Excerpt from England Under Protector Somerset: An Essay Denny nervously watched and waited for their master's dying breath. The first, Lord Great Chamberlain of England and uncle to the heir apparent, had in his keeping Henry's will; the second, principal secretary to the king, was also his most trusted confidant and the recipient of his last real or fabricated wishes; and the third, chief gentleman of the chamber, was one of the com missioners who, five months before, had been empowered to affix to public documents a ...
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Excerpt from England Under Protector Somerset: An Essay Denny nervously watched and waited for their master's dying breath. The first, Lord Great Chamberlain of England and uncle to the heir apparent, had in his keeping Henry's will; the second, principal secretary to the king, was also his most trusted confidant and the recipient of his last real or fabricated wishes; and the third, chief gentleman of the chamber, was one of the com missioners who, five months before, had been empowered to affix to public documents a stamp in lieu of the royal signature. Towards evening Denny ventured to remind Henry of his approach ing end and persuaded him to send for Cranmer. Henry was speechless when the archbishop arrived from Croydon, l and while Cranmer was administer ing to the dymg monarch the last consolations of religion, outside in the gallery Hertford and Paget 2 were scheming to override the provisions of his will and grasp the sceptre slipping from his hands. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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