West Mersea Coronation Celebrations page 11.
Pageant - Scene V Court of Justice, 1620 AD.
In 1599 Queen Elizabeth granted the Manor of Bower Hall to John Spencer, Alderman of London. His son-in-law, the Earl of Northampton held his first Court on the island in 1617.
Pageant - Scene VI Smugglers, 1750 AD.
Date: 2 June 1953