PL 18 • Age 24 • 1609

I disguised myself to be a serving maid.

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Mary's great zeal for souls and ardent desire to bring her aunt, Miss Gray, to the Catholic faith, impelled her on one occasion to exchange her noble attire for the dress of her serving maid. Thus disguised she hoped to become more free to talk to her aunt in a pre-arranged house in London.

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On the left: Mary being assisted in dressing as a maid.

On the right: Mary, dressed as a maid, being welcomed by the lady of the house.

The artist has tried to make the buildings look English, though it was a German artist.

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PL 18 • Age 24 • 1609

I disguised myself to be a serving maid.

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