ster, when, in reply to the young man who inquired
of Him how he might obtain eternal life, He said, 'If thou wilt be
perfect, go and sell all that thou hast and give to the poor, and thou
shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.' Crato the
philosopher, acknowledging the soundness of the apostle's teaching,
entreated him to restore the jewels which had been foolishly crushed to
their former condition. St. John then gathered up the precious
fragments, and, while he held them in his hand, prayed for some time
with his eyes raised to heaven. His prayer being concluded, and all the
faithful present having said _Amen_, the broken pieces of the jewels
became so closely united, that there remained not the slightest
appearance of any fracture. Then Crato the philosopher, with all his
disciples, threw himself at the apostle's feet, believed, and were
baptized; and Crato, preaching openly the faith of the Lord Jesus,
became a true philosopher. Moreover, the two brothers who before
destroyed their property to no purpose, now, in obedience to the
evangelical precept, sold their jewels, and distributed the price in
alms to the poor of Christ. And a multitude of believers began to
attach themselves to St. John, and to follow his steps."--_Ordericus
Vitalis_, b. II. ch. v. (Mr. Forrester's translation), Bohn's edit.,
vol. i. pp. 240, 241.

J. SANSOM.

_The Curfew_ (Vol. vii., pp. 167. 539.).--Add to the already long list of
places where the curfew bell is still rung the following:

St. Werburgh's (Cathedral) Chester, Acton, Audlem, Nantwich, Wybunbury; all
in Cheshire and adjoining parishes.

Madeley, Staffordshire. In this place also (Audlem) the very ancient custom
of chiming at funerals is still maintained.

T. H. KERSLEY, B.A.

Audlem, Nantwich.

_Thomas Blount_ (Vol. viii., p. 286.).--Since forwarding the monumental
inscription inserted as above, which makes this gentleman's death to take
place on Dec. 26, I find that Sir William Dugdale, with whom Blount was on
terms of intimacy, as he calls him "my very worthy friend," has the
following notice of him in his _Diary_ under the year 1679:

"December 16. Mr. T. Blount dyed, at Orlton, Herefordshire, of an
apoplexie."

Thus making a difference of ten days, which is probably an error made by
the engraver of the inscription. It may be interesting to know from the
same autho