if his hand were twixt coals of fire. I answered, although that had happened at present, yet he should find ease in a short time; for I knew the reason of this new accident, and would provide accordingly ; for his master should be free from that inflammation, it may be before he could possibly return to him; but in case he found no ease, I wished him to come presently back again; if not, he might forbear coming. Thereupon he went; and at the instant I did put again the garter into the water, thereupon he found his master without any pain at all. To be brief, there was no sense of pain afterward; but within five or six dayes the woundes were cicatrized, and entirely healed." p. 6. The king (James VI) obtained from Sir Kenelm the discovery of his secret, which he pretended had been taught him by a Carmelite friar, who had learned it in Armenia or Persia. Let not the age of animal magnetism and metallic tractors smile at the sympathetic powder of Sir Kenelm Digby. Reginald Scott mentions the same mode of cure in these terms: "And that which is more strange-they can remedie anie stranger with that verie sword wherewith they are wounded. Yea, and that which is beyond all admiration, if they stroke the sworde upwards with their fingers the parties shall feele no pain; whereas if they draw their fingers downwards, thereupon the partie wounded shall feele intolerable pain." I presume that the success ascribed to the sympathetic mode of treatment might arise from the pains bestowed in washing the wound, and excluding the air, thus bringing on a cure by the first intention. It is introduced by Dryden in the Enchanted Island, a very unnecessary alteration of the Tempest. Ariel. Anoint the sword which pierced him with this Again in scene 4th, Miranda enters with Hippolito's sword wrapt up. Hip. O my wound pains me. (She unwraps the (sword. Mir. I am come to ease you. My wound shoots worse than ever. [noints the sword. [She wipes and a Hip. Now, methinks, there's something laid just upon it. Mir. Do you find no ease? Hip. Yes, yes; upon the sudden all this pain Is leaving me. Sweet heaven, how I am eased! On Penchryst glows a bale of fire, The border beacons, from their number and posi tion, formed a sort of telegraphic communication with Edinburgh. The act of parliament 1455, c. 48, directs that one bale or faggot shall be warning of the approach of the English in any manner; two bales that they are coming indeed; four bales, blazing beside each other, that the enemy are in great force. "The same taikenings to be watched and maid at Eggerhope Castell, fra they se the fire of Hume, that they fire richt swa. And in like maner on Sowtra edge, sall se the fire of Eggerhope Castell, and mak taikening in like maner: And then may all Louthiane be warned, and in special the Castell of Edinburgh; and their four fires to be maid in like maner, that they in Fife, and fra Striviling east, and the east part of Louthiane, and to Dunbar, all may se them, and come to the defense of the realme." These beacons (at least in later times) were "a long and strong tree set up, with a long iron pole across the head of it, and an iron brander, fixed on a stalk in the middle of it, for holding a tar-barrel." STEVENSON'S History, vol. ii. p. 701. U Our kin and clan and friends to raise- The speed with which the Borderers collected great bodies of horse, may be judged of from the following extract, when the subject of the rising was much less important than that supposed in the romance. It is taken from Carey's Memoirs. ་ Upon the death of the old lord Scroope, the queen gave the west wardenry to his son, that had married my sister. He, having received that office, came to me with great earnestness, and desired me to be his deputy, offering me that I should live with him in his house; that he would allow me half a dozen men, and as many horses, to be kept at his charge; and his fee being one thousand marks yearly, he would part it with me, and I should have the half. This his noble offer I accepted of, and went with him to Carlisle ; where I was no sooner come, but I entered into my office. We had a stirring time of it, and few days past over my head but I was on horseback, either to prevent mischief, or to take malefactors, and to bring the Border in better quiet thaṇ it had been in times past. One memorable thing of God's mercy shewed unto me was such, as I have good cause still to remember it. "I had private intelligence given me, that there were two Scottish men, that had killed a churchman in Scotland, and were by one of the Grames relieved This Grame dwelt within five miles of Carlisle He had a pretty house, and close by it a strong tow er, for his own defence in time of need. About twở o'clock in the morning, I took horse in Carlisle, and not above twenty-five in my company, thinking to surprise the house on a sudden. Before I could surround the house, the two Scotts were gotten in the strong tower, and I could see a boy riding from the house as fast as his horse could carry him; I little suspecting what it meant. But Thomas Carleton came to me prsently, and told me that if I did not prevent it, both myself and all my company would be either slain, or taken prisoners. It was strange to me to hear this language. He then said to me Do you see that boy that rideth away so fast? He will be in Scotland within this half hour; and he is gone to let them know, that you are here, and to what end you are come, and the small number you have with you; and that if they make haste, on a sudden they may surprise us, and do with us what they please.' Hereupon we took advice what was best to be done. We sent notice presently to all parts to raise the country, and to come to us with all the speed they could; and withal we sent to Carlisle to raise the townsmen; for without foot we could do no good against the tower. There we staid |