Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-04-12
A Forgotten
Edict
Historical Story of the Six
teenth Century
By F. A. mitchell

he who married six wives and behead-
ed two of them. was dead. and his son
Edward, mere lad. was on the
throne of Great Britain. But the boy
being too young to govern. the Duke
of Somerset, having assumed the title
of lord protector, was sovereign in his
stead in all but In name.
But Somerset was supplanted by
John Dudley, Duke of Northumber-
land. an ambitious man. and planned
that the crown should rest upon the
heads of his descendants. Having
married his son, Lord Guilford Dud-
ley, to Lady Jane Grey, who had royal
blood in her veins. before the young
Edward died In 1853. the duke per
suaded Edward to name his daughter
in-law to succeed him.
1t was on May day Of this year that
a number Of young persons were dane
ing around a pole In a field In the
county Of Essex. Among them was
young Robert Woodville, son OF Str
Thomas Woodville. young man much
beloved by all who knew him. Many
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circle hand In hand when a man rode
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or. Tho da,c;nc stunned for thare
was a gave look on the stran eer,s face
and oil wa,,ad while woodville and rs.
taIrad earnestly hnt IN low tones The
newcomer apreared TO he endea yortpg
IN nersuade the Young man to some
thing which be d,d nor snnrove Pres-
emily Woodville broke away from him
beckoned Mary Edmonson aside and
said IN her.
.srh. vonrp King Eduand IN dosd
and hiss ma med LADY Jane Grey to be
bis successor There will be other
claimants-Marv. the late kings
daughter bv his first wife. Catherine
Of Arrapop and Elizabeth his daugh-
Ter nv his second wife Anne Ro,eyn
This man Ia an em,sxarv NJ the Duke
of northumberland beating ND adher
ents for his daughter-in-law. the Lady
lane Grey. He offers me a commits
sion in tho army and when lane ia
firmly esta b,isbed on the throne a DO
sttion at court. I am persuaded to &C
cept his offer"
II beg that you Will not" replied the
girl. The rightful sovereign L. Mary.
the daughter Of the only rightful wife
Of the late King Henry. The Duke Of
Northumberland will bring sorrow on
the poor girl on whose head he is en-
deavoring to place a crown. More
likely he win set an ak to her neck
She ia too young to decide such a mat
ter for herself or she would refuse to
be made the dupe Of her father-in-
law"
mo one" replied Robert. -can tell
II on the head Of the Princess Mary,
gain nothing; II on the head Of Lady
Jane. and I help to place 1t there. our
wedding. instead of taking place
among rustics, will be celebrated with
in a palace"
"Say. rather, In a dungeon"
"No. no. sweetheart I have CONF
dence in the duke. Think OF the place
7 shall he able to offer Won as one of
the anpporterz Of the successful claim.
ant"
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