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LADY BELLASYS.
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They drew their swords and fought on the spot, some of their
acquaintance and others looking on; till Sir Henry Bellasys,
finding himself severely wounded, staggered, and had nearly
fallen, but sustaining himself by an effort, he called to Tom Porter,
and desired him to fly. “Tom,” said he affectionately, “thou
hast hurt me; but I will make a shift to stand on my legs till
thou mayst withdraw, for I would not have thee troubled for
what thou hast done !” He then kissed and embraced him : but
Porter, unable to speak, could only shew him that he too was
wounded, and bleeding. In this state they were carried home.
Sir Henry Bellasys died of his wounds within four days after the
encounter; and thus, in consequence of a foolish and drunken
outrage, perished a young man of high hopes, noble birth, gene-
rous feeling, and approved gallantry, by the hand of the man he
most loved, and for whom he would willingly have shed his blood.
This extraordinary duel, which even then excited more ridicule
than sympa-
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so early left a widow,
bother of one son, an
hment for some years
lit the year 1G70 that
Inuch for her beauty,
lid uncommon powers
Ike of York. It was
luty as Charles was to
I ladies whom the duke
I used to aver, that the
h on him by way of
se women whom the
Is homage, do rather
1 of Charles do to his :
I
lidley, Lady Bellasys,
I i of them, and call them a
-Pcpys.
233
They drew their swords and fought on the spot, some of their
acquaintance and others looking on; till Sir Henry Bellasys,
finding himself severely wounded, staggered, and had nearly
fallen, but sustaining himself by an effort, he called to Tom Porter,
and desired him to fly. “Tom,” said he affectionately, “thou
hast hurt me; but I will make a shift to stand on my legs till
thou mayst withdraw, for I would not have thee troubled for
what thou hast done !” He then kissed and embraced him : but
Porter, unable to speak, could only shew him that he too was
wounded, and bleeding. In this state they were carried home.
Sir Henry Bellasys died of his wounds within four days after the
encounter; and thus, in consequence of a foolish and drunken
outrage, perished a young man of high hopes, noble birth, gene-
rous feeling, and approved gallantry, by the hand of the man he
most loved, and for whom he would willingly have shed his blood.
This extraordinary duel, which even then excited more ridicule
than sympa-
1-0
Of Lady -
we do not 1= ™
infant; aiu-
said of hin=-2>
virtue and =-
most admiiE-29
priests had=-
penance. =~
duke select-
more hono =“
Lady Den'="
d 22 in
= CM
so early left a widow,
bother of one son, an
hment for some years
lit the year 1G70 that
Inuch for her beauty,
lid uncommon powers
Ike of York. It was
luty as Charles was to
I ladies whom the duke
I used to aver, that the
h on him by way of
se women whom the
Is homage, do rather
1 of Charles do to his :
I
lidley, Lady Bellasys,
I i of them, and call them a
-Pcpys.