ing of the Mediaeval ages ; (2) that he should be a military man , accustomed to judge of ground, numbers, & c.; (3) that he should be familiar with the actual neighbourhood of Battle. They accordingly addressed themselves to several gentlemen who combined some of these requisites, but were unfortunate in being unable to induce these gentlemen to
render the service desired of them.
At the eleventh hour, then, the Council were unprovided with a guide to the field , and Mr. SAVERY appealed to me to take the office on myself, he having all the work of organisation to attend to,and being engaged in preparing a paper on the Bayeux tapestry, to be read on the evening of the same day, illustrated by an enlarged copy of the tapestry; a work requiring much time and labour. I was thus in a manner forced to undertake a duty for which no one knew better than myself how little I was fitted : nevertheless , having undertaken it, I determined to do my best, knowing well that I could rely on the hearty support of my brother secretary Mr. SAVERY, whom I have to thank for his friendly aid , and valuable suggestions; and especially for his well executed model of the ground. By the courtesy of the Duke of Cleveland I was enabled to explore the battle field in every direction , and while so engaged , I received some very useful hints from the Dean of Battle.
