saie to her that he had borne her good will of longe tyme, and that, becawse she sholde not thincke that he intended to mocke her, he was content, if shee wold, to marrie her. And shee at the same tyme declared to him that she liked both him and his offer, and thereuppon they gave one to the other there handes, and moe wordes there weare, but she doth not remember them, then being present the Lady Iane and no other.

2. To the seconde shee saieth, that from the tyme of the saied motion, vntell the solempizacon of Marriadge, there weare noe letters that weare sent from the one to the other but Ringes, nor messages other then by the Lady Iane.

3. To the thirde she saieth, that after the agreemt passed betweene the saied Earle and her for marriadge, they agreed oftentymes when they mett to be married when they cold gett opportunytie by the Queene's Mats removinge, or by her Graces goeing into the Parke a walkinge, or otherwise; and that the place of marriadge was appoynted to be at the saied Earle's house at Channon Rowe, and that the manner of her repayre thether was by the Stayres at the Orcharde in the Pallace, and soe went alonge by the Sandes to the'erles howse, and retorned by a Boat to the said Stayres.

4. To the ffowrth she saieth, that the said Leigh departed from her Service at Westm' the day before the Queene's Majestie removed to Greenwch, after the saied solempnizacón, and that the occasion of her departure was by the death of her Father, as she sayed. And where shee is now become shee knoweth not, and saieth that the saied Leigh was put to her service by the Lady Paston, nowe Wife to Mr. Garrard.

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5. To the ffifte shee saieth, that shee mett no Ladie betweene the Courte and the Earles house, nor at her entrie, that shee knewe; and that th' Earle mett her at his Chamber Doore in the saied howse, called the wthdrawinge Chamber, as shee remembreth, and that this was abowt an hower and a lyttle more after the Queene's Mates departure to Eltham and beeinge interrogated whether th'erle came to her the same Morninge to put her in remembrünce of her former appoyntm's, shee saieth shee cannott call it to remembrûnce.

6. To the vjth she saieth, that after the solempnizacon ended, the Lady Iane did offer her Comfects and other Bancquetting meates, and beare, and Wyne, upon the Cupboarde, but shee dranck none, nether saw any person that brought in any.

7. To the vijth shee sayeth, that in her retorne the saied Earle did bringe and accompanie her unto the Water Stayres of his saied howse, and that he kissed her at there departinge, and badd her farewell, and then shee and the Lady Iane went to the Courte to Master Comptrollers Chamber to Dinner, by Water, whome they found readye to goe to Dinner, and that the Dinner came in shortelie after.

8. To the Eight she sayeth, that none of her gentlewomen were pryvie of her saied goeinge, nor at her retorne moved any question vnto her of her being abroade.

9. To the Nineth shee saieth, that once after the Earle's departure beyond the Seas, Mr Secretarie, in talke wth her at Greenewch about sewinge of her Liverie, did advise her to take good heede how she proceeded in familiaritie wth the said Earle wthout makeinge the Queene's Mtie pryvie thereunto; and before the saied Solempnizacon shee doth not remember of any such advise given to her by any man. And saieth also, that after the said solempnizacon the Lady Marquesse of Northampt°, the Lady Clynton, and others, did seriouslie adu'tize her to beware the Companie and familiaritie with the saied Earle. And shee saieth, that shee denied, both vnto Mr Secretarie and others, that there was any such matter.

10. To the tenth shee saieth, that in talke with the Earle and the Lady Iane he told her of his determinačon to goe beyond the Seas, but the time shee remembreth not, and knewe it first by himself.

11. To the xjth shee saieth, that the saied Earle himself told her that he had his pasporte, and shewed it her in the Orchard or Garden at the Courte at Westm', as shee remembreth, but the certaine tyme thereof shee remembreth not.

12. To the xijth she saieth, that the saied Earl, before his departure beyond the Seas, delyvered her a writynge in pchment of his owne hand, contayning, as he saied, an assurûnce of a me Lands by yeare for her livinge, which shee saieth is nowe loste, wth other wrytings, at the removinge in the progresse

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tyme: beeinge examined who had the Custodie of the Cofer wherein it was, she saieth, that her Gentlewoman, Catherine Coffyn: beeing interrogated whether shee ever asked her saied Gentlewoman where the saied Wrytinge was become, she saieth, that first shee asked her for certaine other wrytings weh shee missed, and then also asked her where the wrytinge was that laye therewith, meaninge the said assurünce, and shee cold not tell her. And further, shee doth acknowledge that, being examined uppon Saterday last, before my Lo. Bisshoppe of London, Sir Willm Petre, and Sir Edward Warner, vppon the Contents of this Article, shee did then answeare according as is conteyned in a certaine wrytinge Signed with there three hands and exhibited this day, wherein shee sayeth that shee did much Overshoote herself in affirming so precisely the contents of the same: beeing also asked what other wrytinges shee lost, as afore shee hath sayde, shee sayeth that it was a certaine accompt or declaracón of the profitts of her Lands, weh one Newporte, being her Officer, delyvered unto her.

13. To the Thirteenth shee sayeth, that after shee heard by the bruite in the Courte that shee shold be with Childe, therevppon, the Saturdaie next before shee was Committed to the Tower, shee did disclose to Misteris Seintlowe, of the pryvie Chamber, both that shee was married to th'erle of Herth, and alsoe that shee was wth Childe; and the saied Misteris Sentlowe therevppon wept, and declared that shee was sorrie therefore, becawse that shee had not made the Queene's Majtie pryvie thervnto and also saieth, that the Sondaie followinge, at night, shee declared the same to my Lord Robert, by his Bedds side, requyringe him to be a meane to the Queene's Highness for her.

14. To the xiiijth shee saieth, she receaved noe Lies, to her remembrũnce, from the saied Earle after his departure into the parts of beyonde the Seas.

15. To the xvth shee saieth, that shee never sent, nor cawsed to be sent, any worde of her Imprisonment to the saied Earle.

16. To the xvjth shee saieth, that she never sent Message nor letters to the saied Earle sithence her Imp'sonm', nor he vnto her, otherwise then that he hath sent to knowe how shee did, and alsoe sendinge of a posie or such lyke thinge. And

beeing asked whoe weare the Messengers to knowe how shee did, shee sayeth that his Keepers did inquyre of them that weare about her how shee did, and that the Message was done to others and not to herselfe.

17. To the xvijth she saieth, that shee cannott call to her remembrance the contents thereof.

18. To the xviijth Article she saieth, that after her comming into the Earle's Beddchamber, where the marriadge was, the Lady Iane went forth, and, tarryinge about a quarter of an hower, shee retorned, and brought wth her the Preist or Minister. And what talke or speech was the meane tyme between the Earle and her shee doth not remember, but such as passeth betweene folke that intende as they then did.

19. To the Nineteenth shee saieth, that the saied Preist or Minister was abowt the solempnizacon vntell such tyme as he cold accomplish the service required for such Solempnizacón, but the certaine tyme shee cannott otherwise now remember. And saieth that, as she remembreth, the saied Minister ware no serplis. And also Saieth, that the Minister aforesayd Chardged them both that, if they knew any impediment of ether of there partes, that they shold staye from proceedinge any further. And being questioned whall whether they did stande or kneele at the tyme of the saied solempnizacon, shee sayeth, that in the tyme of Marriadge they stoode, and at the tyme of the Prayers they kneeled; and there backs towards the Bedd and there faces towards the Windowe, as she remembreth; and the Minister his back towards the Windowe, as shee remembreth : and saieth, that the words of Matrymonie they both spake th’one to th'other, as the saied Priest did declare to them by the Booke of Service wherein he redd. And saieth alsoe, that the saied Earle, at the tyme of the saied Solemnizaĉon, gave her a Ringe conteyninge fyve lincks of Gold, wch p'sently she shewed at this her Examinacón, weh Ringe the saied Earle putt on her finger the same tyme, by appoyntment of the same Minister. And shee saieth shee hath worne it ever sithence, savinge onlye when shee was sick.

20. To the xxth shee saieth, that shee ware a Coverchief on her hedd, which shee brought with in her Pockett from the Court.

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21. To the xxijth shee saieth, that shee dressed herself without the helpe of any others.

Being further requyred to declare the plaine and hole trewth concerning the saied Solempnizacon, Shee saieth, that there was no other person present or pryvie therevnto otherwise than shee hath above declared, nor shee intendeth to alledge any other. And saieth, that she is so suer that shee hath vttered the whole trewth of this matter, that shee doth from hensforth renounce all manner of Witnesses of the saied Solempnizacon other than shee hath already named as afore, nor cann alledge any other Wittnesses, nor will use any other then shee hath afore declared for that purpose.

Moreover, having shewed unto her certaine Examinačons, taken first by Mr. Warner and afterwards by the Lord Thesaurer and others, shee confesseth that they are subscribed with her owne hand, but shee sayeth that shee was then in such troble of minde for feare of the Queene's Ma's displeasure, and for absence of her husbande, and her Imprisonment, and beeing great with Child, that was, not then soe well aduised in her saied Answeares, as shee hath sithence considered the same. CATHERINE HERTFORD.

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The personal answeares of the Lady Catherine Gray to certaine Articles obiected to her of Office.

1. To the first Article she answereth, that shee doth acknowledge the Contents of this Article to be trewe, although, as she saieth, for her behalfe vnworthie.

2. To the second Article she doth confesse the contents thereof to be trewe.

3. To the third Article she saieth and confesseth, that at Westm' there hath ben secreate talke and meetinges together betweene her and the saied Lord Edward, Earle of Hartforde, the Lady Jane, his Sister, allwayes being p'sent, concerninge a matter of contract of Matrymonie; but, as she saieth, there was never any such Secreate talke or meetinge betweene them at Hampton Court or at Greenwch