The Waverley novels, by Sir Walter Scott, complete in 12 vol., printed from the latest English ed., embracing the author's last corrections, prefaces & notes.

PEVE I L OF THE PEA. 397
Julian was seated in the deep recess which led to a latticed window of
the old Castle; and, with his arms crossed, and an air of profound contemplation, was surveying the long perspective of ocean, which rolled its
successive waves up to the foot of the rock on which the ancient pile is
founded. The Earl was suffering under the infliction of ennui-now looking into a volume of iHomer-now whistling-now swinging on his chairnow traversing the room —till, at length, his attention became swallowed up
in admiration of the tranquillity of his companion.
" King of Men!" he said, repeating the favourite epithet by which Homner
describes Agamemnon,-" I trust, for the old Greek's sake, he hlad a merrier
office than being King of Man -Most philosophical Julian, will nothing
rouse.,hee - not even a bad pun on my own royal dignity?"
"l Pvish you would be a little more the King in Man,' said Julian, starting from his reverie, " and then you would find more amusement in your
dominions."
" What dethrone that royal Semiramis my mother," said the young lord,
" who has as much pleasure in playing Queen as if she were a real Sovereign? -I wonder you can give me such counsel."
advanced in years, making no scruple to be among these nocturnal dancers." — Waldron's Description of the
isle of Man, folio, 1731.
With regard to horse-racing in the Isle of MSan, 1 am furnished with a certified copy of the rules on which
that sport was conducted, undler the permission of the Earl of Derby, in which the curious may see that a
descendant of the unfortunate Christian entered a horse for the prize. I am indebted for this curiosity to my
ilnd friend the learned Dr. Dibdin.
sterling, (tIe fashion included,) given by the Right IHonourable WTiltlama Earl of Derby, Lord of
the said Isle, 4c.
1st. The said plate is to be run for upon the 28th day of July, in euery year, whiles his honour is pleased to
allow the same, (being the day of the nativity of the Ilonoeuable James Lord Strange,) except it happen
upon a Sunday, and if soe, the said plate is to be run for upon tile day following.
2d. That none horse, gelding, or mail, shall be admitted to run for the said plate, but,such as was foaled
within the said island, or in the Calfe of hMann.
" 3d. That euery horse, gelding, or mair, that is designed to run, shall he entred at or before the viiijth day of
July, with his master's name and his owne, if he be generally knowne by any, or els his collour, and
whether horse, mair, or gelding, and that to be done at the x comprs. office, by the cleark of the rolls for
the time being.
"41h. That euery person that puts in either horse, mair, or gelding, shall, at the time of their entring, depositt the sume of flue shill. apiece into the hands of the said cleark of the rolls, which is to goe towards
the augmenting of the plate for the year following, besides one shill. apiece to be giuen by thecm to the
said cleark of the rolls, for entingi their names and engrossing these articles.' 5th. T'hat euery horse, mair, or gelding, shall carry horseman's weight, that is to say, ten stone weight, at
fourteen pounds to each stone, besides sadie and bridle.
" G6th. That euery horse, mair, or gelding, shall llaue a person for its tryer, to be named by the owner of the
said horse, mnair, or gelding, which tryers are to have the coarand of the scales and weights, and to see
that euerv rider doe carry full wreight, according as is mencioned in the foregoeing article, and especially
that the wining rider be soe with the usuall allowance of one pound for —.
" 7th. That a person be assigned by the tryers to start the runinge horses, who are to run for the said plate,
betwixt the howers of sle and three of the clock in the afternoon.
"8th.'That euery rider shall leave the two first poewles which are sett upp in Macybreas close, in this maner
following, that is to say, the first of the said two powles upon his right hand, and the other upon his left
hand; and the two powles by the rockes are to be left. upon the left hand likewise; and the filth powle,
which is sett up at the lower end of the Conney-warren, to be left alsoe upon tilhe left hand, and see the
turning powle next to Win. Looreyes house to be left in like inaner upon the left hand, and the other
two powles, leading to the ending powle, to be left upon the right hand; all which powles are to be left
by the riders as aforesaid, excepting only the distance-powle, which mlay be rid onl either hand, at the
discrecion of the rider," &c. &c. &c.,liiy 14th, 1687.
"The names of the persons who have entered their horses to run for the within plate for this present year,
1687.
" Ro. Heywood, Esq., Governor of this Isle, hath entered ane bay-gelding, called by the name
of Loggerhead,and hslth deposited towards the augmenting of the plate for the next year,. ~00 05 00
" Cptain Tho. Hudlston hath entred one white gelding, called Snowball, and hcath depositted,. 05 00
"Mr. William Faigler hath entred his gray gelding, called the Gray-Carraine, and depositted,.. 00 05 00
" Mr. Nicho. Williamnis hath entred one gray stone horse. called the Yorkshire-gray, and depositted, 00 (t5 00
M'ir. Dernster Christian hath entred one gelding, called the Dapple-gray, and hath depositted,.. 00 05 00
"L MEMORANDUM, "28th July, 16S7.
"That this day the above plate was run for by the fore-nmencioned horse, and the same was fairly won by
the right worshipful governor's horse at the two first heates.
"17th Augeust, 16SS.
"Received this day the above, which I am to pay to my master to augmcent ye plate, by me,
" JOHN WOOD.
"It is mv good-will and pleasure yt ye 2 prizes formerly granted (by me) for hers runing and shouting, shall
continue as they did, to be run, or shot for, and soe to continue dureing my good.will and pleasure. Given
under my halld att Lathom, ye 121 of July, 1669.
" DERBY.
" To my g wernor's deputy-governor, and ye
rest of mly officers inc my Isle of Man."