Here I had
a sight which, indeed, I never saw in any other part of England,
namely, that going to church at a country village, not far from
_Lewes_, I saw an ancient lady, and a lady of very good quality,
I assure you, drawn to church in her coach with six oxen; nor
was it done in frolic or humour, but mere necessity, the way
being so stiff and deep that no horses could go in it."--_A Tour
through Great Britain by a Gentleman_. London, 1724. Vol. i. p.
54. Letter II.
Factotum
"He was so farre the _dominus fac totum_ in this _juncto_ that
his words were laws, all things being acted according to his
desire."--p. 76. of Foulis' _Hist. of Plots of our Pretended
Saints_, 2nd edit. 1674
F.M.
Birthplace of Andrew Borde
Hearne says, in Wood's _Athenae_, "that the Doctor was not born at
Pevensey or Pensey, but at Boonds-hill in Holmsdayle, in Sussex."
Should we not read "Borde-hill?" That place belonged to the family of
Borde for many generations. It is in Cuckfield parish. The house may be
seen from the Ouse-Valley Viaduct.
J.F.M.
Order of Minerva
"We are informed that his Majesty is about to institute a new
order of knighthood, called _The Order of Minerva_, for the
encouragement of literature, the fine arts, and learned
professions. The new order is to consist of twenty-four knights
and the Sovereign; and is to be next in dignity to the military
Order of the Bath.
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