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EXTRACT FROM THE BURIAL REGISTER 
OF THE CATHEDRAL AT PETERBOROUGH. 
The Queene of 7? 1587. 
Scois buried. § Item. 
The Queene of Scots was 
Gb most suptuously buried in 
the Cathedrall Church of 
Peterborough, the first day 
of August, who was for her 
deserts beheaded at Fo- 
theringgay, about Saint 
Paule’s day before! 
Anthony More one of the 
Children of the Queene’s 
Mates: kitchen, who follow- 
ed at the funerall aforesaid 
of the Q. of S, was buried 
the 1 day. 
CHARACTER OF THE USURPER RICHARD 
THE THIRD, BY SIR THOMAS MORE. 
“ Richard was little of stature, croke- 
backed, hard favoured of visage, and 
such as in states called warlye, im other 
menne otherwise. He was malicious, 
wrathful, envious, None evil captain 
was he in the warre, as to which his dis- 
pocicion was more metely than for peace: 
sundrye victories hadde he, and some- 
times overthrows but never in default, as 
for his owne parsone, either of hardinesse 
or polytike order. Free he was cailed of 
dyspence, and somewhat above his power 
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liberal. With large giftes hee gat him 
unstedfaste frendeshippe; for which he was 
fain to pil or spoyle in other places, and 
get him stedtast hatred. Hee was close 
and secrete, a deepe dissimuler, lowleye 
of countenance, arrogant of heart, out- 
worldly compinable where he inwardly 
hated, not letting to kiss whom he thought 
to kill; dispicious and cruel, not for 
evil alway, but after for ambition, and 
either for the securitie or encrease of his 
estate. Frende & foe was much what 
indifferent. Where his advantage grew, 
he spared no man’s life, whose death 
withstood his purpose.” 
The observation that Richard “ with 
large giftes gat him unstedfaste friend- 
ship; for which he was fain to pil & 
spoil in other places, & get him stedfaste 
hatred,” may be extended to the greater 
part of usurpers recorded in history ; 
whose system it has always been to rob 
Prrer to pay Pau, but who have uni- 
formly found resentment to be a more last- 
ing as well as lively passion than grati- 
tude, and hence very often their down- 
fal and ruin. 
There is indeed no great man in our 
day that I know of “croke backed” : but, 
let it be remembered that every comp 
nion is so, and not in all points equa 
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MR. JOHN PALMER’s (SHREWSBURY), /v7 
a New Method of constructing and 
erecting Bridges. 
HE abutments are made of proper 
yiaterials, as in the construction of 
common bridges, inclosing a bar or beam 
of cast-iron, of sufficient strength to bear 
the weight intended, and so secured as 
to prevent the possibility of its giving 
way. The piers or supporters are to be 
of cast-iron, erected on platforms or 
bases of cast-iron, resting on rocks or 
other hard materials. These supporters 
may be formed of ten, fifteen, or any 
number of cast-iron columns, according 
to the width of the bridge and the weig): 
they are intended to bear, with two or 
more cast-iron stays, to go from each of 
these colurnns into the platforms or basis; 
one large cast-iron beam or more to rest 
on the top of the columns, so as to unite 
the whole together and sutiiciently strong. 
From the abutments to the piers or sup- 
porters, aud from one of these to another, 
chains must be passed, made of iron, or 
other metallic substance; these mus. be 
placed parallel with each other, and 
drawn to the same degree of fighujess. 
If they swag, iron rods should be pressed 
through at proper distances, like hasket- 
work, which will brace them, and form a 
support for the road-way. On these 
chains, planks are to be laid, about 
eight inches wide, and four thick, and 
fastened to each other with hinges or 
rings, which will keep them in their 
places, and yet allow them to move pro- — 
perly with the chains; flat chains are to 
be formed of hinge-work from about four 
to twelve inches long, sutiiciently strong 
and proved. ‘These areto be laid as the 
chains, and the planks fastened to them, 
as in common door-work. A road may 
be made by these means that would bear 
any weight. The guard or side fences of 
the bridge may be well formed by fixing 
chains of any construction sufficiently 
strong from one upright to another, 
Bridges on this plan may be so construet- 
ed as to be taken down and replaced at 
£ pleasure, 
