The Complete Book of Dowsing and Divining: Illustrated Edition by Peter Underwood

The Complete Book of Dowsing and Divining: Illustrated Edition by Peter Underwood

Author:Peter Underwood [Underwood, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-03T22:00:00+00:00


In fact he was sought and found by two Royalists who seized him and smuggled him back to England where he was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn; his execution was carried out in such haste that no enquiries were made, it seems, regarding the whereabouts of his undisputed and missing wealth.

Three months after his execution in July 1662, the diarist Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) heard about the treasure from his cousin Lord Sandwich and having obtained the necessary permission Pepys and his party descended to the cellars beneath Barkstead's residence, looking for the marks which they had been told would guide them to the treasure. This must have struck a chord in Pepys's memory for on two occasions he had buried his own wealth and later, when he wanted to recover it, had the greatest difficulty in recognizing the signs he had left to indicate where he had buried it!

It was arranged that the king was to have a good share of any treasure found and Pepys himself takes up the story:

So our guide demands a candle, and down into the cellars he goes, enquiring whether they were the same that Barkstead always had. He went into several little cellars, and then went out a-doors to view, and to the Cole Harbour [The meaning of this expression has never been satisfactorily explained - PU]; but none did answer so well to the marks which was given him to find it by, as one arched vault, where, after a great deal of council whether to set upon it now, or delay for better and more full advice, to digging we went till almost eight o'clock at night, but could find nothing. But, however, our guides did not at all seem discouraged; for that they being confident that the money is there they look for, but having never been in the cellars, they could not be positive to the place, and therefore will inform themselves more fully, now they have been there, of the party that do advise them. So, locking the door after us, we left here tonight, and up to the Deputy-Governor, my Lord Mayor and Sir H. Bennet, with the rest of the company, being gone an hour before; and he do undertake to keep the key of the cellars, that none shall go down without his privity [The Diary of Samuel Pepys for 30 October 1662].



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