Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-12-09

BoLEYN was daughter OF the Duke OF Norfolk, ant
a near relative of the Earl Of Ormond and s
| GEoFFREY BoLEyN, who had been Lord Mayor
of London,bad married OF the Ia us htcrs and CO.
heirs OF Lord Hastings.
Al an early age she ha been carried over TO Pa
ris by the King sister, when that Princess espoused
LEWIS XII. OF France but after the demise Of that
monarch and the return OF his dowager to England,
| she was retained in the family of CLAUDE, Queen
OF France-aud after the death OF the Princess, re-
| sided in the family Of the Dutchess OF Aencon.
II is not known at what precise time she return
| ed to England; b'k it was soon after HENRY VIII,
began to entertain doubts, the legality of his
| marriage with CATHERINE. Although he had
! now determined to break of all conjugal commerce
with the Queen, he still supported intercourse oil
courtesy and friendship with her-and in the
of the frequent visits he paid her, he observed AMI
admired the youth and beauty of ANNE BoLEYN;
and discovering that the elegance OF pc erson
ecpsed only by the elegance of her mind, he enter
| tanned the design of raising her to throne.
Her marriage to HENRY, though 1t probably
siatied for the moment all the hopes whicn female
ambition can generate, proved her greatest curse
and msiortune-icr she had been welded TO HIM
but FIX years, when he began " seek her ruin
lie was man OF strong feelings, naturally jealous
and caprcious, whimsical, vain, and viniictve IN
his resentmens. Satiated with beauty, he now be-
gan to look upon her with inditei ence and when
the enemies Of ANNE discovered the decline of his
attachment, they eagerly sought he. ruin, by poi
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oi the nfde,ity Of the Queen.
There was mixed with her conduct, degree OF
gaiety and levity aud as she pleased to see the
influence OF her beauty on all around her, she IN
dulseG herself IL an easy familiarity with persons
who were formerly her equals, and who might then
have pretended 10 her friendship aud god graGes.
Ihe dignity Of HENRY was offended at these popu-
lar manners; and though the lover had been epurs-
iy biind, the husband, possessed but too quick dis
cernment and penetration. To inflame his jealou.
sy, the Viacountess OF Rocheiord, who married
10 brother-in-law Of the Queen, but who was the
sworn enemy ofher siser-in-law, nsinuated, that
her husband had had Illicit correspondence with
his sister and as HENRY was now prepared to lls-
ten snd bseve all OF the tales of this progate wo-
man, he placed the frmest confidence in her asser-
tions. The jealousy of HENRY first appeared
openly, at fitting at Greenwich, where the Queen
| happened to drop her handkerchiet-an accident
f! probably casual, but interpreted by hum IN
stance of fgallantry, to some OF her paramours lie
| instantly retired from tie place-sent orders to
confne her TO her chamber Norris, Wes-
ton, Smeton, and Brereton, (grooms who were
sed of visiting her chamber) together with Der bro
| ther-in-law ROCKFORD and threw them into pri-
son. The next day she to the Tower, and
on her way thIther, first informed OF her suppo-
sed offences, of which she had hitherto been igno-
rant. She made the most solemn protestations OF
her iunocence-and when she entered the prisol,
she fell upon her knees. ani declared, help her
God. she was not guilty Of the crime imputed to
her.
Whilst confined in the town, she confessed that
she had been guilty Of imprudences, but not Of
crimes and avowed that Smeton had never been in
her chamber but twice, when he played upon the
harpsichord but she acknowledged that he had
once told her that look sufliced him. This frank
and honest confession not, however, sufficient to
appease the enraged HENRY, and he affected to
believe it to be the prelude TO other and more cri.
m.nal confessions.
ANNE and her brother were tried by a jury Of
Peers, charged with an odiOus crime-oonsisting OF
the Duke of Suffolk, the Marquis Of Exeter, the
Earl of Arundel, and twenty three others, their un-
Gle the Duke ofNorfolk presiding as high steward,
and found guilty. Though unassisted by counsel,
she defended herself with great presence Of mind.
and the spectators could not forbear pronoancing
her innocent. Judgment was however, given by the
Court, both against the Queen and RocHEFoRD
and her verdict contained, that she should DO bo-
headed or burned at the kings pleasure. When
this dreadful sentence was pronounced, she was not
terrified but lifting up her han nds to heaven, exola.
med " o Father o Creator thou who art the
way, the truth, and the life, thou knowest that
have not deserved this iate;' and then turning to
the judges, made the most pathetic declarations OF
her innocence.
She had now prepared herself for the death tha,
awaited her /; and a day or two before her execu-
ton sent message to the King, acknowledging the
obligations she owed him, for thus uniformly con-
tinuing his endeavors for her advancement. From
a private gentle oman, she said he first made me
marchioness, then queen, and no,c, since he could
raise her no higher in this orld he pas sending her
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