[27] "There exists yet a traditionary superstition very prevalent in Lancashire and its neighbourhood to the effect that pigs can '_see the wind_.' I accidentally heard the observation made, not long ago, in the city of Manchester, in what is termed 'respectable society,' and no one present audibly dissented. One or two individuals, indeed, remarked that they had often heard such was the case, and seemed to regard the phenomenon as related to the strong scent and other instincts peculiar to animals of the chase. Indeed, Dr. Kuhn says that in Westphalia this phase of the superstition is the prevalent one. There pigs are said to smell the wind."--_Traditions, Superstitions, and Folk-Lore, p. 69._ [28] The Rev. Jno. Williams, in a note to his translation of "The Gododin," says:--"Beli, son of Benlli, a famous warrior in North Wales." [29] See Chapter I., page 25. [30] Warksworth Chronicle. [31] Several cannon balls, fired during Cromwell's military operations in this short but decisive campaign, have been found in the neighbourhood of Ribbleton, Ashton, and Walton-le-dale. They are about eight pounds weight each. One of them is in my possession at the present time. [32] This is an error, excusable under the circumstances. Stonyhurst is about twelve miles from Preston. [33] So savage a critic as Joseph Ritson seems to have entertained a much higher opinion of Captain Hodgson's literary qualities than the "seer of Chelsea." In his preface to the memoir he says--"Without meaning to dispute the merit of Defoe, in his peculiarly happy manner of telling a story, or, in other words, in the art of book-making, it will probably be found, that, truth or falsehood being out of the question, in point of importance, interest, and even pleasantry, Captain Hodgson's narrative is infinitely superior to the 'Memoirs of a Cavalier.'" [34] He had overcome a cavalry officer, and "appropriated" his horse. [35] Mr. F. Metcalfe, in his "Englishman and Scandinavian," says,--"It is this same historian (William of Malmesbury), and not Asser, who relates the story of Alfred masquerading as a minstrel, and so gaining free access to the Danish camp, meanwhile learning their plans. It is not mentioned in the most ancient Saxon accounts. Indeed, it sounds more like a Scandinavian than a Saxon story, an echo of which has reached us in the tale of King Estmere, who adopted a similar disguise. A story was current of Olaf Cuaran entering Athelstan's camp disguised as a harper two days before the battle of Brunanburh." [36] Some writers say two days intervened, and Sir Francis Palgrave says the main battle was but a continuation of the night attack, and was therefore fought on the following day. [37] Mr. Thompson Watkins, His. Soc. Trans., says the metal is bronze. [38] In Herman Moll's map, the Etherow, before its junction with the Goyt and Tame, is written Mersey. [39] For details of this battle see "History of Preston and its Environs."