well, Sir, I will never fee your face more.' away he goes from the King's prefence,

" And "took horfe and rode towards London. Those "about the King put on a fad countenance to "fee him displeased, and every man was inqui"fitive to know the cause. Some faid the King "and Gib were fallen out, but about what? "Some papers of the Spanish Treaty the King " had given him cannot be found. Endymion "Porter, hearing it, said, The King gave me "those papers;' went presently, and brought

them to the King; who, being becalmed, and

finding his error, called inftantly for Gib. "Answer was made, He was gone to London. "The King hearing it, commanded with all ex

pedition to fend poft after him, to bring him back, protesting never to eate, drinke, or sleepe, till he saw Gib's face. The messenger "overtooke him before he got to London; and "Gib, hearing the papers were found, and that "the King fent for him with much carneftneffe, "returned to the Court; and, as foon as he "came into the King's chamber, the King "kneeled down upon his knees before Gib, in"treating his pardon with a fober and grave afpect, protesting he would never rife till Gib "had forgiven him; and though Gib modeftly "declined it with fome humble excufes, yet it "would not fatisfie the King, till he heard the

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" words of absolution pronounced. So ingenious "was he in this piece of paffion, which had its "fuddaine variation from a stern and furious anger "to a soft and melting affection, which made "Gib no loser by the bargaine."-The Hiftory of Great Britain, containing the Life and Reign of King James the First. By ARTHUR WILSON, Efq. Folio. 1652.

"A new incroachment upon the Sabbath*,' fays Wilfon," gave both King and People more liberty to profane the day with authority; for "if the Court were to remove on Monday, the King's carriages must go out the day before: "all times were alike; and the Court being to "remove to Theobalds the next day, the car

riages went through the City of London on the

Sabbath, with a great deal of clatter and noise " in the time of divine fervice. The Lord Mayor,

hearing of it, commanded them to be stopt; and this carryed the officers of the carriages "with a great deal of violence to the Court; and "the business being presented to the King with "as much asperity as men in authoritie (croffed "in their humors) could exprefs it, it put the King into a great rage, fwearing, he thought "there had been no more Kings in England

" but

Book of Sports, put forth by proclamation in 1617, the fifteenth year of the reign of this Prince.

" but himself; yet, after he was a little cooled, "he fent a warrant to the Lord Maior, command

ing him to let them pafs, which he obeyed, " with this answer: While it was in my power, I did my duty; but that being taken away by a higher power, it is my duty to obey.' Which "the King, upon fecond thoughts, took well, and thanked him for it."

James, by a proclamation in the seventh year of his reign, on the mature deliberation of his Council, forbad all new buildings within ten miles of London; and commanded, that if in fpite of this ordinance there fhould be any fet up, they should be pulled down, though notice was not taken of them till seven years afterwards. At the suggestion, however, of Archbishop Bancroft, James did not oppofe the building of a College at Chelsea*, "wherein," fays Wilfon, "the choiceft and ableft scholars of the king"dom, and the moft pregnant wits in matters "of controverfy, were to be affociated under a "Provost, with a free and ample allowance not exceeding

* The fite of this College is now the Royal Hofpital at Chelfea. The College was abandoned foon after the death of Bancroft; the King," fays Wilfon, "wifely confider "ing, that nothing begets more contention than oppofition, "and that fuch fuellers as the Profeffors of it would be apt "to inflame rather than quench the heat that would arise fion "thofe embers."

The Plan and Expence of Chelfea College are faid to have been Dr. Sutcliffe's.

exceeding three thousand pounds a year, whose design was to answer all Popish Priests and others "that vented their malignant fpirits against the "Proteftant religion."

"In the reign of this Prince," fays Wilfon,

England was not only man'd with Jesuits, (all "power failing to oppofe them,) but the women "alfo began to practise the trade, calling them"felves, Jefuitrices. This Order was first set "afoot in Flanders, by Miftres Ward, and "Miftres Twittie, two English gentlewomen, who "clothed themselves in Ignatian habit, and were "countenanced and fupported by Father Gerrard, "Rector of the English College at Leige, with "Father Flack, and Father More. But Father

Singleton, Father Benefield, and others, oppofed "them, and would not blefs them with an Ite prædicate, for their defign was to preach the

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Gospel to their fex in England. And in a "fhort time this Miftres Ward (by the Pope's indulgence) became the Mother-general of no "less than two hundred English damfels of good "birth and quality, whom fhe fent abroad to preach, and they were to give account to her of their apoftolick labours."

ELIZABETH,

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PRINCESS PALATINE.

THE original of the following Letter of this unfortunate Princess, daughter of James the First, King of England, is in the Collection of Royal Letters in the British Museum.

"SIR,

"I have received your kind letter and learned "difcourfe with much contentement. Indeed, "we have fuffered much wrong in this world, yet I complain not at it, because when God pleaseth we fhall have right. In the mean time, I am much beholden to you for your "good affection, hoping you will not be wearie "to continue your friendlie offices towards me, "in the place where you fitt, which shall never "be forgotten by

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"Your most affured friend,

"To Sir Simonds D'Eues, &c. &c.

"Haghe, 21 Auguft, 1645."

ELIZABETH."