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is now at lord Chesterfield's house in May Fair. An equestrian statue of George the first, which stood in the park, is now in the centre of Leicester Square. The site of Canons, with a considerable lot of the materials, the park, and demesne lands, were purchased by William Hallett, esquire, who built the

present villa. His grandson sold it to Dennis O'Kelly, esquire, the well known possessor of the famous horse Eclipse, whose bones lie buried in the park. Canons is now the property of Patrick O'Kelly, nephew of Dennis.

Curious Letter, wrote by Sir John Lesly to Sir Thomas Riddle, of Gateshead, during the Siege of Newcastle by the Scots, in the Reign of Charles I; an authentic Copy from the original, in the Possession of the Riddle family.

Sir Thamas,

BETWEEN me and Gad it

maks my heart bleed bleud to. see sic wark gae thro sae trim a gairden as yours. I ha been twa times we my cusin the general, and sae sall I sax times mare afore the wark gae the gate. But (a) gin awe this be dune, sir Thamas, ye maun mak the twenty punds thretty, - and I maun hae the tagg'd tail trooper that stans in the staw (b), and the wee trim gaeing thing (c) that stands in the newk (d) of the hawe (e), chirping and chirming at the newn tide o' the day, and forty bows (f) of bier to saw (g)

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* Dennis O'Kelly, esq. was buried at Whitchurch, in the parish vault, Jan. 7, 1788.

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(a) Before, (b) Stable. (c) A chime clock. (d) Corner. (f) Bolls of barley. () To strike the bargain. (h) The great chest of records in Edinburgh old church () Hurt or damage. (k) Into the bargain.

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who eight years since viewed the face of the parliament's actions, and judged of their integrity, their protestations and declarations, enter tained a very charitable and honourable opinion both of them and their cause, and therein thought not too much to hazard both their lives and estates with them, who are long since sat down in the chair of repentance, having by sad experience found their large pretences to prove but the shadows of weak performances, and their greatest labours to produce no other effects than to burden this distracted nation with unheard of tyranny and miserable oppression. But they that beheld their actions, even in their primitive and best times, with a considerate and judicious eye, did easily perceive them to pursue their own ambitious ends more than the welfare of this miserable land; that they were men whose thoughts were filled with blood, and judged them through pretence of zeal to be wolves in sheep's clothing; and what better could be expected from the illegal proceedings of those men who presumed from servants to become masters, but that they should endeavour to bring in democracy, and abolish monarchy; their actions being altogether such as must needs produce strange effects, and set open the flood-gates of ruin to overflow this kingdom.

For my own part, I have with my utmost power and skill taken most perfect and exact notice of all their proceedings, from their first beginning of entrance into action unto this day; and therein can find nothing but a large comment upon that text of Samuel," rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft." I sat in their house of peers more than a full

year, till finding their courses to be so strangely unparliamentary, I was constrained, with divers others of the loyal nobility, to forsake the house, and repair into my country, being truly ashamed to bear any part in their rebellious enterprizes, wherein they have proceeded with such impudent violence, that they have plundered and ruined all the ancient nobility and gentry of this kingdom; fought many desperate and bloody battles against their sovereign, his children, and subjects; imprisoned his sacred person; and not only so, but, that they might out go all their predecessors in rebellion, and become unprece dented therein, they clouded the very rays of sacred majesty, in bringing the royal owner of the throne to their bar of injustice; and beyond all that, upon a scaffold, at high noon-day, in the face of the world, as a malefactor, before his own court-gate, in his usual place of recreation, after a most shameful manner, by the hands of the common hangman, inhumanly murdered their sovereign, unheaded the Lord's anointed; and not contented with his blood, in prosecution of their most deadly and implacable malice, have since, to the utmost of their power, endeavoured to stain the candour of his royal name, in fixing thereon the ignominious. brands of tyrant, traitor, and mur. derer; styling him, in all their prints, the grand and capital enemy of the kingdom, and laying their guilt of all the blood that hath been shed upon his innocent shoulders: and beyond all this, have quite discarded, banished, and cashiered, all the royal issue, and solemnly proclaimed our present dread sovereign lord, king Charles the second,

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id his princely brother the duke of ork, traitors in the usual places, to e amazement and detestation of the hole world.

And whereas there hath been of te some overtures made to me by he Henry Ireton, who styles himIf commissary-general of their rmy, whom his manners styles the arliament of England, in whose ame and for whose service he deands that I deliver up this Isle of Ian; and for a grateful acknowdgement of that service, he enages on their part that I shall have n act of indemnity for all that I ave done, and my lands to be retored to me without composition, nd upon my engagement not to opose the proceedings of the parliaent in their present government, I hall peaceably and quietly enjoy the ame; in answer to which I declare, hat according to the dictate of my wn conscience and reason, and acording unto the obligation I stood ngaged unto his majesty my late tread sovereign, as well by my common allegiance as by my more articular duty of personal service, n the beginning of these unhappy differences and divisions of the kinglom, I engaged myself on his majesty's party, wherein I have constantly persevered, either in acting or suffering, until this day; concurring with those of the contrary party only in hating detestable neutrality. According to my best ability, I did diligently execute all such commissions as I did receive from his majesty ; and did always use my utmost endeavour to retain the people in their due obedience unto him, as I shall ever faithfully practise towards my present sovereign, his son, holding myself bound unto him in the same bonds of allegiance and

loyalty as I was to the late king, of ever-blessed memory, his father; and do hereby declare, that I do from my very soul abhor all base compliance with any of his majesty's enemies, whether foreign or domestic: and particularly if I could endure to be treacherous, I would never do it with the prevailing party in England, whom I know to have renounced all principles of civility, honour, honesty, and conscience; and whose engagements, Vows, protestations, and oaths, I would not take as security for the least atom of dust on which I tread. And I do protest, in the presence of God and the whole world, that in balance to my allegiance, honour, and conscience, I scorn their pardon in reference to any thing I have acted or shall act hereafter: and I value my estate no more than the most contemptible mote that flies

in the sun.

And I do hereby declare, that, to the utmost of my power I shall faithfully endeavour to hold out this island to the advantage of his majesty, and the annoyance of all rebels and their abettors, and do cheerfully invite all my allies, friends, and acquaintance, all my tenants in the counties of Lancaster and Chester, or elsewhere, all other his majesty's faithful and loyal subjects, to repair to this island as their general rendezvous and safe harbour, where they shall receive entertain ment, and such encouragement as their several qualities and conditions shall require, where we will unanimously employ our forces to the utter ruin of these unmatchable and rebellious regicides, and the final destruction of their interest both by land and sea. Neither shall any apprehensión of danger, either

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I HAVE received your letter with I gave you to work up on demas

indignation, and with scorn return you this answer, that I cannot but wonder whence you should gather any hopes that I should prove, like you, treacherous to my sovereign; since you cannot be insensible of the manifest candour of my former actings in his late majesty's service, from which principles of loyalty I am no whit departed. I scorn your proffer, I disdain your favour, I abhor your treason; and am so far from delivering up this island to your advantage, that I shall keep it with the utmost of my power to your destruction. Take this for your final answer, and forbear any farther solicitation; for if you trouble me with any more messages of this nature, I will burn the paper and hang the messenger. This is the immutable resolution, and shall be the undoubted practice,

my absence; and what time was limited unto you for the performance thereof. This same chancellor of Scotland was wont to tell me twenty-four years ago, that my house could not be kept upon epigrams: long discourses and fair tales will never repair my estate. Omnis virtus in actione consistit. Remember that I told you, the shoe must be made for the foot; and let that be the square of all your proceedings in the business. Abate superfluities in all things, and multitudes of unnecessary officers, wherever they may be placed; but for the household, wardrobe, and pensions, cut and carve as many as may agree with the possibility of my means. Exceed not your own rule of fifty thousand pounds for the household: if you can make it less, I will ac- " count it for good service; and that

you

you may see I will not spare mine
own person,
I have sent with this
bearer, a note of the superfluous
charges concerning my mouth, hav-
ing had the happy opportunities of
this messenger, in an errand so
nearly concerning his place. In
this, I expect no answer in word,
or writing, but only the real per-
formance, for a beginning to relieve
me out of my miseries. For now
the ball is at your feet, and the
world shall bear me witness, that
I have put you fairly to it; and so
praying God to bless your labours,
I bid you heartily farewel.

Your own,
JAMES R.

LETTER II.

My Lords,

RECEIVED from you yester

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E had visited such objects of curiosity, as our inquiries could discover atThessalonica before we left it; but, although it was a large and populous city, said at that time to contain 100,000 inhabitants, we found the remains of only one building, the description of which we could flatter ourselves would in

I from your Yeat, I terest the lovers of ancien voul

think, ever king received from his council. Ye write that the green cloth will do nothing, and ye offer me no advice. Why are ye counsellors if ye offer no counsel? An or dinary messenger might have brought me such an answer. It is my pleasure, that my charges be equally with my revenue; and it is just and necessary so to be. For this is a project must be made, and one of the main branches thereof is my house. This project is but to be offered unto you; and how it may be better laid than to agree with my honour and contentment, ye are to advise upon, and then have my consent. If this cannot be performed without diminishing the number of tables, diminished they must be; and if that cannot serve, two or three must be thrust in one. If the green cloth will not make a project for this, some other must do it; if ye cannot find them out, I must only

This is situated in the Jews quar ter. Five Corinthian columns on their pedestals, support an entablature, over which is an attic adorned with figures in alto relievo; on the side next the street are a Victory, a Medea, perhaps, or a Helen, with a diadem and sceptre, a Telephus, and a Ganymede; and, next the court-yard of the Jew's house, a Bacchante dancing and playing on the flute, a Bacchus, a Bacchante crowned with vine leaves, and a Leda. It seems difficult, if not`impossible, to ascertain the species of building of which this ruin once made a part: for, though the figures I have specified would seem to be proper decorations for a theatre, no traces were discovered that might confirm the opinion these figures suggested; nor does the vulgar tradition of the place afford any light that may assist our inquiries. I will, however, relate the account they

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