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Among its supernatural residents is the celebrated ghost of Lady
Hoby
who accidentally killed her son, William, and has apparently
been
earthbound ever since. The tale of how she killed her son
varies
from legend to legend but it is generally agreed he was an
academically
stupid boy and Lady Hoby would punish him for his
mistakes.
One story tells how he was beaten so hard with a ruler he
died.
Another relates how he was locked in the tower and forgotten
about,
slowly dying from starvation and exhaustion. Lady Hoby
apparently
left him there while she went out riding. On her
excursion
she met the young Queen Elizabeth I and went back to Windsor Castle with
her. In the excitement she forgot about
William
and no one else at Bisham Abbey knew he was locked in
the
tower. Lady Hoby's ghost has been seen on several occasions,
sometimes
trying to wash blood from her hands in true Lady
Macbeth
fashion. There have also been wailing and groaning
sounds
heard in the Abbey.
There are also tales of buried treasure, spectral lights and secret
tunnels
at the Abbey. Nearby is Queen Elizabeth's well a spring
now
on private ground but once visited by thousands of pilgrims
who
believed the water had power to heal.
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