The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-11

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this document had already been submitted
to her and handed to the proper authorities.
"Is the priest who solemnized the mar
riaRc present." asked the King; whereon
Bernaldcz, Castell's agent, rose and sale
that he was, though ne neglected to add
that his presence had been secured for no
mean sum.
One Of the Judges ordered that he should
be called, and presently the foxy faced
Father HenIiques, at whom the Marquis
glared angrily, appeared bowling, and on
being questioned stated hat he had been
priest at Motril and chaplain to the Marquis
Of Morella, but was now a secretary Of the
Holy Office at Seville. In answer to further
questions he said that, apparently by the
bridegroom's own wish, and with his full
consent, on a certain date at Granada, he
had married the Marquis to the lady who
stood before them, and whom he knew to
be named Betty Dene; also. that at her re-
quest, since she was anxious that proper
record should be kept of her marriage, be
had written the certificates which he Court
had seen. which certificates the Marquis
and others had signed Immediately after
the ceremony in his private chapel at
Granada. Subsequently no had left
Granada to take up his appointment as q
secretary to the Inquisition at Seville,
which had been conferred on him by the
ecclesiastical authorities in reward Of a
treatise which he had written upon hcresy.
That was all he knew about the affair.
Now Morella's advocate rosa to GROSS
examine, asking him who had made the ar
rangements for the marriage. He IN
swered that the Marquis had never spoken
to him directly on the subject-at least he
had never mentioned TO him the name Of
the lady: the Senora Inez arranged every
thing.
Now the Queen broke in, asking where
was the Sonora Ihez, and who h was.
The priest replied that the Sehora Inez was
a Spanish woman, one Of the Marquis's
household at Granada. whom he made use
of in all confidential affairs. She wa young
and beautiful, but he could say no more
about her. As to where she was low he
did not know, although they had ridden
together to Seville. Perhaps the Marquis
knew.
Now the priest was ordered to stand
down and Betty rendered herself as a
witness, and through her interpreter told
the court the story Of her connection with
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in London when she was n member Of the
household Of the Senior Castell, and that at
once he began to make love to her and
won her heart. Subsequently he sug-
gested that she should elope with him to
Spain, promising to marry her at once, in
proof of which she produced the letter he
had written, which was translated and
handed up for the inspection Of the court-a
a. ~. A..
thought, although it was not signed with
the writer's real name. Next Betty ex-
planned the trick by which abe and her
cousin Margaret were brought on board
his ship, and that when they arrived there
the Marquis refused to marry her, alleging
that he was in love with her cousin and not
with her-a statement which she took to
be an excuse to avoid the fulflment Of his
promise. She could not say why he had
carried of her cousin Margaret also, but
supposed that il was because having once
brought her upon Inc ship he did not know
how to be rid Of her.
Then she de1cribed the voyage to Spain,
saying that during the voyage she kept the
marquis at a distance, since there was no
priest to marry them; also she was sick
and much ashamed who had involved her
cousin and mistress in this trouble She
told how the Seniors Castell and Bronze
had followed in another vessel and boarded
the caravel in a storm; also Of the ship
wreck and their journey to Granad as
prisoners and of their subsequent life there.
Finally she described how Ihez came to
her with proposals of marriage and how she
bargained that IL she consented her cousin,
the Senior Castell and the Senior Bronze
should GO free. They went accordingly,
and the MARTA &c too place az arranged,
the Marquis first embracing her publicly
in the presence Of various people-namely,
Inez and his two secretaries, who. except
Ihez, were present and could bear witness
to the truth of what she said.
After the marriage and the signing Of
the certificates she had accompanied him
to his own apartments. which she had never
entered before, and there. to her astonish-
ment. in the morning he announced that
he must go a journey upon their Majesties'
business. Before he went, however, he
gave her r written authority, which she
produced, 10 receive his rents and ma &c
his matters in Granada during his absen oe.
which authority he read 20 the gathered
household before he left. She had obeyed
him acoor dinghy until she had received
the royal command. receiving moneys.
giving her receipt for the 30 me and gen.
orally occur ying the UNIQUE STONED position
of mistress Of his house.
We can we'll believe H." said the King
dryly. And now. Marquis. what have you
TO answer TO all this?"
Il will answer pre- se emily. replied Morella.
who trembled with &c. First. suffer
that my advocate c~ross-examine this
woman"
So the advocate cross-examined. though
il cannot lie said hat ne had the better Of
Betty. First he questioned her as TO her
statement that she was of ancient and gentle
family. whereon Betty overwhelmed the
Court with a list of her ancestors, the first
OF whom. a certain Sieur Dene de Dene. had
come TO England with the Norman Duke
William the Conqueror. After him. 30 she
still swore, the said Denes de Dene had risen
TO great rank and power, having been the
favorites Of the kings of England. and
fought for the m generation after generation.
By slow degrees she came down to the
Wars of the Roses. in which she said her