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.

  • Blandy, Mary, 1720-1752.
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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    made anfwer, “ As to paying him in Money, “ Mamma, that you never can *, having never been *c Mi ft refs of fuch a Sum, nor likely ever to be fo ; but make yourfelf eafy, if we meet, you « will never be afked for it.59 The next Day ftie and I went to fee her Sifter, Mrs. Frances Stevens, who then lived with her Uncle, Mr. Cary, in Wat- ling-fireet; where Mr. Cranftoun and his Coufin, Mr. Edrnonftoun, took their Leave of us, we be¬ ing to fet out for Henley the Day following. Mr. Cranftoun brought the Money with him, which he delivered into my Mother’s own Hand *, on which, not being able to lpeak, fhe fqueezed his Hand, and burft into Tears. He then kifted her, and faid, “ Remember ’tis a Son, and therefore don’t make <c yourfelf uneafy ; you can’t lie under any Obli- “ gation to me.9’ Then he took me by the Hand, and led me into another Room. Here I was go¬ ing to return him Thanks for his Goodnefs to my Mother *, but this he prevented, by killing me, and faying, cc That was all he defired in Return.59 Then he gave me Five Guineas, and defired me to keep them by me ; fince, in cafe the Council fhould think a private Marriage proper, they would enable me to come up in a Poft-Chaife to London, and meet him there, with all poflible Expedition. After a little farther Difcourfe, we parted in a very moving man¬ ner. I paid Ten Pounds for my Mother, out of the Forty Pounds fhe had been fupplied with by Mr, Cranftoun, that very Night. The next Morn¬ ing we fet out for Henley, where we arrived in due Time. The Day following, being Sunday, I wrote to Mr. Cranftoun, as he had requefted me to do; giving him an Account of our fafe Arrival, and thanking him in the ftrongeft Terms, for his late extraordinary Favour. The next Day, being Mon¬ day % the other Thirty Pounds, being the remaining