and obvious. Not to adduce the American militia only as a proof of this opinion, I fhall mention, that after the action of Guildford, in North Carolina, every man who was capable of being conveyed either in litter, waggon, or horfeback, was carried with the army. The healing progrefs was

rapid while we were upon the march; I imagined that it proceeded more flowly when we halted for a few days at Croffcreek; and when we came to fix our ftation at Wilmington it was, in fome degree, retrograde but this was probably owing to the foldiers having accefs to fpirituous liquors."

ANTIQUITIES.

Lawrence Hide's Speech to the King of Poland. Anno Dom., 1677. Moft illuftrious prince,

HE king, my mafter, has

TH commanded me to let your

majefty know the refolution he has taken to concur in all points with the most Christian king, giving your majefty all poffible affiftance in the eftablishing your majefty's title, in fuch ways as your majefty fhall judge most effectual to the fecuring your crown and dignity, and the further honour and fafety of the queen and her royal iffue; the king, my mafter, being truely fenfible of the great misfortune of thofe princes whofe power muft be bounded and regulated by the fantaftic humours of their fubjects.

Till princes come to bee freed from thefe inconveniencies, the king, my mafter, fees no probable profpect of establishing the moft holy apoftolick Roman Catholick religion.

In order to your majefty's affair, the king, my mafter, has writen to the kings of Sweden, Denmark, and to the elector of Brandenbourg, and other his majefty's allies in thofe parts; yet, notwithstanding the wars and differences betwixt thofe princes, they afford your majefty all poffible affiftance in your majefty's pretences to Dantzick.

He has alfo obliged the prince of Orange to divert the ftates of the United Provinces from interpofing in that affair either by diffuading your majefty or giving afliftance to the rebellious inclinations of those citizens of Dantzick.

And the king, my mafter, has commanded me to affure your majefty, that as foon as he can fo difpofe of affairs as to effect a general peace (the fpeedy accomplishment of which he doubts not, the moft Chriftian king having left the whole affairs intirely in his hands,) he does not question but by the affiftance, and concurrence of the kings and princes concerned, to put an end to all the frivolous and vain pretenfions not only of the Free and Hans Towns, but also of the Dutch Republic, who have upon all occations not only threatened the prince of Orange, but alfo all the kings and princes in these parts of the world; their pretended liberty having been of pernicious confequence by their rebellious example. And for the better effecting thofe good ends that are wifhed for and defired (the particulars of which I fhall fet down more hereafter) I am further commanded by the king, my mafter, to joyne with the moft Chriftian king's ambaffador in this court the count de Bethune, to defire your majefty to give what fuccours can

be afforded from this kingdom, in order to the giving life to the malcontents in Hungary, the better to difpofe the emperor and the confederates to accept of fuch terms of peace as fhall be judged reasonable for your majefty's fervice and intereft, and the other good ends before premised.

Directions in what Part of Greece to Search for Statues and Antiquities. From Tanner's MSS. vol. lxxxviii. fol. 436-442.

HE things to be fought for are theis following: Statues cloth ed and naked, but the naked ones are of greatest value; heads of all forts that can be found; marbles carved with half-round figures, which are called baffo-relevo; Pilars of marble hiftored, the which are like troughs of marble carved with figures, vafes, altars, or pedeftals, with anie kinde of carving worke on them; or, if the vazes be plaine, they are to be esteemed. Like wife, beafts of all kinds for tombes or fepulchers; the moft ancient are to be defired, for, as for thofe donn in the latter times of the Eaftern emperors, they are of fmall value. Infcriptions of all forts; and, if a ftatue have an infcription on the pedestall or bafes, it is the more rare; or if a pedestall be standing with any infcription on it, and neere it by digging a flatue chance to be found, it is of the like value: befides all theis, ther is to be provided manie great blocks of feveral Grecian marbles, to mend and repaire the ftatues and other things aforefaid. All things of brafs work that can be found, as ftatues, beads, peeces of ballo-relevo; and likewife

all little figures in brafs, or lamps, vazes, inftruments for facrifice, medalls, or whatsoever else can be gotten, if they be of mettle, are of great value.

The places in Greece where theis things are to be found are infinite, but reduced to theis three generall heads:

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Firft, Pelloponeffus. Round about neer the fea-coaft wher anie auncient citty hath beene, which will appeare by the ruines, and neer a port wher fhipps may come, are to be fearched, especially in Elijs, wher was aunciently that famous temple of Jove Olimpius, in honor of whom was celebrated the Olimpian games. Here were an infinity of ftatues both of bras and marble, and other rarities dedicated; for, 'befides that, all thofe that were victors in thofe games had their statues erected. All the commonwealths, principalities, and famous cities of Greece, dedicated their chiefeft ftatues, rarities, and richest things and to that purpose were many treafuries built, wher theis things were kept, and thewed by the guardians to all ftrangers that came, the temple being filled. Ther was a fpacious place called the Alti, or facred grove of Jupiter, as full as they could ftand one by another. This place being found, the ruines will direct one where to digg; and heere muft needs be ha had an infinite number, and all good, nothing being dedicated in that place but. the works of most excellent mafters. Within the land may manie things of theis kinds be had; but the con ducting of them by carts and dragg's wil be more chargeable; as in Phoeis, a part of Achaia, lying on the gulfe of Corinth, now called Lapanto, are the ruines of Appolloe's

temple,

temple, and Oracle of Delphus, in which were the works of old Grecian sculptors, comparable both in number and excellency to that of the Olimpian Jove aforefaid. Likewife, on thother fide of the Ifthmus, as farr as Athens, where yet remaineth ftanding a great part of the temple of Pallas, in which are manie excellent sculptures of bafforelevo; and on the fea fhore are lying certenie lyons of marble much bigger than the life.

All along the coaft of Asia neer the fea, from Cnydus, ftanding on the point of Dorus, even as farr as Ilium, muft need yeeld abundance of antiquities, ther remaininge the ruines of manie famous Grecian citties, as of Hallecarnaffus, Heraclea, Ephefus, Colophon, Smyrna, Traianopolis, &c.; and, farther into the land, Pergamus, wher manie excel lent things may be had, onlie the charge wil be more by carrying them to the fea as aforefaid.

In the islands Ciclades, now called Archipelago, are manie rare things to be found, for, in some of them, divers broken ftatues have been feene lying above-ground.

The inland of Delos was the mart of all Greece, wher yet remaineth the ruines of Appollo's temple, neere unto which, by digging, manie ftatues of the beft auncient schulptors may be had, and the like in Samofe, Icaria, Patmos, Paros, Amorgos, &c. the perticulars of which, fhunning prolixity, I omit. As for those islands ther belonging to the Penecians, as Lant, Sefalonia, Candy, &c. I doubt ther is little to be gotten in then, having been often fearched.

The meanes to gett theis things are theis: ther muft be a pass or fafe conduct from the Great Turke,

procured by the ambaffador at Conftantinople, authorifing and fecuring the man imployed in all the aforefaid places to fearch, digg up, and tranfport, theis things, only for curiofity; for the Turks must not know that they are of anie value. He that is imployed muft allwaies weare poore apparrell, for by that meanes the Turk will imagine the things he feeks for to be of no great eftimation. He must have letters of recommendation to the English confulls and marchants factors at every place wher he goeth, with bills of exchange, and letters of credite, for the digging, carrying, or buying, of the things aforefaid. He muft never be without great ftore of tobacco, and English knifes, to prefent the Turkes withall who are governors of places, and other officers with whome he thall have to doe; for theis fmall prefents, togeather with his fhew of poverty, will fave him from manie troubles which otherwife might happen. The men that he imployes to digg he must pay by the day; and, if he meet with anie ftatues or coloffus too great to be carryed away whole, he muft imploy men to faw it afunder with iron fawes and fharpe fand: he muft use with tackles and pullies, to load theis on draggs or carts: he muft be very carefull to gather togeather all the fmaleft bits and fragments that are found or digged up neere to anie ftatue, and putt them up in boxes, which he muft give to the mafters of the thipps to be safelie delivered here: he muft provide "magazens or storehoufes in the porttownes which lie moft convenient for his purpose, wher the things are to be kept untill they be tranfported; the best things being putt

great fearh