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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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and other the premisses after our two deceasses
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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
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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
all his oun
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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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.
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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
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mks. To
mks. To Henry
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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
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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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gotten to have and inherit the said Imperial and practise have the laws and conformities Crown and other of our said late fathers domi his their own native country countries
inions according and in such manner and form practised put
as in the said act made in the said 35th year is realin than the laws statutes and customs bere
long time used whereupon the title in heritance and singular our loving subjects
depend which would then tend the utter the logy \lary our solid late fathers daughter subversion of the commonwealth of this our
and the heirs the body the said lady realm which God defend upon which causes
Mary lawfully begotten with such conditions and matters and upon divers other considera
our said father should limited his let tions concerning the same we have oftentinues ters potent under his great seal his last as well since the time of our sickness as the
wili writing signed with his hand and for de time our health weighed and considered fault such issue the said imperial Crown and with ourself what ways and means were most other the premises should the lady Elizabeth convenient had for the staye our said
the name the lady Elizabeth our said late succession the said Imperial Crown fathers second daughter and the heirs the should please God call out this tran body the said lady Elizabeth lawfully begotten sitory life having issue our body lawfully with such conditions the said late father begotten and calling our remembrance that
the lady Jane the lady Catherine and the lady Mary daughters our entirely beloved'cousin
and large deth and may appear and the said lady for as much the said limitation of the
decla, coi, that then the said Imperial Crown and other the premises specified the said
act should the lady Mary the name
should limited great seal
with his hand as
his letters patent under his his last will writing signed the said act made the said
the lady Frances now wife our loving cousin 35th year our said late fathers reign and and faithful counsellor Henry duke Suffolk amongst the divers and sundry other things and the lady Margaret daughter our late and provisions therein contained more plainly cousins the lady Eleanora deceased sister to
Imperial Crown this Realm being limited authority parliament aforesaid
the said lady Mary and lady Elizabeth being illegitimate and not lawfully begotten, for
much the marriage had between our said late father and the lady Catherine mother
the said lady Mary was dearly and lawfully
undone and separation between them had
sentence divorce according the ecclesi
astical laws. And likewise the marriage had
between our said late father and the lady Anne
mother the said lady Elizabeth was also
clearly and lawfully undone and separation
between them had sentence divorce ac
cording the ecclesiastical laws which said
several divorcements have been severally rati Crown this our Realms England and Ire syed and confirmed authority divers acts land and of the confines of the same and our
parliament remaining their full force strength and effect whereby well the said lady Mary also the said lady Elizabeth
title the crown and realine of France and all
and singular honors castles prerogatives privy leges pre-eminences authorities jurisdictions do
intents and purposes are and clearly minions possessions and hereditaments and disabled ask claim challenge the Imperial our said imperial crowne belonging any Crown any other our honors castles wise appertaining shall for lack such issue manors lordships lands tenements and heredita our body remain come and become the eldest ments heir heirs any other
person persons whosoever well for the cause before rehearsed also for that, that the
said lady Mary and lady Elizabeth unto but the half blood, and therefore the anti ent laws, statutes and customs of this realin be
sons the body the said lady Francis law fully begotten being born into the world our life time and the heirs male the body
the said elder the son lawfully begotten and from son son shall seniority birth the body the said lady Frances law
not inheritable unto
although they were fully begotten being born into the world not indeed and for our life time and the heirs male the body
legitimate much also much
they
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our well beloved cousin Henry earl Cumber
land being very nigh our whole blood the part our fathers side and being natural born
here within the realm and have been also very honourably brought and exercised good
and godly learning and other noble virtues there great trust and hope had
them that they and shall very well inclined the advancement and setting forth our commonwealth doth therefore upon good deli
beration and advice herein had and taken and having also thanks the living God our full whole and perfect memory these presents de
clare order assign limit and appoint that shall fortune decease having issue our body lawfully begotten that then the said Imperial
thought the least every such son lawfully begotten and for doubted that the said lady Mary default of such son born into the world our
lady Elizabeth should hereafter have and life time the body the said lady Frances enjoy the said Imperial Crown this realm lawfully begotten and for lack the heirs male and should then happen marry with any every such son lawfully begotten that then stranger born out this realm that then the the said imporial crowne and and singular same stranger having the government and the other the preoises shall remaine come and lumperial Crown hands would rathcradhere the lady Jane eldest daughter the said
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lady Frances and to the heirs male of the body of the said lady Jane lawfully begotten and
for lack of such heirs male of the body of the said lady Jane lawfully begotten that then the
said imperial crown and and singular other the premises shall remain come and unto the lady Catharine Broud daughter the said lady Frances and the heirs inale the body
fully begotten and for default such son and the heirs male the body every such lawfully begotten that then the said imperial
crown and and singular other the premises shall remain come and be unto the eldest so
the body the eldest daughter the
lady Catharine law fully begotten and the heirs male the body the said eldest son
the said lady Catharine lawfully begotten law fully begotten and from son son
and for lack the hèirs male the said lady Catharine lawfully begotten that then the said imperial crown and and singular other the premises shall remain come and the lady Mary third daughter the said lady Frances and the heirs male the body the same lady Mary lawfully begotten and for default such heirs male the body the said lady Mary last before named lawfully begotten that then the said imperial crown and and sin gular other the premises shall remain come and be unto the eldest son the body the fourth daughter the said lady Frances and the heirs male the body the same eldest son lawfully begotten and from son
they shell antienty birth the body
the said eldest daughter the body the said lady Catharine lawfully begotten and
the heirs male the body every such son lawfully begotten and for lack such heir that then the said Imperial Crown and and sin gular other the premises shall remain come and unto the eldest son the body
the second daughter the said lady Catharine lawfully begotten and the heirs male the body the sume eldest son lawfully begot
ten and from son son well the body the said lady Catharine lawfully from
the body any other daughter
lady Frances lawfully begotten
other daughter and her said son shall ancienty birth and the heirs male the body every such son lawfully begotten and for default of such sons and of the heirs male
shall antienty birth and the heirs males the body every such son lawfully
begotten and for default such son and the heirs male the body every such son law fully begotten that then the said Imperial
nore sister the said lady Frances lawfully be
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the body every such son lawfully be Crown and and singular other the premises gotten, that then the said imperial crown and shall remain come and be the eldest son of and singular other the premises shall remain the body the eldest daughter the said lady
come and the eldest son the body Mary sister the said lady Catharine and the lady Margaretta daughter the lady Eleo the heirs males the body the same eldest
the body the said lady Margarett law gotten and the heirs male the body fully begotten and the heirs male the every such son lawfully begotten and for lack
body every such son lawfully begotten and such heir that then the said Imperial Crown for default of such heirs that then the said im and and singular other the premises shall
perial crown and and singular other the
remain come and be the eldest son of the body the second daughter the said lady Mary sister the said lady Catharine lawfully begotten and the heirs male the body the same eldest son lawfully begotten and from son son shall antienty birth well the body the said second
daughter the said lady Mary sister the said
premises shall remain come and
eldest son the body the eldest daughter the said lady Jane lawfully begotten and
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Jane lawfully begotten and the heirs male the bo. dy every such son lawfully begotten and for lack of such heir that then the said
lady Catharine lawfully begotten
son the body any other daughter the
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the body the said lady Jane lawfully be:
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heirs male the body lawfully begotten and
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daughter of the said lady Francis lawfully be observed performed and kept
gotten and to the heirs males of the body of further we will and charge
every such son lawfully begotten and for default spiritual and temporal and
of such son and of the heirs mates of the body these our said realms and the marches of the
of every such son lawfully begotten that then same upon their allegiance that they and every the said Imperial Crown and and singular them perform and execute this our pre other the premises shall remain come and sent declaration and limitation concerning the
the body the eldest succession of the crown of this our said realms
the eldest son
daughter the body
lawfully begotten and
body the same eldest son lawfully begotten established ratified and confirmed and so from son son as he shall be an authority parliament
the said lady Margaret aud other the premises and this our said de the heirs males the claration and limitation concerning the same
tienty birth the body the said eldest means daughter the said lady Margaret lawfully be and
gotten and the hoirs males the body every such son lawfully begotten and our mind
that after the decease the said lady Jane, lady Catharine and lady Mary whom
well ways and
that after our de before declared entered into
acts
seem
bance
they will answer afore God under the common wealth these our realms and avoid our indig nation and displeasure And witness that
determination and pleasure
cease any such heir male
and being king this realm
eighteen years a-e that then shall have
the whole rule and governance the said this our very true mind and intent touching Imperiai Crown and other the premises but the succession our said Imperial Crown and
persons provided always that the said heir male when shall coine the age years shall reign
the advice the said councilso many
the said council as shall then want of the said
said council the said number
number persons make and fulfill the Henry Fisher, Apofore Dawntesey, Ric. said number the said council persons Chamblyn, Henry Brown, Richard Hilles,
and we will that this our declaration order as
signment limitation and appointuicut truly Broke, Bury.
they can the best
their powers repress reform repeal and make void
parliament and other things that shall any wise contrary distur
this our pleasure and appointment
other the premises we have hereunto set our sign manual and our great seal the 21st day June the 7th year our reign the pre
things and our nobles lords
our commons
appertaineth the estate the Crown and such
heir male limited and appointed aforesaid sence of our counsellors and other our nobles
be under the age seventeen years complete whose names are underwritten witness re
that then his mother governor the said Inperial Crown and other the premises until the said heir male shall ent, his age eigh tecn years and that she shall nothing without the advice person parcels parcel coun sel the number persons appoint ed our last will and that the mother such heir male limited and appointed
our last will and that the other of such heir
male limited and appointed aforesaid shall be deceased before any such heir male shall intitled have the said Imperial Crown and other the premises shall die before the same heir male should enter into his age years
aforesaid that then the said Imperial Crown and other the premises shall governed
the council Provided always that after the said heir male shall the age years complete matters importance shall opened and declared unto him and that during the rule the said mother being governor aforesaid shall fortune the council die
that then she her letters shall have authority to call and assemble of the whole council re
maining within one month then next following to cluse more to he of the said council to
make the said council persons which
case she shall have only voices but after her death the the said council 30 persons shall chuse many persons the said council shall with themselves make the
cord and testify the same WITNESSEs.
Cant. , Ely, canc. , Winchester, Nor thumb. , Jo. Bedford, Suffolk, W. North ton, Arundell, Oxford, Westmorland, Shrewsbury, John Warwick, W. Worcester,
Huntingdon, Penbroke, Clinton, Darcy, Nic. London, Henry Abinge, Cobham, Will. Grey, Tallbot, Fitzwa ters, William Windesor, Bray, Thom. Wentworthe, John St. John, Riche, Wil liam Willoughby, Francis Russell, Fitz warrin, Fitzgerald, Strange, Thomas Gray, Chenye, William Bu, Richard Cotton, John Gate, Will. Petres, W. Cecille, John Cheek, Roger Cholmeley, Edward Monta gue, Henry Bradschawe, John Bakere, Hom
Brown, Henry Portman, Robart Bowis,
Ja. Masone, Sadler, Rich. Sakeingle,
Edward Northe, Sentleger, Will. Paget,
Tho. Wrothe, Henry Sydney, Morris Bark
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Gage, Ric. Southwell, John Williams, Henri
Norres, Antoni Browne, James Dyer, John
Gosnold, Will. Fitzwilliam, Willm. Croke,
Henry Newiil.
ūeorge Barne, Mayor.
John Greslam, Andrew Judde, Ric. Dob byx, W. Larnselle, Augustin Hinde, John Lambarde, Thomas Ofiley, Will. Garrard,
Lawranc Wether, Edward Rogeres, Adrian Poinings, P'one Will. Huitt, Bret, Pine
William Chester, Antony Browne, John Raynford, Ro. Southwell, By me Thomas Zodge, Thomas Bowere, Fmanuel Zucar, John Wither, Wm. Bury, Richard Mallorye,
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Mem. This true Copy Edward the 6th's with, case the princess Mary ascended the Will taken out the Original under the throne aster him and that was, settle the Great Seal which Robert otton delivered crown the lady Jane Grey his daughter-in
the King's Majesty the 17th April 1611 law. Indeed was natural excluding Mary, Royston cancelled. transfer the crown her sister Elizabeth, whom the king tenderly loved, and who was Rapin's Account the making this In hearty friend the reformation. But pro strument follows: ‘bably the duke told the king, that could “Meanwhile Edward was still troubled with not set aside Mary but the specious pre
defluction upon lungs, which wasted him tence her being illegitimated, the same rea degrees, and daily grew more dangerous. son was force with regard Elizabeth, Some affirm downright, that slow poison had since the marriages their mothers were alike
been given him, and throw the suspicion annulled. That therefore, either the succession upon the duke Northumberland. Others was left the late king had settled
only insinuate such thing, without saying the princesses were both excluded toge positively. But when done, both speak ther. Very likely the young king who found
only conjecture, without giving any proof. The young king saw death approaching without
any feats himself. But could not
himself dying, and who thought only saving
the reformation from the impending destruction, was prevailed upon this argument, sacri
fice the princess Elizabeth. Besides, had
very great esteem and affection for Jane Grey, who was accomplished lady both body
and mind. —However this be, the king having taken the resolution suggested him the duke Northumberland, three judges the
bring him the more easily the pass de
sired. All hopes however the king's reco assignment the crown Jane Grey. The
reflect, without
state Religion would
Mary, who was probable the duke
extreme concern, the
under his sister
succeed him. very Northumberland, who
hardly ever left him since his illness, took care heighten his fears that respect, purpose
realin were sent for, and required draw an
very were not given over till the middle May, when likelihood the physicians told the duke of Northumberland his case was des
judges desired little time consider
last they answered, they could not take upon them any such thing, without being
perate. Then was that matched the Lord guilty high-treason. Adding, that the Guilford Dudley, his fourth son, the only one privy-counsellors who consented the assign
unmarried, with Jane Grey, eldest daughter
the new duke Suffolk, Francis Brandon,
who was Henry 8th's Will the next the
succession after the princess Elizabeth.
the same time Jane's two sisters were also mar
ried the second, the lady Catherine, the
earl Pembroke's eldest son, the lord Herbert;
the third, the lady Mary, [who was crooked] [the king's groom-porter]. Martin Keys. These marriages were solemnized about the end May, when there was hope the
ment, would unavoidably liable the pains
king's recovery. last, one day the young Hales, who could never prevailed with
king was expressing
was under, when
the excessive trouble considered the princess her utmost endeavour
All the privy-counsellors set their hands likewise on the 21st the same month.
Mary his sister would
destroy the reformation, the duke Nor avoid signing but the king importuned him
thumberland broke the ice. He represented much, that set his hand last wit the king that there was but one way pre ness, pretended, and not privy
vent the misfortunes England was threatened counsellor. ”
48. Arraignment and Execution Folk: MARY, 1553.
of HENRY GREY duke of SUF
expressed
that purpose.
thumberland
had like have beaten the judges; neverthe less they stood what they had said. On the
[Cotton. MSS. Brit. Museum. Fox's Acts and Monum. 617. ]
As the duke Suffolk, there the Cotto This Henry duke Suffolk being condemned nian collection brief MS. account him his peers for combining rebellion with the following words: Wyatt against the Queen and her proceedings
Henry Fitzallan lord Maltravers and lord with Spain had sentence death pronounced steward her majesty's houshold and lord against him, which suffered the 23rd Feb.
high steward England Henry lord Grey duke
the lady Jane, married
the Arraignement Suffolk, father
Guilford Dudley:
upon the Tower-hill, where most christianly made profession faith with great repentance his fact. —This duke's facility too practices
the act parliament made for Upon which the duke Nor
fell into such passion, that
15th June they were sent for again, and length threats and the expedient pardon under the great scal, they were wrought upon
draw the settlement the crown, which was signed the rest the judges except
Cranmer was absent, that day purpose
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had occasioned the troubles where with this
realm had for some years been distracted, and
his rash ingratitude, the queen having once
pardoned him beyond expectation, had diverted
the current the queen's clemency towards his And then said: “Masters, have offended daughter the lady Jane, whose life, was gene the queen, and her laws, and thereby am justly rally conceived, she would have pardoned but condemned die, and am willing die, de her father's miscouncelled rashness hastened her siring men obedient, and pray God death.
Fox's Account as follows: Upon Saturday, being the 17th
the duke Suffolk was arraigned
for this day. Upon the Sunday following, which was the 18th day the said month, sessions was
kept London, which hath not before been kept upon the Sunday. Upon the Monday, the 19th Feb. lord Cobham's three sons, and four other men were arraigned Westminster:
that this my death may men, beseeching you
ster, and the same day condemned
February, Westmin
that die the faith
pery, the which died for me, and for them his peers, the earl Arundel was chief judge that truly repent, and stedfastly trust him.
die
which sons the youngest was condemned,
whose name was Thomas, and the other two
came not the bar, and the other four were
condemned. Upon the Tuesday, being the mectly good and audible voice: Such forgive
i.
Westminster, and there condemned the same
down. —Then Weston said that was the queen's pleasure should do. Wherewith
the duke casting hands abroad, ascended
the scaffold, and paused pretty while after.
example all bear me witness, Christ, trusting be saved his blood only, and other trum
And repent, desiring you pray
God for me; and that when you see my breath depart from me, you will pray God that
may receive my soul. ” And then desired all men forgive him, saying that the queen had forgiven him.
Then Mr. Weston declared with loud voice that the queen's majesty had forgiven him. With that divers the standers said with
20th of Feb. the
John
Gray arragned ness God thee, meaning Dr. Weston.
was
Then the duke kneeled down upon his knees, and said the Psalm Miserere mei Deus unto the
day, and other three inen, whereof one was
named Nailer. Upon Wednesday, the 21st
Feb. the lord Thomas Gray, and James heaven. And when had ended the Psalm, Croft were brought through London the said, manus tuas Domine commendo spiri Tower with number horsemen.