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[[unclear]] of a man of honour justice and of a christian, it would give him joy that she could feel but not describe she then ordered him to go to bed which he submitted to with great reluctance after she had bean quiet some time they ask'd her to take some viperbroth but she desired to have something to give her a little spirits they brough her some palsy drops in madera wine the swallowing of which put her into a fit of coughing & difficulty of drawing breath for some time. She then took leave of ye Princeples one by one and gave some particular directions to each of them las of all she took leave of ye king and thanked him for all his goodness to her in ye most moving tirms imafinable and among other things said my poor srvts. are under excescive affliction give me leave sir to recommend them to ye protection when she had done speaking she bid one of her bed chamber women take away ye candels which stood by ye bed ye King ask’d her if they hurt her eyes she said no [[unclear]] but I would spare you ye affection of seeing me die she then [[unclear]] as ye end of which she call’d to those in ye room (for ye Arch bishop was gone to read ye recommendatory prayr) & desir’d them to pray for her and read aloud ye she might hear them before twas finish'd she expird ye King staid in ye room about ½ an hour after & I believe has not known a though since but what lended in th strongest terms immaginable to show his renderings in regard to her memory his first was to continue to all her servts. from highest to ye lowest there respective salarys for their lives ye next was to look into all her accts of her charitable pensions which amounted £ 3000 [[foreign: Latin]] pr Annum [[/foreign]] which he like wise confirmed and no satisfi’d with yt he has order’d yt we should all let him know ye names of those who recc'd casual relief thro our hands yt we may from time to time assist them [[unclear]] of ye man who has been called false to her fickle in his friendship and and avaritions he has order’d her body to be embalm’d as near as they can get light in ye manner of ye Egyptians at ye expence of between 5 or 6 00 £ her funeral is to be in [[unclear]] her whole family attend there [[unclear]] her as if she was alive [[unclear]] ye Ladys of ye bed [[unclear]] Chamberlain M: of ye horse by day 2 maids of [[unclear]] an [[unclear]] every night