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chamber, and who had been brought up with him. It exhibits a specimen no less of the fweetnefs of his temper, than of the excellence of his understanding.

EDWARD,

"We have received your letters of the eighth "of this prefent moneth, whereby we understand "how you are well entertained, for which we are right glad; and alfoe how you have been

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once to goe on pilgrimage; for which caufe "we have thought good to advertize you, that "hereafter, if any fuch chance happen, you fhall "defire leave to go to Mr. Pickering, or to "Paris for your business: and if that will not "ferve, to declare to fome man of eftimation, "with whom you are beft acquainted, that as

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you are loth to offend the French King be"cause you have been fo favourably used, fo "with fafe confcience you cannot do any fuch "thing, being brought up with me, and bound "to obey my laws; alfo, that you had com"mandment from me to the contrary. Yet, if

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you be vehemently procured, you may go as "waiting on the King, not as intending to the

abuse, nor willingly feeing the ceremonies, and "fo you look on the maffe. But in the mean "feafon regard the Scripture, or fome good "book, and give no reverence to the maffe at

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all. Furthermore, remember when you may "conveniently be abfente from court, to tarry "with Sir William Pickering, to be inftructed "by him how to use yourself. For women, as "far forth as you may, avoid their company: yet, if the French King command you, you

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may fometime dance (fo measure be your "meane); else apply yourself to riding, shooting, tennis, or fuch honeft games, not forgetting "fometimes (when you have leisure) your learn

ing, chiefly reading of the Scriptures. This I "write not doubting but you would have done, "though I had not written but to fpur you on. "Your exchange of 1200 crowns you fhall re"ceive either monthly or quarterly, by Bartho"lomew Campaigne's factor in Paris. He hath "warrant to receive it by, here, and hath written to his factors to deliver it you there. We have figned your bill for wages of the Cham"ber, which Fitzwilliam's hath. Likewife we "have fent a letter into Ireland, to our Deputy, "that he fhall take furrender of your father's "lands; and to make again other letters patent "that thofe lands fhall be to him, you, and * your heirs, lawfully begotten, for ever; ad

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joyning thereunto two religious houses you "fpake for. Thus fare you well! From Weft"minfter, the 20 of December 1551."

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The following refpectful and elegant little Latin letter of his to one of his Mothers-in-law, is in the British Museum.

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"Fortaffe miraberis me tam fæpe ad te fcri"bere, idque tam brevi tempore, Regina nobi"liffima, et mihi chariffima, fed eâdem ratione potes mirari me erga te officium facere. Hoc "autem nunc facio libentius, quia eft mihi ido46 neus fervus tuus, et ideò non potior non dare "ad te literas ad folvendum ftudium erga te. Optime valeas, Regina Nobiliffima, Hunfdona, vicef. quarto Maii,

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"Tibi obfequentiffimus filius
"EDVARDUS PRINCEPS.

"Illuftriffimæ Reginæ

"Matri meæ. "9

The order for the Coronation of King Edward in the book of the Council is as follows:

"The Archbishop of Canterbury shall shew "the King to the people at four parts of the

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great pulpit or stage to be made for the King; "and fhall fay, Sirs, here I prefent King Ed"ward, rightful and undoubted inheritor by the "laws of God and man to the royal dignity and "crown imperial of this realm; whofe confe"cration, inunction, and coronation is appointed "by all the Nobles and Peers of this land to be "this day. Will ye ferve at this time, and give

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your good wills and confents to the fame con "fecration, inunction, and coronation, as by your "duty and allegiance ye be bound to do? The "people to anfwer, Yea, yea, yea; King Edward, "King Edward!

"All things being prepared for the coronation, the King, being then nine years old, "paffed through the city of London, as hath " heretofore been used, and came to the palace of "Westminster; on the next day came to Weft"minster Hall; and it was afked* the people,

whether they would have him to be King; "who answered, Yea, yea. Then he was "crowned King of England, France, and Ire"land, by the Archbishop of Canterbury."

The ceremony of afking the confent of the people at the coronation of the Sovereign, appears to have been discontinued after the reign of Edward the Sixth. In France, according to Duclos, it was left off at the coronation of Louis the Fifteenth.

This excellent Prince kept a diary of his life, which is preserved by Bishop Burnet at the end

* First Diary of King Edward the Sixth, written by himself.

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of his History of the Reformation. Some extracts from it are here given*.

March 31, 1549.

"A challenge made by

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April 1. "The first day of the challenge at "bafe, or running, the King wọn."

August 1. "Mr. Cook, Master of Requests, "and certain other Lawyers, were appointed to "make a fhort table of the Laws and Acts that

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were not wholly unprofitable, and prefent it "to the Board."

March 18, 1550. "The Lady Mary, my "fifter, came to me at Westminster; where, "after falutations, fhe was called with my

Council into a chamber, where was declared "how long I had fuffered her Mafs, in hope of "her reconciliation; and now being no hope, " which I perceived by her letters, except I saw "fome short amendment, I could not bear it. "She answered, that her foul was God's, and

* Edward was fo fond of his inftructors, that when his tutor, Sir John Cheke, was ill, he prayed to God to grant him his life; and the grateful and pious Prince imagined that his petition had been granted.

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