St Thomas More's tree

The inscription underneath this tree at Allen Hall reads:

This famous old mulberry tree

Bound together by cross bands & chains
dates back to the time of
Saint Thomas More
Lord Chancellor
under King Henry the 8th

He was beheaded in 1535
in defence of
the Catholic Faith

When surrounded by his family
and friends it is certain he often
held those witty and tender
conversations which he loved
beneath its shelter.