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who under torture made terrible statements about 

 the Queen. 



Anne was shortly arrested and taken to the 

 Tower, in desperate fear and trembling. Hysterical 

 with horror, she talked almost incoherently of first 

 one and then another, making matters go from 

 bad to worse. Francis Weston's name was soon 

 heard, and the next day he was arrested and sent 

 to the Tower. 



Anne defended herself ably and well, and would 

 have been acquitted in any court worthy of the 

 name of justice. 



An attempt was made to save Francis Weston, 

 whose family was powerful and rich, but it does 

 not appear that his father lifted a finger to avert 

 the sentence passed upon his only son. All 

 remonstrance was useless : Henry determined to 

 spare no one. Jane Seymour appeared to be more 

 within his grasp at each step that Anne took towards 

 the block. His gross heart felt no pang at the cruel 

 execution of his Queen on such slight evidence. 



The letter that the poor boy, Francis Weston, 

 wrote to his young wife and his parents is very 

 touching. 



" Father and mother and wyfe, I shall humbly 

 desyre you for the salvacyon of my sowle to 

 dyschardge me of thys byll, and for to forgyve me 

 of all the offences that I have done to you. And 

 in especyall to my wyfe, which I desyre for the 



