▁was ▁ 1 1 ▁weeks ▁along ▁in ▁the ▁pre gn ancy . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁in ▁November , ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁still born ▁son , ▁just ▁two ▁weeks ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁scheduled ▁delivery ▁date . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 6 4 9 , ▁six ▁weeks ▁short ▁of ▁delivery ▁her ▁fourth ▁child , ▁she ▁compla ined ▁of ▁a ▁head ache ▁and ▁had ▁se iz ure . ▁Unable ▁to ▁speak , ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁bed ▁and ▁died ▁the ▁next ▁morning . ▁Mar ried ▁just ▁under ▁ten ▁years , ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁pre gn ant ▁four ▁times , ▁yet ▁not ▁one ▁child ▁was ▁born ▁alive . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 6 5 0 , ▁nine ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Sh aft es bury ▁married ▁Lady ▁Frances ▁Cec il , ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁royal ist , ▁David ▁Cec il , ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ex eter . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁this ▁marriage , ▁Sh aft es bury ▁entered ▁in ▁his ▁di ary : ▁" I ▁laid ▁the ▁first ▁stone ▁of ▁my ▁house ▁at ▁St ▁G iles ' s ." ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 1 , ▁Count ess ▁Sh aft es bury ▁bore ▁a ▁son , ▁who ▁was ▁christ ened ▁Cec il . ▁However , ▁the ▁young ▁Cec il ▁Ash ley - Co oper ▁died ▁during ▁child hood . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 6 5 2 , ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁Sh aft