MEM O RIE S OF OL D RICHMOND M EM ORIES OF O L D R I C H M O N D WITH SOM E SIDELI GHTS ON EN GLISH HISTO RY ' B Y E S T E L L A C A V E WITH SK ET HES A N D A PLAN BY G EORGE A BRA N DRA M C . A N D OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON N U A Y A LBEMA RLE JOH M RR , 1 9 2 2 PRE FA CE m HEN . or B randra W Mr Ge ge , son of the late amu l B randram su st d to Mr . S e , gge e me that I sh ould write down the facts which I had from time to time gathered about the Old Palace of i Richmond , and said that he would llustrate it for h orrified—I ul v r me , I was , who co d ne e remember a date (excepting my sheet -anchor But when I saw the drawings and the plan that Mr . B randram o l had made , I thought other pe p e might like to see them too ; and as I like collecting , I began to and collect facts fancies , and have tried to piece t of them into a sor patchwork, and from time to a time, as gaps appeared , I h ve worked in a fancy e stitch here and th re to cover up deficiencies . Therefore , as someone once said to me, You must not take my history too seriou sly ; I do not myse I have been frequently warned by my Immediate Family not to be so discursive and to avoid side shows but I live to -day where these Kings and n C are Quee s and their ourt have lived , and they very real to me . Therefore, I feel that it would not be decent to leave them standing stiff and stark V v i PREFACE without making some effort to clothe them ; and we flew to as from the beginning naturally leaves, I have clothed them afresh in the leaves that e of k everyone knows , making fr e use the boo s , of which a list will be found at the end of this li volume, and leaving to them the responsibi ty for my facts and dates . Finally, I hope that my readers will like ’ B randram s n Mr. drawings and most i genious plan of the Palace as much as I do . 1922. April, I N A R IC HMO ND G A R OE N B Y A LFRED NOYES PEACE Is it peac e Or a dream ' I n th e red-wa e ar en I ear ll d g d , h Under th e rambling golden-cru sted roofs the me ow old ou e on th e ra n w er Of ll h s , ly t ili g hisp ou w ar a oom Of cl dy ist i bl , A nd a a n bl ckbird c alli g . ea e and a a r a n r -e e ma e P c , bl ckbi d c lli g his b ight y d t ; ea e and o e ou n o e eau u o of th e ea P c , th s y g , th s b tif l h sts d d, S o qu ietly sl eeping u n der th e mantl e of May ea e and th e ear of a on all one P c , y s g y g by ’ A s th e flood of th e river that flows atth e gar d en s end Is it peac e at last f Th e blackbir d flutters away in a rain o petals . Un er th e o en w n ow a an - r a e d p i d l d gi l p ss s, a n as o a n in h er or w e mo D i ty R s li d, sh t hit s ck , - Cor uro ree e and e n and o o u h at. d y b ch s l ggi gs, s ft sl ch Sh e w n h er a e a in h er ew ree om s i gs b sk t, h ppy n f d , A nd a u mm n n e a o . p ss s, h i g s g viii IN A RICHMOND GARDEN h - ar en S e walks throu gh th e memory g d . Ru e or sorrow f , Rosemar or r emembranc e Ea in urn yf . ch t F or broken hearts among bro ken stones mu st bloom ; A nd a in th e a of th e ear and e of all l st, f ll y , b st , Pa 'ies or slee pp f p. Sh e wa rou th e wee - me n er lks th gh s t s lli g h bs, Wa e th e ream n a ow of o er a tch d by d i g sh d s ld d ys, Th e a ow h er r an am new in o n own sh d s g d k , p pli g s - e- e e A nd arched su n b onnets like old dry cru mpl ed r os l av s . T e ee ath er u n er th e w e- oome a ane e err h y p p , d hit bl d J p s ch y, nd a r f h u - A delic te pu rpl e sp ays o t e J das tree . r Th ey smile ath e u nder th e big black mu lberry b ou ghs . With an exqu isite s elf -r eproa ch in their wis e old eyes Th e w er o e er e dim re a en er ooms y hisp t g th , lik g y l v d bl , G a of h er ar e e o S he will not row old l d c l ss j y, g , N ever row old as we did g . S ee sh e au e , p s s, Now at th e re u n a , g y s di l , W o e e en en- en ru e in r u o h s l g d, lich c st d sty g ld, La w et Umb ra vicissim , S em er A mer p , Was r ea d by those who ru stl ed in hooped br o cades in - u W u rou n on e ear c u t o . istf lly d it c , its cl y th momen ere sh e au e ou u m. A t th p s s, y thf l , sli e Sh e r eads th e hour on its old dim dreaming fac . Sh e d oes not see th e ph antoms arou nd it now . on th u r sh e e It is ly e ho s es . IN A RICHMOND GARDEN ix r a u - n a and sun Th e est is a d zzl e of f ll bl ow lil c . h e oe h er a S g s w y. Sh e ar en th e ee old ar in th e rum n wa d k s d p ch c bli g ll, n n s n n f h r A d a e ea a ar o e n e . v ish , l vi g ch light b hi d et mbr a vicis m Law U si , em er A mor ’ S p . Is it all a dream This u nb elievabl e peac e ' Th e u n ee on th e e e a floa n fla e s light sl ps l v l bl ck ti g k s, Th e floa n ra of th e e anon e ar - ou ti g fts L b c d b ghs . Th e ee ar e row w ea b s d sy ith h t . Ta -tw ta - ta A h no not a o at th e oor p p, p p , ; gh st d I on a reamer no n th e ash rom e t is ly d , k cki g f his pip , On th e warm red sou war wa th d ll, W ere th e ru e ru - r ee a h c cifi d f it t s b sk, Those beau tif u l fru it- trees Fa ene w arm ou rea . st d, ith s tsp d Now all u e a a n . T ere o n a w er is q i t g i h is ly hisp , h er of ra on a u n r a e m as t e w . Cal hisp g ss, s lit g v Is it peace ' Was it o nly a dream T a u n er eau u oa of th e u n wor h t, d this b tif l cl k s lit ld, e saw a oo -red a in th e ean wee n W bl d g sh cl s t ski , A nd th e flesh r olled b ack by th e hand th e u r eon or e War Of s g , d vil, And ere w n th , ithi , e and raw n A liv c li g, Th e canc er ; Th e mon rou can er of a e st s c h t , A With octopu s arms Gr ipping th e bloo d-r ed walls of its tor tur ed h ell ' Is it peac e at l as t ' 0 w th e ream I ear , hich is d h n th e w er of ea e in th e r ed- wa e ar en O ly hisp l v s, ll d g d , Wa n wa n f or w a ' iti g, iti g, h t A nd no w o n th e ou war wa , s th d ll , Th e r eamer no n th e ash r om e a a n d , k cki g f his pip g i , Ta - ta ta -ta p p, p p r f a r to A nd th e c y o bi d his mate .