PART II. TO THE SAME TUNE. In briefe the brave lieutenant, With his men valient, so plaid their parts against the daring foes, That quickly they had cause to say, Sweet meat must have some sauce alway, for so indeed they found to all their woes. Thirty nine are prisoners taine, And all the rest outright are slaine, except some foure or five that run away, And two of those (as some alledge), Were drowned in passing o're Crofts bridge, so neer they were pursu'd they durst not stay. Of them who are in durance (Under good assurance) some officers and men of quality, Among them one is manifest, To them who will peruse the List, wherein their names are set down orderly. Thus worthy Smith his valour, Hath showne unto the doing, of these proud Rebels, which with suttle wiles, Came as in zeale and nothing else, But now dear bought experience tels, those were but faire pretences to beguil. But the end of their intention Is if (with circumvention) they make us believe what they pretend, They'll hold us on with fained words, And make us loath to draw our swords, to work our ruine, that's their chiefest end. But God I trust will quickly, Heale our Kingdome sickly, too long indeed sick of credulity; And blind their eyes illuminate, I'le dayly pray and hourely, As it doth in my power lye, to him by whom Kings reigne; that with successe, King Charles goe on and prosper may, And (having made the Scots obay,) rule o're the Lands in peace and happinesse. 18 Septemb. 1640 being At Stapleton 3 miles beyond 12 Alexander Paxton wounded. 14 David Buens wounded. 15 Adam Bonnyer. 21 Allen Duckdell a dutch boy wounded. 1 Sir Archibald Douglasse, Sergeant 26 Andrew Tournes. Maior to Collonell. 2 James Ramsey. 27 Rob. Watts. 3 John Leirmouth Lieutenant to Cap- 29 William Anderson. 4 Hopper. Cornett to the Maior Dug- 31 Alex. Dick. lasse. 32 Pattricke Cranny. 5 Ja. Ogley Sargeant to the said Mayor. 33 William Simpson. 6 Pattricke Vamphogie trovpe. 7 James Caloildell. 8 James Livingston, 9 Hector Macmouth. 10 John Crowde. 11 John Hench. 34 Tho. Husband neere dead. 35 Jo. Hill. 36 Thomas Ferley. 37 Andrew Whitehall. 38 James Vainley. Finis M. P. London Printed by E. G. and to be sold at the Signe of the Horse-shoe in Smithfield 1640. Contributed by Mr. S. Jefferson, Carlisle.. A FUNERAL ANECDOTE.* N the higher parts of Northumberland, the inhabitants have ever been remarkable for performing all journeys on horseback which exceed the space of a very few miles. The neighbouring fairs, dissenting chapels and parish churches form generally the centre to and from which all movements of this kind are made. On a public occurrence such, for instance, as a wedding, if the chief parties are not themselves in possession of horses, they are readily supplied by the liberality of the farmers in the neighbourhood, and the cavalcade presents rather a grotesque appearance on account of some of the animals carrying double, that is to say, a male and female are both mounted on one horse, the bride being seated behind her father, or whoever gives her away, on going to church, and when the bridal knot is fastened, she returns behind her own husband. Funerals are always attended on horseback; and in former times, before carriage roads rendered the wilder valleys accessible to a hearse, the remains of the deceased were, by this mode of conveyance, borne to their long rest. Tradition says that the horses thus employed, though naturally of a shy and starting disposition, become during the solemn procession, exceedingly quiet and tractable. A couple of an equal height were selected and drawn up side by side; the coffin was laid across their shoulders before the saddles, and retained in its position by the riders all the way until the party reached the place of interment. On an occassion of this kind, the following sally o. wild wit was elicited. At Shittleheugh mill in Redesdale, lived once a personage whose real name cannot now be recovered, but he was well known in the vicinity by the ludicrous one of "Cuffs." He spent the main part of his life at the above place, and being considerably advanced in years, he had attended almost all the funerals around for nearly half a cen * Communicated by my old and worthy friend, Mr. James Thompson of Monkridge Hall, near Elsdon; a man whose acquirements in Science and Natural Philosophy, considering his limited means and the scantiness of his resources, are truly surprising. To his honour be it spoken, he is one of the few individuals who love knowledge solely for its own sake, regardless alike of the smiles of Fortune, or the pleasures she can bestow. I have to confess my obligations to him for the material with which he supplied me, while I was forming, many years ago, a collection of traditionary matter relative to Redesdale and the Borders. R. W. tury; but the most singular part of his conduct was, that he never accompanied one farther than to Otterburne, a village about half way between his own residence and the small town of Elsdon, where the parish church and churchyard are situated. It happened, however, in the course of years, that Cuffs himself grew sick and yielded up the imperishable portion of his being. The day of the funeral came, and amongst the number of attendants, appeared Andrew Corbet, a blacksmith of Garretshields, a rough, rattling fellow whose tongue amongst those of his cronies, both in his own shop and from home, was ever accounted the most voluble. Well, the coffin containing the body, was screwed down, brought out of the house with the narrow end first, and hoisted on the horses' shoulders. The procession moved onward, and nothing of moment occurred till they reached the little rivulet of Otterburne. No bridge was erected there at that period, and as the horses which supported the body were descending the little bank bordering the stream, the coffin seemed about to slide forward and be precipitated to the ground. At this precise moment, Corbet who never omitted an opportunity of displaying his acuteness, shouted out to the full extent of his voice, "Keep haud! keep haud! He TURNED aye here yet!" Without the intervention of the blacksmith, the riders, it may be presumed, had the sagacity to attend to their charge; for they crossed the stream, proceeded to Elsdon and saw what remained of Cuffs earthed up in that narrow house, from the confines of which no inhabitant returns.-R. White's MSS. Miracle of St. Oswin. N the 20th of August, 1384, i. e. on the feast of the passion of St. Oswin, king and martyr, as a sailor was cutting a piece of wood on board his ship at Newcastle upon Tyne, he saw blood gush out of it in great abundance; when, recollecting the festival, he gave over work; but a companion of his, regardless of the miracle, persisted in the profane business; but upon striking the wood, the blood gushed out again in still greater abundance. Both clergy and laity were informed of, and approved the mirack, and the wood was carried to Tinmouth, where the saint's body was interred, to be there preserved in testimony thereof.-Brand. The following lines are inscribed beneath a view of Dilston Hall, engraved by Spilsbury of London, from a Drawing by Thomas Oliver of Hexham, and published by him A. D. 1766. OW mournful feeble Nature's tone, Where none's to wait the Orphan's moan, Nor dry the Widow's tears! The helpless aged poor survey In moving anguish heard to say, The bounteous Earl, he is no more, Here flowing plenty once did reign, Which gladden'd every face; |