. The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone;. dered to him. Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle,commanders, who had been condemned but not convicted,were shot beneath the walls that they had held with valor, — in cold blood barbarovsly mvrdered (as their tombstonestates) for the Laws and Liberties of England. The castlesoon became a mere county jail, where Episcopalians andQuakers learned how some people held the teaching of peaceand good-will to men. In 1683, John Wheely bought the castle,and agreed to demolish it and sell its materials. He addedserious destruction to previous dila
. The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone;. dered to him. Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle,commanders, who had been condemned but not convicted,were shot beneath the walls that they had held with valor, — in cold blood barbarovsly mvrdered (as their tombstonestates) for the Laws and Liberties of England. The castlesoon became a mere county jail, where Episcopalians andQuakers learned how some people held the teaching of peaceand good-will to men. In 1683, John Wheely bought the castle,and agreed to demolish it and sell its materials. He addedserious destruction to previous dilapidation ; but the strongmasonry still seen resisted him so stoutly that he happily de-sisted. In the succeeding century Mr. Charles Gray for morethan fifty years owned and protected the grand ruin, and itspreservation is due to his efforts. It continues to be privateproperty, now held through a descent of seven generations;and since 1855 the crypt, or chapel, has been used for a mu-seum, and the record room for a collection of
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