LADY JANE, an illustrious and unfortunate lady, descended of the blood-royal of England by both parents, was the eldest daughter of Henry Grey marquis of Dorset, and Frances, daughter of Charles Brandon Lord Suffolk, by Mary, dowager of Louis XII. king of France, and youngest daughter of Henry VII. king of England. Born in the year 1537, at Broadgate, Leicestershire, she discovered an early propensity to all kinds of literature; and having a fine genius, improved under the tuition of Elmer, she made surprising progress in the languages, arts, and sciences. She understood and could express herself with propriety in the Latin and Greek tongues; she was well versed in Hebrew, Chaldee, Arabic, French, and Italian; and she performed instrumental music, and was excellent at the needle. We also learn from Chaloner, that she accompanied her performances on a musical instrument, with a voice exquisitely sweet in itself, assisted by all the graces that art could bestow. In the year 1553, the Dukes of Suffolk and Northumberland, who, after the fall of Somerset, had reached the height of power, began, on the decline of the king's health,