These prayers breathe a spirit of the most humble and ardent piety; and if composed by the Duke himself, exhibit the weakness of his character in a more favourable light than the remainder of the volume. One paragraph is striking:-- "Mercy, mercy, good Lord! I aske not of thee any longer the things of this world; neither power, nor honours, nor riches, nor pleasures. No, my God, dispose of them to whom thou pleasest, so that thou givest me mercy." 18. "The Batteryes that can be made at Flushing to keep ships from coming in."--pp. 127, 128. 19. "Traité de la guere ou Politique militaire."--pp. 130-132. 20. "The Rode that is to be taken from Bruxels to Diren, the Pri. of Orange's house."--p. 133. 21. "The Road from Bruxells to Sousdyck, the Prince of Orange his hous."--p. 134. 22. "The way that I tooke from Diren, when I went for England, Nov. the 10. 84."--p. 135. 23. "The way that I took when I came from England, December the 10th. 84."--p. 137. 24. "The way that I took the first day of Jan. n. st. [1684-5] from Bruxells to the Hague."--p. 139. 25. Similar memoranda from 11th to 14th March, 1685, between Antwerp and Dort.--p. 141. 26. The addresses of various persons in Holland, London, Paris, and elsewhere, to whom letters were to be written, 1685.--pp. 142. 147-155. 27. "The footway from Trogou to Amsterdam."--p. 143. 28. An obscure memorandum, as follows:--"1683. Munday the 5th of November. H. W. had T.--The 9th of November, Poupe.--The 16th of November, Poupe."--p. 156. 29. Value of duckatons, pistols, and gilders.--_Ib._ 30. Note of the route from London to Tedington.--p. 157. Although this volume is not of the same historical value as the _Diary_ mentioned by Welwood, yet it is a curious and interesting relic of the unfortunate man who possessed it, and whose want of education, superstition, and frivolity are so prominently displayed in its pages. As to its recent history, Dr. Anster states that it was purchased at a book-stall in Paris, in 1827, by an Irish divinity student; the same, probably, who has written his name at p. 90.: "John Barrette, Irish College, Paris, Dec. 31, 1837."--The same person has made a memorandum in pencil, at p. 1., which has subsequently been partially rubbed out, and, as far as now legible, is as follows:-- "This Book was found in ... of the English College in Paris, among other MSS. deposited there by James II." An earlier hand has scribbled a list of the contents at the commencement, with the signature "S. Rutter." If King James deposited this volume in the College at Paris, in all probability the others found on the person of the Duke of Monmouth accompanied it, and may one day or other turn up as unexpectedly as the present book has done. F. MADDEN. British Museum, June 27. FOLK LORE.