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as shepherd and shepherdess, blessed her
slumbers, and in imagination realized the
wish of her young heart.
Mary was as vindictive as she was
cruel and the next day Elizabeth was
sent, under the surveillance of one of
her faithful officers and her women, into
the country, to await the Queens pleas
ure concerning her, where she was kept
as complete prisoner, and permitted to
see not a human being beyond those
placed over her.
Lady Jane Grey and her husband
still languished in the dreary tower, but
their earthly suferings were drawing to
close; the day of their execution was
fixed. Mary sent Catholic priest to
Lady Jane, but she firmly rejected his
counsel, and the favor she might have
obtained through it. Young, beautiful,
and innocent, looking up to that Heaven
where her thoughts and hopes had long
been fixed, she meekly bowed her head
to the executioner's axe, after seeing the
head of her beloved husband exhibited
to her view.
Mary, however, in the midst of all
these soulsickening practices, was yet set
upon marrying and her next choice fell
upon Philip, son of Charles V. of Spain.
Him she married. But she had deter
mined on her revenge on Elizabeth and
Lord Devonshire, notwithstanding and
on their refusing, absolutely, to embrace
the Catholic religion, she had them both
imprisoned-Elizabeth at Woodstock,
and Devonshire at Fotheringay Castle.
Woodstock was royal possession, and,
it will be remembered, was once called
Fair Rosamond's Bower" where Queen
Eleanor compelled her wretched rival
and victim TO swallow poison. Its beau
tiful gardens and charming pleasure
grounds had been well kept up, and its
wooded walks and waving groves were
indeed great pleasure to her contem-
plative character. But the prevailing
tone of her mind was melancholy; for
she was a prisoner, and her beloved
Courtenaye was also. But, with woman's
true. sympathy, the thought of his con-
finement filed her with bitterness her
own doom could never have called forth.
As she dwelt on their sad lot, she thought
in the humber walks of life, how happy
could they have been! Lord Devon
shire often turned his thoughts with sad
ness, also, towards his beloved Elizabath;
but hope buoyed him up, as he thought a
brighter day would surely shine for one
so good and SO pious as she was.
Six weary months had thus passed
away, and prosecutions and burnings at
the stake had stepped all England in
gloom, during which period Mary had
become united to Philip. He had great
desire to prOpitiate the people in bis
favor, and one of his first acts, though
contrary to the will of his wife, was to
liberate these two young prisoners, foI
both he found greatly beloved by the ma
ton. Elizabeth became, therefore, again
a resident beneath her sisters soof, and
once more the lovers had an opportunity
to renew and enjoy each others society
But this pleasure did not last long, fol-
Mary was still determined on her re.
venge; and some of her partisans acting
on her secret orders, in his hearing drop.
ped some words of bis being a suspected
person by the government. 1t did not
stop here but accusations of serious
nature were laid to his charge so freqent.
ly, as if by accident, that he began to be
seriously alarmed.
Thus harrassed, he asked and obtained
leave of absence, and resolved to travel
Elizabeth mourned the sad necessity o.
} another separation from the only one
whose society was dear to her, but there
: was no alternative and, bidding hel
: farewell, with the hope of meeting tc
part no more when those clouds haC
blown over, he departed. Hope was al
: that remained to her, but her whispering,
cheered her on, and the thought of hi
: letters acted as a soothing balm to hel
r otherwise desolate heart. But thes,
} were soon to be taken from her.
A short time after he had left, new
: reached London Of his death at Padua
/ At first it was treated as an idle rumor
but it was soon confirmed beyond a doubt
: and she received blow from which he
f affections never recovered. The Ear
of Devonshire was the first and onl'
? love of Queen Elizabeth.
a History has recorded her cruelty, he
: heartIessness, her eoldnesss, her disre
!, gard for the feelings Of our common ma
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