PL 05 • Age 12 • 1596

Shafto wants to marry me

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When Mary was in her twelfth year., she was again urged by her parents to accept a very suitable offer of marriage, from a gentleman by the name of Shafto. She insisted on refusing this proposal, esteeming that God alone was worthy of her love.

The Scene

The setting is Harewell Hall, a distant relative's isolated property in Yorkshire.

Mary's parents, Marmaduke and Ursula, have travelled to be present for the proposal.

Shafto is making his reverence to Mary as suitors would do.

A table and chairs for signing the contract are in the background.

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PL 05 • Age 12 • 1596

Shafto wants to marry me

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