tators. In the midst of this spectable, entered suddenly a giant, armed in the ancient manner of a Moor of Grenada; he led an elephant who carried a castle on his back, in which was a lady bathed in tears, and dressed in long mourning habits as a nun, or devotee to the cloister. When she came into the hall, and was in the midst of the assembly, she recited a poem of three stanzas, which commanded the giant to stop; but he looking on her with a fixed eye, continued his march till he came to the table of the duke. At that moment the captive lady, who represented religion, made a long complaint in versé, on the calamities she suffered from the tyranny of the infidels and reproached the lukewarmness of those who ought to have succoured and delivered her. When this lamentation was over, the king at arms, of the order of the golden fleece, preceded by a long file of officers at arms, and carrying on his head a pheasant alive, which was ornamented with a golden collar, enriched with pearls and precious stones, advanced towards the duke of Burgundy, and presented to him two young ladies, the one of whom was: Yolande the natural daughter of that prince, and the other, Isabel of Neufchatel, daughter of the Lord de Montaigu, each accompanied by a knight of the golden fleece. At the same time

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the king at arms offered to the duke, the bird he carried, in the name of these ladies, who recommended themselves to the protection of their sovereign, in conformity to the ancient custom, according to which, in the great feasts and noble assemblies, they presented to the princes, lords, and noble ladies, a peacock, or some other royal bird on which to make vows serviceable to those ladies who should implore their assistance. The duke after having atten. tively listened to the petition of the king at arms returned a billet, which was read aloud, and began in these words: "I vow to God my crea"tor, and to the glorious Virgin his mother; "and after these to the ladies and the pheasants, "&c." It further contained solemn promises, the grand intent of this allegorical exhibition, to carry the war among the infidels for the defence of the oppressed church, and that castle in which this singular ceremony was represented. The vow made by the duke, was the signal of all the other vows, each of which had in view the proving of the courage of those who made them, against the Turks; and some arbitrary penance was added, as to abstain from wine and meat on certain days, not to sleep in a bed, not to eat on a table cloth, to wear shirts of hair, or armour next the skin, &c. till these engagements were

performed. The conclusion of these vows was celebrated by a new spectacle. A lady, dressed in white, in the habit of a nun, bearing on her shoulder a scroll, on which was written, "Grace "of God," in letters of gold, came to thank the assembly, and presented twelve ladies, conducted by as many knights. These ladies represented different virtues; the name of each, every lady carried also on her shoulder, marked on a billet or heart, and that they were to be of this expedition to insure it success. When they had passed in review, one after the other, presented their billet to the "Grace of God," who read them, and recited at the end of each, in a couplet of eight verses, the names of the ladies, which were, Faith, Justice, Charity, Reason, Prudence, Temperance, Strength, Truth, Liberality, Dili gence, Hope, Valour: all which were to express the virtues necessary to a true and perfect knight. These ceremonies over, they all began to dance in figures, and were sumptuously feasted; and with these allegorical and magnificent entertainments ended this noble and joyful feast.

SAINT BEUNO.

After St. Beuno had assumed the monastic habit, he founded a convent in 616, at Clynnog, Cadvan, king of North Wales, was his great

patron, and promised him much land: his son Cadwallan performed the promise, and received from the saint a golden sceptre with sixty cows. The land was claimed in behalf of a little infant, and his title proved good; the king refuses either to give other land in lieu, or to resign the present. Bruno cursed him and went away; but was appeased by Gwrddeint, first cousin to the king, who overtook him, and gave the town of Clynnog for ever to God and St. Beuno, for his own soul's sake, and that of the wicked Cadwallan. Long after his time the Carmelites, or white monks, had here an establishment, but they were suppressed at an unknown period. At the time of the Lincoln taxation, or the year 1291, the church was collegiate, consisting of five portionists, or prebendaries, and it continued so to the dissolution, at which time its revenues must have been very great, many of the kings and first people of the country appearing on the list of benefactors. At present there are no sort of revenues to keep this venerable pile from falling to ruin, but the offering of calves and lambs, which happen to be born with the Nôd Beuno or mark of St. Beuno, a certain natural mark in the ear, have not entirely ceased. They are brought to the church on Trinity Sunday, the anniversary of the saint, and delivered to the

churchwardens, who sell and account for them, and put it into a great chest called Cyf St. Beuno, made of one piece of oak, secured with three locks. From this the Welch have a proverb for attempting any very difficult thing. "You may as well try to break up St. Beuno's "chest." The little money resulting from the sacred beasts or casual offerings is either applied to the relief of the poor, or in aid of repairs.

INSTRUCTIONS TO A CHAPLAIN.

The following, and we believe they are Unique, are Sir John Wynne of Gwedir's Instructions to his chaplain, the reverend John Pryce. "First, you shall have the chamber I showed you in my gate, private to yourself, with lock and key, and all necessaries. In the morning I expect you should rise, and say prayers in my hall, to my household below, before they go to work, and when they come in at night, that you call before you all the workmen, specially the youth, and take account of them of their belief, and of what Sir Meredith taught them. I beg you to continue for the most part in the lower house: you are to have onlye what is done there, that you may inform me of any disorder there. There is a bayliff of husbandry and a porter, who will be commanded by you. The morning after be

you