Jane Grey
Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey), also known as Lady Jane Dudley or the Nine-Day Queen, was an English noblewoman and de facto monarch of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth12 October 1537
faith ground
I ground my faith upon God's word, and not upon the church.
accept although attention attentions death desires god grant hearty terrify tried
God grant you all your desires and accept my own hearty thanks for all your attention to me. Although indeed, those attentions have tried me more than death can now terrify me.
blood bread christ flesh neither nor receive shed sins supper
I think that at the supper I neither receive flesh nor blood, but bread and wine; which bread when it is broken, and the wine when it is drunken, put me in remembrance how that for my sins the body of Christ was broken, and his blood shed on the cross.
mother obedience relinquish willingly
Out of obedience to you and my mother I have grievously sinned. Now I willingly relinquish the crown. May I not go home?
bowels gift given god great hath holy mercy open pleased pray send
Pray God in the bowels of his mercy to send you his Holy Spirit; for he hath given you his great gift of utterance, if it pleased him also to open the eyes of your heart.
although death god hasten hath hearty life patiently pleased rather thanks whom woeful yield
Although it hath pleased God to hasten my death by you, by whom my life should rather have been lengthened, yet can I patiently take it, that I yield God more hearty thanks for shortening my woeful days.
faith neither tried word
The faith of the church must be tried by God's word, and not God's word by the church; neither yet my faith.
christian face god good hands people wash
I do wash my hands in innocency, before God and the face of you, good Christian people this day.
assist good people pray
And now, good people, while I am alive, I pray you to assist me with your prayers.
mary
The crown is not my right, and pleaseth me not. The Lady Mary is the rightful heir.
alas felt good park pleasure true
All their sport in the park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato; alas good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant.