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parting, had left under my care. It had been the companion of our whole journey, and was a favourite with us all. We had together made our way up the lofty precipice which forms the Northern boundary of the river, and were advancing along its top, when the heedlefs animal, dathing eagerly after fome bird through a both which concealed his danger, precipitated down a perpendicular of above 300 feet at once, yelling piteously as he fell, as if to implore of me that fuccour which it was impoffible to give him. With confiderable danger a Highland boy fcrambled down to the fpot on which he lay entirely lifelefs; and his collar, which was brought me up, was the only token that remained of him to be refto ed to my friend at his return!

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Mr. URBAN,

Exeter, June 7.

YOUR correfpondent E, vol. LXII.

p. 1180, is mistaken in the title of Sir Jacob Wolff; it should be Sir Jacob Wolff, baronet-baron of the Ruffian empire.

I beg to inform your correfpondent Thomas Ruggles, that a full explanation of the gold coin found at Haverhill may be found in Borlafe's Antiquities of Cornwall, who figures a plate of coins fimilar, and afcribes them to the antient Britons. T. Ruggles expreffing a with that your correfpondents would elucidate the figure impreffed on the coin, and as I have not yet found that it has been done, I beg leave to offer my obfervations refpecting the fame. The obverfe is a profile laureated head bound with a ribbon or clafp, the hair in curls; the profile of the os frontis and eye are ftill perfect near the outer edge of the coin. The reverfe reprefents the hinder parts of a horfe with the body as far as the fhoulders; the circles and annulets, Borlafe thinks, belong to a chariot. For a farther elucidation, I recommend your coriefpondent to the above work.

I fhall thank any of your numerous correfpondents for an account and defcription of Saint Sid, and where it may be met with.

I wish to hint to that indefatigable hiftorian, Mr. Polwhele, that in the GENT. MAG. June, 1793•

parish of Morley, or Morleigh, in the hundred of Stanborough, there are very elegant remains of a camp, whether Saxon, Danish, or Roman, I cannot at prefent fay; together with feveral large tumuli, an authentic account of which I have not been able to difcover either by oral tradition or hiftory, Rifdon barely mentioning the fame. Whether this fpot, vulgarly called Stambers, gives name to the hundred, or vice versa, I am at a lofs to discover. If permiffion be granted me this fummer by the landholder, it is my intention of opening the largeft and central barrow : if any thing fhould then be discovered worthy the attention of the Antiquary, or Mr. Polwhele, as hiftorian of the county of Devon, they may depend on receiving the fame through the channel of the Gentleman's Magazine.

Yours, &c. JOHN LASKEY."

Mr. URBAN,

THE

May 30. HE antient houfe at Lower Clap. ton, mentioned in your vol. LX. P. 277, as being the property of the benevolent Mr. Howard, having lately been pulled down; I trust that a correct drawing of it will be an acceptable prefent to your Mifcellany.

My zeal, Mr. Urban, for the memory of this truly great man (for fuch, with all his eccentricities, he was), has led me to perufe with attention the various memoirs which have been given of him ; and I find little to add to the ample ftore which you have given, except that it appears, by fome memoirs of him in the Univerfal Magazine for April, 1790, that the houfe in Clapton was that in which Mr. Howard was actually born; and as fuch it may with propriety be handed down to pofterity (fee plate 11.). For this houfe, which came into Mr. Howard's poffeffion on the death of his father in 1742, he had fuch a venera tion that he would never let it upon leafe; but about the year 1785 he fold it for 3,000l. to Thomas Smith, efq. of Tottenham, of whom it was again pur chafed by John Gorham, efq. an eminent furveyor in the King's-road, Gray's-inn-lane. M. GREEN.

LIST OF HERALDIC AUTHORS. (Concluded from p. 314.)

THOMAS BLOUNT, of Orlton, in

Herefordshire (where he had a fair and plentiful eftate), was defcended

from

from a very antient and noble family, of which a particular account is given in the third edition of Peacham's Com

plete Gentleman. It was drawn up, and communicated by Mr Blount him felf to the publisher of that impreffion. And here I muft beg leave to correct what I formerly faid of Peacham's book. There were in all but three editions of it; the first I never faw, and am not quite fure of its date; the fecond certainly was in 1634; and the third and aft in 1661. Very little is kuown of Mr Blount, but that he was a barrifler of the Inner Temple, and a zealous Roman Catholick; that he pub. lifed divers ingen ous works, most of which are familiar to perfons converfant in the literature of the last century; and that he died Dec. 26, 1679, in the 6ft year of his age. See the fecond volume of the Athena, under Sir Rich. Baker's article Though not an original he rallic author, M. B is here inferted as having translated "The Art of making Devles, treating of Herogly phics, Symboles, Emblemes, Æigmas, Sentences, Parables, Reve.fes of Me dalla, Armes, Blazins, Cimiers, Cyphres, and Rebus Fut written French by Henry Etienne Lord of Foffez, Interpreter to the French King for the Latine and Greek Tongues," &c. 1646, and again in 1650, fmall 4te, whereunto is added, a Catalogue of Coronet Devifes, both on the King's and the Parliament's Side, in the late Warres." Even this tranflation, though it has procured Mr. Blount admillion into Gore's Catalogue, will hardly entitle him fairly to a place in the prefent Lift (and indeed he is introduced chiefly for the purpose of correcting the above-, mentioned error about Peacham); for, notwithstanding the promifing title of the book, it will be found, on examination, to contain very little heraldry (properly fo called), but to relate chiefly to that fpecies of conceits of which Camden has treated in his Remaines under the title of "Impreffes."

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William Dugdale, defcended from a good private family in Warwick thire, was born Sept. 12, 1605, was educated at Coventry school, and, in 1622, married Margery Huntbache, daughter of a Staffordshire gentleman. In 1638, he accompanied to London Sir Simon Archer, who introduced him to Sir H.

* See alfo Dugdale's Baronage, and Biograph. Britan.

Sir

Spelman. Here he commenced acquaintance with many illuftrious Anti, quaries, and particularly with Mr. Dodfworth, of Yorkshire, his coadjutor in the Monafticon. By the intereft of Sir H. Spelman and Sir Christopher Hatton, he obtained the place of Blanchlyon extra, and afterwards of Rougecroix purfuivant in ordinary; in which capacity he demanded, in 1642, the furrender of the caftles of Banbury and Warwick, and of the city of Coventry, to the king his mafter, and was also prefent at the battle of Edgehill. Afterwards, attending his Majefty to Oxford, Dugdale there received the degree of M. A. Nov. 1, 1642; at which time likewife Sir Edward Wa ker, then only Chefter herald, was honoured with the fame degree; and Sir William Le Nove, Clarencieux, with that of Doctor of Law. In 1644, Dugdale was appointed Chefer herald; in 1660, Norroy; and finally, in 1677, Garter, when he moreover received the honour of knighthood. It is remark-ble that, in all his preferments in the College of Arms, he was conftantly the immediate fucceffor of Sir Edward Walker. Witiam died at his houfe in Warwickthre named Blythe-hall (which, together with his eftate, had been under fe queftration, during the rebellion), Feb. 10, 1685, and was buried in the parishchurch of Shuftoke, Warwickshire, under a large altar-tomb, with his arms upon it, and an infcription on a tablet above. His numerous MS Collections are depofited partly in the 'Heralds' College, and partly in the Athmolean Mufeum at Oxford. His printed works are, Monafticon Anglicanum, Antiquities of Warwick fhire, H.ftory of St. Paul's, Origines Juridiciales, Hiftory of the Fens, View of the Troubles, Summons to Parliament, and Baronage. But his place in this catalogue is chiefly owing to a little tract which he printed at Oxford in 1681 and 1682, 12mo, intituled, "The ancient Ulage in bearing of fuch Enfigns of Honour as are commonly called Arms." To recommend the revival of confpicuous differences, or marks of cadency, was the principal drift of this book; which is for the molt part extracted from Wyrley, and fupported by the authority of Glover's MISS and the opinions of fome other fkilful heralds. Farther particulars of the life of this oft indefatigable Antiquary may be icen in the account prefixed to the last edition of his Hitory of

St.

St. Paul's (published by Dr. Edward Maynard, formerly fellow of Magdalen college, Oxford), in the Biographia Britannica, in Wood, and in The Black Book of the Order of the Garter," vol. I. where Mr Anftis has given the lives of predeceffors in the office of attendant on that right illuftrious fociety.

Sir George Mackenzie, of Rofehaugh, in Scotland, knt. a very eminent civi lian, and one of the moft polite writers of the last century, was of the antient and noble house of Seaforth, his father being a younger brother of the earl. He was a gentleman of the ftri&teft honour and integrity, of unblemished morals, and unshaken fidelity to his fovereign King Charles II. whom he ferved for feveral years as lord advocate, and one of his Majefty's privy council for Scotland. In the fucceeding reign he was out of favour at Court, and was removed from his places; but King James afterwards thought proper to reftore him, and he continued in office till the Revolution, at which time he left his native country, and retired to Oxford. He died in 1691. See more of him in the Biographia, and the laft article of Fafli Oxon. vol. II. His works are many and various, but chiefly on moral and forensic fobjects. Their number amounts to nearly thirty; among .which there are two that concern our prefent purpose, viz. "Obfervations. upon the Laws and Customs of Nations as to Precedency," and "The Science of Herauldry, treated as a Part of the Civil Law and Law of Nations; wherein Reatons are given for its Principles, and Etymologies for its harder Terins." Thefe two books are printed together in one fmall volume folio, Edingb. 1680, with a good head of the author, engraved by P. Vandrebanc. The tract on Precedency contains a great number of curious cafes and questions on that fubject, and difquifitions on the relative rank of fovereign princes and ftates. Like a true North Briton, he deter. mines the crown of Scotland to be entitled to the most eminent piace among the potentates of Europe, as being the most antient monarchy of them all. In the "Science of Heraldry," the most notable circumstance is Sir George's mode of marshalling the royal atchievements of Great Britain. He has placed the arms of Scotland in the first quarter, environed the fhield with the collar of St. Andrew within the garter, tranfpoled the fupporters, and fet up the

creft and motto of Scotland. Dr. Johnfon, if he had been verfed in heraldry, and had peeped into this book, would have laughed at its author's nationality. But, notwithstanding thefe little peculiarities, both treatiles are learned and refpe&table produtions, which would not difgrace their neighbour if placed on the fame fhelf with Selden's Titles of Honour.

Elias Afbmole, though his printed works are numerous, and though he left behind him many heraldic MSS. fill preferved in the Mufeum which ho founded at Oxford, is indebted for his place in this Catalogue to his elaborate hiftory of "The Inflitutions, Laws, and Ceremonies, of the most noble Order of the Garter," fol. 1672, with fine plates by Hollar.

The publication of this magnificent work procured him 400l. from King Charles II.; a gold chain and medal from the King of Denmark, and another from the Elector of Brandenburgh: befides the honour of complimentary vifits from foreign ambaffadors and envoys. But Afhmole was no lefs celebrated as a Roficrucian than as an Herald and Antiquary. K. Charles, therefore, who was himself a chemical dilettante, beftowed on our author various lucrative and honourable employments; among others, that of Windfor herald, to which he was appointed, June 18, 1660. He refigned that office in July, 1675, in favour of his brotherin law, John Dugdale. By the way, this gentleman (who was fon of the celebrated Sir William Dugdale) published, in 1685, "A Lift of the Nobility, with the Blazon of their Arms;" reprinted 1690. He was created Norroy in 1685; and, about the fame time, knighted (Fafti Oxon. fub ann. 1661). It would be a needlefs labour to detail all the particulars of Afhmole's whimfical life: they may be found in his Diary, published in 1717, 12mo; in Biographia Britannica; and in Wood, who efteemed him "the greatest virtuofa and curiofo that had been known or read of in England before his time." He died May 18, 1692.

Francis Sandford, "defcended from the antient and genteel family of the Sandfords, of Sandford, in Shropshire, was born in the caftle of Carnow, in the County of Wicklow, in Ireland, and half barony of Shelelak; which half barony was purchafed of King James I. by his mother's father, called Calcot Chambre. When the rebellion broke

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Sandford being the laft heraldic writer, whofe death I find to have happened previous to the beginning of the 18th century, with him I clofe my lif Yours, &c. RD.

out in Ireland, Francis being then about eleven years of age, his relations carried him thence into England, fettled themfelves at Sandford with intentions to breed, him a fcholar; but then the rebellion breaking out there, and his family afterwards fufferers for the royal caufe, he had no other education than what grammar-fchools afforded. On the 6th of June, 13 Car. II. he was, by letters-patent, created Purfuivant at Arms by the name and title of Rouge Dragon; and afterwards, on the 16th of November, in the 27th of the faid king's reign, he was created Lancaster Herald of Arms, which office he held till 1689, and then furrendered it up. He hath written and published, 1. "A genealogical Hiftory of the Kings of Portugal," &c. London, 1664, folio: it is partly a tranflation. 2. "The Order and Ceremonies ufed at the Funeral of his Grace, George, Duke of Albemarle," &c. printed in the Savey, near London, 1670, in a thin folio, all exactly repre fented in fculpture. 3. "A genealogical Hiftory of the Kings of England, and Monarchs of Great Britain, &c. from the Norman Conqueft, Anno 1066, to the year 1677, in Seven Parts or Books, with their Effigies, Seals, Tombs, Cenotaphs, Devices, Arms, &c." printed in the Savoy, 1677, in folio. 4. "The Hiftory of the Coronation of King James II. and Queen Mary, &c. the whole Wok illuftrated with Sculptures," printed in the Savoy, 1687, in a large folio, "What other things he hath published," fays Wood, "I know not, nor any thing elte of him befides, only that he, living in or near Bloomf. bury, in Middlefex, died the 16th of January, 1693, and was buried in St. Bride's church-yard." (Fati Oxon, vol. II. col. 164, 2d edit ) Mr. Sandford's two first publications I have ne ver feen; but the Hiftory of the Coronation is a very fplendid volume; nor is the Genealogical Hiftory of our Kings much less fo, many of its plates (which are numerous) being executed by the hand of Hollar. Among thefe is the beautiful farine of Henry VII. The Genealogical Hiftory was compofed at the command of Charles II.; and a very valuable work it is. The margi nal notes are full of information, illuf trating the hiftory of English Heraldry. This book was re-printed in 1707 (the former edition growing fcarce), with additions and a continuation by Samuel Stebbing, efq. Somerset Herald. The

Mr. URBAN,

May 20.

A
SI take it to be the peculiar province
of the Topographer to mark the
progrefs of refinements, and the im-
provement of manners in fociety, I think
it can hardly be difputed, that of all de-
fcriptions, those given by Foreigners
are always the most preferable, on ac-
count of their impartiality. Fathions
in diefs, therefore, being of all things
the moft variable, it may not be amifs
to quote the obfervations of a German
author, upon this fubject in 1736.

"In England," fays he, "people are not
much ufed to a change of cloaths; neither
does one fee any thing like fo much gallantry
in embroidered cloaths as in France; as
any perfon with one coloured coat and a
black one can pass well enough. An Eng-
lifhman is much more attached to good linen
and fhewy perukes, in which fo much
to hear of 20, 30, or 40 guineas, paid for
money is expended, that it is not aftonishing
one of the latter. At court, one may often
fee a lord in a very plain dress, and a jewel
in his bat worth 1000l. pounds fterling.
Jewels are also much ufed by the women.
But if a traveller has a mind to pay a vifit
to Oxford or Cambridge from London, it
would be well for him to take a friend with
him who is known at these places; and, in a
word, there are many literary men who at
tend at London on purpose to conduct ftran-
gers to thefe univerfities. On condition
of defraying their expences, and giving them
by means of their addrefs, will procure you
a recompence, they accompany you; and,
the fight of as much in one day, as you
might otherwise expend many in waiting for
to little or no purpofe. In this particular,
the English are by no means fo complaifant
as the French. Thefe universities are, not-
withstanding, most excellent in their foun-
dations and endowments; as Lipfius fays of
them, Non credo in orbe terrarum extra Angliam
fimile effe; addam aut fuiffe. Magnæ ille opes et
vectigalia, &c. verbo, vis dicam : unum Oxo-
nienfe collegium (rem inquifivi) fuperat wel de-
that Lipfius was not wrong in his judgment."
cem noftra. And it must be acknowledged

Yours, &c. A TOPOGRAPHIST.

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