_Executioner's Sword._ This weapon forms one of the curiosities in the superb collection of ancient armor which belonged to Sir Samuel R. Meyrick, at Herefordshire. It bears the date of 1674. The blade is thin and exceedingly sharp at both edges. Engraved on it is a man impaled, above which are some words in German, of which the following is a translation:— Look every one that has eyes, Look here, and see that To erect power on wickedness Cannot last long. A man holding a crucifix, his eyes bandaged, is on his knees; the executioner, with his right hand on the hilt and his left on the pommel, is about to strike the blow; above is engraved— He who ambitiously exalts himself, And thinks only of evil, Has his neck already encompassed By punishment. On the other side is a man broken on a wheel, over which is— I live, I know not how long; I die, but I know not when. Also a man suspended by the ribs from a gibbet, with the inscription— I move, without knowing whither; I wonder I am so tranquil. _Luck of Eden-hall._ Hutchinson, in his "History of Cumberland," speaking of Eden-hall, says: "In this house are some old-fashioned apartments. An old painted drinking-glass, called the 'Luck of Eden-hall,' is preserved with great care. In the garden, near to the house, is a well of excellent spring water, called St. Cuthbert's well. The glass is supposed to have been a sacred chalice, but the legendary tale is, that the butler, going to draw water, surprised a company of fairies who were amusing themselves upon the green near the well. He seized the glass which was standing upon its margin; they tried to get it from him, but, after an ineffectual struggle, flew away, singing— 'If that glass either break or fall, Farewell the luck of Eden-hall.'" _Bernini's Bust of Charles I._