The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-10-16
By WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

earliest record shows that the Earl Of
Albemarle gave the estate to his
daughter when she was married to
the Earl of Pembroke. AfterWard. il
came into the possession of Lord Say
and Sele, and he conveyed it to the
Archbishop of Canterbury, who at his
death bequeathed it to the See of can
terDury, Cramner, occupied the place
in the sixteenth century and conveyed
it to Henry VII. tCramner will be re
membered as one Of the three bishops
who were burned at the stake.) 1t
was once in the possession of Queen
Mary and afterWard of Queen Eliza
beth, who conveyed it to Dudley, her
faVolite earl. The house is a Nerita-
BILE museum and art gallery, and con
tains hundreds of pictures. many OF
them OF kings and others prominent
in English history. one of the rooms
was fitted up by James |, for himself
when he paid a visit to KnOle, and the
room is kept as it Was. The bed is
said to have cost $4,000, and the cur
tainS and bed cover are embroidered
with gold and silver. The mattresses
| are Of waite satin and the walls are
| hung with Flemish tapestry represent
| ing scenes from the history of Nebu-
chadneZZar.
The great hall used as dining
! room is > feet long and half as wide
| At one end is a raised floor, where the
!
| below him sat the retainers and lower
! members of the household. y list OF
! 1876 names is preserved, that being the
| number of those who regularly TOOK
! their meals in the hail in 1924. In
! this hall there is q large collection OF
| silver and pewter vessels, handed down
| from generation to generation. The
| grounds and gardens, | need hardly
! add, are in keeping with the interior
! of the castle. We saw here one of the
/ dill Of In
! horticulturists art that has come uts
/ der our observation. Grape vines are
! grown in large pots and trained upon !
! hoop-like trellis. When we We're there
! the clusters of ripened grapes added
! to the beauty of the vines
We spent one night in Broughtor
! castle as the guests of Lord and Lady
| LennOX The host and hostess have
| often visited the United States and are
quite liberal in their political views
! They are also identified With the com
munity. encouraging artistic industry
such as wood carving and the like by
/ which the young people may add t
| their income, as Well as develop theli
| taste. In this connection, 1t should be
explained that the owner of an estate
| occupies a responsible position. While
he draws rent from his tenants, he Is
| expected to be their patron and pro
tectOr, as we'll as their general ad-
visor. He provides the Christmas fes-
tlvities. gives presents to the children
and looks after the sick.
The moral standards which he sets
UP have a large influence upon the re-
ligious and social life of the com
| munity, and the conscientious lane
! owner is able to do a great deal Of
good.
BroughtOn castle is near Banbury-
the Banbury cross, immortalized il
child rhymes by the woman ''whC
rode white horse-and was fre-
quented by Cromwell and his chiefs
In fact. in one of the rooms, as tradl'
ton goes, the death warrant o.
Charles /. was signed. The house /:
of stone and the roof is covered Wltf
stone tiles-and a good roof it still is
) though 600 years old. In some of tn
rooms fine oak panneling had beer
painted over, and in other room hand
some stone walls had been disfigureC
with plaster, but the present occupan
is restoring these. AS in many Of tht
larger and older country places
Broughton has little chapel of it
! own where the family assembled fO1
rounded by Il shaded lawn. OrnamenteC
by hedge, evergreen. flower beds ant
rose-covered arbors, and around al
these runs the mOat fed from neigh
boring streams. The memory of feu
, dial times is preserved by the towers
draWbridge and massive gates. Eng
, lish history is Illuminated by thes'
ancient country seats, and much IL
English home lite is explained tha
would otherwise be difficult to under
stand
Warwick castle is near bennington
and but q few miles from Broughton
1t is probably the most visited of al
The castles of England, and is still il
the family of the Earl of Warwick, tn
king maker. It is built upon the bank
: Of the Avon, and has deep, dark dun
: geOn and lofty towers and all the ac
: cesSOrieS of an ancient fortress Th
great hall is filed with armor anC
heirloOms. The house contains a Val
, liable collection Of paintings by oil
: masters and the furniture of the sleep
, ing rooms is as remarkable for its de
: sign as for its antiquity. A few week