errand of Royal Peace-
maker so beget with dangers, mishaps, and difficulties, at every turn. Nay,
the very elements would seem to have declared themselves as adverse to his
arrival to, as they shewed two years
ago themselves to the departure from, our
shores, of another royal personage, the object of whose visit was so strictly
analagous with that of the Roman king but the spirit and manner of whose
;

reception was, to the honour of our country be it spoken, so thoroughly in

contrast. Need the wish be added, that here the contrast may not rest :

that the results of the two visits

may differ as widely as the principles, habits,
and social organization of the respective periods and that the good intelli-
:

gence and lasting peace between the two countries, which, from the circum-
stances of the time, necessarily failed of their accomplishment, by the pro-
bably well-intentioned but almost ludicrously unsuccessful efforts volunteered
in that direction, now
upwards of four hundred and twenty years ince, by
the " King of the Romans,"
may henceforth date an uninterrupted existence
from the amicable visit to our shores of the " King of the Franks."
 153

A LEGEND FROM THE TOMBS.

The sepulchre
"
Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws." Shakespeare,

THERE is, perhaps, no country or climate more beautiful than our own

happy England as seen in one of its rural landscapes, when the sun has
just risen upon a cloudless summer's dawn. The very feeling that
the delightful freshness of the moment will not be entirely destroyed
during the whole day, renders the prospect more agreeable than the an-
ticipated fiery advance of the sun in southern or tropical lands. Exhili-
ration and gladness are the marked characteristics of an English summer
morning. So it ever is, and so it was hundreds of years ago, when
occurred the events we are about to narrate. How lovely then, on such
a morning as we allude to, looked that rich vale in the centre of Glou-
cestershire, through which the lordly Severn flows. The singing of the
birds the reflective splendour of the silvery waters, the glittering of the
5

dew as it dazzled and disappeared, all combined to charm sound,

sight
and sense, and to produce a strong feeling of joy. But the horseman
who was passing through this graceful scene scarcely needed the aid of
any external object to enhance the pleasurable sensation that already
filled his breast. The stately horse on which he sat seemed by its light
steps, and by ever and anon proudly prancing, to share in the animation of
its rider. So, the noble stag-hound that followed, and continually looked
up contentedly at its master, appeared likewise a participator in the general
content. The stranger had indeed cause to rejoice, for he was upon the
fairest errand. He had wooed and won the gentle heiress of a proud,
but good-hearted Gloucestershire baron he had wooed and won her
too, with the full consent of father, kinsmen and friends, and he was now
on his way to the baron's castle to arrange with his betrothed the cere-
monial of the nuptials. Ride on thou gallant knight ride on and
swifter too, for though the day will be yet early when thou arrivest,
thou wilt find thyself expected within the gothic enceinte of the
Baron de Botetourt's dwelling. A banner waves from the topmost
tower to do thee honour and welcome there is, too, upon the battle-
;

ments, one whose night has been sleepless because of thee, whose
thoughts, and whose whole existence are centered in thee, whose look
too is firmly attached to the road that is to bring thee to her. Ride on
then speedily, Sir Knight, to the happiness thy virtue and thy deeds
have so well deserved.
This lover is indeed no ordinary suitor he is of mingled Saxon and
:

Norman noble blood, the recent companion-in-arms of Richard Coeur de

Lion. His name is Ralph de Sudley, and though he has past his thirtieth
year, the effect of long toil and war is scarcely visible upon his handsome
and still very youthful countenance. Yet the knight has seen and endured
much he has been with Richard at the siege and capture of Acre, and in
:

the battle of Azotus. When Conrad of Montferrat fell by the dagger of the
assassins, Sir Ralph took a prominent part in the stormy debates which
ensued among the Crusaders. He even proposed with his men at arms
154 A LEGEND FROM THE TOMBS.

and those who would follow him, to invade the territory of the Lord of
the Mountain, and to avenge in his blood the death which that king
of murderers had caused to be done to Conrad. This event made so
deep an impression on his mind, that he still took every opportunity of
urging upon his own and other Christian governments the necessity of
extirpating these Eastern assassins. On his return from the crusades,
Sir Ralph found the daughter of his friend, the Baron de Botetourt, just
verging into beauteous womanhood. The glory of his reputation,
and the graces of his person, gained her heart at once; the Lady Ali-
anore, though much his junior in years, loved the knight fondly and
devotedly.
Ralph has reached the portcullis of the castle ; the w ardour and
r
Sir
men at arms are there to receive him with full honours, though he comes
privately, without his armour or his followers he wears the civil but
:

costly dress of the period, with no other, weapon than a slight sword at
his side. But the baron will have each advent of his future son-in-law,
welcomed as an approach of state.
"
Grammercye, sir baron," observed the knight, as, after passing

through a crowd of domestics, he grasped his host's hand upon the thres-
" one would
hold, imagine me Richard of England himself, or rather
Saladin that greatest and most gaudy of oriental Soldans, to see this
pompous prelude to my disjune with your lovely daughter and yourself."
"Nay, Ralph de Sudley," replied the baron, "my castle must needs
put on its best looks, when it beholds the entry of one who is to be its
powerful lord and protector when I shall be no more. But I see you are
all impatience to go within and, in truth, the sooner your first inter-
;

view be over the better, for the table is prepared, and the pasty awaits
us, and the chaplain too, whose inward man, after the morning's Mass,
craves some solid refreshment."
"A moment my worthiest of friends, and I am with you,'' said the
knight, as he hurried by in another instant the Lady Alianore was in
:

his embrace. Need we repeat the oft told tale of love ? Need we de-
scribe the day of delight Sir Ralph passed in the Castle, lingering from
hour to hour until the dusk ? Oh but there is some one we must
!

depict, the lady herself, who so subdued and softened this knightly soul.
There, one hand upon the shoulder of her lover, her other hand
locked in his, she sits listening to his words, and luxuriating in his dis-
course. The Lady Alianore, somewhat tall in stature, but perfect in
form, has a face of dazzling beauty, yet the bewitching sweetness of her
smile is tempered by a certain dignity of countenance, to which her dark,
raven hair, and darker eyes, do not a little contribute her hands, and the
;

foot that peeps from beneath her graceful robe, are of exquisite small-
ness, and bespeak the purest Norman blood. Her extreme fairness,
shaded by her sable locks, form a strong contrast to the auburn hair,
and ruddy visage of the stalwart warrior beside her.
"This will indeed be too much, Ralph,'' observed the lady; " a mo-
narch, his queen and his court to come to this out-of-the-way castle, to
honour the wedding of a lone damsel like myself; I can hardly support
the idea of so much splendour."
" Fear " Richard is
not, my beloved," replied the knight, homely
enough, and all good nature. Moreover, it is but a return of civility ;
for, I, it was, who accompanied him to the altar, where he obtained the
hand of Bercngaria of Navarre ; the office was a dangerous one then,
 A LEGEND FROM THE TOMBS. 155

since, I incurred by it, the wrath of Philip of France. And why dearest,
should not every magnificence attend our nuptials ? It is the outward
emblem of our great content a mark, like those gorgeous ceremonies
that accompany the festive prayers of the Church, which tell the people
of the earth, of a joy having something of the gladness,, and glory of
heaven in it."
" Be it as
you wish, my own true knight, yet I almost feel that I am
too happy. May God bless and protect us."
Thus passed this bright day, until the approach of dusk imperatively
compelled the enraptured lovers to separate. The knight had urgent
business to settle early on the morrow at his own castle, before setting
out for London, to announce to the king the day fixed for the espousal,
and to beg from the monarch the fulfilment of the promise he had made,
to be present in person with his court, at the wedding of his gallant and
faithful vassal. The knight was therefore forced to depart ere the
gloom advanced, for though his journey lay in a friendly and peaceful
country, it was not the habit in those days to be abroad much after dusk,
without an efficient escort.
Sir Ralph reluctantly quitted his betrothed he made his escape more-
:

over from the baron and the chaplain, who prayed his further
tarrying,
to share in another flagon of Rhenish about to be produced. The horse
and dog were at the porch, and in a few minutes the knight had passed
the drawbridge, and was in the same fair road again.
" I have known Sir
Ralph from his birth," observed the baron to the
" and I love .him as
chaplain, my own son. The king may well come
here to see him wedded, for he has not a nobler, braver, or more gene-
rous knight within his realm."
"Truly SirBaron he is endowed with much excellence," replied the
" I do greatly admire his strong denunciation against the Tem-
priest,
plars and other warlike orders, who tolerate the protracted existence of
that band of murderers in the East, who have their daggers ever pointed
against the sons of the Church. Sir Ralph speaks on the subject like a
true soldier of the Cross."
" "
Very true/' retorted the baron, yet I wish our chevaliers would
cease to think of foreign broils and questions, and attend to affairs at
home. This Rhenish is perfect : after all, wine is the only thing really
good that originates beyond our seas."
Their discourse had scarcely proceeded further, when it was suddenly
interrupted by the loud howling, and barking of a dog. The baron
and the chaplain started up. " It is Leo, Sir Ralph's dog," exclaimed
the former, " what in God's name can be the matter?" and the two
rushed out.
The Lady Alianore, at her orisons above, heard the same terrible howl
and bark. She instantly descended to the court-yard as she came j

there, the outer gate was opened, and Leo, the knight's dog, flew past
the wardour, and ran to the feet of the lady. The amimal's mouth
was blood stained, and his glaring eye-balls, and ruffled crest, showed
the extent of his fury and despair.
"
Something dreadful has happened to Sir Ralph,'' she cried, and
urged by the dog, who had seized her robe, she hurried through the
gate, and crossed the draw-bridge, with a rapidity those who followed
could not arrest.
156 A LEGEND FROM THE TOMBS..

When the baron, his chaplain., and his domestics had proceeded a
little beyond a quarter of a mile, upon the road, a fearful sight met their
view.
The knight lay dead upon the green sward by the side of the high-
way a poniard which had effected the mortal wound still rested
;
fixed into
his back. His body was locked embrace of the Lady Alianore,
fast in the
who lay senselessly upon it the dog stood by howling piteously. No
:

trace could be discovered of who had done the deed. No proof was
there beyond the dagger, itself which was of oriental fashion, and bore
the inscription in Latin, Hocpropter verba tua naught beyond that and
;

another circumstance, which went to show that the knight had been
slain by an eastern enemy. The dog as he reentered the castle, called
attention to some pieces of blood-stained rag, which from their appear-
ance had dropped from his mouth j one of these, the innermost, was in
its texture and pattern evidently part of a Syrian garment.
The Lady Alianore did not die under this dreadful calamity she :

loved to mourn. The knight was interred within the precinct of the
Abbey Church of Gloucester his tomb and effigy were in a niche at an
:

angle of the cloisters. Here would Alianore continually come, ac-

companied by Leo, who since his master's death, never left her side ;

here would she stop fixedly gazing upon the monument, the tear in her
eye, and the chill of hopeless sorrow in her heart. There are indeed few
of us, who wandering through the interior of some noble ecclesiastical
edifice, can suppress a feeling of melancholy, when we view the se-
pulchre of a knight of repute, who has died in his prime, in the midst
of his achievements and his fame, and who, clad in the harness of his
pride, lies outstretched in the marble before us. Courage and courtesy,
chivalry and Christianity were there there the breast replete with honour,
the heart to feel, and the right arm to defend, when fate suddenly ex-
tinguished this bright light that shone in a semi-barbarous age, which
had its main civilisation and refinement from knights and churchmen
solely. If this sight would sadden a stranger soul, what must have
been the deep grief of the lady as she contemplated the cold memorial
of Sir Ralph, and felt that the concentration of her whole earthly com-
fort was there entombed. A secret sentiment that satisfied, or rather
softened her mental agony brought her again and again to the place,
aye, again and again to gaze upon the grave, and then to retire into the
church to long and ardent prayer.
About two years after the knight had been dead, the Lady Alianore
was one morning departing through the cloisters from a visit to the
tomb, when her attention was suddenly arrested by a low growl from
the dog who accompanied her. She turned back, and saw two persons
in the garb of foreign merchants or traders, the one
pointing out to the
other the knight's monumental effigy. Scarcely had she made the obser-
vation, when Leo rushed from her side, and flew at the throat of him
who was exhibiting the grave j in an instant he brought him to the
ground the other endeavoured to escape, but some sacristans who
j

heard the noise, hastened to the spot, and the men were arrested.
On examination, the two pretended merchants were found to wear
eastern habiliments beneath their
long gowns, and the cloth of the
turban was concealed under the broad brimmed hat of each. They both
had daggers, and, upon the arm of the one the dog had seized, there was
the deep scar of what seemed to be the effect of a
desperate bite. Fur-
 A LEGEND FROM THE TOMBS. 157

ther proof became needless, for, when every chance of escape was gone,
they made a full confession, and appeared to glory in it. They were
emissaries from the Old Man of the Mountain. The one on a previous
occasion had journeyed from the far east to do his fearful master's bid-
ding, and had stabbed the knight in the back, on the evening he rode
in his gladness, from the abode of his affianced bride. The fanatic him-
self narrowly escaped destruction at the time, for the dog had fixed his
teeth into his arm, and it was only by allowing the flesh to be torn out
(his dagger was in his victim), that he contrived to reach a swift Arabian
horse which bore him from the scene. He had since returned to Phoenicia,
and had once more come to England, bringing with him a comrade to
remove a doubt expressed by his master, and to testify to the monarch
of the Mountain how effectively his object had been accomplished.
The Baron de Botetourt, with the assent of the crown, caused the two
miscreants to be hanged upon a gibbet on the summit of his castle,
their turbans tied to their heels. Leo, as if he had nothing more to live
for, soon after pined and died. The Lady Alianore retired into a con-
vent, and eventually became its abbess. During the course of her mo-
nastic life, she never would allude to her love for the knight, and the
miserable thwarting of her happiness. She was always kind and gentle,
yet always also dignified and reserved. On her death -bed, she requested
that her remains might be interred in the abbey of Gloucester, nigh unto
the tomb of Sir Ralph de Sudley, and that her monumental tablet should
contain no more than her name and state, and an inscription pointing
out the extreme vanity of all human felicity. Such a memorial, it is
said,was, until entirely effaced by time, to be seen, read, and thought
upon, within the cloisters of Gloucester's time-honoured, and sanctified
cathedral.
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SINGULAR CHARACTERS.
SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD.
Temp. EDWARD III.

WE are about presenting to our readers, one of the great captains of the
martial times of King Edward III., the renowned Sir John Hawkwood, so
celebrated by the chroniclers for wisdom, valour, and prowess, who, though
bred an humble fashioner of doublets, achieved high reputation, and goodly
estate in the brave and boisterous profession of arms a soldier of fortune
serving sometimes under the standard of a Pope, an Emperor, or a King,
and sometimes beneath his own bold banner for under the feudal system,
;

when the legislative as well as executive power vested in the strong arm
alone, a free-booter and a man at arms, were nearly, if not altogether, terms
of precise similitude. The soldier had then, should his services not be re-
quired by his liege lord, full liberty to wage war wheresoever, and against
whomsoever his good will and good sword directed him for his own advant-
age solely, governed by no other principle and amendable to no other law.
Of that description of adventurer, Hawkwood is regarded as one of the most
eminent and valiant, as he certainly was one of the most fortunate of his
times.
The honour of our hero's birth belongs to the county of Essex, where
his ancestors are said to have held lands, and to have been of note in the reigns
of Kings John and Henry III. be that though as it may, John Hawkwood
;

was born in the reign of Edward II., at Hedingham-Sible, in Essex, the son
of Gilbert Hawkwood, a worthy tanner and leather- seller of that place, and
at Hedingham he remained and received the rudiments of education, until
of competent age to acquire some handy-craft trade, for which purpose he
was removed to London, and bound apprentice to a well-doing honest tailor
of East Cheap. Here he soon acquired celebrity for his courageous and .

daring spirit his fellow 'prentices, a body notorious for turbulency

amongst
and riot, the dread alike of court and city in those days. Whether that
daring spirit induced Hawkwood voluntarily to exchange the needle for the
lance, or whether as the penalty of some sanguinary brawl, he was forced
to become a soldier, we know not but we do know that from the tailor's
workshop he embarked to join the King's (Edward III.) armies, then engaged
in the French wars, and henceforward adopted the trade of arms. In these
wars Hawkwood became soon so famous that he was raised from the posi-
tion of a common soldier, to the rank of captain, and for further services had

knighthood conferred upon him by the King himself, he being then accounted
the poorest knight of the army. His deeds of valour were highly appreci-
ated by his general, the Black Prince, but more especially his gallant bear-
ing at the battle of Poictiers. On the subsequent conclusion of peace be-
tween France and England, Sir John finding his estate too insignificant to
"
maintain his title and dignity, and " being lothe saith the chronicler, <f to
return to his trade," associated himself with companies called Late-comers,
and continued a soldier of fortune. Froissart says, " at this period there
was Tuscany a right valiant English knight, called Sir John Hawkwood,
in
who had there performed many most gallant deeds of arms he had left ;

France at the conclusion of the peace of Bretigny, and was at that time a
poor knight, who thought it would not be any advantage to him to return
home but when he saw, that bv the treaties all men at arms would be
;
 SINGULAR CHARACTERS. 159

forced to leave France, he put himself at the head of those free companions
called Late-comers, and marched into Burgundy. Several such companions,
composed of English, Gascons, Bretons, Germans, and of men from every
nation,were collected there. Hawkwood was one of the principal leaders,
with Bucquet and Carnello, by whom the battle of Brignais was fought
and won, and who aided Bernard de la Salle, to take the Pont du St. Es-
prit." Hawkwood and his companions continued to ravage Champagne,
Burgundy Dauphiny, and other eastern parts of France, and having de-
,

feated that attempted to oppose them, spread terror even to the very
all

gates of Avignon, at that time the residence of the pope and cardinals, so
that to get rid of such unwelcome guests his Holiness was obliged not only
to pardon the past, but to pay them a large sum of money beside. From
thence he led into Lombardy, part of the companions, called the White Band,
consisting of about five thousand horse, and fifteen thousand foot, for the most
part English, with whom he most effectually assisted John, Marquis of Mont-
ferrat against the Dukes of Milan. The Marquis led them over the Alps,
after he had paid them sixty thousand francs, of which Hawkwood re-
ceived for himself and his troops, ten thousand. Hawkwood did not how-
ever adhere long to the fortunes of the Marquis of Montferrat, but forsook
his service when Lionel of Clarence, son of King Edward III., came to
celebrate his marriage with Violante, daughter of Galleaccio, Duke of Milan,
having been appointed captain of the guard to the Prince, in which
capacity he attended at the nuptials.
Hawkwood, subsequently with the permission of the Duke of Clarence,
entered the service of the Duke of Milan against the states of Montferrat
and Mantua. In this campaign he was so successful, and acquired so much
fame and wealth, that his name and valour became renowned and terrible
throughout the entire of Italy, and so great was the estimation in which the
Duke of Milan and the ducal family held him, that Barnabas, the Duke's
brother gave his natural daughter the Lady Domitia, with a yearly revenue of
10,000 florins, in marriage to the gallant Englishman yet notwithstanding
;

his great alliance, Hawkwood abandoned the standard of Barnabas and joined
that of his enemy some allege because of the sudden death of his master
the Duke of Clarence four months after his marriage, which Sir John attri-
buted to poison others, more correctly, assign Hawkwood's withdrawal
from the service of Milan, to the single motive which swayed all his actions,
a better prospect of
making his fortune elsewhere. Subsequently he plun-
dered many towns in Lombardy, and took possession of two, one of which
he sold to the Marquis of Este for 20,000 crowns, and the other he re-
tained himself for a considerable time. Having thus augmented his fortune,
and his forces increasing with the means of providing for them, Sir John,
seeking new adventures and a new scene of action, was retained by Pope
Gregory XII. against the Papal Towns in Provence which had revolted,
,

but were soon restored to obedience by the English general, for which the
governorship of five towns was conferred by his Holiness upon him.
Froissart in reference to Hawkwood's services to the Church " Sir
says
John Hawkwood and his companions remained in Italy, and were employed
by Pope Urban as long as he lived in his wars in the Milanese. Pope
Gregory, successor to Urban, engaged him in the same manner" and he
adds " Sir John had also a profitable employment under the Lord de Coucy,
against the Count de Vertus and his Barons in which, some say, the
;

Lord de Coucy would have been slain, if Sir John Hawkwood had not come
to his assistance with five hundred combatants, which he was solely induced
VOL. I. NO. II. M
 160 SINGULAR CHARACTERS.

to do because the Lord de Coucy had married one of the King of England's
daughters. This Sir John Hawkwood was a knight much inured to war,
which he had long followed, and had gained great renown in Italy from his
gallantry." These wars being concluded, Hawkwood's aid was courted by
several free cities and states of Italy, more especially by the two rival com-
monwealths of Florence and Pisa, which were then striving for the sove-
reignty. Florence being at first the higher bidder, Sir John sided of course
with the Florentines, but for a while, when he went over to the Pisans,
and again returned to the Florentines. Upon this occasion the celebrated
lines of Lucan were with great truth applied to him. 3rf n iift isd .

^ oildwq
Nulla fides pietasque viris qui castra sequntur,

Venalesq ; manus, ibi fas ubi maxima merces.*

He continued however to the last general of the Florentines, and served
them so zealously and so successfully that he was styled the founder of their
" At
Republic length, (says the chronicler) the valiant Knight, loaded
with honour and riches, died at a very advanced age at Florence in 1394.
The senate, out of gratitude for his services and to perpetuate his exploits,
deposited his body in the cathedral of Santa Maria Florida, under a sump-
tuous monument, over which there is his effigy on horseback armed at all
parts, with hawks flying through a wood in his shield being a rebus of his
name." A great portion of his wealth was conveyed into England, and his
friends and executors erected for him an honorary cenotaph in the church
of the parish of Hedingham-Sible, in Essex, beside founding a chantry.
From the effigies on the monument it would seem that he had two wives,
by one of whom, the Lady Domitia, he had one son of both his own names,
a knight also, who was naturalized in 1406 or 1407.
John Hawkwood was one of the founders of the English hospital at
Sir
Rome, for the entertainment of indigent travellers. Contemporary and suc-
ceeding chroniclers and historians are lavish in his praise, especially Sir John
Froissart and T. Walsingham, and in later times Paulus Jovius and Nicho-
las Machiaveli. But they strangely distort his name. Froissard calls him
Acton Jovius, Acuthus, which others have turned into Sharp and finally
; ;

others call him Gyovanno Agutho John of the Gules. Julius Feroldus, com-
posed four verses in commendation of him, which have been thus translated
O Hawkwood England's glory sent to be
The bulwark and the pride of Italy,
A t k i rai

The army of Sir John Hawkwood attained the character of being

most perfect school of military discipline, and from it proceeded many
great captains of subsequent renown in fine, Sir John himself was esteemed
:

both by friend and foe one of the

greatest captains of the age.
Sir John Hawkwood held the manor of Hawkwood, in the parish of
Hedingham-Sible, in Essex, of the Earl of Oxford and his son, another Sir
;

John Hawkwood Knt. mentioned above,held it after him.

* <&' gnibaa
HENRY JENKINS, SAID TO HAVE LIVED TO THE WONDERFUL AGE OF 169. '

age ot lt> years,

but the fact is not authenticated as in the case of OLD PARR, and the latter
*
h^\^>'' Nor faith, nor honour warms the hireling's breast, .jniurrs/ .

For him he fights, whose pay is deem'd the best.

 SINGULAR CHARACTERS. 1 l> I

therefore may still be considered the oldest man on record, since the deluge.
Of Jenkins, the only account extant, is the following by Mrs. Anne Saville,
which is under his print by Worlidge.
" When I came first to live at " I was told
Bolton," says Mrs. Saville,
several particulars of the great age of Henry Jenkins but I believed little
;

of the story for many years, till one day he coming to beg an alms, I desired
him to tell me truly how old he was he paused a little, and then said, that
;

remembrance he was a hundred and sixty-two, or three

to the best of his ;

and I asked what kings he remembered ? he said Henry VIII. I asked ;

what public thing he could longest remember ? he said Flowden Field. I

asked whether the king was there ? he said no, he was in France, and the
Earl of Surry was General. I asked how old he might be then ? he said I
believe I might be between ten and twelve for, says he, I was sent to
:

Northallerton, with a horse load of arrow's, but they sent a bigger boy from
thence to the army with them. All this agreed with the history of that
time, for bows and arrows were then used, the earl he named was general,
and King Henry VIII. was then at Tournay. And, yet it is observable,
that this Jenkins could neither write nor read there were also four or five
:

in the same parish, that were reputed all of them to be one hundred years
old, or within two or three years of it, and they all said he was an elderly
man ever since they knew him for he was born in another parish, and be-
;

fore any registers were in churches, as it is said he told me then too, that
:

he was butler to the Lord Conyers, and remembered the Abbot of Fountains
Abbey very well, before the dissolution of the monasteries.
"
Henry Jenkins departed this life, December 1 670,at Ellerton- upon- Swale,
in Yorkshire the battle of Flowden Field, was fought September 9th 1513,
;

and he was about twelve years old at the time. So that this Henry Jenkins
lived one hundred and sixty-nine years, viz. sixteen longer than old Parr,
and was the oldest man born upon the ruins of this postdiluvian world. In
the last century of his life he was a fisherman, and used to trade in the
streams his diet was coarse and sour, but in the latter end of his days he
;

begged up and down. He hath sworn in chancery and other courts, to

above one hundred and forty years memory, and was often at the assizes of
York, where he generally went on foot and I have heard some of the country
;

gentlemen affirm, that he frequently swam in the river, after he was past
the age of one hundred years.
"In the King's Remembrancer's Office in the Exchequer, is a record in a
deposition of a cause, by English bill, between Anthony Clark and Smirk-
son, taken 1665, at Kettering, in Yorkshire, when Henry Jenkins, of
Ellerton upon Swale, labourer, aged one hundred and fifty-seven years, was
produced, and deposed as a witness."
The interesting events that happened during the life of Jenkins, are most
extraordinary he was born when Catholicism was established by law ; he
saw the papal supremacy repudiated two queens beheaded ; the monas-
;

teries dissolved the Protestant religion established and Popery again super-
; ;

seding it In his time a King of Spain was crowned King of England, a

third queen beheaded, the whole navy of Spain destroyed on the shores of
England by the English, the republic of 'Holland constituted, and the Pro-
testant rejigion firmly established. In his time the King of Scotland was
crowned at Westminster, King of England, and his son and successor be-
headed before the gates of his own palace the government of Church and
;

State overturned; the Stuarts proscribed as traitors, and again settled on

the throne.
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EPITAPH on a Monument erected at BOLTON, in YORKSHIRE, by the

subscription of several, to the memory of HENRY JENKINS.

Blush not marble,
To rescue from oblivion
The memory of
HENRY JENKINS,
A person obscure in Birth,
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Despised and disregarded
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Beheld, and blessed it
With a Patriarch's Health and length of Days,
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lj>jthe times of Royal dwarfs, an appendage to the palace some centuries

ago, there was a Tom Thumb in every reign, the companion and jester of
the lords and ladies of the courts, and the favoured of Majesty itself. Of
this class of diminitive beings, one of the most remarkable, was Jeffery Hjid-
son, the dwarf of Henriettta, Queen of King Charles I.
Jeffery Hudson, upon whom the
sunshine of royal favour so brightly shone,
was born at Oakham, county of Rutland, in 1619 and about the
in the ;

age of seven or eight, being then about eighteen inches high, was retained
in the service of the Duke of Buckingham, who resided at Burleigh on the
Hill. Soon after the marriage of Charles I., the King and Queen being
entertained at Burleigh, little Jeffery was served up to table in a cold pie, and
presented by the duchess to the queen, and was retained as her Majesty's
dwarf. From seven years of age till thirty, he never grew taller but after ;

thirty,he shot up to three feet nine inches, and there fixed. Jeffery became a
considerable part of the entertainment of the court. Sir William Davenant
wrote a poem, called " Jeffreidos," on a battle between him and a Turkey
Cock the scene is laid at Dunkirk, and the mid-wife rescues him from
;

the fury of his antagonist, and in 1638, was published a very small book,
called " The New Year's Gift," presented at court from the
Lady Parvula,
to the Lord Minimus (commonly called little
Jeffery), her Majesty's servant,
 SINGULAR CHARACTERS. 163

&c., written by Microphilus, with a print of Jeffery, prefixed. Before this

period Jeffery was employed on a negotiation of great importance he was
:

sent to France to fetch a midwife for the and on his return with this
Queen ;

gentlewoman and her Majesty's dancing master, and many rich presents to
the Queen from her mother, Mary de Medicis, he was made prisoner by the
Dunkirkers. This occurred in 1 630, when Jeffery lost beside two thousand
five hundred pounds of his own, which he had received in France from the

queen's mother, and the ladies of her court. Jeffery thus made of consequence,
grew to think himself really so. He had borne with little temper the teaz-
ing of the courtiers and domestics, and had many squabbles with the King's
gigantic porter. At last being provoked by Mr. Crofts, a young gentleman
of fortune, a challenge ensued and Mr. Crofts coming to the rendezvous,
:

armed only with a squirt, the little creature was so enraged that a real duel
ensued and the appointment being on horseback with pistols, to put them
;

more on a level, Jeffery with the first fire shot his antagonist dead. This
happened in France, whither he had attended his Royal mistress in the
troubles. He was again taken prisoner, by a Turkish Rover, and sold into
Barbary, but probaby did not remain long in slavery for at the beginning
;

of the Civil War he was made captain of the royal army, and in 1 644, at-
tended the Queen to France where he remained till the Restoration. At last
upon suspicion of his being privy to the Popish plot, he was taken up in
in 1682, and confined in the gate-house, Westminster; where he ended
his life in the sixty-third year of his age.
Of this lusus naturse, Sir Walter Scott gives the following description :
"
Geoffrey Hudson, (we drop the title of knighthood which the King had
bestowed on him in a frolic) although a dwarf of the least possible size, had

nothing positively ugly in his countenance, or actually distorted in his limbs.

His head, hands, and feet, were indeed large, and disproportioned to the
height of his body, and his body itself much thicker than was consistent
with symmetry, but in a degree which was rather ludicrous than disagreeable
to look upon. His countenance in particular, had he been a little taller,
would have been accounted, in youth, handsome, and now, in age, striking
and expressive it was but the uncommon disproportion betwixt the head
;

and the trunk which made the features seem whimsical and bizarre an
effect which was considerably increased by the dwarf's moustaches, which
it was his
pleasure to wear so large, that they almost twisted back amongst,
and mingled with, his grizzled hair. The dress of this singular wight an-
nounced that he was entirely free from that unhappy taste which frequently
induces those whom nature has marked by personal deformity, to distinguish,
and at the same time to render themselves ridiculous, by the use of showy
colours, and garments fantastically and extraordinarily fashioned. But
poor Geoffrey Hudson's laces, embroideries, and the rest of his finery, were
sorely worn and tarnished by the time which had been spent in jail, under
the vague and malicious accusation that he was somehow or other an
accomplice in this all-involving, all- devouring whirlpool of a popish con-
spiracy an impeachment which if pronounced by a mouth the foulest
and most malicious, was at the time sufficiently predominant to sully the
fairest reputation."
The dwarf has been immortalized by the brush of Vandyke, and his
clothes were preserved as articles of curiosity, in Sir Hans Sloane's Museum .

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feKVENTY-EiGHT years have now passed over since the painters of England
,

first threw
open the doors of their Exhibition Rooms and, as a body ;

united under the sanction of a Royal Charter, submitted their works to the
test of public opinion.
At that period, although there flourished many whose names have shed
a lustre on the art they professed, the first President of the Royal Academy,
Sir Joshua Reynolds, was constrained to admit that England could not
then be said to possess a School of Painting.* The question now naturally
arises, what progress have the arts made in this long period of time ? and
it
may be further asked, can we in the seventy-eighth year of the estab-
lishment of a Royal Academy of Painting, lay a just claim to the distinctive
title of
" The
English School."
We have been led to these remarks by a recent examination of. the
works of art contained in the several galleries which now attract public
notice in London a brief review of which we shall offer, as the best means
;

of arriving at satisfactory answers to the questions which have occurred

to us.
We commence with the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, which this
year puts forth strong claims to public approbation, and in many of its de-
partments reflects high honour on the artists of this country. On entering
the rooms, a glance was sufficient to convince us that this is a
great im-
provement on the display of former years. Although portraits, always a
staple commodity, abound ; yet their number in comparison with those of
previous exhibitions, is at once manifest.
In 1828, no less than 522 portraits covered the walls of the rooms of
the academy in Somerset House. In 1833, the number of
pictures of this
class was 531, while in the
present exhibition they do not amount to 150.
In this latter calculation we do not of course include the drawings or minia-
tures but it is so far satisfactory as a proof that there is a
;
dawning of a
purer and better taste, and that there is springing up in this country a
genuine love of art, which will we trust be fostered and strengthened, till
it shall form a While we thus speak far
part of our national character. ;

be it from us to look with indifference on that branch in which so many

English artists have gained a
deservedly high celebrity portrait-paint-
ing. For our eye sought, and we regret it, sought in vain, for some of
those works which have gained for him who now
worthily fills the Presi-
dent's chair, a proud distinction some production of the artist
;

it ^n, M -
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Whose pen andi pencil yield an equal grace,
, *
,.
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SIR MARTIN ARCHKR SHEE. All who
respect genius, and look with
admiration upon it when applied to art, will be pained to learn that with
increasing years has come declining health, yet we hope ere long this gifted

* In one of his Academical

Discourses, Sir Joshua, in alluding io the works of
"
Gainsborough, uses these words If ever this nation, should produce genius sufficient
:

to acquire to us the honourable distinction of the

English School, the name of Gains-
borough will be transmitted to posterity in the history of art, among the very first
of that rising '
name."
 EXHIBITIONS OF 1846. 165

painter may be enabled to resume his palette, and that we shall see
another work from his easel of similar elegance and grace as those which
already gained have for him his well-earned fame.
Although portrait painting has had such a host of professors in England,
that the powers of some of her ablest masters have been confined to this
peculiar branch, so as to preclude a cultivation of the grand style the ;

British artists of the present time, have, at least in one department, obtained
a deservedly high distinction. We allude to a species of composition, in
which the subject rises above the vulgarities of the Flemish School, but is
below the dignity of the historical class. Pictures, in which the subjects
treated are domestic incidents, anecdotes connected with history, or with
rural life
;
works of a distinct character, the productions of some of the
best artists of the day, and forming, if such can be said to exist, the
English School itself. Foremost in this line stands EDWIN LANDSEER.
Yet it can scarcely be said of him that he belongs to any particular class,
as whatever branch of the art he enriches with his pencil, in it he at once
assumes the highest rank. Were the existence of any single painter suffi-
cient to prove that English art is progressing, Landseer is the proof. To
the present exhibition he has furnished four pictures, which, if such were
necessary, will add to his renown. Two of these are companions, the one
" Time of " Time of War."
is called Peace," the other sad contrast
The former is a beautiful landscape in the foreground of which some sheep
and goats are introduced, and are depicted with that wonderful truth to
nature, that Landseer can alone attain. The idea of a time of peace is
here presented with a simplicity that is absolutely delightful. A
rusted and
dismounted carronade lies on the ground, into the mouth of which a lamb
is about to
put its head. Here a trivial incident, at once powerfully carries
out the intention of the artist. It is a touch of nature, it has been learned
in that school where painters should alone seek for instruction, whence the

mightiest masters of the art have drawn that inspiration which has prompted
them to the production of those noble works that have made their names
immortal.
The companion to this picture, represents an incident apart from the
general battle field, which with startling fidelity, depicts the horrors of war.
Crushed by part of a shattered wall and covered by his dead charger lies a
soldier of the Blues. By their side a splendid black horse raises his head
in the agony of death. The position of the expiring horse, from which a
trumpeter has just fallen, displays some splendid drawing and the glazed
;

eye of the dead charger contrasted with the convulsed agony of the
wounded horse shows the hand of a master.
The third of Landseer's works, is called, the " Stag at Bay." This is a
large picture, and there is here a room for the display of those powers for
which the artist has rendered himself so celebrated. The foreshortening
of the head and antlers of the stag is managed with great skill, and the
two dogs which are introduced, one gored, and lying in the water, and the
other fearful singly to attack, are admirably painted. The remaining
work from the hand of Landseer is entitled, " Refreshment." This we
look upon as the best of his present productions it is in every respect so
;

peculiarly his own. The horse and dogs are indeed the perfection of art,
and the bit of landscape introduced in the back-ground is painted with ex-
quisite taste.
Whether Me CLISK has of late devoted himself too closely in striving
for the palm at Westminster, or has concentrated his powers in the pro-
166 EXHIBITIONS OF 1846.

duction of a work which should surpass his previous efforts, we cannot state ;
but one picture only has been his contribution to the present academical
" Ordeal
display. This, the catalogue introduces to us by the title of by
" The
touch," to which the following quotation from Scott is appended :

belief that the corpse of a murdered person would bleed on the touch
or at the approach of the murderer, was universal among the northern
nations." This is doubtless an attractive picture ; attractive, notwith-
standing the title would lead us to suppose it was an unpleasant, or even a
The is well conceived, the drawing is correct, and
repulsive one. subject
the painting contains all the excellencies which are the characteristics of
Mr. Me disc's style. Wehave in this work that careful attention to cos-
tume, and minute treatment of all the accessories for which the artist is
celebrated. The figure of the supposed murderer is finely conceived, the
averted head, betrays his guilt not half so manifestly as does the turn in
the left arm, the muscles of which are pressed to their utmost tension,
while the very veins seem starting through the skin. The head of the
woman who is the accuser, is ably painted, and the armour of some of the
attendants who are placed a little in the back-ground is admirably treated.
We should by the way remark that the features of the murdered man re-
present not death, but sleep. Having spoken freely of the eminent quali-
ties of Mr. Me Clise as an artist, we must be permitted to say a few words
on what renders his pictures at times absolutely painful. That is the clear-
ness and sharpness of his outline. Whether in the foreground or in the
distance, in light or in shadow, this outline is sharp and angular when it
ought to be so thin and fine as scarcely to be discovered by the eye.
ETTY has a profuse display of his studies from the living model, in this
exhibition. Of these we should make particular mention of a single
figure. The picture is called *' The grape- gatherer," and is a work of
" The choice of
great merit. Paris," is the subject of another picture by
this artist. The figure of Minerva whose back is turned to the spectator
is very sweetly
painted, but the Juno of Mr. Etty is not the majestic being
of Virgil who proudly says,
"Divum incedo regina."
She is not only deficient in dignity but is wanting in grace and beauty.
From the easel of STANFIELD we have four exquisite works, all stamped
with the peculiar impress of his genius. Two of these are views in Italy ,

and the third, which is a noble landscape, is a " Scene near Monnikeudam
on the Zuyder Zee." But that which pleases us most is the fourth, " A
Dutch dogger carrying away her sprit." Here Stanfield is at home. The
water is admirably painted, and the broken end of the detached piece of
sprit- sail yard appearing through the rising surf, is indeed perfection, arid
points out the true painter, who disdains not to catch the most trivial
points to render his work complete. We
were much struck with a picture,
" Rudesheim on the
Rhine," by G. C. Stanfield, jun. which gives great
:

promise of future excellence, and proves the artist is worthy of the name
he bears.
There are no less than six squares of canvass, which have been covered
with paint by MR. TURNER, the Royal Academican, and with which he has
encumbered the walls of the exhibition rooms. Of these productions, in
mercy to this eccentric gentleman, we shall say no more.
Although the portraits are not so numerous as in former years, several
works in this branch are of a high order indeed. A life-size portrait of the
Queen on horseback, Rnd another of Prince Albert, of similar dimensions,
 EXHIBITIONS OF 1846. 167

by GRANT, are highly creditable performances but by far a superior work

;

is his small full-length portrait of the Countess of Seafield. It is, without

doubt, the best portrait in the exhibition, and is full of elegance and grace.
The simplicity of costume adds to the effect of this admirable picture, and
the exquisite taste displayed in the back- ground of landscape, renders it
complete. A portrait of Samuel Cartwright, Esq., from the pencil of Mr.
JOHN WOOD, is a proof that he has profited by the instructions he received
in the school of Lawrence. But the abilities of Mr. Wood are not con-
fined to portrait painting, as his splendid picture of
" The
Ascension," in
Bermondsey Church, fully testifies.

PICKERSGILL, the Academician, has produced a very fine equestrian por-

trait of the Duke of Wellington, and a large picture, "Ruth and Boaz," in
which he displays considerable cleverness. KNIGHT and PARTRIDGE, both able
portrait painters, still support their reputation in this branch of art. But while
we speak of the portraits, it would be an injustice were we to pass over one
by an artist named FISHER a portrait of Miss Power. This is a picture of
a very superior order the flesh is exquisitely painted, the left arm is relieved
;

by pale blue, and this cold colour placed next to flesh, offers a difficulty which
none but an able artist, such as Mr. Fisher, could so successfully surmount.
"
Pandora," is a large picture by PATTEN, in which he has followed the
style of Rubens, and has so far succeeded as to produce a fine warm tone
of colour. He has also succeeded in rendering the female figure, as that
master ever represented it, devoid of all grace although some of the groups
;

are managed with great skill. A " Scene from Roderick Random," is not in
LESLIE'S happiest style, butascene from Moliere's" Bourgeois Gentilhomme,"
by FRITH, is inimitable. The subject of this able performance is the dinner
party given to La belle Marquise and the Count Durante, the time chosen is
the unexpected entrance of Madame Jourdain, and we almost hear her indig-
nant exclamation, "Et c'est ainsi que vous festinez les dames en mon ab-
scence." The composition is admirable and the drawing perfect, as is the
;

colouring.
There is some clever grouping in a picture by W. D. KENNEDY. The
"
subject is, Raphael correcting the proofs of Marc Antonio, with portraits
of Raphael, Giulio Romano, Michel Angelo, &c." It would be well if Mr.

Kennedy, who possesses undoubted ability, carefully examined some of the

works of those masters whose portraits he has introduced in his picture, as
he would thereby learn there is such a term connected with painting as
chiar-oscurQ.^dl 21
" First in the crypt of old St. Paul's," is a very able
reading of the Bible
picture by G.HARVEY. The scene being laid in the crypt of the church, but
littlelight is introduced. There is fine invention in this work, the colouring
issplendid, and the whole has a Rembrandt like effect that at once rivets the
attention.
In landscapes the present exhibition is indeed rich. " The woodland

ferry" by LEE, is a magnificent picture. There is a luxuriance in this scene,

of that peculiar nature that no country but England could furnish. bank A
rises in the centre, a patch of light is seen in the distance through a
mass of foliage, and in front are some noble trees, painted in a style that
'

equals the best productions of Hobbima or of Ruysdsel. "The harvest field,

is another work
by Lee, of equal excellence. Rich corn-fields cover the
foreground, which passes to plantations in the middle distance, beyond which
the sea, calm and blue, bounds the horizon. Figures are introduced in the
foreground with great taste and add to the general effect.
168 EXHIBITIONS OF 1846.

COOPER, the associate, has furnished two very clever pictures, "A summer
evening," and "Cattle reposing;" both much in the manner of Cuyp,
although they do not possess that wonderful atmospheric effect in which he
is unrivalled.
"Verona" is a beautiful landscape, by J. D. HARDING, whose manner is
"
very closely approached by W. LINTON in his picture of" Bellinzona ;" and
ROBERTS displays his masterly style in a painting of The interior of the
" The south
church of St. Antoine at Ghent," and in a view of porch of
the Cathedral of Chartres."
Of miniatures there is a large amount. Those by SIR WLLIAM Ross,
THORBURN, and CARRICK, being worthy of their high reputation. Little
can be said for the Sculpture this year, with the exception of MARSHALL'S
"Eve." The figure is one of exquisite symmetry, and the hands and feet
are beautifully modelled.

We shall now direct our works of THE SOCIETY OF BRITISH

attention to the
ARTISTS. The the twenty-third annual exhibition of this body,
present is

and contains some pictures of a very superior order. Landscapes are the
chief attraction of the gallery, but when we mention the names of Pyne,
Boddington, and Allen, as being among the exhibitors, we say that there
is sufficient to stamp a high character on the Society.
" The Menai The colouring is in
Straits," by PYNE, is a noble picture.
many parts perfection, but why the artist has introduced the bright pink in
the trunks and branches of the trees in the foreground, it is impossible to
say. Were it a warm sunset, it might in some measure warrant this, but
it is not so. However, the painting is a splendid production.
From the pencil of BODDINGTON there is a sweet picture of " An old
forge at Ambleside ;" and ALLEN has furnished the most exquisite landscape
"
in this gallery. It is called Evening," and the subject is treated in a
masterly style. The sun setting behind a clump of trees being managed with
wonderful skill. This work is of small size, but that adds to ks merit the ;

colouring is admirable, and the disposition of the clouds, accompanied by

those peculiar tints by which the setting sun is expressed, display superior
artistic powers, at the same time that it is evident Mr. Allen has had nature
" The
for his principal instructor. Dogana, Venice," is a clever little pic-
ture, by HOLLAND, in which he has followed, and" with considerable success,
the style of Canaletti. ANTHONY has produced an admirable sun-light
effect in a small picture of "The interior of the church of St. Etienne du
Mont, Paris." There is great force and freedom in his pencil, and his per-
spective is as correct as that of the celebrated master we have just named.

THF. SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS has now reached its

forty- second year, and with it has attained a high renown, a renown nobly
upheld by the taste and ability displayed in the exquisite works at present
before us. Water- Colour painting British artists have unquestionably made
theirown, and have brought to such a state of perfection, that by it, in
many respects, the most powerful effects of works in oil, can by this simpler
management be attained. However, in this exhibition, landscapes form the
grand feature. By COPLKY Fi ELDING alone, we have nearly forty. But
"
who could complain of the number when Fielding holds the
pencil? Bolton
Abbey, Yorkshire," by this able artist, is a magnificent picture the colour- :

ing is perfection, and, although it is but water-colour, reminds us forcibly

of that peculiar gorgeous tone which Rubens introduced into his landscape*,
whenever he employed his pencil in that branch of art. As a contrast to
 EXHIBITIONS OF 1846. 169

" South
this work, we should notice a small picture by the same painter,
View of the Island of Staffa Early morning." The island is faintly seen
in the distance through a cloudy atmosphere, two or three boats are intro-
duced with happy effect, and the water is exquisitely painted.
PR OUT has displayed his powers in an admirable drawing of " The church
of St. Pierre Caen, Normandy," in which the rich gothic tracery of this fine
old church is copied with all the correctness, and with all the taste of this
superior draughtsman. From the same pencil we have a view " at Tr eves,"
which is a perfect gem. It is a small interior, representing part of an aisle
of a church, where peasants kneel, as two bare-footed friars pass. The
management of light and shade in this little picture is very fine, and is, if
possible, surpassed in a companion picture
of "The church at Tours." In
this, the view passes through the aisle, to the altar in the distance, and the
sereal perspective is treated with powerful ability.
There are some very fine landscapes by DE WINT and EVANS, but we
have no composition picture from the hand of FREDERICK TAYLER. We
" The Vicar of
well remember his inimitable drawing of a scene taken from
Wakefield," and regret we have not this year something in the same spirited
style. ALFRED FRIPP, in two pictures of Irish rustic life, shows his correct
"
drawing and his careful handling, and JOSEPH NASH, in a painting of The
interior of the New Hall, Lincoln's Inn, on the occasion of the Queen's
visit," has displayed great skill in the treatment of a not very poetical sub-

ject. With wigs and gowns in quintuple rows on each side of the royal
procession, it is not an easy matter to produce a picturesque effect.
We now pass to another Exhibition, that of THE NEW SOCIETY OF PAINTERS
IN WATER COLOURS. Although this is but the twelfth year of its existence, it
makes without doubt a highly creditable display, and is in many respects im-
measurably superior to the elder society. In drawings of coast scenery and
marine subjects it is peculiarly rich; in simple English landscapes, we
have here many exquisite specimens while in composition pictures and his-
;

torical subjects, there are some, which, if worked in oil and on a larger scale
would take a high position among pictures of the nobler order of art.
Foremost in this class stands, " Christ raising from death the daughter of
Jairus," by EDWARD H. CORBOULD. This is a subject which none dare
approach but with a feeling of awe, and the artist has treated it with that
solemnity it demands. The composition is grand, yet in the purest taste,
the drawing is correct, the draperies admirably disposed, and the colouring
perfect. Every part of this picture displays in it the hand of a master who
has here, we may almost say, reached the sublime in art.
"
In a large painting by E. H. WEHNERT, of Wickliff defying the Men-
dicant Friars," there is considerable ability but the principal figure, that
;

of Wickliff, in attitude and expression, lacks the fire and energy, the utter-
ance of his fierce denunciation should have imparted.
" Mavourneen
Mavourneen !*' is the title of a very clever work by
!

F. W. TOPHAM. A mother kneels beside a cradle in which her baby sleeps,

on whose features she gazes with maternal fondness, and as if in expectation
of the effect of that " Angels' whisper," wliich Lover has so sweetly sung.
Humble as are the characters in this lowly scene, for it is the interior of an
Irish cabin, there is much
poetic feeling displayed in its composition.
HENRY WARREN has produced a very superior work, "Alfred in the
Swineherd's Cottage." The reflected light is well managed, and the acces-
sories arc painted by the hand of one who has
carefully studied hi? subject.
 170 EXHIBITIONS OF 1846.

" the Barber of

The singing lesson from Seville," furnishes MR. ABSOLON
with a scene which is well conceived and very nicely painted. more A
ft
homely subject by the same pencil, Thread the Needle," is full of life,
and shows some superior drawing in the figures.
D'EGVILLE has some sweet landscapes in this Exhibition, and DUNCAN,
in a view of " The Worms Head, South Wales," has shown powers of no
mean order in the able handling of a subject not very happily chosen.
" On the
A
landscape of an opposite character, a scene Tees," by J. M.
YOUNGMAN, possesses unquestionable ability. It has some faults, but they
are more than counterbalanced by its many beauties.
As a painter of marine subjects, ROBINS appears to have but few superiors,
but he is fully equalled by CALLOW.
The former of these clever painters, imparts a wonderful spirit to every ob-
ject in his picture, and hulls, spars, and rigging, are depicted with the utmost
fidelity. A ship from his pencil, from her tafferel to her main-truck, is indeed
the perfection of art ; although in this particular Callow is equally excellent.
We blush for our want of gallantry in omitting at at earlier place, the
notice of some exquisite landscapes which grace the walls of this gallery,
and are the productions of Miss FANNY STEERS. They are ten in number,
and to particularize would be unfair, where all are excellent. There is a
spirit and freedom in these able drawings that cannot be surpassed.
A careful and patient examination of the works of both Societies of
Water Colour Painters will lead to this conclusion, that whatever may be
the rank of our oil-painters in comparison with those of the ancient masters,
in water colour painting we are unquestionably as superior to our pre-
decessors as we are to our foreign contemporaries. This branch of art has
progressed in England during the last forty years with unexampled rapidity,
and has at the present day reached a point of excellence that could have
been but little foreseen at the establishment of the elder society.
We have now taken a general view of the several exhibitions, and having
offered our remarks we trust calmly and dispassionately on the various
works which more immediately excited our attention, we have arrived at the
satisfactory result, that although we cannot call this the Augustine age of

painting, weyet can boast of a greater number of artists, and many of

them possessing a higher degree of excellence than have hitherto dis-
tinguished the history of our nation. Compared with the modern continental
productions we should do the British Artists injustice, if we did not con-
fidently pronounce their works as far superior. The want of originality,
the poverty of invention, which characterizes the productions of the living
Italian artists, the utter depression of painting in Spain, the undefined
exaggerations of Germany, the harsh outlines, (although at times dis-
playing correct drawing, the yet meagre designs, of the contemporary French
painters, warrant us in remarking that while we may not rival the per-
fection of the sixteenth century, we may be said to stand higher in the scale
of art than we have hitherto done and we can fearlessly assume the fore-
;

most position among the present European schools.

One word in conclusion we would respectfully offer. We
wish to point
attention to the indifference of many of the British artists of the present
day to the all important requisite of a painter who aspires to fame in his
art; and without which, the invention of Rubens, the chiaroscuro of Cor-
reggio, orthe colouring of Titian, would be but little worth we allude to the
importance of correct drawing.
 171

THE ITALIAN OPERA.

HER Majesty's Theatre continues satisfactorily its showy and successful season.
The great novelty month has been the production of another opera
of last
by the now famous Giuseppe Verdi, " I Lombardi alia Prima Crociata."
This lyrical drama first appeared at Milan, in 1843 there, and at Venice, ;

and at various other towns of Italy, and the rest of the continent, it has had
immense popularity. Here its prosperity is no less equivocal. " I Lom-
bardi," was composed by Verdi subsequent to Nabuco, and prior to Ernani.
It is decidedly superior to the latter, and perhaps, with many will more than
rival the former. Yet we cannot but think that Nabuco (Nino), strange and
striking in plot and character, and beautifully impressive in the depth and
solemnity of its harmony, may, though less grand and gorgeous, fairly dis-
" I Lombardi." Our business however is at
pute the palm with present
with the latter opera. The Lombardi was produced for the first time at Her
Majesty's Theatre, on Tuesday evening, the 12th of May last. One of the
most brilliant audiences that ever assembled within this magnificent play-
house, came to welcome its representation their applause attended it from
:

the first scene to the last, and it has been again and again performed with
increased effect.
The cast of the personages in the drama of " I Lombardi," is, in London,
as follows '
,,

^mn
fi!s?r
.................... Fornasan
ano
-9iq
..................... r l
iadt t
.................... r 1Uv ei
-

CCia
.
? ..................
'
>>!gavl S 11: bsaa
d blue .

Prior off Milan ........... Dai Fiori

. . . .

Pirro ...................... Botelli

Viclinda ..................... Signora Corbari
Giselda .................... Sigrfora Grisi
Sofia ....................... Signora Bellini
The plot we partially borrow from the libretto.
Pagaiio and Arvino are the sons of a noble, one of the Lombard conquerors
of Rhodes. Pagano is deeply enamoured of the Lady Viclinda, but enraged
at her preference for his brother, he has wounded him, and then fled his

country. As the curtain rises, the monks and people assemble before the
Church of St. Ambi osio, in the island of Rhodes, to celebrate the return of the
pardoned culprit. He arrives, and his injured brother cordially forgives and
embraces him. But, in the heart of Pagano, the same unquenchable feelings
still rankle. He meditates once more the destruction of his brother, and the

possession of his sister-in law. At night he invades with an armed band, the
fraternal abode but, in the dark, he mistakes his victim, and kills his own
;

father instead of his brother. Remorse takes possession of his soul, and
he flies to a wilderness in Palestine to expiate his crime ; there under the
garb of a hermit he acquires a great reputation for sanctity. Years
of repentance elapse. The moment has come when all Christian knights
and princes have been summoned to the first crusade, and Arvino and his
followers land in Palestine, obedient to the call of Peter the Hermit. Here
Arvino soon hies to the holy recluse Pagano, in his mountain retreat, seek-
ing from the hermit, counsel and consolation, for, the sorrow of Arvmo is
is caused
great it
;
by the Saracen chief of Antioch having, in a conflict,
172 THK ITALIAN OPERA.

carried away his daughter. Concealed by his garb, Pagano promises a termina-
tion to his brother's grief this he knows he can effect, for, Pirro formerly his
;

squire and confidant, now a renegade but repentant, has promised to yield Anti-
och, where he holds a command, to the Christian bands. In that city, Giselda, the
daughter of Arvino is immured she is in the harem of Orontes, son of the
;

despot of Antioch, by whose mother Sofia, secretly a Christian, she is protect-

ed Orontes himself, passionately loves her, and under the double influence of
:

that love and his own conviction, determines to become a convert to her faith.
Giselda forgets her Christian friends, and listens readily to the vows of the
Saracen. Antioch is betrayed to the Christians, led by Arvino and Pagano ;

the Saracens are put to death, and Giselda, by her lamentations over the
fate of her true lover, brings down on her head the wrath of her father. In
the retreat where she has taken refuge from his anger, her lover Orontes,
who has escaped from his enemies, re-appears in the disguise of a Lombard.
The lovers fly together, but being pursued by the Christians, Orontes re-
ceives his death wound. Pagano comes and takes him to his cell, and there
the Saracen Prince dies a Christian convert, whilst Giselda, in her despair,
is consoled by a vision of paradise.
Pagano, who has become the guardian
spirit of his injured brother, accompanies him to the siege of Jerusalem, and
is
mortally wounded in his As he dies, he removes his cowl, and
defence.
reveals his name. His fate forms the final catastrophe of the opera.
The opera is in four, or, more strictly speaking, in three acts with an in-
troduction, for the first act, which is laid in Milan, introduces the main action,
which takes place in Palestine. The curtain rises, after a few lines, in solemn
ecclesiastical style, without an overture. The opening chorus, formed of the
conversation between gossiping citizens, is well dialogued between the male
and female voices, with a florid orchestral accompaniment. The entrance of
Pagano, and his meeting with Arvino, Giselda, his daughter, and Viclinda,
his wife, introduce a concerted piece of a solemn, massive character, in which
some express their joy, while Pagano declares the continuance of his resent-
ment. A friar summoning the nobles to the crusades, and proclaiming
Arviiio the leader of the Lombards, brings in a lively martial chorus, whicli
effectively closes the scene. Grisi here sings charmingly a beautiful Pre~
ghiera, lightly accompanied by the orchestra. A concerted piece termi-
nating the act is constructed with Verdi's usual effectiveness and dramatic

skill.
The second act opens in the palace of Acciano, despot of Antioch, with a
loud chorus of Mussulmen, who are accompanied by a military band on
the stage. The appearance of Orontes, the tyrant's son, introduces the
"
gem of the opera, La mia letizia," the beautiful song in which the Saracenic
prince expresses his love for Giselda, who has been carried off from her
father, and is now in Antioch. Both portions of this air, which is in-
terrupted by a little dialogue, proved to be Mario's masterpiece in voice
:

or feeling he never sang more

delightfully. A
change of scene takes us to
the Crusaders, whose chorus is warlike, crashing, and sonorous. Again in the
harem, a chorus of female voices, with a pretty accompaniment in the
Eastern style, gives a distinctive character to the piece. The Crusaders
have entered the palace, and, as it is supposed, have killed Orontes. This
affords occasion for a striking finale. Giselda, horrified at the fate of her
lover, and indignant at the outrages of the Crusaders, breaks forth into a
scena, in which she expresses the most varied emotions, now denouncing the
cruel soldiers of the Cross as an inspired
prophetess, now reviling them as an of-
fended woman; her voice has all that spirit and fire which belong to Grisi alone.
 THE ITALIAN OPERA. 173

In the third act, after a chorus of pilgrims in the sight of Jerusalem,

comes a beautiful duet by Grisi and Mario, which may almost rival Mario's
aria in the second. By the way, Signer Mario's dresses of the Eastern garb,
admirably devised, and the habit of mail, with the cross engraved on the
heart, are worthy of the great tenor's well-known taste for costume. The
lovers terminate their passionate duet, with a spirited cabaletto " Fuggiamo."
The dying scene of Orontes, gives occasion to a delightful trio, in which the
plaintive languid song of Mario and the passionate grief of Grisi combine
with exquisite effect.
In the fourth act Giselda is discovered sleeping, and a chorus of celestial
spirits (female voices) is heard singing softly behind the scenes. An open-
ing at the back discovers the shade of Orontes, whose aria charmingly
consoles her. The waking Giselda expresses her feelings in a short but
effective scena. The catastrophe of the drama is formed by the death of
Pagano in the sight of Jerusalem, after he has revealed himself and obtained
his brother's pardon. The dying words of Fornasari, as Pagano, commenc-
"Una breve instante," are replete with feeling and harmony.
ing, There is a
beautiful chorus of Crusaders shortly before the conclusion.
The acting and singing of " I Lombardi " at Her Majesty's Theatre, are
perfect yet we need scarely mention the fact, since, among the performers
;

are Fornasari, Mario, and Grisi. Mr. Balfe, as conductor, contributed not
a little to the complete triumph of the composition the value of his
;

knowledge and skill become every day more apparent. May the manage-
ment of this Theatre persevere in the production of such novelties as Nino,
and this Lombardi of Verdi.
"
Beside " I Lombardi the frequenters of the opera have been delighted
with Mozart's eternally attractive Don Giovanni, admirably cast, and with
La Somnambula, in which Signora Castellan performs Amina with an ex-
cellence scarcely surpassed by her mighty predecessors in the same character.
It is a pity that the great combination oif talent at
present at Her Majesty's
Theatre, prevents the more frequent appearance of Castellan and Sanchioli.
There has been nothing new in the ballet department, except the welcome
return of Cerito, who as Alma and Ondine, is again the same in fascination
and favour. Lucile Grahn, nevertheless, still retains her power and popu-
larity ; of this there has been a singular instance. Some nights ago, in
consequence of the illness of Cerito, the ballet of La Catarina was suddenly
substituted for that of Ondine. A
portion of the audience took offence at
the change, and became violently, and unjustly uproarious. But Lucile
Grahn, as La Catarina, appears, and faces the tumult her winning grace,
;

her evident good nature, and her exquisite dancing vanquish all wrath and ;

before the curtain falls, naught is heard but burst after burst of applause.
Such has, during the past month, been the course of Her Majesty's
Theatre, brilliant in its audiences, and brilliant in its music, its merit posi-
tive, its success certain and undeniable.
There has been another operatic singer recently in London, though not
of the Italian opera, whose high merit commands our attention, We mean
Madame Anna Thillon at Drury Lane she has been most attractive, espe-
;

" Crown Jewels" a character she has made all her

cially in Catarina in the
own. At concerts she has been equally successful one charming ballad
;

written and composed by Mr. J. St. Leger, and sung by Madame Thillon
made an impression at the Kealmarks' concert, which will not soon be for-
gotten. fli9di$fufr<
IF, ianO ot.^nobcf if .
 174

LITERATURE,
LETTERS OF THE KINGS OF .ENGLAND. Edited by James ORCHARD
HALLIWELL, ESQ. F.R.S. Henry Colburn. London.

IT is by no means a sequitur, that he who wields a sceptre, must as a

matter of course, be able to guide a pen, yet the letters of royalty, want-
ing, though they may be in style and composition, are rarely, if ever,
wanting in general interest, for, independently of their historical value,
the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of the very great, are always of the
utmost importance to the very little j but further, the love of letter wri-
ting, and the love of letter reading, are positive passions of the
human breast, confined to no rank, position, or station, but to be found
alike in the cottage, and the palace, amongst the lowliest of the lieges
of majesty, and in the sacred person of majesty itself. Hence it is, that
the press has at all times teemed, as it now teems, and will continue
through all futurity to teem, with the correspondence of posthumous
celebrity. Hence it is, that every public archive, and every private
depository, have been rummaged almost to exhaustion, to meet the uni-
versal craving. Hence the despatches of great land and sea captains, the
epistolary remains of pious divines, the letters of lawyers, philosophers
and literati, have been resuscitated, and in many instances recomposed, and
refashioned until an extensive library has been formed of books of
correspondence alone. These reflections arise from the letters now
before us, letters of the Kings of England, beginning with the First
Richard, and ending with the First Charles from the Crusaders to
the Cavaliers more than four centuries and a half centuries that wit-
nessed the progressive emancipation of this fair realm from the iron
yoke of its feudal lords, and the brazen sceptre of its despot kings.
These volumes are edited by Mr. Orchard Hallivvell, F.R.S. and pre-
faced by an able dissertation on the prevailing want of acquaintance with
the details of English history, although the leading facts may be regarded
as universally known.
" The first anrl most obvious the learned
" for the defect
reason," says editor,
we have alluded to is undoubtedly to be sought for in our limited and confined
system of public and University education, which leads our students to place
greater importance on the deeds of Xerxes, or Alexander, than on those of later
heroes, whose triumphs or reverses have been productive of more sensible effects
on the constitution of society and nations in more recent times. A similar fa-
vour shown to remote antiquity renders the comparatively crude productions of
Euripides subjects for careful and anxious study, while the sublime writings of
the Bard of Avon are known only by reputation. Be it remembered, we do not seek
to undervalue the importance of classical studies ; but still we are at a loss to ac-
count for the neglect of a literature so far superior ; when, too, that literature is
vernacular, and endeared to us by lasting and pleasing recollections. Let us
hope that a more liberal spirit will ere long be evinced in these matters ; and that
a disquisition on periods of our country's history will be deemed as legitimate an
offering to real learning as an essay on the walls of Babylon, or an inquiry" into
the truth of the story of Romulus and Remus.
" But this undue
preference to learning connected with remote antiquity has
not been the sole or even principal reason for the partial neglect of Anglo-histo-
rical studies. There are other and still more evident causes which must be looked
for, not so much in the deficiency of proper encouragement, as in the manner in
which our historic documents have generally been presented to the public. It is
 LITERATURE. 175

scarcely necessary to observe that the general reader cannot reasonably be ex-
pected to possess sufficient zeal in the pursuit to conquer more than the most or-
dinary difficulties and this fact our antiquaries seem for the most part to have
;

been obstinately bent on either not admitting, or overlooking, as one inconsistent

with the gravity of their avocation. They have told the public too plainly that
there is no royal road to their science ; and we are afraid unnecessary obstacles
have been too frequently thrown in the way of the general dissemination of a
knowledge of our records by men whose learning has enabled them to make most
important additions to English history, but who have, nevertheless, been unwil-
ling to impart them without a parade of learning sufficiently valuable in its way,
and often necessary for professed students, but inevitably repulsive to the great
body of English readers.
" In other words, we might briefly assert that the presentation of documents
in an antiquarian form precludes the hope of any extensive benefit being derived
from their publication, Antiquaries may talk as they will, but the public will
certainly not be readily persuaded to pore over antique spelling, or wade through
a variety of antique-looking papers, for the sake of the few which are really in-
teresting and valuable, or curious, when properly read and explained. This la-
bour must be performed ready to their hands, and it has been attempted in the
following pages. The spelling throughout has been made conformable to modern
usage ; and, where the original of a letter has been found in Latin, French,
Anglo-Norman, or in any other foreign language, it has been translated: we may
therefore confidently state that every difficulty in the way of rendering these
royal letters completely accessible to all readers has been overcome ; and we feel
sure that the deep interest of many of these documents, and the extreme cu-
riosity of others, will fully compensate for the trouble and pains bestowed upon"
them." Vol. i. pp. 58.
This judicious modernizing we cannot too strongly commend, in de-
fence of which, though, Mr. ^Halliwell himself shall speak.
" A few a
very few words will be necessary in defence of our plan of mo-
dernizing, for persons are not wanting who insist that the preservation of uncouth
orthography (can it be called orthography ?) is necessary for the right under-
standing of early documents. It may, therefore be as well to state that there is
nothing in English philology which renders the conservation of old spelling of
the slightest importance in any books or manuscripts written after the time of
Edward IV., or Henry VII. Before that period, in Chaucer's time for example,
the omission of a final vowel in many instances would change the tense of a
word, or neutralize the distinction between a preposition and an adverb ; but in
later times, and there are
comparatively few historical papers written in English
before that period, no such reasons exist for adhering to the barbarous spelling
of our ancestors ; and we feel no hesitation whatever in asserting that nothing,
save antiquarian prejudice, is violated by printing manuscripts of the sixteenth
find seventeenth centuries in
plain, readable, modern English. The philological
and minute accuracy that may be requisite and desirable in editing early works
whose value chiefly consists in the illustrations they afford of the history and con-
struction of our language, is a matter of far less importance in documents where
the spirit and related facts are of
primary consideration. Few would desire to
read the works of Shakespeare, at least for recreation, in the uncouth orthogra-
phy in which they were first printed ; and why, therefore, should the public, be
reduced to the alternative of perusing the singular correspondence of the Poet's
sovereign and patron in its original inconvenient form ?" Vol. i. pp. 9, 10.
So much for the introduction, proceed we now to notice the Royal
Epistles themselves. The first we shall extract is a letter from theLioi -
hearted Richard during his captivity to his Impe r al jailer. '
t

"Richard I. to the Emperor of Germany, Henry V.,whcn he was tJte Emperor's

'Prisoner. A.D., 1106.
"I have been born in such a station as to
give an account of my fictions to none
VOL. I. NO. II. N
176 LITERATURE.

but God ; but these are of such a nature, that I fear not even the judgment of
men, and especially, sire, of a prince so just as yourself.
"My connexion with the King of Sicily ought not to have grieved you I have ;

been able to keep on good terms with a man of whose aid I stood in need, without
justly offending a prince whose
friend and ally I was. As for the King of France,
I know of nothing that ought to have brought on me his ill-humour, except my
having been more successful than he. Whether opportunity or fortune, I have
done those feats which he would have been glad to achieve this is the sum of:

my crimes towards him. With regard to the King of Cyprus, every one knows
I have done no more than avenge the injuries that I had first achieved and, in ;

avenging myself on him, I have freed his subjects from the yoke by which he
oppressed them. I have disposed of my conquest. Was it not my right ? And
if there was any one who ought to have found fault with it, it was the Emperor
of Constantinople, by whom neither you nor I have been very kindly treated.
The Duke of Austria has too well revenged the injury of which he complains, to
reckon it still among the number of my crimes. He was the first to fail in caus-
ing his standard to be hoisted in a place where we commanded, the King of
France and myself in person. I punished him for it too severely he has had :

his revenge twofold; he ought not to have anything upon his mind on this
score, but the consciousness of a vengeance that Christianity permits not.
" The assassination of the
Marquis de Montserrat is as foreign to my character
as my presumed correspondence with Saladin is improbable. I have not evinced,

hitherto, such a dread of my enemies, as men should believe me capable of at-

tacking their lives otherwise than sword in hand and I have done mischief
:

enough to Saladin, to compel men to think that I at least have not been his
friend.
"
My actions speak for me, and justify my cause more than words : Acre
taken, two battles won, parties defeated, convoys carried off, with such abundance
of rich spoils, (with which the world is witness I have not enriched myself) indi-
cate sufficiently, without my saying so, that I have never spared Saladin. I have
received from him small presents, as fruits and similar things, which this Sara-
cen, no less commendable for his politeness and generosity than for his valour
and conduct, hath sent to me from time to time. The King of France received
some as well as myself; and these are the civilities which brave men during war
perform one towards another without ill-consequences.
"It is said that I have not taken Jerusalem. I should have taken it, if time
for it had been given me this is the fault of my enemies, not mine ; and I be-
:

lieve no just man could blame me for having deferred an enterprise, (which can
always be undertaken) in order to afford to my people a succour which they could
not longer wait for.
"
There, sire, these are my crimes Just and generous as you are, you, without
!

doubt, acknowledge my innocence and, if I am not mistaken, I perceive that

;

you are affected at my misfortune."

To this letter the Editor attaches the following interesting note.
" This letter for the first time presented to the English reader) is striking]}
(now
characteristic of the noble nature and great qualities of England's illustrious war-
rior king. It will be remembered that, after a series of brilliant successes ovei
Saladin, in which the cities of Acre, Ascalon, Joppa, and Csesarea, successive!)
capitulated, Richard basely deserted abroad by his allies and brothers in arms,
Philip Augustus, King of France, and the Duke of Burgundy and Austria his
own brother John, moreover, treacherously endeavouring to supplant him on the
English throne, by stirring up a revolt among his subjects at home wisely de-
termined to negotiate a three years' truce with the valorous Saracen, who, fron
his constant reverses, was doubtless nothing h>th to listen to such an
arrangement
with his more fortunate adversary. Most men are taught in the course of their
lives, that misfortunes seldom arrive singly ; nor have sovereigns been exempted
from this homely truth. Richard, on his return to chastise his rebel brother, was
shipwrecked on the German coast, and fell into the power of the Emperor of Ger-
many, Henry the Fifth, who, in order to have some pretext for imprisoning a
 LITERATURE. 177

monarch at once feared and dreaded by every other in Christendom, caused cer-
tain accusations to be brought against him, in answer to which Coeur de Lion in-
dited this able and eloquent epistle. It failed, however, as might have been ex-

pected, to touch the heart of the German sovereign, who treated the renowned
captive with all manner of indignities, until his loyal subjects proffered 150,000
marks for his ransom, when Richard was set at liberty, returned to England, and
by his presence speedily restored tranquillity to his kingdom." Vol. i.
p. 7

In the letters of Henry the Fifth when Prince of Wales, the companion
of Falstaff, the good-natured "Hall," of the ever famous Boar's Head in
Cheapside, alas no records can be discovered of the character immor-
!

talized by Shakespeare ; no traces of the wild youth who relinquished

his sins and follies at the death bed of his father. We
here find him, at
a very early age, exhibiting all the tact, skill and decision, which con-
tributed so largely to his brilliant success in after life ; nor must it be
forgotten, that in high principle and good feeling he was much superior
to most of his predecessors. When Henry the Fifth ascended the throne,
his first acts were fulminating his royal decrees against the
" new and

pestiferous sect of Lollards or heretics," who seem at this period to have

been rapidly increasing. Priests of every denomination, convicted of
expressing themselves in favour of the new doctrines, were ordered to
be instantly arrested and imprisoned j and even those who ventured
to attend the delivery of their discourses were liable to similar punish-
ment. Sir John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, who was not alone ennobled
by birth and rank, but more by wit, eloquence and learning, under-
went at this time, the penalty of " roasting," for indulging in the
dissemination of their opinions. There is a curious letter from Henry
the Fifth, to the Sheriff of Kent, dated llth January, 1414, for the
apprehension of this eminent person. The lengthened reign of Henry
the Sixth, comprises the history of an era too remarkable not to
be well illustrated by the writings of the king, and we accordingly
find during this period many letters of deep interest one of the first,
dated 14th November, 1429, is addressed to our well-beloved clerk,
Robert Rolleston, greeting, authorizing Philip Dymek to perform the
" that is to
duties of champion at his coronation, say, to be armed
on the day of the coronation, and to be mounted on a large horse, and
to do and exercise whatever to the said services belongeth, receiving
the fees usual thereto."
The next letter of Henry the Sixth is so curious as presenting a very full
and interesting account of the last days of the celebrated Joan d'Arc,
that we give it altogether. The. Maid of Orleans was born at Rouen,
30th May 1431.
"
Henry VI. to the Duke of Burgundy. 1431.
Most dear and well-beloved uncle,
" The fervent
love and great affection which you, like a very Catholic prince,
bear to our Mother Holy Church and to the advancement of our faith, doth both
reasonably admonish and friendly exhort us to signify and write unto you such
things, which, to the honour of our Holy Mother Church, strengthening of our
faith,and plucking by the roots of most pestilent errors, have been solemnly
done in the city of
Rouen.
"It is
commonly renowned,* and in every place published, that the woman, com-
monly called the Pucelle, hath, by the space of two years and more, contrary to
God's law, and estate of womanhood, being clothed in man's apparel, a thing in
*
Reported.
178 LITERATURE.
the sight of God abominable, and in this estate carried over and conveyed to the
presence of our chief enemy and yours, to whom and to the prelates, nobles, and
commons of his party, she declared that she was sent from God, presumptuously
making her vaunt, that she had communication personally and visibly with Saint
Michael and a great multitude of angels and saints of Heaven, as Saint Kathe-
rine and Saint Margaret. By the which falsehood and subtlety she made divers
believe and trust in her faith, promising to them great and notable victories by ;

the which means she did turn the hearts of many men and women from the
truth and verity, and converted them to lies and errors. Besides this, she
usurped a coat of arms, and displayed a standard ; which things be appertaining
only to knights and squires. And, of a great outrage and more pride and pre-
sumption, she demanded to bear the noble and excellent arms of France, which
she in part obtained; the which she bare in many skirmishes . and assaults, and
her brethren also, (as men report) that is to say, the field azure ; a sword, the
point upward in pale silver set between two flower-de-luces, firmed with a crown
of gold. And in this estate she came into the field, and guided men of war ;
and gathered companies, and assembled hosts to exercise unnatural cruelties in
shedding of Christian blood, and stirring seditions, and commotions among the
people inducing them to perjury, rebellion, superstition, and false error in dis-
;
:

turbing of peace and quietness, and renewing of mortal war. Besides this,
causing herself to be honoured and worshipped of many, as a woman sanctified,
and damnably opening divers imagined cases, long to rehearse, in divers places
well known and apparently proved ; whereby almost all Christendom is slan-
dered.
" But the Divine
Power, having compassion on His true people, and willing no
longer to leave them in peril, nor suffer them to abide still in ways dangerous
and new cruelties, hath lightly* permitted, of His great mercy and clemency, the
said Pucelle to be taken in your host and siege, which you kept for us before
Champeigne ; and by your good mean delivered into our obedience and dominion.
And, because we were required by the bishop of the diocese where she was
taken, (because she was noted, suspected, and defamed to be a traitor to Al-
mighty God) to deliver her to him as to her ordinary and ecclesiastical judge, we,
for the reverence of our Mother Holy Church, (whose ordinances we will prefer
as our own deeds and wills, as reason it is) and also for the advancement of
Christian faith, bailedf the said Joan to him, to the intent that he should make
process against her ; not willing any vengeance or punishment to be showed to
her by any officers of our secular justices, which they might have lawfully and
reasonably done, considering the great hurts, damages, and inconveniences, the
horrible murders and detestable cruelties, and other innumerable mischiefs, which
she had committed in our territories, against our people and obedient subjects.
The which bishop, taking in company with him the vicar and inquisitor of errors
and heresies, and calling to them a great and notable number of solemn doctors
and masters in divinity and law-canon, began by great solemnity and gravity,
accordingly to proceed in the cause of the said Joan. And after that, the said
bishop and inquisitor, judges in this cause, had at divers days ministered certain
interrogatories to the said Joan, and had caused the confessions and assertions of
her truly to be examined by the said doctors and masters ; and in conclusion
generally, by all the faculties of our dear and well-beloved daughter the university
of Paris. Against whom (the confessions and assertions maturely and deliberately
considered) the judges, doctors, and all other the parties aforesaid, adjudged the
same Joan a superstitious sorceress and a diabolical blasphemeress of God and of
his saints, and a person schismatic and erroneous in the law of Jesu Christ.
"
And, for to reduce and bring her again to the communion and company of
our Mother Holy Church, and to purge her of her horrible and pernicious crimes
and offences, and to save and preserve her soul from perpetual pain and damna-
tion, she was most charitably and favourably admonished and advised to put
away and abhor all her errors and erroneous doings, and to return humbly to
the right way, and to come to the very
verity of a Christian creature, or else to
put her soul and body in great peril and jeopardy. But all this notwithstanding,
*
Readily, easily, or quickly. t Delivered ; bailer, horman French.
 LITERATURE. 179

the perilous and inflamed spirit of pride and of outrageous presumption, the
which continually enforceth himself to break and dissolve the unity of Christian
obedience, so clasped in his claws the heart of this woman Joan, that she, nei-
ther by any ghostly exhortation, holy admonition, or any other wholesome
doctrine, which might to her be showed, would mollify her hard heart, or bring
herself to humility. But she advanced and avowed, that all the things by her
done were well done ; yea, and done by the commandment of God and the
saints, before rehearsed, plainly to her appearing ; referring the judgment of her
cause only to God, and to no judge or council of the church militant.
"
Wherefore, the judges ecclesiastical, perceiving her hard heart so long to
continue, caused her to be brought forth in a common auditory before the clergy
and people in a great multitude there for that purpose assembled. In which
presence were opened, manifested, and declared solemnly, openly, and truly, by a
master in divinity of notable learning and virtuous life, to the advancement of
the Catholic faith, and extirping* of errors and false opinions, all her confessions
and assertions ; charitably admonishing and persuading her to return to the union
and fellowship of Christ's Church, and to correct and amend the faults and
offences, in which she was so obstinate and blind.
"And, according to the law, the judges aforesaid began to proceed and
pronounce the judgment arid sentence in that case, of right appertaining. Yet,
before the judge had fully declared the sentence, she began somewhat to abate
her courage, and said that she would reconcile herself to our Mother Holy
Church, both gladly and willingly. The judges and other ecclesiastical persons
gently received her offer, hoping, by this mean, that both her body and soul were
gotten again out of eternal loss and perdition. And so she submitted herself to
the ordinance of the holy church, and with her mouth, openly revoked her errors
and detestable crimes, and the same abjured openly, signifying with her hand the
said abjuration and revocation. Whereupon our Holy Mother Church being pitiful
and merciful, glad and rejoicing of a sinner that will convert, willing the strayed
sheep to return again to his fold and flock, condemned the said Joan only to do
open penance.
" But the fire of her
pride, which was in her heart, suddenly burst out into
hurtful flames, blown out by the bellows of Envy and incontinent after, she
:

took again all her errors and false opinions by her before abjured and revoked.
For which causes, according to the judgments and institutions of Holy Church,
to the intent that she hereafter should not defile any other member of the flock
of our Lord Jesus Christ, was again exho*rted and preached to openly. And
because she still was obstinate in her trespasses and villanous offences, she was
delivered to the secular power, the which condemned her to be burnt, and
consumed her in the fire, And when she saw that the fatal day of her obstinacy
was come, she openly confessed that the spirits which to her often did appear
were evil nud false, and apparent liars and that their promise, which they had
;

made, to deliver her out of captivity, was false and untrue, affirming herself by
those spirits to be often beguiled, blinded, and mocked. And so, being in good
mind, she was by the justices carried to the old market, within the city of Rouen,
and there by the fire consumed to ashes, in the sight of all the people. Vol. i.
pp. 108114.
Amongst the letters of Edward the Fourth, will be found several very
curious documents, but one more especially, the quaint code of instruc-
tions delivered by the king to Lord Rivers and the Bishop of Rochester,
for the education and conduct of the Prince of Wales.
u Ordinances the guiding of our said Son's person, which we
touching
commit to the said Earl Rirers.

"First. We will that our said first-begotten son shall arise every morning at a
convenient hour, according to his age ; and, till he be ready, no man be suffered
to come into his chamber, except the right trusty the Earl Rivers, his chaplains,
and chamberlains, or such others as shall be thought by the said Karl Rivers con-
*
Rooting out ; exterminating.
180 LITERATURE.

venient for the same season ; which chaplains shall say matins in his presence ;
to go to his chapel or
and, when he is ready, and the matins said, forthwith
closet, to have his mass there, and
in no wise in his chamber without a cause rea-
sonable ; and no man to interrupt him during his mass-time.
" Item. We will that our said son have, every holy day, all the divine service
in his chapel or closet, and that he offer before the altar, according to the
custom.
" Item. We will that, upon principal feasts and usual days of predications, ser-
mons be said before our said son, and that all his servants be thereat, that may
be conveniently spared from their offices.
"Item. Wewill that our said son have his breakfast immediately after his mass ;
and between that and his meat, to be occupied in such virtuous learning as his

age shall suffer to receive. And

that he be at his dinner at a convenient hour,
and thereat to be honourably served, and his dishes to be borne by worshipful
folks and squires, having on 'our livery ; and that all other officers and servants
to their offices.
give their due attendance, according
" Item. That no man sit at his board, but such as shall be
thought fit by tlie
discretion of the Earl Rivers ;
and that then be read before him such noble
stories as behoveth to a prince to understand and know ; and that the communi-
cation at all times in his presence be of virtue, honour, cunning, wisdom, and of
deeds of worship, and of nothing that should move or stir him to vice.
" Item. We will that after his meat, in
eschewing of idleness, he be occupied
about his learning and after, in his presence, be showed all such convenient
;

disports and exercises, as behoveth his estate to have experience in.

" Item. We will that our son
go to his even-song at a convenient hour ; and
that soon after done, to be at his supper, and thereat to be served according as
before.
" Item. We will that after his supper he have all such honest disports as may

conveniently be devised for his recreation.

" Item. We will that our said son be in his
chamber, and for all night livery
to be set, the travers drawn anon upon eight of the clock, and all persons from
thence to be avoided, except such as shall be deputed and appointed to give their
attendance upon him all night ; and that they enforce themselves to make him
merry and joyous towards his bed.
" Item. We will that it be seen by his council and officers, that sure and
good watch be nightly had about his person, and duly kept for safeguard for the .

same."
The few letters of Richard the Third, will not be found uninteresting.
One to the Mayor of York, dated April, 1484, complains bitterly " of the
divers seditions and evil disposed persons both in our city of London
and elsewhere within this realm, who enforce themselves daily to sow
seeds of noise and disclaindre against our person, &c."
In the address of Richard to his army before the Battle of Bos worth
Field, his rival is thus characterised :

"And to begin with the Earl of Richmond, capitaine of this rebellion.

He is a Welch milksop, a man of small courage and of less experience
in martial acts and feats of war,
brought up by my brother's means and
mine, like a captive in a close cage in the court of Francis, Duke of
Bretagne, and never saw army, nor was exercised in martial affairs ; by
reason whereof he neither can nor is able, of his own wits or experience,
to guide or rule an host. For in the wit and policy of the capitaine
consisteth the chief adoption over the
victory and overthrow of the
enemies."
There are ten letters of Henry the Seventh, the most important of
which are two addressed to the citizens of Waterford,
elucidating the
extraordinary career of Perkin Warbeck. Of his successor, the odious
tyrant, Henry the Eighth, there are no less than sixty-seven epistles
 LITER ATUltK. 181

upon every including his love-letters to his unhappy victim

subject,
Anne Boleyn. These exhibit the most ungovernable violence of the
king's passion, and may be regarded as, perhaps, the most singular
documents of the kind extant.
The second volume commences with numerous letters from Edward
the Sixth before and after his accession to the throne. Passing over, of
course, the reigns of Mary and Elizabeth, the Editor proceeds with the
letters of the sixth James of Scotland, and first of England.
Amongst
which those to Prince Charles and the Duke of Buckingham, are the
most remarkable. " In the year 1623," says Mr. Halliwell, " the people
were astonished and alarmed by a proceeding almost unexampled in his-
tory. Without any previous intimation, though apparently with the
privity of the king, Prince Charles and Buckingham disguised them-
selves, and travelled from London to Madrid, under the assumed names
of John and Thomas Smith. The fact was, that Babie Charles and the
'
dog Steenie did pretty well as they pleased with the wisest fool in
Christendom.' They not only obtained his consent to this romantic pro-
ject, and made him conceal all knowledge of their movements from his
council, but actually extracted from him a promise in writing, to ratify
whatever they might agree upon with the Spanish nation." The letters
of James to which we refer are those written upon this occasion. The
same volume contains numerous letters of King Charles the First, and
concludes with that ill-fated monarch's last advice to his son. " I had
rather," says the king, "you should be Charles le Ion, than le grand,
good, than great j I hope God hath designed you to be both.''
Charles's Letter to the Earl of Traquair (p. 322, Vol. ii.), reminds us of
the account, Fraser of Kirkhill gives, of this nobleman's melancholy end :

" A remarkable death in this year, 1688, was that of John Stewart,
the Earl of Traquair, time, place, and manner considered. This man was
King James the Sixth's cousin and courtier. Charles I. sent him as
High Commissioner down to Scotland, and he sat as viceroy in the
parliament, in June, 1639. He was early at court, the haven of happiness
for all aspiring spirits, and this broke him at last he became the tennis-
ball of fortune. What power and sway, place and preferment, he had
then, need not mention
I ; only this, keeping then with the reverend
bishops, and tampering under board with the Covenanters, he acknowledged
to be his bane but whether then by his own misconduct, or by paction and
;

resignation of his interest to his son, or the immediate hand of God upon
him, I search not but he proved a true emblem of the vanity of the world
;

a very meteor. I saw him, anno 1661, begging in the streets of Edin-

burgh. He was in an antique garb, and wore a broad old hat, short cloak,
and panniers breeches, and I contributed in my quarters in the Canongate
towards his relief. We gave him a noble, he was standing with his hat off.
The master of Lovat, Culbockie, Glenmoriston, and myself, were there, and
he received the piece of money from my hand as humbly and thankfully as the
poorest supplicant. It is said that at a time he had not to pay for cobbling
his boots, and died in a poor cobbler's shop."
Thus have we described in detail the whole of these interesting, im-
portant, and valuable volumes, rendered still more interesting, more
Import ant and more valuable by their able, learned, and laborious Editor.
 182 L1TKRATURK.

PICTURES FROM ITALY. By CHARLES DICKENS. Bradbury and Evans.

Whitefriars.

Tins is a pleasant little book, written in its author's liveliest, lightest,

and most sketchy style. It is, in fact, a cursory view of the towns on
the southern French road, and of the principal remarkable cities and
wit and great intelligence. The
places in Italy, by a traveller of ready
of Dickens is evident from the first page to the last here, as in :
style
all his works, are the same sense of the ludicrous, and the same striving

after, and clinging to, a piece of drollery, mingled now and then with
touches of sentiment and pathos, which render pardonable the continual
comicality of the rest. In these pictures from Italy, however, the hu-
morous vastly exceeds the serious. Nor Avignon and the Inquisition,
nor Milan, nor the pass of the Simplon, nor the eternal city and St.
Peter's, nor even a horrid execution in Rome, can make the author of
Pickwick, for an instant, forget the fun and pleasing frivolity that have
-gone far to achieve his popularity. He is everywhere lively, and he
treats everything in a lightsome spirit. But we must give a few speci-
mens from the book itself. The following description of an arrival at a
French inn, is as true as it is amusing :

" The door of the

carriage opened. Breathless expectation. The lady of
is

the family gets out. Ah sweet lady Beautiful lady

! The sister of the lady of
!

the family gets out. Great Heaven, Ma'amselle is

charming ! First little boy
gets out. Ah, what a beautiful little boy! First little girl gets out. Oh, but
this is an enchanting child Second little girl gets out. The landlady, yielding
!

to the finest impulse of our common nature, catches her up in her arms Second !

little boy gets out. Oh, the sweet boy Oh, the tender little family
! The baby !

is handed out. Angelic baby The baby has topped everything. All the rap-
!

ture is expended on the baby Then the two nurses tumble out ; and the enthu-
!

siasm swelling into madness, the whole family are swept up stairs as on a cloud ;
while the idlers press about the carriage, and look into it, and walk round it, and
touch it. For it is something to touch a carriage that has held so many people.
It is a legacy to leave one's children.
" The rooms are on the first
floor, except the nursery for the night, which is a
great rambling chamber, with four or five beds in it through a dark passage, up
:

two steps, down four, past a pump, across a balcony, and next door to the stable.
The other sleeping apartments are large and lofty ; each with two small bedsteads,
tastefully hung, like the windows, with red and white drapery. The sitting-rooin
is famous. Dinner is already laid in it for three ; and the napkins are folded in
cocked-hat fashion. The floors are of red tile. There are no carpets, and not
much furniture to speak of ; but there is abundance of looking-glass, and there
are large vases under glass shades, filled with artificial flowers ; and there are plenty
of clocks. The whole party are in motion. The brave Courier, in particular, is
everywhere looking after the beds, having wine poured down his throat by his
:

dear brother the landlord, and picking up green cucumbers always cucumbers ;

Heaven knows where he gets them with which he walks about, one in each hand,
like truncheons.
" Dinner is announced. There is
very thin soup there are very large loaves
;

one apiece ; a fish four dishes afterwards ; some poultry afterwards ; a dessert
;

afterwards ;and no lack of wine. There is not much in the dishes but they are ;

very good, and always ready instantly. When it is nearly dark, the brave Courier,
having eaten the two cucumbers, sliced up in the contents of a pretty large de-
canter of oil, and another of vinegar, emerges from his retreat below, and proposes
a visit to the Cathedral, whose massive tower frowns down upon the courtyard of
the inn. Off we go and very solemn and grand it is, in the dim light so dim
; :

at last, that the polite, old, Ian thorn- jawed Sacri-stan has a feeble little bit of
candle in his hand, to grope among the tombs with and looks among the grim
columns, very like a lost ghost who is searching for his own.
 LITERATURE. 183

" Underneath the

balcony, when we return, the inferior servants of the inn are
supping in the open air, at a great table ; the dish a stew of meat and vegetables,
smoking hot, and served in the iron cauldron it was boiled in. They have a pitcher
of thin wine, and are very merry ; merrier than the gentleman with the red beard,
who is playing billiards in the light room on the left of the yard, where shadows,
with cues in their hands, and cigars in their mouths, cross and recross the window,
constantly. Still the thin Cure walks up and down alone, with his book and
umbrella. And there he walks, and there the billiard-balls rattle, long after we
are fast asleep." pp. 12 14.

What would an Italian say to such a picture of "Genoa la Superba"

as this ?

" The different uses to which some of these Palaces (in Genoa) are applied, all at
once, is characteristic. For instance, the English Banker (my excellent and hospit-
able friend) has his office in a good-sized Palazzo in the Strada Nuova. In the hall
(every inch of which is elaborately painted, but which is as dirty as a police-station
in London), a hook-nosed Saracen's Head with an immense quantity of black hair
(there is a man attached to it) sells walking-sticks. On the other side of the door-
way, a lady with a showy handkerchief for head-dress (wife to the Saracen's Head,
I believe) sells articles of her own
knitting ; and sometimes flowers. A little fur-
ther in, two or three blind men occasionally beg. Sometimes, they are visited by a
man without legs, on a little go-cart, but who has such a fresh-coloured, lively face,
and such a respectable, well- conditioned body, that he looks as if he had sunk
into the ground up to his middle, or had come, but partially, up a flight of cellar -
steps to speak to somebody. A little further in, a few men, perhaps lie asleep in
the middle of the day ; or they may be chairmen waiting for their absent freight.
If so, they have brought their chairs in with them, and there they stand also. On
the left of the hall is a little room : a hatter's shop. .
On the first floor, is the
English bank. On the first floor also, is a whole house, and a good large residence
too. Heaven knows what there may be above that ; but when you are there, you
have only just begun to go up-stairs. And yet, coming down stairs again, thinking
of this ; and passing out at a great crazy door in the back of the hall, instead of
turning the other way, to get into the street again ; it bangs behind you, making
the dismallest and most lonesome echoes, and you stand in a yard (the yard of the
same house) which seems to have been unvisited by human foot, for a hundred
years. Not a sound disturbs its repose. Not a head, thrust out of any of the
grim, dark, jealous windows within sight, makes the weeds in the cracked pave-
ment faint of heart, by suggesting the possibility of there being hands to grub
them up. Opposite to you, is a giant figure carved in stone, reclining, with an
urn, upon a lofty piece of artificial rockwork ;
and out of the urn, dangles the fag
end of a leaden pipe, which, once upon a time, poured a small torrent down the
rocks. But the eye-sockets of the giant are not drier than this channel is now.
He seems to have given his urn, which is nearly upside down, a final tilt ; and
'
after crying, like a sepulchral child, * All gone ! to have lapsed into a stony
silence.
" In the streets of shops, the houses are much smaller, but of great size not-
withstanding, and extremely high. They are very dirty quite undrained, if my
:

nose be at all reliable and emit a peculiar fragrance, like the smell of very bad
:

cheese, kept in very hot blankets. Notwithstanding the height of the houses,
there would seem to have been a lack of room in the City, for new houses are
thrust in everywhere. Wherever it has been possible to cram a tumble-down
tenement into a crack or corner, in it has gone. If there be a nook or angle in
the wall of a church, or a crevice in any other dead wall, of any sort, there you
are sure to find some kind of habitation looking as if it had grown there, like a
:

fungus. Against the Government house, against the old Senate house, round
about any large building, little shops stick close, like parasite vermin to the great
carcase. And for all this, look where you may up steps, down steps, anywhere,
:

everywhere there are irregular houses, receding, starting forward, tumbling down.
:
184 LITERATURE.

themselves or their friends by some

leaning against their neighbours, crippling
means or other, until one, more irregular than the rest, choaks up the way, and
you can't see any further." pp. 52 55.
The account of Verona, where Boz is a little more reverend, though
scarcely sufficiently so, is perhaps the most agreeable passage in the
volume :

" I had been half afraid to go to Verona, lest it should at all put me out of
conceit with Romeo and Juliet. But I was no sooner come into the old Market-
vanished. It is so fanciful, quaint, and picturesque a
place than the misgiving
formed by such an extraordinary and rich variety of fantastic buildings,
place,
that there could be nothing better at the core of even this romantic town scene :

of one of the most romantic and beautiful of stories.

" It was natural to go straight from the Market-place to the House of
enough,
the Capulets, now degenerated into a most miserable little inn. Noisy vetturini
and muddy market carts were disputing possession of the yard, which was ankle-
and there was a
deep in dirt, with a brood of splashed and bespattered geese ;

in a doorway, who would certainly have had

grim-visaged dog, viciously panting
Romeo by the leg, the moment he put it over the wall, if he had existed and
been at large in those times. The orchard fell into other hands, and was parted
off many years ago but there used to be one attached to the house or at all
;

events there may have been, and the hat (Cappello) the ancient cognizance of
the family, may still be seen carved in stone, over the gateway of the yard. The
geese, the market-carts, their drivers,
and the dog, were somewhat in the way of
the story it must be confessed ; and it would have been pleasanter to have found
the house empty, and to have been able to walk through the disused rooms. But
the hat was unspeakably comfortable and the place where the garden used to
;

be, hardly less so. Besides, the house is a distrustful, jealous-looking house as
one would desire to see, though of a very moderate size. So I was quite satisfied
with it, as the veritable mansion of old Capulet, and was correspondingly grateful

******
in my acknowledgments to an extremely unsentimental middle-aged lady, the
Padrona of the Hotel, who was lounging on the threshold looking at the geese.

" From Juliet's home, to Juliet's

tomb,
* *

a transition as natural to the visitor,

is
as to fair Juliet herself, or to the proudest Juliet that ever has taught the torches
*

to burn bright in any time. So I went off, with a guide, to an old, old garden,
once belonging to an old, old convent, I suppose and being admitted at a shat-
:

tered gate, by a bright-eyed woman who was washing clothes, went down some
walks where fresh plants and young flowers were prettily growing among frag-
ments of old wall, and ivy-covered mounds; and was shewn a little tank, or
water-trough, which the bright-eyed woman, drying her arms upon her 'kerchief,
" La tomba di Giulietta la fortunata." With the best disposition in the
called,
world to believe, I could do no more than believe that the bright- eyed woman
believed ; so I gave her that much credit, and her customary fee in ready money.
It was a pleasure, rather than a disappointment, that Juliet's resting-place was
forgotten. However consolatory it may have been to Yorick's Ghost, to hear
the feet upon the pavement overhead, and, twenty times a day, the repetition of
his name, it is better for Juliet to lie out of the track of tourists, and to have no
visitors but such as come to graves in spring-rain, and sweet air, and sunshine.
Pleasant Verona With its beautiful old palaces, and charming country in the
1

distance, seen from terrace walks, and stately, balustraded galleries. With its
Roman gates, still spanning the fair street, and casting, on the sunlight of to-day,
the shade of fifteen hundred years age With its marble-fitted churches, lofty
towers, rich architecture, and quaint old quiet thoroughfares, where shouts of
Montagues and Capulets once resounded,
And made Verona's ancient citizens
Cast by their grave, beseeming ornaments,
To wield old partizans.
 LITERATURE. 185

With its fast-rushing river, picturesque old bridge, great castle, waving
" cypresses,
and prospect so delightful, and so cheerful
Pleasant Verona
! !
pp. 120-122.

The following is a droll remark, quite Pickwickian, about the Duke

of Modena :

"The then reigning Duke of Modena, to whom this territory in part belonged,
claimed the proud distinction of being the only sovereign in Europe who had not
recognised Louis-Philippe as King of the
French He was not a wag but quite
!

in earnest. He was also much opposed to railroads ; and if certain lines in con-
side of him, had been executed, would
templation by other potentates, on either
have probably enjoyed the satisfaction of having an omnibus plying to and fro,
across his not very fast dominions, to forward travellers from one terminus to
another." pp. 150-151.

At Rome our author finds out a sight which no one else would have
thought of. With it we conclude our extracts :

"Among what may be called the Cubs or minor Lions of Rome, there was one
that amused me mightily. It is always to be found there ; and its den is on the

great flight of steps that lead from

the Piazza, di Spagna, to the church of Trinita
del Monte. In plainer words, these steps are the great place of resort for the
*
artists' Models,' and there they are constantly waiting to be hired. The first
time I went up there, I could not conceive why the faces seemed familiar to me ;
why they appeared to have beset me, for years, in every possible variety of action
and costume ; and how it came to pass that they started up before me, in Rome,
in the broad day, like so many saddled and bridled nightmares. I soon found
that we had made acquaintance, and improved it, for several years, on the walls
of various Exhibition Galleries. There is one old gentleman, with long white
hair and an immense beard, who, to my knowledge, has gone half through the
catalogue of the Royal Academy. This is the venerable, or patriarchal model.
He carries a long staff; and every knot and twist in that staff I have seen, faith-
fully delineated, innumerable times.
There is another man in a blue cloak, who
always pretends to be asleep in the sun (when there is any) and who, I need not
say, is always very wide awake, and very attentive to the disposition of his legs.
This is the dolce far merit e model. There is another man in a brown cloak,
1

who leans against a wall, with his arms folded in his mantle, and looks out of the
corners of his eyes which are just visible beneath his broad slouched hat.
: This
is the assassin model. There is another man, who constantly looks over his own
shoulder, and is always going away, but never goes. This is the haughty, or
scornful model. As to Domestic Happiness, and Holy Families, they should
come very cheap, for there are lumps of them, all up the steps ; and the cream
of the thing is, that they are all the falsest vagabonds in the world, especially
made up for the purpose, and having no counterparts in Rome or any other part
of the habitable globe." pp. 186-18?.

This little book is decidedly a very entertaining trifle, but we almost

regret that the grandeur of the subject did not induce Dickens to exert
his superior and more serious powers in discoursing upon such a theme.
There was Italy opened before him Italy, the brilliant centre of the
:

ancient and the modern world, before whose history all other profane
history must bow before the memory and relics of whose fine arts, the
:

fine arts elsewhere sink into insignificance whose refinement still attracts
;

myriads to her sunny clime, and whose music still enraptures the uni-
verse. Italy glorious scene of the republic, the empire, and the pope-
!

dom j where the land is covered with the crumbling temples and remains
of that poetic creed which warmed the souls of Homer and Virgil, and
which has now given place to Christianity, whose still more stupen-
186 LITERATURE.

dous religious structures at this day astound mankind. True, we may

ever find something to joke at in the dirtier quarters of a marine town,
in the odd appearance of some ancient ruins, or the disgusting ribaldry
that surrounds a scaffold, or even, if we choose, in those quaint
and rude pictures and images of Saints which being thus coarsely
depicted or carved, are too easily, and, perhaps, unwisely, allowed
to remain in churches for the satisfaction of that kind of eager belief
which always, among the uneducated and vulgar, attends a strong sense
of religion. These sights may create a smile j but do not let them
entirely occupy and prejudice the mind of the spectator when he has so
much to see. Poets, painters, literati of all nations and all times the
very greatest men amongst us have yielded to the spell produced by
visiting Italy; 'the stranger may, therefore for the moment, lay his
merriment aside. In saying this, we most willingly allow that there is

much interesting and delightful matter in Mr. Dickens's work ; we only

grieve when, seeing his great name on the title, we do not find him in
more substantial and romantic mood. The "Thoughts in Foreign
Lands and among Foreign Peoples," by Faber, is the same subject
treated in another extreme. What a charming production its beauties
would have made, interspersed with the gayer colouring and less -etherial
" Pictures from
imagination of these Italy."
 187

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

Agar, Mrs. wife of W. Talbot Agar, Esq. of Elon Durnford, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Francis E. Durn-
Lodge, of a daughter, at Lymington, Hants, 18th ford, of a son, at Eton, 19th May.
May. East, Mrs. wife of G. E.Gilbert East, Esq., of
Aitchinson, Mrs. wife of John Murray Aitchinson, Woolley Hall, Berks, a son and heir, in Chester
Esq. of a son at No. 27. Boom-st. Cape Town, square, 25th April.
Cape of Good Hope, !4th Feb. Elton, Mrs>. wife of Edmund Elton, Esq., of a
Anson, Hon. Mrs. G. E. of a son, at Eaton Place, son, at Clifton, 5th May.
9th May. Ferguson, Mrs., wife of Charles A. Ferguson, Esq.
Archibald, Mrs. wife of Thomas D. Archibald, Esq. of a son, at Lee Terrace, Blackheath, 7th May.
of a son, at 5, Torrington-square, 17th May. Forsyth, Mrs. wife of William Forsyth, Esq. of
Ayers, Mrs, wife of John Ayers, jun. Esq. of a a son, at 3, St. Andrews Place, Regent's Park,
daughter, 1st May. 8th May.
Balfour, Lady Georgiana, of a son and daughter, at Gee, Mrs. wife of Robert Gee, Esq., of Hollywood,
Balbirnie/Fifeshire, 30th April. near Stockport, Cheshire, of a son, 6th Maj r
.

Barlow, Mrs. the lady of Frederic Pratt Barlow, Gibbs, Mrs. wife of Henry Rucks Gibbs, Esq.
Esq. jun. of a daughter, at Rutland gate, Hyde of a son, at Naples, 23rd April.
Park, 17th May. Gilbertson, Mrs. wife of G. E. Gilbertson, Esq.
Batson, Mrs. wife of Thomas Batson, Esq. of a of Woolley Hall, Bucks, of a son and heir, 25th
son, at Kynastone House, Herefordshire, 18th April.
May. Guillemard, Mrs. wife of the Rev. J. Guillemard,
Bell, Mrs. wife of A. Bell, Esq. of a daughter, at Vicar of Kirslington, Oxon, of a daughter, at
56,Gordon-square, 27th April. Funchal, in the island of Madeira, 19th April.
Bl.ickburne, Mrs. wife of George William Black- Hamilton, Mrs. wife of Captain F. Seymour Ha-
burne, Esq of a son, at 9, Wyndham Place, milton, R. A. of a daughter at Hampton Grove
Bryanston-square, 16th May. Surbiton, near Kingston-on-Thames, 4th May.
Boodle, Mrs. wife of H. M. Boodle, Esq. of a Hammick, Mrs. of a son, at the Vicarage Milton-
daughter, in Sussex gardens, Hyde Park, 14th Abbot, Devon, 9th May.
May. Hanbury, Mrs. wife of Philip Hanbury, Esq., of
Brackenbury, Mrs. wife of the Rev. J. M. Bracken- a son, atHendon, /th May.
bury, of a son, at Marlborough, 7th May Hardcastle, Mrs. wife of Joseph A. Hardcastle,
Bridge, Mrs. wife of George Bridge, Esq. Capt. Esq. of a daughter, 28, Bolton- street, Piccadilly,
3rd Regiment, the Buffs, of a son, at Anglesey 12th May.
near Gosport, 6th May. Herschell, Lady, wife of Sir John Herschell Bart.,
Brown, Mrs. wife of C. B. Brown, Esq.. M. D. of of a daughter, at Collingwood, Hawkhurst, 9th
a son, at Hill-street, Berkeley-square, 12th May. May.
Campbell, Mrs. wife of Captain James Campbell, Hervey, Lady Alfred, of a son, in St. James's-sq.
Royal Irish Fusileers, of a daughter, at Rams- 18th May.
gate, 16th May. Hetherington, Mrs. wife of Mellor Hethering-
Caunter, Mrs. wife of the Rev. J. Hobart Gaunter, ton, jun. Esq., of a son at Oak-hill Lodge,
of a daughter, at 20, Cornwall-place, 29th April. Woodford, 27th April.
Clarke, Mrs. Hislop, of Leonard-place, Kensing- Hodgkinson,! Mrs. wife .of the Rev. Geo. C. Hodg-
ton, of a son, 24th April. kinson, of a daughter, at the Royal Agricultural
Cleather, Mrs. wife of Capt. Cleather, of twin sons College, Cirencester, 15th May.
one of whom was still born at Higher Ordwick Hodgson, Mrs. wife of Kirkman D. Hodgson,
Lodge, near Manchester, 2nd May. Esq. of a daughter.
Colyar, Mrs. wife of A. Colyar, Esq. of a son, at Hoggins, Mrs. wife of A. Wyvill Hoggins, Esq.
the Hotel deNoailles Spa, Belgium, 2nd May. L.L.B. Barrister at Law, of a daughter, at St.
Comyn, Mrs. wife of Dr. Coaiyn, M. D. of a John's Wood, 12th May.
daughter, at 23, Cambray, Cheltenham, 16th Hyslop, Mrs. wife of Major A. G. Hyslop, Madras
May. Artillery of a son, at Nottinghill, 29th April.
Connor, Mrs. wife of Dr. Connor, of a daughter, Ingham, Mrs. wife of I. J. Ingham, Esq. of a son,
at Battersea, 27th April. in Brunswick Place, Regent's Purk, 6th May.
Cowell, the Lady of the Chevalier Longlands Co- Irvine, Mrs. wife of Lieutenant Colonel Irvine,
well, Belgian and Ottoman Consul, of a daugh- C.B, of the Bengal Engineers, of a daughter, at
ter, at Gibralter, 30th April. 3, Conduit-street, West Hyde Park gardens,
Craven, the Countess of, of a daughter, in Charles 1/th May.
street, Berkeley- square, 18th May. Judd, Mrs. wife of W. Judd, Esq., of a daughter,
Creswell, Mrs. wife of the Rev. R~. Creswell, of a in Oxford- square, 27th April.
son, at Salcombe Regis, near Sidmouth, 28th Kerry, the Countess of, of a son, at Hendon, 19 h
April. May.
Curry, Mrs. wife of the Rev. H. T. Curry, of a Lautour, Mrs. wife of W. Lautour, Esq., of a
daughter, at the Parsonage, Leaven Heath Stoke- son, at the Lodge, Weymouth, l6th May.
by Nayland, Suffolk, 14th May. Lawrence, Mrs. wife of the Rev. C. W. Lawrence,
Cutler, Mrs. wife of E. T. Cutler, Esq., of a son, of a daughter, at Liverpool, llth May.
at Park Village, East Regent's Park, 24th April. Lewis, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Philip Lewis, of a
Darrock, Mrs. wife of Duncan Darrock, Esq. jun. son, 14th May.
of a son, at Gairick House, Grenock, 22nd April. Loxley, Mrs. wife of John Loxley, Esq. of a
Davis, Mrs. wife of Vaughan Davis, Esq. of a son, at Clapton, 14th May.
daui;hter. at Frognal, Hampstead, llth May. Macd <nald, the wife of his Excellency Norman
Denton, Mrs. wife of the Rev. R. A. Denton, of William Macdonald, Governor of Sierra Leone,
a daughter, at Stower Provost Rectory, Dorset, of a son and heir, at Government House, Fort
13th May. Thornton.
188 MARRIAGES.

Mare, Mrs. wife of Charles Mare, Esq., of a son, Scartb, Mrs. wife of the Rev. H. M. Scarth, Rec-
at Westborne Terrace, Hyde Park, 1st May. tor of Bathwick, of a son, 23rd April.
Marston, Mrs. wife of Thomas MartHon, Esq., of Scott, Mrs. wife of Dr. C. H. Scott, of a daugh-
Amptlrill-square, of a son, 26th April. ter, at Louthara, 4th May.
Masterman, Mrs. wife of Henry Masterman, Esq., Sisson, Mrs. wife of Samuel Sisson, Esq. of a daugh-
of a son, at Upper Clapton, 28th April. ter, in Osnaburgh-street, Regent's Park, 2 1st
Moore, Mrs. wife of Ponsonby Arthur Moore, April.
Esq., of a son and heir, at Malta, 2Qth April. Smith, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Francis Smith, of a
Morgan, Mrs. wife of William Bowyer Morgan, son, at Rushton Rectory. Dorset, 26th April.
Esq. of a son, at the Grove, Highgate, 7th May. Smith, Mrs. wife of Captain Edward Hcathcote
Naylor, Mrs. wife of Samuel Naylor, Esq., of the Smith, of a daughter, at 10, Melcombe Place,
Middle Temple, of a son, 29th April. Dor set- square, l6ih May.
Owen, Mrs. wife of Capt. Rich. Owen, R. O. of Steggal, Mrs. wife of Dr. Steggal, of a daughter,
a son, at Knockmullen, Gorey, igth April. 2, Southampton - street, Bloomsbury- square,
Packe, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Augustus Packe, of 25t.h April.
a daughter, at Brighton, 18th May. Stratton, Mrs. wife of J. Stratton, Esq. of a
Panter, Mrs. wife of John Edward Panter, Esq. daughter, at 9> Portugal-street, Grosvenor-sq.
Barrister-at Law, of a daughter, at North End 14th May.
Lodge, Fulham, 15th May. Swinton, Mrs. wife of George Melville Swinton,
Parker, Mrs. wife of William Parker, Esq. of a Esq. of the Madras Civil service, of a daughter,
son, at Ware Park, 29th April. 25th April.
Payne, Mrs. wife of Edward Payne, Esq. of a son, Thomas, Mrs. wife of Le Marchant Thomas,
still born, at Lashlake, Oxon, 6th May. Esq. of a son, in Berkeley-square, 12th May.
Peacock, Mrs. wife of Anthony Peacock, Esq. at Tomlin, Mrs. wife of Sackett Tomlin, Esq. of a
Rancerby, 23rd April. daughter, still born, at 19, Sellwood Place,
Flasket, Mrs. wife of T. H. Flasket, Esq. of a Brighton, 13th May.
daughter, 9th May. Trower, Mrs. wife of Henry Trower, Esq. of a son,
Plummer, Mrs. wife of Dr. P'ummer, of a daugh- at Hornsey, 30th April.
ter, at Brighton, 27th April. Walker, Mrs. wife of Captain W. Walker, 64th
Pole, Mrs. wife of William Edmund Pole, Esq. Regiment, of a daughter, at the Royal Military
Barrister at Law, of a daughter, at Wilton Place, College, Sandhurst, 30th April.
Belgrave-square, 16th May. Westmacott, Mrs. of a daughter, in Wilton-place,
Preston, Mrs. wife of T. E. Preston, Esq. of a Belgrave-square, 15th May.
son, at Burton Hall, Norfolk, 14th May. White, Mrs. wife of William White, Esq. of
Prince, Mrs. Alexander, of a son, at 68, Russell- Grove house, Yeovil, Somerset, of a daughter, at
square, 6th May. Walmer, Kent, 2nd May.
Pryce, Mrs. wife of J. Pryce, Esq. of ason, 2d May. Wilson, Mrs. wife of D. Wilson, Esq. of a daugh-
Robinson, Lady, of a daughter at Knapton House, ter, at Eccleston-square, 28th April.
Norfolk, 3rd May. Winnington, the Lady, of a daughter, at 16,
Robinson, Mrs. wife of B. Coulson Robinson, Esq. Lowndes-street, 13th May.
Barrister at Law, of a daughter, which survived Winterbottom, Mrs. of a daughter, at Stockwell,
but a short time, at 7,Barkham-terrace, 15th May. 4th May.
Romilly, Lady Georgiana of a son, at Wilton Wollaston Mrs. H. F. of a son, at Upper Nor-
Crescent. 24th April. wood, 4th May.
Roper, Mrs. wife of David Roper, Esq. of a son, at Wordsworth, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Dr. of a daugh-
18, Upper Woburn Place, l/th May. ter, 13th May.
Sandilands, the Hon. Mrs. wife of the Hon. and Wyvill, Mrs. wife of Marmaduke Wyvill, Esq.
Rev. John Sandilands, of a son, at Wardie Lodge, jun. of a daughter, still born, at Rome, 27th
Edinburgh, 4th May. April.

Abraham, the Rev. T. E., perpetual curate of Bick- cond daughter of Thomas Hoskins, Esq. R. N.
erstaffe, Lancashire, to Ellen, eldest daughter of of Clapton-square, Middlesex, 28th April.
Richard Bethell, Esq., Q.C., 9th May. Brotherton, John William, only son of Major-Ge-
Aldridge, Robert, Esq., late Captain in Her Ma- neral Brotherton, C.B., commanding the north-
jesty's 60th Royal Rifles, to Olivia, fourth daugh- eastern district, to Georgina, second daughter
ter of the late David Verner, Esq., 20th May. of George Palmes, Esq. of Naburn-hall, York-
Baddington, the Rev. T. F., rector of Badger, co. shire, 29th April.
Salop, to Harriet Jane, youngest daughter of Buker, George, Esq. of Staines, to Mary Anne,
Edward Sheppard, Esq., of Firgrove, in the same daughter of the late William Marshall Proctor,
county, 28th April. Esq. of Brook-end House, Herts, 16th April.
Baugh, Charles Richard, Lieut., 9th Regiment Burne, William, Esq. M.D., of 92, Guildford-
Bombay Native Infantry, son of Captain Fol- street, to Deborah, third daughter of the late
liottBaugh, R.N., of Mount Radford, Exeter, Mr. James Gilchrist, of Reading and Mapledur-
to ElizabethEmma, youngest daughter of John ham, 28th April.
Guillum Scott, Esq., of Clapham-rise, and So- Carr, Mark William, Esq. Stamford, Lincoln-
mersham, Huntingdonshire, 14th May. shire,to Mary, youngest daughter of the late
Bloomfield, Henry Sevencroft, Esq., only son of William Raine, Esq. Staindrop, Durham, 12th
the Rev. James Sevenci oft Blomfield, late vicar May.
of Aldborough, Suffolk, to Charlotte, second Caulfeild, Edwin T. Esq. to Alicia Almeria, young-
daughter of Captain Spencer, Kilfenora, Ireland, est daughter of General Sir David I.atimer Fin-
7th May. ling Widdrington, K.C H.
Brancker. William Hill, Esq. of Greenfield, Bil- Clay, George P. Esq. of Bury St. Edmunds, to
lirige, Lancashire, second son of Sir Thomas Isabella Maria, eldest daughter of the late Wil-
Brancker, of Liverpool, to Helen Grant, fourth liam Groom, Esq. 28th April.
daughter of Donald Stewart, Esq. of Luskintyre, Conan, Michael Edward, Esq. of the Middle Tem-
Harris, N. B., 21st April. ple, barrister at law, to Susan Frances, daughter
Britton, the Rev. Thomas Hopkins, M.A., of of John Field, of Upper Gower-street, Esq. 12th
Hockworthy, Devon, to Francis Hamilton, se- May.
 MARRIAGES. 189

Crawshay, Robert Thompson, Esq. of Cyfartha Eleanor Catherine, fourth daughter of the late
Castle, in the country of Glamorgan, to Rose William Atkins Bowyer, Esq. of the Manor Es-
Mary, daughter of William Wilson Yeates, Esq. tate, Clapham, 2nd May.
of the Grove, in the county of Oxford, 14th Harmer, Henry Robert, Esq. eldest son of the late
May. Captain Harmer, R.N., of Great Yarmouth, to
Crokat, Charles Esq. to Emily, eldest daughter of Emilia Sophia, second daughter of William
the Rev. Henry Bennet, rector of Sparkford, Horley, of Hoddesdon, Esq. 30th April.
Somerset, 28th April. Hayter, Sir George, Knight, K S.L., Principal
Davidson, Duncan, Esq. of Tulloch, to Arabella, Painter in Ordinary to Her Majesty, &c., to
youngest daughter of Hugh Rose, Esq. of Cro- Helena Cecilia Hyde, daughter 'of the late
marty, 2nd May. Robert Burke, Esq of Prospect, Cork, 12th May.
Davies, William, Esq. of Stonehouse, Gloucester- Hoaie, Henry James, eldest son of George M.Hoare,
shire, to Jane Charlotte, eldest daughter of John of Mordon-lodge, Surrey, Esq. to Jane Seymour
Blagden Hale, Esq. of Gloucester, 29th April. Traherne, second daughter of Henry Seymour,
Delamain, Major Charles Henry, C.B., 3rd Bom- Esq., 5th May.
bay Cavalry, to Susan Sarah Christina, daughter Hodgson, the Rev. Henry Wade, M.A., late Fellow
of the late CaptainWilliamGun, and granddaugh- and Chapiain of University College, Durham, son
ter of Sir Thomas M'Kenny, Bart., 22nd April. of Rear Admiral Hodgson, to Julia, youngest dau.
De Seqneia, A. Secretary to the Brazilian Legation of Joseph Buckle, Esq. of York, 28th April.
at Madrid, to Mademoiselle Marques Lisboa, Honnywill, William Henry, eldest son of the
eldest daughter of His Excellence, the Brazilian late Honnywill, Esq. of Clifton, to Mary Anne,
Minister, 22nd April. eldest daughter of Josiah Easton, Esq. of Paw -
Dodd, Richard Dodd, Esq. the second son of lett, 14th May.
Charles Dodd, Esq. of Camberwell, to Mary, Hoskyns, the Rev. J. Leigh, M.A., Fellow of Mag-
the eldest daughter of Captain Moresby, of the dalen, Oxford, rector of Aston Tyrrold, Berks,
Indian Navy, at Calcutta, 14th March. and youngest son of Sir Hungerford Hoskyns,
Douglass, the Rev. William Frederic, Chaplain to Bart., of Harewood, Herefordshire, to P. Emma,
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester, youngest daughter of the late Commodore Sir J
and rector of Scrayingham, York, third son of S. Peyton, K.C.H., 22nd April.
;
Lieutenant -Colonel Sir H. Douglas, Bart., M.P., James, William Bosville, Esq. youngest son of the
to Christiana Fanshawe, eldest daughter of Ad- late Major Charles James, of the Royal Artillery,
miral the Hon. ^>Sir R. Stopford, Governor of to Ellen, second daughter of Alderman Moon,
Greenwich Hospital, 30th April. 9th May.
Duckett, Sir George, Bart., to Mrs. Saxe, of Glo- Jonquieres, Godefroi Chretein de Dompierre de,
cester-lodge, Regent's-park, 30th April. Esq. to Harriot, eldest daughter of Major Lin-
Edmond, John, Esq. of Orme-square, Bayswater, dam, K.H., late of Highland house, Ivy-bridge,
to Philadelphia Sarah Jane, only daughter of Devon, 1st May.
Thomas Orton, Esq. of Welford, Northampton- Knipe, William Beaumaris, Esq. late Captain in
shire, 30th April. the 5th Dragoon Guards, to Charlotte, youngest
Edward, James, Esq. to Fanny Georgina, young- daughter of the late F. Cregoe Col more, Esq. of
est daughter of the late .George Watkin Kenrick, Moor-end, Gloucestershire, 12th May.
Esq. of Woore-hall, Shropshire, and Mertyn, Latham, Henry, Esq. of the Chancery Registrar's
Flintshire, llth May. office, to Mary Frances, eldest danghter of Tho-
Egerton, George Granville Francis, Esq. eldest mas Leach, Esq. of Russell-square, 12th May.
son and heir of Lord Francis Egerton, to Lady Lefroy, J. H. Esq., Captain in the Royal Artillery,
Mary Louisa Campbell, fourth daughter of the to Emily Mary, eldest daughter of the Hon. J.
Earl of Cawdor, 29th April. B. RobinsoH, Chief Justice of Upper Canada,
Fox, the Rev. William Darwin, rector of Dela- 16th May.
mere Cheshire, to Ellen Sophia, third daughter Lushington, Charles Manners, youngest son of the
of Basil George Woodd, Esq. of Hillfield, Hamp- Right Hon. S. R. Lushington, to Henrietta,
stead, 20th May. eldest daughter of Henry Stafford, Northcote,
Gardner, Philip Thomas, Esq. of Conington-hall, Esq of Pynes-house, in the county of Devon,
co. Cambridge, to Mary Wright, only daughter 5th May.
of William Hopkins, M.D., of Cardiffj co. Glam- Maturin, William, Esq. Auditor- General, to Char-
organ, 12th May. lotte Owen, second daughter of Captain C. H.
Gooday, John Francis Sikes, Esq. of Sudbury, Bagot, M.L.C., of Koonunga, formerly of the
Suffolk, to Anne, youngest daughter of Francis county of Clare, Ireland, at Koonungo, South
Brewin, Esq. Denmark-hill, Surrey, and relict Australia, 2nd Oct., 1845.
of the late John Charles Addison, Esq. of Chil- Mitchell, Alexander Kinloch Forbes, Esq. of the
ton-ball, Suffolk, 14th Mav. Civil Service, youngest son of the late John
Groome, the Rev. J. H., A.M., rector of Earl So- Forbes Mitchel Esq. of Thainston, in the
ham, Suffolk, to Maria, third daughter of Wil- county of Aberdeen, to Margaret Moir, third
liam Gyde, Esq. of Cheltenham, 29th April. daughter of Henry David Forbes, Esq. of Bal-
Guernsey, Lord, eldest son of the Earl of Ayles- gownie, in the same county, 27th March.
ford, to Miss Knightley, only child of the late Moody, the Rev. Robert Sadleir, B.A., eldest son
John Wightwick Knightley, Esq. of Offchurch, of the Rev. H. R. Moody, rector of Chartham,
Bury, in the county of Warwick, 7th May. near Canterbury, to Ellen, only daughter of John
Hadwen, Geo. Burgess, youngest son of John Had- Sedgwick, Esq., 30th April.
wen, Esq. of Dean house, near Halifax, to Georgi- Mozley, the Rev. Arthur, of Eckington, Derby-
ana Selina, eldest daughter of the Rev. A. E. shire, to Anna Eliza, second daughter of Alfred
Davies, 28th April. John Kempe, Esq. of Fulham,28th April.
Haig, Lieutenant William R. Y.,of the 52nd Ben- Newcome, Edward Clough, eldest son of the Rev.
gal N.I., to Caroline Bevan, youngest daughter William Newcome, of Hockwold-hall, Norfolk,
of the late Rev. John Wilcox, M.A., of Pem- to Amelia, daughter of the very Rev. P. S. Wood,
broke College, Oxford, rector of Stonham, Suf- Dean of Middleham, 23rd April.
folk, and Chaplain to the Right Hon. the Ear! O'Brien, Patrick, Esq. of Dunoon, in Argyleshire,
of Kingston, at Goruckpore, 3rd March. to Miss Miles, of Broadstairs, 22nd April.
Hammond, George Dighton, youngest son of Wil- Onslow, Captain Arthur Edward, of the Scots Fu-
liam Hammond, Esq. of Russell-square, to Julia silier Guards, nephew of the Earl of Onslow, to
Theresa, 5th daughter of Charles Fassett Burnet, Margaret Anne, second daughter of the late Ed-
Esq. of Park-crescent, 28th April. ward Ferrers, Esq. and Lady Harriet Ferrers,
Hankey, Beaumont, youngest son of Thomson Han- of Baddesley Clinton, and granddaughter ol" the
key, Esq. of Brunswick-square, Brighton, to late Marquis Townshend, 30th April.
190 MARRIAGES.

Parr, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Chase, of the Cambridge, to Henrietta Mary, second daughter
Bombay Army, to Harriet, second daughter of of Simon Barrow, Esq formerly of Bath, 23rd
,

Charles Pott, Esq. of Freelands, in the same April.

county, Qth May. Smalley, George Robarts of St. John's College,
Paton, George, Esq. third son of the late James Cambridge. B.A., eldest son of the late Rev. G.
Paton, Esq. of Crailing, Roxburgshire, to Mary Smalley. vicar of Debenham, Suffolk, to Eliza-
Ann, second daughter of the Rev. Okey Nash, beth, only daughter of the late William Trigge,
vicar of Throwley, Kent, at Pernambuco, 17th Esq. 25th April.
March. Spencer, the Rev. R. F. LL. D., to Georgiana,
Phillips, C. V. Esq. late of the Bengal Civil Ser- youngest daughter of the late William Eagles
vice, to Margaret Cecil, youngest daughter of Johnson, Esq. of Portway-hall, in the county of
W. H. Vardy, Esq., 14th May. Stafford, and Westbourne-grove, near Dudley,
Phillpot, the Rev. H., B D., Master of Catharine 12th May.
Hall, Cambridge, to Mary Jane Doria, daughter Stanley, Captain Charles Edward, Royal Engineers
of the Marquis Spineto, of the same place, 28th son of the Bishop of Norwich, to Eliza Dolly,
April. eldest daughter of William Clayton, of Los-
Power, Louis Thomas, Esq. to Charlotte, young- tock-hall, Esq. 30th April.
est daughter of Manuel Gambaro, Esq. of Gib- Staples, William Frederick Browne, of the Mid-
ralter, 25ch April. dle Temple, Esq. barrister at-law, second son of
Ramsden, the Rev. Charles Henry, second son of M. W. Staples, Esq. of Norwood, Surrey, to
Robert Ramsden, Esq. of Carlton-hall, Notts, Janet Helen Alexandrina, youngest daughter of
to Mary Hamilton, second daughter of the Rev. the late Colonel Mackenzie, of St. Heliers,
Henry Hamilton Beamish, minister of Trinity Jersey, 12th May.
Chapel, Conduit Street, and Chaplain to the Stourton, the Hon John, 3d son of Lord Stourton,
Right Hon. the Earl of Bandon, 7th May. to Caroline Emma Mac Nolty, daughter of the
Rastall, the Rev. Robert, rector of Stubton, in the late Patrick Mac Nolty, Esq. 4t.h May.
county of Lincoln, to Annie, only child of Thomas, George Traherne, Esq. to Frederica Baron-
George Augustus I'eters, Esq. of Larpool-hall, ess Holdeprant, of Blattera and Slabez, in the
near Whithy, 13th May, kingdom of Bohemia, at Dresden, 13 th April.
Redpath, William James, Esq. Comptroller of Her Thompson, the Rev. William Hamilton, son of the
Majesty's Customs, Boston, to Mary Walby, late Venerable the Archdeacon of Cork, to Anne
eldest daughter of the Rev.W. Morley, rector of JaneMargaret, daughter of the late William Bea-
Mavis Enderby, 30th April. mishEsq. of Beaumont, county of Cdrk, Ireland,
Reeve, Rev. J. W., Incumbent of Holy Trinity, 28th April.
Ipswich, to Elizabeth Anne, eldest daughter of Vardon, Sidney, youngest son of the late S. A.
J. Hampden Gledstanes, Esq. of Sutton-house, Vardon, Esq. of Oxford-terrace, Hyde- Park, to
Surrey, 14th May. Mary Ann, younger daughter of H. W. Hitch-
Reynardson, the Rev George Birch, M. A., rector cock, Esq. of Highbury.
of Eastling, Kent, second son of Lieutenant- Walpole, Charles, youngest son of the late Thomas
General Birch Reynardson, to Julia, youngest Walpole, Esq. of Stagbury, and of the Lady
daughter of the late, and sister of the present Margaret Walpole, to Annette, daughter of Cap-
Sir John Trollope, Bart., M. P., 30th April. tain Prevost, R.N., arid niece of the Baron de
Reynolds, H. R. jun., Esq. of Upper Harley- Teissier, of Woodcote-park, 12th May.
street, Cavendish-square, to Charlotte Ann, eld- Webb, John, second son of Charles Webb, Esq. of
est daughter of E. W. Bullook Webster, of Balaam., to Mary Anne, third daughter of James
Hendon, Esq., 20th May. G. L. Trimbey, Esq. of Upper Tooting, 19th
Rogers, Richard Rogers, Esq. of North-heath, "in May.
the county of Berks, to Harriett, only child of Were, Thomas Narramore, Esq. of the East India
the late If. T. Hickton, of Retford, Yorkshire, Company's late maritime service, and second son
30th April. of the late Nicholas Were, Esq. of Wellington,
Sawyer, Charles R. J. Esq second son of the late
, to Catherine, eldest daughter of the late H.
George Anthony Sawyer, Esq., of Severn-house, Langley, Esq. of the same place, 28th April.
Henbury, to Ellen, youngest daughter of the late Whiting, George Esq. of No. 53, Norland-square,
Joseph Henry Butterworth, Es.q., of Clapham- to Caroline Laura, youngest daughter of the late
common, Surrey, 14th May. Douglas Johnson, Esq. of the New Kent-road,
Scott, Samuel King, Esq., seventh son of the late 16th May.
Rev. Thomas Scott, to Georgina, fourth daugh- Willis, the Rev. Henry Mark, of Little Dean,
ter of Dr. Bodley, of Merton-house, Furze-hill, Gloucestershire, to Maria, youngest daughter of
Brighton, 14th May. C. S. Gave, Esq. Shefford, Beds, IQth May.
Scott, Ernest, second son of the late Alexander Wilson, Major Thomas of Titchfield, Hants, to.
Scott, Esq., of Beaumont-Street, Portland-place, Mary Anne, widow of the Rev. Thomas New-
and nephew of the Duchesse de Fleury, to Eliza man, late rector of Alresford, Essex, 13th May.
Maria, widow of the late Benjamin George Hod- Young, Walter, Esq. to Elizabeth, eldest daughter
ges. Esq. 16th May. of the late Michael Elwin, Esq. of Charlton,
Skipper, Robert Esq., of Corpus Christi College, Dover.
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Aitchinson, Mary Emma, seventh daugh- Buchanan, the Hon. Elizabeth Ann, wire
ter of Major-Gen. A. Aitchinson of Ryde, of William Buchanan, Esq. and eldest
atjVentnor, Isle of Wight, aged 17, 30th daughter of Alexander, seventh Lord
April. Elibank, in Pall Mall, aged 63, 17th
Allen, Col. Hans, of Claremount-House, May.
Cheltenham, aged 72, 23rd April. Burdett, Miss Francis, sister of the late
Barlow, Capt. Thomas Pratt, late of llth Sir Francis Burdett, Bart, at Esher,
Lancers, at Bath, 7th May. Surrey, 30th April.
Barter, Rev. Chas. aged 96, and for seventy- Campbell, Col. F., son of the late Lieut.-
one years vicar of Cornsworthy, 26th Gen. Colin Campbell, Lieut. Governor
April. of Gibralter, at Ostend, 23rd April.
Bartley, Capt. George, of Her Majesty's Carmichael, Thomas A. Esq. third son of
2nd West India Regiment, second son of the late Lieut.-Col. Carmichael, at Leg-
the late Sir Robert Bartley, K.C.B. hav- horn, aged 22, April 19th.
ing survived his younger brother, who Carrington,, Emma, daughter of F. W.
was killed at Sobraon but 32 days at ; Carrington, Esq. late of Her Majesty's
Nassau, New Providence, 14th March. Ceylon Civil Service at Cheltenham.
Bastard, the Rev. Philemon- Pownoll, late Carruthers, Christiana Wilson Paddock,
rector of Han worth, Middlesex, Chaplain daughter of the late Capt. Carruthers of
to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam- the Hon. East India Company's Service,
bridge and the Rt. Hon. Lord Tenter- at Madeira, in the 38th year of her age,
den, at Ryde, Isle of Wight, 6th May. 25th March.
Mr. Bastard was third son of Edmund Chapman, Emmeline Bertha, ir.fant dau.
Bastard, Esq. sometime M.P, for Dart- of Cowdell Chapman, Esq. at Egremunt
mouth, by Jane, his wife, daughter and Place, 27th April.
heir of Capt. Pownoll, R.N. of Sharp- Clarke, Susanna, wife of the Venerable
ham, Devon; and grandson of William Archdeacon Clarke, and only daughter
Bastard, Esq. of Kitley, the representa- of John James Majendie, D.D. Canon
tive of the great family of Bastard of Gars- of Windsor, at the Residentiary house,
ton and Kitley, seated in Devonshire, at Chester, 28th April.
the period of the Domesday survey. The Cocksedge, Martin, Esq. eldest son of the
reverend gentleman whose death we re- late Col. Cocksedge, of St. Edmund's
cord married Mary, eldest daughter of Hill, Suffolk, at York Terrace, Worthing,
Mr. Justice Parke. 4th May.
Baynton, Anne, widow of the late Thos. Corrie, Catherine, wife of Wm. Corrie,
Baynton, Esq. at Weston- under- Penyard, Esq. Barrister at Law, in Gower Street,
21st April. 29th April.
Berkeley, Henry Comyns, Esq. formerly Cort, Coningsby Francis, Esq. late of
of Lincoln's Inn, at Dusseldorff, 6th May.
"
West Ham, Essex, in Upper Seymour
Blackburn, John Herbert, Esq. formerly Street, aged 75, 18th May.
of Malton in the county of York, at Cracroft, Thomas, only son of the late
Derby, in his 68th year, llth May. Thomas Cracroft, Esq. of Keal, Lincoln-
Bouverie, Catherine, wife of Edward shire, atHobart Town, Van Dieman's
Bouverie, Esq. at Delapre Abbey near Land, 8th December last.
Northampton, 29th April, This lady Cree, Anne Sarah, eldest surviving dau.
was only daughter of William Castle, of John Cree, Esq. of Ower Moigne,
Esq. and married 10th March, 1788, Ed- Dorset, 4th May.
ward Bouverie, Esq. of Delapre Abbey, Creyke, Eliza, wife of the Rev. Robert
by whom she has left, with junior issue, Creyke, at Heavitree, near Exeter, aged
a son, Col. Edward William Bouverie, 23, 9th May.
Equery to Prince Albert. Crofton, Frances, widow of the late Abra-
Browning, James, Esq. at Connaught ter- ham Crofton, Esq. aged 76, 19th May.
race, Edgeware Road, in his 80th year, Currie, Thomas Metcalfe, Commander, '

15th May. R.N. at Haslar, aged 46, 13th May.

Bruce, Anne, wife of Robert Bruce, Esq. Daniel, Mary, widow of the late Thomas
of Kennet, late Captain Gren. Guards, Daniel, Esq. of Little Berkhamstead,
and M.P. for Clackmannanshire, died re- Herts, in Hertford Street, Mayfair, aged
cently at Kennet. This lady, who was 69, 8th May.
eldest dau. of William Murray, Esq. of Davidson, Ensign Gordon Hugh, of the 1st
Touchadam and Polmaise, married Cap- E. Light Infantry, at the Battle of So-
tainBruce in 1825, but has left no issue. braon, 10th Feb. This gallant officer,
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who tell, mortally wounded, carrying his Elphinstone, Sir Howard, Bart, G.C.B.
of Sowerby, in Cumberland, at Ore
regimental colours, when within thirty
yards of the enemy's batteries, was son Place near Hastings, in his 74th year,
of Alexander Gray Davidson, Esq., and 28th April. This distinguished officer,
great grandson of Dr. Alexander Bruce, Major General in the Army, Colonel-
of Gartlett, co. Clackmanan, and of the Commandant of the Royal Engineers,
Island of Barbadoes. had at the period of his decease, com-
Devon, Capt. Thomas Barker, R.N. K.C.H pleted the 73rd year of his age, and the
at Paington, Devonshire, in his 62nd 53rd of his military service. He en-
This distinguished of- tered the Engineers in 1793, and, after
year, 12th May.
ficer, whose commissions bear date, passing through the regular gradations,
Lieut. 1804, Commander, 1813, and attained the rank of Major-General in
of the 1837. His career included some of the
Captain, 1825, served as Lieut,
Dragon, in Sir R. Calder's engagement, most brilliant achievements of the British
and, while in command of the Brav- arms. In 1795, he was at the capture
of the Cape of Good Hope; in 1801,
drageren of twelve guns, performed many
served, as in Sir
gallant achievements on the coast of Commanding Engineer,
Norway, and in the German rivers. In David Baird's army in and in
Egypt ;

1811, he fought a brilliant action with 1808, having proceeded with Sir Arthur
three Danish brigs of the largest class ; Wellesley to Portugal, fought and was
in 1813 he captured two Danish gun severely wounded at Roleia. In 1810, he
boats,and subsequently commanded the was attached to the forces in Spain ; and
seamen landed to co-operate with the thenceforward shared in all the glory
Russian forces. In the following year, of the Peninsular campaigns, acting as

Captain Devon gave his assistance in the Commanding Engineer at the passage of
River Ems to the allied army. the Adour, the blockade of Bayonne,
Dirom, Anne Jane, wife of William Max- and the repulse of the sortie ; and re-
well Dirom, Esq. Hon. Company's Civil ceiving a model and two clasps for his
Service at Chupr.ih, Bengal, aged 23, gallantry at Roleia, Nivelle, and Nive.
17th March. Sir Howard's father, the late Captain

Dixon, Harriet Amelia, wife of Charles John Elphinstone, held the rank of Ad-
Dixon, Esq. and daughter of the late miral in the Russian service, and com-
Rev. Dr. Wilder of Purley Hill, Berks, manded the fleet of the Czar at the bat-
at Stanstead, Sussex, aged 67, 26th tle of Tchesme, wherein the British offi-

April. cer succeeded in destroying his Turkish

Dixon, Dennison Gregson, Esq. late of opponents. He was son of John Elphin-
Athens, in his 33rd year, at Freechase, stone, Esq. of the Royal Navy, and de-
Surrey, 13th May. scended, in a direct line, from the Hon.
Drewe, Betty-Rose, widow of the late John Elphinstone, second son of the third
Thomas Rose Drewe, Esq. at Wootton Lord Elphinstone, and elder brother of
House, near Charmouth, Dorsetshire, Sir James Elphinstone, the celebrated
aged 88, 2nd May. This venerable lady Lord Balmerino, whose representative,
was daughter of Benjamin Incledon, Esq. Arthur, last Lord Balnaerino, the stanch
of Pilton in Devon. Her husband's but ill-fated adherent of the Stuarts,
nephew is the present Edward Drewe, joined the risings of '15 and '45, and
Esq. of the Grange. was executed in 1746. The respected
Drinkwater, Meliscent, widow of the late Baronet, whose death we record, posses-
Thomas Drinkwater, Esq. at Beckenham, sed considerable property in Cumber-
aged 78, 3rd May. land as well as Sussex. He married, in
Dundas, Janet, wife of Rear Admiral 1803, his cousin, Frances, eldest dau.
Dundas, M.P. at Nice, 20th April. This of John Warburton, Esq and has left,
lady was only child of the late Charles with three daughters, Frances, wife of
Dundas, Esq. of Barton Court, Berks, Wm. Masters Smith, Esq. of Gamer ;
who obtained an English peerage 10th Harriet ; and Louisa, married to Major
May 1832, as Baron Amesbury, but en- Robert Anstruther ; one son, the present
joyed the honour for two months only. Sir Howard Elphinstone, Bart, M.P.
Through her mother, Ann, daughter and for Lewes.
heir of Ralph Whitley, Esq. of Aston Elton, Lucy Maria, wife of Edmund El-
Hall, Flintshire, Mrs. Dundas inherited ton, Esq. at Clifton, 16th May.
a considerable estate in North Wales Flounders, Benjamin, Esq. .1 ustice of the
She married 28th April 1808, her first peace for counties of Durham, York and
cousin James Deans, Esq. R.N. and by Salop, at Yarm, aged 77, 19th April.
him (who adopted the additional sur Forbes, the Rev. Armitage, at Malta, in
names of Whitley and Dundas) has left his 26th year, 25lh April.
issue two sons and three daughters. Forster, Matthew, Esq. at Hobart Town,
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Van Dieman's Land, member of [the honored him with his confidence and
Legislative Council and Comptroller-Ge- friendship; and his late Majesty Wil-
neral, in his 50th year, llth January. liam IV. when Duke of Clarence, under
Fyers, Major-General Peter, CB. Colonel- whose eye he served at one period when
Commandant of the 7th battalion, Royal in the Netherlands, was
pleased to show
Regiment of Artillery: at Charlton, near him marked attention.
Woolwich, in his 77th year, 17th May. Goldsborough, the Rev. John. B.D. rpctor
This veteran officer born in Edinburgh of Slymbridge, Gloucestershire, and
per-
Castle in the year 1769, was the youngest petual curate of Redlynch, Somerset-
son of Mr. Thomas Fyers, who for shire, 6th May.
many years filled with credit the situa- Gordon, Alexander, Esq. at Bishopsteign-
tion of chief engineer in Scotland, a ton, in the county of Devon, aged 80.
highly responsible appointment, then 15th May.
connected with the civil branch of the Granville, Ellen Mary, infant daughter of
Ordnance department. On the breaking the Rev. Augustus K. B. Granville, in-
w
Vmt of the French revolutionary war, cumbent of Hatcham, Surrey, 8th May."
^
Mr. Peter Fyers solicited and obtained Griffith, George Goldsmid, son of George"
a commission in the Royal Regiment of Stonehouse Griffith, Esq. of Montpelier
Artillery, in which distinguished corps Crescent, Brighton, aged 13 months, 3rd
he served during the campaigns of 1794- May.
95 in Holland. He was employed on Gunning, Jane Randolph, youngest dan.
board bomb ships against the ports on of the late Rev. Peter
Gunning, rector
the coast of France in 1796, and engaged of Bath wick, Bath, and Newton St Loe :

in the same description of service in the at Clifton, 19th May.

years 1797-98 under Lord Gambier in Gwyn, Henr3'-Adolphus-Gwyn. eldest son
his expedition to overawe the northern of Robert Gwyn, Esq. in Portman St.
coalition. He also
served in the expedi- Portman Square, 14th May.
tion to Copenhagen in 1801 under Sir Hare, Sarah, widow of the late Lancelot
Hyde Parker, by whom he was appointed Hare, M.D. in Upper Gower St. 1st
Acting Engineer to the Force, and at the May.
battle of the 2nd of April, under Lord Harries, Henry Lloyd, Esq. at Llandovery,
Nelson, he acted as senior officer of ar- aged 43, 26th April.
tillery. He was at the attack of the Hatton, Sarah, wife of Richard Hatton,
Boulogne flotilla by Lord Nelson, where Esq. in Albany Street, Regent's Park.
he (then being Captain Fyers) was 16th May.
wounded. He was engaged in the ope- Haynes, Edmund, Esq. of Summerland
rations against Copenhagen under Lord Place, Exeter, and formerly of the Island
Cathcart in 1807 ; served in the Wal- of Barbadoes, at Cheltenham, in his 66th
cheren expedition and the siege of Flush- year, 2nd May.
ing in 1809 ; also in the campaigns in Head lam, Anne, eldest surviving daughter
1813-14 in the Netherlands, including of the late Thomas Emerson Headlam,
the surprise of Bergen-op-Zoom, and the Esq. of Gateshead, and sister of the Ve-
action of Merxem, where, with one gun, nerable Archdeacon Headlam and Thoe.
which he laid with his own eye, he E. Headlam, M.D. of Newcastle-upon-
silenced a battery of several guns of the Tyne : in Ellison-place, Newcastle-upon-
enemy, which threatened the flank of Tyne, 26th April.
the 78th Highlanders, then advancing to Henderson, Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of the
drive the French out of that village. For late Thomas Henderson, Esq. of Scar-
(which was performed under
this service borough, and daughter of the late Henry
the eye of Sir Thomas Graham, com- Rousby, Esq. of Croom Hall, Yorkshire,
manding the forces) he was thanked in aged 65, 8th May.
general orders and received the Com- Henly, James Fry, fifth son of A. Henly,
panionship of the Bath. Being promoted Esq. Calne, Wilts, by a fail from his
to the then regimental rank of Major, he horse, 25th April.
came home, and thus, to his unceasing [lobart, the Hon. and Very Rev. Lewis,
regret, lost the opportunity of being pre- D.D. at Nocton Priory, Lincolnshire,
sent at the battle of Waterloo. In 1815, 8th May. This respected divine was
having then the rank of Lieutenant- fourth son of George, third Earl of Buck-
Colonel, he was appointed to the com- inghamshire, by Albinia, his wife, dau.
mand of the Rocket brigade, which he and co-heir of Lord Vere Bertie. The
held for the period of ten years, and noble house from which he derived, has
subsequently (until his promotion to be held a high position in Norfolk from a
Colonel-Commandant of the 7th Batta- very early period. In the reign of Henry
lion, on the 14th of June, 1845) he has VII. Sir James Ilobart, Kt. was his
lived in retirement Lord Nelson Majesty's Attorney-General, and in the
o 2
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time of James I. the family produced Lock, Elizabeth, wife of William Lock,
another lawyer of eminence, in the per- Esq., late of Norbury Park, Surrey, at
son of the Lord Chief Justice Hobart. Paris, 15th May.
Besides the Deanery of Windsor, to Mackenzie, Mary, eldest dau. of the late
which he succeeded upon the elevation Thomas Mackenzie, Esq. formerly of
of Dr, Legge to the Bishopric of Oxford, Barbadoes, aged 23, at Naples, 5th April.
in 1816, Dr. Hobart held also that of Mitchelson, Mary, wife of John Mitchel-
Wolverhampton, and the Rectories of son, Esq. at Sunbury, Middlesex, aged
Nocton and Wantage, with the vicarage 64, 8th May.
of Hasely, in Oxfordshire. He married Moysey, Anne, widow of the late Abel
5th October 1824, Charlotte Selina, Moysey, Esq. of Charterhouse Hinton,
daughter of Richard Moore, Esq. of co. Somerset, at St. Leonard's-on-Sea,

Hampton Court Palace, and has left se- in her 55th year, 13th May. Mrs. Moy-
veral children. ser, who was second daughter of Francis
Hodson, Mary, wife of the Ven. George Fownes Luttrell, Esq. has left no issue.
Hodson, M.A., Archdeacon of Stafford Her husband died 5th February, 1839,
and Canon of Lichfield ; at Torquay, and was succeeded in his estate by his
aged 58, 15th May. brother, Venerable Archdeacon Moysey,
Humphrey, Matthew, Esq. of Warsley D.D.
Yorkshire, at Bournemouth, Hants, of Norcliffe, Isabella, daughter of the late
consumption, aged 22, 6th May. Thomas Norcliffe, Esq. of Langton Hall,
Ingham, J. Esq. at Leeds, aged 77, 3d May. Malton, Yorkshire, llth May.
Irigham, Joshua, son of Joseph Ingham, Nott, Richard, Esq. at Clifton, in his 75th
Esq. of Leeds, aged 34, at Marsala, year, 17th May.
Sicily, 22nd April. Ommaney, Lieutenant George Willis, 33d
James, David, Esq. Barrister at law, at Madras Native Infantry, at Muktell,
his chambers in Lincoln's Inn, aged 55, India, aged 27, 14th March
1st May. Osborne, the Hon. Darcy Godolphin, 4th
Kemm, William, Esq. of Avebury House, son of Lord Godolphin, at Rock Vale,
Wilts, aged 65, 26th April. near Dartmouth. Mr. Osborne was born
Kinnaird, Mary Louisa Olivia, eldest dau. 2Qth October, 1814. and married, 7th
of the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, at Hyde April, 1845, Anne- Katharine, daughter
Park Gardens, aged 2 years, 14th May. of the Rev. W. Douglas, Prebendary of
Larpent, Frederick Seymour, second son Westminster.
of Sir George Larpent, Bart at Roehamp- Otway, Admiral Sir Robert Waller, Bart.,
ton, Surrey, in his 24th year, 13th May. G.C.B., in Hyde-park Gardens, 12th
Latham, the Rev. Thomas, Vicar of Bil- May. This lamented naval officer, who
Jingborough, at Sempringham, Lincoln- is stated to have been upwards of a

shire, in his 77th year. hundred times in action, entered the

Lawrence, Letitia Catherine, widow of Col. service in 1784, obtained his Lieutenant's
Lawrence, Governor of Upper Canada, commission in 1793, became Commander
at York-place, Clifton, in her 73rd year, in 1795, was promoted to Post rank the
30th April. same year, and finally reached the de-
Loe John, Esq. M D. at Daventry, in his gree of Admiral of the White in 1841.
44 ih year, after a few days' illness, 25th On the memorable 1st of June, he dis-
April. tinguished himself as Lieutenant of the
Leslie, Hugina, representative of the no Impregnable; and when commanding
less ancient than distinguished house the Thorn sloop, captured, after a bril-
of Leslie of Lindores, died at Cupar, liant action (in which he was wounded),
recently, at the advanced a-e of 100 the Courier^ French corvette of superior
years, 5 weeks, and 3 days, having been force. In 1796, in the Mermaid, 32,
born on March 15th, 1746. In the re- he twice beat off the French frigate, Ven-
bellion of 1745, her father took a very geance, 52, near Guadaloupe ; and in
prominent part in the army of the Roy- 1797, when Captain of the Ceres, cut
alists under William, Duke of Cumber- out, in his ship's boats, the Mutine pri-
land, and long survived that eventful vateer of 18 guns and 90 men near Porto
period. The present heir of Leslie, Lord Rico. Subsequently, he served at the
Lindores, is Major RICHARD LESLIE sieges of Monie Fortunee and Fort Ma-
BRUCE DUNDAS, of Blair Castle, repre- tilda, in the West Indies, and, in com-
sentative, also, of the great and illus- mand of the Royal Georye, rendered es-
trious houses of Elphinston of Calder sential and gallant aid to the operations
Hall, and BRUCE of AIRTH. against Copenhagen in 1S01. Sir Ro-
Liveroni, Giacomo, widow of Mr. G. Live- bert Otway was the second son of the
roni, at Criagna, near Genoa, aged 110. late Cooke Otway, Esq., of Castle Otway,
26th April. co. Tipperary, by Elizabeth, his wife,
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sister of Sir Robert Waller, Bart., of Perry, Thomas Squires, Esq. formerly of
Lisbrian, and derived his descent from a Dassoon, in Java, and Great Missenden,
highly respectable family, seated in early Bucks, aged 47, 29th April.
times at Middleton and Ingmire Hall, Pochin, Henry, only son of Thos. Pochin,
co. Westmoreland, whose late represen- Esq. of Waldingfield, Suffolk, aged 21,
tative was Sir Robert's nephew, the Hon. 1st May.
Robert Otway Cave, M.P.~ Sir Loftus Powles, Alfred William Mac Gregor,
Otway, who.gained considerable reputa- youngest son of J. D. Powles, Esq. of
tion as a military officer in the Pen- York-place, Portman-square, at Tun-
insular war, is brother of the Admiral, bridge Wells, 26th April.
whose death we record. At the period Price, Margaret Elizabeth, eldest daughter
of his decease, Sir Robert had just com- of J. Jackson Price, Esq. at Swansea,
pleted his 74th year. He was a Digna- aged 21, 12th May.
tario of the Imperial Brazilian Order of Rodney, the Right Hon. and Rev. Spencer,
the Cross, a Knight Grand Cross of the Lord, in Harley-street, aged 61. 15th
Bath, and Groom-in- Waiting to the May. His lordship was born 30th May,
Queen. His title of Baronet he received 1 785, and succeeded to the title at the

at the coronation of King William IV., decease of his brother, 30th Oct. 1843.
whose friendship and personal regard he Never having married, he'leaves the ho-
enjoyed in an especial degree. By Cle- nours to his nephew, Robert Dennet, the
mentina, his wife, daughter and co-heir present peer, only son of the late Hon.
of Admiral Holloway, of Wells, he has Robert Rodney, Captain, R.N. The de-
left three surviving sons (the eldest the ceased nobleman was third son of George,
present Sir Geo. Graham Otway, Bart.), 2nd Lord Rodney, by Anne, his wife,
and five daughters. daughter and co-heir of the Right Hon.
Paterson, Mr. Robert, on the 30th ult. Thomas Harley, and grandson of the
This worthy, quiet character of the olden renowned Admiral Sir George Brydges
school, who remembered much of the Rodney, whose brilliant naval achieve-
early history of Galloway, and the agri- ments, and especially his memorable vic-
cultural changes which have so conspi- tory over the Comte de Grasse, achieved
cuously improved the appearance of the a coronet for himself and his successors.
country during the present and preceding Rothe, the Rev. Richard Jephson, Rector
centuries, died at his place of residence, of Kilmichael, in the county of Cork,
Balmaclellan Village (Scotland), at the eldest son of the late George Rothe, Esq.
advanced ape of 91 years. His own parent of Salisbury, and Mount Rothe, in the
immortalized by Sir W. Scott in " The county of Kilkenny, at Macloneigh Rec-
Tales of MyLandlord " he of course tory, 26th April. This excellent man
remembered well ; but from innate mo- and exemplary clergyman fell a victim
desty was shy of speaking of him in the to the most severe and protracted suffer-
" Old He has
company of strangers. Latterly ings from disease of the heart.
Mortality," familiar from his youth up- left a widow and three children to mourn
ward with the chisel and mallet, devoted their irreparable loss.
himself entirely to monumental masonry Russell, Caroline Agnes, eldest surviving
some grave yard for the most part his daughter of Sir Robert Frankland Rus-
workshop ; and hence the soubriquet by sell, Bart, at Thirkleby-park, Yorkshire.
which he was known by all the parish Ryle, the Rev. Frederick William, M.A.
boys wherever he wandered. Incumbent of Elson, and Fellow of Bra-
Paget, William, Esq. of Southfield, Lough- zenose College, at Brockhurst, aged 25,
borough, in his 76th year, 18th May. 1st May.
Pares, Maiy, fourth daughter of the late Schalch, Peter, Esq. late of the Royal Ar-
John Pares, Esq. of the Newarke and tillery, third son of the late Capt.Schalch,
Grooby, Leicestershire, and of Hopwell of the Royal Artillery, at Blagdon, near
Hall, in the county of Derby at Hum-
:
Taunton, 15th May.
berstone, Leicestershire, 5th May. Scott, Susan, wife of Dr. Charles H. Scott,
Parker, Catherine, wife of Samuel W. and daughter of the Rev.D.S.Moncrieffe,
Parker, Esq. at Sandford Lodge, Chel- Rector of Lexton, Surrey, caused by her
tenham, 29th April. accidentally catching fire, at Southsea,
Parlby, Brooke Ogden, aged four years and 6th May.
five months, 23rd April: and Isabella Shannon, the Rev. R. Q,., Rector of Clon-
Rebecca, aged one year and eight months, methan, county of Dublin, and Prebend-
24th April, only surviving children of Ma- ary of St. Patrick's : in Regent-street,
jor Sam. Parlby, late of the Bengal Artil- 27th April.
lery, at Grosvenor House, Weymouth. Shee, Mary, wife of Sir Martin Archer
Peacocke,Vice-Adm.Richd., at Aix-la-Cha- Shee, President of the Royal Academy,
pelle, of disease of the heart, 24th April. at Brighton, 4th May. Her ladyship.
196 ANNOTATED OBITUARY.

the eldest daughter of James Power, Tompkins, Mary, widow of the late James
Esq. of Youghal, married in 1797, and Tompkins, Esq. at Reading, aged 96,
has left, with three daughters, as many 3rd May.
sons, one of whom is a chancery barris- Upton, Jane, daughter of the late J.Upton,
ter, and another the manager at a bank Esq. of Ingmire Hall.
at Manchester. Valiant, the Rev. Philip, at the Rectory-
Smith, William Horace, infant son of house, Stoke d\\lbourne. near Cobham,
William Henry Smith, Esq. of 23, Rus- Surrey, aged 79, 12th May.
sell-square, i8th May. Warrand, Mrs. Catherine, widow of the
Smithett, Jane Dalrymple, wife of Capt. late Thomas Warrand,Esq. of Warrand-
Luke Smithett, of her Majesty's Packet Inverness, 21st April.
field, at
service, and youngest daughter of Sir Way, Mrs. widow of Rev. W. Way, of
John Hamilton, at Dover, aged 37, 28th Glympton-park, Oxfordshire, at Dover,
April. 30th April.
Sterky, Marion, wife of the Rev. F. A. Whalley, the Rev. William Morgan, in-
Sterky, at the Vicarage, North Otte ring- cumbent of Waltham Abbey, at Chelten-
ton, Yorkshire, 17th May. ham, aged 73, 16th April.
Sykes. Henrietta, Lady, eldest daughter Whittuck, Frederic William, infant son
of Henry Villebois, Esq. of Gloucester- of J. Whittuck Whittuck, Esq. at Cam-
place, and Marham House, Norfolk, at den-place, Bath, aged 7 months, 5th May.
Little Missenden, 1 5th May. Wilson, Mr. Francis, Secretary of the
Thornton, Susannah, wife of Thomas Reeve Royal Maternity Charity, suddenly, aged
Thornton, Esq. at Brook Hall. North- 03, 26th April.
amptonshire, 2nd May. Mrs. Thornton Worthington, Charles, Esq. late of Evers-
was dau. and heir of Peter John Fre- ley, Hants, at St. Leonard's-on-the-Sea,
meaux, Esq. of Kingsthorpe, married in in his 69th year, 1 1th May.
1799, and has left four sons and two Wright, Thomas, Esq. at Brentwood,
daughters. Essex, aged 76, 26th April.
 THE PATRICIAN.
PETER THE HERMIT.
OMAR Ibn-Al-Khattab with whom may God rest satisfied! concluded
"
articles of capitulation with the people of Elia," as Jerusalem was then
called, in the village of Jabit. This treaty of capitulation, observes his
historian, was a model for capitulation unto every city besides the people
of Elia ; and it was in these words
"
In the name of God, the merciful and compassionate The following
!

are the terms of capitulation, which I, Omar, the servant of God, the
commander of the faithful, grant to the people of Elia. I grant them
security for their lives, their possessions, and their children, their churches,
their crosses, and all that appertains to them, in their integrity, and their
lands, and to all of their religion. Their churches therein shall not be im-
poverished, nor destroyed, nor injured from among them neither their
;

endowments, nor their dignity and not a thing of their property neither
; ;

shall the inhabitants of Jerusalem be exposed to violence in following their

religion nor shall one of them be injured ; nor shall one of the Jews be
;

impoverished in Elia. And it is stipulated with the people of Elia, that

they pay a tribute, according to the tribute paid by the people of the cities.
Moreover, it is incumbent en them that the Greeks and robbers depart
therefrom. And whosoever departeth therefrom, he also is secure, as re-
gards his life and his property, or until whilst they bring out what is in
their houses. And whosoever there be of the people of the land, who
wish to reside therein, upon him is the same tribute as upon the people of
Elia. And whosoever wisheth to go with the Greeks, or to return to his
land, from him there shall not be taken a thing which" his repositories pro-
duce. And of all this may God be Ratifier and be this the covenant of
!

His Apostle (upon whom be the blessing and the peace of God !) arid the
covenant of the orthodox Khalifs, if they yield possession. Witness to
this, KhaKd-Ibn-Al-Walid, and Abti-Urrahmdn-Ibn-uf, and Muash-Ibu-
Javil,and Muawwiyah-Ibn-Abti-Sufian."*
Such were the conditions, on which the Holy City passed from the dege-
nerate Christian to the sway of the Moslem. To both a Holy City !

To the Moslem, because, " when compared with other lands, it held a
rank in God's esteem, to which no resemblance could be found, but that
of a man who had great wealth, and a coffer of treasures amongst his
other riches which he loved best of all so also was this the chief treasure
;
"
of the Lord of the Universe insomuch that, " if any one died there, his
;

*
From "The Choice Gifts existing in the Advantages of the Masjidu-1-Aksi" or
*'
The History of the Temple of Jerusalem ;" by the Imam Jabal-Addin Al Siiitf,
(pp. 168170.)
VJL. I- V ). II I. P
198 PETKR THE HERMIT.

state at the resurrection was computed and settled, as if he had died in

Heaven."*
To the Christian, was "the glorious city, chosen of God Him-
because it
self, which began upon Moriahand consummated
for the place of the Sacrifice
on Calvary descended from Heaven upon those holy hills and resting there
; ;

yet not less eminent above the other cities

of this earth by the accruing
bounties of God than by the excellency of her foundation herself their :

the city of perfect renown; the joy and

queen, and they her subjects;
gladness unto the whole earth singularly privileged and glorified, by the
;

one true God, to be the terrene birth-place of His Word and Law and, not ;

only to the soul of the faithful man, but to Christ's universal church, mili-
tant on earth, yea and blessed and triumphant for ever more in Heaven,
the type and figure of the promise and inheritance. "1
The capitulation took place in 636 from which year, down to the middle
;

of the tenth century, Jerusalem remained under the sway of the Ommiades
and Abbassides, the two dynasties which succeeded Omar in the Khalifat of
Bagdad. During that long period the Christians of Jerusalem had rarely
to complain of the nonobservance of their treaty. It was in fact punctually
and religiously kept to the end of that Khalifat. Nor was this a singular
example. The faith of treaties to the shame of Christendom be it said,
has ever been, and is to this day, far better honoured and practised amongst
the Eastern nations than amongst the Franks. Of this the history of
British conquest hi India and Central Asia affords an instructive example.
Hence it followed that, notwithstanding the Saracen conquest, Chris-
tians from all parts of the world continued as before to make pilgrimages
to the Holy City of Jerusalem. The interesting narrative which St. Arculf,
the bishop, gave St. Adamnan, the Abbot of Columbkill, of his pilgrimage
of the beginning of the eighth century, is well known. J Thirty years
later, we have that of Bishop Willibald, the Saxon, remarkable for the fol-

lowing testimony of the Emir of Emessa to the frequency of Christian

pilgrims at that time, and their good understanding with the Mussulmans ;

" I have often seen these

people coming hither from their land; seeking no
evil, but only desiring to fulfil their law." In the ninth century, we have
still more satisfactory indications of this peaceful communion of the Chris-

tian and Mussulman populations of the east and west, the problem, as an
illustrious living writer has well remarked, so difficult at once and so im-

portant for modern England and modern France in a threefold point of

view political, social, and religious.
;
The results of that happy state of
||

things were religious and commercial that is to say the pilgrimages of the
;

Christians were safe, and their caravans prosperous. Caravanserais were

established in the desert of Suez, for Christians and Mussulmans, by
Haroun-al-Raschid, the greatest of the Abasside Khalifs and the Monk ;

Bernard tells us that he found a shelter there, in 870, when he crossed the
desert on his pilgrimage to Jerusalem. In the Holy City, Charlemagne,
with the consent and sanction of the same great Khalif, founded an " Hos-
" Frankish
pitium," for pilgrims and for travellers speaking the Roman

*
Abdallah-Ibn-Omar, apud Al Siuti, pp. 1114.
t See the authorities collected in Adrichomius ; Theatr. Terras Sanctae, pp. 147, 148.
$ Acta Bened. Cent. 3, p. 2, f, 505.
Id. f. 372.
||
Raymond Thomassy ; Cours des Le9ons sur 1'Histoire des Croisades ;
7me
L'Univ. Cath. vol. 17, p. 249. (Paris, 1844.)
 PTCTER THM HKRMIT. 199

tongue," whatsoever their religion and he endowed the same with twelve
;

menses in the valley of Jehoshaphat, together with lands,

vineyards, and a
garden and he enriched it with a precious library of rare books on every
:

department of science. In addition to these largesses, the same Emperor

rebuilt churches, and founded monasteries within Jerusalem, and also
" De
throughout Palestine as we learn from his capitulary
;
Eleemosyna
mittenda in Hierosolymam, propter Ecclesias Dei restaurandas," and the
testimony of his jealous rival Constantine Porphyrogenitus.* In return
the Orientals, without distinction of creed, enjoyed throughout the empire
of the west the same immunities of conscience. Jews and Mussulmans,
equally with Christians, were received at the court of Charlemagne, and
honoured with his confidence. One of the ambassadors whom he sent to
"
the Khalif of Bagdad was the Jew Isaac another Jew " Master Farrag
;

was one of his physicians and his most famous physician was Nuhalyha-
;

Ibn-Gyzla, an Arab and a Mussulman, f

A more interesting proof of this happy understanding remains to be
mentioned. The vicar of the Prophet Muhammad, recognising in the
Latin emperor, and not in the Byzantine schismatic, the true successor of
the Caesars, and wishing, moreover, to show honour to his great devotion
towards the Holy City, sent him two monks from the same, with a standard,
and also the keys of the Sepulchre and Calvary, in token of donation, ac-
cording to the antient and familiar custom of the East thus constituting him ;

the true and rightful guardian of those holy places forever. J This important
fact does not seem to have been duly appreciated by modern historians, in

investigating the causes which produced the first crusade.

In the following century however, most unhappily for Europe and Asia,
the Khalifat of Bagdad was destroyed by internal corruption and foreign
violence.,
About the year 935, Muhammad Ikschid, a Turkish chief, seized Egypt,
invaded Palestine, and took Jerusalem. In 968 About- Muhammad, the
Fatimite, driven from Tangier and Ceuta by the Khalif of Cordova, seized
upon Kairoam, and invaded Egypt and Palestine, where, after driving out
the Turkish conqueror, he established the mighty dynasty, called after him
" the Fatimite."

Notwithstanding the change of masters, Jerusalem for some time enjoyed,

under the sway of the Fatimite Khalifs, the benefits secured by the treaty
with Omar, of which, during the Turkish occupation, (perhaps in conse-
quence of the discovery of an illicit correspondence between her Patriarch
and Nicephorus Phocas, the Greek emperor, who, after reconquering Antioch,
was threatening Jerusalem,) she had been deprived.
From that period, down to the year 1008, when the third of the Fatimite
line, Abu-Ali-Mansur, was saluted Khalif by the name of Hakim-Biamr'-
Illah, the Christians of Palestine continued to enjoy the greatest happiness
and prosperity. European commerce was openly protected by the Khalifs,
the Frankish market-places were restored in Jerusalem; the "Hospitia"
and the churches were rebuilt and everything was done, that might en-
;

courage the pilgrims and merchants of the west to resort to the Holy
City. But the accession of Hakim, as the new Khalif is commonly called,

*
Id. pp. 250, 251.
t De Gestis Carol. Mag. Lib. i. cap. 18, Alb. <le Haller, Bibb'oth. Medicin. practic.
t. i.

Raymond Thomassy (ubi supra), pp. 2 16 218.

F 2
200 PETER THE HERMIT.

entirely changed the face of affairs. Himself the son of the Christian
sister of the Bishop of Jerusalem, and rather a Druse in religion than a Mus-
sulman, he was the first to commence a general persecution of the Christians;
and that persecution lasted with little interval to the end of his ill-omened
reign. So cruel was the oppression, that the cry of the sufferers reached even
unto Europe, moving the paternal heart of Sylvester II. to compassion and
action. It was the first time that the Christians of the east, or their Patri-
arch in the west, had invoked foreign succour against domestic tyranny. The
appeal was not unheeded. The Pisans, Genoese, and "Boson, the King of
Aries," embraced what we may call a first crusade, and made maritime incur-
sions on the coasts of Syria. These incursions incessantly repeated, and the
growing strength and hostility of the pilgrims, alarmed and exasperated the
Moslem population everywhere who could not recognise in the insane ty-
;

ranny of Hakim, under which they suffered equally with the Christians
themselves, the slightest justification for them. And hence, according to
the chronicler, and because of certain dark and sinister predictions of what
was to befall them by the Christians, it happened that they, who had been
theretofore in most peaceful and happy relations with the same, began to
see none but enemies in the children and disciples of Christ.* 5019 j

The death of Hakim, assassinated by his own family after a tyranny of

twenty-five years, and the accession of the mild and merciful Daher, the
fourth of his line, put an end to the persecution. But on both sides the
rancour and distrust remained, without even the hope of abatement. What
hope could there be? the mischief, as William of Tyre rightly observes, being
principally amongst them, which called themselves faithful men, and yet had
not the faith nor the fear of God. For verily, pursues the virtuous prelate,
himself a native of Jerusalem, justice was no more equity had given place
;

to violence ; fraud was everywhere ; virtue was well nigh useless amid so
much villainy ; charity was grown cold ; the world was so bad that one
looked for the second coming of the Son of Man in judgment. Where-
fore the anger of the Lord was enkindled against the faithful which dwelt
in the promised land ; and He brought upon us, beside the yoke of
tl^e
Saracen, now become almost importable unto us one heavier far as it ;

were an anvil crushing the whole earth beneath the weight thereof inso- ;

much, that the people of God began to find their first yoke light, and its
burden easy, by the comparison. For now the nation of Turks, that
scourge of all other nations, having overrun the dominions of the Persians
and Egyptians, our former masters, took possession at length of the Holy
City, in the year 1076, and from thence spread themselves on every side,
subduing Antioch and Edessa, Iconium, Tarsus, Nice, and ma,ny other cities 5
and threatening Constantinople and therewithal every kingdom of
itself,
Christendom. And were never felt such persecutions and
verily there
cruelties since the world began, as were inflicted by these barbarians of the
wilderness upon the unhappy Christians, thus delivered into their hands, for
the sins of themselves and their people !f
It is indeed quite evident that the Turkish tribes, which, under Solimaij,
Toutousch, and Ortok, overran Syria, Palestine, and Asia Minor, thus

*
Chronic. Ademar, (in Dom. Bouquet,) t. x. f. 152. Compare De Sacy'a Chres-
'

tomathie Arabe," t. i. (2nd. edit.) " Memoires de 1'Institut," t. iii p. 74. " The His-
' ;

tory of the Temple of Jerusalem," by Reynolds, (Note B. p. 588.) and L'Uni-

versite Catholique," vol. 18, p. 252 (1844.)
f William of Tyre, (by M. Guizot,) Collection des Memoire?, &r. vol. 36. pp. 1529.
 PETER THE HERMIT. '201

completely intercepting the communications with Europe, were utterly

ignorant, or regardless, of the terms stipulated by the capitulations of Omar
for the benefit of the Christians of Palestine. But amongst the princes of
the west, and particularly with the Latin emperor, successor of Charlemagne,
there was a livelier recollection of the rights of their brethren, and their
own duties in regard thereof.
Had it been possible for them to forget the lessons of duty and honour,
there would have remained* the sense of self-preservation to prompt them.
The navigation of the Mediterranean had long been endangered by the
visits of the Mussulman cruisers it was now entirely in their hands.
:

They had long been masters of the eastern basin the occupation of Corsica, ;

the Balearic Isles, and occasionally of Sardinia, had now made them equally
masters of the western. The Byzantine fleets, as if conscious of their in-
feriority,no longer kept the open sea, but retired to guard their own coasts ;

a service to which they were scarcely adequate. Their Mussulman enemies,

recently expelled from their conquests in Provence, which they had held
above a century, now threatened the permanent occupation of the Italian
coast, so often visited by them for plunder.
The Turkish spirit was abroad, inciting all true believers in IsMm of
fierce
''
every nation to staunch their internal feuds, and to unite their forces in
the holy war against the enemies of God and His Apostle," by sea and
by land. It was once more as in the days of the first Punic war the ;

contest for supremacy was between the east and the west and, but for the ;

crusade, there is no doubt that the shores of the Mediterranean must have
witnessed once more the fatal issue of that contest.*
Saint Gregory VII. and Victor III., two successors of Saint Sylvester II.
were not insensible to the dangers impending over Christendom. Although
distracted with incessant civil wars, fomented by the ambitious and unprin-
cipled Emperor, Henry IV., these pontiffs were not unmindful of the still
more implacable enemy who threatened them from the east and new and ;

victorious armaments against the maritime cities of the Moslem in Africa

were the providence and zeal.
fruit of their But the movement went no
further ; and Victor without having been able to accomplish an
III. died
Asiatic crusade. Urban II., his immediate successor, was elected on the
12th of March, 1088.
It was while these great events, which we have endeavoured however

imperfectly to describe, were yet in progress, that towards the middle of the
same century there was born in the diocese of Amiens in Picardy the sub-
ject of the present memoir. Of his parents we know positively nothing ;

but there is some reason to believe that his father's surname was D'Acheris ;

probably a name, and derived from a small village of that name

territorial
in the diocese ofLaon. It is at least certain that Peter himself is so styled

by Ordericus Vitalis, and in the chronicle of the Counts of Anjou. But

beyond this meagre fact nothing positive is known concerning his descent.
To the vague assertion to be met with in some histories, that he was sprung
from a noble line of Picardy, we may oppose the obscure and ignoble lineage
with equal vagueness assigned to him by others. f It appears however that

great pains were bestowed upon his education, that he began his studies
in the
University of Paris, and that he completed them in the Universities

*
Gibbon, vol. 5, p. 673. Raymond Thomassy, Lec^on 8me. L'Univ. Cath. vol. 18,
( r
p. 2. .O. Baronius (Edit, Pagi. Lucca 1745) ad ann. 1087, t. xvii. p. 581.
t Michaud, Hist. des. Croisades, liv. i.
p. 53. (Bruxelles, 1841.)
 202 PETKR THE HERMIT.

of Italy; circumstances which would imply the affluence and credit, at

least, not the nobility, of his paternal house.*
if He is also described as
being in his youth much given to tourneys and warlike amusement, wherein
he was ofttimes the companion of the good Lord Godfrey, son of the
Lord Eustace of Bouillon whom he was one day to make so famous and
the other young nobility of his time f words scarcely applicable to one of
;

the villenage or bourgeoisie of his province.

From his earliest youth, Peter is said to have been of an activity and
energy of mind, which no known enterprise or occupation could satisfy.
There appears to have been no department of secular life open to him
which he did not explore, in quest of happiness ever fleeting and never to
be won. His first career was in the world of letters. His next was in the
tilt yard and battle field. He attached himself to the fortunes of his Lord,
Eustace de Bouillon, and with him, and his son, made a campaign against the
Earl of Flanders in the year 1071 ;which however appears to have ended
unsuccessfully. Whereupon it is remarked by his chronicler that, so long
as he was in the world, nothing but misfortune attended him ; a mark
surely of the divine love which proved him with afflictions even as gold is
tried in the furnace, and wheat is winnowed and sifted from its chaff. Dis-
gusted with the military life, and sated with the feudal pomp and circum-
stance of the court of his Lord, he determined to retire into domestic life,
a dangerous resolution for a man of energetic character to adopt but most ;

of all when connected, as it was in his case, with the resolution to place a
wife at the head of his household. It appears that Anne de Roussi and he
were not well assorted; and if so, the ardent and energetic head of her hus-
band must have been painfully impressed with the truth of the contemporary
and proverbial saying that "wedlock is a great blessing but a greater curse.''
Old, ugly, and poor, she bore him nevertheless many children, of whom
some survived him and they continued to live together, for better or for
;

worse, until towards the year 1085 when her death parted them, and left
;

him again free to recommence the pursuit of happiness in some more con-
genial vocation. He found it. He became a priest, and to the ordinary
duties of the priesthood superadded those of a monk and hermit. He
retired into a solitude in the immediate neighbourhood of Liege and there, ;

devoting himself to the care of his own soul, he remained for a very con-
siderable period practising in secret silence, the greatest mortifications and
;

austerities, and communing with his Maker in meditation and prayer.

From that circumstance he first acquired the name which has ever since
been the associate of his glory. Not that in the eleventh century it was
not a very common event for a man to embrace the anchoretic life, but
" " w&s not
Peter," says William of Tyre with admiring fervour,! only by
name but in very deed an hermit." (Re et nomine eremita.J Providence
smiled approvingly upon his simple piety, and inspired him with fresh zeal
for the holy estate he had at
length embraced insomuch that, instead of
;

repining or growing cold, as was his wont in his previous occupations, he

seemed to find the entire sacrifice of himself too small, to content his de-
votion to that which was now before him. " He had," confesses Michaud,
" the
fervour of an apostle ; the courage of a martyr. His zeal knew no
'

*
History of Peter the Hermit, by the Rev. F. D'Oultreman, S. J.
t Pierre 1'Ermite et la premiere Croisade par Henri Prat; pp. 46, 48. (Paris 1840.)
;

$ William of Tyre, (by Guizot,) vol. i, p. 30.

Hist, des Croisades, Liv. i. pp. 53, 54. (Bruxelles, 1841.)
 PETER THE HERMIT. 203

obstacles,and all that he wished seemed easy to him. When he spoke, the
feelings,which stirred him, warmed his gestures and words, and communi-
cated themselves to his hearers. Nothing withstood the force of his elo-
quence, nor the attraction of his example."
It was under such circumstances that the thought of the pilgrimage first
occurred to him. It was the double method of satisfying his devotion at
the tomb of the Saviour, and of doing good to his suffering brethren in
the promised land. Towards the year 1093 about five years from the ac-
cession of the reigning pontiff, Urban II. Peter the Hermit left his cell,
and, staff in hand, set out on the pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Behold him now, the hermit and pilgrim, attracting the notice of every
wayfarer by his mean, dwarfish, and insignificant figure, his long beard, his
slight and miserable carcass, his withered and unpleasing countenance, oc-
casionally lit up with a sweet glance of his bright and penetrating eye, and
his coarse and travel stained frock, all
ragged and patched For such is the !

description which they who lived in his days and knew him well have left
us of his uninviting exterior. But, within, there was that which passed
show. A
marvellous power dwelled in that frail tenement; great heart;
living faith and burning charity ; earnestness, enthusiasm, eloquence, and
conviction ; in fine, all that is requisite to convince others of their duty,
and to persuade them to practise it. Such was the man who, all unknown
and unfavoured, was nevertheless destined to denounce to Christendom
the violated treaty of Jerusalem to give the signal of that mighty war
;

which so terribly avenged it to dislodge Europe itself from its foundations,

;

by the mere force of his prayers and tears and to precipitate it upon Asia.*
;

It was in the year 1094 that he first entered Jerusalem. Having dis-
charged at the gate of the city the unjust pilgrim-toll now imposed by the
Turkish emir, he went to lodge at the house of a hospitable citizen one of
the faithful, an active man and a zealous himself a confessor for Christ's
sake. Here he dwelled, so long as he sojourned at Jerusalem that is to ;

say for several months during which time he exercised his devotion
;

night and day at the holy places, and his charity amongst the brethren ;

of whose woeful condition,

says William of Tyre, he lost no opportunity
of instructing himself; asking questions earnestly and without release of
his good host, who was well able to resolve him of the same. Thereby
did Peter come to know riot
only what was the truth touching the present
miseries, but moreover all the particulars of the persecutions suffered by
their forefathers for
many a long year. Howbeit, though he had heard
never a word on that score, the things whereof he himself was eyewit-
ness, were quite enough to have fully instructed him of the truth. For he
had visited all the churches, and had been much abroad in the city, and
had so obtained the fullest confirmation of all that the brethren said.
Nevertheless wishing, for his greater certainty, to hear from the Patriarch
Simeon himself, his lordship's judgment thereon, for he was said to be a
religious and God-fearing prelate, he sought and obtained, through a faithful
friend, access unto his lordship and privy conference. Verily that Patriarch
was charmed with Peter, as he with that Patriarch for Peter was an experi-
;

enced man and a wise, mighty in word and work and the Patriarch was ;

full of
gentle pity and love, and moving his hearer to the same.
Sad indeed was the tale he had to tell, of the woes of the people of God
which dwelt in Jerusalem insomuch that Peter
;
wept for brotherly compas-
* William of Tyre, ubi sitjira ; Guibert ;
Biblioth des Croisades, t, i.
204 PETBR THE HERMIT.
" Ah
sion, and said ; my right honoured lord is there no way of safety
! !

whereby the folk may flee from that calamity, and escape it ?" Where-
"
upon the righteous man thus made answer Peter, our sins be the only
;

hindrance wherefore our righteous and merciful Lord vouchsafeth not to

hear our groanings and sighings, and to dry our tears. We have not yet
stripped us of our unrighteousness and therefore the scourges of heaven
;

do smite us still. But the plentiful mercy of our Lord doth still maintain
the strength of your people without loss or minishing and on every side
;

of you there is flourishing still an empire which is dreadful to your foe-

;

men. If your people, which do sincerely serve God, and are heartened
with brotherly love, would have compassion on our calamities and procure
us some solace, or, at least, intercede for us with Christ, we might then
maintain a little longer some hope of witnessing the speedy term of our
misfortunes. In sooth, that empire of Greece, though so much nearer both
by blood and by skuation, and abounding in riches, cannot offer unto us
matter of hope nor ground of consolation. They be barely sufficient for
themselves. All their might is departed as you, my brother, may have
;

heard tell insomuch that in a space of a few years they have lost more
;

than the half of their empire." " Know

Upon which Peter replied ; ye,
holy father, that if the Roman church and the princes of the west were
instructed by somebody, zealous and trustworthy, touching all your cala-
mities, they would doubtless try some remedy by word and by work.
Wherefore write speedily unto our Lord the Pope, and unto the Church
Roman, unto the kings of the west, and unto the princes thereof, and con-
firm the written record by the authority of your seal. As for me, I fear
not to charge myself with any task for my soul's salvation and with the ;

Lord's help I am ready to go, to seek out, and to find all and every one of
them, to entreat them, to show forth unto them with good intent the great-
ness of your woes, and to pray them to hasten the time of your assuagement."
Joyfully the Patriarch heard this generous offer of service and thankfully
accepted the same. The rescript was accordingly prepared, sealed with
the seal of the Patriarchate, and commended unto the man of God, for
presentment to our Lord the Pope, and the Church of Rome, and the Latin
kings and princes of Christendom.*
The Hermit now began to prepare him for his journey homeward, with
the same zeal and eagerness, with which he had at first sallied forth upon
his pilgrimage. The important mission which he had now taken up ab-
sorbed the whole of his attention, and was the constant subject of his
prayer and meditation before the altar of God. On one occasion it proved
to be the last night surprised him in the Church of the Holy Resurrection,
whilst engaged in this pious office. An unwonted weariness came upon him ;

he stretched himself on the pavement and slept. It was then that he saw
in a dream, as it were our Saviour standing before him, and giving him the
same commission, and saying, " Arise, Peter, and tarry not. Perform with
boldness that which is commanded thee. I will be with thee. For now is
the time come for the purification of the Holy Place and the deliverance of
My servants." Peter awoke, most wonderfully strengthened and more ;

zealous even than before. He prepared to depart on the spot and, after, ;

prayer, taking an affectionate farewell of the Patriarch, who gave him his
blessing, he hastened to the sea-coast where he found a merchant vessel
;

*
William of Tyre, ubi wpra. p. 30-32.
 PETER THE HERMIT. 205

loosing sail for Apulia. He hailed her, was received on board, and the
wind being fair, soon afterwards landed at Bari or Pavia, as some say.
;

He proceeded immediately to Rome, and from thence to a stronghold in the

suburbs where the Lord Pope was there sojourning for dread of the Em-
;

peror of Germany, Henry IV., a greater schismatic than any of his prede-
cessors. Peter was admitted to an audience of his holiness, and delivered
his credentials.
The Holy Father received Peter graciously, and notwithstanding his own
adversities, entered heartily into his mission ; promising, in the name of the
Word committed unto him, to forward it at the due season and to the ut-
most of his power. His paternal solicitude had long been turned to the im-
portant objects of that mission. Urban had viewed with alarm the de-
struction of the Persian and Saracenic dynasties, the elevation of the Turk-
ish power upon their ruins, the amalgamation of the conquered host with
their conquerors, and the rapid spread of barbaric conquest on every side ;

threatening Rome herself and all that yet remained of Christendom. The
conflict was inevitable ; it would be one of life and death ; the only ques-
tion was as to the time and the place ; whether Christendom was tamely t$
await the invader at home, or to seek him in his fastness ? It was clear to
Urban that the latter alternative was in every way the preferable one. With
the spirit of an ancient Roman, and emulating the example of his great
countryman, Scipio Africarms, upon the like emergency, he resolved to an-
ticipate the measures then maturing for the destruction of the Christian
world and its capital, by carrying the war into the country of the enemy.
The capitulation with the Arab Khali f, Omar, and the treaties which his
Abasside successor Haroun-al-Raschid had concluded with Charlemagne
were no obstacles to such a war. Either the Turkish conqueror, who had
seized upon their dominions, was not himself bound by those transactions,
or else he had grossly violated them. In either case, Christendom and it&
Pontiff were equally released from their obligation, to maintain peace and
amity with the power which held Jerusalem and, once embarked in war,;
;

at liberty to reconquer if they could that holy city, and all the other con-
quests made from the Christians by their Mussulman enemies, since the
days of the Prophet. For Urban was not ignorant that, by the laws of his
church, neither the propagation of her faith and discipline nor the restora-
tion of the same, nor the destruction of error, could justify or even
palliate, the disturbance of the public peace and the faith of treaties by any
Christian powers, albeit summoned to such a war by the voice of their
Pontiff; and such a mandate he would have abhorred to issue, for he
was indeed a holy Pontiff and a just.
Not his the vulgar modern notion of the " principle" on which the Crusade,
that war of mercy and justice, was preached by the Hermit, furthered by
himself, and prosecuted with enthusiasm, by all Christendom without ex-
ception, unto success and final victory. Not his that vulgar modern notion ;

through which the same crusade is now so often assailed, and what is worse
almost universally defended. No nor for long afterwards did the platitude
!

begin to obtain that the crusade was undertaken merely for the reconquest
of the Holy Land, and the advancement of religion there, by men who
scorned to keep faith with infidels ; as deeming such to be outlaws, and ene-
mies of the human race, and deprived of all protection human and divine.
'

By what right," asked the learned and holy Benedictine Prior, Honore
206 PETER THE HERMIT.

"
Bonnor,* may we make war against the Saracens or other infidels ? I will
prove that we may not lawfully do that, by cause that they be infidels. For
God hath made the goods of the earth for all human creatures indifferently
for the evil as well as for the good. The sun is not more hot for the one
than for the other. The land of the miscreants (Mecreantz) yieldeth as
good corn as that of the Christians doth. And God hath given them em-
pires and kingdoms. But, if God hath given them these things, where-
fore should Christians deprive them thereof? Moreover we should not,
nor may, according to Holy Writ, constrain the infidels to embrace holy
faith and baptism, but must leave them with the free will, the which God
hath given unto them. Wherefore we may not make war against them, to en-
force them to embrace holy faith, for by force ought not man to be con-
strained the faith to believe. Howbeit, where the infidels have seized pos-
session of the land, and oppressed the Christians which be therein, there the
Christians may seize it back from them by the sword." But, indeed, the
question had been decided long ago by the decrees of councils amongst ;

others, that of Toledo in the seventh century which forbade force to be

;
"
employed for the propagation of the Gospel; seeing that on whom God
willeth, He hath mercy, and whom He willeth He doth indurate." In like
manner a fact which Englishmen may recall with pride, although their first
Christian king had the happiness to witness the conversion of his people,
"he nevertheless," says Venerable Bede,f "constrained none to Chris-
tianity ; for he had learned from the teachers and authors of his own salva-
tion, that Christ's service should be cheerful, not enforced."
Impressed with the gravity of the functions which, whether in his spiritual
capacity or as the guardian of public law and its interpreter belonged to him,
Urban II. joy fully embraced the seasonable occasion which the mission of Peter
the Hermit seemed to offer. He exhorted that apostle to lose no time in re-
pairing to the different princes of Christendom to whom he was accredited
by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, and to invite them to hold themselves in
readiness to cooperate with the Pontiff when the proper time should arrive.
Peter, who little needed the exhortation, instantly obeyed it. In 1095, say the
chroniclers, he traversed Italy, he passed the Alps. He explored France.
He visited England and the greater part of Europe. Mounted on an ass, or
a mule, and holding in his hand a crucifix, his head bare, his feet naked, and
girt with a coarse rope round the miserable frock and mantle, which he had
never laid aside since he first embraced the anchoretic life he was indeed
a spectacle to the curious and worldly-minded whilst his austerity and
;

truthfulness, the simplicity and purity of his manners, his burning charity,
his great humility, and the
beauty and holiness of his doctrine, caused him
to be revered everywhere as a saint indeed, those who were capable of
by
reverence.}
Wheresoever he went he detailed the sufferings and oppressions of their
brethren in the Holy Land, sufferingsunprecedented elsewhere op-
pressions which cried unto heaven for vengeance. All hearts were melted
to pity, or inflamed to vengeance,
by the burning zeal and incendiary elo-
* "
L'Arbre de Bataille," the great middle age authority in all matters of war and
chivalry. (Paston Papers, Vol. iii. p, 109 Speech of John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk,
;

in 1450.) See Mores Catholici, book ix. p 315.

f Hist. Eccl. Gentis Anglor. lib. i. c. xxvi. sec. 57.
+ Guibert William of Tyre,
(Biblioth des Croisades, c. i. lib. i. cap. 8.) (ubi s

pp. 37, 38.

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quence of the preacher. In season and out of season in holy church in

king's court, in the city and the field, by the wayside, and whilst faring
on the journey, his voice was lifted up ; recounting the profanities now
committed in the Holy and the torrents of Christian blood shed in
Place,
the streets of Jerusalem appealing unto high heaven, and the saints and
;

angels which did tread its crystal floor to bear witness to his words in- ;

voking the testimony of the Holy Hill of Sion, Calvary Rock, and the Mount
of Olives, which had heard so oft his bitter sighs and groans, and had be-
held the sore agony of his brethren, over the which they had been uttered ;

or, when language failed him, exhibiting unto the spectators the crucifix
which he bore in his hand, or perhaps some unhappy Christian exile from the
east, covered with rags and begging his bread from Europe, and, there-
withal, beating his breast and shedding floods of tears, and mutely con-
veying to them that sentiment whose intensity was too great for speech.
If the endeavour was great, the success was equal. Wherever he went,
f

the people followed him in multitudes. He was everywhere received as God's

own messenger. They were happy who came nigh enough to touch his
garments so tattered and bestained with travel. The very hairs of the
mule or ass which he bestrode were sought after as relics. At his word
feuds were staunched debaucheries extinguished the poor fed
; in fine : ;

the vow taken to die for the faithful which were in Jerusalem. His virtues,
austerities, yea, and his miracles were recounted everywhere his name ;

filled every mouth his name and the holy crusade. Happy those who
had heard the preaching scarcely less happy those who were able to gather
;

from them some portion of the edifying discourse. For all did, in their
very hearts, bewail the woes and disgraces of Jerusalem, and did with him
lift
up unto heaven their voices, and pray the Lord Jesus, for His sweet
Mother's sake, to vouchsafe mercifully to regard His own city, of predilection
amongst all cities. And the wealthy would make offering of their sub-
stance, and the poor of their prayers yea, and all, both poor and rich, would
;

make offering of their lives ; so that the deliverance of the

Holy City might
be mercifully and by God's help accomplished.*
In the midst of this supernatural excitement, it happened that certain
ambassadors from the Greek emperor, Alexis Comnenus, arrived in Italy,
charged with an humble application to the pontiff and princes of the west,
for succour and alliance against the Turkish sultan, advancing ever to new

conquests ; and at that very moment investing the city of Constantine.

Alexis declared that, his only solicitude being to preserve his country from
the Turkish sword, and its Christianity from the propagandism of Islam,
he was ready to place his crown at the feet of the noble kings, princes, earls,
and barons of the west, and to submit his faith once more to the supremacy
of their pontiff if they would only save him by their might and wisdom, from
;

the more imminent and dreaded danger of losing crown and faith irretriev-
" The loss of his crown he
ably to the hated votaries of the false prophet.
might bear but not the ignominy of beholding his estates submit them to
the law of Muhammad. Though Greece were to become the appanage of
the Latins, yet to know that it had thereby escaped the yoke of the Mus-
sulmans, would be to his mind an abundant consolation and support. "f
On receiving this important communication, the Lord Pope summoned a

*
Guibert, uU supra.
f Biblioth. dcs Crois. t. i.
p. 395 ; Michaud.'Hbt. <le* Crois. vol. i. liv. J, p. 57, n.
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It met in the open air, on a plain

general council to deliberate thereupon.
to Placentia the numbers being too great for accommodation within
nigh ;

the city. For now the first fruits of the preaching of Peter the Hermit
appeared. More than two hundred archbishops, four thousand other eccle-
siastics, and thousand laymen obeyed the call. Never had there
thirty
been known a council so numerous and illustrious.
The council assembled in March 1095. To it the Greek ambassadors
opened their commission, and urged the fathers and princes to accept the
" to
repel the barbarians on
offers of the emperor, and the confines of Asia,
* Urban himself fol-
rather than to expect them in the heart of Europe."
lowed and he supported their prayer, in the name of broken treaties, an out-
;

raged religion, and an endangered Christendom.

The exhortation was not
fruitless. The hearers burst into tears, and the envoys were dismissed with
the assurance of a speedy and powerful succour. But the business of the
council was not yet concluded. The scandalous confessions of the Empress
Adelaide, and the excommunication of her husband Henry, and his creature
Guibert of Ravenna, the wicked antipope, occupied much of the attention
of Urban and the council and their resolutions on these heads and on the
;

excesses of every kind, which were then surging up in more than one pro-
vince of the church, excited anew the wrath of the schismatic emperor in- ;

so much that, before any determination could be finally taken as to the cru-
sade, Urban was obliged to fly from Placentia and Italy, and to cross the
Alps into France. -f There, after a visitation of all the southern provinces,
in the course of which he presided at a number of local, or provincial coun-
cils, he resolved to summon another general council for the despatch- of
the unfinished business ;
and so, after some hesitation as to the place,^-
Vezelay and Puy being successively chosen and abandoned, he appointed
Clermont in Auvergne for the purpose and the new council, neither less
;

numerous nor less respectable than that of Placentia, met there accord-
ingly in the month of November following.
The council entered upon its proceedings with the enactment of canons for
the reformation of discipline, and the chastisement of powerful offenders.
It was not until the tenth day that the business of the crusade was com-
menced. It was opened by the Hermit himself; Nvho stood by the side of
the throne, in the great square of Clermont, where the pontiff sate sur-
rounded by his cardinals, in the midst of the dense throng of kings and
nobles, prelates, and churchmen from every part of Christendom. His
discourse was brief but energetic, and broken with an emotion more power-
ful than his words. He had witnessed the outrages
done^to the law of Christ
and the rights of His people, which were in Jerusalem. He recounted the
profanations and sacrileges committed against that law, the torments and
persecutions endured by that people. He had seen Christian men loaded
with chains, led into bondage, yea, and yoked and harnessed, as though
they had been the vilest beasts. "He had himself paid the hateful tax, which,
contrary to treaties, their cruel Turkish rulers now imposed upon the exercise of
undoubted privilege of the children of Christ, and their only consolation,
to worship at the Sepulchre of their God. He had known the bread of
affliction itself to be snatched from the
poor, in satisfaction of the importable
tribute. And he had stood by, when the priests of the Most High God
"
Gibbon's Decline and Fall, vol. vi. p. 5.
T William of Tyre, ubi supra, p. 37
; Miehaud, ttbi Mpra, pp. 58, 59 ;
Turner's
Hist, of England, vol. iv. p. 323.
 PKTKR THE HKRMJT.

were sacrilegiously torn from the sanctuary, beaten with rods, and slaugh-
tered ignomiuiously and with slow and painful torments, ^ftosofill o
Before the emotion produced by th moving tale of Peter the Hermit
had time to subside, the sovereign pontiff himself rose to enforce and im-
prove the salutary impression. The chief grounds on which Urban founded
his appeal,had been often enlarged upon as well by him as by the Hermit
on previous occasions. They were shortly these 1. The political necessity
;

of preventing the Turks from consolidating their late conquests, in Syria, Aj>
menia, and Asia Minor, and from overrunning Illyricum, Italy, and the rest of
Europe, with the help of the Saracens of Africa, Spain, and the Isles; and
generally of resisting everywhere the further progress of the Mussulman con-
quest towards the west. 2. The wickedness of divisions and feuds amongst
the Christian powers, at so critical a period. 3. The duty of vindicating
the rights of the Christian populations of Palestine, and the Latin pilgrims
thither, now invaded and trampled upon by the recent occupants of the Holy
City. 4. The shame and dishonour of leaving any longer the Sepulchre
of Christ, and the holy places which His blessed feet had trodden, in the
hands of enemies so fierce, implacable, and faithless. It cannot be denied
that every one of these topics was as much addressed to the judgment and
conscience, as to the sensibility of the hearers. Their duties to their brethren
and to themselves, the proper method of performing those duties, and the
lawful advantages, whereof success in the performance would collaterally
make them partakers, if they were wise enough to seize the occasion, were
all
brought out and illustrated in those several divisions of the address.*
Scarcely had the magnificent burst of eloquence ceased to resound, when,
moved as it were by some electric shock, all that heard it, fathers of
the council, crowned princes, and belted knights, all, with one accord,

sprang to their feet, and stretched their arms to heaven, and acknowledged
the will of God in all that was done, in all that remained to do. " Diex
le volt ! Diex le volt !" Yea! " God willeth it!" and who shall gainsay
God ? To their simple faith the very spontaneousness of the demonstration,
and the simultaneous concurrence of so many voices in raising the shout, ap-
peared to be an inspiration from, heaven, and a new agency of the divine
approval and protection of their undertaking and of the triumphs reserved
for the same.
" God willeth it !" exclaimed the
holy pontiff; "yea, dear sons, He
willeth it indeed He, who hath promised that, where two or three
!

are gathered together in His name, He will be in the midst of them, He,
even the Saviour, did inspire your tongues to say God willeth it !' Go ye
'

forth then in His name, and do valiantly ; and ^be these words your war-
cry, and the signal of the Lord of Hosts, ever present
in the midst of you 1
And this shall be your token ;" displaying to the revering thousands the Red
Cross, thenceforward to become famous for evermore in the world's histoiy ;

" and it shall be lifted

up amongst all nations, for the gathering together of
the scattered children of Israel unto Jesus Christ, who did arise from the
Sepulchre, and is Himself the giver thereof. And each of you shall bear it
upon his shoulder, or his breast. And it shall be emblazoned upon your arms
*
Compare the three versions of Urban's speech in Baronius, (by Pagi)
1095, with those in Robertus Monachus, p. 31 ; Baldric, p. 86; Malmsbury's
Reg. Anglor. lib. iv. sect. 347 ; Wend. Flor. Histor. vol. ii. pp. ,5861
Willia*^ 1
Tyre, ubi supra, pp. 3845 and see Mr. Turner's judicious observations, Hi
;

England, vol. iv. pp. 314317.

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and your standards. And it shall be for you the gage of victory, or the palm
of martyrdom. And it shall be unto you a never-ending remembrance, how
that Jesus Christ did die for you, and that you also ought to die for Him !"
And again the assembled churchmen and warriors arose, and again the
universal acclamation ascended to high heaven Diex le volt
!
'
God !

willeth it !'"
Then Gregory the Cardinal began to recite aloud the general confession
of sins for the whole people and all that were present, kneeling down,
;

smote their breasts, and were absolved thereof. And the Lord Adhemar de
" the
Monteil, Bishop of Puy, was the first who craved admission unto
path of God," and to take the Red Cross from the hands of the Lord Pope.
And then came the Lord William, Bishop of Orange, and many more, kings
and nobles, churchmen also and warriors. And every man swore peace with
his neighbour, and that the truce of God should be kept to the end, so that
the holy crusade might be indeed unto him the means of sanctification, and
not an occasion of transgression. And then, the council being ended,
they went forth those holy crusaders by thousands and each one wearing
;

on the right shoulder of his mantle the Red Cross, embroidered upon silk or
cloth according to his degree, which the Pontiff had given unto him. And
the holy and accepted bishop, Adhemar de Puy, the first crusader, marched
at their head. For he was the legate whom the Lord Pope had thereunto
appointed.
And continuously, the good tidings, spreading throughout the world, gave
heart and life unto all Christians insomuch that there was no people so
;

wild, remote, or unfrequented, which did not send its part unto the cru-
sade. The Welshman left his forest chase, the Scot his household vermin,
the Dane his drinking-bout, the Norseman his raw fish. The fields were
abandoned by their husbandmen, and the towns by their inhabitants.
Earthly attachments were no more only God was before their eyes God
and Jerusalem. There you might see the churl, with his wife, and little
ones, and all their household-stuff, faring onward in their rough cart drawn ;

by oxen shod like horses and, ever and anon, as they drew nigh to a
;

castle or atown, you might hear the children asking with sweet simplicity,
"
Father, is that the
holy city of Jerusalem ?" Gentle and simple, old and
young, of them that took the cross, more than seven hundred thousand
pilgrims crossed the seas in that holy crusade at least one half of them
;

being able to bear arms therein. Surely never was such an host assembled
in one quarrel And, albeit there was none to restrain them, as they marched
!

through the countries of the crusaders, yet did not Christian man suffer in
person or goods from any one of them. And such brotherly love did they
show to one another, that, where a man found a thing which he knew to be
not his, however great his necessity, he would not make it his own, but
would proclaim it for many days in the camp until he found the owner.
And of these marvels and many more, we, who tell them unto you, were,
and yet are the witnesses.*
On the 8th of March 1096, whilst Peter the Hermit with the Lord Pope
were preaching the crusade in the French provinces, the first detachment
marched. It was headed by Walter Sans- Avoir, or the Penniless, and was
"
composed entirely of the villeinage, the bourgeoisie, and the menu" folk ;

*
Malmesbury, Gesta Reg. Anglor. lib. iv. 348. Guib, Novig. Opera, pp. 482,
556. William of Tyre, ubi supra, p. 125. Fulch. Carnot. Gesta Dei per Francos,
pp. 387 389. Urb. II. Epist. xvi. Concil. torn. xii. p. 731. Bouquet, t. xiii, p. 7. note.
 PKTKR THK HERMIT. 211

who were too headstrong and stiff-necked, quoth William of Tyre, to abide
the coming of their kings and lords, and were therefore given up unto
themselves, like the disobedient Israelites of old, until that they had expi-
ated beneath the sword of the enemy, and by famine and pestilence, their
obstinacy, presumption, and pride. Decimated again and again by their
sufferings, they reached
at length the walls of Constantinople, where they
halted ; awaiting the arrival of the second column under the immediate
command of Peter the Hermit.
This body, composed like the first altogether of the baser sort, but much
more ably commanded, proceeded inoffensively from the Rhine, through
Franconia, Bavaria, and Austria, to the frontiers of Hungary, still barbar-
ous and not entirely evangelised unto the faith. Peter's conduct was worthy
of his renown, and in strict keeping with the wisdom and uprightness of his
character, But he had an undisciplined and excited rabble to deal withal,
without hereditary attachments to his person, and now far away from their
natural chiefs, whose march their impetuous enthusiasm had compelled him
to anticipate. He sent a messenger to the King of Hungary, requesting leave
to pass, which was granted on their promise of conducting themselves
;

peaceably. The promise was given and kept. Prompt and full payment
was made for what supplies they obtained in the kingdom, and they
passed on to that Duchy of Bulgaria where Walter the Penniless and his
;

companions, notwithstanding their good conduct in Hungary, had been

treated with inhospitality and cruelty, and at length well nigh exterminated
by the sword of Nicetas. The Hermit's followers determined on reprisals,
and his exhortations could not restrain them from destroying Semlin, or
" on beholding the arms and spoils of their
Malaville," as they called it ;

slaughtered brethren suspended as trophies upon the walls. Four thou-

sand Hungarians of Semlin fell in that assault. The loss of the crusaders
did not exceed one hundred men. They remained in that city five days,
because of the provisions there, whereof they found great store. Hearing
that the King of Hungary was collecting his forces to attack them, Peter
hastened the passage of the river and reached Belgrade, which the Duke
Nicetas had precipitately abandoned on their approach. There they re-
plenished their victual- wagons, and other stock, but did no further harm to
that ducal city and, after an eight days' march, at length arrived before
;

Nissa, a walled city and a strong, wherein there was store of brave people.
Peter sent a deputation to the governor, requesting leave for the poor,
friendly, and pious men who were with him, to buy provisions in the city,
those they had being well nigh spent, upon good conditions and at a rea-
sonable price. The governor granted his prayer on condition that no
;

insult or violence should be offered to the inhabitants, and that hostages

should be given to that effect which was accordingly done. Thereupon
;

the citizens came into our camp, bringing their wares and victual of all kinds ;

and the abundance and peacefulness of that night's market attested the
good fellowship of the two peoples.*
The next day, payment having been made, for everything that was had,
and all the other conditions having been punctually fulfilled, the governor
gave Peter back his hostages, and the army prepared in all peacefulness for
its departure. The greatest part, say rather the whole, had already left ;

when some vagabond stragglers from the camp says William of Tyre,f

* William of Tyre, ubi supra, pp. 55 57.

t Ubi siyira, pp. 57, 58
212 PETER THK HERMIT.

"
worthy of the wrath of heaven, and calling to mind a very trumpery
quarrel which they had had the night before with a Bulgarian, about
a bar-

gain, and, finding themselves in the rear, and at some

distance from the
main body, took upon them to set fire to seven mills on the river Nissawa,
hard by the bridge, and likewise some other buildings which they found
without the city walls. Those sons of Belial were Deutschlanders, and
about an hundred in number." Having consummated their villainy of which,
howbeit, they took care to seem quite unconscious, they quickened their
steps, and rejoined their guiltless comrades. But the duke of that city,
presuming it to be the deliberate act of all, armed his people to revenge it,
and, attacking their unguarded rear, seized all their wagons containing their
provisions. and also their sick, women, and children, whom they slew. The
advanced crusaders returned in wrath to punish the assailants. In vain
Peter exerted himself to keep them tranquil, till he had calmly negotiated
for peace, and the restoration of their baggage. A thousand of the most
impetuous determined on revenge. As they rushed forwards, Peter sent a
herald commanding the rest not to aid the madmen, who were compromis-
ing the safety of all by their violence. They promised to obey but, when ;

they saw their friends, some falling on the bridge, and others perishing in
the waters, their feelings overcame their prudence, and all rushed wildly
forward to participate in the conflict. The catastrophe was terrible. The
Bulgarians conquered. Ten thousand of the crusaders were slaughtered ;

the rest fled in panic to the woods ; and all their monies and supplies were
captured. Peter was three days collecting them by trumpets and horns
out of the forest, and about thirty thousand marched hastily from the
country, enduring the greatest miseries from want of subsistance. mes- A
senger from the Greek Emperor at last met them and conducted them to
the encampment of Walter the Penniless, before the walls of Constanti-
nople, where that valiant gentleman was anxiously expecting their arrival.*
It was great marvel, say the chroniclers, that the indocile people would
not learn wisdom by such disasters, and come to know themselves and their
foolishnessand weakness, and the great providence of God in giving them
kings, and earls, and gentlemen, to be their leaders, which nevertheless,
they had in their presumption and oultrecuidance so lig abandoned. V
Howbeit, so it was, that not long after this, two other columns of the silly
folk came in like manner to miserable destruction. Gotteschalk, the
Deutschlander, a priest, was leader of the one and of the other none was
;

leader nor guide, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes,
and would none of the counsel or reproof of Thomas de Feii, Earl Her-
mann, Clairambault de Vaudreuil, and a few others which were of gentle
'
blood, and yet for their sins found themselves in that ribald company.
Nevertheless, as we have said, these base people perished miserably in Hun-
gary and Bulgaria, because of their crimes, and had never the grace to es-
cape to Constantinople, nor to take part in the holy crusade, whereof they
were indeed unworthy, nor yet (save very few) to return home to their own
lands. And men did say that^it was a just requital for their too great va-
nity and oultrecuidance.^
Reinforced with the shattered remains of the army of Walter the Penni-
less, the followers of the Hermit made their camp on the spot assigned them
by the Greek Emperor Alexis, who invited Peter to an audience, and during
*
Turner's Hist, of Eogl. vol. iv. p. 328. William of Tyre, p. 63.
t Compare the authorities in Turner's Hist, of Engl. vol. iv. pp. 329 31.
 -'-' iV, A
PETER THE HERMIT. 213

the few days that his army remained encamped before Constantinople,
treated him with singular regard and favour. At length, the imperial trans-
ports being ready to receive them on board, the crusaders,
headed by the
Hermit, crossed 'the Hellespont and landed on the belligerian coast. At
Civitot, situated in the Gulph of Mondania, (which Alexis had built for
the Anglo-Saxon exiles from Hastings' fight, and which is now called Ohio
or Gemlik,) they fixed their encampment, on the very confines of the enemy's
territory.
It was their Capua. Two months of undisturbed repose and enjoyment
of under-
in Civitot completely demoralised "the wretched people, devoid
standing, corrupted with wealth and sloth, and all insolent with good living."*
For Peter, unhappily for the cause, had gone back to Constantinople, to
transact some arrangement for the purveyance and supply of provisions and
other matters tending to their better discipline and comfort whereupon the
;

mutinous rascaille of the camp, headed by a fellow named Godfrey Burel,

took advantage of his absence to draw over the rest of the army to share in
their iniquities. Foray after foray took place, in defiance of Walter the
Penniless and the chiefs, whom Peter had set over them during his absence.
Seven thousand three hundred of these mutineers, horse and foot, having
made a successful raid in. the outskirts of Nice, the capital of the Soldan of
Roum, on the following day, the Deutschlanders, to the number of three
thousand infantry and two hundred horse, were emboldened to follow their,
example. Success at first attended their efforts. They surprised and
sacked a city within four miles of Nice. Charmed with the situation, they
encamped there, and returned no more to Civitot. Killidge-Arslan, or, as
he is commonly called, Soliman the younger, Soldan of Iconium, suddenly
attacked them in their new camp, and put every man of them to the sword.
Nor was this the extent of disaster. Apprised of the fate of the Deutsch-
landers, their comrades in Civitot, headed by the rascal Burel, rose in mutiny
against their chiefs, and compelled them to break up the camp and march
against Nice. The vigilant Soldan, aware of their disorder, pierced the
forest, attacked them in the open plain, before they had advanced three
miles of their,
r^ch, put them to flight, and after a frightful massacre, of
which the brave Walter the Penniless, and other gallant chiefs were also
victims, followed them into their camp at Civitot, where he put to the sword
every one of theogurvivors of the combat, as well as those who had tarried
there that morning only reserving the children of either sex for captivity.
;

Of the entire army only three thousand escaped that dreadful massacre, by
throwing themselves into a half- ruined tower on the sea side, hard by
Civitot, where they were closely invested by Soliman, and his enormous
host. Nevertheless, they found means to inform Peter of their forlorn
condition who, mindful only of the Cause, and forgetful of the sins they
;

had committed, obtained for them succour and relief from Alexis. An
army was sent to their assistance, and the Turks raised the siege, and re-
tired with their prisoners and spoils into -Nice.
" And ""
thus did a froward and an un-
thus," moralises the Chronicler,!
teachable people perish, the which would not hearken unto wise counsels ;

but, yielding itself to its own natural waywardness, sank clown beneath the
sword of the foe> without winning one useful fruit from its long travails ;

because it had not been wont to bear the wholesome yoke of discipline."
Let the nobles therefore come, and the princes to whom it alone doth be-
!

*
William of Tyre, p. G4. Onlcric Vital. t William of Tyre, p. 70.
VOL. I. NO. III. .
Ci
214 PETER THE HERMIT.

long to bring our holy enterprise to its happy end. They alone have the art of
war, and the practice of the same. Faith and zeal there are amongst the lowly;
but these suffice not. Prudence is wanting, and experience. Hitherto the
people have sought to do all, without help or control from their lawful su-
periors, reversing thus the order of God's providence, and all natural, social,
and intellectual allegiance. Let the nobles come, and the princes Ray- !

mond Count of Thoulouse, with his one hundred thousand Provencals,

Lombards, and Spaniards at his back ; Godfrey of Bouillon, Duke of Lor-
raine, with his seventy thousand hereditary retainers Robert, Duke of Nor-
;

mandy, the future King of England, as we deem ; Bohemond Guiscard,

the brave Earl Robert's son ; Tancred Hugh the Great, Count of Verman-
;

dois ; Stephen of Blois the Earls Robert and Baldwin of Flanders ; and
;

a thousand more are coming And, above them all, Adhemar de Monteil,
!

that holy Bishop of Puy, first crusader, and Legate of the Pontiff, the only
supreme commander of that illustrious armament.*
They met at Constantinople ; six hundred thousand souls, male and fe-
male, beside one hundred thousand mailed cavaliers in all comprising per-
;

haps four hundred thousand fighting men ready for battle.f Impatient to
depart, a considerable body, headed by the legate, Godfrey of Bouillon,
Bohemond, and Robert of Flanders, marched upon Nice, with the intention
of awaiting there the coming of the main force. At Nicomedia, in Bithynia,
they were joined by the venerable Hermit, and the survivors of his pilgrims ;
whom he had so hardly saved from their merited destruction, and with
whom he had spent the winter in that genial climate. Godfrey and the
other princes received them graciously, and heard from Peter the sad
tale of their disasters ;
" the " were much more due to
which," said he,
the sinfulness and folly of that people, unbelieving and stiff-necked like the
Jews of old, than to the gestes and achievements of the enemy." The no-
ble princes overwhelmed him with the marks of their esteem, and exten-
ded their generosity so far as to take his wretched companions into their
favour for his sake. From that time, until the end of the crusade, he
never quitted them more.
Then came the days of victory and vengeance. Nice fell on the 20th
June 1097, and with it the whole of Asia Minor. In the great pitched
battle of Dory Id un, the dreadful soldan was signally defeated, and chased

beyond his camp and all his baggage, with the camels, strange beasts of
;

burden, which carried the same, became the booty of the conquerors.
Pisidia fell. Iconium was abandoned without a blow. The entire kingdom
of Roum was now in the hands of the crusaders.
They entered that of Syria, and invested Antioch its capital. Here the
Turks made a desperate stand. The Christians began to despair. Deser-
tions were frequent. The noblest succumbed and returned homewards.
Was Peter the Hermit one of them ? There is the solitary authority of the
envious Guibert, but we cannot believe it that he fled, that Tancred pur-
sued and brought him back in disgrace and that the oath was administered to
him by the army, never again to abandon them his desolate children, and the
cause which he had preached It is incredible
! and not less so, as Guibert
;

himself admits, than that the stars had fallen out of heaven. Yet Peter the
Prince of Apostles once denied his Lord and it may be that, in an hour of
;

weakness, the zeal for the Lord's house had deserted his namesake the
Hermit. {

L'Uriiv. Cath. vol. x. pp. 5860.

*
t William of Tyre, p. 125.
J Michaud, Hist, des Croisados, vol. i. liv. iii. p. 18.
 PKTKK THK HERMIT. 215

At length, on the 3d June, 1098, after an eight months' siege, the city of
Antioch, lovely before God, fell into the hands of the crusaders. Yet
within three weeks afterwards, they had to encounter, all exhausted as they
were, another desperate effort. The army of the Turkish sultan, Kerbogah,
and his emirs, full two hundred thousand strong, was before them, inter-
cepting the road to Jerusalem. The princes attempted to negotiate. Peter
the Hermit was their envoy, and with him was associated Herluin, prudent
and wise, the which had some habitude in the idiom of the Persians and the
tongue of the Parthians. They were to offer to the Turkish prince his
choice, whether to surrender the Holy City to the Christians for evermore,
as they once held it, or to decide the war by the event of a single combat
between him and one of our princes, or to leave the affair to a select num-
ber of champions on either side, or in fine to fight a pitched battle within
three days. And, for the better arrangement of the negotiation, a suspension
of arms was craved.
" Go and tell
The Turkish soldan received the proposal with scorn.
these fools, my Peter," said he,
" that not their
they^understand situation,
and that it suits me better to destroy with famine than to smite with the
sword." Peter returned to the council ; which awaited the reply of the
soldan with much anxiety. But the wise Godfrey, taking him apart, be-
fore he delivered it, and hearing from his lips the purport thereof, judged it
prudent that the same should not be' too precisely known. Wherefore, at his
instance, the Hermit contented himself with telling the lords, and others
" the Soldan was bent on war, and that
present in the council, that they
must thereunto address them with all despatch." A joyful intelligence for
the hearers ! who dreaded nothing so much as to be besieged in a city like
Antioch, already desolated with famine. Wherefore they got them ready
all that
day arid night; and, on the morrow, being the 28th June, 1098,
after mass sung in all the churches, whereat they devoutly communicated,
their noble princes, headed by our lord the Legate, arrayed them and led
them forth, full of good heart and courage, to battle with the fierce Ker-
bogah and all his Turks. Heaven decided it in their favour. The Moslems
fled in complete dismay, and abandoned their rich camp to the conquerors.
This victory decided the fate of the kingdom of Syria. There was now no
Turkish power between them and the Holy City of Jerusalem.
But here a new enemy declared himself, in whom they had hitherto been
taught to regard an ally, but yet with whom the possession of that only object
of so much toil, suffering, and blood, was, as it now appeared, to be disputed.
It was the Khalif of Egypt. From this potentate, whilst engaged in the
had received special embassies, charged to
siege of Antioch, in 1097, they
give them every encouragement to proceed with their enterprise. Like
Alexis, he trembled before the progress of the Turkish invader, and had
rather that. the Latins were in possession of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy-
City itself, than that those important districts, once his own, should remain
any longer in the hands of their recent occupants. His envoys were there-
fore charged to promise the crusaders every description of succour, to win
their good esteem, and to conclude with them treaties of mutual defence.
On their side, the princes entered fully into the views of the Khalif, granted
his envoys every point of their mission, and, at their request, sent a solemn
embassy to the Egyptian Court. They had therefore the right to demand of
the Khalif not only acquiescence, but co-operation, in their crusade against
the Turkish powers and particularly against the emir of Jerusalem and the
;

other chieftains of that race, for they held provinces and cities, won originally
Q 2
216 PETER THE HERMIT.

from the eastern Christians by the Khalif of Bagdad, and more recently
wrested by the Turks from the Egyptian Khalif, and now virtually ceded
by him to the Latin princes of the west.*
But, in 1099, Antioch being now won, the army of Kerbogah dispersed,
and his Syrian kingdom extinguished, and all things concurring to promise an
easy conquest of Jerusalem, the Christian envoys returned out of Egypt ;

after being, in violation of international law, detained there for upwards of a

year by the violence or fraud of the Khalif. They were accompanied by fresh
envoys from that sovereign, who gave the princes to know, that their master
had taken advantage of the loss of Antioch and the downfall of the Turkish
power to reconquer the Holy City and to expel the garrison and that he ;

meant to retain it giving permission, nevertheless, to the Crusaders, whose

;

ranks he knew to have been dreadfully thinned by pestilence, since the cap-
ture of Antioch, to visit the same in troops of not more than three hundred,
and unarmed, and for the purpose only of prayer. Astounded at hearing this
insulting proposal, opposed as it was to everything stipulated between them,
and still more incensed at the unknightly treatment of their own embassy in
Egypt, the princes indignantly refused the offer, compelled the Egyptian
" far from
envoys to depart, and bade them tell their master that, going in
detachments to the Holy City as he had proposed, they should gather all
their forces together before its walls, and there extinguish for ever his
dominion.''!
In the beginning of March, 1099, the army advanced from Antioch. At
Laodicea they were reinforced by a large body of noble Anglo-Saxon
knights, brethren-in-arms of Harold, Waltheof, and Hereward, which had
fled from before the face of the Norman Conqueror. These noble pilgrims
\vere well received by the French and Norman Crusaders, and marched
with them to the deliverance of the Holy Sepulchre, unmindful of their own
wrongs whereof the scallop-shells on the shield of the Stricklands may
; still

exist to testify 4
Edessa, Tarsus, and Marrah, fell now into the hands of the crusaders.
With the Turkish Emir of Ezaz, Godfrey de Bouillon, moved by his im-
portunity, and loving the Emir's son, Mohammed, as though he had been
Baldwin, his own brother, concluded a treaty offensive and defensive,
against Reduan, the Turkish Prince of Aleppo, whom he worsted in many
conflicts.
It was whilst passing the walls of Tripoli, that some crusaders made the
"
important discovery of the Zugra" or sugar-cane, and obtained cuttings
of the plants, which after propagating themselves in Sicily, were carried
to America by Columbus, and planted there; with what results we shall not
stop to indicate.
Joppa, Lydda, Ramla, and Emmaus, were successively passed. The im-
patience of the Crusaders could not brook to be detained with sieges, now
that Jerusalem was before them. It was nightfall when they reached Em-
maus. " The " seemed
night," says William of Tyre, unusually long."
At length the day dawned, and they saw the Holy City ; and weeping, and
" Jeru-
they all gave thanks to God, exclaiming thrice,
falling prostrate,
salem Jerusalem
! Jerusalem !" For they were filled with joy, and ten-
!

derness and wonder and it was impossible for them to utter a word save
; ;

William of Tyre, pp. 232234. + William of Tyre, pp. 333-385.

J Ordericus Vitalis. Michaud, vol. i. p. 73, note.
Albert d'Aix, Uv. 3. 7- Jacques de Vitrj, 85.
*
 PETER THE HERMIT. 217

" Jerusalem
!" and
"
God willeth it !" Then rising up, they marched
only
onward in better order, and, coming before the walls, pitched their camp

against the same, and began to invest the city, so far as their now too slender
means enabled them. And all these things came to pass upon the 7th day
of June, 1099.*
Such was their ardour that, all unfurnished as they were with ladders,
engines, and other machinery of sieges as sieges were then understood
they rushed to the assault. Nor was it until the end of a long day of unceas-
ing and bootless endeavour that the fever of the blood was chilled, and com-
mon sense resumed its empire. Wherefore the princes saw good to sus-
pend further attempts for some days, when the happy arrival of the Genoese
ships, 'with stores and military engines, enabled them to resume operations.
This timely reinforcement was commanded by the Lord William, surnamed
the Drunkard, who had much craft for all works of artifice.
Four weeks having now elapsed, and the needful works being all fi-
nished, a day was named for seeking the blessing of God upon that last as-
sault which was to crown their enterprise with the capture of the Holy
;

City so lovely before God. Then the mitred bishops, the stoled priests,
and the rest of the clergy, each wearing the habit of his order, went forth,
barefoot and with a great devotion, and bearing the holy cross and the images
of saints, and, after them, the mailed warriors of the Christian camp, unto
the Mount of Olives. And there, on the summit of that holy hill, the valley
of Jehoshaphat lying between them and the city, the venerable Peter the
Hermit, and also the learned Arnoul, the chaplain and friend of the Eng-
lish prince, Duke Robert of
Normandy, who was afterwards patriarch,
preached openly before all the host, and bade them be of good cheer, and
to acquit them like men that
day, for that the Lord God, whom they wor-
shipped, was with them, and would deliver Jerusalem into their hands.
And all the people, with great humility and sorrow, bewailing with tears
their much sinfulness, and
mutually forgiving each man unto his neighbour
what he had against him, and imploring the help of the Most High, went
down from the mountain, and ascended Mount Sion, and did, with much
devotion, worship in the church which stands on the height thereof, hard by
the city wall, in fulfilment of their vows. And, ever as they went, the
heathen on the wall blasphemed the Cross, and shot arrows and slinged
stones, and vexed sore that devout procession, and wounded some of them
unto death. Howbeit the crusaders heeded them not. For they knew that
the day was nigh at hand, when those dogs were sharply to be reckoned
with for their misdeeds, and for all the guiltless blood that had been shed,
because of the infractions of the treaties of Omar and Haroun, by Hakem
the Fatimite, by the children of Malek Shah, and by the Emir Afdhal, the
present governor of Jerusalem, and the still greater perfidy of that Emir's
master, the Egyptian Khalif, in the affair of the treaty of Antioch.
That day of vengeance and justice came at length. It was the 15th
July, 1099. The assault took place. After performing prodigies of valour,
the Moslems were driven back the Christians entered, at the ninth hour of
the sixth day of the week,
day and hour of Christ's passion the Holy- ;

" In the
City was won !f Fearful was the massacre. mosque Al Aksa
alone," say the Moslem writers,
"
they killed seventy thousand believers;
*
William of Tyre, p. 402 ; Robertas Monaclms, ubi supra ;
and L'Univ. Cath.vol. 10
p. 26.
f William of Tyre, pp. 454, 455 ,
Al Siutf, pp. 194,195 ;
Biblioth. des Croisadcs, 3.
 218 PETER THE HERMIT.

and many more elsewhere, for the space of seven days." The Christian
writers make the total amount to be twenty thousand Mussulmans, of
whom about ten thousand were slain in that same mosque, the antient
temple of Jerusalem. But, as for you, conquerors of Badajoz and Saint
Sebastian, homicides of Kabul and Gundamuck, and countrymen of the
" much
Legion," it is not for you to feel, less to express your tender horror
of bloodshed.
But the voice of wailing"was soon hushed ; or drowned in the shout and
song of exultation over the great deliverance which the Lord had achieved
for Salem. And the Christians thereof came forth from their retreats and
gazed upon the crusaders. And, when they had found Peter the Hermit,
that faithful friend and envoy, through whom alone, as they knew, their great
deliverance had been wrought, they bent the knee before him, greeting him
with all courtesy and lowliness, and putting him in mind of the year 1094
only five years agone of his sojourn amongst them
! and of the good fel-
lowship and alliance which it had pleased him then to grant unto them and :

then they gave him thanks for his zealous, faithful, and single-minded per-
formance of their mission. But, most of all, they 'praised God. And, whe-
ther openly in the streets, or privily in their houses, all the faithful of Jeru-
salem vied each with other in rendering unto Peter the Hermit all worship
and reverence ; giving unto him alone, after God, and unto none other earthly
man, the glory of their happy deliverance from their too long bondage, and
the restoration of their holy city and the former franchises of the same.*
The immediate unanimous election of his honoured Lord, Godfrey of
Bouillon, the valiant son of his antient and hereditary patron, the good
Lord Eustace, was yet another cause of gladness to the venerable hermit.
Eschewing all worldly honours, and contented with the happy accomplish-
ment of the high vocation unto which he had been ordained, he gently
doffed aside the patriarchal dignity and every ecclesiastical preferment
within the kingdom of Jerusalem, and prepared for his return to Europe ;
as wishing once more to gaze upon his children, and the fair fields of
Picardy ; and then to lay his bones with his fathers. But the journey had
to be deferred at the prayer of Godfrey and the other princes, summoned
forth to do battle with the Vizir Afdhal and 300,000 Mussulmans, before
Ascalon]; and not caring to entrust the care of Jerusalem to any custody
but the Hermit's. And, even as that mighty crusade, and all the achieve-
ments of the same, had been the work of him the solitary, unarmed old
man so now the most precious conquest thereof was left in his guard, with-
out other garrison than the Christian women, children, and sick, and the
few churchmen who were not with the host and without other arms than
their prayers, and tears, and alms, to fight withal. f

Victory crowned the endeavours of King Godfrey and his crusaders at

Ascalon the most glorious victory that had ever yet been achieved by the
Christian arms. They returned to Jerusalem in triumph. Peter was now ena-
bled to lay down the burthen of the lieutenancy of that city, and to retire again
into privatelife. He resumed his preparations for his departure, which soon
afterwards took place. His companion was the Lord de Montaigu, from the
bishopric of Liege. In the course of the year 1102, after sustaining great
peril in a violent tempest, in the course of which Peter made his vow to
build an abbey, he happily succeeded in coming to land, upon the coast of

*
William of Tyre, pp. 460, 461.
t Robertas Monachus, p. 77. D'Oultrcmau, Hist, dc Pierre 1'Ermite.
 PKTBR THE HERMIT. 219

Flanders. Thankful to heaven for the deliverance, he lost no time in fulfil-

ling his vow ; and the Abbey of Neufmoutier, at Huy in Le Condroz, dedi-
cated to the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, still stands on the right bank of
the Meuse, to attest the piety and munificence of its founder, Peter the
Hermit.
Thither he retired, to spend the remainder f his days in prayer.
He is have died there on the 7th July, 1115, at an advanced age.*
said to
The dedication of the Abbey, however, by Alexander, Bishop of Liege, did
not take place until 1130. With great humility, Peter entreated the monks
to bury him without their abbey church, which was accordingly done.
Howbeit, in 1 242, the abbot and chapter, not deeming it a worthy thing
that they should inhabit that rich abbey whilst their great and holy founder
remained without, caused his relics to be translated hi a coffin of marble
into the abbey church, and laid there in the shrine before the altar of the
twelve apostles with a fair scroll thereon graven, whereon were recounted
;

all his greatness, and the marvellous adventures he had, and his mighty
achievements for Christendom. Alas of that fair memorial, all that is now
!

left iscontained in a manuscript of the Library of Lyons, recording the dilet-

tante visit which its author, a certain M. Morand, paid to Huy, in 1761, how
he extracted the copy of the Hermit's epitaph, which is to be found in the
same manuscript.f Thirty years after M. Morand, came the Jacobins.
And the ashes of Peter the Hermit were scattered to the winds.
Of Peter's children some at least survived him, and the descendants of
those children are still to be found in many a noble line, But amongst
them all, the house of Souliers, which still exists in the Limousin, is
believed to be the true and lawful representative of the Hermit. May it
never derogate from the nobleness of such a sire ! And so let it endure for
ever !

*
Biographic Universelle ; ad tit.
f Manuscrits de la Bibliotheqfte de Lyon, par M. Delandine, t. iii. p. 481.
 220

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h rrror jaillf/A m fans:

THE POETS OF ENGLAND, DIWBl

*

'*
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THEIR ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS.

"
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f
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"
THBRB something so attractive in the very name of England's Poets,"
is

that, brilliant in the reflection, the dull stream of genealogy sparkles brightly
for a moment, and the general reader is unconsciously enticed to venture on
dreary course.
--its

the sufferings and misery of the Bard's unfriended career, one

Amid
cheering consolation remains to him in the feeling that after-times
will
cherish his fame and appreciate his genius ; and these hopes of posthumous
esteem are seldom disappointed, for the public, as if to compensate for past
neglect, lavish on his memory the fondest regard,
and garner with assiduous
care every remembrance connected with his name. May we not then hope
that the few following details of the birth, parentage, and family history of
some of our greatest poets will be read with interest ?

Chaucer.
To commence with
the father of English poetry GEOFFRY CHAUCER, of :

Woodstock, in Oxfordshire, was a citizen of London, where he was born in

the year 1328. He was a gentleman, and appears to have studied at both
the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, and subsequently to have
travelled abroad. His rise, though, is attributable to his connexion with
John of Gaunt, Chaucer having married, in 1360, the sister of Catherine

Swynford, the mistress, afterwards wife, of the prince. He first held the
place of Valettus, or Yeoman to Edward III. then that of Gentleman of ;

the King's Privy Chamber, and subsequently, after returning from Genoa,
to which place he was accredited to manage some public business in 1372,
Comptroller of the Customs. Chaucer died at the age of seventy-two.

The father of our illustrious Dramatist was John Shakespeare, of Stratford-

upon-Avon, co. through the regular gradations
Warwick, who, after passing
of municipal offices in that town, became one of its chamberlains in 1561,
and bailiff or chief magistrate in 1569 he obtained in the latter year a ;

grant of arms from Robert Cooke, Clarenceux, which being lost, was con-
firmed by Dethick, Garter King of Arms, and Camden in 1599. The
confirmation recites that " John now of Shakespere, Stratford-upon-Avon,
in the county of Warwick, Gent., whose parent and grandfather, late ante-
cessor for his faithful and approved service to the late most prudent prince,
King Henry VII., was advanced and rewarded with lands and tenaments
given to him in those parts of Warwickshire, where they have continued
for some descents in good reputation, credit," &c. John Shakespeare, who
appears to have been a wool-dealer, married Mary, dau. and co-heir of
Robert Arden, of Willingcote, co. Warwick, son of Robert Arden, Groom
of the Chamber to Henry VII. who was nephew of Sir John Arden, Knt.,
 THE POETS OF ENGLAND. 221

Squire of the Body to Henry VII., and grandson of Walter Arden, by

Eleanor, his wife, dau. of John Hampden, of the county of Bucks. To
"
Mary Arden her father, by his will, dated 24th Nov., 1556, devised all
"
his land in Willingcote, called Asbyes and we learn from a document,
;

dated 24th Nov., 1597, that John Shakespeare and Mary his wife were
"
lawfully seized in their demesne as of fee, as in the right of the said Mary,
of and in one messuage, &c. in Wylnicote." By Mary Arden, who was
buried at Stratford, 9th Sept., 1608, John Shakespeare, who was buried at
the same place, 8th Sept., 1601, had issue, I. WILLIAM, baptized at Strat-
ford-on-Avon, 26th April, 1564, "England's bard supreme." II. Gilbert,
resident at Stratford, living in 1602. III. Richard, died 1613. IV. Ed-
mund, born in 1580, an actor, buried in the church of St. Mary Overies,
in Southwark, in 1613. I. Jone,
baptized at Stratford, 15th Sept., 1558,
who died young. II. Margaret, baptized at Stratford, 2d Dec., 1562, and
buried there, 30th April, 1563. III. Jone, baptized at Stratford in 1569.
IV. Anne, who died young. The third daughter Jone became the wife of
William Hart, a hatter in Stratford.
The immortal Bard, himself, married, when little more than eighteen,
Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a substantial yeoman in the neighbour-
hood of Stratford. It is stated that a considerable disproportion existed in
their ages, for the maiden was in her twenty-sixth year: butOldys seems to
have learned by tradition that she possessed great beauty ; and it is indeed
scarcely probable that one, devoid of personal charms, should have won the
youthful affections of so imaginative a being as Shakespeare.
By her he had three children, one son Hamnet, baptized 2d Feb. 1584-5,
and two daughters, Susanna, baptized 26th May, 1583, and Judith twin
with her brother. Of these, Hammet died in 1596; Susanna became in
" medicus
1607, the wife of John Hall, an eminent Physician peritissimus,"
and Judith wedded in 1616 Thomas Quyney, a vintner at Stratford. Mrs.
Hall, to whom and her husband, Shakespeare bequeathed the bulk of his
property, then valued at 300 a year, equal to 1000 at least in the present
time, expired llth July 1649, distinguished for piety and mental endow-
ments Dugdale has preserved the inscription on her tomb
: :

"Witty above her sexe, but that's not all,

Wise to salvation was good Mistress Hall ;
Something of Shakespeare was in that, but this
Wholy of him with whom she's now in blisse.
Then, passenger, hast ne're a teare
To weep with her that wept with all
That wept, yet set herselfe to chere,
Them up with comfort's cordiall ?
Herlove shall live, her mercy spread,
When thou hast ne're a teare to shed."
Mrs. Hall left an only child,ELizABETH, who married first Thomas Nash,
Esq., a country gentleman, and secondly, Sir John Barnard, Knt., of Abing-
ton, near Northampton, but died s. p. Mrs. Quyney, the Poet's other
daughter, had three sons, Richard, and Thomas, who all died un-
Shakespeare,
married, and thus expired the Bard's issue. Collateral descendants, however,
exist to the present day in an humble sphere of life, sprung from Shakespeare's
sister, Mrs. Hart. That lady had with four daughters, Elizabeth, Jane,
Susannah, TO. 16th April, 1668, Daniel Smith, and Mary, m. 12th Oct.
1697, to Stephen Spenser of Tardebig, three sons, of whom the second,
i*, died under age the other two were
:
222 THE POETS OF ENGLAND,

I. SHAKESPEARE HART, baptized at Stratford, 18th Nov. 1666, who fol-

"a
lowed the craft ofglazier," and is thus described in the registra-
tion of his burial, which took place 7th July, 1747. By Anne Pare,
his wife, he left two daughters, Ann, and Katharine, and two sons,
William and Thomas. The elder son died in Feb. 1749-50, leaving
two sons, William and Thomas, and a dau. Catherine, who is stated
to have married Mr. Bradford of Birmingham.
II. GEORGE HART, baptized at Stratford, 20th Aug. 1676: who was
buried 29th Aug. 1745, leaving by Mary his wife, two daughters,
Hester and Mary, and two sons, Thomas and George. The younger,
GEORGE HART, baptized at Stratford, 29th Nov. 1700, m. 20th Feb.
1728-9, Sarah Mumford, and had several children, the eldest of
whom THOMAS HART, a turner, living at Stratford in 1788, m.
Alice Ricketts, and dying hi 1793, left with four daughters, two
sons, viz.
JOHN HART of Stratford, b. in 1755, turner and chairmaker, who
died in 1800, leaving issue, William Shakespeare Hart, of Tewkes-
bury, turner and chairmaker, John, of the same place and trade as
his brother, and Sarah, wife of William Whitehead,
stocking
frame maker.
THOMAS HART, baptized at Stratford, 10th Aug. 1764, a butcher,
d.s.p. in 1800.

Shakespeare died 23rd April, 1616.* His body was interred [two days
after on the north side of the chancel of the great church at Stratford. On
his gravestone appears this inscription,
" Good Frend for Jesus SAKE
forbeare
To DIG G T-E Dust Encloased HERB
Blese be T-E Man y Spares T-ES stones
And curst be He ? moves my Bones.

A monument was subsequently erected there to his memory, at what time

isnot known, but certainly before 1 623, as it is mentioned in the verses
by
Leonard Diggs, prefixed to the folio of Shakespeare's Dramatic Works,
published in that year. It represents him f seated under an arch, with a
cushion spread before him, his right hand holding a pen, his left
resting on
a scroll of paper, immediately below the cushion is the
following distich :

" Judicio
Pylivm, genio Socratem, arte Maronem,
Terra tegit, popvlvs mceret, Olympvs habet."

On a tablet underneath the cushion are these lines

"
Stay, passenger, why goest thov so fast,
Read, if thov canst, whom envious death hath plast
Within this monument, Shakspeare ; with whome
Quick natvre dido ; whose name doth deck ys tombe
" " It is Dr. Drake, " that on the same day expired, in Spain,
^remarkable," says
Shakespear s great
contemporary Cervantes ; and the world was thus deprived, nearly
at the same moment, of the two most
original writers which modern Europe has
produced."
t The bust is as large as life, and was originally painted over in imitation of
nature: the eyes were light hazel ; the hair and beard auburn: the doublet or coat
scarlet; the loose gown or tabard, without sleeves, black the upper part of the
:

cushion green, the under half crimson, and the tassels Its columns were re-
gilt.
M
newed in 1748 ; but alone caused it to be covered over with one or more" coats of
white paint in 1793.
 THEIR ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS. 223

Far more than cost; Sieth all yt he hath writt

Leaues living art bvt page to serue his witt."
Obit Ano. Doi. 1616. ^tatis 53. Die 23 Ap.
*

J&umi).
We come next to the poet, warrior, and victim of the reign of Henry
VEIL
The gentle Surrey loved his lyre
Who has not heard of Surrey's fame ?
His was the hero's soul of fire,
And his the bard's immortal name.
HENRY HOWARD, EARL OF SURREY, K.G., was son and heir apparent of
Thomas, third Duke by Elizabeth his wife, dau. of Edward
of Norfolk,
Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, and grandson of Thomas, Earl of Surrey,
afterwards first Duke of Norfolk, so celebrated for the victory of Flodden.
He was born in 1517, probably at Tendririg Hall in Stoke Neyland, and
married, in 1533, the Lady Frances Vere, dau. of John, fifteenth Earl of
Oxford, by whom he left two sons and three daughters, viz., I. THOMAS,
successor to his grandfather, and lineal ancestor of the Dukes of Norfolk,
the Earls of Carlisle, the Howards of Corby, &c. II. HENRY, K.G. created
in 1603, Earl of Northampton, who d. unm. June 15, 1614. III. JANE,
wife of Charles Nevil, Earl of Westmoreland. IV. CATHERINE, m. to
Henry Lord Berkeley and V. MARGARET, m. to Henry Lord Scrope of
;

Bolton. Surrey's widow married for her second husband, Thomas Skeyning,
Esq. of Woodford in Suffolk, and had by him, a daughter Mary, wife of
Charles Seckford, Esq. The iniquitous execution of the poet Surrey, the
brightest ornament of the house of Howard, took place on Tower Hill, Jan.
21, 1547, and was the last tyrannical act of Henry VIII Sir Egerton
.

" Excellent in arts and in arms a

Brydges thus characterises the Earl : ;

man of learning, a genius, and a hero of a generous temper and a refined

;

heart he united all the gallantry and unbroken spirit of a rude age with
;

all the elegance and grace of a polished era. With a splendour of descent,
in possession of the highest honours and abundant wealth, he relaxed not
his efforts to deserve distinctionby his personal worth. Conspicuous in the
rough exercises of tilts and tournaments, and commanding armies with skill
and bravery in expeditions against the Scots under his father, he found
time, at a period when our literature was rude and barbarous, to cultivate
his mind with all the exquisite spirit of the models of Greece and Rome, to
catch the excellencies of the revived muses of Italy, and to produce in his
own language, composition which, in simplicity, perspicuity, graceful orna-
ments, and just and natural thought, exhibited a shining contrast with the
works of his predecessors, and an example which his successors long at-
tempted in vain to follow."

The contemporary^and friend of the gallant Surrey, was Sir THOMAS WYATT,
an exquisite poet, and an eloquent and erudite writer, styled by Camden
" His father, Sir Henry Wyatt, the descendant of an
splendide doctus."
ancient Yorkshire family, received the honour of knighthood from Henry
VII. and purchased the castle of Allington, near Maidstone, in that monarch's
reign. His adherence to the House of Tudor, secured for him the especial
executors. This
regard of Henry, and he was left one of his Majesty's
224 THE POETS OF ENGLAND,

important trust brought him much into relation with the new sovereign,
who conferred on him the Order of the Bath, and subsequently at the battle
of Spurs, his gallantry was so conspicuous that he was made a Knight
Banneret. He m. Anne, dau. of John Skinner, Esq. of Reigate, and had two
sons and two daughters, viz.: THOMAS; Henry, whose descendants settled in
Essex Margaret, m. to Sir Anthony Lee, of Quarendon, and Mary, the only
;

lady who attended Anna Boleyn to the scaffold. The elder son, Sir THOMAS
WYATT, the Poet, the ornament of the court for personal beauty and mental
endowments, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Brooke, Lord Cobham, and
dying in 1541, left an only son, Sir Thomas Wyatt, who gained distinction
under Surrey, at Boulogne, but fell a victim in the flower of his age, to his
participation in an attempt to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne. His
grandson, Sir Francis Wyatt of Boxley Abbey, in Kent, knighted at Wind-
sor, 7 July, 1618, and appointed Governor of Virginia, m. Margaret, dau.
of Sir Samuel Sandys, son and heir of the Archbishop of York, and had
with other children, who died s.p., a dau. Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas
Bosvile, of Little Mote, in Eynesford, Kent, and two sons, Edwin Wyatt,
Recorder of Maidstone, whose issue became extinct, and Henry Wyatt, who
isstated to have left a son William, whose dau. Elizabeth, m. in 1688, Wil-
liam Hall, Esq. Secretary to the Duke of Albemarle, when Governor of
Jamaica, and was progenetrix of the present Thomas James Hall, Esq. Chief
Magistrate at Bow-street.

Edmund Spenser, born in East Smithfield, near the Tower of London,

A.D. 1553, and entered a sizer in Pembroke College, Cambridge, 1569, was
remotely derived from the same stock as the ancient house of Althorpe,
and to this honourable line of ancestry Gibbon thus elegantly refers :

" The
nobility of the Spensers has been illustrated and enriched by the
trophies of Marlborough, but I exhort them to consider the FAERY QUEENB
as the most precious jewel in their coronet." Biographers seem to have
known little or nothing of Spenser's early life, or the locality whence his
parents came. Recent investigations, however, clearly show that he sprang
from the Spensers of Hurstwood, near Burnley, in Lancashire, and that his
immediate predecessors were resident on a beautiful little property called
Spensers, situated in the forest of Pendle, about three miles from Hurst-
wood.
Spenser's earliest patron was Sir Philip Sidney, to whom he dedicated the
Shepherd's Calendar, and through whose powerful interest he obtained, in
1580, the appointment of Secretary to Lord Grey de Wilton, Lord Lieute-
nant of Ireland; and subsequently, in 1586, a grant of 3028 acres in the
county of Cork, out of the forfeited lands of the Earl of Desmond. Obliged
by the terms of the gift to settle on the property, Spenser fixed his resi-
dence at Kilcolman, and became Clerk of the Council of Munster. While
in Ireland, he was visited
by Sir Walter Raleigh, whom he celebrated under
the title of " The Shepherd of the Ocean," and whom he
accompanied the
"
following year to England with the MS. of the Faery Queene," which
was published shortly after. In 1594, the poet, then
forty-one years of
age, m. the dau. of an Irish peasant, of obscure descent, and continued to
reside in Ireland, devoted to literature and the Muses, until the
breaking
out of Tyrone's rebellion, when he was forced to abandon his estates, and
escape to England. His flight was effected in such haste and confusion,
that an infant child was left behind, whom the merciless of the in-
cruelty
 THEIR ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS. 225

surgents burnt with the house of Kilcolman. Broken down by these mis-
fortunes, the unfortunate poet survived but a few months, dying Jan. 11,
1598-9. He three sons and a daughter, viz.
left issue, :

1. SYLVANUS, of Kilcolman, who m. Ellen, dau. of David Nagle, Esq.

of Moneaminy, and dying before 1638, left three sons Edmund, William,
:

and Nathaniel. The youngest, the Rev. Nathaniel Spenser, of Ballycannon,

co. Waterford, m. Margaret Dean, and died intestate 24th September, 1669.
The eldest son, EDMUND SPENSER, Esq. had his estates created into the
manor of Kilcolman by patent, dated 18th February, 1638. He was father
of a dau., Susannah, and of a son, Nathaniel Spenser, Esq. of Renny, co.
Cork, whose will, dated 14th August, 1718, was proved 8th July, 1734.
By Rosamond, his wife, he left three sons Edmund, of Renny, who m.
:

Anne, dau. of John Freeman, Esq. of Ballinquill, Nathaniel, and John.

2. Lawrence, of Bandon Bridge, co. Cork.
3. Peregrine, whose son, Hugolin Spenser, was restored to 429 acres of
land in the co. of Cork, under the Act of Settlement.
4. Catherine, m. to William Wiseman, Esq. of Bandon Bridge, co. Cork,
and died s.p.
Spenser's sister Sarah, m. John Travers, Esq. register of the united sees
of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, and had a son, Sir Robert Travers, Knt., who,
by Elizabeth his wife, dau. of Richard Boyle, Bishop of Cork, was ancestor
of three brothers, JOHN MOORE TRAVERS, Esq. of Clifton, near Cork,
General Boyle Travers, and Thomas Otho Travers, Esq. and their cousin,
John Travers, Esq. of Birch Hill. F. C. Spenser, Esq. of Halifax, appears
to be a male descendant of the Spensers of Lancashire, from whom the
poet derived.
Waller.
Edmund Waller, was born at Coleshill, in March, 1605, the
eldest son and heir of Robert Waller, Esq. of Agmondesham, Bucks,
by Anne, his wife, sister of William Hampden, father of John Hampden,
the patriot. The family from which the poet derived, was of great
antiquity, and one of its direct ancestors, Sir Richard Waller of Groom-
bridge, a gallant participator in the glories of Agincourt, obtained from
Henry V., in honour of having made prisoner the Duke of Orleans, in that
memorable conflict, an addition to his crest of a shield of the arms of the
Duke, pendant from the sinister side of a walnut tree.
W^aller m'. first a rich heiress, Anne, dau. of Edward Banks of London,
by whom he had a son, Robert, who died in infancy, and a dau., m. to a
Mr. Dormer. Becoming a widower at twenty-five, he paid his addresses
and devoted bis muse to the Lady Dorothea Sidney, eldest dau. of the Earl
of Leicester, whom he has immortalised under the poetical name of Sacha-
rissa. He describes her as a haughty and scornful beauty, and his suit
being disregarded, he acted with more sense than poets generally gain credit
for, and married another lady, Miss Mary de Bresse, by whom he had several
children, of whom Anne, m. Mr. Topping Mary, Peter Birch, D.D. and
; ;

Cecilia, Mr. Harvey. His son and successor, Stephen, wedded Judith, dau.
of Sir Thomas Vernon, of Haddon, and was ancestor by her, of the WAL-
LERS of HALL BARN, and FARMINGTON LODGE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, a
family of affluence and station, still remaining in that county. A collateral
branch of the Wallers, sprung from Sir Hardress Waller, the parliamenta-
rian, exists in Ireland, and is seated at Castletown, in the county of Lime-
rick. The poet died in 1687.
226 THE POETS OF ENGLAND,

f&tlton.

MILTON'S ancestors, of ancient lineage, were proprietors of Milton, near

Thame, in Oxfordshire, and thence came their patronymic. They were
Catholics, so zealous, that the father of the bard was disinherited by his
father, who held the post of Ranger of the Forest of Shotover, for be-
coming a Protestant, and forced in consequence, to earn his livelihood in
London as a scrivener. This gentleman who was a good classical scholar,
and possessed great skill in music, m. Sarah Castor, a lady also of ancient
family, and had two sons and one daughter JOHN, born in Bread-street,
:

where his father resided, Dec. 9, 1608 Christopher, who became one of
;

the Judges of the Common Pleas, and Anne, m. first, to Edward Phillips,
Secondary at the Crown Office, and secondly, to Mr. Agar. The eldest
son, JOHN MILTON, the poet, m. first, in 1642, Mary, dau. of Richard
Powell, Esq., a magistrate of the county of Oxford, secondly, the dau. of a
Captain Woodcock, which lady died within less than a year, and thirdly, in
1664, Elizabeth Minshull, sprung from respectable ancestry in Cheshire, and
nearly related to the poet's esteemed friend Dr. Paget. The two last wives died
s.p. (Elizabeth Minshull, fifty- two years after her husband), but by the first
he had three daughters, Anne, Mary, and Deborah; the youngest and last
survivor of whom, was married to a Spitalfields weaver, named Abraham
Clarke, and was mother of seven sons and three daughters, all of whom died
s.p. except two, who had children, viz. Caleb Clarke, parish clerk at Madras,
(who m. and had issue,) and Elizabeth, who became the wife of Thomas
Foster, a weaver in Spitalfields, and eventually kept a small chandler's shop
near Shoreditch church. For the benefit of this impoverished descendant of
our illustrious Milton, the masque of Comus was performed in 750, but the
1

receipts amounted to less than 150. An old newspaper of the year 1754,
has this paragraph; " On Thursday last, 9 May, died at Islington, in the
66th year of her age, after a long and painful illness, which she sustained
with Christian fortitude and patience, Mrs. Elizabeth Foster, grand- daughter
of Milton."
The death of the immortal author of Paradise Lost, took place Novem-
ber 10, 1674, at his residence in Bunhill Row. He was buried in St. Giles's
Cripplegate, in the chancel of the church, his funeral being attended by a
great number of noblemen, as well as by a large concourse of the populace.
In 1737, a monument was raised to his memory in Westminster
Abbey, and
some few years back, another small one was placed in the church where his
remains lie interred.

John Dry den was the eldest son of Erasmus Dry den, Esq., by Mary, his
wife, dau. of the Rev. Henry Pickering, D.D. It is supposed that his 'birth
took place on the 9th August, 1631, but the most diligent
enquiry has failed
in fixing, with precision, the exact The Poet has himself
place and date.
informed us that he was born on an estate belonging to the Earl of Exeter,
and A. Wood, adds that the village was Aldwinckle, All Saints, in
Northamp-
tonshire. Undetermined, however, though this point may be, certain it is
that the family from which he sprang, was of ancient descent and conside-
rable station, its chief, Sir John Dryden, of Canons
Ashby, uncle of the
poet, being an influential baronet in the County of Northampton, and one
of its Knights in parliament. Canons Ashby was acquired in the reign of
good Queen Bess, by the marriage of John Dryden, of Staffhill, with Eliza-
 THEIR ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS. 227

beth, daughter and heiress of Sir John Cope. This John Dryden, who,
according to Wood, was by profession a school-master, and the intimate
friend of the great Erasmus, appears, from some passages in his will, to
have entertained puritanical principles. He died in 1584, leaving a son
ERASMUS DRYDEN, Esq., of Canons Ashby, who was created a Baronet in
1619, This worthy gentleman married Frances, second daughter and co-
heir of William Wilkes, Esq. of Hodnell, in Warwickshire, and had by her
three sons and four daughters ; The former, were 1, JOHN, the Second Ba-
ronet, whose male issue became extinct ; 2, William, of Farndon, Notts,
whose son, Sir John Dryden, was the fourth Baronet and 3, Erasmus, father
;

of John Dryden, the illustrious subject of this notice, three other sons and
ten daughters. Of these, the Poet's brothers and sisters, we may add that
Erasmus, the eldest, who became eventually 6th Baronet, was direct ances-
tor in the female line, of the present Sir Henry Edward Leigh Dryden,
Bart, of Canons Ashby :
Henry, the second brother, went to Jamaica, and
James, the third, followed the trade of a tobacconist in London. Of Dryden's
sister, Agnes, married Sylvester Emelyn,of Stanford Rose, Dr. Laughton, of
;

Catworth Lucy, Stephen Umwell, a Merchant of London Martha, Mr. Bletso,

; ;

of Northampton; and Frances Joseph Sandwell, a tobacconist at New-

gate Street. There was another, whose Christian name is not recorded,
who married one Shermardine, a bookseller in Little Britain.
Dryden received his education as a King's Scholar at Westminster school,
under the tuition of the celebrated Dr. Busby; and was thence elected
scholar, of Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1650. In 1665, the poet, who
had long enjoyed the friendship and patronage of Sir Robert Howard, a
younger son of Thomas Earl of Berkeley, married that gentleman's sister,
the Lady Elizabeth Howard, but the union proved anything but happy.
The issue of the marriage were three sons, Charles, John, and Erasmus-
Henry. Charles, the eldest and the favourite, obtained some distinction as
a poet, but was very, very far from emulating his father's soaring flight.
About 1692, he went to Italy, and through the interest of his kinsman,
Cardinal Howard, became Chamberlain of the household to Pope Innocent.
XII. His way to this preferment was smoothed by a pedigree, compiled by his
father in Latin, of the Drydens and the Howards, which is said to have been
deposited in the Vatican. Charles Dryden survived until 1704, in which
year he was unfortunately drowned at Datchet Ferry near Windsor. He
never married. John, the poet's second son, was placed, when at the Uni-
versity of Oxford, under the private tuition of the celebrated Obadiah Wal-
ker, Master of University College, and adopting his preceptor's religious
views, became a convert to the Roman Catholic faith, as his father did
shortly after. The younger John Dryden, who wrote a comedy, entitled
"The Husband his own Cuckold," and translated the 14th Satire of Ju-
venal, died unmarried at Rome. Erasmus Henry, the poet's third son,
went, like his brothers to Rome, and obtained the rank of captain in the
Pope's Guards. In 1708, he succeeded to the family baronetcy, but the
estate of Canons Ashby, which should have accompanied and supported the
title, had been devised by Sir Robert Dryden, to Edward Dryden, the eldest
son of Erasmus, the youngest brother of the poet. Sir Erasmus-Henry
died unmarried, in 1711, and thus within about ten years of their father's
death, ended the poet's family.
Dryden died on the 1st May, 1 700, and was buried with considerable state
in Westminster Abbey, in a space between the graves of Chaucer and
228 THE POETS OF ENGLAND,

Alexander Pope, a citizen of London, was born in Lombard Street,

where his father was a silk-mercer, in May, 1688. Pope himself states that
his ancestors were of gentle blood, and there is no reason to doubt the as-
sertion. His paternal grandfather was a clergyman of the established
church, the head of whose family appears to have been Pope, Earl of Down,
and the poet bore the arms of that nobleman. His parents were, however,
Catholics, and Pope was brought up, and continued in the ancient faith ;

" one
his mother was the widow of a Mr. Rackett, and the daughter of
William Turner, Esq. of York, a gentleman and loyalist, and it may be pre-
sumed of some importance in his day for of his three sons, who all entered
;

into the service of Charles, it is thought worth while to record, that one
fell in the field, another died while in the army, and the third, on the failure
of the royal cause, went to Spain, where he rose to be a general officer."

Of gentle blood (part shed in honour's cause,

While yet in Britain honour had applause)
Each parent sprang. Pope's Epistle to Arbuthnot.

Pope died unmarried, May 30, 1 744 ; his nearest relatives were his half-
brother Charles, whose wife was " the sister Rackett," frequently alluded
to in his letters, to whom and her sons he left the principal share of his
property as residuary legatees. One of Pope's aunts, the sister of his mother,
married Samuel Cooper, the celebrated miniature painter.

ON RE-VISITING OXFORD.
BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BRIDAL OF SALERNO.

THE evening gale sighs gently by,

Whispering sad and mournfully,
And lightly fans thy verdant meads,
Sweet Isis while, among the reeds,
!

The silvery tenants of the stream

Leap up to hail day's parting beam.

Along thy shady banks I ply

My oar, fair river, pensively ;
The bounding skiff flies swift and light,
Like youth's glad time when all was
bright;
When life appear 'd a brilliant dream,
A joyous course o'er summer stream !

When last I steer'd

my fairy bark,
Beneath the bending foliage dark
Which overhangs smooth Cherwell's flood,
The careless laugh re-echoing loud,
Through these green meadows, told miiie car,
That the lov'd friends of youth were near.
 ON RE-VISITING OXFORD.

Of that light-hearte^, joyous crew,

Who, with me youth's enchantment knew,
- The dearest and the best are gone,
The rest, perchance like me, have known
How rarely life's advanced career,
Like thee, fair stream runs calm and
! clear.

Hark from yon venerable tower,

!

The pealing bell chimes forth the hour

Of time, proclaiming far and wide,
To those who skim the lucid tide,
Or linger in the groves, that now
They homeward bend their footsteps slow.
*
u> -wf-f--? ?^d? olfli
That well-known sound re-echoing clear,
Familial' strikes upon mine ear !

Thoughts, long- forgotten, of the time

My days were in their happy prime,
At its mysterious spell arise,
And bring the past before mine eyes.

Have fourteen summers pass'd away,

Since linked with young companious gay,
The warm friends of my vernal time, si ctf
Iheard that once familiar chime,
Loud booming through the soft twilight,
As evening faded into night ?

and yet it seems to me

'
Tis true !

But yesterday, since sorrow-free,

And buoy'd on hope's enchanted wings,
I roamed these flowery meadows last ;
Till gloomy retrospection brings
The memory back of sorrows past :

The loss of friends I held so dear

Who've gone, and left me lonely here ;

Hopes fondly cherish'd, but in vain,

And wept through weary years of pain j
Visions of happiness past away,
All crowded seem into a day !
I. L. E.

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REMINISCENCES OF LONDON.

ROME, in the plenitude of her power, and the meridian of her glory, was

immeasurably inferior to the present metropolis of Britain. The ancient

imperial city, splendid in the classic architecture of her public edifices,
lacked the comfort, elegance, and natural beauty of her modern rival.
all

The narrow crooked lanes of Rome, the wooden houses only one story high,
the unhealthy locality, and the oppressive atmosphere could no more com-
pare with the broad streets, the stately mansions, the noble situation, and the
salubrious air of London, than the mean and sluggish current of the Tiber,
with the clear expansive waters of the silvery Thames. The associations too,
which cling round our own river, though less grand than those of the Italian,
have a peculiar and pleasing interest perhaps it is an enjoyment confined to
;

ourselves, but we always dwell with the greatest delight on the traditions, the
customs, and the habits of London in the olden time ;
and cherish the feel-
ing the more, as the spots we loved in early years, and associated with our
early pleasures, are daily changing under the hand of modern improvement.
Within our own memory, have been destroyed the vestiges of many honoured
localities ; and the more extended accommodation required for the immense
increase of population, has substituted houses and streets for the verdant
lanes and rural villages of our grandfathers. Brick-fields appear instead of
green fields, and the pretty roadside hostelry is transformed into the
" Not
dazzling gin-palace. seventy years ago," says a popular writer, in
" there were
speaking of Clerkenwell, closely built, gloomy Clerkenwell,
gardens to many of the houses, and trees by the pavement side
; with an
air of freshness breathing up and down, which in these days would be sought
in vain. Fields were nigh at hand, through which the New River took its
winding course, and where there was merry hay-making in the summer time.
Nature was not so far removed or hard to get at, as in these days ; and
although there were busy trades in Clerkenwell, and working jewellers by
scores, it was a purer place, with farm-houses nearer to it than many modern
Londoners would readily believe ; and lovers'-walks at no great distance,
which turned into squalid courts long before the lovers of this age were
born, or, as the phrase goes, thought of."
Merry Islington, too, is now a densely crowded portion of the great
metropolis, although within less than a century, it was the prettiest village,
with the greenest fields and pleasantest walks one could meet with.
Let any one now look around him from the " Angel " and remember that it
was this spot which was thus alluded to in 1780. "It was customary for
travellers approaching London to remain all night at the Angel Inn, rather
than venture after dark to prosecute their journey along ways which were
almost equally dangerous from their bad state and their being so greatly
infested with thieves." Let him then turn his attention to the western end
of Perceval-street, in Saint John's- street-road "here in 1780
;
persons walk-
ing from the city to Islington in the evening, waited near the end of Saint
John's-street, in what is now termed Northampton-street, (but was then a

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rural avenue, planted with trees, called Wood's-close), until a sufficient

party had collected who were then escorted by an armed patrole appointed
for that purpose."
A great change has also come over the city itself. In the days of the
Plantagenets and the Tudors, the potent feudal lords dwelt, in state, in
"
Aldersgate, in Silver- street, nigh unto Falcon-square," in Broad-street
ward, in Castle Baynard and in East-cheap, and even so late as the Restora-
tion, it proved no easy matter to entice the old nobility from the other side
of Temple Bar.
But all these customs are fast fading away, and the land-marks of an-
tiquity can scarcely be discovered :

People methinks are better, but the scenes

Wherein my youth delighted, are no more.
I wander out in search of them, and find
A sad deformity in all I see;
Strong recollections of my former pleasures,
And knowledge that they never can return,
Are cause of my sombre mindedness;
I pray
you then bear with my discontent.
The following are indeed very brief remembrances of London, but they
may amuse our Reader for a passing moment, and may induce him to seek
elsewhere more extended information on a subject replete with historical
anecdote, and rich in antiquarian lore :

Piccadilly was named after a hall called Piccadilla Hall, a place of sale
for the ruffs, called piccadilloes, worn
by the gallants of the reign of James
I. At a meeting of Commissioners for reforming streets and buildings in
London, held in 1 662, orders were issued for " the paving of the way from
Saint James's, north, which was a quagmire, and also of the Haymarket
about Pegadillo." The part of Piccadilly, between Devonshire House and
"
Hyde Park Corner, was formerly called Portugal Street." Where the
opening of Hamilton Place is now, was a one- storied building occupied by
a barber, still well remembered by several on whom the noted functionary
operated in his day. Clarges Street stands on the site of the mansion of
Sir Thomas Clarges, brother-in-law to the first Duke of Albemarle and on
;

the spot where Apsley House * shows its present imposing appearance the
traveller found a comfortable homely hostelrie, called the Hercules' Pillars,
the same at which our old friends, Squire Western and the fair Sophia, were
domiciled on their arrival in London. Between the three houses next to
Apsley House and Hamilton Place, intervened a row of small houses, one, a
public house called the Triumphant Chariot.
Pall Mall derived its name from a celebrated game at ball, much in
vogue with the beaux of the days of King Charles II. In a drawing of the
"
pastime engraved hi Smith's Antiquities of Westminster," we perceive a
high pole, with a hoop suspended, and presume that the play was to drive the
ball through this circle. In Bird
Cage Walk, Saint James's Park, so named from
the cages of an aviary placed
amongst the bordering trees, most of the
ladies of fashion used to take the air, until the
superior attractions of the
Mall, the favoured resort of the witty monarch and his courtiers gay,
allured- them to that noted walk. Let us hear quaint precise Pepys,
describe one of these promenades, " 1663, July 13. I met the Queen-
Mother walking in the Pall Mall led by my Lord Saint Albans; and
*
Apsley House was built by Chancellor Bathurst, between the year 1771 and 1 778,
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232 REMINISCENCES OF LONDON.

finding many coaches at the gate, I found upon inquiry that the Duchess is
brought to bed of a boy and hearing that the king and queen are rode
;

abroad with the ladies of honour to the park, and seeing a great crowd of
their return, I also staid, walking up and down.
gallants staying here to see
By and by the king and queen, who looked in this dress (a white laced
waistcoat, and a crimson short petticoat, and her hair dressed a la negli-
gence) mighty pretty, and the king
rode hand in hand with her. Here was
also my Lady Castlemaine, rode among the rest of the ladies but the king
;

took no notice of her, nor when she light did any one press (as she seemed
to expect and staid for it) to take her down, but was taken down by her
own gentleman. She looked mighty out of humour, and had a yellow
plume in her hat (which all took notice of) and yet is very handsome but
or she so much as smile or
very melancholy nor did anybody speak to her,
;

speak to anybody. I followed them up into Whitehall, and into the queen's
presence, where all the ladies walked, talking
and fiddling with their hats
and feathers, and changing and trying one another's heads and laughing.
But it was the finest sight to see, considering their great beauty and dress,
that ever I did see in all my life. But above all Mrs. Smart in this dress
with her hat cocked and a red plume, with her sweet eye, little Roman
nose, and excellent tattle, is now the greatest beauty I ever saw, I think, in
my life, and if ever woman do exceed my Lady Castlemaine, at least in this
dress ;nor do I wonder if the king changes, which I really believe is the
reason of his coldness to my Lady Castlemaine."
After Charles's death, Saint James's Park lost the royal patronage, but
the lounge was too delightful to be neglected by the people. From that
time until Hyde Park became the fashion it continued to be much resorted
to, and is now, with its exquisite gardens, the growth of the last few years,
the pleasantest Park in London.
Cleveland Row is erected on the site of a mansion belonging to that
branch of the family of Howard, which inherited the earldom of Berkshire.
" that beautiful "
It was purchased by Charles II., presented by him to fury
Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, and its honourable name of Berkshire
House, changed into that of her dishonoured title. Jermyn and Saint
Albaris Streets derive their appellation from the gallant Henry Jermyn,
Earl of Saint Alban's, who had a house at the head of the latter. He was
supposed to have been privately married to the Queen Dowager, Henrietta
Maria by this time misfortunes had subdued that spirit which had con-
;

tributed to precipitate her first husband into the ruin of his house. She
was awed by her subject spouse ; her fear of him was long observed before
the nearness of the connection was discovered.
Arlington Street stands on the site of the gardens of Goring House, the
residence of Mr. Secretary Bennett, afterwards Earl of Arlington and on :

the opposite side of Piccadilly was the splendid residence of the Lord
Chancellor Clarendon, of which the only remaining relics are the two pillars,
with Corinthian capitals, at the entrance to the Three Kings Livery Stables.
The present Devonshire House was built at an expense of 20,000 by the
third Duke of Devonshire. His Grace was more distinguished for the
solidity of his judgment than the brilliancy of his talents. Mr. Walpole,
calling one day at Devonshire House, which was then just finished, and not
finding the Duke at home, left this epigram on the table :

" Ut
dominiis, domus estnon extra fulta columnis,
:

Marmovcis splcndet; quod tenet, intus habet."

 REMINISCENCES OF LONDON. '2,'io

" This
mansion, like the noble host,
Eschews exterior pomp and pride,
Nor bronze, nor marble does it boast,
Its beauties all within reside."

is the work of Richard

Burlington House Boyle, third earl of the name, an
architectural amateur of considerable taste, whose daughter and heiress
Charlotte Elizabeth carried it in marriage to the Cavendish family. This
mansion is stated to have been the first good house in Piccadilly, and to
"
have been built there because (we quote its noble architect's words) I
"
am certain no one will build beyond me !

Bath House, the mansion of the famous William Pulteney, the eloquent
opponent of Sir Robert Walpole, became afterwards an hotel, under the names
of the Pulteney and the Imperial, and at length gave place to the present
Ashburton House.
In 1 700, Bond Street extended no further, than the west end of Clifford
Street. Neiv Bond Street was then an open field called Conduit Mead, from
one of the conduits which supplied that part of the town with water, and
which gave name to the present Conduit Street. In the Weekly Journal of
the 1st of June, 1717, we read, "The new buildings between Bond Street
(i. e. Old Bond Street)
and Mary-le-bone go on with all possible diligence ;

and the houses even let and sell before they are built. They are already in
great forwardness. Could the builders have supposed their labours would
have produced a place so extremely fashionable, they might probably have
deviated, once at least from their usual parsimony, by making the way rather
wider : as it is at present, coaches are greatly impeded in the rapidity of
their course, but this is a fortunate circumstance for the Bond Street

loungers, who are by granted glimpses of the fashionable and

this defect

generally titled fair, who

pass and repass from two till five o'clock and for
;

their accommodation the stand of hackney coaches was removed, though by

"
straining a point in the powers of the Commissioners." Strype's Memorials"
mention that at the time of the insurrection of Sir Thomas Wyat, in 1554,
part of his army marched to Hay Hill, then an open country, to attack the
metropolis, but were there met and repulsed by the royal army. In 1 720, Ox-
ford Road (now Oxford Street) from Princes Street eastward, as far as High
,

" I
Street, St. Giles's, was, on the north side, almost unbuilt. remember,"
Mr. " there a hollow and of
says Pennant, deep road, full
sloughs there ;

was here and there a ragged house, the lurking place for cut-throats inso- ;

much that I was never taken that way by night, in my hackney coach, to a
woithy uncle's, who gave me lodgings at his house in George Street, but I
went in dread the whole way." The south side was built as far as Swallow,
now Regent Street. Soho Square dates from the reign of Charles the
Second, and was called, originally in honour of the Duke of Monmouth,
who lived in the centre house. "Monmouth Square," a name which tradi-
tion asserts that the admirers of that popular and ill-fated prince, changed
at his death, to Soho, the word of the day at the field of Sedgemore. In
the time of " the merrie monarch," the Haymarkct was a lane, bounded 1>y
hedges, and all beyond to the north, east, and west, was entirely country.
How different from its present appearance on an opera night! Her
Majesty's Theatre owed its existence to the celebrated Sir John Varibrugli,
who raised a sum of money by public subscription, and aided by
Congreve the poet, and the patronage of the Kit- Cat Club, completed
the edifice in 1705, when it was opened with an English play and
234 REMINISCENCES OF LONDON.

an Italian opera. The result, however, proved that the architect better
understood the art of making plays than that of building theatres. Ill

success attended the undertaking until 1710, when the Italian opera was
introduced entire at last, and " Alraatride" performed in the foreign lan-
guage by foreign artists. In 1720, 50,000 having been raised, the King,
George I., contributing 1000, the management was entrusted to a governor
and directors, called the Academy of Music, and from this epoch may be
dated the great and increasing popularity of this celebrated theatre. On
the site of Windmill Street stood a corn mill. May Fair, in former times
the resort of the most disorderly part of the community, became notorious
for a fair which was held there each year for seven days consecutively, and
not finally put down before the reign' of George II. Park Lane was called
Tyborn Lane, until its fashionable inhabitants changed the name. At
the beginning of last century Marylebone (St. Mary on the Bourne) was a
small village, nearly a mile from any part of the metropolis. Manchester
"
Square was to have been called Queen Anne Square," and to have had
a handsome parochial church in the centre : but the ground on the
north side lying vacant, the Duke of Manchester purchased the site
and gave his name to the whole square. Charing Cross, as it stood
before the civil wars, was one of those beautiful gothic obelisks erected to
conjugal affection by the first Edward, who built a similar one wherever
the hearse of his Queen Eleanor rested in its way from Lincolnshire to
Westminster. But neither its ornamental situation, the beauty of its structure
or the noble design of its erection, could save it from the puritanical zeal of
after times. Covent, properly Convent Garden, formerly belonged to the
abbot and monks of Westminister. The Piazza was designed by Inigo Jones.
The Adelphi owes its erection to the Messrs. Adam, four brothers, and its
name to their fraternal co-operation. In the days of Charles II. the locality
subsequently denominated Seven Dials was erected, in the expectation that it
would become the abode of the gay and wealthy !Close at hand were Soho
Square and Covent Garden, then aristocratical resorts, and on the other side,
the mansion of the Bedford and other noble families, sufficient good companion-
ship, one would suppose, to sustain the Seven Dials' respectability ; but the
influence of St. Giles's was omnipotent ; Seven Dials soon rivalled its neigh-
bour the Rookery in misery and wretchedness. At the survey of Aggas in
1560, Chancery Lane presented only a few scattered houses at the ends which
connect it with Holborn and Fleet Street but in the reign of Elizabeth,
;

the Benchers of Lincoln's Inn, wishing for more privacy for their gardens,
erected a wall to separate them from the street, and upon the building of
this wall the most illustrious of bricklayers, Ben Jonson, worked with his
own hands. Lad Lane was originally Lady's Lane 5
and Gracechurch
Street, Grass Street, in allusion to a herb market held there. The Strand, as
the name indicates, was once a marshy shore on the banks of the Thames ;

but before the close of the 13th century, the magnificent palace of the
Savoy, the first church of St. Mary, and the hamlet of Charing were all
in existence. Long, however, after that period and so late as 1315,
we learn from a petition presented to Edward II. by the inhabitants of
the neighbourhood of the palace of Westminster, that the way from
Temple Bar westward was so bad that it damaged the feet of men and
" thickets and bushes." In the
horses, and was interrupted by reign of
Edward VI. the Strand was pretty well closed up on both sides, that
abutting on the river by splendid mansions belonging to noblemen and
 REMINISCENCES OF LONDON. 2>O

bishops. Even Holywell Street could then boast of a high place among
fashionable streets and nearly opposite
;

*
i)0) /f>?Jl-
f
'^I'OU?
" Arundel's fam'd structure rear'd its frame."
On the site of Essex Street, and Devereux Court, was the stately pile,
Essex House, the residence of the gallant and ill-fated favourite of Queen
Elizabeth. Between Temple Bar, and the Temple Gate, stood The
Old Devil Tavern, so celebrated as the locale of Ben Jonson's Club,
and the rival of the Mermaid. The latter club was according to all
accounts the first established, and owed its origin to Sir Walter Raleigh,
who had here instituted a meeting of men of wit and genius, previously
to his engagement with the unfortunate Cobham. This society com-
prised all that the age held most distinguished for learning and talent ;

numbering amongst its members, Shakspeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and

Fletcher, Selden, Sir Walter Raleigh, Donne, Cotton, Carew, Martin, and
many others, who were inferior to none in reputation except those master
spirits, and well worthy to sit at the same table, although at a lower seat.
"
There it was that the " wit-combats took place between Shakspeare and
Ben Jonson, that have so often excited the regretful curiosity of antiquaries,
and to which, probably, Beaumont alludes with so much affection, in his
letter to the old poet, written from the country :

" What . .
,
r >jrv> -M In \einjd
j wfj
things have we seen
Done at the Mermaid heard words that have been
!

So nimble and so full of subtle flame,

As if that every one from whom they came
Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest."
afi ^wri ttuHk <*HT
It is greatly to be regretted, that not a fragment of these meetings has
come down to us a few scattered allusions amongst the old dramatists, or
;

their panegyrists, alone attest that such things did exist but the wit, and
;

the lively fancies, the gay bubbles, as it were, of the most fervid imagina-
tions, brightened by wine and social emulation, all these have passed away
with the moment that gave rise to them. What would we now give to
recall even the slightest portion of those days, and thus enjoy even a single
hour in the society of such men as Shakspeare and his brother dramatists,
their conversation varied and tempered by the world-knowledge of Raleigh,
and the profound learning of Selden !

Holborn was Old Bourne, or the Old River. Cheapside derives its name
from the Saxon chepe, a market. Smithfield is a corruption of Smoothfield.
Mincing Lane was called Mincheon Lane, from tenements pertaining to
the mincheons or nuns of St. Helen's. Fetter Lane has been erroneously
supposed to have had some connection with prisons or criminals such ;

was not its derivation. Formerly the spelling was Fewter Lane, derived
from the circumstance of the fewtors or idle beggars making it a place of
resort.
Lombard Street received its appellation from the Lombards, the first and
greatest bankers of the capital, who seem to have come from Italy early in
the reign of Edward I., and to have succeeded the Jews as money-changers
and usurers. In this street was Sir Thomas Gresham's shop, now occupied
by the banking firm of Martin, Stone, and Co., who still preserve its origi-
nal sign, the Grasshopper.
Formerly, in London, the followers of the several trades, the venders of
various commodities, and the labourers of every kind, were daily to be found
236 REMfNISCENCES OF LONDON.

in their proper and distinct places, according to their employments, as is

the case at the present day among the bazaars of the East. This conflux
of the several trades and callings is still perpetuated in the names of many
of our streets, as Cornhill, Bread Street, Fish Street, Poultry, Vintry, Hosier
Lane, >Shoe Lane, Milk Street, and twenty others. Butcher Rows every
where occur. At the time of the plague of 1666, Bucklersbury was filled
" To smell
by apothecaries, and is frequently alluded to in the old plays.
like Bucklersbury in simple time," occurs in the Merry Wives of Windsor,
and Decker, in the Westward Hoe, says, " Go into Bucklersbury and fetch
me two ounces of preserved melounes look there be no tobacco taken in
:

the shop when he weighs it." was formerly called Knight

Giltspur Street
Rider Street, and both that by Doctors' Commons, and this, for the same
reason, took the name the knights, with their gilt spurs, riding through
;

these thoroughfares from the Tower, to entertain the king and his nobles
with jousts and tournaments in Smithfield. Among the entries in the
council books of the reign of Edward VI., is the mention of a grant from
the King to the Earl of Bedford and his heirs male, of the Convent Garden
"
and the " meadow ground called the Long Acre.
Beaumont Street, and Devonshire Place now occupy the site of " Marybone's
famed Park," and the busy traffic of the New Road has succeeded to the
fruit trees and bowers and arbours of "the Adam and Eve tea-gardens,"
the favoured rural haunt of the 'prentices of London some sixty years since.
At that time there was only one Paddington stage. It was driven by the
proprietor, or rather tediously dragged along the clayey road to the city,
and performed its journey in about two hours and a half " quick time," re-
turning to Paddington in the evening within three hours from its starting.
It made its way to the city down the defile called Gray's Inn Lane, and
"
gave the passengers an opportunity for shopping" by waiting an hour or
more at the Blue Posts, Holborn Bars. The memory has not yet passed
away of the period when Tottenham Court Road was a sunny, rustic suburb,
most attractive as a cockney Sunday walk. Old George Wither thus
'
refers to it :

Some by the bancks of Thames their pleasure taking ;

Some sullibubs among the milkmaids making :

With musique some, upon the waters rowing ;

Some to the next adjoining hamlets going ;

And Hogsdonc, Islington, and Tothnam Court,
For cakes and crcame, had then no small resort.

(To be continued.}
 237

THE TOURNAMENT OF INGLEVERE.

iutjvo? '>tJ b
'* rJl^fte: f o lo
" And marshal' d thus the Norman
kings,
As barb'rous as their times;
But chivalrie her mantle fines.
And covers half their crimes?

Then ere of other lines we tell,

Fair chivalrie adieu ;
Plantagenets last passing bell,
A requiem rang for you."
/i'jiir -i.trw '-risf 4><r4 ;ii 'Ym;h <{ij >ioo} rto^Bo
:

THE Plantagenet kings ruled with despotic sway their diadem was achieved
by the sword, and by the sword they retained it. Yet it was under the
sceptre of these arbitrary princes, that this green land of ours acquired
the care-lacking and joy-inspiring appellation of merrie England, and that
her sons became so famous in the annals of heroism, chivalrie, and romance.
It was under the sceptre of these arbitrary princes, that the fields of
Cressy,
Poictiers, and Azincourt, were fought and won, and it was under the same
iron-rod that the great charters were unrolled on the plain of Runne-
mede, to be sealed and signed by an absolute monarch. Despotic, though
the race, and cruel and heartless many of its princes; the chivalrie bearing,
high courage, and marshal renown, of our Norman sovereigns, cast a re-
deeming light around their memory, sought for in vain in the dark annals
of their immediate successors, the Tudors and the Stuarts.
The age of feudalism was pre-eminently the age of chivalry. It lasted
for more than four hundred years, from the battle of Hastings to that of
Bosworth, from the triumph of the first William to the defeat of the last
Richard, and for the whole of that turbulent and semibarbarous era, a pas-
sion for feats of arms, military pageants, and regal progresses, so entirely
engrossed the public mind in England and France, that for the enjoyment
of such " sports and pastimes," the people of both countries lavished freely
their blood and their treasure, in wars waged solely for the renown
and aggrandizement of their sovereign lords and feudal taskmasters,
bringing themselves nothing but toil, peril, and indigence. Of these
exhibitions the most splendid and the most popular was the Tournament
" "
or passage of Arms weje their distresses says Sir Walter Scott,
" ever so
great, the poor as well as the rich, the vulgar as well as the
noble, in the event of a tournament, which was the grand spectacle of
the age, felt as much interest as the half- starved citizen of Madrid, who
has not a real left to buy provisions for his family, feels in the issue of
a bull feast, neither duty nor infirmity could keep youth or age from such
exhibitions." It has passed away though, and is now only remembeied

amongst the gorgeousness of the rude age in which it flourished, more re-
fined if not more spirit-stirring exercises prevail instead, and a recent attempt
to revive even the shadow of " a
passage of arms," proved altogether so
abortive, that there can be no apprehension of the lists being again brought
into fashion. Nevertheless we propose recounting some of the most re-
markable of these melo-dramas of chivalry, in the full confidence that the
will not prove
uninteresting to those who, with all the valour and en*
recital

tcrprisc of their ancestors, have inherited much ancestral curiosity and vast
piffht-sechip: propensity
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Soon after the demise of the brave Edward III. of England, of blessed
memory, and during the truce made between that monarch and the French
king, a tournament was proclaimed to take place
at Saint Inglevere, near
Calais, and three noble knights of the kingdom of France, by name, Sir
Boucicaut the younger, the Lord Reginald de Roye, and the Lord de
Saimpi, declared that they should be prepared to defend the lists against
all comers from England or elsewhere. This arose from a similar event
that had occurred some time before, which we shall relate, when the noble
knight, Sir Piers Courtenay did acquire so much fame in the lists at Paris,
the French capital.
Towards the close of the reign of his Catholic Majesty, King Charles the
fifth, Sir Piers Courtenay, a knight of high birth, and higher renown, did
arrive specially in the good town of Paris from England, to challenge Sir
Guy de laTremouille in combat, before the King and Lords of France, and
whomsoever beside might wish to be spectators thereof. Sir Guy de la Tre
mouille took up the gauntlet and the King, with the Duke of Burgundy,
;

and many of the great Barons were present at the combat. But the com-
batants ran one course only with the lance, the King prohibiting the com-
bat further, to the no small discontent of the English knight, who wished
to drive matters to extremity. He was appeased, however, by fair speeches,
. and was presented with costly gifts by the King, and his highness of Bur-
gundy. Sir Piers then set forward on his return to Calais, with the Lord
de Clary, a gay and lively knight, who was ordered to escort him to the
English territory. The route of Sir Piers lying through the town of Luzeuz, in
the Compte' de St. Pol, he and his companion tarried there, that he might pay
his respects to his fair kinswoman, Maude, Countess of St. Pol, the
daughter
of Sir Thomas Holland, and sister of King Richard the Second. This lady
was married first to Hugh Courtenay, son of the Earl of Devon, and was
his widow, when she espoused Waleran, Count de St. Pol. The Countess
was overjoyed at seeing her gallant kinsman, and entreated him during his
sojourn with proper hospitality. It is worthy of remark that the English
always called this lady instead of Countess de St. Pol the Lady Cour-
tenay. The countess, in the course of conversation, having questioned Sir
Piers as to his opinion of the fair kingdom of France, and his
reception
therein he replied lauditory of the realm, but touching his reception, and
regarding the cause of his having crossed the sea, declared that the great
lords had but shabbily acquitted themselves " I must
:
say," he continued,
that if the Lord de Clary, who is a French
knight, had come to England
and challenged any one, however high his rank, it would have been accepted,
and the terms faithfully fulfilled, to his good pleasure but this has been
;

denied to me. True it is lady, that Sir Guy de la Tremouille, and your
poor kinsman were brought into the lists but when we had run one
;

course with the lance, I was forbidden by the King to do more, for that
we had done enough. I therefore assert madam, and shall assert, and
maintain it wheresoever I go, that I have not met
any one able to oppose
me in arms and that it has not been my fault, but rests solely with the
;

knights of France." This speech was delivered in the presence of the Lord
de Clary, in whose mind it rankled, but he noticed it riot at the moment.
On the morrow they took leave of the fair lady of Saint Pol, and pro-
ceeding on their journey, reached the territory of Melle, Oye, and Guisnes,
then belonging to the King of
England. When they were near to
"
Calais, Sir Piers Courtenay said :
My Lord of Clary, we arc now on the
territories of the
king, my liege Lord you have courteously acquitted your-
:
 TOURNAMENT OF INGLEVERE. 239

self in escorting me, and I pray you accept my thanks for your company.
" To which " Sir
speech" replied the Lord of Clary
fair Knight, you are now
on the lands of the King of England, whither, I have escorted you by order
of my own liege Lord, and my Lord of Burgundy ;" he then reminded Sir
"
Piers of his speech to the lady of St. Pol, and continued, you seemed Sir
Knight, thereby to imply that there was not a knight in France, who dared to
with you three courses with a lance. I wish you to know that I (who
tilt

am one of the smallest knights of the realm) offer myself to maintain that
France is not so devoid of knights, but that you may find many willing to
accept your challenge and if you will accept of me to this intent, either
;

this day or to-morrow, I will meet you without hatred or any ill will."
Sir Piers Courtenay was ready with his answer, and said
" Lord de
:
Clary,
you speak well I accept your challenge,
: and propose that you be at this
place to-morrow, armed as you please. I will be so likewise and we will
;

tilt three courses with the lance, by which you will recover the honour of
"
France, and give me much satisfaction." Agreed," replied the Lord of
" I will be here at the hour
Clary, you shall appoint.'" The two knights
then pledged their faith to each other for this tournament, and separated.
The Lord de Clary went to Marquise, which was not far distant, where he
provided himself with armour, a shield, and lance. He was not long in doing
this for the knights on the frontier of Boulogne and Calais took care to
;

have ample supplies. He did it all, though, as noiselessly as he could for ;

he wished not that many should know and proclaim it.

In like manner, Sir Piers Courtenay, in his arrival at Calais, was not un-
mindful of the engagement he had made. He had no occasion to seek for
armour or arms, for he had brought with him from England his own proper
arms which were good and strong. At this time, Sir John Berners was
governor of Calais, to whom he communicated the engagement he had
made with the Lord de Clary, and Sir John promised that himself, with some
other knights of Calais would accompany him. On the morrow, the two
combatants met at the appointed place ; but the English knight was better at-
tended than the Lord de Clary, for he had with him the governor of Calais.
Both were strongly and completely armed, to abide the issue, such as the
fortune of arms should decide, and they were well mounted. They wore
their targets fast buckled on, and their lances given them, which were of

sharp, well tempered Bordeaux steel. Having taken their distances, they
spurred their steeds full gallop against each other, but missed their strikes,
which appeared to anger them much. On the second course they met full
tilt and the Lord de Clary gave Sir Piers so severe a blow with his staff
;

and well tempered lance, that piercing the target, and entering deeply Sir
Piers' shoulder, the knight was unhorsed. The Lord de Clary, having so ably
tilted, passed on, and finished his career ^as an accomplished knight should,
and remained quiet but perceiving the English knight unhorsed, surrounded
;

by his friends as he lay on the ground, and thinking that he might have
wounded him, for his lance with the force of the blow had been shivered in
pieces, rode towards the fallen knight when the English advanced to meet
" Wherefore ?" demanded the
him, saying he was not a courteous tilter
Lord de Clary " Because you have thrust your lance into Sir Piers' shoul-
" It was not
der you ought and could have tilted more generously."
:
my
" to be over courteous but ask Sir
province," retorted the Lord de Clary, ;

Piers, I pray you, as he hath so much pleasure in justing, if he be satisfied

or wish for more." Sir John Bernes, upon this said,
" No Sir
Knight you
;

may depart, you. have done enough." The Lord de Clary went away with
240 TOURNAMENT OF INGLEVERE.

his company, and the English carried Sir Piers Courtenay to Calais, that his
wounds might be attended to and cured. The Lord de Clary on returning
to France, was brought to a severe account by the king and the Duke of
Burgundy, when it was known that he had fought with and dangerously
wounded the knight who had been especially entrusted to his guidance.
They were* highly enraged against him, and in particular was Sir Guy de
Tremouille. It was declared by some that his conduct merited at least con-
fiscation of lands, and perpetual banishment from the kingdom of France
while others, his enemies, said he had acted like an infamous traitor and
should suffer death. The Lord de Clary subsequently was summoned before
the king and council, and though he ably defended himself in a fair dis-
course explanatory of the whole affair, yet he was committed to prison,
where he remained a considerable time in great danger. His lands were
seized, and he was himself on the point of being exiled, when the Lord de
Coucy and the Duke of Bourbon, who loved him, interfered, and with
much difficulty made his peace, by means of the Countess de St. Pol, who
testified to the truth of the observation, made by Sir Piers Courtenay,
when sojourning at the Castle of St. Pol. Thus the matter terminated, Lord
de Clary being restored to liberty, and his lands released.
This unlucky becoming subsequently, (during the king's progress on a
affair
visit to the of Burgundy) in 1399, much talked of at a royal banquet at
Duke
Montpellier, the three knights already mentioned, Sir Boucicaut the younger,
Sir Reginald de Roye, and the Lord de Saimpi, not wishing to fall under
like censure as the Lord de Clary, offered publicly to hold a field of arms on
the frontier of Calais, in the course of the ensuing summer, against all
foreign knights and esquires, for the space of thirty days, and
to tilt with
blunt lances or others. Charles, as well as those present, thinking this
proposal rather presumptuous, remonstrated with the challengers, arid com-
manded that the challenge should be set down in writing, so that if any im-
proper language were used, it might be amended.
The three knights acquiescing in this proposition, ordered a clerk, with
pens, paper and ink into another apartment, and dictated to him a challenge
as follows :

" From the

great desire we entertain to become acquainted with the
nobles, gentlemen, and knights and esquires bordering on the kingdom of
France, as well as with those in the more distant countries, we propose
being at St. Ingle vere, in Picardy, the 20th day of May next ensuing, and
to remain there for thirty and on each of these thirty days,
days complete ;

excepting the Fridays, we will deliver from their vows all knights, esquires,
and gentlemen, from whatever countries they may come, with five courses
with a sharp or blunt lance, according to their pleasure, or with both lances if
more agreeable. On the outside of our tents will be hung our shields, bla-
zoned with our arms that is to say, with our targets of war and our
;

shields of peace. Whoever may choose to tilt with any of us, has only to
come himself, or to send a proxy the preceding day to touch with a rod
either of these shields according to his courage. If he touch the target,
lie shall find an
opponent ready on the morrow to engage him in a mortal
combat with three courses with a lance if the shield, he shall be tilted with
;

a blunted lance and if both shields are touched, he shall be accommodated

;

with both sorts of combat. Every one who may come, or send to touch
our shields, must give in his name to the persons who shall be appointed to
the care of them. And all such foreign knights, and squires as shall be
desirous of lilting w ith us shall
bring with them some noble friend, and we
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will do the same on our parts, who will order what may be proper to be done
on either side. We especially intreat such noble knights and esquires
as may accept our challenge, to believe that we do not make it through
presumption, pride, or any ill-will, but solely with a view of having their
honourable company, and making acquaintance with them, which we desire
from the bottom of our hearts. None of our targets shall be covered with
steel or iron, any more than those who may tilt with us nor shall there be
;

any fraud, deceit or trick made use of, but what shall be deemed honourable
by the judges of the tournament. And that all gentlemen, knights, and
esquires, to whom these presents shall come, may depend on their authen-
ticity, we have set to
them our seals, with our arms this twentieth day of
November at Montpelher in the year of Grace, 1389.
Signed, "Reginald de Roye
" Boucicaut.
"
Saimpi."
The King of France was well-pleased with this brave challenge of his
three knights, and declared it should have his acquiescence, if, on ex-
amination by his ministers, there was no fault found with the terms it was
couched in. It was objected by some that it was wrong to fix the place
for the tournament, so near to Calais, as the English might think it was

arrogantly and pointedly armed at them and that all occasion of quarrel
;

should be avoided, for a truce had been agreed to for three years between
France and England. The king's ministers were one whole day considering
the matter, without coming to any decision. Some of the most prudent
said, it ought not to be allowed, nor the whims of wild young knights, to be
acceded to, for more of evil than good might arise therefrom. The king,
however, who was young himself, greatly inclined towards them, and said,
" Let them
perform their enterprise they are young and courageous, and
!

besides, have vowed to do so before the ladies of Montpellier. Wearc

desirous they should undertake it, and bring it to the happiest end they
can." The knights were subsequently summoned to the king's closet, who
addressed them thus "
Boucicaut, de Roye, and Saimpi, be attentive to this
your enterprise, to guard well your own honour, and that of our kingdom ;

let nothing be spared in the state you keep, for I will not fail to assist
you
as far as ten thousand francs."
The tournament was proclaimed in due time throughout several countries,
but especially in England, where it excited great interest, and much discussion
amongst those knights and esquires, who delighted in adventures and deeds
of arms, and all agreed that it would be in the highest degree dastardly, if
they did not cross the sea, and accept the challenge. The chief of those, were
Sir John Holland Earl of Huntingdon, Sir Peter Courtenay, Sir Peter Dray-
ton, Sir John Walworth, Sir John Russell, Sir Thomas Sherborne, Sir Wil-
liam Clifton, Sir William Clinton, Sir William Tallboys, Sir Godfrey de Seton,
Sir William de Hackney, Sir John Bolton, Sir John Arundel, Sir John Am-
brelicourt, and Sir John Beaumont, with other knights and squires, to the
number of one hundred and more, many beside determining to repair to
Calais, as mere spectators of the performances. While such knights and
esquires as purposed tilting, when the appointed term approached, despatched
beforehand their purveyances, and arms for tilting and for war, to Calais.
Sir John de Holland,* half brother to the
king (Richard II.) of England,
*
Sir John dc Holland was third son of Thomas, Earl of Kent, by his wife, (he
celebrated heiress Joanc Plantagenet, "the Fair Maid of Kent," who married secondly
Edward, the Black Prince, and by him was mother of King RICHARD IT.
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was first to cross the sea more than sixty knights and squires, accompanied
:

him and took up their quarters in Calais.

In the beginning of the month of May, anno 1390, as the time fixed for
the combat drew nigh, the three French knights prepared to maintain their
challenge, repaired after tarrying some days at Boulogne, to the monastery
of St. Inglevere, and immediately caused three rich vermilion coloured
pavillions to be pitched near] to the appointed place for the lists, and before
each, to be suspended two targets for peace or war. The 21st of May,
in the year of Grace 1390, was the day appointed, and upon that day the
" "
passage of arms commenced upon a smooth grassy plain, immediately
adjoining the village of Inglevere. The ground as if fashioned on purpose
for the marshal display which was intended, sloped gradually down on all
sides to a level bottom, which was enclosed for the lists with strong palisades,
forming a space of a quarter of a mile in length, and about half as broad.
The form was square, save that the corners were considerably rounded off,
in order to afford more convenience for the spectators. The openings for
the entry of the combatants were at the northern and southern extremities
of the lists, accessible by stout wooden gates, each wide enough to admit
two horsemen riding abreast. At each of these portals were stationed two
heralds, attended by six trumpets, as many pursuivants, and a strong body
of men-at-arms for maintaining order, and ascertaining the quality of the
knights who proposed to engage. The exterior of the lists was in part occu-
pied by temporary galleries spread with tapestry and carpets, and accommo-
dated with cushions for the convenience of those fair dames and gallant
knights who were expected to attend upon the tournament a space
betwixt these galleries and the lists gave accommodation for spectators of a
better degree than the mere vulgar. The promiscuous multitude arranged
themselves upon larger banks of turfs prepared for the purpose. Beside the
accommodation which these stations afforded, many hundred had perched
themselves on the branches of surrounding trees, while others found
room on the battlements of the monastery. Sir John de Holland Earl of
Huntingdon, was the first who sent his squire to touch the war target of
Sir Boucicaut, who instantly issued forth from his pavilion, completely
armed. Having mounted his charger and grasped his lance, which was
stiff and well steeled, the combatants took their distances, when after eyeing
each other for some time, they put spurs to their horses, and met full gallop
with such force, that Sir Boucicaut pierced the shield of the Earl, and the
point of his lance slipped along the English knight's arms without wounding
him however. The combatants, having passed, continued the gallop to the
end of the amidst the acclamations of the spectators. At the second
lists
course they hit each other slightly, but harmlessly and their horses
:

refused to complete the third. The Earl of Huntingdon, who wished to

continue the tilt, and was heated, returned to his place, expecting that Sir
Boucicaut would call for his lance but he did not, and thus declined tilting
;

any more that day with the earl. Sir John seeing this, sent his squire to
touch the war target of the Lord de Saimpi. This knight who was waiting
for the combat, sallied out from his pavilion, and took his shield and lance.
When the earl saw he was ready, he violently spurred his courser as did the
Lord de Saimpi. They couched their lances, and pointed them at each
other. At the onset their horses crossed; nevertheless they met; but
by this crossing which was blamed, Lord Huntingdon was unhelmed. He
returned to his attendants who soon re-equipped him and the combatants
;

having resumed their lances, they met full gallop, and exchanged on the
 TOURNAMENT OF INGLKVERE. 243

middle of their shields~such powerful blows, that both would have been un-
horsed, had they not kept tight seats, by the pressure of their legs against the
horses' sides. They retired then to the proper places, when they refreshed
themselves and took breath. Sir John de Holland, who was most desirous
of distinction, had his helmet brased, and grasped his spear again when the ;

Lord de Saimpi, seeing him advance on a gallop did not refuse the combat, but
spurring his horse instantly, the knights met and gave such blows
on their
helmets, that were luckily of well-tempered steel, that sparks of fire flew
from them in all directions. At this course the Frenchman lost his helmet;
but the knights continued their career and returned to their places. This
tiltwas loudly applauded ; and the spectators, English and French, said that
the Earl of Huntingdon, Sir Boucicaut, and Lord Saimpi, had excellently
well justed, without sparing or doing themselves any damage. The earl
wished to break another lance in honour of his lady, but it was refused him.
He then quitted the lists, to make room for others, and retired with the
laudations of all.

A young and gallant knight of England, Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Not-

tingham and EARL MARSHAL,* next came forth and deputing his squire to
touch the war target of Sir Reginald de Rove, Sir Reginald instantly issued
from his pavillion, armed cap-a-pee for the combat. These knights ran
three courses with great spirit, and the Earl Marshal was unhelmed.
The Lord Clifford, of Cumberland, a valiant knight, and nearly allied
to Sir John Chandos, next presented himself, and challenging, in the usual
form, Sir Boucicaut, the combat ensued, but was terminated in a single
course, whereon the French knight broke his lance, and was unhelmed but
not unhorsed. Lord Clifford subsequently ran a valiant course with the
Lord de Saimpi. The knights ran at each other with prodigious force,
met full, when the Lord Clifford broke his lance into three pieces against
the target of his adversary. In return the Lord de Saimpi struck off his
lordship's helmet, and both continued their career to their places.
Lord Beaumont then came forward, and challenged Sir Boucicaut, who
had not dismounted from the tilts with Lord Clifford. The Lord Beaumont
did manage his lance well, and hit Boucicaut on the side but the French ;

knight struck him so full on the middle of his shield, that it drove Lord
Beaumont to the ground, while Boucicaut continued his course.
Sir Peter Courtenay, who was anxious to engage and to run six lances,
sent a squire to touch with a rod the three shields of war. This created
much wonderment, and Sir Peter was interrogated as to his purpose when
he replied that he desired to tilt with each of the French knights, two lances
if no misfortune should befal him, and he prayed that they would satisfy
his wish. This was agreed to, and Sir Reginald de Roye first presented
himself. The first course commenced with great daring, but failed owing
to the restiveness of the horses. At the second course the combatants
met full gallop and Sir Reginald having unhelmed his adversary retired
;

to his pavilion, completing his two courses. Sir Peter Courtenay being
again armed, the Lord de Saimpi advanced, and their lances were broken
at the first shock but they continued their course, when new lances
;

were provided for them. The combatants advanced furiously towards each
other, and the Lord de Saimpi hit Sir Peter, whose horse swerved, but
Sir Peter struck off his adversary's helmet, and rode at a gentle pace to
his post. Sir Boucicaut now came to complete the two other courses. At

*
He was afterwards created Duke of Norfolk.
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the onset the knights struck each other on the shield so rudely, that the
horses were suddenly checked in their career: no damage ensued. At
the second course though both were unhelmed, when these six tilts were
done Courteneyrequested, as a favour, to
run one more with any of the
three knights who pleased, but it was refused and he was told that he
;

had performed sufficiently for the day.

Three courageous courses followed between an English knight Sir John
Gouloupe, and Sir Reginald de Roye, which terminated in both combatants
being unhelmed.
Sir John Roussel, an expert and valiant knight from England, but well
known for his prowess in various countries challenged the Lord de Saimpi,
who was already armed and mounted.
On receiving his lance the Frenchman spurred his horse against his adver-
sary, but the shock of the spears against the targets was so great that both
came to a full stop. In the second course the horses swerved and prevented
any stroke. They were more fortunate in the third course, for the blows
came so furiously, that the vizors of both helmets were broken off. The
knights continued their career, and the Englishman tilted no more that day.
The next tilt was between Sir Peter Sherborne, a young knight of great
valour, and Sir Boucicaut. In the second course Sir, Boucicaut broke his
lance, but not so the English knight, for he employed it with such force,
that he not only unhelmed, but made the blood spurt from his adversary,
who then retired to his pavilion : he tilted no more that day, for it was
now nearly vespers. Sir Peter would not however desist, until he had com-
pleted his number of lances, but had a violent rencounter with the Lord de
Saimpi so violent, that the spectators declared that had the spears been
pointed lower, and the shields received the blows, one or both must have
suffered severely from the shock. The next course they struck full on their
targets, and broke their lances into three parts ;but the blow of the Lord
de Saimpi was so strong that the English knight lost his seat and fell to the
ground, but he instantly arose and was led by his attendants from the lists.
With this course terminated the first day, and the respective parties returned
to their hotels. The English to Calais, and the French to St. Inglevere.
On Tuesday, after mass and drinking a cup, all who intended to tilt,
and those who purposed being spectators only, left Calais, and rode in full
array to where the lists had been held the preceding day. The morning
was propitious, bright, clear, and sufficiently warm. The English drew up
on one side, and armed those of their party who proposed to tilt.
Sir William Clifton and Sir Boucicaut commenced the proceeding, and
tilted four courses with great spirit and skill. The fourth with lances was
gallantly performed, for the blows were exchanged with such might on the
vizors of the helmets that they were driven off to different sides. The next
contest was between a young English knight, Sir Nicholas Clinton, and the
Lord de Saimpi. At the fourth course the Frenchman unhelmed Sir Ni-
cholas, who returned to his countrymen, and tilted no more, being assured
that he had already behaved most valiantly.
When Sir Nicholas Clinton was returned from the lists, a gallant knight
of England, a kinsman of the Earl of Huntingdon, William Seymour by
name, encountered Sir Reginald de Roye. Each knight having taken his
place, put his courser to the top of his speed, and blows were dealt with
such force upon the shields, that it was a perfect marvel that both were not
unhorsed. They passed on to their places but the English knight let fall
;

his lance, while Sir

Reginald bore his in handsome array. Seymour having-
 TOURNAMENT OF INGLKVERE. 245

had he placed it in its rest, and prepared to do wonders

his lance given,
his horse, however, swerved, and Sir Reginald struck him such a blow on
the shield, as compelled him to bend backward, but they passed on without
further hurt. The last course was so violent, that Sir William Seymour
was unhelmed and nearly thrown to the ground he staggered but kept
his seat.
A squire called Lancaster next
tilted with Sir Boucicaut, and at the third
lance was unhelmed, and passed on to his post bareheaded all but the scull-
cap.
Sir John Tallboys, a young and gallant knight, next made his appearance,
and encountered the Lord of Saimpi. The onset was so furious that the
lances of both champions were shivered into pieces. The second course
proved abortive, owing to the swerving of the horses, but in the third, which
was bravely formed, both knights were unhelmed.
Sir Godfrey de Seca now came forward he was a gallant knight, and
:

showed by his manner of riding and bearing his lance, that he was an able
tilter, and eager for renown. He sent his squire to touch the war target of
Sir Reginald de Roye, who immediately answered the summons. The first
course was tremendous, and the blows given on the targets so violent, that,
although the spears from their high temper did not break, they remained
fastened in the shields, and by dint of hard pulling, the horses were checked ;

each knight returned to his post without losing his lance, but bearing it
handsomely before him. Having placed the lances in the rests, they again
spurred their gallant steeds forward, but those swerving by reason of im-
petuosity, the knights missed their strokes and dropped their spears, they
were restored however by the bystanders, and the combat was renewed,
each being heated, and unwilling to spare his adversary. The English
knight dealt Sir Reginald a furious blow on the crown of his helmet with-
out, however, otherwise damaging him but Sir Reginald returned so strong
;

a thrust on the target (for at that time he was accounted one of the stoutest
tilters in France, and was smitten with love for a fair lady that caused all
his affairs to prosper) that it
pierced through the shield as well as Sir God-
frey's arm. The knight did not, however, fail for this to finish his course
gallantly ; but his companions surrounded him, and the broken spear and
steelwere extracted, the blood stanched, and the arm tied up.
The two next tiltings were between an English knight called Blake, and
the Lord de Saimpi, and Sir John Bolton and the same gallant knight both ;

were performed bravely, without anything particular occurring in either.

Tomelin Messiden, a young English knight, well and richly armed with
a great desire to acquire renown entered the lists with Sir Boucicaut, and
the affair terminated in Sir Tomeliri's
being driven by his opponent over the
crupper of his horse to the ground. He was carried off by his friends and
tiltedno more that day.
Another squire of England, named Warneston, an able man at arms and
expert tilter, next encountered Sir Reginald de Roye, and three splendid
courses ensued. In the last tilt the Englishman was severely unhelmed,
and on the point of falling, himself and his horse. The squire when on
his feet returned to his
companions and tilted no more, but it was now late,
and the proceedings of the day terminated. The English repaired to Calais
the French to Saint Inglevere.
During the whole of these two days,
the French sovereign, King Charles, was Being" young;
present incognito.
and desirous of witnessing extraordinary sights, he would have been sorely
grieved had he not seen these tournaments. He contrived therefore to be
present from the beginning to the end, attended by the Lord de Garencieres
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alone disguised, so that nobody knew him, and he repaired at the close
daily to Marquise.
The next day, Wednesday, was as fine as the preceding, and the combat-
ants arrived in the same order at the place appointed for the lists. The
first rencounter was between an English squire a good tilter, John Savage,

squire of honour, and of

the body to the Earl of Huntingdon and Sir Regi-
nald de Roye the tilters met at full gallop, and the onset was so furious,
that had the spears not broken, one or both must have fallen to the ground.
This course was handsome and dangerous, but the combatants received no
hurt, though the points of the lances passed through the targets, and slipped
off their side armour. The spears snapped about a foot from the shafts,
the points remaining in the shields ;
and the knights gallantly bore the
shafts before them, as they finished their career. The spectators thought
they must be severely wounded; and the French and English hastened
each to their companion, whom they were rejoiced to find unhurt. They
were assured of their having done enough for that day, but Savage not con-
tented, complained that he had not crossed the sea for a single tilt with a
lance. However, when the adversaries had rested a while, and received
new lances, the second course was begun, and failed owing to the restive -

ness of the horses. In the third course, they hit on the vizors of each
others helmets, and, by the force and crossing of their lances, both were
unhelmed. The tilt was loudly applauded for its correctness and vigour.
An English squire, named William Basquenay, kinsman of the Earl Mar-
shal came forth fully armed, and sent to have the war shield of Boucicaut
stricken. The knights instantly made their appearance at the end of the
and each charged his opponent. The helmets were struck gallantly,
lists,
and the blows proved so effectual on the vizors, that both were unhelmed ;

the two other courses passed without further incidents.

A squire from England, John Scot, was the next challenger, his opponent
being the Lord de Saimpi. The first course passed off harmlessly, but in
the second the Frenchman was unhelmed, and Scot received great applause,
but de Saimpi was soon rehelmed, and the third course performed with great
vigour and gallantry. The blows were placed on the targets so forceably, as to
hurl Scot from his saddle to the ground, and thus did the Lord de Saimpi
avenge himself. The squire was raised and carried off by his companions.
Bernard Stapleton, an English squire, now encountered the Lord de
Saimpi, and in the third course both champions were unhelmed. Stapleton
received the highest commendation.
The next that presented himself was a young gay knight of England, Sir
John Arundel famed in the tournament the dance and the revel. His
opponent was Sir Reginald de Roye. The combatants ran no less than five
courses, bravely and skilfully, but without damage on either side.
After this, an English squire, Nicholas Stone, tilted with Sir Boucicaut,
wherein the Englishman lost his helmet. Another squire from England,
John Marshall, advanced to the lists, armed cap-a-pee, and bade defiance
to Sir Boucicaut, who at once accepted the challenge, and a splendid titling
match ensued. In the third course, Marshal gave such a thrust on Bouci-
caut's shield, that his lance was broken to the stump, while the French
knight's blow unhelmed his opponent, and drove him on the cruppev of his
horse. The squire completed, however, his course without falling. When
the squire had retired, " a young and frisky Cornish knight advanced eager
for renown, whose name was Sir John Clifton, bearing for arms, a field

argent, petted azure, with a mullet argent in chief." He encountered Sir

 TOURNAMENT OF INGLEVERE. 247

Reginald de Roye, and the contest was one of the most valiant during the
tournament. The first course passed off harmlessly. In the second, heavy
thrusts were exchanged, but without any loss except of their spears, which
fell to the ground. The third course passed with powerful blows on both
sides. The fourth failed owing to the swerving of the horses. The fifth
was well performed, for each broke his lance. The two knights grew warm,
and evinced resolution to put each other's valour to the utmost test. When
at their posts, they obtained fresh lances, with which they belaboured each
other so stoutly, that both champions were unhelmed. This course received
universal applause. This was followed by a rencounter between Roger
"
Lamb, an English squire, who bore for his arms, a cross gules, on a field
argent and sable quartered," and the Lord de Saimpi. At the third course
Lamb was unhelmed and retired.
After a gallant knight from that part of Hainault called Ostrevant,
this,
a good man at arms, and able tilter offered himself. He had been educated
in England at the court of King Edward (the third). He was styled Sir
John d'Ambreticourt, and was brother to that excellent knight, Sir Eustace
d'Ambreticourt. He bore for his arms, " ermine two bars humetty gules,
each charged with three escallop shells argent." The knight was well
equipped for the tournament, and sent one of his squires to touch the war
target of Sir Reginald de Roye. This was a furious conflict. Having
taken their ground, the combatants eyed each other keenly, and spurring
their horses, gave such blows on the shield as caused fire- sparks to fly, and
the horses to bend under them. The tilt was beautiful and harmless.
They were not long before they ran their second course, and again hit
violently on the shields, so violently, that it was marvellous that this course
was unattended with mischief, for the knights were both powerful and
courageous tilters, fearless of death or danger. The shock of the attack
was so great, that the horses were forced on their haunches, and the riders
staggered. Nevertheless they continued their career but with the loss of
their lances. At the third course Sir John d'Ambreticourt unhelmed his
opponent, so as to injure him considerably. Sir Reginald retired, and
plainly evinced that he would tilt no more that day. When Sir John
d'Ambreticourt perceived this, as he had a passionate delight in tilting, he
challenged Sir Boucicaut, who instantly advanced to the lists. Three
courses followed of great skill and bravery in the third both champions
;

were severally unhelmed, and gallantly finished their course.

The English now collected together as evening approached, and retraced
their steps to Calais ; while the French sojourned at St. Inglevere. On
Thursday morning, the fourth day of the justs, the English found that there
yet remained several knights and squires who had not entered the lists, and
who had come purposely to do so from England ; they therefore declared,
that all who had any intentionto tilt should be indulged, else they would
not be treated courteously. The Lords of England had agreed to return to
Saint Inglevere on the Thursday, for those who pleased to perform their
justs. Theyleft Calais in consequence after mass ; and, on arriving at
the the three French knights were prepared in their pavilions to an-
lists,
swer all comers attended by those who were to serve them, and such as
came to witness the deeds of arms.
An English knight, Sir Godfrey Eustace, first entered the lists. He
bore for arms, " a lion sable on a field or, with three bars gules, and charged
with a mullet or, on the dexter paw of a lion," and was completely and gaily
s 2
248 TOURNAMENT OF INGLEVERfl.

to Sir Boucicaut and the tilt com-

attired. Sir Godfrey sent defiance
menced. The first course was ran without anything material occurring,

the points of the lances having slipped, when the knights continued their
career to their stations. Keeping the lances in the rests, they recommenced
the just, and met with such force on their bucklers that, had not their spears
broken, much mischief must have ensued.
The third course was ran with
great violence,
and both were unhelmed.
and expert English squire, sent next to touch
Aleyne Borrowe, an able
the war target of the Lord de Saimpi, who came from his pavilion to answer
the helmets, from the fury of the blows
the call. Firesparks issued from
in the first course. At the second, the lances of both were shivered in
pieces, and both were unhelmed in the third,
The next English champion was John Scrope, a squire of known bravery
and prowess. He encountered Sir Boucicaut and at the third course, after
;

two determined contests previously, was forcibly struck to the ground ;

whence he was raised by his friends, and did no more on that day.
A.Bohemian knight now advanced, who was of the household cf the
Queen of England, named Sir Herchauce. He was esteemed a strong and
"
expert tilter, and bore for his arms, three griffins' feet sable, on a shield
argent ongle with azure." When he entered the lists he was asked which
of the knights he wished to tilt with. He replied, " With Boucicaut." The
conflict followed, when, spurring their horses, the combatants designed to

give full strokes but it was not so, from the ill conduct of the Bohemian
;

knight, for which he was severely arraigned. Deviating from the line of
tilting, he had dealt
his adversary a violent blow on the head-piece, and
continued his career. For this impropriety, of which the English acknow-
ledged him guilty, he had forfeited his arms and horse, should the French
insist upon the penalty. Aconference ensued between both parties, when
the French generously pardoned the erring knight. Herchauce afterwards,
as a favour, ran a course with Sir Reginald de Roye. When the com-
batants had taken their ground, both spurred their horses at the same mo-
ment, and hit on the shields but Sir Reginald (who was one of the firmest
;

and best tilters in France) thrust with such force as made the Bohemian fly
out of his saddle, and fall so severely on the ground, that the spectators
supposed him killed. He was raised up, however, with some diificulty, and
carried to the English, who deemed his misfortune retribution for the lack
of courtesy he had evinced during his first course.
The next who came forward was Robert Sherburn, a gay and gallant
squire of England, who tilted with the Lord de Saimpi, until both were un-
helmed.
John Merlan, another English squire, followed. He bore for his arms,
" a bend sable on a field
argent charged with three lions' heads sable," and
having challenged Sir Reginald de Roye, the two first courses were ran
fiercely but harmlessly. At the third, Sir Reginald hit Merlan so tremen-
dous a blow on the buckler, that the cavalier was hurled from his saddle to
the ground.
The next who presented himself, John Mouton, an English squire, bear-
" a chevron sable on a field
ing for his arms, gules, three pierced mullets
or, with an indented bordure sable," bade defiance to Sir Boucicaut, and
was unhelmed at the third course.
A very handsome knight from England now came forth, styled Sir
James Scrope. He was armed at all points, and sate his horse right gal-
lantly. Sir James fought with the Lord Saimpi, and three splendid courses
 TOURNAMENT OF INGLEVERK. 249

were run. At the

third, both knights hit with tremendous effect on the
bucklers, Scrope's lance broke, and he was himself hurled to the
when
ground, from which he was raised by his attendants, while the Lord de
Saimpi pursued his career.
The next tilt between an English knight, Sir William Masquelee, and
Sir Boucicaut, was esteemed as highly as any that had taken place. Both
knights spurred their horses simultaneously, which were fresh and eager to
begin the course, for the very instant they felt the points they bounded for-
ward. The combatants took good aim, and eventually gave each other
shocks in the helmets that caused fire-sparks to fly and though the points
;

of the lances slipped off, the tilt was much applauded. They pursued their
career to their respective stations, when, again spurring their horses and
couching their lances, they met each other with such determination, that
their spears must have pierced their bucklers if the horses had not swerved.

They finished their course, throwing down their lances, and completed their
career like good tilters, in excellent array, to their points. Having resumed
their spears, they set forward with all the speed of their chargers, and on

encountering, struck the vizors of the helmets so furiously that both were
unhelmed, and exposed bare headed, save the scullcaps.
An English squire, called Nicholas Lamb, well and elegantly equipped,
advanced, anxious to try his skill in arms. He challenged the Lord de
Saimpi, who met the defiance with all the eagerness of a hawk to seize his
prey. The first blows on the bucklers given by these valourous champions
were so violent that the lances were shivered to pieces; it was fortunate
they broke, or the knights must have been severely injured, but they kept
their seats firmly. At the second course, the fire flew from the helmets,
but no other damage ensued. The third course was gallantly performed ;

for J:hey hit, justly, the upper parts of the helmets, and the points of the
lances entered ;both were so nearly unhelmed, that the lacing burst, and
the helmets flew over the cruppers of their horses on the field. The
knights retained their seats.
The tournament was now at an end, for no more tilters appeared on the
part of the English. The Earl of Huntingdon, the Earl Marshal, the
Lord Clifford, the Lord Beaumont, Sir John Clifton, Sir John d'Ambreti-
court, Sir Peter Sherbourne, and all those knights who had tilted, then
waited in a body on the French knights, and thanked them cordially for the
all the knights who have
*'
amusements afforded. They said, accompanied
us having now tilted, we take our leave of you. We know well, that whoever-
may wish to try his skill, will find you here for thirty days, according to
your proclamation. On our return to England we shall loudly speak of your
gallantry, and tell all those who may inquire of these deeds of arms, to come
and witness them in person."
" "
Many thanks," rejoined the three knights, they shall be made wel-
come, and delivered by deeds of arms as you have been and we desire that
:

you accept our best acknowledgements for the courtesy you have shown us."

jiIT
.

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BASTARD. Robert Bastard appears Camoys. The other coheirs descended

in Domesday Book to have had large from Margaret Radmylde, were Henry
grants in the county of Devon, and from L'Estrange Styleman Le Strange, Esq.
that time his descendants have remained of Hun stan ton, co. Norfolk, and Sir
seated in that shire, where they inter- Jacob Astley, Bart., now Lord Hastings.
married with the heiresses of Crispin Of Aleanora, Lady Lewkenor, the repre-
and of Killiowe, in the county of Corn- sentatives (coheirs to the barony of
wall, and into the families of Fitz- Ste- Canroys), were, Baroness Zouche, Ka-
phen, Besilles, Damarell, Gilbert, Rey- therine, wife of Captain G. R. Pechell,
nell, Hele, and Bampfylde. Their seat, R.N. M.P., and Sophia, widow of the
for many generations, was at Garston, Chevalier Ferdinand de la Cainea.
near Kingsbridge, until, about the end CAMVILE. Gerald de Camvile, the
of the 17th century, WILLIAM BAS- grandson probably of the Norman ad-
TARD, Esq. by marriage with the heiress venturer, was seated, temp. Stephen, at
of Pollexfen of Kitley, acquired that Lilburne Castle, co. Northampton, and
estate, which has since been the chief in that reign, granted two parts of the
family residence. tithes of Chaiietin Camvile, in Somer-
CAMOIS. The links between the setshire, to the monks of Bermondsey,
Conqueror's companion inarms, and the in Surrey. His son Richard de Camvile,
first recorded ancestor of the baronial founder of Combe Abbey, co. Warwick,
house of Camoys have not been ascer- appears to have been a person of great
tained. We cannot ascend in the genea- power during the whole of the reign of
logy to a mor^, remote period than that Henry II. ; and in that of his successor,
of the third HENRY, when we find Richard Cceur de Lion, we find him one
RALPH DE CAMOIS restored to certain of the admirals in the expedition made
lands in Huntingdonshire, which had into the Holy Land. The grandson of
been seized upon by the crown, in the this feudal lord was, Geoffrey de Cam-
preceding reign, owing to his partici- vile, who received summonses to parlia-

pation in the rebellion of the barons. ment from 1295 to 1307.

From him derived SIR THOMAS DB COLVILLE. Gilbert de Colavilla, or
CAMOYS of Broadwater, in Surrey, Colvile, accompanied Duke William
Knight Banneret, an eminent warrior of from Normandy, (where a town still
the times of Richard II., Henry IV., bears the name,) and was patriarch of
and Henry V., who commanded the left the many eminent families of Colvile,
wing of the English army at Azincourt, both in England and Scotland in the
;

and for his services on that occasion, latter county, ennobled as Barons of
was honoured with the Garter. He had Culross. The representative of the
received summonses to parliament as Colviles of Newton, co. Norfolk, the
Baron Camoys, from the 7th Richard chief English line, is now represented
II., to the '8th Henry V. 'At the by CHARLES ROBERT COLVILE, Esq.
decease in minority of his lordship's of Duffield Hall, and Lullington, co.
grandson and heir, Hugh de Camoys, Derby, only son of the late Sir Charles
the barony of Camoys fell into abey- Henry Colvile.
ance between the last lord's sisters, CHAMBERLAINE. John Count de
Margaret wife of Ralph Radmylde, Esq. Tankerville, of Tankerville Castle,
of Sussex, and Aleanora wife of Sir in Normandy, took part in the ex-
Roger Lewkenor, of Horsted Keynes, pedition against England, but re-
and so continued until 1839, when it turned after the battle of Hastings to
was determined in favour of the senior his hereditary estates, leaving a son in
coheir, Thomas Stonor, Esq. of Stonor, the conquered country, who became
co. Oxford, who npw sits as Lord chamberlain to Henry I., and whose son,
 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY. 251

Richard assumed the surname of Cham- bloodshed, which rousing the inhabitants
berlain from his office. The chief line of the neighbourhood, the town was
of his descendants were the Chamber- assaulted and carried by a multitude of
laynes of Sherborne, in Oxfordshire, country people, and the Earl and all his
from whom derived the celebrated Sir troops, to a man, put to death. This oc-
Thomas Chamberlayne, of Prince currence took place in 1069.
Thorpe and Presbury, a distinguished COLUMBER. John de Columbers,
diplomatist in the reigns of Henry a descendant of the Warrior of Hastings
VIII., Mary, and Elizabeth, Of the ex- abandoning King Edward the First's
isting families of the name sprung from standard in the French wars and joining
the Norman stock of Tankerville, we the enemy, had all his lands seized.
may mention the CHAMBERLAYNES, of CAUNCY. The Sieur de Cauncy
Maugersbury, co. Gloucester, and the came from Cauncy, near Amiens. His
CHAMBEHLAYNES of Stoney Thorpe, descendant SIR HENRY CHAUNCY
co. Warwick. gained distinction as the historian of
CHAMBERNOUN. The family of Hertfordshire. Many of the name
Chambernowne, originally Campo Ar- and family are settled in that county.
nulphi, yields in splendour of descent, to C HOLME LEY. Robert, son of Hugh,
few in the West of England, and was, at Baron of Malpas, is stated in Domesday
a period approximating very closely to Book to have held the Lordship of Cal-
the time of William of Normandy, seated mundelei ; and there is no doubt that
at Clist Chambernon in Devon. Prince the entry on the Battle Abbey Roll re-
in hisquaint language, narrates that fers to him. He -had no son, but was
" there have been
many eminent persons succeeded in his broad lands by his only
of this family, the history of whose an- daughter Lettice, the wife of Richard
cestors and exploits, for the greatest de Belward. The son or grandson of
part, is devoured by time, although their this alliance William de Belward, Baron
names occur in the chronicles of of Malpas, married Beatrix, dau.of Hugh
England, amongst those worthies who Keveliok, fifth Earl of Chester, and
with their lives and fortunes were had three sons, 1, David de Malpas, an-
ready to serve their king and coun- cestor of the Egertons, 2, Robert, who
try." The eldest branch, that of assumed the appellation of Cholmon-
Bees Ferrers, has merged in the noble deley, and was progenitor of the various,
family of Willoughby de Broke, and families of the name, seated in Cheshire,
the next which continued at Mod- Yorkshire, &c. ; and 3, Peter, whose
bury, has long since expired. The posterity, under the name of Clerk, was
Dartington however, still remains,
line, settled at Thornton, and became extinct
represented, through an heiress, by the temp. Edward III.
present HENHY CHAMPERNOWNE, CHAM PNEY. The Sieur de Champney
Esq. of Dartington. is mentioned by Playfair as a younger
COMYN. The
career of this warrior son of the noble family of de Champnee
terminated in three years after the in Normandy. From him descended
Conquest. The earldom of Northum- the eminent Somersetshire House of
berland having become vacant by the Champneys of Orchardleigh, the last
decease of Earl Copsi, King William male representative of which was the
conferred it on ROBRUT COMYN, the late Sir Thomas S. Mostyn Champ-
knight who had accompanied him from neys, Bart. Abranch of this line fixed
Normandy, but the nomination accorded its residence at Ostenhanger, in Kent.
so little with the wishes of the inhabi- CHEINE. The Conqueror's associate
tants that they at first resolved to aban- to whom this entry refers w as Ralph
r

don entirely their dwellings ; being pre- Cheine or de Caineto. He received

vented doing so, however, by the in- considerable gra'nts of lands, and his
clemency of the season, it was then descendants were seated, in high repute,
determined, at all hazards, to put the at Sherland, in the Isle of Sheppey.
new earl to death. Of this evil design, One was the famous Sir John Cheney,
Comyn had intimation, through Egel- K.G., created Baron Cheney by Henry
wirie, Bishop of Durham, but, disregard- VII. for his services at Bosworth and
:

ing the intelligence he repaired to Dur- another, that nobleman's nephew and
ham, with seven hundred soldiers, and heir, Sir Thomas Cheney, a person of
commenced a course of plunder and great gallantry and note in the follow-
252 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY.

ing reign. At the celebrated interview del. Of the earl and his servants, Or-
"
between Henry VIII. and Francis I., at dericus Vitalis says, That the earl was
Ardres, he was one of the challengers a prudent and moderate man, a great
against all gentlemen who were to ex- lover of equity and of discreet and mo-
ercise feats of arms on horseback or on dest persons, and being freely assisted
foot, for thirty days ; and he became by the wisdom and courage of the said
subsequently a knight of the garter, Corbeau, and his two sons, Roger and
warden of the cinque ports, and treasurer Robert, was as glorious amongst the
of the king's household. Of the same greatest nobles as any of them all, by
family was the late General Robert keeping the Welsh in awe, and that
Cheney, father of the present ROBERT whole province in peace." At the gene-
HENRY CHENEY, Esq., of Monyash, ral survey,Roger, the elder son, held
co. Derby. twenty-four lordships in Shropshire, and
CURSON. The ancestor of this noble Robert, the younger, fourteen^ in the
who came over from Normandy,
family, same county. Robert had a son, ano-
was, in all probability, Giraline de Cur- ther Robert, Lord of Alcester, in War-
son, Lord of Locking, in Berkshire, wickshire, and two daughters Sibil, :

whose name occurs amongst the most from whom the Herberts, Earls of Pem-
munificent benefactors to the Abbey of broke, and Finches, Earls of Winchelsea,
Abingdon. From him descended the descend, and Alice, from whom the
Curzons of Croxhall, whose heiress, Earls of Huntingdon. Roger, the elder
Mary Cuzzon, m. Edward Sackville, son of the first Corbeau,, left a son, Wil-
Earl of Dorset, K.G. ; the Curzons of liam de Corbet, of Caus Castle and Wat-
Kedleston, now represented by Lord tlesborough, co. Salop, who was father
Scarsdale ; and the Curzons of Penn, of Sir Robert de Corbet, from a younger
whose chief is Earl Howe. son of whom descended Peter Corbet,
CLIFFORD. This seems to be another of Caus Castle, who was summoned to
interpolation of the monks, for the parliament, as a baron, temp, Edward I.
name of Clifford was not assumed until The eldest son, Thomas Corbet, was
the reign of Henry II., when Walter, great grandfather of Richard Corbet,
the second son of Richard Fitzponce, Esq., who settled at Moreton Corbet,
having obtained Clifford Castle in Here- and his direct line continues still to re-
fordshire with his wife Margaret, dau. side there, being represented by Sir AN-
of Ralph de Toney, took thence his DREW VINCENT CORBET, Bart., of
appellation. Though some doubt ob- Moreton Corbet, The junior
co. Salop.
scures this point in the Clifford gene- branches are the Corbets of Longnor
alogy, none exists with respect to their and Leighton, the Corbets of Elsham
distinction and illustrious achievements and Darnhall, the Corbets of Sun-
in all historic transactions and in all mar- dorne Castlp, &c.
tial enterprises, in court and in camp, CHAUNjDOS. The name of the Nor-
from the stirring times of the Plantage- man who founded this great house, was
nets to our own more peaceful days. Robert de Chandos, a successful soldier
The present representative is LORD against theWelsh, and a munificent bene-
CLIFFORD, of Chudleigh. factor to the church. From him sprang
CORBETT. Corbeau, a noble Nor- the LORDS CHANDOS (whose eventual
man, came over with the Conqueror, heiress, Alice Berkeley, granddaughter
and, with his two sons, Robert and Ro- of Sir John Chandos, m. Thomas Bruges,
ger, was employed by Roger de Mont- ancestor by her of James Brydges, the
gomery, Earl of Shrewsbury and Arun- princely Duke of Chandos,* and the re-

*
Cannons, his Grace's splendid seat, At night there was a constant watch kept,
stood on the road leading to Edgeware. who walked tlie rounds and proclaimed
The fronts were all of freestone, and the the hours. The duke also maintained a
pillars of marble, as were also the steps of full band, and had divine service performed
the great staircase. The gilding was exe- in a chapel that could hardly be surpassed
cuted by the famous Pargotti, and the hall in the beauty of its workmanship, by a
painted by Paolucci. The apartments choir of voices and instruments superior
were most exquisitely finished and most to that of any prince of Europe. For se-
richly furnished. The gardens, avenues, veral years subsequent to 1718, Handel
and offices were proportionally grand. resided at Cannons, as the Duke's Maestro
 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY. 253

nowned Sir John Chandos, of Radborue, Mortemer, and his epitaph is recorded
" Les Annales cT
a pre-eminently distinguished warrior, in Aquitaine, par Bou-
and one of the original Knights of the chet." He left no issue, whereupon his
Garter at the foundation of that illus- sisters became his co-heirs. Of those
trious order. On the memorable field ladies, the third, Alianore Chandos, liv-
of Cressy, this celebrated commander ing 46th Edward III. m. 1, Sir
was entrusted by King Edward with the John Lawton, Knt., squire to her
task of directing and defending the father and constable, under that
Prince of Wales; in the 30th Ed- great warrior, of the town and castle of
ward III. he fought at Poictiers ; and St. Saviour's; and 2, Roger Collynge.
in three years after, in consideration of By the former, Alianore left an only
his gallantry, obtained a grant from daughter and heir, Elizabeth Lawton,
Prince Edward of two parts of the ma- of Radborne, who m. Sir Peter de la
nor of Kirketon in Lincolnshire, to hold Pole, M.P. for Derbyshire, 2nd Henry
for life. In the same year, being re- IV., and from this alliance lineally de-
tained by King Edward to serve him in scends the present EDWARD SACHE-
the office of vice-chamberlain, he re- VERELL CHANDOS-POLE, Esq., or
ceived 100 per annum out of the Ex- Radborne.
chequer, and shortly after, in recom- CHAWORTH. Patrick de Cadurcis, of
" '

pence of his great services in the wars Chaworth, whose name appears on the
and otherwise," had a grant to himself Battle Roll, was a native of Little Brit-
and his heirs for ever of the Barony of tany, and after the victory of Hastings,
St. Saviour Viscount, whereon he
le appears to have been rewarded by grants
erected a castle. In 1364, the battle of of land in Gloucestershire. From him
Auray was fought against Charles of descended Thomas de Chaworth, who
Blois, in which the famed Bertrand du was summoned to parliament as a Baron
Guesclin was made prisoner, and the in 1299, and whose descendants conti-
victory there achieved is ascribed by all nued for a long series of generations,
historians to the ability and prowess of seated in high repute in the counties of
Sir John Chandos, who had the chief Nottingham and Derby. The eventual
command of the army of the Comte de heiress was the " Mary Chaworth" of
Montfort. In the 41st Edward III. Lord Byron's poetry
Sir John accompanied the "
expedition of Herself the solitary scion left
the Black Prince into Spain, on behalf Of a time-honoured race."
of Peter, King of Castille, and held a This
lady, who was only child of William
high command at the Battle of Nazar. Chaworth, Esq. of Annesley, m. in 1805,
He subsequently became constable of John Musters, Esq., of Colwick, and d.
Aquitaine, and seneschal of Poictiers. in 1832.
The career of this gallant soldier, " the COURTENAY. Loud are the vaunt-
pride of English chivalry," l^oon after ings of foreign genealogists on the sur-
terminated, for, in 1369, he was slain in passing brilliancy of continental nobi-
the wars of Gascoigne, in a skirmish at
lity; great the pretensions of Venice
the bridge of Lussac, " to the
great sor- and of Spain but, with all their boast-
;

row," adds Dugdale, "of both

king- ings, no existing house in Europe can
doms, whereof the King of France him- rival our own princely one of Courtenay,
self was so
apprehensive, that he pas- Scions of the emperors of the east, fa-
sionately said there was not any sol- mous in war and peace, they have ranked,
dier living so able to make
peace betwixt from the earliest annals of the Planta-
both crowns as he." He was buried at
genets, among the chief barons of the

di Capella, and there produced the orato-

the marble staircase was bought by the
rio of " But how fleeting is all Earl of Chesterfield for his residence in
Esther."
earthly magnificence At the decease of May-fair. The ground and site whereon
!

the duke, this princely edifice was

disposed Cannon stood, became the property of an
of piecemeal. The stone obelisks, with
opulent tradesman, who built thereon a
copper lamps, which formed the approach neat habitation, which still remains, after
from the Edgeware-road, were purchased
having passed into the hands of the well-
for the Earl of
Tilney, for his new build- known Colonel O'Kelly, of sporting cele-
ing at Wanstead, in Essex, which has brity.
since experienced the fate of the Cannons ;
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254 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY.

realm ;
nor was it till after a strenuous was ancestor to the Vaux's of Tryer-
dispute, that they yielded to the fief of mayne, and maternally of Lord Broug-
Arundel the first place in the Parliament ham and Vaux. Robert, the third son,
of England. In peace, the Courtenays was the ancestor of the Lords of Har-
resided in their numerous castles, appro- rowden.
priating their ample revenue to devotion DYVE OR DYNE. An alteration in
and hospitality; and in war, they gal- Domesday Book itself from de Dina to
lantly fulfilled the duties, and deserved Diva has lead to the future confusion
the honours of chivalry. By sea and as to this name. Sir F. Palgrave, in
land, they fought under the standard of his work on public records, describing
the Edwards and the Henrys. Three Henry deDyne, temp. Henry III., says,
brothers shared the Spanish victory of thisname is sometimes written de Dive,
the Black Prince ; and an equal num- and Dugdale uses the two indiscrimi-
her, in the conflicts of the Roses, fell nately. This family were actively en-
either in the field, or on the scaffold, for gaged in the contests of the barons
the cause of Lancaster. Their honours with Kings John and Henry III. ; and
and estates were restored by Henry VII. ; at the final subjection of the latter,
and a daughter of Edward IV. was not Windsor Castle and Forest were com-
disgraced by the nuptial of a Courtenay : mitted to Hugo de Dyne. They have
their son, who was created Marquess of held grants downw ards from the con-
r

Exeter, enjoyed the favour of his cousin quest, one of them to Robertus de
Henry VIII. ; and in the camp of the Dyna by King Stephen, continued to
Cloth of Gold, he broke a lance against them to the time of Cromwell's rebel-
the French monarch. But the favour lion,when, in the hands of Sir Louis
of Henry was the preludaof disgrace; de Dyve, half-brother to Lord Digby,
his disgrace was the signal of death; secretary of state to Charles I., it was
and of the victims of the jealous tyrant, confiscated by the parliament. They
the Marquess of Exeter is one of the were thus of the baronial order in ba-
most noble and guiltless. His son Ed- ronial days, and of the knightly, until
ward lived a prisoner in the Tower, and that order went into disuse ; Sir William
died an exile at Padua ; and the secret Dyne being buried in Kent at the end
love ofQueen Mary, whom he slighted, of the 16th century, and Sir Lewis an-
perhaps for the Princess Elizabeth, has nihilated as jus* stated.
shed a romantic colour on the story of The family, however, still surviving
this beautiful youth. The relics of his as holders of estates in Kent and Sussex,
patrimony were conveyed into strangers' were allowed to the family arms during
families ; and in reference to these mis- the rebellion in the name of Dyne or
fortunes, the chief of the Courtenays Dyve de Battersden, Kent, and had the
bore for centuries the plaintive motto same confirmed to them upon scrutiny
of "Ubi lapsus! Quid feci?" This after the restoration at the Sussex visita-
illustrious house is now represented by tion, 166'2. The name is now represented
William Courtenay, EARL OF DEVON. in Kent by F. BRADLEY DYNE, ESQ.,
DANIEL. There exists no doubt of of Gore Court, who still holds lands at
the fact that the personage thus recorded Bethersden. The Sussex property passed
on the Battle Roll, was the patriarch of to the Briscoes now of Coghurst, the
the great Cheshire family of Daniel or grandfather of the present member for
De Anyers, of Daresbury and Over- Hastings having m. the dau. and heiress
Tabley, from which springs, through the of Edward Dyne, Esq., of Coghurst,
female line, the Willis's, of Halsnead Sussex.
Park, co. Lancaster. DISPENCERE. Robert le Despencer,
DE VAUS. Three brothers, Hubert, of the Conqueror's time, derived his
Ranulph, and Robert, the sons of Harold name from his office of steward to the
de Vaux, Lord of Vaux in Normandy, king, and appears from the numerous
accompanied William the Conqueror to lordships he possessed, to have been a
England. From Hubert descended the person of great eminence. His descen-
Barons Vaux of Gillesland, which line dants the twoDespencers the ill-fated
terminated in an heiress, who carried favourites of the Second Edward, arc
the Barony of Gillesland to the family too well known to
require more than a
of Multon, from which it passed to that mere mention here. The heir general
of Dacre. Ranulph, the second son, of the family is Mary Frances Elizabeth
 THE ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY. 255

BARONESS LE DESPENCER. Of the ston Dayrell, Bucks; and of Shudy

younger branches the chief are the Camps, in Cambridgeshire. A curious
Spencers of Worraleighton, represented trial is on record with reference to the
by the Duke of Maryborough and the Littlecote branch. Its chief was ar-

Spencers of Althorp, by Earl Spencer. raigned for the murder of an infant

DAUBENEY. Amongst the mostdis- child, on the evidence of the midwife,
tinguished companions in arms of the who detailed, with most circumstantial
Conqueror was Robert de Todeni, a minuteness, her journey, blindfolded, to a
nobleman of Normandy, upon whom residence which she supposed to be the
the victorious monarch conferred, with ancient manor-house of Littlecote, her
numerous other grants, an estate in the presence at the birth of a male child,
county of Lincoln' upon the borders of and her belief, founded on many circum-
Leicestershire. Here de Todini erected stances she narrated, that the infant was
a stately castle, and from the fair view burnt to death. On cross-examination,
it commanded,
gave it the designation however, her evidence broke down, and
of Belvoir Castle, and here he established Dayrell was acquitted, but the train of
his chief abode. He died in 1088, and calamity which succeeded the trial may
was succeeded by his eldest son Wil- give rise to melancholy reflections, and
liam, who assumed the surname of Al- was no doubt considered by the multi-
bini or Aubeney, and acquired great tude to have been the effect of Divine
renown at the celebrated Battle of Te- visitation. In few words, the owner
nercheby, in Normandy, where, com- of Littlecote soon became involved in
manding the horse, he charged the estate and deranged in mind, and is
enemy with so much spirit that he deter- stated to have died a victim to despon-
mined at once the fate of the day. From dency ; and ruin and misery are said to
his son WILLIAM derived the
eldest have befallen the family that survived
Lords of Belvoir, now represented, him.
through a female, by the Duke of Rut- DE LA POLE. William de la Pole,
land,and from his second son, RALPH, Earl and Duke of Suffolk, the redoubted
the Daubeneys, Barons Daubeney and warrior of the martial times of Henry V.
Earls of Bridgewater, the Daubeneys of and Henry VI., was derived from the
Gorwell, co. Dorset, and the Daubeneys Norman De la Pole. From the same
of Bristol. origin also sprang the De la Poles of
DARELL. The descendants of this Staffordshire, the parent stock of the
Norman knight established themselves POLES, of Radborne, co. Derby, and
over various counties, and for centuries the Poles, Barons Montagu, illustrious
flourished in all : the principal were for having given birth to Cardinal Pole,
those of Calehill and Scotney, in Kent ; Archbishop of Canterbury, the most
of Sesay, in Yorkshire; of Littlecote, eminent prelate of his age, one of the
in Wiltshire; of Pageham, in Sussex; three presidents of the Council of
of Trewornan, in Cornwall ; of Lilling- Trent.

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THE sale of the Saltmarshe collection of pictures, which took place in
the early part of last month at the gallery of Messrs. Chritie and Manson,
afforded, to those who are desirous of securing the possession of some
of the best works of the great masters, an opportunity not frequently met
with.
This splendid collection was the property of Edmund Higginson, Esq .

of Saltmarshe, in Herefordshire, and in selecting the works of art of

which it was composed, it was at once evident that a refined taste must
have directed the choice and not only a considerable portion of time,
;

but a great part of an ample fortune must have been devoted to the for-
mation of this noble gallery. The valuable pictures which, with great
care and at an immense cost, were collected by M. Boursault in Paris, and
of which, in its complete state, Mr. Higginson became the purchaser,
formed the nucleus of his gallery. From time to time several important
additions were made, and the Saltmarshe collection^ at the time of its
sale, might vie in splendour with some of the first in England.
Works of all the principal schools of painting were here brought to-
gether, but it was in the pictures of the Dutch and Flemish masters that
this gallery was peculiarly rich. Of some of the various schools of Italy
there were noble specimens. The works of Murillo, which formed part
of the collection, were in themselves alone sufficient to uphold the fame
of the Spanish school, while the sums that were eagerly offered to secure
the productions of Wilson, Moreland, and Constable, gave full testimony
of the excellence of the collector's taste, and proved that in the depart-
ment of landscape, at least, the English school of painting has gained a
high celebrity.
The sale of these valuable pictures commenced on Thursday, the 4th of
June,when several of great merit were offered for competition. But it
was on the following day, and on Saturday, (which completed the dis-
posal of these celebrated works of art), that the productions of rarest
excellence were submitted to the eager purchasers who crowded the
King- street Gallery.

A brief enumeration of the principal pictures which composed the Salt-

marshe collection, and the prices which they respectively produced at the
recent sale, prove of some interest.
may
We commence with the works of the DUTCH and FLEMISH SCHOOLS.
" The
Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and St. John," is a noble picture
by Rubens, which contains all the beauties, and but few of the defects, of
this great master's
style. The composition is in his loftiest manner, and
the colouring is gorgeous. The Infant Saviour and the St. John are ex-
quisitely painted, and the head of the Virgin has more of ideal beauty
and elevated character than Rubens was accustomed to impart to the
female form. This picture was formerly in the Imperial Gallery at
Vienna, from whence it was removed by order of the Emperor, Joseph
II., when it was presented to the Chevalier Burtin at Brussels. It was
 THE SALTMARSHK GALLERY. 257

purchased during the late war by Mr. De la Hante, and subsequently

became the property of M. Lapeyriere, from whom it passed to JVi.
Boursault. The Marquis of Hertford was declared the purchaser of this
splendid work, for 236O guineas. Another picture by Rubens, "Atalanta
and Meleagar pursuing the Calydonian boar," is a fine specimen of his
powers, although differing in its character from the preceding work. It
is remarkably clear and brilliant in colouring, and the Atalanta is not

devoid of grace. The animals are painted by Snyders, and the landscape
is from the pencil of Wildens, who was frequently employed by Rubens
to paint tjie back grounds to his larger pictures. This sold for 360
guineas. From the works of Rubens we may pass to those of his pupil,
Van Dyck. Three pictures by this master formed a part of the Salt-
marshe Gallery. That of the highest order was one representing "The
Virgin, Infant Saviour, and a Saint." The figures are portraits of the
Duchess d'Aremberg and her child, and of the Abbot Scaglia. This
picture, which was formerly in the collection of M. Pieters af Antwerp,
and afterwards passed to the gallery of John Knight, Esq., is a very su-
perior work, but has not the air of an undoubted original. It was sold
for 410 guineas to Baron de Rothschild. The genuine works of Cuyp
never fail to produce good prices and of his favourite productions there
;

were six specimens. "A morning scene," is a highly finished picture.

The atmospheric effect, in the successful treatment of which Cuyp had
no equal, is wonderfully managed, and the warm glow of a summer's
sun imparts a peculiar lustre to the scene. This work, which was for-
merly in the collection of John Knight, Esq., sold in 1821 for 900 guineas,
and now, at the end of five and twenty years more, it has passed into
other hands for the increased sum of 1150 guineas. Another very fine
work by this master, "The Departure for the Chase," sold for 52O
guineas.
"La Grande Kermesse," by Teniers, is, indeed, a first-rate specimen.
This admirable picture, which produced the large sum of 1200 guineas,
has been engraved by Le Bas. It was formerly in the collection of
Lucien Buonaparte, and afterwards passed to the gallery of Count Pour-
tales. Subsequently it became the property of M. Boursault from whom
itwas purchased by Mr. Higginson. "The Card-Players," known and
"
engraved under the title of Le Chapeau Rouge," is also from the Bour-
sault collection. This is a small picture painted on panel, and represents
the interior of an Estaminet. It sold for 3.60 guineas. Another little
picture by Teniers, in which the principal interest consists of some costly
armour, wonderfully painted, brought 105 guineas. Of the works of
Ruysdcel there were two exquisite specimens. "A grand landscape, with
a waterfall," is in that master's best style. The general tone of the pic-
ture is admirably clear, and the partial gleam of sunshine which passes
over the centre is managed with great skill. This picture, uhich sold
for 450 guineas, was at one time in the collection of M. Lafontaine, and
afterwards became the property of M. Boursault. "A woody landscape,"
by Ruysdrel, in which his peculiar powers are well displayed, produced
250 guineas. The works of Hobbima being exceedingly scarce, and now
industriously sought after, it is not surprising that 700 guineas were given
for the specimen offered at the Saltmarshe sale. It was well worth this
large sum. The varieties of shade and sunshine in this admirable picture
are exquisitely treated, and every part is painted in a bold and inaslrrly
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style. This work was formerly in the Royal Gallery at Copenhagen, and
was afterwards in-the Cholmondeley collection.
" The Portrait of Catrina
Hoogh," by Rembrandt, has all the power-
ful effect that master has produced whenever he devoted his attention to

pictures of this class. This painting, which in size is about 4 feet by 3,

is a portrait, nearly in profile, of a lady dressed in black silk. Nothing
can surpass the exquisite finish of this splendid picture, which bears
the artist's name to which the date "1657" is affixed. It was formerly
" The
in the collection of Lord Le Despencer, and sold for 760 guineas.
Adoration of the Shepherds," another picture by Rembrandt, and a
favourite subject of the master, brought 105 guineas. In this work the
figure of Joseph is admirably painted.
With one hand he holds alighted
candle, and with the other screens the flame from his eyes, to enable
him the better to look on the Infant Saviour. We believe this picture
was at one time in the possession of M. Boursault, although it was
purchased by Mr. Higginson from the gallery of some other proprietor.
The finest productions of W. Van der Velde, (the younger,) who far
surpassed his father, are to be found in the Royal and private collections
in this country $ and certainly the Saltmarshe Gallery could boast of
the possession of what we might will term the capo d'opera of this mas-
" The
ter. It is called in the catalogue, Calm, with Men-of-war at
Anchor." The view is taken from the beach which forms the fore-
ground, and the clearness of the serene sky, the perfect transparency
of the still water, the exquisite gradation of the distance combined with
true perspective j render this work inimitable, and are in truth the per-
fection of art. This admirable picture which was formerly in the gal-
lery of the Earl of Lichfield, and at the sale of that collection brought
1300 guineas, was sold to the Marquis of Hertford for 1680 guineas.
"Mercury and Argus, in a landscape," by Adrian Van der Velde, though
not a fair specimen of the powers of this master, produced the sum of
4JO guineas. This picture, which is signed and dated " 1665," was
formerly in the collection of M. de Preuil . It was sold in 1811 for
40O, and placed in the gallery of the Duchess de Berri.
Although the works of Isaac Van Ostade are in every respect inferior
to those of his brother Adrian, one of his pictures, "The Village Inn,"
produced a high price. It is a small painting on panel, and bears the
artist's name and date
" 1645." The scene is that of a
country inn
with some houses adjoining, and the figures of men and horses arc
painted with all that care which is the peculiar characteristic of this
master's style. It was
formerly in the collection of Lucien Buonaparte,
and was sold in 1816 for 231 guineas. Afterwards it was purchased by
Count Poiirtales for 600, and passed for the same amount into the
possession of M. Boursault. We are not aware for what sum Mr.
Higginson became the purchaser, but it produced at the sale of his
gallery the large price of 1O10 guineas. "The Cabaret" by Adrian
Van Ostade, which is a small picture bearing the date " 1652," has
been engraved by Suyderhoef, and noticed by Descamps. It is a very

superior specimen of the manner of Ostade, the figures being painted

with wonderful life and spirit. It was formerly in the Canwerwen col-
which it was purchased at 148, and subsequently, after pass-
lection, for
ing through several hands increasing in value, it came into the posses-
sion of M. Lapeyriere for the sum of 613. It afterwards formed part
of the Boursault
gallery, and 950 guineas have now been for ir.
given
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An exquisite little picture by Adrian Van der Werf, "Venus dormant

une le^on de sagesse a 1'Amour," is a perfect gem. The landscape is
beautiful, and the figures exquisitely painted. This picture was formerly
in the collection of M. Duruey, and afterwards passed into the posses-
sion of Count Pourtales, from whom it was purchased by M. Boursault
for 320. At the recent sale it only produced 170 guineas. "The Flute-
"
player by Gerhard Douw has all the accuracy of touch and high finish
of the best works of this master. This picture, which in 1840 sold for
.150, has now produced the largely increased price of 405 guineas. Ai
"
exquisite little picture on canvass, representing, A woman cleaning-
fish," by Metzu, mentioned by Descamps in his lives of the painters,
was sold to Baron de Rothschild for 48O guineas. At the sale of the
Fonthill collection in 1823 it produced but 175.
A very superior picture by Wynants, "A Landscape with hawking
figures,"known as "La Broderie," and in which the figures are by
Lingelbach, sold for 40O guineas. It was from the Boursault collection.
"An Interior " by Nicholas Moss, a splendid specimen of the style of this
master, which at one time formed part of the collection of Count
Pourtales, and for which we believe only 130 was paid, subsequently
sold for 2OO. At the Saltmarshe sale it produced 710 guineas, a price
not high, when we consider the rare excellence of the work and its pre-
sent sound condition.
The works of Paul Potter, beside their intrinsic merit, being very
scarce, are much coveted. His picture of "Three cows in a meadow"
is undoubtedly one of his best. This admirable painting, which is
"
signed and bears the date 1651," was formerly in the collection of
M. Beaujon, and sold in 1787 for 156'. It was afterwards in the pos-
session of the Chevalier Erard and in 1832 brought 52O. It has now

produced the sum of 930 guineas.

A picture, called in the catalogue, "A bird's eye view," by P. de Koningh
is a wonderful performance. The figures are by Lingelbach, but the
landscape by de Koningh which is ably painted and one of his best
works, is only equalled by that in the Grosvenor gallery. This picture
was in the possession of Dr. Fletcher of Gloucester and sold for 1000
guineas.
Our limits will not permit us to notice the many other works of great
merit by the Dutch and Flemish masters, but we must, before we pass
to our remarks on the paintings of the other schools, notice a picture by
Karel du Jardin. It is called " The Farrier," and is signed and dated
" 1658." The rich
glow of a summer's morning here represented, is
the perfection of art, and the very air is sparkling in the sun-beams.
This exquisite work which is of small size, and painted on canvass over
panel, was purchased in Italy by Count Pourtales from M. Siteveau, and
sold in Paris to M. Boursault for 800. At the recent sale it produced
135O guineas.
Foremost among the paintings of THE ITALIAN SCHOOL contained in
the Saltmarshe gallery stand those of Claude, for, although he is by some
assigned to the French school, he attained all his excellence at Rome,
and we have in consequence given him this place. " An Italian land-
scape," by this great master, who in his peculiar branch of art is unri-
valled, is one of his noblest performances. In this exquisite work a
shepherd is/cpresented playing on a pipe, rocks and trees connected with
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a ruin, form part of the foreground, water is introduced with admirable

effect in the middle distance, passing under a bridge and extending into
a winding river in the back ground. There is a beautiful sunny effect of
bright morning in this picture, which in size is about two feet five by
three feet seven. It was painted for Signer Ducaal, was formerly in the
Hesse Cassel gallery, then passed to the Malmaison collection, and sub-
sequently became the property of Prince Talleyrand. In 1817, Edmund
Gray Esq., of Harengay House became the purchaser, and he sold it to
Bulkely Owen, Esq. It is now the property of the Marquis of Hertford,
ivho paid for it 1400 guineas. Another Claude, " JEneas with his
father and son, visiting Helenus at Delos," is worthy of a passing re-
mark. This picture, which was painted for M. Passy le Gout, repre-
sents a noble palace and terrace on the left, a fort with a tower on the
bank of a sea-port, and a beacon making the entrance. It is a fine spe-
cimen of the powers of this master. In 1737 it was purchased for
2000 francs for the collection of the Countess de Verrue, six years sub-
sequently it passed into the gallery of Viscount Frontspertius, and in
1776, M. Blondel de Gagny became the purchaser. From him it came
into the hands of Mr. Hope, and next formed part of the collection of
J. Harman, Esq. At the late sale it produced 1200 guineas.
" The " St.
rape of Europa/' by Guido, sold for 55O guineas, and a
Jerome," by the same master for 260 guineas. Both fine pictures, but
not of the highest class. A very superior work, "The Martyrdom
of St. Catharine" by Guercino, produced 300 guineas. It is well worth
twice that amount. But few of the works of Baldassere Peruzzi have
found their way into this country. A picture by him, "The Adoration
of the Magi," formed part of the Saltmarshe collection. This painting
which has been admirably engraved by Agostino Caracci was originally
in the Bentivoglio Palace at Bologna. It was afterwards in the gallery
of M. Lapeyriere, and passed into the possession of Mr. Higginson, from
the collection of Mr. Gray. The picture certainly lacks the spirit which
drew forth the warm eulogium of Titian on the painter's abilities, and
but a faint idea of the powers of Peruzzi, the great master of the
gives
Sienese School. Were it a superior work of so -rare an artist, it would
have produced a very large price indeed, it was however sold for 510
guineas.
Specimens of several other masters of the schools of Italy brought
high prices, among them were found, the works of Canaletti, Albano,
Carlo Dolce, Annibal Carracci, Carlo Maratti, and Salvator Rosa.
Connected with the SPANISH SCHOOL, specimens of the works of one
of its ablest masters, Murillo, found a
place in the Saltmarshe gallery.
A noble picture by this admirable painter, whose attractive style is justly
said to hold " a middle rank between the
unpolished natural manner of
the Flemish, and the
graceful and elegant taste of the Italian school,"
produced 28/5 guineas. A price not large when we consider how ex-
cellent is the work. It is from the Boursault collection, and is one of
the very finest productions of the master.
THE FRENCH SCHOOL was represented chiefly by Greuze and Vernet.
By the former was an exquisite little picture on panel, called " Psyche."
It is a
repetition, increasing the effect, of an admirable painting in the
Perregeaux gallery, possessing the greatest purity of colouring, and
worked up to a high finish. This picture is from the collection of M.
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Boursault, for whom it was painted, and it produced 1000 guineas.

"The Cascade of Tivoli," by Vernet, and in his best style, sold for 21O
guineas.
The works of the ENGLISH SCHOOL, although but few, were select of
" An Italian
their class. Landscape," by Wilson, brought 200 guineas j

and "The Country Ale-house," by Moreland, did not reach a higher price
than 99 Ins., yet there were many points of great beauty to be found
in it. A landscape by Constable, and decidedly one of the finest pictures
that ever came from his easel, sold for 360' guineas.

In the foregoing remarks are noticed the works which formed the
principal portion of the Saltsmarshe Gallery, the distribution of which is
a feature in the annals of art in this country. That some pictures of an
inferior class were placed in this collection we are free to admit, but
that many of the highest order of paintings, and those by the ablest mas-
ters,were to be found in the gallery, will be as readily conceded. The
works amounted in number to but 231, and when it is said that, in three
days, these pictures produced a sum averaging nearly 200 each, and
making the large total of forty-six thousand six hundred and three
pounds, it is evident that the Saltmarshe Gallery was worthy of the
warm terms in which we have spoken of it at the commencement of
this paper.

Perhaps we may be permitted, in conclusion, to express our regret,

that an opportunity was offered and suffered to pass over, by those whose
duty it may be to secure to the nation valuable works of art. It is the
more to be regretted in the present instance, for at the recent sale, works
of unquestionable merit by masters whose productions as yet have not
found a place in the National Gallery, could have been easily procured.
Certain we are, that such purchases would afford public gratification and
nsure public satisfaction, in a country where, every day, the love of art
is
becoming more general.
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THE SPIRIT OF MODERN FRENCH ROMANCE.

"
No. 1.
" CINQ MARS," AND NOTRE DAME."

OF all foreign works of fiction, French romance have latterly attained

the highest "degree of popularity. The productions of Hugo,, Sue,
Dumas, and a host of others, are in this country in the hands of thou-
sands and it seems an essential part of the lettered knowledge of the
j

day to be conversant with this kind of literature. The great circulation

of these books is, however, in some respects, to be regretted. Through-
out many of these novels there pervades a disregard of religion, morality,
and purity, which renders them frequently exceptionable. This is the
more to be deplored, since they exhibit powers of originality, concep-
tion, thought, and style that cannot elsewhere be surpassed. The very
strangeness of the subject of many a one of these tales first attracts the
reader, and as he proceeds, he finds the plot worked up to a degree of
interest and excitement, the charm of which becomes irresistible. The
school of fiction at present the most successfully opposed to these
French romances, is that of Germany. At its head stands the name of
La Motte Fouque, who is not long dead, and who may be regarded as
the type of the rest. In every single respect his writings totally differ
from those of the French romances. Religion, virtue, innocence and
honour, are ever in the foreground of his chaste and graceful legends.
He deals, it is true, in the marvellous, yet his object is more to amuse
than to excite more to astonish than to terrify. In* mysteries strange,
solemn, and supernatural, he delights, but he seldom verges on the
dreadful or the horrible. The effect of modern French fiction may be
compared to that felt on a wintry night of storm in some lone
churchyard or cemetery, where every object around tends to increase the
mind's dismay. Fouque's legends act on the reader as would the same
sad locality lit up on a lovely summer's night by the refulgence of the
moon the place is still melancholy and even awful if you will, but it is
:

calmly and beautifully so. La Motte Fouque's school is, however, un-
questionably inferior to that of France in force of diction, interest of
narrative, brilliancy of sentiment, and variety of incident. With the fic-
tion of the day written in other countries than Germany, the romances
of France cannot admit a comparison, so great is their superiority.
In England now that the better imitators of Sir Walter Scott have
declined to write, now too that Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, the founder
of another style, seems unwilling to add new honours to his
literary
fame romance writing is at its lowest ebb. Novelists we have, and
:

pleasant ones too, but romancists, not one actually writing (James,
we fear, has ceased), who is worthy of mention. In Italy, Manzoni and
Visconti have earned popularity and reputation but their stories, in
;

some respects excellent, are marred by being so tedious and prosy. In

other countries (America and Cooper of course
excepted) there is scarcely
an attempt at romance at all.

This, then, the principal reason why the reader, despite of whatever
is
is
objectionable, flies for resource, to the seducing romantic literature of
modern France and, moreover, it must not be taken for
;
granted that
every one of these French works of fiction are equally open to the same
 THE SPIRIT OF MODERN FRENCH ROMANCE. 263

reprehension. Indeed it is apparent that the evil has arisen less from
any inclination of the authors themselves, than from the lax state of re-
ligion and morality consequent upon the revolution of 1830, and the
agitation of society which preceded it. This fact admits of proof. To
the eternal honour of the great descendant of Charlemagne and St.
Louis, who now wields the destinies of France, and who is one of the
wisest men the world ever saw, religion and order are, by his peaceful
and effective means, being gradually but certainly restored throughout
his realms. Beati pacifici and the blessing in more instances than
!

one seems to attend him here. Many of the writers who were but
lately scarcely to be read, now accord with the better spirit of the age,
and have become as correct as the authors of the other countries of mo-
dern Europe. Be this, however, as it may, our object here is to point
out such French romances as may be read without objection, and such
as may not with safety be entirely perused and to endeavour, by giving
;

samples of and comments upon both, to lead the reader to a just ap-
preciation of the present romantic fiction of France. We begin with the
tales taken from history.
Among modern historical French romances, the beautiful work by
Count Alfred de Vigny, entitled " Cinq Mars, ou une Conjuration sous
Louis XIII.," decidedly stands the first, and it has the advantage of
being written throughout with the strictest regard to propriety. It is
indeed a chaste, an elegant, and a most interesting production. Sir
Edward Bulvver Lytton has, in his play of Richelieu, evidently, and, we
believe, confessedly, taken many suggestions from it yet, strange to
:

say, there is not a translation

of this romance in English. wonder We
indeed that Mr. Burns, whose publications from La Motte Fouque are
so popular, has not presented a version of Cinq Mars to the public.
His apparent object of only reproducing the purer fiction of the Conti-
nent would not be infringed by the publication of this graceful legend
of De Vigny.
Cinq Mars, as its title imports, has ~for subject that celebrated and
most mysterious conspiracy, which the old noblesse of France, with the
king secretly at their head, formed against the tyrannic and anti-oli-
garchical power of Cardinal
Richelieu. The grand ecuyer, Henry
d'Effiat, Marquis of Cinq Mars, in history the avowed head of the plot,
is also the hero of the romance his adventures, his love, and his mise-
:

rable fate, form the most interesting features of the story. To his cha-
racter, all chivalry and honour, replete too with the pride and spirit of
high birth, is admirably contrasted the wily
and subtle disposition of
Richelieu, whose crafty policy is by far too powerful for the daring and
manly courage of his opponent. De Thou, Cinq Mars's learned and
intellectual friend, and the poor weak King Louis XIII., are also most
ably depicted. To thoroughly appreciate this romance it requires to be
is so spiritedly
entirely read, for the action of the story kept up, that it
scarcely permits at any place to be broken off. Nevertheless we must
here present a specimen or two.
The following is a truly graphic portrait of France's then supreme
and despotic ruler :

" Since we have the

liberty of casting our eyes over all points of the map,
let us fix them on the town of Narbonne. Here behold the Mediterranean,
which near the place spreads its blue waves on the sandy shore. Enter tlir
264 THE SPIRIT OF MODERN FRENCH ROMANCE.

city a resemblance of Athens ; and, to find him who reigns there, follow that dark
and crooked street, ascend the steps of the old Archiepiscopal Palace, and let us
enter the and most spacious of its saloons.
first
The apartment was very long, and was illumined by ajseries of high arched win-
dows, of which the upper part only had preserved the panes of blue, yellow, and
red glass, which shed a mysterious light over the room. An enormous circular
table occupied the whole side of the spacious fire place ; around this table, covered
with a speckled cloth, and loaded with papers and portfolios, were seated, bending
over their pens, eight secretaries, occupied in copying letters which were passed to
them from a smaller table. Other men standing, were arranging papers on the
shelves of a case not quite filled with books, bound in black they trod with pre-
:

caution on the carpet which decorated the floor of the saloon. Notwithstanding
this numerous assemblage, one might have heard a pin drop the only sounds
:

that arose were the scratching of the pens, which ran rapidly over the paper, and
the noise of a shrill voice which, whilst dictating, was checked by a cough ; this
latter interruption of the silence came from an immense easy chair with large
arms, placed by the side of the fire lighted in spite of the heat of the season and
the climate. It was one of those easy seats still to be seen in some old man-
sions, which appear made to fall asleep in whilst reading, however interesting the
book might be, so carefully is every part of their conveniencies attended to. A
crescent of feathers supported the back; if the head reclined, it found its
cheeks received by pillows covered with silk, and the cushion extended so
much over the elbows that it might be permitted to suppose that the cautious
upholsterers of our forefathers had aimed at presenting the book from making
any noise and awaking the reader in falling. But to quit this digression and to
speak of the man who was seated there, and who was not asleep This person-
:

age had a broad forehead, and snow white hair, large, yet gentle, eyes, a pale and
thin face, to which a little white and pointed beard gave that air of finesse, which
one might remark in all the portraits of the time of Louis XIII. mouth he A
had almost without lips, and we are forced to admit that Dr. Lavater considers
that this sign undoubtedly indicates malice, a compressed mouth, we say, he had
'
circled with two little grey mustachoes and a royale,' an ornament then in fashion,
and which resembles rather in its form a comma. This old man had on his head
a red cap, and was enveloped in a large dressing gown, wore purple silk stock-
ings, and was no less a personage than Armand Duplessis, Cardinal Duke de
Richelieu.
" He had
very near him around the little table in question, four young men,
from fifteen to twenty years of age ; they were pages or servants according to
the expression of that time, which signified a familiar or intimate friend ; this
custom was a remnant of feudal patronage then still remaining in our manners :
the younger gentlemen of most noble families received salaries from the great
lords and were devoted to them in every way, calling out to combat the first
comer at the slightest wish of their patron. The pages, of whom we speak, cor-
rected letters, the greater part of which the Cardinal had dictated to them, and
after he had hastily perused them they passed them to the secretaries, who made
fair copies. As for the old Cardinal Duke, he wrote on his knee secret notes, on
small pieces of paper, which he slipped into almost all the packets before he
closed them with his own hand ; he had been writing for some minutes, when he
perceived from a glass, which was placed opposite to him, the youngest of his
pages tracing some hurried lines on a small paper inferior to the ministerial paper ;
the youth hastened to write some words on it, then rapidly slipped it under
the large sheet, which, to his regret, he was commissioned to fill ; being placed
behind the Cardinal, he hoped the difficult)7 his superior had in turning round
would prevent his perceiving the little manoeuvre that he seemed to exercise with
sufficient facility. Suddenly Richelieu, coolly addressing him, said Come here
:

Monsieur Olivier. These two words were a thunderbolt to the poor stripling who
did not appear to be more than sixteen years of age ; however, he immediately
rose and stood before the minister, his arms pendent and his head drooping ; the
other pages and secretaries did not move more than would soldiers in battle when
 THE SPIRIT OF MODERN FRENCH ROMANCE. 265

one amongst them falls struck with a ball, so much were they accustomed to
these kind of calls. This call, however, announced itself in a more serious mari-
ner than usual :

" * What are

you writing there ?'
"
lord, that which your excellency dictates to me.'
My
" * What ?'
"
My lord, the letter to Don Juan de Braganza.'
'

" No'
evasions, sir ; you are writing something else.'
"' *
was a note to one of
My lord,' the page then said, with tears in his eyes, it

my" cousins.'
*
Let me see it.'
" A
complete trembling came over the youth, and he was compelled to sup-
*
port himself against the fire-place, saying in a low tone, it is impossible/
"' Monsieur leVicomte Olivier
d'Entraigues/ spoke the minister, without show-
*
ing the slightest emotion, you are no longer in my service/ and the page left.
" He knew that it was
impossible for him to make any reply he slipped his
;

note into his pocket, and, opening the folding doors sufficient for him to pass
through, he crept out like a bird escaping from its cage.
" The minister continued the notes which he traced on his knee."

How spirited is the scene where the author shows the feeble Louis
XIII. recovering, for a brief space, the soul and animation of his ances-
tors :

In the meantime the dense columns of the old Spanish infantry proceeded out
of the gate of Notre Dame like a dark and moving forest, whilst by another gate a
body of heavy cavalry likewise came forth and drew up on the plain. The French
army, in battle array at the foot of the King's-hill, on turf forts, and behind re-
doubt and fascines, saw with consternation the gens d'armes and light cavalry,
these two corps ten times superior to them in number. " Sound the
pressed by
charge
'
exclaimed
! Louis XIII. ,
'
or my old Coislin is lost.
7
And the monarch de-
scended the hill with all his suite as ardent as himself; but, before he could reach
the foot, or could place himself at the head of his musketeers, the two companies
had already taken their resolution ; they darted out with the rapidity of thunder,
*
and, with the cry of Vive le Roi,' rushed upon the long column of the enemy's
cavalry, like two vultures upon the flanks of a serpent, and, making a wide and
bloody breach, passed through to rally themselves behind the Spanish bastion, as
we have already seen. This left the opponent horsemen so surprised, that they
only thought of again forming their lines, and not of pursuing them. The army
applauded the king, astonished, stopped, he looked around him^ and saw in all
;

eyes an ardent desire for the attack ; the whole valour of his race sparkled in his
eyes, he remained yet a moment, as if in suspense, listening with delight to the
sound of the cannon, inhaling and relishing the scent of the powder; he seemed
to be momentarily clothed with another vitality, and to become really a Bourbon.
All those who saw him believed themselves commanded by another man, when,
raising his sword and his eyes to the brilliant sun, he exclaimed,' "Follow me, my
brave friends it is here that I am indeed the King of France
! His cavalry, dis-
!

playing themselves, set out with an ardour which made a moment of the distance,
and, raising clouds of dust from the ground that trembled beneath their feet,
were instantly in melee with the Spanish cavalry, and enveloped like the enemy
in one immense moving cloud."

The state of France, just previous to the death of Richelieu and Louis
is well described :

"
Meanwhile, the king's illness threw France into that trouble which is always
felt by weak states at the
approach of the death of princes. Although Richelieu
was the centre of monarchy, he, however, only reigned in the name of Louis XIII. ;
and, as it appeared, surrounded by the splendour of that name, whose power he
had increased. Absolute as he was over his master, he feared him, nevertheless,
and this fear re- assured the nation against his ambitious desires, to which the
king was ever an immutable barrier. But this prince being dead, what would
2G6 THE SPIRIT OF MODERN FRENCH ROMANCE.

the imperious minister do? where would this man stop who had dared so much ?
Accustomed to wield the sceptre, who could prevent his always holding it, and to
inscribe his name alone at the end of the laws which he had dictated ? These
fears agitated all minds ; the people sought in vain throughout the kingdom those
Colossi under whose feet they used to shelter themselves from the political
storms ; they saw only their recent graves ; the Parliaments were mute, and they
felt that nothing resisted the monstrous increase of this usurper's power. No one
was entirely deceived by the pretended sufferings of the minister ; nobody was
affected by this hypocritical agony, which had too often frustrated the public
hope, and the distance did not prevent them from feeling the weight of the finger
of this formidable parvenu, The love of the people also revived towards the son
of Henry IV ; they flocked to the churches, they prayed, and even wept much.
Unfortunate princes are always beloved. The melancholy of Louis and his mys-
terious grief interested all France ; and though he was still alive he was already
regretted, as though each desired to receive the confidence of his troubles, before
he carried away with him the great secret of what those men suffer who are placed
so high, that they see nothing in the future but their tombs."

From this forcible and fascinating story by M. de Vigny, we pass to

one, inferior to it we think, yet far more known and far more popular.
We mean that romance which, in success, as well as in style, has ap-
proached nearer to the works of Sir Walter Scott than any other produc-
tion that romance, in fact, now translated into, and familiar to every
:

"
language of Europe, the Notre Dame de Paris," by Victor Hugo. The
inferiority of this tale to that of Cinq Mars, we ground on its want of the
same purity, its frequent extravagance, and its continual straining for
melo-dramatic effect. The inferiority also, of " Notre Dame/' to the
productions of Scott we base on its less terse and graphic style, and
on its not displaying those finer feelings which throw such charm over
everything written by the author of Waverley. Victor Hugo is evidently
a republican, and employs the bitterest sarcasm in speaking of the
events of past ages, without making any allowance for the periods in
which they occurred. Scott always shows reverence for religion, respect
for royalty, and toleration for the weaknesses of society. He ever iden-
tifies himself with the times he would describe, and he
presents them
to his reader with their errors and their crimes it is true but, neverthe-
less, with their virtues too. In Hugo's romance, vice, and vice alone,
reigns predominant. The work is one continued picture of misery and
horror there is not a really good character in it. Of the only two, in-
:

deed, who pretend to virtue, Quasimodo, the hunchback, is at best but

a morose and savage specimen of a man having some softer feelings j
and even that beautiful creature, the Esmeralda, in her fierce love for
Phoebus de Chateaupers, is, to say the least, extremely unbecoming. Yet
"
these defects allowed, " Notre Dame de Paris exhibits power and ge-
nius of the highest order. The scene in the Bastille, with the descrip-
tion of Louis XI. is admirable} and Esmeralda, the most
delightful im-
personation of a gypsy ever drawn, will live while love of fiction lasts.
The very terror that hangs around the book contributes not a little to
its immense attraction. To enter here into the narrative of Notre Dame,
is perfectly
unnecessary, for every one now knows the tale yet we can-
-,

not refrain from extracting two passages, however often they may have
been cited before, since they form perfect specimens of Hugo's style of
writing so beautifully romantic and grotesque.. The one is the scene
where Esmeralda is first introduced:
" In a
wide space left clear between the fire and the crowd, a young girl was
 THE SPIRIT OF MODERN FllKNCH ROMANCE. 267

dancing. Whether she was a human being, a fairy, or an angel, was what Grin-
goire, sceptical philosopher and ironical poet as he was, could not at the first
moment decide, so much was he fascinated by this dazzling vision.
" She was not
tall, but the elasticity of her slender shape made her appear so.
She was brown ; but it was evident that, in the daylight, her complexion would
have that golden glow seen upon the women of Andalusia and of the Roman
States. Her small foot, too, was Andalusian ; for it was at once tight and easy
in its light and graceful shoe. She was dancing, turning, whirling upon an old
Persian carpet spread negligently under her feet ; and each time that, in turning
round, her radiant countenance passed before you, her large black eyes seemed to
flash upon you.
"
Around, every look was fixed upon her, erery mouth was open ;
and indeed,
while she was dancing thus, to the sound of the tambourine with her two round
and delicate arms lifted aloft above her head slender, fragile, brisk, as a wasp in
the sunshine, with her golden corset without a plait her particoloured skirt
swelling out below her slender waist her bare shoulders her fine-formed legs,
of which her dress gave momentary glimpses her black hair, and her sparkling
eyes, she looked like something more than human.
"
'Truly,' thought Gringoire, "tis a salamander a nymph a goddess a bac-
chante of Mount Msenalus !'
" At that moment one of the braids of the salamander's hair came
undone,
and a small piece of brass that had been attached to it rolled upon the ground.
" 'Ah '
no/ said he, it's a gipsy.' All the illusion had disappeared.
!

" She resumed her dance. She took

up from the ground two swords, the
points of which she supported upon her forehead, making them turn in one di-
rection while she turned in the other. It was indeed no other than a gipsy.
Yet, disenchanted as Gringoire found himself, the scene, taken altogether, was
not without its charm, not without its magic. The bonfire cast upon her a red
flaring light, which flickered brightly upon the circle
of faces of the crowd, and
the brown forehead of the girl, and, at the extremities of the Place, threw a pale
reflection, mingled with the wavering of their shadows on one side, upon the
the old dark wrinkled front of the Maison-aux-Piliers on the other, upon the
stone arms of the gibbet.
"
Among the thousand visages which this light tinged with scarlet, there was
one which seemed to be more than all the rest absorbed in the contemplation of
the dancer. It was the face of a man, austere, calm, and sombre. This man,
whose dress was hidden by the crowd that surrounded him, seemed to be not more
than thirty-five years of age ; yet he was bald, having only a few thin tufts of
hair about his temples, which were already grey : his broad and high forehead
was beginning to be furrowed with wrinkles ; but in his deep-sunken eyes there
shone an extraordinary youth, an ardent animation, a depth of passion. He kept
them constantly fixed upon the gipsy ; and while the sportive girl of sixteen
was dancing and bounding to the delight of all, his reverie seemed to grow more
and more gloomy. From time to time a smile and a sigh encountered each other
on his lips, but the smile was yet more dismal than the sigh.
" The danced herself quite out of breath, stopped, and
girl, having at length
the people applauded with fondness.
" '
Djali !" cried the gipsy.
" and
Gringoire then saw come up to her a little white she-goat, lively, brisk,
glossy, with gilt horns, gilt feet, and a gilt collar,
which he had not before ob-
served ; as, until that moment, it had been lying upon one corner of the carpet,
looking at mistress dance.
its
" '
the dancer, it's your turn now ;' and sitting down, she grace-
'
Djali,' said
Djali,' she continued, what month
' '

fully held out her tambourine to the goat.

of the year is this ?'
"
The animal lifted its fore foot and struck one stroke upon the tambourine.
It was, in fact, the first month of the year. The crowd applauded.
" ' '
another way, what day of
Djali !' resumed the girl, turning her tambourine
the month is it ?'
 THK SPIRIT OF MODERN FRENCH ROMANCE.

" times upon the tambourine.

Djali lifted her little golden foot, and struck six
" ' !' said the gipsy, each time altering the position of the tambourine,
Djali
" what hour of the is it ?'
day
" struck seven
Djali strokes, and at that very moment the clock of the Maison-
aux-Piliers struck seven. The people were wonder-struck.
" ' There is witchcraft in all
that/ said a sinister voice in the crowd. It was
that of the bald man who had his eyes constantly upon the gipsy.
" She shuddered and turned
away. But the plaudits burst forth and smothered
the sullen exclamation. Indeed, they so completely effaced it from her mind,
that she continued to interrogate her goat.
"
'Djali !' said she, 'how does Maitre Guichard Grand-Remy, captain of the
town pistoliers, go, in the procession at Candlemas ?'
"
Djali reared up on her hind legs and began to bleat, marching at the same
time with so seemly a gravity, that the whole circle of spectators burst into a
laugh at this mimicry of the self-interested devotion of the captain of' pistoliers.
" '
Djali !' resumed the girl, emboldened by this increasing success, how does
Maitre Jacques Charmolue, the king's attorney in affairs ecclesiastical how does
he preach ?'
" The
goat sat down and began to bleat, shaking its fore-paws after so strange
a fashion, that, with the exception of the bad French and worse Latin of the
preacher, it was Jacques Charmolue to the life, gesture, accent, and attitude ; and
the crowd applauded with all their might.
" '
Sacrilege profanation !' cried the voice of the bald-headed man.
!

"The gipsy turned away once more. ' Ah !' said she, 'it's that odious man !'
Then putting out her lower lip beyond her upper, she made a little pouting
grimace which seemed familiar to her, turned upon her heel, and began to collect
in her tambourine the contributions of the multitude.
" All sorts of small
coins, grands blancs, petits blancs, targes, Hards & Vaigle,
were now showered upon her. In taking her round, she all at once came before
Gringoire; and as he, in perfect absence of mind, put his hand into his pocket,
she stopped, expecting something. * Diable V exclaimed the poet, finding at the
bottom of his pocket the reality, that is to say, nothing at all ; the pretty girl
standing before him all the while, looking at him with her large eyes holding out
her tambourine, and waiting. Gringoire prespired profusely. Had all Peru been
in his pocket, he would assuredly have given it to the dancer ; but Gringoire had
not Peru in his pocket nor, indeed, was America yet discovered."

The other passage is the description of the same " bella creatura,
bianco vestita," when she has escaped the gallows through the miracu-
lous aid of Quasimodo, and is an inhabitant of the tower of Notre
Dame :

" Then she

gracefully sat down upon her couch, with her goat asleep at her
feet. Both parties remained motionless for a few minutes, absorbed in the con-
templation he, of so much grace she, of so much ugliness. Every moment
she discovered in Quasimodo some additional deformity. Her eye wandered
over him from his bow legs to his hump back, from his hump back to his one
eye. She could not understand how a being so awkwardly fashioned could be in
existence. Yet, over the whole there was diffused an air of so much sadness and
gentleness, that she was beginning to be reconciled to it.
" He was the first to break silence. ' So
" She nodded you were telling me to come back.'
*
affirmatively, and said Yes.'
" He understood the motion of her head. 'Alas !' said
he, as if hesitating to
finish the sentence, 'you see, I'm deaf.'
" ' Poor man !' exclaimed the
gipsy girl, with an expression of benevolent
pity.
"He smiled sorrowfully. 'You thought that was all I wanted didn't you?
Yes, I'm deaf. That's the way I'm made. It's horrible, isn't it? You now,
you're so beautiful/
" In the
poor creature's tone there was so deep a feeling of his wretchedness,
 SPIRIT OF MODERN FRENCH ROMANCE. 269

that she had not resolution to say a word. Besides, he would not have heard it.

He continued :

" ' Never did I

see my ugliness as I do now. When I compare myself to you,
I do indeed pity myself, poor unhappy monster that I am. You must think I
look like a beast. Tell me, now. You, now, are a sun-beam a dew-drop a
bird's song. But me I'm something frightful neither man nor brute a sort
of thing that's harder, and more trod upon, and more unshapely, than a flint-
stone.'
" Then he
laughed a heart-rending laugh. He went on :

"
Yes, I'm deaf but you'll speak to me by gestures and signs.
'
I've a
master that talks to me that way. And then, I shall know your will very quickly,
by seeing how your lips move, and how you look.'
"*
Well, then/ said she, smiling, 'tell me why you saved me.'
" He looked at her
intently while she was speaking.
"*
Oh, I understand,' he replied ; * you ask me why it was I saved you.
You've forgotten a poor wretch that tried to carry you off one night a poor
wretch that you brought relief to, the very next day on their shameful pillory a
drop of water and a little pity. There was more than I can pay you back with
all my life. You've forgotten the poor wretch but he remembers.'
" She listened to him with deep emotion. A tear stood in the poor ringer's
eye but it $id not fall he seemed to make it, as it were, a point of honour to
'
contain it. Just hear me/ said he, when he was no longer afraid that this tear
would escape him. * We've very high towers here if a man was to fall from
one, he'd be dead before he got to the ground when you like me to fall in
:

that way, you'll not so much as have to say a word a glance of your eye will be
enough.'
" Then he arose
from his leaning posture. This odd being, unhappy as the
gipsy girl herself was, yet awakened some compassion in her breast. She motion-
ed to him to remain."

Hugo's romance is indeed the more striking, but we cannot but

maintain that De Vigny's is the more sterling work of the two.

VOL. I. NO. III..

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IT is not very generally known, that the name of Wellesley was formerly
written Wesley, and that the family was the same as that of John Wesley,
the preacher. If we mistake not, the Duke of Wellington, in his earliest
commission, is styled "Arthur Wesley." Be this, however, as it may, cer-
tain it is that no actual descent from the old Wellesleys or Wesleys of

Dangan can be deduced by the present family, and that the name was merely
assumed by the Duke's grandfather, Richard Colley, Esq. (afterwards created
Lord Mornington), on his succeeding, by bequest, to the estates of his
cousin, Garret Wesley, Esq., of Dangan, son of his grand aunt, Elizabeth
Colley. The first Lord Mornington was the younger son of Henry Colley,
Esq., of Castle Carbery, and great- great- grandson of Sir Henry Colley, of
the same place, Constable of the Fort of Philips-town, Seneschal of the
King's County, and Providore of the army, whose father, Sir Henry Colley,
a Captain in the service of Queen Elizabeth, was son of Walter Cowley,
Solicitor- General, and afterwards Surveyor- General of Ireland. Since their
settlement in the sister island, the Colleys have intermarried with some of
the best families there, the Cusacks, the Loftus's, the Peytons, the War-
rens, the Ushers, the Hamiltons, the Poles, and the Hills. Their illustrious
descendant, Arthur, Duke of Wellington, was born on the 1st of May,
1769 (a year celebrated for the birth of many distinguished men Napoleon,
Soult, Mehemet Ali, and Walter Scott), the third son of Garret, Earl of Morn-
ington, and Anne his Countess, daughter of Arthur, first Viscount Dun-
gannon. The ancestral seat was Dangan, near Trim, in the county of Meath,
then a handsome nobleman's residence, now a dilapidated ruin, divested of
all the fine plantations
by which it was once adorned. It is, however, classic
ground ; and will, in future ages, be regarded with more veneration than
the stateliest hall, or proudest castle.
The Duke of Wellington commenced his- studies at Eton, but was re-
moved at a very early age from that seminary to the Military School of
Angers under Monsieur Pignerol a Frenchman, he was
in France, where,
first In 1787, he obtained an Ensigncy
instructed in the science of war.
in the 41st Foot, and in 1790, made his debut in parliament, as member for
the Borough of Trim.
SO k> re.tjd'SHSfv ,"
JYIT
Sit *.fert *l.
Much has been said of the lowliness of the Peel family, and no little
misconception indulged in with respect to the obscurity of its descent. The
following details, founded on unquestionable data, will show that, though de-
void of all claims to the pride and pomp of heraldry, it can be traced back
for several generations through a line of respectable progenitors ; the great

granduncle of the late baronet, the Rev. Nicholas Peele, having held the
curacy of Blackburn in Lancashire, so far back as 1650. The name we
find originally written with a final e, and a family of Peele was, as early as
the beginning of the fifteen century, seised of lands in Salesbury and Wilp-
shire, districts in the lower division of Blackburn, Lancashire. About the
 FRAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY. 271

close of the next century, ROBERT PEELE left the parish of East Marton, in
Craven, and settled at Hole House, in the hundred of Blackburn, with
which his descendants have ever since been connected. He died in 1608,
leaving a son, WILLIAM PEELE, of Hole House, father of WILLIAM PEELE,
of Hole House, who d. in 1651, leaving by Margaret Livesey his wife, whom
he married in 1619, a son, ROBERT PEELE, of Hole House, whose two
sons were Robert Peele, of Peele Fold, Oswaldtwistle, and the Rev. Nicholas
Peele, Curate of Blackburn. The elder, ROBERT PEELE, of Peele Fold,
married in 1681, Anne Warde, and d. in 1733, leaving one son, WILLIAM
PEELE, of Peele Fold, who m. in 1712, Anne, dau. of Laurence Walmesley,
of Upper Darwent, and was father of ROBERT PEEL, of Peele Fold, who,
by Mary his wife, dau. of Edmund Haworth, of Blackburne, had a large
family, the third son of which was the late SIR ROBERT PEEL, Bart, who
by the union of integrity and industry, ability and good sense, rendered
eminent service to his country, and realized for his family a splendid inherit-
ance. By his first wife, Ellen, dau. of Mr. Yates, partner in his extensive
cotton factories in Lancashire, he left, with other issue, an elder son, the
illustrious statesman, to whom this brief memoir refers. He was born 5th
February 1788, and received his education at Harrow and Oxford, distin-
guished in both by his classic attainments and his unremitting application.
At the former he was contemporary with Lord Byron, who alludes, in one
of his letters, to his former schoolfellow " There were
:
always great hopes
of Peel amongst us all, masters and scholars, and he has not disappointed
them. As a scholar he was greatly my superior as a declaimer and an
;

actor, I was reckoned at least his equal as a school-boy, out of school, I

;

was always in scrapes, and he never and in school he always knew his
;

lesson, and 1 rarely."

The reputation thus acquired at Harrow gained increase from a brilliant
university career, which was closed by a first class degree in both branches
of examination the mathematical and the classical. Peel entered parlia-
ment as member for Cashel, in and subsequently from 1818 to 1828,
1809 ;

sat for the University of Oxford. He afterwards represented Westbury,

and now sits for Tamworth his first official appointment was that of Under
;

Secretary of State, to which he was nominated in 1810 in 1812, he be-

;

came Chief Secretary of Ireland at the early age of twenty- four, and continued
to fill that important office until 1818. In 1822 he received the seals as
Secretary of State for the Home Department, and held them uninter-
ruptedly, with the exception of the brief administration of Mr. Canning,
until 1830. In 1834, he succeeded to the Premiership, as First Lord of
the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, but retired in the spring of
the following year, and did not resume office until the dissolution of the
Whig ministry in 1841. Sir Robert married in 1820 Julia, daughter of Ge-
neral Sir John Floyd, Bart., and has several children.

arm* imti 8fi ri JktfM

** T * * armtYifctt^t
l
"fcWWfe ^nbcri noHirmooeini
To those who remember his lordship's celebrated reference to Irishmen
as aliens, it will be a matter of some interest to learn that Lord Lyndhurst's
family came itself from the Emerald Isle and that many of his kinsmen still
;

reside in the counties of Limerick and Clare. His father was the late John
on Copley,
Singleton .., an emnen
sq., R.A.,
opey, Esq., painter, wose
eminent paner, whose celebrated p ceere
picture
of the death of Chatham, in the National Gallery, renders his name famili
familiar
to the public and his grandfather, an Irish gentleman, Richard Coplev, of
;

\j 2
272 FRAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY.

the county of Limerick, who migrated to America, and settled at Boston.

Previously to his departure from Ireland, he had married Sarah, second daugh-
ter of John Singleton, Esq., of Quinville Abbey, in the county of Clare, and
thence arises his lordship's second name From his admission to Trinity
College, Cambridge, Lord Lyndhurst's career has always been one of bril-
liancy and pre-eminence. He graduated as second wrangler and Smith's
prizeman, and was shortly after elected fellow of his college. On his call
to the bar, he chose the Midland.Circuit, and soon gained a leading position
amongst his forensic contemporaries but his first grand display occurred
;

on the trial of Watson and Thistlewood, when

his eloquent and powerful
defence at once stamped his fame, and secured his advancement to the
highest honours of his profession. In 1818, Mr. Copley received the
appointment of Chief Justice of Chester; in 181 9,. was nominated Solicitor-
General ; in 1824, became Attorney- General in 1826, was constituted, at
;

the death of Lord Gifford, Master of the Rolls and in 1827, succeeded Lord
;

Eldon on the woolsack, obtaining at the same time his peerage by patent.
In 1830, his lordship resigned the great seal, and was appointed, in 1831,
Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, which he abandoned in 1834, resuming
the Chancellorship during Sir Robert Peel's short-lived administration of
that year. At the resumption of power by his party, in 1841, Lord Lynd-
hurst returned to the Woolsack.

^
glame* ratjam, Ban.
" Few "
can boast of more historical
families," says Sir Walter Scott,
renown than that of Graham, having claim to three of the most remarkable
characters in the Scottish annals. Sir John Graeme, the faithful and un-
daunted partaker of the labours and patriotic warfare of Wallace, fell in the
unfortunate field of Falkirk in 1298 the celebrated Marquess of Montrose,
;

in whom De Retz saw realised his abstract ideas of the heroes of antiquity,
was the second of these worthies and, notwithstanding the severity of his
;

temper, and the vigour with which he executed the oppressive mandates of
the princes whom he served, I do not hesitate to name as the third, John
Graham, of Claverhouse, Viscount of Dundee, whose heroic death in the
arms of victory may be allowed to cancel the memory of his cruelty to the Non-
conformists during the reigns of Charles II. and James II." The branch, from
which springs the Right Hon. Secretary Graham, is derived from Sir James
Graham, of Kilbride, called 'John, with the bright sword,' second son of
Malise, Earl of Strathern, and was established at Netherby, by Sir Richard
Graham, of Esk, who purchased that beautiful estate from Francis, Earl of
Cumberland. Sir Richard subsequently distinguished himself under the
royal banner, particularly at Edge Hill, where he was severely wounded and
lay among the slain for an entire night. His grandson, Sir Richard Graham,
Bart., Secretary of State to James II., was created a peer of Scotland, as
Viscount Preston, in 1 680 and, true to the cause of the Stuarts, attempted
;

to join his royal master at St. Germains. He was, however, apprehended,

and arraigned for high treason, but had- his life spared through the interces-
sion of his friends. His lordship's daughter, the Hon. Catherine Graham,
wife of. William, Lord Widdrington, eventually inherited her father's estates,
and, dying in 1751, devised them to her cousin, the Rev. Robert Graham,
D.D., grandson of Sir James Graham, the 2nd Baronet. This gentleman's
son and successor, Sir James Graham, Bart., of Netherby, married Catherine,
daughter of John, 7th Earl of Galloway, and was father of the present Right
 FRAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY. 273

Hon. SIR JAMES ROBERT GEORGE GRAHAM, Bart., M.P. Sir James has just
completed his 54th year. He married in 1819, Fanny Callendar, youngest
daughter of Sir James Camphell, of Ardkinglass, and has several
children
-b'-iOnar.'J 9 ^If O
f)* SaisJt f^on. ^ftiup Ptedm-t. _
t ^\
The Secretary at War is second son of the late Earl of Pembroke and
Montgomery, by Catherine, his second Countess, only daughter of Count
Woronzow, a Russian nobleman and half brother and heir presumptive of
;

the present Earl of Pembroke. He descends from the historically eminent

house of Herbert, the parent stock whence sprang the Earls of Powis and
the chivalric Lord Herbert of Cherbury and amongst his progenitors may
;

be enumerated some of the most distinguished actors in the political annals

'

of England. From his direct ancestor, Mary, Countess of Henry, second

Earl of Pembroke, and sister of the ever- memorable Sir Philip Sidney, Mr.

-
Herbert derives his Christian name and through his great- grandmother,
;

Mary, daughter of Richard, Viscount Fitzwilliam, and wife of Henry, 9th

Earl of Pembroke, he possesses considerable property in Dublin, the value
of which, like that of the Marquis of Westminster in the British metropolis,
isyearly increasing. He was born in 1810, and is unmarried. He sits in
parliament for South Wiltshire, in which county Wilton, the magnificent
seat of the Herberts, forms one of the most striking features.

(To be continued.}
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A BORDER LAIRD OF FORMER TIMliS.

We may form some idea of the style of life maintained by the Border
warriors, from the anecdotes handed down by tradition concerning Walter
Scott of Harden, who flourished towards the middle of the sixteenth cfn-
tury. This ancient laird was a renowned freebooter, and used to ride with
a numerous band of followers. The spoil which they carried off from Eng-
land, or from their neighbours, was concealed in a deep and impervious
glen, on the bank of which the old tower of Harden was situated. Thence
the cattle were brought out, one by one, as they were wanted, to supply the
rude and plentiful table of the laird. When the last bullock was killed and
devoured, it was the lady's custom to place on the table a dish, which, on
being uncovered, was found to contain a pair of clean spurs a hint to the ;

riders, that they must shift for their next meal. Upon one occasion, when
the village herd was driving out the cattle to pasture, the old laird heard
him call loudly, to " drive out Harden's cow/' " Harden's cow !" echoed
the affronted chief. "Is it come to that pass ? By my faith, they shall
soone say, Harden's kye (cows)." Accordingly he sounded his bugle,
mounted his horse, set out with his followers, an,d returned next day with a
bow of kye, and a bassend bull. On his return with this gallant prey, he
passed a very large haystack it occurred to the provident laird that this
;

would be extremely convenient to fodder his new stock of cattle, but as no

means of transporting it occurred, he was fain to take leave of it with this
"
apostrophe, now proverbial By my soul, had ye but four feet, you should
:

not stand lang there.'

 274 FRAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY.

This Walter Scott married Mary Scott of Dryhope, celebrated in song as

" the flower of
Yarrow," and by her had four sons, of whom the eldest, Sir
William Scott, of Harden, was ancestor of the present Lord Polwarth, of
the Scotts of Raeburn, and the SCOTTS OF ABBOTSFORD. By the marriage
contract of Walter and Mary Scott, the father-in-law, Philip Scott of Dry-
hope, was to find Harden in horse meat and man's meat, at his tower of
Dryhope, for a year and a day but five barons pledged themselves that,
;

at the expiration of that period, the son-in-law (the renowned freebooter)

should remove, without attempting to continue in possession by force. A
notary-public signed for all the parties to the deed, not one of whom could
write. The original is still in the possession of Lord Polwarth,
"
Mary Scott, the flower of Yarrow," had also a daughter, Margaret, who
married Gilbert Eliot " Gibby with the Gouden Garters," and from her
came Sir William Eliot of Stobs, and the renowned Lord Heathfield.
Allan Ramsay thus apostrophises the maid of Yarrow.
rtOficv 13 v jrn:3.fit jbtsod
With success crown'd, I'll not envy
The folks, who dwell above the sky ;

When Mary Scott's become my marrow,

We'll make a paradise on Yarrow.

THE EARLDOM OF BRIDGEWATER.

On the death of the last Duke of Bridgewater, his relative, then General
Egerton, claimed the earldom, but found a difficulty in complying with the
established rule of the House of Lords, that before a nobleman can take his
seat he must produce his patent, or prove his descent from a former peer,
inasmuch as he could not find the registers of the marriage of his grand-
father or father. The former, when Bishop of Hereford, had run away
with Lady Harriett Bentinck, a daughter of Lord Portland, which occasioned
the difficulty in that case. This was got over but not so readily the other
;

impediment ; for though Lord Bridgewater knew that his father, when

Bishop of Durham, had married Lady Sophia De Grey, a daughter of the

Duke of Kent, and that the ceremony was performed at the Chapel Royal,
George the Second attending to give the bride away. Though all these
were circumstances of public notoriety, still he could not find the marriage
recorded in the St. James's register for, I believe, almost a twelvemonth
;

he was thus prevented from taking his seat, when, having offered in the
newspapers a considerable reward to any one who would give him such in-
formation as should enable him to obtain the required document, his agent,
Mr. Clarke, was waited upon one morning by a very old man, who stated
that he could prove the marriage of Egerton, Bishop of Durham, with Lady
Sophia de Grey, having himself acted as clerk on that occasion. He re-
lated that, in consequence of the lameness of His Majesty, the ceremony
was performed in the pew in which the king sat, instead of at the altar, and
that pew being in St. Martin's, not in St. James's, the marriage was regis-
tered in the former parish. Search was immediately made at St. Martin's
Church, and the entry found forthwith.
 275

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;>TOsY to -ray/oft 9/1*

I4TMTQ HtRALDR
ON HT?T?AT
HINIS HIM nRVh ^W
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53amuvS antr $tantiAvti0.

MUCH misconception exists on the subject of Banners and Standards ;

those ensigns under which the victories of Poictiers, Cressy and Agincourt,
were gained.
With all their hanners bravely spread, *
i 11 i /i i 1 1
And all armour flashing high ;
their
St/TW
Saint George might waken from the dead
To see fair England's standards fly.

How often is the Royal Banner, which floats over Windsor Castle and from
the masts of ships of war when the queen or any member of the sovereign's
" the
family is on board them, erroneously termed Royal Standard."
The BANNER is co-eval with the introduction of Heraldry, and dates con-
It was of nearly a square form, exhi-
sequently from the 12th century.
biting the owner's arms ; and served as the rallying point of the several
divisions of which the army was composed. To judge from the siege of
Carlaverock, it would seem that early in the 14th century there was a Ban-
ner to every twenty-five or thirty men at arms, and that thus the battle
array was marshalled. At that period the English forces comprised the
tenants in capite of the crown, with their followers; and it appears that
such tenants were entitled to lead their contingent under a Banner of their
arms but the precise number of men so furnished, which conferred this
:

privilege, has not been ascertained. When the tenant in capite was un-
able to attend in person from illness or other cause, he, nevertheless, sent
his quota of soldiers and archers which the tenure of his lands enjoined, and
his Banner was committed to the charge of a deputy of equal rank to his
own. Thus, at Carlaverock, the Bishop of Durham sent one hundred and
sixty of hismen at arms, with his Banner entrusted to John de Hastings ;

and " the good Edmund, Lord d'Eyncourt," who could not attend himself,
" ees deux bons filz en son lieu
mist," sent his two brave sons in his stead,
and with them his Banner of " Blue, billetee of gold, with a dancettee
over all."
The was confined to bannerets and persons of
right to bear a banner
higher rank. 1361, Edward III. granted to Sir Guy de Bryan
In
two hundred marks a year for having discreetly borne the king's banner
at the siege of Calais in 1347 and Thomas Strickland, the esquire
;

who so gallantly sustained HENRY'S banner at Agincourt, urged the service

as worthy of remuneration from Henry VI. In France, so long as the
chivalry of the old regime endured, and the observances derived from
I., and Louis XIV. were respected, the custody of the
St. Louis, Francis
Oriflamme was hereditary and still in Scotland the representative of the
;

great house of Scrymgeour enjoys the honour of being banner bearer to

the queen.
THE STANDARD was long and narrow and split at the end. In the upper
part appeared the cross of St. George, the remainder being charged with
the motto, crest or badge, but never with the arms. It is difficult to de-
termine the qualifications which constituted a right to a standard, but
there is reason to believe that no person under the rank of a knight could
use one.
276 HINTS ON HERALDRY.

The length of the standards varied according to the rank of the bearer ;
the king's was from eight to nine yards in length that of a duke, seven
:

yards of a marquess, six yards and a-half of an earl, six yards

: : of a
:

viscount, five yards and a-half of a baron, five yards

: of a banneret, four
:

yards and a-half and of a knight, four yards.

;

They were registered by the heralds, and the charges on them selected
and authorised by the officers of arms. The original grant of a standard to
Giffard of Chillington is still preserved. Besides banners and standards,
Guydons (Guide hommes) pennons and streamers were used.
Two manuscripts in the British Museum, not older in date than the reign
of Henry VIII., afford the most authentic information as to the size of
banners, standards and pennons and extracts from them, affording all the
;

necessary information, are printed at the end of an admirable article on ban-

ners, which appeared some years since in the Retrospective Review. That
"
valuable worji Excerpta Historica," has also many interesting details on
the subject.

How many are there who look on these heraldic decorations as mere
general emblems of mortality, indicating nothing more than that a death
has lately occurred. Yet we can, on making ourselves acquainted with the
simple rules by which the arrangement of the several achievements is regu-
lated, at once know what rank the decease4 held when living. If the
hatchment be that of a lady, whether she was utimarried, a wife, or widow ;

if that of a gentleman, whether he was a bachelor, a married man, or a

widower.
To show how easily this information can be acquired, we shall briefly state
the several distinctions.
On the morning of interment a hatchment is placed on the front of the
house belonging to the deceased, and another over the vault or tomb after
burial.
The funeral escutcheon of a bachelor, represents his paternal arms single,
or quartered with those of his mother, and accompanied with the helmet,
crest, and motto. The ground of the hatchment (the vacant canvas on
each side of the shield) is black.
For a maiden, her paternal arrrs are placed in a lozenge, single or quar-
tered as those of a bachelor, with no other ornament than a gold cord
loosely knotted at the top of the lozenge. The ground outside the shield
is, like the former hatchment, black.
Whena husband dies, leaving his wife surviving, the ground on the dex-
ter side of the hatchment (that is, the side of the escutcheon opposite the
left hand of the person looking at it) is black ; and that on the sinister side

(opposite the right hand of the spectator) is white, The arms in this case
are impaled, that is, divided by a perpendicular line down the centre of the
shield those of the husband at the dexter side being black, to indicate his
;

death. The cr?st is placed over the shield, and beneath it the family motto.
When a wife dies, leaving her husband surviving, the ground of the
hatchment is black on the side opposite to the right hand of the person
looking at it; at the opposite side, white. Their arms are displayed as in
the preceding case, but without crest or motto, and the shield appears sus-
pended by a ribbon in a bow, and onramented with a cherub's head and
wings.
 HINTS ON HERALDRY, '277

The hatchments of ladies (except peeresses, who are entitled to a robe of

estate) are invariably painted without mantle, helmet, crest, or family motto,
although funeral words or sentences are sometimes introduced.
A widower s hatchment represents his arms with those of his wife in the
same manner as when living that is, impaled, or divided by a perpendicttM*
;

lar line down the centre of the shield. His crest and motto are also em -
blazoned, and all the ground outside the escutcheon is black.
The hatchment of a widow represents her arms impaled with those of her
husband, and enclosed in a lozenge, having a bow of ribbon at the top, and
ornamented with a cherub's head and wings all the ground outside the
;

shield being black.

For a man leaving a second wife, the hatchment represents his arms (not
impaled) on a black ground. On the dexter side, or that opposite the left
hand of the spectator, is placed, apart from the shield of the husband, a
small funeral escutcheon, on which his arms with those of his first wife are
impaled all the ground at this side of the hatchment being black, to indi-
;

cate her decease. On the opposite side of the hatchment, that is, facing
the right hand of the person looking at it, another small escutcheon is
similarly placed apart from the husband's shield, and on it are displayed his
arms impaled with those of his second wife the ground at the extreme
;

sinister side of the shield being white, to show that she survives him.
If a widower or bachelor be the last of his family, a skull or death's head

(heraldically termed a mort) is annexed to the escutcheon. The arms, crest,

and motto being displayed in a manner already described and the hatch- ;

ment of a maid or widow, who is the last of her house, represents the arms
in a lozenge, with a mort annexed.
The hatchments of peers and peeresses have their distinguishing
coronets.
On the hatchments of baronets a front-laced open helmet is placed over
the shield, on some part of which is displayed the red hand.
The armorial bearings of knights are surrounded with the insignia of their
respective orders, and surmounted with the front-faced open helmet, which
is also assigned to knights bachelors.
Archbishops' and bishops' hatchments represent their arms impaled with
those of their diocese the latter being placed on the dexter side, that ifc*
;

opposite the left hand of the person who looks at it, consequently the op-
posite side is painted black, that under the arms of the see being white.
The hatchment of the lady of an archbishop or bishop represents two
shields that to the left of the spectator displays the arms of the diocese
;

impaling the paternal coat, and surmounted by the mitre. The sinister
shield (that to the spectator's right) is suspended by a knot, bearing the
prelate's family arms impaled with those of his wife the surface of the
;

hatchment underneath the sinister shield being black to denote the lady s
death.
The same rule is observed with respect to the hatchments of ladies of
knights of the different orders, while those of peeresses who have married
commoners display the arms of their dignity at the sinister side (that is, the
side opposite the spectator's right) apart from the heraldic bearing of the&ri
husbands
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 278

THE ITALIAN OPERA.

hsq
THE singing department of the Opera has, during the last month, been
confined to those chef d'ceuvres of the lyric drama, in which Grisi, Cas-
tellan and Brambilla, Lablache, Fornasari and Mario, continue to in-
" I
crease, if possible, their popularity and attraction. Lombardi," has
been again and again performed, and listened to with delight. Mario
exhibits powers of the highest order, and is achieving a giant repu-
tation. He now certainly comes very close upon Rubini's fame.
Mario and Signora Castellan, as the Master of Ravenswood and Lucy
of Lammermoor, were the other evening in splendid voice, and made a
"
complete sensation. The Matrimonio Segreto," and Don Pasquale,"
*'

have afforded ample display to the comic talents, and glorious tones of
Lablache. The hot weather seems to have no further effect on the cor-
pulent, but good humoured basso, than to draw from him, in the midst
of his harmonious exertions, some mirthful exclamation in French or
English, which adds to the piquancy of his performance. Sanchioli
has had little opportunity of making further known her histrionic and
vocal qualities ; but we hear that she is shortly to appear again as Abi-
gail in Nino. Such then is the present prosperous state of the operatic
department; the immense crowd which nightly flocks to the house
proves that little or no novelty is now required.
With regard to the ballet, the most striking feature at this theatre has
been the new terosichorean spectacle, embodying Tom Moore's exqui-
site Eastern romance. The title is "Lalla Rookh. or the Rose of La-
hore j" the music is the composition of Signor Pugni, introducing
David's ode, "The Desert:" the ballet itself is the work of the indefati-
gable M. Perrot. The characters are thus distributed :

The Emperor Aurungzebe Venafra

Feramorz St. Leon
Fadladeen Perrot
Ambassador from Bucharia . . . . Di Mattia
Lalla Rookh Mile. Cerito
Princess of Bucharia Mile. Louise Taglioni
Attendants on Lalla Rookh .... Miles. Demilisse, Cassan, James, &c.
The story simply turns on Lalla Rookh's journey with Feramorz and
Fadladeen, a little changed in its geography, as Lahore is the starting
point instead of Delhi : it is interspersed with certain adventures in

the desert, illustrated by some of Felicien David's music. Thus we

have a tempest of sand, with various dio ramie changes the " arid waste"
:

at sunrise, with a discovery of the travellers asleep, and an approach of

a distant caravan, represented by an ingenious, mechanical contrivance.
Some of the groupings of the wanderers were admirably managed. The
fall of the crowd at the approach of the simoon or sand-storm, and their

rising in mass after sleep to adore the morning appearance of the sun,
were worthy of the genius of Perrot. The beginning and end of the
journey were gorgeous. There we had the sparkle of Oriental courts
the glitter of gay dresses and gilt baskets the mingling of roses
and silk garments the rich groups formed Jby the dancing girls, and
so prettily broken, and the inspired bounds of Cerito.
It is not, indeed, upon the mere story, that the success of this ballet
has relied it is mainly on the spectacle and the dancing, and here its
:

splendour and excellence can scarcely be surpassed. The representa-

 THE ITALIAN OPERA. 279

tions of the Oriental courts, the vivid colouring and variety of the
gay
costumes, the taste and invention displayed in the novel groupings, are
perfect. The first scene, especially, with Aurungzebe seated on a
throne in the form of a peacock's tail, while over his head is a large
canopy brought forward in bold relief, and his numerous attendants are
gathered before him, presents a picture of gorgeous magnificence. The
dances also in this scene and the last are beautiful in themselves, and just
adapted to the enthusiastic style of Cerito. The pas symbolique of Hindoo
girls, may be pronounced one of the most elegant scarf dances ever yet
contrived, and shows what new combinations are possible in a style appa-
rently hackneyed. The last figure in this pas, in which Cerito stands as a
statue on a pedestal, and the girls with pink scarfs form a series of
steps,
is
entirely novel in its effect, and is admirably conceived. La belle danseuse
here recalls the poet's description of the bird of wondrous
plumage;
Some purple-winged sultana sitting
Upon a column motionless,
And glittering like an idol bird !

The pas de chibouque, in which Cerito dances to Felicien David's well-

known air, is beautifully executed, and is
supposed to represent the tem-
porary inspiration produced by the enjoyment of that Eastern luxury.
The pas de neuf, with which the ballet concludes, is one of the best
dances of the grand style that has been composed. Here Cerito can
exhibit all her power, dropping into her most voluptuous poses in the
slow movement, and executing her brilliant "variations" with that fire
in which she has no compeer. Those rapid revolutions that seem to
spring from the suggestion of the moment, never fail to produce their
effect. Louise Taglione also, in the same pas, displayed a great deal of
vigour and determination, and had decided success.
Truly may we say that this ballet, and particularly its principal at-
traction, Cerito, realize much of the conception of Moore. WhereTom
could we find a more lovely or graceful representative of the daughter
of Aurungzebe, than Cerito ? May she not also stand in fair rivalry
with " Leila, Shirine, Dewilde, or any of those heroines whose names
and loves embellish the songs of Persia and Hindostan." Cerito, in-
deed, when first appearing amid the Eastern splendour around her
in this ballet, seems the very child of
That sweet Indian land
Whose air is balm ; whose ocean spreads
O'er coral rocks and amber beds ;
Whose mountains, pregnant by the beam
Of the warm sun, with diamonds teem ;
Whose rivulets are like rich brides,
Lovely with gold beneath their tides ;

Whose sandal groves and bowers of spice

Might be a Peri's paradise !

Moore may also describe Cerito's art in these words too :

Now the curtains fly apart, and in

From the cool air, 'mid showers of jessamine,
Which those without fling after her in play,
A lightsome maiden springs, lightsome as they
Who live in the air on odours. She, around
. . .

The bright saloon, scarce conscious of the ground,

, in a varying dance
Of mirth and languor, coyness and advance
Too eloquently, like love's warm pursuit.
280 THE ITALIAN OPKRA.

In many instances the wilder or more ethereal imaginings "of the poet
are spoilt by representation on the stage thus do The Tempest, A Mid-
:

summer's Night Dream, and Comus, always suffer considerably in the

acting but this is fur from being the case in the present instance.
;
The
ballet of Lalla Rookh is admirably suited to the poem, and it may be
looked upon as a beautifully picturesque illustration of the verses of Tom
Moore a tableau, in fact, doing honour and reverence to the genius of
the last great bard who lingers here below.

THE THEATRES.
WE here touch upon the subject of theatricals, to point out two attrac-
tions which are well worthy of their reputation. The one is the appear-
ance of Madame Thillon at the Haymarket, and the other the new play
in which Macrcady performs at the Princess's Theatre.
At the Haymarket, Madame Thillon seems likely to continue the great
popularity which she obtained at the Princess's, and which she was likely
to injure in the too vast arena of the Drury Lane stage, so unsuited to her
in every respect. Her present performance in i\\e Domino Noir is charm-
ing,and nearly approaches in excellence to that part of Catariim which is
indeed all her own. Voice, manner, and look combined, Anna Thillon
ranks among the foremost, if not herself the first, of the comic-opera
actresses of the day. There is a sweetness in her tones, an archness in
her eyes, and a witchery in her ways, that produce irresistible fascination.
She is the heroine of the bustling, busy, and intriguing drama,
to the life

the Domino Noir. Now, since this lady can so thoroughly manage the
English language, it strikes us she has within her reach the means of an
unparalleled success, and that is, to assume the character of one of the
heroines of our native ballad opera. How
admirable a representative
would she be of Polly, in the Beggar's Opera, for instance. She thus,
we think, would establish her fame in England on as firm a basis as she
has already done in France.
Macready has just left the Princess's Theatre, after appearing there
with great success in a new five act drama, called " The King of the
Commons." The play is a good one, turning upon an adventure, in dis-
guise, of that roving and romantic, yet potent and politic, monarch of
Scotland, James V. His rambling leads to discovering a conspiracy
against the state, and to his eventually making two lovers happy ;
these
events form the plot.
To Mr. Macready too much praise cannot be given for the truly artistic
spirit with which he sustains in this play a very long.and u very arduous
part. In the principal scene, that with Seton the depression or grief, and
then the delirium of joy, may be numbered among the most forcible effects
which this great actor has produced. Particularly, also, to be noticed,
is the assumption of an author's nervousness, when James, in
disguise,
hears an opinion of his poetry. The fidget the fright of one who has
been accustomed to flattery, and now dreads rhe expression of some un-
pleasant frankness was represented with admirable truth. The whole
character is, indeed, one after Macroady's own heart, and hence his em-
bodying of it is a perfect triumph of his peculiar skill.
 281

LITERATURE.
j
^ioqg <n
VILLAGE TALES FROM THE BLACK FOREST, by BERTHOLD AUERBACH,
translated from the German by MSTA TAYLOR. Joseph Oundall, 12,
Old Bond Street, 1846.

THE of these tales would lead the reader to expect a collection of

title

goblin romances. The very word Black Forest announces of itself

demons, and elfin sprites, black or red huntsman, unearthly cavaliers,
and brigands terrible from their reality. But in the present instance it
is not so. These stories, though from the Black Forest, are mere simple

yet graceful narratives of rural and peasant life. They, in some respect,
resemble " Our Village," by Miss Mitford, and have also a strong ap-
parent affinity to the novels of Miss Bremer. Some of the sketches are
extremely prettily drawn for example, the following description of the
;

rustic, good-natured lover Aioys in the first tale:

The house of the smith, Jacob Bomiiller, was tlie constant resort of Aloys
'
;

whenever he was not at home, he was sure to be found there ; and he never
stayed within-doors when he had done his work. The wife of Jacob the smith
was his aunt ; and, like his mother and a few of us children, Mistress Apollonia
and her eldest daughter Marannele called him by his right name, Aloys.
"Aloys rose early in the morning, and when he had given hay and water to
his two cows and his calf, he used to go to Jacob's house, and knock, until Ma-
*
ranneie came and opened the door. Then, after just wishing her Good-morn-
ing,' he went through the cow-shed
into the barn. The animals all knew him,
and lowed in a familiar way every time he passed, and turned their heads to
look at him. Then he went into the barn, fetched some hay, and with a pitch-
fork filled the mangers of the two oxen and the two cows. Aloys' prime favourite
was the white-faced cow ; he had brought her up from a calf, and as he stood by
and watched her feeding, she would often turn and lick his hand, which by the way
was no bad aid to his morning toilet. And then, when he opened the door of
the shed, and made it all clean and in order, he had a kind word for each of the
animals in turn, as he pushed them first to this side and then to that. No yard
in the whole village was so neat as Jacob the smith's. Aloys washed and cur-
ried the oxen and cows,* till you could have seen your face in their sleek sides j
and having done so, he ran to the pump which stood in front of the house, and
pumped the trough full of water. Then he let the animals out of the shed, and
whilst they were drinking he strewed for them a litter of clean straw.
" When Marannele came into the
stable, to milk the cows, all was sure to be
neat and in order. Often when a cow was unruly, and kicked, and would not be
milked, Aloys would go up to her, stand by her side, and pat her on the back,
so that Marannele could milk her better. Aloys managed somehow never to
have finished his work he had always something more to busy himself about ;
:

and when Marannele would say, v Aloys, thou art a brave lad !' instead of answer-
ing or looking up, he only went on sweeping the stable with his broom the more
vigorously, as if he would sweep up the stones out of the floor. Then he went
and cut hay in the barn for the whole day, and having finished this work, he ran
to the pump and fetched water for the kitchen, chopped some sticks for firewood,
and when all was done betook himself to Jacob's sitting-room.
"
Presently Marannele brought the dish of porridge, put it on the table,
folded
her hands, while every one did the same, and said grace. After this, they sat
down to table. All ate out of the same dish, and Aloys would often help himself
from the corner where Marannele dipped her spoon. They sat thus at table still
and serious, as if some holy ceremony were being performed, and seldom a word
*
A practice common in Ireland and in some parts of England.
282 LITERATURE.

was spoken. When dinner was ended, and thanks had been returned, Aloys took
up his cap and strolled merrily home."
There is a melancholy charm about the story of Vefele, which renders
it peculiarly attractive : how much is there in the following brief ac-
count of a soldier's death !

" and are buried in the snows of Russia has

Philip Caspar probably ;nothing
ever been heard of them, if we except what little light is thrown upon their fate
in the following story, told by General Hiigel. On the retreat from Moscow, he
observed a soldier apart from the rest. Hungry and cold, and dwelling perhaps
on sad thoughts of home, the tears streaming down his cheeks ; the General rode
up and asked him in a friendly tone, From whence are you ?' I am the
' '

Peasant-lord's son, from the Black Forest over yonder ?' answered the soldier,
pointing with his hand, as if his father's house lay only a musket-shot distant.
The General could not help smiling at the answer of the soldier, who was in
thought so near to his home. This is all that history tells of the life and end of
the Peasant-lord's two sons."

The Peasant-lord and his family are in the same story well pour-
tray ed :

" For
thirty years the Peasant-lord had dwelt in the village ;
but whenever he
fell out with any one, the nickname given him was 'the Baisingen straw -walker,
and his wife was called ' the crooked-back lady of Baisingen.' Mistress Zahn
was however by no means crookbacked ; in her old-age she was still a tall and
handsome woman, with an erect carriage her left foot was only a little two short,
:

which occasioned her to limp in walking. This bodily defect however was at the
same time the cause of her great wealth her father, old Staufer, once said pub-
:

licly in the village-inn, that his daughter's short foot mattered not, for that he
would put a full measure of dollars under it, and 'twould be seen whether that
did not make all straight.
" Old Staufer
kept his word, and when Zahn married his daughter, he filled a
measure with dollars, drew the strike across it, and said, 'There, all that is in the
measure is yours !' To complete the joke, his daughter had to put her left foot
upon it and the corn-measure, thus filled with money, was placed as the chief
;

ornament on the wedding-table.

" With this
money Zahn soon afterwards boughtthe estate of the lord of Schlei-
theim he built himself a large and splendid house, and thus got the name of
:

'
the Peasant-lord.' Out of nine children, who were born to him, five lived to
grow up, three sons and two daughters. His youngest child was Vefele she :

was so fair and delicately formed, that, partly in envy, yet partly because they
(
were forced to acknowlec
icknowledge her superiority, the villagers called her the lady.'
Whenever her name was mentioned, it was the general remark, half in pity and
half in spite, that Vefele was a ' marked child/ for she had inherited the short
foot of her mother. The expression marked conveys an unfavourable meaning ;
people who are red-haired, hunchbacked, one-eyed, or limping, are commonly
called so ; as if these defects were a mark set upon them by Heaven, because
those who bear them are usually ill-natured and not to be trusted. As a natural
result, these unfortunate creatures, from being treated with scorn and suspicion,
generally become cunning, bitter, and deceitful ; an unjust prejudice at the outset
calls forth those very
consequences, which are afterwards regarded as a confirma-
tion of the prejudice itself.
" Vefele indeed did
nobody any harm ; she was on the contrary good and kind
to all ; but the hatred of the whole village towards the Peasant-lord was extended
to his children."
We cannot conclude without remarking on the very able manner in
which Miss Taylor has translated these tales. Her style is excellent, and
the notes she here and there joins on the text, are most valuable
additions.
 LITERATITKK. 283

MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF CHARLES THE SECOND, by Count GRAMMONT,

with numerous Additions and Illustrations, as edited by Sir Walter
Scott. Also the i'ersonal History of Charles, including the King's
own Account of his Escape and Preservation after the Battle of Wor-
cester, as dictated to Pepys j and the Boscobel Tracts or Contem-
porary Narratives of His Majesty's Adventures from the Murder of
his Father to the Restoration. H. G. Bohn, York-street, Covent-
Garden, 1846.
THIS is an extremely cheap and
elegant edition of the celebrated me-
moirs of the Count de Grammont, memoirs which are so well known
that they here scarcely require comment. They are perhaps the most
livelyand agreeable picture we have of the witty and pleasant, but wret-
chedly profligate court of Charles II. De Grammont is a perfect
Frenchman, and writes with the most entire ease and elegance. He has
the knack of touching upon scenes which, in other hands, would become
coarse ; and he describes them with a clever piquancy. His style is
ever graceful his sketches ever vivid and his remarks always witty.
Our remembrance of the book naturally brings us to the fairest and
most interesting character in it, the beautiful and virtuous Miss Hamil-
ton, who afterwards became De Grammont's bride. Her portrait is
thus given in the memoirs :

"He went in search of her to the queen's drawing-room, where there was a
ball: there she was ; but fortunately for her, Miss Hamilton was there likewise.
It had so happened, that of all the beautiful women at court, this was the
lady
whom he had last seen,, and whom he had heard most commended this, therefore,
:

was the first time that he had a close view of her, and he soon found that he had
seen nothing at court before this instant he asked her some questions, to which
:

she replied as long as she was dancing, his eyes were fixed upon her ; and from
:

this time he no longer resented Mrs, Middleton's conduct. Miss Hamilton was at
the happy age when the charms of the fair sex begin to bloom she had the finest
:

shape, the loveliest neck, and most beautiful arms in the world she was majestic
:

and graceful in all her movements and she was the original after which all the
;

ladies copied in their taste and air of dress. Her forehead was open, white, and
smooth her hair was well set, and fell with ease into that natural order which it is
:

so difficult to imitate. Her complexion was possessed of a certain freshness, not

to be equalled by borrowed colours her eyes were not large, but they were lively and
:

capable of expressing whatever she pleased her mouth was full of graces, and her
:

contour uncommonly perfect nor was her nose which was small, delicate, and
:

turned up, the least ornament of so lovely a face. In fine, her air, her carriage,
and the numberless graces dispersed over her whole person, made the Chevalier
de Grammont not doubt, but that she was possessed of other qualification.
every
Her mind was a proper companion for such a form she did not endeavour to
:

shine in conversation by those sprightly sallies which only puzzle ; and with still
greater care she avoided that aiFected solemnity in her discourse, which produces
stupidity ; but, without any eagerness to talk, she just said what she ought, and
no more. She had an admirable discernment in distinguishing between solid and
false wit and far from making an ostentatious display of her abilities, she was
;

reserved, though very just in her decisions her sentiments were always noble,
:

and even lofty to the highest extent, when there was occasion nevertheless, she
:

was less prepossessed with her own merit than is usually the case with those who
have so much. Formed, as we have described, she could not fail of commanding
love but so far was she from courting it, that she was scrupulously nice with re-
;

spect to those whose merit might entitle them to form any pretensions to her.
" The
more the Chevalier de Grammont was convinced of these truths, the
more did he endeavour to please and engage her in his turn his entertaining wit,
:

lively, easy, and always distinguished by novelty, constantly

his conversation,
284 LITERATURE.

gained him attention but he was much embarrassed to find that presents, which
;

so easily made their way in his former method of courtship, were no longer proper
in the mode \vhich, for the future, he was obliged to pursue." pp. 123, 124.
- " The fair
Stewart married the Duke of Richmond the invincible Jermyn, a
:

silly country Lord Rochester a melancholy heiress ; the sprightly Temple,

girl ;

the serious Littleton Talbot, without knowing why or wherefore took to wife the
;

languishing Boynton George Hamilton, under more favourable auspices, married

;

the lovely Jennings; and the Chevalier de Grammont, as the reward of con-
stancy he had never before known, and which he never afterwards practised,
found Hymen and Love united in his favour, and was at last blessed with the pos-
session of Miss Hamilton." p. 320.

The edition before us has also the following account of Miss Ha-
milton :

ft
Elizabeth, sister of Anthony Hamilton, the author of these Memoirs, and
daughter of Sir George Hamilton, fourth son of James, the first Earl of Abercorn,
by Mary, third daughter of Thomas, Viscount Thurles, eldest son of Walter,
eleventh Earl of Ortnond, and sister to James, the first Duke of Ormond. She
married Philibert, Count of Grammont, the hero of these Memoirs, by whom she
had two daughters Claude Charlotte, married, 3rd April, 1694, to Henry, Earl
:

of Stafford ; and another, who became superior, or abbess, of the Chanonesses

in Lorraine. pp. 357, 358.

Miss Hamilton's marriage with the Count was, a strange one.

" The famous Count Grammont was
thought to be the original of The Forced
Marriage. This nobleman, during his stay at the court of England, had made
love to Miss Hamilton, but was coming away from France, without bringing
matters to a proper conclusion. The young lady's brothers pursued him, and ca me
up with him near Dover, in order to exchange some pistol-shot with him.' They
called out, Count Grammont, have you forgot nothing at London ?'
'
Excuse
*
me,' answered the count, guessing their errand, I forgot to marry your sister ;
so lead on, and let us finish this affair/ By the pleasantry of the answer, this
was the same Grammont who commanded at the siege of a place, the governor of
which capitulated after a short defence, and obtained an easy capitulation. The
'

governor then said to Monsieur Grammont, I'll tell you a secret that the rea-
son of my capitulation was, because I was in want of powder.' Monsieur re-
plied, And secret for secret the reason of my granting you such an easy capitu-
'

'
lation was, because I was in want of bail.'
*'
Count Grammont and his lady left England in 1669. King Charles, in a
letter to his sister, the Duchess of Orleans, dated 24th October, in that year-
'
says, I writt to you yesterday, by the Compte de Grammont, but I believe this,
will come sooner to your handes for he goes by the way of Diep, with his
;

wife and family ; and now that I have named her, I cannot chuse but againe
desire you to be kinde to her; for, besides the meritt her family has on both sides,
she is as good creature as ever lived. I beleeve she will passe .for a handsome
woman in France, though she has not yett, since her lying-inn, recovered that
good shape she had before, and I am afraide never will.'
" The Count de Grammont fell
dangerously ill in the 1696 of which the king;

(Louis XIV.) being informed, and knowing, besides, that he was inclined to
libertinism, he was pleased to send the Marquis of Dangeau to see how he did,
and to advise him to think of God. Hereupon Count de Grammont, turning to-
wards his wife, who had ever been a very devout lady, told her, Countess, if
'

you don't look to it, Dangeau will juggle you .out of my conversion.' Madame
de 1'Enclos having afterwards written to M. de St. Evremond that Count de
Grammont was recovered, and turned devout ' I have learned,' answered he to
:

her, with a great deal of pleasure, that Count de Grammont has recovered his
'

former health, and acquired a new devotion.' " pp. 415, 416,

In addition to these memoirs, this volume of Mr. Bohn's series con-

 LITERATURE.

tains an interesting personal history of Charles II., and the famous Bos-
cobel narrative of the escape of that monarch after the battle of Wor
cester.

THE DIPLOMATISTS OF EUROPE, from the French of Capefigue,

edited by MAJOR GENERAL MONTBITH, K.L.S. F. U.S. &c. G. W.
Nickisson, 215, Regent Street.
THE sketches of diplomatic statesmen, which form this little volume, are
full of interest and information. Their value is enhanced too, by their
giving ui that which history seldom supplies an insight into, not only
the effect, but the course of action of those doings of envoys, and am-
bassadors by which the affairs of the world are more regulated than in
the camp, the senate, or the cabinet. The style of the book, though a
translation, is plain and elegant, and there is a great deal of amusing
matter in it. Thr* lives given are those of Metternich, Talleyrand, Pozzo
de Borgo, Pasquier, Wellington, Richelieu, Hardenberg, Nesselrode, and
Castlereagh from the firs,t life, that of Metternich, we extract the fol-
:

lowing curious scene :

" After
signing the armistice of Nieumarch, Napoleon had fixed his head- quar-
ters at Dresden. Successive despatches, from the French cabinet, requested the
Emperor Francis signature to the preliminaries of a treaty of peace";
II. to affix his
at last, Metternich, bearing an autograph letter from his sovereign, in answer to
the overtures that had been made to him, repaired to Dresden, commissioned to
find out what might be the definitive intentions of Napoleon with regard to peace.
The conference lasted nearly half a day ; the emperor, in his military dress, strode
hastily up and down the room, with flashing eyes, and sharp, hurried gestures :

he took up his hat, then laid it down again, and threw himself into a large easy
chair, while the perspiration started on his brow ; he was evidently disturbed in
*
mind, for he burst forth, in no measured terms, to Metternich : Your govern-
'
ment,' said he, wants to take advantage of my perplexed situation and the ;

question with you is, whether you can exact so much from me without fighting,
or whether you must decide in
ranging yourselves among my enemies
? Well,
let us see Let us negotiate I am perfectly willing. What do you want ?'
!

" To this
abrupt sally, to this demand so little in accordance with the usual di-
plomatic forms, Metternich merely replied, That Austria was desirous of esta-
'

blishing an order of things, which, by the wise distribution of power, should place
the preservation of of independent
peace under the protection of an association
states ; that the object of the cabinet of Vienna must be to destroy the sole pre-
dominancy of the Emperor Napoleon, by substituting to his colossal influence a
balance of power, which should establish Austria, Russia, and Prussia, on a foot-
ing completely independent of the French empire." As a summary of these con-
ditions, Austria claimed Illyria, and a more extended frontier towards Italy ; the
Pope was to be reinstated in his dominions ; Poland to be subjected to another
partition ; Spain and Holland were to be evacuated by the French army ; and the
Confederation of the Rhine and the mediation of Switzerland were to be given up
by the Emperor, who was already overwhelmed with ill-fortune.
" Thus was
to be accomplished the dismemberment of the gigantic work erected
by the toils and victories of Napoleon. Shall I venture to describe this scene as
depicted to me by the sole eye-witness, Prince Metternich,
it has been himself?
As the Austrian plenipotentiary unfolded the views of his cabinet, the sallow com-
plexion of Napoleon gradually assumed a crimson hue at last he exclaimed,
;
"
Metternich, do you attempt to impose such conditions upon me without draw-
ing a sword ? These demands are most insulting And it is my father-in-law
!

who agrees to such a plan What kind of position does he wish to place me in
!

with regard to the French peop'e? Ah, Metternich! how much has England
given you to play this part against me.'
VOL. I. NO. III. X
286 LITERATURE.

To this offensive language, Metternich, retaining his calm and dignified de-
meanour, replied not a word ; and Napoleon, in the violence of his gestures,
having let fall his hat, the Austrian minister did not stoop to pick it up, as polite-
ness would have induced him to do under any other circumstances. There was a
silence of half an hour.* Afterwards the conversation was resumed in a cooler
and calmer tone and, in dismissing Metternich, the Emperor, taking his hand,
;

said to him,
'
After all, Illyria is not my last word, and we may be able to arrange
better conditions.'
" This is of importance to history, for it decided the fate of Na-
dialogue
poleon."-pp. 20-22.
The death of Talleyrand is thus described :

" he had
Though his
forgotten religious obligations, he had never made an
open profession of impiety, and had preserved a considerable degree of loftiness
of mind, so that when the thought of death was presented to him, he did not
shrink from a retractation. No person was better aware of the weakness and
puerile vanity of professed free-thinkers.
" This retractation was not the
offspring of a sudden impulse ; on the contrary,
it had been concerted three months before with infinite care, as if it had been a

diplomatic paper sent to the church. Full of submission, yet with a mixture of
dignity, the prince addressed it to the sovereign pontiff, repenting all his parti-
cipation in the scandals by which his life had been stained, particularly his adhe-
sion to the civil constitution of the clergy ; and he now acknowledged the juris-
diction of the Archbishop of Paris, and submitted to the Catholic laws of the holy
see. This was the manner in which he prepared for death. Accounts of the
state of his health were incessantly despatched to Neuilly ; he had rendered great
services to Louis Philippe, who had often consulted him and derived the benefit
of his experience, and who was now resolved to pay a last visit to the last de-
scendant of the Perigords. When the king was announced, the prince said with
a feeble voice, but without any appearance of emotion, as if the attention were due
'
to him, It is the greatest honour my house has received.'
" There was a '
strong aristocratic feeling in the impression, My house ;' it sig-
nified that, though the visit was honourable to his family, there was nothing to
cause surprise in it. Neither did he forget, even at that moment, the etiquette
which forbids that any body should stand in the presence of a sovereign without
" I have a
being presented, and he immediately added, in a calm tone, duty to
fulfil it is to
present to your majesty the persons who are in the room, and who
have not yet had that honour ;" and he introduced his physician, his surgeon, and
his valet- de-chambre. This behaviour when at the point of death bore the stamp
of high aristocratic manners, perfectly in keeping with the visit with which his
last moments had been honoured it was part of the decorum and ancient cere-
;

mony observed between noble families the escutcheons of both bore the same
;

relative rank : the youngest branch of the Bourbons went to visit the youngest
branch of the Perigords. In ancient times the houses of Navarre and De Quercy
had met together on the common field of battle, and the cry Re que Diou had
been uttered at the same time with the war-cry of Henry IV., by the old southern
nobility, the language of Oc being common to both.
"
People expressed surprise at the signal honour conferred upon Talleyrand, but
it shewed that the customs of
gentle blood were not comprehended by the spirit
of inferior society. No one was more attached to his illustrious descent than the
old diplomatist, and the younger branch of the Bourbons came itself of too good
a stock to forget it ; the two cadets of De
Quercy and Navarre had met in the
recollection of their race, as in their political life.
" Surrounded
by his family in his last mome'nts, and assisted by the pious offi-
ces of the Abbd Dupanloup,
vicar-general of the diocese of Paris, Prince Talley-
rand received the sacraments of the Church, for he had been
again admitted into
her bosom, and, before expiring, he again uttered one of those
happy expressions
which were so often upon his lips. Observing one of his grand-nieces dressed
entirely in white, according to the custom observed before the first communion,
*
Prince Metternich told me the Emperor had locked the door.
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he raised his heavy eye-lids, kissed her forehead, gave her his blessing, and then
'
turning to the spectators, he said, See the way of the world there is the be-
ginning, here the end !' In a few minutes afterwards he expired, on the 18th of
May, 183$, at ten minutes before four o'clock in the afternoon, having just com-
pleted his eighty-fourth year. He left a will, by which his immense fortune was
well and wisely disposed of. Has he also left memoirs ? I think I know but ;

these memoirs are deposited in the hands of his family, or of other people of
whose discretion he was quite secure."
The following is the author, a Frenchman's opinion of the Duke of
Wellington:
" The Duke of rodh-^'tL --"~' A i' hflT*il&T io iiiaaJx^dT
r

Wellington likes to be compared to Marlborough and Nelson

the two most illustrious of English heroes but he avoids all comparison with
;

Napoleon, for tho&r two careers are neither on the same scale nor can be measured
by "the same proportion.
The Duke of Wellington, a general essentially attached to the defensive system,
always knew how to select a favourable position received battle, but very "rarely
:

gave it. Every time that he ventured on bold measures he was guilty of impru-
dence ; and he only shewed himself eminently superior when acting on the defen-
sive. Napoleon, on the contrary, was bold and magnificent in the attack his ;

plans were cleverly laid, and were the result of a sudden inspiration, his wonder-
ful genius enabled him to modify them according to circumstances ; but at the
slightest reverse Napoleon was cast down, and his retreat was almost always a
flight:
though his attack was made in the most brilliant manner, he knew not how
to resist ; and in this he personified the military genius of the French nation,
from the times of Cressy and Agincourt. I think it necessary to repeat this pa-
rallel, as it is the only one that it is possible to draw between Napoleon and the
Duke of Wellington. Nelson was the only Englishman who carried into naval
warfare the spirit exhibited by Napoleon in the continental war. Had the Empe-
ror lived to the age of the Duke, it would have been curious to compare these
two great characters at the extreme point of existence.
"
People generally mistake the Duke of Wellington's character,by supposing him
to feel a dislike to France ; on the contrary, he has many feelings quite in agree-
ment with our national character and history. The Tories, to a greater degree
than the Whigs, are persuaded that the predominance of France is necessary for
the balance of power in Europe ; they seek all occasions to give a proof of this
opinion, and are often grieved at the prejudices which exist at the bottom of oui
1

character against the politics of their cabinet." pp. 220 222.

The author begins his life of Lord Castlereagh in these terms :

" I am about to write the life of a statesman whose character has been more
1 might almost say of
violently attacked in the annals of England Europe than
any other with whom I am acquainted. No one ever had to endure more out-
rages and insults, and no one ever displayed more inflexible firmness, in the course
of a most chequered and agitated life. I shall offend
many little prejudices, and
hurt many vulgar opinions ; but things of this sort have never prevented me from
proceeding straight to the truth of history, respecting men who have accom-
plished a great political career." p. 227-
The continuation of this memoir is perhaps too violently in favour of
Lord Castlereagh, yet it certainly renders the justice to the memory of
that great statesman, which party feeling still withholds from many.
The whole book, small as it is, is a most valuable addition to the his-
toric literature of the day.
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES,
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AND DEATHS.
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fttrifc

HBR MAJESTY was safely delivered of a PRINCESS Garland, Mrs. wife of the Rev. N. A. Garland, of
on the 25th May. a son, at Nonington, Qth June.
Abdy, Mrs. wife of Neville Abdy, Esq. of a daugh- Gibson, Mrs. wife of George Gibson, Esq., of a
ter, in Sussex-place, 6th June. daughter, at Bradston Brook house, near Guild-
Arhuthnot, Mrs. wife of G. C. Arbuthnot, Esq., ford, 7th June.
of a son, at Mavisbank bouse, Midlothian, Gyll, Mrs. wife of Gordon Gyll, Esq., of Lower
24th May. Seymour street, of a daughter, 30th May.
Baldwin, Mrs. wife of the Rev. John Baldwin, of a Hadovv, Mrs. wife of Patrick Douglas Hadow, Esq.,
son, at Dalton, near Ulverston, 31st May. of a son, at 49 York terrace, Regent's Park,
Baines, Mrs. wife of H. Ramsey Baines, Esq., 30th May.
of a son, at Eltham, 4th June. Hall, Mrs. Charles, of a daughter, at Bayswater,
Baynes, Mrs. wife of W. H. Baynes, Esq., of a 2nd June.
daughter, in Devonshire-street Portland- place, Harrison, Mrs. wife of E. M. Harrison, Esq.,
Qth June. Barrister- at- Law, of a son, at Putney, 15th June.
Ballance, Mrs. wife of T. Ballance, Esq., of a son, Harston, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Edward Harston,
at Sydney house, Hackney, Wick, 30th May. of a son, at Tamworth, 7th June.
Barker, Mrs. wife of the Rev. A. H. Barker, of a Harvey, Lady Henrietta, of a daughter, at Thorpe,
daughter, at the Rectory, Wouldham, Kent, near Norwich, 3rd June.
May. Hawkey, Mrs. wife of Henry Charles M. Hawkey,
Baxter, Mrs. wife of Rev. Arthur Baxter, of a son, Esq. of a son, at Rochester, 1st June.
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at the Rectory, Hampreston, Dorset, 3rd June. Higgens, Mrs. wife of W. J. J. Higgens, Esq. of a
Bickley, Mrs. wife of T. Latty Bickley, Esq. of
i
a son, at Fairfield, Hamhledon, Hants, 8th June.
daughter, at Clifton, 3rd June. Hollerton, Mrs. wife of T. H. Hollerton, Esq.,
Blakesley, Mrs. of a son, at Ware Vicarage, Herts, of a daughter, at Hampton, 15th June.
1st June. Holmesdale, the Viscountess, of a son, at68, Gros-
Blunt, Mrs. wife of Joseph Blunt, Esq., of Hert- venor-street, 7th June.
ford-street, May-fair, of a son, at Mortlake, 7th Housman, Mrs. wife of the Rev. George Vernon
June. Housman.of ason.still born, at Gosport, IstJune.
Bonsor, Mrs. wife of Joseph Bonsor, Esq., of a Jackson, Mrs. wife of Howard Jackson, Esq., of
daughter, at Gloucester-place, Portman-square, a son, still born, at St. George-st., Kensington,
2nd June. llth June.
Booty, Mrs. wife of John Gillam Booty, Esq., of a Julius, Mrs. wife of the Rev. H. R. Julius, of a
a son, at Sidney cottage, Brixton-hill. daughter, at Farnham, Surrey, 8th June.
Boyd, Mrs wife of D. Boyd, Esq. superintending Kennedy, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Dr. Kennedy, of a
surgeon of the Mysore division, of a son, on son, at Shrewsbury, 6th June.
board the Agincourt, 7th June. Kitson, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Edward Kitson, of a
Brown, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Stephen Brown, daughter, at the Royal Hospital, Greenwich,
rector of East Sheffield, Berks, and curate of 13th May.
Shipton, Moyne, Gloucestershire, of a son, Laing, Mrs. wife of Samuel Laing, Esq., of a son,
7th June. at Norwood, 20th May.
"

Buller, Mrs. wife of the Rev. William Duller, of a Lamb, Mrs. wife of James Lamb, Esq. of a
son, at East Stoke, Dorset, llth June. daughter, in Hyde-park-square, 29th May.
Carver, Mrs. wife of Kdward Turst Carver, Esq., Leacock. Mrs. wife of Capt. Henry W. Leacock,
of a daughter, 22nd May. 74th B.N. of a son, at Table Bay, 14th April.
Chandler, Mrs. wife of the Rev. J. Chandler, of a Lee, Mrs. wife of J. Maclean Lee, Esq., of a son,
daughter, still born, at Witley, 29th May. still born, at Esher, 5th June.

Collingwood, Mrs. wife of the Rev. John Colling- Leith, Mrs. wife of Capt. Leith, R.N. of a daugh-
wood, of Christ Church Hospital, of a son, ter, at Glassell, Aberdeenshire, 7th June.
16th June. Lethbridge, Mrs. wife of Capt. Lethbridge, R.A.
Collyer, Mrs. wife of John Collyer, Esq., of a of a son, at Woolwich, 10th June.
son. in Alfred-place, 2Qth May. Lindsell, Mrs. wife of John Lindsell, Esq. of a son,
Colyer, Mrs. wife of Thomas Colyer, Esq., of at Torrirgton-square, llth June.
Parrock-hall, Milton, of a daughter, at No. 1. Louvaine, Lady, of a son and heir, in Charles-st.,
New Grove, Mile-end, 12th June. Berkeley-square, 29th May.
Colvin, Mrs. wife of Lieut. Col.T. Colvin, C.B.late Lyon, Mrs. wife of Capt. Lyon, of a daughter, at
of the Bengal Engineers, of a daughter, at Athol crescent, Edinburgh, I7thinst.
Leinwardine, Herefordshire, 4th June. Macdermot, Mrs. wife of John C. Macdermot,
Congdon, Mrs. wife of Lieut. G. Congdon, R.N. Esq. Todmarton, Oxon, of a son, who died
of a daughter, 10th June. within 24 hours, at Reading, 5th June.
Coventry, Mrs. wife" of the Rev. John Coventry, Mac Ewen, Mrs. wife of A. P. Mac Ewen, Esq.,
of a daughter, at Iffley, near Oxford. of a son, at Bath, 2Qth May.
Daubney, Mrs. wife of the Rev. James Daubney, M'Leod, widow of Lieut. A. M. M'Leod, R.N.,
of a daughter, at the Chateau de Brequreegal, late commander of the Great Liverpool, of a
25th May. daughter, at Southampton, llth June.
De Morgan, Mrs. wife of George Morgan, Esq.. Maund, Mrs. wife of W- Herbert Maund, Esq., of
Barrister-at-Law, of a son, at No. 13. Ti(ch- the Hill, Laverstock, Wilts, of a daughter, 26th
field terrace, Regent's park, north, 22nd May.
May.
Elliott, Mrs.W. Franck, of a son, at Bishop's hill Mawley, Mrs. wife of Henry Mawley, Esq. of
Somerset, 5th June. Gower street, Bedford-square, of a son, Qth June.
Fergusson, Mrs. of a son, still born, at Dover- street Maxwell, Mrs. wife of C. P. Maxwell, Esq., of the
Piccadilly, llth June. Grove, Richmond, of a son, 20th May.
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Moffat, Mrs. wife of Capt. J. D. Muffat, llth Esq. M. B. of a daughter, at Harpendau, 3rd
Bengal Cavalry, of a son, at Leamington, 23rd June.
May. Spicer, Mrs. wife of J. W. G. Spicer, Esq. of a son
Moor, Mrs. wife of Capt. Frederick Moor, of a and heir, at Esher-place, 30th May.
son atgForest house, 22nd May- .
Stevens, Mrs. wife of Roly Stephens, Esq. of
Moore, Lady Harriet, of a son, at Frittenden, 21st Albion- street, Hyde-park, of a son, 21st May.
May. Stewart, Lady Helen, of a son, at Rockhill, co.
Moore, Mrs. W. Gurdon, of a son, still born at Donegal. 28th May.
Aslackly Vicarage, 4th June. Stowers, Mrs. wife of Nowell Stowers, Esq., of a
Murray, Mrs. wife of Andrew Murray, Esq. Civil son, at Kennington, 1st June.
Engineer, of *a daughter, at Woolwich common, Streatfield, Mrs. wife of John Streatfield, Esq., of
31st May. a son, in Chester square, 3rd June.
Neeld, Mrs. wife of John Neeld, Esq. M.P. of Stuart, Mrs. wife of Charles J. F. Stuart, Esq., of
Tarus, boy and girl, at York-street, Portmau-sq., the Oriental Bank, of a daughter, at Maharel-
llth June. eshrar, 4th April.
Nugent, Mrs. wife of M. Delwin Nugent, Esq., Swanson, Mrs. wife of Captain Swanson, Military
M.D. of a daughter, still born, at Grove hill, Paymaster, Bombay, of a daughter, at Benlong-
Cainberwell, 6th June. stur-mer, 7th June.
Osborne, Mrs. wife of O. Delano Osborne, Esq., Tanqueray, Mrs. George, of a daughter, at Hendon,
of a daughter, at Brighton, 28th May. Middlesex, 2nd June.
Parish, Lady, wife of Sir Woodbine Parish, of a Tatton, Mrs. wife of Thomas W. Tatton, Esq. of
son, at Florence, 30th May. a son and heir, at Withenshaw, Cheshire, 31st
Parker, Mrs. wife of the Rev. W. H- Parker, of a May.
daughter, at Newport, Isle of Wight, 15th June Taubman, Mrs. wife of Lieut. Col. Goldie Taub-
Parnell, Mrs. C. of a son, at Norfolk-street, Park- man, of a son, at the Nunnery, Isle of Man,
lane, 9th June. 20th May.
Pelly Mrs. wife of Charles Pelly, Esq. of the Teesdale, Mrs. wife of Charles Lennox Teesdale,
Madras Civil Service, of twins, at Upton, Essex, Esq., of a daughter, at Elm- place, Brompton,
13th June. 9th June.
Plowden, Mrs. of a daughter, Rotherwas, Hereford- Thompson, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Archer Thomp-
shire, 4th June. son, rector of Hotham, of a daughter, 21st May.
Plunkett, Mrs. wife of Argyle Plunkett, Esq., of a Thompson, Mrs. wife of Frederick C. Thompson,
son, at Selby, 6th June. Esq. B.A. of Trin. Coll. Cambridge, of a son, at
Pollock, Lady, of a daughter, at the Lord Chief Haverstock-hill, Hampstead, 8th June.
Barron's in Guildford-street, 22nd May. Vines, Mrs. wife of Edward Vines, Esq. of a son,
Portmun, Mrs. wife of the Rev. F. B. Portman, of atfWyool's-oourt, Swallowfield, Berks, 18th May.
a daughter, at Staple, Fitzpaine, 30th May. Warner, Mrs. wife of John Warner, Esq. of a
Reeves, Mrs. wife of the Rev. F. J. H. Reeves, of daughter at 4 Montague-street, Russell-square,
a daughter, at East-sheen, Surrey, 26th May. 6th June.
Reid, Mrs. wife of G. Reid, Esq., of a daughter, Warre, Mrs. wife of George Warre, Esq., of a
at 8 Clarence terrace, Regent's park, 13th June. daughter, at Oporto, l6thjMay.
Richardson, Mrs. wife of Major Richardson, 51 Watkins, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Henry George
York-Street, Portman-sq., of a son, 23rd May. Watkins, junr. M.A. incumbent minister of St.
Kosher, Mrs. wife of Edward Rosher, Esq., of a John's Potter's Bar, Middlesex, of a daughter,
daughter, at Mornington-road, Regent's park, 4th June.
4th June. WeJch, Mrs. J. D. of a daughter, at Herne-
Schotield, Mrs. wife of Robert Schofield, Esq., of hill, 13th June.
a son, at Roach house Rochdale, 3rd June. Wigram, Mrs. wife of Captain 'Wigram, of the
Scott, Mrs. wife of Capt. R. Scott, of a son, at Coldstream guards, of a son, at Winchester,
Balchin house, Perthshire, 4th June. 16th June.
Shaw, Mrs. wife of J. R. Shaw, Esq. of Arrow- Wilcox, Mrs. wife of W. Wilcox, Esq. Collector
hall, Cheshire, of a son and heir, 22nd May. of Her Majesty's Customs, Bridgewater, of a son,
Simon, Mrs. wife of John Simon, Esq., Barrister- at North Petherton, Somerset, 24th May.
at-Law, of a son, at Paddenswick-place, Ham- Wood, Lady Mary, of a son.
mersmith, 21st May. Wood, Mrs. wife 'of the Rev. P. A. L. Wood, of a
Since, Mrs. wife of Leiut. Col. Walter Since, son, at the Rectory, Littleton, 21st May.
Bombay Army, of a son, at 7 Portland- pi ace, Wren, Mrs. Erasmus, of a daughter, at Eastwood
Clapham road, 9th June. Bury, Essex, 10th June.
Smith, Mrs. wife of Martin T Smith, Esq., of a Wright, Mrs. Edmund, of a daughter, at Uddings
son, in Belgrave-street, 6th June. house Dorset, 20th May.
Sooby, Mrs. wife of M. Sooby, Esq., junr. of a son, Wright, Mrs. wife of the Rev. T. P. Wright,
at Gainsborough, 7th June. M.A. Minister of St. Philip's, Dalston, of a
Spackman, Mrs. wife of Frederick R. Spackman, daughter, at Hackney, 6th June.

Allcard, Edward, third son of John Allcanl, Esq. Barrie, K.C.B., K.C.H., to Dolores, eld. daughter
of Stratford -green, Essex, to Frances eldest dan. of Colonel Wood, of the Chilian Army.
of the late Stephen Cannon, Esq. of Wood-bank, Bernau, the Rev. John Henry, Church Missionary
Gerard's Cross, Bucks, 4th June. at Bar tica- grove, British Guiana, to Maria.second
Allen, George Baugh, Esq. of Cilrhew, Pembroke- daughter of John Stephen, Esq. of Chelsea, 16th
shire, to Dora, third daughter of the late Koger June.
Eaton, Esq. of Parkglas, igth May. Bonham, S. J., Esq. late Governor of Prince of
Andrews, Henry Peter, son of James Andrews, Esq. Wales Island, Singapore, and Malacca, to Ellen
of Reading, to Jane, daughter of Edward Searle, Emelia, eldest daughter of Thomas Barnard,
lOfrli June.
Esq. Hounslow, Esq. of Southwick-erescent, late of the Bombay
Barrie,Lieutenant, R.N. of Her Majesty's ship Civil Service, 16th June.
Daphne, son of the late Rear- Admiral Sir Robert Bowden, Ellis Teacher, second son of John Saun-
290 MARRTAGKS.

dew Bowden, Esq. of Stamford-hill, Middlesex, Regiment of Madras Native Infantry, llth
to Maria, youngest daughter of James Law Jones, June.
Esq. of the same place, 2nd June. Dickinson, Edward, Esq. of Rugby, to Mary, dau.
Bower, Abraham, Esq. of York, to;Cornelia, second of thelat Captain Fabian, Royal Navy 27th M ay.
,

daughter of Captain Henry Gage Morris, R.N. Diury, Commander Byron, R.N., to Helen Stew-
of Keldgate-house, Beverley, 2nd June. art, daughter of Robert Morris, Esq. of Moor-
Bowerbank, the Rev. T. P., Vicar of Chiswick, to burn, Ayrshire, Qth June.
Catherine Jane, widow of the late Capt. Richard Du Pre",the Rev. Michael Thomas, third son of the
Croker, R.N. and eldest daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Du Pre, rector of Willoughby,
John Bland, Esq. of Blandsfort-house, Queen's county of Lincoln, to Sophia, third and youngest
County, Ireland, 4th June. daughter of the late Rev. FredericK Gardiner, of
Brown, Captain George, late of the 8th Hussars, Wadhurst, Sussex, rector of Llanvetherine, co.
to Harriet Adelaide, only daughter of the late of Monmouth, 2nd June.
Lieutenant-Colonel Allen, of I nchmartine, Perth- Evans, Thomas. William, Esq. only child of William
shire, North Britain, Qth June. Evans, Esq. M P., to Mary, eldest daughter of
Browne, J. Hallett, Esq. M.D., of 37, Euston- Thomas John Gisborne, Esq. Secretary to the
square, to Frances Elizabeth, daughter of the Senate, Corfu, 21st May.
late W.
Fisher, Esq. of Muswell-hill, and grand- Fletcher, the Rev Joseph, M.A., perpetual curate
daughter of W. Fisher, Esq. of 1, Camden-street of Southend, Lewisham, and domestic chaplain
Camden-town, 13th June. to the Right Hon. the Countess of Plymouth, to
Buck, John Henry, Christ's College, Cambridge, Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late John
eldest son of the Rev. John Buck, of Hampton- Shuter, Esq., 4th June.
Lucy. Warwickshire, to Mary Ann, daughter of Foulger, Charles, Esq. of the Temple, to Anne
Edward Tressolve Cox, of St. John's-wood, llth Kelsick, second daughter of the late Thomas
June. Hall Vaughton, Esq. and sister of Alfred Ashley
Bull, Joseph Masters, eldest son of Joseph Bull, Vaughton, Esq. -of Fillonpley-lodge, Warwick-
Esq. of Castlethorpe, Bucks, to Jane, only dau. shire, 23rd May.
of the late Thomas Nichols, Esq. of the same Fox, William, jun. Esq., of Chester- terrace, Re-
place, 2nd June. gent's-park, to Susan Cordelia, third daughter
Burdett, C. Sedley, Esq. third son of the late W. of Colonel Fanshawe, C.B., of Cumberland-ter-
Jones Burdett, Esq. to Harriet Elisabeth, the race, 30th May.
youngest daughter of L. Ames, Esq. of the Hyde, Frazer, R. W. Macleod, Esq. Captain 6th Foot, to
Hertfordshire, 2nd June. Martha Tinne", daughter of Samuel Sandbach,
Chalk, Frederic A., Esq. of Eythorne, Kent, to Esq. of Woodlands, Lancashire, 10th June.
Emma, relict of the late D. Wood, Esq. of Ches- Fulton, Lieutenant James, 46th Regiment, Madras
ington, Surrey, and youngest surviving daughter, Native Infantry, second son of Major John Ful-
of the late Thomas Clark, Esq. of Broughton, ton, Madras army, Waverley terrace, Jersey, to
Northamptonshire, 4th June. Eliza Jane, eldest daughter of G. J. Waters,
Chapman, Abel, eldest son of William Chapmnn Esq. Madras Civil Service, First Judge of the
Esq. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to Elizabeth, Court of Sudderdewannee and Sudderfoujdarry
eldest daughter of John Gurney Fry, Esq. of Adawlut, at that Presidency, at Madias, 15th
Warley - lodge, in the county of Essex, 10th April last.
June. ?ouj^h, the Hon. George S. of the Grenadier
Chawner, Charles, Esq. of Camden street, to Sarah, Guards, only son of the Right Hon. General
second surviving daughter of the late Rev. Sam- Lord Gough, G C.B., Commander in. Chief in the
uel Crowther, vicar of Christ Church, London, of East Indies, to Jane, second daughter of the late
Mornington - crescent, and Ware Hill - house, George Arbuthnot, Esq., of Elderslie, Surrey,
Great Hamwell, "Herts, 6th June. and Upper Wimpole-street, London, 3rd June.
Cheshire, Christopher, eldest son of John Cheshire, Grant, Frederick Esq., late of Madrid, to Marian
Esq. of Hartford, in the county of Chester, to Sophia, eldest daughter of Charles James Gries-
Fanny, second daughter of Jonathan Phillips, bach, Esq., of London. May.
Esq. Gardnor-house, Hampstead, 90th May. Gurney, John Henry, only son of Joseph John
Cook, the Rev. Frederick Charles, one of Her Ma- Gurney, Esq., of Earlham, Norfolk, to Mary
jesty's Inspectors, to Jessie Barbara, daughter Jary, only daughter of Richard Hanbury Gurney,
of the late Alexander Douglas M
Kenzie, Esq. Esq., of Thickthorn, in the same county, 15th
of Bursleston, Hants, 2nd June. June.
Cousens, Stansfeld Ellis, eldest son of James Cou- Hamer, John, Esq., of Glanyrafon, Salop, to Maria,
sens, of Sidcup-house, Kent, Esq., to Emma, third daughter of Charles Blake Ailnatt, Esq., of
third daughter of Richard Edmonds, of Hat chain the Crescent, Shrewsbury, 5th May.
Surrey, Esq. Qth June. Hassall, Arthur Hill, Esq., surgeon F.L.S., of
Crofts, the Rev. Charles Daniel, third son of the Norland-villa, Notting-hill, to Fanny Augusta
Rev. P. G. Crofts, of Mailing-house, near Lewes, Du Corron, daughter of J. A. Du Corron, Esq.,
Sussex, to Harriet, second daughter of the late of Bruxelles, and granddaughter of the Countess
James Ingram, Esq. of Ades, in the same d'Auxy, 26th May.
county, 20th May. Hawkins, James H., Esq., of Clapham, to Mary
Crosse, Edward Willson, Esq. of Doctors' -Com- Ann, eldest daughter of George Schlotel, Esq., of
mons, and Torrington-square, London, to Sarah Brixton rise, 15th June.
Mary, youngest daughter of William Day, Esq. Henderson, Rev. James Henry, B.A., of Trinity
of St. Neot's, 3rd June. College, Cambridge, eldest son of J. H. Hender-
Curtis, John George Cockburn, of Devonshire- son, Esq., of Bloomsbury- square, to Anne Robin-
treet, Portland-place, Esq. to Frances Henrietta son, third daughter of Captain H. G. Morris,
eldest daughter of Frederick Solly Flood, of St. R.N., 2nd June.
John's-lodge, Alpha-road, Regent's park, Esq. Hiscox, Martin Thomas, Esq., M.D., of the Uni-
llth June. versity of Aberdeen, and Fellow of the Royal
Darby, Lieutenant- Colonel Joseph, late Royal Ar- College of Surgeons of London, to Jane, youngest
Frances, widow of the late s! Page,
tillery, to daughter of the late Rev. Richard Cecil, vicar of
Esq. of Hadley-house, Middlesex, 2nd June. Chobham, rector of Bisley. and minister of St.
Davies, Thomas, Esq. of 7.5, Cannon -street, Lon- John's Chapel, Bedford-row, London, llth June.
don, and 31, North John-street, Liverpool, to Hodson, Aldeeson, of Penlee-crescent, Stoke
Harriett, daughter of Sir Thomas Whelan, Mont- Dameral, in the county of Devon, Esq., and late
peliier-parade, Monk's Town, near Dublin, 2nd of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, to Caro-
June. line Emma Loftus, only daughter of the late
Davies, W. S., Esq., to Elizabeth Grace, fifth dan. Colonel Stephen Peacocke, of the Scots Fusileer
of J. B. Knight, Esq., Lieutenant of the 15th Guards, 27th May.
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Holbech, Captain George, R.N.,to Ellen Catherine, Esq., and granddaughter of the late James Fen
eldest daughter of Charles M. Ricketts, Esq. 2nd ton, Esq., of Hampstead-heath, 25th May. '

June. Munns, Captain E. C., 74th Highlanders, to

Howard, Cosmo Richard, Esq., to Meliora Louisa, Maria, third daughter of the late G. Buckley,
daughter of the late Bury Hutchinson, Esq., Esq., of Harbledown, near Canterbury, Ifilb,
Russell-square, 15th June. June.
Ihbetson JJenzil John Holt, third son of Denzil Munro, Charles, Esq., second son of Staff-Surgeon
Ibbetson, Esq., Deputy Commissary-General, Munro, to Sophia Lionel, youngest daughter of
Malta, to Clarissa Elizabeth, third daughter of the late Colonel Lionel Hook, of ,the 16th Regi-
the Rev. Lansdown Guilding, late rector of the ment, llth June.
Island of St. Vincent, 28th May. Ord, Harry St. George, Royal Engineers, eldest
Jackson, Charles Roger, eldest son of the late son of the late Captain H. G. Ord, R.A., of Bex-
George Jackson, of Barton, Esq., to Catherine, ley, Kent, to Julia Graham, youngest daughter
only daughter of the late Henry Grenehalgh of the late Admiral Carpenter, 28th May.
Formby, Esq. 16th June. Pennefather, the Rev. William, second son of the
Jones, William Henry, second son of R. M. Jones, Right Hon. Edward Pennefather, to Anne,
Esq., of Hounstoun, Demerara, to Adriana eldest daughter of the late General the Hon.
Johanna, eldest daughter of Robert Semple, Esq. John Brounck, 28th May.
of Brotherton-house, Torquay, late of Liverpool, Potter, John, Esq., of
7
Walsall, to Elizabeth, eldest
2nd June. daughter of the Rev. John Hasluch, of Kentish-
Lawrence, R. M. M.D., of London, to Mary town, 9th June.
Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Gillbanks, Esq., Power, James Joseph, M. D., of Maidstone,
of Whiteneld house, Cumberland, 4th June. Kent, to Kliza, youngest daughter of Horatio
Legh, Edward, of the Limes, Lewisham, in the Pope, Esq., of Fant, in the same parish, 21st
county of Kent, Esq., to Mary Anne, eldest May.
daughter of Robert Dewy, Esq., Collector of Plummer, the Rev. John Taylor Plummer, of
Her Majesty's Customs, Shoreham, Sussex, 21st Brasenose College, Oxford, to Emily, second dau.
May. of Richard Mills, Esq., of Eltharn, 6th June.
Lewis. Joseph, Esq., of Jamaica, to Eliza Vincent, Reece, William, Esq. of South-parade, Ledbury,
eldest daughter of the late Captain Gumm, of Herefordshire, eldest son of the late William
the Hon. East India Company's Service, 20th Reece, Esq. of that place, to Elizabeth Gee
May. Holah Atterbury, daughter of the late John At-
Lothian, Lieutenant Colonel Sheffield Dickson, to terbury, Esq. of Eyiiesbury, Huntingdon, and
Henrietta, youngest daughter of the late William grandniece of the Bishop of Rochester, gth June.
Richardson, Esq , of Leatherhead and Willough- Rider, C. F. A., Esq. of Rye-lane, Peckuain, and
by-house, Cheltenham, llth June. Hitchin, Herts, to Elizabeth, the only daughter
Macleod, Lieutenant Norman Chester, Bengal of James Dymond, Esq. of Geurge-8treet,;Devoii-
Engineers, to Maria Isabella Uniacke, youngest port, 14th May.
daughter of the late J Uniacke, Esq., of Brough-
.
Ridley, W., Esq. of Great Marlborough- street, to
ton- house, Cheshire, and 8, Belinont, Bath. Charlotte, youngest daughter of the late C. Ward,
28th May. Esq. of Chiswick, 16th June.
M'Leod, Edward, Esq., of Stockwell, to Catherine, Robertson, John Elliot Pasley, Esq. D.C.L., to
only daughter of John Roberton, Esq., of Frances Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Sladen,
Lauchope Castle, 12th June. Esq. of Lee, in the county of Kent, 4th June.
M'Cleverty, Commander J.J. R.N., son of the Russell, H. R., Esq. of the Bank of Scotland.Dum-
late Sir Robert M'Cleverty, C.B., to Sophia, fermline, to Susan Cobham, daughter of the late
widow of the late Commander R.F. Cleaveland, Nathaniel Vincent Herbert, Esq. 10th June.
R.N., and fifth daughter of the late Rev. Rutherford, John Buckley, only son of James Ru-
Herbert Oakeley, D.D., of Oakeley, Shropshire, therford, Esq. of Nottingham-place, Regent's
2nd June. Park, to Eaza Duffin, only daughter of the late
Marshall, the Rev. Henry J. Vicar of Weston Zoy- Abram Thomson, Esq. of Broughton - place,
land, Somerset, to Emma Lovell, daughter of Edinburgh, 10th June.
John Scaly, Esq., of Bridgewater, 16th June. Smith, Archibald V., Esq., to Emily Jane, relict
May, Lieutenant James, llth Madras Native In- of the late Lieutenant- Colonel Ferris, formerly
fantry, to Eliza Smith, daughter of the late Treasurer of the Island of Mauritius, 14th June.
Robert George, Esq., of Rochester, 4th June. Snepp, Henry Thomas, eldest son of the late
Mayou, John Webster, Esq., of Fazeley, in the Thomas Snepp, Esq. R.N., of Alcester, War-
county of Stafford, eldest son of John Mayou, wickshire, and grandson of the late Sir Henry
Esq., of Monmouth, to Catherine Louisa, second Wakeman, Bart., of Perdeswell-hall, Worcester-
daughter of the late William Metheringham shire, to Julia, tyoungest daughter of the late
Shield, Esq., of Frieston, Lincolnshire, 23rd Peter Hofman, Esq., 23rd May.
May. Stainton, Henry Tibbats, tldest son of Henry Stain-
Menzies, Sir Robert, of Menzies, Bart., to Anne ton, Esq. of Lewisham, Kent, to Jane Isabel,
Balcarris Alston Stewart, youngest daughter of youngest daughter of the late Thomas Dunn,
the late Major James Alston Stewart, ol Urrand, Esq. of Sheffield, 28th May.
Perthshire. Staples, William Frederick IJrowne, Esq. barrister-
Meugens, P. J. Esq., of Penge-common, to Emily, at-law, second son of M. W. Staples, Esq. of
eldest daughter of R. W. Waliis, Esq., of Crown-hill, Norwood, to Janet Helen Alexan-
Holloway, 4th June. dria, youngest daughter of the late Colonel Alex-
Mitchell, Robert Alexander, Esq., of Glocester- ander Mackenzie, of Brixton-hill, Surrey, and
terrace, Hyde-park-gardens, second son of formerly of Her Majesty's 36th Regiment, 12th
Alexander Mitchell, Esq., of Bath, to Grace May.
Anglin, eldest daughter of Robert Savage, Esq., Surtees, the Rev. Henry Ratcliffr, eldest surviving
of.-Montague-place, Russell-square, 3rd June. son of the late W. Villiers Surcees, Esq. of De-
Monro, Alexander, Esq., jun., of Craiglockhart, vonshire-place, London, and ^of Rother-house,
late Captain in the Rifle Brigade, to Elizabeth, Rotherfield, Sussex, to Frances, eldest daughter
second daughter of the late Charles Balfour of the late llenry Fyge Jouncey, E^q. Captain
Scott, E*q., of Woll, Roxburghshire, 2nd June. R.N., 4th June.
Morris, Thomas, second son of Thomas Morris, Tanqueray, Charles, Esq., son of the Rev. Edward
Esq., of Peckham, Surrey, to Katherme Hannah, Tanqueiay, rector of Tingrith and Temsford,
only daughter of the late John H. Jackson, Esq., Bedfordshire, to Mary M array Maxwell, youngest
of Camberwell, 12th June. daughter of the late Major-General Waugh.M ih-
Mullenciorff, J. B. V. Esq., of Brussels, to Mary, tary Auditor-General, Madras, 4th June.
youngest daughter of Philip Ibbetson Fenton, Warren, Robert, eldest on ot Robert Warren, EV.J,
292 MARRIAGES.

of Rutland-square and Killiney Castle, to Anne Wood, William Mark, Esq. Coldstream Guards,
Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Cadwalla- eldest son of William J. Lockwood, Esq. of
der Waddy, Esq., M.P., of Kilmacoe, county of Dews -hall, Essex, to Amelia Jane, youngest
Wexford. daughter of the late Sir Robert Williams, Bart,
Wartnaby, William, Esq., to Harriette, youngest of Penryn, I3f.h June.
daughter of the late George Wartnaby, Esq. 6th Wood, Nathaniel Stenson, fourth son of Alexander
June. Wood, of New Brentford, Esq., to Jessey, only
Willis, the Rev/Henry Mark, M.A. curate of Little daughter of Dr. Stenson, of Bourton-onthe
Dean, Gloucestershire, to Maria Simpson, Water, Gloucestershire, 13th June.
youngest daughter of C. S. Gaye, Esq. of Shef- Woollatt, Randal, Esq. of Vale-grove, Chelsea, to
ford, Bedfordshire, IQth May. Julia, second daughter of the late G. Buckley,
Whatley, the Rev. William, rector of Toddington, Esq. Harbledown, near Canterbury, 16th June.
Gloucestershire, to Mary, third daughter of the Wybault, P. R.,Esq. of Cheltenham, to Frances
late Rev. John Sikes Sawbridge, Rector of Wei- Maria, daughter of the Hon. J. Bycroft Best, of
ford, Berks, Qth June. Barbadoes, 2nd June.

&nnotatet( bttuatw.

Ashhurst, William Henry Esq. of Water- paign of the Sutlej of wounds received
stock, co. Oxford, in his 68th year, 3rd at the battle of Sobraon, [26th March.
June. This gentleman represented the This gallant officer had earned a high
county of Oxford in parliament, from reputation in the wars of India ; he par-
1815 to 1830. He was eldest son of the ticipated in the victory of Maharajpoor
late Sir William Ashhurst Knt., one of under the walls of Gwalior, in 1843, and
the judges of the Court of King's Bench, did [eminent service in the conflicts of
from 1770 to 1800, and twice a Lord Moodkee, Ferozeshah, and Sobraon. In
Commissioner of the Great Seal ; and the last he received a severe wound, and
grandson of Thomas Henry Ashhurst, died from its effects, on the 26th March,
Esq. of Ashhurst, in Lancashire, Vice at Kussowlee, near Simla. " Colonel
Chancellor of the Duchy and Recorder Barr," says Sir Harry Smith, "was uni-
of Liverpool, whojacquired the estate of versally beloved and respected through-
Waterstock by his wife, Diana, daughter out India."
of Sir Richard Allin, Bart., and grand- Bird, John Frederick Esq. third son of the
daughter maternally, of Sir Henry Ash- late T. Bird Esq. of Muswell Hill, at his
hurst, Bart, of Waterstock. The family residence, Park Cottage, North Brixton,
of Ashhurst is one of the oldest in Eng- aged 26, 28th May.
land, and so far back as the reign of Blann, Thomas Esq. of Warwick Villas,
Edward III. Sir Adam de Ashhurst form- Maida Hill, and late of Hertford, aged
ed part of the suite of the king, at the 62, 7lh June.
; battle of Cressy. Mr. Ashhurst, whose Boydell, Samuel Esq. late of ;Marchwiel-
death we record, m. 10th December 1806, hall, Denbighshire, athis residence, Ever-
Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Oswold ton Road, Liverpool, 25th May.
Mosley Esq. of Bolesworth Castle, and Bristow, Caroline, fifth daughter of I. C.
has left several children. His only sur- Bristow, Esq. Ensemore Hill, Cumber-
viving brother is the Rev. Thomas land, at Liverpool, aged 20, 20th May.
Henry Ashhurst, D.C.L. Fellow>f All Browne, Jane Elizabeth, widow of the late
Souls, Oxford." John Armitage Brown of Blandford
Atkinson, J. S. Wilberforce, Lieutenant Place, Regent's Park, at Kineton, co.
R. A. third son of the Rev. T. D. Atkin- Warwick, 31st May.
son, Vicar of Rugely, on his passage Brown, Elizabeth, wife of Madox Brown
home from the Cape, in his 20th year, Esq. daughter of the late Samuel Brom-
2nd April. ley, Esq. of Deptford, Kent, at Paria,
Baker, Julia Mary, sixth daughter of the on her return to England from Rome,
late Rev. Francis Baker, rector of 5th June.
Wylve Wilts, at Cheltenham, 6th June. Bunbury, Thomas, Esq. M.P. for co. Car-
Barclay, James Henry Esq. Ensign 93rd low, at 14 Crawford Street, Portman
Highlanders, youngest son of Captain Square, aged 70, 28th May.
Barclay, R. N. of Dysart, Fife, at Ma- Burke, Michael, Esq. third son of the late
deira, in his 22nd year, 7th May. Michael Burke, Esq. of Ballydugan, co.
Barnard, George Esq. grandson of the late Galway Director of Inland Navigation,
Sir Frederick Barnard of Stable Yard, and at one time M. P. for Athenry, 9th
St. James's, at Cross Deep, Twickenham, June. Mr. Burke, whose death is deeply
aged 36, 20th May. deplored, had filled in early life the
Barr, Marcus C. B. Lieut. Colonel, 29th office of collector of excise, and acted as
Regt. acting Adjutant General of Her a magistrate for the county of Galway.
ty's forces in India during the cam- Ilia family is a branch of the ancient and
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wide spreading house of Burke, of which Corley, Lieutenant Terence, 1st N.V.B.
Lord Clanricarde is the chief. The Bal- and deputy assistant commissary of ord-
lydugan estate was purchased from the nance, Fort St. George, at Rayapooram,
Lynch family in 1726, by Michael Burke 22nd January.
Esq. son of William Burke, Esq. of the Cotton, the Rev. Horace Salusbury, for-
Klorogue line, whose brother^entered the merly Ordinary of Newgate, at Reigate
Neapolitan service, and was commander- Surrey, in his 72nd year, 7ih June.
in-chief at Naples. Courtney, Elizabeth, wife of William
Burgess, the Rev. Bryant, A.M. rector of Courtney, Esq. at 14 Oxford Terrace,
the united parishes of St. Benet, Grace- Hyde Park, in her 62nd year, 15th June.
church, and St. Leonard, Eastcheap, at Crabb, R. H.Esq. of Great Baddow Essex,
Daltry Terrace, Islington, aged 68, 25 th in his 80th year, May.
May. Crawford, John Macdermeit, second son of
Butler, the Hon. Colonel Pierce, M.P. Andrew Crawford, M.D. at Winchester,
for the county of Kilkenny, at his 20th May.
apartment in the York-road, 13th June. Cruikshank, Alexander, Esq. of Straca-
Colonel Butler was fourth son of the thro, co.Forfar, at George Town, Deme-
late Viscount Mountgarrett, and bro- rara, 22nd April.
ther of the present Earl of Kilkenny. Cuninghame, Sir Alexander David Mont-
At the period of his decease, he had just gomery, Bart, of Corsehill co. Ayr, on
completed his 72nd year. He married the 8th June. He was the eldest son
in 1800, Anne daughter of the late Tho- of the late Sir James Montgomery Cu-
mas March Esq. of Lisburne, and has ninghame, Bart, by Jessie his wife,
left a numerous family, the eldest of
daughter of Thomas Cuming, Esq. re-
which, Pierce Somerset Butler, Esq. sits presentative of the Cumings of Earnside ;
in parliament for the county of Kilkenny. and nephew of Sir Walter Montgomery
Cabanel, Margaret Anne, wife of Daniel Cuninghame Bart, who, at the decease
Cabanel, Esq. of Somerset place, Bath, of John, 15th Earl of Glencairn, in 1796,
aged 79, 2nd June. claimed the honours of that noble and
Campbell, John, Esq. Captain Royal Scots ancient house, as heir male of the Hon.
Grays, eldest son of Colin Campbell, Andrew Cuninghame, second son of
Esq. of Colgrain, Dumbartonshire, at William, fourth Earl. He was opposed
Brighton, 28th^May. by Sir Adam Fergusson Bart, of Kilker-
Campbell, Hugh Montgomery, Esq. of the ran, the heir of the line ; but no definite
Hollies. Staffordshire, at Epsom, aged 52, decision resulted. Sir Alexander has
30th May. died unmarried, and is succeeded in the
Cannon, William, Esq. at North Town, title by his next brother, the present
Maidenhead, aged 83, llth June. baronet.
Chambers, Stanton Eld, eldest son of the Darley, Henry, Esq. at his seat, Aldby
late Stanton Eld Chambers, Esq. of the Park, near York, aged 68, 24th May.
Ordnance Office, Tower, after five days This gentleman, a magistrate for York-
most severe illness, at Marlborough, aged shire, and its high sheriff in 1827, was son
14 years, 6th June. of the late Henry Darley, Esq. of Aldby
Chase, Frances, widow of the late J. Chase, park, and derived from a very ancient
Esq. at Luton, Bedfordshire, aged 91, family, originally D'Erle, which was es-
21st May. tablished in England at the conquest.
Christy, Thomas, Esq. at his residence He married in 1802 Miss Mary Anne
Broomtield near, Cheimsford, in his 70th Martin, and has left three sons, Henry
year, 15th June. Brewster Darley, Esq. J. P. Charles
Clarke, the Rev. Wm. Thomas, late of Mel- Albert, and Alfred Horatio, besides two
ton Mowbray, 1 1th June. daughters, Helen, wife of George Bridge,
Coape, George, Esq. second surviving son Esq. and Arabella Sophia, m. to C.W.C.
of the late John Coape, Esq. of George Chaytor Esq. of Spennithorno.
Street,Hanover Square, at Wallington, Dowell, Major, at Geneva, while on a tour
Fareham. in Switzerland, late of the Hon. East
Conner, David, Esq. of Mauch, co. Cork, India Company's service, aged 44, 21st
and Orme Square, Bayswater, in his 93rd May.
year, 4th June. Down, Louisa Sommers, youngest daughter
Cooper, Elizabeth, wife of John Henry of Captain Down, R.N. at Langleigh,
Cooper, Esq. and daughter of the late near Ilfracombe, in her 17th year, 3rd
Godfrey Sykes, Esq. solicitor to the June.
Board of Stamps, at the Knowl Sands, Downe, Viscount, at Beningborough Hall,
near Bridgnorth/aged 35, 13th June. in his 74th year, 23rd May. This noble-
Copeland, Mary Emily, daughter of W. T. man, the Rev. William Henry Dawney,
Copeland, Esq. M.P. at Leyton Essex, sixth Viscount Downe, in the peerage of
in her 1.3th year, 31st May. Ireland, and an English baronet, was the
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second son of John, fourth Viscount, by Fisher, Frances, wife of F. W. Fisher, Esq.
his wife, Laura, only daughter and heir and only daughter of John Jackson, Esq.
of William Burton, Esq. He was born of South Lincolnshire, at Doncaster, in
the 20th of May, 1772, and succeeded to her 22nd year, 5th June.
the title the 18th Feb., 1832, at the Fitzpatrick, Geraldine Lucy, daughter of
decease without issue, of his eldest J.W. Fitzpatrick Esq, of Upper Assory,
brother, John Christopher, the fifth Vis- at Lisduft, Queen's county, aged four
count. His Lordship married 6th years, 25th May.
June, 1811, Lydia, only daughter of Folgate, Elizabeth, wife of William Folgate
John Heathcote, Esq. of Connington Esq. atWoolvers near Reigate, 23rd May.
Castle, and leaves, beside two daughters, Freston, Emily, widow of the Rev. T.
a son and successor, William Henry, now Gordon, Westfaling Freston, late Rector
seventh Viscount Downe, who married of Daylingworth, and Great Wilcombe,
in 1843, Isabel, daughter of Dr. Bagot, co. Gloucester, at Cirencester, aged 42,
Bishop of Oxford, and byher has a family. 2nd June.
The family of Dawney, Viscounts Downe, Frisby, James, Esq. at his residence, Tay-
an old and distinguished house, came well Goudhurst, Kent, 4th June.
into England at the Conquest. An an- Giberne, Mark, Esq, in his 80th year, 16th
cestor, Sir William Dawney, was made June.
a General by Richard Coeur de Lion, Gillman, Frances, only surviving sister of
when, having slain a Saracen Prince, and the late Dr. Gillman of the medical
afterwards killing a lion, the knight cut board. Bengal,at Cheltenham. 22nd May.
off the paw, and presented it to the King, Glanville, Francis, Esq. of Catchfrench, co.
who immediately, in token of approba- Cornwall, at Marlow, Bucks, in his 84th
tion, took a ring, (still in possession of year, 3rd June. Mr. Glanville, sat in
the Dawney family) off his finger, and, parliament for Malmsbury, in 1794, and
presenting it to Dawney, ordered that, to for Plymouth in 1797. He was son of
perpetuate the event, he should bear, as the late Sir John Glanville, who was
a crest,a demi-Saracen, with a lion's paw knighted when High Sheriff of Cornwall,
in one hand, and a ring in the other. in J 753. The Glanvilles of Halwell and
The first Viscount was Sir John Dawney, Kil worthy, from which he derived, are
M.P. for York, who was raised to the reputed to have sprung from the famous
peerage of Ireland, the 19th May, 1680. Ranulph de Glanville, Baron de Bron-
His son the second Viscount, sat in par- holme, temp. William the Conqueror.
liament for the co. of York, as did his After a sojourn of three centuries at Hal-
^grandson and successor, the third Vis- well, they w%>re removed to their more
count. The latter nobleman command- splendid mansion of Kilworthy, by Sir
ed, as Lieutenant Colonel, the 35th re- John Glanville, Knight, Judge of the
giment at Minden in 1759, and again at Common Pleas, temp. Queen Elizabeth.
the battle of Campen, near Wessell, 16th The late Mr. Glanville, by his first wife,
October 1760, when he received a mor- Sarah, daughter and co-heir of William
tal wound, and died the 9th December Masterman, Esq. had one daughter, the
following. His brother John, fourth wife of G. W. Gregor, Esq. of Trewar-
Viscount, greatly increased his patri- thenick, and by his second, Elizabeth,
mony by marrying Laura, only dau. daughter of Robert Fanshawe, Esq. he
and heir of William Burton Esq. of Luf- has left several sons and daughters.
fenham, Rutlandshire, and thus acquired Gough, Lieutenant Harry, of Her Majes-
the influence his family now enjoys in ty's 25th Regiment, eldest son of Rich-
that county. Of this union, the peer, ard Gough, Esq. of Kiiworth-house, Lei-
whose death we announce, was the 2nd cestershire, aged 28, at Calicut, India,
son. 22nd April.
Drew, Mary, widow of the late James Gregory, XVI., His Holiness the Pope, on
Drew, Esq. of Bristol, at .her residence, the 1st June, in the 81st year of his age.
Hamilton Terrace, St. John's Wood, He was a native of Belluno, of, we be-
London, in her 85th year, 14th June. lieve, humble origin. His name was
Dunmore, the Countess Dowager of, at Mauro Capellari, and he was born on the
Richmond park, 24th May. 18th Sept. 1765. He early in life de-
Dyson, the Rev. Henry. Rector of Wex- voted himself to a religious career, and
ham, Bucks, aged 82, 16th June. entered the order of Benedictines. Here
Erskin, Alexander, only son of Alexander he displayed great ardour and ability in
Erskin Esq. of Longhaven, N.B. at his the acquisition of learning and know-
father's house, Bryanston square, 10th As a scholar in languages, lite-
ledge.
June. rature, and science, fhe was perfectly
Evitt,Thomas, Esq. of Haydon Square, versed ; as a theologian be could scarcely
aged 74, 28th May. be surpassed. Yet, added to this, suc
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were his modest and retiring habits, that, Hurley, Robina, wife of Mr. R. Hurley, of
had it rested with himself, he would have Exton, Hants, and daughter of the late
never left his monastery. The reputation Mr. Robins of Bayfield Lodge, Norfolk,
of his talents and of his private worth, aged 24, 9th June.
however, soon spread beyond the cloister, Hyatt, Mrs at her house, 61, Connaught
.

and he was spoken of as a future prince Terrace, aged 82.

of the church, long before his elevation. Isacson, Thomas, Esq. at Pointings, Brigh-
He was nominated a Cardinal by Pope ton, eldest son of the late Rev. J. Isaac-
Leo XII., on the 21st March, 1825. In son, rector of Lidgate,Suffolk,27th May,
this high station, the Benedictine Monk 49th year of his age.
in the A gentle-
confirmed his fame. Being placed by the mandeservedly beloved and mourned by
Pontiff at the head of the vast and impor- his family and friends, and one whom his
tant administration of the Propaganda, neighbours delighted to honour.
or congregation for the propagation of Jackson Mary, wife of Captain J. Jack-
the faith, he here, aided by his African son, 14th Madras Native Infantry, 27th
and Asiatic erudition, displayed no ordi- March last.
nary capacity. As a politician Cardinal Jervis, Katherine Jervis, youngest daugh
,

Capellari was rather inclined to the po- ter of the late Swynfen Jervis, Esq. at
pular side, and opposed to the Austrian Hastings, 23rd May.
party in Italy. His elevation to the Johnson, Thomas, sen. Esq. of Cleeve, near
Popedom (2nd February, 1831,) was Yatton, Somerset, in his 68th year, 23rd
carried against the influence of Austria. May.
Groves, Alethea, widow of the late Major Jones. Capt. Wm. of Her Majesty's ship,
George Groves, formerly of the 28th Penelope, late commodore on the coast
Regiment of Foot, at Freelands, near of Africa, al Haslar, 24th May. His
Winchester, aged 73, 7th June. commissions bear date, Lieutenants, 24th
Gurney, Richard Henry, [youngest son of June 1811. Commander's 1st May 1826,
the late Richard Gurney, Esq. of Trego- and Captain's 18th August 1828.
ny, Cornwall, aged 18, llth June. Joynes, the Rev. R. Symonds, D.D. rector
Hagger, Charles Joseph West, son of Tho- of Gravesend, at Brighton, aged 65, 31st
mas Hagger V.S. Madras, 8th Light May.
Cavalry at sea, J 7th April. Kennedy, Caroline Charlotte, wife of the
Hall, Eliza, daughter of Robert Hall, Esq. Hon. John Kennedy of Bryanston
at Merlon Hall, Cloughjordan, Ireland,
Square, at Brighton, 27th May. This
aged 2 years and 4 months, 7th June. lady was only daughter of Lawrence Gill
Halson, Augustus, Esq. at Ancaster, Upper Esq. and married in 1800 the Hon. John
Canada, aged 46, llth May. Kennedy, 2nd son of the late Earl of
Hanbury, Elizabeth, widow of the late Cassilis.
John Hanbury, Esq. of Tottenham, at Kerr, the Hon. James, of the Inner Tem-
Connaught Terrace, in her SOth year, ple, late one of the judges of the court of
30th May. Queen's Bench, in the province of Lower
Haynes, Samuel, Esq. of 71, St. James's Canada, at Quebec, in his 81st year, 5th
Street, in his 89th year, 12th June. May.
Haymes, Helen, wife of the Rev. John Laing, James, Ensign, 15th Regt. of Infan-
Haymes. and daughter of James Home try, youngest son of the Rev. Dr Laing
Bigg, Esq. of Tarvit, and Bounfield, in of Sussex Square, Brighton, at Chukkoke,
the county of Fife, at Great Glenn, Lei- 22nd March.
cestershire, aged 32, SOth May. Leech Anne, widow of the late Edward
Hickman, Lieutenant, H. 34th Madras Leech, Esq. at Witley, aged 43, 6th
Light Infantry, youngest son of Hick- June.
man, Esq. of Oldswinford, co. Worcester, Lees, Mary, wife of the Hon. John Camp-
at Maugalove, East Indies, aged 21, 15th bell Lees, Chief Justice of the Bahamas,
April. and eldest daughter of the late Hon.
Hildyard, Francis, Esq. of the Inner Tem- William Vesey Manning, formerly Chief
ple, Barrister at Law, Fellow of Clare same island, at Nassau,
Justice of the
Hall, Cambridge, in consequence of a 24th April.
fall from his horse in St. James's Park, Liddell, Horatio Frances, third daughter of
on the afternoon previous, 22nd May. '

the Hon. H. T. Liddell, M.P. at Esling-

Hird, Rev. Joshua, D.D. rector of Monx- ton House, aged 16, 5lh June.
ton, and Vicar of Ellingham Hants,~aged Longmore, Mrs. widow of the late Rev.
77, 20th May. Alexander Longmore, L.L.B. Vicar of
Hoblyn, the Rev. W.M. rector of Clipsham, Great Baddow. and Rainham in Essex,
Rutland, at Buxton, aged 63, 18th May. at the residence of her son, Capt. Skin-
Hockley, Charlotte, third daughter of the ner, Royal Artillery, at Springfield, 6th
late Thomas Hockfey, Esq. at Norwood, June.
aged 18, 3rd June.
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Mac Leod, Harold, Esq. of Mac Leod, at descendant of the Templeaglentum

Wellington, New Zealand, aged 24, 20th branch of the De Lacys.
December, 1845. Pratt, Elizabeth, wife of Frederick T. Pratt,
Medwin, Mary, widow of T. C. Medwin, D.C.L. Doctor's Commons, 6th June.
Esq., and daughter of John Pinfold, Esq. Prendergast, Francis, Esq. registrar of the
and Mary his wife, at Horsham, in her Court of Chancery in Ireland, at Ste-
90th year, 9th June. phen-'s-green, Dublin, aged 77, 31st May.
Mends, Matthew Bowen, Storekeeper of Priestley, Anne Philadelphia, second sur-
the Royal Dock-yard, Chatham, after a viving daughter of Major Edward Priest-
short illness, aged 58, 10th June, and ley, at 5, Earlsfort-terrace, Dublin, aged
also, after a short illness, Charlotte Anne 12, 17th May.
on the 14th June.
his wife, Purcell, Peter, Esq. son of the late Dr.
Morse, Sarah Ann, widow of the late Purcell, in Rutland-square, Dublin, 25th
Major C. Morse, R.A., at Kilkenny, 4th May. This gentleman was a great coach
June. proprietor, and an alderman of the city
Moss, Mary, widow of the late James of Dublin, and was distinguished there
Moss, Esq. and daughter of the late as an active supporter of the extreme
John Walford, Esq. at Hammersmith, Liberal party in politics. He is, also
14th June. well known as an able agriculturist :

Mostyn, Captain Thomas, of Her Majesty's his letters on the cultivation of land
51th Regiment, fourth son of the late had great popularity, and led to the for-
Sir Edward Mostyn, of Talacre, Flint- mation, in Ireland, of the Royal Agricul-
shire, Bart., 23rd May, aged 31. tural Improvement Society. He is re-
Moultry, Mrs., wife of E. W. Moultry, ported to have left behind him a fortune
Esq., of the Middle Temple, in St. John's amounting to nearly 170,000.
Wood, 9th June. Rising, William, Esq. at his residence,
Muirhead, Lady Jane, in her 82nd year, Martham House, Norfolk, in his 78th
14th June. Her Ladyship was second yfear, 6th June.
daughter of John, 3rd Duke of Atholl, Roberts, Frances Cramer, only 'daughter
and widpw of John Gropet Muirhead, of the late Thomas Cramer Roberts,
Esq., who died in 1836. Esq. of Branfold, Kent, aged 21, 13th
Need, John, Esq. Senior Magistrate of the June.
county of Nottingham, and late Lieu- Robinson, Captain John Percival, at No. 1,
tenant-Colonel of the Notts Militia, at Devonshire-road, Wandsworth-road, after
Sherwood Hall, 26th May. a few days suffering from erysipelas, 15th
Nelson, Catherine Alexandrina, wife of June.
Dr. Nelson, late of Wim pole-street, at Romney, the Countess of, at Wilton-cres-
Tunbridge Wells, 23rd May. cent, 5th June, in her 35th year. Her
Newcome, the Rev. William, son of the ladyship, 5th dau. of Charles William
late Primate of Ireland, of Hockwold Henry, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, by Har-
Hall, co Norfolk, and Vicar of Sutton riet Katherine, his wife, youngest dau.
in the Isle of Ely, at Leamington, 22nd of Thomas, 1st Viscount Sydney, de-
May. scended, in a direct line, from the mar-
Newland, John, Esq., of the Middle Tem- riage of James Duke of Monmouth, with
ple, aged 77, 24th May. Anne, Countess of Buccleuch, "the
Nichols, Eliza, widow of the late John greatest fortune and the finest lady in the
Nichols, Esq. of Blandford-place, Re- three kingdoms." Lady Romney, whose
gent's-park, 23rd May. marriage took place in 1832, has left
O'Shea, Adam, Esq. at Rathgar Villa, two sons and three daughters.
Dublin, architect, aged 78, late of the Rothes, Charlotte Julia, Countess of, at her
Ordnance Department, Limerick. His seat, Shrub Hill, Dorking, Surrey, 21st
professional skill and efficient services May. Lady Rothes was dau. of Colonel
during the progress and completion of John Campbell, of Dunoon, and married
the various fortifications in Ireland were in 1798, George William, 10th Earl of
borne testimony to by the different com- Rothes, by whom she had an only dau.
manding officers on the occasion of his Elizabeth Jane, the widow of Major Au-
retirement from the service. gustus Wathen.
Owen, Captain Thomas, late Dockmaster Rotton, J. Esq. late Receiver-General of
of the St. Katherine Dock, at Topsham, the Excise, at Warwick House, Leam-
29th May. ington, aged 74.
Pierse, William Fitzmaurice, Esq. of the St. Andre, Marie Helene, daughter of Du-
co. of Limerick, in Princes Street, Lon- rant St. Andre, Consul-General of France,
don, 1st Feb. This gentleman was ne- in England, at
Montagu-square, aged 18,
phew of the late General Maurice De 22nd May.
Lacy of Grodno, in Russia, the last male Seager, John, Commander, R.N., at Flo-
 ANNOTATED OBITUARY. 297

rissant Renens, near Lausanne, in Swit- Baronet, who married, in 1835, Paulina,
zerland, 7th June. eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Jermyn.
Scott, the Rev. Thomas, B.D. Chaplain of The family of Trevelyan is of ancient
Bromley College, Kent, in his 82nd year, Cornish origin, having possessed lands in
30th May. Cornwall prior to the Conquest. The
Silva, Emanuel, Esq. one of her Majesty's baronetcy was conferred on George Tre-
Justices of the Peace for co. Surrey, at velyan, Esq. of Nettlecombe, the 24th
Newington-place, in his 76th year, 29th January, 1662.
May. Tufnell, Hon. Frances, wife of H. Tufnell,
Smith, Elizabeth, third dau. of the late Esq., M P. and second daughter of Gen.
John Smith, Esq. of Harold's Park, Wal- Lord Stafford, G.C.B. 4th June.
tham Abbey, at the house of her brother, [Jrquhart, Jemima Louisa, fourth daugh-
Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, 2nd June. ter of B. C. Urquhart, Esq. of Mel-
drum and Byth, Aberdeenshire, N.B.
Smyth, the Hon. Harriett, wife of Richard
Smyth, Esq. of Ballynatry, co. Water- 22nd May.
ford, and second daughter of Hayes, Vassall, Captain Sir Spencer Lambert
second Viscount Doneraile, in May. Hunter, R.N. K.H. eldest eon of the
Sneyd, Jane Robina, second daughter of late Lieutenant-Colonel Vassall, at his
the late Major Ralph H. Sneyd, at 6. residence, 29, Hyde-park-gardens, aged
Gloucester-road, Hyde-park-gardens, 2nd 47, 29th May. This gallant officer was
June. the eldest son of the late Col. Spencer
Spalding, Rev. Alfred, B.A. lateofTrin. Thomas Vassall (who fell at the head of
Coll. Cambridge, at 2, Montpellier-place, his regiment, the 38th Foot, at the storm-
Brighton, 26th May. ing of Monte Video), by Catherine Bran-
Squire, Margaret, youngest sister of the deth Backhouse, his wife, daughter of
Rev. Edmund Squire, at the Rectory the Rev. D. Evans, D.D. and represented
House, Ashen, Essex, 30th May. a junior branch of the Vassalls, Barons
Sutton, Frederick Henry, youngest son of de Gourdon, in France, derived imme-
the Hon. H. Manners Sutton, M.P. at diately from John Vassall, Alderman of
South wick Crescent, aged 14 months, London, who equipped and commanded
25th May. two ships of war against the Spanish Ar-
Thistlethwaite, Caroline, widow of the Rev. mada. Sir Spencer was born 17th May,
Alexr. Thistlethwaite, Rector of West 1799, and entered the Royal Navy in
Titherle}' and Broughton, in Hampshire, May, 1812, under Sir Home Popham, on
at the house of her son-in-law, Colonel board the Venerable, 74. In 1819. he was
Goldie, C.B. aged 79, 10th June. appointed Lieutenant of the Iphigenia,
Thomas, Arthur William, Esq. of Tulla- 42, Captain Hyde Parker ; in 1820,
brin, co. Kilkenny, eldest son of the late served under Captain Vernon, in the
Rev. Francis Thomas, in Brook-street, Blossom, 26, and, in 1824, joined the
28th May. Princt Regent, 120, the flag-ship of Sir
Thornton, Mary, wife of Stephen Thornton, Robert Moorsom, in the Medway. In
Esq. of Mongerhanger House, co. Bed- the following year, Lieutenant Vassall
ford, aged 70, 23rd May. was in the Ranger, 28, under Captain
Timperon, Joseph, Esq. at New Barnes, Lord Henry Thynne, fitting out for the
near St. Albans, in his 84th year, 28th South American station, and, in April,
May. 1827, joined the Ganges, 84, bearing the
Thompson, Anne, wife of Charles Thomp- flag of Sir Robert Waller Otway, by
son, Esq. of Hornchurch, Essex, aged 64, whom he was promoted to the command
]'2thJune. of the Eclair sloop, in the ensuing July.
Trevernon, the Rev. Edward, Rector of His advancement to the rank of Com-
Drewsteignton,Devonshire, at Cambridge mander had then already taken place,
Terrace, 10th June. by commission dated 30th April, 1827.
Trevelyan, Sir John, Bart, of Nettlecombe, After paying off the Eclair, in Septem-
in the county of Somerset, at his seat, ber following, Captain Vassall remained
Nettlecombe Court, aged 8tf, 30th May. on half-pay until the 24th November,
Sir John Trevelyan, the 5th Baronet of 1831, when he was appointed to the
Nettlecombe, was born in 1766. He Harrier, a new 1 8-gun corvette, in which
married, in 1791, Maria, daughter of Sir vessel he served with much distinction
Thomas Spencer Wilson, of Charlton, on the East India station. In 1835, he
in Kent, by whom he has had issue five brought her home and paid her off at
sons and five daughters, all of whom, Portsmouth, subsequently to which his
but one son, survive him. Sir John suc- late Majesty. King William the Fourth,
ceeded his father, Sir John Trevelyan, conferred upon him the honourof Knight-
the 4th Baronet, in 1828. He is himself hood, for the gallantry he had displayed
succeeded by his, 'eldest son, now Sir in attacking and destroying several ex-
Walter Calverley Trevelyan, the 6th tensive settlements of ferocious and dan-
298 ANNOTATED OBITUARY.

gerous pirates in the Malaccas. Sir Spen- Hughes, Esq. of Glasbury House and
cer married, in May, 1844, Letitia, only Glynn Hall, Denbigh. 20th May.
daughter of the late Edward Berkeley Wodehouse, John, Lord, at Kimberley,
Napier, Esq. of Pennard House, Somer- in his 76th year, 31st May. John
set, and widow of the Rev. E. H. Puls- Wodehouse, second Baron Wodehouse,
ford, a Canon Residentiary of Wells. of Kimberley, in the county of Nor-
Wade, Harriet Amelia, widow of the late folk, and^a Baronet, was the eldest son
James Wade, Esq. of Ship Meadow, Suf- of John, first Baron Wodehouse, by
folk, at Tempsford Hall, Bedfordshire, Sophia, only child and heiress of Charles
the residence of her son-in-law, Robert Berkeley, Esq. of Bruton Abbey, in the
Elliott, Esq. county of Somerset, and niece of the lust
Wagg, John Lewis, son of John Wagg, Lord Berkeley, of Stratton. John, se-
Esq. of Gloucester-place,Portman-square, cond Baron Wodehouse, was born on the
at Ramsgate, 30th May. llth of January, 1771 his lordship, pre-
:

Walker, Joseph, Esq. at his house, the viously to inheriting the family honours,
Crescent, Birmingham, in his 67th year, represented the county of Norfolk in
1st June. several successive Parliaments. In
Walton, James Howard, Esq. second son politics, he was a Tory. He suc-
of John Walton, Esq. of Worsley, near ceeded to the peerage on the demise of
Manchester, aged 33, 27th May. his father, the 29th May, 1834: mar-
Walton, William Stephen, Esq. of Wood- ried, the 17th November, 17 96, Charlotte
side, near Croydon, Surrey, aged 63, Laura, only daughter and heiress of John
14th June. Norris, Esq. of Wilton Park, Norfolk,
Walker. Augusta, second daughter of Geo. and has left numerous issue. His grand-
J. A. Walker, Esq. of Norton, in the son, John, now third Baron Wodehouse,
county of Worcester, aged 24, 7th June. is the elder child of the late Lord's son,the
Ward, George Robert Michael, M.A. late ,Hon. HenryWodehouse, who died in 1834.
Fellow of Trinity College, and Deputy Lord Wodehouse had been declining in
Steward of Oxford, Barrister, aged 46, health for some months back, yet his
23rd May. death occurred rather suddenly on the
West, Honor Edgecumbe, widow of George 29th ultimo, at his seat, Kimberley Park,
Towry West, Esq. aged 57, 6th June. Norfolk. The family of Wodehouse
Whitehead, Emma, wife of F. F. White- traces its descent to a very remote pe-
head, Esq. of Beach-hill, Saddleworth, riod in English history. The creation
Yorkshire, llth June. of the baronetcy of this family dates the
Whitmarsh, Fanny Elizabeth, second dau. 29th June, 1611, and the creation of their
of John Whitmarsh, Esq. Dispenser of peerage the 26'th October, 1797.
Greenwich Hospital, aged 8 years and 5 Wreford, Mary Ann, youngest daughter of
months, 12th June. John Wreford, Esq. at Broughton House,
Williams, Mrs. relict of the late Thomas Kent, aged 22, 29th May.
Williams, Esq. of Velinnowidd, co. Bre- Yzarn, Rebecca, wife of Peter Yzarn, Esq.
con, and daughter of the late Thomas of Herne Hill, Surrey, 20th May.
 THE PATRICIAN.

CREATIONS IN THE PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE,

DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF
SIR ROBERT PEEL.

FRANCIS, EARL of ELLESMERE, of Ellesmere, co. Salop.

HENRY VISCOUNT HARDINGE, of Lahore, and Kings Newton, co, Derby.
HUGH BARON GOUGH, of Chinkeangfoo, in China, and of Maharajpore and
the Sutlej, in the East Indies.
JAMES, BARON DUNSANDLE AND CLAN CONAL, co. Galway.
CHARLES THEOPHILUS, BARON METCALFE.
SIR JOHN PIRIE, Bart., of Camberwell, co. Surrey.
SIR WILLIAM MAGNAY, Bart., of Postford House, co. Surrey.
SIR WILLIAM PARKER, Bart.
SIR JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Bart.
SIR HENRY GEORGE WAKELYN SMITH, Bail., of Aliwaul on the Sutlej.
SIR THOMAS FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., of Harpton Court, co. Radnor.
SIR JOHN SOMERSET PAKINGTON, Bart., of Westwood, co. Worcester.
SIR JOHN GLADSTONE, Bart., of Fasque and Balfour, co. Kincardine.
SIR JAMES WEIR HOGG, Bart., of Upper Grosvenor Street, Middlesex.
SIR WILLIAM FEILDEN, Bart., of Feniscoules, co. Lancaster.
SIR WILLIAM VERNER, Bart., of Verner's Bridge, co. Armagh, and Inis-
magh, co. Tyrone.
SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE, Bart., of East Cliffe Lodge, Isle of Thanet,
Kent.

FRANCIS, EARL OF ELLESMERE, AND VISCOUNT BRACKLEY.

LORD FRANCIS EGERTON, second son of George Granville, late Duke of

Sutherland, and grandson of Granville, Marquess of Stafford, and Louisa,
his wife, dau. and eventually coheir of Scroope, first Duke of Bridgewater,
succeeded to the great Bridgewater estates in Lancashire, at the decease of
his father, in 1833, and, on being elevated to the
Peerage, adopted his titles
as well as his
supporters from those of the Egerton family.
His Lordship received his education at Christ Church, Oxford, where he
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took a high degree, and subsequently, while Lord- Francis Leveson Gower,
acquired considerable literary reputation. In 1820, he was returned to par-
liament for Bletchingley, from 1825 to 1830, sat for the county of Suther-
land, and was elected knight of the shire for Lancashire, in 1835. His Lord-
ship's first official appointment,
that of Chief Secretary for Ireland, he held
from January, 1828, to July, 1830. In the latter year he became Secretary
at War, but retired with his party in the November following. He married
in 1822, Harriet Catherine, daughter of Charles Greville, Esq., by Charlotte,
his wife, dau. of William, third Duke of Portland, and has five sons and
two daughters.
The noble family of Egerton was established by SIR THOMAS EGERTON,
(illegitimateson of Sir Richard Egerton, of Ridley), the celebrated Lord
Chancellor, who was born in Cheshire about the year 1540, and admitted of
Brazenose College, Oxford, in 1556. The Athense Oxonienses give an
account of his early pursuits, and state his having " applied his muse to
severe study in this University, where continuing about three years, he laid
a foundation whereon to build profounder learning. Afterwards going to
Lincoln's Inn, he made a most happy progress in the municipal law, and at
length was a counsellor of note." In 1581, Mr. Egerton's eminent abilities
were rewarded with the office of Solicit or- General, and in 1592, with the
Attorney- Generalship. In 1594, he was raised to the Rolls Bench, having
previously received the honour of Knighthood; and in 1596, obtained the
custody of the Great Seal, under the title of Lord Keeper. To this high
station he was elevated by the especial favour of his Royal Mistress, and
" "
the universal wish of the country, every one," as Camden says, having
conceived mighty hopes and expectations of his lordship." After retaining
this office during the reign of Elizabeth, he was created by her successor,
on the 2 st July, 1 603, BARON ELLESMERE, and constituted LORD HIGH
1

CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.
To attempt even the most abridged epitome of the affairs in which Lord
Ellesmere appears a principal actor, during his eventful and splendid career,
would far exceed our limits. Among those, however, may be especially
noted, the treaties with the Dutch and the Danes, 40th and 42nd ELIZABETH ;

his exertions in behalf of the ill-fated Essex ; the trials of Lords Cobham
and Grey de Wilton, in 1603 the negotiations respecting the proposed
;

unions of the crowns of England and Scotland, in 1 604 ; the struggle with
Lord Chief Justice Coke, in reference to the jurisdiction of the Court of
Chancery, in 1615 ; and the trial of the Earl and Countess of Somerset, in
the following year, for the murder of Sir Thomas
Overbury, The Lord
Chancellor, now more than severity- six years of age, feeling both the powers
of his mind and body shrink under the
pressure of age and infirmity, en-
treated from the king, in two pathetic letters, a
discharge from his high
office, which he had held nearly twenty- two years. His Majesty complied,
and after advancing the Chancellor to the
dignity of VISCOUNT BRACKLEY,
received the seals in person from his
Lordship, on his death bed, with tears
of respect and gratitude, and expressed the intention of
adding the earldom
of Bridgewater to his previous honours. His Lordship died 15th March,
" in a
1617, good old age and full of virtuous fame ;" and, in the words of
"
Camden, forte quanto proprius Reipublicee mala viderat, ut integer hones-
turn finem voluit." Racket, in his Life of Archbishop Williams, says he
was one " qui nihil in vita nisi laudandum ant fecit, aut dixit, aut sensit."
His apprehension was keen and ready, his
judgment deep and sound, his
elocution elegant and
easy. As a lawyer, he was prudent in counsel, exten-
 PEERAGE AND BAROXKTAGK. 801

sive in information,and just in principle so that while he lived he was

;

excelled by none and when he died he was lamented by all. In a word, as

;

a statesman, he was faithful and patriotic and as a judge, impartial and

;

incorrupt.
Ben Johnson has addressed several epigrams to Chancellor Egerton ; one
of which we subjoin :

To Thomas, Lord Chancellor.

Whilst thy weigh'd judgments, Egerton, I hear,

And know thee then & judge not of one year ;

Whilst I behold thee live with purest hands,

That no affection in tby voice commands ;

That still thou'rt present in the better cause,

And no less wise than skilful in the laws ;
Whilst thou art certain to thy words once gone
As is thy conscience, which is always one :

The Virgin long since fled from Earth I see

T' our times return'd, hath made her heaven in thee.

His Lordship by his first wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Ravenscroft,

Esq. of Bretton, in Flintshire, was father of JOHN EGERTON, 2nd VISCOUNT
BRACKLEY, who was advanced to the EARLDOM of BRIDGWATER, 27 May,
1617. This nobleman, distinguishing himself in Ireland, under the Earl of
Essex, in 1599, received the honour of Knighthood, and, at the coronation
of James I, was made a Knight of the Bath. His Lordship's appointment
in 1 633, to the Lord Presidency of Wales and the Marches, gave rise to
Milton's immortal Comus, and is thus recorded by Warton " I have been
;

" from a
informed," says the writer, manuscript of Oldys, that Lord Bridge-
water being appointed Lord President of Wales, entered upon his official
residence atLudlow Castle, wjth great solemnity. Upon this occasion, he
was attended by a large concourse of the neighbouring nobility and gentry.
Among the rest came his children in particular Lord Brackley, Mr. Thomas
:

Egerton and Lady Alice,

to attend their father's state,
And new entrusted sceptre.

They had been on a visit at a house of the Egerton family, in Hereford-

shire, in passing through Haywood forest were benighted, and the

and
Lady Alice was even lost for a short time. This accident, which in the end
was attended with no bad consequences, furnished the subject for a mask
for Michaelmas, and produced Comus." The Earl married Lady Frances
Stanley,* second dau. and coheir of Ferdinando, Earl of Derby, son of
Henry, Earl of Derby, by Margaret, his wife, only dau. and heir of Henry
Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, and dying 4th Dec. 1649, was succeeded
by his eldest surviving son and heir.
JOHN EGERTON, 2nd EARL OF BRIDGEWATER, who married in the 19th
year of his age, Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, daughter of William Duke of
Newcastle, and had, with a daughter Elizabeth, wife of Robert Sidney, Earl
of Leicester, five sons, of whom the third, THOMAS, became ancestor of the
EGERTONS of TATTON, in CHESHIRE, and the eldest, JOHN, succeeded as

*
Lady Frances Stanley's grandmother, the Lady Margaret Clifford, was only child of
Henry, Earl of Cumberland, and of Eleanor, his Countess, younger dau. and coheir
of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, by Mary, his wife, Queen Dowager of France,
youngest sister, and eventually coheir of KING HENRY VIII.
Y 2
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third EARL OP BRIDGEWATER. This nobleman, constituted in 1699 First

Commissioner for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of England,
died in 1701, leaving by Jane, his second wife, daughter of Charles, Duke
of Bolton, two sons
J. SCROOPE, 4th Earl of Bridgewater, created Marquess of Brackley and
DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER in 1720. His Grace m. 1st, Elizabeth,
dau. and coheir of John, 2d Duke of Marlborough, and had by her
an only dau. Anne, m. 1st, to Wriothesley, 3d Duke of Bedford;
and 2dly, to William, Earl of Jersey. The Duke m. 2dly, in 1722,
Rachel, dau. of the Duke of Bedford, and left by her two sons and
two daughters, viz.
1. JOHN, 2d Duke, died unm. 1748.
2. FRANCIS, 3d Duke, who has justly acquired the reputation of

being the great founder of inland navigation in this country

by his enterprising speculation in the celebrated canal which
bears his name, and which has realized a princely revenue
for his successors. His Grace died unm. in 1803, having be-
queathed to Francis the second son of his nephew, the Duke
of Sutherland, his vast canal property, valued at 80,000 per
annum, and Ashridge, in Herts, with other family estates in
Bucks, Salop, and Yorkshire, worth 30,000 per annum, and
nearly 600,000 in the funds, to General Egerton, his suc-
ces?or in the earldom.
3. LOUISA, whom.Granville, 2nd Earl Gowerarid 1st Marquess of
Stafford,and had, with three daughters, an only son, George
GRANVILLE, 2nd Marquess of Stafford and 1st DUKE or
SUTHERLAND, whose second son, LORD FRANCIS LEVESON-
GOWER, b. 1st January, 1800, assumed the surname and
arms of EGERTON in 1833, having inherited the great Bridge-
water estates.
Diana, who m. in 1753, Frederick Lord Baltimore, and d. in
4.
1758.
II. HENRY, D.D., Bishop of Hereford: d. in 1746,
leaving, by Elizabeth-
Ariana, his wife, dau. of William Earl of Portland, four sons, the
eldest of whom, JOHN, Bishop of Durham, m. in 1748,
Lady Sophia
Anne Grey, dau. and co-heir of Henry, Duke of Kent, and by her
had two sons, JOHN WILLIAM, 7th Earl of Bridgewater, and FRANCIS
HENRY, 8th Earl, who both d. s.p. and one dau., Amelia, who m.
Sir Abraham Hume, Bart., and was mother of two
daughters and
co-heirs, Amelia, wife of the late Lord Farnborough, and Sophia,
m. to John, Lord Brownlow,

HENRY, VISCOUNT HARDiNGE,and HUGH, BARON GOUGH.

Of these distinguished Noblemen, whose gallant services in India achieved
their coronets, we have already given in our June number detailed parti-
culars.

CHARLES THEOPHILUS, BARON METCALFE.

From the year 1800, when his Lordship first went to India as a writer,
to his retirement from public life, in 1845, his services have been of the most
important kind, and of the greatest national benefit. In 1835, he acted
provisionally as Governor General of India, in 1839 became Governor Gene-
 PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE. 303

ral of Jamaica, and in 1843 was constituted Captain General of Canada. At

the decease of his brother in 1822, he succeeded to the Baronetcy con-
ferred on his grandfather Sir Thomas Metcalfe, a director of the East India
Company ; and was elevated to the peerage in 1845.

JAMES, BARON DUNSANDLE AND CLAN CONAL, of Dunsandle, co. Galway.

JAMES DALY, Esq., of Dunsandle, for many years M.P. for the county
of Galway, was created a Peer of Ireland on the 6th June, 1845. His
Lordship, a great landed proprietor in the West of Ireland, and a gentleman
universally esteemed, is elder son of the late Right Hon. Denis Daly, who
sat for a lengthened period in the Irish Parliament, in which he became

eminently distinguished for his eloquence and abilities. He was one of the
leading statesmen of those days, so remarkable in Ireland for eminent men,
and Grattan describes him as " one of the best and brightest characters that
Ireland ever produced." His wife was only dau. and heiress of Robert,
Earl of Farnham, and through this lady, Lord Dunsandle derives in direct
descent from the kings of Scotland and Robert Bruce.
The family of Daly or O'Daly is of very ancient origin, and claims a
common ancestor with the O'Neils of Tyrone, and the O'Doriells of Tyrcon-
neL The immediate founder of the Dunsandle or Carrownakelly branch
filled the high office of Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland
with such impartiality and integrity in those arduous times as added lustre
to the judicial character. Of a younger branch was the well-known DENIS
BOWES DALY.
Lord Dunsandle is married to Maria Elizabeth, dau. and coheir of the
Right Hon. Sir Skeffington Smyth, Bart., and has several children. His
only brother is the Right Rev. Robert Daly, the able and eloquent Bishop
of Cashel.

SIR JOHN PIRIE, BART., of Camberwell, co. Surrey.

Alderman Pirie, a shipowner and merchant, of the city of London, served

asLord Mayor during the year 1841-2, in which he was created a baronet
upon the birth of H.R H. The Prince of Wales.
He is son of the late John Pirie of Dunse, co. Berwick, was born in 1781,
and married in 1807, Jean. dau. of Robert Nichol, of Kelso. '
L .-';!( i< i.i .') l)fi{\

SIR WILLIAM MAGNAY, BART., of Postford House, co. Surrey.

Sir William Magnay, son of the late Christopher Magnay, Esq. of the
Manor House, Wandsworth, Lord Mayor of London in 1821, became
himself a City Magistrate, as Alderman of Vintry Ward in 1837, and filled
the Civic Chair in 1843-4. In that year the Queen visited the city of Lon-
don on the occasion of the opening of the New Royal Exchange, and was
then graciously pleased to confer a baronetcy on the Lord Mayor. Sir
William is in his 50th year.

SIR WILLIAM PARKER, BART.

This gallant officer, Vice Admiral of the Blue, and a Knight Grand Cross of
the Bath, has earned his honours by a long and glorious career of services.
In 1794 he served as midshipman of the Orion, in Howe's Action, and in
1806 commanded the Amazon at the capture of the Marengo and Belle
304: CREATIONS IN THE

Poule. In 1841, he was nominated Commander in Chief on the East

India Station, and in that capacity conducted the operations on the coast of
China, until the cessation of hostilities under the walls of Nankin. These
memorable proceedings obtained for the gallant admiral the thanks of Par-
liament, the Grand Cross of the Bath, and a patent of baronetcy. Sir
William is third son of George Parker, Esq. and grandson of Sir Thomas
Parker, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, of the senior line of the noble
family of Macclesfield. He was born in 1781, and married in 1810, Fran-
ces-Anne, dau. of the late Sir Theophilus Biddulph, Bt. by which lady he
has issue.

SIR JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, BART*

This gentleman, British Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of British
Trade in China, and Governor and Commander in Chief of the colony of
Hong Kong, was created a Baronet in 1845, in requital of his services, in
the East. Sir John Davis has long been distinguished for his knowledge of
the language and customs of China, and has gained considerable reputation
by his works relative to that interesting country. He is eldest son of Samuel
Davis, Esq. of Portland Place, formerly a Director of the East India Com-
pany, was born in 1795, and married in 1822, a dau of Richard Humphrays,
Esq. of Bengal Engineers, by which lady he has issue.

SIR H. G. W. SMITH, BART, of Aliwaul on the Sutlej.

This gallant commander, whose brilliant victory of Aliwaul, has rendered
his name so familiar, and so famous, is the son of Mr. John Smith, Surgeon,
of Whittlesea, by his wife, the daughter of the Rev. George Moore. He
entered the army in 1805, but seems to have long contended with all those
difficulties, which, in the British service, so constantly retard promotion
unless merit be aided by wealth or influence. His first opportunity of dis-
tinction occurred at the
storming of Monte Video. In the Peninsula, he
served from Vimeiro to Corunna, was wounded in Crawford's action on the
Coa, and participated in the battles of Sahugal and Fuentes d'Onor. Sub-
sequently he [fought at Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, and Toulouse,
and on the termination of hostilites with France, proceeded to America,
where he acted a distinguished part at Washington and New Orleans, whence
he returned, in time to share the glory of Waterloo. In 1837 he obtained
the local rank of Major- General in India, was made a
Knight Commander
of the Bath for his services, as
Adjutant- General at the battle of Maharaj-
poor. During the campaign of the Sutlej, he led into action the first infan-
try division of the British army on the hard fought fields of Ferozeshah and
Moodkee, achieved at the head of the forces, under his own especial com-
mand, the glorious victory of Aliwaul, and finally co-operated successfully
with the commander-in-chief at the
storming of the camp of Sobraon. For
these memorable exploits, Sir
Harry Smith received the thanks of parliament,
was given the Grand Cross of the Bath, and created a Baronet. He is
married to Donna Suana Maria de los Dolores de Leon.

THE RIGHT HON. SIR THOMAS FRANKLAND LEWIS, BART., OF HARPTON,

co. RADNOR.
Sir THOMAS FRANKLAND LKWIS, member in three successive parlia-
ments for the county of Radnor, represents a highly respectable family
long seated of which
county his direct progenitor, THOMAS
in that shire,
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Licwis, Esq., of Harpton, served as High Sheriff in 1552. The represen-

tative of the house at the opening of the eighteenth century, THOMAS
LEWIS, Esq., of Harpton Court, was returned to Parliament for the borough
of Radnor, and continued to represent that constituency for nearly half a
century. He married Anne, daughter and co-heir of Sir Nathan Wrighte,
Bart., of Cranham Hall, Essex, a kinsman of the Lord Keeper Wrighte, hut
died without issue in 1777, when his Radnorshire estates devolved on his
"
nephew, JOHN LEWIS, Esq., who then became of Harpton Court." He had
two wives by the first, there was no male issue but by the second, Anne,
: ;

daughter of Admiral Sir Thomas Frankland, Bart., of Thirkelby, he left at

his decease, in 1797, an only son, THOMAS-FRANKLAND. This gentleman,
(now Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, Bart.) born 14th May, 1780, entered
the House of Commons, as member for Beaumaris, in 1812, and sat for
that borough in three succeeding parliaments. In 1826, he was returned for
Enriis ; in 1827, received the appointment of Secretary to the Treasury ;

and in 1828, became Treasurer of the Navy. He had subsequently the

honour of representing his native county, a trust he resigned in 1834, on
being constituted Chairman of the Poor-law Commission. He married, 1st,
llth March, 1805, Harriet, fourth daughter of Sir George Cornewall, Bart.,
and by her, who d. llth August, 1838, has two sons George Cornewall,
barrister- at- law, one of the Poor-Law Commissioners, who married in 1844

Lady Maria Theresa Lister, sister to the Earl of Clarendon and Gilbert-
;

Frankland, rector of Monnington, co. Hereford, whose wife, Jane, is eldest

dau. of Sir Edmund Win. Antrobus, Bart.

SIR JOHN SOMERSET PAKINGTON, BART., M.P., of Westwood Park,

co. Worcester.
The founder House of Pakington was Sir John
of the fortunes of the
Pakington, a lawyer, who in the reign of Henry VIII. was chirographer in
the Court of Common Pleas, and died possessed of large acquired estates.
His grandnephew and heir, SIR JOHN PAKINGTON, K.B., stood high in
favour with Queen Elizabeth, who first took notice of him in her progress
to Worcester, when she invited him to attend her court, where he lived at
his own expense, in great splendour and reputation, with an equipage, not
inferior to some of the highest officers. He was remarkable for his stature
and comely person, and had distinguished himself so much by his manly
"
exercises, that he was called Lusty Pakington." To quote the words of
" he could smile ladies to his
Lloyd, service, and argue statesmen to his
design with equal ease. His reason was powerful, his beauty, more. Never
was a brave soul more bravely seated. Queen Elizabeth called him her
Temperance, and Leicester, his Modesty. The new court star was a nine
days' wonder, engaging all eyes, until it set satisfied with its own glory.
He came Solomon did, to see its vanity, and retired
to court, he said, as
as he The following anecdote is characteristic of Faking-
did, to repent it."
humane and noble spirit "
ton's Having by his expensive life contracted
:

heavy debts, he took the wise resolution of retiring into the country, and
said he would feed on bread and verjuice until he had made up for his ex-

travagancies which determination coming to the Royal ear, the Queen

;

gave him a grant of a gentleman's estate in Suffolk, worth eight or nine

hundred pounds a-year, which had escheated to the Crown. Pakington,
however, when he went to take possession, could not behold the miseries
of the distressed family, without remorse and compassion and the melan-
;

choly spectacle of the unhappy mother and her children wrought so effec-
306 CREATIONS IN THE

to Court immediately, and

tually upon his fine feelings, that he repaired
humbly besought the Queen to excuse him from enriching himself by such
means, and did not leave the presence until he had obtained his request,
which involved the restoration of the property to the rightful owner/' The
this excellent man was SIR HERBERT PERROTT
great- great-grandson of
PAKINGTON, Bart., M.P. for Worcestershire, who is said to have been the
original from which Addison
drew his inimitable "Sir Roger de Coverley."
He m. in 1721, Elizabeth, daughter of John Conyers, Esq. of Waltham-
stow, and was father of SIR HERBERT PERROTT PAKINGTON, Bart., who
m. in 1759, Elizabeth, daughter of Caesar Hawkins, Esq., and widow of
Herbert Wylde, Esq. of Ludlow, and dying in 1795, left one son SIR
JOHN PAKINGTON, the last Bart., who died s.p. in 1830, and two daus.
ELIZABETH, wife of WILLIAM RUSSELL, Esq., of Powick, co. Worcester,
and ANNE. Of the elder of these ladies the son and heir, JOHN SOMERSET
RUSSELL, Esq., inheriting the Pakington estates, assumed the surname of
his maternal ancestors, and is the newly created Baronet. He has been
twice married ; 1st. to Mary, only child of Moreton Aglionby Slaney, Esq.,
and 2nd. in 1844 to Augusta, daughter of the Rt. Rev. George Murray,
D.D. Bishop of Rochester.

SIR JOHN GLADSTONE, BART., of Fasque and Balfour, co. Kincardine.

The Gladstones owe their wealth and station to the same mighty source
the commercial greatness of England from which the Osbornes, the Thellus-
sons, the Barings, and a host of others have derived their importance. They
have long been connected with Liverpool and at the present time, among
;

" Merchant Princes " of that

the flourishing town, no name stands higher
than that of Gladstone. The gentleman on whom the baronetcy has been
conferred, is at the head of the house of Gladstone and Co., and possesses
vast landed property, acquired by recent purchase, in North Britain. For
nine years, he sat in parliament, representing, successively/ Lancaster,
Woodstock and Berwick. He is eldest son of the late Thomas Gladstones,
of Leith, by Helen, his wife, dau. of Walter Neilson, of Springfield, and
grandson of John Gladstones, of Toftcombes, near Biggar, in Lanarkshire,
by Janet Aitken, his wife. The final s. in his name, Sir John was authorised
to drop by Royal Licence, 10th Feb. 1835. His age is 81, the date of his
birth being 1 1th Dec. 1 764. He has been twice married by his wife, Jane,
:

dau. of Joseph Hale, of Liverpool, he had no issue, but by his second, Anne,
dau. of Andrew Robertson, Provost of Dingwall, co. Ross, he has one sur-
viving dau. Helen- Jane, and four sons,
I. Thomas, of Fettercairn, b. 25th
July, 1804, M.P. for Queenborough,
in 1830, for Portarlington, in 1832, and for Leicester, in 1837. He
m. in 1835, Louisa, dau, of Robert Fellowes, Esq. of Shottisham
Park, Norfolk, and has issue.
II. Robertson, of Courtney, Lancashire, b. 15th Nov. 1805, who m. 28th
January, 1836, Mary-Ellen, dau. of Hugh Jones, Esq. of Liverpool,
and has issue.
III. John Neilson, Commander R.N. M.P. for Ipswich, b. 18th January,
1807, who m. 7th Feb. 1839, Elizabeth- Horioria, dau. of Sir Robert
Bateson, Bt. of Belvoir, and has issue.
IV. William-Ewart,P.C.,M.P.,the Ex-Secretary of State, for the Colonies,
b. 29th Dec. 1809, who m. 25th
July 1839, Catherine, eldest dau. of
Sir Stephen Richd. Glynne,Bt of Hawarden, co. Flint, and ha< issuo.
 PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE. 307

SIR JAMES WEIR HOGG, BART, of Upper Grosvenor Street,

co. Middlesex.
Sir J. W.Hogg, at present a member of the East Indian direction, and
M.P. for Beverley, is by profession a Barrister, and practised formerly with
much success at Calcutta, where he held the appointment of registrar in the
supreme court. He married in 1822, Mary, second daughter of Samuel
Swinton, Esq. of Swinton, in Berwickshire, the descendent of one of the
oldest families in Scotland, preeminently distinguished in the wars of the
15th century. The gallant bearing, and heroic death of the Lord of Swin-
ton, at the fatal battle of Homilden, have afforded a subject for the poetic
genius of Walter Scott, and are the materials on which he founded the drama
of " Haledon Hill." Sir John Swinton of the Ilk, the son and successor of
the hero of Homilden, rivalled his father's fame at the conflict of Beauge,
;

in France, A.D. 1420, he unhorsed the Duke of Clarence, the English ge-
neral, whom he recognised by a coronet, set with precious stones, which the
duke wore around his helmet and wounded him so grievously in the face
;

with his lance, that he immediately expired :

And Swinton placed the lance in rest

That humbled erst the sparkling crest
Of Clarence's Plantagenet.
Lay of the Last Minstrel.

SIR WILLIAM FEILDEN, BART, of Feniscowles, co. Lancaster.

Sir W. Feilden, a merchant and manufacturer which town

at Blackburn, of
he has been representative in parliament since 1832, descends from a re-
spectable family, settled there for three centuries, and at present enjoying
considerable landed property in the county of Lancaster. He is third son
of the late Joseph Feilden, Esq. of Witton, by Margaret, his wife, daughter
and co-heiress of William Ley land, Esq., and brother of John Feilden, Esq.
of Mollington Hall, who served the office of High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1S03.
Sir William was born 13th March, 1772, and married 30th March, 1797,
Mary Haughton, daughter of the late Edmund Jackson, Esq., Member of
the House of Assembly at Jamaica, by which lady, he has three sons and
six daughters. The latter are Mary Haughton, wife of the Rev. J. W.
Whittaker, D.D. Catherine Margaret, married to James Hozier, Esq. ;.
;

Georgiana Amelia, wife of Daniel Willis, Esq. of Halsnead Hall, Lancashire ;

Frances Eliza, who wedded Andrew Hamilton, Esq. Maria Leyland mar-
;

ried to the Rev. Robert Hornby and Caroline Reid.

;

SIR WILLIAM VERNER, BART., M.P., of Verner's Bridge, co. Armagh,

and of Inismagh, co. Tyrone.
This gallant officer, a Lieut. -Col. in the army, served, with the 7th Hussars,
under Sir John Moore, in the memorable retreat to Corunna, and subse-
quently in the same regiment, under the Duke of Wellington, in Spain and
France. He was present at the battle of Orthes, the crossing of the Pyre-
nees, the conflict at Toulouse, and the final victory of Waterloo ; in the
last, he received a severe wound from a musket- shot in the head, and a

slightone in the arm from the sabre of a cuirassier, and obtained his pro-
motion on the field of battle. Col. William Verner s. to the estates of his
paternal great-uncle, Thomas Verner, Esq., in 1788, and represents the co.
Armagh in parliament. He has served as a Magistrate for Armagh and
308 CREATIONS IN THE PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE.

Tyrone, as a Deputy-Lieut, of the latter, and as High Sheriff for Monaghan

in 1820, Armagh in 1821, and Tyrone in 1823.
The family of Verner is of Scotch origin, deriving from the Verners of
Auchentennie. The newly created baronet, who is youngest son of the
late James Verner, Esq., M.P., by Jane, his wife, dau. of Henry Clarke,
Esq., of Anasammery, was born 25th Oct. 1782, and married 19th Oct.,
1819, Harriett, only child of the Hon. Col. Edward Wingfield, of Cork
Abbey, co. Dublin, son of Richard, third Viscount Powerscourt, and a de-
scendant of the illustrious House of Wingfield, of Letheringham, in Suffolk,
so eminently distinguished and so nobly allied in the time of the Tudors.
By this lady he has two sons, William and Edward Wingfield. and six daus.
Amelia, Frances-Elizabeth, Frederica, Harriett-Jane, Isabella, Cecilia, and
Constantia- Henrietta- Frances.

SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE, BART., of East Cliffe Lodge, in the Isle of

Thanet and County of Kent.
Sir Moses Montefiore, whose
successful prosecution of a mission to the
East 1840, in defence of the Jews of Damascus, gained for him the re-
in

spect and gratitude of his Hebrew brethren, and of the whole world beside,
received the honour of knighthood, when Sheriff of London, in 1837, on
the occasion of the Queen's visit to the city, and has been further elevated
to the Baronetage in testimony of his late benevolent endeavours at the
Court of Russia, to improve the condition of " his afflicted and dejected
people in the far north."
Sir Moses, who is son of Joseph Montefiore, of London, merchant, by
his wife, Rachel, dau. of Abraham Mocatta, of Goodmans-Fields, and grand-
son of Moses Vita Montefiore, of Bethnal Green, by Esther, his wife, dau.
of Mossard Raeah, was born and married, in 1812, Judith, only
in 1784,
dau. of Levi Barent Cohen. Hea Magistrate for the counties of Mid-
is

dlesex and Kent, and served as High Sheriff of the latter, in 1845. Sir
Moses has been granted the honour of carrying supporters to his arms.
 3U9

CURIOUS TRIALS CONNECTED WITH THE

ARISTOCRACY.

THE CELEBRATED EJECTMENT CASE BETWEEN JAMES ANNESLEY AND

RICHARD EARL OF ANGLESEY.

THIS trial, which took place in the Court of Exchequer in Dublin, commenced
on the llth Nov. 1743, and lasted fifteen days. The investigation brought
to light facts the most singular and romantic that ever perhaps occupied a
court of justice. In the following account of this strange and mysterious
transaction, we shall endeavour to render the story clear and interesting to
the reader by first exhibiting an outline of the pedigree, and by then giving
extracts from the narrative published at the time, and from the trial itself,
disencumbering the whole of the mass of prosy and unreadable matter in
which the original details were enveloped. To commence therefore with
the lineage, as far as necessary for the story:

Arthur Annesley, second Viscount Valentia in the co. of Kerry, was the
descendant of the ancient and knightly Nottinghamshire family of Annes-
ley. He had succeeded his father, Sir Francis Annesley of Newport Pagnel,
Bucks, who had gone over to Ireland in the reign of James I. had been a
distinguished statesman there, and was eventually created Viscount Valentia.
Arthur, the second Viscount, was also an eminent nobleman in Ireland, and,
was created a peer of England in 1661, as
in addition to his Irish titles,
Baron Annesley and Earl of Anglesey. He married Elizabeth, daughter
and coheir of Sir James Altham, Knight, of Oxey, Hertfordshire, a Baron of
the Exchequer, and dying in 1686, left with other sons and daughters, the
following issue.
1. James his successor, as second Earl of Anglesey.
2. Altham.
3. Richard, in holy orders, Dean of Exeter.
The second of these sons, Altham, was created an Irish peer in 1680, by
the title of Baron Altham, with limitation to his younger brothers he died
:

in 1699, leaving an infant son, the second Lord Altham, who did not long
survive him, and consequently his honors were inherited by his third
brother,
Richard Annesley, Dean of Exeter, who thus became third Lord Altham.
This nobleman dying in 1701, left two sons, Arthur and Richard.
The elder, his successor,
Arthur, fourth Lord Altham, and to him we call the reader's particular
attention, married Mary, illegitimate daughter of John Sheffield, Duke of
Buckingham, and was supposed to have died issueless in 1727. Of this
fourth Lord Altham, however, and his wife Mary, JAMES ANNESLEY, the hero
of this romantic history, proved himself, as will be hereafter seen, to be the
son. Yet at the time of the fourth lord's death, the knowledge of this
fact was a secret, and consequently he was succeeded by his brother,
RICH RAD ANNESLEY, fifth Lord Altham. This nobleman became also
sixth Earl of Anglesey on the demise, without issue, of his three cousins,
the sons, and successors of his uncle, James the second Earl. Richard
sixth Earl of Anglesey, had scarcely assumed all these dignities, when a
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claimant-to the honours arose in the person of James Annesley, who asserted
himself to be the son of Arthur, fourth Lord Altham, by Mary his wife,
and a publication appeared entitled " the Adventures of an Unfortunate
"
Young Nobleman. This sets forth his case in so curious and interesting a
narrative, being, as was afterwards proved, true in the main, that we cannot
do better than give from it the following extract, for the length of which we
do not apologize, as the tale it unfolds may well stand in rivalry with many a
marvellous legend, the mere offspring of a fertile imagination.
" James
Annesley, whose life, it seems, was an obstruction to the grant of
some leases, which the extravagance of the baron his father made necessary,
was therefore removed from a public, to a very obscure school, and letters
were written to corroborate a report of his death, and of that of the baroness,
who had been forced to retire for subsistence, to the duke her father in
another kingdom. After which the baron her husband married a woman
who happened, amidst the variety he had tried, to please and fix him.
On his father's ceasing to pay for his board at school, this young noble-
man began to feel his misfortunes. His clothes grew ragged and too little
for him, his fare coarse and scanty, no recreations allowed, never looked
upon but with frowns, nor spoke to but with reproaches, continually repri-
manded, often cruelly beaten, sometimes barely for not doing what none
took the pains to instruct him in. While others of his age were at their
school exercises, he was employed either in drawing water, cleaning knives,
or some servile office. Thus he continued for more than two years, when
growing more sensible of his ill usage, he began to murmur, but was told
that he was kept only on charity, and if he liked not that way of life, he
might seek a better the poor innocent thinking he could not fare worse,
:

without clothes, money, or the least hint given him where to find his father,
turned his back upon that scene of woe, travelled without knowing where to
go till he came to a small village. His tender limbs being much fatigued,
for he was but turned of ten years old, he sat down at a door and wept

bitterly for want of food a good old woman relieved him with some
;

bread, meat and butter-milk, which enabled him to pursue his journey, till
he arrived at the capital. Here friendless and hungry he fell again into
tears, which not availing him, he was obliged to beg, and by his modest de-
portment obtained some relief, and at night took up his lodging in a church
porch. Next morning, recollecting that his school-master talked of writ-
ing to his father in this city, he went from one street to another, enquiring
for the baron. At length he was informed that his lordship had retired from
town some time, none knew whither, on account of his debts. Our noble
wanderer, now without hope, hunger pressing, and some churlish people
threatening him with the house of correction for asking relief, he took to
running of errands, and procured a mean subsistence, after the manner of
other poor boys. It happened one day, some boys fell upon him and beat
him severely, calling him dog and scoundrel, words he could less bear than
the blows he answered, They lied, he was better than the best of them,
;

his father was a lord, and he should be a lord when a man. After this he
was in derision called my lord, which the mistress of the house hearing, called
him, and seeing he had no deformity to deserve the title, as vulgarly given,
Tell me, says she, why they call you my lord. Madam, replied he, I shall
be a lord when my father dies. Ah ! said she, who is your father ? The
baron of A
and my mother is the baroness of A , but she has left
the kingdom, and they say I shall never see her again. Who tells you all
this ? I know it
very well, I lived in a great house once, and had a foot-
 THE ARISTOCRACY. 311

man, and then was carried to a great school and was reckoned the head hoy
there, and had the finest clothes afterwards I was carried to another
:

school, and there they abused me sadly, because they said, my father would
not pay for me. Why do you not go to your father ? I don't know where
to find him, answered the poor innocent, and burst into tears. Do you
think you should know him Yes, very well, though it is a great while
?

since I saw him, but I remember he usedto come in a coach and six to see
me, when I lived at the great school. Moved at this account, but willing
to examine him more strictly, she said, You are a lying boy, for that lord's
son is dead. He replied, Indeed I tell the truth, I never was sick, but once
when I had a fall and cut my head, and here is the mark, putting his hair
aside, and my father was very angry with those who had the care of me.
The woman, who kept an eating-house, to which his father sometimes came,
having heard that his son and heir was dead, felt no little surprise to see
the child reduced to so miserable a condition. She knew enough of the
extravagance and necessities of the father, and that certain leases on which
money was raised, could not be granted while this son was publicly known
to be alive ;and not doubting his innocent assertions, gave him not only
food but clothes, and promised to write to his father.
In the mean time his uncle came to the house, and the good woman told
him what she had heard and done. He said, it was an imposition for his:

nephew was dead I mean the boy that was called my brother's son ; for
;

though his lady had a child, he was not the father. I can say nothing to
such a distinction, replied the woman, but as he was born in wedlock he
must be the heir, and ought to be educated in an agreeable manner.
The uncle desired to see him, who, being new clothed, and having beauti-
ful hair, came in with an engaging mien, and most respectful behaviour to
his benefactress, as well as to the gentleman, as he appeared to be of dis-
tinction, who instead of being moved with compassion, sternly cried out,
What name is this you take upon you ? I take none upon me, Sir, but
what I brought into the world with me, and was always called by. Nobody
will say but I am the son of the baron of A By whom ? demanded
.

the gentleman. By his wife the baroness of A replied the other with
,

more resolution than could be expected. Then you are a bastard, cried the
uncle, for your mother was a reprobate. If I was a man you should not use
my mother or me thus, whoever you are, said the child with tears in his
eyes, which moved the woman of the house to intercede for milder
teatment.
The child said at last he knew the gentleman was his uncle, for he came
once with his father to see him at school, but the good uncle replied, he knew
nothing of it, and went out of the room,- the woman followed, and entreated
him to consider his nephew, and not refuse him a proper education. He
promised to speak to his brother, but desired her to keep the affair private.
He was indeed as good as his word, informed his brother of the condition
his nephew was in, but observed further, that although some care should be
taken of his education, it would be of ill consequence, on account of the
leases, were he known to be alive, before the baron's decease. He there-
fore advised St. Omers, or some place beyond sea, where he might be
trained up at a small expense. The baron readily approved this advice, and
gave his brother money to reimburse the woman, and for further expences.
The uncle took the conduct of the whole affair upon himself. The first step
he made was to agree with the master of a ship bound for Pennsylvania, for
a sum of money paid down to transport a boy thither, and sell him to the
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fairest bidder. To palliate the villany he told the captain, the boy was the
natural son of a person of condition, but had vilely behaved, and as he de-
served no regard on that score, his friends were loath to suffer disgrace by
him, therefore chose to send him out of the way of temptation. Then he
returns to the woman, tells her the boy was to embark forthwith for St.
Omers, and takes him away with him mean time the vessel not being ready
:

to sail, he lodges him in a private house, at his devotion, where the boy was
kept concealed till things were ready for his embarkation. Soon after the
baron was taken ill and died. The worthy uncle immediately took upon
him the of baron, with the estate appendant on it
title the baron's sudden
:

death is supposed to be the cause why he made no declaration in behalf of

his son, on his death-bed. Meanwhile the unhappy youth, now real baron,
was kept too close a prisoner to hear one word about it. Being told by his
uncle that nothing should be wanting to retrieve the time he had lost, the
hopes of future accomplishments gave him new life, he went on board the
ship, and was easy and gay, till a storm arising, ruffled the pleasing
prospect and filled his head with all the usual terrors that attend it.
The fears of death no doubt had such an effect on our young voyager,
that though ignorant as yet of his misfortunes, he heartily wished himself
on land. Alas, he little imagined the severity of his fate was yet to come !

The violence of the storm which had lasted three hours, being abated, a
cloth was spread in the captain's cabin, our young baron was going to place
himself at the table, when one of the sailors checked him with "
Hold,
youngster, do you think you are to be messmate with the captain ?" This
sea jest, seconded by the loud mirth of two cabin boys, who attended, a
little disconcerted our unhappy young nobleman. The captain saved him
" The
the trouble of a reply by saying :
boy will not choose the worst
company I find, "where he left to himself, but he will know his distance
better hereafter. This sarcasm plunged him into a silent confusion, during
which he had the mortification to see the captain dine elegantly after ;

which he had his allowance of salt beef and pease given him in so coarse a
manner, as might have acquainted him what he had to apprehend. He
began to mutter, that he thought himself ill used, and would acquaint the
baron his father with it, which naturally raising the curiosity of the sailors,
the captain in his own vindication related the story as he had it from the
kind uncle, by which the young baron being fully apprised of his cruel des-
tiny, it produced so visible a despair, that the captain thought himself
obliged to confine him to the hold. But he mistook the remedy the
;

youngster's generous spirit was not to be tamed by ill usage. A disdainful

sullenness succeeded he obstinately refused all sustenance though pressed
;

to receive it by beating, or swallow it by force. Arguments, menaces, and

stripes were equally vain. The captain saw a necessity of changing his
method, for his own interest. He sent for him into his cabin, apologized
for the ill treatment he had received, as done without his warrant or
privity,
and assured him, when they reached the Indian continent, he would employ
his good offices to place him to his liking, with other
arguments to reconcile
him to his captivity. But all that was urged had no effect on the young
baron, till promised his case should be represented to his father. This as-
surance reconciled him to life, and the captain using him kindly, to fit him
for the market he designed, our young exue landed well in Pennsylvania.
Here the captain repeating his former assurances, he was sold to a rich
planter in Newcastle county, called Drummond, who immediately took him
home, and entered him in the number of his slaves.

I
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A
"new world now opened to him, and being set to the felling of
timber, a work no way proportioned to his strength, he did it so awkwardly,
that he was severely corrected. Drummond was a hard inexorable master
who, like too many of the planters, consider their slaves or servants as a
different species and use them accordingly. Our American planters are
not famous for humanity, being often persons of no education, and having
been formerly slaves themselves, they revenge the ill usage they received,
on those who fall into their hands. The condition of European servants
in that climate is very wretched, their work is hard, and for the most part
abroad, exposed to an unwholesome air, their diet coarse, being either Poul
or bread made of Indian corn, or homine or mush, which is meal of the
same kind moistened with the fat of bacon and their drink, water sweetened
;

with a little ginger and molasses. Our young captive began to sink under
his calamity, when he met with a comfortress in a female slave of near
sixty, who had been perfidiously trepanned by a wicked husband, and sold
to Pennsylvania. As she dressed the food for the slaves and carried it out
to the field to them, she soon took notice of him, and her pity increased on
hearing a story that so nearly resembled her own. She had a good educa-
tion and was not unacquainted with history, so that her conversation afforded
the young baron both consolation and instruction. She sometimes wrote
short pieces of instructive history, on bits of paper which she left with him
in the field, and to look over these he often
neglected his labour, regardless
of the blows, he knew he was to suffer, so eager he was to improve his
mind. He regarded this slave as his mother, and was treated by her as a
favourite child, but in four years she died, and left him in the deepest
affliction for her loss. His master's continued ill usage, and the innate
aversion he had to slavery, at last determined him to endeavour to make
his escape. Yet he kept this resolution to himself, having little inclination
to converse with his fellow slaves, whose manners were no
way conformable
to his own. However one of them who entertained the same design, ob-
serving his melancholy, broke his intention to him, and informed him that
hearing a ship was ready to sail from Dover (a neighbouring port) to Eng-
land, he resolved to take that opportunity and invited him to partake his
flight. The young baron, after some questions, agreed to the proposal,
and went early to bed, in order by day -break to put their project into
execution. But what was his surprise on awaking, contrary to custom,
to find the day advanced, and the
family in confusion. The other slave,
Jacob, had robbed his master and fled with the booty. Messengers were
dispatched in pursuit of him every way. How did the young baron bless
his good fortune, that had saved him from such a danger, as being an in-
nocent accomplice in Jacob's villainy He shuddered at the guilt he might
!

have contracted by partaking his flight. Jacob had not gone twenty-seven
miles when he was retaken with his master's effects, and brought back to
receive the punishment he deserved, after which Drummond sold him to a
planter at Philadelphia, as fearing he might take his revenge for what he had
suffered.
The young baron was now seventeen, and had passed five years of the
servitude, for which he was sold, when weary of the severity of his condition,
in a sullen fit of
despair he left the house of Drummond, resolved to suffer
death, rather than be brought back. Thus armed with a hedging bill, he
set out without
knowing his course, and as he was active and nimble, had
got some miles before he was missed. Immediate pursuit was made after
him, but to no purpose. Three clays he wandered in the woods, and having
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but little nourishment, grew faint, when he spied a river which he took for

the Delawar, but was indeed the Sasquana, which parts Pennsylvania from
the Iroquois nation. He also saw a town at some distance, but not caring
to venture near the shore, he lay down at the foot of a tree, when fortune
brought him a present relief to plunge him in new distresses.
It was now twilight, when he heard the trampling of horses on full
his eyes from his covert, per-
gallop advancing towards him, and lifting up
ceived two men well mounted ; one of whom had a woman behind and the
other a portmanteau. As these did not seem to be pursuers, his courage
"
revived on hearing the foremost say to the woman behind him, Come,
my dear, it is time to take some refreshment, and this is a convenient place."
With that he alighted, helpeS her off, and his attendant fastening the horse
to a tree, took some meat out of one of his bags, and spread it on the grass,
with a bottle of wine, and they all sat down to the refreshment, which our
young baron would willingly have partook if he durst. However, in peeping
at them he made a noise, that alarmed the servant, who starting up saw
him, and cried to his master they were betrayed, at the same time striking
at him with his drawn cutlass. He kneeling protested his innocence, and
after repeating his story prevailed on the master to pity his misfortunes.

They now invited him to share their repast, which he thankfully accepted,
after which they told him they were going to Apoquenimink to embark for
Holland, and would procure him a passage with them. This happy news
made him forget all he had suffered, and gave him new spirits for his
journey. They remounted, and he followed on foot but they had not
;

gone far through the woods, when they saw by the horses and lights be-
hind them, they were pursued. The lady gave all the signs of the utmost
" It is
consternation. he, it is he himself, she cried, we are lost for ever."
The approach of the pursuers gave no time for deliberation. The lady
jumped off, and hid herself amongst the trees. The gentleman and his
servant drew, and the baron with his hedge bill, in gratitude thought himself
bound to assist the weakest side, but the combat was unequal, and they
were surrounded and taken prisoners. The lady who had fainted, under-
went the same fate, and in this manner they were conducted that night to
a village, and the next day lodged separately in Chester goal.
It was here, too late, the young baron was informed that the lady was
the daughter of a rich merchant, who having an inclination for a young man
beneath her rank, was by her father forced to marry against her wiU ; but
still keeping company with her first lover, (the person taken with
her) they
agreed to rob her husband and leave the country, who having timely notice,
had pursued them, and there was no doubt but they would suffer the rigour
of the law.
The noble slave trembled at this relation, he saw the hazard of associating
himself with strangers', and yet in the circumstances he was in he knew not
how to avoid it.
The trial came on next morning. The lady, her lover, and servant, were
condemned to die for robbery. The sentence of the young baron was re-
spited, as he did not belong to the guilty persons, but he was remanded to
prison, with orders that he should be exposed every day in the market-place
to public view, and if it could be proved, that he had ever been at Chester
before, he should be deemed accessary to the robbery and suffer death.
In this suspense (he remained five weeks, when some affairs of traffic
brought Drummond, his old master, to Chester, who immediately reclaimed
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him as his property. Before his departure, our young baron was a melan-
choly spectator of the execution of the three criminals, taken with him.
The fruit the young haron received from this attempt, was (by the laws
of that country) to find the remaining two years of his servitude redoubled,
and the severity of his master proportionably increased. However upon a
complaint made to the justices of that province, attended with proofs of his
ill
usage, his master was obliged to sell him to another ; but he gained little
by this alteration in his condition. He bore it notwithstanding for three
years with tolerable patience, but conversing with some sailors, who were
returning to Europe, it awakened all his ardour for liberty, and he resolved
at any rate to venture a second escape. His design proved again abortive ;

he was re-taken before he could get aboard, and though he had but one
year to serve, he was condemned to suffer for five. This last disappoint-
ment and additional bondage quite sunk his spirits. He fell into a deep
melancholy, which appeared in all his deportment ; so that his new master
apprehending he might lose him, began to treat him with less austerity, and
recommended him to the care of his wife, who being a woman of humanity,
often took him into the house, and gave him part of such provision as they
had at their own table, or in his absence ordered her daughter (who was
called Maria) to perform the same kind offices. This young girl soon con-
ceived a great tenderness for the young baron, and endeavoured all the ways
she possibly could to relieve his sadness, which was such as gave him no
room to take notice of what otherwise he must have observed. It happened
she was not the only one on whom the graceful person of our noble slave
had made an impression ; a young Indian maid of the Irokese nation, had
distinguished him from his fellow slaves, and as she made no secret of her
affection, used to express her kindness for him, by assisting him in his daily
toils, telling him, if he would marry her when his time of servitude was

expired, she would work so hard for him, as to save him the expence of two
slaves. The young baron used all the arguments he could, to persuade her
to stifle a passion to which she could hope no returns. It was on one of
these occasions, that Maria, his master's daughter, surprised him sitting
with this Indian maid, and jealousy awakening her love, she loaded him with
reproaches, and left him without allowing him to make a reply.
Thus did our young baron in his captivity find himself the object of a
passion, he had no taste or inclination for himself, and studied as much to
shun the caresses of his two mistresses, as others would have done to re-
turn them. Unluckily Maria's impatience to see him, carried her one day
to a field distance from the plantation, where she knew he worked. In her
way thither, she met her rival, bent on the same design. The Indian, no
longer mistress of herself, flew at her like a tigress, so that it was not with-
out some struggle she got out of her hands, and fled towards the place
where the noble slave was employed. The Irokese finding her revenge dis-
appointed, and perhaps dreading the consequences of the other's power and
resentment for the assault, made directly to a river adjacent, and plunging
herself in, ended at once her love and her life.
Maria, who saw this catastrophe, was brought home to the house pale
and speechless she was put immediately to bed, and when she recovered,
;

all she could

say was to repeat the name of the Indian maid with great
emotion. This, joined to the account of some slaves, who had seen all that
passed between them, and who were witnesses to the Indian's fate, greatly
alarmed her father and mother. James only (the noble slave) guessed the
real truth of the matter and as Maria often mentioned his name, it was
;

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concluded by her parents to send him into her room under some pretence
or other, and place themselves so as to hear what passed. This stratagem had
the desired success. They heard their daughter express the most violent
passion, which they found was no way encouraged by their slave. As they
could not but entertain a just opinion of his honesty and prudence, they re-
solved to take no notice of what passed ;
but in order to cure their daugh-
ter of her passion, it was concluded to give our young baron the liberty his
late behaviour deserved. The mistress soon acquainted him with this good
fortune, and he now indulged the pleasing hopes of returning to Europe,
and being restored to his honour and fortune. He looked on himself as al-
ready free, when his master gave him notice he was to go with him next
day to Dover but his master, having secretly less favourable intentions, as
;

he was very covetous, began to reflect, that five years the young baron had
to serve was too much to lose ;
and though to his wife he pretended his
intention to set him free, he secretly agreed with a planter near Chichester,
in Sussex county, where with the usual forms he transferred, or sold, him
for the term he had to serve.
Never was astonishment equal to that of the noble slave at finding the
baseness and ingratitude of Drummond. He reproached him with his breach
of promise ; and had not those present interposed, he had probably made
him pay dear for his perfidy. His new master imagining by this conduct,
that he was of a turbulent disposition, began to repent his bargain : How-
ever as he was a generous good-natured man, he treated him mildly ;

so that his work was easy, and he had the privilege of a good collec-
tion of books, which was a great consolation to him. This kind usage
had such an effect on his generous temper, that he resolved patiently
to wait the recovery of his liberty ;but unluckily his master died in three
years, and the heir disposing of part of the plantation, he was sold to
a new master in Newcastle county, almost within sight of Drummond's
plantation. Here he was informed that Maria, his old mistress, having had
a child by one of her father's white slaves, he was by the laws of the coun-
try obliged to marry her and they were gone to settle at a distant planta-
;

tion, which her father had bought for him and what more nearly concerned
;

him, he was told, that two brothers of Turquoise, the Indian maid, (whose
despair for him had occasioned her tragical death) had vowed his destruction.
As he knew the desperate and revengeful temper of that nation, he was as
much on his guard as possible, but all his
precaution had been fruitless, if
Providence had not interposed in his favour. These Indians watched him
so narrowly, that they attacked him one
day in the remote part of the
woods, and with a knife had certainly dispatched him, had not some persons,
in search of a
fugitive slave, at that instant came up and seized the assas-
sins. He escaped with a slight wound in his hip, and the Indians being
carried before a justice were sentenced to
pay the surgeon for his cure, and
the master for the loss of time it would take
up, and to give security for
their good behaviour. He continued two months ill of this wound, and
neither the surgeon nor master hastened the
recovery, which was against
both their interests. During this
indisposition a new accident involved him
in fresh difficulties.

Going out one Sunday evening for the benefit of the air, he sat him down
under a hedge, which parted his master's
ground from that of a neighbour-
after he had read here a while, he found himself
ing planter ;
drowsy and
fell
asleep ;and when he awoke he perceived it was dark, and heard near
him the voices of two persons, which raised his His surprise in-
curiosity.
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creased to find by the conversation, that his mistress was forming a plot with
Stephano their neighbour's slave, to rob her husband and go off with him
for Europe, in a ship he had prepared for that purpose. The noble youth
was struck with horror at the discovery for the perfidious woman in out-
;

ward appearance seemed to live very happily with her husband, who was
fond of her to excess. He resolved to prevent the villany, at first by re-
vealing the whole to his master ; but reflecting, that a woman capable of
such treachery, might have art enough to make a good natured husband
believe her innocent, he resolved to try another method. He waited till
the guilty pair separated, and following his mistress, hastily overtook her,
and told her he was informed of all that passed. He remonstrated to her
the baseness of her designed flight, and ended with conjuring her to reflect,
and change her purpose in which case he assured her, what had passed
;

should remain with him for ever.

The mistress, finding herself discovered, pretended a sincere repentance
for her fault, which she promised him she would never repeat ; adding such
marks of kindness to him, as gave him too much cause to imagine, her un-
lawful passion had changed its object.
As the young baron could not prevail with himself to gratify the passion
of his mistress, she at last considered him as a dangerous person, and en-
deavoured to get rid of him by poison which, though his servitude was
;

almost expired, determined him to make his escape. He luckily met with a
ship that brought him to Jamaica, arid in September, 1 740, he entered on
board one of the ships of war as a common sailor but a discovery being
;

soon made of his birth, and several circumstances of his story remembered
by some in the fleet, he was introduced to the captain, who shewed him
particular regard, and the admiral, commiserating his misfortunes, not only
accepted of a petition for his discharge, but soon sent him to England to
prosecute his claim. When he arrived, he applied himself to a gentleman
who had been an agent for the family, and it was not long before he had an
opportunity of giving a strong proof of the justice of his cause.
The woman who had nursed this unfortunate young nobleman three
years, hearing of his arrival, and being desirous to see him, was introduced
to another gentleman, when she said,
" You are not
my boy, you are a
cheat." Afterwards she was brought into a room, in which were five or
six gentlemen at a table, and one at a window looking out of it, and after
"
viewing the former, said, My boy is not here, except he be at the win-
dow," then seeing his face, she immediately cried out in a great rapture,
" This is But being asked to give a particular cir-
he," and kissed him.
cumstance which might convince others that she was not deceived, she
answered, that he had a scar on his thigh ; for having in his father's house
seen two gentlemen learning to fence, the foils being carried away, he and
his young play- fellow got two swords, and went to fencing, by which he re-
ceived a deep wound in the thigh. Upon examination, the scar of it was
very visible."
Having thus paved the way for the trial, we shall proceed to narrate the
most remarkable incidents of that investigation.

[To be continued.'}
 313

THE FAMILY OF BONAPARTE.

NAPOLEON'S proud assertion that he was " the Rodolph of his race," and
that his patent of nobility dated from the battle of Monte Notte, must not
be received as evidence of the humble origin of the Bonaparte family, but ra-
ther of the haughty mind of the ambitious Ruler of France, which could ill
brook the idea of inferiority, even in this respect, to the other royal poten-
tates. At the moment Napoleon uttered these expressions, the star of his
destiny shone the brightest, and the great European sovereigns had yielded
submission to one
"
mightier far,
Who born no king, made monarchs draw his car."
From a remote period, the Bonapartes were of distinction in Italy and so
far back as the 12th century, we find the name of JOHN BONAPARTE enrol-
led on the list of the gallant knights of St. James of Calatrava. The celebrated
order admitted within its community those only who were of noble birth,
and thus we have proof that the Bonaparte family held at that distant epoch
no inconsiderable position in the world. The cradle of the race seems to
have been at Treviso, but the tyranny of Alberic de Romano forced many of
the name to migrate to Bologna and Tuscany, where they established them-
selves at Florence and San Miniato, and where
they subsequently held high
municipal appointments. Their sojourn at Firenze la Bella was not, however,
of very long duration. . In the catalogue of the proscribed and exiled parti-
sans of the Guelphs, in their feud with the Ghibellines, occur several of the
Bonapartes, and from Gerini, we learn that these banished nobles proceeded
to Sarzana and Genoa. Three of the latter line, Barthelemy, Martin, and
" Anziani" of the
Augustin Bonaparte assisted as Republic at the oath taken
by the Nobles to the Duke of Milan in 1488 and a descendant of the for-
;

mer, marrying into the ancient house of Parenticelli, became mother of the
Sovereign Pontiff, Nicholas V. It was in 1512 that GABRIEL BONAPARTE,
of this, the Sarzana division of the family, went to Corsica, and fixing his resi-
dence at Ajaccio, founded the illustrious branch for ever memorable as the
parent stem whence sprung NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. Gabriel's great grand-
son, also named GABRIEL, was great grandfather of two brothers JOSEPH
BONAPARTE, whose son will be referred to immediately and LUCIEN BONA-
;

PARTE, Archdeacon of the Cathedral of Ajaccio. CARLO BONAPARTE, Jo-

SKPH'S son, studied law at Pisa, and attained eminence as an advocate, but
resigning the gown for the sword, he assisted in the gallant and patriotic
stand made against the French for the independence of his country. At the
disastrous termination of the conflict, he would fain have exiled himself with
his kinsman Paoli, but was dissuaded from the
step by his wealthy uncle, the
Archdeacon of Ajaccio, and became, in the sequel, reconciled to the conquer-
ing party, and protected by the French governor. It was in the midst of

fights and skirmishes that Carlo Bonaparte who is described

this discord of
as
possessing a handsome person and great vivacity of intellect, married Le-
titia Ramolini,* one of the most beautiful maidens of Corsica, and a
lady of
incomparable firmness of mind. During the years of civil war she partook
1
the dangers of her husband, and used to
accompany him through ah the toils
* The mother of Letitia married for her second husband, a Swiss officer in the
French service, named Fesch, and had by him a son Giu Seppo, Cardinal Fesch.

-
 THE FAMILY OF BONAPARTE. 319

and difficulties of the mountain campaigns. On the establishment of the

French ascendency, Carlo Bonaparte acted as Recorder of a Tribunal in Cor-
sica, and was Representative for the Nation, and a Member of the General

Assembly of Noble Deputies at the Court of the King of France. By his

lovely and high-spirited wife, (so well known as Madame Mere,) who d. at
Rome in 1832, aged 82, he had a very large family; no less than thirteen
children. Of these, five died in infancy the others were JOSEPH, NAPOLEON,
:

LUCIEN, Louis, JEROME, ELIZA, CAROLINE, PAULINE and the second, NA-
;

POLEON BONAPARTE, Emperor of France, and King of Rome, has achieved so

lofty a place in the Temple of Fame, that his deeds and his history are fa-
miliar to all the world: and need no record here. Suffice it to add, that he
was born at Ajaccio, 15 Aug. 1769 that he twice married, and that he died
:

6 May 1821, in the island of St. Helena. His first wife, whom he married
9 March 1 796 was Marie Frances Josephine Rose, dau. of M. Tascher de la
Pagerie, a planter of St. Domingo, and widow of Eugene Alexander, Vicomte
de Beauharnois, Deputy to the National Assembly, and Commander in Chief
of the army of the Rhine. By Napoleon she had no issue, but by her first
husband (who fell a victim to the Revolutionary Assembly four days before
the overthrow of Robespierre,) Josephine was mother of a daughter, Hor-
tense Eugenie, Ex-Queen of Holland, and of a son, the gallant viceroy of
Italy, Eugene Beauharnois, Duke of Leichtenburgh. Napoleon's second
consort, the Archduchess Marie Louise, dau. of Francis the second Empe-
ror of Austria, had one son, NAPOLEON FRANCOIS CHARLES JOSEPH, Duke
of Reichstadt in Bohemia, born 20 March, 1811, who died unmarried at
the Palace of Schoenbrunn, near Vienna, 22 July, 1832.
JOSEPH BONAPARTE, the eldest son, who was born at Ajaccio 7 January,
1768, was designed for the law, and studied at the university of Padua, but
the brilliant destiny of his brother opened to him an ascent to greatness
which the mediocrity of his abilities never could have attained. In 1805,
he ascended the throne of Naples, and in 1 808 exchanged that peaceful dia-
dem for the more brilliant one of Spain, from which country he was ex-
pelled by the Anglo -Spanish. In 1814, whilst the Emperor was engaged in
the memorable campaign in defence of the French soil, the Ex- King Joseph
remained at Paris as Lieut. Gen. of the realm and Commandant of the Na-
tional Guards but on the arrival of the allies at Paris, he fled to Switzerland,
:

where he purchased a valuable property there he remained until Napoleon's

:

return from Elba, and after Waterloo, escaped to New York. He subse-
quently established himself in the vicinity of Philadelphia, under the name of
the Count Survilliers, and there owned a fine estate. In 1799 he published
a little novel called "Moina." Joseph Bonaparte married Aug. 1, 1794,
Marie Julie de Clari, daughter of a merchant of Toulon, and had two daus.
Charlotte Zenaide Julie, b. 8 July, 1801, m. at Brussels, 30 June, 1822,
to the Prince Musignano, son of Lucien, Prince of Canino.
Charlotte, 6. 31 Oct. 1802, m. to Charles Louis Napoleon, son of Louis,
Ex- King of Holland.
LUCIEN BONAPARTE, the third son, born at Ajaccio in 1775, imbibed at
an early period revolutionary sentiments and the elevation of his brother led
to his own advancement to honours and riches. He was successively Presi-
dent, at its dissolution, of the Council of Five Hundred, Minister of the Inte-
rior under the Consular Government, and Ambassador to Madrid in 1801.
In 1 804, the year of Napoleon's assumption of the Imperial diadem, he retired
to Italy, and establishing his residence in the Eternal City, purchased an estate
at Canino, which the Pope raised into a principality, inscribing at the same
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time the name among the Roman Nobles. In 1 8 1 0,

of "the Prince of Canino"
distrustful of the security of his asylum in Italy, Lucien embarked for the
United States, but was captured by two English frigates, and conveyed to
Malta to await the orders of our government. In conformity with those in-
structions, he was transferred to England, where he arrived 18 December, and
fixed himself in Shropshire, about fifteen miles from Ludlow, on a beautiful
estate he was allowed to purchase. Here he sojourned* devoted to litera-
ture, and the repose of domestic life, until the peace of 1814 opened his way
to the Continent, and enabled him to return to his old friend and protector
Pius VII. During the hundred days, he played a prominent part, and again
held the portfolio of the interior. After the conflict at Waterloo, he urged
the Emperor to make one great effort in defence of his throne, but the
mighty mind of Napoleon was then completely crushed. He listened not to
his brother's counsel and Lucien, with difficulty, effected his escape to Rome.
;

There the Prince of Canino passed the remainder of his days, much respected
in private life, and there he died on the 29th June, 1840. By his first wife,
Christine Boyer, who died in 1801, he left two daughters, Charlotte, wife
of Prince Gabrielli, and Christine Egypta, who m. in 1824 Lord Dudley
Coutts Stuart, and has one son. By his second wife, Alexandrine de Bles-
champ, widow of Monsieur Jouberthon, Lucien Bonaparte had three sons
and three daughters, Of the former, the eldest Charles Lucien, Prince of
Canino and Musignano, distinguished in the scientific world for his zoolo-
gical researches, married in 1822 his cousin Charlotte Zenaide Julie,
daughter of Joseph Bonaparte, Count of Survilliers, and has a nume-
rous family. He resides in the Papal dominions. The other children are
Louis born in 1811, Pierre, born in 1816, Anthony, born in 1817, Letitia,
who m. in 1821, Thos.Wise, Esq, M.P. of the Manor of St. John's, Water-
ford, one of the secretaries of the Board of Control, and has issue Mary, m.
;

to the Count Vincent Valentine de Canino, and Constance, a Nun of the

Sacre Cceur at Rome.
Lucien was, after Napoleon, the ablest and most ambitious of the Bo-
napartes, and at one tune his literary and scientific attainments received
the most preposterous laudation from the French Savans. His " Charle-
magne" made its first appearance in London in 1814, but the success it met
with was very indifferent. Besides this heavy Epic, the Prince of Canino
published two other works Stellina, a novel, and the Cyrneide, or Corsica
saved.
Louis BONAPARTE, the fourth son, next brother to Lucien, was born
2 Sept. 1778 and ascended the throne of Holland in 1806. Unwilling
:

however to remain the mere vassal of his brother, he abdicated in 1810, and
adopting the title of Count de St. Leu, retired from public life. He now re-
sides at Florence. His wife was Hortense Eugenie de Beauharnois, daughter
of the Vicomte Alexandre de Beauharnois, and step daughter of Napoleon.
The marriage took place in 1 802, and like many political alliances was a
source of domestic unhappiness to both parties. Louis ascribes to it all the
misfortunes of his life, every hour of which it saddened. The issue of this
ill-fated union were three children. The eldest Napoleon Charles, died at
the Hague in 1807, in the 5th year of his
age the second, Napoleon Louis,
;

christened at St. Cloud by Pope Pius VII. and nominated Grand Duke of
Berg and Cleves in 1809, was killed in the insurrection at Romagna, in
1 832 ; and the third, CHARLES Louis NAPOLEON, who
lately effected his
escape from the chateau of Ham, is now the only remaining child. He was
born at Paris 20 April, 1808. Their mother Hortense created by Louis
 THE FAMILY OF BONAPARTE. 321

XVIII. Duchess of Leu, survived until 1837, when she expired at Are-
St.

neuburg aged 54.

in Switzerland,
JEROME Bonaparte, the fifth and youngest son, was born 15 Nov. 1784,
became King of Westphalia in 1807, and commanded the army of that
country in the invasion of Russia. In 1814, however, the Allies deprived
him of his throne. At Waterloo, he commanded the left wing of the
French army, and on the defeat of the Emperor, retreated with the de-
bris of the forces to Paris. He subsequently proceeded to Wirtemberg, and
was created a Prince of that kingdom by the title of Due de Montfort. His
first wife (whom he married in America, in 1803. and from whom he sepa-
rated in 1 805) was Elizabeth Patterson, of Baltimore, a lady of Irish extrac-
tion, sister of Robert Patterson, Esq. the first husband of the late Marchio-
ness Wellesley. By her he had one child Jerome, born 6 July 1805, at
Baltimore, where he now, we believe, resides. The second wife of Jerome
Bonaparte was Frederica Catherine Sophia, dau. of Frederick, king of Wir-
temberg, and by her he has two sons, Jerome, Prince of Montfort, Colonel
in the service of Wirtemberg, born at Trieste 24 Aug. 1814, Napoleon,
Prince of Montfort, born at Trieste hi 1822, and Mathilde- Letitia, m. to
Prince Anatol Dernidoff.
The three sisters of Napoleon were, as we have already mentioned,
Mary Anne Eliza, Pauline, and Mary Annunciade Caroline. The eldest,
ELIZA, born 3 Jan. 1777, married 5 May, 1797, Paschal de Bacchiochi,
a noble Corsican, created by his brother-in-law Grand Duke of Lucca,
under the title of Felix I: and had one son Jerome Charles, b. in 1810,
and one dau. Napoliennee Eliza. She died in 1820. The Emperor's
second sister, the beautiful PAULINE, born 20 Oct. 1780, was created Prin-
cess and Duchess of Guastalla, 31 March, 1 806, but on the 26th of the fol-
lowing May, on the annexation of the Duchy to the kingdom of Italy, her
Highness received in compensation 6,000,000 of livres. She married 1st,
General le Clerc, and 2nd, the Prince Camillo de Borghese and died at the
:

Borghese Palace near Florence, 9 June, 1825. CAROLINE, Napoleon's

youngest sister, born 25 March, 1782, m. the gallant Joachim Murat, King of
Naples, and had two sons and two daus :
Napoleon Achille Murat, born in
1801, who purchased property and fixed his residence in Florida, Napoleon
Lucien Charles, who emigrated to South America, Letitia Josephine, m. to
the Marquis Popoli, a nobleman of Bologna, and Louisa- Julie- Caroline, m.
to Count Rasponi. The widow of Murat lived for many years in Austria
under the name of Countess of Lipano.
 322

THE CASTLES AND MANSIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN

AND IRELAND.
WIMBLEDON PARK, SURREY.
The groves of Eden, vanish'd now so long,
Live in description, and look green in song :

These, were my breast inspired with equal flame,

Like them in beaut}', should be like in fame.
Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain,
Here earth and water seem to strive again ;
Not chaos-like together crush'd and bruised ;
But, as the world, harmoniously confused :

Where order in variety we see ;

And where, though all things differ, all agree. POPE.

IN venturing on a description of the historic seats of England, we tread

on hallowed ground. The spirit of past ages lingers in their stately groves
and antiquated halls and we seem, once more, to hold communion with the
;

illustrious dead. The lapse of years is forgotten the " gentle Surrey" lives
:

again at Framlingham, and Sidney at Penslmrst. With what delight does

the weary traveller over a wide and barren heath repose on some verdant
knoll, or under the shadow of some aged oak In like manner, the historian,
!

traversing the dry and uninteresting fields of pedigree and topography, turns
with eagerness to the bright names and well-known spots, wedded in his
memory to the deeds and gallantry of other times. So it is with Wimble-
don. Held successively by Cromwell, Earl of Essex, Queen Catherine Parr,
Cardinal Pole, Sir Christopher Hatton, Sir Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter,
gallant Military Commander, Hen-
bis son Edward, Viscount Wimbledon, a
rietta Maria, Queen of Charles I., General Lambert, the Parliamentarian, the
Cavalier Earl of Bristol, the Marquess of Carmarthen, Sir Theodore Janssen,
the ruined speculator in the South Sea Bubble, the famous Duchess of
Marlborough, and her descendants the Spencers, this ancient manor is
surpassingly rich in associations. When Cecil resided there, his royal mis-
tress was feasted for three
days with princely pomp ; and so attached was
Charles I. to this enchanting spot, even then celebrated for its choice fruits,
that, but a few days before his trial, he ordered some fine Spanish melons to
be planted in the gardens. The attractions of the locality, converted the
during his tenure, Wimbledon
stern Republican Lambert into a florist, and
became celebrated for its tulips and gilliflowers.
The value in the rise of this
property marks the gradual increase in the
price of land. In the time of Edward the Confessor, the manor was valued
at 3*2 per annum, and when the
survey of Domesday was taken, at 38,
the rent now commonly paid for
dwellings by clerks or mechanics. When
the grant was made to Sir
Christopher Hatton the annual value had risen to
98, and when the crown lands were sold in 1650 to 386 19s. 8d. At
that valuation, the
property, under all the disadvantages of seizure from roy-
alty, and sale by order of the Commonwealth, brought eighteen years'
purchase.
The manor-house has suffered fortune almost as various as the lands. Re-
built in a
magnificent style in 1588, by Sir Thomas Cecil, it was much
damaged by fire in 1628, and on its repair was decorated, it is thought, on
 W1MBLKTON PARK, SURREY. 323

the outside with frescoes hy Francis Cleyne. So superb did Wimbledon

House then become that Fuller caUs it " a daring- structure," and maintains
its equality to famed Nonsuch. The parliamentary survey at the sale
ordered by the Commonwealth in 1&49, describes the mansion minutely
and reports it to be exceedingly magnificent. The gardens were particu-
larly admired brought by the taste of Charles I. to the highest perfection,
;

they were reported to contain upwards of one thousand rare and choice fruit-
trees, among which were enumerated orange, lemon, pomegranate, aud citron
trees. At a later date Swift notices Wimbledon House as much the finest
place about London. But it did not content the Duchess of Marlborough ;
she had it pulled down, and a new edifice erected after designs by the Earl
of Pembroke. The park was laid out by the celebrated " capability" Brown,
who had here capabilities to operate on equal at least to his own genius.
The mansion was burnt down in 1785, and as it was not used as a residence
by the Spencer family, was not rebuilt until 1801. It is a plain, handsome
edifice, and is now tenanted by the Duke of Somerset.
These noble lands command a panoramic view of perfect beauty sloping ;

hills clad in the rich 'verdure of skilful cultivation, with far extended
plains,
and mimic mountains, tinted, by distance with a cerulean hue, form a charm-
ing picture while the river, as calm and clear as ever, viewed from the
;

heights of this upland district, winds through a rich and varied country, re-
" silver Thames."
taining and deserving its old epithet of the
The late Sir Richard Phillips in "A Morning's Walk from London
to the "
Kew," gives following description ofthis delightful spot ;
Having
ascended from Wandsworth to Putney Health, I came to the undulating
high land on which stand Wimbledon, its Common, Roehampton, Rich-
mond Park, and its lovely hill. A
more interesting site of the same
extent isnot perhaps to be found in the world. The picturesque beauty
and its general advantages are attested by the preference given to it by
ministers and public men, who select it as a retreat from the cares of am-
bition. It was here that Pitt, Dundas, Home Tooke, Addington, Sir
Francis Burdett, and Goldsmid, were contemporary residents." Sir Richard
laments that the residences are so "few and far between." " When," says he,
" does Woollet
enchant us but in those rich landscapes in which the woods
are filled with peeping habitations, and scope given for the imagination, by
the curling smoke rising between the trees."
We have a melancholy feeling in thus recording the glories of Wimbledon
manor ; a brief time hence this fine estate and rural district will probably
become one of the most attractive suburbs of the marvellously extending
metropolis for it is proposed to convert this honoured spot into villas and
:

private residences, and on the site, which once served for the lordly luxury of
one, to provide handsome dwellings for thousands.

CHARLTON, KENT.
The stately homes of England
How beautiful they stand !

Amid their tall ancestral trees,

All o'er the pleasant land.

Within seven short miles of London, and its busy hum of men, at the en-
trance of a quiet picturesque little village of Kent, stands the ancient manor
house of Char! ton, commanding a prospect described by Evelyn, as "one of the
324 CHARLTON, KENT.

most noble in the world for city, river, ships, meadows, hill, woods and all
" in tall
other amenities." It is essentially an English home, embowered
ancestral trees," and rich in the recollections of the past. From the year
1093 to the reign of Henry VIII. the Manor of Charlton, (originally Ceor-
,

"
leton, deriving its name from Ceorle," a husbandman,) formed part of the
of Bermondsey, but, at the dissolution of the monas-
possessions of the Abbey
teries, it passed to the crown
and was ultimately granted in 1 604, by James
I. to John, Earl of Marr, who immediately after alienated the estate to Sir
James Erskine, who resold it in 1 607 to Sir Adam Newton. This gentle-
man, installed Dean of Durham in 1606, was chosen by the king to be tutor
to his eldest son, and Charlton selected for the Prince's residence. Accord-
the splendid mansion which Sir Adam erected
ing to contemporary authority,
there, was intended for his Royal pupil, and the accurate author of Sylva
" faire house built for Prince
speaks of it as a Henry." Certain it is that
here resided the youthful prince, and here, under the guidance of the good
Sir Adam Newton, was formed the mind of the inestimable youth, whose
untimely end destroyed the brightest hopes of the nation. In 1620, his
" Sir Adam
Highness's instructor was created a baronet as Newton, of
Charlton, in the county of Kent," and, in nine years after, died, receiving
which he had enjoined his executors to rebuild.
burial in the parish church,
He married Dorothy, daughter of the learned Sir John Puckering, Queen
Elizabeth's Lord Keeper, and by her was father of SIR HENRY NEWTON,
Bt. who, inheriting the estates of his uncle, Sir Thomas Puckering, in War-
wickshire, removed to the Priory in that county and sold Charlton to Sir
William Ducie. Sir Henry was a devoted cavalier, and fought so manfully
for the king at the battle of Edge Hill, that we cannot omit adding the follow
"
His good housekeeping and
ing honourable testimony to his worth :

liberality to the poor, who scarcely

ever went away unfed from his gates,
gained him the general love and esteem of his neighbours, and he was dis-
tinguished throughout the kingdom for being a generous benefactor to
the poor Cavaliers, whose services were not rewarded by King Charles II."
Sir William Ducie, Bt. of Tortworth, the purchaser of Charlton,, possessed
immense wealth, was made a Knight of the Bath, at the coronation of
Charles II. and was elevated to the peerage of Ireland, as Viscount Downe.
His Lordship's father, the rich alderman, Sir Robert Ducie, banker to
Charles I., despite his loss of 80,000 in His Majesty's cause, died it is
said worth more than 400,000. Lord Downe maintained a sumptuous
state at Charlton House, and there died in 1697, leaving his great estates
to his niece, Elizabeth Ducie, wife of Edward Moreton, Esq. of Moreton,
in Staffordshire, and mother of Matthew Ducie Moreton, created in 1720,
Baron Ducie. After the death of Lord Downe, his executors sold Charlton
to Sir William Langhorne, Bt. an East India merchant, and from him the
manor passed, by inheritance, to his nephew, Sir John Conyers, Bt. of
Horden, remaining with his descendants until the decease of Sir Baldwin
Conyers, in 1731. It then went by entail first to William Langhorne
Games, Esq. who died without male issue, and subsequently to the Rev.
John Maryon, of the county of Essex. That gentleman bequeathed it to
his niece, Margaretta Maria, who, by her first husband, John Badger Wel-
ler, Esq. of Hornechurch, had a dau. Jane, who m. Sir Thomas Spencer

Wilson, Bt. of Eastbourne, and had with three daus. the eldest, the wife
of Lord Arden, the second, of the Right Hon Spencer Perceval, the Prime
Minister, (who lies buried in Charlton Church) and Maria, of Sir John Tre-
velyan, Bt., one ^on, SIR THOMAS MARYON WILSON, Bt. father of the pre-
 CHARLTON, KENT. 325

sent worthy possessor of this splendid seat, Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, Bt.
who is also Lord of the Manor of
Hampstead. His family, a branch of
the very ancient Yorkshire house of Wilson, took an active part in favour
of the monarchy during the civil wars, and its representative, at the Resto-
ration, William Wilson, Esq. of Eastbourne, in Sussex, was rewarded
by a baronetcy.
The mansion of Charlton owes its erection, as we have already stated,
to the taste of Sir Adam Newton, and is certainly one of the finest
speci-
mens extant of the domestic architecture of the time of James I. Though
built of red brick, so popular at the period of its construction, the front is
embellished with stone dressings and mullioned windows, the centre com-
partment, with the richly decorated porch, being entirely of stone. In days
gone by, a long row of cypress trees, added much to the beauty of the plan-
tations, but of these, one only, the oldest perhaps in England, has escaped
the destructive hand of time. In the rear, extensive gardens present a de-
lightful appearance, and beyond a small but handsome park, extends to
Woolwich Common. The ancient gateway, immediately facing the princi-
is attributed to
pal entrance, Inigo Jones, who resided for some time in the
neighbourhood, and the elegance of the structure would certainly not detract
from the reputation of the great architect.
The mansion itself forms an oblong, with projections at the end of each
front, crowned by turrets and an open stone balustrade of peculiar character
carried round the summit of the front. The centre projects. The spacious
hall is of oak panelled, and has a gallery at the western end. At the bot-
tom of the grand staircase is the dining-room, and adjoining it, the chapel,
the ancient doors of both being elaborately carved in oak. The upper floor
contains the principal apartments the saloon, the gallery (seventy- six feet
long) and the suite of drawing-rooms, all with highly wrought chimney-
pieces in stone or marble, and ornamented arabesque ceilings. Dr. Plot
relates that the marble chimney-piece in one of the
drawing-rooms, is so
" the Lord Downe did see in it
exquisitely polished, that the reflection of a
robbery committed on Shooters Hill, whereupon, sending out his servants,
the thieves were taken." This mantel-piece, bright though it be, must
yield
in sculptural merit to that of the
adjoining noble saloon ; the ceiling of
which is one of the most perfect of the time. Charlton House has a
good collection of family pictures and possesses a museum of curious and
interesting objects in natural history.

GLAMIS CASTLE, CO. FORFAR.

Wildly here without control,

Nature reigns and rules the whole ;

In that sober pensive mood,

Dearest to the feeling soul
She plants the forest, pours the flood.
BURNS.
The charms of scenery, like those of the human face, lie not so much in the
outline or the disposition of the features, as in the early recollections which
they revive and the associations they call forth ; and in no country do these
feelings exercise so powerful an influence as in the ancient realm of Scotia,
around which the winning strains of border minstrelsy and the irresistible
attractions of popular romance, have shed a lustre few other lands can boast
326 GLAMIS CASTLE.

of. Every has a legend; every memorial of the past, its history and
relic
instructive lesson. The mournful trophies of Flodden are placed beside the
proud memorials of Bannockburn, and the glorious names of Bruce and
Wallace attest the invincible character of the Scottish nation. Of the few
memorials of her feudal castles which still exist and have escaped the ruth-

less hand of modern innovation, GLAMIS is a splendid specimen. A portion

of the edifice is of great and unknown antiquity, and in the central tower,
Malcolm II. died, in 1033, from the effects of a wound he had received in
the neighbouring village. Tradition goes still farther back, and asserts that
it was one of the seats of Macbeth, to whom it gave the title of Thane.

Certain it is that it continued a royal castle till the year 1372, when it be-
came, by the bounty of King Robert II. the residence of Sir John Lyon,
who afterwards married the Princess Jean, the monarch's second daughter,
and added, in consequence, the double tressure to his arms. This favoured
knight, who filled the high office of Great Chamberlain of Scotland, fell
in
a duel with Sir James Lindsay, of Crawford, at the Moss of Balhall, in
Forfarshire, A.D. 1383, and was succeeded by his son and heir, Sir JOHN
LYON, of Glamis, who also formed a royal alliance, marrying the Lady Eli-
zabeth Graham, daughter of Patrick, Earl of Strathern. He died in 1 435,
leaving a son and successor, PATRICK LYON, Lord Glamis, one of the host-
ages for the ransom of King James I., and subsequently Master of the
Royal Household. From this nobleman the old castle of Glamis descended,
in the course of time, to his great grandson, JOHN LYON, sixth lord, who
allied himself to the great but ill-fated house of Douglas, by his marriage
with the Lady Janet, sister of Archibald, sixth Earl of Angus, but he died
in 1528, in the flower of his age, leaving one son, John, and one daughter,
the wife of Ross, of Craigie, surviving, as well as his widow, who married
shortly after, Archibald Campbell, of Kepneith. This lady, her husband,
Campbell, her son, Lord Glarnis, his kinsman, John Lyon, and an old priest,
were indicted for designs against the life of King James V., by poison or
witchcraft, with the intention of restoring the house of Angus. Lady
Glamis was condemned to the flames, and endured the savage sentence on
the Castle Hill of Edinburgh, July 17th, 1537. Her husband, Campbell,
endeavouring to escape from the castle, was dashed to pieces on the rocks
which form the base of that edifice. Her son was also sentenced to be
executed, but respited until he should attain majority ; in the interim, he
was ordered to be closely confined, and his estates were declared forfeited,,
The accuser, however, one Lyon, confessing that the whole story was a
fabrication, his lordship was released, arid restored to his estates and honours
by~parliament, March 15th, 1542-3, as JOHN, seventh lord. He married
Janet Keith,, sister of William, fourth Earl Marischal, and was father of
two sons the younger, Sir Thomas Lyon, founded the house of Aulbar in
;

Forfarshire, and the elder, John, who succeeded as eighth Lord Glamis,
and was constituted Lord Chancellor of Scotland, in 1575, fell in an acci-
dental encounter between his followers and those of the Earl of Crawford.
The next baron, his son and heir, Patrick Lord Glamis, captain of the guard
to King James the Sixth, obtained a patent, creating him Earl of Kinghorn.
To this nobleman the present structure owes much of its magnificence, for
we find, from an inscription over the gateway, that he erected the circular
tower in the centre in 1 606. His grandson, Patrick, third Earl of King-
horn, obtained a new charter, dated May 30th, 1672, extending the rever-
sionary limitation of the earldom, in default of direct male issue, to any
person or persons nominated by himself and in failure of those, to his
;
 LAM IS CASTLE. 327

heirs and assigns whatsoever ;and his lordship procured another charter,
dated July 1677, providing, "That (himself) Patrick, third Earl of
1st,

Kinghorn, and his heirs male, or heirs whatsoever, should in all future ages
be styled EARLS OF STRATHMORE AND KINGHORN, Viscounts Lyon, Barons
Glamis, Tunnadyce, Seidlaw, and Stradichtie." His lordship, who was a
privy- councillor and an extraordinary lord of session, died in 1695, leaving
several sons, the eldest of whom, John, the fifth earl, joined the rising of
'15, and sealed his loyalty to the house of Stuart by his death at Sheriff-
muir. His brother, THOMAS LYON, EARL OF STRATHMORE, married Jean,
the daughter and heiress of James Nicholson, Esq. of West Rainton, co.
Durham, and was succeeded at his decease in 1753, by his eldest son, JOHN,
EARL OF STRATHMORE, who added considerably to his estates by his mar-
riage with Eleanor, the only daughter and richly endowed heiress of George
Bowes, ,Esq. of Streatlam Castle, and Gibside, co. Durham. The fate of
this unhappy lady, her subsequent union with the infamous Andrew Robin-
son Stoney, and her miserable end, painfully attest the inefficiency of wealth,
beauty, and station, to secure happiness. Her eldest son, John, the tenth
Earl, who was enrolled among the peers of the United Kingdom, as Baron
Bowes, of Streatham Castle, in 1815, died the day after his marriage with
Miss Milner, of Staindrop, and, as he left no legitimate issue, the earldom of
Strathmore, with its ancient inheritance of Glamis, devolved on Thomas,
the present peer.
Glamis Castle, situated in the centre of the valley of Strathmore, is about
twelve miles to the east of Cupar Angus, twenty-four from Perth, and six
to the south-west of Forfar. It is a structure of great elevation, and

striking appearance. The central tower, which forms a prominent feature

in the landscape, contains a spacious spiral staircase communicating on the
left with the stone-hall, a vaulted apartment of considerable dimensions.

Adjoining, are the library and a drawing-room. Above, is the great hall, a
magnificent room, embellished with heraldic devices, and ornamented by an
arched ceiling and lustres of carved wood and closely adjacent, the chapel,
;

its sides and roof of panelled oak, with curiously executed paintings of the

Apostles, and scenes from the New Testament. Adoor in the side of the
end window of the hall leads to the great drawing-room. In the upper
floor is King Malcolm's room, with a roof of ancient stucco and the royal
arms over the fire-place. The other apartments consist of several magnificent
bedchambers, an armoury cut out of the thickness of the wall, boudoirs, &c.
the whole number being about 100. In 1715, the Chevalier St. George
slept at Glamis, and had above eighty beds made for himself and retinue.
From the summit an extensive and magnificent prospect presents itself,
over a richly cultivated country, studded with seats of the adjoining pro-
prietors, the spires of the distant towns, and the rustic beauty of the more
neighbouring villages, and terminated on the north and west by the Gram-
pian hills. The balustrade on the leads is of curious wrought iron, and is
at a distance of 1 1 feet from the courts below.
The park filled with noble trees and spacious avenues, comprises about
250 acres.
An English gentleman, who made a tour in North Britain in 1 744, thus
" This is one of the finest old-built
refers to Glamis :
palaces in Scotland.
When you see it at a distance, it is so full of turrets and lofty buildings,
spires, and towers, some plain, others shining with gilded tops,
that it looks
not like a town but a city, and the appearances seen through the long vistas
of the park are so different, -that you would not think it the same house any
328 GLAMIS CASTLE.

two ways together. The great avenue is full half a mile, planted on either
side with several rows of trees. When you come to the outer gate, you
are surprised with the beauty and variety of the statues and busts, some of
stone, some of brass, some gilded, and some plain. The brass statutes are
four : James VI. King Charles I., booted and spurred King Charles II.
; ;

habited like that in the Royal Exchange, London and King James VII., ;

after the pattern of the one at Whitehall." In regard to this description,

we may add that these statues are no longer at Glamis.

FAYRE ROSAMOND.
" Oh me not
Henry, Henry, leave
! :

Forhere to go, I pray ;

Som lurking scathe I mochel fear,
When you be far away.
" Last I hadde an ugly dreame,
night
As in this boure I slept ;

Methought upon my lonely couch

A hideous viper crept.

"Methought I felt its dedly sting

Shoot poison through ray blood ;

I woke, and perspiration cold

Upon my forehead stood.
" The
harrowing thought of that sad night
Makes parting with thee sore ;

Oh !
something bodes, Plantagenet,
I shal see thee no more."

"By the Heven-Quene \" Henry cried,

And kissed her pereless face :
" These
foly tears, and fond alarm,
But illa Clifford grace.
" To visit them in Norman londe
Mysubjects have my word ;
And sith my royal honour's pledged,
This cannot be deferred.
" But
sone, eftsone, I will return,
And prove this fantome vain ;
Then fare thee wel," he soothing saide,
And kissed her cheek againe ;
And donned his cap, and cloke, and swerd,
And Wodestok's boure left :

When Rosa saw her Henry go,

She sat her down and wept.

Wepe on, poor girl, thy piteous fate

Too trewe that dreame yred ;
A warning brought the monarch home ;

He finds his dereling ded ;

He finds her cold as marbles chill,

Yea, beautiful in dethe,
Smote by the viper Jalousie's
Withering, lothsom breath.
 CELEBRATED PEERAGE CAUSES.
THE EARLDOM OP BANBURY. ,

JUDI CIAL investigations are seldom uninteresting, never, when instituted to

inquire into transactions of years long gone by, involving the restoration of
rights, or the reparation
of wrongs. Hence in our law works the most re-
markable causes on record are those appertaining to disputed dignities, and
contested bequests, technically termed Will and Peerage Cases. Bearing
strong analogy to each other, they are sustained and rebutted by very simi-
lar sort of evidence ; and produce, in the progress of the inquiry, very
similar results, by the testimony of the aged and infirm, striving after the
shadows of fading memory, by that of the crafty and hard- swearing,
fencing with truth in furtherance of falsehood, by dilapidated tombstones
and obliterated parchments the suit, too, in both instances, frequently dis-
;

closing family secrets so long forgotten as to justify the assumption that

they had been irrevocably buried in the vaults of time facts of so extra-
:

ordinary a nature as to baffle all human foresight and human credulity and ;

traits of individual character, for good or for evil, exhibiting humanity in its

brightest or its blackest colours. Of these we are more familiar with the
cases touching titles of honour ; and shall, therefore, for the present at least,
confine ourselves to those, commencing with that of the Earldom of Banbury,
the most singular and important in the whole catalogue, whether estimated by the
extraordinary length of time more than a century and a half it remained
undecided, or the remarkable conflict of opinion to which it gave rise be-
tween the first tribunal in the realm, the House of Lords, and the first law
judge, the celebrated Lord Chief Justice Holt, regarded by his contempora-
ries the profoundest lawyer of the times in which he lived, and as such

acknowledged ever since by the legal learning of England.

The family of Knollys was of distinction from the time of Edward III.,
when Sir Robert Knollys, one of the companions of the Black Prince, was
made a Knight of the Garter for his achievements in arms, and acquired by
his good sword large possessions beside. Thenceforward it flourished un-
interruptedly to Sir Francis Knollys, a Knight of the Garter likewise, who
married Catherine, daughter of William Gary, Esq. by Mary, his wife, one
of the daughters of Thomas, Earl of Wiltshire, and sister of Henry the
Eighth's unhappy Queen, Anna Boleyn. Sir Francis, by that lady, had
two sons, Henry Knollys, who predeceased, and Sir William Knollys, who
succeeded him (in 1596), and who eventually (after his own decease), ac-
quired so much notoriety by the litigation which the disputed succession to
the honours he had acquired occasioned. Sir William Knollys, born about
the year 1547, was created Baron KnoUys of Grays, in Oxfordshire, by
King James the First, in 1 603 ; in sixteen years after, Viscount Walling-
ford, by the same monarch, and Earl of Banbury, by King Charles, in 1626.
The Earl's first wife, was Dorothy, widow of the Lord Chandos, and daugh-
ter of Edmund, Lord Bray but by that lady, who died in 1605, he had no
;

issue. His second wife was the Lady Elizabeth Howard, eldest daughter
of Thomas, Earl of Suffolk, whom he appears to have married in the same
year that Lady Knollys died, he being then on the verge of threescore years
of age, and Lady Elizabeth not having reached one. With her ladyship,
notwithstanding the great disparity, there is no doubt whatever but that he
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spent the remainder of his life in the utmost harmony.

If proof thereof
were wanting, his settlement of Caversham, in Berkshire, upon her in 1629,'
and her appointment as sole executrix to his last will and testament the next
year, would amply supply
it. The settlement he makes " in consideration
of the love and affection which he beareth unto the said Lady Elizabeth, his
wife, having been always a good and loving wife ;" and she is called in the
" his To the
dearly beloved wife, Elizabeth, Countess
will of Banbury."
settlement, the Lords Holland and Vaux were trustees the latter, Edward,
;

Lord Vaux, of Harrowden, being on intimate terms of friendship with the

Earl. Lord Banbury died on the 25th of May, 1632, when 85 years of
age at least. No inquisition respecting the lands of which he died seised
followed on his decease but in about eleven months after, a commission
;

was issued for that purpose to the feodary and deputy escheator of Oxford-
shire, pursuant to which an inquisition was taken on the llth of April,
1633, at Burford, when the jury, after enumerating the numerous estates
and manors of the deceased, found that Lady Elizabeth, his wife, survived
him that the Earl had died without heirs male of his body, and that his
;

heirs were certain persons specified. Although such was the result of this
proceeding, it appears to have been a fact that, about the 10th of April,
1627, the Countess of Banbury had given birth to a son, who had received
the name of Edward; and on the 3rd January, 1631, to another son, who
was baptized Nicholas both of whom were alive at the date of the inqui-
;

sition. The first was born when the Earl of Banbury was about eighty,
and the Countess between forty and forty- one years of age. At the time
of the birth of the second, the Earl must have been eighty-four or five, and
Lady Banbury, between four and five and forty. The Countess is stated
to have borne the Earl a daughter many years before, who died some time
previously to the year 1610. Her ladyship, within five weeks after the de-
cease of Lord Banbury, married Lord Vaux, of Harrowden, to whom we
have already alluded and the numerous petitions presented to the crown
;

and discussed in the House of Lords for more than a century and a half
afterwards, arose from the allegation that the children of Lady Banbury
were the issue of Lord Vaux, and not of her first husband, Lord Banbury.
On the 9th of February, 1 640-1, a bill was filed in Chancery, by Edward,
the elder son, described as Edward Earl of Banbury, an infant, by William,
Earl of Salisbury,* his guardian and in consequence several witnesses
;

were examined, who deposed to the love arid affection which subsisted be-
tween Lord and Lady Banbury, to the birth of the children to the Earl's ;

cognizance thereof, and to his acknowledgment of them but these depo-;

sitions were rejected by the House of Lords in 1809, more than a century
and a half after and thereupon, in the result, became nugatory.
; writ A
was issued, however, in 1641, arising, it is presumed, from these proceed-
" to
ings, directing the escheator of Berkshire, enquire after the death of
William, late Earl of Banbury ;" and an inquisition took place at Abingdon
"
accordingly, when the jury found, with other matters, that Edward, now
Earl of Banbury, is, and at the time of the Earl's decease was, his son and
next heir." This young man subsequently assumed the title and, accord-
;

ing to Evelyn, was travelling in Italy as Lord Banbury, in 1645. He was

killed near Calais during his minority the next year, and as he died with-
out issue, his brother Nicholas, who was then about fifteen years of age,
immediately assumed the title of Earl of Banbury. Harrowden, with the
other estates of Lord Vaux, were settled upon him by that nobleman in the
Husband of Lady Catherine Howard, one of the sisters of the Countes of Banbury.
 CELEBRATED PEERAGE CAUSES. 331

same The Countess of Banbury died 1 7th April, 1658, aged seventy-
year.
three, and her second husband, Lord Vaux, 8th September, 1661, aged
seventy four. The year previously (in June, 1660) Nicholas, Lord Banbury,
took his seat in the House of Lords, in what was termed the Convention
Parliament, and sat until the prorogation in the December following. During
that time no proceedings occurred whatever for impeaching his right to the
peerage but to the Parliament which met the May following, the Earl of
;

Banbury was not summoned, and therefore could not take his seat, He did
not, however, acquiesce in the exclusion, but petitioned the Crown for his
writ and the petition being eventually heard by the Committee for Privi-
;
" that
leges, it was resolved by that body, on the 1st July, 1661, Nicholas,
Earl of Banbury, is a legitimate person."
Nicholas, Lord Banbury, married first, Isabella, daughter of Mountjoy,
Earl of Newport and, secondly, Anne, daughter of William, Lord Sher-
;

ard, of Leitrim, and died 14th March, 1673-4, leaving one son, Charles,
Viscount Wallingford, who assumed the title of Earl of Banbury, and the
year after he attained his majority (in 1685) petitioned the House of Lords
to*take his case into consideration. The petition was, in the first instance,
referred to the Committee for Privileges, and afterwards taken up by the
House itself; but the Parliament was eventually dissolved in 1687, without
coming to any resolution, and no other parliament was summoned during
the reign of King James II.
In this position the claim stood at the accession of William and Mary, in
1689.
For more than thirty years the House of Lords had carefully abstained
from coming to a decision on the subject and, after rejecting two reports
;

from its Committee for Privileges in favour of the claimant, it met every
demand on his part by referring again to the same committee. An event,
however, at length occurred, which rendered it imperative upon the House
to pronounce its decision. Charles Lord Banbury, the petitioner of 1685,
had the misfortune to kill his brother-in-law, Capt. Philip Lawson, in a duel,
for which oftence he was indicted, on the 7th of December, 1692, by the
name of Charles Knollys, Esq., which circumstance he communicated to
the House of Lords by petition, and prayed that he might be tried by his
peers. On this petition an investigation took place, several of the most
eminent lawyers being heard on both sides at the bar of the House, and
finally the petition was dismissed, after it had been resolved that the peti-
tioner had no right to the Earldom of Banbury. Meantime, the indictment
of " Charles Knollys, Esq." had been removed by certiorari from the Hicks' s
Hall into the Court of King's Bench, in Hilary Term, 1693, when he was
brought to the bar from Newgate, and being arraigned, he said he was the
person indicted, but pleaded a misnomer in abatement, in substance that he
was Earl of Banbury. The pleas occupied subsequently more than a year,
during which time the prisoner was admitted to bail, namely, until the 22nd
March, 1694, when the House of Lords interfered, by ordering from the
" an account in
Attorney- General writing-of the proceedings in the Court of
King's Bench against the person who claims the title of the Earl of Banbury."
The Attorney- General obeyed the order, and Chief Justice Holt was heard
by the Lords on the subject. Parliament was soon after prorogued, and
did not meet again until the ensuing November. In the meantime, the
Court of King's Bench proceeded, and finally quashed the indictment on
the plea that the prisoner was wrongly named, being called Charles Knollys
instead of Earl of Banbury.
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The House of Lords reassembled on the 27th November, 1694, and

learned from the Attorney General the course adopted by the Court of
affair was adjourned, and
King's Bench but after an angry debate the
:

of 1698, when Charles

nothing further was heard of it until the beginning
Lord Banbury again petitioned the King, and the petition was again referred
to the Lords subsequently Lord Chief Justice Holt* attended the Committee,
;

and being desired "to give their Lordships an account why the Court
" I acknow-
of King's Bench had acted as it had done in this affair," replied,
ledge the thing there
;
was such a plea, and such a replication. I gave my

judgment according to my conscience. We are trusted with the law. We

are to be protected, not arraigned, and are not to give reasons for our judg-
ment therefore I desire to be excused giving any." Mr. Justice Eyre
;

was also questioned, and was alike dignified and determined. The contest,
after much discussion and many adjournments, terminated at last in the
abandonment by the House of its fruitless struggle with the Court of Com-
mon Law. The petition of Lord Banbury was subsequently before the
Privy Council, but the sudden demise of Queen Anne put an abrupt
end to
the proceedings.
Soon after the accession of the House of Hanover, Lord Banbury again
petitioned the Crown, and the petition was referred to Sir Philip York,
the
then Attorney General, anno 1727, who after having had laid before him the
whole proceedings from the years 1660 to 1712, made a report to the king,
and the matter so remained until the decease of Charles, Earl of Banbury, in
France, in August, 1 740. Eighty years had thus elapsed without any re-
linquishment of the right on the part of the heirs of the original claimant.
The last lord never ceased to bear the title, and five several times asserted
his right to a writ of summons to Parliament, by petitions to the Crown.
From that period until 1806, when the claim was renewed, the history of
the case may be very briefly stated, as it consists only of genealogical facts,
and proofs that the successors of Nicholas, third assumed earl, were unani-
mously styled in all legal instruments executed by themselves, as well as by
other persons, in all Courts in Westminster Hall, and in commissions from
the Crown, " Earls of Banbury ;" that their wives were styled " Countesses
of Banbury ;" and that their children bore those titles which would be at-
tributed by courtesy to the sons or daughters of the Earls of Banbury, and
that they were so baptized, married, and buried thus affording evidence of
;

uninterrupted usage of the title for upwards of 1 80 years.

Charles, third assumed Earl of Banbury, was twice married, arid died, as
already stated, in France, in 1740. By his first wife, Mary, Elizabeth Lister,
he had a son, William, Viscount Wallingford, who died in the lifetime of
his father, issueless. By his second wife, Mary, dau. of Thomas Woods, of
London, merchant, the Earl had a son, Charles, fourth Earl of Banbury, who
died in 1771, leaving a son and successor, William, fifth earl, who died un-
married in 1776, and was succeeded by his brother, Thomas Woods, sixth
earl, at whose decease in 1793 the title devolved upon his eldest son, Wil-
liam Knollys, then called Viscount Wallingford, who assumed the title of
Earl of Banbury, and under it presented a petition to the Crown in 1806,
which was referred to the Attorney General, Sir Vicary Gibbs, and subse-
quently, by that officer's advice, to the House of Lords, where it remained
from 1808 to 1813.
*
Lord Chief Justice Holt's judgment is stated to have been "more explicit than
that of other judges, and to have been delivered with greater reason, courage,, and
authority."
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The immediate cause of the claimants resolving to bring the question

before the House of Lords, arose from the Crown's being advised to devi-
ate from its former usage of styling him
" Earl of
Banbury," in the com-
missions which he bore in the army. His father, the late Earl, had the
honour of being an officer in the 3rd regiment of foot, previously to his
succeeding to the earldom ; and the petitioner himself was brought up in
the army, and was when he petitioned, a Major- General therein. Whilst the
petitioner's father was living, the petitioner under the established courtesy
as to sons and heirs apparent of Earls, was styled, " William Knollys, com-
monly called Viscount Wallingford." But on his father's death, and the
consequential descent of the Earldom of Banbury to him, the style of
" Earl of
Viscount, by courtesy became inapplicable, the style of Banbury,"
was refused him.
f On the 30th of
May, 1808, the Committee of Privileges, to which the peti-
tion was referred by the House, met, when Sir Samuel Romilly, Mr. Har-
grave, and Mr. (afterwards Justice) Gaselee, appeared as counsel for the
petitioner; and the Attorney General, Sir Vicary Gibbs, and Mr. Tripps,
attended on behalf of the Crown. The case remained under investigation
until 1813, when, after receiving a mass of documentary evidence, and

hearing in their places the law lords Erskine, Ellenborough, Eldon, and
Redesdale, besides the learned counsel above mentioned, pro and con, as to
the legitimacy of Nicholas Vaux, alias Knollys, the third assumed earl, and
first petitioner, the committee came to the resolution,
" That the
petitioner
hath not made out his claim to the dignity of Earl of Banbury ;" which re-
port being taken into consideration by the House llth March, 1813, it was
THAT THE PETITIONER is NOT ENTITLED TO THE
resolved, TITLE, HONOUR,
AND DIGNITY OF EARL OP BANBURY.

THE EARLDOM OF HUNTINGDON.

The claimant of broad lands and wide domains has much greater diffi-
culty to encounter than he who simply seeks the resuscitation of a dor-
mant title of honour. Yet the would-be lord of the soil is a thousand
times oftener successful than the would-be lord of parliament, even
allowing to the fullest extent for the great numerical superiority of the
former class of suitors. Few men are there so foolhardy as to claim
property without some sort of rational pretension to it, whereas amongst
the many aspirants to coronets very few indeed have any pretension
whatever but mere traditionary gossip j hence it is that so many peerage
claims brought hopefully before the Crown and the Lords' House of
Parliament, terminate in utter hopelessness, and that so many suitors
go forth from the Committee of Privileges, not peers, but paupers.
Doubtless some just claim has now and again been preferred and pros-
pered, and to that very prosperity may be traced the disappointment of
a host of visionaries ;
as many have been lured to the gaming-house
and ruined there by the rare instance of a well-concocted move having
established some gamester's fortune. One of these prosperous cases
we are now about narrating and we have thus prefaced the narrative,
;

that it may not become precedent to the unthinking and over sanguine.
.

The singularity about the claim to the Earldom of Huntingdon is,

that it succeeded in despite of the claimant himself, who, but one brief
year before he was installed as fourth earl of the kingdom, had hardly
any idea of his own position. He was a retired unassuming naval officer,
holding a small official appointment in a remote provincial town, con-
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tented with the station of a private gentleman, not dreaming of -either

purple robes or golden coronets, and was indebted
for his success alto-

gether to the exertions and perseverance of his professional adviser, Mr.

Nugent Bell, who undertook the affair on his own responsibilit)', and
entirely at hisown expense.
The great Norman family of Hastings
was established in England at
the time of the Conquest, and derived its surname from the town of
Hastings, of which Robert de Hastings
was then Portgrave. He was
likewise Lord of Fillongley, in Warwickshire, and steward to the Con-
queror. From him descended, fifth in succession, William de Hastings,
who m. Margaret, dau. of Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, and was suc-
ceeded by his son, Henry, Lord Hastings, who m. Ada, fourth dau. of
David, Earl of Huntingdon (by his wife, Maud, eldest dau. of Hugh,
Earl of Chester) and sister. and co-heir of John, surnamed Le Scot, Earl
of Huntingdon, and died in the year 1250. His descendant, the cele-
brated Sir William Hastings, Knight of the Garter, created by King
Edward the fourth Lord Hastings, of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, is remem-
bered in history by his accomplishments, and influence, as well as by
being the favourite of one monarch, (Edw-ird IV.), and the victim
of another, (Richard III.) He m. Catherine, widow of William Lord
Bonville and Harrington, dau. of Richard Nevil, Earl of Salisbury, and
sister to the Earl of Warwick, and was grandfather of George, third
Lord Hastings, who was created by Henry VIII. on the 3rd November,
1529, EARL OF HUNTINGDON. He m. the Lady Anne Herbert, widow of
Sir Walter Herbert, Knt., and dau. of Henry Stafford, second Duke of

Buckingham, and had several children. In July, 1530, his lordship

entered into an agreement with Margaret, Countess of Salisbury, and
her son, Henry, Lord Montacute, for a marriage to be solemnized, before
the festival of the Purification then next ensuing, between Catherine,
eldest daughter of her Ladyship, and Francis, Lord Hastings. The first
article of this agreement stipulates, with ludicrous precision, that the

apparel of the bridegroom shall be at the costs of his father, and of the
bride at the charge of her mother ; but that the expenses of meat and
drink at the wedding shall be mutually and equally defrayed by both
parties. The Earl was succeeded by his eldest son, Francis, second
Earl of Huntingdon, who m. in pursuance of the covenant to which we
have referred, Catherine, eldest daughter and co-heir of Henry Pole,
Lord Montacute (brother of Cardinal Pole, and son and heir of Sir
Richard Pole, Knight of the Garter) and had, with five daughters, six
sons, viz.,
HENRY, his successor, third Earl.

whose lines ex P ired

Wmifm } '

EDWARD, (Sir) from whom the claimant was proved to have lineally
descended.
Francis.
Walter.
Of his Lordship's youngest dau., the Lady Mary Hastings, who was
pre-eminently distinguished in her time as a perfect model of female
beauty, Sir Jerome Horsey, in his observations of certain transactions
in Russia, makes the
following very curious and interesting mention :

"Juan Vasoillivich, Great Duke and Emperor of Russia, having a desire

to marry an English lady, was told of the Lady Mary Hastings, daughter
of the Earl of Huntingdon, whom, being of the blood royal, he began to
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effect: whereupon making 'his desires known to Queen Elizabeth (who

did well approve thereof) he sent over Theodore Pissemskoie, a noble
man of great account, his ambassador, who, in the name of his master,
offered great and advantageous terms to the Queen in case the marriage
took effect, and promised that the issue by this lady should inherit the
throne. The ambassador thus arriving in England was magnificently
entertained, and admitted audience. The Queen hereupon caused the
lady to be attended with divers ladies and young noblemen, that so the
ambassador might have a sight of her, which was accomplished in York
House Garden, near Charing Cross, London. There was he (attended
also with divers men of quality) brought into her presence, and
casting
down his countenance, fell prostrate before her then rising back with
;

his face still towards her (the lady, with the rest,
admiring at this strange
" it sufficed him to
salutation), he said, by his interpreter, behold the
angelical presence of her who, he hoped, would be his master's spouse
and empress 5" and seemed quite ravished with her angelical counte-
nance, state, and beauty. After this interview, she was called Empress
of Moscovia by her friends at court } but the Queen, as well as the
-

young lady herself, understanding that (according to the laws of those

countries) the Emperor might turn away his wife when he pleased, took
occasion to put a stop to the overture." Lady Mary Hastings died un-
married. Earl Francis was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry, third
Earl of Huntingdon, from whom we pass (the intermediate Earls not
bearing at all upon the claim) to Theophilus, the seventh Earl of
Huntingdon, fourth and only surviving son of Ferdinand, the sixth
Earl, who was born at Donnington Park, 10th December, 1650, and en-

joyed in an especial degree the favour of Charles II. and James II. ;

but after the revolution he was committed close prisoner to the

Tower, and in 1701 he signed the protest against the act of Settlement.
His Lordship died on the 30th of May, in the same year. He married
twice, and had large families by both wives. He was succeeded by
his eldest son, GEORGE, eighth Earl of
Huntingdon, who died unmar-
ried, and was succeeded by his half brother, Theophilus, ninth Earl of
Huntingdon, who m. the Lady Selina Shirley, second dau. and one of
the co-heirs of Washington, Earl Ferrars, and by her had four sons
FRANCIS, tenth Earl.
George ~\

Ferdinando I d. unm.
Henry
and two daughters
Elizabeth, who, m. 26th February, 1752, John, Lord Rawdon (his
third wife), afterwards created Earl of Moira, and was mother,
with other children, of Francis, Earl of Moira, who was created
Marquess of Hastings.
who was one of the six earls' daughters that assisted the
Selina, _'

Princess Augusta in supporting Queen Charlotte's train at the

coronation, and died 12th May, 1763, unmarried.
Earl Theophilus died 13th October, 1746, and was succeeded by his
son,
Francis, tenth Earl of Huntingdon, born 29th May, 1728, who, on
returning from the usual tour "of France and Italy, was appointed, in
1756, Master of the Horse, and subsequently under the Bute adminis-
336 CELEBRATED PEERAGE CAUSES.

tration, Groom of the Stole. His Lordship, who was never married,
suddenly, while sitting at table, at the house of
his
departed this life

nephew, Lord Moira, on the 2nd of October, 1789. He died possessed

of very extensive properties in the counties of Leicester and Derby ; all of
which, together with all his other lands, he devised to his said nephew,
(Lord Rawdon at the time the will was made,) Earl Moira afterwards
Marquess of Hastings. Subject to several annuities and legacies, amongst
the latter the deceased Earl left 1,000 to Col. George Hastings, father
of Capt. Hastings, claimant of the Earldom.
By his death, the baronies of Hastings, Hungerford, &c. devolved
upon his eldest sister, Elizabeth, Lady Moira, and at her decease, upon
the Marquess of Hastings, who obtained license, 9th February, 1790, to
assume the surname and arms of Hastings, in compliance with the late
Earl's testamentary injunction. After the death of Francis, the tenth
Earl of Huntingdon, as if by common consent of all parties, as
well those who endured the wrong, as those who profited by it, the
title was permitted to drop into oblivion, and the fortune, destined
to support its lustre, tamely suffered to pass away, however legally,
even in the presence and under the very eyes of the rightful heirs of
both, without an effort on their part to prevent such spoliation. Thus,
through negligence and inability, the ancient Earldom of Huntingdon
had been suffered to remain in abeyance for nearly thirty years, when it
was at last claimed and obtained by Captain Hans-Francis Hastings, as
eldest male descendant of Sir Edward Hastings, fourth son of Francis'
second Earl. Sir Edward Hastings, who was of the Abbey of Leicester*
married Barbara, eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir William Devereux'
Knt., of Mireval Abbey, in the county of Warwick, third son of Walter,
Viscount Hereford. By this lady, who was widow of Edward Cave, Esq.,
of Ingarsby, in Leicestershire, he had two sons, Henry and Walter, the
latter of whom died without issue. Sir Edward died in 1603, and was
buried at Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The elder son, Sir Henry Hastings, pur-
chased Humberstone, and was knighted 23rd April, 1603, by King
James I., at Belvoir Castle, and obtained, by letters patent from his Ma-

jesty, in consideration of the sum of 4,OOO paid by him and Henry

Cutler, Gent., the manor of Whitwick, with the lands belonging thereto
formerly the property of the Duke of Suffolk, attainted of high treason,
together with Burdon Park, and the messuages, lands, &c. in Charwood
Forest, appertaining to the said manor. Sir Henry married Mabel, dau.
of Anthony Faunt, of Fauston, and had four sons Henry, Walter,
Richard, and Anthony ; and two daughters. Walter and Richard died
without issue } Anthony, the fourth, who was of Windsor, married
a Miss Watkinson, and had a son, Henry, who went over to Ireland, and
established himself there, leaving a family at his decease. Sir Henry
died in 1629, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry Hastings, of
Humbeston, Esq., who married, Jane, dau. of Goodall, of Belgrave,
in Leicestershire, Esq., and had issue five sons and five This
daughters.
gentleman being almost ruined by his devoted attachment to King Charles
I., was compelled to sell his estate of Humbeston. Of the five sons, Ed-
ward, the fifth, and Ferdinando, the fourth, died young and unmarried ;

Henry, the eldest, m. Pentecost, dau. of Edmund Smalley, of Leicester,

and died without issue j Walter, the second son, who was of Rempston,
in Nottingham, m. Hannah, dau. of Edmund Craddock, of Leicester,
and had two daughters, Jane and Ann, with one son Henry, who was of
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Castle Donnington, and died at Lough borough, in 1753, a bachelor -,

Richard, the third son, whose issue continued the succession, was of
Welford, in Northamptonshire, and dying, in 1714, left by his wife,
Sarah Sleath, who died in 1707, an only son, Henry Hastings, of Wel-
ford, born in 1701, whose trustees, during his minority, dissipated a
considerable portion of his property. He m. in 1727, Elizabeth Hudson,
and had by her three sons,
Theophilus-Henry,
George,
Ferdinando,
and two daughters, one of whom, Sarah, married Thomas Needham,
Esq. Henry Hastings died in 1786, many years before which, he was
best known by the name of Lord Hastings, bestowed upon him through
courtesy, and anticipating his near and well known claim to the earl-
dom. Ferdinando the youngest son, died at Luttervvorth of a decline
in his fourteenth year. The eldest son Theophilus Henry, was born at
Lutterworth, and baptized 7th October, 1728, Theophilus, the ninth
earl being his godfather. He was educated for the church by the Rev.
Granville Wheeler, son of the famous traveller, Sir George Wheeler,
and husband of Lady Catherine Maria Hastings, 4th daughter of Theo-
philus 7th earl. He was rector of Great and Little Leke, and of Osga-
thorpe, and vicar of Belton. The reverend gentleman m. first a Miss
Pratt, who died not many months after their marriage, and 2dly, in the
70th year of his age, Elizabeth Warner, aged 50 ;
and died in 1804
without issue and intestate. There is a whimsical anecdote connected
with his second union, which we cannot resist the temptation of relating
for its singularity. While Mr. Hastings was yet young, and residing
with the Earl of Huntingdon as his domestic chaplain, he became
enamoured of a pretty chambermaid, called Bessy Warner, then living
in the family, and to her he promised solemnly that she should be his
wife as soon as he got possession of the living of Great and Little Leke.
In the ebbs and flows of human life, and its shifting concerns, early ac-
quaintances are soon separated, and forgotten. Thirty years had elapsed.
Mr. Hastings meantime had married and lost his wife, and gained a
second living that of Great and Little Leke. One day the venerable
old pastor was surprised by the appearance of a strange post chaise and
four driving rapidly up the avenue, to the parsonage house. An elderly
gentlewoman alighted from it, and Miss Warner was ushered into his
venerable presence. After an interval of surprise and recognition, she
" that she had come to claim the fulfilment of his
proceeded to tell him,
promise ;
that he had long since made the acquisition of fortune, on
which his obligation of performance depended ; and that, on her part,
she had never, by the slightest indiscretion, swerved from an engage-
ment which she considered sacred from the first moment. The result
was that, the reverend gentleman after duly satisfying himself by dili-
gent enquiry concerning his betrothed's conduct and character, which was
found to have been strictly correct, the bans were formally announced
in the church by himself, and the parties married accordingly. This
was in his notions and manners, as was evinced
gentleman primitive
among other peculiarities, by a singular custom, punctually observed in
his house, of lighting a large fire and candles, and leaving abundant re-
freshments in his kitchen every night, at the usual hour, of the family
retiring to rest, for the purpose of cheering
and regaling such be-
338 CELEBRATED PEERAGE CAUSES.

nighted travellers as might chance to wander that way. For some-

time after the last earl's death, the Rev. Mr. Hastings assumed the title
of Earl of Huntingdon ; and there is a stone pillar standing in front of
the parsonage house at Leke, on which there was a plate bearing a
Latin inscription, stating him to be the eleventh Earl of Huntingdon,
godson of Theophilus, the ninth earl, and entitled to the earldom by
descent. In fact, it was notorious that he was the immediate heir.
However accustomed to pastoral duties and literary retirement, he had
but little ambition, and was, moreover, strongly averse to litigation. At
a more advanced period of life, and after his second marriage, when
reproved for this strange neglect and indifference respecting the earldom,
he used to parry the topic by pleading his great age, and by saying that
he never would make Betsy, his wife, Countess of Huntingdon.
George Hastings, 2nd son of Henry Hastings of Lutterworth was
born in that town, baptized on the 6th of June, 1735, and adopted
with his elder brother, by the then Earl, Theophilus, who eventually
placed him in the army, and he attained the rank of Colonel in the 3d
foot guards. Colonel Hastings, m. Sarah, daughter of Colonel Thomas
Hodges, and had four sons
Frances, who died in boyhood.
Henry, \ both died officers in the West
Ferdinando, / Indies, unmarried.
HANS-FRANCES, the claimant.
Colonel Hastings about the year 1790, had the misfortune while rid-
ing in St. James's Park, to be thrown from his horse, and his head
coming in contact with one of the trees or branches, occasioned a frac-
ture of the scull, by which he was subject to periodical fits of insanity
for the remainder of his life. After the death of his patron, the Earl o
Huntingdon, Colonel Hastings' malady increased, and in this state of
things his affairs had naturally fallen into decay. The premature death
of his third son, Ferdinando, was soon followed by his own. He died
on the 6th February, 1802. Mrs. Hastings survived her husband, a
widow for five, and died in retirement.
The claimant Hans Frances Hastings, Esq., Captain Royal Navy,
held the situation for several years of ordnance store keeper to the gar-
rison of Enniskillen, and there became intimately acquainted with Mr.
Nugent Bell, an attorney, and his family.
"Our acquaintance," says Mr. Bell, *' in proper course of time became
of such a confidential nature as to put me in possession of Captain
Hastings' views and interests, and I was entrusted with the manage-
ment of all his concerns. Of the study of heraldry," he continues,
"and more particularly the concomitant branch of pedigree, I have ever
been particularly fond. Indulging this sort of pendhant, I acquired a
pretty general knowledge of every family of distinction in my native
country; and a casual conversation arising out of a trivial circumstance
first
suggested the idea of claiming the dormant Earldom of Hunting-
don for my friend. As the story from its consequences, may not be
deemed uninteresting, I will relate it. In the spring of the year 1817,
it was
whispered about Enniskillen that some serious altercation had oc-
curred between Captain Hastings and a neighbouring nobleman, which
compelled the former, according to report, to demand satisfaction, but
which was refused by the noble party, on the ground that the challenger
was a commoner. To this objection the latter indignantly retorted, that
 CELEBRATED PEERAGE CAUSES. 339

he was his opponent's superior in point of family descent, being eldest

lineal male descendant of the house of Hastings, and entitled to the
Earldom of Huntingdon; the matter was subsequently adjusted to the
satisfaction of both parties, as report further saith." The whole affair
turned out a mere fabrication, but it afforded Mr. Bell an oppor-
tunity of asking Captain Hastings whether he really had ever enter-
tained serious pretensions to the dormant earldom ? Perceiving the
earnest manner in which the question was put. Captain Hastings en-
tered into a brief detail of circumstances, the sum of which was, that,
in consequence of his having been sent early to sea, and his
long absence
on foreign service, he knew or remembered but little of his family
history or connexions, and that the only information on which he was
disposed to place any reliance, was what he obtained from his uncle,
Rev. Theophilus Hastings, Rector of Great and Little Leke, who had
always sedulously endeavoured to impress upon his mind, that he was
the real and undoubted heir to the title. -He further stated that, some-
time in the year 1803, he had visited the college of arms in London, for
the purpose of learning the proper steps to be taken, and the probable
expenses of the process but having been told that, at least three thou-
;

sand guineas would be necessary towards his success, he deferred the

matter to some more auspicious moment. Mrs. Hastings on the same
occasion related the story of the Rev. Mr. Hastings's whimsical mar-
riage, together with other interesting facts regarding the family, and
particularly the hatred which the reverend gentleman had at all times
expressed against the Marquess of Hastings, which she described as
irreconcilable. This conversation was enough to induce Mr. Bell to
enter earnestly into the affair, but before he did so the
following letters
were written, at his desire, by the claimant to him :

Enniskillen, July 1, 1817.

My dear Bell,
I will
pay you costs in case you succeed in proving
all me
the legal heir to the
Earldom of Huntingdon. If not, the risk is your own, and I certainly will not
be answerable for any expense you may incur in the course of the investigation.
But I pledge myself to assist you by letters, and whatever information I can re-
collect, to the utmost of my power, and remain, very sincerely,
Your's
Nugent Bell, Esq. HASTINGS. F.

"
On the back of this letter Captain Hastings wrote By all that's
good, you are mad." In a few days after, Mr. Bell received the second
letter from Captain Hastings :
,

Enniskillen, July, 8, 1817.

My dear Nugent,
Whatever you may prove me to be, I trust you will ever find me an honest man;
but should you establish me in the Earldom, all I can say is that it will he, impossi-
ble either for me or mine (and I hope they will have the heart of their father) to do
too much for you and your's. I am not sanguine, but the very names of George,
Henry, Fertlinando, and Francis, convince me we are the only true descendants
of Francis, the second Earl. Damn it, succeed, and you shall be vay falconer.
If the Countess does not leave Dublin by Tuesday
morning, you will certainly
see me at No, 3, Moland Street, on Wednesday ; therefore I beg you will provide
for the Earl at that hour. Your's, &c.,
FRANK.
Mr. Bell proceeded at once, 17th August, 1817, to England, and en-
tered upon his arduous undertaking, accompanied by his friend, Mr. W.
34O CELEBRATED PEERAGE CAUSES.

Jameson. His first visit was to Castle Donnington, where he had a very
unsatisfactory interview with a solicitor named Dalby, who had long
been concerned for the noble family of Hastings, and who was in com-
munication with the Marchioness of Hastings, living then at Donnington
Park. The next day he met with a Mr. Needham, from whom he ac-
quired much valuable information, but the most valuable he obtained,
and that which put him upon the right road, was from an accidental
rencounter with an old domestic of the family. While seated on the
outside of a coach, in travelling through Leicestershire, and just, he says,
as his spirits were about to go to pieces amidst the quicksands of disap-
pointment, a flag hove in sight, which he hastened to hail, and in a few
minutes was alongside an old woman in a market-cart, with whom he
jocularly made up an acquaintance, and obtained leave to accompany her
for some distance on the road, in a vacant chair he espied in the vehicle.
This old crone turned out, oddly enough, to be an ancient dependant of
the Hastings family, and on her garulity Mr. Bell founded the basis of
his future success. After Mr. Bell had ingratiated himself with his com-
panion, she thus began to tell him her own history "You must know,
:

sir," said the old woman, "that some fifty years ago I was considered by
the country folks a very pretty girl. I don't say this out of vanity, but

it
may be necessary for you to know it, that you may better understand
what is to follow. At the age of fourteen I was taken into the service
of Lady Anne Hastings, sister of my late Lord's father, who, in less than
two months after, consigned rne over to young Lady Selina, her niece,
and second daughter of the late Countess Selina, that doating old me-
thodist lady, whom God forgive for throwing away her fortune on such
bloodsuckers, and leaving those entitled to it by the laws of nature and
relationship quite penniless, as one may say. But let me proceed for-
ward. I was caressed by my sweet young lady, whom I attended as her
own maid, and I was as happy as the day was long at Donnington Park.
Some time before this, my late Lord's father had brought to Donnington
Park the late Colonel George Hastings, then a boy and as it may be
;

you never heard of him, 1 will tell you who he was. His father was a
Mr. Henry Hastings, of a place not many miles off, called Lutterworth,
who, previous to his death, and in his old age, was called Lord Hastings :

I'll tell you why, by and bye. I have heard

say that this Mr. Harry was
left an orphan, when he was only fourteen years old, and that his guar-
dians and executors, appointed by his father's will, robbed him of almost
all he was worth. It is certain, however, that within my own memory
he lived very happily at his house in Lutterworth, and latterly took very
well with being called Lord Hastings, which was no empty title, you
may rely on it, his children having as much right to it as I have to the
gown on my back. Well, as the Earl thought his boys would be better
under his Lordship's own eye, he sent the eldest, who was the late rector
of Great and Little Leke, to Sir George Wheeler, his brother-in-law, to
be educated by him, which he was; and the colonel, his brother, was
brought to the Park altogether." The old woman's story further pro-
ceeded to state that Colonel George Hastings was on the eve of being
married to her young mistress, the Lady Selina, when her Ladyship died
suddenly in the bloom of youth and beauty. Pending this contracted
marriage, she stated that Mr. Dawson, the steward, had been despatched
to different places to hunt after the colonel's pedigree, to which places
Mr. Bell subsequently resorted, and found information which proved
 CELEBRATED PEERAGE CAUSES. 341

" Colonel
absolutely essential to his success. Hastings at last married/'
continued the old gossip, " a very beautiful young lady, as I have heard,
and had four sons, who, sorry am I to say, are all dead, and, except the
eldest, all came to an unlucky end. Master Frank was the eldest, but
he died at Grantham in his sixth year Master Ferdy, or Ferdinando, -,

and his elder brother Henry, were sent officers to the West Indies, and
both died there of the yellow fever the fourth and youngest son was
;

drowned about three years ago in the Cove of Cork a circumstance

which gave great concern to many well-wishers of his father here, and
no small joy to those who have had the iniquity to chouse him and his
out of their just inheritance." " After I had patiently heard her out,"
says Mr. Bell, "I, in my turn, informed her that the person, according
to her account, supposed to be drowned at Cork, was still alive and hap-
py, and that it was by no means improbable that she would soon see him
in possession of at least the honours of his family." This extraordinary
adventure having furnished the required clue, Mr. Bell pursued it inde-
fatigably through churches and churchyards, examining sextons, con-
sulting registers, and deciphering tomb stones, until at length he was
enabled to draw up such a case as produced the following letter from his
eminent counsel, Sir Samuel Romilly :

Oct. 7, 1817-
SIR I have looked over the pedigree and documents, and have read the ob-
servations you made respecting the wills, and administration of the several persons
mentioned. It appears to me that the evidence which I before thought wanting,
has now been supplied by you ; and it does not occur to me at the present moment
that any further search is necessary to be made by you. I do not conceive that
it will be
necessary to employ counsel to prepare the petition, which is to be pre -
sented to the Prince Regent. All that it will be requisite to do in that petition,
is to state that the first earl was created by letters patent, to him and the heirs
male of his body ;
and the fact of the death of the last Earl of Huntingdon having
left the petitioner the heir male of the body of the first earl, surviving him, to-
gether with the manner in which he makes out his descent ; and to pray that his
Royal Highness would be pleased to give directions that a writ of summons should
issue to call him up to the House of Lords. This, I think, is the form of the
petition that should be presented, though I am not very sure of it. However,
it will not be of
very material importance, if the petition is not according to the
usual form. The petition will probably be referred to the Attorney- General, who
will require to be attended upon, and to be furnished with the evidence
by which
the claim is to he supported. This, however, is not, I believe, the course which
is
always pursued ; but the case is referred, in the first instance to the House of
Lords.
Though I have been counsel in many claims of peerage, I have never had oc-
casion to consider in what form the claim is first made, and I have here no books
I can refer to. You will find I think, some useful information on the subject, in
a small work published some years ago by Mr. Cruise, of Lincoln's Inn, on " Dig-
nities ;" and if you have any difficulty how to proceed, I apprehend that, at the
Parliament Office, Abingdon Street, Westminster, you may receive the information
you may be in want of. I have written to Lord Huntingdon respecting his taking
the title ; and though I do not think it of much importance, I have now rather
dissuaded him from using it before his claim is established ; not that there exists
the slightest doubt of his just claim, but merely in consequence of the unwilling-
ness expressed by several to acknowledge him as such. I shall send you the

pedigree, &c. back in a parcel by the coach, it being too heavy to go in a frank
without being charged postage.
I remain, Sir,
Your most obedient and faithful servant,
SAMUEL ROMILLY.
342 CELEBRATED PEERAGE CAUSES.

The evidence established showed the descent of the claimant from Sir
Edward Hastings, youngest son of Francis, second Earl of Huntingdon,
K.G., by Katherine, daughter and co-heir of Henry Pole, Lord Montagu,
and granddaughter of Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury,
daughter and sole heir of George, Duke of Clarence, brother of King
Edward the Third. The pedigree further brought the line down to
Richard Hastings, Esq., of Walford, in Nottinghamshire, father of one
only son, Henry Hastings, Esq., of Lutterworth, who left three sons and
two daughters. The eldest son, the Rev. Theophilus Henry Hastings,
of whom we have spoken, died in 1804, without issue. The second son,
Ferdinamlo, died in boyhood whilst the third son, George, was
;

brought up and educated by Theophilus, the ninth Earl. This

George became as we have stated an officer in the army, and attained
the rank of Colonel. He married, in 1769, Sarah, daughter of Colonel
Hodges, and left three sons, Henry and Ferdinando, who both died un-
married in the West Indies, and HANS-FRANCIS, who claimed the Earl-
dom of Huntingdon.
Mr. Bell, following the directions of Sir Samuel Romilly, presented a
petition to the Crown, which was referred to the Attorney General, Sir
Samuel Shepherd, who, after receiving the various proofs, and hearing
the whole matter, made an elaborate report to the Prince Regent on the
29th of October, 1818, which concluded thus :

Upon the whole of this case I am humbly of opinion, that the petitioner, Hans-
Francis Hastings, has sufficiently proved his right to the title of Earl of Hunting-
don ; and that it may be advisable, if your Royal Highness be graciously pleased
so to do, to order a writ of summons to pass the great seal, to summon the said
petitioner to sit in parliament, and there enjoy the rank and privileges to the said
title belonging.

The report, without a moment's unnecessary delay, was referred to

the Lord Chancellor for his consideration and approval ; who, in due
time, returned it with his entire approbation, and on the 7th of January,
1818, the Prince Regent signed his royal warrant, empowering the pro-
per officer to issue his writ of summons to Hans-Francis Hastings, com-
manding his attendance in the ensuing parliament, to be holden on the
14th of the same month, by the style, title, and dignity of EARL OF HUN-
TINGDON. His Lordship was subsequently introduced to the House of
Lords by the Marquis of Ely, and took the oaths and his place as fourth
Earl accordingly.
 343

THE SPIRIT OF MODERN FRENCH ROMANCE.

No. 2. HISTORICAL ROMANCES Concluded.

AMONG the numerous novelists of the present day in France, but few
have adopted the plan of de Vigny, and M. Victor Hugo, in making
M.
history a vehicle for their fiction. So wild and wayward is the imagination
of modern French writers, that they cannot brook the control, however
slight, the
narration of truth would impose on the boundless flights of their
fancy. Conceits the strangest and most unnatural, plots the most intri-
cate and perplexing, situations far fetched, and verging on the extreme of
in feelings, and in passions, common sense and
sanity, personages outraging
humanity, these are the characteristics of the French romancists now ac-
tually writing. For such, the power which Sir Walter Scott derived from
history, is unsuited. Steadier and cooler hands must grasp the wand of the
author of Waverley, for, were they to take it, it would be as if the staff had
passed from a Prospero in his wisdom to a Caliban insane and raving.
This is the reason why we now find few historical romances in France.
Among the many authors, beside those we have mentioned, we can only
light upon two more, who
have attempted this style, with any success. The
one is Eugene Sue, who has since relinquished history and of whom, in a
;

different line of fiction we shall have much to say hereafter. The other author
is aM. Paul Louis Jacob, whoquaintly styles himself "
Bibliophile." He is
a writer of high dramatic and descriptive power, and some of his historic
portraits are admirably done. There is, however, much objectionable matter
throughout his works, and consequently they are not generally read. From
one of his romances, we give the following ably drawn descriptions of
Louis XIV, and his clandestine consort Madame de Maintenon. The very
exclusion of M. Jacob's novels from popular perusal may render these
specimens the more interesting. In presenting them, however, we are not
to be supposed to subscribe to the author's rather partial opinion of the
conduct or motives of the great monarch, and his really religious, though
over zealous wife. The firsc of these extracts describes the king himself,
" Louis le Grand ;"

" Madame me a long time waiting for her/' said Louis XIV, in repair-
keeps
ing to the chapel to hear Mass.
The King had arrived that morning at Fontainbleau accompanied by Madame
de Maintenon, a few other ladies, and part of the court the duke and duchess
;

d' Orleans had been also invited to the journey, the real object of which was a
visit of the favourite to the Abbey de Moret, and the pretext, a great hunt in the
forest. The convent of Saint Cyr was the only place where Madame de Main-
tenon went without being followed by the king, who left her less frequently than
he did a short time before Madame de la Valliere and Madame de Montespan,
when he was in love and jealous. The princes and princesses of royal blood at-
tended as escort to the widow of Paul Scarron, the lame author of the Eneid
travestied and the Roman Comique.'
'
Louis XIV heard mass with less atten-
tion than usual ; he frequently turned round to see who entered the Chapel, and
this visible anxiety which agitated the king communicated itself gradually among
the attendants, who were accustomed to imitate the humble and self-collected ap-
pearance of their master at church. Madame de Maintenon had not appeared;
it was said she was indisposed although she had made the journey in her carriage
with the Marchioness de Montechevreuil and three legitimated children of France, to
whom she was always by title governess, namely, the Duke de Maine, the Count
de Toulouse, and Mademoiselles de Blois, the royal'children of the last favourite.
344 THE SPIRIT OF MODERN FRENCH ROMANCE.

After Mass, as the weather was fine and dry, the king announced his inten-
tion of a walk in the gardens, and the court descended in his train.
Louis XIV was much altered since the influence of Madame de Maintenon
had effect on himself and within his circle. To the king gallant and dissipated,
had succeeded the king devout and austere. Nothing remained of the reign of
La Valliere, but remorse in the heart of her lover nothing of the loves of
Madame de Soubeise, of Mademoiselles de Ludres, and de Fontanges, nothing of
the jealous fits of Madame de Montespan. The king remembered his youth, so
brilliant, so happy, so romantic and so royal, only to curse the sins he had com-
mitted and to calculate how difficult was the work of his salvation. This sad
change, still more remarkable in the midst of the wonders of Versailles, where
everything appeared in the same state as in the time of the fetes of the Enchanted
Isle,was not limited to the king alone the court had yielded entirely to his
;

ideas, to hismanners and to his appearance this amiable and witty court, which
:

formerly felt such delight in Moliere and Quinault, was now occupied with
theology, sermons, and morals. Madame de Maintenon was the sole instrument
of this great change, made in favour of the Jesuits, and to the detriment of Louis
the Great. By her insidious skill she caused herself to be raised to the throne
of Louis who had secretly married her, and granted her the power of queen
without, however, conferring the title.
The forced conversions, the dragoonings, and finally the revocation of the
edict of Nantes, had already revealed the false religious zeal, which engaged the
government in a long series of acts of injustice and of consequent misfortunes.
The fatal yoke under which Louis XIV. had placed himself and without love,
which could have excused him imprinted an expression of sadness on his face ;
and the inward struggles which the hurtful influence of Madame de Maintenon
always ended in subduing, had, before the period of old age, furrowed wrinkles in
his noble and striking countenance. He was at the time we mention fifty-three,
and his features were not so worn as to still cause to be disputed his claim of
having been the finest man of his kingdom, after Racine who resembled him
much. The king's forehead was high, but falling back; his eyes were blue and
full of mildness, dignity, and conscious rank ; his nose was aquiline but rather

large ; his mouth was ornamented with very white and regular teeth ; his chin
slanted gracefully, which composed an ensemble truly royal, although his cheeks,
too high in colour, began to lengthen and sink under the weight of fat with
which they were loaded. This corpulency, the result of the immoderate appe-
tite of the king, extended to his entire person, increased the bulk of his sjomach,
and deformed the admirable proportions of his legs ; his feet alone remained as
small as they were in his youth. He was indebted to his height in not appearing
as big as he really was. It was by force of violent exercise, travelling
post haste,
coursing, games, promenades, and balls, that he baffled a long time this disposi-
tion to obesity. Now that his former mode of living had been overthrown by
Madame de Maintenon, he still walked and hunted frequently, and he substituted
for the remainder of his exercise a medicine taken every month
according to the
ordinance of Fagon, his principal physician however, as he did not eat less
;

copiously, he continued to increase in size. His good looking countenance was

always the same with the exception of being more grave and silent than before ;
he was rarely seen to smile, and, in order to enliven him, a stinging repartee from
his daughter Madame la Duchesse, some German candour from Madame, or some
sharp remark from the little Duke de Maine, was necessary. The king was no
longer amused with Moliere's comedies ; Madame de Maintenon would only allow
"
him the representation of Esther," performed by the young ladies of Saint Cyr.
Had Moliere not been dead, Madame de Maintenon would not perhaps have
dared to put in practice the moral of Tartufe. Ignorant as Louis XIV was in
everything, in consequence of a want of an early solid education to form the basis
of after attained experience, he would not expose his inferiority on occasions,
where his instinct and his natural taste could supply that of acquired knowledge.
He spoke as little as possible, although he expressed himself with perfect elegance
and unceasing fluency to make amends for his silence, he willingly listened to
;

the most verbose digressions, provided

they had not the appearance of intending
 THE SPIRCT OF MODERN FRENCH ROMANCE. 345

to read him a lesson. His principal fault, egotism, increased to such a degree as to
stifle in him all the best feelings of the heart, however little
they might influence
his inflexible will. He only attached himself to persons so far as he required
them for his pleasures, his government, and above all, for that which he termed his
glory, the ruling passion of his whole existence. Madame de Maintenon had
succeeded in subduing him by her persuasion, that his glory would find itself
more interested in their union, where religion had more hold than love but this :

glory which Madame de Maintenon pretended to afford the king tended to no

other aim than Paradise in Heaven, and the support of the Jesuits on earth. So,
Louis XIV not knowing what principles separated the Jesuits from the Jansen-
ists, had vowed an implacable hatred to the latter. The pride of the prince was
the instrument which the favourite and the ministers made use of to direct him
at their own will and fancy, in making him believe that from him alone
proceeded

*********
all the
rays of his power, brought by a complimentary motto, in comparison with
that of the sun to this similitude he had indeed no difficulty to accustom himself,
:

so early had he learnt to breathe the incense of flattery.

This immoderate pride, and this ambition for praise, doubtless prompted
Louis XIV to distinguish himself amidst the lords of his court more by the
dignity of his figure and by his other personal advantages, than by the mag-
nificence of his dress. To his brother he left the cares of the toilette as well
as the extravagance of words ; nevertheless, he always affected a suitable and
studied simplicity, and only used orange flower water as a perfume. His ash-
coloured wig had not the fulness of the old wigs with hair like horses' manes
which used to cover the back, chest and shoulders, so that a man of middle size
was buried under that enormous head-dress. The king's close coat of brown
cloth edged with black velvet in form of lace, descended beyond the knee and
was fastened with a single gold button, without displaying much cloth round the
hips ; yet his waistcoat, over which he bore the blue ribbon, except on great
occasions, when he wore it on his coat, was of red satin, magnificently embroid-
ered ; his hat, which he only put on when out of doors, had the brim trimmed
with point Spanish lace, and was shaded with a large plume of white feathers his ;

white silk stockings adorned with gold, were fastened with garters having buckles
of precious stones ; buckles also of the same material glittered on his shoes
without heels ; he never wore rings, despising the ornament on men's hands. In
his apartments as well as in his walks he was always armed with that long stick
with a gold top resembling a raven's beak, with which he beat a servant who not
knowing him had closed the entrance to the garden of the Trianon by order of
the king, and with which he chastised a thief who was picking the pocket of
the Marquis de Villars.

Madame de Maintenon is graphically pourtrayed in the following-

sketch :

" As for me, sire, I have the fever," replied Madame de Maintenon, whose
shiverings increased with the fear of the severity which the king frequently in-
flicted on her from caprice,
f'
So much the better, the fever sharpens the appetite,"
said Louis XIV, in taking from the in case * where there was a sort of supper of
slices of ham and bread, served night and day.
" Ah !
sire," exclaimed Madame de Maintenon, clasping her hands in a sup-
" I am
plicating manner above the covering counterpaine, dreadfully ill, I do not
know how to swallow a mouthful without being immediately choked." li Not at all,
Madame, eat this small bit of meat," said the king, holding to her an enormous
bit of ham,
" from it, do as I do, and you will be wonderfully
you will find
" I shall die from good
well." it, sire," replied Madame Maintenon, who in shedding
"
tears, tried to do honour to this salted meat that the king had offered her, yet if
it is your wish that I have an
indigestion, I will take it and die."
*
A table loaded thus was always left in the king's apartment, that he might have
something ever at hand, should he require it. This was termed the table in case of
need, or briefly the in'case.
346 THE SPIRIT OP MODERN FRENCH ROMANCE.

" Eat and never care for the

rest," said Louis XIV, as he gave her a full glass
" drink too this
of Spanish wine, beverage, so as to do in every respect like
ourself."
" Oh
my God, have pity on me sire," responded Madame de Maintenon, who
had not the resource of emptying the glass of wine on the sheets, between which
she had concealed the bread and ham.
" I will now leave
you to sleep," said the king after Madame de Maintenon,
all in tears, had ventured to moisten her lips with the fiery wine, she looked upon
as a poison
":at the wedding banquet of the Duke de Chartres, I desire all the
ladies to drink my health good night "Madame, now I will go to see my dogs
fed ; I was forgetting them, while here." Odious despot," exclaimed Madame de
" one would believe that he acted in this
Maintenon, when the king had left her,
manner to kill me. Great God I resign myself to the work that Thou hast im-
posed on me."
Frances d'Aubigne de Maintenon was at this time fifty six, and her beauty which
formerly attracted a crowd of lovers contested with Ninon, did not yet manifest the
nothingness of worldly vanities ; this beauty was preserved to the eye by the aid of
red and white paint which supplied the complexion of youth. Madame de Mainte-
non would have been able to vie with younger women than herself, had not a
prudish affectation spoilt that which age respected in her face. There still remained
the pleasing smile which formerly formed the hope of Mather, of the Chevalier
de Mere, and of the three Villarceaux there remained also the same dark eyes,
;

the sombre brightness of which, according to the poetic expression of the Abbot
Boisrobert, dazzled more than the strongest light ; those eyes according to
Mesnardiere had been lighted by the sun of America, to cause so great a blaze
in Europe ;
now she generally drooped or veiled them to expiate the hundred
love murders charged against her by the poetry of the time of Scarron the ;

necessity of dissembling weakened the fire of their looks, which often presented
a mystic languor. Madame de Maintenon possessed in all other respects signal
treasures which she was accused of having sometime before stolen in India,
namely a noble and proud air, an infinite grace, although a little composed by
devotion, magnificent black hair, covered with a hood of lace or taffeta, plump
hands, which she rarely showed in public, for there was in this excess of modesty,
less piety than regret of having been handsome, and being no longer young.
Nevertheless she was still capable of pleasing otherwise than by her mind.

The principal historical romance by M. Eugene Sue is one entitled

" Latreaumont." A
very good translation of it appeared in English a
short time ago under the designation of
" De Rohan or the Court
Conspira-
tor," and proved extremely popular. The subject relates to a Prince of the
house of Rohan who, piqued at the conduct of Louis XIV towards himself
on a particular occasion, formed a conspiracy against the monarch, and for
so doing lost his head upon the scaffold.
The tale is well told some of the scenes and characters are in Sue's best
:

style, yet as a whole the work is rather dry and tedious it is quite evident
:

that the author isnot at all at ease within his historical bondage and, as
;

we shall presently have a good deal to say about this same M. Eugene Sue,
we would rather defer any further commentary on his writings, until we come
to speak of his most pretending productions.
Thus far as to the modern historical novels of France : hence we proceed
to scrutinize the other French romances on various subjects, and to ex-
amine into what is the real extent of their excellence and value.
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FRAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY.

SIR ROBERT SHIRLEY, THB PERSIAN AMBASSADOR.
SIR ROBERT SHIRLEY, third son of Sir Thomas Shirley of Wiston in
Sussex, by Anne, his wife, dau. of Sir Thomas Kempe, Knight, and
younger brother of the famous SirAnthony Shirley, visited England
in 1623 for the second time as Ambassador from Abbas Schah of
Persia. Unfortunately, by his letters of credence, being written in the
Persian language, there was not to be found any one in the kingdom
at that time except Sir Robert himself, who could interpret them j not-

withstanding which, no doubt seemed to be entertained of his preten-

sions, and he was received with great pomp, King James appearing to
have actually forgotten that this same Persian ambassador was his own
subject.
Amid these honours which were showered on the head of Sir Ro-
all

bert, there arrived unexpectedly at Portsmouth, a person who had better

claim to the dignity which he had assumed, and who, having proceeded
thither in one of the East India Company's ships, had been long detained
by accidents and contrary winds on his passage. An event so untoward,
may be supposed to have rendered the situation of our knight extremely
embarrassing, more especially as the pretensions of his rival, were sup-
ported by the whole body of the East India merchants, who were anxious
he should be recognised and accredited as the sole representative of the
Persian monarch, and received in a style of grandeur which could leave
no doubt of it in the minds of the public. To prevent this, if pos-
sible, from taking place, and to save as much as remained of his own
credit, Sir Robert, after having obtained the loan of his Persian letters
from the Secretary of State's office, and accompanied by his relative
Lord Cleveland, and some persons of the court, proceeded to the residence
of his competitor, where being admitted, and the cause of his visit ex-
plained, the Persian made the usual salutation to his lordship only.
And now the following most singular scene took place, which will be
" This done and Sir
given in the words of a curious narrative still extant.
Robert Shirley unfolding his letters, and (as the Persian use is, in reve-
rence to the king,) first touching his eyes with them, and next holding
them over his head, and after kissing them, he presented them to the am-
bassador, that, he receiving them, might perform the like observance,
when he suddenly rising out of his chair, stepped to Sir Robert Shirley,
snatched his letters from him, tore them, and gave him a blow in the
face with his fist, and while my Lord of Cleveland, stepping between,
kept off the offer of a further violence, the Persian's son, next at hand,
flew upon Sir Robert Shirley, and with two or three blows more, over-
threw him ; when Master Maxwell of the bedchamber, and my Lord of
Cleveland, nearest him, pulling him back, (while two of the company
laid hands on their swords, but not drawing them, because not
any one
sword or dagger was drawn by the Persians.) My Lord of Cleveland
remonstrated to the ambassador, through his interpreter, on the danger
and insolency of the act, saying ' that if he and the gentlemen there with
him, had not borne more respect to that king whom he represented,
than he, the ambassador, had done to the letters shown him for justifi-
VOL. II. NO. IV. 2 B
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cation of the other's quality, neither he nor those about him, that had
committed that insolency, should have gone alive out of that place.'
After these words, he made some shew of acknowledgment and said,
he was sorry he had offended his lordship and as, by this act which he
had performed, transported with extreme rage against a person that, had
dared to counterfeit the king, his master's hand, which was always (he
letters he had shewn him,
said) on the top of his letters, when those
had it on the back ; and when, as he had done, that so mean a fellow,
and an impostor, should presume to say, he had married the king his
master's niece.' To this Sir Robert (who was in the meantime retired
behind the company amazed and confounded with his blow and his treat-
ment,) stepped in and answered that he had never said he had married
'

the king's niece, but the queen's kinswoman j and that for the manner
alleged of signing his letters, it was true that the King
of Persia, in all
his employments of his subjects to foreign princes, or in writing to
them, used* to sign above, in front of his letters, but that when he em-
ployed a stranger to any foreign prince, his signature was usually affixed
on the back of his letters, that before their opening, they might shew
who sent them. To this'the ambassador replied with scornful looks only."
The whole transaction, as appears, was immediately reported to
it

King James, who thereupon suspended the time appointed for the am-
bassador's public reception at court, until the truth could be ascertained
of what was alleged by him. "In the meantime, Sir Robert wrote to
his majesty beseeching him to send him into Persia, with his two letters
tied about his neck, for trial whether they were true or false," which the
king consented to do, regarding it as the best way of settling the question.
The two ambassadors were appointed to sail on the following month
of May, in the fleet which was bound to the East Indies, together with
Sir Dodmore Cotton, who was chosen as the king's ambassador extra-
ordinary to the court of Persia, and who, besides his commission to
settle a treaty of commerce with Schah Abbas, was directed to inquire
whether Sir Robert was guilty of the imposition which was imputed to
him. As the above three persons, however, arrived too late at the place
of their embarkation, they were obliged to return to London, and defer
their departure till the ensuing month of March 1626 when, embark-
ing in different ships, they proceeded on their voyage, and according to
the words of the narrative, " they all three died on the way, and with
them the quarrel and inquiry."
Fennel, however, who relates the transaction, is mistaken in saying
that they all three died on the passage, for a continuation of the history
of the mission is to be found in the travels of Sir Thomas Herbert,
who accompanied the parties, and he says that this Persian ambassador
alone died on his passage he adds, that on the arrival of the British
-,

embassy at Asharaff, an audience was granted to Sir Dodmore Cotton,

who was attended by Sir Robert Shirley, and seven or eight other
Englishmen. The Persian monarch was addressed through the English
interpreter j Sir Dodmore Cotton stating that the object of his mission
was to congratulate Schah Abbas on his success against the common
enemy the Turk, to establish a perpetual alliance, to promote trade and
to vindicate the conduct of Sir Robert Shirley. Schah Abbas in his
reply to this address, begins with some abuse of the Turks and then
expresses a wish that there was more unity among the Christian princes,
truly observing that the Ottoman emperor owed his conquests chiefly to
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their discord. To the proposal of obtaining a direct commercial inter-

course, he gave his hearty concurrence, provided the English would con-
sent to abandon the old route, through the dominions of his
enemy.
Lastly, in respect to Sir Robert Shirley, he acknowledged his services,
and promised that if he had been accused unjustly he should have satis-
faction.
The court removing immediately afterwards to Casbin, Sir Dodmore
was obliged to follow it thither, where on
renewing the negotiations
with the ^favourite minister who had received a mortal dislike to Sir
Robert Shirley, the ambassador warmly espousing the cause of Sir
Robert, the minister begged to have possession of the original creden-
tials from Schah Abbas to the
King of England, upon which Sir Robert
founded his pretensions, that they might be duly examined by his master.
At the end of three days, the favourite came in person to Sir Dodmore
and informed him that the Emperor had visited the latter, denied it to
be his, and in a passion, burned it. He added that Sir Robert Shirley
had his master's permission to depart. This had such an effect upon Sir
Robert, who was then afflicted with a dysentery, that, in less than a fort-
night after he arrived at Casbin, he died.
It is evident that Herbert had a friendly
feeling towards his fellow tra-
veller Sir Robert, which induced him to put the most favourable con-
struction on his conduct, ascribing his disgrace to the illwill of the fa-
vourite minister and to his master's ingratitude, but it is not probable
that Sir Robert's services, had they been half so great as he pretended,
would have been so ill requited of a prince of the Schah Abbas. Nor
is it probable that he should have
appointed him his ambassador to the
King of England, and not long afterwards have given the same creden-
tials to another. In short the whole history of this singular transaction
tends to prove the grossness of the imposition practised by Sir Robert
Shirley.
Herbert, speaking of the wife of Sir Robert, whose rank had been
described as so honourable, says that she had been a Circassian slave in
the imperial harem, and that she was bestowed on Sir Robert as a mark
of royal favour. He calls her the Lady Teresia, and says she was then,
at the time he wrote, living at Rome.

THE LAST EARL OF BRIDGEWATER.

His Lordship's singularities were a general topic for conversation in
Paris. He had, at the time of his death, his house nearly filled with dogs
and cats which he had picked up at different places. Of the fifteen dogs
which he kept, two were admitted to the honour of his table, and the
whole of them were frequently dressed up in clothes like human beings.
Sometimes a fine carriage, containing half a dozen of them, was seen in
the streets, drawn by four horses and accompanied by two footmen. In
his last days, when so debilitated as to be unable to leave his own grounds,
he is said to have adopted a strange substitute for the sports of the field,
to which he had been addicted. Into the garden at the back of his house
there were placed about 30O rabbits, and as many pigeons and partridges,
whose wings had been cut. Provided with a gun, and supported by ser-
vants, he would enter the garden and shoot two or three head of the
game, to be afterwards put upon the table as his sporting trophies.
The Earl's remains were brought to England for interment. His will
was proved in the Prerogative Court, Doctor's Commons, by John Charles
2 B 2
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Claremont, Esq. (banker and partner in the house of Lafitte in Paris,)

Thomas Phillips, Esq., and Eugene Auguste Barhier, Esq., who were
executors. The will was very long and extraordinary, and several co-
dicils were added, equally extraordinary. He left legacies to all his
servants, and some larger legacies to private individuals, and added, that
"
in case he should be either "assassinated or poisoned the legacies were
all to be void. He left 8000 to the President of the Royal Society, "to
be applied according to the order and direction of the said President of
the Royal Society in full and without any diminution or abatement what-
soever to such person or persons as the said President for the time being
of the aforesaid Royal Society shall or may nominate or appoint and
employ j and it is my will and particular request that some person or
persons be nominated and appointed by him to write, print, publish, and
expose to public sale one thousand copies of a work on the power, wis-
'

dom, and goodness of God as manifested in the creation,' illustrating

such work by all reasonable argument." Thus originated the celebrated
Bridgewater Treatises.

EXTRAORDINARY RESEMBLANCE.
"
Risden, in his Survey of Devon," relates the following singular facts
regarding Nicholas and Andrew Tremayne, the twin sons of John Tre-
"
mayne, Esq., of Collacombe, High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1485 They :

observes that learned " so like in all their

were," writer, lineaments, so
equal in statues, so coloured in hair, and of such resemblance in face and
gesture, that they could not be known the one from the other no, not j

by their parents, brethren, or sisters, but privately by some secret mark,

or openly by wearing some several coloured riband or the like 3 which,
in sport, they would sometimes change, to make trial of their friends'

judgments, which would often occasion many mirthful mistakes. Yet

somewhat more strange was, that they agreed in mind and affection
it

as much as in body what one loved, the other desired so, on the
;
for ;

contrary, the loathing of the one was the dislike of the other. Yea, such
a consideration of inbred power and sympathy was in their natures, that
if Nicholas was sick and grieved, Andrew felt the like pain,
though they
were far distant and remote from each other this, too, without any in-
;

telligence given unto either party. And, what is further observable,

if Andrew was merry, Nicholas was so affected,
although in different
places, which they could not long endure to be, for they ever desired to
eat, drink, sleep, and wake together. So they lived, and so they died.
In the year 1564, they both served in the wars at Newhaven in France,
where in this they something differed, the one being captain of a troop
of horse, and the other a private soldier, but still with the same sympa-
thy of affection. Being both to the last degree brave, they put them-
selves into posts of the greatest hazard ; at length one of the brothers
was slain, and the other instantly stepped into his place, and there in the
midst of danger, no persuasion being able to remove him, he was also
slain." Upon their monument is the following inscription :

" These liken'd

twins, in form and fancy one,
Were like affected, and like habit chose ;
Their valour at Newhaven siege was known,
Where both encountered fiercely with their foes ;
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There one of both sore wounded lost his breath,

And t'other slain, revenging brother's death."

NOBILITY IN FRANCE,

Under the ancient regime, when a plebeian wished to be ennobled in

France, he purchased the place of Secretary to the King. This gave
him the right of soliciting for a coat of arms. At the revolution there
were 2O6 Secretaries to the King, beside 46 honorary or titular Secre-
taries: so that the facility of acquiring nobility may be conceived. Hence
the place of "Secretaire du Roi," was styled in derision, "une savonette
au vilain." He, however, was only an anobli, though his son was noble,
and his grandson a gentilhomme ; nor could his descendants for several
generations be admitted as officers in the army. When, about the be-
ginning of the reign of Louis XVI., an ordinance appeared that no indi-
vidual should be presented at Versailles, unless he could prove 400 years
of gentility, or could show that his ancestors were already noble before
the year 1400, a multiplicity of Comtes and Marquises were rejected ;

though many an untitled gentleman, ancient as our Squires in their Halls

in Lancashire and Northumberland, left their towers and chateaux in
Britany and Languedoc, and posted up to Paris to show their pre-emi-
nence. Every gentleman, his pedigree being certified, was, on the first
hunting day, invited to mount with the King into his carriage, and ac-
company His Majesty to the spot where the hounds were turned out.
This privilege was termed "le droit de monter dans le carosse du Roi."
The plain Squire, to whom this right was allowed, was considered as
superior to the Count or Marquis, whose claims were rejected. If this
ordeal found favour at St. James's, the old English Squire and the High-
land chieftain would bear away the palm of ancestry, while many a noble
peer would, as at a tournament, be obliged to ride the barriers.

FOREIGN NOBILITY.

The Chevalier F. de Tapies, in his recent work "La France et TAngle-

terre," states that,"in Russia there are 500,000 nobles that Austria
-,

numbers 239,000; that Spain, in 1780, reckoned 470,OOOj and that

France, before 1/90, had 360,OOO, of whom 4,120 were of the ancienne
noblesse; and that in England, Scotland, and Ireland, on the contrary, we
have only 1,631 persons from dukes to baronets, who possess transmis-
sible titles." There are, however, in the United Kingdom some two to
three hundred thousand persons who are nobles in the Continental sense
of the term.

LA BELLE JENYNS AND SOAME JENYNS*

The family of Jenyns, now represented by the Rev. George Leonard

Jenyns, of Bottisham Hall, Cambridgeshire, has been rich in distinguished
names Sir John Jenyns, made a Knight of the Bath at the creation of
:

Charles, Prince of Wales, served as High Sheriff of Herts in 1626, and

sat in Parliament for St. Albans. Of his granddaughters, Sarah became
the celebrated Duchess of Marlborough, and her sister, Frances,
" La
Belle Jenyns," Duchess of Tyrconnel. Of the latter we have the follow-
ing account: "The fair, the elegant, the fascinating Frances Jenyns
moved through the glittering court in unblenched majesty, robbed the
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men of their hearts, the women of their lovers, and never lost herself. As
to hearts and such things, to bring them to Charles's court was mere work
of superogation; it was like tradingtothe South Sea Islands with diamonds
and ingots of gold, where glass beads and tinfoil bear just the same value,
and answered just as well. Her form was that of a young Aurora, newly
descended to the earth she never moved without discovering some
;

new charm some new grace. To her external attractions

or developing
Miss Jenyns added what was rarely met with in the court of Charles, all
the witchery of mind and all the dignity of virtue." After the death of
Tyrconnel, the Duchess was permitted to erect a house (still standing)
in King Street, Dublin, as a nunnery for poor Clares, and in this obscure
retirement burying all the attractions and graces which once so adorned
the court of England, she died at the age of ninety-two, and was interred
in St. Patrick's Cathedral, 9th of March, 1790. The granduncle of this
incomparable beauty, Thomas Jenyns, Esq., of Hayes, was great grand-
father of the celebrated wit, SOAME JENYNS, whose character and habits
are thus described :

He came into your house at the very moment you had put upon your
card ; he dressed himself to do your party honour, in all the colours of
the jay j his lace indeed had long since lost its lustre, but his coat had
faithfully retained its cut since the days when gentlemen
wore embroi-
dered figured velvets, with short sleeves, boot cuffs, and buckram skirts.
As nature cast him in the exact mould of an ill-made pair of stiff stays,
he followed her so close in the fashion of his coat that it was doubted if
he did not wear them because he had a protuberant wen just under his
:

pole, he wore a wig that did not cover above half his head. His eyes
were protruded like the eyes of the lobster, who wears them at the end
of his feelers, and yet there was room between one of them and his nose
for another wen, that added nothing to his beauty: yet this good man
was heard very innocently to remark when Gibbon published his history,
" that he wondered
any body so ugly could write a book."
Such was the exterior of a man who was the charm of the circle, and
gave a zest to every company he came into. His pleasantry was of a
sort peculiar to himself: it harmonized with every thing : it was like

the bread to your dinner you did not perhaps make it the whole or
;

principal part of the meal, but it was an admirable and wholesome aux-
iliary to the other viands. Soame Jenyns told you no long stories, en-
grossed not much of your attention, and was not angry with those that
did. His thoughts were original, and were apt to have a very whimsical
affinity to the paradox in them. He wrote verses upon dancing, and
prose upon the origin of evil 5 yet he was a very indifferent metaphy-
sician, and a worse dancer.

THE AUTHORSHIP OF ROBIN GRAY.

Lady Ann Barnard,sister of the late Earl of Balcurres, wrote the beau"
tiful balladof Robin Gray, but kept the secret so well, that a controversy
arose as to the probable date of the production, some asserting that it
was of considerable antiquity, and had been composed by David Rizzio.
"I was persecuted/' says the lady herself in a very interesting letter,
dated 1823, " to avow whether I had written it or not, or where I had
got it. However, I kept my counsel in spite of the gratification of see-
ing a reward of twenty guineas offered in the newspapers to the person
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who should ascertain the point past doubt, and the still more
flattering
circumstance of a visit from Mr. Jernirigham, Secretary to the Antiquarian
Society, who endeavoured to entrap the truth from me in a manner I
took amiss. I must also mention/' continues Lady Anne, " the Laird
of Dalziel's advice, who, in a tete-a-tete, afterwards said, "My dear, the
next time you sing that song, try to change the words a wee bit, and,
instead of singing, ' To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea,'
say, to make it twenty merks j for a Scottish pund is but twenty pence,
and Jamie was na such a gowk as to leave Jenny and gang to sea to
lessen his gear. It that line (whispered he) that tells me that sang
is

was written by some bonny lassie thnt didna ken the value of the Scots
money quite so well as an auld writer in the town of Edinburgh would
have kent it."

VALENTINE GREATRAKES, ESQ.,

Of AFFANE, in the County of Waterford The TOUCH DOCTOR.

Temp. CHARLES II.

In these days of mesmerism it

may not be inappropriate to describe a
sort of mesmerism, or more correctly, a professor of the art of healing
by supernatural means the medicine of magic two centuries ago.
Our doctor was, of all the people in the world, that most eccentric
character, particularly in olden times, an Irish gentleman to wit, Valen- :

tine Greatrakes, Esq., of Affane, in the county of Waterford, born

in 1628.
This poor gentleman, whether crazed or not, entertained, or professed
to entertain, a perfect assurance that he was gifted with the power of
curing all and every disease that mortality is heir to, by simply touching
or rubbing the parts affected. His first experiments were tried upon his
own family and neighbours and several persons, it is stated, were cured,
j

to all appearance, of different disorders. He subsequently extended

his practice to England, and at the onset obtained a
prodigious reputa-
tion but the tide ebbed as fast as it rose, when public expectation be-
-,

came disappointed. Mr. Glanville attributed Greatrakes' cures to a sana-

tive quality, inherent in his constitution ; others attributed them to
friction ; and others, nearer to the fact, to the force of imagination in his
patients. Certain it is, that the great Boyle believed him to be an extra-
ordinary man, and bore testimony to many of his wonderful cures. Of the
force of imagination, as influencing disease, Granger gives the following
instance " I was
:
myself a witness of the powerful workings of imagi-
nation in the populace, when the waters of Glastonbury were at the
height of their reputation. The virtues of the spring there were sup-
posed to be supernatural, and to have been discovered by a dream to
one Matthew Chancellor. The people did not only expect to be cured
of such distempers as were in their nature incurable, but even to recover
their lost eyes, and their mutilated limbs. The following story, which
scarcely exceeds what I observed upon the spot, was told me by a gen-
tleman of character. An old woman in the workhouse at Yeovil, who
had long been a cripple, and made use of crutches, was strongly inclined
to drink of the Glastonbury waters, which she was assured would cure
her of her lameness. The master of the workhouse procured her seve-
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ral bottles of water, which had such an effect that she soon laid aside
one crutch and not long after, the other. This was extolled as a mira-
j

culous cure but the man protested to his friends that he had imposed
:

upon her, and fetched the water from an ordinary spring. I need
not inform the reader," adds Granger, "that when the force of imagi-
nation had spent itself, she repassed into her former infirmity."
In the reign of King Charles I. an accusation was brought before the
Court of Star Chamber, and afterwards before the College of Physicians,
against one John Leverett, a gardener, who undertook to cure all dis-
tc
eases, but especially the king's evil, by way of touching or stroking
with the hand." He used to speak with great contempt of the royal
touch, and grossly imposed upon numbers of credulous people. He
asserted he was the seventh son of a seventh son 5 and profanely said
that " he found virtue go out of him/' so that he was more weakened
by touching thirty or forty in a day, than if he had dug eight roods of
ground. He was by the censors of the college adjudged an impostor.

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTION.

The following extraordinary epitaph on one of the Ouseleys of Shropshire

is copied from the family monument at Courten Hall, Northamptonshire ;
" ASalops Oseley I
A ruen Partridge woone,
No birds I had her by :

Such work with her was doone,

She'e dead, I turtle Sought
AWake, in Salsie bred :
Twise six birds shee me brought
She lyvs, but I ain dead.
But when ninth yeare was come
I sleapt that was A Wake.
So, yielding to Death's doome.
Did here my lodging take."

PRIOR'S EPITAPH ON HIMSELF.

"
Gentlemen, here, by your leave
Lie the bones of Mathew Prior,
A son of Adam and of Eve ;
Can Bourbon or Nassau go higher ?
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PRECEDENCE, AND THE LAW, CUSTOM, AND TABLES

RESPECTING IT.
THE rules of precedence in England are founded on statutes, letters
patent, usages, and customs j in a review of these authorities, some con-
fusion necessarily arises, in consequence of their
having come into force
at different periods, and in consequence of their
being composed of
divers directions, which each relate to certain classes or orders of
society,
to the exclusion of others. The best plan, therefore, to arrive at a clear
exposition of the subject, appears to be this: to place under distinct
headings the various ranks which form the tables of precedence to
these state separately the law, or a reference to the law, which
assigns
to each of these ranks its place, and then to at the tables of
give length
precedence themselves. This plan is adopted in the following treatise,
beginning with the first rank of all.
THE SOVEREIGN AND THE ROYAL FAMILY.
The precedence of the Sovereign, the Royal Consort, the Queen Dow-
ager, the Prince of Wales, and the remainder of the royal family, rests
upon the ancient custom of the realm, upon the statutes 1 Mary, st. I,
c. 3; 31 Henry VIII. c. 10, s. 4 -,
and upon the interpretation of the
law in the case of Edward, Duke of York, grandson of George II., re-
" State There are some
ported in Hargrave's Trials," vol. ii. p. 295.
peculiarities regarding the state and condition of the royal family, which
it
may be here interesting to mention. A queen regnant has, pursuant
to the common and statute law, the same powers, prerogatives, rights,
dignities, and duties, as if she had been a king $ this is generally under-
stood, but it perhaps is not as well known, that a Queen Consort and a
Queen Dowager have also certain prerogatives above other women.
The Queen Consort is a public person, exempt and distinct from the
King, and not, like other married women, so closely connected as to
have lost all legal or separate existence so long as the marriage conti-
nues. She may purchase lands, hold them, and do other acts of owner-
ship, without the concurrence of her lord, vvhich no other married woman
can do ; she may sue and be sued alone, and may have a separate pro-
perty in goods as well as lands. In short, she is in law looked upon as
a single, not as a married, woman. She has, moreover, her own law
officers j and her Attorney and Solicitor-General are entitled to a
place
within the inner bar. The Queen Dowager preserves most of the privi-
leges belonging to her as Queen Consort, and, moreover, should she be
married again to a subject, she will not lose her regal dignity as
peeresses dowager do their peerage when they marry commoners. The
other persons included in the present constricted sense of the term royal
family, are, pursuant to the 31 Henry VIII. c. 10, and the interpre-
tation put upon it, are the Sovereign's children, grandchildren, brothers,
sisters, uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces.

THE LORDS, AND THE GREAT OFFICERS OF THE CROWN.

Thestatute 31 Henry VIII. c. 1O, fixes the order of precedence of
the lords spiritual and temporal, and of the great officers of state, which
356 ON PRECEDENCE.

had been rather arbitrarily varied on some former occasions. To relieve

the Crown from an invidious prerogative was the object of thus regu-
lating by statute a matter for which the royal authority was clearly com-
petent.
The statute 1 Will, and Mary, c. 21, enacts that the Commissioners
of the Great Seal shall have and take place next after the peers of this
realm, and the Speaker of the House of Commons, unless any of them
shall happen to be a peer, and then to take place according to his
peerage.
As to the precedence of the Vice-Chancellor of England, and the
Vice-Chancellors, see infra, under the head of KNIGHTS. &c.
By the 23rd article of the Act for the Union of England and Scotland,
which was confirmed by stat. 5th Anne, chap. 8, all peers of Scotland
are declared to be peers of Great Britain, and to have rank and prece-
dence next after the peers of the like orders and degrees in England
existing at the time of the Union, which commenced the 1st of May,
1707, and before all peers of Great Britain of the like orders and degrees
created after the Union. By the Act for the Union of Great Britain
and Ireland, 39 & 40 Geo. III. cap. 67, it is enacted, art. 4, " That the
Lords of Parliament on the part of Ireland in the House of Lords of
the United Kingdom, shall at all times have the same privileges of par-
liament which shall belong to the Lords of Parliament on the part of
Great Britain and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal respectively on
;

the part of Ireland, shall at all times have the same rights as the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal respectively on the part of Great Britain : and
that all Lords Spiritual of Ireland shall have rank and precedency next
and immediately after the Lords Spiritual of the same rank and degree
of Great Britain, and shall enjoy all privileges as fully as the Lords Spi-
ritual of Great Britain (the right and privilege of sitting in the House of
Lords, and the privileges depending thereon, and particularly the right
of sitting on the trial of peers excepted);
and that the persons holding
any Temporal Peerages of Ireland existing at the time of the Union,
shall from and after the Union have rank and precedency next and im-
mediately after^all the persons holding peerages of the like orders and
degrees in Great Britain subsisting at the time of the Union j and that
all peerages of Ireland created after the Union shall have rank and
pre-
cedency with the peerages of the United Kingdom so created according
to the dates of their creations
;
and that all peerages, both of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland then subsisting or thereafter to be created, shall in all
other respects, from the date of the Union, be considered as peerages of
the United Kingdom, and that the peers of [reland shall, as peers of the
United Kingdom, be sued and tried as peers, except as aforesaid, and
shall enjoy all privileges of peers as fully as the peers of Great Britain
;

the right and privilege of sitting in the House of Lords, and the privi-
leges depending thereon, and the right of sitting on the trial of peers
only excepted.
In regard to the Lord Great Chamberlain, by statute 1 George I.,
passed previously to the elevation of Robert Marquis of Lindsey to the
Dukedom of Ancaster, it was enacted, that the Duke of Ancaster and his
successors should enjoy this precedency only when he or they should be
in the actual execution of the said office,
attending the person of the
Sovereign for the time being, or introducing a peer into the House of
 ON PRECEDENCE. 357

Lords. He was thus deprived of the precedence which the statute of

31 Henry VIII. would have given him as a great officer.
The priority of signing any treaty or public instrument by the Minis-
ters of the Crown is always taken by rank of place, and not by title.

THE SONS OF PEERS.

The precedency of the Sons of Peers is based on established usage,
with the exception that, pursuant to the 31st Henry VIII. c. 10, the
eldest sons of Dukes precede Earls, unless any Earl should be Lord
Chancellor, Lord Treasurer, President of the Council, or Privy Seal -,

and with the further exception, that the precedency of Dukes' younger
sons before Viscounts, was settled by a decree of the Commissioners for
executing the office of Earl Marshal, upon a reference to them from
Queen Elizabeth, 16th January, 1594. With regard, also, to the younger
sons of Viscounts and Barons, the general rule is confirmed by the de-
crees of the 10th and 14th James I., as will appear under the next head-
ing. The eldest sons of the younger sons of Peers are placed before
all sons of Knights by order, 18th March, 1615, and before the eldest
sons of Baronets, in 16*77, in consequence, as it would appear, of an
address of the House of Lords to the King touching the subject. (Lords'
Journals, 6th April, 1677.)

KNIGHTS OF THE VARIOUS ORDERS, KNIGHTS BANNERETS, BARONETS,

AND KNIGHTS BACHELORS.
A Knight of the Garter having a seat in the House of Commons, is
within the house to sit above all other degrees next to the Treasurer
and Comptroller of the Household. (Statutes of the Order.) From
the Knights of the Garter to the younger sons of Barons, the order of
precedency (see the table), with the exception of the place assigned to
the Chancellor of the Garter, the Vice-Chancellor of England, and the
Vice-Chancellors, is established by the decree of King James I., in the
tenth year of his reign;
a decree made in consequence of a controversy
between the younger sons of Viscounts and Barons and the Baronets,
as to precedency, which was decided in favour of the former. (Rot. Pat.
eo. an. pt. 10. no. 8.) The Vice-Chancellor was created by act of Par-
liament 53 Geo. III. c. 24., and by section 4., precedence is signed to
him next to the Master of the Rolls. By the 5 Viet. c. 5. s. 25., the
Vice-Chancellors appointed under that act (and also the Vice-Chan-
cellor appointed under the 53 Geo. III. c. 24., after the death or re-
moval of the present Vice-Chancellor) are to take rank and precedence
next after the Lord Chief Baron.
The Knights of the several Orders of the Garter, Thistle, Bath, St.
Patrick, and St. Michael and St. George, are, in the following table of
precedency, placed according to general usage, that is, in the order of
the institution, or revival of the respective orders. The precedency as-
signed by the Statutes of the Order of St. Patrick, and St. Michael, and
St. George, is inconsistent, however, with this order of precedency ; for
instance, the Knights of St. Patrick being commoners, are, by the royal
warrant creating that brotherhood in 1783, to rank immediately after
Barons' eldest sons, thus taking precedence of Knights of the Garter,
Thistle, and Bath, all orders of more ancient creation. The Grand
Crosses of St. Mfchael and St. George, by the statutes ordained in 1832,
358 ON PRECEDENCE.

are to rank next and immediately after Knights Grand Crosses of the
Bath, thus taking precedence of Knights of St. Patrick, unless the latter
are allowed to displace the Knights of the Garter and Thistle according
to the precedency assigned to them by the before-mentioned warrant of
1783, which could never have been intended. The precedency assigned
to the Knights of St. Patrick, moreover, is inconsistent with the decree
of King James and the letters patent creating the dignity of Baronet,
which places Baronets after the younger sons of Viscounts and Barons,
-but before all Knights, as well of the Bath, as Knights Bachelors and

Knights Banneret, except Knights Banneret created by the King in person,

and Knights of the Garter ; but if the warrant of 1 783 has effect, the
Knights of St. Patrick would follow eldest sons of Barons, who precede
Knights of the Garter, and consequently all Baronets.
The precedency of Baronets, their wives, sons, and daughters was
settled by two decrees in the 10th and 14th of King James the First.
The precedency of the eldest and younger sons of Baronets was set-
tled by a decree of King James I., in the fourteenth year of his reign,
which grants to the eldest sons of Baronets and their wives, and the
daughters of the same Baronets, those daughters following next after
the said wives of the eldest sons of the same Baronets, place and pre-
cedency before the eldest son and the wife of the eldest son of any
Knight of what degree or order soever and the younger sons and their
j

wives in the same manner to have place and precedency after the eldest
sons and the wives of the eldest sons, and before the younger sons and
the wives of the younger sons of any of the Knights aforesaid. (Rot.
Pat. eo. an. pt. 2. no. 24.)
The precedency of the other eldest sons mentioned in the table, rests
upon ancient usage.

THE LAW.
The precedence of the different judges and counsel is pursuant to
ancient custom, or to statute. In accordance with Sir William Black-
stone's table as altered by the royal mandate, 54 Geo. III., counsel have
pre-audience in the courts in a fixed order ; they rank thus :

The Queen's Attorney General.

The Queen's Solicitor General.
The Queen's Premier Serjeant.
The Queen's Ancient Serjeant.
The Queen's Advocate General.
The Queen's Serjeant.
The Queen's Counsel, and with them, the Queen Consort or Queen
Dowager's Attorney and Solicitor General.
Serjeants -at -Law.
The Recorder of London.
Advocates of the Civil Law.
Barristers-at-Law according to their standing.

COLONELS, DOCTORS, ESQUIRES, GENTLEMEN, AND THOSE BELOW THEM.

These Sir William Blackstone places on the table of
precedence under
the authority of ancient
usage and custom.
 ON PRECEDENCE. 359

WOMEN.
Married women and widows are entitled to the same rank among each
other, as their husbands would respectively have borne between them-
selves, except such rank is merely professional or official ; and un-
married women to the same rank as their eldest brothers would bear
among men, during the lives of their fathers. (4 Blackstone's Comm.
p. 406, (n).)

PRECEDENCE TABLE OF MEN.

The Sovereign.
Prince Albert.
The Prince of Wales.
The Sovereign's Sons.
The Sovereign's Grandsons.
The Sovereign's Brothers.
The Sovereign's Uncles.
The Sovereign's Nephews.
Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England.
Lord High Chancellor, or Lord Keeper, being a Baron.
Archbishop of York, Primate of England.
Lord High Treasurer.
Lord President of the Privy Council.
Lord Privy Seal.
Lord Great Chamberlain.
Lord High Constable.
Earl Marshal.
Lord High Admiral.
Lord Steward of the Household.
Lord Chamberlain of the Household.
Dukes according to their Patents.
Eldest Sons of Dukes of the Blood Royal.
Marquesses according to their Patents.
Eldest Sons of Dukes.
Earls according to their Patents.
Younger Sons of Dukes of the Blood Royal.
Eldest Sons of Marquesses.
Younger Sons of Dukes.
Viscounts according to their Patents.
Eldest Sons of Earls.
Younger Sons of Marquesses.
Bishops of London, Durham, Winchester, and all other Bishops, accord-
ing to their seniority of Consecration.
Secretary of State if a Baron.
Barons according to their Patents.
Speaker of the House of Commons.
Commissioners of the Great Seal.
Treasurer of the Household.
Comptroller of the Household.
Master of the Horse to the King.
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household.
Secretary of State being under the degree of a Baron.
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Eldest Sons of Viscounts.

Younger Sons of Earls.
Eldest Sons of Barons.
Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
Privy Counsellors.
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter.
Chancellor and Under Treasurer of the Exchequer.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench.
Master of the Rolls,
The present Vice-Chancellor of England.
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.
The Vice-Chancellors.
Judges and Barons of the degree of the Coif of the Courts of
Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer,
according to their seniority.
Knights Bannerets made under the Sovereign's Banner and
Standard displayed in an army royal or in open war,
the Sovereign or Prince of Wales being present.
Younger Sons of Viscounts.
Younger Sons of Barons.
Baronets.
Knights Bannerets not made by the Sovereign in person.
Knights of the Thistle.
Knights Grand Crosses of the Bath.
Knights of St. Patrick.
Knights Grand Crosses of St. Michael and St. George.
Knights Commanders of thr? Bath.
Knights Commanders of St. Michael and St. George.
Knights Bachelors.
Eldest Sons of the younger Sons of Peers.
Eldest Sons of Baronets.
Eldest Sons of Knights of the Garter.
Eldest Sons of Knights Bannerets.
Companions of the Bath.
Companions and Cavalieri of St. Michael and St. George.
Eldest Sons of Knights of the Thistle, Bath, St. Patrick, and
St. Michael and St. George.
Eldest Sons of Knights Bachelors.
Younger Sons of Baronets.
Colonels.
Serjeant-at-Law.
Doctors.
Esquires.
Clergymen, Officers in the
Army and Navy not styled
Esquires in their Commission, and all
other Gentlemen.
Citizens and Burgesses of Towns Corporate.
Yeomen.
Tradesmen.
Artificers.
Labourers.
 ON PRECEDENCE. 361

PRECEDENCY OF WOMEN.
The Queen.
The Queen Dowager.
The Princess of Wales.
Princesses, Daughters of the Sovereign.
Wives of the Sovereign's younger Sons.
Wives of the Sovereign's Grandsons.
The Sovereign's Grand-daughters.
The Sovereign's Sisters.
The Sovereign's Aunts.
The Sovereign's Nieces.
Wives of the Dukes of the Blood Royal.
Duchesses.
Wives of the eldest Sons of the Blood Royal.
Marchionesses.
Wives of the eldest Sons of Dukes.
Daughters of Dukes.
Countesses.
Wives of the younger Sons of Dukes of the Blood Royal.
Wives of the eldest Sons of Marquesses.
Daughters of Marquesses.
Wives of the younger Sons of Dukes.
Viscountesses.
Wives of the eldest Sons of Earls.
Daughters of Earls.
Wives of the younger Sons of Marquesses.
Baronesses.
Wives of the eldest Sons of Viscounts.
Daughters of Viscounts.
Wives of the younger Sons of Earls.
Wives of the eldest Sons of Barons.
Daughters of Barons,
Wives of Knights of the Garter.
Wives of Bannerets made by the Sovereign.
Wives of the younger Sons of Viscounts.
Wives of the younger Sons of Barons.
Wives of Baronets.
Wives of Bannerets not made by the Sovereign in person.
Wives of Knights of the Thistle.
Wives of Knights Grand Crosses of the Bath.
Wives of Knights of St. Patrick.
Wives of Knights Grand Crosses of St. Michael and St. George.
Wives of Knights Commanders of the Bath.
Wives of Knights Commanders of St. Michael and St. George.
Wives of Knights Bachelors.
Wives of the eldest Sons of the younger Sons of Peers.
Daughters of the younger Sons of the Nobility.
Wives of the eldest Sons of Baronets.
Daughters of Baronets.
Wives of the eldest Sons of Knights of the Garter, of Knights
Bannerets, of Knights of the Thistle, the Bath,
St. Patrick, and of St. Michael and
St. George.
362 ON PRECEDENCE.

Wives of the eldest Sons of Knights Bachelors.

Daughters of Knights Bachelors.
Wives of the younger Sons of Baronets.
Wives of Colonels, Serjeants, Doctors, Esquires,
Gentlemen, &c. &c. &c.
Daughters of Esquires, who are Gentlewomen by birth.

If a woman, noble in her own right, marries a commoner, she still

remains noble, and shall be tried by her peers ; but if she be only noble
by marriage, then by a second marriage with a commoner she loses her
dignity, for as by marriage it is gained, by marriage it is also lost. Yet
if a duchess dowager marries a baron, she continues a duchess still, for
all the nobility are pares, and therefore it is no degradation. (1 Black-
stone's Comm. p. 401, quoting Coke,
C
2 Inst. 50.) The Queen Dowager
however, as stated above, does not come within this rule as to second
marriages.
If the daughter of a duke intermarries with an earl or peer of lower
rank,, she follows the precedence of her husband but if she marries a
,

knight or commoner of lower degree, she retains the rank acquired by

her birth.
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ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE PATRICIAN.

SIR, The very
satisfactory manner ther, Thomas Wingfield, m. Phi-
Sir
in which Miss Strickland, in her inte- lippa,widow of Thomas, Lord Ros,
resting history of the Queens of Eng- and aunt and co-heir of Edward, Earl
land, authenticates her statements in of Worcester.
general, renders it the more necessary Sir John m. Anne, dau. of John Touchet,
that one error, into which she has, with- Lord Audley, representative of the
out doubt, unconsciously, fallen, should ancient family of Aldithley,
deriving
be rectified. from daughters of Richard II.,
lineally
In Vol. v., pp. 271, 274, it is stated Duke of Normandy, and Alfred the
that Sir Anthony Wingfield, one of Great.
a deputation selected from the Privy Sir Anthony, their son, the
subject of Miss
Council to wait upon the Princess Mary Strickland's remarks, traced
through
before she came to the throne, had been, all the preceding lineal connexions,
*'
as well as his three colleagues, really and inherited the blood of the different
raised by Henry VIII. from the lowest intermarrying families respectively.
rank of English gentry"
Now, Sir Anthony was the represen- In the 14th century, the only dau. and
tative of eight other knights of his fa- heir of Sir John Wingfield, an eldest
mily in lineal succession, several of son, m. Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suf-
whom had filled, in the three previous folk, grandfather by her of Michael de
centuries, the highest offices to which la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, well known to
commoners are eligible, in the county the readers of Shakspere, who was be-
of Suffolk, where, indeed, some genea- headed in a boat at sea, and in him, the
logists trace it as far back as the Con- heir general, this branch terminated.
quest. Of these Moreover, Sir Anthony's father, Sir
Sir John m. Anne, daughter of Sir John John, was the oldest of twelve brothers,
Peche, of a baronial family of Norman one of whom was a priest, but the others
extraction. were all knights ; one of them, at least,
Sir John m. Margaret, dau. of Sir Hugh was dead before Henry VIII. was born,
Hastings, son of John de Hastings, and all were, not improbably, married
Baron de Bergavenny, one of the com- before he came to the throne, namely
petitors for the crown of Scotland. 1. Sir John himself.
Sir Robert m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir 2. Sir Edward, who m. Anne, dau. of
John Russell. Richard Woodvile, Earl Rivers, wi-
Sir Robert m. Elizabeth, dau. and co- dow of George, Earl of Kent, and
widow of Thomas
heir of Elizabeth, sister of Edward IV.'s queen.
Mowbray,Duke
"
of Norfolk, ancestress 3. Henry, Rector of Baconsthorp, in
of all the Howards." She was dau. Norfolk, 1480.
and co-heir of Richard Fitzalan, Earl 4. Sir John, who m. Margaret, dau. of
of Arundel (great grandson of Edmund Richard, son of John Doreward, Esq.
Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster, son of Speaker of the House of Commons.
Henry I.), by Elizabeth, daughter of 5. Sir William, sewer to Henry VII. m.
William de Bohun, Earl of Northamp- Joan, dau. of Sir Thomas Walde-
ton, grandson of Edward I. Their grave.
dau. Elizabeth Wingfield, m. Sir Wil- 6. Sir Thomas, killed at the Battle of
liam Brandon, from whom, by her, Bosworth.
descended Charles Brandon, Duke of 7. Sir Robert, Lord Deputy of Calais,
Suffolk, who m. the Queen of France, who M. Lady Jane Clinton.
sister of Henry VIII., and was, by 8. Sir Walter, who m. a dau. of
her, grandfather of Lady Jane Grey. Mac Williams of a very distinguished
Sir John, K.B., m. Elizabeth, dau. of i
family.
Sir John Fitzlewis, by Anne, dau. of 9. Sir Lewis, who m. Margaret, dau. of
John Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, Henry Noone, and was ancestor of
great grandson of Edward I. His bro- the Viscounts Powerscourt.
VOL. I. NO. IV, 2 c
 3G4 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

10. SirEdmund, who TO. Mary, dau. of The preceding particulars are chiefly
Thomas Wentworth, of Suffolk and ;
taken from Blore's History of Rutland-
as his great nephew m. a daughter of shire and Gough's Sepulchral Monu-
Thomas, Lord Wentworth, of Net- ments.
tlested,in Suffolk, it is probable The descent of the Wingfield family
both were nearly allied to Queen to the period in question, has thus been
Jane Seymour, whose mother was traced through various channels from
Margaret Wentworth, of Nettlested. our Plantagenet kings. There would
11. Sir Richard,K.G., of Kimbolton not be much difficulty in connecting it
Castle, who was also made a knight not only with the Kings of Scotland
banneret at the siege of Tournay, in and of Wales, but with almost all the
\ 1513, where he was marshal of the principal royal dynasties in Europe ;

King's army. He
was afterwards but sufficient, it is to be hoped, has been
Lord Deputy and Marshal of Calais, brought forward, to release its early his-
Chancellor of the of Lancas-
Duchy tory from the obscurity which the ac-
ter, and Ambassador at the Court complished "authoress of the "Queens
of the Emperor Charles V. at To- of England has assigned to it. Pos-
ledo, where he died in 1525. He sibly Sir Anthony Wingfield, who him-
married, 1st, Catherine Woodville, self had married a sister and co-heir of
widow of Edward Stafford, Duke of John de Vere, Earl of Oxford, might
Buckingham, and of Jasper Tudor, not have felt very much flattered by a
Duke of Bedford, paternal uncle comparison of his ancestry with that of
of Henry VIII., she herself being a certain truly respectable family in the
his great aunt, as well as sister of north of England, of the kinship of
the Queen of Edward IV. By her, which to royalty some may perhaps
Sir Richard had no issue. His se- think there is a leetle too much of osten-
cond wife, dau. of Sir John Wilshere, tatious display in the work which has
of Stone Castle, Kent, was the mother given occasion to the statement now
of his heir, andbyhersecondmarriage, brought to an end.
ancestress of the Earls of Bristol. Q.Q.
12. Sir
Humphry, Speaker of the House May 18th, 1846.
of Commons in 1512.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE PATRICIAN.

As historical records, tradition-
SIR, a Journal such as your's would add much
ary tales and national vauntings, the to the amusement and instruction of its
great victories of the Plantagenets, are readers if from time to time it presented
familiar, doubtless, to everyborn subject them with some of these remarkable and
of our most gracious Queen ; but further, stirring events in detail. But that you
how little is generally known of the cu- may the more clearly comprehend me,
rious and interesting details of these I have taken from Froissart an account

mighty achievements. The Historian of the capture of the French King John
states the facts with little beside, and and his son Philip at Poictiers, which I
refers in marginal notes to the chroni- send to you for insertion in the Patrician,
clers from whom
he derived his infor- should you coincide in my views on the
mation, but how rare the reader is who subject.
regards the reference. I have been re- I am, SIR,
cently conning over these old chroniclers Your Obedient Servant,
and the circumstance forcibly struck me, R. W. T.
and it struck me at the same time, that

The manner which King John was taken prisoner at the Battle of Poitiers.
in

IT often happens, that fortune in war never known, and the combatants on
and love turns out move favourable and each side suffered much. King John
wonderful than could have been hoped'for himself did wonders he was armed with :

or expected. To say the truth, this battle a battleaxe, with which he fought and de-
which was fought near Poitiers, in the fended himself. The Count de Tancar-
plains of Beauvoir and Maupertius was ville, in endeavouring to break through
very bloody and perilous many gallant the crowd, was made prisoner close to
:

deeds of arms were performed that were him as were also Sir James de Bourbon
:
 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. 365

Count de Ponthicu, and the Lord John Denys de Morbeque who for five years
:

d'Artois, Count de Eu. In another part had attached himself to the English, on
a little farther off, the Lord Charles d'Ar account of having been banished in his
tois and many other knights and squires younger days from France for a murder
were captured by the division under the committed in an affray at St. Omer.
banner of the Captal de Buch. The pur- It fortunately
happened for this knight
suit continued even to the gates of Poi- that he was at the time near to the
King
tiers, where there was much slaughter of France, when he was so much
pulled
and overthrow of men and horses for : about ; he, by dint of force, for he was
the inhabitants of Poitiers had shut very strong and robust, pushed through
their gates, and would suffer none to en- the crowd, and said to the
king in good
"
ter:
upon which account, there was French, " The
Sire, sire, surrender your-
great butchery on the causeway, before self, king who found himself
the gate, where such numbers were kil- very disagreeably situated, turning to
"
led or wounded, that several surrendered him asked, To whom shall I surrender
themselves the moment they espied an myself to whom ? Where is my cousin
:

Englishman 'and there were many En- the Prince of Wales ? if I could see him,
:

glish archers who had four, five, or six

I would
speak to him." "Sire," re-
" he is not here but
prisoners. plied Sir Denys, ;

The Lord of Pons, a powerful baron in surrender yourself to me, and I will lead
" Who are "
Poitou, was slain there, as were several you to him." you? said
other knights and squires. The Vis- the king. " Sire, I am Denys de Mor-
count de Rochecourt, the Lords de Par- beque, a knight from Artois but I serve;

tenay and de Saintonge, and the Lord of

the King of England, because I cannot
Montendre, were taken prisoners as was belong to France, having forfeited all I
:

the Lord John de Saintre, but so beaten possessed there." The king then gave
that he never afterwards recovered his him his right hand glove, and said,
"I
health he was looked upon as the most surrender myself to you." There was
:

accomplished knight in France. The much crowding and pushing about, for
"
Lord Guiscard d' Angle was left for slain every one was eager to cry out, I have
among the dead he had fought well that taken him." Neither the king nor his
:

day. The Lord de Chargny, who was youngest son Philip were able to get
near the king, combated bravely during forward, and free themselves from the
,

the whole engagement : he was always throng.

in the crowd, because he carried the The prince of Wales, who was as cou-
his own also rageous as a lion, took great delight that
king's sovereign banner
:

was displayed in the'field, with his arms, day to combat his enemies. Sir John
which were three escutcheons argent on handos, who was near his person/ and
a field gules. The English and Gascons lad never quitted it during the whole of
the day, nor stopped to make prisoners,
poured so fast upon the king's division
that they broke through the ranks by said to him towards the end of the bat-
e<
force; and the French were so inter- ;le Sir, it will be proper for you to
;

mixed with their enemies, that at times lalt here, and plant your banner on the
there were five men attacking one gen- top of this bush, which will serve to rally
tleman. The Lord of Pompadour and four forces, that seem very much scat-
the Lord Bartholomew de Brunes were ;ered; for I do not see any banners or
there captured. The Lord de Chargny pennons of the French, nor any conside-
was slain, with the banner of France in rable bodies able to rally against us ;
his hands, by the Lord Reginald Cob- and you must refresh yourself a little, as
ham and afterwards *the Count de
: perceive you are very much heated."
[

Dammartin shared the same fate. Upon this the banner of the prince was
There was much pressing at this time, )laced on a high bush: the minstrels
through eagerness to take the king ; and >egan to play, and trumpets and clarions
those who were nearest to him, and ;o do their duty. The prince took off
knew him, cried out, " Surrender your- ciis helmet, and the knights attendant
self, surrender yourself, or you are a
on his person, and belonging to his
dead man." In that part of the field chamber, were soon ready, and pitched a
was a young knight from St. Omer, who small pavilion of crimson colour, which
was engaged by a salary in the service he prince entered. Wine was then
of the King of England ; his name was brought to him and the other knights
2 c 2
366 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

who were with him they

: increased proach unless ordered or desired so to
every moment; for they were returning do. They all retreated behind the king ;
from the pursuit, and stopped there sur- and the two barons, dismounting, ad-
rounded by their prisoners. vanced to the king with most respectful
As soon as the two marshals were reverences, and conducted him in a
come back, the prince asked them if peaceable manner to the Prince of Wales,
they knew anything " of the King of who received the captive prince with
France they replied,
: No, sir ; not for profound respect and courtesy, and when
a certainty ; but we believe he must be evening was come, gave a grand supper
either killed or made prisoner, since he in his pavilion to the King of France,
has never quitted his battalion." The and to the greater part of the princes and
prince then, addressing the Earl of War- barons who were prisoners. The prince
wick and Lord Cobham, said ; " I beg of seated the King and his son Lord
Philip
you to mount your horses, and ride over at an elevated and well-covered table :
the field, so that on your return you may with them were, Sir James de Bourbon,
bring me some certain intelligence of the Lord John d'Artois, the Counts de
him." The two barons, immediately Tancarville, de Estampes, de Graville,
mounting their horses, left the prince, and the Lord of Partenay. The other
and made for a small hillock, that they knights and squires wereplaced at
might look about them from their stand
: different tables. The prince himself
they perceived a crowd of men at arms served the Royal table, as well as the
on foot, who were advancing very slow- others, with every mark of humility, and
ly. The king of France was in the midst would not sit down at it, in spite of all
of them, and in great danger ; for the the King's entreaties for him so to do,
English and Gascons had taken him saying, that "he was not worthy of such
from Sir Denys de Morbeque, and were an honour, nor did it appertain to him to
disputing who should have him, the seat himself at the table of so
great a
stoutest bawling out, "It
that have
is I king, or of so valiant a man as he had
"
got him :" No, no," replied the others, shown himself by his actions that day,"
" we have him." The He added also with a noble air " Dear
king, to escape :

"
from this peril said, Gentlemen, gen- sir, do not make a poor meal because the

tlemen, I pray you conduct and me my Almighty God has not gratified your
son in a courteous manner to my cousin wishes in the event of this day for be:

the prince ; and do not make such a riot assured that my lord and father will
about my capture, for I am so great a show you every honour and friendship
lord that I can make all sufficiently in his power, and will
arrange your ran-
rich." These words, and others which som so reasonably, that you will hence-
fell from the king, appeased them a lit- forward always remain friends. In my
tle ; but the disputes were always begin- opinion, you have cause to be glad that
ning again, and they did not move a step the success of this battle did not turn
without rioting. When the two barons out as you desired; for you have this
saw this troop of people, they descended day acquired such high renown for prow-
from the hillock, and sticking spurs in- ess, that you have surpassed all the best
to their horses, made up to them. On knights on your side. I do not, sire,
their arrival, they asked what was the say this to flatter you, for all those of
matter they were answered, that it was
: our side who have seen and observed the
the King of France, who had been made actions of each party, have
unanimously
prisoner,and that upwards of ten knights allowed this to be your due, and decree
and squires challenged him at the same the and
you prize garland for it." At
time, as belonging to each of them. the end of this Speech there were mur-
The two !barons then pushed through murs of praise heard from every one ;
the crowd by main force, and ordered and the French said, the prince had
all to draw aside. They commanded, spoken nobly and truly, and that he
in the nameof the prince, and under would be one of the most gallant princes
pain of instant death, that every one in Christendom, if God should grant
should keep his distance, and not ap- him life to
pursue his career of glory.

I
 367

THE ITALIAN OPERA.

THE Italian Opera, with little other variety than frequent repetitions
of its present popular performances, has, during the last month, con-
tinued to attract crowded audiences, and to sustain its high musical and
terpsichorean reputation. It is now impossible to deny the talent and
success of the actual management of this theatre j and, indeed, in every
quarter, full praise is given except in a few solitary instances, where the
5

very asperity of the criticism proves its own malice, and shows that
some private pique, or personal vexation, has dictated the severity of
the review. Such ungracious notices, especially on dramatic matters,
are not only unfair to the parties deprecated, but also to the public at
large. Operas and plays may be things of mere amusement but the;

gratification they afford highly intellectual and refined, and they cer-
is

tainly merit a kindly feeling and a helping hand from the sister power,
literature. The criticism that would call attention to them should have
more of friendship than of crossness in it j and at least it should not
allow secret sentiments of wrath or jealousy to misdirect people, and to
deprive them of a pleasure which any spiteful or discontented disposition
may easily cry down. With regard to dramatic reviews, our plan, as
we believe we have already stated, is to pass over in silence rather than
to attack such performances as are unworthy of notice, to only reprobate
where there is really much of evil and false pretension, and to earnestly
enter into and draw attention to those musical and histrionic efforts
which do homage and honor to the taste, the knowledge, and the cul-
tivation of the world passing before us.
The Italian Opera, therefore, we do maintain, never was before so
generally and so deservedly in vogue. During the weeks that have
" "
elapsed since our last notice, "I Lombardi," Lucrezia Borgia/' Nino,"
" La "
Sonnambula," "II Barbiere," Semiramide," and "Anna Bolena''
have been repeated, and been received with a relish which, like the
music of these magnificent chefs d'ceuvre, fades not on memory or desire.
Among these representations, we would particularly mention La Son-
nambula, Anna Bolena, and Semiramide. La Sonnambula, that perfect
combination of operatic and dramatic excellence its story and its action
abounding in force and pathos its harmony delightful, coming always
o'er the ear so rich, so fresh, and so welcome la Sonnambula is again
called into a brilliant existence. The singing of Signora Castellan, as
Amina, and Mario, asElvino,is admirable the "Ah! perchenon posso" of
:

"
the latter, and the "Ah non giunge
! of the former, surpass almost the
recollection of Malibran and Rubini, and at any rate soothe the regret
for their loss. In Anna Bolena, Grisi was in beautiful voice, and lavished
all the resources of her
singing and her acting on the impersonation
of the unfortunate queen. The last scene, with the plaintive
song, uttered in delicate tones, and the outbreak of fervent passion
with which it concludes, as usual raised the audience to enthusiasm.
The character might be analyzed to its minutest detail, and new worth
might be found at every step, for in no part, of the many which
Grisi has made her own, is there more variety of emotion, and more
t
sustained appearance of inspiration, than in Anna Bolena. Mario's
368 THE ITALIAN OPERA.
" Vivi was sung in complete taste, and with a depth of feeling, that
til,"
went once to the heart. Never did his falsetto sound more sweetly.
at
Lablache was of course the Enrico, looking as though he had been cut
out of the frame that holds Hans Holbein's Henry VIII at the British
Institution. That voice loses none of its power, and that mind none of
its energy. The trio, at the end of the first act, was sung by these three
As Giovanne Seymour, Corbari gave signs of progress. Her voice
artists.
is and she executed her music neatly. " Semiramide," like
beautiful,
"Norma," is one of those operas which prove the value of Grisi. A
weight of tragedy, a grandeur of emotion, a torrent of passion, does
Grisi throw into her characters of the highest walk. The conclusion to
her duet with Assur, "La forzaprimiera," is one of her magnificent dis-
plays. Every obstacle is cast aside, and the queenly dignity burst
through all shackles ready to crush the too audacious subject. There
were the "Bel raggio," with the lightly sparkling "Dolce pensiero,"
and the exhibition of terror in the first act. None like Grisi can revel so
easily in those contrasts of piano and forte, the voice sinking into that
warbling, so soft, yet so distinct none like her can depict the extreme of
;

passion, arid, at the same time, exhibit perfect execution. Signora San-
chioli, in every part she assumes, shows herself an actress of no ordinary
power. Her Arsace, in Semiramide, is what might be expected from her
Abigail, in Nino- There is the same fire and energy of action the same
intent, and depth of conception the same eloquence of delivery. Her
voice contrasted powerfully and pleasingly with that of Grisi, and she
" Giorno " In
sang with full effect the renowned d'orroe," and the air
si barbara sciagura."
"
With regardto the ballet department,
(t
Lalla Rookh still retains its
popularity j in addition to which there has been the reappearance of the
Terpsichorean divinity herself Taglioni. The first night of her re-
turn, as she came bounding on the stage in the character of La Gitana,
she was received with a thunder of applause that lasted for several
minutes. Need we describe Taglioni ? Every body knows the brilliancy
of her steps, the poetic grace which attends all her movements, the
exquisite air of facility with which she performs her most difficult feats,
the fascination of her manner. She is still the same "poetess of motion,"
with her power, her ease and last, not least her smile.
Such has been the Italian Opera of the month, with its vast arena,
the resort of potentates, princes, and peers, and of the public also, in
numbers most oppressive all, .too, seeming to be held in fixed atten-
j

tion to the mighty music of the place. Spell-bound, in truth, have the
audiences seemed, even from an Egyptian Pacha in his
gravity, to the
lightest spirit there.
 369

RACHEL.

THE management at the St. James', French, Theatre is concluding one of

the best series of foreign performances ever exhibited in London, by the
engagement of the great tragedian, Mademoiselle Rachel. We
recollect
seeing Rachel some eight years ago in Paris, when her genius burst in its
full might and majesty upon the audiences of the Theatre Fran?ais ; the

part we saw her in was that one of simple but stately dignity and ex
-

pression, the Monimia of Racine's Mithridates. Never shall we forget the

impression then made; her language deep in tone and feeling, her person
clothed in classic, antique drapery, her very step vera incessu patuit dea,
recalled to life the heroines, human and divine, that sprung up in Ho-
meric or Virgilian imagination, such as Helen who caused the sages of
Troy to suspend their anger and their argument by her enchanting pre-
sence, or Venus, who when a mere huntress in appearance, made her
princely son bow before her, as a goddess. Thus is Rachel, the very
impersonation of the classic drama the very marble of Pygmalion,
with the warmth of life upon it.
At the St. James 'Theatre, Mademoiselle Rachel is the actual genius of
the thoughts and verses of Corneille and Racine, making what few
others can, their long colloquies and orations seem brief and delightful
to the ear ; she has appeared in the
" Horaces " the " Cid " and in
" Phedre. "
Chimene, the heroine of the Cid, is a strange personage,
who, in strict accordance with the unity of time required by the
classic drama, promises to marry the slayer of her father within the
space of twenty-four hours after her parent's death ! and yet these
classics dare charge Shakespeare with inconsistencies. Rachel, never-
theless, makes this incongruous impersonation of Chimene, to shine,
forth with much of dazzling attraction. Admirably visible forsooth is
the intense working of her mind between her grief for her father's death,
and her intense love for the famous Rodrigo de Dias, the Cid.
We missed seeing the Camille of Rachel, in Corneille's "Horaces ;"
we therefore supply the deficiency by the following excellent descrip-
tion from the Times of her performance in that character :

"That light figure, those expressive features, that measured delivery

how well, in the early part of the tragedy, do they convey the impression
that is to lead us up to the overpowering catastrophe ! Camille (Horatia,
we and Livy call her), when the armies are yet preparing for battle, and
she is endeavouring to console herself with supernatural predictions, is
endowed by Rachel with the softest melancholy, there is no room for
passion, but all is in beautiful keeping; and the applause of the
audience was exactly appropriate in soft, approving murmurs. The
earnestness with which Camille watches to see the effect which the per-
suasions of Sabine, the wife of Horatius, may have upon her husband,
when the trigemini on both sides have been chosen, was one of those re-
markable pieces of by-play that only an artist of the highest order will
achieve, as it is apt to pass unnoticed in its quietness. But to take a
leap from all introductory matters to the culminating point, let us go
to
the fainting of Camille, when she first hears that her lover has been
killed by Horatius. There is the struggle of Roman firmness against
370 RACHEL.

physical weakness it will not do,

;
but it is a totter a reel and the
exhausted Camille heart-sick into her chair.
falls There she is, her fra-
gile figure literally broken up in her sorrow, yet graceful in the depth of
anguish. From this she arises in a soliloquy, and collects her thoughts
with a difficulty, as though she were awaking from the sleep of death.
She reviews the vicissitudes of her life, the alternations of hope and
despair with which she has been tortured, and all is in a weak broken
voice, as though she had riot recovered from the crushing effect of the
fatal event. A splendid touch is given at the words
"
Un oracle m'assure, un songe me travaille,"
when she assumes the dreamy aspect of a visionary. All is in a state of
semi-consciousness, the torrent of grief breaks forth, when her un-
till

happiness is clearly revealed to her. Then comes the detestation of the

Roman virtue :

" Leur brutal vertu veut qu'on s'estime heureux,

" Et si Ton n'est barbare, on n'est pont genereux
"
;

and the strong resolution

" mon
Degenerons, cceur, d'un si vertueux pere,"

which makes the heroine start from her chair and stalk about the
little

stage with terrific promise. When the brother enters with the sword
that has slain Curiatius, her exclamation, ' O mon cher Curiace
'

tells !

of grief only, but the thunder of wrath soon breaks forth, and there is
even a savage ferocity in the attack upon the brother. If we remember
'
right, the speech, Rome, 1'unique objet, &c./ that famous speech, was
formerly delivered by Rachel in a loud tone of voice. Now it was low,
almost inaudible, as if the intensity of the curse was too much for
the power of utterance. At last when she met her death, she was ex-
hausted with the force of her hate. She left her audience overpowered
by this union of the highest elaboration and the most terrific energy,
and it was but one act to applaud to call for Rachel and to scatter
bouquets around her."
Rachel is equally impressive in Phedre : her delivery of one
passage
has perhaps never been rivalled :

"
Qu'entends-je Quels conseils ose-t-on me donner
! :

Ainsi done jusqu'au bout tu veux m'emprisonner,

Malheureuse Voila comme tu m'as perdue.
!

Au jour que je fuyais c'est toi qui m'as rendue ;

Tes prieres m'ont fait oublier mon devoir :

J'evitais Hippolyte ; et tu me 1'as fait voir.

De quoi te chargeais-tu ? Pourquoi ta bouche impic
A-t-elle,en 1'accusant, ose noircir sa vie ?
II en mourra peut-etre, et d'un
pere insense
Le sacrilege VO3U peut-etre est exauce.
Je ne t'ecoute plus. Vat'en, monstre execrable ;
Va, laisse-moi le soin de mon sort deplorable.
Puisse le juste ciel dignement te payer !

Et puisse ton supplice a jamais etfrayer

Tous ceux qui, comme toi, par de laches adresses,
Des princes malheureux nourrissent les faiblesses,
Les poussent au penchant ou leur co3ur est enclin,
Et leur osent du crime le chemin !
aplanir
Detestables flatteurs, present le plus funeste
Quc puisse fairc aux rois la colerc celeste " !
 RACHEL. 371

In conclusion, we make a few remarks on a tragedy in which

proceed to
Rachel acts here, and which she has quite enchanted the Parisians j
in
we mean the " Virginie" of M. Latour de Saint Ybars. The plot and
subject of this very beautiful drama are the same as those of Knowles'
Virginius, except that the character of Virginia is brought more promi-
nently forward, and the story terminates with her death. In some of the
scenes the affinity between the work of Knowles and that of Latour
is very close, yet the difference is marked: take for example the
following passage from the English play where Virginius consents to
his
and compare it with the representation of the same
daughter's marriage,
transaction in the French tragedy :

" You
Virginius, holding his daughter's hand. arc my witnesses,
That this young creature I present to you,
I do pronounce my profitably cherish' d
And most deservedly beloved child ;

My daughter, truly filial both in word

And act yet even more in act than word :

And for the man who seeks to win her love

A virgin, from whose lips a soul as pure
Exhales, as e'er responded to the blessing
Breath' d in a parent's kiss. [Kissing her.'] leilius !

\_lcilius rushes towards Virginius

and kneels,
Since
You are upon your knees young man, look up ;
And lift your hands to heaven You will be all
Her father has been added unto all
A lover would be !

" Icil. All that man should be

To woman, I will be to her !

" Vir. The oath

[leilius rises.'] Didst thou
Is registered ! but know,
[Takes a hand of each.] young man,
How fondly I have watch'd her, since the day
Her mother died, and left me to a charge
Of double duty bound how she hath been
My ponder'd thought* by day, my dream by night,
My prayer, my vow, my offering, my praise,'
My sweet companion, pupil, tutor, child !

Thou would'st not wonder, that my drowning eye,

And choking utterance, upbraid my tongue
That tells thee, she is thine [Joins their hands.']
! leilius,
I do betroth her to thee let but the war
;

Be done you shall espouse her."

The scene in Latour's play runs thus :

" Pretresse de Ar esta, salut

Virginius, [sortant de sa cJtambre.] Daigncz
!

permettre
Qu'un pere, de sa fille uue heure encor le maitre,
Lui donne ses conseils une derniere fois,
Lorsqu'elle va passer sous de nouvelles
lois.

Ma fille, c'est ici, dans cette meme chambre,

Que tu naquis un jour des ides de novembre.
Aux regards de ton pere il fallut t'exposer ;

Les femmes a mes pieds vinrent te deposer.

Ton premier cri, charmant cette heure solennellc,
jaillir de mon sein mon
Fit ame paternelle.
Je me penchai vers toi, plein d' elans inconnus,
Jc t'elevai dc terre et jc te reconnus.
372 RACHEL.

Devant tous mes amis et devant ma famille,

Avec des cris d' amour je te nominal ma fille ;

Je t'admis au foyer et, joyeux jusqu'aux pleurs,

J'endormis dans mes bras tes premieres douleurs.
Moi que Ton avait vu jusqu'alors taciturne,
j'allai t'inscrire au temple
Heureux, de Saturne,
Le front leve, le eoeur affranchi de tout deuil,
Tant ce titre de pere elevait mon orgueil.
Tu n'as point dementi cette premiere joie,
Et tes pas assures suivant la bonne voie,
Chacun a pu te voir, modeste en tes propos,
La premiere au au repos.
travail, la derniere
Mais que ce jour t'impose une autre tache.
voici
Au sort d'Icilius que ton ame s' attache :

Ton epoux est deja pret a te faire accueil.

Entre dans sa maison sans en toucher le seuil
A Vesta consacre, pour qu'elle te protege,
Et reoive les dieux qui te feront cortege.
La force qu'au dehors on nous voit deployer
Nous la devons, ma fille, au bonheur du foyer
Apres les champs, la guerre, et la place publtque,
Nous cherchons les douceurs de la paix domestique
Et bientot le soldat, qui revient abattu,
Par vos soins devoues retablit sa vertu.
Souviens-toi des conseils que ton pere te donne :

Au pouvoir d'un mari mon amour t'abandonne,

Et le servir sera ton unique devoir.
VIRGINIE.
" Ah !
je pourrai toujours vous aimer et vous voir.
VIRGINIUS.
" ton maitre dans une heure.
Icilius sera
Avant que de sortir de ma pauvre demeure,
Aux lares paternels ofire un rayon de miel ;
Tu peux leur offrir moins un peu d'orge : et de sel.
Ta mere les priait. Ces penates d'argile
Protegerent longtemps ton enfance fragile.
Avant que de partir invoque-les aussi
Pour ton pere qui va se trouver seul ici,
Aim qu'il puisse voir, sans mourir de ta perte,
Ta place au foyer vide et ta chambre deserte.
VIRGINIE.
" Mon "
pere, vous pleurez !

Mademoisell Rachel very great in the character of Virginia

is the :

affection, innocence, the gentleness, and yet when roused, the determined
spirit of the Roman heroine are beautifully pourtrayed. How touching
father, who goes to share the
is the scene where she bids adieu to her

dangers of the war.

VIRGINIUS.
" Le
peril de Rome nous reclame.
Chacun de nous lui doit et son sang et son ame.
Adieu.
VIRGINIE, retenant son pbre.
" Mon pere . .

VIRGINIUS.
" Allons mon
!
par heureux retour,
Je te rendrai bientot le prix de ton amour.
Adieu.
 RACHEL. 373

VIRGINIE.
" Mon pere !

VIRGINIUS.
" Eh
bien pour quoi verser des larmes !

Rejouis-toi plutot lorsque je prends les armes

Pour servir mon pays.
FABIUS.
te
fais ce que tu doi. Tu
Virginius absent, je veillerai sur toi,
Ma fille.
FAUSTA.
" Et
moi, ma soeur, je ferai mon etude
D'adoucir les ennuis de votre solitude.
VIRGINIE.
" Les dieux sont centre nous, mon en ce moment,
pere ;

d'un noir pressentiment.

J'ai le coeur attriste
Helas quand de Janus on fermera les portes,
!

Quand nous irons en foule au devant des cohortes

Pour revoir nos parents, plus d'une parmi nous
Cherchera vainement son pere et son epoux."
Her rejection of the presents from Appius Claudius, is a perfect triumph
of her art.
VIRGINIE.
" Claudius !. . des presents !.
. a moi, la fiancee . .

D'un autre ! Justes dieux suis-je assez offensee ?.

! . .

Alors qu'Icilius ne m'a jamais offert

Pour gage de sa foi que cet anneau de fer,
Claudius, sans respect pour Famour qui m'anime,
Par cet appat grossier croit m'entrainer au crime ;
Etces ornements vils qu'il m'ose presenter,
Sont faits de ce metal qui sert pour acheter !
Va rendre a Claudius tous ses dons, et sur Fheure. . .

Les presents de cet homme ont souille ma demeure ;

Et ce serait blesser notre honneur et nos dieux

Que d'y porter la main, que d'y jeter les yeux."
Her answer to Claudius, breathing, as it does, denunciation and defi-
ance, is equally grand :

VIRGINIE.
"
Quelle audace !. . .

Vous osez me parler, me regarder en face !

Au lieu de fuir d'ici, confus, pale, interdit,

Vous osez m'aborder apres ce qu'elle a dit !

Vous, notre ennemi vous, a qui tout sert de proie;

Vous, par qui j'ai perdu mon amour et ma joie !

Icilius est mort frappe par des Remains,

Vous avez mis le fer dans leurs cruelles mains
Et vous venez ici, pres d'une autre victime,
Solliciter le prix de votre premier crime ;
Et TOUS venez ici, m'offrir presque a genoux,
Vos presents teints de sang du sang de mon epoux ! !

Sortez sortez !.
! Mais non ; ecoutez ma reponse
. . :

Je vous crois criminel quand Fausta vous denonce.

Le sort d' Icilius ne me changera pas,
Et je bais votre amour autant que son trepas.
N'employez avec moi ni detour ni surprise,
La Romaine VQUS bait, Famante vous meprise ;
374 RACHEL.

Et je sens dans mon cceur, par transport soudain,

L' aversion grandir autant que le dedain.
Instruit des sentiments que mon ame vous porte,
Allez, ne touchez plus le seuil de cette porte.
Sans crime on ne saurait ici vous recevoir :

Sortez ! epargnez-nous le tourment de vous voir I"

In the exquisite adieu of Virginia, on her being taken from her father's
house, Rachel approaches in power and pathos to what Edmund Kean
was when he drew tears from hundreds in his never-to-be-forgotten
delivery of Othello's immortal farewell :

VIRGINIE.
" Adieu
done, ma maison paternelle,
Toi, dont va m'eloigner une absence eternelle.
Adieu, chambre paisible ou, dans les jours meilleurs,
A nos lares j'offrais les couronnes de fleurs !

Doux foyer ou je vois ma place accoutumee !

Berceau de mon enfance ou je fus tant aimee !

Esclaves, serviteurs qui viviez avec nous,

Vous qui m'avez portee enfant sur vos genoux,
Adieu ! Lit venerable ou j'ai perdu ma mere,
Et vous, symboles rains d'un bonheur ephemere,
Anneau, voile d'hymen et guirlandes de fleurs,
Vous qui faisiez ma joie et qui voyez mes pleurs,
Adieu !
Lorsque mon cceur a perdu 1'esperance,
Vous gardez vos parfums avec indifference.
Berceau, tout paternal et tout ce que j'aimais,
Mes lares, mes foyers, adieu done pour jamais !"
We have been thus copious in our extracts from Latour's Virginie, be-
cause the play itself really deserves attention and consideration and ;

because in it Rachel's acting is perhaps more striking, more visibly ex-

cellent than in any other part she undertakes.
At the present, at St. James Theatre, Mademoiselle Rachel has the
advantage of being supported by a company of actors who can fully
appreciate her exertions, and can well understand and represent the
master piecesof dramatic art they are called upon to sustain.
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375

THE FINE ARTS.

COMPETITION FOR PRIZES IN SCULPTURE.
The Art-Union of London having recently offered the sum of Five
Hundred Pounds, to use the words of their prospectus, " for a group
or single figure in marble, to be competed for by finished models in
plaster, the size of the intended work,'* the society, in accordance with
a practice we are delighted to find now becoming general, invited the
public to view the works of the several competitors. Much outcry has
been made of late years at the apathy of the English nation on the ques-
tion of art, and at the want of encouragement to those who are its pro-
fessors. Yet here is a very liberal offer made to those who are connected
with one of the most attractive branches of the Fine Arts, and we find
but twenty models submitted to the decision of those who are to award
the prize.
The exhibition of these works is in every way creditable to the several
artists, for there is not a single model in the collection that is not above
mediocrity. "
" A is in the chaste and exquisite style of
Dancing Girl Reposing
Canova. Theturn of the head is peculiarly graceful the features are
:

expressive, and the whole figure is full of ideal beauty. This, if worked
in marble, would indeed be a noble effort in the art of sculpture.
A figure, intended to personify " Innocence," is that of a girl pressing
a dove to her bosom. This is represented with much of poetic feeling,
but the idea is taken from the beautiful little statue of the Lady Louisa
Russell (now Marchioness of Abercorn) by Sir Francis Chantrey, although
the position of the lower part of the model is different. The figure is
chaste and pure in style, but the features want the expression which
gives to Chantrey's work its peculiar charm.
"A Deer Stalker in pursuit " is somewhat overstrained in attitude, but
there is very great spirit both in the hunter and in the dog.
There is considerable taste in the figure of "A Youth at a Stream,"
who holds with his right hand the trunk of a tree, and stretches his foot
towards the water this action gives room for exhibiting the play of the
:

muscles of the leg, and it is correctly and ably represented.

In the model of " Iris Ascending," the artist has not only produced a
form of exquisite symmetry, but has evinced great skill in imparting to
Iris the idea of motion. Flowing drapery touches a rock behind the
figures, by which means it is supported, and both feet are raised from
the ground. This, with the uplifted hands, gives to the model an air of
lightness not easy for a sculptor to express.
"The Centaur, Chiron, instructing the youthful ^Esculapius in the
medicinal properties of Herbs,'' as the artist describes his work, is full
of life and spirit. In the figure of the centaur there is some very fine
anatomical display, and his muscular form admirably contrasts with the
boy-like -ZEsculapius who stands by his side.
The models to which we have made allusion manifestly show that
there is here no want of ability in this branch of art and that, although
j

the spirit of emulation has not been roused to that height we could have
wished, yet this offer of the Art-Union, and the rivalry it has excited,
will not,we trust, be without their uses.
We should add, that the successful candidate will have to complete
his work in the best statuary marble within twelve months.
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EXHIBITIONS.
BURFORD'S PANORAMAS IN LEICESTER SQUARE.

Two new pictures have been placed

in this excellent exhibition, the
"
the Battle of Sobraon," the other, "A
View of Constantinople."
one,
The former, which represents the fearful struggle on the banks of the
Sutlej actually taking place, is depicted with great force and anima-
tion the horrors of the battle vividly present themselves to the specta-
:

tor's eye, and if he have aught of feeling, will, despite of the glory, be

sadly impressed on his mind. This painting is thus described in detail

in the pamphlet given at the exhibition :

"The Panorama is taken from an elevated position within the intrench-

ments, and consequently embraces every object of importance in the
eventful struggle, both within and without j some trifling liberty being
taken as regards time, the more effectually to combine the various points
of interest. On the left of the spectator, the left wing of the British
being the 3rd division, led by its gallant and much lamented commander,
Major-General Sir R. Dick, have overcome the formidable obstacles
opposed to them, and carried the fortifications, on the summit of which
two standards have just been gallantly planted. The 7th brigade, under
Brigadier Stacey, are seen spreading out their ranks, collectively and
individually performing prodigies of valour, and driving the astonished
Sikhs before them in all directions j the 6th brigade, under Brigadier
Wilkinson, nobly and effectively seconding their efforts j supported in
the most cool and intrepid manner by the 5th brigade, under Brigadier
Ashburnham. Towards the centre, the battle is raging with the most
awful fury j in the foreground, Her Majesty's 3rd Dragoons and the 4th
Native Light Cavalry, under Sir J. Thackwell, having in the most gallant
style entered the camp in single file, have partly formed, as well as the
broken ground would admit, and are charging the enemy's cavalry,
sweeping on like a torrent, and bearing down every thing opposed to
them j others are seen cutting down the brave Sikhs, who resolutely
stood to their guns, and slaying the infantry at their defences. A troop
of Her Majesty's Horse Artillery, having taken an advantageous position,
are also spreading dismay in the dense masses of the enemy, by the
celerity and accuracy of their deadly fire. To the right is seen the 1st
division, under Major-General Sir H. Smith; the 1st and 2nd brigades,
under Brigadiers Hicks and Penny, having overcome every obstruction,
dashing through the front, charging right and left, and committing great
havoc. In the distance is the river, with the half sunken bridge, over
which countless masses are hurrying in complete disorder j whilst at the
ford a little above, thousands are precipitating themselves into the water,
to escape, if possible, from the galling and destructive fire poured upon
them by the British on all And
to the south, the 2nd division,
sides.
under Major- General Gilbert, with the reserves, having carried the centre,
are advancing with the utmost coolness and intrepidity, completing the
work On all sides, the most determined bravery is con-
of destruction.
spicuous hand to hand combats of the fiercest description bold ren-
contres between horse and foot and the desperate stand of individuals
 EXHIBITIONS. 377

against numbers present scenes of the most imposing character, and of

terrific and absorbing interest." (
,

From this scene of bloodshed, interesting and gorgeously depicted

though it be, we turn with satisfaction to that tranquil and beautiful
landscape, where the great city of the Moslem, Stamboul, lies in the
resplendent majesty of its land and waters before us. Is it not mourn-
ful that the policy of Europe should require such a spot, the natural site
for the capital of the universe, to remain the chief town of a
degraded
empire, and a degenerate people ? The present view of the " Queen of
"
Cities is taken from the Seraskier's Tower, and is another marvel of
the panoramic art, vying with the late beautiful representation of Rouen.
For the detailed account of this picture of Constantinople, we again refer
to the exhibition pamphlet :

" The Seraskier's Tower is a

lofty building, crowning the third and
highest hill of the ridge, and is consequently the most commanding
situation in the city, or its immediate environs. At its base is seen a
long
line of bezestans, bazaars, and khans,
forming, probably, the most ex-
tensive and curious range of markets in existence 5 around rise majes-
tically, above the tall cypresses that hem them in, the proudly swelling
domes and graceful minarets of countless mosques, the most noble
crowning the hills, those of Mahmoud, Suleiman, St. Sophia, and the
beautiful mosque of Achmet, being conspicuous from their elevation,
and striking from their size these, with the towers, forts, palaces, and
;

the vast masses of heavy-looking, party-coloured houses, together with

the myriads of small domes, intermixed with vast woods of cypresses,
and groves of stately planes, which meet the eye in strange but pleasing
confusion, present an appearance so Oriental, and so different in character
from anything European, as to defy description. Beyond the walls and
ramparts proper the most beautiful and finely varied scenes meet the eye
in harmonious succession, to the far distant misty veil of hills,
forming
altogether a vast whole, unequalled for majestic repose, and sereal soft-
ness, which, bathed in the rich glow of the declining sun, is gorgeous
and magnificent, a scene of almost fairy splendour, that realizes all the
most enthusiastic imagination could picture to itself.
Towards the east, at the extreme point of the peninsula, formed by
-
the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmora, stands the elegant, but now
nearly tenantless Seraglio, the gilded pinnacles of its numerous buildings
glittering through the wide-spreading foliage of its extensive gardens j

beyond is the Marmora, bright and placid, as if no storms ever rent its
bosom j and directly across the channel, stretches Scutari, the gem of
the Asiatic shore, with its belt of white palaces, its never-ending cemetery
forming a perfect forest of cypresses, and its pleasant hill- seated Kiosks
its graceful outline reflected in the clear waves below, whilst above,
almost blending with the purple cloude that rest upon them, tower the
snow-crowned Bythinian Olympus, and a long line of the blue hills of
Asia Minor. Towards the south, the sea of Marmora spreads broad and
open until it mingles with the distant horizon, interrupted only by the
faint outlines of the beautiful islands, which rear their sides from the

bright waters, like immense aquatic monsters revelling in the sunshine.

Towards the west, the truncated Aqueduct of Valens, which rises high
above the valley and the subjacent edifices, forms a conspicuous and
picturesque ornament ; and the view is closed by hills of varied forms,
sometimes covered with luxuriant vegetation, sometimes relieving the
378 EXHIBITIONS.

rich character of the scenery by obtruding and sterile rocks. Towards

the north, is the noble harbour of the Golden Horn, filled with shipping
of every class j immediately in front is the recently erected floating-
bridge, leading to Galata, which, with its mouldering walls and warlike
memories, stands directly across, lining the shore with a confused mass
of warehouses, workshops, and quays, crowded by numberless vessels j
the rising ground clothed with closely-built dwellings, and surmounted
by the high tower, so celebrated when the Janissaries ruled the destinies
of the empire. Above is Pera, with its thronging mass of houses,
graceful amphitheatre of hills, and its long grove of cypresses waving
their sombre branches in melancholy mourning over the turbaned dead.
To the left, the harbour, after passing the immense Arsenal of the Turk-
ish marine, is seen winding its course through a rich and lovely country,
until it is lost in a most beautiful valley, called the European Sweet
Waters. To the right, it opens into the Bosphorus, which, clear and
sparkling as the sky, whose tints it rivals, is seen crowded with vessels
and craft of all kinds and countries, from the light gilded caique of the
Turk, to the British man-of-war j its rich and varied shores, bristling
with shining batteries and glittering castles, its current intersected with
bold crags and woody headlands, fringed, through its tortuous course,
with lines of palaces, and romantic habitations, with a wilderness of
gardens climbing the steeps, until lost in the veil of violet-tinted haze,
peculiar to its waters."
As each new successive panorama occurs, we can only urge, as we
have repeatedly done, the vast utility, both to the young and the grown,
of these exhibitions, which to some extent supply the place of travel,
and impress scenes and localities indelibly on the mind. They are, in
fact, a living geography.

EXHIBITION OF PORTRAITS OF ILLUSTRIOUS AND EMINENT PERSONS,

AT THE BRITISH INSTITUTION IN PALL MALL.

Thisis one of the most

superb collections of portraits to be now seen
in London. It consists of above two hundred pictures sent for the pur-
pose of being shown to the public from some of the finest galleries in
the kingdom. Her Majesty heads the list of contributors, and the whole
affair speaks highly for the liberality of the Crown and the
aristocracy.
Of the portraits themselves, it is needless to say more than that they are
mostly the productions of Rubens, Titian, Rembrandt, Vandyke, Zucchero,
Holbein, Lely, Reynolds, West, Phillips, and Lawrence. The spectator
has before him all but breathing on the canvass, the effigies of men
and women whose deeds and whose lives occupy the pages of history
during more than three centuries the collection is a perfect historic
:

panorama.
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LITERATURE.
FATHER DARCY, By the Author of "Mount Sorel" and the "Two
Old Men's Tales." Vol. I. Chapman and Hall, 168, Strand.
THIS is the first volume of a kind of historical romance, or novel, by
an author who has obtained some deserved celebrity from the work en-
titled the "Two Old Men's Tales," one of which stories, the "Admiral's

Daughter," is a particularly elegant and interesting piece of fiction.

The present book, " Father Darcy," is a narrative of a peculiar nature :

the subject, an unpleasant one at best, turns upon the religious dissen-
sions and conspiracies
during the reign of Elizabeth, and the author has
handled it in rather a novel character, that of an enthusiast in favour of
Queen Bess. Wise in the choice of her counsellors, and mighty in
many respects, we grant Elizabeth was but it is rather too much to j

talk of " cruelty

being abhorrent to her heart, and foreign to her cha-
racter." Mary Stuart and Essex, and the many murdered or racked,
contrary to law, in the Tower, rise up at once in grim reply. The sub-
ject matter, however, is not the main objection here the very fact of :

such strong enthusiasm, whatever be the object of its idolatry, is

always likely to mar the interest of a work of fiction. Few people take
up a novel as they would a political pamphlet, or a leading article in a
newspaper, expecting to find in it disquisitions on state or church affairs :

a calmer, though even not altogether an unbiassed record of by-gone

days and feelings, is far more likely to please. How admirably did Sir
Walter Scott understand this. Though himself imbued with ardent
party spirit, Scott suppressed this, when writing of men and things that
were opposed to his own views, and actually acquired more influence ii j

his favour by the very dispassionate style he adopted. In the novel be

fore us, the exaggerated virtues of the one side, and vices of the othet
become wearisome and the mind experiences relief when an adventure
:

or an incident takes place, especially as we are then in the right element.

The author certainly can describe romantic events most graphically in :

proof, we give the following long extract, recounting the attempted

rescue of some priests who have been arrested by the government :

"
Robert was playing in the most desperate manner; rattling his dice, betting
with all around, swallowing bumper after bumper of strong wine; his eyes flash-
ing, speaking at the top of his voice, the most excited of the excited group
which surrounded the table which was indeed now the only table occupied in
the room.
" The
night was far advanced, and the other guests had in small parties gra-
dually retired, all save a gentleman dressed in a dark riding suit, who, a news-
letter in his hand, which he held so as entirely to shade his face, sat reading by
a small lamp-in a very remote and obscure corner of the apartment.
" Robert
was losing, and in the desperation of defeat was doubling, trebling,
and quadrupling his stakes against Wright, who, his clumsy, heavy countenance
fixed in deep attention, was calculating his chances, and accumulating his gains.
Robert, with one hand raised above his head, was rattling the box with fury,
while with the other he held a bumper of sparkling wine, which he was pledging
to the fairest she on earth.
" When a hand was laid
upon his shoulder. He turned his face suddenly
upwards.
*
Who dares ? . . -. .You ! Mr. Darcy !' 4
" '
said the stranger. '
Mr. Darcy. Is this a time, is this a
I,' gentlemen
time ?'
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380 LITERATURE.

" And cried Robert, with a dauntless air

(
What
why not why not
'
?' ? better
time ?'
'
Catch the minutes as you may,
Life flies fast and wears way.'
" ' What better time ? what have we else to do Field of
enterprise there is
none hope of glory there is none hope of vengeance there is none let us
drink oblivion, and fight with these stamped bones.'
" And so
saying, he flung the dice upon the table, and lost 1000 ducats at the
throw/
" Mr.
Darcy allowed Wright quietly to add the note-of-hand which followed to
his other winnings, and then said :

" '
Gentlemen, you are not, perhaps, aware that a head the value of w hose r

lightest hair outweighs the worth of all present here, not excepting myself is in
jeopardy at this very hour ; which it pleases you to spend in this noisy revelry.
You do not, perhaps, know that/ in a sort of whisper, yet so distinct as to be
heard by every young man at the table, but which reached no further, 'the
retreat of the Father Provincial has been discovered, and that he is arrested/
" There was a sudden start
; every one fell back, looked aghast, and every eye
was lifted to the speaker.
" * '
Gentlemen,' he continued, my duty requires that I should ride north to-
night ; on me, henceforth, devolves the authority till now so far more worthily
wielded by him whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. My duties are now ex-
tended on my head devolves the conduct of that noble cause to which ye, all
gallant and generous spirits, have devoted yourselves. The contest against this
foul woman and her iniquitous government is committed to me. Gentlemen,
the obedience which no merits of my own entitle me to claim, I demand in the
name of that holy church of which I am the most unworthy servant. Let us
have done with dice and wine, for this is a terrible night/
" The
glasses and the cornets in every hand sank as by enchantment on the
table, and every head was bowed in an attitude of respectful attention.
" * Three
words, gentlemen, only My intelligence has it that the sheriffs'
:

officers are bringing up their prisoners by night, for reasons best known to them-
selves. The darkness is long at this time of year ; it is now two hours past mid-
night/ looking at an old Dutch clock that ticked loudly in one corner of the
room. ' The day dawns at seven there is no room, and the stars are muffled.
The road towards St. John's Wood lies over the fields before you. .. .Visors
most gentlemen possess ; rapiers and poignards you none of you are in want of.
Examples have we heard, where princes have amused themselves with cutting
travellers' purses. Gallants of the present day may perhaps engage in a some-
what more perilous, and somewhat more noble, enterprise. It were easy for two
or three gentlemen, having secured their object, to dismount and return to their
lodgings on foot ; the others might gallop their horses towards Erith, where the
boat is always ready, and opposite to which the small ship is lying. And thus
the victim of a barbarous, tyrannical and heretical
government might be torn
from the fangs of the harpies of law, and escape to France/
"
They scarcely gave him time to conclude his speech. Every gentleman had
risen hastily from his seat ; they passed to the table where their swords were
lying ;
and began in silence to buckle them on, assuming their cloaks, and
pressing to
leave the room without a word more.
"'
Tarry a little/ said Mr. Darcy, laying his soft white hands on the shoulders
I am sorry for
'
of two of the party.
'
you, sir,' resting his blue eye upon Tho*
. .

mas, and I am sorry for you, sir,' doing the same by Winter.
'
One, pardon
me, is too well known, and too remarkable by his height and bearing for the
other there is a different task prepared, Your courage and spirit alone/ turning
*
to Robert, is sufficient to animate a
party far less brave and gallant than the one
confided to you. Gentlemen ; behold your leader you will be pleased to con-
sider him as invested with I need not remind those who possess
my authority
horse pistols, that in the darkness of a
night like this, they may be found more
useful than swords and once more,' in a lower voice, * that every queen's officer
is to be
regarded in the light of a sworn and uncompromising enemy/
 LITERATURE. 381

" ' '

Come, gentlemen/ addressing Thomas and Winter, shall we walk ? My
nag is eating his beans not far off will you not see me to horse ?'
" The two
gentlemen shrugged their shoulders, cast a rueful glance at their
companions, but followed Mr. Darcy with an air of submission, and quitted the
room as if impelled by a force against which resistance or remonstrance was
equally vain.
" '
We at the windmill in the fields by the Piccadilly/ was Robert's
meet
*
brief order the word Faith and Justice. There is no time for delay when
:
;

Paul's clock rings three, such of us as are ready, start ; two or three, with a dark
night and good pistols, will beat the sheriff and his merry men. Farewell, gentle-
7
men, till three by Paul's, and with a general salute he left the room, which was
speedily cleared of the rest of the company.
" The
night was pitchy dark, as the several gentlemen, having hastily thrown
off their rich dresses, and assumed the riding costume proper to people of the or-
dinary sort, mounted their heavy powerful horses, and with their huge horse
pistols
in their holsters, and swords by their sides, somewhat more effective
than the rapiers they used when in full dress, rode swiftly down the lanes, and
through the fields then occupying what is now covered by the labyrinth of
streets and squares north of Piccadilly.
" Robert was first at the
place of rendezvous, and sat silent upon his large
black horse, listening for the approach of the others ; his heart would have been
highly elated with the excitement of a fray of this sort at any time, but now
he was animated by a kind of rapturous ecstacy which would have led him to
beard the very lion in his den. He thought of her, that angel of his adoration ;
of the emotion she had shown the deep bitter emotion which her counte-
nance had expressed, when she had alluded to the subject of this intended
rescue ; and it would be impossible to express the sort of delirious pleasure
with which he dwelt upon the moment, when, in one of those secret meetings
which the circumstances of the times so often rendered necessary among those
of his faith, he should tell her, that her revered and beloved spiritual father
was saved, and should claim and receive from that fair saint in return, a smile,
or a syllable of approbation.
" Under the
pressure of such thoughts he paced his steed up and down ;
impatiently listening to the stilly hum of the drowsy city ; and to the clocks of
the different churches as they rang the quarters on the bell. At last the plash-
ing of horses through the deep miry lane, and the jingling of bridles was dis-
tinctly heard ; and one by one, through the almost palpable obscure, the moving
'
forms were dimly descried as they advanced, and the words Faith and Justice,'
were passed from one to the other.
" ' Silence and
forward/ said Robert, in a voice of command and they took
the road leading towards St. John's Wood, where they expected to arrive in time
to waylay the cavalcade ; and, sheltered by the thicket, to attack the escort and
carry off the prisoners.
" St. John's Wood was then a
portion of the primeval forest still unreclaimed,
which yet surrounded London on that side ; and which stretched far and wide
over hills and valleys, now covered with gardens, villas, and fields. Its thickets
served for concealment to many an outlaw from society, and was usually the
harbour first sought by those who, pursued for civil or political offences, fled
from the city to escape the hands of justice.
" The tall oaks
overhung an almost impenetrable labyrinth of underwood,
composed of hollies, willows, hazels, and trees of inferior growth, mingled in al-
most inextricable confusion, through which the great road from the north-western
part of the country was cut.
" The Catholic
gentlemen posted themselves in a thicket close by the road
side ; and, by the very faint light of a few stars which just then became visible,
watched the long line of road that stretched through the wood before them.
"
They had not long to wait. The sound of an advancing cavalcade was heard
slowly descending a hill at some little distance, plashing through a brook
that
traversed a narrow valley ; and then ascending leisurely the bank on the side
of which the rescuers had planted themselves.
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"
First rode the pursuivant on a tall bay horse, followed by three or four sol-
diers on foot, with their matchlocks resting on their shoulders. Then appeared
the priests, three in number, clothed in black, and with their hands tied behind
horse led by an officer of justice,
their backs ; they were on horseback, and each
with his short sword in his hand. The procession closed with a small detach-
ment of half-a-dozen more foot soldiers.
" The so sudden and unexpected,
guard was slender, for the arrest had been
that, the means of conveying intelligence in those days being so scanty, it was
imagined the prisoners would be safely deposited in the Tower before the news
. of then* detention could have reached any of their friends but such was the ex-
;

tent of that secret net of intrigue, if the expression may be used, which enveloped
England extending from sea to sea that intelligence of any disaster which
might befal one of those engaged in carrying on these secret understandings
spread in an inconceivably short space of time throughout the whole body ; and
Mr. Darcy had received the intelligence of the arrest of the missionary priests
before it had reached the government.
" A sudden A ball from
volley of fire arms flashed from amid the bushes.
Robert's pistol struck down the pursuivant as he rode.
" He was a fine
young man of about one or two-and-twenty no more. He fell
;

to the earth without even a cry and the rescuers rushed from the thicket, sword
in hand, and endeavoured to seize upon and carry off the prisoners.
" But the foot soldiers of those
days were not to be lightly dealt with they ;

rallied round their prisoners forced them from their horses formed in a hollow
square round them and presenting their matchlocks, sent a volley among the
attacking party, whom they mistook by their dress and visors for common
robbers.
"A ball passed through Robert's sword-arm, and rendered it useless with his
;

left he drew out and fired a second pistol, but no second man fell.
" The skirmish
was speedily decided. The soldiers and their matchlocks were
more than a match for the two or three gentlemen who assailed them their ;

leader, wounded and bleeding, unable to animate them to a fresh attack, they had
the mortification to see the cavalcade proceed on its way ; dragging the priests
on foot tied to their horses, on which a soldier was severally mounted. The
body of the unfortunate pursuivant thrown across his horse, closed the proces-
sion.
"Robert sat upon the turf by the way-side the blood streaming from his
arm, as the party, at a turn of the road, disappeared behind the thickets, and was
soon out of sight.
" Several of
the horses had been hurt, and some of the gentlemen had received
slight wounds the difficulty now with them all was, how best to conceal the part
they had taken in the adventure as it was certain that the queen's attorney-
;

general in the trial, now inevitably impending, would make the most of a circum-
stance so suspicious as the attack of these young men, and attempted rescue.
" There
was nothing to be done but to abandon their horses taking off their
accoutrements which were carefully hidden in the thickets to make their own
;

way stealthily over the fields; and to take refuge in a house named White
Webbes, which was situated somewhere in the neighbourhood of Epping Forest,
and which had been purchased by the Jesuits under feigned names, to serve the
purposes alike of a place of rendezvous and concealment."
Some of the author's descriptions are also very good; one in parti-
cular, that of an old English mansion in the days of Elizabeth :

"
Among the many finehouses built during this century, of which I have spoken
in the opening chapter, may be mentioned that of Goddeshurst, or Goteshurst
now lost in the less significant name of Gayhurst, in Buckinghamshire. It is a
very noble specimen of that beautiful style of architecture, which bears such
ample testimony to the magnificence and fine taste of the Elizabethan period of
our domestic The many pinnacled points, the numerous finely-propor-
history.
tioned windows, the handsome
porch over which the arms of the Mulshos are yet
sculptured, the large and yet just proportions of the whole edifice, carry an ap-
 LITERATURE. 383

pearance of chastened splendour, which is rendered still more pleasing by the

situation being upon a gentle rising ground, and backed by the fine woods which
half surround it.
" The
sweeping hills and valleys of Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire
lie round this mansion, in most
places now sadly denuded of trees, and waving in
its stead with seas of corn but in former days, the country was more finely
;

wooded, and those noble beech trees which still linger in clusters upon its steeps,
and nestle in its secluded valleys, were more generally diffused over the landscape.
" A small church stands about a hundred
paces from the house, with some fine
old oaks hanging over it but it has been rebuilt in the taste of later times, and
;

offers little to or imagination.

memory
"
Altogether, Gayhurst is still a very fine old place but it was far more at-
tractive to a romantic taste towards the end of the sixteenth century, when it
became the inheritance of the lovely Evelyn Mulsho.
" It is a fine
morning, the sun is not yet arisen above the horizon, but the east
bright with glorious colouring, and the long, dark shadows are lying heavy
is all

upon the grass, from which the very slight hoar frost of the night has in most
places already disappeared.
" The noble trees that surround the
mansion, and that clothe the swelling
banks beyond, are rich with all the beautiful tints of the season. The sound of
cheerful business is in the air, for the hinds are already at their work, and the
wains are winding down the steep and narrow ways ; the song of the milkmaid,
as she trips over the fields to her pleasant task, is heard. All around speaks of
ease, tranquillity, and peaceful industry."
We agree with the author in the following remarks respecting our
universities :

" The
unsparing and indiscriminate destruction of the monasteries was a very
doubtful feature in the Reformation, and is still by many, not without reason, re-
gretted. To destroy is easy ; but to re-erect that which was founded upon sen-
timent, impossible. The sole vestiges which remain of that life of learned leisure,
devoted to the higher purposes of being, undesicrated by the sordid struggles of
every day life, remain in our two universities. And oh may the hand of inno-
!

vation at least spare them !And leave us these last relics of days, when man,
with all his errors, lived to God rather than to Mammon ; and prized the regions
of intellect and the heart's best freedom better than whole miles of smoking
factories, millions of web-weaving slaves, and mountains of untold gold."

The story of Father Darcy, as we have said, relates to a series of re-

ligious intrigues, the main actors therein being, according to the pre-
vailing taste of the day, the Jesuits. This order of clergymen has, in-
deed, through Eugene Sue and Michelet, been brought of late into a
very queer kind of importance, by thus being made the successors of
the bogles, the bandits, and the inquisitors, who used to terrify us so
much in former romances. We must confess, however, we should
rather see the able author of the "Two Old Men's Tales" at similar ex-
quisite domestic sketches again, than travelling further into the dull
and dreary realm of polemical fiction by the present work invaded.

HINTS ON ANGLING, with Suggestions for Angling Excursions in France

and Belgium, to which are appended some brief notices of the Eng-
lish, Scottish, and Irish Waters By PALMER HACKLE, Esq. W. W.
Robinson, 69, Fleet Street, 1846.
THIS is a delightful book, replete with sound information, and most
agreeable converse about the gentle art. Those who are
fishers already
will find the work invaluable those who are not, may be induced to
;
384 LITERATURE.

become such by its perusal ; and indeed, however ignorant they may
be of rod and line, they cannot but find much entertainment in it. We
are glad to see the author, in his introduction, doing full justice to old
Izaak Walton, especially as of late years it has been somewhat the fashion
to cry the pleasant, ancient worthy down. The present book speaks of
him thus :

" We have
perused most of the books on Angling, which have teemed from the
press within the last five and thirty years but without passing any judgment on
;

their general or particular merits, we confess we have still an unalloyed fondness

for dear old Izaak Walton. Taking all things into consideration, he is the best
author on the subject ; and he has certainly been the most fortunate in point of
reputation and fame. We like his quaint, local and personal style. It accords
most beautifully with the subject-matter of his work. We do not know how to
account satisfactorily for the fact ; but we always feel a peculiar pleasure in read-
ing books written upon the plan of Walton. The mind seems to delight in roaming
about from one incident to another ; a habit which appears to produce the same kind
of pleasure as we derive from the well-regulated conversation of a fe*.v intelligent
friends, whose memories are well stored with amusing and instructive anecdote.
" There
is, besides this, another source of pleasure in perusing literary works like
old Izaak's. They become as it were, dramatic by age. It is one of the privi-
leges of time, to shed a species of poetry upon that on which he has long
looked, which is feit by all minds. The comic representations of Congreve,
Etherege, Wycherley, Vanburgh, Farquhar, etc., etc., were, when first written,
merely witty portraits of every-day characters, scenes, and events ; they are now
poetical, because they belong to another age. Time throws a halo around them,
which they did not at first possess ; and that which originally tickled the intellect,
now excites and fills the imagination. Hence it is, that all records and pictures
of old times are pleasing, and have ever been so ; and hence also, is it, that
books written in a quaint and familiar style, have ever retained a firm hold on the
public mind.
" We find from History, that this has been an interesting species of literature
in all ages. Pliny the elder says that he always felt inexpressible pleasure in
perusing works full of incidents and personal familiarities. It is said of the great
Grecian lawgiver, that he read with avidity all local and personal chronicles of his
time, and considered them more improving than profound formal essays on poli-
tical topics. Lord Bacon had a similar turn of thought ; for it is related of him
that the members of a club-house in Paternoster-row, which he frequently at-
tended, gave him the name of Lord Gossip, from his delight in anecdotes, and
his propensity to individual personal matters.
"
Walton, too, has been a fortunate writer, in point of literary reputation. This
may easily enough be accounted for. The ordinary history of literature tells us,
that many authors have established a fame as durable as the rocks themselves,
by a lucky and well-timed selection of a particular subject. There are many
things which eome within the sphere of literary treatment, which will never bear
repetition. They are invested with just that portion of interest to make them
always agreeable, when treated of by one particular pen ; but no more. All at-
tempts to give variety and enlargement to such topics, necessarily prove abortive and
ridiculous. The reason on which this canon of literary criticism rests cannot be
satisfactorily accounted for, except by simply referring it to the natural order and
constitution of things. What more interesting to the feelings of human beings,
at all times and seasons, than the grave ? yet Gray's Elegy is the only one that
ever has been or ever will be written, under the auspices of immortality. There
can be no doubt, that there have been hundreds of authors since the time of De
Foe, who could have written as good a Robinson Crusoe as his own ; but the
stigma of a repetition would nullify whatever ability and genius might be dis-
played in such an undertaking. Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress is a striking illus-
tration of the paramount influence of a well-timed treatment of a
particular
subject. Mankind will never tolerate a second Don Quixote ; nor will the adven-
 LITERATUREj 385

tures of Gil Bias ever lose their influence by any rival attempts to delineate the
same kind or class of human characters and events. Swift's Gulliver's Travels
and his Tale of a Tub set all imitators or improvers at defiance. Precisely so is
it, with respect to Izaak Walton. He has taken up a certain position from which
no one can hope to dislodge him, let his talents and acquirements be what they
may."
A large portion of the work consists of a description of the different
fish,which form the angler's sport, and a most scientific account of, and
most serious exhortation respecting the materials for, angling. A few
passages relative to the salmon, will give a fair specimen of the author's
knowledge and style.
" The SALMON is a noble
fish, and most deservedly retains the very highest
rank in the angler's estimation. He is the prince of fresh-water visitors ; and
his title to precedence has never yet been questioned. His magnitude, his keen
and lively eye, his muscular powers, his rapid and graceful motions, his beautiful
proportions, his shining silvery scales, his intellectual instincts, and his
superior, rich, and delicate unite in establishing his decided supe-
flavour,
riority over all other fish. Neither should it be
forgotten that salmon-fish-
ing is considered the angler's highest sport, whilst it affords the best criterion
of his professional skill. Indeed, angling for this noble fish, may be deemed the
measure or standard of the angler's dexterity, the test of his professional profi-
ciency, the legitimate object of his loftiest aspirations ; affording an undeniable
proof of his fitness to take his stand amongst the most accomplished adepts of
this interesting craft.
" Much has been written, especially of late years, on the nature, habits, in-
stinct, etc., of the salmon much that is amusing much that is not a little fan-
ciful and much that is altogether wide of the mark.
"
Young and enthusiastic anglers are, in some degree, like young and inexpe-
rienced travellers and navigators, they are constantly seeing something new, per-
petually encountering marvels and prodigies. Their powers of generalising are,
as yet, but feeble and in the bud, and fancy or wild conjecture too often usurp the
place of reason and fact. In the following observations, we shall confine our-
selves to those every-day appearances connected with the nature and peculiarities
of the salmon, which present themselves to the attention of all intelligent anglers
of this valuable and interesting fish ; and carefully avoid those refined specula-
tions and theories, which belong more properly to the science of natural history,

find it
*********
than to the art of angling."

" There are two

particular movements of the salmon, which the fly-fisher will
absolutely necessary to attend to in his dealings with this monarch of the
stream ; namely, his furious leaping when he is hooked, and his taking what is
termed the " sulks," when exhausted by vain exertions to escape.
1'
After a fish has taken the fly, he often makes several desperate springs out of
the water ; and, if he happen in his fall to come across the line, he will most
certainly either snap it, or break his hold. We have occasionally seen their
springs so frequently repeated, that the fish was deprived of his best strength in
a great measure, by the unusual exertion, and killed in a comparatively short
space of time.
" "
When, however, a fish takes the sulks," the matter assumes a very omin-
ous appearance. In nine cases out of ten, you will lose him and your tackle
also. He will run to his haunt either under a stone, or some old tree root, at the
bottom of a deep hole, and there he perfectly still. In this situation stones have
been thrown down upon him, sticks have been poked into his den, and other si-
milar devices practised upon him, but all without avail. Now, as your line is ne-
cessarily so frail that you can do nothing when a dead lift comes ; nothing is left
you, but just to pull away until you break your gut or cast line, and leave the
gentleman for another bo'ut.
386 LITERATURE.

" Some with small leaden rings, which being put on

anglers provide themselves
the line, run down till they hit the nose of the sulking fish, when off he bolts
with revived strength and activity, to renew the exciting and dubious strife. But
sometimes even this plausible scheme fails in its object ; and then the disappointed
as he can for the loss of his anticipated
angler must console himself as well prey.
" The salmon reaches a considerable size in
many of the rivers of Europe ;
some attaining the enormous weight of seventy or eighty pounds. The general
weight is greatly below this ; and from ten pounds to five-and-twenty may be
considered a high average, even in the best salmon-rivers.
" There has been a
controversy among anglers and naturalists, whether the
salmon-trout and the salmon be one and the same fish. The prevailing opinion
J
seems to be, that the salmon-trout is a distinct species from the genuine salmon.
The last part of the volume
devoted to detailing in an easy and
is

picturesque manner, the various

good rivers for angling in these
countries, and in France and Belgium. While on the continent, the
author now and then lays down his rod, and discourses eloquently of
other 'matters, just as a gentleman of real intelligence and education, is
ever wont to do. The river Planchette, for example, brings the author
in his rambles to a glorious locality :

" At or where the river or Planchette takes its

Buchamps, Planche, Planquette
rise,the English angler will surely turn aside to gaze on the celebrated plain
which adjoins the quiet village of Azincour. He will enter the little church, and
read on its humble walls the monumental record of those who perished on that
dreadful battle-field ; he will listen with absorbing interest to the faithful tradi-
tions, which, after the lapse of four hundred years, still linger amongst the pea-
santry ; and standing on the green mounds, beneath whose verdant pall repose
the bones of the vanquished on the memorable 25th of October, 1415, he will
abandon himself to the full excitement of the striking scene. The narrow field
which still retains its ancient name, between the woods of Tramecour and
Azincour where the gallant Henry awaited the attack of overwhelming num-
bers the pass through which the English cavalry rushed on the French flank ;
;

the spot where the English bow-men, throwing aside their arrows and brandishing
their formidable bills, precipitated themselves with the fury of despair on the
noblest chivalry of France, will be caught at a single glance ; and the phantoms
of individual valour the attack of the eighteen devoted French knights the
courage and timely succour of David Gamm the combat between Alencon and
Henry the incredible energy and perseverance of the English king, who toiled
like a common man-at-arms, and to whose indomitable resolution and valour, the
victory was mainly" attributable, with the thousand other valiant names
Familiar in our mouths as household words."
will riseup before the imagination, and people with stirring visions of the past,
the calm tranquillity of the present scene.
" Such are the first
impressions, when gazing on this remarkable field ; but
sadder thoughts are speedily awakened nature once again vindicates her broken
-,

reign ; and the gentle evening breeze, as it sighs over the large tumulus, which
hides the dust of five thousand eight hundred human beings, who perished a-
midst the din and desperation of a furious fight breathes into the pensive soul
suggestions of a gentler character ; and we turn, with a subdued and melancholy
feeling, from the scene of useless slaughter, strong in the hope that the time is not
far distant, when the two nations will understand their true interests, and
" not
jearn
war any more."
How pleasingly is the following landscape pourtrayed :

" The entire valley of the Canche is remarkably beautiful. The

hills are fringed,
with wood ; and the
verdure, so singularly rich in this country, diffuses over the
landscape a certain degree of splendour which cannot be described. The French
mode of pruning and training the trees, though somewhat formal and foppish
compared with the overarching boughs and drooping foliage of English wood-
 LITERATURE. 387

land scenery, communicates, nevertheless, a sort of picturesque stateliness to

the prospect ; and the entire absence of stiff hedgerows and impervious geome-
trical divisions, gives to the open country an air of joyous freedom and expansion,
which is inexpressibly charming. The angler will linger with delight amongst
these placid and tranquil scenes ; and he will assuredly leave them with regret,
even though hard experience should have convinced him, with the dissatisfied
* "
Rasselas, that in this world there is no happy valley.'
In conclusion, we can only say that we can find no alloy for our praise
of this amusing, and valuable production.

THE SAPPHIC ODES OP HORACE TRANSLATED INTO NEARLY CORRESPONDING

ENGLISH VERSE (with the Original Text) by the REV. JOHN PEAT, M. A.
of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, Assistant Curate of St. George's,
Hanover Square. Rivingtons, St. Paul's Churchyard.
THIS is a scholar-like attempt to reduce into English poetry of nearly the same
metre, those odes of Horace, which, such as the second of the first book, are
called Sapphic, from their form. The execution of the plan does credit to
the poetic taste, and classic acquirements of the reverend author, who tells
us in his preface, that he employed a period of indisposition in this graceful
occupation. We particularly admire the translation of the tenth ode of the
second book, the celebrated " Rectius vives:" it is really very elegant :

TO LICINIUS.
"
SAFELY, Licinius, thus you'll steer ;

Avoid the main but when you hear

:

The breakers dash, sail not too near

The treacherous shore.
He who enjoys a middle state
Is free from poverty's hard fate,
Free from those envious crowds who hate
The rich man's store.

Tall pines feel most the wind's rude power,

Heaviest the crash of loftiest tower,
When lightnings flash, their fiery shower
Strikes mountain-top.
A mind well train'd by thought and years,
In trouble, hopes ; when prosperous, fears ;
Jove, who the clouds of winter steers,
Ne'er lets them stop.
If dire misfortunes press you now,
Let radiant hope adorn your brow ;
Not always Phoebus bends. the bow.
Nor wakes the muse :

In troublous times be firm and brave :

But when your bark scuds o'er the wave,

If wisely then you would behave,
Great caution use."
The version of the lyric " Integer vitse, scelerisque purus" is also well
done, though the author has not perhaps caught (who could ?) the full ma-
jesty of the immortal original ode.
This agreeable little classic tome con-
" Carmen Sseculare."
cludes with a translation of the
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

Allan, Mrs. wife of Capt. Allan, H.M. 63rd Regt. Cumberland, Mrs. the wife of Capt. G. B. Cumber-
of a dau., at Secunderabad, 9th May. land, 42nd Highlanders, of a son, at the Isle of
Anson, Mrs. wife of J.W.H, Anson, Esq. of a dau. Wight, 23rd June.
at Airsford, Sussex, 25th June. Gumming, Mrs. wife of Mr. John Cumming, of
Arnold, Mrs. wife of Henry Arnold, Esq. of a son, Brixton, of a dau. at her father's house, H.
at Bragborough House, 29th June. Hooper, Esq. Mount Radford, Exeter, 25th June.
Atchison, Mrs. wife of Capt. Atchison, of a son, at Day, Mrs. wife of Mr. John Day, of a daughter, in
the Ridge, Corsham, 28th June. Sussex square, 23rd June.
Auberton, Mrs. wife of Rev. Peter Auberton, junr. Deinhard, Mrs. wife of Mr. Charles Deinhard, of a
of a son, at Froyle, Hampshire, 2nd July. daughter, at Kensington, 9th July.
Balfour, Mrs; wife of B. T. Balfour, junr. Esq. of a Dickson, Mrs. wife of Robert Dickson, M.D. of a
son, at Torrento, 21st June. daughter, at 5 Curzon street, Mayfair.
Benjamin, Mrs. J. D. of a dau. Hinde Street, 5th Dixon, Mrs. wife of Capt. Matthew Dixon, of a
July. daughter, at 7 Orme Square, Bayswater.
Bentley, Mrs. wife of Walter Bentley, of a son, at Dodgson, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Charles Dodgson,
Courland Grove, Clapham, 3rd July. of a son, at the rectory, Croft, co. York, 30th
Bethell, Mrs. the wife of John Bethell, Esq. of a June.
daughter, in Chester- street, Regent's Park, 24th Du Pre", Mrs. wife of the Rev. H. R. Du Pre", of a
June. daughter, at Forest Row, near Tonbridge Wells,
Bogie, Mrs. wife of George Bogie, Esq. of jRose- 30th June.
mont, Ayrshire, of a son and daughter, at Hook- Dubose, Mrs. wife of J. B. Dubose, Esq. of a dau.
field house, Epsom, 26th June. at Xerey de la Fpoultra, 19th June.
Bonomi, Mrs. wife of Joseph Bonomi, Esq. of a Edward, Mrs. wife of Mr. Allan Edward, of a son,
son, at Welbeck street, 28th June. at Tay Bank, Dundee, 2nd July.
Brown, Mrs. widow of Rev. J. Brown, late Vicar Elder, Mrs. wife of Charles Elder, Esq. of a dau.
of St. Mary's, Leicester, of a son, 4th July. 13th July.
Browne, Mrs. wife of Wade Browne, Esq. of a dau. Ellis, Mrs. wife of Mr. G. Ellis,of a son, 23rd July.
at Monckton Farleigh, 7th July. Elliol, Mrs. wife of Rev. C. J. Elliol, of a daughter
Surges, Mrs. wife of Edward Burges, Esq. of a at Winkfield vicarage, Berks, 3rd July.
dau. at Stoke Bishop, near Clifton, 12th July. Fulton, Mrs. wife of Lieut. Col. Fulton, K.H.of
Caledon, Countess of, of a son, llth July. a son, at Ostend, 12th July.
Campbell, Mrs. of a son, at Glendarnel, 1st July, Galloway, Countess of, of a daughter, 10th July.
Cantley, Mrs. wife of Major Cantley. of twins, boy Gibbs, Mrs. wife of William Gibbs, Esq. of a dau.
and girl, at Brighton, 26th June. at Camberwell, 16th July.
Carlyon, Mrs. wife of the Rev. Philip Carlyon, of Goring, Lady, of a daughter, at 5 Chesham street,
a son, at St. James's, Exeter, 13th July. Belgrave square, 22nd June.
Carmicbael, Mrs. the wife of Lieut. Col. Carmi- Graham, Mrs. wife of Capt. A. Graham, of a dau.
chael, C. B. of a daughter, at V'ieux Luc- Calva- at Cromarty, on the 30th June.
dos, 18th June. Gribble, Mrs. wife of Thomas Gribble, Esq. junr.
Carnac, Lady, wife of Sir J. Rivett Carnac, Bt. of a of a son, at St John's Wood, 2nd July.
son, 27th June. Grosvenor, Lady Robert, of twin sons, 2nd
Cazaly, Mrs. wife Mr. of James William Cazaly, of July.
a daughter, at Osnaburgh street, 23rd June. Gurney, Mrs. wife of Mr. Sidney Gurney, of a son,
Chaplin, Mrs. wife of J. C. Chaplin, Esq. of Bir- at Ripley, 15th July.
mingham, of a daughter, 20th June. Hadden, Mrs. wife of Mr. John Hadden, of a son,
Christophers, Mrs. wife of Joseph S. Christophers, at Bramcote Lodge, Notts, 26th June.
of a son, at Funchal, Madeira, which survived Hambrough, Mrs. wife of Albex Hambrough, Esq.
only a few hours, llth June. of a daughter, at Rosiere, Niton, Isle of Wight,
Chute, Mrs. wife of W. Wiggett Chute, Esq. M.P. 7th July.
of a son, llth July.
Hawtrey, Mrs. wife of the Rev. John William Haw-
Clarke, Mrs. wife of G. E. Clarke, Esq. of a dau. trey, of a son, at Eton College, 22nd June.
at Cotswold house, co. Gloucester, 25th June.
Hawley, Lady, of a daughter, at Eaton Place, 22nd
Clements, Mrs. wife of the Rev. J. Clements.M.A. June.
of a daughter, at Upton, Saint Leonards, 6th Head, Mrs. wife of Mr. Frank Somerville Head, of
July. a son, at Gloucester place, 30th June.
Coryton, Mrs. wife of G. E. Coryton, Esq. of a Heppel, Mrs. wife of John Mortimer Heppel, Esq.
daughter, at Liss Place, Hants, 12th July. of a dau. at Mannheim, in the duchy of Baden,
Cox, Mrs. wife of Mr. Robert Cox, of a son, Albany 9th July.
Road, Camberwell, llth July. Hewett, Mrs. wife J. D. Hewett, Esq. of a dau.
Crabb, Mrs. wife of Alfred Crabb, Esq. M.D. of a at Brompton, 27th June.
daughter, at Poole, Dorset, Qth July. Hildyard, Mrs. wife of T. B. Hildyard, Esq.M.P. of
Crawford, Mrs. wife of James Henry Crawford, a son, 5th July.
Esq. Bengal Civil Service, of a son, at Chelten- Hopkinson, Mrs. of a daughter, in Eaton place,
ham, 9th July. 2nd July.
 BIRTHS. 389

Hopkins, Mrs. wife of John Morgan Hopkins,M.D. Ring, Mrs. wife of Charles Ring, Esq. of a dau.
at Goikewin house, Carmarthenshire, of a dau. at Mitcham, '23rd June.
10th July. Robinson, Mrs. wife of Mr. R.R. Robinson, of a son,
Hussey, Hon. Mrs. of a son and heir, at 71 Ches- at Camberwell, 5th July.
ter square, 26th June. Rochas, Mrs. wife of Charles Rochas, of a dau.,
Jerrard, Mrs. wife of Rev. Joseph Henry Jerrard, 2nd July.
D. C.L. of a son, at Brighton, 5th July. Rouquette, Mrs. wife of H. P. Rouquette, Esq. of
Jolliffe, Mrs. the wife of William Peter Jolliffe, a son, at Clapham, 25th June.
Esq. Barrister, of a dau., 12th July. Sackett, Mrs. wife of Dr. Sackett, of a son, still
Jones, Mrs. wife of D. Jones, Esq. of Pantglass born, at the Priory, Blackheath, 21st June.
and Penylaw, co. Carmarthen, of a daughter, Sewell, Mrs. wife of Dr. C. Brodie Sewell, of twihs,
at Bryanstone Square, 10th July. one still born, at Walbropk, 5th July.
Lapidge, Mrs. wife of Lieut. C. H. Lapidge, for- Shakespear, Mrs. wife of Lieutenant Geo. Shakes-
mely Lieutenant and Commander of Her Ma- pear, Royal Artillery, of a daughter, at Quebec,
jesty's brig Pantaloon, on the Sierra Leone and 15th June.
Gambia station, of a daughter, at St. Thomas's Shee, Mrs. of a son, at Sussex place, Hyde Park
Street, Portsmouth, 21st June. Gardens, 8th July.
Law, the Hon. Mrs. H. S., of a dau., 16th July. Smith, Mrs. wife of Rev. T. Smith, of a daughter,
Leach, Mrs. wife of Thomas Leach, junr. Esq. at Ramel, Herts, IQth June.
Barrister-at Law, of a son, at Russell square, Sowton, Mrs. wife of H. M. Sowton, Esq. of a dau.
8th July. at Montague street, 23rd June.
Leigh, Mrs. wife of John Leigh, Esq., of Jamaica, Spalding, Mrs. relict of Rev. A. Spalding, of a son,
of a son, 2nd July. Borough cottage, Brighton, 2nd July.
Lewes, Mrs. wife of G. H. Lewes, Esq. of a son, Stransham, Mrs. wife of Major Stransham, of a
at Bedford place, Kensington, 10th July. daughter, at Woolwich, 7th July.
Lloyd, Mrs. wife of Mr. Robert Lloyd, of a son, at Stuart, Mrs. wife of Major Stuart, of the 14th Regt.
Cambridge square, 10th July. Bombay N.I. of a daughter, at Boulogne, 22nd
Lloyd, Mrs. wife of Mr. Thomas Lloyd, of a son, at June.
Hall Green, near Birmingham, 12th July. Swaine, Mrs. wife of W. E. Swaine, Esq. M.D., of
Lyford, Mrs. wife of H. Sutton Lyford, Esq. of a a daughter, at Foley Place, 1st July.
son, at Winchester, 25th June. Temple, Mrs. wife of Stephen Temple, Esq. Bar-
Mann, Mrs. wife of Capt. Mann, R.E. of a son, at rister-at Law, of a daughter, 24th June.
Guernsey, Tennant, Mrs. wife of Rev. W. Tennant, of a dau.
Me Gill, Mrs. wife of Wm. Me Gill, Esq. of a son, at Dean's Yard, Westminster, 4th July, t

atBroughton Hall.Cartmell, Lancashire, 1 st July. Thornhill, Mrs. wife of George Thornhill, Esq. of
Maude, Mrs. wife of Mr. John George Maude, of a a son, at Hanover, 27th June.
dau. the 15th child, at York House, Croydon, Tollemache, Mrs. wife of Wilbraham Tollemache,
10th July. Esq. of a son, at Dawfold Hall, Cheshire, 5th
Mellish, Mrs. wife of Mr. R. C. Mellish, of a son, at July.
Chester square, 30th June. Tomlinson, Mrs. wife of Thomas Tomlinson, Esq.
Milner, Mrs. wife of Mr. W. M. Milner, of a dau., Barrister-at-Law, of a son, 10th July.
at Eaton Place, 25th June. Towneley, Lady Caroline, of a daughter, 16th July.
Monington, Mrs. wife of the Rev. George Moning- Trinder, Mrs. wife of Mr. William Trinder, of a
ton, of a son, at Betteswell Vicarage, co. Leices- dau., at Maida Hill, 23rd June.
ter, 6th July. Walker, Mrs. of a son, Regent's Square, 4th July.
Montefiore, Mrs. wife of Jacob Montefiore, Esq. of Washington, Mrs. wife of Adam Washington, Esq.
a son, at Regency square, Brighton, llth July. of a son, at Edge hill, co. Derby, 4th July.
Moor, Mrs. wife of J. C. Moor, Esq. of a son, at Webb, Mrs. wife of D. Hale Webb, Esq. of a dau.
Canton cottage, Budleigh, 19th June. Ramsbury Manor, 21st June.
Moore, Mrs. wife of Regnier]W. Moore, Esq. Bar- Webb, Mrs. wife of Mr. William Webb, of a son, at
rister at- Law, of a son, at No. 2 Charles street, Harleyford place, 12th July.
Westbourn terrace, 3rd July. Weir, Mrs. wife of John Alexander Weir, Esq. of
Mudford, Mrs. wife of W. Mudford, Esq. of a dau. a daughter, in Canonbury place, Southampton,
at Regent's Park, llth July. 1st July.
Mufferidge, Mrs. wife of John Mufferidge, of a son Wilbraham, the Hon. Mrs. wife of Lieut.-Col. the
at Brighton, 7th July. Hon. E. B.Wilbraham, of a daughter, 14th Jujy.
Napleton, Mrs. wife of the Rev. J. C. Napleton, of Williams, Mrs. wife of the Rev. John Williams,
a daughter, at Leominster, 26th June. of a son, at Wiggenton Rectory, Banbury, llth
Oldham, Mrs. wife of Thomas Charles Oldham, July.
Esq. of a daughter, 14th July. Worthington, Mrs. wife of Charles Main Worth -
Osborn, Mrs. wife of Charles Davers Osborn, Esq. ington, Esq. of a son, at Caversham, 7th July.
of a son, at Heavitree Vicarage, near Exeter, Wright, Mrs. wife of J. Wright, Esq. M.D. of
5th July. a daughter, at Story's Gate, St. James' Park,
Pemberton, Mrs. wife of C. R. Pemberton, Esq. 27th June.
of a son, at Eaton place, 1st July. Yates, Mrs. wife of Joseph St. John Yates, Esq.
Phipps, Mrs. wife of Capt. Leckonby Phipps, of Barrister-at-Law, of a son, in Lancashire, 8th
a daughter, at Clapham common, 2nd July. July.
Ridley, Mrs. wife of Rev. Nicholas J. Ridley, of a Young, Mrs. wife of Mr^T. B. Young, of a dau. a
daughter, at Westmeon, 2nd July. Bernard Street, Russell Square, 4th July.
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Acland, Henry Wentworth, Esq. M.D., third son rate of St. Peter's Leeds, eldest son of Sir Robt.
of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, M.P. of Killerton, Alexander Chermside, K.C.H., &c. M.D., Phy-
sician to Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy at
J)evon, Bart., to Sarah, eldest daughter of Wil-
liam Cotton, of Walwood-house, Essex, Esq. Paris, to Emily, eldest daughter .of John Daw-
14th July. son, Esq. of Regent-square, London, 9th July.
Allen, William Jefferys, of Bridgewater, to Ellen Cheshire, Rev. Henry F., to Mary, only surviving
Susan, second daughter of the late Rev. Henry child of the late John Scale, Esq. of Aberdare,
Burlton, of Exminster, Devon, 22d June. Glamorganshire, 23rd June.
Allen, Thomas George, Esq., to Charlotte H. M. Coe, William, Esq. of Upper Clapton, to Cathe-
Raven, daughter of the late N. Raven, Esq. for- rine Jane, eldest daughter of St. John Chiverton
merly of Her Majesty's 17th Lancers, 6th July. Charlton, Esq. of Apley Castle, Salop, llth
Armitage, John, third son of Joseph Armitage, July.
Esq. of Milns-bridge-house, and Capt. of the Colston, John Morris, formerly of Her Majesty's
Huddersfield troop of the 2nd West York Yeo- 7oth Regiment, to Isabel, only child of the late
manry Cavalry, to Harriet, second daughter of Rev. George Preston, Rector of Lexden, Esq.
Thomas Carlow, Esq. of Wood-hill, Bury, Lan- and relict of Edward Nolan, Esq. 30th [June.
cashire, 2nd July. Coombes, the Rev. William, Incumbent of St.
Ashton, James, Esq. of Highfield house,Bredbury, Catherine's Church, to Georgina, daughter of the
to Frances Caroline, eldest daughter of David late Robert Murray Fraser, Esq. of the Sands,
Cheetham, Esq. of the Priory, Stalybridge, 1st Egremont, Cheshire, 7th July.
July. Cooper, Rev. David, Minister of St. John's
Bagot, Lieut.-Col. Chas. of the Grenadier Guards, Church, Portsea, to Octavia Bertha, youngest
eldest son of the late Right Hon. Sir Charles daughter of the late Henry Dobbs, Esq. of Nor-
Bagot, G.C.B., to Sophy Louisa, eldest daughter wood, Middlesex, 30th June.
of Rear Admiral the Hon. Josceline Percy, C.B. Corlett, Charles Harvey, Esq. of Hamburgh,
7th July. youngest son of the late Thomas Corlett,
Barker, the Rev. A. Auriol, incumbent of Baslow, Esq. of Homfrton, Middlesex, to Annie, eldest
Derbyshire, to Agnes, eldest daughter of Charles daughter of the late Peter White, Esq. of Tox-
Parker, Esq. of Parknock, Cumberland, 15th teth-park, near Liverpool, 30th June.
July. Cosser, Rev. Walter Maude, M.A., to Sophia
Baynes, Captain Robert Lambert, C.B., R.N., to Augusta Leroux, only daughter of Major Thomas
Frances, daughter of Lord Denman, 8th July. Wilson, of that place, Uth July.
Bellamy, Charles Penrose, Esq. R.N., to Mary, De Diesbach, Count Edouard, to Caroline, daughter
daughter of the late Henry Currey Cape, Esq. of of Count Walsh Freeman, 2nd July.
Ireby, and relict of Joseph Bouch, Esq. of Liver- Delany, John, eldest son of Joseph Delany, of
pool, 15th July. Maize-hill, Greenwich, to Maria, only daughter
Bellingham, Francis James, son of James Bel- of Tristram Walters, Esq. of Deptford, 2nd July.
lingham, Esq. of Windmill-hill, Sussex, to Sus- Delpierre, Jacques, Esq. of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in
anna Rebecca, third daughter of William Hol- France, to Sophia Jane Lateward, widow of the
land, Esq. of the former place, 2nd July. late Col. Lyster, 27th June.
Benson, C. S. Esq. of Paris, to Henrietta, only Dimond, Charles John, Esq. of Henrietta-street,
daughter of J. Lazarus, Esq. of Keppel-st., Cavendish-square, to Jane Augusta, fourth
Russell- square, 30th June. daughter of George William Brande, Esq. of
Bischoff, James, eldest son of the late James Oxford-square, Hyde-park, 9th July.
Bischoff, Esq. of Highbury, to Elizabeth, second Dowson, Charles, Esq. of Great Yarmouth, to
daughter of J. L. Lange, Esq. of Hamburgh, Adelaide Antoinette, youngest daughter of the
9th July, late Lieutenant Edward d'Alton de Montmo-
Blake, H. J. C., Esq. of Brighton, eldest son of rency, R.N. 24th June.
the Rev. H. J. C. Blake, Birdham Rectory, to Echalaz, Ferdinand A., Esq. of Clapton, Middle-
Cecilia, second daughter of H. H. Moore, Esq. sex, to Harriet Emily, daughter of the late
Surgeon, London, 2nd July. Ezekiel Barman, Esq. of Theobald's, Herts, 1st
Bland, the Venerable George, Archdeacon of Lin- July.
disfarne, and Vicar of Eglingham, Northumber- Faithfull, Mr. Edward Wra. of that city, solicitor,
land, to Frances Sybel, eldest daughter of the to Mary Anne, daughter of the late Major-Gen.
Rev. John Collisson, Rector of Boldon, Durham, Henry Faithfull, of the East India Company's
9th July. service, 7th July.
Boyd, Alexander, Esq. Southville, Wandsworth- Fawcett, the Rev. Stephen Glas, M.A., Fellow of
road, only son of the late Capt. Alexander Boyd, Magdalene College, and Vicar of Eaton Socon,
J of Her Majesty's 21st Regiment, to Anne, second Beds, to Mary Emma, only daughter of Thomas
daughter of the late John Cameron, Esq. of Atkinson, Esq. Bridge-house, Peterborough, 1st
Fort William, Invernesshire, 14th July. July.
Braure, Fran9ois Joseph Pierre Esq. of Peckham, Field, A. S. Esq., of Leamington, to Sarah, eldest
to Jane, youngest daughter of William Elkins, daughter of Samuel Martin, Esq. of Calthorpe-
Esq. of Guildford, 23rd June. fields, Edgbaston, 7th July.
Brown, John Gwatkin, Esq. New court, near Ross, Francis, Samuel Richard Green, Esq. of Cranham-
Herefordshire, to Louisa, second daughter of place, eldest son of Samuel Francis, Esq. of
John Leach Panter, Esq. of North-end-lodge, Ford-place, Stiflord, to Henrietta Elizabeth,
Fulham, 23rd June. only daughter of Richard Bishop, Esq. of Cox-
Calland, John Forbes, Esq. of Hertford-street, stead-house, South Weald, 30th June.
May-fair, eldest surviving son of the late Charles Garnett, William James, only son of William Gar-
Calland, Esq. of Upper Forest, in the county of nett, of Quernmore-park, and Bleasdale, Lanca-
Glamorgan, to Harriet Ann, eldest daughter of shire, Esq. to Frances Anne, second daughter
the late Philip Thomas Gardner, Esq. of Coning- of the late Rev. Henry Hale, 25th June.
ton-hall, in the county of Cambridge, 15th July. Garrett, Spencer Thomas, Esq., Cliff Bank-lodge,
Chandler, Allen, of Gray's-inn, Esq. Barrister-at- Stoke-on-Trent, eldest son of Thomas Garrett,
law, to Maria, youngest daughter of the late Herne hill, Esq. to Catherine, the youngest
Stratford Robinson, Esq. of Jermyn-street, St. daughter of George Wood, Esq. Newcastle,
James's, 4th July. 30th June.
Chermside, the Rev. R. S. C., B.A., Assistant Cu- Gethin, Sir Richard, Bt,, of Percy-mount, county
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of Sligo, to Prances Weller, youngest daughter Rev. T. Manners Sutton, Sub-dean ot Lincoln,
of George Weller Poley, Esq. of Boxted-hall, and only child of the late Rev. H. S. Mortimer,
25th June. Vicar of Throwley, Kent, 14th July.
Godwin, Henry, Esq. to Cordelia, eldest daughter Johnson, Mr. William Coulthard, ,of No. 6,
of George Durman, Esq. of that city, 25th June. Loraine-place, to Miss Jane Chamley, eldest
Gorton, .Rev. John, M. A. of Wadham College, daughter of jGeorge Irwin, Esq., Plantation,
Oxford, Assistant Chaplain of the Hon. East county of Meath, 1st July.
India Company, to Agnes, daughter of the Rev. Johnston, Harly R. Esq. of Western Australia,
W. Robbins, rector of Heigham, Norwich, 23rd late of Warkworth, to Mary, youngest daughter
June. of M. W. Clifton, Esq. late Chief Commissioner
Grace, James, of Wardrobes, Bucks, Esq. to of that Colony, 31st of December last.
Emma, second daughter of the late Alexander Kohler, J. D. junior, Esq. of Camberwell, to
Brodie, D.D., formerly Vicar of Eastbourne, in Marianna, only daughter of the late Smithson
the county of Sussex, 14th July. Milner, Esq. of Leeds, 8th July.
Griffenhoofe, Rev. Thomas John, to Henrietta Lacey, George Frederick, M.A., of Woolwich-
Sophia, fifth daughter of Henry Skingley, Esq. common, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the
late of Coggeshall, Essex, 2nd July. late William Collet, Esq. of the Accountant' s-
Haffenden, Charles Dalley, youngest son of John office, East India-house, 14th July.
Haffenden, Esq. Addiscombe, Surrey, to Mary Le Marchant, Major, late 7'h Dragoon Guards,
Ann, only child of John Butler, Esq. Beadon- to Frances Mary Isabella, daughter of the late
,
well, Kent, and niece, of James Page Esq. James Smith, Esq. of Ashlyn's-hall, Herts, 2nd
Erith, 27th June. July.
Harpe, George, Esq. Bengal Medical service, to Lighten, Andrew, Esq.-to Mary, youngest daughter
Ellenor Maria, only daughter of the late John of Thomas Frederick Hope, Esq., 26th June.
Campbell, Esq Bengal Civil Service, 22d June. Lipscomb, Lieutenant, Royal Navy, to Mary,
Harrington, Rev. Richard, D.D. Principal of Bra- eldest daughter of the late Dansey Dansey, Esq.
zenose College, Oxford, to Mary, second sur- of Brincep-court, Herefordshire, l6th July.
viving daughter of the Rev. S. W. Paul, vicar Little, Thomas Selby, Esq. surgeon, to Charlotte
of Finedon, 2nd July. Amelia Mary, only surviving daughter of the
Harvey, Rev. William Woodis, M. A. Rector of late Joseph Yates, Esq. barrister-at-law, llth
Truro, to Miss Frances Fox, of Penn-cottage, July.
near Beaconsfield, 6th June. Mackay, Jas. Gordon, Esq., of Her Majesty's Ord-
Haslehurst, Rev. R. K., to Hannah Stephen, nance-office, eldest son of Alexander Mackay,
yoangest daughter of the Rev. T. D. Atkinson, Esq. Hill-park, Invernesshire, to Eliza, only
Vicar of Rugeley, Staffordshire, 1st July. daughter of Major-General Morgan, of the Bom-
Hick, John, Esq. of Bolton, to Margaret, eldest bay Army, 30th June.
daughter of William Bushall, Esq. of Farington- Mackintosh, Alexander Brodie, Esq. of Calcutta,to
lodge, Lancashire, 24th June. Mrs. H. Harris, widow of the late Francis
Hodge, John, Esq. of Great St. Helen's to Maria, Harris, Esq. of Khulboalyah, Bengal, 24th June.
relict of the late Captain Dickinson, 86th Regi- Maiben, Wm. Adam, Esq. of Brighton, surgeon,
ment, and daughter of the late John Gray, Esq. to Marian, youngest daughter of the late Chris-
Treasurer of Honduras, 1st July. topher Parker Cass, Esq. of Biggleswade n Beds,
Hodge, Langford Lovell, Esq. of Upper Sey- 25th June.
mour-street West, London, to Ellen, eldest Markes, Alfred, Esq. of St. James's-square, to
daughter of the late Chas. Richard Barwell, Esq. Louisa, second daughter of John Carlon, Esq.
of the Bengal Civil Service, 2nd July. of Greville place, Kilburn Priory, l6th July.
Hogg, the Rev. John Roughton, second son Marsh, Robert, Esq. of the Cloisters, Westminster
of the late Rev. James Hogg, vicar of Gedd- Abbey, to Louisa, only daughter of the late
ington, Northamptonshire, to Anna Maria Max- Thomas Keighly, Esq. 14th July.
well, only daughter of the Rev. H. F. Lyte, of Maryon, John Gleadah, of Caleshal-street, Eaton-
Berry-head, Brixham, and granddaughter of the square, to Dulce, daughter of Francis Steele,
late Rev. W. Maxwell, D.D. of Falkland, Mona- late of St. James's-park, 13th July.
ghan, Ireland, 24th June. Mason, Captain, R.N. to Isabella Susanna, third
Hornby, Joseph, Esq. eldest son of Joseph Bass- daughter of the late Edward Frere, Esq. of
endale, Hornby, Esq. of Woodside,Whetstowe,to Bitton, Glocestershire, 14th July.
Elizabeth Mary, only dau. of William Brockedon, Maud, Charles Boucher Landon, Maud, second
Esq. F.R.S. of Queen square, 9th July. son of the Rev. J. Primatt Maud, to Rosalie
Hoskyns, Chandos Wren, Esq. of Wroxhall, Charlotte, only child of William Elton, Esq.,
in the county of Warwick, second son of Sir 2, Paragon-buildings, Bath, 9th July.
Hungerford Hoskyns, Bart, of Harewood, in Mayne, Edgar William, Esq., son of the late
the county of Hereford, to Anna Jane, youngest Captain John Mayne, of the Hon. East India
daughter of Charles Milner Ricketts, Esq., 9th Company's service, to Sophia Charlotte H. A.
July. Aylward, daughter of the late Horace Aylward,
Hough, James, Esq. surgeon, to Eliza Sophia, Esq. of the Royal Artillery, 29th June.
eldest daughter of the late W.W. Hayward, Esq. Meason, M. G. Laing, Esq. of Lindertis, N.B.
8th July, and Hyde Park-gate, to the Hon. Eliza Moly-
Hunter, the Rev. William, B.D. Fellow of St. neux, relict of Lieut.-Col. the Hon. G. B.
John's College, Oxford, to Sarah Barbara, eldest Molyneux, of Seafield Lodge.
daughter of the late Charles Cornish, Esq. of Meek, John, Esq., of Fortessat, to Anne Rich-
Gatcombe-house, Devon, 15th July. ardson Croil, youngest daughter of the late Jas.
Huyleers, Alfred, Esq. of Brussels, to Charlotte Croil, Esq. merchant, Glasgow, 17th June.
Sophia, only daughter of the late Charles Ogle- Messiter, George Malim, Esq., M.A. of Repton,
by, Esq. of Salvador-house, 8th July. Deibyshire, to Gertrude Anne, daughter of the
Inchbald, the Rev. Robert, M.A. Fellow of St. late Rev. Stephen Hyde Cassan, Incumbent of
John's, Cambridge, to Caroline, second dau. of Bruton, 2.id June.
William Munro, Esq. of Druids Stoke, co. Moore, Cecil, Esq. son of Hugh Moore, Esq. of
Gloucester, 9th July. Cotage-hill, county of Tyrone, to Emily Cathe-
Isacke, Captain F. J., 5th Fusiliers, to Mary rine Battye, third daughter of George Battye,
Turner Erskine, eldest daughter of Matthew Esq., late of Campden-hill, Remington, 27th
Fortescue, Esq. Belvidere, near Dublin, and June.
granddaughter of the late Hon. Matthew For- Nelson, Rev. Hector, M.A. to Mary, only child
tescue, 23d June. of Richard Miller, Esq. of East Farleigh, 23d
Jarman, Edward, Esq. of Brenley-house, Kent, to June.
Lucy Sarah Manners Sutton, widow of the late Nunn, the Rev. Thomas Partridge, M.A. eldest
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son of Hardy Nunn, of Nether-hall, Essex, Esq. Smith, Captain C. H. Montressor, eldest son of
to Julia Emma, youngest daughter of the L late Lieut. -Col. Smith, Assistant Adjutant-General of
Butler Claxton, Esq.- Athlone, to Caroline, third daughter of the late
Ogle, Robert, Esq. of the Inner Temple, barrister- Captain Dowling, Barrack-Master of St. James
at-law, only son of Robert Ogle, Esq. of Eglgin- 25th June.
ham-hall, Northumberland, to Mary, daughter Somerville, James Curtis, only son of James Somer-
of Captain Harvey, R.N. 15th July* ville Somerville, Esq. of Dinder-honse, near
Orford, Charles Wyatt, Esq. of Lifford, King's Wells, to Emily Periam, eldest daughter of Sir
Norton,YVorcestershire, to Lilly Walshman, only Alexander Hood, Bart, of Wootton-house, So-
daughter of B. Blake, M.D; of the Grove, Cam- mersetshire, 23rd June.
berwell, 1st July. Sprigg, Henry, Esq. of Queen's College, Cam-
Parkinson .Charles Augustus, Esq. Captain in Her bridge, |to Harriet Clara, widow of the late
Majesty's 37th Regiment, to Sophia, youngest Thomas Cross, Esq. of Streatham, Surrey, 9th
daughter of the late John Win. Buck, Esq. of July.
Denholme, in the West Riding of York, 1st Synnot, Robert, Esq., M.D., to Catherine Au-
July.- gusta, eldest dan. of William Ballantine, Esq
Parry, Richard Lewis, M;D. of Liverpool, to Eliza, 1st July.
eldest daughter of the late Rev; John Bontete Thornton, John Paul, Esq. Colonial Secretary of
Innes, 8th July. Tobago, West Indies, third son of the late Thos.
Patteson, Rev. John, Incumbent of St. Jude's, Thornton, Esq. of Constantinople, and nephew
Chelsea, to Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel of the Right Hon. Sir Edward Thornton, G.C.B.
Hoare, Esq. of Hampstead, 23d June. of Wembury-house, Devon, to Frances
Sarah,
Pisani, B. Esq. eldest son of M. Le Chevalier eldest daughter of his Excellency, Major Law-
Frederick Pisani, of the English Legation, Con- rence Graeme, Lieut. -Governor of Tobago, 15th
stantiu^ple, to Margaret, second daughter of May.
W. Turner, Esq. M.D., of Grantham, 2nd July. Tipping, the Rev. Francis Gartside, son of the
Pitt, Rev. Joseph, Rector of Rendcombe, to Mary late Thomas Tipping, of Davenport-hall, in the
Barbara, second daughter of the Rev. Clement county of Chester, Esq. to Marion, third daugh-
Strong, of Rendcombe-park,9th July. ter of Joseph Dobinson, of Egham-Iodge, in the
Rabinel, Jonn H. Esq. of the Ceylon Civil Service, county of Surrey, Esq. 16th July.
to Anne, eldest daughter of the late Edmund Vernon, John Edward, Esq. of Bingfield, to Har-
Larken, Esq. of Bedford-square, 5th May. riet, youngest daughter of the Bishop of Kil-
Rawlinson, Rev. George, M.A., third son of the more, Elphin, &c. 2nd July.
late A.T. Rawlinson, Esq. ofChadlington,Oxon, Walker, William, Junior, Esq. of Nassau-
to Louisa Wildman, second daughter of Sir house, Enfield, to Sarah, third daughter of A.J
Robt. Alexander Chermside, K.C.H.&c., M.D., Edwards; Esq. of Westmoor-huse, in the same
Physician to Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy parish, 25th June.
at Paris, 6th July. Wallen, Alfred, Esq. son of the late Joseph
Renton, Alex. H. Esq. M.D., to Mary Ellen, only Wallen, Esq. of Limehouse, to Susan, daughter
surviving daughter of the late Richard Tawney, of George Huggins, Esq. of Earl's-street, Black-
Esq. of Dunchurch-lodge, Warwickshire, 2nd friars, 27th June.
July. Walter, Henry Fraser, Esq. of Exeter College,
Reynard, George Homer, Esq. second son of the Oxon, to Isabella Catherine, youngest daughter
late Homer Reynard, Esq. of Sunderlandwick of John Dawson, Esq. of Regent-square, Lon-
and Hobgreen, York, to Augusta Sarah, young- don, gth July.
estdaughter of JohnCookson, Esq. of Whitehill, Warden, Capt. Frederick, R.N., to Ellen, young-
in Durham, 18th June. est daughter of the late Vice- Admiral Garrett, of
Rhodes, the Rev. Henry J..B.A., second master of Anglesey, 14th July.
the Grammar School, Abingdon, and curate of Webber, Geo. Wood, Esq. of Hoxworthy-house,
Hinton, Berkshire, to Emily, youngest daughter Cornwall, to Harriett Georgiana, youngest dan.
of Rd. Marshall, Esq. of Muswell-hill, Hornsey, of the late Rev. J. Lewis, of Long Ashton, So-
14th July. merset, 4th July.
Richmond, James A. Esq. of Regent-terrace, White, Robert, Esq. of West-green-honse, Hart-
London, to Isabella, eldest daughter of B. Col- ford-bridge, to Fanny, the youngest daughter of
lins, Esq. of Hatch Court- park, "Somerset-shire, the late Isaac Jacobs, Esq. of Newchurch Par-
30th May. sonage, and of the Grove, Isle of Wight.
Robin, Chas.Wm. Esq. eldest son of James Robin, Willman, Henry, Esq. of Edgeware-road, to
Esq. of Petit Menage, to Elizabeth, only daugh- Caroline Jane, youngest daughter of William
ter of John Lewis Janvrin, Esq. of the said Brett, Esq. of Bristol, 25th June.
island, 7th July. Withecombe, Dr., of the Bengal .Medical Staff,
Rowden, Rev. George Croke, B.C.L., Fellow to Helen, only surviving daughter of Col. M. C.
of New College, Oxford, and of Temple grove, Paul, of the Bengal army, 9th July.
East Sheen, to Emily, daughter of Richard Woodhead, Henry J. P., Esq., only son of
Twining, Esq. of Bedford-place, Russell-square, Joseph Woodhead, Esq. of Montague-square, to
2nd July. Emily, thirdj daughter of the late Rev. J. C.
Sanders, Charles James, son of William Sanders, Clements, of Lower Clapton, 23rd June.
Esq. of Islington, to Adeline Matilda, fifth Woodhouse, Henry Richard, Esq. Fellow of'Caius
daughter of the late Henry Owen, Esq. of White- College, Cambridge, to Rosanna Louisa, young-
hall, Abridge, Essex. est daughter of the late Spencer Mackay, Esq.
Scratchley, Edward, Esq. M.D., second son of of Upper Harley-street, 14th July.
Dr. Scratchley, of Paris, to Irma, daughter of Woolley, Rev. Joseph, M.A., Fellow of St. John's
C. Labauve, Esq. of the same place, 14th July. College, Cambridge, to Ann, second daughter of
Scott, Charles, Esq. of Hadley Priory, Middlesex, the late B. Hicks, Esq. of Aften-house, Fresh-
to Emily, youngest daughter of Dr.
Winstone, water, Isle of Wight, 14th July.
Charterhouse-square, 14th July.
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Abbott, Thomas, Esq. late of the Island o ford, at Deeside, Bangor Iscoed, the re-
Jamaica, and formerly of Dorchester sidence of his mother, aged 24. He
was
Dorset, at Totteridge, ] 3th July. younger son of the late Peter Bentley,
Alkin, Thomas Turner, Esq. of the Cour Esq. of Westfelton, co. Salop.
Lodge, Hunton, Kent, a magistrate anc Bissland, Thomas, Esq. late collector of
deputy-lieutenant for that county, anc Customs, Greenock, at Hartley Maudytt
its high sheriff in 1838. Mr. Alkin was Rectory, Hants, 10th July.
only son of the late Rev. Thomas Ver Blackett, Lady, at Matfen, 25th June.
rier Alkin, Vicar of Lenham and Eyns- Her ladyship was the only daughter of
ford, by Mary, his wife, eldest daughter Sir Chas. Miles Lambert Monck, Bart,
of Thomas Turner, Esq. of the Court of Belsay Castle, in Northumberland,
Lodge, and succeeded to his landed pro- and wife of Sir Edward Blackett, Bart,
perty at the decease of his materna of Matten Hall, in the same county.
uncle in 1821. Born 18th July, 1774 The paternal family of her ladyship is of
he married, 21st January, 1808, Frances- very ancient descent, it having been of
Richardson, second daughter of Edward distinction in the reign of Edward III.
Penfold, Esq. of Loose Court, near Maid- The original name was Middleton, but
stone, and has left issue a daughter, Mary it was changed for that of Monck
by the
Margaretta, and one son, Thomas-Tur- present baronet, in compliance with the
ner Alkin, now of the Court Lodge, who will of his maternal grandfather, the late
married in 1836, Henrietta Mary Anne, Lawrence Monck, Esq. of Caenby,
only child of Joseph Ward, Esq. of Ded- Lincolnshire. By her marriage, Lady
ham, and has issue. Blackett became also allied to a very old
Alton, Hilliard, Esq. her Majesty's Vice- and respectable house, enriched by their
Consul for the Island of Terceira, Azores mines and collieries. Her husband, Sir
at River-street, Myddelton-square, in his Edward Blackett, [is a descendant of the
53rd year, 20th June. Blacketts of Hoppyland, he being the
Amiel, Captain P.C.N., 1st Grenadier Re- sixth baronet in direct lineage from a
giment Native Infantry, youngest son of younger son of that family, who was cre-
the late Captain H. S. Amiel, of the 7th ated a baronet in 1673. The present
Hussars, at Bombay, 20th May. head of the fam ily is Christopher Blackett,
Balls, Juliet Jane, the youngest child of Esq. of Wylam. Julia, Lady Blackett,
Mr.Orlando Balls, of Stamford-hill, aged whose death we here record, was married
14 months, 20th June. to Sir Edward on the 1st of May, 1830,
Barclay, Maria Dorothea, wife of David and leaves a youthful family.
Barclay, Esq. M.P., of Eastwick Park, Bouverie, Elizabeth, wife of the Hon. and
25th June. This lady, who was dau. of Rev. F. P. Bouverie, 2nd July. This
the late Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart., lady, third daughter of the late Sir
married in 1818, and has left issue. Richard Joseph Sullivan, Bart, was mar-
Barnett, George Markham, Ensign, Ben- ried to Mr. Bouverie, in 1814, and has
gal Native Infantry, was drowned near left a very large family.
the town of Comercalle, on the Ganges, Broome, Sarah Dorothea, relict of Christo-
passing from Calcutta to Benares, aged pher Broome, Esq. late of Whitehall,
19 years and 10 months, 29th Apirl. Great Berkhampstead, in the county of
Bedale, Alfred Leigh, the infant son of Herts, in the 65th year of her age, 24th
John Bedale, Esq. at Clapham New June.
Park, 2nd July. Brown, William Frederick, Esq. late High
Bell, Frances, second daughter of the late Sheriff of Bedfordshire, at his house at
Glaister Bell, Esq. at the residence of Dunstable, in his 75th year, 14th July.
her brother, Alexander Harris, Esq. Bridgman, the Rev. Isaac, M.A., minister
Stratford-green, 1st July. of St. John's chapel, West-street, Wai-
Bell, James, Esq. late of Clapton, 27th worth, aged 57, in July.
June. 3unyon, Elizabeth, widow of Capt.Charles
Bernard, Mrs. Judith, widow of the late Bunyon, of the Bombay Cavalry, at
David Bernard, Esq. of the Island of Booking, in the Tyrol, in her 79th year.
Jamaica, at Cheltenham, aged 81, 25th Cameron, George Farquhar, Esq. only son
June. of the late Colonel Duncan John Came-
Bentley, John, B.A., Christ Church, Ox- ron, formerly of Brownings-lodge, Sus-
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sex, at Britonferry, near Swansea, in the

Wished in Ireland by Vere Hunt, Esq
43rd year of his age, 28th June. an officer in Cromwell's army, who set-
Campbell, Jane, daughter of Colin Camp- tled, in the year 1657, at Currah, county
bell, Esq. of Dingle Mount, Toxteth Limerick, and Glangoole, co. Tipperary.
Park, Liverpool, 5th July. The deceased baronet distinguished him-
Carige, Eleanor, relict of the late Major self in literature, and was author of

Carige, of the Hon. East India Com-

"
Julian, theApostate," and the " Duke
pany's service, in the 78th year of her of Mercia," dramatic poems, published
in 1822 and 1823 ; and of
" A
age, 2 1st June. Song of
Carroll, John Fitzgerald, youngest son of Faith," and other poetic pieces, which
the late Lieutenant-Colonel John Car- appeared in 1842. At the period of his
roll, of fever, on the coast of Africa, on decease, Sir Aubrey was in his 58th year.
board her Majesty's ship Actceon, of He married, 12th May, 1807, Mary,
which he was first Lieutenant. eldest daughter of Stephen Edward Rice,
Chaplin, Mrs. Elizabeth Carrington, relict Esq. of Mount Trenchard, co. Limerick,
of Major Acton Chaplin, late of Weedon and sister of Lord Monteagle, by whom
House, Bucks, at her residence, in Lans- he has left issue, five sons : Sir VERE
down-place East, Bath, aged 71, 9th EDMUND DE VERE, the present baronet;
July. Stephen Edward, a barrister ; Aubrey-
Cole, Captain Martin, R.N. aged 63, 10th Thomas, author of "The Waldenses,"
July. and other poems ; William-Cecil, a naval
Colville, Caroline, dau. of Andrew Colville, officer; and Francis- H oratio :and one
Esq. at Craigflower, 5th July. surviving daughter, Elinor-Jane-Alicia-
Cox, Miss, daughter of the late Mrs. Cox, Lucy, married to Robert O'Brien, Esq.
of Sloane-street, 26th June. fourth son of Sir Edward O'Brien, Bart,
Crichton, Constantino Talbot, Esq. son of of Dromoland, and brother of Mr. Smith
Sir Alexander Crichton, 2nd July. O'Brien, the member for the county of
Curtis, Lieutenant John Adee, Bombay Limerick.
Engineers, second surviving son of John Devis, Captain Frank, 1st Regiment Ma-
I
Adie Curtis, Esq. of Dorking, Surrey, dras Native Infantry, eldest son of
on his passage to England, within a few the late Henry Devis, Esq. of Stoke
miles of Aden, 2nd June. Newington, at Kolapore, of cholera, 30th
Davidson, Hugh Cochrane, Esq. of Can- April.
tray, county of Inverness, 3rd July. Domville, James, M.D. formerly of Green-
This gentleman, who was a magistrate wich Hospital, and Deputy Medical In-
and deputy-lieutenant for the county of spector of Royal Naval Hospitals and
'
Nairn, succeeded to his property at the Fleets, at Paignton, near Torquay, in
decease of his father, the late Sir David his 68th year, 28th June.
Davidson, who was son of David David- Ducarel, Lucy, wife of Philip John Duca-
son, Esq. by his wife, Mary Cuthbert, rel, Esq. of Newland-house, Gloucester-
of Castlehill. His mother was Margaret shire, and youngest daughter of the late
Rose, of the ancient family of Kilravock, Rev. Dr. Grossman, rector of West Monk-
Born 20th April, 1809, Mr. Davidson ton and Blagdon, Somersetshire, 24th
married, 19th August, 1830, Maria, third June.
daughter of Colonel Grogan, of the co. Dutton, Lydia Harriet, wife of John Dut-
of Meath, and has left two sons and four ton, Esq. of Lower Tooting, llth July.
daughters Edmondson, James, Esq. of Bournes, Cum-
Dawson, Robert, Esq. at his residence, 43, berland, and Desford, Leicestershire,
Spencer-street, aged 82, ] 1th July. aged 64, 22nd June.
Dawson, Captain Robert, many years a England, Joseph, Esq. at his residence, 3,
prisoner of war, France, at Deptford, Upper Phillimore-place, Kensington, in
aged 83, 30th June. the 86th year of his age, 27th June.
De Vere, Sir Aubrey, Bart, of Currah, co. Eyre, Walpole George, Esq. late of the
Limerick, 15th July. Sir Aubrey was Royal Fusileers, at St. Leonard's, aged
only son and heir of the late Sir Vere 38, 6th July. This gentleman, whose
Hunt, Bart, of Currah, by Elinor, his death is deeply deplored, was eldest son
wife, daughter of William-Cecil, Lord of John Thomas Eyre, Esq. and nephew of
Glent worth, Bishop of Limerick, and Colonel Henry Samuel Eyre, of St. John's
assumed, by royal license, in 1832, the Wood, the representative of the ancient
surname and arms of DE VERB, to mark Wiltshire family of Eyre, of Salisbury,
his descent from the marriage of Henry being great grandson of Sir Samuel Eyre,
Hunt, Esq. of Gosfield, in Essex, high Knt. of Newhouse and Chilhampton, a
sheriff of that county, with Jane, dau. of lawyer of eminence, and one of the
the Hon. Aubrey de Vere, second son puisen judges, temp. William III. The
of John, Earl of Oxford, who died in family of Eyre enjoyed, for several cen-
1539. The family of Hunt was esta turies, the highest distinction within its
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native county, and was of consideration of the terrible scenes and circumstances
in the state, most of its chiefs having had of those terrible times, and of which he
seats in parliament, and two of them, was an eye-witness, an impression was
.

learned in the law, upon the bench one created that can never be effaced. With
as Lord Chief Justice of the Common Mr. Goold, once resolved upon achieving
Pleas; a branch, too, which emigrated a great object, action was immediate.
to Ireland, attained the peerage of that His energies and his powers were put
kingdom. forth with a strengthand a vigour, and a
Fletcher, Mr. George, of Chiswick, aged perseverance and assiduity, for the pos-
71, 20th June. session of which few then gave him
Fonnereau, Anne, relict of the Rev. Claude credit ; and it may be said of him that
Williams Fonnereau, Rector of Clapton, per saltum he sprang into full business,
co. Northampton, in her 65th year, 1 4th and within a comparatively brief period
July. established himself securely at the very
Forbes, James Staats,Esq. Quarter-Master, head of that branch of the profession
Royal Artillery, in the Royal Artillery which he selected as best suited to his
Barracks, Woolwich, in the 51st year of tastes and capabilities. We have heard
his age, 1st July. it stated, and by competent persons, that

Fraser, Major Roderick, formerly of the Mr. Goold was the best nisiprius lawyer
9th Bengal N. I., aged 84, 7th July. who ever held a brief at the Irish bar.
Giveen, Captain Nicholas Pelham, 70th Having been created King's Serjeant
Regiment, at the Royal Barracks, Dub- several years ago, he was subsequently
lin, 20th June. made Master in Chancery, when his zeal ,
Goold, Thomas, Esq. Q.C. one of the Mas- his energies, and his whole time were
ters in Chancery in Ireland, at Lissadell, devoted to the discharge of the duties
Co. Sligo, 16th July. Mr. Goold was, pertaining to the office. We
believe no
with one exception Lord Plunkett the man at the Irish bar, by his own indi-
last star in that galaxy of talent which vidual labours, and unassisted by Castle
shone forth with such a splendid and or political favour, ever amassed or
brilliant radiancy in Ireland towards the bequeathed so large a fortune. Of his
close of the last century. The cotem- daughters, the second, Caroline Susan,
porary, as well as associate, of all the m. in 1830, Sir Robert Gore Booth Bart,
bright luminaries of that day in oratory, and the third, Augusta is the present
literature, and belles lettres of Flood, Viscountess Adare.
Woolfe, Fit/gibbon, Ogle he was the Hallette, Monsieur, Civil Engineer, mem-
personal friend of Saurin, Plunkett, ber of the Chamber of Deputies, at Arras,
Grattan, and Bushe, and took his stand 4th July. His loss will be severely felt
and played his part in all those brilliant among his private friends, and in the
" keen encounter of men's
displays and scientific world, in which he held a dis-
wits" by which the Irish House of Com- tinguished position.
mons, of which he was then a member, Handley, Henry, Esq. of CulTerthorpe,
was characterised. In all the discussions Lincolnshire, in the 50th year of his age,
upon the Act of Union of which he 29th June. Mr. Handley represented
was a fierce and incorruptible opponent, Lincolnshire from 1832 to 1841. He
as well in his speeches as his writings was born in 1T97, and married, in 1825,
he took a distinguished part ; and in the Hon. Caroline Edwardes, daughter
that arena where the prize of talent was of Lord Kensington. His family has
contended for by intellectual giants, Mr. long been connected with the town of
Goold maintained his reputation, and Newark, for which the deceased gentle-
sustained his position. He was a native man's first cousin, William Farn worth
of Cork, and did not enter upon the Handley, Esq. has sat in several parlia-
active and laborious duties of the pro- ments.
fession until many years after he had Hedding, William Levitt, Esq. late of the
been called to the bar, and not before 35th Foot, at T eddington, aged 56, 2nd
he had expended a very handsome pri- July.
vate fortune in the fashion and frivolities Harsfall, Charles, Esq. 18th June. Mr.
of the day, and, amongst others, in Horsfall was one of the most eminent
. extensive travels upon the continent, then merchants at Liverpool. During the last
not easy of access, as it is now, and when half century, and of late years, in part-
the fact of having made the "grand nership with his sons, Mr. Horsfall has
tour" was the recommendation and the conducted an extensive foreign trade in
passport to society. Mr. Goold was in Liverpool ;
and by his industry, his in-
Paris during the great French revolution, tegrity, his punctuality, and his success,
and by accident was located in the same he there fully sustained the character of
hotel with Danton. On those who have a British merchant. He did not retire
heard his graphic and dramatic narration from his active" duties, both private and
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public, until about three years ago, when upon Tern, 25th June, aged 94. This
. age and partial ill-health compelled him venerable Divine was youngest sou of
to do so. He was a magistrate, and$had Ralph Leycester, Esq. of Toft, co. Ches-
filled the office of Mayor of Liverpool ter, by Katherine, his wife, daughter and
he was also a liberal contributor to the co-heir of Edward Norreys, Esq. of Speke,
charities of the town. Mr. Horsfall died and thus paternally and maternally de-
at his residence at Crosby, near Liver- rived from two of the oldest houses in
pool. He is succeeded, as head of his England. The Toft family was founded
firm, by his eldest son, Mr. Alderman temp. Richard II. by the marriage of
Thomas Berry Horsfall. Ralph Leycester, younger brother of John
Hunter, Miss Elizabeth, niece of the late Leycester, of Tabley, with Joan, dau.
Mrs. Admiral Hunter, at Brighton, 21st and heir of Robert Toft, of Toft ; and
June. has from that remote period continued
Husband, Henry, Esq. of Alverne Hill, resident on its patrimonial lands, being
Penzance, of paralysis, aged 71, 27th
(
now represented by RALPH GERARD
June. LEYCESTER, Esq. of Toft. Mr. Oswald
Ingram, Jane, the wife of David Muir, Esq. Leycester married twice 1st, Mary,
:

of that place, and daughter of the late daughter of P Johnson, Esq. of Semperly,
.

John Travers, at Madeira, 23rd June. and 2ndly, Eliza, daughter of Charles
Keen, William, Esq. Banker, at Godalming, White, Esq. of Manchester.
26th June. Leyson, Mrs. relict of the late Captain
Kilkenny, Edmund, Earl of, died July, Leyson, of the merchant service, aged 83,
aged 75. His Lordship m. 8th June, at her residence, College-street, Bristol,
1793, Mildred, eldest daughter of Dr. 16th June.
Fowler, Archbishop of Dublin, but had Loxley, Margaret Smart, only daughter of
no issue. He is succeeded in the Vis- the late John Loxley, Esq. at Norcott
countcy of Mountgarret (the Earldom of Court, Herts, aged 26, 23rd June.
Kilkenny becomes extinct) by his nephew Maddock, Augusta Charlotte, youngest dau.
Henry Edmund, now 13th Lord Mount- of the late Henry Maddock, Esq. Bar-
garret. rister at Law, the wellknown legal author,
King, Madeline Elizabeth, youngest daugh- and sister of Dr. Maddock, of Harley-
ter of John King, Esq. of Brunswick- street, Cavendish-square.
square, Hove, Sussex, 6th July. Margoty, Ann Grace, relict of Captain E.
Kinloch, Fanny Arabella, the infant child Margoty, formerly senior officer of the
of J. J. Kinloch, Esq. of Kair, Kincar- Indian Navy, whom she survived scarcely
dineshire, 7th July. three months, 2nd July.
Kinsey, Eliza, wife of R. B. Kinsey, Esq. Marsh, Mr. James, practical chemist of the
E. I. C. S., and daughter of J. Bowling, Royal Arsenal, and many years assistant
Esq. of Hammersmith, at Dargeeling, to Professor Faraday, at the Royal Mili-
East Indies, 4th May. tary Academy. This eminent chemist
Lane, Flora Alicia, the wife of the Rev. was born in 1789, and early in life rose
Edmund Lane, rector of St. Mary's, to distinction in hi profession. To the
Manchester, and fifth daughter of David study of poisons and their effects he par-
Scott, Esq. of Brotherton, in Kincardine- ticularly devoted himself, and he was the
shire, aged 24, 1st July; and on the 7th, well-known inventor of that test for ar-
aged one week and four days, Flora Alicia, senic which bears his name, and which
the infant daughter of the Rev. Edmund is now of general use in forensic
jurispru-
Lane. dence.. The test has, on many occasions,
Langton, Henry, Esq. of Margate, Kent, led to the discovery of crime ; in the cele-
and late of Maidenhead, Berks, at Nor- brated case of Madame Laffarge it was
wood, 30th June. most effectual. Mr. Marsh held the ap-
Lapidge, Mrs. wife of Lieut. C. H. Lapidge, pointment of practical chemist to the
formerly Lieutenant and Cori&mander of Royal Arsenal, at Woolwich, and was
Her Majesty's brig Pantaloon, on the assistant to Faraday, at the Royal Mili-
Sierra Leone and Gambia station, 21st tary Academy. Mr. Marsh died on the
June. 21st June, at his residence in Beresford-
Leigh, Mrs. wife of Mr. Hanbury Leigh, of street, Woolwich ; he leaves a widow and
Pontypool Park, Monmouth, 27th June. family.
This lady was only daughter of Nathaniel Mathew, George, Esq. in Switzerland, aged
Myers, Esq. of Neath, co. Glamorgan. 86, 17th June.
Her first husband, Sir R. H. Mack worth, Maughan, Mrs. Elizabeth, relict of the late
Bart, bequeathed her, we believe, a very Captain Thomas Maughan, at Pinner
considerable fortune. Green, in the 80th year of her age, 25th
Lewes, Samuel, Esq. late of the Admiralty, June.
Somerset House, 7th July. Mayor, the Rev. Robert, Vicar of Acton,
Leycester, the Rev. Oswald, M.A. at Stoke near Nantwich, aged 54, 14th July.
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Middleton, Maria Beckford, youngest dau. this gentleman was William Mack worth,
of Henry Johnson Middleton, Esq. of Esq. third son of Sir Humphrey Mack-
Radnor place, Hyde park, 8th July. worth, by Mary, his wife, daughter and
Mitchell, Alicia, widow of Walter Mitchell, heir of Sir Herbert Evans, of Neath, co.
Esq. M.D. of Swansea, 21st June. Glamorgan. He acquired the Trevethow
Morgan, Sophia, relict of the late Rev. Dr. estate by marrying Martha, daughter and
William Morgan, of the Crescent, Green- heir of John Praed, Esq. and assumed in
wich, 3rd July. consequence the surname of his wife's
Monteith, William, Esq. Barrister at Law, family. By her he had three sons, 1.
in his 34th year, llth July.
Humphrey Mackworth Praed, Esq. of
Mountain, the Rev. George Robert, rector Trevethow, M.P. progenitor of Mr. W.
of Havant, Hants, at Kidbrook lodge, T. Praed, whose death we record^; 2. Bul-
Blackheath park, in the 56th year of his keley Mackworth Praed, who died s.p.
age, 25th June. and 3. William Mackworth Praed, Esq.
Morrell, Emily Jane, only surviving dau. whose grandson, the late Winthrop Mack-
of Robert Morrell, Esq. of Calcutta, at worth Praed, Esq. Barrister at Law and
Broadstairs, 5th July. M.P. held office as Secretary of the Board
Murdoch, Caroline Sophia, the fourth dau. of Control, under Sir Robert Peel's ad-
of James Gordon Murdoch, Esq. after a ministration of 1835.
few hours' illness, in Chester terrace, Prest, Samuel, Esq. of Park Terrace, Cam-
Regent's Park, 22nd June. bridge, 4th July.
Murray, Christina, the wife of T. Lamie Richards, Robert Vaughan, Esq. Queen's
Murray, Esq. in George street, Hanover Counsel, 2nd July. This eminent law-
square, 28th June. yer was third son of the late Chief Baron,
Newman,William, eldest and only surviving Sir Richard Richards, by Catherine, his
son of the late Thomas Newman, Esq.
, wife, only daughter and heir of Robert
of Langley, Bucks, Sth July. Vaughan Humphreys, Esq. of Caerynwch.
Oliver, Mrs. widow of Dr. Oliver, of Bath, He was born 3rd November, 1790, and
at Newton Abbot, Devon, aged 92, 14th married Jane, daughter and heir of Mat-
July. thew Chalie, Esq. by whom he has left
Paternoster, John, Esq. of Norfolk street, an only daughter, Marianne Catherine.
Strand, aged 84, 13th July. Of the deceased gentleman's brothers,
Paterson, George, Esq. of Castle Huntly, the eldest, Richard Richards, Esq. repre-
. late Lieutenant-Colonel of 3rd Fusilier sents Merionethshire in the present par-
Guards, at his house, 7, Manor place, liament, and the fifth was the late Griffith
Edinburgh, 14th July. Richards, Esq. a Queen's Counsel, and a
Peel, Henry, the third son of the Rev. distinguished member of [the Bar.
Frederick Peel, rector of Willingham, Robinson, Charles, Esq. of Marlborough
Lincolnshire, at Neneva Ellia, Ceylon, House, Weston, near Bath, aged 35, Sth
23rd April. July.
Pemell, William, Esq. of the Middle Tem- Rolfe, John, fourth son of John Rolfe, Esq.
ple, eldest son of Peter Pemell, Esq. of of Hensill, Hawkhurst, Kent, 10th July.
Canterbury, aged 28, 7th July. Rush, Mrs. Catherine, daughter of the late
Peter, Mary, Lady, widow John Pe-
of Sir Rev. Montague Rush, of Heckfield, in
ter, K.M.H. in Great Cumberland place. the county of Hants, at her brother's,
Phillips, Sir Charles, of Linwood, Lynd- South parade, Cheliea, aged 68, 4th July.
hurst, 20th June. This gallant officer, Russell, Major-general, Lord G. William,
who held the rank of Lieutenant-General K.C.B. brother of Lord John Russell,
in the Army, had served full fifty years, at Genoa, in his 57th year, 16th July.
with the highest distinction, more espe- The deceased was second son of the late
cially on the staff in the West Indies ; at Duke of Bedford by his first marriage,
the capture of Martinique, in 1794; in with the Hon. Georgiana Elizabeth
Egypt, and at Genoa. For his eminent Byng, second daughter of George, fourth
services in defence of Sicily, and in the Viscount Torrington. He was born on
expedition to Italy in 1815, he received the Sth of May, 1790 ; and married, the
the order of St. Januarius, and was 2 1st of June, 1817, Elizabeth Anne,
knighted by his own sovereign. For only child of the late Hon. John T.
several years he filled the important Rawdon, by whom he leaves issue three
office of Deputy-Quartermaster-General sons, the eldest of whom, born in 1819,
at Malta. Sir Charles married, 29th is in the Scots Fusilier Guards. His
May, 1830, Harriet, relict of the Rev. Lordship was a major-general, and one of
Richard Strode, of Newnham Park, the aides-de-camp to her Majesty. For
Devon, and daughter of the late Sir many ."years Lord Wm. Russell was Mi-
Frederick Lemon Rogers, Bart. nister at the Court of Berlin from this
Praed, William Tyringham, Esq. of Treve- country, and retired from that post in
thow, co. Cornwall, M.P. for St. Ives, 1841, on the change of Ministry.
Sth July. The immediate ancestor of
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Ryder, Edward Lisle, Esq. son of the late a solicitor, resided for many years, if not
Hon. and Right Rev. Henry Ryder, the whole of his life, at Chelmsford, in
Bishop of Lichfieid and Coventry, at Essex. There is a Mr. Tindal, brother
Colombo, Ceylon, in his 28th year, 1st to the late Chief Justice, who practised

May. as a solicitor in Aylesbury, but we have

Rodick, Elizabeth, second daughter of the every reason to believe that the subject
late Rev. John Tole Rodick, of Welling- of this notice was born at Chelmeford
borough, co. Northampton, at Islington, After the usual course of school educa-
aged 50, 30th June. tion, he entered at Trinity College,
Rose, William, Esq, of High Wycombe, Cambridge, in the year 1795, and within
in Sloane street, aged 70, 1st July. four years of that period in 1799 he
Salmon, Sarah, widow of the late Rev. took the degree of A.B., and that of
Thomas Salmon, rector of Dogmansfield, A.M. in 1802. In the former year he
and vicar of Odiham, at Reading, 9th was eighth wrangler and senior Chan-
v

July. eellor's medallist. In the month of Oc-

Sandham, the Rev. Charles Freeman, tober, 1801, he obtained a fellowship of
at Rowdell-house, Sussex, after a few his college, and helditfor eight years. Im-
days illness, in the 30th year of his age, mediately after taking his Master's de-
3rd July. gree, he became a student of Lincoln's-
Scott, Rachel, daughter of Mark Scott, Inn, by which society he was eventually
Esq. of Mohubber, co. of Tipperary, called to the bar. Hi connexion with
and niece to John, first Earl of Clonmel, Lincoln's-inn probably gave rise to the
at Kingston, aged 78, 15th June. common error that he was a Chancery
Scovell, Sarah Jane, youngest daughter of barrister; but, on the contrary, his practice
James Scovell, Esq., of Ulster-place, was limited to the common law courts.
Regent's Park, 5th July. Shortly after his admission to Lincoln's-
Sergeant, Thomas, Esq. formerly of the inn, he entered upon practice with very
East India Company's Medical Service considerable success as a special pleader,
at Madras, at his residence, The Knoll, and Lord Brougham stated a short time
near Torquay, 30th June. since, that he had been among the num-
Shadbolt, Charles, Esq.late of Tottenham, ber of his pupils. His high reputation
Middlesex, at Plymouth, 8th July. brought him so many clients, that at a
Shield, George Mounsell, Esq. of Roches- very early age he thought it safe to go to
ter, 5th July. the bar, and he was accordingly called
Smith, Mrs. Sophia, of Bedford-square, in Trinity Term, 1809. In the same
Brighton, 6th July. year he married the youngest daughter
Stewart, Captain Alister, of the 1st Bengal of the late Captain Thomas Symonds,
European Light Infantry, tenth son of R.N., and consequently resigned his fel-
the late Rev. Patrick Stewart, minister lowship. A numerous family were the
of Kinneff, Kincardineshire, North issue of this marriage, but the wife of Sir
Britain, on board the ship Queen on his Nicolas Tindal died many years ago.
passage from Calcutta, 31st March. In the Court of King's Bench, and on
Storey, Capt. Robert,- at Coventry, (of the Northern Circuit, every year brought
which district he was Paymaster), aged Mr. Tindal additional reputation as a
53, 5th July. lawyer ; he, however, never attained
Slurry, Jane, only surviving daughter of much fame as an advocate. His forte
the late Francis Sturry, Esq. of Liver- lay in his thorough knowledge of the
pool, at her residence, Egremont, Che- printiples of the common law, and in his
shire, 21st June. ready and powerful application of them
Sykes, Sarah, widow of the late Godfrey in argument ; in the more showy duties
Sykes, Esq. solicitor to the Board of of examining witnesses, or addressing a
Stamps and Taxes, at the Knowle-sands, jury, he was not distinguished ; indeed
near Bridgenorth, aged 73, 30th June. he these willingly to his leaders, and
left
Taylor, Alfred, Esq. late of Highbury-ter- generally confined himself to heavier and
race. He was accidentally drowned more laborious employment. A large
in the attempt to save the life of one of income rewarded his learning, his indus-
his servants, in the district of George, try, and his high reasoning faculties.
Cape of Good Hope, 16th April. Mr. Tindal first came prominently be-
Tindal, Sir Nicolas Conyngham, Chief fore the public as one of the Counsel for
Justice of the Common Pleas, in the Queen Caroline, in the celebrated inves-
70th year of his age, 6th July. It tigation before the House of Lords. In
is generally
supposed that he was a 1824, Mr. Tindal was returned by the
native of Buckinghamshire ; but of Wigton district of burghs; and in 1826,
this there can be no doubt, that he is became Solicitor-General. At this time
descended from an old Essex family, and Mr. Tindal was knighted, but he still re-
that his father, Robert Tindal, who was mained without any very material in-
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crease of professional fame, nor was he perplexities with which cases are some-
called upon during his tenure of office to times enveloped, how he dissipated the
assist in any important prosecution on obscurities, lopped off the irrelevances,
behalf of the Crown. Sir J. Copley who curtailed the redundancies which had
had represented the University of Cam- been imported into the cause by the
bridge, became Lord Chancellor in the weak or wily advocate, and finally how
year 1 827, during the Canning Adminis- he reduced the real point in dispute to
tration ;thereupon a vacancy occurred its strict and indisputable merits. Such
in the representation of that constituency, was the impression that the character of
and Sir Nicolas Tindal solicited its suf- Chief Justice Tindal made upon the
frages. Mr. William John Bankes, community at large ; and, whatever
though also a Tory, went down to Cam- criticism his alleged eccentricities might
bridge to oppose him ; the result of the occasionally provoke, among the mem-
polling was 479 for Sir Nicholas Tindal, bers of the Bar, all was forgotten in the
and 378 forMr. Bankes. He had been re- intervals between one term and another,
turned foi Harwich at the general election whilst his imperturbable temper, the
in 1826, but of course readily withdrew uniform amenity of his manner, his
from that borough to enjoy the honour perfect independence of spirit, his high
of representing his alma mater. In 1829, and great judicial abilities,
integrity,
he succeeded Lord Wynford as Chief were always present to the mind of
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, every observer.
and this elevated position he held for 17 Toke, Eleanor West, the eldest daughter
years. About a month ago, he attended of the Rev.William Toke, of Godington,
officially the hearing of an appeal in the Kent, at Waterloo-crescent, Dover, 24th
House of Lords. On leaving, he com- June.
plained of excessive heat, and appeared Tomlin, Sarah, wife of Robert Tomlin, Esq.
to be almost fainting. He was, within of East Northdown, near Margate, 7th
a few hours, seized with paralysis of the July.
left leg, extending to the hip joint and, Trevor, Charles, Esq. at Milverton, Somer-
;

being removed to the sea side, at Folk- set, aged 68, 28th June.
stone, expired there on Monday evening, Trimmer, the Rev. Herbert, youngest son
the 6th July, in the presence of his son, of the late Joshua Kirby Trimmer, Esq.
Captain Tindal, and several other of Strand-on-the-Green, Middlesex, and
members of his family. On the Friday grandson of Mrs.Triramer, the authoress,
morning preceding the melancholy result, aged 34, 12th June.
a shivering fit came on, followed by a Trower, Captain Charles F., of his High-
low inflammation of the bowels on the ness the Nizam's Cavalry, and of the
right side : the immediate cause of 33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infan-
death, however, appears to have been the try, of cholera, at Mominabad, llth May.
rupture of an internal vessel. At the Vautier, Jane, relict of Daniel Vautier,
moment the event took place, Sir Nicolas Esq. R.N. of Hainault Forest, Waltham-
waa lying in his bed, and using not the stowe, at Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk,
slightest exertion. This brief sketch of aged 78, 3rd July.
the career of this great lawyer and Wanner, Madlle. Rose, of Orlu, Switzer-
inestimable man, we cannot better con- land, in Belgrave-square, 22nd June.
clude than in the words of < the Times" Wnnsborough, William, sole surviving son
!

Newspaper which thus eloquently and of T. W. Wansborough, M.D. Rose-cot-

justly refers to the lamented judge tage, King's-road, Chelsea, suddenly,
:

"As to the merits of Chief Justice Tindal aged 30, llth July.
the bar may be divided, but the public Ward, Mr. Edward, R.N. late Paymaster
are unanimous. They looked at his and Purser of her Majesty's ship Styx,
"
surnmings-up" as among the most at sea, on board her Majesty's ship Vixen,
masterly exhibitions of judicial sagacity, 3rd June.
and they regarded his calm, thoughtful, Warde, Mary, widow of the late Ambrose
and tranquil inflexibility as the imper- Warde, Esq. of Court-lodge, Yalding,
sonation of British justice. They ad- - Kent, at her residence, Marlborough-
mired the vigour and promptitude with terrace, Old Kent-road, in her 69th year,
which he would cast the light of a clear 26th June.
and searching intellect upon some vast Watson, the Rev. Joseph Burges, late Vicar
accumulation of minute facts, inferences, of Norton, Herts, at Verulam-villa, St.
and expositions, how he would track Alban's, Herts, in the 46th year of his
out a plain and palpable path amidst age, 30th June.
somelabyrinth of contradictory evidences. West, Elizabeth Dorothy, relict of the late
The world viewed with admiration the William Henry West, Esq. at Lavender-
manner in which ho threw aside the hill, in the 56th year of her age, 4th

sophistries and disentangled the forensic July.

400 ANNOTATED OBITUARY.

Westerman, Elizabeth Platt, second dau. and second son of the Rev.C.Winstanley,
of the late Rev. James Westerman, Vicar Toronto, Upper Canada, killed on the
of Finchingfield, Essex, 9th July. 2nd of April, in a sudden attack by the
Wetherall, Elizabeth Ann, Lady Wetherall, natives, whilst engaged in surveying the
relict of General Sir Frederick Wether- river Ramora, coast of Africa, aged 24.
all, G.C.H. and daughter of the late W. Willock, Mrs. relict of the late John Wil-
Mair, Esq. of Colby-house, Kensington, lock, Esq. of Golden- square, 3rd July.
at her residence, at Castle- bar-hill, in Windus, John, Esq. formerly of Broad-
the 67th year of her age. street-buildings, from a long illness and
Wilcoxon, Robert, eldest son of Robert gradual decay, at his brother's residence,
Wilcoxon, Esq. of Monument-yard, and Stamford-hill, aged 71, 21st June.
the Paragon, Blackheath, in the 21st Wyatt, Jessica Jemima, youngest daughter
year of his age, 30th June. of the Rev. George Wyatt, rector of
Willes, John Henry William, eldest son of Burghwallis, Yorkshire, 2nd July.
George Willes, Esq. of Hungerford Park, Young, Isabel, youngest daughter of the
Berks, aged 6, 7th July. late Major Gavin Young, of Calcutta,
Winstanley, Ozias Alfred, Esq. second mas- aged II, 20th June.
ter of her Majesty's steam vessel Avon,

THE END.

BILLING, HUNTER, WOKING, SURREY.

 INDEX TO VOL. I.

PACE -TAUH
Aguillon . 38 Game of Ewenny ................ 59
Albini 39 CASTLES AND MANSIONS OF GREAT
ANNESLEY CASK . . . . 299 BRITAIN AND IRELAND ...... 15,322
Archer 39 Chamberlayne .................... 250
Arundel 39 Champernowne .................. 250
Audeley 38 Champneys ...................... 251
Aumarle 37 Chandos ....................... 252
Chaworth ......... ............... 252
Baldwin 138 CHARLTON, KENT ................ 324
Banastre 43 Cholmeley ...................... 251
BANBURY PEERAGE 329 Churton's County Kalendar ........ 77
BANNERS AND STANDARDS 275 CINQ MARS ...................... 262
Bardolf. 40 CLAVELL, JOHN, GENTLEMAN, POET,
Barnewall 140 AND HIGHWAYMAN .............. 45
Baskerville . . . 41 Clifford ........................ 252
Basset 40 CLIFFORD, LORD, THE SHEPHERD ____ 129
Bastard 250 Colvile .......................... 250
BATTLE ABBEY, see Roll of. Comyn .......................... 250
Bayley's History of the D'Oylys, re- Corbett ......................... 252
viewed 75 Corsica, Theodore, King of ........ 55
Beauchamp 137 Courtenay ...................... 252
Beke 137 CREATIONS IN THE PEERAGE DURING
Bell's Life of Canning, reviewed .... 70 THE ADMINISTRATION OF SlR Ro-
Bellot 138 BERT PEEL .................... 299
Bellew 140 CRESTS DESCRIBED ................ 25
Bennett ] 40 CROMWELL, HIS ANCESTORS AND DE-
Berners 42 SCENDANTS ................ .... ] 21
Bevill 139
BIRTHS 79, 187, 288, 388
BLOOD ROYAL OF ENGLAND 134 D'Arcy .......................... 39
Darell".......................... 255
Bhiat 135
Bohun 43 Daubeney ...................... 255
BONAPARTE FAMILY 318 Delapole ....................... . 255
Bonderville 43 Despenser ....... ............... 254
Boteler 42 D'Eyncourt, of the Battle Abbey Roll 37
Botfield 141 Diplomatists of Europe reviewed .... 285
Bourchier 42 Dyne .......................... 254
Boys 135
Brabason 41 FACTS, PERSONAL AND GENEALOGICAL,
Bracy 138 OF PUBLIC MEN ................ 270
BRANCEPKTH CASTLE 15 False pedigree ................... 133
Braose 136 Father Darcy, reviewed ............ 379
138 -Fine Arts ........................ 275
Bray
Brett 179 FRAGMENTS OF FAMILY HISTORY, 139. 270
BRIDGEWATER, EARLDOM OF 274 347.
Broune 136 FRENCH PLAYS .................. 77
Bruce 141 FRIAR OF Sx. ALBANS ............ 60
Burgh 135
BURFORD'S PANORAMA 376 GENEALOGIST .................... 1 06
Gough, Lord, ancestry of .......... 12;^
Camois 250 GLAMIS CASTLE .................. 326
Camvile .... . 250 Grammont's memoirs, reviewed .... 283
402 INDEX.

PAGE
Hardinge, Lord, ancestry of 129 PEERAGE CAUSES 329
HATCHMENTS 276 Pembroke, Countess of 57
HAWKWOOD, SIR JOHN 158 Penderells 132
HERALDRY 20, 275 Peter the Hermit 197
HEREWARD THE SAXON 95 Pictures of Italy, reviewed 182
Hints on Angling, reviewed 383 POETS OP ENGLAND, THEIR ANCESTORS
HISTORIC RUINS OF ENGLAND ...... 114 AND DESCENDANTS 220
HOPKINS, MATHEW, THE WITCH- Poictiers, battle of 364
PINDER 50 PRECEDENCE, THE LAW, CUSTOM, AND
Hudson, Jeffery 162 TABLES EESPECTING IT 355
HUNTINGDON, EARLDOM OF 333
RACHEL 369
Jenkins, Henry 160 REMINISCENCES OF LONDON 230
RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS 22
KENILWORTH CASTLE 114 ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY 31
Kirkcudbright, Lord 133 ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY, annotat-
Knightly Rhyme 14 ed 36, 135, 250
ROYAL VISIT TO ENGLAND, 1416 .... 142
LEGEND FROM THE TOMBS 153
Letters of the Kings of England, re- Sapphic odes of Horace, translated . . 387
viewed 174 SALTMARSHE GALLERY 256
LITERARY REVIEWS 65, 174, 281, 379 Shirley, Sir Robert, the Persian Am-
Litigant, a 133 bassador 347
Lives of eminent English Judges, SIGISMUND'S VISIT TO ENGLAND .... 142
reviewed 65 SINGULAR CHARACTERS 45, 158
SPIRIT OF MODERN FRENCH RO-
MARRIAGES 81, 188, 289, 3.00 MANCE 262, 343
MARSHALLING ARMS 23 SUPPORTERS 30
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS 54
THEATRES 77, 280
Notre Dame 262 TOURNAMENT OF INGLEVERE. ...... 237
Nuptials of Mary, Queen of Scots 120 TRIALS CONNECTED WITH THE ARISTO-
CRACY 309
OBITUARY, ANNOTATED . .
85, 191, 292, 393
Old Jolliffe, reviewed 77 Vaux 254
On revisiting Oxford 228 Village Tales from the Black Forest. 281
OPKRA 77, 171, 278, 367 VISITATIONS of the HERALDS 110
Orkney, Mary Countess of 131 Virgin Martyr 69

Paintings, Exhibitions of, 1846 164 Welby of Gauxhill, the London Re-
PARR, THOMAS 47 cluse 52
PEERAGE, ITS ORIGIN, LAWS AND IM- WIMBLEDON PARK, SURREY 322
MUNITIES 1 Wingfield descent 363