of great spirit and fortune, who died when she was very
young. The duchess herself in a book intitled Nature's Pictures, drawn
by Fancy's pencil to the life, has celebrated both the exquisite
beauty of her person, and the rare endowments of her mind. This lady's
mother was remarkably assiduous in the education of her children, and
bestowed upon this, all the instructions necessary for forming the
minds of young ladies, and introducing them into life with advantage.
She found her trouble in cultivating this daughter's mind not in vain,
for she discovered early an inclination to learning, and spent so much
of her time in study and writing, that some of her Biographers have
lamented her not being acquainted with the learned languages, which
would have extended her knowledge, corrected the exuberances of
genius, and have been of infinite service to her, in her numerous
compositions.

In the year 1643 she obtained leave of her mother to go to Oxford,
where the court then resided, and was made one of the Maids of Honour
to Henrietta Maria, the Royal Consort of King Charles I. and when the
Queen was forced to leave the arms of her Husband, and fly into
France, by the violence of the prevailing power, this lady attended
her there. At Paris she met with the marquis of Newcastle, whose
loyalty had likewise produced his exile; who, admiring her person and
genius, married her in the year 1645. The marquis had before heard of
this lady, for he was a patron and friend of her gallant brother, lord
Lucas, who commanded under him in the civil wars. He took occasion one
day to ask his lordship what he could do for him, as he had his
interest much at heart? to which he answered, that he was not
sollicitous about his own affairs, for he knew the worst could be but
suffering either death, or exile in the Royal cause, but his chief
sollicitude was for his sister, on whom he could bestow no fortune,
and whose beauty exposed her to danger: he represented her amiable
qualities, and raised the marquis's curiosity to see her, and from
that circumstance arose the marquis's affection to this lady. From
Paris they went to Rotterdam, where they resided six months: from
thence they returned to Antwerp, where they settled, and continued
during the time of their exile, as it was the most quiet place, and
where they could in the greatest peace enjoy their ruined fortune. She
proved a most agreeable companion to the marquis, during the gloomy
period of e