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4 carried away by Lord Haſtings, who, after the death of King Edward, took her for his concubine, as will appear in the cloſe of this hiſtory. But, the maid he had bribed with gold to get her abroad, repenting of ſuch treachery to her master, gave timely notice, and ſo prevented it.

Her father perceiving, that, unleſs he took ſome ſpeedy courſe, her great ſtock of beauty would be her ruin, reſolved to marry her, ſo that having ſurrendered her virginity, and being in the arms of an huſband, thoſe that fought to crop her virgin roſe, would not regard her, but give over their purſuit.

And, among thoſe that courted, and earneſtly ſought her, in way of marriage, was one Matthew Shore, a rich goldſmith in Lombard-ſtreet, whom her father pitched upon as a fit huſband, and acquainted his fair daughter with his intention to marry her to him, but ſhe appeared very averſe to it, alleging ſometimes