"The brewers not to put any brimstone in the ale. "Twenty-four loaves a-day for his highness' greyhounds. "Ordered--that all noblemen and gentlemen at the end of the session of parliament, depart to their several counties, on pain of the royal displeasure." The following items contain nothing very remarkable, and if they did, perhaps I have copied enough already for a specimen of this ludicrous manuscript. W. H. H. [2] Hence it was found necessary for the pages and servants to run about to warm themselves with different diversions before going to bed. * * * * * FOUR THIEVES' VINEGAR. In an old tract printed in the year 1749, it is stated that one Richard _Forthave_, who lived in Bishopsgate-street Without, sold and invented "_a vinegar_," which had a great run, and he soon became noted; and from this it may be concluded that the length of time has caused the above corruption. The article in the pamphlet is headed "Forthave's Vinegar." W. H. H. * * * * * FISH. Philip II. of Spain, the consort of our Queen Mary, gave a whimsical reason for not eating fish. "They are," said he, "nothing but element congealed, or a jelly of water." It is related of Queen Aterbates, that she forbade her subjects ever to touch fish, "lest," said she, with calculating forecast, "there should not be enough left to regale their sovereign." * * * * * A GENTLEMAN'S FASHION. In the reign of Henry VII. Sir Philip Calthorpe, a Norfolk knight, sent as much cloth of fine French tawney, as would make him a gown, to a tailor in Norwich. It happened, one John Drakes, a shoemaker, coming into the shop, liked it so well, that he went and bought of the same, as much for himself, enjoining the tailor to make it of the same fashion. The knight was informed of this, and therefore commanded the tailor to cut his gown as full of holes as his shears could make. John Drakes's was made "of the same fashion," but he vowed he would never be of the _gentleman's_ fashion again. C. F E. * * * * * CONVEYANCING. The oldest conveyance of which we have any account, namely, that of the Cave of Macpelah, from the sons of Heth to Abraham, has many unnecessary and redundant words in it. "And the field of Ephron, which was in Macpelah, which was before Manire, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure unto Abraham." The parcels in a modern conveyance cannot well be more minutely characterized. * * * * * SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS THE HUSBAND'S COMPLAINT. "Will she thy linen wash and hosen darn?" GAY.