of the parishe harnis, vs. To Tristram Doidge, for a coppye of the mousterhooke, s. To the same Tristrain for gayle monye, ijs. vijd. To the same Tristram for trayninge the soulders at Tavistocke, vijs. viijd. To the same Tristram for press monye, vjd. To John Edgecombe for a payre of old boots, vjd. To Roger Doidge, constable, for a girdle, iijd. To John Adams the elder for weyghts to wey breade, xvjd. To Rafe Whitbourne, constable, to by musketts, xl. iijs. ijd. ob. To Constantyne Sargent for mending of a bell whele, ijd. To Oliver Maynard for a newe byble, xxxvj. To Rafe Whitbourne, vages for the trayned souldiers going to Exceter, vj. xs. To John Wyse for mending a corrlet, xijd. Payde again to Olyver Maynard for that he lent to the parishe, vjl. xiiijs. iiijd. Payde agayne kewyse to John Rundle, of Wileley, for that he lent to the parishe vl. ixs. jd. To John Cragge for the fyne of wearinge of hats this yere, xijd. To Richard Jeffry for carrydge of harnis to Exceter for the trained souldiers and home agayne, iijs. To Walt. Crabbe for ij ropes to bind the same harnis withal, jd. To Olyver Edgecombe for mending of murrion, sword, dagger and bible staff, xd. To Roger Doidge when he was to Plimpton, vjd. To the same Roger when he was at Totnes, ijs. jd. To Rafe Whitbourne when he was at Totnes, ijs. jd. To Wm. Byrch for making up of the cuckingestole and for mending the pillory, vd. To Constantyne Sargente for mendinge of the bellcage and for makinge of a bell collar, vjd. To the glaziers, viijs. To Walt. Jukeman for bread and drink for the prisoner, ijd. Payde to the same Walt. for makinge of a grave for a poor man who dyed at Longerosse, ijd. To John Wyse for carrydge of barns to Tavistock for the Ireland souldiers, iijd. To the vicar for that he payde them that gothered with lycences, vijs. vijd. To John Ham, for mending of a calinder, xvid. Payde to Brentor men of the monye which came agayne that was laid out for gunpowder, xxjs. To Rafe Whytbourne, constable, and to John Aseworthye, for that they went to Plymouth to receyve money and comming home agayne emptye, xiiijd. To John Adams the elder, for makyinge certen bills to gather up the rates by, vjd. To Win. Ketowe, for a dosen of poynts jd. ob. To Constantyne Sargent, for kep ing the bills this yere, xxd. To Richard Coombe the hey-warden, ijs. To Roger

Doidge, the fifty dole, ljs. To Tristram Doige for ridinge to Plympton about the subsidye, vjd. To Thomas Collyne of Wilsley for carryinge of harnis to Tavis tocke and home agayne, iiijd. To John Rundle of Wilsley for a bell rope, ijs. To Roger Doidge for a quytance for the fifty dole, ijd. To Philip Richards for a billstaffe, ijd. To John Edgecombe, for wood and servinge of the glaziers, iijd. To Oliver Edgecombe, for navles for the bellcage, jd. To Philip Egabeare for two peeces for to laye upon the bucking howse and for a hooke for the bucking howse door, and for a poole for the bucken, jd. To Rafe Whyt bourne, for that he payde to Mr. Christopher Harris for Myltone and Brentor, for bearing with him for some part of his losts whych was, xxxijs. that he had in recevving of the monyes for the souldi ers, when they went to Exceter in the Queen's busyness, xjd. To the same constable and John Adams, for their dynners, being at Tavistocke before Mr. Fytze, to receyve back agayne ixl. viijs.

d. (whych remayneth in their hands) being part of the monyes whych was payde out for the same souldiers, viijd. For that he payde for a bagge to bear the same monye in, ijd. To a poore man which gathered to St. Leonard, ijd. To two souldiers which came out of the flete of one ship called the Hope, iiijd. To John Cragge, for that he payd for John Doydge, widowman, for mending of his harnis, iiijd. To John Crabbe, for helpinge of his father in this office this yere, vjd. For making the cownte, xijd.

Some of expences this yere dothe amount to xxxiijl. xvijs, ijd.

And so remayneth in his hand to the use of the parishe, vjs. iijd.

And further there remayneth in the hands of Rafe Whytbourne and John Adams the elder, of monye whych was payde to Mr. Fytze, for the trained souldiers goinge to Exceter, ixl. viijs.

d. for Myltone and Brentor, and lijs. ijd. for conduct monye, whych the constable rec'd of the justices at Exceter and yet keepeth non-accownted.

£. s. d. Expence of the general payer 33 17 2 Of the collector for the poor 2 15 21 Of the hay or (as he is some.

time called) the heigh-
warden

1 S

Total expenditure 67 15 8

Extracts

STOW

EMPIRICS PUNISHED.

TOW records an exemplary punishment that was inflicted upon a rash pretender to superior medical skill in the reign of Richard I. "When his presump tuous lyings could no longer be faced out," he was led on horseback through the city, with his face turned to the tail of the animal, and with "a collar of jordan's," to which was affixed a "whet stone," tied round his neck, while the populace greeted him with shouts, and rung him with basons. In the time of Edward VI. also, one Greig, a poulterer, who had acquired the reputation of being skilful in curing the inost inveterate maladies, was, on examination, proved to be a "crafty deceiver," and was ordered to be set in the pillory in Southwark, where he publicly asked pardon of the lord mayor and aldermen, who were present, as well as of all the citizens, for the impositions he had practised. If such offenders were now so punished, society would doubtless he greatly benefited, and the populace often regaled with such in. teresting exhibitions.

RAIN AND DEW.

For rain and dew together, Dalton makes the mean for England and Wales thirty-six-inches; amounting, in a year, to twenty-eight cubic miles of water.

CITY SPLENDOUR.

Henry Pritchard, who was lord mayor of London in 1356, had the honour of entertaining at his table at the same time, his own sovereign Edward III. the king of Cyprus, who had lately arrived here on a visit; John, king of France, and David, king of Scots, both prisoners of war; Edward, prince of Wales, and a long train of nobility, &c. Such an assemblage of royalty and rank, probably never before or since graced the table of a British subject.

ORIGIN OF LIGHTING THE STREETS.

In 1417, in the reign of Henry V. it was decreed by a court of common council, that a lighted candle should be placed in a lanthorn at every door in the city every night throughout the winter.

KING ARTHUR.

When Henry I. was once at Pembroke, his attention was forcibly arrested by the song of a Welsh harper, which described the heroic achievements of the renowned king Arthur; and concluded with an account of his death, and of his interment in the church-yard of Glaston 1

bury between two pyramids of stone. Instigated by the accuracy of the bard's description of the place of his sepulture, Henry commanded immediate search to be made between the pyramids, which were known to be still standing. At the depth of eleven feet a large stons was discovered, to which was affixed a lead cross, bearing on its under-side this inscription: "Hic jucet sepultus inclytus Rex Arturius in insula Avalonia-liere lies the celebrated king Arthur, buried in the isle of Avalon." Some feet be low this the trunk of a tree was found, which contained the remains both of king Arthur and of his queen. The king's bones were of a large size, and his scull bore the marks of ten wounds which he had at various times received. The beautiful hair of the queen, finely plaited, and of a bright gold colour, remained entire, but crumbled to dust soon after its exposure to the air. Arthur's death is said to have happened in the year 542; and his body was discovered in 1189, as we are told by Giraldus Cam brensis, who saw these interesting and curious remains. Indeed, the lead cross on which was the inscription, was pre served at Glastonbury till the dissolution of its abbey, where Leland saw it when making his memorable tour.

MOHAMMEDAN FORBEARANCE,

With whatever contempt a christian may regard the faith of Mohammed, certain it is that the strictness with which the observance of religious cere. monies is enforced, the alacrity with which the performance of moral duties is distinguished, and the reverence paid to the koran by most of his followers, might be usefully imitated by the professors of purer doctrines. A singular instance of forbearance, arising from the powerful influence of religious princi ples, is recorded in the history of the Caliphs.-A-slave one day during a res past, was so unfortunate as to let fall a dish which he was handing to the Ca liph Hassan, who was severely scalded by the accident. The trembling wretch instantly fell on his knees, and quoting the koran, exclaimed, "Paradise is promised to those who restrain their anger." I am not angry with thee,' replied the Caliph, with a meekness as exemplary as it was rare. "And for those who forgive offences," continued the slave, 'I forgive thee thine,' ane

swered

swered the Caliph. "But above all, for those who return good for evil," adds the slave. I set thee at liberty,' rejoins the Caliph, and give thee ten dinars.'

KING CHARLES'S EXECUTIONER. Ludlow informs us, in his Memoirs, that Capt. William Hewlet was, soon after the restoration, accused and tried for beheading the late king, or at least for being one of those who stood masked upon the scaffold during his execution. Many witnesses of credit then deposed that Gregory Bandon, the common hangman, had confessed that he was the king's executioner; but notwithstanding this, the jury found Hewlet guilty. The court however being convinced of his innocence, procured his pardon.

AN ATTEMPT TO CONVERT THE POPE.

John Perrot, a fanatical quaker, travelled to Rome about the year 1655, for the purpose of attempting the conversion of the pope. His project, however, was rendered abortive by the "holy inquisition," who soon made him their prisoner; but after inany examinations, considering hin as a madman, he was released; and after his return home, published a book entitled, Battering Rams against Rome."

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SIDNEY'S ARCADIA.

A sixth book was added to that once much adinired romance, by Richard, the son of sir Henry Belling, knight, a native of Ireland, whose initials are affixed to it in those editions of the Arcadia in which it has been introduced. This ingenious author died at Dublin in 1677.

BRIDEWELL,

Was granted by Edward VI. a short time previous to his deccase, for a workhouse "for the poor and idle persons of the citie of London," and was endowed by him with lands of the value of seven hundred marks, which belonged to the bospital of the Savoy: the beds and bedding likewise belonging to the said hospital, were transferred to Bridewell.

MOOR GATE,

Was erected by Thomas Fawkner, who was lord mayor of London in 1514. He for this purpose made a breach in the city wall "opposite the moor." He also caused the city ditches to be cleansed, and the public cloaca to be removed from the moor and erected within the city "upon Walbrook."

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.

On the 23d of November, 1552, children were first admitted into Christ's hospital, which had previously belonged

to the grey friars; and on the same day the hospital of St. Thomas in Southwark, was opened for the reception of the sick and infirin. On the following Christmas-day, the lord mayor and al derinen rode in procession from Laurence-lane to St. Paul's, followed by the children of Christ's hospital, whose numbar amounted to three hundred and forty, and who were preceded by the masters, the physicians, and the sur geons, belonging to the establishment, The priory (now the hospital) of St. Bartholomew, which was contiguous to that of the grey friars, was originally founded by a minstrel, whose name was Reior, of whose history it would be interesting to collect some particulars, if any are preserved.

ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN.

"In the time of Richard I." says Stow, "Robin Hood and Little John remained in the woods despoiling the goods of the rich. This Robin entertained an hundred tall men and good archers with such spoils as he got, upon whom four hundred men, were they never so strong, durst not give the onset. Puor meu's goods he spared, abundantly relieving them with what he got from abbies, and the houses of rich carls."

MULBERRY TREES.

These were first planted in England in the year 1608, by Francis Verton, alias Forest, a native of Picardy, for the purpose of rearing silk-worms for the production of silk for the loom. Great attention had been paid to the cultivation of the mulberry-tree, and the propagation of silk-worms in France, for upwards of twenty years, and it was deeined prac ticable by Verton and others, to intro duce here that valuable insect and its favourite food. Many thousands of young trees were therefore distributed throughout the kingdom; while at Greenwich a plantation was made, and a suitable stock of silk-worms maintained, (under the immediate inspection of James I.) from the produce of which a piece of taffety was manufactured. William Stallendge spared neither trouble nor expense in bringing English silk to perfection; and both Verton and himself were constituted, by patent, the sole vendors of these trees. As Shakespeare died in 1616, his memorable malberrytree was probably planted at the above. mentioned distribution.

IRISH PERSECUTION PREVENTED.

It is related in the papers of Richard earl of Cork, that towards the conclusion

of

OVID TO PERILLA.

TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN.

But why with vulgar truths detain thine ear? Our souls excepted, all is mortal here.

and bear

Safe to Perilla's breast a father's care.

Or thou wilt find her rapt in converse sweet
With her lov'd mother in some blest retreat,
Or deeply pensive in secluded bowers
Culling bright wreaths and gay Parnassian
flowers:

Whate'er her task, she'll leave that task for thee,

And ask at once a thousand times of me.
Tell her I live, but, so that life's a load,
Ail tasteless of the balm by time bestow'd:
Yet that I woo the obnoxious Muse again,
And seek to lose me in th' alternate strain.
Say too, with aught of her accustom'd fire,
Does my Perilla sweep the Grecian lyre?
For nature, lavish of her gifts to you,
Gave beauty, chastity, and genius too.
This last to the Castalian springs I led,
Lest its rich essence from the vein had fled;
Pruned the young blossom in thy virgin
years,

And bade it quicken with the fruit it bears:
Thus, if that ardour in thy breast remains,
Thy harp shall yield to none but Lesbian
strains.

But ah! I fear the gloom my fate inspires, Chills the warm thought, and damps the ri sing fires:

Sad with the memory of thy father's woe,
Say, less energic do thy numbers flow?
While Heaven allowed, the pleasing task
was mine

To read thee, as I wrote, each polished line;
Or pause upon thy verse with anxious love,
Or, if you loiter'd, bid the blush reprove.
Haply, because my books have injur'd me,
Thy favourite studies are abjur'd by thee?
Banish the fear, only beware thy lay
Teach frail weak woman, nor to love nor
stray:

Away with sloth, the dull idea spurn,
And to thy sacred toils, dear maid, return.
A day shall come, that lovely face of thine
To grim old age its roses must resign;
That form, which now so delicate appears,
Stoop down, enfeebled with a weight of years;
And when she once was fair' young men
repeat,

Thou'lt weep, and call the looking-glass a cheat.

Tho' worthy thou of an exhaustless store, Thy wealth is moderate, yet suppose it more; Fortune at pleasure gives and takes away, And Cræsus turns an Irus in a day.*

* Or "Cræsus becomes an Irus in a day :" but we then throw away the conjunction for the sake of this word, which is, I think, sacrificing the elegance of the couplet; at the same time, I do not much approve of turn, as here made use of. The Latin line runs thus:

Irus et est subito, qui modo Creesus erat,

Robb'd of all man can take, your father view; His mind is left him still to soothe his care, The power of Cæsar was un'vailing there! And, when this frail outside shall be no more,

Beyond the grave his deathless name shall