"judge of art of any of the Princes of his " time." The character of this Monarch is thus admirably delineated by the pen of Bishop Warburton in his excellent Sermon before the House of Lords on the Thirtieth of January: "The King had many virtues, but all of so "unfociable a turn as to do him neither service "nor credit. "His religion, in which he was fincerely zea"lous, was over-run with fcruples; and the fimplicity if not the purity of his morals were "debased by cafuistry. His natural affections (a rare virtue in that high fituation) were fo exceffive as to render "him a flave to all his kin, and his focial so mo"derate as only to enable him to lament, not to 66 preserve, his friends and fervants. "His knowledge was extenfive though not exact, and his courage clear though not keen ; yet his modesty far furpaffing his magna"nimity, his knowledge only made him obnox"ious to the doubts of his more ignorant Mi"nifters, and his courage to the irrefolutions of "his lefs adventurous Generals. "In a word, his princely qualities were neither great enough nor bad enough to fucceed in "that most difficult of all attempts, the enflav❝ing a free and jealous people." The full conviction of this truth made Laud, (who was not fo despicable a Politician as we commonly suppose him,) upon feeing his coadjutor Strafford led out to flaughter, lament his fate in these emphatic and indignant words: "He ferved a Prince who knew not how to be, "nor to be made, great." According to the Compiler of the Apoph thegms of Charles the First, that accomplished Prince used to say, "Fortune has no power over "Wisdom, only over Senfuality, and over the "lives of all those who fwim and navigate without the loadstone of Discretion and Judge "Carry a watchful eye upon dangers," faid this acute Sovereign, "till they come to ripe66 ness, and when they are ripe let loose a speedy "hand. He that expects them too long meets "them too late; and he that meets them too "foon, gives advantage to the evil. Commit "the beginning of them to the eyes of Argus, "and the end of them to the hands of Briareus, " and then thou art fafe." Charles Charles used to fay of the Presbyterian Preachers, "that there were always two good "fentences in their fermons, the text and the "conclufion." He profeffed that he could not fix his love upon one that was never angry; for," fays he, as a man that is without forrow is without gladness, so he that is without anger is with." out love." σε He had often this fentence in his mouth : "The Devil of Rebellion doth commonly turn himself into an Angel of Reformation." HENRIETTA MARIA, QUEEN OF CHARLES THE FIRST. HOWELL, in one of his Letters, dated "Lon"don, 16th May 1626," thus defcribes this beautiful and accomplished Princess : "We have now a moft noble new Queen of "England, who, in true beauty, is much beyond the long-woo'd Infanta. This daughter "of France---this youngest branch of Bourbon, "is of a more lovely and lafting complexion, a "dark "dark brown; fhe hath eyes that sparkle like "ftars; and for her phyfiognomy, she may be "faid to be a mirror of perfection. She had a "rough paffage in her transfretation to Dover "Castle; and in Canterbury the King bedded "first with her. There were a goodly train of "choice Ladies attended her coming upon the 66 66 Bowling-green at Barham Downs, upon the way, who divided themfelves into two rows, "and they appeared like fo many conftellations; "but methought the country ladies outíhined "the courtiers. . "The Queen brought over with her two hundred thoufand crowns in gold and filver, as "half her portion, and the other moiety is to be paid at the year's end. Her firft fuite of fer vants (by article) are to be French; and as 66 they die, English are to fucceed. She is al"lowed twenty-eight Ecclefiaftics, of any Order except Jesuits; a Bishop for her Almoner; "and to have private exercise of her religion "for herself and for her fervants." The ill behaviour of the French that the Queen brought over with her, occafioned Charles the First to write the following letters to the Duke of Buckingham, which are copied from the Originals in the British Museum: STEENIE, " STEENIE, "I writ to you by Ned Clarke, that I thought "I would here caufe anufe in fhorte tyme to 66 put away the Monfers *, either by attempting "to fteale away my wyfe, or by making plots 66 amongst my owen fubjects. I cannot say cer"tainlie whether it was intended, but I am fure "it is hindered. For the other, though I have "good grounds to belife it, and am still hunting "after it, yet seeing dailie the malitiousness of "the Monfers, by making and fomenting difcon"tents in my wyfe, I could tarie no longer from "adverticing of you, that I meane to feeke for "no other grounds to cafiert my Monfers, "having for this purpose sent you this other "letter, that you may if you think good adver "tise the Queen Mother ‡ with my intention. "So I reft "Your faithfull, conftant, loving frende, “STEENIE, "I have received your letter by Dic Greme: "this is my anfwer-I command you to fend "all the French away § to-morrow out of the 66 towne, Meaning his wife's French fervants and dependants. 4 Cafhier. Mary of Medicis, widow of Henry the Fourth. § Howell, in a Letter dated March 15, 1626, fays-"The "French that came over with her Majefty, for their petu lancies and fome mifdemeanors, and impofing fome odd "penancies, |