troduced into the room where the body lay, it is faid to have bled (very poffibly by chance) at his approach. He then threw him felf at his father's feet, and confeffed the charge. The father, who had refolved on the part be was to act, folemnly defired his fon to prepare for death; adding, that he ought to account it a happiDels that he was about to lofe that life, of which his crime had rendered him unworthy, by no other hand than that of him who gave it. He then plucked out of its fheath the dagger with which Garcias had murdered the cardinal, and which still hung by his fide, and plunging it into his bofom, he fell dead by his bro ther's body. This dreadful cataftrophe happened in 1562, when the cardinal was no more than eighteen, and Garcias fifteen years of age, The father ordered the facts to be concealed; and all, but they from whom it could not be concealed, 'believed that the two brothers died of a peftilential diftemper, which then raged in Florence. To give this report authenticity, both bodies were buried with great pomp, and a funeral oration was pronounced over that of Garcias. This tragedy, however proved fatal to the mother, who was fo affected with the death of her two fons, that the furvived them but a few days. Account of the Courtship and Marriages of the Kamtfchadales. From the Hiftory of Kamtfchatka, &c. lately published by James Grieve, M. D. WHE WHEN a Kamtfchadale refolves to marry, he looks about for a bride in fome of the neighbouring villages, feldom in his own; and when he finds one to his mind, he difcovers his inclination to the parents, defiring that he may have the liberty of ferving them for fome time: this permiffion he eafily ob. tains, and, during his fervice, he fhews an uncommon zeal, in order to fatisfy them of what he can do. After having thus ferved, he defires liberty to feize his bride; and if he has happened to please the parents, his bride, and her relations, this is presently granted; but, if they difapprove of it, they give him fome fmall reward for his fervices, and he departs. It fometime happens that thefe bridegrooms, without discovering any thing of their intention, engage themselves in fervice in fome ftrange village; and though very one fufpects their defign, yet no no tice is taken of it, till either he or his friend declares it. When a bridegroom obtains the liberty of feizing his bride, he feeks every opportunity of finding her alone, or in the company of a few people; for during this time all the women in the village are obliged to protect her; befides, the has two or three different coats, and is fwaddled round with fish nets and ftraps, so that he has little more motion than a ftatue. If the bridegroom happens. to find her alone, or in company but with a few, he throws himfelf upon her, and begins to tear off her cloaths, nets, and ftraps; for to ftrip the bride naked conftitutes the ceremony of marriage. This is not always an easy task; for though the herfelf makes fmall refiftance (and indeed fhe can make but little), yet, if there happen to be many women near, they all fall upon the bridegroom without any mercy, beating him, dragging him by the hair, fcratching his face, and ufing every other method they can think of to prevent him from accomplishing his defign. If the bridegroom is fo happy as to obtain his wish, he immediately runs from her, and the bride, as a proof of her being conquered, calls him back with a foft and tender voice: thus the marriage is concluded. This victory is feldom obtained at once, but fometimes the contest lafts a whole year; and after every attempt the bridegroom is obliged to take fome time to recover ftrength, and to cure the wounds he has received. There is an inftance of one, who, after having perfevered for feven years, instead of obtaining a bride, was rendered quite a cripple, the women having used him so barbarously. had difficulty to move. They went again into their boats, and came up to the village, where they landed a fecond time; at this landi..g-place, a boy of the village met them, and taking the bride by the hand led her, all the women following. As foon as the above ceremony is over, he has liberty next night to go to her bed, and the day following, without any ceremony, carries her off to his own village. After fome time, the bride and bridegroom return to the bride's relations, where the marriage-feaft is celebrated in the following manner; of which I was an eye witness in 1739. The bridegroom, his friends, and his wife, vifited the father-in-law, in three boats. All the women were in the boats, and the men being naked pushed them along with poles. About one hundred paces from the village to which they were going, they landed, began to fing, and ufed conjurations with tow faftened upon a rod, muttering fomething over a dried fifh's head, which they wrapped in the tow, and gave to an old woman to hold. The conjuration being over, they put upon the bride a coat of theep's fkin, and tied four images about her: thus loaded the When the bride came to the hut, they tied a ftrap round her, by which he was let down the ftairs, the old woman who carried the fish's head going before her. The head fhe laid down at the foot of the fairs, where it was trodden on by tl e bride and bridegroom and all t people prefent, and then thrown into the fire. All the ftrangers took their places, having firft ftripped the bride of fuperfluous ornaments. The bridegroom heated the hut and dressed the victuals which they had brought with them, and entertained the inhabitants of the village. The next day the landlord entertained the ftrangers with great fuperfluity, who on the third day departed; the bride and bridegroom only remained to work fome time with their father. The fuperfluous drefs which was taken from the bride, was distributed among the relations, who were obliged to return them prefents of far greater value. The former ceremonies only relate to a first marriage; for in the marriage of widows, the man and woman's agreement is fufficient; but he must not take her to himself before her fins are taken away. This can only be done by fome stranger's firft lying with her for once; but as this taking off of fin is looked upon by the Kamtfchadales as very difhonourable for the man, it was formerly difficult to find one to undertake it; fo that the poor widows were at a great lofs before our Col facks ८ facks came amongst them; fince which they have been in no want of ftrangers to take away their fins. Marriage is forbidden only between father and aughter, mother and fon; a fon-in-law may marry his mother-in-law, and a father-in-law his daughter-in-law; and firft coufins marry frequently. Their divorce is very eafy, confifting only in a man's feparating beds from his wife: in fuch cafes the man immediately marries another wife, and the woman accepts of another husband, without any further ceremony. A Kamtschadale hath two or three wives, with whom he lies by turns. Sometimes he keeps them all in one hut, and sometimes they live in different huts. With every maid that he marries he is obliged to go through the above-mentioned ceremonies. Though these people are fond of women, yet they are not fo jealous as the Koreki. In their marriages they Τ' A Genealogical Account of Anneley, Earl of Anglefea. HIS noble family is defcended from Richard Annefley of Annesley, in the county of Nottingham, who flourished in the reign of William the Conqueror, about the year 1079. He was fucceeded by Ralph de Annesley, called Brito, or Britain, who founded the priory of Felly in Nottinghamshire. In the fourth year of James I. Francis Annesley, who was before made first a knight, and then a baronet of Ireland, was created baron Mount-Norris of Mount-Norris, in the county of Armagh, in Ireland. And by other letters patent, dated March 14th, in the 19th year of James I. he was created yifcount of February, 1764. Valentia, in the county of Kerry, in Arthur Annesley was, in the year 1661, created a baron of England by the title of lord Annefley or NewportPagnel in the county of Bucks, and earl of Anglesea in the principality of Wales, in confideration of the fignal fervices he had performed at the Restoration. He was afterwards advanced to the office of lord privy-feal. But refufing to join in those measures propofed by fome of the chief minifters of king Charles II. under pres tence of advancing the prerogative, and fecuring the monarchy, but which, in reality, tended to destroy the liberties of the people, and facri N fice |