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«J that did lend and yearly spend 
Thousands out of my purse-a; 
And gave the King a wond’rous thing, 
At once a hundred horse-a.” 
A singular pamphlet in prose was also printed 
in 1641, entitled — 
«“ Newes from Sir John Sucklin, being a Relation of his 
Conversion from a Papist to a Protestant; also what 
Torment he endured by those of the Inquisition in 
Spaine; and how the Lord Lekeux, his Accuser, was 
strucken dumbe, hee going to have the Sentence of 
Death passed upon him. Sent in a Letter to the Lord 
Conway, now being in Ireland. Printed for M. Rookes, 
and are to be sold in Grub Street, 1641.” 
This rare tract is far too marvellous to receive 
entire credit; but some portions may be true. 
The writer says that Sir John Suckling, after his 
flight from London, took up his residence at 
Rouen, and from thence removed to Paris. Here 
he commenced an amour with a lady of distinction, 
but was soon compelled to make his escape, in 
order to avoid the fury of Lord Lequeux, the 
lady’s former lover. Suckling fled to Spain, 
where he was followed by the nobleman, who 
aecused him of having conspired the death of the 
King of Spain. After suffering various tortures 
he was condemned to death, but was saved by the 
remorse of his enemy, who confessed to his having 
accused him falsely. The tract concludes : 
“Sir John and his lady are now living at the Hague in 
Holland, piously and religiously, and grieve at nothing, 
but that he did the kingdom of England wrong.” 
But puritanical malignity (for this production 
evidently came from that faction) was not yet ex- 
hausted. A large folio sheet was printed, in the 
centre of which an engraving represents two cava- 
liers, in the splendid dress and flowing hair so 
offensive to the roundheads; they are surrounded 
with dice and drinking cups, as emblems of de- 
bauchery and profusion ; while the paper, which 
is closely printed, condemns in strong language, 
interlarded with an abundance of scriptural illus- 
trations and texts, all evil practices and con- 
versation. Beneath the engraving in the centre 
are the following verses : 
“Much meate doth gluttony produce, 
And makes a man a swine; 
But hee’s a temperate man indeed, 
That with a leafe can dine, 
Hee needes no napkin for his handes, 
His fingers for to wipe; 
He hath his kitchen in a box, 
His roaste meate in a pipe.” 
This singular production, which is launched 
against the levities of Suckling’s youthful days, is 
entitled The Sucklington Faction, or Suckling’s 
Roaring Boyes. 
In 1642, and immediately after Sir John’s 
death, was published a fourth performance, termed 
A Copy of Two Remonstrances brought over the 
river Stix in Caron’s Ferry-Boate, by the Ghost 
of Sir John Suckling. 
The above-named curious tracts are slightly 
noticed in the Rev. Alfred Suckling’s Life of his 
distinguished ancestor, and the originals are pre- 
served in the British Museum, in the noble collec- 
tion presented by His Majesty King George III. 
Epwarp F, Rieavrr. 
SUNDAY SCHOOLS FIRST ESTABLISHED BY §S. CARLO 
BORROMEO, 
(27 §. i. 232.) 
K. P. D. E. will find all the information he 
wishes for, concerning Sunday Schools and Poor 
Schools in Rome, in the second volume of Mori- 
chini’s Jstituti di Roma. Five chapters are de- 
voted to the Roman poor schools. 
Chap. xi. The regionary schools - pp. 98—104 
»  Xli. Schools taught by religious - — 104—111 
» xiii. Night schools - - — 111—122 
» Xiv. Girls’ schools - - — 122—131 
» xy. Parish schools - - — 131—133 
From his account we find that in Rome there are 
fifty regionary or divisional schools, containing 
about 1656 children, under the care of eighty- 
three masters and assistants; each master being 
permitted to receive but sixty pupils, unless aided 
by an assistant. A clerical committee appointed 
by the cardinal-vicar meets weekly on the busi- 
ness of the schools, and frequently visits the 
schools. The schools of the Regulars are those of 
the “‘ Congregation of the Scuole Pie,” instituted 
by S. Joseph Calasanctius, and whose members 
are bound by solemn vow to give gratuitous in- 
struction to the poor. This congregation has five 
schools, with 850 pupils. The members of the 
“Congregation of the Christian Doctrine” have 
five schools, with 310 pupils. The “ Brotherhood 
of the Christian Schools,” instituted by J. Baptiste 
de Salle, has five schools, with 1690 pupils. 
Sunday schools were first founded by S. C. 
Borromeo, and in Milan. (See Annali di Statistica, 
Milano, Feb. 1834, p. 199.) In Rome the Sunday 
schools are united with night schools, as one day 
in the week is too little for the purpose of edu- 
cating children who are at work. Night schools 
were first opened in Rome in 1819, by Giacomo 
Casoglio. They now amount to eight schools, 
with 1000 pupils, and are conducted by qvolun- 
tary association, composed of governors, bene- 
factors, and instructors, who give their services 
gratis. Only those children who cannot attend 
day schools are admitted. On Sundays and holi- 
days the pupils meet chiefly for religious instruc- 
tion and prayer; on week days the schools are 
opened in the evening for an hour and half, during 
which the children are taught reading, writing, 
