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46 | <p align="center"><b><FONT size=+1>Letter of Katharine Parr to her stepdaughter,
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47 | Princess Mary<br>20 September 1544</FONT></b></p>
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49 | <FONT size=-1><b>Background<br></b>Katharine was very close to all of her stepchildren,
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50 | though she and Princess Mary differed greatly in matters of religion.&nbsp;
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51 | Mary was, in truth, only a few years younger than Katharine and so the queen
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52 | did not have a profound impact upon Mary's life - not as she did upon the much
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53 | younger Elizabeth and Edward, both of whom came to love Katharine as a
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54 | mother.&nbsp; But Katharine and Mary did become close, and the princess
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55 | undoubtedly appreciated Katharine's attempts to heal Henry VIII's broken
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56 | family.&nbsp; This letter was written in thanks for a purse Mary had
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57 | embroidered and sent to the queen.&nbsp; Katharine also inquires about Mary's
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58 | progress in translating Erasmus's <I>Paraphrase on the Gospel of John</I> and
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59 | her health.&nbsp; Mary was notoriously prone to illness and it is obvious that
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60 | Katharine felt genuine concern for her step-daughter's well-being.</FONT></p>
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62 | <FONT size=-1>Katharine wished for Mary to publish her translation; her
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63 | own writings (such as <I>Lamentations....</I>) became 16th century
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64 | bestsellers, particularly during the Protestant reigns of Edward VI and
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65 | Elizabeth I.</FONT> <br> </p>
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66 | <hr>
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67 | <p>Although, most noble and dearest lady, there are many reasons
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68 | that easily induce my writing to you at this time, yet nothing so greatly
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69 | moves me thereto as my concern for your health; which, as I hope it is very
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70 | good, so am I greatly desirous to be assured thereof. <BR>Wherefor, I
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71 | despatch to you this messenger, who will be (I judge) most acceptable to
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72 | you, not only from his skill in music, in which you, I am well aware, take
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73 | as much delight as myself, but also because, having long sojourned with me,
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74 | he can give the most certain information of my whole estate and
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75 | health.&nbsp; And, in truth, I have had it in mind before this to have made
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76 | a journey to you and salute you in person; but all things do not correspond
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77 | with my will.&nbsp; Now, however, I hope this winter, and that ere long,
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78 | that, being nearer, we shall meet; than which, I assure you, nothing can be
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79 | to me more agreeable, and more to my heart's desire. <BR>Now since, as I
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80 | have heard, the finishing touch (as far as the translation is concerned) is
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81 | given by Mallet to Erasmus's work upon John, and nought now remains but that
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82 | proper care and vigilance should be taken in revising, I entreat you to send
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83 | over to me this very excellent and useful work, now amended by Mallet, or
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84 | some of your people, that it may be committed to the press in due time; and
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85 | farther, to signify whether you wish it to go forth to the world (most
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86 | auspiciously) under your name, or as the production of an unknown
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87 | writer.&nbsp; To which work you will, in my opinion, do a real injury, if
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88 | you refuse to let it go down to posterity under the auspices of your own
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89 | name, since you have undertaken so much labor in accurately translating it
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90 | for the great good of the public, and would have undertaken still greater
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91 | (as is well known) if the health of your body had permitted. <BR>And, since
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92 | all the world knows that you have toiled and labored much in this business,
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93 | I do not see why you should repudiate that praise which all men justly
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94 | confer on you.&nbsp; However, I leave this whole matter to your discretion
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95 | and, whatever resolution you may adopt, that will meet my fullest
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96 | approbation. <BR>For the purse, which you have sent me as a present, I
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97 | return you great thanks.&nbsp; I pray God, the greatest and best of beings,
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98 | that He deign to bless you uninterruptedly with true and unalloyed
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99 | happiness.&nbsp; May you long fare well in him. <BR>From Hanworth, 20th of
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100 | September, <BR>Most devotedly and lovingly yours, Katharine the
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