tant branches
of the house of Luneburg." Thus, the Princes Ernest Augustus, the father of
George I., Ernest Augustus, brother of the same monarch, and the late Duke
of York, became sovereign-bishops of Osnaburg. But by the treaty of Vienna,
in 1815, the bishopric became an integral part of the kingdom of Hanover.
(Vide _Halliday's House of Guelph_, 4to. 1820, pp. 134, 135, 335.)

F.E.

_Death of Richard II._ (Vol. ii., p. 391.).--Otterburn tells us (pp. 228,
229.) that Richard II.'s death took place at _Pontefract Castle_, on St.
Valentine's day, and adds, that the body was exposed to public view in all
the principal towns through which it passed on the road to London. See also
Walsingham (p. 363.):

"Clausitque diem extremum _apud castrum de Pontefracto_, die Sancti
Valentini."

{448} The Keeper of the Wardrobe, moreover, received 100 marks for the
conveyance of the king's body from Pontefract to London. (_Issue Rolls_, 1
Henry IV.)

It was the belief of many contemporaries--and arguments have been adduced
by modern writers in support of the supposition--(see a very interesting
treatise on the subject in the second volume of Tytler's _History of
Scotland_), that Richard II. escaped from his prison, and lived for several
years in Stirling Castle. But be that as it may, Froissart, I think, is
clearly wrong in stating that he died in the Tower of London.

O.P.Q.

In answer to your Query relative to the death of Richard II., and his dying
at Pontefract, I beg to refer you to Devon's printed _Pell Records_, Hen.
III. to Hen. VI., p. 275, for the following entry:

"17 February. To Thos. Tuttabury, clerk, keeper of the king's wardrobe,
In money paid to him by the hands of Wm. Pampleon, Esq., for expenses
incurred for the carriage of the body of Richard, late king of England,
_from the town of Pomferait to London_, by Writ, &c., 66l. 13s. 4d."

Again, at page 276.:

"To a certain other valet, sent from London, by direction of the king's
council, to Pontfreyt Castle for the protection and safe custody of the
body of Richard II., late king of England, In money paid to his own
hands for his wages and expenses, 6s. 8d."

This seems to be decisive of the question; but there are several other
interesting entries bearing on the same point.

D.P.R.

_Scottish Prisoners sold to Plantations_ (Vol. ii., pp. 297. 350. 379.).--

"The judgements of heaven were never so visible upo