Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-17
TALES OF wHITBY AND SCARBOROUGH
Bobarded English Towns Have Played Interesting Parts in History and
Many Legends Cluster Around Their Names.

JneTeOl. lou small IalCnIully 10 Inls III ~
membrance that you did most cruelty slay
me, and that you may the better cal TO God
for mercy, repent unfeignedy of your sing
and do good works. The officer OF Eskdais-
side shall blow, "Out on you, out on you out
you for this heinous crimel"' Failure of
this strange service was to forfeit their lands
to the abbot of Whitby."
The cliffs at Whitby are more precipt ua
and the situation more picturesque than at
Scarborough, also a watering place and bet
ter known as such. Mr.. Cook describes Sc r
borough as 1t Is today and tells Il the part
1t has played in history:
"The old castle, battered by war and the
elements, is a striking ruin the precipltous.
rock on which 1t stands being a natural for
tress. The Mortimer when they first nd
vaded Britain made its site their strongho dl
but the present castle was not built until he
reign of King Stephen, when it's builder,
William lie Gros, Earl of Albemarle, was so
powerful in this part of Yorkshire that It was
said he was Sin Stephens days the more real
king But Henry II compelled the proud
Earl to submit to his authority. though with
much searching of heart and choler' and
Scarborough afterward beca le one of the
royal castles. Edward in his earlier years
keeping court there, 1t was there that Ed
ward II was besieged. and his favorite Gave.
ston starved into surrender and then be-
headed on Blacklow Hill In violation of the
terms of his capitulation. Scarborough was
repeatedly attacked by the Scots, but 1t SUBJ
sequently enjoyed an interval OF peace until
the Reformation.
The Scarborough Warning"
"In Wyatt's rebellion his friends secured
possession of the castle by stratagem A
NH aINaa aaaF14 4N1 al
market day stroled one by one into the cas-
tie, and then at given signal overpowered
the sentinels and admitted the rest of thsirr
band The castle. however, was soon recap-
tured from the rebels. and Thomas stanford
the leader in this enterprise, was beheaded
From this event is derived the proverb of a
scarborough warning.'-a word and blow.
but the blow first.
In Elzabeths reign Scarborough was
little else but fishing village, and becams
80 unfortunate that II appealed to the Queen
for aid In the Civil War the castle was hald
by the Royallsts. and was besieged for six
months While the guns could not reduce n
starvation did, and the Parliamentary armv#
took possession. Three years later the Cow.
ernor declared for the King, and the eastls
again stood fye months Siege. finally sur.
rendering. Since then It has fallen into IA
cay out 1t was a prison-house for Geore.
FOX, the Quaker, who was treated with sever
ny there little way down the hnl are th.
% S ot the ancient Church OF ST. Mary.
which has been restored
The eliffs on the bay to the south q, cs.,,.
Hil have been converted into a bean,,s,t,,
terraeed garden and promenade. Hera sra,S
mowers and summer-houses ana tar..o.s
"aiAs' Is the fashionable resort the 6ootnatb-
winding up ana down the face OF the cl,es. =
broadening into the gardens. whara r,,,s,a =.
provided and there are nightly ilIumlns,,s,s
inclined plane railways connect the bss.s,
with the hotels on the top OF the cliffs ans
marine orlVe protected by sea-wall 4 Con-
H"eelep around the base OF Castle T4in sna
promenade pier 1000 feet long ls e,ss.s1s
INTO the North Bay. There ara 49,
aquarium and museum an
SIMMONS oi money have been expenaaa l.
neAetiiying the front OF the clys ssssts,
sns spa' which is on che seashore sna q
enlsn scarborough owed its original fs,,s u
watering place. The SPRINGS wsra 49,. e
efea IN 1870 and by the middle - ~
century had become fashlonabl.
present ornamental spa builSi,es
erected about 90 years ago. eass,rs
sso''V9'' khere is a broad espiauaas +,
thsts are Two springs. one coniasssss
- A'.,s ana magnesa sulphatsa sfh.. s..
ss.'es. ~ ne season. this esplanad Al 49,.
- els,is 4font q the elina-,s Tan u ~.
,se' {, etils pssors 4 are rows of lIttls 49,
~ se ne bathing houses that ~ a.....
,ass sns water fhs surf Is usualls s
$500 ns"ssef though the Rorth ~
- si.se ''als' ABOUT at lively rats
chicaso's cs.s,- =.