Show jaw How Do You Y 00 Write Love Letters 1 I Ii's is i's g SIR R CHRISTOPHER l HATTON TO QUEEN ELIZABETH 5 a The Tho following letter Jetter to Queen Elizabeth rom ono one of nor hot court favorites la lit among e very cry few lovo love nt lette-nt to her which lave ve come cornEl down done to tho the present As Asor Asor Asor or the queen oho sho was probably too to write letters of or sentiment as asono asono ono such euch have been seen from her hor hand Christopher Hatton Batton who wrote the theetter otter Better printed herewith held tho offices cot of vice chamberlain and lord chancellor during tho the of or Elizabeth and for a aIme aIme alime Ime lime was al a prime prim favorite The queen queena iad a number of or old pot pot et names name for tor him him he be called him her sheep s her lids lids' eyelids sometimes her most sweet I 11 Ids 11 He Ho came camo to court quite an obscure obscuro but ho roS rose rapidly In tn favor artly anly no doubt because like Leicester I ter or and Raleigh fie no was a a. handsome and graceful person Robert Roberl Naunton ono one of or Elizabeth Ellabeth s ts' counselors says l rs v The The queen had much of ot her father In fn this for tor excepting some of oC her kindred kindred kin kin- dred Bred and some somo few fc who had handsome wits its In th their lr bodies she Ahe always took her hor herA hera horA A a handsome person In the thc way of or her herfor choice for tho the people have o It to this day In proverb King Kins Ing Harry loved aman a a. an n man man f O One e o of or his rivals sa says MS y s 's Hatton danced f himself Into favor b by his grace praco In a n. at y which he executed In some tho- tho V t performance given Riven before beCore the queen and as he was a gentleman who be besides des tho the graces Braces of oC his person and dancing had tho the addition of ot strong strom and subtle capacity he ho soon Boon grew In favor and place The following letter was written June 16 1578 If I- I I could express m my feelings of or your P gracious letters Jetters I should utter unto you my my my-mattor my matter of or strange effect In reading of of them with m my tears I bolt them In thinking i of ot them I find so O great comfort com com- fort lort that I find cause as as' as God f r to thank you TOU on m my knees Death had hadt t been much more mom to tOI my advantage than to tOI win health and life me by a pilgrimage I. I The time of two days hath bath drawn me further away from rom you than ten when I return return can lead me towards you I 7 Madam I I. I find the greatest lack that ever ever poor wretch sustained No death fr no no not lieu Hell no fear of oC death shall over ever win wo of of me my consent so far tar to wrong myself again as to be present from you one onel ne day God grant ant m my return Than The Tho n Jre I find this lack Jack that I live JIve by bythe bythe the further I go so from you ou Shame Shama whip whip- peth me forward Shame take them that counseled me to It Jt The life lite as you well wen remember Is too long long- that A ALtrue Atrue Atrue true rove saying madam believe him Im that tL rove hath iU t tit 1 1 proved It Tho The great wisdom om that 11 1 I find In your letters with your our country I counsels are very notable but the tho last word 1 Is IJ worth the tho Bible Truth truth truth tl Ever may It dwell clwell in you 1 1 I will wUl ever deserve It T 7 Iy rr spirit and soul feel I feel with my body and life that to serve servo you ou is heaven heaven but to lack you you is II more than a a. a hells hell's torment unto them My fy heart is full tull of oC woo Pardon or Gods sake ake ke my mr tedious writing It IE loth oth much diminish for or the time m myat ray my t I I I I will wash awa away tho faults of those otters letters with the drops from your lids nl nd d 10 to so Indorse them Would God I were Ith you JOu but buttor for ono one hour My ory wits are aro l ht with thoughts I find myel my- my elf el amar Amazed d. d Bear with n me my most Peet dear lady Passion it e I f can can write no more Love me or jr I love you ou God I beseech thee wit wit- ess the same Bame in tho the behalf of ot thy poor Nan want Live forever Shall 1 I utter this term farewell Ya Yea ten thou- thou nd ind thou thousand nd farewells He Ho t t that most dearly loveth you I hold you ou too long Once again I t crave tHron par par- Ion on on and so 80 bid your own poor Lids farewell Your Tour bondsman everlastingly Un lv tied CH HATTON HATTOX 4 Hatton like few of or tho the men she Rhe ad- ad retained the tho friendship of oC Eliza Eliza- i eth th nn in to the time of his hiI death on No No- ember vember 20 0 1691 1591 and this in spite of the the fact Tact that he frequently took issue with her tier in some somo of ot tho the schemes which she sho formulated and invariably Inv was able to dissuade her In them |