valuable information on the Manners and Customs, and State of the Arts in the middle of the 15th Century. Copies of all Letters sent and received by Beckington connected with his Mission, including several from Henry VI., of considerable interest, are introduced into the Journal.

A CHRONICLE OF LONDON, from 1089 to 1483, written in the fifteenth Century, and for the first time printed; to which are added, numerous contemporary Illustrations, consisting of Royal Letters, Poems, and other Articles. 4to. 1847.

With the events of the reigns of Henry IV., V., and VI., the Writer of this Chronicle was contemporary: hence all which he relates of that period is particularly deserving of attention, for some curious facts are mentioned, many of which have never, it is believed, been so fully detailed, even if they were previously known. -Preface.

THE SIEGE OF CARLAVEROCK, in the 28 Edward I. anno 1300, with Wood-cuts of the Arms of the Earls, Barons, and Knights who were present a Translation as well as the Original of the Norman-French Poem; a History of the Castle; and a Memoir of each of the Personages commemorated by the Poet. 4to. 1828.

The claims of this Poem to attention are unquestionable. For the Historian, it minutely details the Siege of a celebrated Fortress in Scotland, by King Edward I., in July, 1300, of which scarcely any other account is preserved. For the Antiquary, it abounds in descriptions of considerable interest, chiefly respecting the mode in which the Siege was conducted, and the appearance and equipment of an Army, at the end of the thirteenth Century. For the Herald, it contains the accurate Blazon of the Banners or Shields of above one hundred Bannerets or Knights of the reign of Edward I., among whom were the King, the Prince of Wales, and the greater part of the Peers of the Realm. Valuable as the Siege of Carlaverock' is to Historians and Antiquaries, it is difficult to believe that the raciness of the Author's descriptions, his quaint notices of the characters of the different personages, and the occasional beauty of his passages, will not possess a charm for more general readers.-Preface.

LAW.

A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF ADULTERINE BASTARDY; with a Report of the Banbury Case, and of all other Cases upon the Subject. 8vo. 1836.

This Treatise is the first attempt which has been made to collect all the Authorities and Decisions on the Law of Legitimacy in this Country, and to deduce from them the history and present state of the Law on that important subject. This

Work is confined to the Law of England, on the status of children born in Wedlock; and the plan has been, to insert, in chronological order, and as nearly as possible, in the words of the original, every Authority and every Case that in any way bears upon the question, together with such observations as arose out of them. Preface.

REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE CLAIM TO THE BARONY OF L'ISLE in the House of Lords in 1825-6, with Notes; and an Appendix of Cases, and Observations on Baronies by Tenure.

8vo. 1829.

This Volume (with the exception of the Report of the Claim to the Earldom of Devon) was the only Report of the Proceedings on a Claim in which the Law of Peerage was involved that had been published, and it may be hoped that it tends to render the Law on the subject more fully understood; for there was scarcely a point of Law connected with Dignities which was not adverted to in the Lords' Committees for Privileges on that occasion.-Prefuce.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS ON THE CLAIM TO THE EARLDOM OF DEVON in the House of Lords in 1831; with Notes, and an Appendix of Cases, illustrative of the Claim. 8vo. 1832.

In a Legal point of view this Case is of considerable importance; and the decision in favour of the Claimant has established, that Honours are not tenements within the Statute "De donis conditionalibus;" that they are governed by distinct rules from real property; and, consequently, that the grant of an English or Irish Peerage (like those of Scotland) to a man and his "heirs male" is a valid grant, and will convey the Dignity to his heirs male collateral, on the failure of heirs male of his body. The Appendix contains all the facts that bear in any way upon the question; and some novel, if not interesting information will be found, as to the usage of the Crown in granting Peerages in early times, as well as upon the Law of Dignities generally; together with remarks on the proper construction of the words "Assent of Parliament." As the Claim to the Earldom of Devon rested on the construction of a Patent, the most material questions which can arise connected with English Dignities, namely, Legitimacy, Tenure, Patents, and Writs of Summons, are elucidated by these Works.

HISTORY OF THE EARLDOMS OF STRATHERN, MONTEITH, AND AIRTH; with a Report of the Proceedings before the House of Lords, on the Claim of Robert Barclay Allardice, Esq., to the Earldom of Airth, in 1839. 8vo. 1842.

The investigation of the History of these Earldoms has brought to light many remarkable facts illustrative of Scottish History, and of the characters of some distinguished Statesmen and Lawyers of the 17th Century. In the transactions respecting the Earl of Monteith's Claim to the Earldom of Strathern, in the time of Charles I., the question of the validity of King Robert the Second's marriage, and of the legitimacy of his children was involved; and the opinions then entertained on that delicate point are no where so fully shewn as in those proceedings.

A LETTER TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, ON THE PROPRIETY AND LEGALITY OF CREATING PEERS FOR LIFE: WITH PRECEDENTS. 3rd edition. 1834. 8vo.

This Pamphlet proves that the principle of creating Peers for life is strictly in accordance with the Constitution; that it has frequently been done from the reign of Richard II., to that of George II.; and, it is submitted, that the practice might, in many cases, be revived with much advantage to the Country.

BIOGRAPHY.

LIFE OF WILLIAM DAVISON, SECRETARY OF STATE AND PRIVY COUNCILLOR TO QUEEN ELIZABETH. 1823. 8vo.

The connexion of Secretary Davison with the fate of Mary Queen of Scots has identified him with that event. In examining his conduct on the occasion, that of Queen Elizabeth is necessarily reviewed; hence everything which relates to him is of great interest, as additional light is thrown on an obscure point of History, and new traits are developed in the character of that extraordinary Woman.-Preface.

THE LITERARY REMAINS OF LADY JANE GREY. WITH A MEMOIR OF HER LIFE. Crown 8vo. 1826.

(A new and enlarged edition of this Work is preparing for publication.) In this Volume all the productions of Lady Jane Grey's pen have been for the first time collected. A Memoir of her Life, from the best authorities, is prefixed, and the most valuable of the State Papers relating to her usurpation are inserted. Her pretensions to the Throne are fully canvassed, and every fact connected with her is detailed.-Preface.

PRIVATE MEMOIRS OF SIR KENELM DIGBY, Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King Charles the First, written by himself, and now first published from the Original Manuscript, with an Introductory Memoir. 8vo. 1827.

SUPPRESSED PASSAGES IN THE PRIVATE MEMOIRS OF SIR KENELM DIGBY. 8vo. 1828. (Privately Printed.)

The name of Sir Kenelm Digby is almost synonymous with genius and eccentricity, and his marriage with the beautiful Venetia Stanley, a Lady of purer birth than fame, has tended to create a lively interest in all which relates to him. Under

feigned appellations, but to the greater part of which there is no difficulty in giving a key, Digby has here detailed all the events of his life, from his childhood until his victory over the Venetian Squadron in June 1628.-Preface.

MEMOIRS OF LADY FANSHAWE, wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, Bart., Ambassador from Charles the Second to the Courts of Portugal and Madrid. Written by Herself; with an Introductory Memoir, and Notes. Second Edition, 1830. 8vo.

Lady Fanshawe was the wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, one of the most faithful servants of Charles the First and Charles the Second, who, after severe sufferings in the Royal cause, became a Member of the Privy Council, and Ambassador to two Foreign Courts. From the day of her marriage until she became a widow, more than twenty years, her life was a scene of activity, privation, and danger. The fortitude with which she endured, and the heroism with which she surmounted difficulties that would have overwhelmed an ordinary mind; the firmness she displayed on many trying occasions, and her ardent loyalty to her Sovereign, give to the early part of her narrative the air of a romance; but the unquestionable veracity of her statements, her moral courage, and above all, her practical, but unassuming piety, excite a degree of interest which no romance can impart.-Preface.

THE LIFE OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER. Prefixed to the Aldine Edition of Chaucer's Works. 1844.

This Life of Chaucer, which is founded upon a recent examination of numerous Records, corrects many errors, and supplies much original and interesting information of the Poet's career.

MEMOIRS OF HENRY HOWARD, EARL OF SURREY; SIR THOMAS WYATT; COLLINS; COWPER; THOMSON; BURNS; AND OF HENRY KIRKE WHITE. In the ALDINE Edition of THE BRITISH POets.

MEMOIRS AND LETTERS OF JOSEPH RITSON. 2 vols. 8vo. 1833.

"As a laborious husbandman in the fields of antiquity, and a successful gleaner of the neglected beauties of early Poetry; as the founder of a school of editorial accuracy; as the boldest exposer of the mischiefs arising from literary forgeries and interpolations; as a stern and uncompromising advocate of humanity, truth and integrity, Ritson's memory is entitled to veneration and respect."-Memoir.

MEMOIR OF AUGUSTINE VINCENT, Windsor Herald, in the Reign of James the First. Crown 8vo. 1827. 5s.

The merits of Augustine Vincent, the particulars of whose Life are now for the first time collected, are well known to all who can appreciate the services which he has rendered to Antiquarian and Genealogical researches; nor is his name unknown to more general readers, from the part he took in the celebrated literary controversy between the learned Camden and Ralph Brooke, York Herald, which dispute is here fully investigated.-Preface.

ANTIQUARIAN AND MISCELLANEOUS.

THE SCROPE AND GROSVENOR ROLL; being the Proceedings in the Cause between Sir Richard le Scrope and Sir Robert Grosvenor, from the 9th to the 13th year of the Reign of Richard II., 1385-1389, before the Lord High Constable, relative to their Coat Armour. 2 vols. imperial 8vo. 1832.

This Work was privately printed by an association of Gentlemen desirous of promoting the publication of MSS. illustrative of English History; and the copies were confined to the Subscribers. The third volume has not yet been completed.

The proceedings in this celebrated Cause, which was one of the most remarkable transactions of the middle ages, possess high claims on the attention of Historians and Antiquaries. They abound in valuable illustrations of History, and throw a strong light on the general state of Society in the fourteenth century: they likewise afford minute information on the nature and powers of the ancient Court of Chivalry; and contain notices of the Battles of Cressy and Poictiers, as well as of almost every other Military transaction of the preceding fifty years, at which many of the Witnesses state that they were present. This Trial, which lasted nearly four years, originated in the complaint of Richard first Lord Scrope of Bolton, against Sir Robert Grosvenor, Knight, for using Armorial Ensigns, which, Lord Scrope contended, belonged only to his family. Upwards of three hundred Persons were examined on the subject, who were principally Peers, Bannerets, Knights, or Esquires, and among them were John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster, and the Duke of York; the Earl of Derby, afterwards King Henry the Fourth, and six other Earls, fourteen Barons, together with several Abbots and Priors; Sir Henry Percy, the renowned Hotspur; Sir Simon Burley, K. G., Owen Glendower, the Poet Chaucer, and numerous other eminent individuals. As each of the Deponents stated his age, the Battle or Siege at which he commenced his Military career, the number of years, and the occasions on which he had borne arms, and mentions circumstances connected with his services, or the services of his ancestors; and as the Clergy referred to manuscripts and monuments in their respective Abbeys and Churches, this Record is rich beyond example in Historical, Biographical, and Topographical facts.

SYNOPSIS OF THE PEERAGE OF ENGLAND, exhibiting under Alphabetical Arrangement, the Date of Creation, Descent, and Present State of every Title of Peerage which has existed in this Country since the Conquest. 2 vols. 12mo. 1825. 12s.

The SYNOPSIS of the PEERAGE also contains a List of all the Prelates who have filled the different Sees within the same period. Remarks on Dignities are prefixed, with the view of placing before the general reader a familiar epitome of the leading principles which regulate the descent, or produce the forfeiture of, Titles of Honour in this Kingdom.-Preface. The utility of this Work consists in its giving the name of every person who bore any Title, at any period, of Peerage since the Conquest, the manner in which he acquired or succeeded to it, and the present state of the Dignity, whether in Existence, Abeyance, or Extinct. It also contains a List of such Barons as are proved by the Rolls of Parliament to have Sat in Parliament.