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Life and Letters of Mr. Endymion Porter; Somtime Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King Charles the First

Life and Letters of Mr. Endymion Porter; Somtime Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King Charles the First

          
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ... country had not yet accustomed itself to look on Spain as an ally instead of an enemy. England would have preferred a more forward policy--to marry the Prince to some Protestant lady and aid the Protestant Elector and his wife, the Queen of Hearts, with English money and English men. But Gondomar, the Spanish Ambassador, knew how to play the game. With jests and flattery the wily diplomatist won his way with the old King, and made of Buckingham a mere tool to carry out Spanish schemes. The Prince was, on the whole, indifferent; shy, reserved, refined, lie detested the idea of a marriage of convenience, and "wished it were no sin to have two wives, one for purposes of state, and one to please himself." But he was warmly attached to his sister, the Elector's wife, and, since marry he must, he was ready to endure any marriage that might be of service to her cause. All through these slow negotiations Porter was acting as Secretary, and at last, in October, 1622, it was decided to send him off to Madrid as the bearer of a final proposal. England was weary of Spanish delays and excuses; the business never advanced; and now the dispatches which Endymion was to carry to Lord Bristol, the English Ambassador, commanded him to break off all matrimonial negotiations, unless the Spanish king declared himself ready in ten days to assist the Elector with a Spanish army, or at least to allow the English forces to march through Flanders for that purpose. But this very peremptory message was not the only one that Porter bore; he had secret instructions of a very different character. He was directed to tell Bristol that, rather than lose the Spanish match, he was to offer even better terms than before, and to promise that any children born to the Spanish...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781230266336
  • Publisher: Theclassics.Us
  • Publisher Imprint: Theclassics.Us
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 66
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 136 gr
  • ISBN-10: 123026633X
  • Publisher Date: 12 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Width: 189 mm

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