All the time
of her lyfe a true and faythful servant of her good God, never
detected of any cryme or vice. In religion most sounde, in love to her
husband most faythful and true. In friendship most constant; to what
in trust was committed unto her most secret. In wisdom excelling. In
governing of her house, bringing up of youth in ye fear of God that
did converse with her moste rare and singular. A great maintayner of
hospitality. Greatly esteemed of her betters; misliked of none
unless of the envyous. When all is spoken that can be saide a woman so
garnished with virtue as not to be bettered and hardly to be
equalled by any. As shee lived most virtuously so shee died most
Godly. Set downe by him yt best did knowe what hath byn written to
be true.
Thomas Lucy.
*(2) Bishop Earle, speaking of the country gentleman of his time,
observes, "his housekeeping is seen much in the different families
of dogs, and serving-men attendant on their kennels; and the
deepness of their throats is the depth of his discourse. A hawk he
esteems the true burden of nobility, and is exceedingly ambitious to
seem delighted with the sport, and have his fist gloved with his
jesses.
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