Background
Lady Hester Pulter was born in Dublin in 1605. She was the daughter of James Ley, who became the first Earl of Marlborough in 1626 and her mother Mary, née Patty, Jame Ley"s first wife.
Lady Hester Pulter was born in Dublin in 1605. She was the daughter of James Ley, who became the first Earl of Marlborough in 1626 and her mother Mary, née Patty, Jame Ley"s first wife.
Hester was one of eleven children, however, it is unknown whether or not the children had the same mother. lieutenant is speculated that the family had a strong connection to John Milton with evidence provided through his Sonnet 10 which addresses Hester"s sister, Margaret Ley as well as James Ley, pronouncing him as "that good Earl." In 1623 Hester married Arthur Pulter of Broadfield (or Bradfield) in Hertfordshire where she became part of the noble class. During the English Civil Wars, the Pulters withdrew from public life.
During this time of isolation Lady Hester Pulter began writing based on the opposition of political factions in the 1640s and 1650s.
Hester Pulter died in 1678 but Arthur went on to live another eleven years. Only one grandchild, James Forester (1660–1696), survived him and he went on to become the sole heir to the family estate.