W.A.R.

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CHARTER.

Translation of “a Charter, originally written in Saxon, and granted by William the Conqueror to the Inhabitants of London:"

“William, King, greets William, Bishop, and Godfrey Portgrave” (the same in office as Lord Mayor) “and all the Borough of London, French and English friendly.  And I now make known to you, that you are worthy to enjoy all those laws and privileges which you did before the decease of King Edward.  And it is my will that every child be his father’s heir after his father’s decease.  And I will not suffer any man to do you wrong.  God you keep.”

J.H.N.

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A “SPECTATOR” NEWSPAPER.

“P.S.  If you thought of a middle plan between a Spectator and a newspaper, why not?—­only not on a Sunday.  Not that Sunday is not an excellent day, but it is engaged already.  We will call it the ’Tenda Rossa,’ the name Tassoni gave an answer of his in a controversy, in allusion to the delicate hint of Timour the Lame, to his enemies, by a ‘Tenda’ of that colour, before he gave battle.  Or we will call it ‘Gli,’ or ‘I Carbonari,’ if it so please you—­or any other name full of ‘pastime and prodigality,’ which you may prefer. * * * Let me have an answer.  I conclude poetically, with the bellman, ’a merry Christmas to you!"’—­Lord Byron to Mr. Moore, in his Life of the Noble Poet, vol. ii. p. 387.

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