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u cholas, who, whipping on fome epifcopal robes,v appeared to her, and declared in favour of Ed-“ mund.”

Henry the Seventh was the foie fruit of this mar-riage, his father dying when he was but fifteenweeks old. The Countefs, however, fought confo-lation in two other hufbands, by. neither of whom fhehad children. . From her. funeral Sermon , preached .by her Confeffor,. Bi/hop Fifher, who, fays Bal-lard,. knew the very fecrets of her foul, we learn,

“ that (he poffeffed almoji all things that were com-“ mendable in a woman, either in mind or body.”She underllood French perfectly, and had fomeknowledge of. the Latin .. She was devout even toaufterity, having fhifts and girdles of hair; and, ifin health,, never failed to wear one or other certaindays in every week; fo, that fhe declared to herConfeffor, her fkin was often pierced therewith.In humility fhe was romantic; and would often fay,that if the Princes of Chriftendom would combineand march againft the common enemy, the Turks, ,Ate would moll: willingly attend them, and be theirlaundrefs in the camp. ,

She was profufe in the. encouragement of learn-ing; and, towards the. latter, end of her third mar-.fiage, Angularly chafte, having then obtained a li-cence from her hulband. for that purpofe, upon <which lhe took the vow of celibacy. . “ A boon,”fays Mr. Walpole, “ as feldom, I believe, requefteS

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