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scripts. He was charged with many offences. He had repaired crucifixes ; he had allowed the "scandalous image" to be set up in the porch of St Mary's ; and Alderman Nixon, the Puritan grocer, had seen a man bowing tc the scandalous image — so he declared. In 1642 Charles asked for money from the Colleges, for the pro- secution of the war with the Parliament. The beautiful old College plate began its journey to the melting-pot. On August 9th the scholars armed themselves. There were two bands of... musqueteers, one of pikemen, one of halberdiers. In the reign of Henry III. the men had been on the other side. Magdalen bridge was blocked up with heaps of wood. Stones, for the primitive warfare of the time, were trans- ported to the top of Magdalen tower. The stones were never thrown at any foe- men. Royalists and Roundheads in turn occupied the place; and while grocer Nixon fled before the Cavaliers, he came back and interceded for All Souls' College (which ^' ihui^A PORCH OF ST. Mary's. v^lR-'xi^rS yacobean Oxford.
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