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| 31 | <p align="center"><b><FONT size=+1>Letter of Queen Jane Seymour to the Privy Council
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| 32 | of England<br> 12 October 1537</FONT> </b> </p>
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| 33 | <p><FONT size=-1><b>Background<br></b>Jane was the mother of Henry VIII's longed-for heir,
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| 34 | Prince Edward. He was born on 12 October 1537, and this letter was
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| 35 | immediately sent to the Privy Council by the queen. Jane may not have
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| 36 | personally composed the letter; however, it was sent in her name and sealed
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| 37 | with her signet. Though she died of puerperal fever twelve days after
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| 38 | the birth, she was not immediately ill. In fact, the letter muses upon
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| 39 | the precariousness of the infant prince's health. This sentiment was
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| 40 | understandable enough in an age of high infant mortality.</FONT>
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| 43 | <p>Right trusty and well beloved, we greet you well, and for as
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| 44 | much as by the inestimable goodness and grace of Almighty God, we be
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| 45 | delivered and brought in childbed of a prince, conceived in most lawful
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| 46 | matrimony between my lord the king's majesty and us, doubting not but that
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| 47 | for the love and affection which you bear unto us and to the commonwealth of
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| 48 | this realm, the knowledge thereof should be joyous and glad tidings unto
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| 49 | you, we have thought good to certify you of the same. To the intent
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| 50 | you might not only render unto God condign thanks and prayers for so great a
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| 51 | benefit but also continually pray for the long continuance and preservation
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| 52 | of the same here in this life to the honor of God, joy and pleasure of my
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| 53 | lord the king and us, and the universal weal, quiet and tranquility of this
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| 54 | whole realm. Given under our signet at my lord's manor of Hampton
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| 55 | Court the 12th day of October. <BR>Jane the Quene.</p>
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| 64 | of Henry VIII</A></FONT></p>
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