The courtships of Queen Elizabeth; a history of the various negotiations for her marriage . irm therein. He well knew that upon thatrock he could always split the marriage barque whenit looked too much like entering port. Cavalcanti. who had only just returned fromLondon and who could better than an) man fathomthe inner feelings ot the English Court, doubtlessmade his mistress acquainted with the true stateof affairs ; and was arain sent back to Eno-landwith a draft of the conditions proposed on behalfof Anjou. which shows clearly the determinationof Catharine that there should be no ambiguity
The courtships of Queen Elizabeth; a history of the various negotiations for her marriage . irm therein. He well knew that upon thatrock he could always split the marriage barque whenit looked too much like entering port. Cavalcanti. who had only just returned fromLondon and who could better than an) man fathomthe inner feelings ot the English Court, doubtlessmade his mistress acquainted with the true stateof affairs ; and was arain sent back to Eno-landwith a draft of the conditions proposed on behalfof Anjou. which shows clearly the determinationof Catharine that there should be no ambiguity inher sons position. Cavalcanti arrived in Londonon the I ith of April. 1571, but did not presenthis conditions until La Mothe had made aformal offer, in the name of the King of France,of his brothers hand. The Duke, he said, had longfelt great admiration and affection for her, to whichthe Queen replied that the matter had alreadybeen mentioned to her by others. She then elabo-rately excused herself for the dela) that had Walsingliam Correspondence. ^ ]SLD^y;^y-diiJ4iVJ^.U3hMiSJ25 ^^W^. >t;//Oi nfin ijiu ton nii iiiuu \J^imlniloiiihfJ^ah^lwJi;liii^JLiLVh^mi tnhJam lic c:S\£Y JonI IhoiJ/toiu-kniis (utix^JLvs ^isstis soil vlsivjcut Cimoiir dansscs ycux 3. m Kcutxj 2c -^A-ifoi^ ^^ul:.- of dnjoii (JlViuij III.). ori-:i:\ \hi:i ii. 129 aiiciKlcd licr other inarria^c iK^olialions. proinisedihai 110 cause lor roinj)laiiU in this respect shouldexist ill the preseiu instance, antl h()j)ed that theIreneh would not ])e too exacting on the point ofreh^ion. The next day the\ caiiie to and Leicester were deputed to examine thedraft contract ; antl Cecils coj)y thereof is still at1 latheld and is printed by the Historical ^)mmission in the Hatfield Papers, j)art 2. The proposals, which are e\identl\ such asIdi/abeth could never have accepted, may be sum-marised as follows: (i) No ceremonies were to beuseil at the marriage but those in accordan
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