Philadelphia, Lady Scrope ( Carey; died 1627) was an English aristocrat and courtier. She was a daughter of

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and Ann Morgan. Her brother, Robert Carey, was the governor of

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from 1605 to 1610. In 1584, she married

Thomas Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton Thomas Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton, KG (1567 – 2 September 1609) was the son of Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton and Margaret Howard, daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and Frances de Vere. Biography He was knight of ...

, later a Knight of the

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. They had one child

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. In November 1593, a page of Lady Scrope, who was lady of the bedchamber, died in the keep at

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and

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considered moving her household for fear of sickness. Lady Scrope took part in the Harefield Entertainment in August 1602, and was given a mask or vizard, as the lines "Want you a mask! Here fortune give you one: Yet nature gives the rose and lily none" were recited. She was at the queen's bedside near the time of her death. She is mentioned in Elizabeth Southwell's narrative of the queen's final days, as her special confidante. On the queen's death, she passed her ring to her brother Robert Carey, who rode to Scotland to give it to

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. On 2 May 1603, Lady Scrope and Anne, Countess of Worcester, Frances, Countess of Kildare, Lady Anne Herbert, Penelope, Lady Rich,

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and others went to

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to welcome

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to England, according to the directions of the Privy Council. Anne came to Berwick on the 9 May. Some of the women had travelled into Scotland to meet her ahead of the others. Another group of women, led by

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also travelled to Scotland, attempting to gain the new queen's favour.James Balfour, ''Annals: The Historical Works of James Balfour'', vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1824), p. 414: John Nichols, ''Progresses of James the First'', vol. 1 (London, 1828), pp. 167-168. Thomas Scrope died in 1609. Lady Scrope died on 3 February 1627. They were buried at St Andrews Church,

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Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

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