Show ID OU U I I. I TO HENRIETTA MARIA The marriage of ot Charles L I. with Henrletta Hen Hen- rietta Maria Marla of Franca was doubtless an sm unusually happy state marriage maniac Thor They first t saw each other at a court boll ball b J In Paris In 16 1623 3 when Charles then prince of ot W Wales Vales les was Voas on hi hit way to Spain In Sn company of ot the tho duke of Buckingham m and l Porter to visit the Infants infant who ho was the proposed wife of the prince The Spanish match snatch wo wu was abandoned and two years Iter lster Charles Charlea ari married the French princess History gives give a very pretty picture of her boa coming to England how she tried to kneel when presented d to the king and how he prevented prevent her by raising her I In Ma bill ii arm ann and how her arch coquetries won hi hit heart Whatever may be laid said of Charles as aa e R a kin king he was a 8 loving husband and ana a. a tender father tather and the domestic life Ure of or his court was wall In fine contrast to that of James I. I Who Mho preceded and of 0 Charles CharlesI II I who followed him Tho following letter was wu written when the kin king was waR holding bolding M hi I. I your court ou at Oaf Oxford during the civil war and after the queen I had left England to leek seek an nn asylum In Iner her er native France Dear Heart I never ner knew till Ull now new the rood good of Ignorance for tor I did not know tho the dan danger er thou wort In Sn by the storm before I had an assurance of th thy happy escape we having had a pleasing false report of oC thy safe afe landing handing at Newcastle which thine of the of ot January so o confIrmed confirmed con con- firmed us in that we at least were not undeceived of or that hope till v o knew certainly how CTt great at a danger hanger thou hast passed of at which I shall not be out of apprehension until I may have tho th happiness happiness hap hap- pine of thy company For Indeed I think it Jt not tho the least of my misfortunes that for tar my sake thou hast run so much hazard In Sn which thou hast bast expressed cd so much love for me mC that I confess contess is it Impossible Impossible Im Sm- Im- Im pol possible to repay by anything I can do o. o much less leas by words But my toy heart hurt being full fun of ot affection of thee I could not but say something leaving tho the rest to be bo read by thee out of thy th own noble heart beart CHARLES It R no RCharles Charles wrote again ILIn and FI again to Hen lien rietta from Oxford under mider date of ot April 9 96 IUS 1645 as follows Dear Heart Though It be an un uncomfortable om- om thing to tei write by a a. slow alow messen- messen ger yet all occasion occasions of which Sa Isnow now the tho only way ty of conversation with thee theela Is so vo 0 welcome to me that I shall be loth to lose loee ose any but except neither news nor publio business from me ma b by th this way of ot conveyance Yea judging thee b by myself myself myself my my- self ev even n these theo nothings will wUl be bo welcome to thee though I 1 should chide thee which If I could I t would do do to for thy too sudden alarms I I pray thee consider since I love hove thee above all an earthly things thing and that tha my mr contentment Is Joined with thine must not all my action actions tend to serve and please thee If thou knew what hat a a. life lite I lead lead lead-I I not in respect of or common distractions even In point of conversation which In my mind is 1 1 th brief joy or vexations of Qt on ones s life Ufe- Ufe r dare daro say any thou pity me ma for tor some are too wise some lomo too foolish others othen too reserved many too fantastic I 1 confess thy company has baa perhaps made mado me m. hard to be pleas pleased d but not ot less leso les lesto to be pitied b by thee who are the only cure for tor this this' disease The end of this is to lo desire thee to comfort mo me a as aJI often orton as thou with thy letters and dost doal not thou think that to know particulars particular of ot thy health and an how thou est thy time are pleasing subjects subject to roe me when thou hast no other subjects to write of Believe me sweetheart thy kindness is as aa necessary to comfort my m heart as es a athey esthey they assistance la b lafor for m my affairs affair CHARLES K Ti |