Some Notice of William Herbert, 



From an entry in the MS. Terrier I am enabled to add the names 

 of the purchasers, and the sums paid for their several portions. 1 



Soon after the funeral of the king, Sir William and Lady Herbert 

 were in London, probably at Baynard's Castle. It was at this time 

 that Lord Seymour, of Sudleye, married the widowed queen. He 

 was handsome, courtly and courageous, and, like most of his con- 

 temporaries, unscrupulous. He, like other members of his family, 

 shared largely in the plunder of the Church. His ambition led him 

 to aspire successively to the hands of the Princesses Mary and 

 Elizabeth, and failing in this, he made advances to the widowed 

 Queen Katharine, by whom he was more than readily accepted, the 

 queen avowing, " my mynd was fully bent the other tyme I was at 

 libertye [that is, in her previous widowhood] to marry you before 

 any man I know/'' 



The queen (together with the princess Elizabeth) was then living 

 at her manor of Chelsea, where Seymour was in the habit of privately 

 visiting her. Their confidante was the queen's sister, Lady Herbert ; 

 this is evident from the following extracts from a letter written by 

 Seymour to Katharine, describing the way he was cross-questioned 

 by his new sister-in-law, and his anxiety, till he found Lady Herbert 

 was in the secret. The letter is printed by Tytler, and is dated 

 May 17th, 1547. 



1 The Manor of Newton and Hulcott sold to the several persons hereafter 

 named by Lord Philip, is. 



North Newton ") To Mr. Christopher Gardiner p* for .... 930 0 0 



and Hulcott. ) To Edward Alexander p 1 f or 225 0 0 



To Rich* Chandler p* for 225 0 0 



To Mr. John Priaulx p* for 300 0 0 



To Mr. Tho s Blake p* for 470 0 0 



To Mr. Oliver Shergold p l f or 555 0 0 



To Mr. John Davis p l for 676 0 0 



To Mr. Charles Newberry p* f or 490 0 0 



To Mr. James Pawlett p* for 260 0 0 



To Mr. Eich d Brown john p* for 130 0 0 



£4261 0 0 



