LONDON
T. WERNER LAURIE LTD.
8 ESSEX STREET, STRAND
INTRODUCTION
Among the records, few at best, left by time of her who was destined to be the mother of two queens regnant of England, there is one which bears its own pathetic significance.
It is a very small book, only about four inches long by three wide, bound in stamped leather from which the gilding is half worn away, with a broken silver clasp, and thick, stiff pages.[[1]]
[1]. Additional MSS., 15,900 B. M.
Was this little book a gift from Edward Hyde to the young daughter whom he dearly loved? Who is to tell us now?