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LOFTIE, B.A., F.S.A. +</h3> +<center> + REVISED EDITION. +<br> + WITH TWELVE VIEWS AND TWO PLANS, +<br> + AND A +<br> + DESCRIPTION OF THE ARMOURY, +<br> + BY +<br> + THE VISCOUNT DILLON, P.S.A. +<br> + (<i>Curator of the Tower Armouries.</i>) +</center> + +<center> +<img src="images/seal.png" width="185" height="155" +alt="Seal"> +</center> + +<center> + LONDON: +<br> + PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, +<br> + BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, +<br> + PRINTERS IN ORDINARY TO HIS MAJESTY. +<br> + <i>AND SOLD AT THE TOWER</i>. +<br> +<br> + 1904 +<br> + <i>Reprinted</i> 1907. +</center> +<hr> +<center> + PRICE ONE PENNY. +</center> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plan-01.png"> +<img src="images/plan-01.png" width="100%" +alt="Plan of the Tower."></a> +</p> + +<div style="height: 4em;"><br><br><br><br></div> + +<h2> + THE TOWER OF LONDON. +</h2> +<hr> +<h3> + <b>GENERAL SKETCH.</b> +</h3> +<p> + The Tower of London was founded in 1078, by William the Conqueror, for + the purpose of protecting and controlling the city. To make room for his + chief buildings he removed two bastions of the old wall of London, and + encroached slightly upon the civic boundaries. Part therefore of the + Tower is in London, and part in Middlesex, but it forms, with its + surrounding fortifications, a precinct in itself which belongs neither + to the city nor the county. It covers an area of 18 acres within the + Garden rails. +</p> +<p> + The present buildings are partly of the Norman period; but architecture + of almost all the styles which have flourished in England may be found + within the walls. It is well to remember that though the Tower is no + longer a place of great military strength it has in time past been a + fortress, a palace, and a prison, and to view it rightly we must regard + it in this threefold aspect. +</p> +<p> + It was first built as a fortress, and has a central Keep, called the + "White Tower." The Inner Ward is defended by a wall, flanked by thirteen + towers, the entrance to it being on the south side under the Bloody + Tower. The Outer Ward is defended by a second wall, flanked by six + towers on the river face (<i>see</i> Pl. IX, X and XI), and by three + semicircular bastions on the north face. A Ditch or "Moat," now dry, + encircles the whole, crossed at the south-western angle by a stone + bridge, leading to the "Byward Tower" from the "Middle Tower," a gateway + which had formerly an outwork, called the "Lion Tower." +</p> +<p> + The Tower was occupied as a palace by all our Kings and Queens down to + Charles II. It was the custom for each monarch to lodge in the Tower + before his coronation, and to ride in procession to Westminster through + the city. The Palace buildings stood eastward of the "Bloody Tower." +</p> +<p> + The security of the walls made it convenient as a State prison, the + first known prisoner being Ralf Flambard, Bishop of Durham, who had been + active under William Rufus in pushing on the buildings. From that time + the Tower was seldom without some captive, English or foreign, of rank + and importance. +</p> +<p> + In the Tudor period the "Green" within the Tower was used on very rare + occasions for executions. [<a href="#page32">See page 32</a>.] Condemned prisoners were usually beheaded + on +</p> + +<h3> + <i>Tower Hill</i>. +</h3> +<p> + Emerging from the Mark Lane railway station, the visitor obtains an + excellent view of the great fortress. Within the railed space of Trinity + Square, the first permanent scaffold on Tower Hill was set up in the + reign of Edward III, but the first execution recorded here was that of + Sir Simon Burley in 1388. Here also were beheaded, among others, Dudley, + the minister of Henry VII (1510), his son the Duke of Northumberland + (1553), his grandson, Lord Guildford Dudley (1554), Cromwell, Earl of + Essex (1540), More and Fisher (1535), Surrey (1547), and his son, + Norfolk (1572), Strafford (1641), and Archbishop Laud (1645), and the + Scotch lords in 1716, 1746, and 1747, the last being Simon, Lord Lovat. +</p> +<p> + The Tower moat is immediately before us. It is drained and used as a + parade ground. Beyond it, as we approach the entrance, we have a good + view of the fortifications. On the extreme left are the Brass Mount and + North Bastions. In the middle is Legge's Mount. To the right is the + entrance gateway. The highest building behind is the White Tower, easily + distinguished by its four turrets. In front of it are the Devereux, + Beauchamp, and Bell Towers, the residences of the Lieutenant of the + Tower and of the Yeoman Gaoler being in the gabled and red tiled houses + between the last two. From one of these windows Lady Jane Grey saw her + husband's headless body brought in from Tower Hill, by the route we now + traverse; and the leads are still called Queen Elizabeth's Walk, as she + used them during her captivity in 1554. +</p> +<h3> + <i>The Lion Tower</i> +</h3> +<p> + stood where the Ticket Office and Refreshment Room are now. Here the + visitor obtains a pass which admits him to see the Regalia, or Crown + Jewels, and another for the Armoury. In the Middle Ages and down to 1834 + the Royal Menagerie was lodged in a number of small buildings near the + Lion Tower, whence its name was derived and the saying arose, "seeing + the lions," for a visit to the Tower. Where the wooden gate now stands, + there was a small work called the Conning Gate. It marked the boundaries + of Middlesex and the Tower Precinct. Here prisoners were handed over to + the Sheriff. +</p> +<h3> + <i>The Middle Tower</i> (Pl. I) +</h3> +<p> + was originally built by Henry III, but has been entirely refaced. + Through its archway we reach the stone bridge, which had formerly in the + centre a drawbridge of wood. We next reach +</p> +<h3> + <i>The Byward Tower</i> (Pl. II), +</h3> +<p> + the great Gatehouse of the Outer Ward. It is in part the work of Henry + III, and in part that of Richard II. Observe the vaulting and the dark + recesses on the southern side. We pass on the left +</p> +<h3> + <i>The Bell Tower</i> (Pl. IX), +</h3> +<p> + which may safely be attributed to the reign of King John. Here Fisher, + Bishop of Rochester, was imprisoned by Henry VIII, and the Princess + Elizabeth by her sister, Queen Mary. The "Curtain Wall," of great + antiquity, is pierced by the windows of the Lieutenant's Lodgings, now + called "The King's House," and one of these windows lights the Council + Chamber, where Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators were tried and + condemned, 1605. +</p> +<h3> + <i>The Traitors' Gate</i> (Pl. IV), +</h3> +<p> + with St. Thomas's Tower, is now on our right. Observe the masonry which + supports the wide span of the arch. This gate, when the Thames was more + of a highway than it is at present, was often used as an entrance to the + Tower. St. Thomas' Tower was built by Henry III, and contains a small + chapel or oratory dedicated to St. Thomas of Canterbury. In later times + it was found convenient as a landing place for prisoners who had been + tried at Westminster; and here successively Edward Duke of Buckingham + (1521), Sir Thomas More, Queen Anne Boleyn, Cromwell Earl of Essex, + Queen Katharine Howard (1542) Seymour Duke of Somerset (1551), Lady Jane + Grey, the Princess (afterwards Queen) Elizabeth, Devereux Earl of Essex + (1601), and James Duke of Monmouth, passed under the arch on their way + to a prison or the scaffold. Opposite is +</p> +<h3> + <i>The Bloody Tower</i> (Pl. VIII), +</h3> +<p> + which is believed to derive its name from the suicide in it of Henry + Percy, eighth Earl of Northumberland, in 1585. Under this Tower we enter + the Inner Ward. It dates from the reigns of Edward III and Richard II, + and was called by its present name as early as 1597, being popularly + believed to be the scene of the murder of Edward V and his brother the + Duke of York, as well as of Henry VI. It was originally known as the + Garden Tower, as its upper storey opens on that part of the parade + ground which was formerly the Constable's Garden. Here Sir Walter + Raleigh was allowed to walk during his long imprisonment, and could + sometimes converse over the wall with the passers-by. Observe the + grooves for working the massive portcullis, which was raised by chains + and a windlass. These still exist on the upper floor. Immediately + adjoining the gateway on the east is the +</p> +<h3> + <i>Wakefield Tower</i> (Pl. III). +</h3> +<p> + Its lower storey is the oldest building next to the Keep; it was, with + the Lanthorn (rebuilt on the old foundation in 1884-5) and Cold Harbour + Towers, part of the original Norman plan. The upper storey was rebuilt + by Henry III, who made it the entrance to his palace on the east. The + Great Hall, memorable as the scene of Anne Boleyn's trial, adjoined it, + but was pulled down during the Commonwealth. In 1360 the records of the + kingdom, which had previously been kept in the White Tower, were removed + here, and this is called in ancient surveys sometimes the Record, and + sometimes the Hall Tower. The present name is said to be derived from + the imprisonment of Yorkists after the Lancastrian victory at Wakefield + in 1460. It is used now for the safe keeping and exhibition of +</p> +<h3> + <i>The Crown Jewels</i>. +</h3> +<p> + The visitor who has obtained a ticket passes up a short stair and finds + himself in a well-lighted circular apartment in the Wakefield Tower. The + deep window recess opposite the door was fitted up as a small chapel, + with Aumbry, Piscina, and Sedilia. Tradition says that Henry VI used it + for his devotions when a prisoner in the Tower, and was here murdered. + In the centre, in a large double case, are arranged the splendid objects + which form the English Regalia. The following are the most remarkable:— +</p> +<p> + The King's Crown. It occupies the highest place in the case. It was + constructed in 1838 for her late Majesty's coronation, the principal + jewels being taken from older crowns and the royal collection. Among + them, observe the large ruby given to the Black Prince in Spain in 1367. + Henry V wore it in his helmet at Agincourt. With seventy-five large + brilliants it forms a Maltese cross on the front of the diadem. + Immediately below it is a splendid sapphire, purchased by George IV. + Seven other sapphires and eight emeralds, all of large size, with many + hundred diamonds, decorate the band and arches, and the cross on the + summit is formed of a rose cut sapphire and four very fine brilliants. + The whole contains 2818 diamonds, 297 pearls, and many other jewels, and + weighs thirty-nine ounces and five pennyweights. The Crown was enlarged + for His Majesty Edward VII. +</p> +<p> + The Crown made for the coronation of Mary of Modena, the second wife of + James II. This is probably one of the oldest of the crowns, and contains + some fine jewels. +</p> +<p> + The Crown made for Queen Mary II, for her coronation with William III. +</p> +<p> + St. Edward's Crown, which appears to be the model by which all the later + crowns have been fashioned. It was made for the coronation of Charles + II. +</p> +<p> + The Prince of Wales's coronet, with a single arch. +</p> +<p> + The Orb, of gold, with a cross and bands of jewels. +</p> +<p> + St. Edward's Staff, a sceptre of gold, 4 feet 7 inches in length, + surmounted by an orb which is supposed to contain a fragment of the true + cross. +</p> +<p> + The Royal Sceptre. +</p> +<p> + The Sceptre of Equity, surmounted by a dove. +</p> +<p> + Small sceptres, one of ivory. +</p> +<p> + Besides these magnificent regal emblems, which chiefly date from the + Restoration, when the places of the ancient objects, destroyed during + the Commonwealth, were supplied as nearly as possible, observe, also— +</p> +<p> + The Anointing Spoon, the sole relic of the ancient regalia, of silver + gilt. +</p> +<p> + The Eagle, for the anointing oil. +</p> +<p> + The Golden Salt-cellar, a model of the White Tower. +</p> +<p> + The Baptismal Font, used at the christening of the Sovereign's children, + of silver, double gilt. +</p> +<p> + The Sacramental Plate used at the coronation. +</p> +<p> + A large silver-gilt wine-fountain, of good workmanship, presented to + Charles II by the Corporation of Plymouth. +</p> +<p> + In a case in the large recess, <i>Curtana</i>, the Sword of Mercy, + pointless, the blade 40 inches long. +</p> +<p> + Two Swords of Justice, Ecclesiastical and Civil. +</p> +<p> + Also the State Sword offered at the coronation of His Majesty Edward + VII, with richly jewelled hilt and scabbard. +</p> +<p> + In the central case is a model of the Koh-i-noor in its original + setting. +</p> +<p> + In the cases in the recesses are also exhibited the insignia of the + British and Indian orders of Knighthood, their collars, stars, and + badges, and the Victoria Cross. +</p> +<p> + Leaving the Wakefield Tower, we descend the slope and turn to the left + near the site of what was the Cold Harbour Tower, a name the exact + meaning of which is unknown. The original Jewel House was behind it to + the east, forming with the south side of the White Tower, and portions + of the palace, a small courtyard, in which some remains of the ancient + buildings may still be traced. On a raised platform is the gun-carriage + and limber on which the body of Her Majesty the late Queen Victoria was + conveyed on the occasion of her funeral, 2nd February, 1901, from + Windsor Railway Station to St. George's Chapel. This was placed here by + order of the Houses of Parliament. We now reach a doorway made in the + south wall of the +</p> +<h3> + <i>White Tower</i> (Pl. VII), +</h3> +<p> + or Keep, the oldest part of the whole fortress. +</p> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plan-02.png"> +<img src="images/plan-02.png" width="100%" +alt="White Tower. Plan of Middle Floor."></a> +</p> + +<p> + The Conqueror, before he entered London, formed a camp, eastward of the + city, and probably on part of the ground now occupied by the Tower. + Immediately after his coronation he commenced the works here. At first, + no doubt, they consisted of a ditch and palisade, and were formed partly + on the lower bastions of the old City Wall, first built by the Romans, + and rebuilt in 885 by King Alfred. The work of building the Keep was + entrusted to Gundulf, a monk of Bec, in Normandy, who was shortly + afterwards made Bishop of Rochester, and who probably commenced + operations in 1078. In 1097, under William Rufus, the works were still + going on and the inner ward was enclosed. A great storm in 1091 damaged + the outworks. Ralf Flambard, Bishop of Durham, being imprisoned in the + Tower by Henry I, contrived to escape, 1101. During the wars between + Stephen and Matilda, the Earl of Essex was Constable of the Tower, and + obtained a grant even of the City of London from the Empress. When he + fell into Stephen's hands the Tower formed his ransom, and the citizens + regained their ancient liberty. When Richard I was absent on the + Crusade, his regent, Longchamp, resided in the Tower, of which he + greatly enlarged the precincts by trespasses on the land of the city and + of St. Katharine's Hospital. He surrendered the Tower to the citizens, + led by John, in 1191. The church of St. Peter was in existence before + 1210, and the whole Tower was held in pledge for the completion of Magna + Charta in 1215 and 1216. In 1240 Henry III had the chapel of St. John + decorated with painting and stained glass, and the royal apartments in + the Keep were whitewashed, as well as the whole exterior. In the reign + of Edward III it begins to assume its modern name, as "La Blanche Tour." + During the wars with France many illustrious prisoners were lodged here, + as David, King of Scots; John, King of France; Charles of Blois, and + John de Vienne, governor of Calais, and his twelve brave burgesses. In + the Tower Richard II signed his abdication, 1399. The Duke of Orleans, + taken at Agincourt, was lodged by Henry V in the White Tower. From that + time the Beauchamp Tower was more used as a prison, but it is probable + that some of the Kentish rebels, taken with Wyatt in 1554, slept in the + recesses of the crypt of the Chapel, long known as Queen Elizabeth's + Armoury. In 1663, and later years down to 1709, structural repairs + were carried out under the superintendence of Sir Christopher Wren, + who replaced the Norman window openings with others of a classical + character. Remains of four old windows are visible on the river side. + A few years ago some disfiguring annexes and sheds were removed, as + well as an external staircase of wood, which led up from the old Horse + Armoury and entered the crypt by a window. +</p> +<p> + The White Tower is somewhat irregular in plan, for though it looks so + square from the river its four sides are all of different lengths, and + three of its corners are not right angles. The side towards which we + approach is 107 feet from north to south. The south side measures + 118 feet. It has four turrets at the corners, three of them square, + the fourth, that on the north-east, being circular. From floor to + battlements it is 90 feet in height. The original entrance was probably + on the south side, and high above the ground, being reached as usual in + Norman castles by an external stair which could be easily removed in + time of danger. Another or the same entrance led from an upper storey + of the palace. The interior is of the plainest and sternest character. + Every consideration is postponed to that of obtaining the greatest + strength and security. The outer walls vary in thickness from 15 feet + in the lower to 11 in the upper storey. The whole building is crossed + by one wall, which rises from base to summit and divides it into a + large western and a smaller eastern portion. The eastern part is further + subdivided by a wall which cuts off St. John's Chapel, its crypt, and + its subcrypt, each roof of which is massively vaulted. There is no + vaulting but a wooden floor between the storeys of the other part. + There are several comparatively modern entrances. +</p> +<p> + A short external stair leads to a staircase in the thickness of the wall + on the south side, by which we approach the Chapel. A brass plate on the + right refers to some children's bones found in the reign of Charles II. + They were identified, somewhat conjecturally, with the remains of Edward + V and his brother who disappeared so mysteriously at the accession of + Richard III, and were removed to Westminster Abbey in 1678. Ascending + the stair we come to the passage which led from the palace to +</p> +<h3> + <i>The Chapel of St. John</i> (Pl. VIII). +</h3> +<p> + The chapel is the largest and most complete now remaining in any Norman + castle, and must have seen the devotions of William the Conqueror and + his family. It is 55 feet 6 inches long by 31 feet wide, and 32 feet + high, and is vaulted with a plain arch. There are four massive columns + on either side and four in the apse. The south aisle, as we have seen, + communicated with the palace, and an upper aisle, or gallery, similarly + opened into the +</p> +<h3> + <i>State Apartments</i> +</h3> +<p> + of the White Tower, which we reach by a circuitous route through a + passage round the walls, only wide enough for one person at a time, and + a circular, or newel, stair in the north-east turret, gaining at every + turn glimpses of the extensive stores of small arms. The second floor + is divided into two large apartments, not reckoning the chapel; in the + eastern wall of the smaller or Banqueting Chamber, is a fire-place, the + only one till recently discovered in any Norman Keep. A second and third + have of late years been found in the floor below, but the whole building + was designed for security, not for comfort and in spite of the use of + wooden partitions and tapestry must have been miserable as a place of + residence. On leaving St. John's Chapel we enter +</p> +<h3> + <i>The Armoury</i>. +</h3> +<p> + In connection with the Armouries, it should be noted that the present + collection of arms and armour had its origin in that formed at Greenwich + by King Henry VIII, who received many presents of this nature from the + Emperor Maximilian and others. He also obtained from the Emperor several + skilled armourers, who worked in his pay and wore his livery. English + iron in former days was so inferior, or the art of working it was so + little known, that even as far back as the days of Richard II German + and Italian armourers were the chief workmen in Europe. It should be + remembered that the earlier kind of armour chiefly consisted of quilted + garments, further fortified by small pieces of leather, horn, or metal. + So far from the invention of gunpowder having driven out armour, if we + may credit the story of the earliest employment of that explosive, it + was at a date when plate armour was hardly in use, certainly not in + large pieces. What actually did cause the disuse of armour was the + change in ideas as to the movement of troops and the large quantity of + armour which was made in the sixteenth century, and consequently the + inferior make. In England the disuse of armour seems to have begun + earlier than on the Continent, but at no time were the ordinary soldiers + covered with metal as seen in Armouries and other places. The weight, + and what was more important, the cost, prevented such a thing. It was + only the rich who could afford to pay for and had horses to carry + armour, who wore much of what we see now. Again, armour for war was much + lighter and less complete than that used for the tilt yard, where + protection to the wearer was more considered than his ability to hurt + his opponent. The greater substance of such armour and its frequent + enrichment with engraving and gilding no doubt led to the preservation + of this class of defence. Chain mail suffered extremely by rust and + neglect, and even plate armour was subject to the same deterioration. It + is consequently not to be wondered at that little or no armour of a date + previous to the fifteenth century is to be seen in this collection. On + Henry VIII's death the first inventory of the Royal collection was made, + and this includes the armour and arms at Greenwich, and arms and + artillery at the Tower of London which, from the time of Henry VIII, was + one of the sights for foreigners of distinction. In the troubles of the + Civil War the arms were drawn out, and there is no doubt much, both of + arms and armour, was used and lost. The Protector took one suit, and it + was not till 1660 that the armour, which had meanwhile been brought to + London, was collected, and, with the weapons still in the store, were + formed into a kind of museum. It is to that period that may be traced + most of the grotesque stories associated with the collection. At various + subsequent periods additions were made to the collection, and it was + arranged in such manner as suited the knowledge of the day. Series of + figures of kings of England and famous persons were made and added to or + changed on the death of the sovereign. In later times the whole has been + arranged by Sir Samuel Meyrick. Mr. Hewitt, and Mr. Planché, and in 1859 + Mr. Hewitt drew up the first catalogue of the contents. +</p> +<p> + The mounted figures from 1826 till 1883 stood in a long gallery + adjoining the south side of the Tower, but at the latter date this was + pulled down, and the figures removed to the top floor. Within the last + few years the floor below has been used for the later arms, but the + lighting of the rooms and their shape, with various other causes, + prevent any strictly chronological arrangements of the collection, many + objects of which also belong to long periods of time. +</p> +<p> + The arms and armour are now placed on the two upper floors of the White + Tower, the earlier weapons and all the armour, being on the top floor, + while the later weapons and the Indian arms and armour, with various + personal relics, are placed on what is the third stage or second floor. + To this the visitor ascends by a circular staircase in the south front + of the Tower. At the foot observe a brass plate recording the finding in + 1674 of the supposed remains of the "Princes in the Tower," Edward V and + his brother Richard Duke of York. The visitor then enters the Chapel of + St. John, and on leaving passes into the smaller of the two rooms on + this floor. +</p> +<p> + At the end of the room is a Persian horse armour of brass scales + connected by chain mail. Near this is the quilted armour of the Burmese + General Maha Bundoola, killed in 1824. At the other end of the room is a + large bell from Burmah, presented by the late General Sir William Gomme, + G.C.B., and near it are two figures with Japanese armour, one of them + presented to Charles II when prince by the Mogul. It is interesting as + being one of the earliest examples of Eastern armour which has an + authentic record of its presence in this country, and it also exhibits + the persistence in early forms so common in the East. The cases on + either hand contain weapons, helmets, and armour from most parts of our + Indian Empire, as well as weapons from Cabul, Persia, Africa, America, + and the South Seas. Some of these were presented by the Honourable East + India Company, some were acquired by purchase after the Great Exhibition + of 1851, and others have been added at various times. In the centre of + the room are models showing the Tower buildings in the years 1842 and + 1866. +</p> +<p> + The Large Room is now entered, and on the left is a case containing + firearms, hand grenades, and a series of the <i>rifled</i> arms in use + in the British Army since 1801. These include the two Baker rifles of + 1801 and 1807; the Brunswick rifle, 1836; the Minie rifle, 1851; the + Enfield rifle musket, 1855; the Snider, 1865; the Martini-Henry, 1871; + and the Lee-Metford magazine rifle. On the right, between two grotesque + figures, called Gin and Beer, from the entrance to the Buttery of the + old Palace of Greenwich, is a case containing executioners' swords + (foreign), thumb-screws, the Scavenger's Daughter for confining the + neck, hands, and feet, bilboes for ship use, and thumb-screws. Observe + also the so-called "Collar taken from the Spanish Armada," which however + was here in 1547, and has been in later times filled with lead to make + it more terrible. It was only a collar for detention of ordinary + prisoners. A conjectural model of the rack is also shown, but the only + pictorial authority for this instrument (at no time a legal punishment) + is a woodcut in Foxe's Martyrs, the illustrations for which were drawn + from German sources. +</p> +<p> + On the left hand are cases of European firearms of the first half of the + present century, and two cannon made for the Duke of Gloucester, the son + of Queen Anne. In the S.E. corner, on a platform, are several early + cannon, including one, and part of another, from the wreck of the + <i>Mary Rose</i>, sunk in action with the French off Spithead in 1545. + These display the early mode of construction of such weapons, namely; + bars of iron longitudinally welded together and encircled by hoops of + the same metal. On the window side in the recesses are wall pieces, + which belonged to the Honourable East India Company. The figure of Queen + Elizabeth is supposed to represent her as on her way to St. Paul's + Cathedral after the destruction of the Spanish Armada. Near the lift are + partizans carried by the Yeomen of the Guard, and round the pillars are + the sergeants' halberds used in the Army till about 1830. Observe the + kettledrums captured at the battle of Blenheim, 1704. +</p> +<p> + On the left hand observe the beheading axe, which has been here since + 1687, also the block on which Lord Lovat, in 1747, lost his head at one + stroke for the share he took in the attempt of the Pretender in 1745. +</p> +<p> + Beyond this, against the wall, is a model by John Bell of a monument for + the Great Duke of Wellington. It was presented by the late Sir Daniel + Lysons, Constable of the Tower, 1890-1898. Still on the left hand, in a + glass case, is the soldier's cloak on which General Wolfe expired in the + moment of victory, at Quebec, 1759. +</p> +<p> + Beyond, in another case, is the uniform worn as Constable of the Tower + by the Great Duke of Wellington from 1826 until his death, in 1852. +</p> +<p> + Near this is a portion of the wooden pump of the <i>Mary Rose</i>, sunk + in action off the Isle of Wight in 1545. +</p> +<p> + In a case at the end of the room is a mass of fused gun flints, a relic + of the fire which in 1841 destroyed the Great Store in the Tower and + many thousand stand of arms, cannon, &c. +</p> +<p> + The staircase in the S.W. corner is now ascended leading to the great + upper chamber, generally known as the Council Chamber, 95 feet by 40 + feet, and, like the smaller room, 21 feet high. Round this top floor + runs a passage cut in the thickness of the walls, with numerous openings + inwards opposite the windows, and widening somewhat when forming as it + does the triforium of St. John's Chapel. At the entrance are cases + containing velvet-covered brigandines and canvas-covered jacks, garments + which were much used in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, as giving + protection by means of numerous small plates of metal disposed between + the thicknesses of the material covering and lining them, and also great + flexibility. In the cases on the right hand are specimens of chain mail + in form of hoods, coats, sleeves, &c, mostly, if not all, of Eastern + origin. Observe also some bronze swords and other very early weapons. +</p> +<p> + Round the walls of the two rooms are arranged the various staff weapons + used in England and the continent. In the first enclosure on the left + are cases in which are ancient bronze tools, weapons, and ornaments from + various localities, stone implements and weapons, and a suit of bronze + armour from Cumæ, an ancient Greek settlement near Naples. In the centre + of the enclosure are grouped many varieties of staff weapons of the + fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. Among them are boar + spears for the chase and for war, halberds, partizans, bills, glaives, + holy water sprinkles (a staff with a ball with spikes at its extremity), + and the 18 foot pikes of the Civil War period. +</p> +<p> + The first case on the left contains a fine archer's salade with its + original lining, from the de Cosson collection. A Venetian salade, with + the stamp of the maker of the Missaglia family, a heavy salade for + jousting, a combed morion and the tilting helmet of Sir Henry Lee, K.G., + Master of the Armouries to Queen Elizabeth and James I. In the lower + case are finely engraved and parcel gilt chamfrons for horses' heads, a + gilt vamplate for the tilting lance belonging to Lord Chancellor Hatton, + an officer's gorget of the time of Queen Anne, and various pieces of + rich armour. +</p> +<p> + In the window recess behind are shields and horns. In the next enclosure + are three foot figures of the end of the fifteenth century and + commencement of the sixteenth century; the first holds a long-handled + axe as used for encounters on foot in <i>champ clos</i>. The second + holds a two-handled sword. The third suit is enriched with engraving, + and was formerly parcel gilt, but the helmet does not belong to the + suit. +</p> +<p> + In the centre of the room is an equestrian figure (III), the man wearing + a fine early sixteenth-century suit of armour, bearing the Nuremberg + stamp, and the horse protected by a barb richly repoussé, engraved, and + formerly silvered. The designs on this display the Burgundian cross + ragulé and the flint and steel. The steel or briquet is to be seen also + in the hinges and in the metal coverings for the reins. It will be + remembered that this design forms the <i>motif</i> of the collar of the + Golden Fleece. +</p> +<p> + The next equestrian figure (IV) shows the fluted, or as it was called + crested, armour, of about 1500. The horse armour is also fluted. On the + right, in the centre of the room, are two armours which belonged to + Henry VIII. Of these the first (XXVIII) is that formerly described as + "rough from the hammer," though it has been milled or <i>glazed</i> and + no hammer marks are visible. It is a complete suit for fighting on foot + in the lists, and comfort and ability to move about, have been + sacrificed to perfect protection. The suit weighs about 93 lbs., and is + composed of no less than 235 separate pieces of metal. Some details of + construction point to a Spanish influence in the style. The second + figure (XXIX), which wants the leg armour, is of the kind known as a + tonlet, and has a skirt of horizontal lames engraved. The helmet bears + the well-known stamp of the Missaglia family of armourers, and is very + curious and massive. This armour is also for fighting on foot in + <i>champ clos</i> or the lists. +</p> +<p> + The next suit (VI) on the left is one of Henry VIII, and has been parcel + gilt; the weight of the man's armour is 81 lbs. The two foot figures are + those of a horseman and an officer of foot, both of Henry's time. The + first bears on it Nuremberg marks; the second has an engraving of the + Crucifixion on the left breast. The next equestrian figure (VII), also + of Henry VIII, much resembles the last, and has at its feet extra pieces + for the tilt yard. Other extra pieces which might be worn with these two + suits are in the Royal Armoury at Windsor Castle. +</p> +<p> + The suit (V) on the equestrian figure in the middle of the room is one + of the finest in existence. It was made by Conrad Seusenhofer, one of a + family of Augsburg armourers, and given in 1514 to Henry VIII by the + Emperor Maximilian. The man's armour is engraved with roses, + pomegranates, portcullises, and other badges of Henry VIII and his first + queen Katharine of Arragon, and has on the metal skirt which imitates + the cloth <i>bases</i> of the time the letters H and K. The horse + armour, probably made afterwards in England by one of Henry's German + armourers, is also covered with engraving, and has panels on which are + depicted scenes from the life and death of St. George and St. Barbara, + both military saints. The whole armour was formerly washed with silver, + of which some traces still remain. +</p> +<p> + In the enclosure on the left is a mounted figure (XI) of about 1550, and + in front are a pistol shield, one of 80 made for Henry VIII, and a + helmet with grotesque mask formerly attributed to Will Somers, the + king's jester, but since identified as a present from the Emperor + Maximilian. In the next cases are portions of armour of Henry VIII; also + of a puffed and engraved suit of the same time, and of a richly worked + russet and gilt suit of George Earl of Cumberland, who in Elizabeth's + time fitted out at his own cost eleven expeditions against Spain. In the + archway are some combined weapons having gun barrels in the staff and + pole-axe heads; also the three-barrelled weapon formerly called Henry + VIII's walking staff. In the corner of the room are an old German + tilting saddle, which protected the legs of the rider, who stood up in + his stirrups, a large tilting lance shown as far back as the days of + Elizabeth as that of Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk. At the end of the + room are five suits of the second third of the sixteenth century. The + centre one, which is damascened, has in front of it an extra gorget, and + a placcate to strengthen the breast. The next figure (XXX) is a large + suit of armour 6 feet 10-1/2 inches in height of the time of Henry VIII, + though formerly incorrectly called that of John of Gaunt, of whom, of + course, no armour exists. This suit weighs about 66 lbs. +</p> +<p> + Descending the room in the first enclosure is the armour (IX) of the + Earl of Worcester, who died 1589. This suit is very massive, the breast + and back plates together weighing 40 lbs. 3 oz. In the same enclosure + are two figures made up of Maximilian armour, and a bowman and a + musketeer of the Earl of Worcester's time. In the archways will be seen + early forms of guns and pistols of various types and swords and other + weapons. +</p> +<p> + The next mounted figure (VIII) (formerly called Sir Henry Lee) is of the + middle of the sixteenth century, and the two foot figures are made up of + early sixteenth-century armour. +</p> +<p> + At the side is a cuir bouilli crupper as worn by the English heavy + cavalry in the sixteenth century. +</p> +<p> + The next enclosure contains an equestrian figure (X) of Robert Dudley + Earl of Leicester, the favourite of Elizabeth. This fine suit bears all + over it the badge of the Ragged Staff, and is engraved with the badges + and collars of the Garter and of the Order of St. Michael of France. The + suit was made between 1566 and 1588, and is of very great interest as + one of the very few known which also possesses the extra pieces for the + tilt yard, viz.: the Grandguard and the Passguard, ornamented like the + suit, which with them weighs about 83-1/2 lbs. It will be seen that the + extra pieces are for the left side, and the helmet has no air holes on + that side, as the tilters passed left arm to left arm on either side of + the tilt or barrier. The two foot figures are of about the same date. +</p> +<p> + The next mounted figure (XII) is one still showing the gilt enrichment + so many of these suits for the tilt yard originally had. It was + attributed to Robert Earl of Essex, another favourite of his Queen, but + has now been identified as the armour made by Jacobe Topf, for Sir John + Smith, cousin german to Edward VI, and a great military writer of the + sixteenth century. Many other pieces of this suit are in the Royal + collection in Windsor Castle. The two foot figures came from the Great + Armoury at Malta. Beyond the passage are a mounted figure showing how + the lance was held when jousting at the tilt or barrier in the sixteenth + century and later, and inferior suits for horsemen, and some other suits + from Malta. +</p> +<p> + On leaving the large room, in the case in the archway will be seen axes, + horsemen's hammers and maces, all designed for breaking and rending + armour. Observe also various forms of the bayonet, from the early plug + bayonet to the later socketed type of that weapon. +</p> +<p> + The first case on the right contains crossbows of various types. This + weapon, at no time our national arm, was used for the defence of + fortresses, and later on for sport. The heavy kind were bent by means of + arrangements of pulleys, the windlass, or a kind of lifting jack called + the Cranequin or Cric. The lighter forms were bent by an attached lever + called the Goat's Foot. Specimens of these are in the case, as also two + bowstaves from the wreck of the <i>Mary Rose</i>, 1545, and some leaden + sling bullets from the battle field of Marathon. In the next case are + firearms of early types. Among these observe two guns which belonged to + Henry VIII, both of them breechloaders on a system resembling the modern + Snider rifle. Note also the German Reiter wheel-lock pistols, with ball + pommel; the William III match-lock, with plug bayonet stuck in the + muzzle; the bandoliers, each containing twelve charges of powder and a + bullet bag; the Vauban lock, combining the flint and match; also a still + earlier form of this lock of English make. Montecucuh says he had + similar locks made, having seen them used still earlier by the Turks. +</p> +<p> + The next case contains rapiers and swords and bucklers. Observe the + raised bars on the latter, to entangle and break the sword-point. The + mounted figure in brown armour shows the equipment of the cavalry in the + early part of the seventeenth century, the armour being browned or + blacked to prevent rust and to avoid detection at a distance. +</p> +<p> + The figure (XXIV) in the first enclosure is that of James II. It will be + seen that it only consists of a headpiece, breast and back plates, and a + long gauntlet to protect the bridle arm. All the pieces bear the King's + initials, and the face guard is pierced with the design of the Royal + Arms. The next equestrian figure is a gilt suit of Charles I (XIX), said + to have been given to him by the City of London. It is the latest + complete suit in the collection, and was probably never worn by him. In + the centre of the room is a case containing gun locks, powder flasks, + and other pieces for the furnishing of a soldier's equipment. The cannon + were made for the instruction of Charles II when a prince. In the wall + case observe with other objects two swine feathers, or feather staffs, + having one long and two short blades which can be concealed in the + shaft, also a German Calendar sword with the saints' days marked in + gold, and other swords. Below are two <i>waistcoat</i> cuirasses opening + down the front. +</p> +<p> + In the next enclosure on the right is a mounted figure (XVIII) of + Charles I when young. The armour is apparently of French make, and is + very interesting as being a double suit—that is, it represents the + equipment of the cuirassier or cavalryman of about 1610, and then by + removing the helmet and the armour for the arms and legs, and + substituting the pott and the short thigh defences (in the small glass + case) we have the equipment of the foot soldier as seen in the figures + of pikemen on the other side of the room. The small silvered cap and + breast and back in another glass case was made for Charles II when + prince. +</p> +<p> + In a table case are a gun and pistol dated respectively 1614 and 1619, + made for Charles I when Prince of Wales. The gun is not quite perfect, + but the two weapons are the earliest examples of <i>flint locks</i> in + the collection. Note also a fine wheel lock of about 1600. The gunner's + axe was used for laying cannon, and has on its shaft scales showing the + size of cannon balls of stone, iron, lead, and slag. It belonged to the + Duke of Brunswick Luneburg. The last enclosure contains a suit (XVII) of + richly decorated armour given to Henry Prince of Wales by the Prince de + Joinville. This suit, though rich, is of late and inelegant form, as may + be seen by observing the breast and the treatment of the feet. In the + suit of his brother Prince Charles also will be seen an instance of the + decay of the armourer's art, namely, the thigh-pieces, which are marked + as though of several pieces of metal whilst being of one rigid piece. +</p> +<p> + In a small case are unfinished portions of a helmet and gorget, and a + gilt and engraved vamplate belonging to a suit of Henry Prince of Wales. +</p> +<p> + The figures on the opposite side of the room are horsemen and pikemen of + the seventeenth century, after which time armour may be said to have + ceased to be worn, till at the coronation of George IV in 1820, when the + Household Cavalry appeared in cuirasses. In the table cases in this room + are odd portions of armour: gorgets, gauntlets, cuisshes, &c., daggers, + knives, and swords, including good examples of the Cinquedea, or short + broad-bladed sword peculiar to Northern Italy. +</p> +<p> + In the series of wall cases at the end of both rooms will be found + several varieties of helmets, including salades, close helmets, tilting + helmets; also morions and cabassets and breasts and backs. Among these + observe the fine painted archers' salade, with vizor; two fine Venetian + salades, like the ancient Greek helmets, and bearing armourers' stamps; + sixteenth-century tilting helmets, with side doors for air; spider + helmets, &c. Those on the upper shelves are either false or imitations + of real examples. In the case by the door is a helmet made for and worn + by the late Emperor Napoleon III (when prince) at the Eglinton + Tournament, in 1839. +</p> +<p> + On the walls are portions of horse armour, bucklers for foot soldiers, + and several shields simulating the embossed ornamentation of the + sixteenth century. +</p> +<h3> + <i>The Parade</i>. +</h3> +<p> + The Waterloo Barracks are opposite, built in 1845 on the site of + storehouses burnt in 1841. The building of similar character to the + right is the Officers' Quarters: between the two a glimpse is obtained + of the Martin or Brick Tower, whence Blood stole the crown in 1671. + Observe, on the left, the extensive collection of cannons of all ages + and countries, including triple guns taken from the French, of the time + of Louis XIV, and some curious and grotesque mortars from India. +</p> +<p> + Observe, on the right, almost adjoining the Barrack, the Chapel of St. + Peter "ad Vincula," so called from having been consecrated on that + well-known festival of the Latin Church, the 1st of August, probably in + the reign of Henry I (1100-1135). The old chapel was burnt in 1512, and + the present building erected only in time to receive the bodies of the + first victims of the tyranny of Henry VIII. It was considered a Royal + Chapel before 1550; the interior is not shown to the public. Here it is, + in the memorable words of Stow, writing in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, + that there lie before the high altar, "two dukes between two queens, to + wit, the Duke of Somerset and the Duke of Northumberland, between Queen + Anne and Queen Katharine, all four beheaded." Here also are buried Lady + Jane (Grey) and Lord Guildford Dudley, the Duke of Monmouth, and the + Scotch lords, Kilmarnock, Balmerino, and Lovat, beheaded for their share + in the rebellion of 1745. The last burial in the chapel was that of Sir + John Fox Burgoyne, Constable of the Tower, in 1871. +</p> +<a name="page32"><!-- placeholder --></a> +<p> + The space in front of the chapel is called Tower Green, and was used as + a burial ground; in the middle is a small square plot, paved with + granite, showing the site on which stood at rare intervals the scaffold + on which private executions took place. It has been specially paved by + the orders of Her late Majesty. The following persons are known to have + been executed on this spot:— +</p> +<p> + 1. Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, 19th May, 1536. +</p> +<p> + 2. Margaret Countess of Salisbury, the last of the old Angevin or + Plantagenet family, 27th May, 1541. +</p> +<p> + 3. Queen Katharine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, 13th February, + 1542. +</p> +<p> + 4. Jane Viscountess Rochford, 13th February, 1542. +</p> +<p> + 5. Lady Jane (Grey), wife of Lord Guildford Dudley, 12th February, 1554. +</p> +<p> + 6. Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, 25th February, 1601. +</p> +<p> + They were all beheaded with an axe except Queen Anne Boleyn, whose head + was cut off with a sword by the executioner of St. Omer, brought over + for the purpose. The executioner of the Earl of Essex was not able to do + his work with less than three strokes, and was mobbed and beaten by the + populace on his way home. The bodies of all six were buried in the + Chapel of St. Peter. +</p> +<p> + Lord Hastings was also beheaded on Tower Green by order of the Duke of + Gloucester in 1483. +</p> +<h3> + <i>The Beauchamp Tower</i> +</h3> +<p> + is on the west side of Tower Green, facing the White Tower, and is on + the inner wall between the Bell Tower on the south and the Devereux + Tower on the north, being connected with both by a walk along the + parapet. Its present name probably refers to the residence in it as a + prisoner of Thomas, third Earl of Warwick, of the Beauchamp family, who + was attainted under Richard II in 1397, but restored to his honours and + liberty two years later under Henry IV. It is curious that the most + interesting associations of the place should be connected with his + successors in the earldom. Although built entirely for defensive + purposes, we find it thus early used as a prison, and during the two + following centuries it seems to have been regarded as one of the most + convenient places in which to lodge prisoners of rank, and in + consequence many of the most interesting mural inscriptions are to be + found in its chambers. +</p> +<p> + In plan the Beauchamp Tower is semicircular, and it projects eighteen + feet beyond the face of the wall. It consists of three storeys, of which + the middle one is on a level with the rampart, on which it formerly + opened. The whole building dates from the reign of Edward III. We enter + at the south-east corner and ascend by a circular staircase to the + middle chamber, which is spacious and has a large window, with a + fire-place. Here are to be found most of the inscriptions, some having + been brought from other chambers. A few are in the entrance passage and + on the stair. All are numbered and catalogued. The following—to which + the numbers are appended—will be found the most interesting:— +</p> +<p> + 2. On the ground-floor, near the entrance, ROBART DVDLEY. This was the + fifth son of John, Duke of Northumberland, and next brother to Guildford + Dudley, the husband of Lady Jane Grey. When his father was brought to + the block in 1553 he and his brothers remained in prison here, Robert + being condemned to death in 1554. In the following year he was liberated + with his elder brother Ambrose, afterwards created Earl of Warwick, and + his younger brother Henry. In the first year of Queen Elizabeth he was + made Master of the House and elected a Knight of the Garter. In 1563 he + was created Earl of Leicester. He died at Cornbury, in Oxfordshire, in + 1588. +</p> +<p> + 8. On the left, at the entrance of the great chamber, is a carved cross, + with other religious emblems, with the name and arms of PEVEREL, and the + date 1570. It is supposed to have been cut by a Roman Catholic prisoner + confined during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. +</p> +<p> + 13. Over the fire-place this inscription in Latin:—"The more suffering + for Christ in this world the more glory with Christ in the next," &c. + This is signed "Arundel, June 22, 1587." This was Philip Howard, son of + Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, beheaded in 1573. Philip inherited from his + maternal grandfather the earldom of Arundel in 1580. He was a staunch + Roman Catholic and was constantly under suspicion of the Government, by + which in 1584 he was confined in his own house for a short time. On his + liberation he determined to quit the country, but was committed to the + Tower in 1585, and died in custody ten years later, having refused + release on condition of forsaking his religion. His body was buried in + his father's grave in the Chapel of St. Peter, but was eventually + removed to Arundel. He left other inscriptions, one in the window (79), + and one on the staircase (91), dated 1587. +</p> +<p> + 14. On the right of the fire-place is an elaborate piece of sculpture + (Pl. XII), which will be examined with peculiar interest as a memorial + of the four brothers Dudley: Ambrose (created Earl of Warwick 1561), + Guildford (beheaded 1554), Robert (created Earl of Leicester 1563), and + Henry (killed at the siege of St. Quintin, 1558), carved by the eldest, + John (called Earl of Warwick), who died in 1554. Under a bear and a lion + supporting a ragged staff is the name "JOHN DVDLE," and surrounding them + is a wreath of roses (for Ambrose), oak leaves (for Robert, + <i>robur</i>, an oak), gillyflowers (for Guildford), and honeysuckle + (for Henry). Below are four lines, one of them incomplete, alluding to + the device and its meaning. It is on record that the Lieutenant of the + Tower was allowed 6<i>s.</i> 8<i>d.</i> a day each for the diet of these + captive brothers. +</p> +<p> + 33. This is one of several inscriptions relating to the Poole or Pole + family (see also Nos. 45, 47, 52, 56, 57). They were the sons of the + Countess of Salisbury, by Sir Richard Pole, K.G. No. 45 contains the + name of "GEFFRYE POOLE 1562." He was the second son and gave evidence + against his elder brother, Lord Montagu, who was beheaded in 1539. +</p> +<p> + 48. "IANE." This interesting inscription, repeated also in the window + (85), has always been supposed to refer to the Lady Jane Grey, daughter + of the Duke of Suffolk, and wife of Guildford Dudley, fourth son of the + Duke of Northumberland. A second repetition in another part of the room + was unfortunately obliterated in the last century when a new window was + made to fit this chamber for a mess-room. It is sometimes, but + erroneously, supposed that the name was carved by this Queen of ten days + herself, but it is improbable that she was ever imprisoned in the + Beauchamp Tower. She is known to have lived in the house of Partridge, + the Gaoler. It is much more probable that the two inscriptions were + placed on the wall either by Lord Guildford Dudley, her husband, or by + his brother, whose large device has been described above. +</p> +<p> + 66. In the window is the rebus, or monogram, of Thomas Abel: upon a bell + is the letter A. This was Dr. Abel, a faithful servant to Queen + Katharine of Arragon, first wife of King Henry VIII. He acted as her + chaplain during the progress of the divorce, and by his determined + advocacy offended the King. For denying the supremacy he was condemned + and executed in 1540. +</p> +<p> + The visitor who has time to spare will find many other records of this + kind in the Beauchamp Tower, the oldest of all being the name of "Thomas + Talbot 1462" (89), supposed to have been concerned in the Wars of the + Roses. Emerging again upon Tower Green we see on the right the +</p> +<h3> + <i>Lieutenant's Lodgings</i> (Pl. VI), +</h3> +<p> + now called the King's House. The Hall door, where a sentry stands, is + the same through which Lord Nithisdale escaped in female dress, the + night before he was to have been beheaded, 1716. Some parts of the house + are of great antiquity, among them the rooms in the Bell Tower, those on + the upper storey which open on the leads and the rampart known as The + Prisoners' Walk, and the Council Room, a handsome apartment containing a + curious monument of the Gunpowder Plot. In this room Guy Fawkes and his + associates were examined, 1605. The interior of the King's House is not + shown to the public. Next to it is the house of the Gentleman Gaoler, or + Chief Warder. It was in this house that Lady Jane Grey lived when a + prisoner, and from its windows saw her husband go forth from the + adjoining Beauchamp Tower to his execution on Tower Hill, and his + headless body brought to the chapel "in a carre," while the scaffold was + being prepared for her own death on the Green in front, which took place + on the same day, Monday, 12th February, 1554. +</p> +<hr> +<p> + NOTE.—Visitors who wish to know more about the Tower are referred to + the works of Bayley, of Brayley and Britton, of Doyne C. Bell, of G.T. + Clark, and of Hepworth Dixon. +</p> +<h3> + THE END. +</h3> + + +<div style="height: 4em;"><br><br><br><br></div> + +<h4> + DRILL AND TRAINING (Number of days in each year). +</h4> +<table width="100%" summary="Drill and Training" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td colspan="6" style="border-bottom: solid thick;"> </td> +<tr><td rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid thin;">ARM OF THE SERVICE</td> +<td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: solid thin; border-left: solid thin;">In first year.</td> +<td style="border-bottom: solid thin; border-left: solid thin;">In<br> subsequent<br> years.</td></tr> +<tr> +<td style="border-bottom: solid thin; border-left: solid thin;">Recruit<br> Drill. </td> +<td style="border-bottom: solid thin; border-left: solid thin;"> Musketry<br> or Gunnery<br> Drill. </td> +<td style="border-bottom: solid thin; border-left: solid thin;"> Usual<br> Annual<br> Training </td> +<td style="border-bottom: solid thin; border-left: solid thin;"> Total<br> during<br> the year. </td> +<td style="border-bottom: solid thin; border-left: solid thin;"> Usual<br> Annual<br> Training</td></tr> +<tr><td style="text-align: left;">Artillery<br>Infantry<br>Medical </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 49 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 14 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 27 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 90 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 27</td></tr> +<tr><td style="text-align: left;"> Engineers</td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> </td></tr> +<tr><td style="text-align: left;"> Fortress </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 63 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 14 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 41 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 118 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 41</td></tr> +<tr><td style="text-align: left;"> Submarine Miners </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 63 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 14 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 55 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 132 </td> +<td style="border-left: solid thin;"> 55</td></tr> +<tr><td colspan="6" style="border-top: solid thick;"> </td> +</table> + +<h4> + <b>BOUNTY, PAY, EXTRA DUTY PAY, AND ENGINEER PAY, &c.</b> +</h4> +<p> + During the first year of service the rate of Bounty of a Militiaman + varies from <b>10s.</b> to <b>£2.</b> +</p> +<p> + A Training Bounty of <b>£1 10s.</b> is issued on the completion of each + Annual Training. Ex-Army N.C.O.'s, who are appointed Sergeants, receive + a training bounty of <b>£3</b>. Non-training bounty of <b>£3</b> is + issued in sums of <b>£1</b> on each of the following dates—1st October, + 1st December, and 1st February, to men who have completed two trainings + or the equivalent thereof. A Special bounty of <b>£1</b> is also given + on the completion of an authorised course of instruction other than + during the 28 days immediately preceding the training of the unit. +</p> +<p> + During Drill and training, N.C.O.'s and men receive Army rates of pay of + their rank, also rations; and provided they are 19 years of age and have + attended one training, or the equivalent thereof, messing allowance at + <b>3d.</b> a day. +</p> +<p> + In addition to the ordinary pay, extra-duty pay varying from 2<i>d.</i> + to 6<i>d.</i> per day will be issued during the annual training to non + commissioned officers and men of the Militia for the performance of + certain specified duties. +</p> +<p> + Engineer Pay varying from <b>4d.</b> to <b>2s.</b> a day, will also be + allowed to non commissioned officers and men of the Militia Engineers + according to their qualifications. +</p> +<p> + Corps pay, varying from <b>4d.</b> to <b>1s.</b> a day, is granted to + N.C.O.'s and men of the Royal Army Medical Corps, who are reported as + duly qualified. +</p> +<h4> + <b>GENERAL ADVANTAGES OF THE MILITIA.</b> +</h4> +<p> + A Pamphlet containing detailed information as to the Conditions of + Service in the Militia and in the Reserve Division of the Militia can be + obtained free of charge at any Post Office in the United Kingdom, from + any Sergeant Instructor of Volunteers, or other Recruiter. +</p> +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-01.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-01.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate I. Middle Tower."></a> +</p> + +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-02.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-02.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate II. Legge's Mount. Devereux Tower. Beauchamp Tower. +Yeoman Gaoler's House. Site of Drawbridge. Gateway of Byward Tower."></a> +</p> + +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-03.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-03.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate III. Bloody Tower and Gateway. Wakefield Tower."></a> +</p> + +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-04.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-04.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate IV. St. Thomas's Tower and Traitors' Gate."></a> +</p> + +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-05.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-05.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate V. Cradle Tower and Wall of Outer Ward. Lanthorn +Tower Restored. Curtain Wall of Inner Ward."></a> +</p> + +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-06.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-06.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate VI. Tower Green. Queen's House. Yeoman Gaoler's Lodgings."></a> +</p> + +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-07.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-07.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate VII. White Tower from the North-west."></a> +</p> + +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-08.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-08.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate VIII. St. John's Chapel--Interior."></a> +</p> + +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-09.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-09.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate IX. Middle Tower and Gate. Byward Tower. Bell +Tower. Queen's House."></a> +</p> + +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-10.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-10.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate X. Lieutenant's Lodging or Queen's House. Bloody +Tower. Constable's Garden. St. Thomas's Tower and Traitors' Gate."></a> +</p> + +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-11.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-11.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate XI. New Lanthorn Tower. Old Armoury. Salt Tower. +Cradle Tower. Well Tower. Irongate Tower."></a> +</p> + +<hr> + +<p class="figure"> +<a href="images/plate-12.jpg"> +<img src="images/plate-12.jpg" width="100%" +alt="Plate XII."></a> +</p> + +<div style="height: 6em;"><br><br><br><br><br><br></div> + +<div>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 13436 ***</div> +</body> +</html> + |