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All these were entered, mustered, and in this month [March 1660-1] entered into pay. (169 b.)

DR. BABER, KNIGHTED.

March. His Majesty was pleased to confer the honor of knighthood upon John Baber, Doctor of Physic in Covent Garden. (170 a)

COUNT CONINGSMARCKE'S ARRIVAL.

1661, April. Likewise the Count Conigsmerk, Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Sweden, arrived in London. (175 a.)

MAUNDAY THURSDAY.

April 11. Called Maunday Thursday: His Majy was pleased to wash 31 poor men's feet in the great hall in Whitehall, and gave every man a purse of white leather, in it 31 pence, and a red purse, in it a piece of gold, and a shirt, a suit of cloathes, shoes and stockings, a wooden dish, and a basket wherein was four loaves, half a salmon, a whole ling, and herrings red and white. Every man drank claret wine in the Hall, and after service was done by the usual Vicar that belonged to the King's Chapel, also the sound of the organs, they all departed and said-God save the King. (180 b.)

QUEEN OF BOHEMIA'S ARRival. May 17. There came to London the Queen of Bohemia out of Holland, and lodged in Drury House, at the Lord Craven's her coming was in the night, so that no state attended her coming in. (197 a.)

FORM OF PRAYER FOR 29 MAY-DRESS. An order for keeping the 29th of May,

for the happy return of His Maj, and a form of Prayer, with the Common Prayer, to be read in every church and chapel in England and Wales...

Ladies began to wear slashed sleeves wth white, in a way of a half shirt. (201 a.) THE COMMONS-TAKING THE COM

MUNION.

Sunday, 26 May. The House of Commons received the Communion, where Dr Gumm preached. This taking of the Communion was a vote in the House, that they might know who was for Presbytery and who were Episcopacy given. All took it -some standing, some sitting, some kneeling-except two who did not receive at that time. (201 b.)

QUEEN OF BОНЕМІА.

Aug. The Queen of Bohemia still remains at Drury House, and is very much visited by our English ladies, and she is very much honoured and beloved of all sorts of people. At her visits she hath six footmen, three coaches, and other attendants very nobly. (237 a.)

ST. JAMES' FAIR.

Aug. This year the Fair called St James Fair was kept the full appointed time, being a fortnight; but during that time many lewd and infamous persons were, by his Majesty's express command to the Lord Chamberlain, and his Lordship's direction to Robert Nelson, Esq. for the committing of these to the House of Correction: their names are these,-Tory Rory, Mrs Winter, Jane Chapman, Rebecca Baker, Anne Browne, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Rachel Brinley, Mrs Munday, Alice Wiggins, Nell Yates, Betty Marshall. Some of these were very impudent in the Fair, and discovered their nakedness to several persons when these whores were drunk, as that they often were.† (38 a.)

CONDEMNED PRISONERS SOLD TO
JAMAICA.

Aug. In this month many prisoners that was saved from the gallow tree, was, by his Majesty, rather than hanged, soald to a merchant to be transplanted over to Jamaica, three score and twelve men and twenty-five women; but the men being in a barge towards Gravesend to take shipping, finding themselves strong enough to overcome the watermen, took away the oares, and conducted themselves on shore, but by the care of the sheriff and other his Majesty's officers, 62 was taken and clapt on shipboard. (242 b.)

The same who wrote the Life of Monk. + Quoted in Handbook for London, 2nd edit. p. 255. GENT. MAG. VOL. XXXVIII.

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SIR ROGER L'ESTRANGE. Sept. In this month came forth many incomparable books written by that loyal and faithful subject who, in the late war, was sold and condemned to die, but lived to write his name Roger L'Estrange in Covent Garden. One book, a Cauet [Caveat?] to the Caveliers, and another A Modest Plea, &c. 3 or 4 editions. (243 a.)

PALL MALL AND ST. JAMES' PARK. Sept. This month the road that was formerly used for all coaches and carts and horses from Charing Cross to St James by St James Park Wall and the backside of Pall Mall, is now altered by reason a new Pall Mall is made for the use of His Majesty in St James Park by the Wall, and the dust from coaches was very troublesome to the players at Mall. The new road was railed on both sides, five foot distance the whole field length. Also in the park at the hither end of the new River cut there (the length of the Park) a brass statue set up upon a mount of stone, and the Park made even level to the bridge taken down, and the great ditches filled up with the earth that was digged down: the rising ground and the trees cut down, and the roots taken away, and grass seed sowed to make pleasant walking, and trees planted in walks. (249 b.)

CORPSES DISINTERRED FROM WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

Now

Sept. These corpses who in their lifetime joined with the Parliament against the King, lying some of them in Hen. 7 Chapel, and some in the Abbey, was taken out of their graves and put into pits by the trees on the left hand goeing to the Gatehouse through the Abbey Churchyard, alias St Margaret's Churchyard, which churchyard there was burried 7 or 8 in a pitt. take their names, Oliver Cromwell's mother, Lady (so called) Claypole, Mr Stroud a parliament man, Mr Strong minister, General Deane, and Blake the famous in his dayes at sea, Mr Marshall the minister famous in his dayes, Dr Isaac Dorislaus, Sir William Constable, Anne Fleetwood, a child, Mrs Desborough, Coll. Mackworth, Mr Haslerigg, M' Stroud, Mr Bond, Mr Salloway, Mris Bradshawe, Coll. Popham, Col. Buscowen, Dr Twiss, Mr Thomas May. Oliver Cromwell, John Bradshaw, Col. Ireton, these 3 at Tyborneburied. (250 a, b.)

PRECEDENCE OF AMBASSADors. Quarrel of Precedence with Ambassadors in the streets. (253 b.)

* Proclamation dated 7th Sept. 1661.

GUNPOWDER DAY.

Nov. 5. The fift day of November powder plot was kept very strictly. Sermons in all churches, and the night spent in fire-works and bonfires in most streets of London. (259 b.)

30. Died Brian Lord Bishop of Chester; and on this day the new Coyne with harp and cross, ceased to pass by the King's Proclamation long since proclaimed.* (267 b.)

Dec. L'Estrange's Apology published. The following notes are taken from the Second Volume.

1661, Dec. John Lort's entert at Lincoln's Inn. (1 a.) Knighted Jany, 1661-2. Mummy shewn at Whitehall and at the Hand and Court near Essex House. (2 b.)

1661-2, Jany. The Market that was kept in St. Paul's Churchyard was removed into Aldersgate Street about a month ago, in regard the bishops was very much against that market because it was kept in a churchyard. (6 b.)

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1661, May 17. Queen of Bohemia comes to Drury House. Eight or nine days before her death" she removed to Leicester House.

DRURY LANE THEATRE.

1661-2, March. A very large playhouse, the foundation of it laid this month on the back side of Brydges Street in Covent Garden.

SIGNS.

1662, April. Of the signe that is called St George on Horseback this month many signes were made, and the Effigies of George Monk on horseback, the now Duke of Albemarle. (16 b.)

EXECUTION OF REGICIDEs.

April 19. Col. John Barkstead was observed on his way to execution to be eating some orange peel, Col. Okey had an orange in his hand, and Col. Corbet had a small book in his hand and his eyes often lifted up to heaven. The company crowded so near Tyburn that the sledges could not come near, so that they went into the cart that stood at some distance from them. Being all come into the cart they embraced one another. The cart wherein they all stood was driven from under them. The cart was so placed that they all hung with their faces to Westminster. Their quarters boiled and then set up. Barkstead's head and quarters set on Traitor's Gate. Corbet's on London Bridge. Okey buried in the Tower.

See the warrant for the removal of these bodies in the Collectanea Topog. et Genealogica, vol. viii. p. 152.

QUEEN'S DRESS.
The Queen attired herself in the English
fashion soon after she landed at Portsth.
HACKNEY COACHES.

July. In this month the 400 hackney coaches that was allowed by the Act of Parliament was figured behind their coaches, and each coachman to wear a blue coat faced with yellow.

ARMOURY AT THE TOWER.

July. In this month many persons of quality went to the Armor in the Tower of London to see that most noble and stronge for defence for the body, the suit of armour sent from the Emperor Mongul, which suit was presented to his Majesty the king of England.*

Aug. A Bear loose on the Exchangehe takes to an apple shop.

GILES RAWLINGS KILLED. Aug. the 18th. Capt. Thomas Howard, the Earl of Carlisle's brother, and the Lord Dillon's son, a Colonel, met with Mr. Giles Rawlings, privy Purse to the D. of York, and Mr. Jermyn, the Earl of St. Alban's nephew.t.... There had been a slight quarrel betwixt them, and as they, Rawlings and Jermyn, came from tennis, these two drew at them, and then Col. Dillon killed this Mr. Rawlings dead upon the spot. Mr. Jermyn was left for dead. This Capt. Howard was unfortunate since the return of his Majy. in killing a horse courser man in St. Giles. This Mr. Rawlings was much lamented; he lived in a very handsome state, six horses in his coach, three footmen, &c.

Oct. Capt. Thomas Howard and Lord Dillon's son, both of them fled about the killing of Mr. Giles Rawlings, but after a quarter of a year they came into England, and were acquitted by law.

Nov. 27. The long looked for Muscovy Amb came to London (description of). Dec. 29 (Monday). His Majy gives audience to the Rusn Ambr.

1663, June 4. Cap". Langston.-Disaster in Lincoln's Inn Fields (curious).

June 4. The German Lady (good). Dec. The New Exchange closed for a day. The Queen's Coachman and a nobleman's Coach". fight.

Jan. 21, 1663-4. Col. James Turner

executed.

March 1663-4. Riot of the Apprentices.

BLOOMSBURY.

1664. In this year in Holborn, from

the bridge to the new town set up in Bloomsbury by the Earl of Southampton, Lord Treasurer of England, there was made a common shore, and the street was paved a complete highway, and two canales made on each side of the way, for before this time but one kenele never since it was made Holborn or called Holborn. (114 a.)

CLARENDON HOUSE.

In the month of August 1664, over against St. James's House, the founda

tion laid and a wall made that rounded eight acres of ground for the intended house builded by the Lord Chancellor. The stones that was intended to repair St. Paul's Church, London, they were bought, and this month brought from Paul's to the place appointed to build this great house. (117 a.)

1664, Aug. A Man and Woman run from Hammersmith to the Crown in Piccadilly. The woman loses. (117 b.)

A Dog cast into the Lion's Den in the Tower. The dog bites the lion's tongue out. (118 a.)

1665, Ap. 20. Lord Morley kills Mr. Henry Hastings.

THE PLAGUE.

The Plague-one Buckinham (curious picture of). Lord Craven has him whipt and imprisoned. When he had any children in his dead cart he would cry, Faggots, faggots, five for sixpence," and take up a child by the leg.

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LORD MORLEY AND MR. HASTINGS.

1666, Ap. 30. Lord Morley and Monteagle solemnly arraigned in West Hall for killing Mr. Henry Hastings.

PLAY AT WHITEHALL-WIT WITHOUT
MONEY.

1666, Oct. 11. At night in Whit Hall a play was acted before the King, Queen, and Nobility; the play was called Witt without Money.‡ (179 a.)

THE KING'S DRESS.

In this month his Majestie and whole court changed the fashion of their clothes, viz. a close coat of cloth pinkt, wth a This in whit taffety under the cutts. length reached the calf of the leg, and upon that a sercoat cutt at the breast wh hung loose and shorter than the vest six inches. The breeches the Spanish cut, and buskins some of cloth some of leather, but of the same colour as the vest or garment. Of never the like fashion since William the Conqueror, which was in the

* This suit is mentioned in the printed Inventory of the Tower Armour, taken shortly after the Restoration.

+ Pepys, i. 160.

By Beaumont and Fletcher,

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* Sir Daniel Harvey died at Constantinople. (St. Evremont's Works, 1. cxxviii. This entry of Rugge's explains the pasquil preserved by Oldys in his Life of Etherege : Ovid to Pontus sent for too much wit,

Etherege to Turkey for the want of it.
Biog. Brit. iii. 1844.

See the beautiful epitaph, inscribed and placed in Highgate New Church, by James and Ann Gillman, July, 1834.

Note.-In Stow's London, by Strype, vol. ii. book 6, p. 91,-under St. Paul's, Covent Garden, at N.W. end, on a tablet or flat stone, is commemorated-" Tho. Rugg,-ob. March 13, 1669." [Possibly this was the father of the Diarist.]

About 1660, Thomas Rugge mortgaged Felmingham, co. Norfolk, to Robt. Clayton, esq. afterwards Knt. and Lord Mayor of London. This T. R. was great-grandson of Robert Rugge, Mayor of Norwich, 1545 and 1550.-See Blomefield's Norfolk, vols. iv. and v.-E. J. R.

SONNET

IN REMINISCENCE OF THE POET COLERIDGE.

COLERIDGE, of Boyhood in the early dawn

Oppress'd I felt not, nor of hope forlorn,

Grasping your hand. You spake, as though our School
Were of a sep'rate world the vestibule;

And we its habitants.-In cloister'd walk,

While such of opening scenes your cherish'd talk,
I listen'd breathless;-and I saw you prove
Your boded triumphs in the College grove.—
Thence, by a sudden plunge, amid their strife
You
sprang into the waves of this world's life;
Nor paused.-Far, far away 'twas mine to hear
Fame of your struggles, and th' applauding cheer.—
At last of wond'rous Boy, of Bard, of Sage
Sank beneath Friendship's roof† the shelter'd Age.

Trereife, Cornwall, June 16th, 1852.

C. V. LE GRICE.

CORRESPONDENCE OF SYLVANUS URBAN.

Mr. Huntly Gordon on the Catalogue of the Abbotsford Library and Sir Walter Scott-Mr. Freeman on Architectural Nomenclature-Burial-Grounds of the Society of Friends-Climactericus Deuteroprotos-The Foot of Saint Paul-Investiture and Seisin by a Gold Ring-Anchorages in Churches -Account of Cressage (Cristesache), co. Salop.

SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE CATALOGUE OF THE ABBOTSFORD LIBRARY.

Her Majesty's Stationery Office,

15th June.

MR. URBAN,-I beg leave to correct a statement in the brief biography of my late amiable and learned friend Mr. J. G. Cochrane, Librarian of the London Library, which appeared in your last number. It is therein recorded that "after the decease of Sir Walter Scott" Mr. C. was selected for the important and interesting task of compiling a Catalogue Raisonné of the Abbotsford Library and Collection, &c.; and that he "resided for some time at Abbotsford, fulfilling the duty intrusted to him with, we believe, entire satisfaction to all concerned, and producing a volume (privately printed) which is admitted to be a model of its kind." Now, though Mr. Cochrane was much better qualified for the task than "the undersigned," by his scholastic acquirements and bibliographical knowledge, the simple truth is that he compiled only a small portion of the printed volume; the press Catalogue of books and the Index having been entirely the work of my own hand, with the exception of the additions which I shall presently notice.

I am delighted to find that it has been considered as a "model," though I fear that is too flattering a term to be in this case justly applied. In one respect, indeed-rapidity of execution-I may, perhaps, be permitted to claim for it that distinction; every volume having been taken down from the shelves and replaced by me, and the four goodly tomes in quarto written, not in a rough and careless but in a fair and painstaking hand, within the space of three months; although at the same time I transcribed for the press large portions of one of the Waverley novels.Alas! I can never look back without the most affectionate regret on those brilliant hours when Sir Walter was in all his glory, nor forget the dark days which so suddenly succeeded, when his character shone forth far grander and more worthy of reverence, amid clouds and tempest, than even in

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The classification of the Library was entirely Sir Walter's. It is very defective, but it was the arrangement to which my illustrious friend had accustomed himself. The Index was executed at my leisure, at home, in the course of the same year, and my willing labours were more than rewarded when Sir Walter assured me that my opus magпит, as he was pleased to call it, had on many occasions done him good service. I was also greatly gratified when he told me that Mr. Thomas Thomson, whose judgment in all that relates to a library is unequalled in Scotland, and not surpassed in England, had looked through the Index, and expressed his high approbation.

Mr. Cochrane's additions comprised entries of the books acquired from Sept. 1827 (the date of my final visit to Abbotsford) to 1832; an enlargement of the Index; and the interesting references to the passages in Scott's works where the books are referred to or quoted. Now, if my worthy friend"resided for some time at Abbotsford" while transcribing and making additions to my catalogue, he must have enjoyed much more leisure than I had to "wander through the blooming heather" on "Yarrow braes," and to muse under the shade of the Mighty Magician's "pendent woods," the beloved children of his creation !*

The fidelity of the present statement depends, not on my own or any other person's testimony, but on the incontestable evidence of my handwriting. Litera scripta manet-and there may be seen at Abbotsford, shelf 5, Dark Cabinet of the Study (or" den," as Sir Walter was

* Ah! who could visit the scene of Sir Walter's favourite wood-craft, and remember without sorrow how prematurely in his own case the pathos of his touching precept was fully realized, "Be aye sticking in a tree, Jock; it will be growing when ye're sleeping?" Mr. Wordsworth told me that a short time previous to his fatal attack Scott described to him literary projects for the execution of which 20 years would scarcely have been sufficient !

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