[ 67 J t in his Pariiament. In· his Letter among other' ' things, he intreated the Pope to grant that the. ' Church Lands which had become part of the ' Patrimony of the principal Houfes in England ' might not be taken fi·om them j. that on the ' contrary, they might .be permitted to polfe~. ' them ; becaufe if it fhould be otherwife, there ' might arife trouble on that account. . He faid 'alfo, that nothing hindred him from declaring ' himfelfprefently, but that he detired to bring 'the King of Denmar~ - his Brot he·r- in~Law with 'him; whom he had in order to . that end, but ' under another pretence, prayed to come ovet in- ' to. England , where he hoped to Convert him . ' with himfelf, That in fo doing he fhould fecm•e 'the Peace of his Kingdoms, which otherwife he' ' could hardly. keep in Peace , and that they two 'joyned in the fame Defign, \vould drawwith · 'them almofi all the North. The Duke of Bttc.. 'kjngham and the Gentleman , whom he fent ro· '.Rome, were the only Perfons of his Subjects to ' whom he had made known this defign. .But the 'Death of King 'James, which put a flop to this .. 'Negotiation, put a flop to the Effect of it, whiclr 'was a matter of gt·eat Grief to his Holinefs, and c the King of Fram·e.] Thus far Deageant: At the ' Endof his Book is aNarrative of the Archbiihop of Ambrun of his Voyage into England, written to Cardinal Richlieu. In which he fpea:ks much to the like purpofe; as done t 624. adding, ' Tbac 'the King told him with great freedom the afle• ' ction he had for the Catbolick Faith; and was fo' ' partict1lar as not to omit any thing, infomuch ' that he told me, that from his Childhood his . ~ Maffers perceiving his inclinations thereto , he F ·2 ' ~ 'had I' •
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