Diary of Edward VI. 03 Jun 1550. The King came to Schein, wher was a mariag mad(e) betwen the lord Lisle (age 23), th'erle of Warwic's (age 46) sone, and the ladi Anne (age 12), daughter to the duke of Somerset (age 50)³, wich don and a faire diner made, and daunsing finished, the King and the ladies went into tow chamhers mad of bowis, wher first he saw six gentlemen of on(e) side and six of another rune the course of the field, twis over, Ther names hiere do folow:

The lord Edward (age 21).^1a

Sir Jhon Aplebey.

(The rest omitted.)

And afterward cam three mascers of one side and tow of another, wich rane fowre courses apece. Ther names be (left blank).

Last of al came the count of Ragonne,^2a with 3 Italians, who ran with al the gentlemen fowre courses, and afterward fought at tornay. And so, after souper, he (the King) retorned to Whestmuster.

Note 3. On this occasion Dudley (age 46) must have held out a brother's hand to Seymour (age 50), and hopes must have been entertained that the alliance would cement their future friendship, and secure the position of both parties. The result, as is well known, was otherwise. Little is on record of the history, and less of the character, of the bridegroom. When earl of Warwick, he was condemned with his father the duke of Northumberland in 1553, and he died without children in 1554, within ten days after his release from the Tower. The bride (age 12) — one of the "trois belles chanteresses "(as they were styled by the poet Ronsard) who under the guidance of their tutor Denisot celebrated in French verse the death and virtues of Marguerite de Valois, queen of Navarre — suffered severely from the miseries to which her high birth subjected her. After losing her father by decapitation in 1552, and having her husband (age 23) condemned to the like fate in the following year, — after attending him in the Tower, and losing him (probably from the effects of his confinement), — the countess (age 12) was remarried on the 29th April, 1555, to Edward Unton (age 16), a Berkshire squire, afterwards a knight of the Bath. By an inquisition taken many years after, it was found that she had been a lunatic from the year 1566. She was however the mother of seven children by sir Edward Unton (age 16), and the younger surviving son was the celebrated sir Henry Unton, ambassador in France, whose dispatches have been edited for the Roxburghe Club by Mr. Stevenson. For more minute particulars relative to the countess see the memoir of the Unton Family, by the present Editor, prefixed to the Unton Inventories, printed for the Berkshire Ashmolean Society in 1841.

Note 1a. Lord Edward Seymour (age 21), the duke of Somerset's (age 50) eldest son. [Note. In 1550 the Duke's eldest son John Seymour (age 23) was alive; he would die in 1552.]

Note 2a. On the 20th April, in the year before us, the council had issued a "warrant to (blank) to pay cxxvli. to the young conte Rangone for the half-yeres pension of one thousand crownes by the yere assigned to him during his abode in the King's majesties service, as well in respect of the young gentleman's good will and towardnesse, as for the love of his father, being a nobleman of Italie, and one that hath alwaies borne unto the King's majestic and his most noble father a singuler afiection: for a token whereof he sent this his eldest sonne hither to serve his highnesse." (Council Book.) This annuity of 250l. to Pallavicino Eangoni, during pleasure, was confirmed by letters patent dated the 20th Jan. 4 Edw. VI. 1550-1, printed in Rymer, xv. 252.

Derbyshire Archaeological Journal Volume 30 1908 Page 155. Account of the opening of some sepulchral tumuli in the neighbourhood of Arbow-low Co. Derby - read before the Literary and Philosophical Society of Sheffield, June 3rd 1825¹.

May 18th 1825. On opening a tumulus on the hill called Kenslow², we met with a few remnants of the skull and other bones of a human skeleton deposited in a cist cut out of the solid rock, accompanied by a spear-head of Iron, and another small instrument of iron whose use we could not ascertain. The metal of which these were composed, was very much corroded. In the socket of the spear head the remains of wood were still visible; from the oxidation of the iron, it had become petrified, and as hard as the metal itself.

On the same ridge³ of hill, and not far distant, a very fine barrow was opened in 1825, an account of which I havealready presented to the Society in my essay on Arborlow.

A second barrow opened on this same day and situate close to the Roman Road which crosses this part of the country from Buxton to Little Chester, presented nothing on being opened but a mass of burnt bones, ashes, and charcoal, without either urn or interments of any description⁴.

Note 1. The portion of the paper "On Druidism", p. 157, relating to Derbyshire.

Note 2. Vestiges, p. 33

Note 3. lbid., p. 28.

Note 4. lbid., p. 33. Subsequently re-excavated by Mr. T. Bateman, 1844.

Shuttlestone near Parwich. On the 3rd of June we examined a mutilated barrow in a plantation upon Parwich Moor, called Shuttlestone [Map], which had originally been about four feet in height; it consisted of a compact mass of tempered earth down to the natural surface of the land, below which point, in the centre of the barrow there appeared a large collection of immense limestones, the two uppermost being placed on edge and all below being laid flat, though without any other order or design than was sufficient to prevent the lowest course resting upon the floor of the grave, inside which they were piled up, and which was cut out to the depth of at least eight feet below the natural surface; thus rendering the total depth from the top of the mound to the floor of the grave not less than twelve feet. Underneath the large stones lay the the skeleton of a man in the prime of life and of fine proportions, apparently the sole occupant of the mound, who had been interred whilst enveloped in a skin, of dark red colour, the hairy surface of which had left many traces both upon the surrounding earth and upon the verdigris or patina coating a bronze axe-shaped celt and dagger, deposited with the skeleton. On the former weapon there are also beautifully distinct impressions of fern leaves, handsful of which, in a compressed and half-decayed state, surrounded the bones from head to foot. From these leaves being discernible on one side of the celt only, "whilst the other side presents traces of leather alone, it is certain that the leaves were placed first as a couch for the reception of the corpse with its accompaniments, and after these had been deposited, were then further added in quantity sufficient to protect the body from the earth. The position of the weapons with respect to the body was well ascertained; and is further evidenced by the bronze having imparted a vivid tinge of green to the bones where in contact with them. Close to the head were one small black bead of jet and a circular flint; in contact with the left upper arm lay a bronze dagger with a very sharp edge, having two rivets for the attachment of the handle, which was of horn, the impression of the grain of that substance being quite distinct around the studs. About the middle of the left thigh bone was placed the bronze celt, which is of the plainest axe-shaped type. The cutting edge was turned towards the upper part of the person, and the instrument itself has been inserted vertically into a wooden handle by being driven in for about two inches at the narrow end - at least the grain of the wood runs in the same direction as the longest dimension of the celt, a fact not unworthy of the notice of any inclined to explain the precise manner of mounting these curious implements. The skull, which is decayed on the left side, from the body having lain with that side down, is of the platy-cephalic form, with prominent parietal tubers - the femur measures 18½ inches.

Ten Years' Digging 1853 Hob Hurst's House. On the 3rd of June, we went to a conspicuous mound on the heathery uninclosed, and most elevated part of Baslow Moor, called Hob Hurst's House [Map], and found it to be a circular tumulus, composed of sand and gritstones, about eleven yards diameter, and four feet high; though, from its being surrounded by an embankment, inside of which the earth had been cut in the form of a ditch, the height appeared fully six feet, and it was only by digging down to the natural surface, that we were able to ascertain the actual elevation. The diameter at the outside of the embankment waa 22 yards, it was formed, like the mound, of stones and sand, and was fourteen feet thick at the base and about four feet high. A trench cut from the south side of the central mound, disclosed some large upright slabs of gritstone, set on the natural level, which we at once perceived to be part of a cist or sepulchral chamber, which was soon cleared out and sketched.

It was rectangular, measuring from north to south ten feet three inches, and nine feet from east to west, and was chiefly constructed of slabs of stone each nearly a yard broad. There were traces of fire throughout the whole enclosure; the undisturbed sand having been burnt to a dirty white, or cream colour, and covered with a layer of charcoal, which was thickest towards the east side, where in the comer formed by the junction of the south boundary of the chamber, we discovered the original deposit, consisting of calcined human bones, lying in the very spot where they had been drawn together while the embers of the funeral pyre were glowing. They were in a small heap along with some thick pieces of charcoal and two lumps of burnt lead ore; and were separated or marked oiF from the floor of the chamber by a semicircular row of small sandstone boulders, all of which exhibited marks of fire. A few more burnt bones were found embedded in the sand near the north end of the cist, but no instrument or pottery of any kind was seen, although one of the pieces of charred wood exhibits a cleanly cut oblique surface, which must have been effected by a sharp instrument. The popular name given to the barrow, we have an indirect testimony to its great antiquity, as Hobhurst's House signifies the abode of an unearthly or supernatural being, accustomed to haunt woods and other solitary places, respecting whom many traditions yet linger in remote-villages. Such an idea could only arise in a superstitious age long ago, yet sufficiently modem to have effaced all traditionary recollection of the original intention of the mound; it likewise affords a curious instance of the inherent tendency of the mind to assign a reason for everything uncommon or unaccountable, which no extent of ignorance or apathy seems able totally to eradicate.

Many of the remaining pre-historic monuments of our land are similarly connected with names well know in popular mythology, now so rapidly vanishing, that it is probable the legends will be forgotten, while the names alone will be perpetuated as long as the structures with which they are identified exist. We may here observe, that the practice of separating the deposits within the cist by pebbles, as in this barrow, is most unusual in the Midland Counties, but is described as prevalent in the Channel Islands, by Mr. Lukis, in the Journal of the British Archaeological Institute, Vol I., page 142.

The London Gazette 33501. The KING, has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring the Honour of Knighthood on the following: -

Major John Dearman Birchall, T.D., J.P., Member of Parliament for North East Leeds, December, 1918, to May, 1929. Second Church Estates Commissioner (unpaid), 1923, and since 1924. For political and public services.

Alderman Charles Hay ward Bird, C.B.E., J.P., Chairman, Cardiff Local Employment Committee.

Captain William Brass, Member of Parliament for Clitheroe, November, 1922, to May, 1929. For political services.

Professor Henry Cort Harold,Carpenter, M.A., F.R.S., Professor of Metallurgy in the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College of Science and Technology.

Benjamin Arthur Cohen, Esq., K.C., Senior Referee under the Contributory Pensions Act.

Ernest Gordon Craig, Esq., Chairman and Managing Director of the New Era National Pictures Limited, Portable Talking Pictures Limited, etc.

Matthew Pollock Fraser, Esq., K.C., M.A., LL.B. For political services in Scotland.

Joseph Crosland Graham (age 63), Esq., J.P. For public, political and charitable services in Denbighshire.

(Philip Barling) Ben Greet, Esq., Actor and Producer of Shakespearean plays.

William High, Esq., J.P., Lord Provost of Dundee, 1923-29. For public services.

John Plowright Houfton, Esq., J.P. For public and political services

Alexander Wilson Hungerford, Esq. For political services in Northern Ireland.

James Ralph Jackson, Esq., M.R.C.V.S., Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

William Smith Jarratt, Esq., Comptroller General of the Patent Office.

Walter George Kent, Esq., C.B.E., Chairman of the Luton Division Conservative Association. For political services.

William Oliver Evelyn Meade-King, Esq., J.P., President of the Taunton Division Conservative Association. For political services.

Joseph Quinton Lamb, Esq., J.P., Member of Parliament for the Stone Division, November, 1922, to May, 1929. For political and public services.

Andrew Jopp Williams Lewis, Esq., LL.D., J.P., Lord Provost of Aberdeen since 1925. For public services.

Thomas Wallace McMullan, Esq., lately Member of Parliament for County Down, Northern Ireland Parliament. For political and public services.

John Edwin Mitchell, Esq., O.B.E., J.P., late President of Smethwick Unionist Association. For public and political services.

Peter Chalmers Mitchell, Esq., C.B.E., M.A., LL.D., D.Sc., F.R.S., Secretary of the Zoological Society.

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James Wycliffe Headlam-Morley, Esq., C.B.E., lately Historical Adviser, Foreign Office.

Roland Thomas Nugent, Esq., Director of the Federation of British Industries.

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Henry Sutcliffe Smith, Esq., a director of the Bradford Dyers' Association.

Major Charles Wentworth Stanley, J.P., D.L., Chairman of the Cambridgeshire Conservative and Unionist Association. For publicand political services.

Robert Mills Welsford, Esq., M.A., LL.B., President of the Law Society.

Roderick Roy Wilson, Esq., Member of Parliament for Lichfield, October, 1924, to May, 1929. Chairman of the British Guiana Parliamentary Commission, 1926. For political and public services.

Robert Stanton Woods, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., Honorary Physician and Honorary Surgeon, London Hospital. For services during His Majesty's illness.

Francis James Wylie, Esq., M.A., Oxford Secretary to the Rhodes Trust.

The London Gazette 33501. The King has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring Baronetcies of the United Kingdom on the following:-

Sir Arthur Balfour, K.B.E., J.P., Chairman of the Committee on Industry and Trade.

Sir Edward Farquhar Buzzard, K.C.V.O., M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P., Physician Extraordinary to His Majesty The King. Honorary Colonel R.A.M.C (T.F.).

Captain Fitzroy Hamilton Anstruther-GoughCalthorpe. Has given generous gifts of land to Birmingham City and University.

Benjamin Dawson, Esq., J.P., Chairman of the Central Division, Bradford Conservative Association. For political and public services.

John Wells Wainwright Hopkins, Esq., Member of Parliament for South East St. Pancras, 1918-23, and October, 1924, to May, 1929. For political and public services.

Sir Philip Edward Pilditeh, J.P., Member of Parliament for Spelthorne Division, December, 1918, to May, 1929. For political and public services.

Frederick Henry Richmond, Esq., Chairman of Debenham Limited. Governor of Middlesex Hospital.

Colonel Sir Hugh Mallinson Rigby, K.C.V.O., M.S., F.R.C.S., Sergeant Surgeon to His Majesty The King.

Alexander Nairne, Stewart Sandeman, Esq., Member of Parliament for Middleton and Prestwich, 1923-29. For political services.

Sir Charles Leolin Forestier-Walker, K.B.E., J.P., 'Member of Parliament for the Monmouth Division, 1918-29. Forestry Commissioner (unpaid), 1920, to January, 1929. For political and public services.

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