. The baronial halls, picturesque edifices, and ancient churches of England. In the 12th Henry VIII. Sir W. Brereton made an award between Mr. Wm. Moretonand Mr. Thos. Rode, of Rode, in a dispute which should sit highest in the churche,and foremost goo in procession : when he very judiciously awarded between these twosticklers for precedence That whyther of the said gentylmen may dispende in landesby title of enheritaunce 10 marks or above more than the other, that he shall have thepre-eminence in sitting in the churche, and in gooing in procession, with all other lykecauses in that behalf. We
. The baronial halls, picturesque edifices, and ancient churches of England. In the 12th Henry VIII. Sir W. Brereton made an award between Mr. Wm. Moretonand Mr. Thos. Rode, of Rode, in a dispute which should sit highest in the churche,and foremost goo in procession : when he very judiciously awarded between these twosticklers for precedence That whyther of the said gentylmen may dispende in landesby title of enheritaunce 10 marks or above more than the other, that he shall have thepre-eminence in sitting in the churche, and in gooing in procession, with all other lykecauses in that behalf. We fear we must ascribe the rumoured subterranean passages of Moreton Hall,running under the moat to chambers hid in the mound, to no higher authority than thatwild fancy which thus gilds, to its own delight, antique and curious buildings in all partsof our country—that native spirit of poetry,— One with our feelings and our powers,And rather part of us, than ours, without a sprinkling of which, this world in all its teeming beauty might be- too muchof a dull reality. 4. NAWO ETH, CUMBERLAND.
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