Kirby, R. S. [Editor]; Kirby, R. S. [Oth.]: Kirby's Wonderful And Eccentric Museum; Or, Magazine Of Remarkable Characters: Including All The Curiosities Of Nature And Art, From The Remotest Period To The Present Time, Drawn from every authentic Source. Illustrated With One Hundred And Twenty-Four Engravings. Chiefly Taken from Rare And Curious Prints Or Original Drawings. Six Volumes (Vol. III.) (London: R.S. Kirby, 1820)

ACCOUNT OF THE BROTHERS STEPS. 167
clothe, and twisted in law of carnacion colour and lyned
with crymsone bayes, and th’ other is a red shipp russet
colour, striped about the cape, and downe the fore face
twisted with two rows of twisted lace, russet and gold
buttons afore, and uppon the sholdier, being’ of the clothe
itself set with the said twisted lace, and the buttons of
russet silke and golde. This youthes name is Gilbert
Edwodd, and page to Sr. Valentine Browne, Knight,
who is run awaye this fowerth daye of Januarie, with
theis parcels followeing, viz. a chaine of wyer worke
golde, with a button of the same, and a small ringe of
golde, at it two flagging chaines of golde, th’ one being
marked with theis letters v. & b. upon the lock, and th’
other with a little broken jewell at it, one carkanel of
pearle and jasynets thereto hangeing, a jewell like a
marimade of gold enamelled the tayle thereof being sett
with diamonds, the bellye of the made with a ruby, and
the shilde a diamond, the cheine of golde whereon it
hangeth is set with small diamonds and rubyes and cer-
teyne money in golde and white money.
Burghlye To all Constables, Bayliffs and
Hunsdone Hedboroughs, and to all other the
Warwick Queen’s Officers whatsoever, to whome
Howarde the same belongeth and appertayneth.
Valentine Browne.

Account of an extraordinary Curiosity called the Brothers
Steps.

The following particulars relative to this very singular
phenomenon are given in a letter from Mr. Thomas
Smith, to Mr. John Warner, of London, dated July
17th, 1778.

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