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No. 370. Shirt, drawers, and garters worn by Charles I. at his beheading, and sheet used to cover his body. Lent by the Earl of Ashburnham.

No. 373. One of the two shirts worn by King Charles I. at his beheading. Lent by Bewicke Blackburn, Esq.

No. 374. Glove of Charles I. worn by the king on the scaffold. Lent by V. F. Bennet-Stanford, Esq.

No. 374*. Lace collar worn by Charles I. on the scaffold. Lent by George Somes, Esq.

No. 375. Silver alarum clock given by Charles I. to Thomas Herbert. Lent by W. Towneley Mit- ford, Esq.

Illustrations of this " clock " or watch appear in Chambers's 'Book of Days'; Illustrated London News of 31 Jan., 1852 ; and Graphic of 23 Feb., 1889.

No. 376. A skull cap embroidered with gold on crimson silk, constantly worn by King Charles I. Lent by Lord Bagot.

This cap was sent by Charles just before his death to Col. William Salusbury, "as the only token and remembrance he could bestow."

No. 376*. Cap of Charles I. worn at the time of his execution. Lent by George Somes, Esq.

No. 377. Piece of the ribbon of the Garter worn by Charles I. at his beheading. Lent by Sir Win. Stephenson, K.C.B.

No. 378. Piece of the velvet pall that covered the coffin of Charles I. Lent by Sir Wm. Stephenson, K.C.B.

Sir Wm. Stephenson also lent a lock of Charles's hair and a portion of his beard.

No. 381. Gold ring with portrait of Charles I., given by Charles I. to Bishop Juxon just before his death. Lent by the Duke of St. Albans.

No. 384. Prayer Book used by Charles I. on the scaffold. Lent by W. J. Evelyn, Esq., of Wotton.

No. 405. Communion cup with which Charles I. received the sacrament on the day of his death. Lent by the Duke of Portland.

No. 406. A pearl earring worn by Charles I. on the same day. Lent by the Duke of Portland.

No. 444. Pattern gold five-broad piece with head of

Charles I. " The original presented by Charles I.

to Bishop Juxon on the scaffold just before his execution." Lent by H. Montagu, Esq.

No. 453. Ebony dressing-case, containing, amongst other things, "a piece of ribbon worn on the scaffold." Lent by Capt. Still.

No. 1127. Garter star from mantle of Charles I. worn by the king on the scaffold. Lent by Basil Woodd, Esq.

I shall be glad to learn if other relics con- nected with the execution of King Charles I. are known to exist. JOHN T. PAGE.

West Haddon, Northamptonshire.

HORACE WALPOLE AND HIS EDITORS (8 th S. xi. 346, 492 ; xii. 104, 290, 414, 493 ; 9 th S. i. 91 ; ii. 75, 332, 531 ; iii. 54). A letter dated "Woolterton [Aug.] 5, 1745," and addressed to Dr. Birch, is attributed to Horace Walpole not only in the 4to. edition of * Letters to the

Kev. William Cole and Others (London, 1818), but also in the 'Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole' (4 vols., London, 1820), in the six-volume edition of 1840, and finally in Cunningham's edition (vol. i. p. 384). That the writer of this letter was not Horace Walpole, however, appears obvious from in- ternal evidence. The writer states that he has never written anything " in a historical way, have now and tnen suggested hints to others as they were writingfand never pub- lished but two pamphlets, one was to justify the taking and keeping in our pay the 12,000 Hessians, of which I have forgot the title, and have it not in the country ; the other was published about two years since, entitled ' The Interests of Great Britain steadily pur- sued,' in answer to the pamphlets about the Hanover forces," &c.

The actual writer of this letter was un- doubtedly Horace Walpole's uncle and name- sake, Horatio Walpole (born 1678, died 1757), who was created in 1756 Baron Walpole of Wolterton. In his ' Royal and Noble Authors ' Horace Walpole gives a short account of the literary productions of his uncle :

" Horatio, Lord Walpole, wrote many political pieces, among which were the following : ' The case of the Hessian Troops in the Pay of Great Britain,' 'The Interest of Great Britain steadily pursued (part i.), in answer to a pamphlet intituled
 * ' The Case of the Hanover Forces, 1743." '

It seems strange that this mistaken attribu- tion should have escaped four successive editors of the ' Letters.'

Lord Walpole was also the writer of a letter to the Rev. Henry Etough, dated " Woolter- ton, Sept. 10, 1755," published, like the other, in the 4to. vol. (1818) containing the 'Letters to the Rev. W. Cole and Others ' (p. 2). The references in the first part of the letter to foreign affairs " I have from the beginning told my friends, when they asked, both in town and country, that I was not at all apprehensive that Spain would join with France against us," &c. point to Lord Wal- pole as the writer. The acquaintance with foreign affairs gained during his embassies at Paris and at the Hague (1724-40) makes it probable that he would be consulted on such points. Further on the writer adds : " Mr. Fowle has made me a visit for a few days, and communicated to me your two pieces relating to my brother and Lord Bolingbroke, and I think you do justice to them both in their very different and opposite characters ; but you will give me leave to add with respect to Lord Orford, there are several mistakes and misinformations," &c. The " two pieces " mentioned above probably formed part of the