s the tide recedes, are left high and dry. Dutch pipes,
dried flounders, wooden shoes, apples, and gingerbread, are then offered
for sale, and if the weather be fine, the beach is thronged with
company, many of whom come from a great distance.

W. S. L.

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SAXON NAMES OF THE MONTHS.

_(For the Mirror.)_

December, which stood first, was styled "Mid-winter monath." January was
"Aefter-yule," or after Christmas. February "Sol-monath," from the
returning sun. March "Rhede, or Rhede monath," rough, or rugged month.
April "Easter monath," from a favourite Saxon goddess, whose name we
still preserve. May was "Trimilchi," from the cows being then milked
thrice in the day. June "Sere monath," dry month. July "Maed monath,"
the meads being then in their bloom. August was "Weod monath," from the
luxuriance of weeds. September "Haerfest monath." October they called
"Winter fylleth," from winter approaching with the full moon of that
month. And lastly, November was styled "Blot monath," from the blood of
the cattle slain that month, and stored for winter provision. Verstegan
names the months somewhat differently.

P.T.W.

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CURIOUS BEQUEST.

_(For the Mirror.)_

John Wardell, by will, dated August 29, 1656, gave to the Grocers'
Company, a tenement known by the name of the White Bear, in Walbrook, to
the intent that they should yearly, within thirty days after Michaelmas,
pay to the churchwardens of St. Botolph, Billingsgate, L4. to provide a
good and sufficient iron and glass lantern, with a candle, for the
direction of passengers, to go with more security to and from the water
side, all night long, to be placed at the north-east corner of the
parish church of St. Botolph, from the Feast Day of St. Bartholomew to
Lady Day; out of which sum L1. is to be paid to the sexton for taking
care of the said lantern.

H.B.A.

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SLEEPERS IN CHURCH.

_(For the Mirror.)_

Richard Davey, in 1659, founded a free-school at Claverley, Salop, and
directed to be paid yearly the sum of eight shillings to a poor man of
the said parish, who should undertake to awaken sleepers, and to whip
out dogs from the church of Claverley, during divine service.

H.B.A.

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THE SELECTOR;

AND LITERARY NOTICES OF _NEW WORKS_.

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