London, Mr. Jackson, the minister, of ffleete, Mr. William Baldwer, & some 3 or 4 more, are now prisoners at Cambridge, some are committed to the prouest marshal, of Spalding. Of Croyland onely one was slayne & one Hurt, of our men weare kiled 5, and some 18 or 20 wounded, whereof some are since deade, there wounds being incurable by reason of there poysoned bullets. 10 Champt Bullets weare found in one man's pocket, some of there Musquets being drawne by our men had such Bullets in them, and abondance of the same sort found by our Souldiers. The principalest man we lost was Mr. Nicholas Norwood, a gentleman exceeding zealous & actiue in this & other seruices, he dyed of a shot in the shoulder some 5 or 6 dayes after, & was much Lamented by al that knew him, & his forwardnesse for the publick cause. Thus it pleased the Lord to deliver vs out of our imprisonment & miraculusly to preserue those that weare appoynted to dye, for wch we desire to blesse his name for euer, and blesed be the Lord for rayseing vp so many noble gentelemen and worthy frends not onely of our Neybours in the Country round about vs, but of other p'ts far distant from vs, who, with wonderfull currage & resolution, ingaged themselues to releue vs or to dye in the place.

The Coppy of the Letler uch Mr. Ram had sent to Croyland, wch they pretended to be the cause of that madnesse agaynst him.

As one that truly desires your peace & welfare, I aduenture once more to write vnto you. My busynesse at this time is to intreate you to accept of the aduise of a frend, who, though but a stander by, p'haps sees more then you that play the game, I beseech you consider how dangerusly you runn the Hazerd both of your liues & fortunes in this Course you take: doe you thinke to take vp armes, to make bulworks & fortifications without commission, to disobay all warrants & commands are not very high Contempts, can you Imagine that the p'lament or the committy at Lincolne can indure such affronts, or can you thinke to defend your selues agaynst such forces as may easily & spedyly be raysed agaynst you, surely your nombers and preparations are not so greate but that a smal poure may preuayle agaynst you, neyther is your towne so inaccesable but that it may be approched many wayes, a peece of ordenance will soone batter downe your houses at 2 or 3 miles distance. Besides it is possible in a very short time to famish your towne by cuting of all supplyes of corne & other prouision. P'haps you expect some forces from other p'ts that wil come in to your aydes, p'haps they wch haue so promised you wil not or cannot be so good as there words, or if they be, surely Croyland is not able to receiue at least to maynetayne any considerable nomber of men. Good neybours, thinke seriously on these things, and doe not desperately ruin your selues & your posterity, but herken timely to the councels of peace. I know your plea is that you doe but stand vpon your owne good in defence of your selues & estates: so pleaded O: H: so pleaded C: & so pleaded al that stand out with the p❜lament, but the p'lament allowes of no such plea, neyther will it indure to be so contemned, assure your selues that if the forces of

Linn, Cambridg, Northampton, Notingham, Lincolne, Boston, & spalding, be able to reduce you to the p'laments obedience or Justice, you will not long escape them my councel therefore is that you woold play the p'ts of wise men, lay downe your armes and submit your selves, listen not to them that aduise you to stand out, they wil be the first that will for sake you. Let those that weare named in the last warrant present them selues to the committy without delay, it will be the best dayes worke that euer you did, and if they will be pleased to make vse of me, I will doe therein the best seruice I can, not doubting but that I shal obtayne there peace vpon fayre termes. Thus beseeching the God of peace to incline your harts to these motions of peace, I Rest

your ffaythfull frend,

Robert Ram.

Spalding, January 31, 1642.

INSCRIPTIONS ON BELLS (VOL. II, p. 173.)

Southwold, Suffolk.

In Gardener's History of Dunwich, p. 208, it is stated that there are "here five Bells, esteemed a pretty tuneable Ring.

The 1st hath this Inscription, (IOHN DARBIE MADE ME 1688.

The 2d the same

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TP. TN. BAYLIFES. RI. TS. CHVRCHWARDENS.

These two Bells were cast after the Restauration to complete the Ring of five in Lieu of the 4th and 5th sold (with Part of the Communion Plate) in Time of the Republick.

The 3d has no Inscription,

The 4th has Subbeniat digna donantibus hanc katarina

The 5th Resonet in multis annis campana Jobanis.

1456. There was a Bequest ad novas Campanas emendas.

The Inscriptions on these two last Bells have an Allusion to the Names of the Donors."

In 1820 the peal was increased to six by the addition of a bell, inscribed William Dobson, Downham, Norfolk, fecit 1820; and enlarged to the number of eight in 1828.

1. William Dobson, Founder, Downham Norfolk 1828.

2. William Dobson Founder 1828.

3.

William Dobson, Downham Norfolk Fecit 1820.

4, 5, 6, 7. Are the same as Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, in the five bell peal. 8. Honble and Revd A. Rous, Vicar, J. Sutherland and P. Edwards Bailiffs, E. Freeman Ch Warden 1828. On the stock of this bell, or tenor, which was recast in 1828, and weighs 12 cwt., being 3 qrs. 3 lbs. less than the original weight, is this inscription:-"J. Boyce and D. Fulcher hung the 1st 2nd and Tenor A.D. 1828." The peal was opened Oct. 2nd, 1828, and the three additional bells were paid for by subscription. It is now allowed to be a very complete and musical peal of eight.-J. M.

friend. Loveing brother Quarles, give me leave to declare writinge, when otherwise I cannot. My desire is to hav brought upp in the house wherein they were born: therefo not fitt to sell the goods or stocke: but my desire is that so should be raysed out of the landes in the nonage of my sonn and stocke doe amount unto or are worth and soe he at h enter uppon his inheritance furnished and stocked. And deare brother, once your loving sister Mary Browne. And sonne Christopher, my counsell and advise to you is, to cho ing uncle, Sir Robert Quarles, to be your guardian, whoe w and faithfull to mee, and I am assured will be soe to you: a allotted a far larger porcon to you than to all other your broth soe be you loveing and helpfull to them; and in soe doe doubtlesse please both God and all good men. And soe sonne, once your loveing mother, Mary Browne." Proved in the Court Prerog. of the Archbishop of Canterb 1634.

The Tau in the Drury Arms (vol. I, p. 12, and vol. III, 2 Tau was very early used in the Greek church, and has bee the symbol of security, in allusion to the charge given to th the 9th of Ezekiel, verse 6. "Slay utterly old and youn little children, and women, but come not near any man upo mark." This mark, says an old writer (Morgan), was the adopted by some pilgrims after visiting the Holy Land. S painted with this Tau' upon his habit on the left side; the usual shape of the St. Anthony's cross, as it is called b 'Tau' was also the arms of the Friary of St. Anthony, in I the family of Tauke.-C. GOLDING, Paddington.

REV. THOMAS ROGERS (VOL. III, P. 213.)

This gentleman was a native of Cheshire, and also Chaplain to Archbishop Bancroft, of Canterbury. He is described by Anthony à Wood, as a most admirable theologist, an excellent preacher, and well deserving every way of the sacred functions." His works were many, including :

1. A philosophical discourse, entitled, The Anatomie of the Mind, 8vo. (printed) 1576. 2. Of the End of this World and Second Coming of Christ, in 4to, 1577. Another edition, 4to, 1578. And also in 16mo, 1582, 1583, and 1659. 3. The English Creede, folio, 1579. 4. The English Creede, in two parts, folio, 1581-7. 5. An Exposition on the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England, 4to, 1586. Six other editions were printed in 1621, 1625, 1629, 1633, 1658, and 1691. The first appearance of this work "highly enraged the Papists and Schismatics, and many Protestants were much offended thereat." The second edition is the one that first has the dedication dated 11th March, 1607. The fourth is the one your correspondent (G. B. B.) alludes to. All after the first edition has the dedication. Other works were also printed for this divine, who died in 1615.-C. G., Paddington.

Churches with Thatched Roofs (vol. III, p. 214.)-The following churches in Suffolk may be added to Mr. Piggot's list: St. Andrew, Covehithe; St. John, Butley; St. Mary, Uggeshall; Holy Trinity, Middleton; St. Peter, Theberton; St. Peter, Westleton (?); St. Mary, North Cove; St. Lawrence, South Cove.-J. M.

The following churches in Suffolk have also thatched roofs :- S. Andrew, Bramfield; S. Michael, Rushmere.-C.

QUERIES.

Earthquakes in East Anglia.—It is recorded in the parish registers of St. Julian's, Norwich, that "upon Thursday, beinge Christmas Even, 1601, was an earthquake at vij o'clock."-Are there any other records of this or similar occurrences in the district of East Anglia ?-NORWICENSIS.

Towers attached to the East Ends of Churches.-At Wangford, near Henham, Suffolk, the steeple is attached to the direct east end of the church. Is there any other instance of the kind? The towers at Beccles and Bramfield in the same county, are both detached and not directly east of the churches.-J. M.

St. Martin's at Oke, Norwich.-What does the following entry in the registers of this parish refer to ?-NORWICENSIS

"This is to certifie, I, John Tabor, being constable and overseer of the poore 1656, did bring the oke from Bonner hall neere Honin ferre before me on my horse and sate it in the churchyard of St. Martin's of Oke. "i set the 9 of March, 1656."

Norwich Pottery.-In Smiles's Huguenots, p. 115, it is stated that "two potters from Antwerp, Jasper Andries and Jacob Janson, started a pottery at Norwich [about 1567] though in a very humble way," making, according to Stow (Survey of London), "galley paving tiles and apothecaries' vessels and others very satisfactorily." They removed to London in 1570.-Have any known specimens of their work while at Norwich come down to us?-B.

without further remark, merely referring to my two previous papers. to print in extenso the will of Mrs. Mary Browne, sister of Francis Quar have a copy, taken from the original at Doctors Commons, (Seager 105 however, that Mr. Justin Simpson has anticipated me by printing in the the East Anglian, the imperfect and partly incorrect copy which is gi Rutland.

I should have been glad, had space permitted, to have proposed for rep curious elegy in prose, by Francis Quarles, entitled, Memorials vpon the Robert Quarles, Knight, a copy of which-the only one I have seenin the Grenville Library.

The notes of the Quarles family of Romford will be concluded in anoth Stoke Newington.

Will of Mrs, Joan Quarles.

EDWAR

This is the laste Will and Testament of me, Johan Quarles, in the county of Essex, widdowe-made, subscribed, sealed an the second day of October, one thousand six hundred and six. I comend my soule to Almighty God. Item, I nominate and sonne Robert Quarles my sole Executor of this my will, earnestly desiringe that he will willingly and Chearefully take the faithfull execution of the same according to my true mean Howsoever, if it please God shortely to call me out of this lif wch I shall leave him wherewith to performe the same will surplusage or benefitt to come vnto him after my will performe I the rather Challenge and expect it from him in respect, I co I haue alreadie delt liberallie with him. And also at my grea have cleared such accomptes with his Matie as otherwise his haue by (been) charged with. Item, where (as) my late husb James Quarles, did by his will give to our two sonnes, James a Quarles, vizt., to ech of them one Annuitye of fifty poundes ye certaine ffarmes in the said will mentioned, as by his said appeare, which said Annuitye haue not been whollie paid them out of the same they haue bene allowed by me yearely toward