This Legend sound maxims exemplifies—e. g.— Should anything tease you, Annoy, or displease you, 1mo. Remember what Lilly says, "Animum rege!"[51] And as for that shocking bad habit of swearing,— In all good society voted past bearing,— Eschew it!—and leave it to dust-men and mobs, Nor commit yourself much beyond "Zooks!" or "Odsbobs!"

When asked out to dine by a Person of Quality, 2do. Mind, and observe the most strict punctuality!— For should you come late, And make dinner wait, And the victuals get cold, you'll incur, sure as fate, The Master's displeasure, the Mistress's hate— And—though both may, perhaps, be too well bred to swear, They'll heartily wish you—I need not say Where.

Look well to your Maid-servants!—say you expect them 3tio. To see to the children, and not to neglect them!— And if you're a widower, just throw a cursory Glance in, at times, when you go near the Nursery!— —Perhaps it's as well to keep children from plums, And from pears in the season,—and sucking their thumbs!

To sum up the whole with a "Saw" of much use, 4to. Be just, and be generous—don't be profuse!— Pay the debts that you owe,—keep your word to your friends, But—don't set your candles alight at both ends!!— For of this be assured, if you "go it" too fast, You'll be "dish'd" like Sir Guy, And like him, perhaps, die A poor, old, half-starved Country Parson at last!

From a seal attached to
an ancient deed penes
Thomas Ingoldsby, 		Esq., preserved in the
archives at Tappington
Everard.

FOOTNOTES:

[47] For a full account of this facetious "Chivaler," see the late (oh! that we should have to say "late"!) Theodore Hook's "History of the illustrious Commoners of Great Britain," as quoted in the Memoirs of John Bragg, Esq., page 344 of the 75th volume of the Standard Novels. In the third volume of Sir Harris Nicolas's elaborate account of the Scrope and Grosvenor controversy, commonly called the "Scrope Roll," a Stephen de Hoques, Ecuyer, is described as giving his testimony on the Grosvenor side.—Vide page 247.

[48] A peruke so named from its inventor. Robert de Ros and Eudo Fitz-Vicari were celebrated perruquiers, who flourished in the eleventh century. The latter is noticed in the Battle-Abbey roll, and is said to have curled William the Conqueror's hair when dressing for the battle of Hastings. Dugdale makes no mention of him, but Camden says, that Humfrey, one of his descendants, was summoned to Parliament, 26 Jan. 25 Edw. I. (1297). It is doubtful, however, whether that writ can be deemed a regular writ of summons to Parliament, for reasons amply detailed in the "Synopsis of the British Peerage."—(Art. Fitz-John.) A writ was subsequently addressed to him as "Humfry Fitz-Vicari, Chivr." 8 Jan. 6 Edw. II. (1313), and his descendants appear to have been regularly summoned as late as 5 and 6 of Philip and Mary, 1557-8. Soon after which Peter Fitz-Vicari dying, S. P. M. this Barony went into abeyance between his two daughters, Joan, married to Henry de Truefit, of Fullbottom, and Alice, wife of Roger Wigram, of Caxon Hall, in Wigton, co. Cumb. Esq., among whose representatives it is presumed to be still in abeyance.

[49]Vide Dugdale's Monasticon, Art.Prioratus de Bolton, in agro Eboracensi.

[50] It is with the greatest satisfaction that I learn from Mr. Simpkinson this consummation, so devoutly to be wished, is about to be realized, and that the remainder of this most interesting document, containing the whole of the defendant's evidence, will appear in the course of the ensuing summer, under the same auspices as the former portion. We shall look with eagerness for the identification of "Curly-wig."