These lines were written on "the Minster of Morwenna," May, 1840, and appeared in the British Magazine under the anonymous name Procul. Of the eight stanzas of which the poem consists, P. M. has quoted the second. The second line should be read "wise of heart," and the third "firm and trusting hands." With your correspondent, I hope the author's name may be discovered.
F. R. R.
Vellum-cleaning (Vol. viii., p.340.).—In the Polytechnic Institution there are specimens of old deeds, &c., on vellum and paper, beautifully cleaned and restored by Mr. George Clifford, 5. Inner Temple Lane, Temple, London.
J. McK.
Shoreham.
Wooden Tombs (Vol. viii., p. 255.).—In the church at Brading, Isle of Wight—
"There are some old tombs in the communion place, and in Sir William Oglander's chapel, or family burial-place, which is separated from the rest of the church by an oak screen. The most ancient legible date of these monuments is 1567. Two of them have full-length figures in armour of solid elm wood, originally painted in their proper colours, and gilt, but now disfigured by coats of dirty white."—Barber's Picturesque Guide to the Isle of Wight, 1850, pp. 28, 29.
J. McK.
Shoreham.
Solar Eclipse in the Year 1263 (Vol. viii., p. 441.).—In the Transactions of the Antiquarian Society of Scotland, vol. ii. p. 350., there are "Observations on the Norwegian Expedition against Scotland in the year 1263," by John Dillon, Esq.; and at pp. 363-4, when speaking of the annular eclipse, he says: