vant. She turns her face out of the window, and seems talking to a page, behind whom is another lady masked and on horseback, with a female attendant. These ladies scem persons of great dignity; she in the litter may be one of the queens going incognito to view the offices.

Beneath these, and in a line with the palace, is an open circular tent of white cloth, embroidered with blue tracery, over which are an union rose and a fleur de lys. Its curtains thrown open discover a magnificent sideboard of plate, and a table spread, at the upper end of which sits an elderly gentleman, on one side is a lady, and at the lower end another gentleman, partaking of a repast, which is served up by several attendants. This, probably, was the tent of the Lord Steward, Behind this, and in the adjacent fields, are pitched several others, for the use of suttlers, covered with green and white and red and white linnen cloth.

In the back-ground, and at the extremity on the left-hand side, appear the lists or camp set apart for the justs and tournaments. On the left is a scaffold, or long gallery for the royal personages and their attendants; and the whole, except the entrance, is fenced with a rail and barrier, guarded by demilance men and others on horseback, completely armed. French soldiers, in a blue and yellow uniform, with a salamander, the badge of Francis I. embroidered on it, "keep the entrance on one hand; and the English yeomen, with their partizans, on the other. Close to the galleryend, on a rise at the left, stands a large artificial tree of honour; its trunk is wrapped round with red velvet, embroidered with gold, and

on its branches hang the shields of arms of the two challengers, and of their respective aids, the tables of the challenges, the several answers, &c. This tree, thirty-four feet in height, spreading 129 feet, and from bough to bough fortythree feet, historians say, was composed of the rasberry, the badge of Francis, and of the hawthorn, Henry's badge, artificially twined and twisted together.

In the gallery stand the two kings, Francis on the right, and Henry on the left; with their two queens, and their attendant ladies. A carpet of cloth of gold covers the front before the kings, and rich tapestry the rail before the queens. Within the area are two combatants, armed cap-a-pee, mounted on horses richly based and barbed, and tilting against each other, near them is a herald picking up the pieces of a broken spear, his perquisite.

Near to the lists are a few tents for the use of the combatants. The remaining upper part of the back-ground gives a most correct and faithful view of the adjacent country, with a variety of figures, farm-houses, mills, cottages, woods, cattle, sheep, fowls, &c. all of them highly finished. To introduce such a variety of subjects, the horizon is remarkably high.

Towards the top of the picture is a dragon, flying in the air, and hovering over the English cavalcade; which some conceive to be a memorial of fire-work in that` form exhibited during the interview-[but we rather think, that, as it seems attendant on K.Henry, the painter had in view one of his supporters, which, at the beginning of his reign, was a red dragon! and if our former conjecture of the

grey

greyhounds should not be admitted, those animals, perhaps, might he intended for the other, his left supporter (in right of his mother) being, at the same time, a greyhound argent; and in this very piece, as before observed, the king's pages have on their backs a greyhound and a dragon.]

The picture here described, which is five feet six inches high, by eleven feet three inches in breadth, has been generally ascribed to Hans Holbein, but without foundation, as he did not arrive in England till near six years after the interview; and, besides, his style, colouring, &c. are widely different. The name of the painter, however, is immaterial..

We must add, that the head of King Henry appears to have been cut out of the picture, and afterwards restored. This was a contrivance of Philip Farl of Pembroke, after the death of King Charles I. to prevent a French agent, who was in treaty for it, from purchasing the piece: and it succeeded, for, finding it thus mutilated, the Frenchnian declined the purchase. By this means it was preserved in the palace till the restoration, when the Earl of Pembroke delivered the mutilated piece to King Charles II. who immediately ordered it to be restored to its place.

Of this remarkable picture, at the request of the Society of Antiquaries, his majesty having given permission for a drawing to be taken, it was accordingly executed, with great correctness, by Mr. Ed, wards of the royal Academy, and is now said to be in the possession of the Earl of Huntingdon; and from it Mr. Basire, at the Soci

ety's expence, engraved his plate (just published); the largest ever engraved in England, being, in height, two feet three inches; in breadth, four feet and one inch; and equally an honour to those artists and their employers.

The frame for the paper (which is two feet seven inches, by four feet four inches) was made on purpose by Mr. Wadman, near Maidstone, at the expence of about 501. for which (we hear) there has since been a great demand from abroad, as plates can thus be worked off of a larger size than before was practicable.

The above exact description which we have abridged from that which was read at the Society of Antiquaries, by Sir Joseph Ayloffe, Bart. in 1770, will enable any purchaser of this most curious print to have it coloured with the tints of the original picture; of which, if executed with judgment, it will then have all the effect. And every other reader of taste, we doubt not, will be gratified by the historical anecdotes here conveyed. Gentleman's Magazine.

Orders for Household Servantes; first deuised by John Haryngton, in the Yeare 1566, and renewed by John Haryngton, Some of the saide John, in the Yeare 1592: the saide John, the Sonne, being thin High Shrieve of the County of Somerset; with a Letter from Sir Robert Cecil to Sir John Harrington. From Nuga Antiquæ, published by Henry Harrington, jun. A. B. of Queen's College, Qxon,

IMPRIMIS,

MPRIMIS, that no seruant

I bee absent from pater, as man ing or euening, without a lawful excuse, to be alledged within one day after, vppon paine to forfeit for euery tyme 2d.

II. Item, That none swear any othe, vpon paine for euery othe 1d.

III. Item, That no man leaue any doore open that he findeth shut without theare bee cause, vp. pon paine for euery tyme Id.

IV. Item, That none of the men be in bed, from our Lady-day to Michaelmas, after six of the clock in the morning; nor out of his bed after ten of the clock at night; nor, from Michaelmas till our Lady-day, in bed after seven in the morning, nor out after nine at night, without reasonable cause, on paine of 2d,

V. Item, That no mans bed bee vnmade, nor fire or candle-box vncleane, after eight of the clock in the morning on paine of 1d. VI. Item, That no man make water within either of the courts vppon paine of, euery tyme it shall be proued, id.

VII. Item, That no man teach any of the children any vnhonnest speeche, or baudie word, or othe, on paine of 4d.

VIII. Item, That no man waite at the table without a trencher in his hand, except it be vppon some good cause, on paine of Id.

IX. Item, That no man appointed to waite at my table be absent that meale, without reasonable cause, on paine of 1d.

X. Item, If any man breake a glasse, he shall answer the price thereof out of his wages; and, if it be not known who break it, the butler shall pay for it, on paine of

12d.

couered a half an hour before ele ven at dinner, and six at supper or before, on paine of 2d.

XI. Item, The table must bee

XII. Item, That meate bee readie at eleven or before at dinner, and six or before at supper,. on paine of 6d.

XIII. Item, That none be absent, without leaue or good cause, the whole day, or more part of it, on paine of 4d.

XIV. Item, That no man strike his fellow, on paine of losse of seruice; nor reuile or threaten or provoke an other to strike, on paine of 12d.

XV. Item, That no man come to the kitchen without reasonable cause, on paine of 1d. and the cook likewise to forfeit Id.

XVI. Item, That none toy with the maids, on paine of 4d.

XVII. Item, That no man weare foule shirt on Sunday, nor broken hose or shoos, or dublett without buttons, on paine of Id..

XVIII. Item, That, when any strainger goetli hence, the chamber be drest vp againe within 4 howrs after, on paine of 1d.

XIX. Ítem, That the hall bee made cleane euery day, by eight in the winter, and seauen in the som mer, on paine of him that should do it, to forfeit 1d.

XX. That the cowrt-gate be shutt each meale, and not opened during dinner and supper, without just cause, on paine the porter to forfeit for every time Id.

XXI. Item, That all stayrs in the house, and other rooms that neede shall require, be made cleane on Friday after dinner, on paine of forfeyture of euery on whome it shall belong vnto, 3d.

All which sommes shalbe duly