It had been interred to protect it from the fanatical zeal of Cromwell 's soldiers .
There was a tradition in the village that it had been buried in a certain place , still known to an old man who had heard it from his father .
tradition had been interred to protect it from the fanatical zeal of Cromwell 's soldiers .
There was a tradition in the village that it had been buried in a certain place , still known to an old man who had heard it from his father .