so much as with the ordinary pump, although raising it from a greater depth and with more ease. Along with these tools several interesting relics have been discovered, which I have carefully preserved. Among these are portions of two vessels shewn in the accompanying sketches. This pottery is of black glazed earthenware and is rather curious. The large one had six handles and the smaller one three.* Notwithstanding the all-powerful steam engine and the mechanical appliances of the present day, the company have not fathomed the workings of the rude but enterprising "Old Man." Foolow. NOTICE OF THE DISCOVERY OF AN INSCRIBED ALTAR, AT BEWCASTLE, CUMBERLAND. A small, neat, and nearly perfect Roman altar has, during the present month, been dug up by drainers, a quarter of a mile from the Roman Station at Bewcastle, with the following inscription, dim, but still legible : It DE SANCTO VICTOR CENNI may be translated thus:-To the Holy God Cocidius, Annius Victor Cennis, of the Second Legion styled Augusta (dedicates this altar). The number and title of the legion are not distinct, but as another stone has been found recording this legion, we may assume that the faint traces on this stone refer to the same. This is the third altar found at Bewcastle dedicated to Cocidius, and on one of them, Mars is connected with him. Another altar was found at Lancaster bearing both names, and it has been supposed that Cocidius was a local name of Mars, and that it has reference to Coccium (the name of one of the stations of the 18th Iter of the Itinerary of Antonine), which has been assumed to be the present Lancaster. Altars dedicated to Cocidius have been found at Birdoswald, Bankshead, Howgill, Bleatarn, Scaleby, and Hardriding. This altar was found within a few yards of the old Roman road called the Maiden Way, which passes northward on the east side of Bewcastle, and which may have been the 10th Iter of the Itinerary. W. H. B. May, 1863. * These vessels, of which engravings appear at the head of this article, are "Tygs" or drinking cups, and are of very good form. The six handled tyg is far from common, and is an excellent example. The three handled one, too, is extremely interesting, and of really good form. Tygs were of various shapes, and had sometimes two, and sometimes three, four, or six handles. ED. RELIQ.] Original Document. THE following copy of the Will of Thomas Eyre, of Rowtor (Roo Tor) in the county of Derby, the owner of the now ruined Hall near Roo Tor Rocks, has been communicated by Mr. Robinson, of Birchover. It is highly interesting, and contains much information as to places in the neighbourhood, and to families resident in the Peak. Thomas Eyre died on the 30th of November, 1717, the codicil having been attested on the 1st of the same month. The chapel alluded to still exists, and it is hoped will, ere long, with the ruined mansion, form the subject of a paper in the "RELIQUARY". In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Eyre of Rowtor in ye County of Derby Esqe being in health of body & of perfect and sound mind & memory thanks be to Almighty God do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form followingImpris I commend my soul into ye hands of Almighty God who gave it; And my body to ye earth to be decently buried at ye discretion of my Trustees & Exectrs herein after named which I will shall be in my Chapel lately by me erected near my Mansionhouse of Rowter. And as for ye worldly Estate wch it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give devise & bequeath ye same in manner & form following (That is to say) I do hereby give and devise my Capital Messuage or Mansion-house of Rowtor & all other my Messuages Lands Tenements & Hereditamts whatsoever lying and being in Youlgrave Birchover Elton Winster Brassington Flagg Chelmorton Haddon Sterndale Goldfield Taddington Priestcliff Alderways Lee & Miln-hay Boden middle dale Boden Chapel alias Chapel in ye frith Mellor, Hope, Castleton, Bradwell, Aston, Thornhill, Wormhill, Fairfield, Ferny Lee, Shallcross & elsewhere in ye said County of Derby Together also wth my Market & Fairs of Winster aforesd wth their & every of their Appurtenances (except ye Lands herein-after by me devised unto ye present Vicar of ye Church of Hope & his several successors Vicars thereof for ever) unto my trusty & well beloved Friends Robert Moore ye elder of Winster, Richard Calton of Chesterfield John Birds ye elder of Elton & Richard Hawley of Winster aforesd all in ye County of Derby Gentlemen & their Heirs & Assigns for ever in manner as herein-after is directed & appointed. In Trust nevertheless & to & for ye several Uses Intents & Purposes & chargeable wth ye several Annuitys, Legacys & other Payments herein-after mentioned & contained & to & for no other Uses Intents & Purposes whatsoever (That is to say) In ye first place to receive & take ye Rents Issues & Profits of all & singular ye Premises above mentioned that shall be in arrears due & oweing at ye time of my decease & all other my Debts whatsoever. And in ye next place to Lease or to sell or dispose of ye Fee or Inheritance of so much & such part thereof as to them ye sd Robert Moore ye elder Richard Calton Josh Birds ye elder & Richd Hawley & ye Survivors & Survivor of them & ye Heirs of such Survivor shall seem meet for ye payment intents and purposes herein after mentioned (Except my Messuage or Mansion-house of Rowtor wh ye appurtenances & except all my Lands lying and being on ye South Side of ye River Wye) as well together with ye Rents Issues & Profits of ye premises above mentioned not leased or disposed of to raise such sum or sums of money as will fully pay & discharge all my just debts together wth my funeral expenses & legacys & together also wth such charges & expenses therein as they every or any of them as shall act in this Trust shall be necessarily put unto in & about ye Execution of ye Trust hereby in them reposed. And from and after such payments & discharges that then ye sd Robt Moore Richd Calton Josh Birds & Richd Hawley & ye Survivors & Survivor of them & ye heirs of such Survivor after payment & satisfaction of ye several Annuitys yearly & other payments hereinafter mentioned & charged upon my sd Messuages Lands Tenemts Hereditamts & premises together also wh such charges and expenses as they or any of them shall necessarily be put unto in & about ye execution of ye Trust hereby in them reposed Shall account for & pay ye rest & residue of all & singular ye Rents Issues & Profits of all & singular ye Premises above mentioned unto Henry Eyre second son of Gervase Eyre late of Rampton in ye County of Nottingham Esqe deceased & his Assigns for & during ye term of his natural life And from and after his decease shall account for & pay ye same Rents Issues & profits unto ye first & every other Son & Sons of ye sd Henry Eyre lawfully begotten or to be begotten & ye Heirs Males of every such Son or Sons of ye sd Henry Eyre for & during their & every of thelr respective natural life & lives as they shall be in seniority of age & priority of birth ye elder of every such issue male to be preferred before ye younger for so long time & until there shall be a failure and want of such issue Male And upon the failure & want of such issue Male then to ye right heirs of ye sd Henry Eyre for ever. Provided always & I do hereby declare my Will & Mind & Intent to be & I do hereby impower my sd Trustees Robt Moore Richd Calton Josh Birds & Richd Hawley or such of them as shall take upon them ye Execution of ye Trust in them by me reposed as aforesd & ye Survivors & Survivor of them & ye heirs of such survivor at ye desire & request of y said Henry Eyre or any issue Male descending from him as shall be intitled to have & receive ye Rents & profits of ye premises in manner as aforesa by Virtue of this my Will to charge ye same premises or some sufficient part thereof wth ye yearly Annuitys or Rent charge or paymt of any sum or sums of money not exceeding in ye whole ye Yearly sum of one hundred pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for & as a Joynture & provision of maintenance in lieu of Dower & thirds for ye natural life of such Woman or Women as he or they shall respectively take to Wife. Yet so & up n condition that there shall not be made or granted or in being at any one time more than one such annuity or Rent charge to be issuing or payable by or from ye same premises or any part thereof. Provided also & it is my Will & Intent & I do hereby declare yt ye sd Henry Eyre & every issue Male from him coming or descending that shall happen to have or be entitled unto ye Rents & Profits of ye sd Premises & all other person or persons whatsoever having or enjoying ye same shall constantly live reside & be at my sa House of Rowtor & shall maintain & keep an house of good Hospitality & an orthodox Minister as a Chaplain resident there or near thereunto for ye continual service of my sd Chapel who shall read or use ye Service or Common Prayer by Law established in ye Church of England in my sd Chapel twice every day & administer ye Sacramt of ye Lord's Supper therein every Sunday or Lord's Day in ye year To which sd Chaplain & his Successors for ever for ye doing & performing of weh sd Service I do hereby give & devise ye annual sum of Twenty pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be paid by my sd Trustees ye Survivors and Survivor of them & ye Heirs of such Survivor of them yearly at ye feast day of St John ye Baptist in every year by & out of ye Rents & profits of my sd Estate which I do hereby charge as an Annuity or Yearly Rent charge upon ye same And I do further Will and appoint that when and as often as any Vacancy shall happen of an orthodox Minister for ye service of my sd Chapel for the space of three months either by ye default of ye sd Henry Eyre or any other person or persons whatsoever who ought to nominate & appoint ye same a new one shall be nominated & appointed by my said Trustees or ye Survivors or Survivor of them or his Heirs of & such Trustee. And I also Will & appoint that my said House at Rowtor shall be constantly maintained and a good House for sober Hospitality kept there for ever hereafter, And the Household goods & furniture kept and preserved & as the same shall decay and become useless others shall be bought and brought for the supply thereof But if the said Henry Eyre or any issue Male from him coming or descending that shall happen to have or be entitled unto ye Rents & Profits of ye sd Premises as aforesaid shall not constantly live reside & be at my sd House at Rowtor and there maintain & keep an House of good Hospitality according to ye true intent and meaning of this my Will but shall absent him or themselves by ye space of three months together then my Will & Mind is & I do hereby declare ye devise or Legacy hereinbefore made or given to such person or persons so absenting him or themselves as aforesaid to be null and void. And then & from thenceforth I will direct & appoint my sd Trustees Robt Moore Richd Calton Josh Birds & Richd Hawley & the Survivors & Survivor of them & ye Heirs of such Survivor to account for & pay all such sum & sums of money as by this my Will ought to have been paid unto ye sd Henry Eyre or his issue Male if he or they had not absented him or themselves as aforesaid to Rowland Eyre of Hassop in the County of Derby Esquire & his Heirs & assigns for ever. Item, I give devise & bequeath unto ye Reverend John Allsop Clerk Minister or Curate of ye Parochiall Chapell of Winster aforesd in ye sd County of Derby & to his Successors Ministers or Curates thereof for ye time being for ever ye annual sum of Twenty Pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for teaching & instructing Twenty poor Children Inhabitants in Winster aforesd (whose parents are not able to maintain their children at school) until they can read a Chapter in ye Bible Which sd annual sum of Twenty Pounds I do hereby appoint to be paid by my sd Trustees Robt Moore Richd Calton Josh Birds & Richd Hawley & ye Survivors & Survivor of them & the Heirs of such Survivor yearly at ye feast day of St John ye Baptist in every year for ever by & out of ye Rents & Profits of my sd Estate which I do hereby charge as an annuity or yearly Rent charge upon ye same-Item I give & bequeath unto Joseph Marshall son of John Marshall of Hayfield lately deceased ye sum of Ten Pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be paid him yearly & every year on ye feast day of St John ye Baptist for maintenance & learning at school until he shall be fit to go to ye University And then ye Sum of Twenty Pounds of like lawful money to be paid him yearly & every year on ye sd Feast day of St John ye Baptist for his support & maintenance at ye University during ye time he shall reside there. Item I give & bequeath unto Thomas Nuttall alias Dale now with George Dale of Birchover ye Sum of three pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be paid him yearly & every year on ye feast day of St John ye Baptist until he shall attain the age of fifteen years (if he shall so long live) for maintenance and education at ye school And when he is fifteen years old I give the sum of Ten Pounds to put him forth apprentice to some trade and to keep him in apparel during his Apprenticeship And when he hath served his time as an apprentice then give a further sum of Ten Pounds to buy him stock & set him up in his trade.-Item I give & bequeath unto my servant Frances Foxlow one Annuity or Yearly Rent or sum of Four Pounds of great Britain to be paid unto her yearly during the term of her natural life at ye feast day of St John ye Baptist in every year out of ye Rents & Profits of my sd Estate.Item I give devise and bequeath unto ye Reverend Crosswell Clerk Vicar of * * * * * of my * * * * * * * * ye Church of Hope in ye sd County of Derby & his successors Vicars thereof for ever all that piece or parcel of Land now by him enclosed improved & enjoyed out of my moiety or half part of ye Commons of Hope aforesd-Itein-my Will & Mind is & I do hereby direct & appoint that first of all my just debts & mortgages shall be paid off & discharged And when that is done then I give and bequeath unto my loving Friend Mr Thomas Shorter of ye Parish of St Margarets Westminster in ye County of Middlesex ye sum of Two hundred pounds of lawful money of great Britain to be paid him by ye sum of Twenty Pounds ye year until ye sd Two hundred pounds be paid up-Item when my Debts and Mortgages are all paid off & disharged as aforesd then I give & bequeath unto my Godson Thomas Eyre son of Mr Samuel Eyre of London Merchant the sum of Five hundred pounds of like lawful money of great Britain to be pd him by fifty pounds ye year untill ye said Sum of five hundred pounds be run up-Item I give and bequeath unto Benjamin Ayloffe late of ye Dutchy Office in Gray's Inn London Five Guineas in Gold.-Item I give and bequeath unto all ye servants that shall be living * said Frances Foxlow one years wages over and above what may be due & owing unto them * time of my decease And I do hereby authorise and appoint my sd Trustees Robt Moore Richa Calton John Birds & Richd Hawley & the Survivors & Survivor of them & ye Heirs of such Survivor to nominate constitute & appoint one or more person or persons to receive ye Rents & to manage & take care of ye Estate under them as they shall think necessary & to allow & pay them such Sallary or Wages as they or ye major part of them shall think convenient And I do hereby direct authorize & appoint that my sd Trustees Robt Moore Richd Calton Josh Birds & Richd Hawley & the Survivors & Survivor of them & the Heir of such Survivor or such of them as shail act in the Execution of this my Trust reposed in them shall & may out of ye monies rents & profits of my sd Estate that shall be had & received by them or any of them retain & keep such & so much thereof as shall not only pay & discharge what they shall lay out & expend in ye Execution of their sa Trust but also ye Annual sum of Five pounds to each of them my sd Trustees & the Survivor & Survivors of them & ye Heirs of such Survivor as shall & do act therein as an acknowledgment & some recompense for their Care & Labour therein. The sa sum of Five pounds apiece to be allowed & discounted on ye feast day of St John ye Baptist yearly & every year for ever.-Item. my will & mind is & I do hereby direct limit & appoint that all ye legacies Annuitys yearly & other sum & sums of money hereinbefore mentioned shall be advanced & paid by my Trustees & Executors hereinafter named in manner for & as hereinbefore limited * * of & as out of * * Sale of some part of my Lands lying or being on ye North side of the River Wye And what falls short ye rest of ye Rents Issues & Proffits of all my Estate as well on ye North as South Side of ye said River Wye. * * * And lastly I do hereby nominate constitute & appoint my sd Trustees Robt Moore Richd Calton Josh Birds & Richd Hawley herein before named to be Executors of this my last Will & Testament revoking & nulling & making void by these presents all former & other Will & Wills by me made & declaring this to be my last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I ye said Thomas Eyre have to this my last Will & Testament set my hand & seal the second day of September in ye fourth year of ye Reign of our Sovereign Lord George by ye Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of ye Faith &c &c Anno qu de Domini 1717 Signed Sealed-(the most part of attestation torn of) THO EYRE Be it known unto all men by these presents that whereas I Thomas Eyre of Rowtor in ye County of Derby Esqe have made & declared my last Will & Testament in writing bearing date on or about ye second day of September last past before ye day of ye date of these presents I the sd Thomas Eyre do by this Codicil confirm & ratify my said last Will & Testamt And I do hereby further give & bequeath unto my servant Frances Foxlow over and besides what I have already given her by my sd last Will & Testamt one annuity or yearly Rent or Sum of forty shillings of lawful money of great Britain to be paid unto her yearly during ye term of her natural life at ye feast day of St John ye Baptist in every year out of ye Rents & Proffits of my sd Estate in my sd last Will & Testamt mentioned. And my Will & meaning is that this Codicil be & be adjudged to be part & parcell of my sd last Will & Testament And that all the herein before mentioned Annuity or year Rent or Sum of forty shillings be duly & truly paid as fully & amply in every respect as if ye same had been comprehended & sett down in my sd last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I ye sd Thomas Eyre have hereunto set my hand & seal ye first day of Novr in ye fourth year of ye Reign of oure Sovereign Lord George by the Grace of God of great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of ye Faith &c Anno qe Domi 1717. Signed sealed published delivered & declared by ye said Thomas Eyre as & for a Codicil to his last Will Witness our hands JOHN BLAKE GEORGE BRADLEY THOS EYRE. Notes on Books. POTTERY AND PORCELAIN.* AMONGST all the various branches of archæological science those of numismatics and of pottery are perhaps amongst the most interesting, and the prosecution of their study is equally fascinating to those who follow them to their fullest extent. Of the two, that of pottery is decidedly the most pleasant, and the most gratifying to the eye and general taste, and it falls but little short of the other even in historical importance. We know nothing more instructive than a series of the fictile productions of a nation or of a people, and nothing which shows so forciby the gradual progress of the arts, or of the people themselves. In our own country, it is peculiarly instructive and pleasant to trace the gradual development of native fictile art from the rudely but yet elegantly formed, coarse, and slightly baked urns of the earliest Celtic period, through those of a later date, when Roman skill was imported into this country, and stamped the art with much of the grace of that cultivated people; through the AngloSaxon period, when the potter's art was little better than it was in that of the Celtic; through the Norman times, when glaze was used on the coarse and rough vessels made for daily use; and so on through the medieval period to the time when "Delft ware was made, and then on again to the first attempts at porcelain, and the development of earthenware, down to the present hour, when the potter's art in our own kingdom rivals, more than successfully, that of any other nation under the sun. To those who have studied pottery, a series of examples, arranged chronologically, is a key to the history of the people who have produced them, and presents a far more instructive lessen than can be gained in any other way. It is not our purpose now, however, to speak of the value of the study of pottery, or of the importance of collections of examples of different periods. We have already in these pages fully illustrated some of the periods, and shall continue to do so with others. Our object now is, to call attention to a work on the different marks and monograms which distinguish the various makes of pottery and porcelain of all coun Marks and Monograms, on Pottery and Porcelain, with short Historical Notices of each Manufactory. By W. CHAFFERS, F.S.A. London: J. Davy & Sons, 137, Long Acre. 1 Vol. 8vo. pp. 264. Illustrated. |