(5) Q. Name three Prime Ministers: describe the policy of one of them. A. Edmund Burke, Walter Scott, Bothwell. Bothwell was a great writer: he wrote about bills and cheques. (Note: Bothwell and Boswell one knows, though not as Prime Ministers: but it was Byles who wrote on Bills, and it would be strange if the candidate had ever heard of his work.) (6) Q. Mention with dates any risings in the times of the Tudors. A. In the rising of Jack Cade he mustered up a large number of rebels who under there desperate leader plundered everything before them, and finally entered London of which they took possession. Cade was slain by Wallworth the Lord Mayor, and the rebels without their leader became so desperate that the king’s life was in danger, but Henry took off his helmet and exclaimed stay I am Henry of Winchester, kill not your king. (Note: Cade is blended with Wat Tyler, who was killed by Walworth in presence of Richard II.: neither Cade nor Tyler lived in Tudor times. Henry of Winchester, alias Henry III., made his appeal in 1265, nearly 200 years before the first Tudor king.) Theology is as perplexing as politics: here are some instances: (1) High Church are the high minded members of the Church of England. They believe in incense, the worshipping of the cross, and many other hideous notions. (2) The Puritans tried to make a great distinction between the Whigs or Court party and themselves. They wore sober garments indulged in no vices and avoided the Society of the Whigs. Only thing really approved of was sermons. (3) Strafford and Laud two archbishops in the reign of Henry 8 were impeached for denying the doctrine of transsubstantiation. (4) Henry VIII. was a very strict Protestant and wished to confirm all Europe. He sent out men as missionaries to preach the gospel and to tell the people of the good the wood receive if they believed it. The weariness of wading through a thousand of these examination papers was terrible. We were as gold-diggers washing gravel of a poor quality, and we hailed the smallest nugget with shouts of delight. Some of these are small, but to our hungry souls the gold seemed good: (1) Q. What do you know of Dr. Arnold? A. Dr. Arnold was hung as a spy by Washington during the American war. (Note: Blending General Arnold, Dr. Arnold, and Major Andrè.) (2) The Black Prince died from injuries received by his horse. (3) John Knox introduced the revival of learning, the steam roller, and the printing press. (4) Edward III. said he was the dughter of Arabella. (Note: Meaning to say “the son of Isabella,” blended with Arabella Stuart.) * (5) James I. was a great Catholic. He was not at all brave. It is said of him that he padded his clothes for fear he would be knocked. * (6) The Cabinet consists of the Private Secretaries, the Foreign Secretaries, the Colonial Secretaries, and the Poet Laureate.