. The baronial halls, picturesque edifices, and ancient churches of England. amber; (pictured on the opposite page) in which the original furniture is pre-served. * Among the rest, the plain and simple bed on which, it is said, belted Will the stone mantel-piece are three sculptured shields with the arms of the the bed-room, reached by the narrow stone staircase referred to, are theLibrary and the Oratory of Lord William. The Library, here pictured, still contains some curious MSS., with a large collectionof rare old books, many of themhaving the autograph of Lord Will
. The baronial halls, picturesque edifices, and ancient churches of England. amber; (pictured on the opposite page) in which the original furniture is pre-served. * Among the rest, the plain and simple bed on which, it is said, belted Will the stone mantel-piece are three sculptured shields with the arms of the the bed-room, reached by the narrow stone staircase referred to, are theLibrary and the Oratory of Lord William. The Library, here pictured, still contains some curious MSS., with a large collectionof rare old books, many of themhaving the autograph of Lord William. Not a book has been added, accord-ing to Pennant, since his days. Thewindows of this apartment are narrow,and are reached by an ascent of threesteps:— such was the caution of thetimes. The ceiling is richly carved ;the corbels and bosses being embel-lished with armorial devices; theskirting of the room is of oak, blackfrom age. Lord William was—as heis styled by Camden, a lover of thevenerable antiquities, and in thisapartment much of his leisure time was * For the drawings on wood here engraved, we are indebtedto Mr. T. M. Richardson, an accomplished artist of Newcastle. t An anecdote is recorded of the gallant knight whichstrongly illustrates not only his peculiar habit, but thecharacter of the turbulent time in which he lived. In thisLibraiy he was one day deep in study, when a soldier, whohad captured a moss-trooper, suddenly entered with the news,5 disturbing his master with the unwelcome question of whatwas to be done with the fellow ? Hang him, in the devilsname, exclaimed the irritated lord, and turned to his order was construed literally ; and forthwith the unhappyprisoner was dangling from a tree ; which Lord William, to hisexceeding dismay, learned, when a few hours afterwards heordered the culprit to be brought before him for examination. NAWORTH. The other Chamber which tradition closely associates with the memory of the LordWilliam, is
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