THE 



MONTHLY MAGAZINE, 



No. 802.] 



FEBRUARY 1, 1824. [1 of Vol. 57. 



BOSCOBEL HOUSE. 

 This retreat of Cliarles the Second, after the battle of Worresler, is still standing, as 

 well as the relics of the famous oak to the left, where he concealed himself willi 

 Colonel Carles during a whole day, and saw the country scoured by the Parliament- 

 soldiers. From this liouse Charles proceeded in the disguise of groom to Mrs. Lane, 

 and rode before her double into Somersetshire. The apartment is still shown which 

 he inhabited, and the vicinity abounds in traditions relative to his concealments and 

 escapes. 



To the Editor of the Moidhly Magazine. 



SIR, 



THE following detail of evidence, 

 tendinis to prove that the Rev. 

 Thoinas Moss, a.b. was the author of 

 the poein entitled " The Bc^sar's 

 Petition," niaj' perhaps be satisfactory 

 to jour correspondent C. R., and in- 

 teresting to some of your readers. 

 Mr. Moss was a native of Wolver- 

 iiani|iti)n, and the first minister of 

 Brierlcy chapel in the parish of Kings- 

 winford, and in tlu; county of Stalibrd, 

 which was erected in 17G7. He be- 

 came, afterwards, minister of Trent- 

 ham, and dr)mestic chaplain to (he 

 Marquis of Stallord; but, afler a lapse 

 of years, he relumed to Brierlcy, and 

 resumed his j)astoraI charge there. In 

 the Gentleman's Magascine, vol. GO, p. 

 Monthly Mag. No.iJU'i. 



971, the Beggar's Petition is ascril)ed 

 to Mr. Moss, in an article signed 

 Salopiensis. In vol. 6fJ, p. 1014, it is 

 anonymously asserted that Dr. Joshua 

 Webster was the author of this poem. 

 This article was replied to, and com- 

 mented upon, in vol. 70, p. 41, by n. 

 friend of Mr. Moss, who confidenlly 

 affirmed, " that the poem jn (|uestion 

 was bis entire production ; and added, 

 I have authority to state that he wrote 

 it about the age of 2."}.* That he sti- 

 pulated with his boukseller that his 

 name should be affixed to no more than 

 twenty co[)ies, to be presented to hi.i 

 relations and friends ; that they may 

 now be seen at any time ; and that, if 



any 



* At that time he wrote several other 

 juvenile poems. 



