I, Richard Plantagenet: Book One: Tante le Desiree by Reedman J.P

Author:Reedman, J.P. [Reedman, J.P.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Herne's Cave Publishing
Published: 2015-11-17T16:00:00+00:00

The baby, named Edward for his uncle the King, was baptised the following eve in the castle chapel. The priest blessed him, dropped grains of salt into his mouth, anointed his head then dipped him into the richly carven baptismal font. He screamed lustily, which pleased me well; it showed his lungs were strong despite his small size. The coolness of the font’s water concerned me, however, as the late October chill could be felt leeching through the castle walls, and I was glad when Edward was safely and warmly wrapped in his baptismal gown of pearled white linen and placed back into the arms of his wet-nurse.

Then his nurses carried him to the nursery, and I, still wound tight as bowstring, unable to sleep after the day’s traumatic events, returned to the chapel to go on my knees in thanksgiving for the birth of a healthy son.

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