The house where she lived, which
overlooked the spot, has since fallen down. It was with the greatest
difficulty that any one could be made to inhabit it.
"The Duke was carried before Anthony Etterick, Esq., of Holt, a justice
of the peace, who ordered him to London.
"His gold snuff box was afterwards found in the pea-field, full of gold
pieces, and brought to Mrs. Uvedaile, of Horton. One of the finders had
fifteen pounds for half the contents or value of it.
"Being asked what he would do if set at liberty,--the Duke answered,
that if his horse and arms were restored, he only desired to ride
through the army, and he defied them all to take him again."
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DRAYTON'S POEMS.
In addition to the notes on Drayton by Dr. Farmer, communicated in your
2nd number, the following occurs in a copy of Drayton's _Poems_, printed
for Smithwicke, in 1610, 12mo.:--
"See the _Return from Parnassus_ for a good character of
Drayton.
"See an _Epigram_ by Drayton, I suppose, prefixed to Morley's
first _Booke of Balletes_.
"A Sonnet to _John Davies_, before his _Holy Roode, or Christ's
Crosse_, 4to. (1610). A Poem in 6 line stanzas.
"Another to the old edit. of _Wit's Commonwealth_.
"Commendatory Verses before Chapman's _Hesiod_.
"Sonnet to Ant. Mundy's 2nd Book of _Primation of Greece_, 1619.
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