The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-16
THESEAT UPON WHICH ENG
LISH MONARCHS ARE
CROWNED.
HISTORY OF STONE OF sCONE.

long period of rest has probably not
occurred in the course of it's long and
varied experience. There are two le
gends as to its origia, one of Irish an,i
the other Of Scotch birth, which in
process of time have been intermingl-
cd and some inconvencnt details ig-
nored. The tale as given by the
chroniclers is briefly this:
A certain Greek, Galethus by name,
went to Egypt at the time of the Ex-
.odus, where he married Scotia, the
daugh er of Pharaoh After the de-
struction of the Egyptian hosts in the
Red sea Galethus and Scotia, with a
band Of Egyptians, Travelled along the
north coast of Africa to Gibraltar.
Thence they crossed to Spain, where
they settled, and Galethus founded a
kingdom. For many generations this
kingdom continued to be ruled by the
defendants OF Galethus and Scotia.
Their royal scat was the "Stone of
Destiny described in the earlier le-
gends as the "stone shaped like a
chair"
In the course of time Simon Brecb,
leader of band of Scots, took the
stone to Ireland and was crowned on
it at Tara as king of that country.
Here it was called the ella FALL or
"Stone Destiny" Fergus, son OF
Eric, lineal descendant of Simon Brech,
being driven out of Ireland by his foes,
500 B. c., went to Argyle, in Scot
land, taking the fateful stone along
with him. He set it up at Duns-
staffenage, with the inscription:
Nj fallat fatum Scott, quocunque
locatum.
Invenient lapidem, regnare tenetur
ibidum.
Forty kings were successfully crown
ed upon the stone while it remain
ed in Argyle. The last of these was
driven back to Ireland. His nephew
Fergus McErc, returning, conquered
Argyle in the sixth century and was
crowned Sin the marble chair"
In 1896, after the defeat of Ballot by
Edward l, the Stone of Scone was
transported by the conqueror to Eng
land as one of the most precious spoils
of victory.
Its removal was regarded as ma.
tional humiliation by the Scotch and in
the treaty Of 1928 one of the conditions
insisted upon by the Scotch was the
return of the "Stone of Scone." How
ever, for some unexplained reason this
was never done.
Henry III had rebuilt Westmin-
ster Abbey and erected chapel to
contain splendid shrine to Edward
the Confessor, the original builder of
the Abbey Church. The shrine was
the work of an italian artist, Peter of
Rome, and originally shown with
I. l.,r. gliding and fine mosaic work.
These ylories have been much defaced
and dimmed during the centuries
which have elapsed since it was erect
ed.
The floor of the chapel was also laid
in beautiful mosaic work-aow worn
away by trampling feet of many gener-
ations. Against the alterscreen in
this chapel stand the coronation chairs
OF England. The Queens chair was
made for Mary, daughter Of James II,
when, in 1889, William of Orange and
Mary were crowned at Westmins,
ter
The stone is an oblong block of red
sandstone and is placed under the seat
of the chair on board, supported by
four carved lions, one at each corner.
1t is said to have been gilded and
otherwise decorated, but, if So, these
adorments have entirely disappeared.
In modern coronations it is covered
with cloth of gold.
1t is, to say the least. very curious
that the sole claim of Edward VII to
he crowned sitting upon the "Stone
of Scone" rests upon his descent from
a Scottish Princess Elizabeth Stuart,
only daughter of James l of England,
wife of the Elector Palatine, after
ward King of Bohemia, the heroine of
the Thirty Years War, who inherited
the beauty, wit and the misfortuncs OF
her grandmother, Mary Queen OF
Scots-Neu York Eccniny Post.
Young Winks -"Dick. my boy
will your sister be at home this even
ing?'
Little Dick-s.I think So"
Yonug Winks-"Its only a night
or two since | called, but I'd like to
call again this evening if thought
she'd be at home. Here's some choc
olate for you, Dick"
"Thanks awfully."
Young Winks-"Now, Dick,
want you to be good little friend Of
mine.'
Little Dick-"Well, I'll be care
full not to let her know your
coming