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As often as I could, deeot into the House of Lords, and heard the trial; and I cannot

think how ever it was expected that justice could be done yonder; for

although no man could be more attentive than I was, every time I came

away I was more confounded than when I went; and when the trial was done,

it see--all which

is a proof that there was a foul conspiracy Indeed, when I saw Duke

Ha out of the coach with the queen, I never could

think after, that a lady of her degree would have countenanced the queen

had the e been as it was said Not but in any

circumstance it behoved a lady of that ancient and royal blood, to be

seen beside the queen in such a great historical case as a trial

I hope, in the part I have taken, my people will be satisfied; but

whether they are satisfied or not, my own conscience is content with me

I was in the House of Lords when her majesty came down for the last time,

and saw her handed up the stairs by the usher of the black-rod, a little

stumpy man, wonderful particular about the rules of the House, inso at the stair-head The

afflicted woreat spirits, and I saw no sys that Lord Lauderdale, that jooking man, spoke about, for she

skippit up the steps like a lassie But my heart ae for her when

all was over, for she came out like an astonished creature, with a wild

steadfast look, and a sort of so in the face that was as if the

rational spirit had fled away; and she went down to her coach as if she