“Stukely,” he said, “do thy duty, thou art ever a true man.”
Stukely groaned aloud, but he offered no further opposition, and the party, escorted by the constables, took the road for Bovey, en route for Exeter gaol.
FOOTNOTES
[31] The title “Sir” did not in these days necessarily imply knighthood; it was commonly given to Justices of the Peace, scions of noble family, and even to Parish Priests, although we have not used it in that connexion for fear of creating confusion in the mind of the modern reader.
[32] Until late in this reign no edible roots were grown as food in England.
[33] These cruel lines are authentic; the martyrdoms related really occurred on July the sixteenth, 1546, but perhaps the news had not reached Devon, and was not “stale news” there.
