Side lights on English history; . ight, as hesince told me. . Joint Chamberlain to Sir DudleyCarleton. London, Feb. 22nd, 1623-4. The king went to the parliament onThursday, with greater show and pompthan I have seen to my was so much and so many waysinvited, that I could not refuse to go ;and, to say the truth, I went speciallyto see the prince, who indeed is growna fine gentleman, and beyond all expec-tation I had of him when I saw himlast, which was not these seven years;and, indeed, I think he never lookednor became liimself better in all his king made a very graciou
Side lights on English history; . ight, as hesince told me. . Joint Chamberlain to Sir DudleyCarleton. London, Feb. 22nd, 1623-4. The king went to the parliament onThursday, with greater show and pompthan I have seen to my was so much and so many waysinvited, that I could not refuse to go ;and, to say the truth, I went speciallyto see the prince, who indeed is growna fine gentleman, and beyond all expec-tation I had of him when I saw himlast, which was not these seven years;and, indeed, I think he never lookednor became liimself better in all his king made a very gracious andplausible speech, confessed he had beendeluded in the treaty of the match ; butreferring it now wholly to their con-sideration, whether it should go forwardor no. . July I, 1624. . Somebody is come out of Spainwith no pleasing news, and, they say,brought back the princes letter to the infanta, unopened The Mary Rose, a ship of the kings, is makingready for Spain, to fetch the jewelsre-delivered to our r. Charles I. 6i GROUP IX. CHARLES I. AND HENRIETTA MARIA OF FRANCE. 1. Letter of Lord Kensington toPrince Charles. (In Harris, CharlesI., London, 1814, p. 25.) Paris, Feb. 26, . Sir, if your intentions proceedthis way, as by many reasons of stateand wisdom, (there is cause now ratherto press it, than slacken it) you willfind a lady of as much loveliness andsweetness to deserve your affection, asany creature under heaven can , Sir, by all her fashions since mybeing here, and by what I hear fromthe ladies, it is most visible to me, herinfinite value, and respect unto , I say not this to betray your belief,but from a true observation, and knowl-edge of this to be so : I tell you this,and must somewhat more, in way ofadmiration of the person of madam;for the impressions I had of her werebut ordinary, but the amazement ex-traordinaiy, to find her, as I protestbefore God I did, the sweetest creaturein France. Her growth is very littleshort of her
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