the beaft, who nevertheless continued his prayers; and, upon the king's offering him money and other prefents, to indem nify him for the injury he had received, refufed them all. It is true, in the picture under confideration, as well as in other pictures of St. Giles, the hind is Teprefented as wounded inftead of the faint; but in this particular painters are at variance with biographers. It is not to be fuppofed that the fupplicating figure on the other fide is the king we have been reading of, as there is nothing that appertains either to royalty or hunting about.it; nor are we to look for unity of fubject in fuch performances. It relates to quite a different incident in the life of St Giles, when he is reported to have brought the famous warlike mayor of the palace, Charles Martel, to a fenfe of remorfe for a certain great crime he had committed. It may be of confequence, Mr. Urban, to advertife you of a mistake you have fallen into. p. 747, in confounding your old correfpondent Mr. Berington, who declined preaching in his friend Dr. Prifticy's meeting.house, with another gentleman of the fame name, who is a Catholic prelate; the latter, though a perfon of first-rate abilities, never having yet difplayed them to the publick. The mention of the former of thefe gentlemen reminds me of a literary account I have so fettle with him, and which has flood upon your records against me ever fince November laft. Moft of your readers will remember the controverly in your Magazine two or three years ago, which began with Macaw's eggs, and ended with Tranfubftantiation. In this difpute I had the honour of being fecond to Mr. Berington; and it has fince appeared, that one of the gentlemen with whom we were contending was the Rev. Mr. Williamfon, prebendary of Lincoln, and rector of Winwick, who publifhed a pamphlet, intituled, "A Defence of the Church of England against the Charges of the Rev. Jofeph Berington and the Rev. John Milner." As to Mr. W's publication, I do not find myself hurt by any part of it except by the title-page, which infinuates what neither you, Mr. Urban, nor your brother Reviewers, who honoured iny fermon on his Majefty's happy reco very with their notice, could difcover, and what even Mr. W. has not attempted to fhew in the body of his work, namely, that it does contain any charges against the Church of England. With respect to thofe paffages which he actually comments upon, I am contented they fhould undergo their fate even when placed befide his ftrictures. It must be owned that Mr. W. appeared in confequence of the challenge of Mr. B. calling upon him. like Ajax, to come from behind the mist of an anonymous fignature, and to prove himfelf to be an adverfary of fome worth" nor can it be denied that Mr. W. has fulfilled the conditions prefcribe ed, or that his urbanity, character, and titles, whatever may be faid of his arguments, entitle him to refpect. Neverthelefs, Mr. B. declines the conteft he had provoked, and turns it over to his fecond, "as to a ftout polemick and antiquary, who wages war with friend and foe." I have very often appeared, Mr. Urban, in your variegated pages; but I do not think I have entitled myself to the character that my confederate here draws of me; nor do I remember that I have once come forward in martial array except on the fingle occafion abovementioned, in defence of Mr. B. h mself. I have ne ver yet read a production of Mr. B's, nor, I believe, has any other Catholick, without finding many opinions which I was obliged to diffent from; but never have I expreffed that diffent in publick, except with regard to one pofition, extracted from a work that holds up all thofe of our common perfuafion, in their feveral ranks and defcriptions, to the contempt of the publick. So delicate are often the feelings of those who are in the habit of inflicting pain upon others. But fuppofing, Mr. Urban, I were to take up the gauntlet against Mr. W. in Mr. B's ftead, how would that ferve the purpose of the latter? for, can he ima gine that I, or any other Catholick, will fubfcribe to the doctrine contained in his "Right of Diffenters," the work Mr. W. attacks, particularly in what he advances against Church-ettablishments in general? So far from giving up thofe of my own communion, as being detrimental to the interetts of Chriftianity, I am perfuaded the explofion of the mine, which we have often heard is forming under that of our own country, would almost efface the name of Jefus Chrift from this Chriftian ifland, and would bring it back nearly to that ftate of philofophic Paganifm the world was in when the Meffah appeared. JOHN MILNER. 998 Epitaphs on the Bournes at Afhover.-Bp. Newton. [Nov. the other monumental infcriptions in Afhover church relating to the family of the BOURNES, formerly refident in that parith. The church at Afhover is a large, handfome fructure, and, much to the credit of the prefent verv refpectable curate, the Rev. James Mills, and the inhabitants of the pari, it is kept in a fuperior degree of neatuefs to molt village churches in the kingdom. It contains two other curious monuments, the one for Thomas Babington, Efq. of Dethick, the great great-grandfather of Anthony Babington, Efq. who was attamted of treafon, and executed in 1586, for the share he took in Ballard's confpiracy against Queen Elizabeth; and the other for James Rolleston, Efq. of the Lea (both in this parifh): which monuments, together with the church, are well deferving of a minute defcription; but as a gentleman, eminently qualified for the defign,. has undertaken fhortly to give the publick a full and particular account of the hiftory and antiquities of the county at large, I think it unneceffary at leaft, if not im proper, now to attempt fuch a defcription. In a manufcript volume of Collections relating to the Hiftory of Derbyhire, made by Thomas Brailsford, gent. of Seynor, in this county, about the beginning of the prefent century, frequent references are made to the Chartulary of William Briewer, the great favourite of King John, (or of his fon, William Briewer, jun.). Permit me to enquire of your numerous antiquarian and topographical readers, whether this Chartulary is known to be at present in existence, and, if fo, where it may be reforted to. Permit me alfo to enquire where the manufcript collections of the late Dr. Vernon, icctor of St. George's, Bloomsbury, are now depolited: likewife whofe property the collections of St. Lo Kniveton, which lately formed a part of the Yelverton MSS. are now become. D. O. On a very heavy and ill-executed mural monument on the North fide of the altar, in the chancel of Afhover: M. S. Hic jacente propinquo Et Elizabetha conjux illi non immerito chariffima Anno Salutis humanæ 1710. Ille ipfam fubfecutus eft Januari 19”, tatis fuse 812. Monumentum hoc juftæ gratitudinis ergo pofuerunt filii. On a marble flab, within the rails of the altar: LAURENTIUS BOURNE, de Marth Green A. D. 1743, t. 24. On a freetone flab on the North fide of the altar, the letters run with lead: Here lyeth the body of ANNE WIGLYS, wife of Joshua Wiglye, Gentm. Grandchild to Immanuel Bourne, Late Rector of this Church, who departed this life May the 19o. 1674. On a marble flab near the middle of the chancel : GEORGIUS, *filius Obadiæ et Rebecca Bourne, On three different flabs of marble 2. REBECCA BOURNE, August 31, 1754. 3. OBADIAH BOURNE, died October the 6th, 1763, aged 80 years. Mr. URBAN, Nov. 8. SHOULD be glad to know if the Life of Bishop Newton, quoted by your valuable correfpondent W. & D.. p. 888, as printed in octavo, is a fingle volume, or connected with an edition of his works in the fame fize. You have given very proper circulation to the fignals at Bamborough, p. 889, which before were confined to a folio half-fheet in their own county. P. 962, col. 1. The fire mentioned from Cambridge was in the village of Barnwell. The Mufeum of the late M. C. Tuntal!, efq. whofe death you announced vol. LX. p. 959, is to be fold entire, confifting of a large collection of British and and foreign birds, reptiles, &c. properly Mr. URBAN, IF the following account will convey any useful information to your correfpondent concerning the Wifeman fa YOUR correfpondent Indagator Rof-mily, it is much at his fervice; and you fenfis enquires after the family of Wifeman in Effex. I believe there are no remains of the family left in the County, except a portrait in my poffeffion, painted upon wood, which formerly came from Broadoaks, in the parish of Wimbish, a manfion belonging to the family. The portrait, I imagine, from the date upon it, was intended for John Wifeman, Elq. who married Margery, daughter of Sir William Waldegrave, and fon of John Wifeman, Efq. one of the auditors of the king's revenue *. The painting reprefents him as a fine perfon, with his own dark hair and thin beard, flightly powdered by age. He is dreffed in black, with a gold chain of five rows appendant from beneath a large ruff, the fashion of Elizabeth's reign: upon the fore-finger of his right hand, which grafps his walking-cane, is a feal-ring, with the arms of Wile man. Is not the gold chain a badge of fome office in the city? I think it was intended to indicate his being an alder man of London; but as I am not converfant with the dress of that refpe&able body, I thall leave Indagator Roffentis to form his own judgement, if he has any wish to poffefs the original, or a drawing of it. The picture is very much defaced, but not fo as to prevent its being repaired or copied. At one corner are the family arms, properly emblazoned; at the other, "Non folum fibi, fed omnibus; An°. 1599." An account of the Wifemans, of Great Canfield, may be feen in Morant, 11. 461. The last baronet there mentioned was Sir Charles, who died fingle, 1751, having previously fold this eftate. Other pedigrees of this family fee in Morant, II. 64, 77, 87, 132, 149, 235, 308, 313, 346, 536, 559. And in the Svo hittory of Ellex may be feen feveral epitaphs, by turning to the parishes where the family refided, or had property. I fhall foon vifit a village once their refidence: if I find any thing in the regifter worth communicating, it fhall be immediately fent you by CLARENSIS. Morant, vol. 11. p. 283.. will oblige me by inferting it in your In 1559 Thomas Wifeman was called, granges of Burton Prestwold and Old on to thew by what title he held the Byfchet, in the counties of Leicester and Suffolk *. the title became fo upon the death of The male line is totally extinct, and the late Sir William Wifeman, who died Thomas Stifted, Efq. late of Ipfwich; to at Bristol in 1784. His heir at law was whom he left by will all his landed proStifled, Efq. and his heirs, for ever. The perty for life, with remainder to Charles grandfather of the latter, married a fisfather of the former gentleman, and the baronet), in 1709. Sir Charles died ter of Sir Charles Wileman (the third without iffue, and his title and eftate the fon of a younger brother, and died went to the late Sir William, who was alfo without iffue: fo that Charles Stifted, Efq. is now the lineal reprefentamale line, by defcent from his paternal tive of the Wifeman family, in the fegrandmother. Mr. URBAN, S. R. Nov. 1. N an oid Leet-book, belonging to the corporation of the city of Coventry, is the following memorandum, which fufficiently evinces the popularity of the Henry VI.; who, in the year 1428, great Lord Talbot in the reign of was taken prifoner in France, with the Lord Scales and Hungerford (by the Duke of Alançon), as they were going to fortify the town of St. Meum. "1429. Thomas Paynell, Mayor-Hit is to have in mynd that for the rawnsome of the Lorde Talbote the gode men of the citie of Coventrie followyng hav gyven to ins rawnfome with all ther gode hertes, John Briftow Ric. Doucher XXS. xiiis. iiijd. XXS. John Braunston xiijs. iiijd. Ric. Sharp xiijs. iiijd. Ric. Joye * Pafch Rec, 1 Eliz. Rad. Longevity in Glamorgan.-Hints to the Cyder-maker. [Nov. In all 131. 6s. Ed. iijs. iiijd. iijs. iiijd. If the above is thought worth infertion, at a future period I will fend you fome further fpecimens of antient let COVENTRIENSIS. ters, &c. Mr. URBAN, Flimon, July 19. THE inclofed infcription was copied, June 4, 1740, from a long freeftone flab in Caereu church, near Cardiff, in the county of Glamorgan. The letters are cut deep, and filled with black cement (a common practice in that country). The whole is in good prefervation, and lies under the South window. I have often been furprized at the many very remarkable inftances of longevity that the county of Glamorgan affords, of which this infcription is one. If you fhould think it worthy the notice of your readers, I may poffibly beg the favour in future of the infertion of fome other things of this nature in your very useful Mifcellany. The orthography is mi. nutely obferved. Mr. URBAN, Nov. 12. S vou readily give a place in your Magazine to whatever may promote the public welfare, I beg leave to lay before the publick the following hints, which I hope may be of general utility if properly attended to. Cyder being an article of confiderable importance in the countries along the Severn, as well as in the Weft of England, I fubmit the following proposal to the confideration of the manufacturers of cyder. A nonpareil taken from a tree in October, when ripe, is hard, and of an acrid, difagreeable tafte. Give nonpareils at that time to a fruiterer in Covent-garden, and he fhall, in January, return it mellow, and of an agreeable poignant taste. It is faid that this improvement in the ftate and taste of the apple is brought about in the following manner. Apples, carefully picked off the tree, are laid in a heap in a dry room, and covered with blankets, or her coverings, in order to make them sweat. When the apples have fweated as long as experience has taught is neceffary, every apple is wiped dry, and, if free from any blemish, is laid up in flore in places in which the apples are defended from the alterations of the air as to cold or warmth, and of wet or dry; and may be thus preferved in perfection till next fummer. Let us compare this method with the common practice of farmers in preparing their apples for cyder. They are generally fhaken off the trees, gathered, and laid in heaps on the ground, exposed to dews, rains, or froft. Formerly the heaps were very fhallow; but fome late experiments have taught them, that the apples mellow more kindly when the heaps are made thicker. This is one step tending to an improved practice. The benefit of being fweated by the fruiterers is, that the thin, watery, acrid juices are carried off, the apples mellow by keeping, and their juices become mild, and fomewhat of a vinous tafte. The practice of the farmers is quite different; for the apples, being expofed to the air, inflead of lofing their thin acrid juices, imbibe more water while expofed to the dews and rain; and the apples touching the ground foon acquire a degree of pu trefaction. The apparatus for preffing the juice out of the apples is generally under coThat building thould be extended to receive them as they are gathered, and two or three floors may be laid, on which ver. the |