Transcriber's note: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed. [Illustration: Mr. Corbet exerted himself to entertain Betty, telling her stories.] _[The Stanton-Corbet Chronicles.]_ _[Year 1637]_ _Lady Betty's_ _Governess;_ OR, THE CORBET CHRONICLES. BY _LUCY ELLEN GUERNSEY_ AUTHOR OF "LADY ROSAMOND," "THE CHEVALIER'S DAUGHTER," "WINIFRED," "FOSTER SISTERS," ETC. NEW EDITION. _LONDON:_ JOHN F. SHAW AND CO. 48, PATERNOSTER ROW, E. C. [Illustration] CONTENTS. [Illustration] CHAPTER I. BROTHER AND SISTER CHAPTER II. THE LAST SUNDAY CHAPTER III. MY NEW CHARGE CHAPTER IV. A WELCOME VISITOR CHAPTER V. EASTER TIDE CHAPTER VI. MAKING PROGRESS CHAPTER VII. THE BISHOP'S VISIT CHAPTER VIII. MORE THAN A FRIEND CHAPTER IX. TRAVELLING MERCHANTS CHAPTER X. A SON AND HEIR CHAPTER XI. NEWS FROM HOME CHAPTER XII. EBENEZER [Illustration] [Illustration] THE PREAMBLE. —————— WHEN I was a young maid and just about to be married to my excellent husband, with whom I have lived so long and so happily, my dear and honored mother-in-law gave me as a wedding present, a chronicle (if I may so call it) which she herself had received in like manner, from her grandame, who brought her up. She said it had for some generations been the custom in her family to keep such annals, and in this way had many facts and circumstances been preserved which would otherwise have been lost. I have always preserved this chronicle with great care, and shall make a copy of it (if time and opportunity present) for the use of my daughters, feeling that my dear and honored cousin, Lord Stanton, hath the best right to the original manuscript.