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The Record Newspaper 08 July 1899

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after the So time passed in feasting hair- breadth and recounting victory, and the glorious adventures, sinking of so many pursued by. huge galleons, the little and how vessel; English father and the Rye ships had my the channel pursued the enemy up coast. and -round the south Then came to in person Queen Elizabeth her of Rye for thank subjects liege their brave and timely assistance.She made a Royal Progress through the homage of the the town, receiving and bold Mayor and Corporation, of the town, who had put burghers at and lives the their ships money,

Queen's

This

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there,

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STEEL

ALL

Crucifix.

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father

PURSER WILLIAM

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& Co., PERTH.

KELT,

to the bravely he regarded rather as a soldier his for upon might look general none denies her high courage and iron command— than as a woman. And as I looked of from the lattice truly, the old inn upon the Royal counten ance as /wreathed in she passed, her small smiles, affectedly offering hand she was which mighty (of to to the populace I kiss, proud) I had never seen a hardier thought countenance on a or more fearsome favour woman's well face, although Blacked. There, too, stood Master of Rye, outvy gown, with the clergy in >£his fulsome and ing everyone ad ultation of his Royal cringing I

saw

my father's

spoken

as scorn, he could

for truly "Be a good and mother

lip

he not

maiden, Moll, and

as

pure

sweet

was,

curl with rode past him, abide the man. un

say

thy thy

is all the religion that I can prayers me would father to thee," my say give :

in

his

shall

moments

serious

teach

;

"that

villain

thee

for anything," in father had a chivalrous belief my natural woman's which innocence, was to him as a kind of religiQn in never

those his

rough deep

who, he

times. for

love

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trace

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of

nobility others,

that

for

over the great Armada, with the high in favour the moment. His house

frequented

tracted

by his

pression,

and

ex yet ascetic indescribable touch of grace on his brow. Other were there but why do too, guests, I to mention the delay Spanish whose dark yet noble face, prisoner, of a hidalgo, and the courteous gravity him from the bluff easily distinguished He had beeri taken Englishman? a

kindly, certain

;

at the

prisoner galleon

on

one

of a Spanish capture of Drake's and raids,

the

latter

demanded

for

him,

for

he

a was

heavy

ransom

an

important no other than Don Luiz de prize a of the bluest Escorval, hidalgo the with blood, and a great favourite While he took ship King of Spain. Drake again to harrass the Spaniards, confided him to this had therefore who was a friend nobleman of his, to his rich ransom wait till and came; an had he there, for he easy prison soon became as a beloved and and d' honoured his " parole guest, "

honneur

was his only chain. I was. when delighted my Lady to Ducie took me visit the ladies of this was full house, for the mansion of romance and mystery to me, not the least interest to observe being of. the! shyly the doings and sayings who brave foreigner, had fought in' the Armada and had escaped. yet But his words were few, and though his mournful on me rested eyes often

always

DRAKE

&

!

treasures

magic whole

Perth.

Arcade,

8 Royal

in

Crucifix Well, among that my father and me the from Spanish gave the Crucifix, most I valued galleons, on which my bosom for lay concealed so in that English-home, may months then a and little recked I like that, it would talisman, change my But all the brother

very

I

and

my father home at

;

Free

summer

dreaming

in

gentlewoman.

a

by many Catholics, I first saw a priest, and here for this nobleman's shielded great reputation the suspected; afterwards, though, Elizabeth of throw thought nothing as all ing him into the tower, know, when his use for her was over. Much was even then ob caution, however, was and the priest served, disguised a secular like His face, gentleman. looked so different however, from Master that I was at Blackgown's,

run

5,

5,

victory he was

was

LIST: at

pillion,

a who was secretly great nobleman, but who had contributed Catholic, so both in time and money to largely

Queen

TO.

J.

MONSTER GRAND

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of

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where

not

houses of the gentry arid her acquaintance, among

SHELVING,

ARCHITRAVES,

a

such introduced,

and

My

I never went to Court had. my Lady— for my father no told her it was fit place for a maid— yet we often visited the young

KALGOORLIE.

DEALS,

me

procured side-saddle,

fashion I have convenient for bade farewell to became quite at

at

stopping Kent.

in

Although

!

flowers evening Madrid.

hostelries

with

as

alb know-, carefully guarded frorri of evil, with the birds and the ledge in our old garden set with flowers Ah but prim hedges of cut yew. of the English roses comeis the scent and the smell of orangeback to rrie,

had

and

PERTH.

STREET,

EREMANTLE

of

up,

father

Ducie's,

knew

never

at

a

mother,

" he said, was the on iy saint of." So Master Blackgown arid 1 grew set foot in our hall,

nights

Queen had lately 1 rode by myself

deity.

London,

to

retainers

fashioned

was

plumed hat great Queen,

his

right whom

EICHD.

The father following year, my control his desire to could no longer have another brush with the Spaniard, so that Sir Francis Drake hearing were and others to preparing put a fleet forth from Plymouth, he joined the enterprise with and as Francis, at the brilliant sisted of brave victory was when the enemy routed Drake, at and several Cadiz, ships burned and captured. But not liking to leave me at the he Manor, unprotected me with a relation of his, placed my I rode then Lady Ducie, iri London. and our with the gentlemen trusty

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