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In the year of Grace 1551, Antwerp was not only the chief city of the Netherlands, but the commercial capital of the world. Its public buildings were also celebrated for the elaborate carving of their exteriors, for their richly-furnished interiors, and for their general architectural beauty. In one of the principal streets of that city there stood a handsome house, the property of that wealthy and highly-esteemed merchant--Jasper Schetz. In a private room, the walls richly adorned with carving and tapestry, sat at a dark oak writing table a gentleman in a black velvet suit, having a black cap of the same material on his head | 1 CHAPTER ONE. CHAPTER TWO. CHAPTER THREE. CHAPTER FOUR. CHAPTER FIVE. CHAPTER SIX. CHAPTER SEVEN. CHAPTER EIGHT. CHAPTER NINE. CHAPTER TEN. CHAPTER ELEVEN. CHAPTER TWELVE. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. CHAPTER SIXTEEN. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. CHAPTER NINETEEN. CHAPTER TWENTY. CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER THIRTY. The Golden Grasshopper by . Kingston 2 CHAPTER THIRTY CHAPTER THIRTY The Golden Grasshopper by . Kingston The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Golden Grasshopper by . Kingston This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham Author . Kingston Release Date May 8 2007 EBook 21390 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GOLDEN GRASSHOPPER Produced by Nick Hodson of London England The Golden Grasshopper a story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham by . Kingston. This book was originally published in 1870 under the title of The Royal Merchant . As there were sundry things that needed changing the book was edited and re-issued under the title of The Golden Grasshopper . Kingston the author was in the last few months of his life while this was being done so the work was done by some of his various ghosts but with Kingston s approval. The tale is told through the eyes of a Dutch boy Ernst Verner whose parents had been put to death in Holland for their Protestant faith. It was a difficult time in England for between the Protestant sovereigns Edward the Sixth and Elizabeth there were a few years under the Catholic Queen Mary during which very many people were put to death for their .