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Aktungbby · 10-29-15, 11:46 AM

1618: Sir Walter Raleigh writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy, and explorer; convicted of treason against James I in 1604, is finally executed by beheading; Allowed to lead a failed 1617 raiding expedition to the New World, the Spanish ambassador, successfully demanded that King James I reinstate Raleigh's death sentence for violating the peace between England and Spain. Old and not well, the man was an advocate of assisted suicide ahead of his time: "Let us dispatch", he said to his executioner. "At this hour ague comes upon me. I would not have my enemies think I quaked from fear." After he was allowed to see the axe that would behead him, he mused: "This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all diseases and miseries."

Having been one of the people to popularise tobacco smoking in England,

he left a small tobacco pouch, found in his cell shortly after his execution. Engraved upon the pouch was a Latin inscription: Comes meus fuit in illo miserrimo tempore ("It was my companion at that most miserable time...his cell>

...His 'Mancave

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@ Armistead: let's nominate Neal for this award shall we!

http://raleigh.happeningmag.com/raleigh-public-relations-society-announces-call-entries-sir-walter-raleigh-awards/ the awards are designed to showcase exemplary work by public relations and communications professionals from across the state. The competition recognizes and honors all practitioners who have achieved excellence in the field — from freelance practitioners to full-service agencies.

They'd never give it to John Lennon or Lord McCartney: I'm so tired, "I'm feeling so upset
Although I'm so tired, I'll have another cigarette
And curse Sir Walter Raleigh
He was such a stupid git"

10-29-15, 11:46 AM	#1012
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,112 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	A man 'ahead' of his tyme 1618: Sir Walter Raleigh writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy, and explorer; convicted of treason against James I in 1604, is finally executed by beheading; Allowed to lead a failed 1617 raiding expedition to the New World, the Spanish ambassador, successfully demanded that King James I reinstate Raleigh's death sentence for violating the peace between England and Spain. Old and not well, the man was an advocate of assisted suicide ahead of his time: "Let us dispatch", he said to his executioner. "At this hour ague comes upon me. I would not have my enemies think I quaked from fear." After he was allowed to see the axe that would behead him, he mused: "This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all diseases and miseries." Having been one of the people to popularise tobacco smoking in England, he left a small tobacco pouch, found in his cell shortly after his execution. Engraved upon the pouch was a Latin inscription: Comes meus fuit in illo miserrimo tempore ("It was my companion at that most miserable time...his cell>...His 'Mancave> @ Armistead: let's nominate Neal for this award shall we! http://raleigh.happeningmag.com/raleigh-public-relations-society-announces-call-entries-sir-walter-raleigh-awards/ the awards are designed to showcase exemplary work by public relations and communications professionals from across the state. The competition recognizes and honors all practitioners who have achieved excellence in the field — from freelance practitioners to full-service agencies. They'd never give it to John Lennon or Lord McCartney: I'm so tired, "I'm feeling so upset Although I'm so tired, I'll have another cigarette And curse Sir Walter Raleigh He was such a stupid git" __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 10-29-15 at 12:11 PM.