your Majesty's person see more and hear more of the man than you do. He is of an aspiring mind, and lives in a remote place.' 'Before God,' replyed the Queen, we will be sworn upon the Holy Evangelists he never intended us any harm;' and so ran to the bible, and kissed it, saying, 'You shall not comit him-we have brought him up from a boy.' Then the lords of the council wrote a letter to Dr. Hugh Bellot, Lord Bishop of Bangor, to examine the truth of the accusation layd to Sir Richa's charge, which the Bishop found false and forged, and so certifyed to the council. Whereupon he was cleared to the Queen's Majesty's great content, to the abundant joy of his country, and to his own great credit and reputation; and afterwards divers of the lords of the council wrote letters to the justices of assize of North Wales, to publish Sir Richa's wrongs, and to notify to the Queen's subjects his clear innocence. But that Sir Rich might not rest in peace, one Green, belonging to the Earl of Leicester, in the name of one Bromfield, a pensioner, came to him to challenge him to meet Bromfield in the field. other errand?' quoth Sir Richard. Green. Then Sir Richd drew his Have you no 'No!' says dagger, and broke Green's pate, telling him to carry that as his answer, he scorning to meet such a knave as Brom field. This treatment of Green highly increased the anger of the Earl. Bromfield, Green, and other of his retayners, plotted mischief to the person of Sir Rich"; but he stood upon his guard, always keeping twenty-four stout men with swords, bucklers, and daggers, to defend him from their attempts. They hired boats and wherries upon the Thames, with a design to drown Sir Rich as he shd go from Westminster to London; but he, being privately informed thereof, borrowed the Lord Mayor of London's barge, furnished it with men, muskets, billets, and drums, and trumpets, and rowed along the Thames, shot the bridge, and went down to Greenwich, where the Queen kept her Court at that time; and at the landing place over against the palace, he caused his company to discharge their muskets, to beat their drums, and sound their trumpets. The Earl of Leycester hearing thereof, repaired to the Queen, and informed her that Sir Rich Bulkeley, more like a rebel than a subject, had come with barges, muskets, men, drums, and trumpets, and had shot several pieces over against her Majesty's palace, to the great terror of her Court-a matter not to be suffered. The Queen sent for Sir Rich", and after hearing his apology for himself, made the Earl friends with him. Within a while after the Earl sent for Sir Richd to his chamber, who coming thither, the Earl began to expostulate with him on several wrongs and abuses he pretended to have received at his hands, and that he had lost 10,000 by his opposition. But the discourse ended in milder terms, and Sir Rich was bidden to dinner, but did eat or drink nothing save of what he saw the Earl taste,-remembering Sir Nic, Throgmorton, who was said to have received a fig at his table. "But the Earl of Leycester dying in Oct. 1588, Sir Rich Bulkeley and his country enjoyed peace and quietness from his tyrannical oppressions, his devices, and wicked practices. And Sir Richard survived to the 28th of June, 1621, when he died, aged 88. "He had attended the coronation of ye Queens Mary and Elizabeth, and of James the First. His cloak at this last coronation cost £500." COLONEL MONTGOMERY AND CAPTAIN COLONEL MONTGOMERY, the unfortunate victim of a ridiculous quarrel, was the younger son of Sir William Montgomery, Bart., of Magbie Hill, and brother of the present Mrs. George Byng, of Wrotham Park. He entered the army early in life, rose to be Colonel of the 9th Foot, and distinguished himself on many occasions by his gallantry and courage. In the Dutch expedition, the Russians being put to flight, Col. Montgomery's regiment was thrown into confusion, and retreated. At this moment, a drummer being killed, Montgomery who stood alone, took up the drum, beat it to rally his men, reformed the ranks, and retrieved the honour of the day. In Egypt and Malta, he rendered equal service to his country. In person, he was remarkably handsome, and was always dressed in the height of the fashion. In London he went by the name of the Duke of Ilamilton's double, being generally the exact coun terpart in dress of that nobleman. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York were among the Colonel's intimate friends. Captain Macnamara was a naval officer, who had distinguished himself in two or three actions as Commander of the Cerberus frigate. At the time of his fatal meeting with Colonel Montgomery, he was only just returned from the West Indies. On the 6th April, 1803, as Lieutenant-Colonel Montgomery and Captain Macnamara were riding in Hyde Park, each followed by a Newfoundland dog, the dogs fought; and Colonel Montgomery, who did not see that Captain Macnamara was near, after separating the animals, exclaimed, "Whose dog is that? I will knock him down!" To which Captain Macnamara replied, "Have you the impudence to say that you will knock my dog down? You must first knock me down." An altercation ensued, an exchange of cards followed, and an appointment to meet at 7 o'clock in the evening, near Primrose Hill; the consequence of which proved fatal. Captain Macnamara's ball entered the right side of his opponent's chest, and taking a direction to the left, most probably went through the heart; the Colonel instantly fell, without uttering a word, but rolled over two or three times as if in great agony, and groaned. Colonel Montgomery's ball went through Captain Macnamara, |