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frugality were the theeves that burst in, and so robbed his house, and cutt his purse bottom cleane away, and thus he consumed him selfe and wasted what he did gett in gold which was much,

a lease of all the gold and silver mines in Scotland. In 1604 he was given a free gift of 1007., as well as 2007. to be employed about Other free the gold mines in Scotland. gifts of 1007. and 500l. were paid to him in 1607 and 1608 respectively. In 1607 there is a discharge of Sir Bevis Bulmer and others of the duty on sea coal and of rents on any demise made by the late queen, and in 1608 a release of all arrears in which he stands indebted for imposts on sea coals and a discharge for 2,4197. 16s. 10d. granted him to be employed about the mines in Scotland. In the same year, 1608, he was appointed master and surveyor of the earthworks of the lately discovered silver mines at Hilderston, which position he held until 1610 (Reg. Privy Council of Scotland; CochranPatrick, Early Records....Mining in Scotland'; Irving, 'Upper Ward of Lanark-sented to Queen Elizabeth a porringer made shire').

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It will be noted that Bulmer is referred to above as Sir Bevis; it would appear that it was in 1604 that he was knighted, but his name is not given in Philipot's Collection of all the Knights Bachelors,' &c. In the Hatfield MSS. (Hist. MSS. Commission) is a letter dated 1597, from Sir John Palkington, which is stated to be endorsed by, among others, Sir Bevis Bulmer. Possibly there has been an error in transcribing the Christian name, but in any case it is quite clear that the subject of this note was not a knight at that period.

Of Bulmer's life and character, the only intimate account which we have is to be found in Stephen Atkinson's 'The Discoverie and Historie of the Gold Mynes in Scotland.' This appears to have been written in the year 1619; it was printed by the Bannatyne Club in 1825 under the editorship of Gilbert Laing Meason, from a MS. in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh. There is a copy in the British Museum (Harl. MS. 4621) which appears to be in substantial agreement with the printed book. Atkinson was a Londoner, and had served an apprenticeship as a refiner of gold and silver, and probably it was as a refiner of silver at Combmartin that he was first

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employed by Bulwer. His "first teaching and erudition (in mining) came from Mr. B. B. an ingenious gent.' According to this author, Bulmer was engaged in seeking for gold in Scotland, at places which he names, during the reign of Elizabeth, and

"he builded a very fayre countrey house to dwell in; he furnished it fitting for himselfe and his family; he kept therein great hospitallity;.... but it is said that his hospitallity and [want of]

...And he had alwayes many irons in the fier, besides those which he presently himselfe looked on; and often times intricate matters in hand to decyde; and too many prodigall wasters, hanging on every shoulder of him. And he wasted much himselfe, and gave liberally to many, for to be honoured, praised, and magnified, else he might have bin a rich subject; for the least of these frugalities [sic] were able to robb an abbott. By such synister meanes he was impoverished, and followed other idle veniall vices to his dying day, that were not allowable of God nor man: and so once down aye down, and at last he died at Awstin-moore in my debt 3001. starling, to my great hinderance, and left me in Ireland much in debt for him &c. God forgive us all our Sinnes! But if he had lived to this day, undoubtedly he might have paid all men.'

Atkinson informs us that Bulmer pre

from gold found in Scotland, upon which were inscribed the following lines:

I dare not give, nor yet present, But render parte of that's thy owne My minde and hart, shall still invent To seeke out treasure, yet unknowne. "And within a short space following Mr. Bulmer was made one of hir Majesties sworne servants: and this was his first stepp at court, and from thence he learned to begg, as other courtiers do. He had witt at will, and frequented the best company still; thereby his old freinds multiplied and sought after him to remember them, and then much creditt was given unto him

on every side."

This presentation, according to Atkinson, took place shortly before the grant of the imposition on sea coal (1599). For this he was to pay the Queen 6,2007. per annum and Atkinson alleges that he made 1,000% a year clear for himself. An account of the first half year of the farm, in the Lansdowne MSS., however, shows a deficit, and it seems likely that Bulmer at no time made the farm pay.

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Bulmer then (again following Atkinson) wrote a book of all his acts, workes and devises," which he named 'Bulmer's Skill' According to this book, James I. in the first year of his reign in England devised a scheme for procuring capital to work the gold mines in Scotland. Bulmer was to get together twenty-four gentlemen of means, each to advance 3007., for which disbursement each man was to have the honour of knighthood bestowed upon him, "and so for ever to be called the Knight of the Golden Mynes, or the Golden Knight." Bulmer he appears to have thought that the scheme, was to be governor of the undertaking, and being that of the King himself, was quite

a settled thing, and was much elated. Robert Cecil, however, seems to have intervened, and the scheme fell to the ground. The King had the idea that the best way to get at the gold was to level all the mountains, hills and mountaines be turned into dayles and vallies." Bulmer agreed that this was a sure way, but "chargeable." Nothing is known of the fate of Bulmer's book, but from Atkinson's account it must have been a mine of information. Nor is anything known of Bulmer's birth and parentage. He died, as Atkinson relates, at Awstin-moor, i.e., Alston Moor, Cumberland, and according to Surtees (History of Durham) in 1615. Surtees refers to an inventory of his possessions, and states that administration was granted to his son John. A recent search at the Probate Registry in Durham failed to bring this inventory to light.

RHYS JENKINS.

PONTEFRACT CASTLE: AN UNKNOWN
PICTURE AT HAMPTON COURT.

In the Official Catalogue of the pictures
at Hampton Court Palace, turning to the
list of those hung in the "Outer Lobby of
Cardinal Wolsey's Closet," we find an oil
painting numbered 916, and styled simply
A Castle.....J de Momper."

The Hampton Court picture is, however, much more trustworthy than any of these; it is not a bird's-eye view, but shows the Castle in true perspective from the artist's position on Bag Hill to the south. All the other views are from the same side. There are reduced copies of these in the late Mr. Richard Holmes's book, The Sieges of Pontefract Castle,' 8vo, 1887. The grand appearance of this historic English castle is well preserved in this fine old painting, but utterly destroyed and dwarfed in the other views by the details put in being all out of scale with the building. This fault is common to all mediæval attempts to delineate either a church or a castle.

The artist, Josse de Momper, was a Dutch
landscape painter and engraver of some
fame, but this picture is, I suspect, the only
evidence of his ever having been in England.
We learn from Bryan's 'Dictionary of
Painters and Engravers' (new edition)
that he was "born at Antwerp in 1564,
inscribed in the guild as early as 1581, and
died in 1634." Seven of his pictures are
Madrid.
at Dresden, and no fewer than twelve at

at least fifteen years previous to the demoli-
So this picture must have been painted
tion of the Castle, and ten before the first
siege.
Westminster.

A. S. ELLIS.

INSCRIPTIONS IN BURIAL - GROUND
OF ST. JOHN'S, WESTMINSTER.

(See ante, p. 302.)

I CONTINUE my list of the inscriptions on the east side of this burial-ground :

90. Judith Brooks, d. Sept., 1814, a. (7)6. Also Elizabeth Brooks....Mr. Robert Brooks, d. June 6, 1830, a. 63.

The first time-now several years agoI noticed this work, the resemblance to Pontefract Castle as it was before it was razed to the ground by order of Parliament in 1649 struck me as most remarkable. Although it is supposed to be a view of a castle in France or Germany by that Dutch artist, when I saw the painting again on 26 September last, and examined it more carefully, I found I was not mistaken after all, for it is Pontefract Castle beyond a doubt. This picture is a most valuable and interesting one because by ad. Oct. 14, 181(7), in her 59th year. 91. Frances, w. of William Harris, of this p., Also the skilled artist, who truthfully delineated above William Harris, d. May 8,....a. 66. just what he saw and nothing more. This 92. Mary, w. of William Newton, of this p., cannot be said of the enlarged fantastic and embellished bird's-eye view engraved for the Vetusta Monumenta,' printed by the Society of Antiquaries in 1736, nor of a slightly altered copy made at the expense of Lord Rockingham. There are, however, several copies existing of a 'Plan of Pontefract, showing the lines and forts made by the besiegers round the Castle, of which a bird's-eye view is given, much superior to the engravings mentioned as a reliable representation of this grand old fortress. The original, it is said, was made to be sent to General Fairfax.

d. 13 Aug., 1824, in her 37th year. Also chn.
of the above: Mary, d. 13 May, 1813, a. 2 yrs.
8 mths. William, d. 21 March, 1816, a. 4 yrs.
2 mths. Charles, d. 2 Jan., 1824, a. 18 mths.
Joseph, d. 19 March, 1826, a. 6 yrs. 7 mths.
93. [Blank]

94. .Vincent, w. of....ent, of Millbank.... a. 39. (Also)....a and Eliz... ....n of the

above....Elizabeth

....

in the

95. Mr. James Coombes ....April 14, 1801,
.-9 yrs. ..nces Coombes,
of the above

....

96. Mrs. Elizabeth Newall, w. of Mr. John Newall, of St. Margaret's p., d. 25 Feb., 1816, a. 52. Mr. John Newall, (died) Aug., 1828. Also G.... who d. a. 2 yrs. Also Mr. J. N(ewall), d. August .... a. 70.

....

97. Mrs. Mary Kaye, w. of Mr. John Kaye, of St. Margaret's p., one of His Majesty's Messengers, d. Aug. 18, 1815, a. 45. Miss Emily Kaye, d. 13 Jan., 1820, a. 14. Also.... Also John Kaye, (died) Aug. 1825.

98. Hannah, w. of Mr. George White, of Tufton Street, d. 23 Nov., 1847, in her 72nd year. Also 3 chn. of the above who died in their infancy. Also Mr. George White, d. 22 Dec., 1850, in his 75th year.

99. William Evatt, d. 19 July, 1802, a. 69. Susannah, his w., d. 21 July, 1820, a. 81. Elizabeth Evatt, their dau., 2 Dec., 184-, a. 80. Sarah E...., July, 184-.

100. Julia, d. of William and Grace Nettlefold, d. 12 July, 1822, a. 9 weeks. Fanny, their dau., d. 25 Jan., 1826, a. 15.

101. Edward, s. of William and Susanna Weatherstone, d. April 22, 1813, a. 2 mths. 10 days.

102.

d. of

Also Also Mary, d. .....

d. 9 April.... Thomas, s. of the above, 19 Nov. dau. of the above, born 18 Oct., Also Mary R...

103. [Blank, but remains of a coat of arms exist; the crest is apparently the same as in No. 1.] 104. Mrs. Ann Haley, of this p., d. March 6, 181-, a. 47.....

105.

....sa Da....

106. A four-sided, solid granite monument. Chr Cass Master Mason | to His | Maj. Ordnance dy'd April 21, 1734.

107. [This and the following inscription are partly concealed behind No. 106.]

Hic jacet....d. 12 Dec., 1809....a. (21).
Requiescat..

108. E. J. F., d. 21 Jan., 1805, a. 32.

109. Anna Maria, w. of William Flint, of His Majesty's Council, d. ..ber, 1811, a...

110. Elizabeth, w. of Mr. William Goodwin, of this p., d. 20 March, 1820, a. 66. Mr. William Goodwin, d. July, 1824, a. 66.

Jane 1815, Jan.,

111. Mrs. Mary Bennett, d. Feb. 7, 1811, a. 52. Mr. Joseph Bennett, d. Sept. 28, 1824, a. 71. 112. John Smith, d. 8 Jan., 1807, a. 55. Wilkins, niece of the above, d. 31 Dec., a. 29. Elizabeth, w. of the above, d. 12 1818, a. 61. 113. Mrs. Lucy McClough, d. April 1, 1826, a. 64. Mr. John McClough, d. 31 May, 1829, a. 36. Also John Anilem McClough, s. of the above, d. July 16, 1843, a. 21.

114. Lieut. William Curby, 7th Royal Veteran Battalion, d. July 6, 1814, a. 59. Elizabeth, his wid., d. Jan. 7, 1830, a. 82.

115. Abraham Nutthall, d. Dec. 3, 1828, a. 48. Charlotte Ann Frostick, d. 26 June, 1831, a. 1 yr. 7 mths. Mrs. Ann Frostick, d. 15 Aug., 1831, a. 27.

116. Mr. John Burchell, d. 1 July, 1833, a. 30. 117. Capt. John Orton, Royal Marines, d. 11 Nov., 1810, a. 43.

118. Thomas William Lincoln, d. June 11, 1820, a. 1 yr. 4 mths. Amos Lincoln, d. June 17, 1827, a. 1 yr. 8 mths. Amos Lincoln, f. of the above, d. July 22, 1828, a. 41.

119. Mrs. Ann Pattison, d. Dec. 10, 1851, a. 81. 120. Mr. William Gifford, d. 23 Jan., 1841, a. 59. 121. Mr. Samuel White, late of d. 7 Feb. Mrs. Sarah White, w. of the above, d. 22 Oct., 1817, a. 32. Miss Mary Ann Street, sister of the above, d. 12 Nov., 1817, a. 23.

122. Mary Pendegrass, d. Aug. 13, 1823, a. 42. 123. [Blank.]

124. Mary Mi(g)—, d. -22, a. 18. Ann d. -10, a. 7. Mr. E.... Archibald and Ann Mi(g) of this p. Also Archibald Mi(gn)ie, late of Millbank Street, d. 21 Nov., 1852, a. 70.

125. Mrs. Melina Beecher, [wi]f[e] of Mr. Thomas Beecher, d. 10 Jan., 1825, a. 67. Also Mr. William (sic) Beecher, husband of the above, d. 18 April, 1831, a. 70. 126. [Blank.]

127. Mr. John Jennings, late & Gough Square, d. 18 July, 1779, a. -. Also his w. Alice, d. June, 1782, a. (2)7.

Afflictions sore long time we bore
Physicians were in vain,

Till God did please by Death to ease

Our Sorrow and our Pain.

128. Miss Jane Kitson, d. 13 March, 1818, a. 6 yrs. 6 mths. Mr. George Kitson, d. 4 Jan., 1819, a. 32. Mr. Charles Payne, d. 22 May, 1822,

a. 64.

a.

129. Ellen Sophia Sambrook, d. Oct. 26, 1825, 2 yrs. 4 mths. Eliza Harriett Sambrook, Sambrook, d. 5 Nov., 183(1), a. 7 mths. d. 30 Nov., 183(2), a. 6 years. George Roberts

130. Mr. William Tooke, d. Oct. 9, 1824, a. 32. A dutiful son and affectionate brother. Also Mr. John Robert Tooke, d. April 30, 1831, a. 44. Hatfield, of this p., d. 28 July, 1828, a. 131. Charles, eldest s. of Charles and Mary William-mpion Ha[tfield], d. July, 1839, a. —. Mr. Charles Hatfield, f. of the above, d. July, 1848. Ma[ry] [Hatf]ield....

132. Mr. James Balding, of this p., d. 3 Sept., 18(4)4, a. 47.

133. Mrs. A(my) Maxwell, d. (1831), a. 60. Also Mr. George Baker, son-in-law of the above, d. 1 Jan., 1837, a. 41. Likewise Mr. James Maxwell, husb. of the above, d. 27 April, 1853, a. 8-.

134. George Simms, d. 19 Aug., 1829, a. 39. Jane Simms, dau. of the above, d. April 5, 1835, in her 21st year. Elizabeth Lacey, sister of the above Geo. Simms, d. Sept. 23, 1837, a. —.

135. Jane, w. of Thomas Bell, of this p., 21 Dec., 1827, a. 64.

136. Mr. William Boon, d. July 16, 1840, a. 61. A kind husband, &c.

137. Mr. Thomas Powell, late of the 34th
Regiment, d. 14 Nov., 1828, in his 49th year.
Afflictions sore long time I bore
Physicians were in vain

Till God did please Death should me seize,
And ease me of my pain.

138. Mary, w. of Mr. William Simmons, of this p., d. 9 Feb., 1833, a. 59.

139. Mr. Henry Wilson, d. April 20, 1829, a. 35. Mr. David J. Wilson, bro. of the above, d. 15 Dec., 1830, a. 31. Mr. Robert Wilson, f. of the above, d. 20 Feb., 1834, a. 68. Mr. Robert Wilson, s. of the above, d. 11 Aug., 1839, a. 37.

140. Mrs. Esther New-, d. 14 Jan. -, a. 69. 141. Mrs. Jane Cropp, d. Sept. 16, 1827, a. 66. Mr. Thomas Cropp, husb. of the above, d. 10 May, 1829, a. 64.

142. Caroline Thickbroom, d., a. 1(3), dau. of William and R-Thickbroom, of this parish, Also Mr. William Thickbroom, f. of the above. d. April 29, —, a. —.

143. [Blank.]

144. [Blank.]

145. Mrs. Anne Riggs, d. 15 July, 1822, a. 69. Miss Anne Riggs, dau. of the above, d. 15 Dec., 1824, a. 45. Mr. William Gabriel Riggs, d. 10 Jan., 1830, a. 80. 146. Elizabeth Robieson, d. Dec. 26, 1844, George Robieson, builder, husb. of the above, d. March 22, 1848, a. 57.

a. 52.

147. Mrs. Sarah, relict of Lieut.-Col. Farquhar, d. —ber 27, 1803, a. —.

148. Mrs. Edith Price, d. 26 Dec., 1791, a. 55. Mr. John Price, d. 5 Oct., 1802, a. 59. Mrs. Sarah Turner, d. 29 April, 1821, a. 41. Mrs. Esther Price, dau. of the above Mrs. Sarah Turner, d. 28 Sept., 1836, in her 37th year.

149. Charlotte, w. of Charles Miles, d. May 23, 1816, in her 26th year. Also Charles, s. of the above [no date]. Also Charles Miles, husb. of the above, d. Feb. 21, 1828, a. 43.

150. Mr. Joseph Wright, of this p., d. 17 March, 1820, a. 47. Mrs. Mary Wright, relict of the

above, d. 27 Nov., 18—, a. 67.

151. Edward Read, of 20, Causton Street, d. (4) June, 1851, a. (18). Maria, w. of the above, d. 20 July, 1851.

152. Mrs. Ann Russ, d. 153. [Blank.]

- 30, 1830, a. 70.

154. Mrs. Margaret Harrison....Also.... Also ....m Purn...., s. of ... 9th, 1817, a. —. All of this parish.

155. Elizabeth.. 156. Agar,

....

d..... 5th, 1818.

157. George Boys, of this p., d. April 22, 1833,

a. 49. Four sons of the above,

George, Edmund, and Gilbert, died in their infancy. Mrs. Mary Boys, wid. of the above, d. Feb. 8, 18:37), a. 53. Also Georgiana Susanna grandd. of the above, d. 20 March

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158. Sarah Boys, eldest dau. of the Rev. Daniel Boys and Sarah Rider, his w., d. 1 July, 1839, a. 29.

159. Alexander, s. of John and Elizabeth Percy, d. 2 June, 1823, a. (4) yrs. Mrs. Eliz. Percy, mother of the above, d. 19 March, 1837,

a. 33.

160. Sarah Cooper, of this p., d. 2- Dec., 1833, a. 6(3) yrs. Also-m Cooper, [husband of the above, d., 18(01).

a. 1 year. Also Mr(s.) —, wife¦

161. Ha- (Jo-n, died DSarah F-, died, a. —. of -.

162. Jane Boys, eldest dau. of Thomas Boys, Esq., and Jane his w., d. 12 Feb., 1851, a. 80. G. S. PARRY, Lieut.-Col.

17, Ashley Mansions, S.W.

(To be continued.)

JAMES CALDWALL, ARTIST.-Such records > those of COL. PARRY, ante, pp. 302-4, are of the greatest value. His No. 72, for instance, tells us of the death and burial-place of James Caldwall the artist, who was born in 1739, and who, "by the dates on his prints," according to Bryan, is known to have lived till 1789." The transcription in question clearly proves that he was living thirty-three W. ROBERTS. years afterwards.

One Sunday not long ago I made a note of No. 72 in this list. The inscription seems to fit in with a notice of James Caldwall in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers,' where it is stated that the artist was born in 1739; this agrees with the age 84 as given on the tombstone. No date of death is given, but the notice and the inscription evidently refer to the same person. A. RHODES.

KING'S THEATRE (OPERA-HOUSE), HAYMARKET. The history of this theatre has yet to be written, and would be a welcome volume. One can find the date on which any particular play was acted at Drury Lane, Covent Garden, or the Little Theatre in the Haymarket, in Genest's 'Account of the English Stage,' but it is necessary to go to contemporary newspapers to glean information about the King's Theatre. Moreover, both Genest and the newspapers generally give a portion of the cast at the three other houses, but the newspapers seldom mention the names of the performers at the OperaHouse. Great stars, like Heinel and Gabrielli, are sometimes announced, but the details in this respect are very meagre ; yet there must be large collections of playbills from which an adequate historical account might be compiled. Both Dr. Doran and Barton Baker have far too little to tell us about the King's Theatre.

HORACE BLEACKLEY.

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"The Ticket will admit the Proprietor to the Palace and Park whenever open to the Public, except on six days, the right to which is reserved. The proprietor must sign," &c.

The words which follow are the same as on the above Opera Concert ticket.

Aachen.

H. G. WARD.

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DUD DUDLEY.-The ancient memorial in St. Helen's Church, Worcester, to "Dud Dudley," has been recently restored by the Staffordshire Iron and Steel Institute, and the renovated monument was unveiled on LONG'S HOTEL, BOND STREET. The 7 October by Mr. I. E. Lester, the President closing on 30 September of this old-fash- of the Institute. The memorial has been ioned hotel is an event that should, I think, repaired at the suggestion of Mr. J. W. be mentioned in N. & Q.' It was rebuilt Willis-Bund, at whose instance the ancient in the spring of 1888, the proprietors inscription, which was sinking into decay. then claiming that it had been in existence has been accurately reproduced. One of for more than 200 years, though it did not become famous till the earlier part of the nineteenth century. An historical meeting in the old house was that which took place in 1815, when, as The Times has reminded us, Sir Walter Scott records that Lord Byron dined and lunched with him there, this being their last meeting. Scott adds that he never saw Byron so full of gaiety and good humour, to which the presence of Mr. Mathews the comedian added not a little. Poor Terry was also present." Many other references can be culled from the public press of May, 1888, and again from that of October, 1911.

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My object, however, in writing this note is to draw attention to a novel called Six Weeks at Long's,' my copy of which is described on the title-page as the fourth edition, published for the author in 1817. It has the motto "Longo ordine gentes." The chief interest of the three volumes ies in the fact that they introduce, of course

the most remarkable monuments to a seventeenth-century captain of industry, who coupled politics with a military career, and science and commerce with a very energetic tendency towards litigation, has thereby been repaired and preserved.

W. H. QUARRELL.

FIRE-PAPERS. Before it be too late, something ought to be recorded of firepapers, which until not very long ago were a feature in every house.

At the time of spring-cleaning girls used to hawk them through the streets. The cheaper sort were made of thin paper cut into scollops and vandykes, better ones were made of some kind of fine shavings, and all were decorated with imitation flowers, e.g., red roses and green leaves, or with coloured bows, or with gilt stars. They were strung on a small bar of wood, and hung in the fireplace so as to cover the grate. I can remember being allowed, as a boy, to help in making

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