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manner　of　ending　my　life　than　I　should　have　been　in　any　other

station：　　but　I　had　had　so　little　enjoyment　from　the　time　I　had

been　a　queen；　that　death　was　the　less　dreadful　to　me。　　The　chief

things　that　lay　on　my　conscience　were　the　arts　I　made　use　of　to

induce　the　king　to　part　with　the　queen；　my　ill　usage　of　lady

Mary；　and　my　jilting　lord　Percy。　　However；　I　endeavored　to　calm

my　mind　as　well　as　I　could；　and　hoped　these　crimes　would　be

forgiven　me；　for　in　other　respects　I　had　led　a　very　innocent

life；　and　always　did　all　the　good…natured　actions　I　found　any

opportunity　of　doing。　　From　the　time　I　had　it　in　my　power；　I　gave

a　great　deal　of　money　amongst　the　poor；　I　prayed　very　devoutly；

and　went　to　my　execution　very　composedly。　　Thus　I　lost　my　life　at

the　age　of　twenty…nine；　in　which　short　time　I　believe　I　went

through　more　variety　of　scenes　than　many　people　who　live　to　be

very　old。　　I　had　lived　in　a　court；　where　I　spent　my　time　in

coquetry　and　gayety；　I　had　experienced　what　it　was　to　have　one　of

those　violent　passions　which　makes　the　mind　all　turbulence　and

anxiety；　I　had　had　a　lover　whom　I　esteemed　and　valued；　and　at　the

latter　part　of　my　life　I　was　raised　to　a　station　as　high　as　the

vainest　woman　could　wish。　　But　in　all　these　various　changes　I

never　enjoyed　any　real　satisfaction；　unless　in　the　little　time　I

lived　retired　in　the　country　free　from　all　noise　and　hurry；　and

while　I　was　conscious　I　was　the　object　of　the　love　and　esteem　of

a　man　of　sense　and　honor。〃



On　the　conclusion　of　this　history　Minos　paused　for　a　small　time；

and　then　ordered　the　gate　to　be　thrown　open　for　Anna　Boleyn's

admittance　on　the　consideration　that　whoever　had　suffered　being

the　queen　for　four　years；　and　been　sensible　during　all　that　time

of　the　real　misery　which　attends　that　exalted　station；　ought　to

be　forgiven　whatever　she　had　done　to　obtain　it。＇11＇



＇11＇　Here　ends　this　curious　manuscript；　the　rest　being　destroyed　

in　rolling　up　pens；　tobacco；　&c。　　It　is　to　be　hoped　heedless　people

will　henceforth　be　more　cautious　what　they　burn；　or　use　to　other

vile　purposes；　especially　when　they　consider　the　fate　　which　had

likely　to　have　befallen　the　divine　Milton；　and　that　the　works

of　Homer　were　probably　discovered　in　some　chandlers　shop　in　Greece。











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