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with gems shining like an angel, at which sight
she some time stood amazed, and began to melt in
pity; but jealousy soon reviving the flame of fury,
with a stern countenance, she said, " Have I found
thee, thou graceless wretch, who hast shamefully
taken away my husband from me! Come, lay aside
your gaudy trappings, and receive the reward duo
to such as commit crimes like thine.
Rosamond seeing the angry queen before her,
and hearing these dire words, trembled from lead
to foot. She fell on her knees before her, implor-
ing mercy and pardon for her offences, with a flood
of tears, begging she would have pity on her tender
years, and pardon a crime she was constrained to
aet, and she would immediately immure herself in
a nunnery, and see the king no more, or else ab-
jure the laud ; and if she had not deserved to live,
yet she humbly besought her in merey and tender
compassion to the infant that struggled in her
womb, that she might live, though in a dungeon,
till she was delivered, and then sho would willingly
submit to die, so that the child might be saved
alive.
This last request the more incensed tho jealous
queen ; for, hearing she was with child her fury
broke forth beyond all moderation, when snatching
up a golden bowl, which stood on the table, she
poured a draught of deadly poison into it, which
she had brought with her, commanding her to
drink it up immediately; at this she trembled, and
begged mercy with tears, when the queen pulled
out a dagger, and held it to her breast, saying,
"If you camot relish poison, see here is steel to
rid you of the world. The sorrowful lady per-
ceiving there was no remedy, but she must die,
stood upon her feet, and with many tears, and
piteously wringing her hands, intreated mercy of
God for her youthful sins and failings, desiring
