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herself interested in the handsome Robert Carr�察�then Viscount Rochester。 

Having reached the mature age of eighteen�察�the lovely Frances had been 

brought by her mother�察�the Countess of Suffolk�察�to Court。                   Highest in the 

King's favour�察�and so�察�with his remarkably good looks�察�his charm�察�and the 

elegant   taste   in   attire   and   personal   appointment   which   his   new   wealth 

allowed him lavishly to indulge�察�Rochester was by far the most brilliant 

figure there。     Frances fell in love with the King's minion。 

     Rochester�察�it would appear�察�did not immediately respond to the lady's 

advances。        They      were    probably     too    shy�察  �too   tentative�察   �to   attract 

Rochester's      attention。    It   is  probable�察   �also�察 �that   there   were    plenty   of 

beautiful women about the Court�察�more mature�察�more practised in the arts 

of coquetry than Frances�察�and very likely not at all `blate'as Carr and his 

master   would   put   itin   showing   themselves   ready   for   conquest   by   the 

King's handsome favourite。 

     Whether the acquaintance of Lady Essex with Mrs Turner was of long 

standing   or   not�察  �it   was   to   the  versatile Anne   that   her   ladyship   turned   as 

confidante。       The     hint   regarding     Anne's     skill  in   divination     will   be 

remembered。         Having regard to the period�察�and to the alchemistic nature 

of the goods that composed so much of Anne's stock´in´trade at the sign of 

the   Golden   Distaff�察  �in   Paternoster   Row�察  �it   may   be   conjectured   that   the 

love´lorn Frances had thoughts of a philtre。 

     With   an   expensive  lover   and   children   to   maintain�察  �to   say  nothing   of 

her own luxurious habits�察�Anne Turner would see in the Countess's appeal 

a   chance   to   turn   more   than   one   penny   into   the   family   exchequer。    She 

was too much the opportunist to let any consideration of old acquaintance 

interfere   with   working   such   a   potential   gold´mine   as   now   seemed   to   lie 

open   to   her   pretty   but   prehensile   fingers。    Lady   Essex   was   rich。     She 



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was   also   ardent   in   her   desire。  The   game   was   too   big   for Anne   to   play 

single´handed。        A real expert in cozening�察�a master of guile�察�was wanted 

to exploit the opportunity to its limit。 

     It   is   a   curious   phenomenon�察  �and   one   that   constantly   recurs   in   the 

history of cozenage�察�how people who live by spoof fall victims so readily 

to spoofery。      Anne Turner had brains。            There is no doubt of it。          Apart 

from   that   genuine   and   honest   talent   in   costume´design   which   made   her 

work acceptable to such an outstanding genius as Inigo Jones�察�she lived by 

guile。    But I have now to invite you to see her at the feet of one of the 

silliest charlatans who ever lived。          There is�察�of course�察�the possibility that 

Anne sat at the feet of this silly charlatan for what she might learn for the 

extension   of   her   own   technique。       Or�察  �again�察  �it   may   have   been   that   the 

wizard of Lambeth�察�whom she consulted in the Lady Essex affair�察�could 

provide  a  more   impressive   setting   for spoof  than   she had   handy�察  �or   that 

they were simply rogues together。              My trouble is to understand why�察�by 

the time that the Lady Essex came to her with her problem�察�Anne had not 

exhausted all   the gambits in flummery  that were   at the   command of   the 

preposterous Dr Forman。 

     The connexion with Dr Forman was part of the legacy left Anne by Dr 

Turner。     Her husband had been the friend and patron of Forman�察�so that 

by the time Anne had taken Mainwaring for her lover�察�and had borne him 

three   children�察  �she   must   have   had   ample   opportunity   for   seeing   through 

the old charlatan。 

     Antony Weldon�察�the contemporary writer already quoted�察�is something 

too   scurrilous   and   too   apparently   biased   to   be   altogether   a   trustworthy 

authority。     He seems to have been the type   of gossip   ��still to   be met   in 

London   clubs��   who   can   always   tell   with   circumstance   how   the   duchess 

came   to   have   a   black   baby�察  �and   the   exact   composition   of   the   party   at 

which Midas played at `strip poker。'             But he was�察�like many of his kind�察�

an amusing enough companion for the idle moment�察�and his description of 

Dr Forman is probably fairly close to the truth。 

     ``This Forman��'' he says�察�

     was a silly fellow who dwelt in Lambeth�察�a very silly fellow�察�yet had 

wit   enough   to   cheat   the   ladies   and   other   women�察  �by   pretending   skill   in 



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telling   their   fortunes�察  �as   whether   they   should   bury   their   husbands�察  �and 

what second husbands they  should have�察�and  whether they  should enjoy 

their loves�察�or whether maids should get husbands�察�or enjoy their servants 

to   themselves   without   corrivals�此  �but   before   he   would   tell   them   anything 

they   must    write   their  names    in  his   alphabetical    book   with   their   own 

handwriting。      By this trick he kept them in awe�察�if they should complain 

of   his   abusing   them�察  �as   in   truth   he   did   nothing   else。 Besides�察  �it   was 

believed�察�some   meetings were   at his   house�察�wherein the art of the   bawd 

was more beneficial to him than that of a conjurer�察�and that he was a better 

artist in the one than in the other�此�and that you may know his skill�察�he was 

himself a cuckold�察�having a very pretty wench to his wife�察�which would 

say�察�she did it to try his skill�察�but it fared with him as with astrologers that 

cannot foresee their own destiny。 

       And here comes an addendum�察�the point of which finds confirmation 

elsewhere。      It has reference to the trial of Anne Turner�察�to which we shall 

come later。 

     ``I well remember there was much mirth made in the Court upon the 

showing   of   the   book�察  �for�察  �it   was   reported�察  �the   first   leaf   my   lord   Cook 

��Coke�察�the Lord Chief Justice�А�lighted on he found his own wife's name。'' 

     Whatever Anne's reason for doing so�察�it was to this scortatory old scab 

that she turned for help in cozening the fair young Countess。                  The devil 

knows to what obscene ritual the girl was introduced。                There is evidence 

that the thaumaturgy practised by Forman did not want for lewdnessas 

magic of the sort does not to this dayand in this regard Master Weldon 

cannot be far astray when he makes our pretty Anne out to be the veriest 

baggage。 

     Magic or no magic�察�philtre or no philtre�察�it was not long before Lady 

Essex had her wish。         The Viscount Rochester fell as desperately in love 

with her as she was with him。 

     There was�察�you may be sure�察�no small amount of scandalous chatter in 

the Court over the quickly obvious attachment the one to the other of this 

handsome couple。         So much of this scandalous chatter has found record 

by the pens of contemporary and later gossip´writers that it is hard indeed 

to   extract   the   truth。 It   is   certain�察  �however�察  �that   had   the   love   between 



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Robert Carr and Frances Howard been as chaste as ice�察�as pure as snow�察�

jealousy would still have done its worst in besmirching。                 It was not�察�if the 

Rabelaisian   trend   in   so   much   of   Jacobean   writing   be   any   indication�察  �a 

particularly   moral   age。      Few   ages   in   history   are。    It   was   not�察  �with   a 

reputed pervert as the fount of honour�察�a particularly moral Court。                    Since 

the emergence of the lovely young Countess from tutelage at Audley End 

there had been no lack of suitors for her favour。                 And when Frances so 

openly   exhibited   her   preference   for   the   King's   minion   there   would   be 

some among those disappointed suitors who would whisper�察�greenly�察�that 

Rochester had been granted that prisage which was the right of the absent 

Essex�察�a right which they themselves had been quite ready to usurp。                      It is 

hardly   likely   that   there   would   be   complete   abnegation   of   salty   gossip 

among the ladies of the Court�察�their Apollo being snatched by a mere chit 

of a girl。 

     What   relative   happiness   there   may   have   been   for   the   pair   in   their 

lovingit could not�察�in the hindrance there was to their free mating�察�have 

been an absolute happiness was shattered after some time by the return 

to England of the young husband。               The Earl of Essex�察�now almost come 

to man's estate�察�arrived to take up the position which his rank entitled him 

to expect in the Court�察�and to assume the responsibilities and rights which�察�

he   fancied�察  �belonged   to   him  as   a   married   man。     In   respect   of   the   latter 

part   of   his   intention   he   immediately   found   himself   balked。        His   wife�察�

perhaps      all  the  deeper    in  love   with   Rochester     for  this  threat   to  their 

happiness�察�declared that she had no mind to be held by the marriage forced 

on her in infancy�察�and begged her husband to agree to its annulment。 

     It had been better for young Essex to have agreed at once。                   He would 

have     spared    himself�察   �ultimately�察   �a  great   deal   of   humiliation     through 

ridicule。     But   he   tried   to   enforce   his   rights   as   a   husband

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