Miss Mary Blandy's own account of the affair between her and Mr. Cranstoun. From the commencement of their acquaintance, in the year 1746, to the death of her father in August 1751 ... / to which is added an appendix, containing copies of some original letters now in possession of the editor.

  • Mary Blandy
Date:
1752
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Credit: Miss Mary Blandy's own account of the affair between her and Mr. Cranstoun. From the commencement of their acquaintance, in the year 1746, to the death of her father in August 1751 ... / to which is added an appendix, containing copies of some original letters now in possession of the editor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    By Bowels at all would undoubtedly bleed for me, Irbat is here advanced, the Man that attended me -aows to be true alfo, who cannot be fufpedted of ijarpaluy. Sufan Gunnel can attefc the fame. She bferved at this Jundure feveral InfUnces between ;n both of filial Duty and paternal Affedion. ( On Wednefday, about Two o’Clock in the After- ])on, by my Father’s Death, 1 was left one of the oft wretched Orphans that ever lived. Not only different and difpaffionate Perfons, but even fome the moft cruel of mine Enemies themfelves, feem | have had at leaft fome fmall Compaftion for me, bon after my Father’s Death I had all his Keys*, ex- ipt that of his Study, which I had before committed the Care of the Rev. Mr. Stevens of Fawley, my >ar unhappy Uncle, delivered to me. This Gende« nan and another of my Uncles vifited me that fa¬ ll Afternoon. This occafioned fuch a moving :ene, as is impoffible for any human Pen to de¬ ride. After their Departure, I walked like a fran- c diftraded Perfon. Mr. Skinner, a Schoolmafter Henley, who came to fee me, as I have been fince oformed, declared that he did not take me to be in iy Senfes. So that no Strefs ought to be laid on ny Part of my Condud at this Time. Nor will lis at all furprize 'the candid Reader, if he will but ifpaftionately confider the whole Cafe, and put him- df in my Place. I had loft mine only Parent, whofe untimely Death was then imputed to me. Tho’ I ad no Intention to hurt him, and confequendy in hat refped was innocent; yet there was great Rea- an to fear, that I had been made the fatal Inftru- nent of his Death,—and that by liftening to the Ami loved above all others,and even better than Life tfelf. I had depended upon his, as I imagined, superior Honour; but found myfelf deceived and deluded by him? The People about me were ap¬ prized,.