him, that he knew the author of Junius; but after that, Queen Charlotte told her son, the Duke of Sussex, that the King was ignorant of the author, which anecdote comes from the Duke's librarian. "The public have till now looked too low for the author. They have hunted among the grass and weeds, instead of looking up among the deeprooted, wide-spreading oaks of old England, the pride and glory of their soil. He will be found among the Burleighs, the Sullies, and Richelieus; and the mention of Lord Temple is giving a better direction to the searchers after truth, and we hope they may be able to exclaim, Templa quàm dilecta!'" On the anecdotes respecting George III. and the Duke of Sussex, (the latter was first promulgated by me), and for particulars connected with the claims of the Grenville family, I refer the reader to my book for ample information. Yours, &c. E. H. BARKER. MR. URBAN, N your Magazines for 1817 and 1818, there are several notices of Sir Henry Lee, of Quarendon, in Buckinghamshire, and of Quarendon Chapel, the burial place of his family.* The following Church notes, taken in 1795, commemorate the subsequent members of the same noble family. Spelsbury is a village in Oxfordshire, at about a mile distant from Charlbury, and consists of but very few houses, yet is an extensive parish, having three hamlets within it, viz. Dean, Toston, and Fulwell; and Ditchleyhouse, once the noble seat of the Earls of Lichfield, from whom it has descended to Lord Viscount Dillon. The Church appears to be smaller than it originally was, great part of it, as well as the tower, having been taken down, and rebuilt. It is neatly pewed, and consists of a pinnacled tower, nave, two side ailes and chancel, and has a handsome altar-piece. In this Church lies buried the witty but profligate Earl of Rochester, but without any memorial. # On the north side of the chancel is They are inserted as follows:-vol. LXXXVII. i. 504; ii. pp. 105-108, 115, 290, 489 (with two views of Quarendon Chapel), 602; vol. LXXXVIII. i. pp. 116 120. a monument to the memory of Sir Henry Lee. It consists of an altartomb of black and white marble, surmounted by a canopy of the same materials; the pedestals and capitals of the columns which support it are white, and the shafts of black marble, and ornamented with roses, cherubs, obelisks, &c. Above the canopy are well executed figures of Time, Death, and two Hymens with reversed torches; also an Archangel sounding two trumpets, in front of whom is a shield, helmet, and the family crest, an eagle upon a column, whose head is a ducal coronet, but no shield of arms. Beneath the canopy are the cumbent figures of Sir Henry Lee and his lady; he is represented in armour, bareheaded, peaked beard, Vandyke frill, and trunk hose; she in a close gown, with large drawn sleeves, tied in the middle with ribbons, her hair much frized, and covered with a veil; their hands are elevated in prayer, and their heads rest on richly embroidered cushions. At the head of the tomb are smaller figures of a son and a daughter, both kneeling; the youth is dressed as the father, with loose straight hair, his right knee, w the ground, the right hand on the left breast, and the left hand holding a book turned down upon his left knee; the daughter is dressed as the mother, but with the addition of laced lappets, for her headdress. At the foot of the tomb are two other of their daughters, habited in the same manner, the hands of all three in the attitude of prayer. By the side of Sir Henry are three smaller figures of children in cumbent positions, one of which is covered with a mantle, and appears to have died soon after its birth. On the border of the tomb, "TO THE HAPPIE MEMORIE OF SIR HENRY LEE, KNIGHT AND BARONETT." And beneath, on two smaller tablets, in capitals, "They whose inglorious undeserving dayes ment. PART II.] Monuments of the Earls of Litchfield. Sleep then, sweet soule, we'l not injure thee soe As wish thee here againe with us in woe." There is likewise the following inscription beneath the canopy: Henricus Lee, Eq. Auratus et Baronettus, filius natu maximus Roberti Lee, Eq. Aurati, unus ex deputatis Limitaneis præfectis in Comitat. Oxon et ad pacem justitiarius, in utroque officio integritatem exercens, judicioque excolens. Per viginti fere annos, quibus in domo sua de Ditchly vixit, rarum se sane Hospitalitatis et Misericordiæ in pauperes exemplum præbuit, quorum quotidie magnum numerum ad ostia cibare solebat: cultum Dei et religiosa exercita imprimis frequentavit; parochiae huic de Spelsbury certam pecuniæ summam in usum pauperiorum legavit. Tandem dierum satur pie et quiete in Domino obdormivit. Uxorem duxit dominam Elenoram Wartly, Richardi Wurtly, Eq. Aurati in Comit'u Eborac. filiam natu quartam, ex qua tres suscepit filios, Henricum, Franciscum, Henricum, Antonium: et quatuor filias, Briggittain, Annam, Loysam, Elizabetham. Coniux eximia in liberos pietatis piique in maritum adfectus hæc inscribi curavit. Obiit April. vi. Anno Christi MDCXXXI. ætatis suæ LX." On the south side of the chancel is a monument of grey and white marble, surmounted by a shield, Argent, a bar and three crescents Sable, Lee, impaling Fitzroy, with the Earl's crest, coronet, and supporters; also two boys weeping; and on it the following inscription: M. S. Here lye interred Edward Henry Lee, Earl of Litchfield, Viscount Quarendon, Baron of Spelsbury; and Charlotte Fitzroy, his dear consort. He was son and heir of Sir Francis Henry Lee, of Ditchly, Bart. and of the Lady Elizabeth Pope, daughter and heiress of Thomas Earl of Downe: She daughter of King Charles the Second by Barbara Duchess of Cleveland. This Lord merited the titles with which he honored his family, as well by his military as civil virtues, appearing very young in arms a volontier; raised by succeeding merit to the command of a regiment, and from thence presented by his Sovraign's hand as Colonel to the First Regiment of Guards; for his politeness and breeding beloved and favoured by two Kings, and by them successively appointed of their Bedchamber. This Lady adorned the eminence of her birth by the virtue of her life, and possessed all those perfections which in her sex are great, lovely, exemplary. It was justly observed, that at their marriage they were the most gracefull bridegroom and most beautifull bride, and that till death they remain'd the most constant husband and wife. Their conjugal affection was blest by their numerous offspring, thirteen sons and five daugh 583 ters. Tho' they were both framed for the honors and graces of the court, they chose very young to retire from the splendor of it. Great in a private life, and disengaged from pomp and magnificence, to obtain more leisure for charity and religion. The Earl dyed the 14th July, Anno Salutis 1716, ætatis suæ 54. The Countess dyed the 17th Feb. Anno Salutis 17, ætatis suæ 55. On the south side of the chancel is also an elegant monument to the memory of George Henry, third Earl of Litchfield, and his Countess. The base or pedestal is of grey marble, on the top of which is a neat medallion of his Lordship's arms, impaling Frankland; and in the front two tablets, with inscriptions. Crossing the medallion is a Chancellor's mace and High Steward's rod of brass gilt. The upper part of the monument is a pyramidal slab of dark grey marble, in front of which is a sarcophagus, somewhat resembling a grotto, whose opening in front, of a true oval, is encircled by a snake, the emblem of eternity, and in which, on a pedestal, partly concealed by a drawn-up curtain, stand two urns of spotted grey marble. From behind the sarcophagus rises a young oak, bearing acorns, its top rifted, and on a branch of which stands a beautiful figure of a boy angel, fastening to the stem a scroll, on which is inscribed the Earl's abilities and virtues. The is inscribed, "H. Keene, Arch", inv", whole is a display of much taste, and W. Tyler, Sculpt." On the scroll is an inscription, the authorship of which has been attributed to the celebrated Dr. Thomas Warton: "Sacred to the memory of George Henry, third Earl of Litchfield, whose eminent atilities, elegance of manners, and liberality of mind, conspired to form a character which at once attracted our esteem and affection. He cultivated every species of polite literature with equal solidity and sagacity, with a judgment strong, yet refined, and a peculiar felicity of taste. Skilled to blend dignity with ease, to unite affability with propriety, and to embellish good sense with all the graces of wit, he became a conspicuous pat tern of those amiable accomplishment which enliven conversation and adorn society. These shining talents were accompanied by virtues which, as they exalt humanity, reflect the strongest lustre on nobility-unbiassed integrity, unblemished honour, and those unshaken principles of true religion, which enabled him to sustain the slow but visible advances of death with unaffected fortitude. To such distinguished merit the University of Oxford, of which he was elected Chancellor, bore ample testimony, and will ever acknowledge and remember with what unwearied attention he protected and promoted her real interest, as a friend, a guardian, a patron, and a benefactor." The following inscriptions are on two tablets in front of the pedestal: "George Henry Lee, third Earl of Litchfield, Visc. Quarendon, Baron of Spillesbury, and a Baronet, married Diana, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Frankland, Bart. of Thirkelby, in Yorkshire, by whom he had no issue. He was twice returned to represent the County of Oxford in Parliament, A. D. 1740 and 1741; appointed High Steward of the University of Oxford A.D. 1759; one of the Lords of the Bedchamber to King George the Third, 1760; a Privy Counsellour, Captain of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioniers, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford, A. D. 1762. He died September 17, A.D. 1772, aged 54." "Diana, Countess of Litchfield, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Frankland, Baronet, of Thirkelby, in Yorkshire, wife to George Henry Lee, third Earl of Litchfield. Died January ye 8th, 1779, aged sixty, universally lamented by all ranks of people, being possessed of every moral, benevolent, and social virtue, derived from those true Christian principles, which now receive their full reward." On the north side of the chancel is a handsome monument, by Tyler, to Robert fourth Earl of Litchfield. The base (on which is the following inscription) is of grey marble, and in the centre of it a white marble medallion, with the Earl's arms impaling those of Stonehouse (three eagles Pro per, with a bar Argent, a leopard's head between two etoiles), beneath which are branches of laurel. Behind the base rises a pyramidal slab of black marble, with gold veins, in front of which is a large cenotaph of light cornelian-coloured marble, standing on lion's feet of white marble. On the cenotaph stand two beautiful figures of boy-angels twining a wreath of flowers, of white marble, about an urn of a deep cornelian colour. "In memory of Robert, Earl of Litchfield, whose social disposition, amiable condescension, and unaffected benevolence, endeared him to all who had the honor of his acquaintance. He was a firm friend, a pleasing companion, an affectionate husband, a liberal and disinterested benefactor. Polite with sincerity, hospitable without ostentation, uniform in conduct, and unbiassed in principle; an exemplary pattern of those neglected virtues, which adorn retire ment, and constitute the respectable cha racter of the true English nobleman; he died as sincerely regretted, as he lived justly beloved, on the 4th of November, 1776, aged 71. He married Catherine, second daughter of St John Stonehouse, of Radley, in the county of Berks, Bar'. by whom he left no issue." In the chancel are also the following memorials. On a brass plate: George Pickering, gentleman, having been xxx years a servant to the honble fa milie of the Lees of Ditchly. About the LXXI yeare of his age, the x1 day of March, Ao D'ni 1645, departed this life, and lyeth here buried. Not to prophane (by a rude touch) the dust An innocent ambition did move, On a stone slab: "Hic sepultus erat Gul. Child, Art. Magist' et hujus Parochia Vicarius, qui mortem obiit 240 die Junii, Anno Dom. 1712, et ætatis suæ quinquagesimo secundo. Hic etiam sepulta fuit Katherina, dilectissima sui conivx, anno 1727, ætatis suæ 61. Obiit Martij 10, beatæ resurrectionis spe.” On another stone slab: "Here lyeth the body of Robert, third son of Robert Rich, esq. and grandson of Sr William Rich, of Sonning, in Berkshire, who died Feb. the 27th, 1701." On a brass lozenge, inserted in the tombstone: PART II.] Norman Church at Langford, Essex. 585 with only a chamfered impost moulding. The south door is 7 ft. 10 in. high, by 3 ft. 4 in. wide, and has plain Norman hinges. The north door is 6 ft. 10 in. by 2 ft. 8 in. The Church is low, and without any tower, having only a small wooden spire upon the roof. There are some modern windows on the south and east sides. The Church withinside is about 18 yards long by 5 wide. The walls are nearly a yard in thickness; the east end (which is square and not round) is the same. The walls being covered with composition, only three of the original windows, which are at the west end, can be discovered. NORMAN CHURCH AT LANGFORD. Springfield, Mr. URBAN, near Chelmsford. THE following account of a Norman Church at Langford, near Maldon in Essex, may be interesting to many of your readers. It is remark able that the semicircular part of the building is at the west end instead of the east, containing three small narrow windows, or rather loop-holes, being 2 feet 1 inch long by only 8 inches wide, and nearly 10 feet from the sill to the pavement of the Church. The north and south doors are very plain, GENT. MAG. Suppl. C. PART II. B servations on the farming of glebe land by Clergymen, I beg to add the result of a pretty long experience, in confirmation of the opinion that such moderate farming agrees very well with clerical residence. When I came to my living about 40 years ago, I found a miserable house and premises, and a glebe of nearly 70 acres. My family being larger then than the house would contain, it was necessary that I should add to it, which I did under Gilbert's Act. The house, &c. being finished, I came to reside, and entered on the glebe land. This I found a most agreeable amusement for my horæ subseciva (for I never suffered it to intrude on my graver pursuits). I never felt it necessary to re sort to hunting or shooting to banish ennui, nor did I ever attend a market, though I have constantly sold stock of various descriptions. Though I entered on this culture of my glebe with as little knowledge as a well-educated Clergyman may be supposed to possess, yet I gained skill in some degree by observation well directed, and by some occasional but not severe study of the agri cultural writers of the time. I had also a rising family, to whose education I found it necessary to attend. This served to keep alive my classical recollections. But though I might have walked over my fields with a small Virgil in my pocket, I by no means guided my farming by the Georgics. I cannot say I escaped entirely the sneer of the old farmer (so dreaded by one of your Correspondents) at my ignorance and incompetence.One of that description passing me one day, as I was inspecting the mixture of a compost, said, Parson, you are making a pye for sixpence that will be one day worth a groat" and yet I lived to see that old man's son following my practice through his farm. Several other things my neighbours do now from observing what I did with success, for I never preached out of church, but suffered what I learned from better masters to work its way silently. 66 Among other things, many to this day of the small holders of land mow their grass for their cows (instead of turning them out), as I have done for many years, having taken the hint, I think, from Anderson's Essays. And I take this opportunity of recommending to my brethren to mow their churchyards, instead of turning in their horse to break the grave-stones and his own knees. Some of my Evangelical friends will perhaps say,-You speak only of the improvement of your glebe, how has your parish advanced in faith and practice? To this supposed question, I must make the same reply as was made by Wollaston, who wrote the "Religion of Nature delineated," to an objector that he had said nothing of the Christian Religion,-"It made (he replied) no part of my plan.' So say I now; I am only defending farming, and therefore say nothing of spirituals: they are nothing to the theme. But out of complaisance, I will answer to the supposed question, How has your pa rish advanced in faith and practice? Not the worse for my incumbency. may It is impossible for a regular family to have lived 35 years in a parish without improving it. Nevertheless, if a strict inquiry should be made into my habits by what I have heard denomi nated a truly religious eye, I have no doubt but some hole might be picked in my coat, 'tis true I have regularly read prayers to my family, but I have played some sixpenny rubbers at whist with my children, since they have grown up, when they have occasionally visited me. This I know is a crying sin among certain religionists. But let the rigid exactor of undeviating holiness recollect, that besides the many sins that fill his catalogue, there may be some he is not aware of, and that in his aim at unattainable perfection, let him take care that he make not shipwreck of his charity, the very bond of peace and all righteousness. Soame Jenyns, in his "Defence of Christianity," observed that it was a religion of perfect good breeding, teaching us always to prefer another to ourselves. It is certainly a religion of perfect common sense, which does not load the attainment of it with unnecessary difficulties. I agree with Balguy in his "Divine Nam vitiis nemo sine nascitur; optimus ille garrulity exhibited in this long letter, Mr. URBAN, AN OLD RECTOR. REGRET that any expressions of mine in the remarks respecting clerical farmers, should have subjected Mr. Urban to the implied sarcasm of |