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I shall be pleased to see any visitor who may wander to this ultima thule of Kent, and who would like to inspect the church. E. C. LUCEY, Vicar.

you the list of books in which notices of it are to be met with. I, too, shall be very glad if any of your readers will kindly send me the name of a typographical work likely to contain the best account of its origin, and any facts connected with its history. I have looked into a great many, FOSSIL QUADRUMANA (Vol. iii. 82).—Having been prebut the accounts given are very meagre. The details of the work round the arcades and chancel arch are marvel- sent at the meeting at Sion College, my recollection of what lously clear, and look as fresh as if they had left the was said differs somewhat from the "story current in clerical circles" as reported. Professor Huxley, having prebuilder's hands only a year or two back. Upwards of 3000l.viously complained of the opposition of the clergy to scienhas been recently expended on its restoration, the old carving tific discovery, was invited to meet some of them at Sion scarcely being touched, but from the isolated position of St. College, to explain his own views, and “ give them a bit of Margaret's (on the coast between Dover and Deal, at some his mind;" and accordingly, taking for his text the ring given distance from the main road, and with sea on three sides of it), the church is not so well known to antiquaries as it by Pharaoh to Joseph, as one among other evidences of a high state of civilization among the ancient Egyptians, which they must have required ages to reach, he proceeded I should very much like to restore the exterior of the to explain that their remote ancestors dwelt over the Delta tower, one angle of which fell down many years ago, and of the Nile, known to be at least 60 feet thick, and which the church restorers (?) of those days, instead of replacing must have taken many years, possibly as much as 100 for the arcade of the clerestory, used the stone to rebuild the each foot of thickness in forming. Below that, again, was tower with. On the south side, the arcade ran (as on the another stratum, also requiring a long period for its deponorth side) to the end of the tower, if not round it. The sition; how long he did not say, nor can I remember his ugly and clumsy buttress, then erected, stands to this day, mentioning several, or even one hundred thousand years; marked with the initials of the churchwardens of the period, although of course, as every one knows, the learned Proand the date of their handiwork, hieroglyphics which I fessor, with most geologists, believes the world to have have very frequently to explain to visitors and enthusiastic existed much longer. Professor Tyndal, who was present, archæologists. The proper restoration of the tower would scouted the idea of the world having been given over to an cost about 1000l., but the great difficulty that has been ex- evil spirit, but I do not remember any one avowing his perienced in collecting the money already expended, makes belief of such a thing, or that the devil caused the apone rather shrink from a fresh effort, especially as other local pearances of fossils. A clergyman, who spoke in oppo matters have demanded considerable outlay. Still, if any sition to Huxley's views, was shortly after presented antiquaries will take up the subject, I shall be most happy to a living; certainly not for having spoken on that occato do all in my power towards the completion of so good a sion, but on account of his scientific writings. With work. reference to Marsh's discovery of quadrumanous fossils During the restoration I dug down under a stone coffin in the Roman formation of the Rocky Mountains, is there lid in the nave, hoping to find the coffin; about five feet no error, I would ask, in the designation of the formation? from the surface, or rather less, I came upon the skele- Animals, even mammals, existed, as has long been known, ton of a man who had evidently been buried in a wooden in formations preceding the Eocene; and about twenty years coffin, for there was a well-defined dark line of discoloured ago remains of an undoubted quadrumanous animal, proved earth marking the place of the coffin. On taking up the by Professor Owen to belong to a monkey, of the genus skull I found a lock of hair adhering to it, as fresh as mine, Macacus, were found at Kyson, a few miles east of Woodis at this moment. The body must have been buried a very bridge, in a deposit of yellow and white sand underneath a great many years, probably a century or more, but evidently bed of Eocene clay twelve feet thick. Other mammiferous had nothing to do with the stone lid. The whole surface fossils were found in the same bed, as of an opossum, an of the nave had been previously disturbed, and portions of insectivorous bat, &c. The macacus was the first example human remains were scattered over it; these were carefully of any quadrumanous animal found in strata so old as the collected before the flooring for the pews was put down, and Eocene. It was not until after the year 1836 that the buried with the skeleton above referred to. The flat grave- existence of any fossil quadruman was brought to light. stone is now in the vestry, very similar to the sketch given Since that period, they have been discovered in France, in the small edition of "Concise Glossary of Architecture," | India, and Brazil. (Sir C. Lyell's "Elements of Geology," p. 271. The foot of the stone is much worn, but the head, ch. xvi. ; and see J. Beete Jukes's "Manual of Geology," with the upper part of a cross upon it, is perfect. p. 656.) F. J. LEACHMAN. TOPOGRAPHICAL QUERIES (Vol. iii. 69).—For the dedication-names of churches in England and Wales, consult Liber Ecclesiasticus (1835), and Ecton's Thesaurus Rer. Eccles. (1763). ALISON.

The columns nearest the tower have a broad stone base; that on the west side being the larger of the two, and the font is placed on this. It has been suggested that these bases formed the only seats in the church when it was first built, and that if any other seats were in the building, they were placed against the walls. I believe the old saying of "the weakest goes to the wall," has its origin in these seats so placed in churches.

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The church is large, 121 feet long; the tower having been opened out by the removal of a huge organ gallery which completely blocked up the fine tower arch. the cap of a column near the chancel are two heads, making wry faces at the devil, and looking towards the west, the region of darkness; at the opposite corner are two faces bowing towards the east, or the altar. The work in the porch is very rich, the cabling being very perfect. In the centre panel is a fleur-de-lis; the third to the left is a Scotch thistle; the English rose is clearly met with, and a friend suggested that these emblems marked the nationality of the masons who built the church. I fail to discover a shamrock.

Can any of your readers kindly tell me if this suggestion is worth anything?

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WOOD ENGRAVING (Vol. iii. 20, 35).-Possibly Mr. Rylands may not be aware that a good authority has decided that the date 1423 cannot be that of the "St. Christopher" to which it is attached. In Notes and Queries (1868 I think), is a number of papers on this subject, in which Mr. H. Holt disposes the existence of any genuine wood engraving prior to the time of Albert Dürer's master, Wohlgemuth, or at least prior to 1440. ALISON.

ROMPU (Vol. iii. 78).-This word is applied in heraldry, as broken. Thus in blazon, we term a chevron or a bend, rompu, that is, broken, or with an opening near the centre. It is the same as the French word rompée, broken; as in Latin it would be ruptus, or fractus. The family arms borne by the Sault family, were a chevron rompu, between three mullets.

C. G. THE term rompu is applied to a chevron when the upper part is taken off, and remains above it, as in the shield here given.

T. H.

WEDDING CUSTOMS, CRANBROOK, KENT (Vol. iii. 66). Referring to these wedding customs, I recollect, about ten years ago, when curate of Biddenden, the adjoining parish to Cranbrook, a dealer in poultry-higglers they are called in that part having feathers scattered in his path as he left the church.

E. C. L.

FORMULA OF LL.D. (Vol. iii. 69),—The "LL." represents Legum, just as "SS. Patres does Sancti Patres,

and "SS." Saints.

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SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE FINE ARTS.-On Thursday, the 15th inst., Mr. Wyke Bayliss, F.S.A., lectured on the "Message of Art; or, Beauty and the Beast,' Dr. GLADSTONE, F.R.S., in the chair. Mr. Bayliss said, "That as Beauty in the legend came to the king's son, awakening him from his debased condition to the rich inheritance of his birthright, so the sacred influences of Poetry and Art come to us, ennobling us, refining us, lifting us from baser pleasures, teaching us that we are indeed the King's children, and that Beauty is his messenger. For not the divine alone or the philosopher is charged with a message, but the poet and the painter also, whose message is about the Beautiful. There are lilies by every river side, there is poetry in every phase of life, and what the lilies and the other flowers are to the margin of the stream, such should Poetry and Art be to our lives

"O flower-de-luce, bloom on and let the river
Linger to kiss thy feet,

O flower of Song, bloom on and make for ever
The world more fair and sweet.

This Message of Art is always and everywhere for our good.
He that is not better for looking upon the splendour of the
Creation would not be better for looking upon the face of
the Creator; he would only shrink blasted from His presence
by the excess of light. Is there evil in the world? then the
Message of Art is always and everywhere a protest against
it-against the raging fire of sensualism and the dead ashes
of materialism alike. Greek Art gave its protest in the pas
sionless splendour of ideal beauty. Against the brutish
soft hand uplifted, weak, it may be, physically, as the gentle
law of force, every gentle legend of the North was like a
hand of a woman, but with another kind of strength,
mightier than the hammer of Thor. Was there an evil in
the cruel and stern dogmatism of the Medieval Church?
then every sweet picture of the Holy Child or the Virgin
Mother was a message to stay the fire and sword and rack
of the Inquisition. And yet, once more, is there an evil
still existing in the hard, grinding, pitiless competition of
our own times? then Poetry and Art give their perpetual
protest against it, in every delicate rendering of Nature
by the painter, in every refined thought or noble aspira-
tion of the poet. But the Message of Art must always be
about the Beautiful. I know that, in taking man for its
theme, it must take him with all his passions, good and evil.
But the good and evil must not stand as co-ordinates, If
Art is to be the King's messenger, it must show the mastery
of evil, the ultimate triumph of the right; it must rise-
"In ever-highering eagle-circles, up

ST. MUNGO (Vol. iii. 78). This is the popular name
given to St. Kentigern, one of the three great missionaries
of the Christian faith in Scotland. He was born early in the
sixth century, and is said to have been so beloved by his
monastic brethren that his baptismal name of Kentigern
became by common consent exchanged to Mungo, which
signifies "dear friend." He is said to have performed many
miracles, and to one of them the device in the arms of
Glasgow appears to owe its origin. Dr. Gordon, in his
recently published "History of Glasgow," in describing the
arms of the city, which, by the way, is represented as an oak
tree with a bird on the top, a salmon with a ring in its mouth,
and a bell, quotes the following legend from the "Aberdeen
Breviary," in which the miracle above alluded to is thus set
forth: The Queen of Cadzow was suspected by her hus-
To the great sun of glory, and thence swoop
band, King Roderick, of being too intimate with a knight
Down upon all things base, and dash them dead."
whom he had asked to hunt with him. The king waited his At the close of the lecture Dr. Gladstone made a few appro-
opportunity to abstract from the satchel of the knight, when
asleep, a ring which Queen Cadzow had presented to him.priate remarks, characterizing the lecture as a poem in
itself; and after a vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. George
King Roderick, in furious jealousy, threw it into the Clyde. Browning (hon. secretary) and seconded by Mr. Dicksee, to
When they returned to the palace at Cadzow from the day's the Lecturer, and the thanks of the meeting had been
hunting, the king, in the course of the evening, asked her cordially given to the Chairman, the proceedings terminated.
where her ring was. It could not be produced. Death was
threatened if it were not forthcoming. The queen sent one
of her maids to the knight for the unfortunate ring; and
being unsuccessful, a bearer was sent to Cathures (Glasgow)
to St. Mungo, making a full confession of all. The Apostle
of Strathclyde commiserated the queen. Forthwith he sent
one of his monks to the river to angle, instructing him to
bring home alive the first fish he should take. This was
done. St. Mungo (dear friend), found the annulet in the
mouth of the miraculous fish, and speedily sent it to the

Notices of Books.

and Co.

The Indian Antiquary. Vol. I. Bombay; 1872. London: Trubner THE first volume of the "Indian Antiquary," edited by Mr. Burgess, issued from the Bombay press in the course of last year, consists of twelve monthly parts. It contains 286 pages, measuring 12 inches by 8, and Messrs. Trubner and Co., the London agents for the work, have announced the successful continuation of this useful Magazine. The illustrations, on large folding double pages, have all been litho

graphed with wonderful accuracy, at the Bombay Government Press, Astronomicus.-Sir Isaac Newton, the distinguished mathemaand they give fac-similes of ancient inscriptions in various parts of tician, was a native of Colsterworth, Lincolnshire. He was born in India, copies of grants, inscriptions on temples, and ancient alpha-1642, the same year in which Galileo died. bets. The papers which accompany and describe these ancient documents give translations in English.

The editor has undoubtedly succeeded in obtaining the co-operation of eminent scholars and collectors of folk-lore, as may be seen from the fact that, among the numerous contributors to this volume are the following professors:-A. Weber, of Berlin: S. Sastre, of Madras; Mitchell, of Calcutta ; Banerjea, of Calcutta; G. Bhaudarkar, of Bombay; and Blochmann, of Calcutta The main portion of the work, however, consists in the marvellous collection of folk-lore and popular rhymes, which has been brought together chiefly by members of the Civil Service in all parts of India and Ceylon. These stories cannot fail to be of interest to all educated Englishmen who have a taste for such studies. They are supplied, among a great many others, by the following learned members of H.M.E.I.C.S.:-Messrs. Beames, of Balasore; Benett, Oudh; Burnell, of Mangalor; Caldwell, of Madras: Damant, of Dinajpur; Davids, in Ceylon; Flect, of Belgam; Gower, of Madras: Growse, of Mathura; Ramsay, of Bombay; Sinclair, Bombay; V. Westmacott, Bengal; and White, of Fathypur. One of the most interesting papers, which we observe is about to be used as a separate work, consists of a translation of Weber's "Treatise on the Ramayana," by the Rev Mr. Boyd, of Bombay. There are also papers by the editor, Mr. Fergusson, D.C.L. ; Mr. Ball, Geol. Sur., Babu; R. Bose, of Banka; Dr Buhler, of Gujarat; Mr. Hyde Clarke, C.E., and other distinguished writers.

The field chosen is a wide and rich one, and the results obtained are well worth being treasured in this, as "A Journal that might serve as an adequate medium of communication between Orientalists and archæologists in the different provinces of India, and in Europe and America; in which all that relates to the history, geography, ethnography, mythology, literature, religion, manners, customs, folk-lore, arts and sciences, natural history, &c. &c., of India and the neighbouring countries might find a record, indexed and easy of The Journal is well worthy the support, not only of scholars, but of all who take a rational interest in our Indian empire.

reference"

The Rock Temples of Elephanta, or Gharapuri. Described and
illustrated with plans and drawings. By James Burgess, M.R.A.S.,
F.R.G.S. With_thirteen photographs by D. H. Sykes. Bombay:
Thacker & Co. London: Trübner & Co.

THE author of this work-the editor of the Indian Antiquary-re-
cently published a historical and descriptive introduction to Mr.
Sykes's splendid album of "The Temples of Shatrun-zaya, the cele-
brated Jaina place of pilgrimage, near Palitana, in Kathiawar." It
furnishes a very full account of the Jains, their religion, and history,
and a description of all the buildings of note on the sacred hill,
while the forty-five large photographs illustrate very fully the
splendid city of temples which the Shrawaks have reared in the
course of centuries at such enormous cost.

This work-measuring 17 by 21 inches-must have been produced at much risk; yet it was soon followed by another, nearly as large, entitled," Forty-one Large Photographs, from Somanath, Girnar, Junagadh, and other places in Kathiawar, with descriptive introduction by J. Burgess.' Both these works display much research on the part of the editor, and absolute perfection of skill and taste on the part of the artist.

In the case of the ELEPHANTA Album now issued the editor's work predominates in importance over that of the artist. The thirteen photographs of the famous groups of sculpture which surround the cave were obtained by admitting sufficient light by a complicated system of reflectors, devised on purpose by Mr. Sykes. The photographs measure ten inches by eight, and are handsomely mounted in large oblong quarto leaves.

The introductory eighty pages give a description of the structure and sculptures, elucidating their meaning, from the works of Kalidasa and other Sanskrit writers; and, in fact, constitutes a complete body of mythology connected with the distinctly phallic traditions of the Shaiva sect, of which this was a temple. These elucidations are drawn from all available sources, ancient and modern. The discussion of minutiæ and references are relegated to the notes, which are, we may say, entirely exhaustive of the subject at the present time. The plans and architectural illustrations are interesting, and drawn

with care.

The book will be prized by old Indians, and by all who are versed, or wish to become skilled, in the old arts and religion of India.

Answers to Correspondents.

A. Z.-Sir Roger Newdigate, the founder of the Newdigate Prize at Oxford, was some time Member for Middlesex, and afterwards for the University of Oxford. He died in 1806.

L. R. (Gravesend).-The term "Perpendicular," as applied to architecture, denotes the style which was prevalent from about the end of the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries, and is chiefly distinguishable by its stiff and rectilinear lines. The very elegant vaulting known as "fan-tracery" belongs to this period.

7. Laud (Rochester).-Sir John Oldcastle, once popularly known as the good Lord Cobham," lived in the reign of Edward III., and we believe resided some time at Cowling Castle.

F-Boutell's Book on Heraldry we would recommend. Mr. Elvin has written a very useful book, called "A Synopsis of Heraldry," published by Hardwicke, in Piccadilly.

discovered about the year 1740 by Vitus Behring (or Beering), a Dane, F. Jenkins.-Behring's Island, in the North Pacific Ocean, was and an officer in the Russian service.

7. G.-Hieronymus Amati was the name of a celebrated maker of violins. He was a native of Cremona, in Italy, and lived about the year 1600.

R. (Lichfield)-Sir Dudley Rider was Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench in 1734. A patent was signed by the king, for his elevation to the peerage, but he died before its completion; his son was, however, created Lord Harrowby by letters patent in 1776.

X. Y. Z.-The lines you quote occur in Eliza Cook's poem, entitled "The King's Old Hall."

chaser of the collections and library of Linnæus, and founder of the
T. S. (Taunton).-Sir James Edward Smith, celebrated as the pur-
Linnean Society, was born at Norwich in 1759.
F. Allen.-The "Defence of Poesie," the great work of Algernon
Sidney, and upon which his fame as an author mainly rests, was pub-
lished in 1595.

L. D.-Egidius Alvarez Carrillo Albornoz was born at Cuença
about the beginning of the 14th century, He was Archbishop of To-
ledo, and afterwards created a Cardinal by Pope Clement VI.
F. G.-Lord Lovat was executed in 1747, for participation in the
rising of 1745. The present Lord Lovat acquired the barony of the
United Kingdom by patent in 1837, and established his right to the
ancient Scottish peerage of Lovat, in the House of Lords, in 1857.
T. H. (Windsor).-The Yeomen of the Guard, or Body Guard of
the Queen, is the oldest corps in her Majesty's service. The corps
was instituted by Henry VII. in 1485.

A. B. (Fairford).—The see of Gloucester was erected in 1541, and was formerly part of the diocese of Worcester. It was united to the Bishopric of Bristol in 1836.

Erin. You will find some account of the honourable order of the Brotherhood of St. George in "D'Alton's History of Drogheda," Vol. II. p. 161.

T. T. (Bedford).-Milton was born in London in 1608, and died in 1674. He was buried in the parish church of St. Giles's, Cripplegate. T. R. (Glossop).-According to Mr. J. H. Parker, the earliest Norman keep known is the tower commonly called St Leonard's, at West Malling, in Kent.

R. S. The subject you suggest is one scarcely suitable for our pages.

occurred in 1236. The town was wholly destroyed about fifty years 7. T. (Romsey).-The first recorded inundation of Old Winchelsea

later.

H. R. S. (Dover).-" London Stone," the Roman milliarium, & stone from which distances were measured, is alluded to in Shakespeare's play of "Henry VI." It is preserved in a recess in the wall of St. Swithin's Church, Cannon-street

L. L. (Leeds.)—The appointments of officers, &c., at the Heralds College are in the gift of the Duke of Norfolk, as hereditary Earl Marshal.

Curious-Crosby Hall, Bishopsgate-street, was restored by public
subscription in 1836. The building is now used as a public dining
room and luncheon-bar.
J.T. (Hackney).—St. Bartholomew's Hospital was founded in 1102.
A. H. (Dundee).-The dates of these battles were as follows:-Ma-
rathon, B.C. 490; Salamis, B.C. 480; Plataa, B.C. 479

D. C.-Mark Akenside, the poet, was born November 9, 1721.
He was the son of a butcher, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
F. H.-Olympias was daughter of Neophtolemus, King of Epirts,
and mother of Alexander the Great.

NOTICES.

Correspondents who reply to queries would oblige by referring to the volume and page where such queries are to be found. To omit this gives us unnecessary trouble. A few of our correspondents are slow to comprehend that it is desirable to give not only the referent to the query itself, but that such reference should also include ca previous replies. Thus a reply given to a query propounded at Ve iii., page 4, to which a previous reply had been given at page 20, and another at page 32, requires to be set down (Vol. 11. 4, 20, 32). We shall be glad to receive contributions from competent and capable pers ons accomplished in literature or skilled in archæology and generally from any intelligent reader who may be in possession of facts, historical or otherwise, likely to be of general interest. To all communications should be affixed the name and address of the sender; not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee good faith.

Communications for the Editor should be addressed to the Publishing Office, 11, Ave Maria-lane, E.C.

LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1873.

CONTENTS.-No. 52.

THE CASTLES, HALLS, AND MANOR HOUSES OF ENGLAND:-Bram-
bletye House, Sussex, 97.
MISCELLANEA:-A Zealous Mayor, 100.

NOTES:-Kentish Churches, 102-Mounts Sinai and Horeb-Co.
operation in the Last Century-St. Valentine's Day-Curious
Enigmatical Epitaph-Popular Rhymes: "The Minister and the
Dominie," &c.

well-known loyalty of the Comptons has led to the surmise that the demolition of the house took place during their tenure; and in one of the skirmishes in the civil war, Brambletye is reported to have been attacked and taken by the Roundheads, who forced an entrance through the gateway, and arranged their forces in the courtyard, which is now ploughed up. The destruction of the mansion house can hardly have taken place during that period, for John, the Son of Sir Henry Compton, is recorded to have died at Brambletye, in July, 1659.

QUERIES:-Gloucestershire Relics, 103-On one of Van Dyck's Portraits of Charles I.-Arms of the Isle of Man-What is Gothic Architecture?-The Earldom of Warwick-Loxley, in Warwick shire-Hened-penny-The Parish of Brandsburton, YorkshireThe Fitz-Eudo Family in Essex-Robert Fitzharding-Stainsby, near Heath, Derbyshire-Pensioners-The Mottoes of Edward the Black Prince-What was a Lychnoscope, and what was its REPLIES:-Arms of the Isle of Man, 106-Devonshire CustomsIrish Cannibalism-Unpublished Letter of Dr. Samuel Johnson -Tirling at the Pin-Alexandrian Codex-Claudii Ptolomei Cosmographia-St. Mungo-Burnsiana-St. Valentine's DayThe Dukedom of Roussillon-Grant to wear Hats at Court-Brambletye House. It is recorded that on a suspicion of

Use?

Minster Church, Kent.

PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES:-Royal Historical Society, 108-Society of Biblical Archeology.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, 108.

THE CASTLES, HALLS, AND MANOR
HOUSES OF ENGLAND.

BRAMBLETYE HOUSE, SUSSEX.

Brambletye House-or, rather, what is left of it—stands in the midst of some very charming scenery, about three miles from East Grinstead, in Sussex, and thirteen miles from Tunbridge Wells. It is situated in a pleasant and fertile valley, watered by the river Medway, which having risen at a short distance to the west of East Grinstead church, flows languidly along through the verdant meads; whilst in its immediate vicinity is the celebrated Forest of Ashdown, the scenery from which, in every direction, is of the most romantic description.

From the court-rolls of the manor it does not appear who succeeded this family in the possession of the mansion; but it is certain that it was occupied during the reign of Charles II. by Sir James Richards, a gentleman of French extraction, whose father had come to this country with Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I. Being knighted for an act of bravery in the sea-service, he was afterwards advanced to the dignity of a baronet-his patent of baronetcy, dated 26th February, 1683-4, describing him as "of Brambletye House." This gentleman is traditionally credited with being the cause of the premature decay and desolation of treasonable practices against a proprietor of this house, officers of justice were despatched to search the premises, when large supplies of arms and other military stores were discovered. Intimation of these circumstances being quickly conveyed to the owner of the house, who was at that time Forest of Ashdown, he deemed it prudent not to return to engaged in the diversions of the chase in the neighbouring Brambletye House, but made his escape forthwith, and is said to have quitted England and settled in Spain, where some of his descendants ultimately occupied high positions in the Spanish army.

Sir James Richards is stated to have died about the year 1705, and to have been succeeded in the title by his sons, John, Joseph, and Philip respectively; but since the death of the last-named holder of the title all trace of the family seems to have been lost, and the title is therefore now considered dormant.

Brambletye House being thus left uninhabited, was suffered gradually to fall into decay. From the fact of Sir James Richards being the last known resident there, it is The remains of the house are of the time of James I., and more than probable that the destruction of the house, attri consist of the principal entrance, one square turret, and a buted by some to the rebellious propensities of its owner, portion of another, the upper part of which, together with ought to date from the time of Sir James Richards quitting it. much of the building, has at different times been taken away A writer in the Patrician some years ago remarked that, by the tenants on the manor, and used for building purposes. "no period of English history receives more welcome from Underneath the ruins are traces of the domestic apartments, an English reader than that of the great civil war. The contest which appear to have been extensive; they display pointed so vitally momentous between popular freedom and kingly arches, and the entrance to them is under an arched passage privilege, which, whatever were its immediate results, led to at the end of the building. The entrance tower is square, our present limited and happy monarchy; the contest where and has within it two niches for the reception of figures. appeared both for prince and parliament such display of This part seems to have been highly ornamented, and mind and heart, genius and valour; the contest, in fine, apparently led to the principal apartments. Both inside and which brought into action the whole muscle and nerve of outside of the doorway, at some few feet from the ground, England; that contest rests as fresh now as ever on the there is a large acorn and an oak leaf carved in stone. memory; men dispute about it to-day no less keenly and Brambletye House was built, from an Italian model, by Sir interestedly than they have done for years upon years gone Henry Compton, who held the manor at the commencement by, and it will doubtless form the main topic of English of the reign of James I. This gentleman was twice married: story and conversation until this fair realm be no more. Tofirst to Lady Cicely, daughter of Robert, Earl of Dorset, wards the recollection of that era, there is one attraction and secondly to Mary, daughter of Sir George Browne, predominantly pleasing; one which never fails to create Kt. From the armorial bearings of Compton impaling general sympathy and admiration-we mean the loyalty Browne, which appear carved in stone over the principal of the Cavaliers. Their devotion to the king was of a nature entrance, it seems that the house was erected during the so gallant and generous, so romantic and chivalrous, that we lifetime of Sir Henry's second wife, and this supposition is look back upon them through it as through an encircling further strengthened by the initials and date (C.H.M., 1631)|halo. For that loyalty the faults of the Cavaliers are by which appear on a lozenge-shaped stone on the upper story. From the beginning of the reign of Edward I., to that of Edward III., the manor of Brambletye was held by a family of the name of Audehame; in the latter reign, however, we read that John, son of John de St. Clare, was seised of the lordship. The property continued in the possession of this family for many years. As above shown, the manor was in the hands of the Comptons in the reign of James I. The

their friends forgotten; for that loyalty, sincere and staunch even to deprivation and death, the sternest Republican feels some indulgence; for that loyalty, too, England owes a debt of gratitude, since it was that which eventually becoming combined with the purifying spirit of independence ushered into life by the Roundheads, saved the constitution. With such remembrance, then, of the plumed soldiers of King Charles, most people naturally view with friendly

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