The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-28
Ten Largcst Citics.
Please print. in order OF size. the
ten largest cities in the United states
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{ rented for The summer by Otto
~ H. Kahn, OF New York. from the
Earl at EsseN. and from ha
Beach Grant, Of Sew York. IS SITUATED
in the heart OF lIcrtfordyhirc. and has
been the home or the Capcls since the
reign OF King Charles H. when Arthur
Sapei, who was raised TO he pecrag"
by his Inflated master as Lord Capcl
ma rricd Elizabeth sole heiress Of Sir
Charles Morrison; OF Cassiobury. and
thus came Into the possession Of this
beautiful country seat. 1t has always.
however. been a residence or the great
OF the land. and not only figures as
such in Doomsday Book but Is known
70 have been the home OF Cassl olanus
in the reign OF the Roman Emperor Au-
EuStus Caesar; |. G., some ton centuries
before the compilation OF Doomsdny
Book In Saxon tines The manor Cas-
sin formed part OF the endowment OF
the Abbey Of 81. Adams. which had
r2onasteries and religious orders By
King Henry VIII. he bestowed the
lordship OF the Manor OF Cassie. which
had meanwhile become Glastonbury
upon Sir Richard Morrison. whom lie
had employed in number OF dilho
matte missions. notably as his ambas,
s;idor to Emperor Charles v. on which
occasion he VAS accompanied by Roger
.,scham. tho scholar, Latin secretary
to Queen Mary and TO Queen Elizabeth
and who taught their brother, King
grandson Of Ambassador Morrison
VIE i dying without i,,a male Issue be
Elizabeth, wife OF the first Lord Cape!
end their son became the first Earl Of
l.ascX Of the present creation. this
oaridom having nothing whatever TO
nous lover of that title. who was y
DcvcreuX.
merchants, and the first one Of any
i!otc was Sir William Camel. who was
Lord Mayor OF London in 1909, while
his son. Sir Giles Capcl. listing nishcd
Spurs that he was l:utshted then and
there by King Henry Viii
The first Lord Capel was beheaded BY
the followers OF Oliver Cromwell for
his loyalty to Charles l.. and his son
and heir. the first Capel Earl of tis-
sex. who had inherited Glastonbury from
cnd Having been lodged in tho Tower
Of London OH the susplcion OF bcinc
concerned with the celsbrated Lore:
RUSSELL in the so-cslled Fanatic Plot
lie was found there one morning. Wits
His throat cut. nobody knew by whom
Among his visitors at Glastonbury, prior
to his Imprisonment. vas John Evelyn
so famous for his memoirs which con
tain d description OF his stay there.
The nth Earl Of Essex ,of the , preseni;
line tore down the emi,fe u, hou c0o ah 1,,,
James Wyatt. architec: Of the Tonthiii
Abbey Of Rockford and OF the rostora
ton Of WINDSOR CaStle. " Hdal 5ScSiiis
10 have taken 1'cnnyson's lines
Round the cool green courts there ran
OF cloisters. branched like mighty
woods,
Echoing all night to. the sonorons now
OF spouted fountain Hoods
FIR his inspiration in laying out the
nresent Glastonbury. 1t stands on high
ground, fronting TO the west. over a
downward sweep Of the broad park. to
where the lazy river Gadc and the
neat canal run side by SIDE me state
apartments are on the south side. look
ing out upon the dark cedars that
shade one OF those lawns such as one
sees in England III gardens and parks
that have been in existence for manH
centuries. Along the east side are tho
private rooms. also opening on 10
lawns. While the north side OF the
quadrangle holds. the Kitchens. tho
servants quarters and the great clock
Among the features Of this beautl-
full manor, or ia Their castle. are tho
series OF cloisters around the inner
quadrangle. and the gardens. ms we'll
as a superb avenue OF ancient trees,
have been laid on. by that celebrated
creator Of the gardens and pallS Of
tho author OF the Glastonbury or to-
day married as his second wife. al
tho age Of over eighty. the famous
ballad singer and actress. Kitty Ste
phens. Of the Theatre Royal who died
as dowaSer countess. universally be-
loved and respected, some forty years
ago. and whose beautiful memorial In