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Title: Celebrated trials : and Remarkable cases of criminal jurisprudence, from the earliest records to the year 1825
Year: 1825 (1820s)
Authors: Borrow, George Borrow, George
Subjects: Trials
Publisher: London : Knight
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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imported that she was sometimes very devout and criedmuch, and then on a sudden would burst out into alaughter, which were evident signs of the vapours.When she heard that those who were accused with herWere sent to the Tower, she then concluded she wasundone, and said she should be sent thither herself next,and talked idly, saying, If her bishops were aboutthe king, they would speak in her behalf. She also said,that she would be a saint in heaven ; for she had donemany good deeds, and that there should be no rain, butheavy judgment on the nation, for what they were nowdoing to her. Her enemies had gone too far to look back, andtherefore she was the next day sent to the Tower bywater; and some lords that met her on the river, de-clared to her what her crimes were. These noblemen wereSir Thomas Audiey, lord chancellor, Thomas Duke ofNorfolk, and Secretary Cromwell. She made deepprotestations of her innocence to them, and beggedleave but to see the king, which wa9 not granted her. Void.
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.Engraved fry-Node k Sbh£sL SttJEEN ANNE BOLEYN. 106 When she was brought within the Tower, she fellflown upon her knees, and prayed God to help her,as she was not guilty of the thing for which she wasaccused. The same day the king wrote to ArchbishopCranmer, her friend, to come to Lambeth ; but orderedhim also not to appear at court, which was procured bythe queens enemies, who took care that nobody, whohad any interest with the king, should approach hisperson, till they had fully and effectually possessed himof her guilt. Her uncles lady, the Lady Boleyn, wasappointed to lie with her in her chamber, with whoffi,we know not for what reason, she was at ill terms,and therefore took it very angrily. Whatever she saidwas presently conveyed to court, and a woman so fullof vapours was likely to tell every thing that was true,with a great deal more ; for persons in that condition,not only have no command of themselves, but are alsoapt to say any thing that comes into their heads. The Duke

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