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being driven to her romantic attempt at escape, the
Lady Arabella addressed this pathetic letter to the
Privy Council.
To THE Right Honorable the Lords of his
Majestys most honorable Privy Consaile.
Right honorable and my very good Lords
I humbly beseech you give me leave to become an
humble suitor to you, to let His Majesty understand
mv hearty sorrow for his Majesty's displeasure ; And
that it will please your Honors, to become intercessors
to his Majesty for me, whose errour I assuredly hope.
His Majesty of his own gratious disposition, will by
your good means rather pardon, than any further ex-
piate with imprisonment, or other affliction — Which
and more, if it were to do his Majesty service, or
honour, I should endure with alacrity : But this is very
grievous, especially as a sign of his Majesty's dis-
pleasure ; on whose favor all my worldly joy as well as

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