The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . affected respect, sent Lord Essexto Lord Carnarvon to let him know that as the purport ofthis letter was just the same as that of the night before, itrequired no other answer; and went into the Queens StateBedchamber next door, to join the Queen. But Lord Car-narvon, doubtless unwilling to take back to the Prince socurt a verbal message, insisted on Lord Essexs giving himthis answer in writing; upon which Lord Essex returnedwith a pen and ink to the King in the Queens bed-chamber.^ But before his Majesty could refuse or comply with this re-q
The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . affected respect, sent Lord Essexto Lord Carnarvon to let him know that as the purport ofthis letter was just the same as that of the night before, itrequired no other answer; and went into the Queens StateBedchamber next door, to join the Queen. But Lord Car-narvon, doubtless unwilling to take back to the Prince socurt a verbal message, insisted on Lord Essexs giving himthis answer in writing; upon which Lord Essex returnedwith a pen and ink to the King in the Queens bed-chamber.^ But before his Majesty could refuse or comply with this re-quest, the Queen asked Lord Essex what he had returned for; ^ Lord Hervey, who narrates this took place in her Bedchamber, which conversation, says in one place that it seems, from the lie of the rooms, the took place in the Queens Dressing more ; and a little further on, that it 276 History of Hampton Court Palace, [1737 and when he told her, and asked, at the same time, whetherhe should call one of the ministers, she said, For what ?. Mantelpiece in the Queens Gallery. to give an answer to Fritz ? Does the King want a ministerto tell him what answer he likes to give his son ? or to calla council for such a letter, like an affair detat f The 1737] ^^^^ King declines to wi^ite to the Prince. 277 King, who, whilst they were speaking, was reading someletters, that had just arrived by the German post, on thisturned round, and asked what was the matter. The Queentold him, and added, But I suppose, sir, you will not writeto your son; and I have already told Lord Essex that Ibelieve he would trouble you upon this subject to very littlepurpose. On which the King then reiterated to LordEssex that he would give no other answer, and in no othermanner. When Lord Essex went back with this message to LordCarnarvon, Lord Carnarvon still insisted that he would havehis directions in writing ; and, after squabbling a good while,at last took a pencil out of his pocket, and, writing
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