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The Duchess of Gloucester does penance mb-width 320 near NorthallertonThe Duchess of Gloucester does penance, 1441 (1864). Eleanor Cobham (1400 1454), Duchess of Gloucester, was charged with unlawful commerce with Marjory Jourdemain, 'the Witch of Eye', and conspiring to bring about the death of King Henry VI (1421 1471) by magic. She submitted herself to the correction of the Church and did penance by walking without a hood, from Temple Bar to St Paul's carrying a lit taper, to offer it to the high altar. She was