Lives of the last four princesses of the royal house of Stuart

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understood — Lady Dalkeith carries her safely to Pa vis — Joy of
the Queen — Lady Dalkeith becomes Countess of Morton —
Waller's lines on the escape of the Princess — At Paris under
the care of Lady Morton — Destitution during war of the
Fronde — Queen mother designs to make her a Eoman Catholic
— Dissuasions of Charles II. — Princess tries to convert Lady
Morton — Queen's harsh treatment of the Duke of Gloucester —
Distress of Princess — Queen desires Louis to marry Princess —
He refuses to dance with her — Does not love little girls . 209
CHAPTER II.
Henrietta's accomplishments — Early charms — Dances with King
of France — He declines to wed her — His brother in love with
her — Proposes marriage and is accepted — Restoration of her
brother, Charles II. — His letter to Henrietta — Her reply — His
present to her — Her plight with Monsieur recognized by
France— Louis XlV.'s marriage — His public entrance with his
Spanish bride — They visit Queen Henrietta and her daughter,
with Monsieur — Take Princess out with them — News of the
death of Duke of Gloucester — Princess receives visits of con-
dolence — Mademoiselle d'Orleans contends with her for pre-
cedence — French court decides in favour of Henrietta — Her
voyage to England with Queen her mother — Met by the Duke
of York at Calais — King Charles receives them at Dover —
Banquets them at the Castle — Queen's chaplain celebrates high
mass next morning there — They sleep at Gravesend — Proceed
by water to London — River Thames crowded with boats — Re-
ception at Whitehall — Parliament votes present of ten thousand
pounds to Henrietta — Her graceful acknowledgments — Ar-
rangements for her marriage dower of forty thousand pounds
voted by Parliament — Princess-royal attacked with small-pox
— Queen takes Henrietta from Whitehall — Death of Princess-
royal — Henrietta and. Queen start for Portsmouth — King
accompanies them — Duke of Buckingham insists on sailing
with them — His troublesome conduct — They embark with fair
wind — Weather changes — Storm comes on — Vessel grounds
on sands — In great danger — Princess ill — Vessel saved —
Princess worse, becomes feverish, eruption comes on — Queen
orders vessel back into port — Physicians come on board, de-
clare Henrietta's illness, measles — She is carried on shore-
Bad relapse — King sends two of his physicians to her— At last
she re-embarks with Queen — Lands at Havre — Warned by