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Bodmin Cornwall- Mayors Last Supper

Appointed in the aftermath of the "Prayers Book Rebellion" of 1549 to terriose the cornish and suppress their tendancy to revolt, sir Antony Kingston went about his task with Relish, Ruthlessness and a particularly cruel and twisted sense of humour.

Bodmin's mayor had played a minor part in the rebellion, so when KIngston invinted himself to dinner, the mayor took this as a sign that his misdemeanours had been forgiven and prepared a lavish spread. On his arrival, Kingston asked for a gallows to be made ready, as there was unfinished business to attend to. Dinner was a convivial occasion. Then, when the last toast had been drunk, Sir Antony took his host aside and enquired about the strength of the scaffold. The mayor assured his visitor that it was solidy built and would serve its purpose excellently. 'Then climb up to it, for it is for you', chortled his callous guest