Enough, gentlemen, replied he (rising briskly),
my lady is very good ; she says, go, go. She
repeated her former words with all her strength,
but, alas ! in vain, her feeble voice was lost in their
acclamations of joy ; and Lord Jefferies ordered the
hearsemen to carry the corpse to Russell's, the
undertaker, in Cheapside, and leave it there, till he
sent orders for the embalment, which, he added,
should be after the royal manner. His directions
were obeyed, the company dispersed, and Lady
Elizabeth and Mr. Charles remained inconsolable.
Next morning Mr. Charles waited on Lord Halifax,



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etc., to excuse his mother and self, by relating the
real truth : but neither his lordship, nor the bishop,
would admit of any plea ; especially the latter, who
had the Abbey lighted, the ground opened, the
choir attending, an anthem ready set, and himself
waiting, for some hours, without any corpse to bury.
