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peace_n	king_n	say_a	sovereign_a	2,114	5	10.0462	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43885	An historical narrative of the German princess containing all material passages, from her first arrivall at Graves-end, the 30th of March last past, untill she was discharged from her imprisonment, June the sixth instant. Wherein also is mentioned, sundry private matters, between Mr. John Carlton, and others, and the said princess; not yet published. Together with a brief and notable story, of Billing the Brick-layer, one of her pretended husbands, coming to New-Gate, and demanding of the keeper her deliverance, on Monday the eighth instant. Written by her self, for the satisfaction of the world, at the request of divers persons of honour.	Carleton, Mary, 1642?-1673.	1663 (1663)	Wing H2106; ESTC R213459	17,499	24

old Acquaintance hearing him boast of the fortune he had matched they told him that they might possibly commit an errour in calling him Mr. Carlton and that they should readily give him his due by what Title soever was proper to him and that they knew not better how to be instructed then from himself who they thought would be least guilty of flattery in that case Why truly said he my Princess calleth me Lord upon that he took upon him the acceptation of the Title publickly as well as privately The first time he came to me he pretended to be a Lord the which Title he could not well-maintain as the case stood unless he made me a Princess Now let but the World judge how divilishly I had been cheated if I had been a Princess I had no reason to undeceive them in their wilful mistakes when I saw by their practises how much I was deceived and disappointed for now by this time M●s. King calleth me Sister and I come to understand that his Lordship was a young Clark his Father finding that his Lordships concealed Honour had taken Aire addresseth himself to me least I might take dislike thereat in finding my self so palpably deceived and by all meanes I must make over my Estate unto my Husband saying unto me Daughter you will do well to settle your Estate upon my Son itwill satisfie the World and redownd to your Honour I told him I saw my self deceived and that although I could not keep my affections from him I would keep my Estate untill that I did die I cannot but make a stop here when I remember how violently they lately did prosecute me without all peradventure this saying of mine animated them to seek my life so vigorously This was the cause of my first breach with them and the cause of my troubles that did immediately insue In one or two dayes the Scene alters and a Letter from Dover is contrived to be a discovery of me For an accouut of which I refer you to my Speech in my Tryall for Vindication of my Self in that Particular My Husband 's Father cometh to my Lodging in Durham Yard with Mris. Clark and my Husband and others called me Cheat and Harlot violently stript me of all my Apparell and Jewells pulled off my Silk Stockings from my Leggs cut the Lace of my Bodies and scarce left me any thing to cover my Nakedness with hurried me before a Justice where the Father and the Son are bound to Prosecute me for having of two husbands they prefs me to confess the Truth I did insist upon no other Justification then my Innocency The which at last was my Security and Refuge against their Malitious and unnatural Dealing with me But I can do no less then say That my Husband did nothing but with Reluctancy and was prest thereunto by his Friends Notwithstanding all which I was committed Prisoner to the Gate-House Westminster without one penny of Money or any manner of Relief But my Husband came thither to Visit me and Charged the Keeper I should want nothing so far as 40 l. went he would see paid and afterward on the 11th of May sent me this Letter the Copy of which I here insert Verbatim the which I have now by me and shall keep it as a Relict My Dearest Heart ALthough the manner of your usage may very well call the sincerity of my Affection and Expressions to you in Question Yet when I consider That you are not ignorant of the Compulsion of my Father and the Animosity of my whole Relations both against You and my Self for your sake I am very Confident your Goodness will pardon and passe by those things which at present I am no way able to help And be you Confident That notwithstanding my Friends aversion there shall be nothing within the Reach of my Power shall be wanting that may Conduce both to Your Liberty Maintenance and Vindication I shall very speedily be in a Condition to furnish You with Money to supply You according to your desire I hope Mr. Bayly will be very Civill to you and let him be assured he shall in a most exact measure be satisfied and have a Requital for his Obligation My dearest alwayes praying for our happy meeting I rest Your most affectionate Husband John Carlton May the 11th 1663. At the same time his Brother George came and Drank a health to my Confusion fell down dead Drunk and afterwards said That ● had poysoned him Other of my Husband's Friends came to Visit me in the Gate-House of the many hundreds of others I shall say nothing one of them said Madam I am one of your Husbands Friends and Acquaintance I had a desire to see you because I have heard of your breeding Alas said I I have left that in the City amongst my Kindred because they w●nt it Another in his discourse delivered as an Aphorism That Marriage and Hanging went by Destiny I told him I had received from the Destinies Marriage and he in probability might Hanging To wave many others of the like nature On the 3d of June 1663. I am by Order brought to the Sessions in the Old Bayly The Court being sate a Bill of Indictment was drawn up against Me by the Name of Mary Moders alias Stedman for having two Husbands now alive viz. Thomas Stedman and John Carlton The Grand Jury found the Bill and was to the effect following viz. That she the said Mary Moders late of London Spinster otherwise Mary Stedman the Wife of Tho. Stedman late of the City of Canterbury in the County of Kent Shooemaker 12 May in the sixth Reign of his now Majesty at the Parish of St. Mildreds in the City of Canterbury in the County aforesaid did take to Husband the aforesaid Thomas Stedman and him the said Thomas Stedman then and there had to husband And that she the said Mary Moders alias Stedman 21 April in the 15th year of his said Majesties Reign at London in the Parish of Great St. Bartholomews in the Ward of Farringdon without Feloniously did take to Husband one John Carlton and to him was married the said Thomas Stedman her former Husband then being alive and in full life against the form of the Stautute in that case provided and against the Peace of our said Soveraign Lord the King his Crown and Dignity c. Afterwards I was called to the Barr and appearing was commanded to hold up my hand Which accordingly I did and my Indictment was read to me as followeth Clerk of the Peace Mary Moders alias Stedman Thou standest Indicted in London by the Name of Mary Moders late of London Spinster otherwise Mary Stedman the Wife of c. And here the Indictment was read as above How sayst thou Art thou guilty of the Felony whereof thou standest Indicted or Not guilty Nor guilty my Lord. Clerk of the Peace How wilt thou be tryed I said By God and the Country Clerk of the Peace God send