it. His other children were Sophia, and Mary,

negotia

"you therewith.-The French perceived very early the "forwardnefs of this young prince, and thought pro66 per to try to fecure him to their intereft; for fecre"tary Villeroy wrote to Monfieur de la Boderie, the "French ambaffador in England, from Fontainbleau, "the 18th of July, 1608, N. S. that king Henry the "fourth had told him, that he had more defire than "ever to seek the friendship of the prince of Wales, "and, for that purpofe, to gratify those about him, as "that ambaffador fhould judge fit; fince that king "forefaw, that the prince would foon hold a rank wor"thy of him in England, on account of the little ef "teem, which was had of the queen and king." (1) (1) Birch's And there is a letter of prince Henry's to Sir Thomas view of the Edmondes, dated September 10, 1612, urging him in a tions, ftrong and mafterly manner to profecute the fcheme of P. 327. uniting the princes of the blood, and the heads of the proteftant party in France, against the minifters of that court. (m)-From these authorities I prefume, we may (m) Id. p. with great truth affirm that this young prince was poffef- 361. fed of a moft amiable difpofition and excellent genius. In fhort he was the very reverse of his father, and therefore not much efteemed by him. "The vivacity, "fpirit, and activity of the prince foon gave umbrage "to his father's court, which grew extreamly jealous of "him and Sir Thomas Edmondes, though at a "diftance, feems to have been fenfible of this, and to "have been more cautious on that account of corre"sponding with his royal highness." (n) And the (2) Birch's prince was fo fenfible of his want of influence in his fa- view, p. ther's court, that in a letter of his to Sir Thomas, dated September 10, 1612, he excuses himself from interpofing in Sir Thomas's favour, with regard to afking preferment for him; "because as matters go now here, fays he,' I will deal in no bufineffes of importance for "fome refpects." () Oborn therefore feems to have (2) Id. p. been well informed in saying "that the king though he 361.

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" would

326.

(p) Ofbörn, p. 53.

(9) See Bur nett, Vol. I. p. 10.

Mary, who both died young, and were buried

"would not deny any thing the prince plainly defired, "yet it appeared rather the refult of fear and outward "compliance, than love or natural affection; being hard"er drawn to confer an honor or pardon, in cafes of de"fert, upon a retainer of the prince, than a stranger."(p) However, he was the darling of the English nation, his court was well filled, and his attendants were numerous; in life he was highly beloved, after death equally lamented, by all but his father, and his favourite, Rochefter. "November the 6th 1612, proved fatal to

him, who died at the age of eighteen, at St. James's, "of a difeafe, with which he had been seized in the preceding month: but the prevailing opinion of that time (q) and fince adopted by fome of our hiftorians, though contradicted by the unanimous report of his Winwood, " phyficians, was, that his end was haftened by poison. Vol. III. P. "And this notion received fome countenance, from 410, "the little concern, which was fhewn at his death by quinariæ, p. "the court, though the nation confidered it as an irre151. "parable lofs. For it made fo little impreffion upon the "king and his favourite, that Rochefter, on the 9th of "November, three days after that melancholy event, "wrote from Whitehall to Sir Thomas Edmondes, to

Aulicus Co

Welwood's

note on

Wilfon, in compleat hiftory, Vol. II. p. 689.

(r) Birch's

view, P.

371.

begin a negotiation for a marriage between prince "Charles and the fecond daughter of France." (r)

Sir Thomas indeed had more fenfe of decency, and therefore delayed it. This the king approved of on confideration. For, fays his majefty, it would have "been a very blunt thing in us, that you, our minister, "fhould fo foone after fuch an irreparable loffe received

by us, have begun to talk of marriage, the moft contrary thing that could be, to death and funeralls." (3) Ibid. p. (5)———This conduct is quite amazing! what must the world judge of a father who was thus unaffected with the death of a worthy virtuous fon? If to be without natural affection, fhews the utmost depravity of the heart

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of

buried with great folemnity at Westminster.

of man, we may, without breach of charity, fay that James's heart was utterly depraved. His paffion for his favourite, extinguished his affection for his child; and his weakness and worthleffness made him look on him as an object of terror, whom all mankind viewed with esteem and approbation. But the neglect of a father deprived not prince Henry of that reputation which he fo well deserved. Pofterity have founded forth his praifes, and held him up to view as one worthy the imitation of all young princes; and wherever his character is known, his memory will be highly honoured.

APPENDIX.

APPENDIX.

Additions to the life of king James the First, communicated by the reverend Dr. Birch, Secretary to the Royal Society.

TH

HE following books were published on occafion of king James I. Triplici nodo Triplex Cuneus, printed at firft without his name. Cardinal Bellarmin published in 1608, under the name of Mattheus Tortus, a book in quarto intitled, Refponfio ad librum, cui titulus, triplici nodo triplex cuneus, five apologia pro juramento fidelitatis, adverfus duo brevia Papae Pauli V, et recentes literas cardinalis Bellarmini ad Georgium Blackvellum, anglice archi-presbyterum: reprinted at Rome, 1609, in quarto.

The king upon this anfwer republished his own book with his name, with a monitory preface.

In 1609, Dr. Lancelot Andrews, then bishop of Chichester, published at London, in quarto, Tortura Tort; five ad Matthæi Torti librum refponfio, qui nuper editus contra apologiam

fere

fereniffimi potentiffimique principis Jacobi, Del gratia, Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ et Hiberniæ Regis, pro juramento fidelitatis.

Cardinal Bellarmin published in 1610, in quar to, Pro refponfione fua ad librum Jacobi, Magnæ Britanniæ regis, cui titulus eft, triplici nodo triplex cuneus, apologia.

To this Dr. Andrews, now bishop of Ely, published at London, 1610, in quarto, Refponfio ad apologiam cardinalis Bellarmini, quam nuper edidit contra præfationem monitoriam fereniffimi ac potentiffimi principis, Jacobi, Dei gratia, Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ et Hiberniæ regis, fidei defenforis, omnibus Chriftianis monarchis, principibus atque ordinibus infcriptam.

Nicolas Coeffetau, afterwards Bishop of Marfeilles, published against the king's preface at Paris, in 1610, in octavo, Refponse a l'avertiffement, adreffe par le fereniffime Roy de la Grande Bretagne Jacques I. a tous les princes et potentates de la chretiente.

This was answered by Peter du Moulin, minifter of Charenton, whofe vindication of the king, was printed in French at Paris, in 1610 in octavo, and in Latin at London. The French title is, Defence de la foy catholique, continue au livre de Jacques I. Roy d'Angleterre contre la response de N. Coeffetau.

Coeffetau replied to Peter du Moulin's book in his apologie pour la response a l'avertiffement du fereniffime Roy de la Grande Bretagne, contre les accufations du Pierre du Moulin, miniftre de Charenton, printed at Paris 1614, in octavo.

Mr. John Donne, afterwards doctor of divinity and dean of St. Paul's, wrote and published, before his entrance into orders, a quarto volume,