‘He with his ffawchion would Cutt of their heads, and would not bestowe a halter on them, And then they would goe to Mr Berries and spoill him and Cutt of his heade, and his daughters’ heads.’
– Bartholomew Steer to Roger Symonds, 1596
– Bartholomew Steer to Roger Symonds, 1596
These images were made at Hampton Gay. Hampton Gay Manor, built in the sixteenth century, was gutted by fire in 1887 and today it is a ruin. Depositions claim that Bartholomew Steer intended to ignite the Rising here by killing Vincent Barry, his own Lord of the Manor. For more, see the entry on Hampton Gay.