The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-10

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are to be seen various instruments of tor
tue which are narrowing to an extreme.
| To the right is the block on which Lord
Lovat laid his head in 1747. He was hon
ored by a new block, the AK used however
had seen service since 1857. Next are sew
eral mounted suits used by Henry VIII,
and some old revOivers of very ancient
| date. Then comes very beautiful suit
worn by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester,
favorite of Elizabeth. Passing into a
smaller room one sees an old fowling piece
owned by Charles l.. and old-style swords
of various designs. In an enclosure is the
armor of James H., and the saddle and
trappings of William III. The gem of the
collection, from an artistic point, is rich
ly engraved gilt suit presented to Charles
l. by the city of London. Leaving the
Armory and turning westward one faces
an extensive collection of cannon. One
of these, recovered from the Mary Rose,
retains the stone shot with which it was
charged when that man of-war went down.
Another records that it was captured in
Cochin China at an unknown date by the
Chinese and taken from them by the Eng
lish in 1912. Among the French guns are
two of brass made for Louis XIV. with the
significant motto-'the last argument of
kings; one captured from the French in
1855 and another made for Napolean,
which bears his cypher and crown. 9th
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the Spanish, Portuguese, Turks and Rus
slams | saw no guns taken from Ameri-
cans, but when one of my friends visited
| Windsor Castle he was shown cannon
which the guide was 50 considerate as to
inform him had been taken from us at
Bunker Hill, yes was his patriotic re-
ply, "you took the cannon and we took
the hill" which seemed a thoroughly eff
fectual quietus. The earliest English NOR
tar, of Swiss make, was made in 1886
| Numerous collections of bar chain, grape
and stone shot are also within the ArmOry.
Turning westward after leaving these i'm
plements of war one gazes on the spot
which is the eliminating point of interest
in the Tower. 1t is small green space
planted about by trees in the centre of
which is a square spot marked by stone
This outer space is Tower Green and the
smaller the spot where the block stood for
more than two hundred and fifty years.
Six executions took place here between
1896 and 1901 all of whom were people of
great prominence. They were Anne
Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII. and
ried to Henry after he put aside Katherine
of Arragon in 1888, and executed three
years later In 1541 Margaret, Countess
of Salisbury, was beheaded. She was the
brother of Edward ". and was the last of
the Plantagenets. 1t is said that when the
executioner told her to place her head on
the block she replied $50 should traitors
do and am none," and notwithstanding
she was informed that such was the custom
she refused telling the axe-man he should
| get her head off as best he could, where
upon she resisted him until overcome by
superior strength when she was thrown on
the block and her head severed in the most
ruthless fashion. A year later Katherine
| Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, was eX-
ecuted after consorting with the King for
less than two years. The same year and
| day saw the death of Jane, Fiscountess
| Rockford. She was sisterin-law of
| Queen Anne Boleyn and was attainted with
| Queen Katherine. In 1854 Lady Jane Grey,
| the ten days queen, was executed. Lady
Jane was allowed to see her husband go
forth to his death and to look upon his
| body after death. The death of this wo-
man is one of the very saddest stories
among the bloody pages of English history
and well might it be Standardization.
what crimes are committed in thy name.
The sixth executed, and the first male vic
tim, was Robert DevereuX, Earl of Essex.
From this accursed spot one approaches
St Peters chapel. Here lie buried the un
fortunates already named together with
other victims of the block: the Earl of
Kildere, Bishop Fisher, Sir Thomas Moore,
Duke of Somerset, Sir Thomas Arundel,
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland;
Lord Guilford Dudley, Philip, Earl of
Arundel; James, Duke of Monmouth; Will
liam, Marquis of Tulibardine; William,
Viscount Stafford; William, Earl of Kiln
arnock; Thomas, Lord Grey of Wilton, and
other notables. This chapel is generally
reckoned chapel royal. 1t is first spoken
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chapel was burnt in 1912 but rebuilt in
1899, and had not long been completed be-
| fore the first victims of Henry Will were
| inferred therein. There is no spot on
earth sadder than this little cemetery for
before the high altar of st. Peter repose the
remains of two dukes between two queens,
all four beheaded the Dukes of Northum-
berland and Somerset and Queens kathe
rine and Anne. As Macauley put it:
| 'Thther have been carried through sue
cessive ages, bv the rude hands of gaolers,
| without one mourner following, the bleed
ing relics of men who have been the cap
tains of armies, the leaders of parties, the
oracles of senates, and the ornaments of
| courts. o lnC west OF lnt Cllapel OF 81.
Peter Al |'inculd is the Beauchamp Tower
which was used in Tudor days as Il place
of detention for State prisoners. 1t is con-
nected with the DevereuX and Bell Tow
| erS The stones carved with prisoners
names and inscriptions in the chambers of
this tower are very numerous. The name
probably arose from the surname of
Thomas, third Earl of Warwick, who was
imprisoned there by Richard Ill. The in
scriptions in this tower commence near
the doorway. The first is that of Walter
Pasleu dated 1869 and 1870. The carver
is not otherwise known to fame. The next
is that of Robert Dudley, fifth son John,
Duke of Northumberland brother of Gull
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