valour of Captain Lawrence, and some eighty soldiers (by the loss only of two men), was delivered from the bloody intentions of these merciless rebels, on the fourth of August 1643.

KING JAMES THE SECOND,

THE sprig of laurel which this unfortunate monarch won by sea was lost by land. Having been a spectator of the battle of the Boyne, on the first of July 1690, he thought it most prudent, while the fate of the day was yet undecided, to seek for safety in flight. In a few hours he reached the castle of Dublin, where he was met by Lady Tyrconnel, a woman of spirit. "Your countrymen (the Irish), Madam," said James, as he was ascending the stairs, "can run well.""Not quite so well as your Majesty," retorted her Ladyship; "for I see you have won the race." Having slept that night in Dublin, he rode the next day to Waterford, a distance of two hundred English miles, in the space of twenty-four hours: so true is the saying of Butler,

For fear, though fleeter than the wind,
Imagines still 'tis left behind.

On his arrival in that city, he went immediately on board a ship that lay ready for him in

the

the harbour, in order to carry him to France. As he was passing along the quay, a sudden gust of wind carried off his hat; and as it was night, General O'Farrel, an old officer in the Austrian service, presented him with his own. James took it without any ceremony, observing, as he put it on his head, that if he had lost a crown by the Irish, he had gained a hat by them.

OLD ENGLISH HOSPITALITY.

THE following account exhibits the ancient and grand manner of housekeeping of the English nobility, being the debit side of the account of H. Leicester, cofferer to Thomas Earl of Lan-· caster, containing the amount of all the disbursements of that noble family relating to domestic expenses in the year 1313 (Record of Pontefract), regno Edwardi II.

To 1614b. of wax, vermilion, and £ s. d. turpentine

To the charge of the Earl's great horses, and servants' wages

To linen for the Earl, his chaplains,

and table

To 129 dozen of skins of parchment, and ink

To two scarlet cloths for the Earl's use; one of russet to the Bishop of Angew, seventy of blue for the knights, twenty-eight for the 'squires, fifteen for the clerks, fifteen for the officers, nineteen for the grooms, five for the archers, four for the minstrels and carpenters, with the sharing and carriage for the Earl's liveries at Christmas

To furs of powdered ermine, 7 7

314 7 4

436 4 3

43 17 0

483

1460 150

hoods of purple, 395 furs of budge,
for the liveries of barons, knights,
and clerks, and 123 furs of lamb,.
bought at Christmas for the
'squires

To 168 yards of russet cloth, and 24 coats for poor men, with money given to the poor on Maundy Thursday

147 17.18

18.16-7

To

To 65 saffron-coloured cloths for the barons and knights in summer, twelve red cloths for the clerks, 26, cloths for the 'squires,

1 for the officers, and 4 ray cloths
for carpets in the hall
To 100 pieces of green silk for the
knights, 14 budge furs for sur-
-coats, 1-3 hoods of budge for the
clerks, and 75 furs of lambs for
liveries in summer, with canvass
and cords to tie them

To saddles for the summer liveries
To one saddle for the Earl
To several items, the particulars in
the account defaced

To horses lost in service

To fees paid to earls, barons, knights, and 'squires

To gifts to French knights, Countess of Warren, Queen's nurses, 'squires, minstrels, messengers,

and riders

,345 13 8

To 24 silver dishes, 24 saucers, 24 cups, pair of pater nosters, and I silver coffin, all bought this year, ..when silver was at 1s. 8d. per ounce, 103 56

To several messengers.

To sundry things in the Earl's bed

chamber

To several old debts paid this year
To the Countess's disbursements at

Pickering

To 2319b. of tallow candles, and 1870lb. of lights, called Paris candles, or white wax candles.

£ s. d. 88 16 0

440 5 0

31 14 3

Sum total £. 7309 12 61

In the above account it is to be observed, that silver was then at one shilling and eight-pence per ounce; so that twelve ounces went to a pound sterling; by which it does appear, that the sum total expended in that year amounts, in our money, to 20781. 175. 8d. whereby is shewn, that the Earl must have had a prodigious estate, especially considering the vast disparity of the prices of provisions then and now: therefore, we may justly conclude, that such an estate at present would bring in, at least, 200,000l. per

annum.

ISLE OF MAN.

THE Isle of Man has had its own bishop from the time it came into the hands of the English in the days of Edward I. of England, and David II. of Scotland. Man was anciently

subject