Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain and Ireland . atan armed band was lying in wait for him near the more Edward got fecretly to horfe, galloped through thenight to Windfor, and after many an adventure, and a flightabroad, lived to flay the great king-maker at the battle ofBarnet, and break up his overgrown power for ever. In thisfame Middleham was born Edward, the only fon of Richard there is TopclifFe, too, juft on the border of Richmond-fhire, where the Earl of Northumberland was lying in bedwhen the rumour came that his enemies were about to feizehim for his inten
Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain and Ireland . atan armed band was lying in wait for him near the more Edward got fecretly to horfe, galloped through thenight to Windfor, and after many an adventure, and a flightabroad, lived to flay the great king-maker at the battle ofBarnet, and break up his overgrown power for ever. In thisfame Middleham was born Edward, the only fon of Richard there is TopclifFe, too, juft on the border of Richmond-fhire, where the Earl of Northumberland was lying in bedwhen the rumour came that his enemies were about to feizehim for his intended fliare in the rifmg of the North inElizabeths time ; and he rofe haftily and joined the Earl ofWeftmoreland to become in reality a fugitive in Scotland, andto fee England again only as a betrayed gueft, betrayed by theDouglas, and then led to the block. But the whole land isfown with ftirring events, and we can only fay further thatRichmond Caftle ftands like a fine hiftoric picture, fet in afitting frame of great and golden memories. Byland :3Av a) N a pleafant valley near Coxwold, in theWolds of Yorkfhire, ftands the ruined butftill beautiful Abbey of Byland. The ftyleof the remains is peculiar, but extremelylight and graceful. Thefe confift of theweft front, and one end of the part of thefe remains bears teftimonyto erecSlion at different periods. The central door has a richlycufpated arch, with feveral receding pillars and it is a row of light lancet arches, v/ith a line of fmiilarfemi-arches running above them. Higher ftill is the lower halfof a noble circular window. On one fide of this main ftruc-ture remain a heavy round-headed doorway, and a round-headedwindow above it, both confifting of feveral pillars and mould-ings, evidently of the oldeft date in the building. On the lefthand is a richly-wrought lancet-headed doorway, and this is allthat now remains : fufficient, however, to denote that themonaftery, when perfeft, was ext
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