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Trying to figure out if this means Lady Lisle's child died or not

I have received your sundry letters, much to my discomfort that your ladyship should bewail so needlessly as I trust you do. You are not the first woman of honour that has overshot or mistaken your time, but I trust you will yet speed well, as you have done in times past; and though I admit it might chance otherwise, you should not take it so earnestly. I hear you grieve inordinately. I pray you show yourself that confidence with which you were wont to inspire others. There is a woman who took her rights and reckoned to be delivered before Whitsuntide, who was delivered of a daughter within these six days; so I beg you not to despair.

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Anne Boleyn's Dog Purkoy: Where Did He Come From?

Anne Boleyn’s Dog Purkoy: Where Did He Come From?

You may already be aware that Anne Boleyn was very fond of her lap dog, Purkoy…but are you aware that he was originally a gift to Sir Francis Bryan from Lady Lisle? Anne Boleyn Royal Doulton Figurine I was recently going through my “Lisle Letters” book and came across a letter that made me aware of the situation. I’ll be honest, I knew very little of Purkoy except for his tragic end. This…

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Did He Just Say That? The Letter That Made Me Laugh

Did He Just Say That? The Letter That Made Me Laugh

Edmund Howard was the younger brother of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and father of Henry VIII’s ill-fated fifth queen, Katherine Howard. While looking through “Lisle Letters” edited by Muriel St. Clare Byrne, I came across a letter that was like none I’ve ever come across before. Howard was always in debt, and more than likely was the “black sheep” of his family. Even so, he held the…

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The King's Mistress: Letter from Anne Bassett to Lady Lisle

The King’s Mistress: Letter from Anne Bassett to Lady Lisle

This letter was written around 1539 and found in Lisle Paper, Vol. I. No 86. It states that Anne of Cleves had passed through Calais where Lady Lisle was to greet her. It is around this time (1538-1539) that Anne Bassett is first rumored as a mistress to King Henry VIII. Bassett was sent to court with her sister during the end of the reign of Queen Jane Seymour. The Queen had informed their…

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