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EDMONDES PAPERS. Vol. IX. (ff. 368). 26 March, 1613-8 July, 1614. The negotiations for the marriage of Prince Charles with the Princess Christine are continued throughout this volume, and the letters and discussions of the proposed articles by James Stowe MS 174 : 26 Mar 1613-8 Jul 1614 f. 116 Sir Henry Neville: Letters to Sir T. Edmondes: 1607, 1613.

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To the right honnorable Sr. Tho- mas Edmonds knight his Maties. Ambassador resident in france

My very good lord. your letter wch. I receaved lately by your servaunt, quieted my mind very much, wch. I confesse was som thinge troubled before. for I had receaved a little before, two severall lres from a freend of mine in france, that gave me to vnderstand, that you remained yll satisfyed of mee, about som conference that passed betweene du Vic and mee; and not only about the matter, but about the manner likewise: so as not only my affection, but my discrecion was brought in question. Before the receit of this letter, I had determined to have made you a large relacion of all that passed betweene vs, and to have desyred you to have righted me in your conceit, against his vniust report yt seemes he made you of yt. But perceaving by this letter, that yt hath not wrought in you, any dimminucion of your former affection and good opinion of me, I will not handle so vnpleasing an argument, but passe yt over wth. this only touch, that when he & you & I meete, I shall easyly satisfy you he did me wrong. And for the present I will only say this, that as I have esteemed your love and worthynes at a very high rate, so I will be very carefull to merit the one, and to yeeld all due respects to the other. But for the proposition made vnto mee by du Vic, I can make no other answer then I made then. I protest vnto you, yt is a matter I never sought, neither have I any assurance of yt: And yf I should say I have no desyre of yt, perhaps I should not be believed: But mine owne hart knoweth yt to be true. for I know the burden and weight of that place to well, to desire to pull such a loade vpon mee. And I am not apt to overvallue my self. neither do I place my happines in greatenes or titles, but rather in a freedom and contentment of mind, which is sooner found in a private life. Therefore I pray you expect not from me any professions grownded vpon that contingent. But yf there be any power in me to meritte of you in the fortune I am in, commaund yt freely and dispose of me as of your servaunt & freend ready to do you service

Henry Neuill. from london the 16th. of July 1613