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MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C.2. ---------------- The Times LITERARY SUPPLEMENT The Best Guide to the Litera- The Times Literary Supplement is an Every Thursday. Price 6d. The Times Literary Supplement may be obtained through LONDON, FEBRUARY 11, 1922. CONTENTS.-No. 200. Coffee-houses, Taverns and Inns of the Eighteenth Century, did not begin before 1656, but hardly gives direct evidence in support of this assertion. The second question is, what defence did NOTES: Sir Richard Willys, Traitor, 101-Principal London Willys offer when the inquiry into his con102-Commonwealth Marriages and Burials in the Aldeburgh duct was held in 1660. On May 15, 1660, Register Book, 104-The Twenty-four Hour Clock-Ap- Willys was condemned, but was pardoned on prentices to and from Overseas, 106-East London Coffee-condition that he never again came into the UERIES:- La Santa Parentela,' 107-Eighteenth-century King's presence or entered into the " verge Poets-Colonel Charles Whitefoord, 108-White of Sel- of the Court." borne Portrait wanted-Ornithologists-Early Irish Volunteers-Regimental Chaplains, H.M. 65th Regiment-Anglo houses, 107. Saxon Riddle, The Cuckoo'-De Haryngy-Armageddon Chapel, Clifton-Lady Guildford, 109 Croft of Barforth: Leedes of North Milford-Samuel Hartlib-Chevalier Schaub -The Hôtel Vouillemont James Conway-Edward Capern -Heraldic Mottoes-Pimlico-Huguenot Bible-Lord Beaconsfield and Ude the Cook-Joseph Auterac, 110-Sir Richard Blackmore-Mayhew-Great Public SchoolsKing and Ormiston Families-Authors wanted, 111. REPLIES:-The Troutbeck Pedigree, 111-Meiler Magrath, -Adah Isaacs Menken's Infelicia '-John Wesley's First The first question is answered to some extent by Willys's petition to Cromwell in 1654, and the second by his signed defence read at the inquiry in 1660. Both documents are to be found in the State Papers. 66 The editress of the Calendar of Domestic State Papers for 1654 made no reference Archbishop of Cashel-Launching of Ships, 112-Blue whatever to the petition in her index to the Beard-De Kemplen's Automaton Chess-player-Cole- or Calendar, either under the name Willis Coale-rents Charm of St. Colme-Bears, 113-British (by which she persistently misdescribes Settlers in America-Brewers' Company-Pictures in the Hermitage at Petrograd, 114-Surnames as Christian Sir Richard) or under the name "Willys," Names The Arms of Leeds-Dante's Beard-Baron Grant as he himself wrote it. So that, in the first Publication British Melodies-Welsh Map sought-"To place, I must point out that, nevertheless, burn one's boats," 115-Final "den in Kentish Place- she prints her version of the petition on p. names-Translation of Motto required-Smokers' Folk-lore Spelling of "Champagne "-Ceremonial Vestments of the 293 of the Calendar for 1654 under the date Judiciary-The English “h": Celtic, Latin and German of "Aug. 10." I quote this before setting Influences, 116-Vice-Admiral Sir Christopher Mings out the document itself :Prime Minister-Inscriptions on an Icon, 117-The Papal Triple Crown-Freedom of a City-Authors wanted, 118 -Matthew Arnold: Reference sought, 119. NOTES ON BOOKS: Life of Henry, Third Earl of Southampton'-' Calendar of Entries in Papal Registers' 'Hampshire.' NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS Notes. " SIR RICHARD WILLYS, TRAITOR. THE last volume of the 'Nicholas Papers,' recently published, has thrown some additional light upon the treachery of Sir Richard Willys of the "Sealed Knot," and sets out the notice posted upon the Exchange by George Paule in 1659 denouncing Willys as a traitor. And as Sir Samuel Morland's "Narrative" of Willys's treason was printed in 1913 in the Rev. Dr. John Willcock's 'Life of Sir Henry Vane the younger,' at last we are getting to the bottom of a curious and little understood story, about which all the older writers are more or less in error. Two questions, however, remain to be settled; and the first is one of very great historical importance. The first is, when did Sir Richard Willys first commence betraying the Royalists into Cromwell's hands? Mr. Firth, in his 'Last Years of the Protectorate' (i. p. 30), states that. Willys's treason Aug. 10. Petition of Rich. Willis [sic] prisoner in the Tower, to the protector. I have been close prisoner since 26 May last, but neither loss of liberty nor friends so burdens me as the fear of having fallen into your displeasure. I hope in your compassion that you will accept sufficient bail to my enlargement, and I will express my gratitude by obedience. Also I still beg a licence to transport some Irishmen to serve the Venetians against the Turks, engaging for the faithful performance of my propositions. With reference thereon to Council [1 page]. There are some more references in the same Calendar to Sir Richard Willys. On p. 436, under the date of June 2, a warrant to Serj. Dendy for Sir Richard's arrest and committal to the Tower is entered. Yet in both petition and defence he asserts that he was arrested in May. Where and why had he been kept prisoner before his final committal to the Tower on June 2? And on p. 354, apparently under the date of Sept. 1, there is Cromwell's Council's report. Yet it was not acted upon. Sir Richard Willys's petition runs as follows: To his highness the lord protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. The humble petition of Richard Willis now prisoner in ye Tower. Sheweth prisoner since the 26th of May last yet, neither That though your petitioner hath been close the loss of his liberty, which was all his wealth, 66 nor ye misse of his friends, nor ye unhappinesse Why this reference to proposals"? Had of his necessitous condition are halfe so burden- they anything to do with the transport of some to him as ye apprehension of having fallen Irishmen ? And why was Willys arrested into your highness displeasure. at all, if not to squeeze him into a compliant frame of mind ? Which would discourage your petitioner from humbly beseeching your highness to accept of sufficient baile for his inlargement if he had not a hope that your highness' great compassion and generosity will extend it selfe to your petitioner, whose gratitude and inocensie shall ever be expressed in ye returne of his obedience and harty wishes for your highness prosperitie. And further sheweth that your petitioner is still an humble suitor to your highness, as he formerly hath beene, that your highness would be graciously pleased to grant him licence to transport a competent number of Irish men for ye service of ye Venetians against ye Turkes, he ingaging himselfe for ye faithfull performance of such propositions as he hopes will prove as acceptable to your highness as they shall be humbly offered by him. Who shall ever pray etc., RICHD. WILLYS. August the Tenth 1654. His Highness' pleasure is hereby to referre the consideration of this petition to the Councill. Lisle. Long. [Marginal note in a third handwriting] Richard Willys Prisoner in ye Tower. Recd. 18 Aug. 54. in Cromwell's Council's Order Books. Under the date Dec. 18 in the Calendar for 1655 there is the following: Order on petition of Sir Richard Willis, prisoner at Lyme, that he have leave to go beyond seas, on security not to return without licence. Willys did not go beyond seas. 66 1659, under the date of May 11 (1658) the And on p. 16 of the Calendar for 1658Council advised Cromwell to order for trial for treason" by the tribunal called a High Court of Justice" a number of persons, amongst whom was Sir Richard Willys. He was not tried. 66 Evidently Cromwell's Council was not in J. G. M. the secret. (To be continued.) PRINCIPAL LONDON COFFEE-HOUSES, TAVERNS, AND INNS IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. (See 12 S. vi. and vii. passim; ix. 85, 105, 143, 186, 226, 286, 306, 385, 426, 504, 525; x. 26, 66.) Tom's Tossier's (An asterisk denotes that the house still exists as a tavern, inn or public-house Daily Courant, Feb. 21. "Lost 46 London Daily Post, July 30. 1891, p. 126. Larwood, p. 505. Hickey, i. 100. Dasert's Piccadilly in Three Cer turies,' 1920, p. 266. Swift's Author upon Himself.' At Child's or Truby's never ond had been: Where town and country vica flock in tribes, |