This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 edition. Excerpt: ...entertained against her. The queen herself wrote Henry a letter from the Tower, full of the most tender expostulations, and of the warmest protestations of innocence. See note ZZ, at the end of this Vol. This letter had no influence on the unrelenting mind of Henry, who was determined to pave the way ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 edition. Excerpt: ...entertained against her. The queen herself wrote Henry a letter from the Tower, full of the most tender expostulations, and of the warmest protestations of innocence. See note ZZ, at the end of this Vol. This letter had no influence on the unrelenting mind of Henry, who was determined to pave the way for his new marriage by the death of Anne Boleyn. Norris, Weston, Brereton, and Smeton, were tried; but no legal evidence was produced against them. The chief proof of their guilt consisted in a hearsay from one lady Wingfield, who was dead. Smeton was prevailed on, by the vain hopes of life, to confess a criminal correspondence with the queen;33 but even her enemies expected little advantage from this confession; for they never dared to confront him with her; and he was immediately executed; as were also Brereton and Weston. Norris had been much in the king's favour; and an offer of life was made him, if he would confess his crime, and accuse the queen: but he generously rejected the proposal; and said, that in his conscience he believed her entirely guiltless: but for his part he could accuse her of nothing, and he would rather die a thousand deaths than calumniate an innocent person. HER TRIAL; The queen and her brother were tried by a jury of peers, consisting of the duke of Suffolk, the marquis of Exeter, the earl of Arundel, and twenty-three more: their uncle the duke of Norfolk presided as high steward. Upon what proof or pretence the crime of incest was imputed to them is unknown: the chief evidence, it is said, amounted to no more than that Rocheford had been seen to lean on her bed before some company. Part of the charge against her was, that she had affirmed to her minions that the king never had her heart; and had said to each of...
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1864
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8vo. Beautifully bound in full tan calf, with gilt-lettered morocco spine labels, marbled edges and endpapers, dentilled edges to boards. Early bookplate to fep of each volume. Steel engraved frontispiece. Some rubbing to extremities, and soiling and scuffing to boards (esp. to vol. V). The inner hinges of vol. I are a trifle tender, else all hinges and joints tight. The contents of all volumes are very clean, with little age-toning or foxing, save for off-setting to the title page of vol. I from the frontispiece. Overall, this is a sturdy, sound, handsome set of a classic title. David Hume (1711-1776) turned to history almost by chance, and after the greater part of his philosophical work had been done. After being appointed Keeper of the Advocates Library in Edinburgh, he had access to original and secondary historical sources. He published the first volume of this History (vol. V in this set) in 1754, which was roundly criticised by various commentators, each of whom appeared to be grinding their own axe. The second volume, published two years later, was better received. Subsequent volumes followed until 1762. Following Hume's essay on himself (composed shortly before his death, of which he speaks in anticipation), there is a letter about Hume from Adam Smith. Vol. V contains an extensive Index.
