Chapter VII: Part 7

The prince had not expected that the duke would leave Aberdeen before May, and his troops were scattered about. They had been for weeks in a state of semi-starvation, and had to roam the country to find food for a bare subsistence. The men were discontented for lack of pay; the leaders were jealous and suspicious of each other; some of the clans claimed special rights and precedences. It was a divided, a disheartened, almost a demoralized army of 7,000 men which, on April 15th, stood, with barely one ration for each man in the commissariat, upon Culloden Moor, about four miles north-east of Inverness.

Unequally matched as the two armies would have been if they had met on the 15th, they were much more so on the next day, when the battle joined. For in the intervening night, a strategical misadventure prostrated the spirit and weakened the efficiency of the prince’s army. There was an abortive attempt at a night attack on the royalist camp. After a long weary march, the rebel army failed to concentrate in time for a night surprise; and, disheartened and fatigued, it marched back to Culloden Moor. Here, many at once lay down to sleep, others scattered in search of food. At noon of the 16th, the two armies confronted each other.

Lord George Murray was watching for the proper moment to attack, but, without waiting for orders, the clans in the centre and right wings rushed down with their broadswords, and in spite of a galling fire broke through the front line of the enemy. But the second line had been trained to resist a Highland onset; they reserved their fire until the clansmen had almost reached the points of the bayonets, and then it told with deadly effect. The broadswords could not penetrate the steady line of bayonets; for the assailants it was either flight or death.

The three MacDonald regiments had been placed in the left wing of the rebel army. They claimed the right wing, and even in the supreme moment of battle, Highland pride predominated over military duty. They did not respond to the order to advance, and retired upon the second line. And now, a boundary wall on the prince’s right had been thrown down by the Argyleshire Campbells, and a way made for the duke’s cavalry to operate on the flank and rear. His main army advanced in compact order, and it became a panic, and “save himself who can,” with the clansmen. The MacDonalds and a portion of the second line retired in fair order; but the duke’s cavalry cut off all stragglers; and all the wounded rebels on the battlefield, even those who were next morning found alive, were—by the duke’s orders it is said—savagely put to death.

And not with the fever-madness of battle did the savageries terminate. Cumberland had at Carlisle, where the prince had unwisely left a small garrison, begun a course of atrocity; and he now went over the Highlands, a very demon of cruelty and destruction. This prince of the blood-royal of England gave his soldiery licence to shoot in cold blood the male inhabitants, to plunder the houses of the chieftains, to drive off the cattle and burn the huts of the peasants; to outrage the women. His ducal title ought to have died with him; for what man of honour or common humanity but would feel it a disgrace to bear an appellation made for ever infamous by the _Butcher of Culloden_?

And the penalties of law supplemented the work of the sword. Lords Kilmarnock, Balmerino and Lovat, were beheaded on Tower Hill,—the last deaths by decapitation in Britain. About a hundred persons were hanged in Scotland, and fifty in England; hundreds were sent to the plantations. Of course it had been rebellion, but so far as the rebels were concerned, it had been a fair, stand-up fight; they had lost all but honour. They had not been robbers, or guilty of violence towards civilians; they had not maltreated their prisoners, but set them free on parole, which was often broken. Humanity and sound policy might well have spoken for mercy.

When the prince saw the enemy closing in upon his broken host, he may have hesitated whether he should not stand and meet death, sword in hand; but his friends took hold of his horse’s bridle and turned it from the field. With few attendants he rode to Castle Downie, the residence of Lord Lovat. On seeing the prince a fugitive, the crafty old man felt the ground trembling under his own feet; so the prince had only a hasty meal, and again rode on. He passed by Invergarry into the West Highlands; there, and in the Western Isles, he was for over five months a hunted outlaw. Government offered a reward of £30,000 for his capture; yet, although one time and another hundreds knew of his whereabouts, not one of these grasped at this, to them, fabulous amount, through treachery. But the soldiery and unfriendly clansmen were vigilantly on the outlook.

The prince had, in his wanderings, gone to the outer Hebrides, and was lodged in a forester’s hut, in a cleft of the hills. General Campbell landed at South Uist to make a minute search of the islands. The MacDonalds of Skye were also there, engaged in the same task,—a hunt- party of two thousand men. We can imagine the avidity of the search—the warrant for a huge fortune might be found under any bracken bush on the hillside,—within any clump of trees, or beneath any overhanging cliff. When escape seemed impossible, a woman’s compassion and a woman’s wit came to the rescue.

FLORA MACDONALD.
_From a painting by Ramsay._
]

No feminine name is in Scotland more honoured or awakens higher thoughts of courage and devotion than that of Flora MacDonald. She belonged to the MacDonalds who were inimical to the prince, and was—when she came to know of his straits—on a visit to the house of Sir Alexander MacDonald. But she boldly asked the chief for a passport for herself, a man- servant, and a maid-servant, to enable her to visit relatives in a neighbouring island. The prince, dressed up as maid “Bridget,” shewed awkward enough, but without detection the party reached the house of MacDonald of Kingsburgh, to whom Flora was afterwards married. From there the prince again reached the mainland.

Here he had, in a closely-watched district, several hair-breadth escapes, and found that misery _does_ acquaint a man with strange bedfellows! One refuge was a robber’s cave, the other occupants being outlawed cattle-stealers. They knew the prince, and treated him with the same loyal respect as, ten months previously, had been shewn him in the halls of Holyrood. He was at length able to join Lochiel and other outlawed adherents. Friends along the coast were watching for a French vessel. One appearing on September 20th, nearly a hundred persons were safely embarked. The prince is described as looking like the spectre of his former self,—pale, haggard, and ragged. But his companions received him with bonnets doffed and loyal salutations. Although chased by an English cruiser, the vessel got safely to Marlaix, in Brittany.

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Index.

Aberdeen, Old, 152;
Candlemas procession in, 153;
reception of James IV. in, 153;
church utensils, public sale of, 156;
English players in, 157;
early closing of taverns at, 158;
fines for non-attendance at church, 158;
trials for witchcraft in, 164

_Act of Security_, The, 272

Administration of effects, Provisions for the, 149

Agricola in Britain, 4

Alaric takes Rome, 10

Alexander III., King, 41

Alfred, King, Danish conflicts of, 39

Angles give their name to South Britain, 19

Anglican Church, Origin of the, 88

Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, The, 21

Anne, Queen, reign of, 272;
her domestic history, 279;
favours the Pretender, 280;
her death, 281

Argyle, Earl of, sentenced to death, 231;
his insurrection, 240;
execution of, 241

Argyle, Marquis of, his execution, 212

Arminius defeats the Romans, 10

Assembly, General, in Glasgow, 182

Assembly of Divines in Westminster, 192

Athelstane, King, 41

Augustine, Mission of, 22

Baliol nominated King by Edward I., 65

Barons’ sons, The education of, 114

Battle of Bannockburn, 71

” Brunanberg, 41

” Culloden, 299

” Drumclog, 223

” Dunbar, 200

” Falkirk, 297

” Hastings, 53

” Killiecrankie, 261

” Prestonpans, 292

” Sedgemoor, 237

” Sheriff-muir, 283

” Stamford Bridge, 53

” The Standard, 58

” Worcester, 203

Beaton, Cardinal, Murder of, 90

Berwick, The Duke of, 282

Bishops, Seven, Arrest and Trial of, 250

Bishops, _Tulchan_, in Scotland, 179

“Black Watch,” Composition of the, 289

“Bloody Assize,” The, 238

Boadicea, Queen, defeated by the Romans, 4

Boot, Torture of the, 218

Borders, The, long disorderly, 77

Bothwell Bridge, Battle of, 225;
cruel treatment of prisoners taken at, 227

_Bretwalda_, an Anglo-Saxon dignity, 21

Britain, Invasion of, by Julius Cæsar, 1;
the second invasion and conquest, 3;
as a Roman province, 12;
the Roman evacuation, 16;
barbarian raids on, 17;
the Anglo-Saxons in, 19;
Danish invasions of, 38

British Churches, Ancient, differences between, 24

Brown, John, Cruel murder of, 228

Bruce, Robert, his contest for the crown, 68;
his army before Stirling, 69;
his victory at Bannockburn, 72

Burgh Court of Dundee, old records of, 134;
justice done in the, 135;
assumed powers of life and death, 141

Cæsar, Julius, Invasion of Britain by, 2

Caledonians, The, 5

Candlemas procession in Aberdeen, 153

Canongate, The, its old memories, 124

Canute, The Danish King, 46

Caractacus defeated by the Romans, 4

Catholic church utensils, Sale of, 156

Catholic conversions under James II., 245

Catholic worship, Stringent laws against, 116

Celtic Language, The, 9

Celts, Origin of the, 27

Channel, Revolution expedition in the, 254

Charles I., Scotland under, 178;
endeavours to subvert Presbyterianism, 179;
his game of _Thorough_, 184;
at war with Parliament, 191;
joins the Scottish army, 195;
given up to Parliamentary army, 196;
at Carisbrook Castle, 197

Charles II. signs the Covenant, 199;
is crowned at Scone, 201;
defeated at Worcester, 203;
the Restoration, 211;
Scotland under, 213;
establishes Episcopacy, 214;
his death, 235

Charles Edward, Prince, lands in Scotland, 290;
in Edinburgh, 291;
in Derby, 293;
at Culloden, 298;
wanderings and escape, 302

Charles XII. of Sweden designs invading Britain, 287

Churches, Ancient British, 24

Civilization, Modern turning point in, 85

Civil War, The, 191

Claverhouse, Graham of, 223;
defeated at Drumclog, 224;
his cruel revenge, 226;
raises Highland clans in Jacobite cause, 260;
his death at Killiecrankie, 262

Columba settles in Iona, 32

Commission to discuss terms of Union, 273

Constantius, The Emperor, 7

Constantine, The Emperor, 8

Conversion of the Anglo-Saxons, 22

Conversion of the Picts, 33

Cope, Sir John, defeated at Prestonpans, 292

“Covenant,” Origin of the, 91

Covenanters at Rullion Green, 217;
at Drumclog, 223;
at Bothwell Bridge, 225;
persecutions of, 227;
martyrs’ monument in Greyfriars’ churchyard, 247

Cromwell in Scotland, 199;
wins battle of Dunbar, 200;
Scotland under, 206;
his latter days, 207;
his character, 207

Culdees, The, 33

Culloden, The Rebel army at, 298;
the battle, 299;
atrocities after the battle, 300

Cumberland, Duke of, follows retreat of Rebel army from Derby, 294;
marches against the Rebels, 297;
wins battle of Culloden, 299;
his savagery, 300

Cures from holy wells, 167

Dalrida, Scoto, Kingdom of, 31

Dalziel persecutes the Covenanters, 216

Danish invasions of Britain, The, 38

Darien Scheme, The, 270;
ends in disaster, 271

Darnley, Lord, marries Queen Mary, 107;
his murder, 108

David I., King, 58

Declaration of Indulgence, The, 248

Declaration of Rights, The, 258

“Defender of the Faith,” Title of, 87

Derby, March of Rebels to, 293;
retreat from, 294

Derwentwater, Earl of, raises a rebellion, 283

Dress regulations in Sixteenth Century, 150

Druidism in Britain, 13

Drumclog, Battle of, 223

Drummond, Sir William, 83;
his welcome of Charles I. to Edinburgh, 178

Drunkenness, Punishments for, 145

Dunbar, Battle of, 200

Dunbar’s description of pageant in Aberdeen, 153

Duncan, King, 55

Dundee, History of Old, 134;
Burgh Court records, 135;
offences and punishments, 136;
stormed by General Monk, 204

Dunottar Castle, Siege of, 128

Edgar the Peaceable, 42

Edinburgh, Old, 111;
a picturesque city, 112;
early history of, 112;
provisions against fire, 113;
early schools, 114;
after Flodden, 114;
Mary’s entrance into, 117;
quarrel of James VI. with, 120;
James revisits, 122;
resistance to episcopacy in, 182;
occupied by Prince Charles Edward, 292

Edinburgh Castle, 126;
an ancient royal residence, 127;
the regalia in, 127

Edward, King, the elder, 40

Edward the Confessor, 48

Edward I., arbitrator on claims to Scottish crown, 64;
decides for Baliol, 65;
conquers Scotland, 66;
his death, 68

Edward II. invades Scotland, 69;
is defeated at Bannockburn, 71

Effects, Administration of, 149

Elizabeth becomes Queen of England, 105;
her hatred of Mary, 106;
causes Mary’s execution, 109;
comparison of the two queens, 109

Ella, Landing of, 19

Emma, Queen, 46

England and Scotland, Strained relations between, 273;
Union of, 276

English, Preparation against attacks by the, 155

English Reformation, Causes of the, 86

English and Scottish Churches, Difference between, 90

English and Scottish Parliaments, Different constitution of, 74

Episcopacy introduced into Scotland by Charles I., 179

Ethelbert, Conversion of, 22

Ethelred the Unready, 44

Falkirk, Battle of, 299

Feudalism in Britain, 73

Field-preaching in Scotland, 214

Folk-speech, Scottish, 84

Foster, Mr., heads a Jacobite rising, 283

Gaelic language, The, 29

Geddes, Jenny, throws her stool, 180

George I., Accession of, 281

Glasgow, General assembly in, 182;
fined by Prince Charles Edward, 296

Glencoe, Massacre of, 264;
resolution on by the Scottish estates, 269

Godwin, Earl, 48;
his banishment, 49;
his return, 50

Graham of Claverhouse, 223

Grampians, Battle of the, 5

Halley, General, defeated at Falkirk, 297

“Hand-fasting” in Scotland, 173

Hardicanute, King, 47

Harold, Earl, maltreated by William of Normandy, 50;
his high character, 51;
chosen king, 52;
defeats the Norsemen at Stamford Bridge, 53;
defeated and slain at Hastings, 54

Hastings, Battle of, 54

Henry VIII., his domestic history, 86;
his evil character, 87;
effects the English Reformation, 88;
demands Mary for his son’s wife, 102

Heptarchy, The Anglo-Saxon, 21

Heresy (Lutheran), Act of Parliament against, 155

Highlanders mode of fighting, 261;
advance into England, 293;
in retreat, 294

“Highland Host, The,” 220

Highlands long disorderly, 76;
under General Wade, 289

Holyrood, History of, 129;
Queen Mary’s apartments in, 130;
gallery of ancient kings in, 35;
the church, 132

Holy Wells in Scotland, 166;
associated with certain saints, 167;
pilgrimages to, 167;
at St. Fillans, 168;
at Musselburgh, 168;
at Muthill near Crieff, 169;
at Strathnaven, 169;
at Spa near Aberdeen, 170;
pilgrimages to denounced by the Strathbogie Presbytery, 170

Ill-fame, Houses of, forbidden, 148

Images in churches, Demolition of, 99

Immorality, Penalties for, 145

Indulgence, Declaration of, 248

Inverness occupied by the rebels, 297

Iona, Historical importance of, 33

Ireland, The old races in, 30;
Patrick’s mission in, 32

Irish troops in London, 252

Jacobite risings in 1715, 279

James I., his high character, 78;
a poet, 82;
his wise laws, 113

James III. patronises poets, 129

James IV. and Sir David Lindsay, 130;
his entry with his queen into Edinburgh, 114;
into Aberdeen, 153

James V. dying at Mary’s birth, 102

James VI., proclaimed king, 118;
supposed to be under witchcraft, 161;
quarrels with Edinburgh, 120;
becomes James I. of England, 122;
revisits Edinburgh, 123;
his method of arguing with the Puritans, 185

James, Duke of York, fights the Dutch at sea, 236;
in Scotland, 230;
as king attempts to re-establish popery, 242;
issues the declaration of indulgence, 248;
sends seven bishops to the Tower, 249;
has a son born, 250;
retracts unpopular measures, 253;
his flight, 255;
his throne declared vacant, 257;
Scotland under, 246

James the Pretender joins the rising of 1715, 284;
makes arrangements for his coronation, 284;
deserts his adherents, 286

Jeffreys, the infamous Judge, 232, 238

Jougs, The, 149

Justice, Good, done in Burgh Courts, 135

Jutes first landing in Britain, 17

Kenneth Macalpine, King of Scots, 36

Killiecrankie, Battle of, 261

“Kings’ Quhair, The,” 81

Knox, John, his early life, 91;
preaching at Perth, 92;
admonishes Queen Mary, 96;
his strong character, 98

Landowners bound for their tenants attending church, 220

Latin a spoken language in Britain, 8

Lauderdale, Persecutions of Lord, 219

Lent observances after the Reformation, 157

Leslie, General, at Dunbar, 200

Lindsay, Sir David, 130

Lisle, Alice, Execution of, 238

Literature, The older Scottish, 80

Lochiel, Adherence of to Prince Charles, 291

Logarithms, Invention of, by Napier, 123

Long Parliament, The, 190

Lothians, People of the, 80

Lovat, Lord, his double dealing, 296;
his execution, 301

Lowland folk-speech, 84

Luther’s heresies, An act against, 155

Macbeth, King, 55

Macdonald, Flora, aids the escape of Prince Charles, 304

Macdonalds of Glencoe, Order to extirpate the, 267;
treacherous murders of, 268

Macdonalds, The, at Culloden, 299

MacIan of Glencoe, 265;
takes the oath of allegiance, 266;
his murder, 268

Mackay, General, defeated at Killiecrankie, 261

Magus Muir, Tragedy of, 222

Maid of Norway, The, 64

“Maiden,” The, 119

Malcolm II., King, 54

Malcolm, III., _Canmore_, 56;
marries Margaret, sister of Edgar Atheling, 57

Malcolm IV., _The Maiden_, 59

Mar, Earl of, raises a rebellion in 1715, 282;
is checked at Sheriffmuir, 283;
deserts his army at Montrose, 286

Margaret, queen of Malcolm Canmore, 57

Marriage, Scottish customs, 172;
lax notions on, 174;
restrictions on, 175;
unlucky months for, 172;
a woman’s outfit, 175

Mary of Guise, regent of Scotland, 90

Mary, Queen of England, 104

Mary, Queen of Scots, Childhood of, 102;
sent to France, and marries the Dauphin, 103;
returns to Scotland, 116;
her entry into Edinburgh, 117;
marries Lord Darnley, 106;
her sad after-history, 109;
compared with Elizabeth, 110;
her apartments in Holyrood, 130

Masham, Mrs., Influence of over Queen Anne, 279

Massacre of Glencoe, The, 264

McKail, Hugh, Execution of, 218

Monmouth, Duke of, defeats the Covenanters at Bothwell Bridge, 225;
his Moderation, 226;
his own Rebellion, 237

Monk, General, storms Dundee, 204;
completes Cromwell’s subjugation of Scotland, 206;
restores the Stuarts, 211

“Mons Meg” at Edinburgh Castle, 126

Montrose, the Marquis of, 194

Morton, Regent of Scotland, 118;
accused of being accessory to Darnley’s murder, 118;
his execution by the _Maiden_, 119

Murray, Lord George, leads the rebel march to Derby in 1745, 293

Musselburgh, Holy-well at, 168

Napier of Merchiston invents logarithms, 123

Nationalism, English and Scottish, 81

Newcastle held by the Scots, 183

Night offences specially punished, 139

Normandy a Danish Conquest, 44

Norsemen hold North of Scotland, 54

Northumbria the chief power, 23

Offences and their punishments in the sixteenth century, 134

Oswald, King of Northumbria, becomes _Bretwalda_, 23;
his conversion, 23

Oxford declares for the royal supremacy, 244;
is “hoist by its own petard,” 244

Oysters, penalty for giving false price to, 154

Parliament, The Long, 190

Parliament declares James’s throne vacant, 257;
agrees to William and Mary’s joint sovereignty, 258

Parliaments in England and Scotland, 74

Paterson, William, floats the Darien scheme, 270;
the total failure, 271

Patrick, the Saint of Ireland, 32

Penny Weddings, 173

Perth in Jacobite occupation in 1715, 283;
the retreat from, 284

“Petition of Right,” The, 184

Picts, first mention of the, 6;
origin of the, 28;
conversion of, 33;
coalesce with the Scots, 36

Players, Reception of in Aberdeen, 157.

Poetry, The older Scottish, 81

Pope, Henry VIII. quarrels with the, 88

Popery, Protestant intolerance towards, 116

Presbyterian Church of Scotland, distinctive features of, 94;
its influence on Scottish character, 95;
bareness of its forms of worship, 100;
its fight against episcopacy, 181

Presbyterianism in England, 193

Prestonpans, Battle of, 292

Pretender, Birth of the, 250;
in the rebellion of 1715, 284;
birth of his two sons, 288

Protestantism established in England, 88;
in Scotland, 92

“Protestant wind,” A, watched for, 253

Psalms and paraphrases in the Kirk, 100

Punishments in the sixteenth century, 135;
for speaking, falsely of burgh officers, 136;
for slander, 136;
for “flyting,” 137;
of having to pay for healing hurts, 138;
of banishment from the town, 140;
of scourging through the town, 141;
of death under burgh laws, 141;
of restitution, 142;
when there was “vehement suspicion,” 142;
of forfeiting the right to wear swords, 143;
for drunkenness, 145;
for immorality, 148

Puritans, the English, 184;
browbeaten by James I., 185;
their Old Testament leanings, 208

Queen of Charles I., evil influence of, 186

Queens, The rival, Mary and Elizabeth, 102;
their relationship, 105

Rebellion, Jacobite, of 1715, 283;
Executions following the, 286

Rebellion of 1745, 289;
atrocities and executions following, 300

Reformation, The, in England and Scotland, 85;
in danger from James II., 242

Regalia, the ancient Scottish, 127;
the present, 127;
its adventures, 128;
after the Union to remain in Edinburgh, 128;
supposed loss, search for, and recovery, 128

Regencies disastrous to Scotland, 75

Regicides, Execution of the, 212

Religion in Scotland under Charles I., 181;
under Cromwell, 209;
under Charles II., 214

Renwick, the last covenanting martyr, 248

Revolution, The, of 1688, 252

Rizzio, David, Murder of, 108

Roman invasion of Britain, 3;
rule in Britain, 12;
Empire divided, 9;
fall of the Western Empire, 11;
Evacuation, 16

Rome taken by Alaric, 10

Rullion Green, Fight at, 217

Russell, Sir William, Execution of, 233

Ryehouse Plot, The, 233

Sabbath-breaking, Penalties for, 158

Saints associated with Holy-wells, 167

“Saxon shore,” The, 15

_Scotia_, an old name of Ireland, 29

Scotland, how it became a free nation, 63;
under Charles I., 178;
under Cromwell, 199;
under Charles II., 211;
under James II., 236;
“Company of,” 270;
union with England, 270

Scottish Kings:—The Mythical, 35;
Fergus, 35;
Kenneth Macalpine, 36;
Malcolm II., 54;
Duncan, 55;
Macbeth, 55;
Malcolm III., 56;
David I., 58;
Malcolm IV., 59;
William, 59;
Alexander III., 61;
Baliol, 65;
Robert Bruce, 72;
James I., 78, 81;
James III., 129;
James IV., 130;
James VI., 116

Scottish Nation, Rise of the, 26;
Parliament a single chamber, 74;
Nobles, quarrels amongst, 75;
Nationalism pronounced, 81;
Reformation, a struggle with authority, 90;
Convention declare James’s throne vacant, 259

Scoto-Irish piracies, 15

Scots first found in Ireland, 29;
lesser number of than of Picts, 36;
“King of,” the title of the sovereign, 72

“Security, Act of,” 272

Sedgemoor, Battle of, 237

Sharp, Archbishop, Murder of, 221

Sheriff-Muir, Battle of, 283

Sheriffs in Scotland, Education of, 114

Shipmoney, Levy of, 187

Springs of mineral waters become holy wells, 167

St. Fillans, Well of, 168

St. Giles, The saint’s statue in, removed, 115;
farewell speech of James VI. in, 122;
commotion in over new liturgy, 180

St. Mary’s altar, Fines of lights for, 138

Stair, Master of, author of Glencoe massacre, 265;
punished by dismissal from office, 269

Stamford Bridge, Battle of, 53

Standard, Battle of the, 58

Star-Chamber, The, 184

Stocks, Punishment of the, 138

Strafford, Execution of, 191

Strathbogie Presbytery denounce pilgrimages to holy wells, 170

Strathclyde, Kingdom of, 21

Strathnaven, Holy well at, 169

Stuarts, Family traits of the, 213;
their claims to the English throne, 105;
the last act of the dynasty, 281

Superstition, Hard death of, 160

Swearing, Penalties for, 147

Sweden, Charles XII. of, 287

Sweyn, The Danish King, 45

Swords, Wearing of, led to crime, 143;
disallowed after misuse, 144

Test Oaths in Scotland, Evasion of, 245

Teutonic rule, Spread of the, 18

“Thorough,” The game of, 184

Tory ministry of Queen Anne, 281

Treason, English laws of, applied to Scotland, 276

_Tulchan_ bishops in Scotland, 179

Union of England and Scotland, William’s dying message in favour of,
272;
its terms, 274;
opposition to in Scotland, 275;
its accomplishment, 276;
early years of the, 276;
attempts to repeal the, 277;
its good results, 278

Wade, General, in the Highlands, 289

Wallace, Sir William, 67

War, The Civil, 191

Wedding Feasts in Scotland, 172

Westminster Assembly of Divines, The, 192

William the Conqueror, 52

William, Prince of Orange, invitation to, 252;
his fleet in the Channel, 254;
his landing and progress, 254;
refuses the regency, 257;
elected King and his wife Queen, 258;
his tolerant policy, 262;
signs order against the Macdonalds of Glencoe, 266;
opposes the Darien Scheme, 271;
his last message to Parliament, 272

Witchcraft in Scotland, 160;
in Aberdeen, 164

Witches, An assize on in Edinburgh, 161

Witchfinders, 163

“Woo’d and married and a’” 176

York, Early importance of, 7

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“The reader will find much in this book to interest, instruct, and amuse.”—_Home Chimes._

“We feel sure that many will feel grateful to Mr. Andrews for having produced such an interesting book.”—_The Antiquary._

“A volume of great research and striking interest.”—_The Bookbuyer (New York)._

“A valuable book.”—_Literary World (Boston, U.S.A.)._

“An admirable book.”—_Sheffield Independent._

“An interesting, handsomely got up volume.... Mr. Andrews is always chatty and expert in making a paper on a dry subject exceedingly readable.”—_Newcastle Courant._

“Mr. William Andrews’ new book, ‘Curiosities of the Church,’ adds another to the series by which he has done so much to popularise antiquarian studies.... The book, it should be added, has some quaint illustrations, and its rich matter is made available for reference by a full and carefully compiled index.”—_Scotsman._

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Old Church Lore.

By WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.,

_Author of “Curiosities of the Church,” “Old-Time Punishments,”
“Historic Romance,” etc._

CONTENTS.

The Right of Sanctuary—The Romance of Trial—A Fight between the Mayor of
Hull and the Archbishop of York—Chapels on Bridges—Charter Horns—The
Old English Sunday—The Easter Sepulchre—St. Paul’s Cross—Cheapside
Cross—The Biddenden Maids Charity—Plagues and Pestilences—A King
Curing an Abbot of Indigestion—The Services and Customs of Royal Oak
Day—Marrying in a White Sheet—Marrying under the Gallows—Kissing the
Bride—Hot Ale at Weddings—Marrying Children—The Passing Bell—
Concerning Coffins—The Curfew Bell—Curious Symbols of the Saints—
Acrobats on Steeples—A carefully-prepared Index.

ILLUSTRATED

PRESS OPINIONS.

“A worthy work on a deeply interesting subject.... We commend this book strongly.”—_European Mail._

“An interesting volume.”—_The Scotsman._

“Contains much that will interest and instruct.”—_Glasgow Herald._

“The author has produced a book which is at once entertaining and valuable, and which is also entitled to unstinted praise on the ground of its admirable printing and binding.”—_Shields Daily Gazette._

“Mr. Andrews’ book does not contain a dull page.... Deserves to meet with a very warm welcome.”—_Yorkshire Post._

“Mr. Andrews, in ‘Old Church Lore,’ makes the musty parchments and records he has consulted redolent with life and actuality, and has added to his works a most interesting volume, which, written in a light and easy narrative style, is anything but of the ‘dry-as-dust’ order. The book is handsomely got up, being both bound and printed in an artistic fashion.”—_Northern Daily News._

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Old-Time Punishments.

By WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.,

AUTHOR OF “CURIOSITIES OF THE CHURCH,” “HISTORIC ROMANCE,”
“FAMOUS FROSTS AND FROST FAIRS,” “HISTORIC
YORKSHIRE,” ETC.

CONTENTS.

Carefully prepared papers, profusely illustrated, appear
on the following subjects:—

_The Ducking Stool—The Brank, or Scold’s Bridle—The Pillory—Punishing
Authors and burning books—Finger-Pillory—The Jougs—The Stocks—The
Drunkard’s Cloak—Whipping—Public Penance in White Sheets—The
Repentance-Stool—Riding the Stang—Gibbet Lore—Drowning—Burning to
Death—Boiling to Death—Beheading—Hanging, Drawing, and Quartering—
Pressing to Death—Hanging—Hanging in Chains—The Halifax Gibbet—The
Scottish Maiden, etc.—An Index of five closely-printed pages._

MANY CURIOUS ILLUSTRATIONS.

PRESS OPINIONS.

“This is an entertaining book ... well chosen illustrations and a serviceable index.—_Athenæum._

“A hearty reception may be bespoken for it.”—_Globe._

“A work which will be eagerly read by all who take it up.”—_Scotsman._

“It is entertaining.”—_Manchester Guardian._

“A vast amount of curious and entertaining matter.”—_Sheffield Independent._

“We can honestly recommend a perusal of this book.”—_Yorkshire Post._

“Interesting and handsomely printed.”—_Newcastle Chronicle._

“A very readable history.”—_Birmingham Daily Gazette._

“Mr. Andrews’ book is well worthy of careful study, and is a perfect mine of wealth on the subject of which it treats.”—_Herts Advertiser._

“It is sure of a warm welcome on both sides of the Atlantic.”—_Christian Leader._

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Bygone England:

_Social Studies in its Historic Byways and Highways._

By WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.,

_Author of “Old Church Lore,” “Curiosities of the
Church,” “Old Time Punishments,” etc._

Contents:

Under Watch and Ward.
Under Lock and Key.
The Practice of Pledging.

The Minstrel in the Olden Time.
Curious Landholding Customs.
Curiosities of Slavery in England.

Buying and Selling in the Olden Time.
Curious Fair Customs.
Old Prejudices against Coal.

The Sedan Chair.
Running Footmen.
The Early Days of the Umbrella.

A Talk about Tea.
Concerning Coffee.
The Horn Book.

Fighting Cocks in Schools.
Bull-Baiting.
The Badge of Poverty.

Patents to wear Nightcaps.
A Foolish Fashion.
Wedding Notices in the Last Century.

Selling Wives.
The Story of the Tinder Box.
The Invention of Friction Matches.

Body Snatching.
Christmas under the Commonwealth.
Under the Mistletoe Bough.

A carefully prepared Index.

NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.

Opinions of the Press.

_The following are a few extracts from a large number of favourable reviews of “Bygone England”_:—

“We welcome ‘Bygone England.’ It is another of Mr. Andrews’ meritorious achievements in the path of popularising archæological and old-time information without in any way writing down to an ignoble level.”—_The Antiquary._

“This is a book which will give instruction as well as entertainment to all who read it, and it will serve to awaken interest in the old and quaint customs of our native land.”—_Sala’s Journal._

“The volume is admirably got up, and its contents are at once entertaining and instructive. Mr. Andrews is quite a master of curious and out-of-the-way knowledge.”—_Scottish Leader._

“‘A delightful book,’ is the verdict that the reader will give after a perusal of its pages. Mr. Andrews has presented to us in very pleasing form some phases of the social life of England in the olden time.”— _Publishers’ Circular._

“Some of the chapters are very interesting, and are most useful for those who desire to know the origin and history of some of our daily practices and amusements.”—_The World._

“In recommending this book to the general public, we do so, feeling confident that within its pages they will find much that is worth knowing, that they will never find their interest flag, nor their curiosity ungratified.”—_Hull Daily News._

“A volume which may be cordially recommended to all who love to stray in historical byways.”—_Shields Daily Gazette._

“A very readable and instructive volume.”—_The Globe._

“Many are the subjects of interest introduced in this chatty volume.”— _Saturday Review._

“A delightful volume for all who love to dive into the origin of social habits and customs, and to penetrate into the byways of history.”— _Liverpool Daily Post._

“There is a large mass of information in this capital volume, and it is so pleasantly put that many will be tempted to study it. Mr. Andrews has done his work with great skill.”—_London Quarterly Review._

“It is impossible to read this book without a feeling of gratitude to Mr. Andrews for his labours. The subjects have been so well selected, and are treated in so attractive a manner, that the reader may open the volume at any page and find something which will rivet his attention.... A good index is provided, and the book is well printed and got up.”— _Manchester Examiner._

“This informing and readable book will be welcome in any household.”— _Yorkshire Post._

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FAMOUS FROSTS AND FROST FAIRS

IN GREAT BRITAIN.

Chronicled from the Earliest to the Present Time.

By WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.,

Author of “BYGONE ENGLAND,” “CURIOSITIES OF THE CHURCH,”
“OLD-TIME PUNISHMENTS,” ETC.

Only 400 copies printed, each copy numbered, and only 20 remain
on sale. Three curious full-page illustrations.

This work furnishes a carefully prepared account of all the great Frosts occurring in this country from A.D. 134 to 1887. The numerous Frost Fairs on the Thames are fully described, and illustrated with quaint woodcuts, and several old ballads relating to the subject are reproduced. It is tastefully printed and elegantly bound.

_The following are a few of the many favourable reviews of
“Famous Frosts and Frost Fairs”_:—

“The work is thoroughly well written, it is careful in its facts, and may be pronounced exhaustive on the subject. Illustrations are given of several frost fairs on the Thames, and as a trustworthy record this volume should be in every good library. The usefulness of the work is much enhanced by a good index.”—_Public Opinion._

“The book is beautifully got up.”—_Barnsley Independent._

“A very interesting volume.”—_Northern Daily Telegraph._

“A great deal of curious and valuable information is contained in these pages.... A comely volume.”—_Literary World._

“The work from first to last is a most attractive one, and the arts alike of printer and binder have been brought into one to give it a pleasing form.”—_Wakefield Free Press._

“An interesting and valuable work.”—_West Middlesex Times._

“Not likely to fail in interest.”—_Manchester Guardian._

“This chronology has been a task demanding extensive research and considerable labour and patience, and Mr. Andrews is to be heartily congratulated on the result.”—_Derby Daily Gazette._

“A volume of much interest and great importance.”—_Rotherham Advertiser._

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BYGONE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE:

Its History, Folk-Lore, and Memorable Men and Women.

_Edited by WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S._,

Author of “BYGONE ENGLAND,” “OLD-TIME PUNISHMENTS,” “CURIOSITIES
OF THE CHURCH,” “OLD CHURCH LORE.”

_Contents_:—Historic Northamptonshire, by Thomas Frost—The Eleanor Crosses, by the Rev. Geo. S. Tyack, B.A.—Fotheringhay: Past and Present, by Mrs. Dempsey—The Battle of Naseby, by Edward Lamplough—The Cottage Countess—The Charnel House at Rothwell, by Edward Chamberlain—The Gunpowder Plot, by John T. Page—Earls Barton Church, by T. Tindall Wildridge—Old Fairs, by William Sharman—Witches and Witchcraft, by Eugene Teesdale—The City of Peterborough, by Frederick Ross, F.R.H.S.— The English Founders of the Washington Family of America, by Thomas Frost—Ann Bradstreet, the Earliest American Poetess—Liber Custumarum, Villæ Northamptoniæ, by Christopher A. Markham, F.S.A.—Thomas Britton, the Musical Small-Coal Man, by E. E. Cohen—Old Scarlett, the Peterborough Sexton—Accounts of Towcester Constables, by John Nicholson— Miserere Shoemaker of Wellingborough, by T. Tindall Wildridge—Sir Thomas Tresham and his Buildings, by John T. Page—Northamptonshire Folk-Lore, by John Nicholson—Northamptonshire Proverbs—An Ancient Hospital, by the Rev. I. Wodhams, M.A.—A carefully prepared Index—_Numerous Illustrations_.

PRESS OPINIONS.

“The volume is very interesting, and for those who dwell in the county, or whose tastes lead them to explore its history, it will have especial attraction.”—_Publishers’ Circular._

“A welcome contribution to the literature of the county.”—_Northampton Herald._

“The book is published in a form that is well worthy of the high standard that the Hull Press has achieved, and we can congratulate Mr. Andrews on adding one more stone to the fabric of the bygone history of the Midlands.”—_Hull Daily News._

“An interesting volume, as well as being got up in exceptionally good style. The matter is well chosen and well rendered, so that the book is not only a thing of beauty, but also a veritable treasure-house of reliable and entertaining articles.”—_Beverley Independent._

“A welcome addition to the shelves of anyone interested in the antiquities of Northamptonshire, while even those who are not, will be able to pleasantly while away many odd half-hours by perusing its pages.”—_Kettering Leader._

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Bygone Essex:

_Its History, Folk-Lore, and Memorable Men and
Women._

EDITED BY WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.,

Author of “Bygone England,” “Old-Time Punishments,” “Curiosities of
the Church,” “Old Church Lore.”

CONTENTS.

Historic Essex, by Thomas Frost—Epping Forest: Its History, Customs, and Laws, by Jesse Quail—Greenstead Church, by Edward Lamplough—The Burial of Harold at Waltham, by William Winters, F.R.H.S.—St. Osyth’s Priory, by John T. Page—Colchester in Olden Times, by Joseph W. Spurgeon—The Siege of Colchester, by Joseph W. Spurgeon—Colchester: Its Historic Buildings and Famous Men, by Joseph W. Spurgeon—Essex Tokens, by Thomas Forster—Queen Elizabeth at Tilbury: A Glance at Armada Days, by Edward Lamplough—The Lawless Court, by the Rev. Geo. S. Tyack, B.A.—The Dunmow Flitch—A Deserted Primitive Village, by G. Fredk. Beaumont—William Hunter: The Young Martyr of Brentwood, by John W. Odling—Fairlop Fair, by John W. Odling—Thomas Tusser, and his “Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry,” by W. H. Thompson—John Ray, Naturalist, by W. H. Thompson— Wanstead House, by John T. Page—Hopkins, the Witchfinder, by Frederick Ross, F.R.H.S.—An Essex Poet, by the Rev. Geo. S. Tyack, B.A.—Historic Harwich—Old Bow Bridge, by John T. Page—Index.

PRESS OPINIONS.

“Readable as well as instructive, and it has an interest for many more than Essex people.”—_The Globe._

“Good paper, good type, and good illustrations all help to make ‘Bygone Essex’ an exceedingly pleasant and agreeable book.”—_Sala’s Journal._

“This work will be welcomed by all intelligent explorers of their own country, who cannot fail to regard its ancient monuments and historic localities with renewed interest after perusing it.”—_The Gentlewoman._

_HULL: WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS._
_Colchester: T. Forster._
_London: Hutchinson & Co._

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Bygone Lancashire.

Edited by ERNEST AXON.

_Contents_:—Historic Lancashire, by Ernest Axon—The Religious Life of Lancashire during the Commonwealth, by W. A. Shaw, M.A.—Kersal Moor, by Janet Armytage—A Lancaster Worthy (Thomas Covell), by William Hewitson— Some Early Manchester Grammar School Boys, by Ernest Axon—The Sworn Men of Amounderness, by Lieut.-Col. Henry Fishwick, F.S.A.—Lancashire Sundials, by William E. A. Axon, M.R.S.L.—The Plague in Liverpool, by J. Cooper Morley—The Old Dated Bell at Claughton, by Robert Langton, F.R.H.S.—The Children of Tim Bobbin, by Ernest Axon—The “Black Art” at Bolton—An Infant Prodigy in 1679, by Arthur W. Croxton—Wife Desertion in the Olden Times—The Colquitt Family of Liverpool—Some Old Lancashire Punishments—Bury Simnels—Eccles Wakes, by H. Cottam—Furness Abbey— Colonel Rosworm and the Siege of Manchester, by George C. Yates, F.S.A.— Poems of Lancashire Places, by William E. A. Axon, M.R.S.L.—Father Arrowsmith’s Hand, by Rushworth Armytage—Index—_Illustrated_.

PRESS OPINIONS.

“A work of considerable historical and archæological interest.”— _Liverpool Daily Post._

“The book is handsomely got up.”—_Manchester Guardian._

“In the collection of papers forming this highly interesting volume, many antiquarian and historical matters connected with the County Palatine are dealt with, and at least a dozen authors have contributed essays rich in curious facts.... All the articles are good, and should make this volume a favourite among the historical students of the County Palatine.”—_Liverpool Mercury._

“The book is excellently printed and bound.”—_Library Review._

“‘Bygone Lancashire’ is a welcome addition to the literature of the county, and we may echo the hope expressed by the editor that its appearance ‘may encourage the local patriotism which is such a striking characteristic of the Lancashire Lad.’ It may be added that the work, which contains a few illustrations, is well got up, and does credit to the publishers.”—_Manchester Courier._

“This is another of those clearly-printed, well-covered, readable, accurate, and entertaining ‘Bygone’ volumes that come forth with pleasant frequency from the Andrews’ press, Hull.... The volume is sure of a ready sale among the more intelligent of the ‘Lancashire Lads.’”— _Antiquary._

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Bygone London.

By FREDERICK ROSS, F.R.H.S.,

_Author of “Yorkshire Family Romance,” “Legendary
Yorkshire,” etc._

CONTENTS.

The Walls and Gates—Episodes in the Annals of Cheapside—Bishopsgate Street Within and Without—Aldersgate Street and St. Martin’s-le-Grand— Old Broad Street—Chaucer and the Tabard—The Priory of the Holy Trinity, Aldgate—Convent of the Sisters Minoresses of the Order of St. Clare, Aldgate—The Abbey of St. Mary of Graces, or East Minster—The Barons Fitzwalter, of Baynard’s Castle—Sir Nicholas Brember, Knight, Lord Mayor of London—An Olden Time Bishop of London: Robert de Braybrooke—A Brave Old London Bishop: Fulco Basset—An Old London Diarist—Index.

PRESS OPINIONS.

“Mr. Ross deals with the chief episodes in the history of London architecture, and with existing London antiquities, in a garrulous, genial spirit, which renders his book generally attractive.”—_The Times._

“Beyond all doubt a more interesting and withal informing volume than ‘Bygone London’ it has not been our good fortune to come across for many a long day.”—_The City Press._

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In the Temple.

CONTENTS.

In the Temple—The Knight Templars—The Devil’s Own—Christmas in the Temple—How to become a Templar—On Keeping Terms—Call Parties.

“Amusing and interesting sketches.”—_Law Times._

“Pleasant gossip about the barristers’ quarter.”—_Gentlewoman._

“A very pleasant little volume.”—_Globe._

“An entertaining little book.”—_Manchester Examiner._

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Bygone Derbyshire:

Its History, Romance, Folk-Lore, Curious
Customs, etc.

EDITED BY WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.

Derbyshire is rich in historical associations of an out-of-the-way character. In the pages of “Bygone Derbyshire” are presented in a readable, and at the same time in a scholar-like style, papers, profusely illustrated, bearing on such subjects as the history of the county, ancient castles, monumental brasses, gleanings from parochial records, old church lore, family romance, traditions, curious customs, witchcraft, well-dressing, old-time sports, etc., etc.

_Contents_:—Historic Derbyshire, by Thomas Frost—On an Early Christian Tomb at Wirksworth, by Rev. J. Charles Cox, LL.D., F.S.A.—Curious Derbyshire Lead-Mining Customs, by William Andrews, F.R.H.S.—The Place- Name Derby, by Frederick Davis, F.S.A.—Duffield Castle, by Jno. Ward— Haddon Hall—The Romance of Haddon Hall—The Ordeal of Touch—The Monumental Brasses at Tideswell, by James L. Thornely—Bolsover Castle, by Enid A. M. Cox—The Lamp of St. Helen, by T. Tindall Wildridge—Peveril Castle, by James L. Thornely—Samuel Slater, the Father of the American Cotton Manufacture, by William E. A. Axon—The Bakewell Witches, by T. Tindall Wildridge—Mary Queen of Scots in Derbyshire—The Babington Conspiracy—Eyam and its Sad Memories, by W. G. Fretton, F.S.A.—Well- Dressing, by Rev. Geo. S. Tyack, B.A.—Old-Time Football, by Theo. Arthur—After Thirty Years: An Incident of the Civil War, by Edward Lamplough—Derbyshire and the ’45, by Rev. Geo. S. Tyack, B.A.—Bess of Hardwick, by Frederick Ross, F.R.H.S.—Shadows of Romance—Index.

PRESS OPINIONS.

“‘Bygone Derbyshire’ is a valuable and interesting contribution to local history and archæology.”—_The Times._

“The volume is pleasant reading of a most attractive county.”—_Daily Telegraph._

“A very interesting and welcome addition to the literature of Derbyshire.—_Derbyshire Courier._

“Mr. Andrews is to be warmly complimented on the all-round excellence of his work, which forms a valuable addition to Derbyshire literature.”— _Alfreton Journal._

“A valuable addition to any library.”—_Derbyshire Times._

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BYGONE LEICESTERSHIRE.

Edited by WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.,

_Author of “Old Church Lore,” “Curiosities of the Church,”
“Old-Time Punishments,” etc._

Contents:

Historic Leicestershire. By Thomas Frost.—John Wiclif and Lutterworth. By John T. Page.—The Last Days of a Dynasty: An introduction to Redmore Fight.—The Battle of Bosworth. By Edward Lamplough.—Scenes at Bosworth: The Blue Boar at Leicester.—Bradgate and Lady Jane Grey. By John T. Page.—Leicester Castle. By I. W. Dickinson, B.A.—Death of Cardinal Wolsey at Leicester Abbey. By I. W. Dickinson, B.A.—Belvoir Castle.— Robert, Earl of Leicester: A Chapter of Mediæval History.—Local Proverbs and Folk Phrases. By T. Broadbent Trowsdale.—Festival Customs in Leicestershire. By Henrietta Ellis.—Witchcraft in Leicestershire. By J. Potter Briscoe, F.R.H.S.—William Lilly, The Astrologer. By W. H. Thompson.—Gleanings from Early Leicestershire Wills. By the Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher, M.A., F.S.A.—Punishments of the Past.—Laurence Ferrers, the Murderer-Earl. By T. Broadbent Trowsdale.—The Last Gibbet. By Thomas Frost.—The Ancient Water-Mills at Loughborough. By the Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher, M.A., F.S.A.—Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle and its Associations; Ashby-de-la-Zouch and the French Prisoners. By Canon Denton, M.A.—Miss Mary Linwood: An Artist with the Needle. By William Andrews, F.R.H.S.— Street Cries. By F. T. Mott, F.R.G.S.—Minstrelsy in Leicester. By the Rev. Geo. S. Tyack, B.A.—Index.

PRESS OPINION.

“The subjects are dealt with in a popular manner, and the utmost accuracy has been observed in setting forth the more interesting phases of local history, biography, and folk-lore of Leicestershire. The book is interspersed with some capital illustrations; the whole is nicely printed, and forms an acceptable gift to any one who takes an interest in the doings of bygone days, or in the history of this especial county.”—_Hull News._

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Bygone Kent:

_Its History, Romance, Folk Lore, etc., etc._

Edited by RICHARD STEAD, B.A., F.R.H.S.

(_Head Master of the Folkestone Grammar School._)

_Contents_:—Historic Kent, by Thomas Frost—Kentish Place-Names, by R. Stead, B.A., F.R.H.S.—St. Augustine and his Mission, by the Rev. Geo. S. Tyack, B.A.—The Ruined Chapels and Chantries of Kent, by Geo. M. Arnold, J.P., D.L., F.S.A.—A Sketch of the History of the Church or Basilica of Lyminge, by the Rev. Canon R. C. Jenkins, M.A.—Canterbury Pilgrims and their Sojourn in the City, by the Rev. W. F. Foxell, B.A.—William Lambarde, the Kentish Antiquary, by Frederick Ross, F.R.H.S.—The Revolt of the Villeins in the Days of King Richard the Second, by Edward Lamplough—Royal Eltham, by Joseph W. Spurgeon—Greenwich Fair, by Thomas Frost—The Martyred Cardinal, by Frederick Ross, F.R.H.S.—The Kentish Dialects, and Pegge and Lewis, the Old County Glossarists, by R. Stead, B.A.—The King’s School, Canterbury, by the Rev. J. S. Sidebotham, M.A.— Smuggling in Kent—Huguenot Homes in Kent, by S. W. Kershaw, F.S.A.—Dover Castle, by E. Wollaston Knocker—Index.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

The following are selected from a large number of favourable reviews:—

“A tasteful volume.... The purpose of the book, ‘to give a fairly representative series of pictures of Kent and Kentish life in olden times’ is, beyond doubt, amply fulfilled.”—_The Antiquary._

“Nicely printed.”—_Folkestone Express._

“The work teems with interesting details of the lives and manners of our Kentish forefathers, and should be found in every library of every Kentish man.”—_Tunbridge Wells Advertiser._

“Mr. Stead and his contributors have succeeded in producing a fascinating volume that will form pleasant reading to any one with a taste for things historical or antiquarian; while the printing and illustrations are fully equal to the high standard of previous publications from the Hull Press.”—_Hull Daily News._

HULL: WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.
Canterbury: H. J. Goulden.
London: Hutchinson and Co.

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BYGONE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE:

Its History, Romance, Folk Lore, etc., etc.

BY WILLIAM STEVENSON.

CONTENTS.

The Wapentakes—The Origin of the County—The Origin of the Town—The Earliest Recorded Visitors to the County—The Suppression of the Knights Templars—Old Sanctuary Days—Notable Instances of Sanctuary—A Note on the Beverley Sanctuary—The King’s Gallows of the County—The Reign of Terror in Notts—Public Executions—Old Family Feuds—Visitations of the Plague— Visitations in the Town—Visitations in the County—Nottingham Goose Fair— The Great Priory Fair at Lenton—The Pilgrimage of Grace—The Pilgrim Fathers; or, The Founders of New England—The Descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers—Archiepiscopal Palaces—The Ancient Inns and Taverns of Nottingham—Index.

PRESS OPINIONS.

“Mr. Wm. Stevenson, of several of whose previous works Nottingham and the shire have formed the bases, adds to the list an exceedingly interesting and useful book on the county, under the title of ‘Bygone Nottinghamshire,’ illustrated by a large number of engravings from photographs, old prints, and other sources. The writer’s aim has been to incorporate much information beyond the reach of ordinary students on the past history of the county, and thereby to prove the shire is, as he believes, rich beyond comparison in ancient lore.... A most pleasant addition to local history.”—_Nottingham Daily Guardian._

“We welcome Mr. Stevenson’s book as a useful addition to the literature of the county.”—_Newark Advertiser._

“This recent volume of Messrs. Andrews and Company’s series of ‘Bygones’ is a treasure to _bona-fide_ students of Nottinghamshire history. The compilation of the whole book is solely the work of Mr. W. Stevenson, an ardent and original student of local history as now accepted. The book is well illustrated, the maps and plans being most valuable.... We have not space to do full justice to ‘Bygone Nottinghamshire,’ but in heartily commending it to all readers, we may say that if judged by the mean standard of quantity alone it is good value for money; but it is more than that, for besides being a popular work, it is also an original one—an exceedingly unusual combination.”—_Notts and Derbyshire Notes and Queries._

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THE MONUMENTAL BRASSES OF
LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.

With some Account of the Persons Represented.

_ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS FROM DRAWINGS
BY THE AUTHOR._

By JAMES L. THORNELY.

PRESS OPINIONS.

“Mr. Thornely’s book will be eagerly sought by all lovers of monumental brasses.”—_London Quarterly Review._

“Local archæologists will give a hearty welcome to this book.”— _Manchester Guardian._

“Mr. Thornely has produced a very interesting volume, as he has not only figured nearly every monumental brass within the two counties to which he has confined his researches, but in every case he has given a description also, and in some instances the genealogical information is of a high order of value.”—_The Tablet._

“A well got-up and profusely-illustrated volume.”—_Manchester Examiner and Times._

“This book is wonderfully readable for its kind, and is evidently the result of careful and painstaking labour. The chapters are well condensed, nowhere burdened with verbiage, yet sufficiently full to serve the purpose in view. The illustrations of the various brasses are exceedingly well done, and add much value and interest to the work, which should become popular in Lancashire and Cheshire.”—_Warrington Guardian._

“‘The Monumental Brasses of Lancashire and Cheshire,’ with some account of the persons represented, by James L. Thornely, is a volume of great antiquarian interest to residents in the two counties. It has been a labour of love, and embodies the results, as the author remarks in his preface, of many pleasant hours during a series of pilgrimages to ancient churches and sweet communings with a stately past. The plates in the volume are reproductions of pen and ink drawings made from ‘rubbings,’ most of which were taken by the author, and the descriptive letterpress relates to the ancestry of many old Lancashire and Cheshire families, and is full of antiquarian and historical interest.”— _Liverpool Daily Post._

“The volume is excellently printed and finished, and its production reflects great credit on its publishers—the Hull Press.”—_Hull Daily News._

“The author’s artistic drawings of the brasses he describes, as may be imagined, embrace numbers of curious outlines, from the rudest to many of elegant design. Each is accompanied by as copious a description as it seems possible to obtain, the work on the whole covering over three hundred pages of well-executed letterpress. Only five hundred copies have been printed, and these have been nearly all taken up by subscribers.”—_Chester Courant._

“Messrs. William Andrews & Co., of Hull” (“Logroller” writes in the _Star_), “seem to be producing some handsome antiquarian books. The latest that has come to me is an account of ‘The Monumental Brasses of Lancashire and Cheshire,’ by Mr. James L. Thornely. Brass-rubbing is a most fascinating enthusiasm. ‘Wouldst thou know the beauty of holiness?’ asks Lamb. ‘Go alone on some week-day, borrowing the keys of good Master Sexton, traverse the cool aisles of some country church.’ Those cool aisles are the workshop of the brass-rubber. While he kneels over his spread sheet of paper, and diligently plies his ‘heel-ball,’ the afternoon lights dapple the old stones, and country sounds and scents steal in to keep him company at his solitary task. You see I also have been in Arcady. Mr. Thornely is not only interested in his subject himself, but he has the gift of imparting his interest to others. His accounts of his various brasses and the personages they commemorate are simple and clear, and marked by a literary touch too rare in the treatment of such themes.”

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Legendary Yorkshire.

_By FREDERICK ROSS, F.R.H.S._

_Contents_: The Enchanted Cave—The Doomed City—The Worm of Nunnington— The Devil’s Arrows—The Giant Road Maker of Mulgrave—The Virgin’s Head of Halifax—The Dead Arm of St. Oswald the King—The Translation of St. Hilda—A Miracle of St. John—The Beatifed Sisters—The Dragon of Wantley— The Miracles and Ghost of Watton—The Murdered Hermit of Eskdale—The Calverley Ghost—The Bewitched House of Wakefield.

PRESS OPINIONS.

_Beverley Recorder_ says—“It is a work of lasting interest, and cannot fail to delight the reader.”

_Driffield Observer_ says—“The history and the literature of our county are now receiving marked attention, and Mr. Andrews merits the support of the public for the production of this and the other interesting volumes he has issued. We cannot speak too highly of this volume, the printing, the paper, and the binding being faultless.”

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Yorkshire Family Romance.

_By FREDERICK ROSS, F.R.H.S._

_Contents_:—The Synod of Streoneshalh—The Doomed Heir of Osmotherley—St. Eadwine, the Royal Martyr—The Viceroy Siward—Phases in the Life of a Political Martyr—The Murderer’s Bride—The Earldom of Wiltes—Black-faced Clifford—The Shepherd Lord—The Felons of Ilkley—The Ingilby Boar’s Head— The Eland Tragedy—The Plumpton Marriage—The Topcliffe Insurrection— Burning of Cottingham Castle—The Alum Workers—The Maiden of Marblehead— Rise of the House of Phipps—The Traitor Governor of Hull.

PRESS OPINIONS.

“The grasp and thoroughness of the writer is evident in every page, and the book forms a valuable addition to the literature of the North Country.”—_Gentlewoman._

“Many will welcome this work.”—_Yorkshire Post._

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My Christ: and other Poems.

BY H. ELVET LEWIS.

(ELFED.)