Curious Lantern
In 1602 it is related that Sir John Harrington, of Bath, sent to James VI., of Scotland, as a new year’s gift, a dark lantern. The top was a crown of pure gold, serving also to cover a perfume pan. Within it was a shield of silver, embossed, to reflect the light; on one side of the shield were the sun, moon and planets, and on the other side the story of the birth and passion of Christ, as it was engraved by David II., King of Scotland, who was a prisoner at Nottingham. The following words were inscribed in Latin on the present: “Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.”