E. A. H. L. makes the inquiry whether "there are any known representations of St. Christopher in painted glass; if so, where?" This I am unable to answer; but your learned correspondent JARLTZBERG having sent you one version of the legend attached to this saint, may I venture to remind you of another? This is the one attached to the celebrated picture, "The Descent from the Cross," by Rubens, in the cathedral of Antwerp, in which the painter, adopting the Greek derivation of the name as given by JARLTZBERG, represents the saint supporting Christ on his removal from the crucifix. The picture was painted for the Arquebusiers of Antwerp, whose patron was St. Christopher; but they were dissatisfied with it, and refused Rubens his promised reward, a piece of land in their possession contiguous to his own, for which he had accomplished this, certainly one of his most beautiful paintings.
T. W. P.
GENERAL PARDONS—SIR JOHN TRENCHARD.
(Vol. iii., p. 279.)
I am not aware of any general pardon under the great seal having been printed; but the following transcript of one (the original with the seal attached is in the collection of my friend, R. Rising, Esq., of Horsey) is very much at J. G. N.'s service, and is especially interesting, as being one of the last acts of James II. before he quitted England for ever.
"Jacobus Secundus Dei grati: Anglie, Scocie, ffrancie & hibn̅ie Rex, fidei defensor, &c. Omnibus ad quos p'sentes he n're p̶veniu't sal̅tem. Sciatis qd̅ Nos pietate moti, ac gr'a n'ra sp'iali ac ex certa scientia & mero motu n'ris Pardonabimus relaxavims et remisims ac p̶ p'sentes p̶ Nobis heredibus, & successoribus n'ris, Pardonams relaxams et remittims Joh̅i Trenchard nup̶ de medio Templo Londin' armigero seu quocunque alio nomine vel cognomine artis, misterii, loci vel locor' idem Joh̅es Trenchard sciatr censeatr vocetr vel nuncupetr aut nup' sciebatr, censebatr, vocabatr seu nuncupa batr omn' et omni'od' Prodic'ones crimina lese maiestatis, mispris'ones Prodic'onis, Conspirac'ones, Sedic'ones, Insurrecc'ones, Concelament' Bellor', gestiones Bellor', machinac'ones, Imaginac'ones, et attempt' Illicit', convinc'ones verbor', p'palac'ones ac om'ia & singula ffelon', et al' malefi'a crimina Transgressiones, contempt' et offens' quecunq: p̶ ip'um Joh̅em Trenchard p̶ se solum sive cum aliqua alia p'sona, seu aliquib' aliis p̶'sonis qualicunq:, quandocunq:, seu ubicunq: antehac contra p̶sonam n'ram Regal' vel Gub'nac'onem n'ram, vel contra Person' Dn̅i Caroli sēdi nup̶ Regis Anglie preclarissimi ffratris n'ri vel Regimen suu' vel leges & statut' regni n'ri Anglie fact' com̅iss' sive p̶petrat'.—Necnon fugam & fugas sup̶inde fact'. Et licet p'fat' Joh̅es Trenchard p̶inde arrestat', ind'cat', impetit', utlagat', rectat' appellat' condemnat' convict' attinct' seu adiudicat' existit vel non existit aut inde arrestari, adiudicari, impetiri, utlagari rectari, appellari, condemnari, convinci, attingi seu adiudicari contigerit in futuro. Ac om'ia & singula Jud'camenta, convic'cones, judicia, condempnac'onas attinctur', execuc'ones imprisonamenta, Penas mortis, Penas corporales, fforisfutur', punic'ones & om'es al' Penas ac penalitates quascunq: de, p̶, sive concernen' p̶'missa, vel aliqua p̶'missor' insup̶ vel versus p̶'fat Joh̅em Trenchard habit' fact' reddit' sive adiudicat' vel imposter' h'end' f'iend' reddend', sive adiudicand' aut que nos versus ip'um Joh̅em Trenchard p̶ p'missis vel aliquo p'missor' h'uimus h'emus seu imposter' h'ere poterimus, ac heredes seu successores n'ri ullo modo he're poterint in futuro. Necnon omnes et singul' utlagar' versus p'fat' Joh̅em Trenchard rac'one seu occac'one p̶missor' seu eor' alicuius p̶mulgat' seu imposter' p̶'mulgand' At om'es & om'iod' sect', Querel', fforisfutur' impetic'ones & Demand' quecunq: que nos versus p̶'fat' Joh̅em Trenchard p̶ p'missis vel aliquo p̶'missor' h'uim' h'emus seu infuturo h'ere poterimus. Sectamq: pacis n're que ad nos versus p̶'fat Joh̅em Trenchard p̶tinet seu p̶tinere poterit, rac'one seu occac'one p̶'missor' seu eor' alicui. Et firmam pacem n'ram ei inde dam' et concedim' p̶ p'sentes. Nolentes q'd ip'e idem Joh̅es Trenchard p̶ Justitiar' Vice Comites Mariscallos Escaetor', Coronator', Ballivos seu aliquos al' ministros n're heredum vel successor' n'ror' quoscunq: rac'onib' seu occac'onib' p'd'tis seu eor' aliqu' molestetr p̶'turbetr seu in aliquo gravetr Volentes q'd he l're n're patentes quoad om'ia singul' p'missa sup̶ind menc'onat' bene, firme, valide, sufficien' et effectual' in lege erunt et existent licet Prodic'ones, crimina lese maiestatis, misprisiones Prodic'onis, conspirac'ones, sedic'ones, Insurecc'ones, concelament' Bellor', Gestion' Bellor', machinac'ones, Imaginac'ones, vel attempt' Illicit', convinc'ones verbor', Propalac'ones & ffelon' crimina, & offens' p'dict', minus certe specificat' existim't. Q'dq: hec Pardonaco' n'ra in om'ib' curiis n'ris et alibi interpretetr et adiudicetr in beneficentissimo sensu p̶ firmiore exonerac'one relaxac'one & Pardonac'one p̶'fat' Joh̅is Trenchard ac etiam p'litetr allocetr in om'ib: Curiis n'ris absq: aliquo Brevi de Allocac'one mea parte pr'm's obtent' sive obtinend'. Et non obstante aliqua def'tu vel aliquib' def'tibus in his l'ris n'ris patentib' content' aut aliquo statuto, acto, ordinac'one provisione seu Restricc'one aut aliqua al' re, causa, vel materia quacunq: in contrar' inde ullo modo non obstante.
In Cuius rei testimoniu' has l'ras n'ras fier' fecimus Patentes.
Teste me ip'o apud West' decimo sept'o die Decembris anno regni n'ri tertio.
Per Breve de p'rato Sigillo
BARKER."
This was in the year 1688, just seven days after, according to Macaulay, that he had fled secretly from the kingdom, having previously thrown the great seal into the Thames, whence it was dredged up some months after by a fisherman. Being driven back by stress of weather, he returned to London, and on the 17th Pepys states,
"That night was a council; his Maty refuses to assent to all the proposals, goes away again to Rochester."