valour of Captain Lawrence, and some eighty soldiers (by the loss only of two men), was deli vered from the bloody intentions of these mer. ciless 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, On his arrival in that city, he went immediately on board a ship that lay ready for him in БУ 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 Lancaster, containing the amount of all the disbursements of that noble family relating to domestic expenses in the year 1313 (Record of Ponte. fract), regno Edwardi II. To the amount of the charge of pan try, buttery, and kitchen £. s. d. 3405 To 1614lb. of wax, vermilion, and turpentine To the charge of the Earl's great horses, and servants' wages To linen for the Earl, his chaplains, and table dozen of skins of parchment, To 129 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 7 furs of powdered ermine, 7 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 £. s. 314 7 4 436 4 3 43 17 0 4 8 3 460 15 0 147 17 8 8 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 L. s. d. for carpets in the hall To 100 pieces of green silk for the 345 13 8 knights, 14 budge furs for sur coats, 13 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 several items, the particulars in 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 To 24 silver dishes, 24 saucers, 24 cups, pair of pater nosters, and I silver coffin, all bought this year, 72 19 51 6 8 2 241 14 I 8 6 8 623 15 S 92 14 O when silver was at 1s. 8d. per ounce 103 5 5 6 To several messengers To sundry things in the Earl's bed chamber 34 19 8 5 To To several old debts paid this year Pickering To 2319lb. of tallow candles, and 1870 lb. of lights, called Paris candles, or white wax candles. £.. s. d. 88 16 0 440 5 0 31 14 3 Sum total £7309 12 6 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 |