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

Chapter 20: A PRAYER USED IN THE DAILY SERVICE OF THE CHAPEL, AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE LORD AMBASSADOR.

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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.

A PRAYER USED IN THE DAILY SERVICE OF THE CHAPEL, AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE LORD AMBASSADOR.

Blessed God, which suppliest the wants and relievest the troubles of thy servants, be particularly gracious to this family, and here, in a special manner, bless my most virtuous Lady, and give her patience under thy hand, submitting to thy will, and contentedness under every change; and we beseech thee so continually to assist her in the course of her life, that she may experimentally find thee a God all- sufficient, though the helps of this world fail: make her children thy children; bestow upon them thy choicest blessings, who hath promised to be a father to the children's children of those that trust in thee; make her servants thy servants, that this family may be a Bethel, a house of God; that we, all serving thee with one accord here on earth, may for ever hereafter glorify thee in Heaven. Amen.