17G NATURE AND WOODCRAFT. 



within the pleasaunce of the palace, sometimes 

 within the churchyard itself. Occasionally 

 this went on while service was proceeding, 

 though some had sufficient regard not to begin 

 until the conclusion of the sermon. At another 

 town in the same county, the grammar school- 

 boys who were the winners of the mains had 

 presented to them Prayer-books, " with inscrip- 

 tions suitable to the occasion ; " probably some 

 stirring reminiscence of the sport. At the 

 present day the seal of the Dalston School Board 

 displays a " black-red ; " but the motto, " While 

 I live I crow," is omitted. 



A famous northern cocker has., during the 

 present year, furnished the following particu- 

 lars on training cocks, to the President of a 

 Northern Archaeological Society : — Now these 

 cocks were taken from their walks., say to-day, 

 Friday, and fought about Monday or Tuesday 

 week. Say the cock was five pounds weight, 

 or a little under, at the time he was taken up, 

 he would fight four pounds four ounces or so. 

 The first part of their training was to cut a 

 little off their wings and tail, give them senna 

 tea to drink until (say) Tuesday, cut their spurs 

 short, and spar them every day with small 



