Among the tombs of the Manners at Bottesford, near Belvoii; Castle,, that to

Francis, the sixth Eirl, excite*? perennial interest—not for the sake of the Eirl himself, but on account of the two stiff, queer little figures which kneel under the canopy of the tomb. These were the " two little sonnes, both which died in their infancy, by wicked practice and sorcerye." The tale of this evil deed is typical of much that happened some three centuries ago. The Countess had reason to believe that certain of her domestics misbehaved themselves, and accordingly she dismissed them, not how ever, without treating them generously in the matter of gifts. The dismissal rankled in the minds of these women, and straightway, having entered into the service of the devil, they begin to plot mischief against the noble house of Manners. For their convenience the devil premised to " attnnd them iu such pretty forms of dog, cat, or rat, that they should neither be terrified nor any body else be suspicious of the matter." Of these forms the " cat " seems most to have pleased, for in the evidence upon their trail in Lincoln their cat " Rutter kin " was much used against them. By the aid of Grimalkin they brought about the deaths of the two sons of the Duke and Duchess. First one sickened and died, and then the other, without ade quate reason. The women were not sus pected for long ; but certain changes in them (" a diabolical expression " being mentioned) led to their arrest. The eldest of the three protested her inno ence. If she lied she wished the bread and-butter she was eating might choke her, which it probably did. The two others, her daughters, then confessed. They had stolen the glove of the young heir of the family and given it to their mother, " who stroked Rutterskin with it, dipped it in hot water, and pricked it ; whereupon Lord Ross fell ill and suff ered extremely. In order to prevent L->rd and Lady Rutland from having any more chiidreu, they had taken some feathers from their bed, and a pur of glove.'', which they boiled in water mingled with a little blood. In all these particulars Philippa corroborated her sister. 