nspotted
of the world, full of almsdeeds, full of humility, and all the examples
of a virtuous life, which I cannot conclude better than with this
borrowed observation:

"'--All must to their cold graves;
But the religious actions of the just
Smell sweet in death, and blossom in the dust.'"

Altered from a dirge written by Shirley, attached {158} to his
_Contention of Ajax and Ulysses for the Armour of Achilles_, Lond. 1659,
8vo. See Percy's _Reliques of English Poetry_, vol. i. p. 284.

J.M.G.

Worcester, July 22.

_Lord Delamere_ (Vol. ii., p. 104.).--In Mr. Thomas Lyte's _Ancient
Ballads and Songs_, 12mo. 1827, is a ballad, taken down from tradition,
entitled _Lord Delamere_. It begins as follows, and though different
from the opening lines given by Mr. Peacock, I am inclined to think that
it is another version of the same ballad:

In the parliament house,
A great rout has been there,
Betwixt our good king
And the Lord Delamere;
Says Lord Delamere
To his Majesty full soon,
Will it please you, my liege,
To grant me a boon?

After nine more stanzas, the editor remarks,

"We have not, as yet, been able to trace out the historical
incident upon which the ballad appears to have been founded, yet
those curious in such matters may consult, if they list,
_Proceedings and Debates in the House of Commons for 1621 and
1622_, where they will find that some stormy debatings in these
several years have been agitated in Parliament regarding the
corn laws, which bear pretty close upon the leading features of
the above."

Edward F. Rimbault.

_Execution of Charles I._ (Vol. ii., p. 72.).--P.S.W.E. is referred to
_An exact and most impartial Accompt of the Indictment, Arraignment,
Trial, and Judgment (according to law), of twenty-nine Regicides, &c._,
1660.

Therein he will find minutes of the trial and _conviction_ of one
"William Hulett, alias Howlett," on the charge of having struck "the
fatal blow." How far the verdict was consistent with the evidence (or,
indeed, the whole proceedings of that court with the modern sense of
justice), abler judges than I have long since determined.

On behalf of the prisoner Hulett, witnesses ("not to be admitted upon
oath against the king") deposed that the common hangman, Richard
Brandon, had frequently confessed (though he had also denied) that _he_
had beheaded the king. One of these depositions, that of William Cox, is