------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE DAYS OF QUEEN MARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: HE SHOWED NO SIGN OF LIFE. _Frontispiece._] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN THE DAYS OF QUEEN MARY BY EDWARD E. CRAKE, M.A., F.R.HIST.SOC. (RECTOR OF JEVINGTON) AUTHOR OF "HENRI DUQUESNE," "WHEN THE PURITANS WERE IN POWER," "THE ROYALIST BROTHERS," "DAME JOAN OF PEVENSEY," ETC. _ILLUSTRATED BY W. S. STACEY_ PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GENERAL LITERATURE COMMITTEE LONDON SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C. BRIGHTON: 129, NORTH STREET NEW YORK: E. S. GORHAM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEDICATED (_by permission_) TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I CHIDDINGLY PLACE 7 II THE APPARITOR 16 III THE PURSUIVANT 27 IV THAMES PIRATES 48 V GRAY'S INN 58 VI THE STAR CHAMBER 72 VII THE ARREST OF RALPH 87 VIII THE VERDICT 96 IX THE DAWN OF HOPE 104 X WHITEHALL 112 XI THE BATTLE OF ST. QUENTIN 129 XII THE FALL OF ST. QUENTIN 144 XIII THE SCHWARTZREITERS 156 XIV BRUSSELS, ANTWERP, CALAIS 175 XV CALAIS 190 XVI HOME AGAIN 202 XVII THREE CLOSING SCENES 215 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ILLUSTRATED BOOKS BY _THE SAME AUTHOR_ ---------- =Dame Joan of Pevensey.= A Sussex Tale. Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 1_s._ 6_d._