succeeded by his son, Edward the Sixth, who was only nine years old, and died before he was sixteen; so that he can scarcely be reckoned among the kings of England.
35. He was a pious and amiable prince, fond of learning, and extremely charitable. He founded St. Thomas's Hospital, for the sick poor; and Christ's Hospital and School, for the education of boys who had lost their fathers.
36. He had a cousin, Lady Jane Grey, whom he was very fond of, for she was about his own age, gentle and beautiful, and being fond of study, was educated with him; so that it was no wonder he liked her.
37. They were both Protestants; but Edward's eldest sister, Mary, was a Catholic; and as some of the great noblemen were Protestants, they did not like to have a Catholic queen; so when the young king was dying, they persuaded him to make a will, leaving the crown to Lady Jane Grey, which was not right, because his father had ordered, and the parliament confirmed his will, that, if he died, Mary was to be queen. Edward the Sixth died in the seventh year of his reign.
38. Lady Jane was married to young Lord Guildford Dudley, and knew nothing about king Edward's will till after he was dead, when
