Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!
Guy Fawkes and his companions
Did the scheme contrive,
To blow the King and Parliament
All up alive.
Threescore barrels, laid below,
To prove old England's overthrow.
But, by God's providence, him they catch,
With a dark lantern, lighting a match!
A stick and a stake
For King James's sake!
If you won't give me one,
I'll take two,
The better for me,
And the worse for you.
A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,
A penn'orth of cheese to choke him,
A pint of beer to wash it down,
And a jolly good fire to burn him.
Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring!
Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King!
Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!

Here is my reproduction of the dark lantern owned by Guy Fawkes that is now on display at the Ashmolean Musuem.
http://www.ashmolean.org/collections/highlights/?type=highlights&id=36&department=1
In order to reproduce this lantern I had to gather all the photos I could find on the internet.
I also purchased this post card with another view.

Now I need to find some horn for the door.
And Happy Birthday Kelly.

Rachelle Knowles
posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:51:03 PM MST