. Ireland in London. eiates and rendered senseless. Luckily,however, his son arrived, and while Bloodand his gang were packing up, the old manrecovered strength enough to call out for help. Seizing the Crown (the most valuable part of *hycollection), Blood tried to escape, but was to say, the daring of the attempt so-alarmed the King that instead of being punishedBlood was not only pardoned, but actuallyallowed a pension of £500 u year : arid, strangerstill, the old keeper, instead of receiving his legiti-mate pension when due, was almost allowed todie of destitution. So true is
. Ireland in London. eiates and rendered senseless. Luckily,however, his son arrived, and while Bloodand his gang were packing up, the old manrecovered strength enough to call out for help. Seizing the Crown (the most valuable part of *hycollection), Blood tried to escape, but was to say, the daring of the attempt so-alarmed the King that instead of being punishedBlood was not only pardoned, but actuallyallowed a pension of £500 u year : arid, strangerstill, the old keeper, instead of receiving his legiti-mate pension when due, was almost allowed todie of destitution. So true is the statement of agreat writer that wickedness done in a brilliantmanner is always more appreciated than a bene-faction silently performed. The most remarkable of the Irish prisoners nt>the Tower was, perhaps, Thomas Fitzgerald,10th Earl of Kildare, or Silken Thomas,as hewas more commonly styled. His history is wellknown to Irish readers ; suffice it here to saythat he and his five uncles, lor the crime of high-. THE TRAITORS* GATE—TOWER OF LONDON. treason, were imprisoned in the Tower, and after-wards hanged and quartered at Tyburn in the walls in one of the upper rooms ot theBeatxhamp Tower (between the last recess and!the entrance to the cells) — where Silken-Thomas passed the sixteen months ot his con-finement, and was treated in a barbarous manner—may be seen his autograph, roughlv cut intothe stone in the following fashion :— AS : YT : IS : TAKY . THOMAS FITZGera Another notable prisoner was Richard Creagh,Archbishop of Armagh. He escaped once from theTower, but was recaptured, and spent eighteen-years there, dying alter many sufferings in 1585,aged about sixty or thereabouts. Here also- Ireland in London. 23 «ufTeied Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond,and bis grandson Thomas, Earl of the Desmonds who also tasted the horroisof the Tower were Gerald, the loth Earl, and hisbrother, Sir John Desmond, both imprisoned for-six years ; and here
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