The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . s shape of revelations about the divorce then pretensions of this holy maid of Kent, as she was called, were notsuddenly developed under the popular irritation about the kings a letter written in 1533, to Cromwell, by the prior of Christs Churchin Canterbury, it is shown that trances and revelations of ElizabethBarton commenced seven or eight years before that time—that is, four years • Ellis, First Series, vol. ii. p. 40. + 25 Hea. VIIL c. 22.
The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . s shape of revelations about the divorce then pretensions of this holy maid of Kent, as she was called, were notsuddenly developed under the popular irritation about the kings a letter written in 1533, to Cromwell, by the prior of Christs Churchin Canterbury, it is shown that trances and revelations of ElizabethBarton commenced seven or eight years before that time—that is, four years • Ellis, First Series, vol. ii. p. 40. + 25 Hea. VIIL c. 22. J 25 Hen. YUI. c. 12. 153.^.] THE HOLY MAID TRIED FOR TREaSON. 853 before the fall of Wolsey ; and that archbishop Warham took an interest inthese matters, and appointed Doctor Bockync:, the cellarer of Christs Church,to be her holy father. The prior, who writes this letter, had known her onlyabout two years ; and she showed him, at such times, that she had revelationsand special knowledge, concerning my lord of Canterbury that was (my lordcardinal), and also the kings highness, concerning his marriage; so that she. Court-a-Streel Chapel, in the Faiish of Aldis^n, Kent. said if he did marry another woman his grace should not reign king past onemonth afterward; and also she said that she had been with the kings grace,and showed him thereof two times at the least; and also she said then shehad showed the same unto my lord of Canterbury, that was my lordWarham.* Out of the ravings of this poor servant-girl, who afterwards, atthe instance of VYarham, became a professed nun, was got up a mightycharge of conspiracy, in which bishop Fisher and Sir Thomas More wereimplicated. The ravings of this woman were of the most extravagantnature. She saw the king, Anne Boleyn, and the earl of Wiltshire, walkingin a garden ; and a little devil whispering in the ladys ear to send her fatherwith a great bribe to the emperor. She saw evil spirits struggling forWolseys soul after his decease. She
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