Philip IV., 1620.

Portugal.

John IV., 1640. 
Alonzo VI., 1656.

Denmark.

Frederic III. 1646.

Sweden.

Christiana, 1633. 
Charles X., 1653.

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The remainder of this very useful Tablet, which has been compiled by a Correspondent, expressly for our pages, will be found in the Supplement published with the present No.

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THE ANECDOTE GALLERY.

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ANECDOTES OF A DIANA MONKEY.

By Mrs. Bowdich.

An old ship companion of mine was a native of the Gold Coast, and was of the Diana species.  He had been purchased by the cook of the vessel in which I sailed from Africa, and was considered his exclusive property.  Jack’s place then was close to the cabooce; but as his education progressed, he was gradually allowed an increase of liberty, till at last he enjoyed the range of the whole ship, except the cabin.  I had embarked with more than a mere womanly aversion to monkeys, it was absolute antipathy; and although I often laughed at Jack’s freaks, still I kept out of his way, till a circumstance brought with it a closer acquaintance, and cured me of my dislike.  Our latitude was three degrees south, and we only proceeded by occasional tornadoes, the intervals of which were filled up by dead calms and bright weather; when these occurred during the day, the helm was frequently lashed, and all the watch went below.  On one of these occasions I was sitting alone on the deck, and reading intently, when, in an instant, something jumped upon my shoulders, twisted its tale round my neck, and screamed close to my ears.  My immediate conviction that it was Jack scarcely relieved me:  but there was no help; I dared not cry for assistance, because I was afraid of him, and dared not obey the next impulse, which was to thump him off, for the same reason, I therefore became civil from necessity, and from that moment Jack and I entered into an alliance.  He gradually loosened his hold, looked at my face, examined my hands and rings with the most minute attention, and soon found the biscuit which lay by my side.  When I liked him well enough to profit by his friendship, he became a constant source of amusement.  Like all other nautical monkeys, he was fond of pulling off the men’s caps as they slept, and throwing them into the sea; of knocking over the parrots’ cages to drink the water as it trickled along the deck, regardless of the occasional gripe he received; of taking the dried herbs out of the tin mugs in which the men were making tea of them; of dexterously picking out the pieces of biscuit which were toasting between the bars of the grate; of stealing the carpenter’s tools; in short, of teasing