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

1660.] HER LETTER TO CHARLES II. 139
She writes again to her royal brother in the middle of
the following August, thus : —
" Before now I was in hope to have Oudart here,
but his being come puts me into many troubles, especially
in that I hear that you are changed in your opinion
concerning my son ; but if it be true, and you continue in
it, I fear it will be our total ruin in this conjuncture of
time, that our friends are so well disposed. The party
in the province of Holland, that are against us, though
now wavering, are so few, that if you will but continue
in your resolution, they will not be able to resist, for
you will so encourage our friends, that they will not fear
about themselves to be so. As for example, Zealand,
who were strangely much encouraged to do what they
did, with the assurance I took the liberty to give them,
that the kindness to my son, would be acceptable to you.
Mr. Beverwort I am confident is deceived into that opinion." *
" I received " continues she, " a letter from the Queen,
this last post, wherein she says ' she will send for me into
France.' I have let her know you have a resolution of send-
ing for me direct into England ; therefore, for God's sake,
agree between you what I have to do, which I hope you
will not consider as an unreasonable desire, since I have
made the same to the Queen ; and pray do not delay it, for
I have great impatience to be gone from hence, and yet,
rather than displease either, I would suffer the greatest
punishment of this world, that is, live all my life here, for
I know what it is to displease both of you to keep me from
it again.
" I am to go to-morrow," continues the Princess, " under
the pretence of packing up all my things at the Hague, for
England. I dine at my Lord Chesterfield's.
* Lambeth MSS.