1: The man whose office it was to show the castle CARISBROOK GATE-now opened the gate,
and called their attention to its antiquity. " These towers," said he, " are of
the age of Edward IV., and look, ladies, at this ancient wooden door, it is of
equal antiquity." They looked at the wooden door, which was indeed very old and very
much dilapidated; but Mrs. Merton could not help suspecting that its workmanship was of
more modern date than that which the man assigned to it, particularly as the arms of
Elizabeth were emblazoned over the gateway. She pointed these out to the man, who replied,
" The Castle was repaired and fortified in the reign of Elizabeth, when the whole country
trembled with dread at the apprehension of the invasion of the Spanish Armada.

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