![]() One of the exquisitely embroidered wall hangings also came from her. An even older and more precious heirloom was the special cup with its gilt cover, which Alice said was “gotten” by her ancestors. Alice’s gilt bowl emblazoned with her own coat of arms as well as that of her first husband’s was on display for all to see. He could sit in her “best chair,” which stood in the long gallery that Morley equipped with expensive linenfold paneling and tall, graceful windows. Lord Morley could sleep in the bed of cloth of gold and tawny velvet she left him. When she died in 1518, Alice made generous bequests to her son. Scattered among the richly carved oak furniture and plate inside the building were many reminders of Lord Morley’s mother, Alice Lovel. It was huge, a magical place for giggling children to hide and play. The solid, red-bricked house replaced an earlier Morley dwelling that had nestled in the same Essex village for over three hundred years. Until now, the Tudor mansion built by Lord Morley had been her world. ![]() ![]() She rode out toward London, leaving her family home at Great Hallingbury behind. For Lord Morley’s daughter, Jane Parker, a new life was about to begin. The carts were laden with fashionable clothes, domestic items, everything needed to make life comfortable. ![]() They always seemed to know when a long journey was imminent. The horses shifted and stamped restlessly. ![]()
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