During his stay at Hampton Court, my husband was with him, to whom he
was pleased to talk much of his concerns, and give him there
credentials for Spain, with private instructions, and letters for his
service; but God for our sins disposed his Majesty's affairs
otherwise. I went three times to pay my duty to him, both as I was the
daughter of his servant, and wife of his servant. The last time I ever
saw him, when I took my leave, I could not refrain weeping: when he
had saluted me, I prayed to God to preserve his Majesty with long life
and happy years; he stroked me on the cheek, and said, 'Child, if God
pleaseth, it shall be so, but both you and I must submit to God's
will, and you know in what hands I am'; then turning to your father,
he said, 'Be sure, Dick, to tell my son all that I have said, and
deliver those letters to my wife; pray God bless her! I hope I shall
do well'; and taking him in his arms, said, 'Thou hast ever been an
honest man, and I hope God will bless thee, and make thee a happy
servant to my son, whom I have charged in my letter to continue his
love, and trust to you'; adding, 'I do promise you that if ever I am
restored to my dignity I will bountifully reward you both for your
service and sufferings.' Thus did we part from that glorious sun, that
within a few months after was murdered, to the grief of all Christians
that were not forsaken by God.
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