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, 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 Lancaster, 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 1614lb. of wax, vermilion, and £. s. d. turpentine 314 7 4 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 1 460 15 0 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 To 65 saffron-coloured cloths for the barons and knights in summer, twelve red cloths for the clerks, 26 cloths for the 'squires, I 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- To saddles for the summer liveries 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 To 24 silver dishes, 24 saucers, 24 cups, pair of pater nosters, and I silver coffin, all' bought this year, s. d. 345 13 8 when silver was at Is. 8d. per ounce 103 5 6 To several old debts paid this year To the Countess's disbursements at To 2319b. of tallow candles, and 1870lb. of lights, called Paris candles, or white wax candles £.. s. di 88 16 0 449 50 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. 17s. 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 |