The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . AKREST OF HASTINGa 181 Gloucester and Buckingham in the arrest of the queens kindred and friends,It is recorded, in the narrative ascribed to More, that on the 13th day of Juneit was devised by the assent of Hastings that Eivers and the others should babeheaded at Pomfret; and subsequent historians assert that they were sobeheaded on that day. The date of the will of earl Eivers, the 23rd of .Tuneshows the inaccuracy of this statement, and, in some degree, relieves Hasti
The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . AKREST OF HASTINGa 181 Gloucester and Buckingham in the arrest of the queens kindred and friends,It is recorded, in the narrative ascribed to More, that on the 13th day of Juneit was devised by the assent of Hastings that Eivers and the others should babeheaded at Pomfret; and subsequent historians assert that they were sobeheaded on that day. The date of the will of earl Eivers, the 23rd of .Tuneshows the inaccuracy of this statement, and, in some degree, relieves Hastingsfrom this charge against him. On the 13th of June, then, took place thatwonderful scene, which, first painted by More, has been reproduced in im-perishable colours—enamelled, as it were—by Shakspere. It is Friday, the13th of June. Many lords are assembled in the Tower, arranging the solemnityof the coronation. At nine oclock the protector enters, excusing himselfthat he was so late in attendance, saying he had been sleeping. And aftera little talking with them, he said ujito the bishop of Ely : My lord, you have. Chapel of Ely House, Holboru. very good strawberries at your garden in Holborn ; I require you let us havea mess of them. Gladly, my lord, quoth he, would God I had some betterthing as ready to your pleasure as that. And therewith in all the haste hosent his servant for a mess of strawberries. The protector set the lords fastin communing, and thereupon praying them to spare him for a little while,departed thence. And soon after one hour, between ten and eleven, he re-turned into the chamber among them, all changed with a wonderful sourVOL. II.—44. 182 EXECUTION OP HASTINGS. [1483. angry countenance, knitting the brows, frowning and fretting, and gnawingon his lips, and so sat him down in his place.* The protector, after a while,asked what they were worthy to have that compassed his destruction ; andHastings replied that they deserved to be punished as heinous
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