Publications Camden Society Volume 101 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...alone with the Marquis of Buckingham, that nobleman spoke to him very openly and familiarly, and amongst other things said that he wished that the point of religion could be settled, and he assured him that the King was resolved to recall the pursuivants, but was desirous that the Catholics themselves should ask for it, and be grateful for it to him. Immediately after this the Count went in to his audience, and represented to the King the weighty causes which hindered the Catholics from discovering 1618. themselves, and from asking him for anything. The King replied that he promised really to take away the pursuivants, but that he was sure that the Count would think it well that it should not be done till he had left the kingdom, in order that the Catholics might not be grateful to any one but himself; and deelaring at the same time that he was now resolved upon this marriage, and had embarked in pursuit of it, and that he would do for it and on account of it everything that was possible. The truth then forcing itself upon him with the help of all the arguments on its side, he raised himself, as it were, by their help above his own cowardice, and repeated a short time afterwards these words: "Well, then, let us in God's name do that which I wish to do on my part, as far as is possible to be done." With this the Count of Gondomar set out for Spain in the month of July following, and on account of the long detention which was caused on his journey by his bad health before he arrived here, and on account of the continued presence of Sir John Digby in London, nothing noteworthy happened about the marriage during the remainder of the year. 1619. At the begiuning of this year the Count of Gondomar was in 1619. Spain, and spent many months in giving info...