New-York tribune., 1909-03-07

the Bishop sharply. We see no reason IN a0,,.
that the good man spoke only the sirnnIo .-'a
when he told them that the injunction rpr.,-e-
to previous conversations, and was merely 70
mind him "to give TO the Prince Of Wales -
George and to also beg the prince to forgive -
fathers murderers-" The history Of this Geo.
the lesser Of the two jeweued insignia OF the a.
cient Order of the Garter is told in most f,,a.
esting fashion by Payna-GalIwey. He WAS y,
tracted to the subject Dy finding among so,,a
old family papers correspondence which nasv0.
in 17SS between his great-uncle Sir Rar,h
Payne, who was then in Italy. and the Prince ~
Wales. afterward George ". 1t was supposed
that the George worn the scaffoId by Kins
Charles was in the possession of the Young P-a
tender. a broken man not far from the grava
The Prince of Wales wished to ACQUIRE tho
jewel. and commissioned Sir Ralph to get If !,
possible. The letters printed here show th..
after the Pretender's death Sir Ralph urobahl,
received from his daughter Charlotte. Duchess
of Albany, a George set with diamonds and
rubies, which he sent to the prince But tba,
this was not the George holding the portrait OF
Henrietta Maria which Charles wore on the
scaffold is, we think, made clear by Payne-Gau
wey. The George which Bishop Juxon received
was Immediately taken from him by the ParIja
mentary duInCrIJleS, ana tnlS, with the blue
velvet Garter set with diamonds. which was re-
moved from the Kings knee after his death, and
the diamond seals. which he gave to his young
daughter il that last interview, were all sold bv
order of the Commons. The Garter "of blew
velIvett sett with 412 small Diamonds was
according to the Commonwealth records. sold
to Mr.. IretOn, brother of CromweITs son-in-
law. When Charles II came to the throne Iretop
to nd fafTi-
he was sued and condemned to pay a large sum
The precious George. it can hardly be doubted
by those who follow Sir Ralph Payne-Cia1wey's
story, eventually reached the hands Of King
CharIes's son through the good offices Of Colonel
ThomIinsOn, the kindly Parliamentary officer
who was placed in charge Of the King during
and after his trial. who was much liked BY
Charles and who was one of those accompany
ing him to his death The Evelyn family owns
a letter written by Charles II to the Puritan
coloneIs sister-a letter in which he thanks
them both for their "civilities and good aree-
tons in a particular so dearly valued" By him
and asks them to send by the bearer the George
and seals left him by his blessed father"
Many pictures and jewels, it is recorded. were
bought at the sales Of the Kings possessions Or
dered by Parliament, with the intention Of re-
turning them some day to his eldest son The
George of the scaffold, our author believes, IS
now in the royal collection at Windsor, but N a
dismantled state. the portrait of Henrietta Maria
and the gems which framed it having been re-
moved. Nobody knows when this was done-h
was perhaps during the interval before Charles
II received it, or, as the author points out, i
may have happened under sovereign who
knew nothing Of the associations Of the badge.
Sir Ralph Payne-GaIIwey's monograph in
cIudes besides a description of the Kings exc
cution, which is poignant in its simplicity. and
the story of his researches into the history Of
the scaffoId George. a brief account Of the IA
nous Order of the Garter The portraits and
other Illustrations are as admirably made as
they are interesting in subject