Chapter I: Front Matter

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IN THE DAYS OF
QUEEN MARY

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IN THE DAYS OF
QUEEN MARY

BY

EDWARD E. CRAKE, M.A., F.R.HIST.SOC.
(RECTOR OF JEVINGTON)

AUTHOR OF "HENRI DUQUESNE," "WHEN THE PURITANS WERE IN POWER,"
"THE ROYALIST BROTHERS," "DAME JOAN OF PEVENSEY," ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED BY W. S. STACEY_

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DEDICATED

(_by permission_)

TO

HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE

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CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I CHIDDINGLY PLACE 7

II THE APPARITOR 16

III THE PURSUIVANT 27

IV THAMES PIRATES 48

V GRAY'S INN 58

VI THE STAR CHAMBER 72

VII THE ARREST OF RALPH 87

VIII THE VERDICT 96

IX THE DAWN OF HOPE 104

X WHITEHALL 112

XI THE BATTLE OF ST. QUENTIN 129

XII THE FALL OF ST. QUENTIN 144

XIII THE SCHWARTZREITERS 156

XIV BRUSSELS, ANTWERP, CALAIS 175

XV CALAIS 190

XVI HOME AGAIN 202

XVII THREE CLOSING SCENES 215

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ILLUSTRATED BOOKS

BY

_THE SAME AUTHOR_

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=Dame Joan of Pevensey.= A Sussex Tale. Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 1_s._ 6_d._

=Henri Duquesne.= A Sussex Romance. Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 1_s._

=The Royalist Brothers.= A Tale of the Siege of Colchester. Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 2_s._ 6_d._

=When the Puritans were in Power.= A Tale of the Great Rebellion. Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 2_s._

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IN THE
DAYS OF QUEEN MARY