and was the translator from the Celtic dialect, of two works, one entitled The Creation of the World; the other Mount Calvary. The manuscripts were deposited in the Bodleian Library, but have since been printed under the editorial care of the late Davies Gilbert, M.P. This John Keigwin died in 1710. The Keigwin mansion, has long remained unoccupied. That portion, which is in part only seen resting upon square pillars, is now a public house, known by the name of the Keigwin Arms. Carne passingly observes the roomy and massive dwelling of the last survivor of an old family, the only grandee of the place, had not very remotely become the chief inn in the village; yet the faded portraits on some of the walls, the gloomy air of many of the spacious apartments, and above all, the decaying walls, in parts of which ivy had grown, and the ancient but now neglected garden proved that the possessor had been a man of opulence, and as was still recollected, of influence in the village, equal almost to that of a feudal chieftain.§ The ceiling of the principal room is decorated with shields bearing men's heads, dolphins and escallop shells. In one of the compartments is the Keigwin crest.|| Some descendants of the Keigwins are still living. COINS OF EDWARD THE FIRST. The following extract, from a letter dated Edinburgh, April 2, 1785, will probably interest some of your Northern readers. Last week as the grave digger was making a grave in the churchyard of Brechin, in moving the earth immediately underneath after cutting off sod or swaird, and within nine inches of the surface, he turned up a vast number of silver pieces, they say as many as would have filled a large hat; and amongst them six silver spoons with circular mouths of about two inches diameter, and about a quarter of an inch deep; a shank four inches and a half long, and about an eighth of an inch thick, with a small knob or button at the extremity. All or most of the pieces of coin are about the size of a sixpence, and seem to be the coinage of Edward as bearing his name, and to have been coined at different places; some of them with a head within a triangle, and on the reverse side, a cross with three points in each angle, with CIVITAS DVBLINIE around it. At what period the money and these spoons had been deposited or left there, people here do not pretend to form a conjecture, unless it had been at the time the English under King Edward the First besieged and took the castle of Brechin, then commanded by Sir Thomas Maule. What may lead to this conjecture is, that the churchyard is within less than three hundred yards of Brechin castle to the north thereof, and divided therefrom by a very hollow and deep glen; and that the English had been posted in and about the churchyard, and had lost the money there. R. F. Courtney's Guide to Penzance. Tales of the West. COINAGE OF EDWARD THE SECOND. The following are all the varieties of the pennies of King Edward the Second, coined between July, 1307, and January, 1327, with which I am acquainted, and have only to hope that a similar response may be made to my request, of any additional varieties being communicated through Current Notes, as was the case with reference to the coinage of the first Edward. LONDON MINT. 1. EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB CIVITAS LON DON 2. 3. Obverse as no. 1., but with English & Reverse, CIVI TA LON DON 4. EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB'. Reverses of nos. 4 to 10, as no. 1. 5. EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB: 6. EDWA R ANGL DNS HY: B: 7. EDWA R AANGL DNS HYB 8. EDWAR ANG DNS HYB 9. EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB 10. EDWA R ANGL DNS HB 11. Obverse as no. 1. : CIVITAS LONDON 12. Obverse as no. 1. CIVI TAS DON DON 13. EDWA R ANGL Cross pattée. Roman N's. 14. EDWR R ANGL DNS HYB CIVITAS LONDON Mint Mark a VILL ABR ISTO LLIE CANTERBURY. 37. EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB CIVITAS CANTOR 38. As no. 37, letters unusually large. 39. As no. 37, brooch on breast; letters small and elegantly formed. 40. As no. 37; on obv., one dot follows legend. 41. As no 37; two dots at end of legend. 42. As no. 37, three dots at end of legend. 43. EDWA R See Current Notes, p. 24. The varieties supplied by your correspondent, W. F. M., I have not met with elsewhere, but they are here incorporated. 44. EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB Reverse as no. 37. 45. EDWA R ANG DNS HYB Reverse as no. 37. 46. EDWAR ANGL DNS HYB CANTOR CANTOR 47 EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB: CIVITAS CASTOR 48. Obverse as no. 37. CIVI TAS CANTAO 49. Obverse as no. 37. CIVI TAS CAN TAS 50. Obverse as no. 37. CANTAS. CANTOS 51. EDWR R ANGL DNS HYB CIVITAS CANTOR 52. EDWAR R ANGL DNS HYB CIVITAS CANTOR 53. As no. 52, but with pellet after HYB. 59. EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB CIVI TAS DVR EME 60 € DWA R. ANGL DNS HYB Reverse as no. 59. m.m., a plain cross m.m., a cross pattée. Communicated by W. F. M. Large letters. In Current Notes, p. 24, no. 12, for the accredited style of Edward II., read Edward I. 61. EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB CIVI TAS DVR EME m.m., a cross moline. The cross Moline was borne by Anthony Beck, Patriarch of Jerusalem, elected to this see July 9, 1283. As Prince Palatine he bore arms, Gules, a cross moline Argent. He died in March 1311. 62. Obverse as no. 59. CIVI TAS DVN ELM Crosier turned to left. Richard de Kellawe, or Kellow, succeeded Beck, March 30, 1311. He appears to have been promoted for his merits or services, and having no pretensions to family arms, distinguished his coins from those of his predecessor, by a pastoral staff on the upright limb of the cross, turned to the left. He died Oct. 9, 1317. 63. Obverse as no. 59. Reverse as no. 62. Crozier turned to the right See Noble on Durham Coins, p. 20. 64. Obverse as no. 59. m.m. a Lion rampant. FABULOUS HISTORY OF THE ARMS OF LONDON, Stow, in his Survey of London, quoting Dunthorne, refers to a change made during the Mayoralty of William Walworth, fishmonger, 1380-81, in the armorial device on the official seal, when the prior one being very small, old, unapt, and uncomely for the honour of the city,' was directed to be broken, and one other new should be had; as shewing evidence that the armes of this Citty were not altered, but remayne as afore; to witte, argent, a playne cross gules, a sword of St. Paul in the first quarter, and no dagger of W. Walworth as is fabuled.' The Harleian Manuscript, no. 1349, entitled 'the Arms of Companies and Citizens of London,' has on the first page, the following as shewing Stow himself to have been in error. L The auncient armes of the City of London as they stand in our Ladye Church at Antwerp; in which churche window stand the effigies of King Edward the Third, and all his children, with most of the armes of the Corporate Townes of England at that tyme; and this standeth first, and hath an ould Romane L in the first quarter, which John Stowe in an ould scale he had seene, took for a sword, affirming thereby that it was the sword of St. Paul, patron of the said City, whereby he constantly affirmed that they had auntiently so borne it, and that it was no reward given by King Richard the Second, as our chronicles report for the service done in Smythfield agaynst Wat Tiler the Rebell by William Walworth, Mayor of London, who slew the said Wat Tyler with his dagger, in memory whereof say they the dagger was added to the Cityes Armes. The dagger that now appears in the arms of Loudon is therefore no sword of St. Paul; but is an erroneous substitute for the initial L for London, which appears in the earlier coat as borne in the time of King Edward the Third. ARMS OF THE CLOTHWORKERS' COMPANY. The Clothworkers' Company of London, firstly incorporated in 1482, appears to have been an offshoot from the ancient guild of the Weavers, and their arms were first granted by Thomas Benolt, Clarencieux, in 1530. The crest and supporters were subsequently granted to them in 1587, by Robert Cooke, Clarencieux; and that grant is here first printed from the original document. To all and singular, as well Nobles and Gentels as others, to whome these presentes shall come, be seene, heard, read, Kinge of Armes, and Principall Heralde of the east, west, or understood, ROBERT COOKE, Esquier, alias Clarencieulx and southe partes of this Realme of England, sendethe greetinge in our Lord God euerlastinge. Anciently from the beginninge the vertuous actes of worthey persons haue bene comended to the Worlde with sondrey monumentes and remembrances of their good descartes, Emongest the which the chifest and most usuall hathe bene the bearinge of Signes and Tokens in Shildes culled Armes, beinge euident demonstrations and testimonies of Prowes and Valoir diuersly distributed accordinge to the qualities and deseartes of the persons meritinge the same; whiche order as it was prudently diuided to stirre vp and enflame the hartes of men to the imitation of vertue, euen sohathe the same bene continued from tyme to tyme and yet is continually observed to the entente that such as haue done comendable service to their Prince or Contrie, either in Warre or Feace, may therefore receaue due honor in their lyues, and also deriue the same successiuely to their Posteritie and Successours after them. And whereas the Clotheworkers of the Citye of London are Incorporate by the name of Master Wardens and Comunaltye of ffremen of the arte or mistery of Clotheworkers of the Citye of London; and that they should be a perpetuall Comunaltye: and yerely chose one Master and foure Wardens of the men of the Comunaltye aforsayd to oversee, rule, and duly gouerne the said arte or misterye and all and singular the men of the same arte or misterye, and that they should haue a perpetuall succession and one comon Seale for the necessarye busines of the same arte or misterye sarue them for ever; which arte or misterye haue of longe continuance borne armes without either Healme, Creast, or Supporters; notwithstandinge for the greater Creadite and worshipe of the said arte or misterye; they haue Required me the said Clarencieulx Kinge of Armes to assigne unto these their auncient armes, a Creast and Supporters lawfull to be borne: In consideration of their Worthines, and at the enstant request of THOMAS WILLETT, Master of the said arte or misterye; JOHN BURNELL, JOHN ROBOTHAM, JOHN WALL, and LANCELOT YONG, Wardens of the said arte or misterye I have by power and aucthoritie to my Office annexed and Granted by letters patentes under the great Seale of England deuised, ordeyned, and assigned to the said Master and Wardens, and to their Successours in offyce and lyke place, and to all those enfranchised of the said arte or misterye, to their auncient armes the Creast and Supporters hereafter folowinge: That is to say, upon the Healme, on a wreathe siluer and sables, on a mounte vert a Ram gold. The Supporters, two Griffens, gold pelletye; mantled, sables, doubled siluer as more playnley apperithe depicted in the margent. Which Creast and Suppporters I the said Clarencieulx Kinge of Armes, do ratifye, confirm, giue and graunte unto the sayde Master and Wardens, and to their Successours in lyke place and office, and to all the men enfranchesed of the saide arte or misterye of Clotheworkers within the Citye of London: they the same to use, beare, and shewe for ever in all places honest to their honor and worshipe on shielde, standard, banners, peanons, streamors, pencells, or other wyse at their lyberty and pleasure, accordinge to the auncient lawes of armes, without impediment, lett, or interruption of any person or persons. In witnesse whereof I the said Clarencieulx Kinge of Armes, haue hereunto subscribed my name and thereto put the Seale of my office the xxvth day of Marche, in the yere of our Lord God, 1587, and in the xxixth yere of the reigne of our most gracious Souvereigne Lady Queene Elizabeth. ROBT. COOKE, alias Clarencieulx, Roy d'Armes. On sepulchral memorials, the arms of the London companies frequently occur, but of the Clothworkers, I have seen an instance only on a brass in Great Saxham Church, Suffolk, to the memory of John Eldred, the celebrated navigator, 1632. CHARLOTTE DE LA TREMOÜILLE, COUNTESS OF DERBY. Charlotte de la Tremoüille was the second and only surviving daughter of Claude de la Tremouille, Duke of Thouars (Peer of France, 1599 ;) by his wife Charlotte Brabantine, daughter of William the First, Prince of Orange, by his third wife, Charlotte de Bourbon, daughter of Louis, Duke of Montpensier. Beautiful and accomplished, James Stanley, born Jan. 31, 1606, the heir apparent of William, sixth Earl of Derby, met with her at the Hague, upon his return from his travels, and though she was very young, they were married June 25, 1626, and by this union he became allied with the Houses of Nassau, Bourbon, and most of the sovereign Princes of Europe. Upon his marriage, they appear to have participated in He was the gaieties of the Court of Charles the First. summoned to the House of Peers, as Baron Strange, in 1628. Bassompierre mentions his house being the resort of foreigners of distinction, and the name of the Countess is found frequently with those, who, with the Queen Henrietta Maria, took part in the masques and other diversions in the palace.* Upon the death of his father in 1642, Lord Strange became seventh Earl of Derby, and on the king's declaration of war against his subjects, hastened to join his standard; and in support of the royal cause went to the Isle of Man, then menaced by the parliamentary anthorities. While there, early in 1644, Lathom House, in which the Countess and her children resided, was attacked by Fairfax, but her admirable defence prevented its capture. It was for a time relieved, but of that and his other estates, the Earl was deprived by the Parliament; and to avenge the cruelties perpetrated by Prince Rupert, the Earl's plea of surrender on quarter for life was disregarded, and he was executed at Bolton, in Lancashire, Oct. 15, 1651. By letter dated Oct. 12, the Earl entreated the Countess to have regard to the safety of herself and children, and make terms for the rendering of the Isle of Man to the existing authorities, as all further attempts were hopeless. All happened as the Earl had foreseen, the parliamentarians obtained possession, and the Countess and her children were placed in rigorous confinement, but were after a period permitted to wander about, to seek alms and the precarious bounty of friends as impoverished as themselves. The advent of the Restoration at length partially restored the family estates to her eldest son Charles, the eighth Earl, at whose seat, Knowsley Hall, in Lancashire, the Countess subsequently resided, and died following at the family burial place at Ormskirk. there March 21, 1663-4. She was interred on April 6th In Lodge's Portraits of Illustrious Personages, is a portrait of her when Lady Strange, engraved from a painting by Vandyke. In the churchyard at Lavenham, Suffolk, is the fol- | their guard, and may be made some of them unco fley'd, as lowing epitaph: Quod fuit esse, quod est, quod non fuit esse, quod esse; 1694. Will any of your readers favour us with a good upwards, and the man hanged with all decency and quiettranslation. July 1. W. B. was evidenced by their inviting 150 of the regiment that lyes in the Cannongate, who were all drawn up in the Land Market, while the criminall was conducted to the tree by Captain Porteus and a strong party of the City Guard. All was hush, psalms sung, prayers put up for a long hour and ness. After he was cut down and the guards drawing up to go off, some unlucky boys threw a stone or two at the bangman, which is very common, on which the brutal THE PORTEOUS OUTRAGE, 1736. Porteus, (who it seems had ordered his party to load their guns with ball) let drive first himself amongst the innocent Few persons who have perused Scott's Heart of Mid- mob, and commanded his men to follow his example which Lothian, will fail to remember the ample manner in quickly cleansed the street, but left three men, a boy, and a which Porteous's outrage upon the people of Edinburgh woman dead upon the spot, besides several others wounded, at Wilson's execution is detailed in the second and third some of whom are dead since. After the first fire he took it chapters of that Novel.* Scott appears to have drawn in his head, when half up the Bow, to order another volley, his material from the printed records of that day, but the and killed a taylor in a window three stories high, a young narrative, full as it is, deviates in several particulars gentlewoman, and a son of Mr. Matheson the Minister's, from the facts. In a garret-room at Culloden-House, from no more provocation than what I told you before, the and several more were dangerously wounded; and all this among a mass of lumber was discovered, some time since, a pair of old saddle bags, into which had been throwing of a stone or two that hurt nobody. Believe this to be true, for I was ane eye-witness, and within a yard or thrust a number of letters, accounts, and other written two of being shot, as I sat with some gentlemen in a papers, chiefly relating to the times of the celebrated stabler's window opposite to the gallows. After this the President Forbes, and his son, John Forbes of Culloden. crazy brute marched with his ragamuffins to the Guard, as Duncan Forbes, it is well known, in the midst of his if he had done nothing worth noticing; but was not long public cares and professional pursuits, had a decided there till the hue and cry rose from them that had lost friends taste for literature, and cultivated the acquaintance and and servants demanding justice; he was taken before the conversation of authors. He was the friend and patron Council, where there were abundance of witnesses to fix the of Thomson and Allan Ramsay, and among these so guilt upon him. The uproar of a mob increased with the adventitiously discovered thrown-by papers were two loudest din that ever was heard, and would have torn him, by the latter poet, which as proffering singularly detailed Council and Guard, all in pieces, if the magistrates had not sent him to the Tolbooth by a strong party, and told them particulars of what really did occur at Wilson's execution, will doubtless be read with much interest. Ram-faction and sent them quietly home. I could have acted he should be try'd for his life, which gave them some satissay's narrative addressed "To the Honourable Duncan more discreetly had I been in Porteus's place. Forbes of Culloden, his Majesty's Advocat for Scotland, Membr. of Parlt., London," was written on the day following the occurrence of this memorable affair; and is thus A true and faithful account of the Hobleshew that happened in Edinburgh, Wednesday the 14th of Aprile, 1736, at the hanging of Wilson, Housebreaker. On the Sunday preceding, viz. the 11th, the two condemn'd criminalls, Wilson and Robertson, were taken as usual by four Sogers out of prison to hear their last sermon, and Wilson, who was a very strong fellow, took Robertson, by the headband of his breeks and threw him out of the seat, held a soger fast in each hand, and one of them with his teeth, while Robertson got over and throw the pews, pushed o'er the elder and plate at the door, made his escape through the Parlt. Close down the back stairs, got out of the Poteraw port before it was shut, the mob making way and assisting him; got friends, money, and a swift horse, and fairly got off, nae mair to be heard of or seen. This made them take a closer care of Wilson (who had the best character of them all till his foly made him seek reprisals at his own hand,) which had gained him so much pity as to raise a report that a great mob would rise on his execution day to relieve him, which noyse put our magistrates on The persons here named are wholly unnoticed by Scott. Ramsay's communication appears to have been directed to the President, then Lord Advocate for Scotland, while attending to his parliamentary duties in London. . It was enclosed in a letter written in a humble dependant tone, which our respect for the author of "The Gentle Shepherd" leads us to regard with something approaching to regret. Allan found but little profit to result from shaving-his bookselling venture was alike unprofitable, and his days were many of them passed in the sad mortification of penury and need. Ramsay's spelling has in both been retained. Edinburgh, Aprile 15th, 1736. My Lord-I wish I could light upon any opportunitys wherein I might show my readyness to serve, and show my gratitude for the regards that you have honoured me with. Will ye give me something to do? Here I pass a sort of a half-idle scrimp life, tending a trifling trade, that scarce affords me the needful. Had I not got a parcell of guineas from you, and such as you, who were pleased to patronise my subscriptions, I would not have had a gray groat. I think shame (but why should I, when I open my mind to one of your goodness?) to hint that I want to have some small commission, when it may happen to fall in your way to put me into it. Bookselling, good for nothing-Poetry, that's failed me, or rather my admirers have ceased to ferly— |