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Execution of Sir Walter Raleigh. enough.

The character of the adventurous, pol- in the Tower. During his long, dreary ished, and learned knight, his early con- imprisonment he turned to intellectual nection with American colonization, and, pursuits, and wrote, among other works, above all, his untimely death, give Raleigh his "History of the World." a hold on the minds of Americans no less In 1617 he was released, to make anthan on those of his fellow countrymen, other voyage to El Dorado, but he met and the capital of one sovereign State, as with nothing but reverses; his son was well as a host of places in the South and killed in an attack on a Spanish town; West, attest the permanence of the re- his chief commander committed suicide membrance. in despair; his crew mutinied; and, on his return, James, pressed by the Spanish | Cayley adds: "The head, after being king to punish Raleigh, had him be- shown on either side of the scaffold, was headed, under his sentence of sixteen put into a leather bag, over which Sir years before.

Walter's gown was thrown, and the whole Under this monstrous order, an eternal conveyed away in a mourning coach by infamy to James, Raleigh was executed Lady Raleigh. It was preserved by her to James, Raleigh was executed Lady Raleigh. It was preserved by her on the 29th of October (old style), 1618, in in a case during the twenty-nine years she Old Palace Yard, at eight in the morning survived her husband, and afterward, of Lord Mayor's Day; "so that the pa- with no less piety, by their affectionate geants and fine shewes might draw away son Carew, with whom it is supposed to the people from beholding the tragedie have been buried in West Horsley, in of one of the gallantest worthies ever Surrey. The body was interred in the England bred ." Early in the morning his chancel near the altar of St. Margaret's, keeper brought a cup of sack to him, and Westminster. inquired how it suited him, and if he was Maria Theresa's Appeal to Hungary. pleased with it. "As well as he who Maria Theresa was twenty-four years drank of St. Giles' bowl as he rode to Ty- old, when she succeeded her father on the burn," answered the knight, and said it thrones of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia. was good drink, if a man might tarry by it. Notwithstanding the guarantee given her "Prithee, never fear, Ceeston," cried he father by the European powers, she soon to his old friend, Sir Hugh, who was re- found herself opposed by nearly all of his old friend, Sir Hugh, who was re- found herself opposed by nearly all of pulsed from the scaffold by the sheriff, "I them, who sought to wrest her dominions shall have a place!" from her and divide them among them- A man, bald from extreme age, pressed selves. The battle of Molwitz made the forward, "to see him," he said, "and pray situation of Maria Theresa almost des- , "to see him ," he said, "and pray situation of Maria Theresa almost des- God for him."

Raleigh took a richly- perate, and a little later an alliance was embroidered cap from his own head, and formed against her by France, Prussia, placing it on that of the man, said: "Take Bavaria, Spain and Saxony. A French this, good friend , to remember me, for army entered Germany and united with you have more need of it than I." the Bavarian forces, while the Saxon "Farewell, my lords," was his cheerful army advanced into Bohemia. The Bavaparting to a courtly group who affection- rians marched into upper Austria and to a courtly group who affection- rians marched into upper Austria and ately took their leave of him; "I have a occupied Linz, where the elector was prolong journey before me, and I must e'en claimed Archduke of Austria. He might say good-by. Now I am going to God," have taken Vienna had he moved said that heroic spirit, as he trod the scaf- promptly against the city, but becoming fold; and, gently touching the ax, added: jealous of the successes of the Saxons in "this is a sharp medicine, but it will cure Bohemia, he undertook the conquest of all diseases." that country. He entered Prague and The very headsman shrank from behead- was proclaimed King of Bohemia. In ing one so illustrious and brave, until the unquailing soldier addressed him: "What dost thou fear? Strike, man!"

In another moment the mighty soul sprang from its mangled tenement.

January, 1742, he was chosen emperor by the electors at Frankfort, and took the title of Charles VII.

In the meantime, Maria Theresa had exerted herself to repair her disasters. (394) ADLE APPEAL OF MARIA THERESA TO THE HUNGARIAN NET