ski , ▁Barbara . ▁" Lu cy , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Bed ford : ▁Im ages ▁of ▁a ▁Jacob e an ▁Court ier ▁and ▁Pat ron ess ." ▁In ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁Disc ourse , ▁ed . ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Sh ar pe ▁and ▁Steven ▁N . ▁Zw icker . ▁Ber keley , ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Im ages ▁of ▁manuscript s ▁of ▁po ems ▁including ▁the ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Bed ford ' s ▁E leg y ▁for ▁Br idget ▁Mark ham , ▁Mich elle ▁O ' Call ag han , ▁Early ▁Modern ▁Women ▁Research ▁Network . ▁ ▁Draw ing ▁by ▁Isaac ▁Oliver ▁for ▁a ▁mini ature ▁portrait ▁of ▁the ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Bed ford , ▁Fitz will iam ▁Museum , ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁M ini ature ▁by ▁Isaac ▁Oliver ▁of ▁the ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Bed ford , ▁Fitz will iam ▁Museum , ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁Information ▁from ▁T wick en ham ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Category : 1 5 8 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 2 7 ▁death s ▁Category : W omen ▁of ▁the ▁T ud or ▁period ▁Category : English ▁count esses ▁Category : 1 6 th - century ▁English ▁women ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁English ▁women ▁Category : 1 6 th - century ▁English ▁nob ility ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁English ▁nob ility ▁Category : W omen ▁of ▁the ▁Stuart ▁period ▁Category : L ad ies ▁of ▁the ▁Bed ch am ber