Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-21
a LADYiS WANTS.


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Elizabeth. the daughter Of Sir John
Spencer, V no fourlshed in the middle OF
the sixteenth century, and was known as
The 4" Rich Spencer" married an English
nobleman, to whom, few wears after
hef marriage, she addressed the following
letter: - .''- Be- $3.50 -
My Sweet Life&Now that I have
declared to you nv mind for the settling
Of kour estate, 7 suppose it were best for
me- to bethink what allowance were best
for me for, considering what care have
ever had of your estate. and, how re-
spactfully / dealt with those which, both
by the law of God, nature, and civil
policy. wit, religion, government, and
honesty, you, my dear, are bound TO, 7
pray and beseech you to grant me. you
moft kind and loving wife, the sum CT
ond thousand pounds per annum, quarter
ly 70 be paid.
Z Also, Iwould. besides that allowance
for my apparel, have six hundred pounds
added yearly for the performance Of skar-
liable works these things would not,
either be accountable for.
y Also. l win have three horses for nv
owh saddle. that none shall dare to lend
or borrow, none lend but |, none borrow
bud you. .--. ..-...., "a. ..,..,..........
I Also. 1 would have two gentlewo-
men, lest one should be sick; also, believe
it would be an indecent thing for gen.
leyoinan to stand humping alone, when
God has blessed their lord and lady with
a great estate. -.-,s ,..e, .a4. -
I Also, when ride hunting or hawk
ing, or travel from one house to another.
wall have them attending, so for each of
these said women L must have a horse.
4 ALSO, will have six or eight gentle
men, and will have two coaches: one
Incl with velvet to myself, and with four
very faIr horses, and coach for nv wo-
men, lined with sweet cloth, 'erlaid with
geld; the. other with scarlet, and laid
with matchet lace and silver, with four
good horses. Also, | will have two
coafhmen, one for myself. the other for
my women.
f-Nso, whenever | travel, I will be
allowed S.Iy ~5v.--ir,e s---l ov,a re h,,.c.,
for me and my women, but such ca,s~~ess
as shall fitting for all; orderly, not pas
tering my things with my women's, nor
theirs with chambermaids, nor theirs with
g Also, laundreSses, when | travel; L
will have them sent away with the car
riages to sec all safe, and the chamber.
maids shall go before with the grooms,
That the chambers may be ready, sweet
and clean. '
81 And for myself, besides my yearly
allowance, would have twenty gown
apparel, six of them excellent good ones,
eight of them for the country, and others
of them excellent good ones.
. q Also, | would have to put into my
purse two thousand pounds, and two hun
dred pounds to. pay my debts. Also, /
would have eight thousand pounds to buy
tie jewels, and six thousand pounds for a
pearl chain. .a-f---
Now, seeing have been,. and am SO
unto you, pray you to find
my children apparel, and their schooling,
and all my servants, men and women,
their wages. =, @
- Also, l will have all my house fur
nished, and all my lodging chambers to
be suited with all such furniture as is fit,
as beds, stools, chairs, cushions, carpets.
silver warming pans, cupboards of plate,
fair hangings, &c: for my drawing cham
bcrSEin all houses, will have them deli
cately furnished with irangings, couch,
canopy, cushlsns, carpets, &C. -
/: - Also, my desire that you would pay
your debts build up Ashley House, and
purchase lands, and lend no money (as
you love Godt to Lord Chamberlain,
which would have all, perhaps your life
from you,. .renember, his son, my Lord
v Ian, what entertainments be gave me
when you were at the Tiltyard.
p. :. If YOU were dead. he said. he would
bea husband, 4 father, a brother. and
said he. would marry me. / protest, L
slievc to see The poor old man have so
little, wit and honesty to use his friend so
vilely also, be fed with untruths con-
cernmg the Charter House. but that is
the least he wished me much harm YOU
know how. God keep you and me from
him, and such as he is.
" So now have declared to you my
mind, what / wonld have and what /
would. not have; L pray you when you be
ilari, TO allow a thousand pounds more
than now l desired, and double attend
anoe. 'f,7'ss Your loving wife