Memoirs of Lady Fanshawe / Wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, Bt., Ambassador from Charles II to the Courts of Portugal and Madrid.

The memoir recounts a woman's recollection of family life and public events that shaped it, blending intimate domestic detail with episodes of political upheaval. She describes childhood education and youthful gaiety, bereavement and household responsibility, marriage to a loyal gentleman, financial hardship during civil conflict, and life at court and in academic surroundings. The narrative follows her experiences accompanying her husband abroad on diplomatic service, the loss of several children, and her sustained religious devotion, while interweaving letters, anecdotes, and portraits of contemporaries to preserve family history and offer instruction to her surviving son.