(a) a leather satchell filled with sand.
(b) a roller of corne[1347] pitched on end in some crosse way or convenient place where the bride comes along home.
(c) at this end the fellowes that bring home the bride give a lusty bang with their clubbes or truncheons which they have for the purpose, and if they are not cunning and nimble the sandbag takes them in the powle ready to hitt them off their horses. They ride a full career when they make their stroke.
(a c) a piece of wood about a nell[1348] long that turnes on the pinne of the rowler (e).—MS. Aubr. 21, fol. 95.
Chelsey Hospitall. On Thursday morning, February the sixteenth 1681/2, his majestie layed the foundation stone of the college appointed for the reliefe of indigent officers at Chelsey College.—MS. Aubr. 23, fol. 20v.
<Siamese twins[1349].> May 19, 1680, about sun rising were borne at Hillbrewers neer Ilminster in Somerset twinne sisters growne together at the belley: christned Aquila and Priscilla. Quaere the judgment by Dr. Bernard.—MS.
Aubr. 33, fol. 92.
Rollright stones. Except 1, 2, the rest + - 4 foote[1350]; about 4-1/2; quaere quot[1351].—MS. Aubr. 23, a slip at fol. 92.
Roll-right stones
<Apparition[1352].> 1679: as he was a bed sick of an ague, (he awake—daytime) came to him the vision of a Master of Arts with a white wand in his hand, and told him that if he lay on his back three howres, viz. 10 to 1, that he should be rid of his ague. He was weary[1353] and turned and immediately the ague came: after, he did not, etc., and was perfectly well.—MS. Aubr. 23, a slip at fol. 100v.