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dolours, redoubled manifold ways, both be wailing your own woe, and especially (as
hear) my unfortunate state, yet my dear father
(if may without offence rejoice my own upon you thief the night, you with
mishaps) me seems this may account my self blessed that washing my hands with the innocency my fact, my guiltless blood may
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marriage. Itejoice in Christ, as I do. Follow the steps ofyour master Christ, and take up
your cross : lay your sins on his back, and
always embrace him. And as touching my
death, rejoice as I do (good sister) that I shall thou absent? For ever? Oh Lord, hast thou be delivered of this corruption, and put on forgotten gracious, and hast thou shut incorruption. For I am assured, that I shall thy loving kindness displeasure Wilt thou for losing of a mortal life, win an immortal more intreated thy mercy clean gone life, the which I pray God grant you, and send for ever, and thy promise come utterly
you of his grace to live in his fear, and to die in end for evermore Why doest thou make the true Christian faith, from the which (in long tarrying? shall despair thy mercy God's name) I exhort you that you never God Far that from me. am thy work swerve, neither for hope of life, nor for fear of manship created Christ Jesus: give me grace death. For ifyou will deny his truth for to therefore tarry thy leisure, and patiently lengthen your life, God will deny you, and yet bear thy works; assuredly knowing, that shorten your days. And if you will cleave thou canst, thou wilt deliver me, when unto him, he will prolong your days to your shall please thee, nothing doubting mistrust comfort and his glory : to the which glory God ing thy goodness towards me for thou know bring me now, and you hereafter when it pleas est better what good for me than
eth him to call you. Fare you well, good therefore with me things what thou wilt, sister, and put your only trust in God, who and plague me what way thou wilt. Only
only must help you. the mean time arm me beseech thee with
Here followeth a certain effectual Prayer, thy armour, that may stand fast, my loins made by the lady Jane in the time of her being girded about with verity, having the
trouble. breastplate righteousness, and shod with the shoes prepared the gospel peace; above O Lord, thou God and Father of my life, things taking me the shield faith, where hear me poor and desolate woman, which with may able quench the fiery darts
flyeth unto thee only, in troubles and mise the wicked, and taking the helmet salva ries. Thou Lord art the only defender and de tion, and the sword the spirit, which thy liverer those that put their trust thee: most holy word praying always with man and therefore being defiled with sin, encum ner prayer and supplication, that may bered with affliction, unquieted with troubles, refer myself wholly thy will, abiding thy wrapped cares, overwhelmed with miseries, pleasure, and comforting myself those trou vexed with temptations, and grievously tor bles that shall please thee send me: seeing mented with the long imprisonment this vile such troubles profitable for me, and seeing mass clay my sinful body come unto am assuredly persuaded that cannot but thee merciful Saviour) craving thy mercy well all that thou doest. Hear me merciful and I. elp; without the which little hope Father for his sake, whom thou wouldest should deliverance left, that may utterly despair sacrifice for my sins: whom with thee
any liberty. Albeit expedient, that and the IHoly Ghost, honour and glory.
Amen.
After these things thus declared, remaineth
now, coming the end this virtuous lady, thy flock no, and also know thee and our next infer the manner her Execution, with selves the better: yet thou that saidest thou the words and behaviour of her the time of
seeing our life standeth upon trying, we should visited sometime with some adversity,
whereby we might both tried whether
wouldest not suffer tempted above our her death.
power, merciful unto me now miserable wretch beseech thee which with Solomon
Words and Behaviour the lady Jane upon the Scaffold.
do cry unto thee, humbly desiring thee, that
may neither too much pulled with pros Frnst when she mounted upon the scaffold,
perity, neither too much pressed down with she said the people standing thereabout adversity lest being too fall, should deny thee Good people, am come hither die, and by my Go being too low brought should des law am condemned the same. The fact pair, and blaspheme thee my Lord and Saviour. against the queen's highness was unlawful, and
merciful God, consider my misery best the consenting thereunto me but touching known unto thee, and thou now unto me the procurement and desire thereof me strong tower defence humbly require thee. my behalf, wash my hands thereof Suifer me not be tempted above my power, innocency before God, and the face you, but either be thou dei unto me out good Christian people, this day: and therewith this great misery, either else give me grace pa she wrung her hands, wherein she had her book. tiently bear thy heavy hand and sharp cor Then said she, pray you good Christian rection. was thy right hand that defivered people, bear me witness that die true the people Israel out the hands Pha Christian woman, and that look be raoh, which for the space 400 years did saved other mean, but only the mercy oppress them, and keep them bondage. Let God the blood his only son Jesus
therefore likewise seem good thy fatherly Christ: and confess, that when did know
goodness, deliver me, sorrowful wretch (for whom thy son Christ shed precious blood the cross) out this miserable captivity and
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the word of God, I neglected the same, loved the lady Jane, and with her also the lord Guil
myself and the world, and therefore this plague ford Dudley her husband, one the duke
and punishment is happily and worthily hap Northumberland's sons, two innocents com
pened unto me for my sins: and yet I thank parison them that upon them, For they
God of his goodness, that he hath thus given did but ignorantly accept that which the others
me a time and respite to repent : and now, had willingly devised, and open proclama
good people, while I a. m alive, I pray you assist tion consented take from others and give
me with your prayers. And then kneeling them. And not long after the death the
down, she turned her to Fecknam, saying: lady Jane upon the 21st the same nonth,
Shall I say this psalm ? and he said, Yea. Then was Henry duke Suffolk her father also be.
said she the psalm of Miserere mei Deus in Eng headed the Tower Hill, the 4th day after his
lish, in most devout manner throughout to the condemnation: about which time also were
end, and then she stood up, and gave her mai condemned this conspiracy many gentlemen den mistress Eisen her gloves and handkerchief, and yeomen, whereof some were executed
and her book to master Bruges, and then she London and some the country. the untied her gown, and the hangman pressed number whom was also lord Thomas Gray, upon her to help her off with but she de brother the said duke, being apprehended siring him her alone, turned towards her not long after North Wales and executed for two gentlewomen, who helped her off there the same. Nicholas Throgmorton very
with, and also with her frowes, paaft and neck
erchief, giving her fair handkerchief knit
about her eyes. —Then the hangman kneeled
down and asked her forgiveness, whom she for
gave most willingly. Then willed her
stand upon the straw: which doing, she saw marquis Dorset, Frances Brandon, daugh the block. Then she said, pray you dispatch
me quickly. Then she knecled down, saying:
Will you take before lay me down and
the hangman said, No, madan. Then tied she
the handkerchief about her eyes, and feeling quickness and comprehension mind. Under for the block she said: What shall do? where Harding and Aylmer, her father's chaplains,
it? where One the standers she improved herself the various branches guiding her thereunto, she laid her head down learning; and became such proficient lan upon the block, and then stretched forth her guages, that she spoke and wrote with astonish
body, and said Lord, into thy hands
com ing facility, the French, Italian, Latin, and
said the Greek; and was well skilled Ile
mend my spirit, and
finished her life.
brew, Arabic, and Chaldee. To these high ac quirements literature, were united great
beauty, the mildest manners, and the most cap tivating virtues humility, benevolence and modesty. Regardless the pleasures and fri volous occupations the great, she sought for gratification reading and meditation, and
she observed her tutor, Ascham, who found her reading Plato while the rest the family
were hunting the park, that the sport which they were enjoying, was but shadow com
pared the pleasure which she received from the sublime author. The alliances of her fa
mily, however, and their aubition, were too powerful suffer her live her beloved se
clusion. No sooner was the declining health the 6th Edward perceived his courtiers, than Dudley, duke Northumberland, prevailed upon the unsuspecting monarch, settle the
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Jane with pin.
Non aliena putes homini, quae obtingere possunt: Sors hodiei na nihi, tuncerit illa tibi.
juvante, Jane Dudley. nil mocet livor malus:
Deo
Et non juvante, nil juvat labor gravis.
Post tenebras spero lucern.
Certain Epitaphs written commendation the worthy lady Jane Gray.
De Jama Graia Joan. Pankhursti Carmen. Miraris Janam Graio sermone valere
Quo primuin mata est tempore, Graia suit.
In historiam Janao.
Tu, quibus ista legas incertum est lector, ocellis. Ipse equidem siccis scribere non potui.
Jana incet sovo non aequaevolmere mortis, Nobilis ingenio, sanguine, martyrio.
Ingenium Latiis ornavit foemina musis, Foemina virgimeo tota dicata choro.
Sanguine clara fuit, regali storpe creata, Ipsague Regima mobilitate throno.
ment the Reformation was indubitable; and
pass over his sisters Mary and Elizabeth. When this was effected, the artful favourite
Bis Grala est, pulchre Grails nutrita camoenis, Et prisco Graúm sanguine creta ducum.
But while approaching
Bis Martyr, sacrae fidei verissima testis: Atque vacans regui crimine, Janajacet.
Thus the 12th day February was beheaded Northumberland, she refused the proffered dig
hardly escaped.
a
Further Particulars respecting the lady Jane Grey. -
Lady Jane Crey was daughter Henry Grey,
ter Mary, dowager France, younger daugh
ter Henry 7th, and sister Henry 8th. She was born 1537, Bradgate-hall, Leicester
shire, and from her very infancy shewed great
married his son Guilford Dudley queen, and thus paved the way
his own family the throne.
others rejoiced these plans
greatness, Jane alone seemed unconcerned, and
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nity, the authority her father the duke opinion the judges, who had over-ruled their Suffolk, and the entreaties husband whom plea that what they did was obedience
she tenderly loved, prevailed upon her reluc the supreme authority then subsisting: but tantly consent. She was usual, conveyed whatever hopes lady Jane and her husband
the Tower, preparatory
and she was proclaimed queen
her coronation, might entertain, whatever ease they might en the city, and joy, were quickly taken away unhappy royalty. This event, which was impossible for them fore
honoured with the marks
sunshine prosperity, was, however, but tran see, and which not much pretend sitory; her rival Mary proved more powerful, cd that either of them had the least hand. and the kingdom seemed espouse her cause There was great spirit raised the nation with such loyalty, that Northumberland and against the queen's marriage with Philip Suffolk yielded the popular voice, and lady Spain; and upon this general insurrection Jane, after being treated queen for few was concerted, which, had been executed days, descended again, and with exultation, with any degree that prudence shewn the
rivacy. But misfortunes accompanied her fall. planning rather the Providence She saw her father-in-law and his family; her God had not interposed, could scarce have own father and his numerous adherents, brought failed succeeding; Tho. Wiat Kent,
the Tower, and last expire under the man great estate and greater influence, hand the executioner, and she herself, to managed those who were afraid, under colour
would deliver foreign prince and his partizans. The Compilers the Biographia Britannica, Sir Peter Carew, Cornwall, dealt with such who have taken great pains collecting and were desirous seeing the princess Eliza
arranging from the several historians the beth upon the throne, and the arms time, the particulars relating this most ex Courteney, whom the queen had lately re
gether
bloody tragedy.
husband,
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with her
stored the title Devonshire, and the duke Suffolk, whom danger had vain preach discretion, and who could not learn loyalty Guilford Dudley, remaining still confine even from mercy, made use that great in
cellent person, conclude their account her these words:
Lady Jane, and her husband the lord
ment, were, the 3rd Nov. 1553, carried from the Tower Guildhall, and with arch
bishop Cranmer and others arraigned and con victed high-treason before judge Morgan, who pronounced them sentence death, the remembrance of which afterwards affected him far, that died raving. From this time the unfortunate lady Jane, and her
less unhappy husband, lived the very shadow death, and yet not without some gleams comfort. For the month December, the marquis Northampton, who the same
cause had fallen into the like circumstances, was pardoned and discharged and the same time the strictness of their confinement mitigated, permission granted take the air the queen's garden, and other little in dulgences, that would however have been many acts cruelty, the queen had then
intended what she afterwards thought
inflict. But this, the consent our best historians, allowed altogether impro
terest which his large estates gave him, though held them the queen's favour, mislead her subjects from their duty, and take up arms against her person. What the real view
this design was even time has not discover
bable; and that there are good reasons be
lieve the queen would have spared lady Jane, tingdon, whom himself and his brother lord
since she had already pardoned her father who
was much more guilty, and that she would have
extended her mercy lord Guilford Dudley
well his elder brothers. However, the
first parliament her reign, act was passed
for establishing the validity such private con came but his trial and his death. This tracts, were dated during Jane's nine, days weak and managed business gave the minis administration, with proviso, that public ters opportunity persuading the queen, acts, grants lands, the like, any such that her safety could otherwise provided there were, should be void. Another act like for, than putting lady Jane and her husband wise passed for confirming the attainders death which, learned prelate assures Northumberland, Canterbury, and the rest, the queen was not wrought without much who had been convicted high treason, which difficulty; and very remarkable, that San perhaps was thought necessary, confirm the ders makes the very same observation, that,
ed; but
those
duke
and lord Tho. Grey, were arms, and with body three hundred horse presented them selves before the city Coventry, which they had strong party; but the queen having sent down the earl Huntingdon, secured that place, and Suffolk finding design abor
tive, and with many house his
people dropping away, retired,
could keep about him, Leicestershire, where, having
rashness, and misintelligence
the head miscarried. The Suffolk, with his brothers lord John
distributed what money had those who
were the companions his fortune,
them shift for themselves, trusting the
promises one Underwood his park-keeper, who undertook conceal, and who suspect
have betrayed him the earl Hun
John being apprehended, were carried Co ventry, and after some stay there, sent Lon
don, under guard, where they did not arrive until the 10th Feb. and were then commit
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the truth of it can hardly be called in question. The news of this fatal resolution made no great impression upon this excellent lady; the bitter ness of death was passed, she had expected it long, and was so well prepared to meet her fate, that she was very little discomposed. But the queen's charity hurt her more than her jus tice. The day first fixed for her death was Friday February the 9th, and she had in some measure taken leave of the world, by writing a letter to her unhappy father, who she heard was more disturbed with the thoughts of his being the author of her death, than with the apprehension of his own ". In this serene frame of mind, Dr. Feckenham, Abbot of West minster, came to her from the queen, who was very desirous she should follow her father in
law's example, and be reconciled to the church of Rome. He was indeed a very instrument (if any had been fit) for this purpose; for had acute wit, very plausible manner
well remit this interview the other world; that there indeed friendships were happy and unions indissolvable, and that theirs would be eternal their souls carried nothing with them
terrestrial, which might hinder them from rejoicing. All she could was give him farewell out window passed toward the place his dissolution, which suffered on the scaffold on Tower-Hill with much
Christian meekness. His dead body being laid car and his head wrapped
linen cloth, were carried the chapel within the Tower, the way which, they were
pass under the window the lady Jane; which sad spectacle she likewise beheld, but her
pared upon the green over-against the White Lady Jane received him with much civility, Tower. said that the court had once
speaking, and great tenderness his nature.
and behaved towards him with so much calm ness and sweetness temper, that could
uot help being overcome with her distress;
that either mistaking pretending mistake
her meaning, procured respite her exe
cution until the 12th. Yet did not gain this execution should performed within the any thing upon her regard the design up Tower. She was attended and upon the on which was sent; the contrary, though
she heard him patiently, yet she answered
his arguments with such strength, such clear
ness, and such steadiness mind, shewed which she had her hand, after some short plainly that religion had been her principal
care, and that the hopes being happy
future state, from acting according the dic
own accord, and not either some, without any colour ated, design, and with
accident,
truth, have insinu
view increase About hour after the death her husband, she was led out the lieutenant the scaffold that was pre
the weight her afflictions.
taken resolution have her beheaded on
tates of her conscience this, had fortified her not only against the fears death, but against all doubts apprehensions whatever. On the
Sunday evening, which was the last she was spend this world, she wrote letter the
recollection she saluted those who were pre sent with countenance perfectly composed then taking leave Dr. Feckenham, she said,
Greek tongue, some say
the blank leaves the same language,
legacy
God will abundantly requite you, good sir,
for your humanity me, though your dis
courses gave me more uneasiness than the
terrors my approaching death. ” She next
addressed herself the spectators plain
and short speech. Then kneeling down she
said the Miserere English, after which she stood up, and gave her women, Mrs. Elizabeth Tilney and Mrs. Helen, her gloves and her handkerchief; and the lieutenant the Tower, whom Heylin calls John Gage, but
the end Testament
which she bequeathed
the lady Catherine; which piece
had other left, would sufficient
her memory immortal, and therefore the sub
stance English inserted (see 726). Holinshed, Bridges, her prayer-book. When The fatal morning being come, the lord Guil she untied her gown, the executioner offered ford earnestly desired the officers that might assist her, but she desired him let her take his last farewell her. Which though alone; and turning her women, they un
her sister hers, we
render
they willingly permitted, yet upon notice she dressed, and gave her handkerchief bind advised the contrary, assuring him, that such about her eyes. The executioner kneeling, meeting would rather add his afflictions, desired her pardon which she answered than increase that quiet where with they had “most willingly. ” He desiring her stand possessed their souls for the stroke death; upon the straw, which bringing her within sight that demanded lenitive which would put the block, she said, pray dispatch me fire into the wound, and that was sear quickly; adding presently after, Will you take ed her presence would rather weaken than before lay me down the executioner
strengthen him that ought take courage said, No madam upon this, the handkerchief
from his reason, and derive constancy from his being bound close over her eyes, she began own heart; that his soul were not firm and feel for the block, which she was guided
settled, she could not settle confirm her words; that
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her eyes nor one the spectators; when she felt she should stretched herself forward and said, Lord into thy hands commend my spirit, and immedi
the same scaffold with her husband; but con sidering how much they were both pitied, and how generally lady Jane was beloved, was determined, prevent any commotions, that
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her body. Her fate was universally deplored, vorces from Catharine Arragon, and Anne even by those who were best affected to queen Bullen the Acts Parliament confirming Mary; and as she is allowed to have been a those divorces; other subsequent Acts, which princess of great piety, it must certainly have seemed repeal what the first had ordained given her much disquiet to begin her reign the power given the king, appoint his with such an unusual effusion of blood; and, successors, and place them what order
in the present case, of her near reiation, one pleased; and his last Will itself, formerly honoured with her friendship and fa the affair the succession, that vour, who had indeed usurped, but without de obscurity and contradiction.
embroiled was left full
For the siring or enjoying, the royal diadem, which she makers these new laws were not swayed assumed, by the constraint of an ambitious with justice and equity, and calculated, merely
father and an imperious mother; and which, gratify the ambition and schemes prince, at the first motion, she chearfully and willingly who would have taken vengeance those resigned. This made her exceedingly lamented that should act opposition his directions,
at home and abroad, the fame of her learning was not possible act such emergencies and virtue having reached over Europe, so as according the ancient laws and customs
to excite many commendations, and some ex the realm. —He, after cohabiting with Catha
press panegyrics in different nations and in rine Arragon years, and having several different languages. But whereas, some of children her, obliged the archbishop Can our own writers seem to doubt whether she terbury pronounce him divorced from her, was with child or not at the time of her decease, and his marriage with her null and void; and foreigners have improved this into a direct but not before he had contracted second assertion, that she was five months gone, it marriage with Ann Bullen, which also seems to be improbable, since there were at grew weary; and, accusing his second queen that time so many busy and inquisitive people, adultery, ordered her beheaded, that if the fact had been true it must have after had been also publicly divorced from been known, and would have been perpetually her. —His next step was obtain act repeated in those pieces that were every day parliament, 1536, confirm both these divor sent abroad, in order to exasperate the nation ces, and declare Mary and Elisabeth, the against the queen and her ministers. On the children these two marriages, illegitimate, twenty-first of the same month, the father of and incapable succeeding the crown, queen Jane, Henry Grey duke of Suffolk, lost without special will and appointment. But his head upon Tower-hill neither was the act, made 1544, Mary and Elisabeth jealousy excited by king Edward's appoint were declared successively inherit the crown ment, and their nearness in blood to the royal after Edward, still allowing the king impose line, so fully extinguished by the blood of so conditions these two princesses, without many victims, but that it revived in the suc which they could have right succeed. ceeding reign, and proved a new source of dis And Henry made his last Will and Testament quiet to the sad remains of this unhappy fami the same manner; which preferring Ed
We have treated this article the more ward immediate successor, left largely, because hitherto, excepting Heylin, his opinion, that his daughters were illegiti none our historians have represented the mate. —Thus far the succession was much dis
public and private life this admirable person turbed; but what still conduced embroil
with any tolerable degree distinctness; but
more, was the not mentioning, Will, the issue Margaret queen Scotland, Henry's
eldest sister, and placing the children his younger sister, Mary, queen dowager France,
hurry over her short pos had been an or
and speak
general terms
geration some and suppression circumstances, put out the power
have been content session the crown, dinary insurrection,
her death exag
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the Crown.
before, after the young king's death, se
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compassion, with
and duchess Elisabeth.
Suffolk, next his daughter And,-To compleat this confusion the crown, Edward 6th confirmed
[Whoever reads the latter part the life Henry 8th, will soon convinced, that
other
claims
the reader form just notion the whole the act, which declared Mary and Elisabeth
transaction. ” illegitimate; abrogated, his own authority,
the act which gave his father power settle The following curious Document, together the succession, and, his own Will, excluded with the Introduction, taken from the So Mary, Elisabeth, and the queen Scotland
mers' Tracts, 4th Col. vol. 174:
from the throne, and conveyed the crown
The INSTRUMENT, proclaimed Queen
. . forth the Iteasons
which Queen JANE was England, &c. setting
Jane Grey, the duke
the importunity and ambition Northumberland, who was
Edward's council subjection:
the succession the crown disputable, that 'clamation, must looked upon the act and could only owing the hand Provi deed the said duke, and not be ascribed dence, that the nation had not, for ever after, the council. —This was the state of affairs.
been distratted with contrary clains. —His di when Edward 6th was removed death, and
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by this short recapitulation it may easily be she would lose such pastime the park? Smil perceived, what a door of divisions and civil ing, she answered me, know, their sport wars was opened by Henry 8th and his succes the park but shadow that find
sor. For, according to their acts and wills, Plato: Alas! good folk, they never felt what true and letters patents, Mary, Elisabeth, the queen pleasure meant. And how came you, madam;
ofScotland, and Jane Grey, four princesses, quoth this deep knowledge, and what did could claim the crown after Edward's death, chiefly allure you unto seeing not any wo and each of these princesses could find in these men, but very few men have attained thereun very acts, &c. arguments to oppose the claim will tell you, saith she, and tell you
of her competitors. Yet only Jane, who, truth, which perchance you will marvel at. though by the youngest, was not less en One the greatest benefits, that ever God
dowed with the gifts nature, and preferable gave me, that all her adversaries the endowments of were parents, and
her mind, and least tainted with the ambitious For, when am
desire crown, was forced the importu mother, whether
nity her relations accept
thereby fell sacrifice their ambition
sent me sharp and se gentle schoolmaster.
excellently well related Dr. Heylin,
else, must were, such weight, these words his History the Reformation. measure, and number, even perfectly,
She was eldest daughter duke Suffolk. Her Frances, daughter, and,
Henry lord Grey, God made the world; else am sharply mother was the lady taunted, cruelly threatened, yea présently
fine, one the co sometimes, with pinches, nips, and bobs, and
will not for the ho folk, Mary his wife, queen dowager nour bear them) without measure misor Lewis 12th France, and youngest daughter dered, that think myself hell, till the time king Henry 7th. She seemed have been come that must Mr. Elmer who
born with those attractions, which seat sove teacheth me gently, pleasantly, with such reignty the face most beautiful persons; fair allurements learning, that think all yet was her mind endued with more excellent the time nothing, whilst am with him. And charms, than the attractions her face; mo when am called from him, fall weeping,
dest and mild disposition, courteous car because whatsoever else, but learning,
riage, and such affable deportment, might full grief, trouble, fear, and whole misliking
entitle her the name queen hearts, be unto me. And thus my book hath been fore she was designed for queen over any sub much my pleasure, and bringeth daily me
jects. These her native and obliging graces, more pleasure and more, that respect
heirs Charles Brandon, the late duke Suf other ways name,
noble and worthy lady. Thus far Mr. Aschaun. ercises their sex, she wholly gave her mind —By this eminent proficiency parts
to good arts and sciences, much furthered that pursuit the loving care Mr. Elmer,
learning, and agreeableness disposition, she became very dear the young king Ed
ward; whom Fox not only makes her equal, but doth acknowledge her also his supe
rior, those noble studies. And for orna ment superadded her other perfections, she
was most zealously affected the true protes tant religion, then law established which she embraced, not out any outward compli
charge
proficiency, that she spake the Latin and
uo
had been natural and native her ex actly skilled the liberal sciences, and per fectly well studied both kinds philosophy. Take, here story out Mr. Ascham's
nder whose
she came such Greek tongues, with sweet fluency,
large
Schoolm. 11.
Ple, whether love
child, for virtue
Port; which may heard with some pleasure,
and followed with more profit. Before went
into Germany, came Broadgate Leices
tershire, take my leave that noble lady, ments, till she came unto the years mar
Jane Grey, whom was exceeding much be riage, when she, that never found herself the holding. Her parents, the duke and the du least spark ambition, was made the most
chess, with the houshold, gentlemen and unhappy instrument another man's. The gentlewomen, were hunting the park; proud and aspiring duke Northumberland found her her chamber, reading Phaedon treats with the duke Suffolk, about mar Platonis Greek, and that with much de riage between the lord Guilford Dudley, his light, some gentlemen would read merry fourth son, and the lady Jane. The marriage tale Boccace. After salutation, and duty concluded, and, Northumberland's policy,
done, with some other talk, asked her, Why the crown transferred from king Edward, WQL,
his own words: One exam fear doth work more
ance with the present current the times, but because her own most excellent judgment had
learning, will gladly re
been fully satisfied the truth and purity thereof. All which did endear her the
presence either father speak, keep silence, sit, drink, merry, sad be sowing, playing, dancing, doing any thing
and stand, eat,
gladly, both because
. . .
were accompanied with some more profitable ones, her own acquiring; which set
higher value them, and much increased the same, both worth and lustre. Having at tained unto that age, which other young ladies used apply themselves the sports and ex
very deed, but trifles remember this talk
other pleasures, and troubles unto me.
worthy memory, and because also was the last talk that ever had, and the last time that ever saw that
king, that took great delight her conver sation. Thus lived she these sweet content
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his cousin the lady Jane, his two sisters, the lady Mary and lady Elisabeth, being passed by.
Memorable is the speech she made to the two dukes, when they owned her for queen, to this
effect: That the laws of the kingdom, and na tural right, standing for the king's sisters", she
tents recited, that forasmuch the imperial crown this realm, act made the 35th year the reign the late king wor thy memory, king Henry 8th, our progenitor and great uncle, was for lack issue
body lawfully begotten, and for lack issue would beware of burthening her weak con the body our said late cousin, king Edward
science with a yoke, which did belong to them: 6th, the same act limited, and appointed That she understood the infamy of those, who remain the lady Mary, the name the had permitted the violation of right, to gain a lady Mary, "his eldest daughter, and the
scepter: That it was to mock God, and deride heirs her body lawfully begotten, and, for justice, to scruple at the stealing of a shilling, default such issue, the remainder thereof
and not at the usurpation of a crown. Besides (said she) I am not so young, nor so little read in the guiles of fortune, to suffer myself to be
the lady Elisabeth, the name the lady
Elisabeth, his second daughter, and the heirs her body lawfully begotten, with such con
, taken by them.
Ifshe enrich any, it is but to ditions, should limited and appointed
make them the subjects of her spoil: If she
raise others, it is but to pleasure herself with
the said late king worthy memory, king
Henry 8th, our progenitor and great uncle,
his letters patents, under his great seal,
his last will writing, signed with his hand. And forasmuch as the said limitation of the
suffer her to crush and tear me in pieces, &c. imperial crown this realm, being limited, But the ambition of the two dukes was too aforesaid, the said lady Mary and lady
strong and violent, to be kept down by any Elisabeth, being illegitimate, and not lawfully such prudent considerations. So that being begotten, for that the marriage had between
wearied at last with their importunities, and the said late king, king Henry 8th, our progeni overcome by the intreaties of her husband, torand great uncle, and the lady Catharine, whom she dearly loved, she submitted unto mother the said lady Mary, and also the that necessity which she could not vanquish, marriage had between the said late king, yielding her head with more unwillingness to king Henry the 8th, our progenitor and the ravishing glories of a crown, than after great uncle, and the lady Anne, mother ward she did to the stroke of the ax. -Accord the said lady Elisabeth, were clearly and
their ruins. What she adored, but yesterday,
is to-day her pastime. And, if I now permit
her to adorn and crown me, I must to-morrow
ingly the duke of Northumberland declared, in his report to the council, that this good lady
Jane was so far from aspiring to the crown, as to be rather made to accept of entice ment and force. And, The duke had no sooner obtained lady Jane's consent, but was resolved that the council should move with her into the Tower London, and that she should proclaimed the manner following:
Proclamation, which, for substance, an tiquity, curiosity, and scarceness, well deserves
the attention the reader, and pre served from the injuries time. ]
JANE the grace God, queen Eng land, France, and Ireland, defender the
faith, and the church England, and also Ireland, under Christ, earth the supreme
head. To our most loving, faithful, and obedient subjects, and every them greet
ing. Whereas our most dear cousin, Edward 6th, late king England, France, and Ireland,
lawfully undone, sentences divorces, ac
cording the word God, and the ecclesias tical laws: And which said several divorcements
have been severally ratified, and confirmed authority parliament, and especially the 28th year the reign king Henry 8th, our said progenitor and great uncle, remaining force, strength, and effect, whereby well the said lady Mary, also the said lady Elisa beth, intents and purposes, are, and have been clearly disabled, ask, claim, challenge, the said imperial crown, any other the honours, castles, manors, lord ships, lands, tenements, other hereditaments,
heir, heirs our late cousin, king Ed ward 6th, heir, heirs any other per son, persons whosoever, well for the cause
before rehearsed, also, for that the said lady Mary, and lady Elisabeth, were unto our said
late cousin but the half blood, and therefore. the ancient laws, statutes, and customs this realm, not inheritable unto our said
defender the faith, and earth the supreme
head, under Christ, the church England lawful matrimony,
and Ireland, his letters patents, signed with
his own hand, and sealed with great seal
England, bearing date the 21st day June,
the 7th year reign, the presence the
most part his nobles, counsellors, judges,
and divers others grave and sage personages,
for the profit and surety the whole realm
thereto assenting, and subscribing their names crown this realm, and should then happen
late cousin, although they had been born
indeed they were not, divorce, and the said king Henry 8th, our
the said sentences
statute the 28th
said progenitor and great uncle, plainly appear
eth. And forasmuch also thought, or, the least, much doubted, that
the said lady Mary, lady Elisabeth, should hereafter have, and enjoy the said imperial
the same, hath the same his letters pa marry stranger, born out this realin,
Mary that then the same stranger, having the go and Elisabeth. vernment and imperial crown his bands,
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STATE TRIALS, MARy, 1553. −and others, for High Treason. [742
would adhere and practise, not only to bring our body lawfully begotten, and for lack
this noble free realin into the tyranny and ser such heir male onr body lawfully
vitude of the bishop of Rome, but also to have begotten, that then the said Imperial Crown,
the laws and customs of his or their own native
country or countries to be practised, and put come, and the said lady Catherine, in use within this realm, rather than the laws, our said second sister, and the heirs statutes, and customs here of long time used ; male the body the said lady Cathe whereupon the title of inheritance of and rine lawfully begotten, with divers other re singular the subjects this realm depend, mainders, the same letters patents more
the peril conscience, and the utter sub plainly, and large may, and doth appear. version of the commonweal of this realm. Sithence the making which letters patents,
Whereupon our said late dear cousin weighing and considering with himself, what ways and means were most convenient to be had for the
stay the said succession the said imperial crown, should please God call our said late cousin out this transitory life, having
that say Thursday, which was the sixth day this instant month July, hath
pleased God call his infinite mercy, our said most dear and intire beloved cousin Ed
ward the 6th, whose soul God pardon; and for much now deceased, having heirs his body begotten, and that also there re
issue his body, and calling his remem
brance, that we and the iady Catharine, and main this present time, heirs lawsully the lady Mary, our sisters, being the daugh begotten the body our said progenitor ters the lady Frances our natural mother, and great uncle king Henry the 8th; and for and then and yet wife our natural and much also the said lady Frances our said
most loving father, Henry, duke
and the lady Margaret, daughter lady Eleanor, then deceased sister
Suffolk, mother, had issue male begotten her the body, and born into the world the life-time
the our said cousin king Edward the 6th,
ments, our said late cousin king Edward the 6th, the said Imperial Crown belonging,
any wise appertaining, should for lack such issue his body remain, come, and
unto the eldest son the body the said lady Frances lawfully begotten, being born into the
world his life time, and the heirs male
the same eldest son lawfully be from son son, should
birth, the body the said
lady Frances lawfully begotten, being born in don, the 10th day
Londoni,
manding
conditions,
and
our favour, and will answer for the contrary their extreme perils. witness whereof, we
July, the 1st year
the world our said late cousin's life-time,
and the heirs male the body every such
son lawfully begotten, and for default such
son born into the world his life-time, the na, typographia ercusum. Cum privilegio ad body the said lady Frances lawfully begot imprimendum solum.
the body gotten, and antienty
have caused these our letters made pa tents. Witness ourself, our Tower Lon
ten; and lack heirs inale every such Mary
son lawfully begotten, that then the said Im As
perial Crown, and and singular other the England upon the WILL her father Henry
premises should remain, come, and
the name the lady Jane, eldest daughter the said lady Frances, and the heirs male
the 8th, and lady Jane Grey's pretensions
rested the Will king Edward the 6th, thought proper insert this place, those
and other the premises, should remain,
said lady Frances, and the late wife
nigh his grace's blood the part his taining, now be, and remain
our the said Imperial Crown, and other the premises cousin Henry earl Cumberland, were very the same belonging, any wise apper
father's side, our said progenitor and great and royal possession, uncle; and being naturally born here within letters patents: we
the realm, and for the very good opinion our sents signify unto
said late cousin had of our and our said sisters and obedient subjects, that like we for our
and cousin Margaret's good education, did part, shall God's grace, shew ourselves most therefore upon good deliberation and advice gracious and benign sovereign queen and lady, herein had and taken, his said letters pa our good subjects, their just and tents declare, order, assign, limit, and appoint, lawful suits and causes, and the uttermost that should fortune himself our said late our power, shall preserve and maintain
cousin king Edward the 6th decease, having God's most holy word, christian policy, and issue his body lawfully begotten, that then the good laws, customs, and liberties these the said Imperial Crown England and Ire our realms and dominions; we mistrust not land, and the confines the same, and his but they and every them will again for their
title the crown the realm France, and parts, times, and cases, shew them and singular honours, castles, prerogatives, selves unto their natural liege queen and privileges, pre-eminences, authorities, jurisdic lady, most firithful, loving, and obedient sub tions, dominions, possessions, and heredita jects, according their bounden duties and
our reign. ”
1553.
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authority
these pre
therefore
our most loving, faithful,
allegiances, whereby they shall please God,
and the thing that shall tend their own preservations and sureties; willing and com
men estates, degrees, and
see our peace and accord kept, obedient our laws, they tender
God save the QUEEN.
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743] STATE TRIALS, 1 Mary, 1353–Procoding: against Lady Jane Grey, [744
two curious and important Instruments. Both God who personne the Sonne redeamed are in the Cottonian MSS. in the British Mu the same wit’ his moost precious body and
seum; the former is likewise in the Prerogative blood tyme his passion And for our Office, Doctors' Commons, and the Chapter better remembraunce thereof hath left here wt’ House, at Westminster. us his Church militant the consecration and
THE will of KING IIENRY THE EIGHTH.
(From the Original, d. posited among the Re thankfully accept the same lovingly and
cords in the Chapter House at Westminster;
of which it far possible, facsimile. ) “l ENRY R'
the name God and the glorious and blessed virgin our Lady Sainct Mary and
the holy cumpany Heaven We Henry
the grace God King England Fraunce and Irland defendeur the faith and erth ym medyately under God the Supreme Hed the
undes’ved on mannes behalf hath ordeined
for our only benifit and not his). Also we instantly requyer and desyre the blessed virgin
Mary his mother wt' the holy cumpany lseaven contynually pray for and wi' whiles lyve this woorld and the tyme
passing out the same that we may the soner atteyn everlasting lies after our departure
out this transitory lief which we both church England and Irland that name hope and clayme Christs passion and woord
theight calling our remembraunce the great And for my body which whenne the Soul gifts and beniits Almighty God give unto departed shall thenne remayn but Cadaver
this transitory lief give unto him our moost and so return the vile mater was made ef lowly and humble thanks knowelidging ourself wer not for the Crownn and Dignitye which
administration his precious body and blood our little consolation and comfort (if we
any part desayer recompence God hath called us unto and that we wooid
insuffici’t
the same But feare that we have not worthely not noted Infringer honest worldly
received the same And consydering further policies and custumes whenne they not con
w’t ourself that we be as all mankind nortall
and born sinne beleving nevertheles and hoping that every chr'en creatur lyving here this transitory and wretched woorld under God dying stedfast and p"faict faith endevoring and exercising himself execute his lies tyme have leas'r such good dedes and charitable works scripture demaundeth and
may the honour and pleas'r God ordeynid Christs passion saved and atteyn eternall lief which nombre we verily trust his grace own And that every Creature the more high that estate honour and authorite this woorld the more he bounde love s'rve and thank God and the more diligently endeavo'r himself
trary
have buryed any place accustomid for chr’en folks wer never vile, for but ashes and ashes shal again Nevertheles bicaus we woold lothe the reputation
the people injurye the dignitie which we unworthcly callid unto We content and also these p’nts our last will and Testa ment will and ordeyn that our body buryid and Tenterred the Quere our Col lege Windesor midway betwe’ the Stalls and
good and charitable works the Law. de honour
and praise Almighty God and the profit
his sowle We also calling our remem
braunce the dignite cstate honor rule and gou true and loving wief Quene Jane put also vern'nce that Almighty God hath called And that there provided ordeyned made unto this woorld and that neith'r we nor any and sett the costs and charg's
oth'r creature mortall knowith the tyme place whenne where shall pleas Almighty God call him out this transitory woorld willing therefor and minding wit’ God's grace before o'r
order our that sort
hering holy the right faith Christ and doctrine, repenting also our old and destestable
our executours not done our lyf convenient auster honorably prepared and ap parailled wit’ maner things requisite and necessary for dayly masses there sayd perpetually
assage }. out
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while the woorld shal endure Also
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King
we will that the Tombes Aultars
Almighty Henry the and also King Edwarth the God, o'r only Savyour Jesus Christ and the fourth our great Uncle and Grauntfather be hole cumpany Heaven and the due satisfac made more princely the same places where tion godly brethern erth Have there they now our charg's. And also will and fore nowe being hole and p"faict mynde ad sp'ially desyre and requyre that where and
lief and being grace never and minding
faict will and mynde his return the same nor such like Godes grace never vary
whensoever shall pleas God call out this woorld transitory his infinite mercy and grace beyonde the Sea any other
place wout our realme Englande win the same that our Executours as sone as conveni
ently they may shall cause divine swice accustumed for dead folks to be celebrated for
the nixt and moost propur place where shall fortune depart out this transitory
therefro long any reunembraunce breth inward knowledge doth may reinayn wt'
this mortal body Moost humbly and hartly do counend aud bequeyth our Soule Almighty
some deceasse
conveniently may our executours
Godes lawes we woold content
the high Aultarr and there
made and sett doon after our
our costes
charg’s
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lief And over that we will that whensoever twelf pennes the daye And also cause
wheresoever shall pleas God call out every Sonday the year for ever sermon this transitory lief his infinite mercy and made for ever Windeso'r aforsayde
grace win this realine w’out that our the sayd Indenture and Couvenaunt shalbe executours goodly brief and convenient more freely and p’ticulerly expressed willing hast they reasonably eanne may ordeyn charging and requyring our sonne Prince Ed prepare and cause our body removed ward, all our Executours and Counsaillours
‘conveyed and brought the sayde College which shal named hereafter and other of Windesor and the s'vice of Placebo and Di our heires and successours which shal kinges rige we' Sermon and Masse the Morowe this realine they will answer before Al
our cost's and charg's devoutely dom mighty God the dredfull daye Judgeme’t obs’ved and solemply kept there bury that they and every them see that the
and enterred our sayd Tombe entent And all this
the place appointed for sayd Indenture and assurance made be made for the same twen and the sayd Deane and Channons
be doon as devout wise
canne may doon. And we will and therin conteynid may duely put execution
charge our executours that they dispose and and obs’ved and kept for ever perpetuelly ac gyve almes the moost poore medy peo cording this our last will and testament. And ple that may found commyn beggars moch concerning the ordre and disposition thim
other things conteyned wt’ the same the
forme Indenture signed wit’ our own hande
which shai passed waye coven’nt for
that purpose betwe’ the sayd Deane and and testainent concerning the said Imperial Cannons and our executours passe Crowne and other the premiss's maner not betwe’ and the sayd Deane and Can and forme solowing That saye will
nons our lief that saye the sayd Deane and Canons and theyr successours for ever shall fynde twoo priestes say masses the sayd Aulter made where we have before appointed our tombe made and stand And also after our deceasse kepe yerely foure so lempne obits for win the sayd College Wyndesour and every
cause solempne sermon every the sayd obits
ple almez tenne pounds And also gyve for ever yerly thirtene poore men which shalbe called poore knightes every them twelf pens every daye and ones the year yerely
these p’nts that imedyately after our departure out this p’nt lief Our sayd sonne Edward
shall have and enjoye the sayd imperial Crowne and Realme of Englande and Irlande our title
Fraunce wt' dignityes honours preeminen c'es prerogatives authorites and Jurisdictions Lands and possessions the same annexed
the same obits made And also give poore peo
belonging him and his heyres laufully begotte' And for default
our sayd sonne prince Edwardes
his body
such Issue
bodye lau
body laufully begotte' the body our en for ever long goune white cloth wt' the tierly beloved wief Quene Katheryn that now garter upon the brest embrodeired wt' shelde any oth’rs our laufull wief that we shall
and crosse Sainct George win the garter and herafter mary And for lack such Issue and mantel of red cloth and to such one of the heyres we will also that after our deceasse and
sayd thirtene poore knightes shalbe appoint hed and gouvernour them iijl. v. js. wijd, yerely for ever over and besides the sayd
for default heyres the severall bodyes and our said sonne prince Edwarde lau
fully begotte' the said imperial Crown and
betwe’ them and our executours and
thinges
may avoyded short space possi H. crou'ne this Realme England and
bly they may after our departure out this rland wi' 5ur title Fraunce and
transitory lief oon thousand marks lawfull bonours preeminences prerogatives authorities money Englande, part the same place and and jurisdictions the same annexed belong
thereabouts where shall pleas Almighty God ing and for the sure establishement the success call his mercy, part the waye and ion the same And also for full and plain part the same place our buryall after their gift disposition assignement declaration limita
discretions and move the poor people that tion and appoinctement wi' what conditions our
shall have our almez pray hartly unto God Doughters Mary and Elizabeth shall severally for remission of our offenses and the wealth of have hold and enjoye the sayd imperial Crowne
our Soull. Also we woll that woth as conveni and other the premiss's after our deceasse and
tRhe s. everal bodyes
and our . . . ? Sonne our sayd doughters
Edwarde and M and Elizabeth
ary
these p’nts make and declare our Last wo
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and other the premisses after our two deceasses
shall holly remayn and cum the beyres our
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out of this woorld be not doon our lief
that the Deane and Channons of our free Cha
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for default issue and heyres the severall bodyes and our sonne prince Edward laufully begotten and his heyres. And also for
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other the premiss's shall holly remayn and cum body laufully begotte' We will that after our de to our sayd Doughter. Mary and the heyres of ceass' and for default of issue of the several bodys
her body laufully begotte’ upon condition that of us and of our sayd sonne prince Edwarde our sayd doughter Mary after our deceasse shall and of our said Doughters Mary and Elizabeth
not mary ne take any personne to her husbande and of the sayd Lady Fraunc's and of the sayd w’out the assent and consent of the pryvey con Lady Elyanor laufully begotte' the sayd impe
saillours and others appoincted by us to be of rial Croun' and other the premisses shall holy counsail wr’ our deerest sonne prince Edwarde remayn and cum to the next rightfull beyres aforsayd to be of counsail or of the moost part Also We will that if our sayd Doughter Mary of them or the most of such as shall thence be doomary wout the consent and agreement of alyve therunto before the said mariage had in the pryvey counsaillours and others appoincted writting sealed wt' their seales. All which con by us to be of counsail to our sayd sonne prince dition we declare limite appoinct and will by Edwarde or the moost part of them or the these p’nts shalbe knitt and invested to the sayd moost part of such of them as shall thenne be estate of our sayd doughter Mary in the sayde alyve therunto before the said mariage had in
• Imperial Crou’n and oth' the premiss' And if it writting sealed wi' their seales as is aforsaid fortune our sayd Doughter Mary to dye w'out that thenne and from thensforth for lack of
issue of her body laufully begotte' We will that heyres of the several bodyes of us and of our after our deceasse and for default of Issue of the said sonne prince Edwarde laufully begotte' the
severall bodyes of us and our sayd sonne prince sayde imperial croun and other the premiss's Edwarde laufully begotte’ and of our Doughter shall holly remayn be and cum to our sayd
Mary the sayd imperial crown and oth’r the Doughter Elizabeth and to the heyres of her p'misses shall holly remayn’ and cum to our body laufully begotten in such maner and forme sayd Doughter Elizabeth and to the heyres of as though our sayd doughter Mary wer thenne her body laufully begotte’ Upon condition that dead w'out any yssue of the body of our sayd our sayd doughter Elizabeth after our deceasse doughter Mary laufully begotte' Any thing shall not mary nor take any p’sonne to her conteyned in this our will or in any act of par husbande w'out the assent and consent of the liament or statute to the contrary in any wise priviey Counsaillours and others appoicnted by notw'standing And in Case our sayd dough us to be of counsaill' w't our sayd deerest sonne
prince Edwarde or the moost p’t of them or the moost p’t of such of them as shalbe thenne on
lyve thereunto before the same mariage had in other the premiss's by this our last will
writting i sayd doughter
sealed w't their seales which condition declared And that our Eliza
we declare limitt appoinct and will by these beth for her p’te do not kepe and parforme the 'nts shalbe to the sayd estate of our sayd sayd condicion declared and limited by this our oughter Elizabeth in the sayd imperial Crown Last Will to the estate of the sayd Lady Eliza
and oth’r the premiss's knitt and invested beth in the sayd imperial croun of this realme
And if it shall fortune our sayd Doughter Eli of England
Irlande and other the premiss's zabeth to dye w/out Issue of her body laufully We will that thenne and from thensforth' after
begotte' We will that after our deceass' and for our deceas and for lack of heyres of the several default of issue of the severall bodyes of us and bodyes of us and of our sayd sonne prince Ed
of our sayd sonne prince Edwarde and of our warde and of our said doughter Mary laufully sayd Doughters Mary and Elizabeth [laufully begotte' the said imperiall crown and other
begotte’”]. We will that the sayd imperial
crou'n and othe' the premiss's after our de ceasse and for default of thissue of the several
bodyes of us and of our sayd sonne prince Ed
warde and of our sayd Doughters Mary and
Elizabeth laufully begotte’ shall holly remayn
and cum to the heyres of the body of the Lady any act or statute to the contrary notwithstand Fraunc's our Niepce eldest doughter to our late ing The remainders over for lack of issue of suster the French Quene laufully begotten and the sayde Lady Frauncis laufully begotte' to
for default of such issue of the body of the sayd be and contynue to such personnes like re
Lady Fraunc's we will that the sayd imperial
Crou'n and other the premiss's after our de ceasse and for default of issue of the several
maindres and estat's as is before limited and declared.
Also We being now at this tyme thanks be bodys of us and of our sonne prince Edwarde to Almighty God of p'faict memory do cousti and of our Doughters Mary and Elizabeth' and tute and ordeyn these p’sonnag's following our
of the lady Fraunc's laufully begotte' shall executours & parformers of this our last will holly remayn and cum to the heyres of the and Testament Willing com’nding and praing bodye of the Lady Elyanore our niepce second them to take upon them thoccupation and par Doughter to our sayd late Sister the French formaunce of the same as executours That is to
Quene laufully begotte' And if it happen the sayd Lady Elyanore to dye w/out issue of her
* Erased in the Original.
saye Tharchebishop of Canterbury, The Lord Wriothesley Chauncelour of Englande, The Lord St. John great M'r of our house, Th’erle of Hertford great Chambrelain of Englande,
ter the Lady Mary do kepe and parforme the sayd condition expressed declared and limited to her estate in the sayd inperial crown and
the premiss's shall holly remayn and cum to the next heyres laufully begette' of the body of the sayd Lady Fraunc's in such maner and forme
as though the sayd Lady Elizabeth wer then dead w'out any heyre of her body laufully be gotten Anything conteyned in this will' or in
749] STATE TRIALS, 1 Mary, 1553–and others, for High Treason. . [750
The Lord Russel lord privey Seale, The Vis maner men for discharge our conscience
count Lisle high admiral of Englande, The bi shop Tunstall of Duresme, Sir Anthony Broun’ knight M’r of our horse, Sir Edward Montagu knight chief Juge of the co’myn place, Justice
charging our executours and the rest our counsaillo's, see the same done p’sormed finished and accomplished every poinct for seing that the sayd gifts graunt's promiss’ and recompens' shall appeir our sayd executours
Bromley, S'r Edward North' knight Chaunce
lour of thaugmentac'ons, Sir Will'm Paget the moost p’t them have been graunted knight Chief Secretary, Sir Anthony Denny, made accorded promesed usin any maner
S'r Will'm Harbard knights chief gentlemen of wise.
our privey chambre, S'r Edward Wootton knight and M'r Doctor Wootton his brother, and all these We woll to be o'r executours and
Further according the Lawes Almighty
God and for the fatherly love which we beare our sonne Prince Edwarde and this our
counsaillours of the privey Counsail wt' our Realine We declare him according justice said sonne prince Edwarde in maters con equite and conscience our Laufull heyer cerning both his private affayres and publicq' and gyve and bequeith unto him the Succes
affayres the Realme
them and every them
aunswer the day
Willing and charging
they must and shall Judgement truely and
sion our Realmes England and Irlande wt' our title of Fraunce all our dominions
both this side the Sees and beyonde con venient portion for our will and testament
res’ved) Also We give unto him our plate stuff household Artillery Ordenaunce
fully see this my Last Will p’sormed
things wt' asmoch spede and diligence may be and that noon them presume medle
our treas'r any thing ap Munitions Ships Cabells and other things
wt' any
poincted
part
doo consent and writting agree the same
And will that our said executours or the moost commaunding him peyn our Curse seing
our sayd will alone onles the moost the hole nombre their coexecutours
implements them belonging and money also and Jewels saving such portions shall satisfye this our last will and Testament charging and
p't them may laufully what they shall hath loving father and that our think moost convenient for th’execution of this chief labour and studye this woorld
establishe him the croun’ imperial this IRealme after our deceass' such sort as ma
pleasing God, and the wealth' this
realme and his oun honour and quyet that ordred and ruled both his mariage and
Realmae
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Canterbury, the lord Wriothesley Chauncel our England, The lord St. John great Mr
our house, The Lord Russel Lord privey seale, Th'erle Hertford great Chambrelaine Englande, The Visconte Lisle, high Admiral Englande, The Bishop Duresume Tunstall,
Sir Anthonye Broun Mr our hors', Willm Paget chief Secretarye Sir Anthony Denny, Sir Willm. Herberd, Justices Montague and Bromley, Edward Wootton and Mr Doctor
our Will w'out being troublid our sayd sonne any others for the same Willing further
this our Last Willand testament that S'r Edmund
Peckh'm our trusty s”vaunt and yet Coferar of our house shalbe Treasorer and have the
receipt and layng out such treas'r and money shalbe defrayed our executours for the p'formaunce this o'r last will straictly chardging and co’maunding the sayd S'r Ed munde that pay great somme money but he have furst the hand's of our said executours the moost part them for his discharge touching the same, charging him further upon his allegeaunce make true accompt of all such sommes as shalbe delivred
his hands for this purpose. And sithens we have now named and constituted our execu
also ordering thaffaires the well outward inwarde and also private affayres and gyving
tours We woll and charge them that furst and
above thinges they will aunswer before
god and We putt our singuler trust and con
fidence them that they cause our due Wootton and Edward North whom We debts that can reasonnably shewed and ordeyn name and appoinct and these p’nts proved before them truely contented and signed w't our Hand make and constitute paye assone they conveniently can may privey counsail w't our sayd sonne, and woll
after o'r deceas w'out longer delaye And that they execute these poincts furst That
say the payment our debts wt' redres In
that they have the gouvernement our moost
juries any such can duely proved though
they unknown before any oth'r part have fully accompleted the eightenth yeir
of this our Will and Testament, our buryall Exeguyes and funerall only excepted.
his age. And for bicaus the variete and nom bre thing's affayres and maters and may such We not knowing the certainty
Furthermore We woll that such graunt's
and gift's we have made gyve' promised them before cannot conveniently prescribe
any which not yet p"faicted under our certain order Rule unto our forsayd Coun Signe any our seales they ought be, saillors for their behaviours and procedings and such recompenses for exchaunges sales this charge which We have now appoinct
any oth'r thing been made
shalbe faicted
thing's ought have unto them about our sayd sonne during the and not yet accomplished tyme his minorite aforsayde We therefor for every point toward's the sp’iall trust and confidence which we have
charge
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751] STATE TRIALS, 1 Many, 1553–Proceedings against Lady Jane Grey, [752
in them woll and by these p'nts do give and
the sp’iall trust and confidence which we have the Erles of Arundel and Essex that now
be, Sir Thomas Cheney knight Treasorer our Household, Sir Joh' Gage knight, Comptroller
graunt full powre and authorite unto our sayd
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Consaillours that they the moost part
them being assembled togidres counsaill
. .
minorite and the self same maner
which they shall for the tyme think meet use and folowe Willing and charging our sayd sonne and all others which shall hereafter be
other saufull thinges thadvise our forsayde Counsaillours and cace they will not thenna the somme be minished the Counsaillours discretion.
Further our Will that from the surst hower
our death until such tyme the sayde Counsaillours canne provide either them both sum honorable mariages they shall have eche them thre thousand pounds’ ultra reprisas lyve Willing and charging the forsayde Counsaillours limite and appoinct
i.
uler trust and special confidence which we
bishop Cantorbury
and ever had them have due and
diligent eye perfaict zeale love and affection the honour surety estate and dignitye our sayd sonne and the good state and prosperite
v-c m'rks. To the Lord Wriothesley v-c To the Lord Seint John
delayes sett part they will ayde and assist our sayde
v-cli. To the Lord Russell v-cli. To Therle of Hertford v-c To the Visconte Lisle v-cli. To the bishop Duresme coc To Sir An thonye Broun' ccc To Sir Will'm Paget coc
this our Realme And that
dye part the more
household, Anthony Wingfield, Sir
any
them which shalbe for the tyme lyving being
assembled Counsaill togidres shall and may
make divise and ordeyn what thing's soever
they the more part them aforsayd shall
during the minorite aforsayde our said sonne
think meet necessary convenient for the Edmunde Peckh'm knights they and every
fortune
beniit honour and suretye the weale proset commodytye our sayd Sonne, his Realmes,
our
knight our Vichambrelayn, Sir Will'm Petre knight oon our twoo principall Secretarys,
Dominions conscience
Subgects the discharge o'r And the same thing's devised made
them shalbe Counsail for the ayding and
assisting the fornamed Counsaillours and our
executours whenne they any them shalbe
called our said executours the more p’t of the same
Item We bequethe our doughters Mary and Elizabeth's mariag's they being maried
any outward potentate thadvise the for sayd Counsaillours we bestowe them not our lief tyme ten thousands pounds money plate Jewels and household stuff for ech them
larger sonnne the discretion our executours the more part them shalbe
them the more part them and accomplishe cause done executed
ordeyned
aforsayd shall and may laufully execute
and accomplished their discretions discretions the more part them sayde large and ample maner
the afor we had did expresse unto them more sp'iall
Commission under our great Seale Englande every particuler cause that may chaunce
occurre during the tyme our sonnes sayde
Counsaillours our sayd sonne that they never charge molest trouble nor disquyet forsayde
Counsaillours nor any them for the devising doing nor any oth'r personne the doing
that they shall devise the more part them devise do assemled aforesaid, And
We charge expressely the same our entierly beloved Counsaillours and executours that they
shall take upon them the rule and charge
our sayd sonne and heyre his causes and
affayres and the hole Realme doing neverthe
les thinges under him and his name until
our sayde sonne and heyre shalbe bestowed and
maryed their advise and that the eightenth
yere expyred. Willing and desyring fur
thermore our forsayd trusty Counsaillours and
they our trusty and assured s'vaunts and
thirdly other our Loving Subgects ayde
and assist our fornamed Counsaillours thexc
cution the premiss's during' the forsayd
tyme Not doubting but they will thing's
deale truely and uprightly they shall have
cause think them well chosen for the charge
committed unto them. Straictly charging our s'vice that our sayd executours have shewed
sayd Counsaillours and executours and unto We give and bequethe unto eche Godds name we exhort them that for the sin them such som'es money the value the
same hereafter ensuith firste Tharche
proceding’
Counsaillours and executours the p'form
aunce this our present Testainent and Last Herberd, c. c. c. To Justice Montague coc. Will every part they will aunswer befor To Justice Bromley ccc. To Sir Edward
God the Daye judgeme’t cum venerit Judi North ccc To Sir Edward Wootton coc care vivos mortuos. And furthermore for Mr Doctor Wootton c,c,c, Also for
Sir John Baker knight, Sir Rafe Sadleyr knight, Sir Thomas Seymour knight, Sir Richard Southwell and Sir
Sir Richard Riche
thought convenient Willing them
ings ordered wel mariage
my bless
eith'r them such sage Officers and iminis tres for ordering' therof may employed both our honour and theirs.
And for the great love obedyence chastnes lief and wisedom being our fornamed Wiefe and Quene We bequeth unto her for her
proper use and shall pleas her ordre thre thousand pounds plate Jewels and Stuff
household besides such apparall shall pleas her take such she hath alredy And furthr' We gyve unto her one thousand pounds money wi' the enjoying her Dower and Joynter according our graunt Act Parliament.
Furthermore for the kindnes and good
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the sp'iali love and favour that we beare out. . . . } Counsaillours and oth’r our sayd S'vaunts hereafter solowing We give and be queyth unto them such somes money
the value therof totted upon their hedes. furst Therle Essex ce. To Sir Thomas Cheney cc. To the Lord Herberd ce. To Sir John Gage ce. To Sir Thomas Seymour cc. To John Gates To Sir Darcy knight ce_li. To Sir Thomas Speke knight
inks. To Sir Philp Hobby knight mks.
Sir Thomas Paston mks. To Sir Maurice
The WILL of KING Edward Hr. Sixth.
true Copy the counterfeit WILL"supposed the last Wili and Testament king Edward the Sixth. Forged and published un
der the Great Seal England the Confe deracy the Dukes Suffolk and Nor thumberland the behalf the Lady Jane, eldest Daughter the said Duke Suffolk, and testified with the hands of 101 of the Nobility and principal men note this Kingdom dated- the 21st day June Anno 1553.
Edward the Sixth the Grace God King England France and Ireland Defender the Faith and the Church England and also Ireland each the supreme head all our nobles and other our good loving faithful
Barkley mks. To Sir Rafe Sadleyr
To Sir Thomas Carden cc To Sir Peter
Meu'tes co. mks. To Edward Bellingham ce.
Inks. To Thomas Audeley mks. To Edmunde Harman cc inks. To John Pen.
inks. To Henry Nevel barbe To Cooke
Osburn, To David Vincent
James Rufforth keper our hous here
To Cecill yoman our Robes
To Sternhold grome our robes mks. To John Rouland page our robes To therle Arundell Lord Chambrelain ce.
To Sir Anthony Wingfield Vicechanterlain cc. To Sir Edmund Peckham ce. To Sir
Richard Riche ce. To Sir John Baker cc. To Sir Richard Southwell ce. To Mr Doctor
Qwen To Mr Doctor Wendy To
To Sym To John To
and obedient subjects Greeting God everlasting, for inoch
the goodness Almighty God
our Lord hath pleased
mks. mks.
visit with long and weary sickness whereby feel
our self with the same partly grown into some weakness, Albeit not doubting the
grace and goodness God but shortly his mighty power restored our former health and strength and live here this tran
sitory world and life such and long time shall please God stand with most godly providence and determination whereunto we
with our heart most hombly wholly and clearly submit ourself and willing now our remembrance how necessary thing have
foure Gentilmen huishers our chainbre being noble realms England and Ireland and our
Mr Doctor Cromer
To Patrick.
mks. To mks. To
To Alsopp.
Ayliff
mks. To
mks. To Henry
Ferrys
Hollande mks. To the the estate the imperial crown these our
dayly wayters ce. all.
And We will also that our FXecutours the
title France and the Cominions and marches
the same continued and preserved the same be not destitute such head and
them shall gyve orders for the pay
such Legacyes they shall think governor shall aye and meet rule and
more
ments
meet
whom
this our p’nt Testament.
Finally this present writting paper We ordeyn and make our last Will and estament,
such our ordenary aunts unto govern the same our realms and other domi
have not appoincted any legacye
nions for the quiet preservation the common wealth our good loving and faithful subjects, which said imperial crown together with the titles honours preeniences and hereditaments thereunto belonging did lawsusly descend and come good faith right and lawful title and
and will the same reputed and taken
all entents and purpos' our good strong
vailable moost p’fait and last Will and Testa course inheritance fee simple our late ment, and do declare all other Wills and Testa and most dear father worthy memory king
ments made any tyme voyd and Henry the eighth being lawful and true inheri of non effect. witnes wherof We have tor thereof fee simple the antient laws signed w't our hand our Palays Westm'r statutes and customs this realm and notwith the Thirty Day Decembre the veir our standing that the time our said late father Lord God, thousand five hundred fourty and that say the 35th year reign there six after the computation the church was then one statute made intitled an act con England and our reign' the eight and thirty cerning the establishment the kings majesties yere, being present and called witnesses thereof then the Imperial Crown this these personnes which have writte' their names
her'under. -
HENRY R’. John Gates.
realm whereby enacted that case should happen eur said late father and we then being only son and heir apparent de cease without heirs his body lawfully be
George Owen. Thomas Wendye Robert Huycke
W. Clerk.
E. Harman
Wyllyam Savntbarbe Henry Neveli. Rychard Coke David Vincent Parzet
doubt, conceived,
N. The Royal Siguet affixed Will, and perfect. -
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