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"Retribution quickly followed the instigators is well as the perpetrator of the crime. Cardinal Beaufort died soon after in great suffering. Queen Margaret was unfortunate and miserable all the rest of her life ; her husband was dethroned and murdered, ind she herself, fallen from her royal station, spent dreary years as a prisoner in the Tower, and after- wards as a dependent on her father's bounty."

The whole of this matter is graphically described in an anonymous pamphlet (from which the above is taken), entitled 'The Secret Disclosed,' published at Bury. The copy that I possess was given to me on the spot in 1869 by the then occupier of the Abbey Hums Mrs. Greene.

THOMAS ELLISTON.

ENGLISH KOOM-PANELLING. Having noted the various characteristics of some pieces of English room-panelling of a wide range of periods, I think _it would be of use and interest to many if the dates of which each was typical could be supplied by any of your readers experienced enough (and benevolent enough) to undertake the task. References to book illustrations or to actual examples would be welcome.

Construction of Panelling. (All of oak except No. 4.)

1. Uprights of framework (styles) moulded on edges, horizontals (rails) plain, or with straight chamfer, or grooved to simulate moulding. Corners not mitred, but joints horizontal.

2. Three sides of panel (i.e., edges of two styles and one rail) moulded, but the lower only chamfered, corners all mitred. Average size of panels 1 ft. 9 in. high by 13 in. or 14 in. wide.

3. Heavily moulded borders, comprising half-round, broad flat, another half-round, then concave slope down to sunken panel 5f in. wide. Inclusive width 1 ft. l|in. This is found in some wainscots of dado height only.

4. Narrow moulding, quarter-round, then broader chamfer rising to large panel, which is thus on same plane as framework. The wood a reddish fir or pine. Some of these panels are whole width of door or over- mantel.

5. Styles and rails moulded at edges ; then, made separately, broad finely waved mould- ing, slanting down to rather deep-sunk panels, averaging 7 by 14 in., though arranged in a pleasing diversity of sizes and proportions. Query, Do heavily moulded wooden cornice and moulded dado rail properly accompany this '?

Height covered ly Woodwork.

6. 44 in, from floor (or ordinary dado height).

7. 5ft. from floor (in kitchen).

8. Whole height to ceiling (9 or 10ft.).

9. About 8 ft. 6 in. from floor (very small panels with plain chamfered framework, pegged), frieze above, 1 ft. 6 in. wide, con- sisting of a band of plaster with moulded borders, and with arabesque design, a sort of conventional honeysuckle, in rather low relief.

Partition.

10. Oak, very roughly made, nearly alike on both sides, 7 or 8 ft. high, formed of tall boards 14 in. wide, fixed in vertical grooves in stout uprights, which are 6 in. wide, with chamfered edges having triangular or some- times leaf -shaped chamfer stops about 7 in. from bottom, the whole fixea by means of mortices in a horizontal beam resting on floor, and above in a horizontal beam chamfered over the spaces between the uprights, with short returns to meet chamfered edges of uprights ; an interval of about 2 ft. 6 in. between top of partition and ceiling, filled in some cases with lath and plaster, in others by oak panels lying lengthwise.

Doors.

11. Oak, tall and narrow, 5 ft. 10 in. by 2 ft. 2 in., eight panels (some have six), styles and rails have narrow moulding a third or a quarter round and fillet ; reverse of door plainer, and panels bevelled off thinner towards edges ; hinges on front^ long, L- shaped ; corners of door not mitred, but straight joints, pegged.

While on the subject of doors I am tempted to inquire, further, whether doorways Avithout any rebate or stop, but with large iron hooks for hinges, showing that the door closed flat upon the jambs and not within them, mark an earlier period than when the jamb is provided with rebate ; and, if so, at what date was the rebate introduced 1 The head of one of the former kind is a depressed arch, but seems to be rather a flattened elliptic with saw - mark in centre than a straight-sided " Tudor " or " four-centred " arch.

ETHEL LEGA-WEEKES.

" HOGENSTORE " : " HOGNOR BREAD " :

" HOGGENERS MoNYE." The following con- tribution, locally published from the pen of Mr. Eichard Peter, J.P., formerly town clerk of Launceston, of which ancient borough he is one of the historians, merits wider notice, and not the less because the venerable- antiquary remains in his ninetieth year an enthusiastic student of the past :

' In many old church accounts are found entries like the following :

Ashburton (Devon).

1513-14. Received from the Warden of the Store of the Blessed Mary, in the aisle, otherwise called The Hogen store, 20s.

1554-5. From the Hogenstore, 21s.