. Vanishing England . Seventeenth-century Spy-glass in Taunton Museum It is probable that a Cavalier, when hard pressed, threwhis purse into a hollow tree, intending, if he escaped, toreturn and rescue it. This, for some reason, he wasunable to do, and his money remained in the tree untilold age necessitated its removal. The late Sir GeorgeRussell, Bart., caused a box to be made of the woodof the tree, and in it he placed the coins, so that theyshould not be separated after their connexion of twocenturies and a half. We give an illustration of a remarkable flagon of bell-metal for holding spic
. Vanishing England . Seventeenth-century Spy-glass in Taunton Museum It is probable that a Cavalier, when hard pressed, threwhis purse into a hollow tree, intending, if he escaped, toreturn and rescue it. This, for some reason, he wasunable to do, and his money remained in the tree untilold age necessitated its removal. The late Sir GeorgeRussell, Bart., caused a box to be made of the woodof the tree, and in it he placed the coins, so that theyshould not be separated after their connexion of twocenturies and a half. We give an illustration of a remarkable flagon of bell-metal for holding spiced wine, found in an old manor-house in Norfolk. It is of English make, and was manu-factured about the year 1350. It is embossed with theold Royal Arms of England crowned and repeatedseveral times, and has an inscription in Gothic letters :— (God is grate ^c in tljis plarc. bitten.^>tan£> uttir1 from tl;e fterAito let onjust2 rome ncrc. 1 Stand away. 2 One just.
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