closed over his corpse--the
period of his sojourn having been shortened, no doubt, by the
austerities and mortifications he deemed himself called upon to endure.

Maud was shortly afterwards united to Geoffery de Whalley, unto whom her
father granted the Villa de Tunley or Townley, and the manor of
Coldcoats, with Snodworth, as a marriage portion. From them is descended
the present owner of Townley, nephew to that celebrated scholar and
antiquary, Charles Townley, the twenty-ninth in descent from
Spartlingus, the first Dean of Whalley upon record. The latter was
predecessor to Cutwulph, whose exploits in the days of Canute we have
before noticed.

Soon afterwards died Robert de Whalley, his departure hastened, it is
said, by grief and chagrin at the loss of these long-coveted
possessions.

Roger de Lacy died 1st October A.D. 1211, after a long and active life,
spent between his arduous wars and invasions of the Welsh, and his no
less arduous journeyings to and fro between the castles of Clitheroe and
Pontefract, where he spent the latter part of his days. He was succeeded
by John de Lacy, his eldest son, who, by marriage with Margaret,
daughter and co-heiress of Robert, son of De Quincy, Earl of Winchester,
became Earl of Lincoln by patent from Henry III., the monarch having
re-granted this title to him and his heirs for ever.

FOOTNOTES:

[49] Baines's _Lancashire_.

[50] Whitaker's _History of Whalley_.

[51] At the commencement of a list of "_Senescalli de Blackburnshire,_"
occurs the name of "_Adam de Dutton, temp. Rog. et Joh. de Lacy_." Dr
Whitaker says: "This Adam de Dutton is one of the witnesses to the
foundation-charter of Stanlaw, A.D. 1178; and a Dominus Adam occurs as
steward in the charters of John de Lacy, who succeeded Roger A.D. 1211;
so that, if both these names design the same person, which I believe, he
must have held the office of seneschal at least thirty-three years."

[52] Hume.

[53] Like the knave on playing-cards, who is still depicted in this
dress.

[Illustration: THE GREY MAN OF THE WOOD; OR, THE SECRET MINE.]

THE GREY MAN OF THE WOOD;

OR,

THE SECRET MINE.

"_Humph_. Say, what art thou that talk'st of kings and queens?
_K. Hen_. More than I seem, and less than I was born to;
A man at least, for less I should not be;
And men may talk of kings, and why not I?
_Humph_. Ay, but thou talk'st as if thou wert a king.
_K. Hen_, Why, so