Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester - Part 16
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Part 16

An interesting relic of the execution of the Bishop is in possession of the rector of St. Mary's Church--viz. the sergeant's mace, which was the authority of the soldiers who conducted the Bishop down to Gloucester.

This mace, which is the only surviving example of a London sergeant's mace, was found in a house in Westgate Street, belonging to a Mr Ingram.

It is to be hoped that some day the mace may be deposited in some public national museum.