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heard of these deeds and offered to share half of the cost from his privy purse, as he saw this as too much a burden for a private gentleman to bear. White declined the offer, saying that he considered it the duty of every loyal gentleman to assist to the utmost of his means at such a crisis. He was
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Park. Some trees still stand which formed the corners of it. An oak tree is also shown at the side of the drive to
Langold, in which a platform was erected. On this a sentry was posted day and night to watch for the lighting of the beacon on Gringley Hill, near Gainsborough, as a signal of the
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