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WROTE TO CATHERINE I Charles harl s II was U one of the tho gayest aye t mon mon- who ho ever er fat sat upon the the- i prone rone rori and his period of ot IH is Ka e of the Ut most interesting parts of his hie hisS's n e Ss S's history H nA He lied had a number of u. u pad a b be before rore ore he had reached reachel matur- matur mw r Him Us f first serious love JO affair may bo be Kid Id 14 to have hava been ticen that with the th i duchess duchessI I whom he affectionately pled J Bablon He lie was wai comple completely ly en- en red tred by Lucy Valters whom hom Evelyn elyn scribes as al a a beautiful browne brown bolde boide it t t Insipid creature and then came ume It in is doubtful If Ir ever er loved her Infatuated he was for or a a. time Ume When that period passed she eho governed n n b by fear she ter she was na lila his tyrant before bom em he trembled But they were wert eerily Illy for tor several Be years yean and ond wily ally It was wal for tor love of ot Nell Gwyn the tho actress that Charles turned Way aY from Crom Barbara KOn On 0 Ma May 21 1662 Charles ma married of or Braganza a daughter of or hn e-hn hn ha IV of Portugal by which alliance obtained possession of ot TAngle Tangier fed L d Bombay Bomba with the t promise of or half m. m million dollars dOllar In addition This prom prom- e was 1 no so unimportant matter for the King in In ne used ed mon money noney y But had bad he guessed pat sat t th the chief part Dart of these golden ox- ox Were rere to be realized d only In p te form torm of crates craten of sugar ugar and spices n nit all l Jewels which Cath Catherine regarded a a- a irown own property he might have havo thought ice about it and remained an anold old to tho the end of oC his Is days das The following letter WILl wax written b by harle to Catherine on Jul July 2 16 1641 1 V My lily La Lady T and Wife Already a at t my the K good Coed Count de Ponte Pont has lisa set act rc for tor Lisbon for m roe me the of ot th the tho ha hai ha b bei n n great happiness and ere tUe Is 18 about to b be at this thle Itne ne after atter him one on of ot my toy servants ante hared arged with mth what would woul appear necee- necee Kr try rt the whereby ma may b be declared on In my ou Joy of ot this owl conclusion w which wh when u received ill III hasten tho coming of or t your our mat maCI ma- ma CI J 1 am m III goIng to 10 make a short rt progress Ito nto to some lome of ot nl my provinces pro in the tho mean- mean m ln rne- rne whilst I g from gG win my most er ov r- r il food coDd y yet et t I do o not riot complain to either ther I 1 go 0 In as vain t tranquil tranquil- War In tny r s hoping to ee eee as the M t T Th Yd a p r oa of your majesty In la thue kingdoms al already rei d your own own and that with tho the earns earne anxiety with which after my mv long banishment I 1 desire to see nee my IU- my- my se self t within I thin th them m and m my subjects de- de sli-ing sli also sio to behold me amongst them ha having haIng Ing manifested their thell most ardent wishes s for in my return well known to the world The presence of your our serenity la Is only wanting to unite us under tb tb- the protection protection pro pro- of Ow God in the health nod and content content con con- tent I desire The very faithful husband of ot your majesty whose hand he kles kisses 8 CHARLES REX The Impression Catherine made upon the kin the first time he saw flaw her is learned from a n. letter tie be addressed to his chancellor Her face tace Is 18 not so exactas exact as to be called a n. beauty though her eyes are excellent good and not flot anything in her face that in the least degree deree can one on the contrary phe he he hathas hath as a. much agreeableness in her al altogether altogether al- al together as a. ever I paw and If it I have an any skill in lu she must he be an as goo good a woman as 88 ever evel wan 5 borne Her conversation aj u touch much as I can per per- r- r Is 1 Or very good for or she has hall Witt enough enouch and a a. moat agreeable VO you Ou will wonder to see lee how well we are acquainted ac ac- ac- ac already In Jn a worde words I myself very happy haplY for I am confident our two humours will agree grOO very well to to- to gether The Tile reader render of ot this letter naturally with will I wonder what awesome 1 mental vision I Charles Charlt had conjured up that he should hould lay such auch stress upon the fact th that thet t there was waa nothing in Catherines Catherine's face tace to the beholder It was waa not long after aCtor Catherine made malle her home In hi England before it t was QI discovered die dis ll- ll covered that her attractions for the king were ware inferior to tho those of his mistress Barbara the countess of at whom Bh she was as compelled to receive aa as a lAdy of her bedchamber This caused the first tint domestic explosion Catherine Catherino outlived outlined the king king- close clos to twenty years Amon Among the other loves lovee of Charles II IT auld aside from tho mentioned were ere Louise de Catherine Peg Pear Lady Shannon Shan Shari- non Mary ary Da i Mn Mra Palmer the duches duchess of nf Mazarin Wells Mary 1 Knight ht Jane Roberta Roberts La Belle Stewart Steart end a host hosl of ot others other Th The passion pas Pal don sion which in Charles swallowed allowed all other was hi hll a love of women In which an all Halifax says ay he had as aa little of th the seraphic part aa as ever v r man had |