riory,
with crossed legs and half-drawn sword, where his tomb could be
seen until the sacrilegious hands of the minions of Thomas Cromwell
destroyed that noble edifice.

Mabel of Walderne retired, at her son's persuasion, to a convent at
Mayfield, where she ended her days in all the "odour of sanctity,"
and Martin closed her eyes.

And lastly we have to tell of our Martin. He remained in the
Andredsweald until he had completely succeeded in reconciling the
outlaws to the authorities {37}, and he had seen them, his
"merrie men," settle down as peaceful tillers of the soil, or enter
the service of the knights and abbots as gamekeepers, woodsmen,
huntsmen, and the like; at his strong recommendation and assurance
that he would be surety for their good behaviour--an assurance they
did their best to justify.

And how shall we describe his labour of love--his work as the
bondsman of Christ? But after the death of his mother, his
superiors recalled him to Oxford, as a more important sphere, and
better suited to his talents; where the peculiar sweetness of his
disposition gave him a great influence over the younger students.
In short he became a power in the university, and died head of the
Franciscan house, loved and lamented, in full assurance of a
glorious immortality. And they put over his tomb these words:

We know that we have passed from death to life,
because we love the brethren.
--Vale Beatissime.

From the south wall of Walderne Church project or projected two
iron brackets with lances, whereon hung for many a generation the
banners of Sir Ralph (alias Hubert) and his son Laurence.

The boast of chivalry, the pomp of power,
And all that beauty, all that wealth ere gave,
Await alike the inevitable hour,
The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

THE END.

Notes.

1
Rivingtons' Historical Biographies.

2
Demonology and Witchcraft.

3
See the Andredsweald, a tale of the Norman Conquest, by the
same author.

4
He was the last lord of Pevensey of his race, all his land
and honours being forfeited in 1235 for passing over into
Normandy without King Henry the Third's license.

5
Lord of Lewes Castle from 1242-1304, a local tyrant.

6
There were then no family names, properly so called; the
English generally took one descriptive of trade or
profession, hence the multitude of Smiths; the Normans
generally