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ILLUSTRATIONS OF DOMESTIC CUSTOMS and England quarterly, surmounted by the imperial crown-. The supporters of the scutcheon are the lion and the dragon, indicating that these roundels are of the times of Queen Eliza- beth. On each is inscribed a rhyming stanza and Scripture texts, each relating, as those on the tablets already described, to some different subject of moral admonition. The following examples may suffice to shew the character of these quaint "posies." Under the symbol of a skull, " Content yi selfe w*^ thyn estat And sende noo poore wight from thy gate For why this coucell I y® giue To learn to die and die to lyue Set an order in y' liouse for y" shalt die k not lyue. Eel. 3. Thy goodes wel got by knowledge skile Wil healpe y> hungrie bagges to tyll But riches gayned by falsehoodes drift Will run awaic as streame ful swift.