LONDON, JANUARY 29, 1921.

CONTENTS.-No. 146. NOTES:-Problems of Vagrancy in the Eighteenth Century, 81-An English Army List of 1740, 82-Among the Shakespeare Archives: The Town Clerk's Pig, 83-London Coaching and Carriers' Inns in 1732, 84 St. Paul's Chapter House-Ross-bent," 86-"Parapet," a Street Footway-Early Effort at Flying-John Egerton-Sir Walter Scott and France a Century Ago, 87. QUERIES:-"Mrs. Drake Revived"-Bagration-Green, of co. Tipperary-Paul Marny-The British in SardiniaZella Trelawny-Volans. 88-Robert Croke, f. 1270-John Beaumont-Portrait of Leopold I. of Belgium-GougerStapleton, Tutor to O'Connell-Edward Booty-Kinema or Cinema?-The Mayflower: Peter Brown-Maundrell's Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem,' Easter, 1697, 89Tobacco : "Bird's Eye"-Thomas Dann and Alice Lucas A miss is as good as a man "-The TurbulinesBook Wanted - Stanier Tavern Sign: "None the Wiser"-William Holder-Chippendale, 90-Leigh Hunt -Morgan Phillips-Spencer Turner-Authors of Quotations Wanted, 91.

REPLIES:-Tercentenary Handlist of Newspapers, 91-
Poor Uncle Ned,' 93-The First Lord Westbury-An Old
Silver Charm-Tulchan Bishops, 94-A Wake Game-
Nola Cnollare: Pulsare-Chartularies, 95-Bottle-slider
-Education of the First Duke of Marlborough, 96-Poor
Relief Badge-Book of Common Prayer-" To Outrun the
Constable "-Yew-trees in Churchyards, 97-Statues and
Memorials in the British Isles-Light and Dark "A
Headpiece, 98 "Conty" Prince Charles Edward
Stuart's Swords-French Prisoners of War-Scott of
Essex-Author of Quotation Wanted, 99.
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The Adventures of Ulysses A Saunter through Kent
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Notices to Correspondents.

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not unworthy your Perusal. Being introduced to the meeting some years since which was then held at the late Duke of Montague's and being honoard by His Grace with a seat near Him: on a Mr. Bowdlers delivering some Propositione relative to Vagrants and on which there had been Justices of Peace as Delegates from each County met in Town. There was an exception in the taking up of Vagrants as to soldiers and Sailors I took the liberty to observe to His Grace the Duke of Montague "That much ill applied Charity to a great amount was bestowed particularly to Persons under the Description of Sailors" as a Maritime County, my Residence Devon, we saw therein a vast number of such, but when they were Real sailors-most deviated far from the direct Tract from Port they landed at to the port at Home they proposed to go. Villains who either had Forgd Papers or used But cheifly under that Denomination Plausible False Complaints and Travelld round the County for years and committed frequently Robberies and murders and for want of a proper Police at Plymouth our Goal List is commonly filled with Real Sailors from that District. the press. I think it might be on the Application of the Russian War a Fear of being Pressd some Sailors migrated from the Southern Ports towards the Northern Coast and hoverd about for some time near my seat and on their committing some acts of Robbery or attack my Daughters were prevented even from walking the least distance from the House. In my walks in the County of Hants I was accosted by a Real Sailor for Alms to whom making scarce any or low answer, being but little way passd him he turned about and accosted me. "Have you no Tongue in your Head" he had a short stick in his hand I probably should have felt had not a man been within sight making a Hedge. No Person would wish more to assist Real Distress than myself but believe the Best Charity is That Indiscriminately bestowd on Beggars should be entirely droppd and Proper Care be provided on the spot by a Good Police Indescriminately on all to whatever

On

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.

In view of the present condition of unemployment the enclosed letter, undated, and unidentified but for the name of Denys Rolle of Bicton and Holcombe, South Devon (who married Ann, daughter of Arthur Chichester of Hall, and died in 1797), is useful as showing the social condition in the county after a long period of war about 1748. The remedy then was the provision of work and not, as now, money.

The letter is long, but several clauses are worthy of reproduction :

MY LORD,

Reading in the Morning Paper Lord Radnor's observations on the Vagrant Bill respecting soldiers and sailors and your Lordships sentiments coinciding with Lord Radnors as I am ignorant of the Amendments intruded I beg leave to intrude on your Lordship a few Iines on

exercise their Authority on all found begging capable of work to be immediately made to work in such manner as they are capable to work.

Having in my early youth in the conclusion of the War of 1739 in 1748-put all Persons by Charity, to work during the whole Winter from coming from that war, instead of relieving them October to May they then without my discharging them, gave me thanks and betook themselves to their antient employ. At the siderable Town one hundred on nine Hundred same time reduced the Poor Rates of a conand fifty if I remember right by attending the Weekly Payments and regulating Indiscriminate and Improportionate Relief.

That this Nuisance and Imposition of Soldiers and Sailors or Vagrants under such Descriptions should be prevented the safety of the subject requires.

The 3 Ports of Falmouth Plymouth and Dartmouth occasion many to traverse Cornwall Devon Dorset Somerset and Western Counties to the Ports in the Eastern or Northern Shores or their own Homes at a distance. Passes I humbley

Some Members of Parliament may fear to express such sentiment.

those Town to proceed to the next Town in their respective Routs and so by the magistrate of such next Town to the next marking the Dates of time passing such town and relieved by each Town. The Selfish objection is that it would bear hard on the Maritime Counties if reimbursd out of the County store but the inhabitants of such Counties would not wish them to be Inland Counties. They have certainly superior Benefits by such salvation from Exports and Imports Rich Travellers, Trade and Manufacturers and those Mendicant Travellers must have relief as well in the Inland Counties also they necessarily pass through from Port to Port at any considerable distance. These Papers should express a Time allowd for such Rout and be alterd every 3 or 4 Months with marks, Information thereof circulated to each Justice or Magistrate of Towns within each County and on producing to another County the Pass of that County with their peculiar Marks of that County to transmit them further on their Journey to Port or Home. For I have met with passes that serve not only many Months but years with a very little alteration or Forgery and

some indigent Scribes have established offices for such Forgery.

The misapplied Charity to the encouragement of Robbery and Murder and Expenditure for Removals and on Litigation for Settlements would suffice for a great deal more than the Real Wants or even present Poor Rate and prevent the Diminution of Subjects by Executions and Transportation which is remarked to have little or no effect as still appears more to suffer such Penalty year after year.

Thinking I might have an opportunity of mentioning the within matter to your Lordship on your usual visit to Lord Fortescue when his observations perhaps might corroberate my assertions I omitted the sending my Thoughts as within written now take this opportunity of enclosing with the other Memorial and hope your Lordship will excuse any incorrectness or impropriety therein by My Lord

Yours Lordshipmost Obedient and
Humble Servant,

DENYS ROLLE.
H. WILSON HOLMAN, F.S.A., M.I.M.E.

Dates of their present commissions.

Dates of their first commissions.

(5) To the 1st Regiment of Foot Colonel of the 65th Foot, Apr. 2, 1758, 1759; Lieut.-General, Jan. 19, 1761. death on Mar. 18, 1770, aged 68.