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trees. In the year 1789, a silver coin of 

 Charles I. was ploughed up near the south 

 end of it ; from this it may be conjectured, 

 that this intrenchment was thrown up during 

 that prince's unhappy wars ; and yet it is no 

 less singular than true, that not the smallest 

 traditionary account of it can be met with 

 in the vicinity. It should seem likely that 

 it was an advanced post, to oppose 

 the approach of troops from Plymouth 

 towards Fort Charles ; and it is well chosen 

 for that purpose. It is probable that it was 

 thus occupied by a royal force, when Sir 

 Thomas Fairfax or Colonel Welklon marched 

 to besiege the castle at Salcombe. 



About twenty yards south of this entrench- 

 ment, towards the top of the hill, a walled 

 cave was discovered in the year 1788. On 

 digging it up, nothing was found in it. The 

 length was twenty feet, the breadth seven, 

 and the depth between ten and twelve. I 

 propose to conclude this present paper by 

 transcribing the minute made on the 29th 

 October, 1799, by Mr. John Crancli of 

 Kingsbridge, a great local antiquary. This 

 was not the celebrated African traveller, but 

 his cousin. Mr. Cranch, who went with 

 Captain Tuckey on the expedition to the 

 river Zaire, died in Africa on the 4th of Sep- 

 tember, 1816, aged 31; and was buried at 

 Embomma, by the permission of the king, in 

 his own burial ground, where he was laid 

 with military honors by the side of his 

 fellow traveller, Mr. Tudor, who had been 

 interred with a like ceremony only a. few 

 days before. A more particular account of 

 Mr. Cranch may be seen in the introduction 

 to Captain Tuckey's narrative of the expedi- 

 tion to the river Zaire. 



" We opened a barrow about north of the 

 entrenchment, by digging a section of three 

 feet wide, about N.W. and S.E. In the 

 middle of this barrow, placed on the natural 

 or original surface of the ground, we found 

 a structure which we called a British or 

 Druid sepulchre. It was formed of four 

 massy stones, ono for each side, and one for 

 each end ; making an oblong so t uare area, 

 three feet three inches long, one foot eight 

 inches wide, and one foot two inches deep. 

 This area was covered by three longish stones, 

 placed parallel across it ; the whole was 

 surmounted, covered, and kept firm together 

 by a single stone, four feet two inches long, 

 two feet eight inches wide, and one foot two 

 inches deep. This stone we think might 

 weigh from six to seven cut. 



The cavity was very carefully uncovered ; 

 and its only contents were a few fragments 

 of human bones and some charcoal and ashes, 

 which we conceive, time, and the access of 

 water through the crevices, had adulterated 

 with earth ; the general substance of it 

 appearing of a dark earthy compound. We 



found no teeth, nor hair, nor any weapons 

 or instruments, nor, in short, any other vestige 

 of humanity. It was stated to us, that in 

 another barrow, which had been lately dug 

 for stones to mend the roads, an urn had been 

 discovered ; but it was immediately broken 

 to pieces and scattered by the unthinking 

 and ignorant persons who dug it up." 



C. F. T. Y. 



Stochleigh Pomeroy, Devon. 



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COME !— D 0' COME! 



BY HELEN HETHERIXGTON. 



Come to the trysting tree 



At break of day ; 

 Spring holds her revelry, 

 Oh haste, — away ! 

 Where gentle zephyrs as they pass 

 Kiss the bright dewdrops on the grass. 



Come where the fragrant rose 



Smiles when we meet; 

 And opening leaves disclose 

 The calm retreat 

 Of violets sweet that deck the dale, 

 And lovely lilies of the vale. 



Come ! hear the lark repeating 



His hymn of praise ; 

 And mark the social greeting 

 Nature conveys, 

 When sparkling on the forest green, 

 The sun's bright happy smile is seen.. 



Come when the bee is bearing 



Its precious store, 

 With every flowret sharing, 

 O'er hill and moor ; 

 Humming a love, faithful and true, 

 Quaffing its fill of the honey-dew. 



Come w ; here Laburnum gay 



Bends with the breeze ; 

 Where clustering wreaths of May 

 And lilac trees 

 Vie with the Honeysuckle sweet 

 To render Nature's dress complete. 



Come ! let us welcome Spring 



Where lambkins browse, 

 And merry warblers sing 

 On dancing boughs ; 

 AVhere every flower that decks the sod 

 Speaks of the love of Nature's God! 



