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above-mentioned mortal dangers, and she had returned to
his home in possession of life and health. Nevertheless,
it was an unheard-of outrage that had been inflicted upon
her, and he had time and again with letters, supplications,
and tears of weeping, besought his noble and right
honorable son, my lord his Excellency, that he would consider
of this matter, and either bring proofs against Marie why
the marriage should be annulled, or else take her back, but
all in vain. Marie had brought him a fortune of many
thousand rix-dollars, and she had not even been able to get two
hundred rix-dollars with which to buy mourning dress. In
brief, her misery was too manifold to be described;
wherefore they now addressed themselves to his Majesty the King,
appealing to the natural kindness and condescension of
their most gracious sovereign, with the prayer that he would
for God’s sake have mercy upon him, Erik Grubbe, for his
great age, which was seven and sixty years, and upon her
for her piteous condition, and be graciously pleased to
command his Excellency Gyldenlöve that he should either bring
proof against Marie of that for which Christ said married
persons should be parted, which, however, he would never
be able to do, or else take her back, whereby the glory
of God would be furthered, the state of marriage held in
honor as God had Himself ordained, great cause of offence
removed, and a soul be saved from perdition.
Marie at first refused to put her name to this document,
since she was determined not to live with Ulrik Frederik,
whatever happened, but her father assured her that the
appeal to her husband to take her back was merely a matter
of form. The fact was that Ulrik Frederik now wanted a
divorce at any price, and the wording of the petition would
put the onus of demanding it upon him, thus securing for
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