historian and literary antiquary, of some of which we hope shortly to have an opportunity of speaking more at large. In the mean time we will only add, that these little volumes are printed very neatly and correctly, and they seem to us very worthy rivals of the productions of the Elzevirs of former days. Moreover, they are published at a very moderate price, which is not usual in such collections. ART. IX. Foreign Materials of Scottish History. Papiers d'Etat. Pièces et Documents inédits ou peu connus relatifs à l'Histoire de L'Ecosse au xvi. siècle, tirés des Bibliothèques et des Archives de France, et publiés par le Bannatyne Club d'Edimbourg. Par A. TEULET. Paris: Typographie Plon frères. Rue de Vaugirard, 36. [Two thick volumes in 4to.] THIS HIS is one of the most valuable collections of State Papers relating to any part of Great Britain that has appeared for many years, and one which we are glad to have an opportunity of making known to our readers. M. Alexandre Teulet is already well known as the able editor of several important collections of Documents relating to England and Scotland, taken from the French libraries and record offices. It is to him that we owe the seven volumes of the Correspondence Diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de la Mothe Fénélon, the Ambassador at the Court of Elizabeth during the interesting period from 1568 to 1575, published at the expense of Mr. Purton Cooper; and we believe that we may add, that he assisted materially in editing the large collection of letters of Mary Queen of Scots, published by the Prince Labanoff. The two ponderous volumes now before us were printed at the expense of the Bannatyne Club, for distribution among its members only, and not for sale, and therefore, unfortunately for the historian who may want to use it, it must be as rare as it is valuable. A hundred copies only have been printed. It is, neverthess, most creditable to the Club, which has had the good taste to produce such a book, and we are very glad to see it announced that it is intended to publish a third volume, to contain the French documents relating to Scottish history during the period from the death of Mary, when these two volumes end, to the accession of her son James to the throne of England. The French documents of this latter period will no doubt throw much light on the secret intrigues which were then carried on to counteract the influence of Elizabeth at the Scottish Court, and to obtain a renewal of the old league between Scotland and France. We must be content with simply indicating this book to our readers, for we have not space at present even to enumerate its contents. They commence with the reign of James V (1513 to 1542), and contain most of the papers of the French Ambassadors in Scotland during that period, which are known to exist. Among the documents relating to the period of the regency which followed James's death, is a very interesting and minute account of the invasion of Scotland by the English in 1547, and of the sanguinary battle of Pinkie; and other documents of great interest make me acquainted with the proceedings of France with regard to Scotland during the period which followed. We have much curious matter relating to the earlier years of the Scottish reformation, and the mass of new documents here collected relating to the reign of the unfortunate Mary, is of the utmost importance for the correct appreciation of her history. They form the great mass of the two volumes of M. Teulet's work. The narratives of events given by the different French Envoys to Scotland during that period are indeed of the utmost interest, as throwing great light on the character of that princess, not, we regret to say, always to her advantage. They are the more valuable, as they consist in a great measure of documents of a confidental nature, written by persons who were not only most intimately acquainted with the matters on which they write, but whose duty and inclination it was to give the most correct information. They embrace the secret history of the French alliance with Scotland, which exerted so great an influence on the affairs of this Island during the sixteenth century, and they enable us to trace the successful efforts of Queen Elizabeth to break it. We will only add that M. Teulet's two volumes are edited with the utmost care, and that they display a knowledge of Scottish history which we seldom meet with in a foreigner. Anecdota Literaria. THE REGULATIONS OF THE STEWS IN SOUTHWARK, UNDER THE BISHOPS OF WINCHESTER. [From MS. James 28, p. 148, in the Bodleian Library.] Leges Meretricia episcopi Wintoniensis. Item, the seid stuard, as controller to the lords bailly there, shall have and take of every common woman within the seid lordshippe for quarterage at everye of the foure quarters of the yere, 4d, and at the lese daies of everye of them and of everye hostiller within the same lordship 4d. towards his diner; of the lord, by the hands of the baily, vjs. viijd. for the same diner.Item, he shall take of everye woman that is comon or is take within any common hostell foure times in the yere, at every time, 3d for his quarterage. [Libro de consuetudinibus manerii de Suthwerk, cujus tegmen habet Christi imaginem reversis pedibus cornu tectam.] Here foloweth the custumarie of the seid lordship made of old time in articles which ought to be enquired of at everie court. That the woemen that ben at common bordell be seyn every day what they be, and a woman that liveth by hir body to come and to go, so that she paie hir dutie as olde custume is, that is for to sey, everye weeke xiiijd. for hir chamber, at all times shal have fre license and liberte, without any interruption of the steweholder.-Item, if ther be any woman that liveth by hir bodie, hold any paramour against the use and custume of the maner, sheo shalbe thre wokes in the prison, and make a fine of vjs. viijd., and than be sette ones in the coking-stole, and forswere the lordshipe.-Item, that no stueholder kepe no woman withinne his trust that hath any sekenesse of brenninge, but that sheo be putte out, uppon the peine of making a fine unto the lord of a cs.—Item, if any man withinne the lordshipe holde any sicke that goeth assault withinne the same lordshipe, he shal make a fine for hir unto the lord of 3s. 4d.— Item, if any common woman were any apraine, she shal forfait hit, and make a fine after the custume of the manorr, &c.-Item, at the lete holde the 24 of Aprill, the 30 yere of the reigne of Henry the 6, it was ordeyned that no persone kepinge any comoune hostell or stuhous have or occupie any personne for his hostiller that before this time hath be a souldiour in the parties beyond the see, under peyne of forfaiture of cs. unto the lord of the fraunchise as often as he so doth.-Item, if any woman take any money to lie with any man, but sheo lye still with him till the morowe time, and than arise, sheo shal make a fine of vjs. viijd. These be ordinances, rules, and customes of old continuance, rightfully used and kept within the manoir and lordshepe of Suthwerke, which aperteineth unto the bishop of Wynchestre and his successours; which ordinaunces, rules, and custumes, as well for the salvation of mannes liif, as for to eschew many mischiefs and inconveniences that daily be like there for to falle, owe to be rightfuly kept and due execution of theym to be doon, withought extorcion in taking mo fees than be heere rightfully expressed. W. PROVERBS. [From MS. Harl. 3362, of the end of the fifteenth century.] 3oung seynt, old devyl. Here 3e and sey nawt. Ofte me kessyt the chil for.. A scallyd mannys hed ys good to be broke. Ewyl weed ys sone y-growe. He ys an happy man that ys war be anothyr mannys dedys, Tunge brekyth bon, thow hyrself have non. Labbe hyt whyste, and owt yt muste. Schorte hosin behowythe longe The mows lordchypythe ther a cat ys nawt. Whan thou gest by the weyze, be war where thou drowe. Newe thyng lykyth, old thyng lothyth. A man purposyt, God dysposyt. Whan the vox ys ful, he pullyth gees. A envyows man wexit lene. Whan me byddyth the, yt ys no synne to drynke, Nede makyth an old wyf. Krakenel hornys havyth non. Of a lytyl sperk ys mad gret feer. Betyr plesyth a ful wombe than a newe cote. Feld hath eye, wode hath ere. Betyr ys a byrd in the hond, than tweye in the wode. Sum man bet the buschys, another hath the bryddys. Of other mennys lethyr men makyt large laynerys. W. THE EXHORTATION TO THE CRUSADE. [MS. Arundel, No. 201. fol. 58, vo. 13th Cent.] De Subversione Jerusalem. Rege, regi regio multis feliciter annis, Rex Otho, duxque ducum, regnum contempne caducum, Quere quod eternum, solium tibi sterne supernum, Militie florem riliquis cum fortibus uni, Et juxta morem, latus ense, vir inclite, muni, Et loricatus procedas, et galeatus, Et tetricus parma, venies sic tutus ad arma, Turmas hostiles contempnas strenue miles, |