48 Westbury under the Plain. 
great naval victory at Helvoetsluys, in which fight the French ships 
were drawn up in line chained together. Edward seeing this, had 
recourse to a stratagem. He steered off asif in flight. The French 
loosed their ships to pursue. Edward then suddenly turned about, 
and dashing through the centre of the French, broke the line and 
won the day. It might be thought that the application of the text 
of Scripture savoured rather of boldness, or worse: but, no doubt, 
it was used religiously. Many members of the Government in those 
days were high ecclesiastics, who would not quote Scripture carelessly, 
and it was certainly intended that the victory should be regarded as 
a providential deliverance from overwhelming numbers. The gold 
noble got its name from its handsome appearance and purity of 
metal. The market value is said to be 20s., but that is increased 
to any amount, even to fabulous prices, by the rarity of a coin. 
Only a few weeks ago, what is called the Pattern Crown of Charles 
II., of which only two specimens are known to be in existence, 
fetched the stupendous sum of £500. The Bremridge nobles were 
sent up to the Treasury, according to law. Two or three specimens 
only were detained for the National Museum, the rest were returned 
with the request that the workmen might receive suitable compen- 
sation. There is no fear, therefore, of anyone being shabbily treated 
by the Crown officers, so that it is the best way always to obey the 
law, for there is a heavy penalty if any infringement of it in this 
point is discovered. I may add that if the number of thirty-two 
nobles was really all that were found it is singular that this was 
precisely the annual sum of thirty due from Bremridge to the 
Cathedral of Sarum and two to the landlord. We may suppose, 
therefore, that the tenant had got the money ready and was actually 
going to pay when some disturbance or other induced him to hide 
it, and that some accident having happened to himself it was never 
recovered. 
CHALFORD. 
A correspondent acquainted with this part of the parish, between 
Westbury and Westbury Leigh, says that ‘‘ there used to be here 
an old place of meeting of the magistrates, and tnat the house, now 
