"1631-2, Jan. 31. Buried Love, daughter of William Ballard."--Berwick, Sussex. "1740, April 30. Buried Love Arundell."--Racton, Sussex. "1749, May 31. Love Luckett admitted a freeman by birthright."--"History of Town and Port of Rye," p. 237. "1662, May 7. Baptized Love, d. of Mr. Richard Appletree."--Banbury. Besides Love and Charity, other variations were Humanity and Clemency: "1637, March 8. Bond of William Shaw, junior, and Thomas Snelling, citizens and turners, to Humanity Mayo, of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, in L100 0 0."--C. S. P. "1625, Aug. 27. Buried Clemency Chawncey."--St. Dionis Backchurch. Clemency was pretty, and deserved to live; but Mercy seems to have monopolized the honours, and, by the aid of John Bunyan's heroine in the "Pilgrim's Progress," still has her admirers. Instances are needless, but I furnish one or two for form's sake. They shall be late ones: "1702, Sep. 28. Married Matthias Wallraven and Mercy Waymarke."--St. Dionis Backchurch. "1716, May 25. Married Thomas Day and Mercy Parsons, of Staplehurst."--Cant. Cath. But there were plenty of virtues left. Prudence had such a run, that she became Pru in the sixteenth, and Prudentia in the seventeenth century: "1574, June 30. Buried Prudence, d. of John Mayhew. "1612, Aug. 2. Married Robert Browne and Prudence Coxe."--St. Dionis Backchurch. Justice is hard to separate from the legal title; but here is an instance: "1660, July 16. Richard Bickley and Justice Willington reported guilty of embezzling late king's goods."--"Cal. St. P. Dom." Truth, Constancy, Honour, and Temperance were frequently personified at the font. Temperance had the shortest life; but, if short, it was merry. There is scarcely a register, from Gretna Green to St. Michael's, without it: "1615, Feb. 25. Baptized Temperance, d. of -- Osberne."--Hawnes, Bedford. "1610, Aug. 14. Baptized Temperance, d. of John Goodyer."--Banbury. "1611, Nov. --. Baptized Temperance, d. of Robert Carpinter."--Stepney. "1619, July 22. Married Gyles Rolles to Temperance Blinco."--St. Peter, Cornhill. Constance,[41] Constancy, and Constant were common, it will be seen, to both sexes: "1593, Sep. 29. Buried Constancy, servant with Mr. Coussin."--St. Dionis Backchurch. "1629, Dec. Petition of Captain Constance Ferrar, for losses at Cape Breton."--"C. S. P. Colonial." "1665, May 25. Communication from Constance Pley to the Commissioners in relation to the arrival of a convoy."--C. S. P. "1665, May 31. Grant to Edward Halshall of L225 0 0, forfeited by Connistant Cant, of Lynn Regis, for embarking wool to Guernsey not entered in the Custom House."--Ditto. "1671, Sep. 2. Buried Constant Sylvester, Esquire."--Brampton, Hunts.