and prerogative of our most noble Sovereign Lord the King, and his fuccellors; and that they fhall diligent ly inftruct their juniors and youngers, and all other committed to their care, that the King's power is by the laws of God moti excellent of all under God in earth; and that we ought to obey him afore all other powers, by God's prefcript; and that the Bithop of Rome's juridiction or authority, heretofore ufurped, by no means is founded or eftablished by Holy Scripture: but that the fame, partly by the craft and deceit of the fame Bishop of Rome, and by his evil canons and decretals, and partly by the toleration and perinillion of princes, by little and little hath grown up; and therefore now, of molt right and equity, is taken away and clean expelled out of his realm.

Alfo, that the abbot, prior, or prefident and brethren, may be declared, by the King's fupreme power and anthority ecclefiaftical, to be abfolved and loofed from all manner of obedience, oath, and profeffion, by them heretofore perchance promifed or made to the faid Bishop of Rome, or to any other in his fread, or occupying his authority, or to any other foreign prince or perion. And, nevertheless, let it be enjoined to them, that they shall not promise or give fuch oath or profeffion to any fuch foreign potentate hereafter. And if the ftatutes of the faid order religions, or place, feem to bind them to obedience, or fubjection, or any other recognizance of fuperiority to the faid Bishop of Rome, or to any other foreign power, potentate, perfon, or place, by any ways, fuch ftatutes by the King's Grace's vifitors be utterly annihilate, broken, and declared void and of, none effect; and that they be in no cafe bounden or obligate to the fame; and fich fiatutes to be forthwith utterly put forth and abolished out of the books or muniments of that religion, order, or place, by the prefident and his brethren.

Alfo, that no monk or brother of this monaftery by any means go forth of the precinct of the fame.

Alfo, that women, of what ftate or degree foever they be, be utterly excluded from entering into the limits or circuit of this monaftery or place, unlefs they first obtain licence of the King's Highness, or his vifitor.

Alfo, that there be no entering into this monaftery but one, and that by the great fore-gate of the fame,

which diligently thall be watched and kept by fome porter fpecially appointed for that purpose, and shall be thut and opened by the fame both day and night, at convenient and accuftomed hours; which porter shall repel all manner of women from entrance into the faid monafterv.

Allo, ikat all and fingular brethren and monks of this monaftery take their refections altogether in a place called the Mifericorde, fuch days as they ezt flefh, and all other days in their Refectory; and that at every mefs there fit four of them, not of duty demanding to them any certain, ufual, or ac cuftomed duty or portion of meat a they were wont to do; but that they be content with fuch victuals as is iet before them, and there take their refections foberly, without excess, with giving due thanks to God; and that at every fuch refection fome chapter of the New Teftament, or Old, by fore of the aid brethren, be read and recited to the other, keeping filence, and gir ing audience to the fame.

Alfo, that the abbot and president do daily prepare one table for him e'i and his guelis thither reforting, and that not over-fumptuous, and full of delicate and ftrange dishes, but honettir furnished with common meats: at which table the faid abbot, or fome senior in his flead, fhall fit to receive and gently entertain the ftrangers, the guests.

Alfe, that none of the brethren fend any part of his meat, or the leavings thereof, to any perfon: but that there be aligned an almoner, which fal gather the leavings, both of the covent and firangers tables, after that the fervants of the house have had their convenient refections, and diftribute he fame to poor people; among whom fpecial confideration be had of fucb, before other, as be kinsfolk to any of the faid brethren, if they have like power and debility as other be; and alfo of thofe which endeavour temfelves, with all their will and labour, to get their living with their hands, vet cannot fully help themselves, for their chargeable houshold and multitude of children: yet let not them be fo che rifhed, that they fhall leave labour and fall to idleness; with confideration also fpecially to be had of them which by weakness of their limbs and body be fo impotent that they cannot labour; and by no means let fuch alms be given to valiant, mighty, and idle beggars and

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Gloucefier fireet, Hoxton, Mr. URBAN, April 30, 1804. TH HE ingenious Mr. Hayley in his Life of Cowper (vol. II. p. 227, 2d Edit.) has inferted a letter from that delightful and lamented bard, to Mr. Park the engraver, in which he fays, "It was only one year that I gave to drawing, for I found it was an employinent hurtful to my eyes, which have been always weak and fubject to inflammation. I finished my attempts in this way with three fall landfcapes, which I prefented to a lady (Lady Auften): thefe may perhaps exift, but I have no co refpondence with the fair proprietor; except thefe, there is nothing remaining to fhew that I ever afpired to fuch an accomplishment."I am happy to inform Mr.Urban,thatthe three drawings above alluded to do fill exift-my late valued friend Lady Auften did me the favour to prefent me with one of them in the month of June 1802, juft before he went to France; where the died, August 12, 1802; and after her deceafe, Baron Tardiff was fo obliging to fend me the other two from Paris.As your readers will, no doubt, be gratified with having an engraving from the production of Mr. Cowper's hand, I have herewith fent one of the drawing for the purpofe, (Plate IL) Yours, &c. J. A. KNIGHT.

ton church in vol. LXXIII. p. 1005, to prefent you with an account of the mo numents of the Cheneys in the South chancel there, now talt dilapidating.

On the Weft fide, on an altar tomb with five quatrefoils, is a cross-legged figure in a round helmet, a furcoat, long word, pointed fhield charged with the arms of Cheney, on a chevron three fleurs-de-lis: at his feet a fhaggy lion. This monument may belong to JoHN de Chenci, Cheriff of Bucks and Bedfordthire, 9 and 10 Edw. I; who is the firft of the family mentioned by Sir W. Dugdale, vol. II. p. 290.

In two pointed flat arches on the South wall, in whofe fpandrils are quatrefoils with blank fhields are altar tombs with like quatrefoils and fhields, a man in a pointed helmet, with his arms on it, lying with his head on a helmet, fhoulders on a cuthion fupported by angels fupporting a feroll acrofs his neck, inferibed,

Miferert mei Dens fec' mia' tua': and his girdle charged with flowers and fwans alternately; plated armour; his arms on his breaft; gauntlets, mail, pointed skirts, round knee, fhoulder,and elbow pieces, and dogger, plated fhoes, a lion at his feet. Under the other arch at his feet, his lady in a rich reticulated head drefs, with an embroidered bandeau or frontlet with a fwan in the centre, on a double cufhion with taffels, fupported by angels: fhe is habited in a loofe mantle and kirtle, bound by a rich girdle with a large buckle, her fleeves terminated in falling ruffles; at her feet a griffin. This may belong to WILLIAM de Chenei, of whom Dugdale fays, that he was in the infurrection with Edward duke of Lancaster, 15 Edw. II. and fuffered death at York with others of that party.

The first monument on the Eaft fide, the feet to the Eaft wall, is that of "DAME ANNE CHEYNE, DAUGHTER AND HEYRE OF SIR JOHN BROUGHTON, KNIGHT, MARRYED TO SIR THOMAS

CHEYNE, KNIGHT, WARDEN OF THE CINCQ PORTS, TREASOROR OF HER MAJESTIES HOUSHOLDE, OF THE ORDER

Gent. Mag. June 1804. Pl.II.p.505.

A LANDSCAPE from a DRAWING by M. COWPER the POET.

CHEYNE,

AND SHE DIED THE 16 PAIE OF MAIE, THE THYRD YEARE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH HER REIGNE, ANNO DNI 1591."

She is habited in a clofe cap, ruff, mantle, gown, and bodice, her head on two embroidered taffeled cufhions. On the North fide of the tomb an empty fhield between two crefts, a demi rofè radiant, and a fquirrel G. cracking a nut.

At the head of the tomb, quarterly, 1. A chevron between three ftars. 2. Three bearded heads. Beard. Edmondfon.

3. A chevron between three barbolts or pheons. Fofter. Edm.

4. Cheney.

5. Quarterly, a bend.

6. Per fefs.

7. A bend Vairé between fix efcal

lops. Beople. Edm.

3. A faltire engrailed.

9. On a crofs five efcallops. Stonham. Edm.

10. Paly of fix. Burgat. Edm. 11. A horfe-barnicle. Barnack. E. 12. A fefs dauncetté between fix cross eroflets pattée. Engayne. Edm.

13. A cross engrailed. Blayne. 14. In fefs two lions paflant guardant. Denfion. E.

15. On a chevron a fleur-de-lis. (3 fleur-de-lis. Pever of Bedfordf. Ed.) On the South fide the fquirrel, and another creft, two horns of a bull A. on the curled fcalp O.

This was the fecond wife of Thomas, who died in 1559, and was buried at Minftre in Shepey, conftable of Queenborough Catile, Hen. VIII.; governor of Rochefter Cafle, 17 Hen. VIII.; warden of the Cinque Ports, and treafurer to the King, 31 Hen. VIII. and one of the challengers at the interview of the Champ de Drap d'or; alfo governor of Dover Caffle and treasurer of the Houfhold to Edward VI.; and warden of the Cinque Ports under Elizabeth. By this lady he left iflue Henry Cheney, who being knighted at his own houte here 5 Eliz. had fummons to Parlia nent, 14 Eliz.; and 1589, 29 Eliz. was one of the peers appointed to try the Queen of Scots. He married Jane, daughter of Thomas Lord Wentworth, and having built a noble houfe at Tuddington, where Mr. Camden fays he had his refidence, he died without ithe.

Not far from this tomb is another, with the figure of a man in armour, on

a mat; his head bare, on a laced cufhion, with fhort beard and whiskers, plated armour, the feams laced, his legs broken off at the knees. The armus in three compartments removed from the fide of the tomb; but at the end were thefe quarterings, now difplaced and broken, and of the theys the fupporters only the hoofs remaining.

1. Ermine on a bend 3 martlets. Daubency. E.

2. Five lions rampant, a canton Ermine *.

3. Ermine in chief parted per pale, a trefoil in the dexter corner.

4. A chevron between 3 flars; as 1 before.

5. As 2.

6. As 3, the chevron Ermine. 7. Cheyne.

8. As a

9. As 6.

10. As 7. 11. As 8.

12. In chief, a lion paffant. 13. As 9.

14. As 10.

15. As 11.

16. Three lozenges in fefs, in chief a fleur-de-lis.

17. As 12.

19. As 13.

19. The boars heads.

20. As 14.

21. On a chevron, a cross pattée.

This, by Azure, the crois engrailed Or, the arms of Broughton, may be the monument of Sir John Broughton before mentioned, father of the latt mentioned lady.

At his left hand is another altar tomb, of very fhort proportions, the upper part plundered of its marble, and the brickwork bare. On it, the figure of a lady in a furred mantle, kirtle, and wimple.

On the North fide of the tomb, quarterly,

1. A chevron between 3 leopards' faces. Wentworth.

2. Quarterly 1,4 plain, 2, 3 a fret : over all a bend.

3. Two chevronels.