Southwark Cathedral the History And Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of St
Southwark Cathedral the History And Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of St
William Thompson
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Walker, London, 1824, the portrait is described as that of "James I. Of Scotland. " And of the original it is added : " The Artist has drawn him in his childhood, having a hawk on his wrist, and has thrown into his face something of the intelligence which distinguished him in his maturer life. " 269 and received more than one wound. Another lady, a Maid of Honour in every sense, one Catherine Douglas, proved herself equally devoted and heroic. Springing to the door, she thrust her slender arm t...hrough the staples to stay the progress of the regicides ; but the frail and quivering barrier soon gave way, shattered and broken. An entrance was forced, the king's hiding-place discovered, and, after a stout resistance, in which he justified the title Quadratus, square- built, by which he was popularly known, he fell covered with no less than twenty-eight spear wounds. How simple were his tastes, the amusements of that evening show. " They were occupied att the playing of the chesse, at the tables (draughts or backgammon), yn redyng of romans, and in other honest solaces, of grete pleasance and disport.
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