Masons 1611. Paid Willm Tomson the bundling Mason of the Pyrry for 15 dayes naughty work the 12th February 1612 after the rate of 7d. the day he bourding himself 8s. 9d. & so discharged for a bungler 8s. 9d. Bargayned with John Chaunce of Bromsgrove ffreemason the 24 of February 1611 not being Shrovetide to be my cheiff mason workman and Survey'r of the work & workmen for repayring & newe building Kier house for the wages of £10 yearly meet, drink lodging & washing till the work be finished God will. To Chaunce for his bootes 8s. For his Slippers 2s. 6d. For his Coate, Cognizance Hatt band feather & Cognisance of silver 30s. For his Chest 4s. 6d. Deliv'd Chance 24th Marche 1611 as part of his wages For drawing the upright of the fore part of my house at London to Carter of St. 40s. ... 40s. £5 Giles Lane by Charing Crosse Paid John Chance more as part of his wages the 22d July 1612 ... Ballard for making 2 Mason's houses 12 Sep 1612 Henry Underhill for thatching them Chance By the handes of Ruth ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Masons. 1612 Bargayned with William Cotes of Gloster mason for meate drink and 'lodging by the yeare to serve me for Lem's wages so much as Lem hath by the yeare after the like rate which is 4d. a daye-he began to work on Monday the 23 Feb 1612. ... ... ... ... 1613 £4 175. 1613 Paid to Stickles of London for drawing the platt of my house anewe Decem' 1613 £3 To Bentley of Oxford for his paines in the platt 30s. & to Sergians'n 10S. 1614 Paid... Tho. Lem Dec 1614 July 1615 April 1616 Robt Lem Allowing his roving & running away. Jan 1616 Lem arrears 155. 45. 6s. 6d. £13 £4 £5 £4 16s. 325. £5 ... 40s. Paid to Willm Sadler for lading the poole and 6d. a day bourding himself 12 Sep 1613 55. Sett Reve on work in the lane above Angells on this side Woller's heath the 17th August 1612 to digg rough stone for foundation & seller & paid him 6d. the day & meat & drink & lodging & paid him this week 6. Paid Reve the next following for 3 daies for the other 3 he spent idelly at Ale Paid the 5th of September 1612 to these workmen day laborers to uncover & digg stone in the Quarry above Angells in the lane in Kier after 6d. the day 45. 125. ... £3 255. 255. 45s. ... May 1615 To Wyne of ffencote & his p't- ... Parke to Kier ... To Reeve & 2 laborers at the Quarry 55. 10s. 4d. ... ... ... ... ... ... Yron and Ledd. £34 1613 Paid for 2 tun of yron in December ... Ledd. Received in October 1614 one tun of ledd conteyning 18 pigges (one by the way stollen) for wch he Hodnett made me pay at Bristow 13 5s. contrary to promise, the cariadg by water to Bewdley IOS.-thence Ios. ... £14 55. ... Carpenters Sawyers 1614. 2 Aprill 1614... 600 sawing bourdes at 18d. the 100 and 2 saw pits 155. Sawing old timber 545. Paid to 2 Ballards for felling 30 trees in my Park & 20 trees in Over Ruddings al Oks all for building in the wanes of the 2 monethes December & January 1614 Sawing 600 bourdes Stock sawing... ... ... ... ... ... 205. ... 205. ... To Tailor a carrier of timber of the forrest I25. "" "" 125. ... 205. ... 400 after ye rate of 18d. for the hundred. Junij 1616 Paid George Greene laborer the 17th June after 7d. the daye at his owne diett for raisinge stone & tempering claye to make tile for more than half a yeares work... 405. Novembris 1617 Paid to Ballard for felling and squaring 10 Oks in the Upper Riddinges... 30s. Sir Edward Pytts died in 1618, aged 77. In his will, dated December 28, 1617, he leaves £2,000 to his son and heir and executor, Sir James Pytts, to finish his house "according to the platte remayning in Chaunce's handes drawn by my dictation and the same to be performed with in seaven yeares next followinge the date of these presents or in lesse time." On page 5 is written 18s. 95. IIS. 8d. ... Carpenters. 1615 Davys the Carpenter . . . at 12d. the YORKSHIRE. Halifax Parish Church.-I. Eng. inscr. (in raised letters) and text, St. John xi. 25, to John Waterhows, of Halyfax, 1530, and wife Agnes, effs. lost, two scrolls remain, now on a pew. N. II. Eng. inscr. to Hugh Faucit, of Halifax, 1641, and Hugh, his son, 1668. S.A. III. Eng. inscr., and seven Eng. vv., to "Mr. Jo: Broadley late minist: of Sowerby Chapel:" 1623, and wife Mary, 1625, mur. S.A. Helmsley.-I. Chil. (each separate) now lost. Crest (a panache of peacock's feathers) with mantling remains, the shield belonging to it and four others lost, now under Tower. II. Apparently lost. Add III. Eng. inscr. and one Lat. line to William, son of Wm. Moore, gent., born 1682, dec. 1685, mur. S. Tr. IV. Eng. inscr. and ten Eng. vv. to Christopher Agar, 1789, "after a short and violent fever," æt. 40, mur. N.A. V. Eng. inscr. to Mr. John Peirson, of Whitby, "who gave ye Candlestick to ys church," 1770, æt. S.Tr. 78, mur. Hull, St. Mary.-E. wall of S.C. Hull, Holy Trinity.-I. In S.C.A. Add II. Eng. inscr. to Mrs. Dorothy Shaw, wife of Mr. John Shaw, "preacher of the Gospel in this church," 1657, mur. S.C.A. III. Eng. inscr., stating that Thos. Dalton married, Ist, Ann Walker, widow; and 2nd, Ann, dau. of Sir Robt. Tirwhit, of Ketlebie, Knt., by whom he had six sons and two daus; he dec. æt. 74; inlaid in old slab (with inscr.). S.C.A. IV. A shield (ermine, on a bend engrailed, three fleurs de lys). S.C.A. Ripon Cathedral.-I. Lat. inscr. to Wm. Gibson, Alderman, 1680, æt. 47, mur. N.Tr. II. Eng. inscr. to Fras. Blackburne, Alderman of Richmond, 1710, æt. 29. Central Tower. III. Lat. inscr. to Edward Hodgson, of Ripon, 1705, æt. 67. S.A. Sessay. Has a shield (bendy of six, over all, on a fess, a lion passant gardant between two cinquefoils; a chief inscribed "As God wyll"), also four corner - pieces; two, the Holy Lamb, with cross and banner; and two, a columbine. C. Stanwick St. John.-Apparently lost. Thirsk.-I. has four Lat. vv. II. The date is certainly 1419. On same slab as last; (?) all one brass. S.A. Wakefield Cathedral.-I. Eng. inscr. to Mr. Marm. Shepley, of Wakefield, 1722, æt. 35. N.C.A. II. Eng. inscr. to Willm. Coppindale, junr., gent., 1726, æt. 30, and Margt., his 3rd dau., æt. 3. N. III. Eng. inscr. to Mr. Robt. Bever, 1728, æt. 58, and Frances his grand-dau. Frances his grand-dau. N.A. IV. Eng. inscr. to Mr. Willm. Spink, mcht., 1738, æt. 71. N. V. Eng. inscr. to Mr. Robt. Mason, gent., 1738 (?), æt. 38. N.A. And several other later brass plates. Wycliffe.-II. has a shield. Add III. Lat. inscr. to Wm. Wyclife, Esq., Lord of the Manor and Patron of Church, 1584, and wife Merial, dau. of Wm., Lord Eure, 1557; John, their youngest son, pos. 1611. C. There is an incised slab with effigy of John Forster, Vicar, canopy and marg. inscr., c. 1450, in C. York, All Saints, North Street.-II. and III. parts of the same brass (?). Add IV. Lat. inscr. to William Stokton, and Robert Colynson, [Lord] Mayor of York, and their wife, Isabella, c. 1500. S.A. Collinson (the Ist husband) was Lord Mayor, 1457, and dec. 1458. Isabella Stockton dec. 1503. Stockton was an alderman. (Surtees Soc., 57, 29 n.) V. Arms and Eng. inscr. to Thos. Askwith, Sheriff of the city of York, 1609, æt. 71, and wife Anne, dau. of Robart Telleker, of Thoulthrope, gent., by whom he had one son. By his 1st wife Ursula, dau. of Robt. Sandwith, of York, Bower, he had one son and one daughter, mur. S.C. VI. Lat. inscr. to Chas., son of Chas., brother of Rich., Townley, all of Townley, co. Lanc., 1712, æt. 80, mur. S.C. York, All Saints, Pavement.-I. Lat. inscr. to Robert Crathorn, Esq., 1464. N.A. II. Eng. inscr. to Mary, wife of John Gratrix, "Q Mast in his Majs 1st or Roy! Regt of Drags," 1790, æt. 36; on same slab as last. N.A. York, St. Crux.-I. (on pillar S. side of N.) has arms of Askwith; it probably commemorates Robt. Askwith, Lord Mayor, 1580 and 1593; M.P. 1581 and 1588; who dec. 1597, æt. 67. II. In S.A. III. Mchts. mks. apparently lost; one shield only with arms of the City of York. N.A. Church visited 1884. It has since been demolished! York, St. Cuthbert.-I. Lat. inscr. to Wm. Bowes, sen., [Lord] Mayor, and wife Isabelle, 1435; four shields lost. II. Eng. inscr. to Robart Hungate, Esq., counsellorat-law, founder of a school and hospital at Sherburn, benefactor to this parish; gave £30 every third year to a preaching minister to preach and catechise in this Church, Sandhutton Chapel, and Saxton Church, 1619. Hen. Darley, husband of niece Margery Hungate, and executor, pos. III. Eng. inscr. to Richd. Bell, Esq., counsellor-at-law; had two wives-Anne, dau. of John Atkinson, gent., of York; and Katherine, widow of John Payler, Esq., 1630. IV. Eng. inscr., with arms, to Susanna, youngest dau. of Mr. Richd. Lowther, second son of Sir William Lowther, Knt. of Great Preston, co. York, 1714, æt. 1 yr. II mos. 15 days. V. A shield. VI. Another, mutilated. Nos. II., IV., and VI. on the same slab. York, St. John.-Eng. inscr., with arms, to Mr. Thos. Mosley, Alderman and twice Lord Mayor, 1624, æt. 85; Marie, his eldest dau. ; Eliz. his second dau. ; and Thos. Scott his grandchild, son to Eliz.; Jane his wife, pos. N.A. The altar tomb of Sir Thos. York, Knt., Lord Mayor, 1469 and 1477 (who founded a chantry here and), dec. 1489; has had the chamfer insc. restored. N.A. York, St. Martin le Grand.-I. In N.A. II. has four shields, mur. S.C. Add III. Lat. inscr., with arms, to Valentine Nalson, M.A., Pastor, Succentor of the vicars choral, York, and Canon of Ripon (son of John Nalson, LL.D.), 1722, æt. 40. N. IV. Eng. inscr. to George, son of Geo. and Eliz. Copperthwaite, of Leeds, 1760, æt. 4, mur. N.A. York, St. Mary, Castlegate.-Lat. inscr. to George, son of Geo. Blanshard, gent., 1709, æt. 18 mos.; Sarah, widow of Tim. Wilkinson, gent., 1724, æt. 61; and Margaret, widow of the said Geo. Blanshard, and dau. of the said Tim. and Sarah Wilkinson, 1731, æt. 46. N.C. York, St. Michael le Belfry.-I. Eng. inscr. to Frances, wife of William Farrer, of Ewood, "within the Viccaridge of Hallifax," co. York, Esq., dau. of Richd. James, of Portsmouth, Esq., 1680, æt. 51. N.A. II. Eng. inscr., with arms, to Thos. Dawny, of Selby, Esq., son of Thos. D., of Sutton Manor, in Coldfield, co. Warw., Esq., 1683, æt. 44. N.A. York, St. Michael, Spurriergate.—I. In N.A. II. In S.A. III. In N. Add IV. Eng. inscr. to Mr. Wm. Shaw, bachelor, mcht., of York (son of Mr. Thos. Shaw, Rector of Aldingham, Furness, co. Lanc.), 1681, æt. 40. By his will he left £100 to the poor of this parish for ever. On same slab as II. S.A. York, St. Sampson.-Lat. inscr. to Wm. Richardson, 1680, æt. 47. S.A. York, Holy Trinity, Goodramgate. - Lat. inscr. to Thos. Danby, [Lord] Mayor of York, 1458, and wife Matilde, 1463. S.A. York, Holy Trinity or Christ Church, King's Court.-I. Lat. inscr. to Thos. Kyrke, mercer, [Lord] Mayor of York, 1442, and of communications alike without and within, York Minster.-Add IV. Eng. inscr., coronet, arms, and margin over vault of the Rt. Hon. Charles Howard, Earl of Carlisle, 1684, æt. 56; near monument to same. N.C.A. V. Arms, crests, coronet, margin, etc., marking "The Earle of Straffordes Vault appointed to be made by Willi Earle of Strafforde Anno Dom 1687." S.C.A. The vitally important change, amounting to a revolution, which has manifested itself in our time in the spirit and feeling to be encouraged in viewing the costume of our own and other lands, was inherently bound to carry its promoters in some instances too far; yet it has been attended by the grand result of teaching us all to look at such objects or phenomena in nature, science, and social economy as we examine with a more philosophical eye, and with the help of new critical tests to exhibit common things en countered in our travels in unsuspected and captivating lights. Within a singularly brief period how many ordinary features of our daily being have been shown by the expert to possess an origin and a significance of which we had no conception, and how obvious, as in the case of Columbus and the egg, the truth appeared, when it was unfolded to our mental yision! These introductory paragraphs may be thought to bear a resemblance to a small dwelling with a disproportionate doorway; for, in fact, all that I can pretend to offer in the present paper is a series of memoranda embracing the result of observations, chiefly on subjects of an archæological tenor, made in the course of a ramble last autumn through parts of North and South Holland. I trust, however, that I may be pardoned if I occasionally cross the dividing line between ancient and modern history, more especially as the two are often so inter-connected. Memoranda of a Short Tour in the Netherlands during September, 1889. By W. CAREW Hazlitt. IF OLLAND is an expression, with which even those personally unacquainted with the country have learned by books and hearsay to connect certain distinctive notions; and the remarkable facilities, afforded to tourists even of moderate leisure or resources for paying a visit to this singular region, have a natural tendency to reduce from year to year the number of English folk who have to say that they have not set their foot on some portions of its soil. The publications of a descriptive character, assisting the traveller to form a better appreciation of the route which he proposes to traverse, as well as to refresh his memory on his return to his own fireside, have multiplied commensurately with the steadily growing interest in this corner of Europe; and it is worse than fruitless for anyone to go over ground which the ordinary works of reference have fully preoccupied, or to call attention to details which the manuals have exhaustively illustrated and discussed. But to whatever extent Holland has of late been threaded through by the development The communication of notes made at the moment upon a wide variety of points and topics may be perhaps justified by their utility both to such as have trodden the same ground, and to such as have not yet done so. Two pairs of eyes, it is sometimes said, are better than one, and I may be even forgiven for observing that there is a class of traveller which sees by proxy. The first spot which I viewed was FLUSH |