The diary of a lady-in-waiting Volume 2 - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...a burden to himself and his friends, being capable of nothing but of uttering complaints of your cruelty, until his compassionate friends had thoughts of sending him to the hospital of Coventry for the recovery of his senses. Nevertheless you, Sophia Lewis, did renew your attack upon this melancholy object, and did carry him off in a postchaise to W, (he being altogether unable to resist the violence of your attack,) and there, or at some other place to the public prosecutor unknown, did continue your assault upon him, forcing him to dance while in this lamentable state--a cruelty which can only be paralleled among the savage Indians: In consequence of which repeated barbarity) the said John Leyden fainted, sank, and died away: At last, time and place aforesaid, the said John Leyden was barbarously robbed, tormented, and finally murdered as aforesaid, and you the said Sophia Lewis are guilty actor or art or part thereof. And there will be lodged in evidence against you divers poems, in the handwriting of the said John Leyden, all marking the progressive derangement of his understanding, and imputing the same to your ill usage; also a letter addressed to the public prosecutor, beginning with the words Dear sir, and ending with the words turn over, with a postscript in the hand of the unfortunate sufferer, in a language unknown. For all which crimes you have justly deserved to undergo the punishment of law, namely, to be attached by means of a ring to such person of merit, fortune, and accomplishments, as may be found worthy of being public executioner upon the present occasion. Given under our signet at Edinh. this and of February, 1802. (Signed) Walter Scott, Counsel for the King in this case. March 1st.--I received several letters from abroad;...

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