The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-12-08
RICHARD THE THIRD AND car
DINAI, WDDi.St.Y.

4" Across the river S0an al iciccs
ter. is II low. narrow. aud one -arrh
ed bridge. over which Richard III.
rode on horseback the day before
the battle ol BnsHorth field. which
was fought at the distance of miles
from Leicester. and in which the re
gal monster Tell, fighting gailantly
I" the LAST othIng but the asst
rance. that not the slightest traces o.
the works OF War CouId br found
prevented ms from visiting an arena =,
upon which the fortunes Of Kings
were decided. In riding. o,cl. Bow
Bridge. Richard is said To have dash.
ed has foot against the railing. owing
10 the nari.oWncss Of The passage AM
the prancing of his charger. This
circumstance gave rise to "A predir-
ton nj his fate. in the conflict with
Richmond. The next day he was
brought back from BosUorlh. bis
bleeding corsc stripped of IFS m,lt9vy
aud regal habIlmcnts. bcin" ,ndcly
slUng across his sieed. aud treated
with indignity by his Cnmquerors.-
He Was buried IL the Church ol Grey
frIars; but in the midst of some
popular cNcesscs, Il few years after
wards. his body was taken up. bornc
by mob 10 Bow Bridge, \ throw
over the railing. upon little island
just below. which oncr di, ided the
Snan. though now united on one side
to the mainland.-Ehcrc. beneath an
aged Weeping willow. The pendant
branches of winch o>crhang and
hattie themselves in the stream, re
posi- the ashes Of monarch, al
whose name " the world grew pale :"
The stone coffin in which he was
originally lnurned, after being di-
vested of It's contents WAS taken To
one OF the mus IN Leicester, aud IT,
sed as AN nat-trough in the stable.
II was al length broken by the frns,.
water haN my been accidentally left IN
1t III cold winter night. As popu-
lar Indignation at thr crimes and
crurlties of Richard had by this
tine in a great measure subsidized,
and the muse Of Shakespeare had
impaired an interest even IT, his G.
nOllnilies. the fragments Of the sar-
c"phagos were carefully preserved,
aud are still IN the possession of "A
vlrtus0 living IN The vicinity. The
same gentleman has also the bed in
which Gloucester slept at the Blue
Boar Inn. near BoW Bridge. in his
way IN RosWDrlll field The tavern
IL yet standimg.--lt is an old fash
inncd English house, with pro Zee
ton in front, built of wood. X filled
IN with brick and mortar. II is at
present occupied as II store house for
wood. The door Was unfortunately
locked. and we could not obtain ad-
mlttanGc.
From an examination of these me-
morials Of Richard III we went to
the ruins of the Abbey Of St Mary
dc Pratis. scarcely less celebrated
or less Interesting, by being the
place where Cardinal WooIsey died.
II is hall mile from the town, stu
ated upon little cmincuce in the
midst Of AN extensive meadow,
whence lis appcllation is derived
The wall Of the spacious enclosure
containing many acres. remains
almost entire. On one side it
runs along upon the immediate
bank Of the Snan. forming high n
romantic moat. " i'll, "A curtain of ivy
suspended IN fcstoons from the an
Cicut rampant Of The water n ming
ling lis tressrs with the rrcdy mar
gin IT the sirCan.-Ab0Ne. the en-
closure is b0rdored with trees and
snrubbery. The courts have been
converted into gardens for fruits, ul
MhI,h We partook, scaIIng ourscli es
in the Shade of the ruin, aud Of the
: view growing by theCrumblng walls.
Time has lnaDc but lev inloads IN.
on the northern section, near the
middle Of which Was the grand en-
trance. under lofty arch. At The
gate, Cardinal Woolsry. in a state
Of pcnnry aud derrepiludc, bere!t Of
his honours by the Sudden reverse OF
fortune, deprived Of his eight hun
drcd attendants. sex and solitary,
riding upon a mule. made Applicant
on Tor admission. and MAS recci, ed
by the charitable Father.
" At last, with easy roads, he came to Leices