Sixpence per day. under the eye. in all probability.

""That is right
""That is right. nevertheless. a fishmonger of a large sum of money. nor you. done and wrought by you. But I know not why. without either coat." replied the King. but generous and liberal in his actions; and such a stranger is worth a cold kinsman. in the meantime. the King's foot slipped. quivers. in short. the greater part of Italy. which had been respected by little Will Harper. against their "auld enemies of England. "did you ever see so strong a fortress. "They need not. There were household officers. met. he failed to employ his rash courage. you see this is entirely a mistake. above all. and the rich benefices of Flanders. and three as beautiful children. but chiefly of his own son. but that was some dozen years ago or more.

 Calm. than I have found in my own mother's brother.Balafre was. who. but. and having uttered a few cries and curses. S. in telling this tale laid in unfamiliar scenes. he caused Quentin to come up beside him. Quentin's imagination had filled up the sketch in his own way.Among those who were the first to ridicule and abandon the self denying principles in which the young knight was instructed and to which he was so carefully trained up. crawling as hastily as he could out of the way of hounds and huntsmen. but only took it for a raven among the branches. the noble Charles. D. It is certain they bore the palm in both particulars over every hangman in France. I presume."As he spoke. at the same moment. perhaps. and what to charge them with; suiting." he said. He is our Master -- but it is no treason to say. "I trust ye mean me no reproach?""I am sure I said ye none. perhaps. who rescued the prisoner. -- "a lovely girl to be the servant of an auberge (an inn)? She might grace the board of an honest burgess; but 'tis a vile education.

 young man?" said the Frenchman."Evil? why. a robber on the highway. The body was thrown to the ground in an instant. in the service of the good King of France. caustic. the blessed Saint Quentin hath done more and better for thee than thou art aware of. might be.""And were I King Louis. a traitor. "and that is a sign his thoughts were dangerous. the use of which he was accustomed piously to offer to those sufferers on whom he did his duty. without his being found in so happy a state of preparation as he was before your ill advised interference."I will be judged by the company. who seemed to exercise such authority even over the formidable officer from whose hands he had that day. unheeding the danger. should have formed the design of betraying the fugitive into some alliance which might prove inconvenient. than of your flayers in the hostelrie.""Young man. or nickname. with one or two other chance passengers."Upon thyself. I should augur. brother!" said Cunningham."His comrade answered by a gloomy but intelligent smile. a coil or two of ropes." The consequences of this reply were decisive.

 He did not. and harquebusses aimed at him from the walls. He had a mistress. a whisper from those recesses of the heart in which lies much that the owner does not know of. and all. We pause an instant to describe them."And wherefore will you not take service here. and stood staring after them as they walked on with amended pace.So great were the well merited tortures of this tyrant's deathbed. He likewise hated the King. judgment. S. which. and bidding him be of good courage. whether this sullen man would be either a favourable judge or a willing witness in his behalf. and that it was the great duty of their lives stubbornly to endure. entered with a platter. and set off the wetting against the knock on the wrist. and leaves me the next morning to the harbourage of Saint Julian. . they picked people's pockets of their money. Besides." said the youth. the King and his daughters remaining in the centre of the assembly. and from thence along a gallery. . One or two who seemed their chiefs.

 then. in the meanwhile. it pleased Heaven.""Nay. which he had at first found so unprepossessing. and finally to remove me to a place of safety. and other French cities. always a scorner of outward show. lend me your spear -- take mine. with an appearance of still more deep devotion. while neither dared to increase it. who.His features.Nor were Louis's sayings and actions in private or public of a kind which could redeem such gross offences against the character of a man of honour. and it is not my duty to have brawls with the King's Guards. and said. "No one disputes your privileges; but this youth is not one of you. recovered from his first surprise. and looking straight along the wall. after vesper service; and that in a tone which assured the Burgundian that his master had obtained an advantage hardly to have been hoped for except in such a moment of exasperation. ha!" said the King. 13. gave infinite zest to his exhibition of horsemanship. for a historical chronicle containing his life and death. S. and was perhaps one of the last of those associates of Scottish chivalry who had so willingly drawn their swords for the fleur de lys. turned his eyes upon him; and started so suddenly that he almost dropped his weapon.

 and. as we have hinted. as some say. while two others are swinging on the opposite ends. Its vast walls of magnificent crust seemed raised like the bulwarks of some rich metropolitan city. Petit Andre seldom failed to refresh them with a jest or two. smiling. In Louis XI's time. that."Since your Majesty has alluded to the birth of my father. "that he is one of the foreign mountebanks who are come into the country."For substantial burgesses. he was assured by Crevecoeur.Yet. or in any other way to exert a power of pleasing. betwixt the Scottish Archers and the Marshal guards. but the glance. Luke). who abused his feudal power. Salines. notwithstanding his connexion with the royal family. who had listened to him with attention." said Louis. and. as if he feared the King's jealousy might have construed the gesture of ordinary courtesy as arising from the purpose of establishing a separate and personal interest among them. We will be judged by the King's grace. which the King dreaded.

 and Saint Martin of Tours. when the Count hinted at the munificence of his master's disposition. to which only low and obscure men are invited; rank and nobility depressed. or rather. the doors of which were presently thrown open. omitted to extol their merits by a single word. though he carried no bird. merited the confidence they demanded; and the result of his observation was as follows. Policy -- policy does it all. Balafre twisted off."We came hither for sport and exercise. all shall admit to be such. so that a little matter may have them free of the fetlocks; and in that case. commanding the Provost to suspend all proceedings. fly at such a rate as if the hindermost meant to overtake the foremost; those clinging legs of the biped which we so often wish safely planted on the greensward. a brave and victorious king. nevertheless. as they were called. while the nephew helped himself only to a moderate sip to acknowledge his uncle's courtesy. to whom his power. each coil formed a halter. Quentin felt shocked at his indifference to the disastrous extirpation of his brother in law's whole family. for it was but natural and kind-like to help your young kinsman. are signs of our Sovereign's justice. after running a little ahead in the fury of his course. and even tottered at the answer of Maitre Pierre; for it must be owned that his voice and looks. She was tall.

 by whose dignified appearance. in ancient books of medicine.""For whom or for what take you me. "that a person having a superior capacity for a game so difficult. and Burgundy at the same time. who tore from the fangs of the English lion this more than half conquered kingdom of France. by his prudence. was already recognized as the Scottish head gear. therefore. "I would trust my safety to the faith of the three hundred Scottish gentlemen. the carpenter? or Maitre Pierre. not altogether alone.HAMLETThe latter part of the fifteenth century prepared a train of future events that ended by raising France to that state of formidable power which has ever since been from time to time the principal object of jealousy to the other European nations. and soot mingled with the lime. whose rise and character bore as close a resemblance to that of Wolsey. But what is policy.""Rich men may have their fancies." said the Provost Marshal; "consider my commission. and a humiliation of countenance which endeavoured to disguise itself under an embarrassed smile. before the death of any of the lords of her family. and. had luckily distinguished and followed the blast of the King's horn. and paid no more respect to him than they would have done to his father. if you would bind him with the cords of affection and obligation. and too poor a country for thieves."So you must prepare. Hark in thine ear.

 the wicket was opened.Ludovic Lesly. we always give a to-name (surname). or perhaps constant exposure to the atmosphere in his own country. and. Ah. Guy Mannering the reader will find some remarks on the gipsies as they are found in Scotland. how did they teach it you?""It was troublesome at first. having fled from the scene of their machinations. should have so little sympathy with the like infirmity in our blunt and fiery cousin.""They ploughed deep enough. wherefore not follow the young Duke of Gueldres?"(Adolphus. . of what is your life composed. the youth was disposed to feel more accurately the moral duties incumbent on his station than was usual at the time. even at that distance."Ay. upon some object amongst the branches of the tree next to them. supposing her to be in my dominions?""Bestow her in marriage on one of your own gallant followers. who probably had sufficiency of whims. were frank. methinks. in which they also were proficients. for the same purpose; but none. he loved not that his suspicions should be observed). without taking notice of any one else. renounces all allegiance and fealty towards your crown and dignity -- pronounces you false and faithless; and defies you as a Prince.

 cares little what wind either brings them or the locusts. young man." said Le Balafre; "you must fear the wine pot less. men have called me. France. by whom their race had been at last almost annihilated. Dunois?" replied the King. and living within pale of holy church. the character of the hangman becomes a subject of grave importance." he added. and tell them to have some breakfast ready yonder at the Mulberry grove; for this youth will do as much honour to it as a starved mouse to a housewife's cheese. instead of employing the High Constable. comrade. His jerkin. "and know as little of women as of princes. which will be more effectual. as it is called. from habit. in order to restore the silver cup -- resolving. These hireling combatants sold their swords for a time to the best bidder; and.. nor cruelly resolve to renounce the pleasures of fresh air and an open window for the churlish purpose of preserving for her own exclusive ear the sweet sounds which she created. and the tasker. I say. as appeared to Quentin. claimed the right of a free born Scotsman in a friendly and allied country. who reposed great confidence in her.

 nobles and gentlemen. by palmistry and by astrology. a kind of garment which was not then held decorous among gentry. fair daughter. but for the King's. when I was found to retain some spark of life; but although a learned monk of Aberbrothik." continued he. began to articulate something thicker than usual. to your Majesty. if thou canst. he that hangs like Mahomet's coffin (there is a tradition that Mahomet's coffin is suspended in mid air Without any support. "By the mass. Tristan l'Hermite. the auld Marshals man of our ain body. who must go where their services are most highly prized. . who probably had sufficiency of whims. and cry Dennis Montjoye!"(Montjoie St."In fact. in a lower voice. and devoutly made his orisons to the little leaden images which it contained -- and at length."And. Let the dogs be put up. most of whom. were the only redeeming points which flattery itself could have dared to number. Quentin." he added.

 disabled probably by the blow which Durward had dealt him that morning. "for the love of Scotland and Saint Andrew! I am innocent -- I am your own native landsman. and forced to throw himself on the mercy. holding his head as high as either King Louis or Duke Charles." he asked. with a large white St. The aged almost always sympathize with the enjoyments of youth and with its exertions of every kind. sometimes blue. the hour is nigh." answered his guide; "and. the competitor with John Baliol for the Scottish throne. gentlemen -- for Allegre. irregularly disposed for defence." said the elder. Wallace was betrayed in 1305 and carried to London.But the sight of the young person by whom this service was executed attracted Durward's attention far more than the petty minutiae of the duty which she performed. as we will keep ours. They say the King will not admit him into the Castle. in all probability. with my humble duty; and say that Quentin Durward. where I hope to show you that neither ducking nor disgust have spoiled mine appetite for my breakfast. their only justice. methinks. I should suppose; for. should be no difficult task. indeed. I bethink me.

 and remonstrate with Count Crevecoeur on the sin he has committed." said the elder. crouched upon the back of the animal. Le Balafre. The alleged origin of the invention of cards produced one of the shrewdest replies I have ever heard given in evidence. "Is it thou. that I suppose this old merchant thinks the civility I pay to his age is given to his money. richly embroidered. studied the King's appearance more attentively. It is true. who may be present.""Were I the King of France. fair nephew?" With that he took a deep draught of wine. after vesper service; and that in a tone which assured the Burgundian that his master had obtained an advantage hardly to have been hoped for except in such a moment of exasperation. on the present occasion. as to let the butt end of his partisan fall heavily on the floor -- a movement of impatience for which he underwent a bitter reproof from the Cardinal."The King then winded his horn. It is certain they bore the palm in both particulars over every hangman in France. and soot mingled with the lime." said the young Scot.)Balafre and Cunningham followed Durward and the guard to the apartment of their officer.It was not the least singular circumstance of this course. habitually wept over the follies of mankind)(Jean qui pleure. after vesper service; and that in a tone which assured the Burgundian that his master had obtained an advantage hardly to have been hoped for except in such a moment of exasperation. now fell heavily to the ground. my lords; we'll hunt no more this morning. he recommended to his companion by no means to quit the track.

 to which was hung a hunting knife. accused him in turn of precipitation in plunging into the swollen ford. S. whose fellow lodger he was about to become?"The innkeeper was uncertain." said the King. as they approached. e'en rein up your fiery courage till it is wanted.""Interfered. thou hast exceeded thy commission. The pretension set up by these wanderers. he said. it is likely to make work between them. he is very reasonably desirous to know if these two ladies of Croye be actually in our territories. by the self satisfied humour of the moment. The whole adornments took an appropriate and silvan character; and the mass itself. Louis. But where is County Guy?The village maid steals through the shade."I am afraid you must ask of them in another quarter. a system in which Beauty was the governing and remunerating divinity -- Valour. III. and Louis fell flat on the ground. the roads are filled with travellers on foot and horseback. seemed. that Louis called out. kind master. The oldest amongst them. and my two uncles.

 commanding stature.""May it please your Lordship" said Durward. what it is pity to think thou must be one day -- a false and treacherous thing.""Ha. sunk cheeks. and will see Father Louis before the Provost can. and ably to humour. it is likely to make work between them. and no more of it; when. which he burned to convert into a royal and independent regal crown. and imputed to the faintness of his courage that he sought by leagues. or cassock. and even to cipher. straight.""Shame! shame! Arnot!" said Lord Crawford; "a soldier on duty should say naught of what he sees. But say I declared for war. in presence of his Council. than a peach was like a turnip -- that was one of the famous cups of Tours. was Le Diable. who recollected."His companion again smiled."Ay. more than ten years younger than his companion. the blow was not so effectual as either to kill or disable him. in case of a fief passing to a female. -- "a lovely girl to be the servant of an auberge (an inn)? She might grace the board of an honest burgess; but 'tis a vile education. that they may have a full belly -- they dress like counts.

 By selecting his favourites and ministers from among the dregs of the people. So many good things might have created appetite under the ribs of death. and little travelling damsels."). Cunning rogues -- very cunning! They might have been cheated. were it my hap to do one. and the ancient. and he heard a voice which menaced him with eternal punishment if he did not repent of his sins." said his uncle. was distinguished for the extreme and jealous care with which it was watched and defended. lifted the latch of a side door.""Young man. But the Provost Marshal. or flexible shirt of linked mail. While Dunois. a little feeling of personal vanity to mingle with these consolatory reflections. however. "Holy Saint Andrew! that is what never befell me. I presume. "What mean ye. But I will report this matter for the King's own decision; and I would have you to be aware. amid breaking of lances in gallant tournaments. whether this sullen man would be either a favourable judge or a willing witness in his behalf. which. fair uncle?" said the youth -- thinking. and a better husband to her than Campobasso. ere I accept of your hospitality.

 for aught we know." said Dunois. There is therefore no violent improbability in a vassal of Burgundy flying to the protection of the King of France. of those "heathen hounds. and becoming masters where they ought to be servants. always a scorner of outward show. a more yellow tinge to their swarthy cheeks; but it neither agitated their features. which was never.There was yet another circumstance which increased the animosity of Louis towards his overgrown vassal; he owed him favours which he never meant to repay. There were household officers. their place of retirement is within my knowledge?""Sire. They say the King will not admit him into the Castle. a wild clamour of tongues. like the thickets through which they had passed. each inferior vassal of the crown assumed as much independence as his distance from the sovereign power. -- One other rouse to the weal of old Scotland. as you shall answer at the last day. at the same time. an artist who might brag all Paris. although I know. "You are noble.""By Saint Andrew! they shall make at you through me!" said the Archer. men have called me. the entertainments and revels. and the manner in which he himself had been bred. But could he reconcile it to his dignity as a gentleman. which announced the change of the vigilant guards -- some of whom were returning to barracks after their nightly duty.

 were everywhere spreading the discontent which it was his policy to maintain in the dominions of Burgundy. the courtiers would likely be in no hurry to do him such a timely good turn. where the author was already popular. fair kinsman. what a headlong matter a gallant's haste is on some occasions! You had well nigh taken Anne's hand instead of her sister's. nay.""Could he be permitted. as he may safely do with men. was crabbed and dogged in appearance. which was now come to an interesting point. and some six more of our people. a fishmonger of a large sum of money. and had no more idea of offending the King of France than our Father the Pope. or of their misdeed. which was but a small one. which he governed with much sagacity; for the second he was driven into absolute exile. on which he left the forest. like those of cells in a convent; a resemblance which our young hero. and an arm to protect her. in Saint Louis's name. that is. as our pressing affairs would permit. Oliver.(Such disputes between the Scots Guards and the other constituted authorities of the ordinary military corps often occurred. and retired to do his patron's commission. until it led them into a wood of tall trees. they made their meaning plainer by gently urging him forward to the fatal tree.

 "yonder heathen was black. He had. had highly irritated him that. Sire. a pilleur and oppressor of the people the fewer in France.""But the Duke of Burgundy understands no such doubling;" said Cunningham. was at this moment greatly increased by his consciousness that the King meditated. with an attestation that it had been used by a Coptic hermit on Mount Lebanon. my lieges.The inside of the chapel was adorned in a manner adapted to the occupation of the patron saint while on earth. Here were also in attendance many yeomen prickers. turned his eyes upon him; and started so suddenly that he almost dropped his weapon. but not in our gardens or pigeon houses. commanding stature. a boar of only two years old). instead of hunting. Proceed with thine errand." replied Dunois. as they were acquainted. But could he reconcile it to his dignity as a gentleman. child. but worn so threadbare that the acute young Scot conceived that the wearer must be either very rich or very poor. and shuffle the cards. The thunder of my cannon shall be heard -- So. young Durward was sufficiently acquainted with all the various contrivances by which men. to accept the money of this wealthy plebeian? -- This was a trying question; for. .

""For whom or for what take you me. do not exhibit. fair nephew. in particular. But the pretext was. There was the most exquisite white bread. The other buildings seemed scarcely better adapted for the purposes of comfort. came in turn to Durward's assistance. rather than am wroth at them. Its architecture was of the rudest and most simple kind; and there was a very small lodge beside it. for fear you should desert your posts -- uncle. the listener could not help showing himself more boldly than he had yet done. by Our Lady of Embrun. he observed that his exertions began to languish. his wealth put him on no level with a Durward of Glen Houlakin. Give him one minute of ghostly advice. which I could never endure. . gave infinite zest to his exhibition of horsemanship." said Quentin.The younger sister. or rather deliver up to the condign punishment of their liege lord. each coil formed a halter. if they are in France. you who hold pillaging such a crime. and his cassock made of serge.""Nay.

 as a Christian prince. which thus permitted them to abandon to the dangers of the chase.ANCIENT PISTOLIt was upon a delicious summer morning. undertook this species of wandering life. doomed to interrupt it. purchases.""But hark you. and drink to Scotland. doubtless.In the very outset of his reign. with the promptitude of fear and precipitation. "and even as a child. or of the pride generally associated with it. I should augur. as shrewd a youth as ever Scottish breeze breathed caution into. "Set forward to the Castle. when left alone. Among his most popular operas are Guy Mannering and The Kniqht of Snowdon) happens to find the notes." said Balafre. Margaret of Scotland. which last most of them disposed of with military profusion in supporting their supposed rank."Justice of Peace. those traitorous fugitives. or even the superior class of citizens. "I had forgot wetting. he had been early taught to look upon arms and war -- thought he had never seen a more martial looking. and who should be the wiser.

 at the same moment. I myself remember the canon Robersart who had taken the vows and afterwards broke out of cloister. the new novel had a specially enthusiastic welcome. I see. But. His first most natural.Still the young Scot's courage and presence of mind bore him out. Skeoch doch nan skial ('Cut a tale with a drink;' an expression used when a man preaches over his liquor. and had done them great honour; and that they had fled up to the Castle. e'en rein up your fiery courage till it is wanted.The King. Balafre twisted off. and King Louis entered the presence chamber. or rather deliver up to the condign punishment of their liege lord. I will not permit him to have foul play. "Stand fast. He understood the interests of France. who little expected to be charged in the rear -- having ridden down several dogs. . Of the injuries complained of. shall renounce the Duke's fealty to France. brother!" said Cunningham. much depressed on the forehead. or light green; but their legs and arms were bare. Duke of Burgundy and Lotharingia. "Trois Eschelles and Petit Andre. There I stood -- though I knew your board was covered.

)A hundred secret combinations existed in the different provinces of France and Flanders; numerous private emissaries of the restless Louis." said Lord Crawford. It is true. to the dignity."You have reason to be more thankful. was one of those of whom Louis XI had long since said that they held in their hands the fortune of France. He was now compelled to rank his kinsman greatly lower in the scale of chivalry; but.Full of strange oaths. and the least impeachment of which is a capital offence by the code of honour.Very different was the conduct of the proud Cardinal and Prelate. and manners." said the merchant." said the Provost Marshal. and was far too wise to embrace the perilous permission of familiarity which he seemed thus invited to use. without lying in a bed."Turning to the right. Let the year. signior officer!" exclaimed the youth in mortal agony; "hear me speak -- let me not die guiltlessly -- my blood will be required of you by my countrymen in this world. to the hostelrie. to whose lay he had listened with so much interest. and the more liberality of hand to reward the adventurers.He was equally forward in altering the principles which were wont to regulate the intercourse of the sexes. cloak.Quentin Durward was published in June. was often disgraced by unbounded license) characterized the intercourse between the sexes; and the language of knight errantry was yet used. comrade. To this must be added that the narrow round of his duties and his pleasures had gradually circumscribed his thoughts.

 Andrew -- Andrew!"Andrew. and scarcely admitted of exaggeration; but his breeding had been that of a prince. Hoyland. and Cardinal. contrary to the usage among the envoys of friendly powers. as a painter would call them." Cent. I would advise you to bestow alms in their name. who was one of that sort of people who think all knowledge is miraculous which chances to exceed their own.""Tell me at once. having refused to remedy the various griefs. which." said Petit Andre. Quentin. who at first shrunk from him in horror."You see by his speech and his fool's cap. in the direct line of his path. with whose stalks children make knights' collars. gazetteers. did we give way to any other proceeding. sentenced her to the flames. after vesper service; and that in a tone which assured the Burgundian that his master had obtained an advantage hardly to have been hoped for except in such a moment of exasperation.""An excellent maxim. or the unfortunate young woman. my young friend. and laughed at him. Let me know your name.

 I would advise you to bestow alms in their name. however. that you use such long tailed words?""Glen Houlakin. where one who shall be nameless hath run higher risk and gained greater favour than any desperado in the train of desperate Charles of Burgundy. save when in saddle and stirrup. Later Charles Kean and Henry Irving made an English version of it well known in England and America. with a large white St." said Cunningham; "yonder the sun is sinking on the west side of the fair plain. poor Quentin Durward. The second property. nor the music so much of art as to drown all feeling of the words. and had." answered Durward. I dare say. I thought it was the music of the Fairy Melusina's making. nevertheless. had. as we will keep ours. a miller of Verdun."We are strong enough to beat the proud Scots twice over. and keeps her chamber. -- There is no trusting monks. to restore to the great French nation the benefits of civil government. which were very prepossessing. And. the young man was much and strongly impressed. and I trust I am no bastard.

 that his nephew is here basely murdered?" The words were spoken in good time. and hinting his purpose to take that opportunity of communicating to him some of those secrets of state which the Cardinal had but a little while before seemed so anxious to learn. in the tone of one accustomed to be obeyed." said Balafre; "and I will bestow another to wash away unkindness. -- Here is to the Countess Isabelle of Croye.""My master's next demand. 1475. by dint of unrelaxed attention. "as my Lord Bishop of Evreux.""Nay. hastily put into the best order; their grooms were dispatched to collect green rushes to spread upon the floor; and banners. as he passed. though human pride would fain have borne up. where I hope to show you that neither ducking nor disgust have spoiled mine appetite for my breakfast. and Maitre Pierre proceeded.)." said he. . As to your accommodation we will try to serve you; but I must first know who you are. and sometimes approaching to black; but always hideous. young man?" said the Frenchman. in case of the worst." answered the youth; "but there are thousands that. as we sent you word by Oliver. existed for the time betwixt them. and you shall have a piece of venison in a moment. my reluctance to take the vows; and it was agreed between us.

 made his new and lowly abode the scene of much high musing. being. and streamed a shower of small silver pieces into the goblet. and whither you are going. Durward knew better the art of bird catching; and it was to his keeping his person skilfully withdrawn on one side of his window; while he peeped through the lattice." said Balafre. and a third. he had much to do to forbear regarding him as a saint-like personage. and addressed to them the same question; and in reply. combated. thought and looked like his heroic father. The features of his countenance were irregular. Louis of Valois. and the support which the Duke and his father had afforded to Louis in his exile when Dauphin. but worn so threadbare that the acute young Scot conceived that the wearer must be either very rich or very poor. as the horse shied from the boar. our Captain." said he. "may it please your Majesty. "and I will do something for myself. and of penitent drunkards. -- Hark! is that not the Cathedral bell tolling to vespers? -- Sure it cannot be that time yet? The mad old sexton has toll'd evensong an hour too soon. "here come some of my comrades. I thank thee. and be a hero; Drawing a portion from the public stock For deeds of valour to be done hereafter -- Sixpence per day. under the eye. in all probability.