The Life and Letters of Lady Arabella Stuart: Including Numerous Original and Unpublished Documents, Volume 1Hurst and Blackett, 1866 - Nobility |
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Arabella Stuart beseech Bess Bess of Hardwick Catholics charge Charles Chatsworth child claims Countess of Lennox Countess of Shrewsbury Court cousin daughter death declared doth Duchess Duke Earl of Hertford Earl of Shrewsbury earldom Edward eldest Eliz English father favour Fowler France Gilbert grief happiness Hardwick hath heart heir Henry VIII Holiness honour hope humble husband James jewels John of Gaunt King of Scotland King of Spain King's Lady Arabella Stuart Lady Jane Lady Katherine Ladyship lands late letter Lord Burghley Lord Thomas Lordship Majesty's Margaret Douglas marriage married Mary mother noble occasion Papers Parma Pope pray present princes Princess prison Queen Elizabeth Queen of Scots Queen's Majesty received reign royal blood Saintlow Scotch Series servant Seymour Sir Owen Hopton Sir William Cecil sister Somerset Succession Talbot thought Tower trust unto wife William Cavendish write young
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Page 166 - I am in presence either of father or mother ; whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing anything else ; I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly, as God made the world...
Page 229 - I have greatly offended her, in that I made my choice without her knowledge, otherwise I take God to witness I had never the heart to think any evil against her Majesty ; and that she would be good unto my children, and not to impute my fault unto them, whom I give wholly unto Her Majesty : for in my life they have had few friends, and fewer shall they have when I am dead, except Her Majesty be gracious unto them : and I desire her Highness to be good unto my Lord, for I know this my death will be...
Page 5 - Saving always to all and every Person and Persons, Bodies Politic and Corporate, their Heirs and Successors...
Page 116 - I will not have any unknown or suspected persons to come to my house. Upon the least suspicions that may happen here, anyway, I shall give advertisement to your Lordship. I have little resort to me ; my house is furnished with sufficient company : Arbell walks not late ; at such time as she shall take the air, it shall be near the house, and well attended on ; she goeth not to anybody's house at all ; I see her almost every hour in the day : she lieth in my bedchamber.
Page 35 - Then the godfathers and godmothers shall take and lay their hands upon the child, and the minister shall put upon him his white vesture, commonly called the chrisom, and say, " Take this white vesture for a token of the innocency which by God's grace in this holy sacrament of baptism is given unto thee...
Page 77 - Twango. And thus the first scene is acted. The cup being newly replenished to the breadth of an haire, he that is the pledger must now beginne his part, and thus it goes round throughout the whole company...
Page 287 - Wotton spoke of at Basing proved a Lady sent by the Duchess of Holstein to learn the English fashions. She lodgeth at Oxford, and hath been here twice, and thinketh every day long till she be at home, so well she liketh her entertainment, or loveth her own country; in truth she is civil, and therefore cannot but look for the like, which she brings out of a ruder country. But if ever there were such a virtue...
Page 77 - ... out the name peradventure of some honourable personage, that is worthy of a better regard than to have his name polluted at so unfitting a time, amongst a company of drunkards : but his health is drunk to, and he that pledges must likewise off with his cap, kisse his fingers...
Page 166 - I must do it, as it were in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as God made the world, or else I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yea, presently, sometimes with pinches, nips, and bobs, and other ways which I will not name for the honour I bear them, so without measure misordered, that I think myself in hell, till time come that I must go to Mr.
Page 286 - Lee's, three miles hence,* and were accompanied by the French Ambassador, and a Dutch Duke. I will not say we were merry at the Dutchkin, lest you complain of me for telling tales out of the Queen's coach ; but I could find in my heart to write unto you some of our yesterday's adventures, but that it groweth late, and by the • Ditchley, where the first Earl of Litchfield of the family of Lcc afterwards built a magnificent house.