customs of the English:--

"The English are grave, like the Germans, magnificent at home and
abroad. They carry with them a large train of followers and
servants. These have silver shields on their left arm, and a
pig-tail. The English excel in dancing and music. They are swift
and lively, though stouter than the French. They shave the middle
portion of the face, but leave the hair untouched on each side.
They are good sailors and famous pirates; clever, perfidious, and
thievish. About three hundred are hanged in London every year. At
table they are more civil than the French. They eat less bread,
but more meat, and they dress it well. They throw much sugar into
their wine. They suffer frequently from leprosy, commonly called
the white leprosy, which is said to have come to England in the
time of the Normans. They are brave in battle, and always conquer
their enemies. At home they brook no manner of servitude. They are
very fond of noises that fill the ears, such as explosions of
guns, trumpets, and bells. In London, persons who have got drunk
are wont to mount a church tower, for the sake of exercise, and to
ring the bells for several hours. If they see a foreigner who is
handsome and strong, they are sorry that he is not an
Anglicus,--_vulgo_ Englishman."

On his return to France, Hentzner paid a visit to Canterbury, and, after
seeing some ghosts on his journey, arrived safely at Dover. Before he was
allowed to go on board, he had again to undergo an examination, to give
his name, to explain what he had done in England, and where he was going;
and, lastly, his luggage was searched most carefully, in order to see
whether he carried with him any English money, for nobody was allowed to
carry away more than ten pounds of English money: all the rest was taken
away and handed to the royal treasury. And thus farewell, Carissime
Hentzneri! and slumber on your shelf until the eye of some other
benevolent reader, glancing at the rows of forgotten books, is caught by
the quaint lettering on your back, "_Hentzneri Itin_."

1857.

XIII. CORNISH ANTIQUITIES.(37)

It is impossible to spend even a few weeks in Cornwall without being
impressed with the air of antiquity which pervades that county, and seems,
like a morning mist, half to conceal and half to light up every one of its
hills and valleys. It is impossible to look at any pile