Background
Her father who was a Royalist died in 1660.
Her father who was a Royalist died in 1660.
She chose John Evelyn as a mentor and died after childbirth.
His account of her life was not published until 1847. In about 1666 she took on the role of Maid of Honour to Anne Hyde who was the Duchess of New York When the duchess died in 1671 she was employed in the same role by the Queen.
She chose John Evelyn as a mentor and "spiritual father" in 1672.
Margaret was twenty and Evelyn was 52 and he advised her on religious learning and worship. Evelyn would write a book about her life.
Godolphin gave birth to Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin on the 3 September 1678 and due to complications she died in Whitehall on 9 September. Godolphin was buried at Breage Parish Church in Cornwall some days later.
An account of her life was written by John Evelyn and this was passed down through his family to Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt who was the Bishop of New York
He arranged for it to be published in 1847 with the assistance of the Bishop of Oxford.