HEARTS OF THE BRAVE
Under a stone in the old church of Francis Drake at Plymouth—the church of St. Andrew—are buried the hearts of Frobisher and Blake. The admirals are not forgotten, but it is; believed that an old inscription has been lost. The inscription is in the registers, recalling that Sir Martyne Frobisher was wounded at Brest and died at Plymouth, and though his body was taken home to be buried in London, his heart was buried. in St. Andrew's Church; and that Admiral Robert Blake, who died within sight of port, also left here his heart, his I body being buried at Westminster among the kings. It has been suggested that a few words of the old inscription should be cut in the stone; and a little fund has been raised for the purpose, so that a new inscription now tells the treveller passing by that he is in the presence of the spirits of the brave.
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LII, Issue 32, 21 April 1931, Page 8
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159HEARTS OF THE BRAVE Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LII, Issue 32, 21 April 1931, Page 8
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