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his goods, without your privities; for truly the proñess of souldiers * sometimes to comit some insolencies w'out comand from their supĭors ' is the cause of my writing at this time; hoping hereby, through your 'care, to prevent a future evill, in all thankfullness I shall acknowledge (besides the great obligation you pull on Mr. Parker) myselfe to bee

'Gawthrop, 13 February, 1644.

• Your much obliged,

RIC. SHUTTLEWORTH.'

'These are to intreat all officers and souldiers of the Scottish armie, ' and to require all officers and souldiers of the English armie under my 'comaund, that they forbeare to take or trouble the pŝon of Edward • Parker of Brousholme, esquire, or to plunder his goods, or anie other 'hurt or damage to doe unto him in his estate.

This 8th day of August,

'THO. TYLDESLEY.'

'anno Dom. 1648.

"This was only ten days before the battle of Preston.

"The following specimen of local poetry has been lately discovered among the papers at Browsholme. It is given with some abridgments and corrections.

'A BALADE OF MARYAGE.

'In yonder wode there is a dene,

'Wher I myselfe was late reposyng,
'Wher blosomes in ther prime have bene,
'And flowers faire ther colors losyng;

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"This very ancient expression I do not quite understand: perhaps the words mean Barley Fields."

"+ At Downham is found a species of crystals, usually called Downham Diamonds, which in lustre equal Bristol stones,

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An extract from the manuscripts of Mr. R. Asheton, of Whalley

Abbey, states:

"1617. Mawdlin Day, to Broxholme to dinner.

July 23d. To Harrop Fell; met Mr. Pker cum aliis a fox hunting.

Sept. 1st. To Totteridge; Ralph Anderton shot a stag at top of east end of Totteridge— Keeper's two hounds cast off, brave sport, killed him in the fence; soe to Thom'. Parkers; broke him up; eat the chine and the liver.

Do. 5th. (Whalley Abbey.) Aft' supper a motion made to hunt in Bolland next day, which the Chancellor (of the Dutchy, Sir Walter Mildmay) and all the company resolved to doe.

Do. 6th. All but Mr. Chancellor into Bolland. At Stable Oak a stag killed, at Harden another a little above, which made excellent sport. I, with Mr. Anderton and the rest, to Broxholme, soe to Whalley and supped, then to Portfield late."

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