Here Was
Beheaded Anne Boleyn, Wife Of King Henry VIII., And Lies Buried In
The Chapel, But Without Any Inscription; And Queen Elizabeth Was
Kept Prisoner Here By Her Sister, Queen Mary, At Whose Death She Was
Enlarged, And By Right Called To The Throne.
On coming out of the Tower, we were led to a small house close by,
where are kept variety of creatures, viz.
- Three lionesses; one lion
of great size, called Edward VI. from his having been born in that
reign: a tiger; a lynx; a wolf excessively old - this is a very
scarce animal in England, so that their sheep and cattle stray about
in great numbers, free from any danger, though without anybody to
keep them; there is, besides, a porcupine, and an eagle. All these
creatures are kept in a remote place, fitted up for the purpose with
wooden lattices, at the Queen's expense.
Near to this Tower is a large open space; on the highest part of it
is erected a wooden scaffold, for the execution of noble criminals;
upon which, they say, three princes of England, the last of their
families, have been beheaded for high treason; on the bank of the
Thames close by are a great many cannon, such chiefly as are used at
sea.
The next thing worthy of note is the Royal Exchange, so named by
Queen Elizabeth, built by Sir Thomas Gresham, citizen, for public
ornament and the convenience of merchants. It has a great effect,
whether you consider the stateliness of the building, the assemblage
of different nations, or the quantities of merchandise.
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