[130] This is the tenor of the words dictated by the Cardinal to his secreta Cherré St. Quentin, Oct. 23, 1638. ‘Les Anglois qui ne songent qu’à avoir leur compte estimeront juste la restitution de Lorraine et même celle de la Pomeranie, pourvu qu’on leur rende le palatinat: nous nous mocquerons d’une telle proposition et ainsi au lieu d’avoir gagné les Anglois par le traité, que nous commencions à cette fin, nous les perdrons en effet.’ [131] Instruction au Marquis de Poigny 1634: ‘Le Chevalier de Jars lequel s’étant joint avec le Sr. de Chateauneuf lorsqu’il fut ambassadeur extraordinaire en Angleterre, fit entendre beaucoup de choses à la dite reine.’ [132] Mémoire de M. le Cardinal contre M. de Chateauneuf: one of the most acceptable pieces of information in Cousin’s Madame de Chevreuse, of the date of February 1633; Appendice No. 8. p. 235. [133] This explains the reason why the younger Weston, the son of the Lord Treasurer, who at that time was entrusted with an extraordinary mission in France, was impelled to intercept the correspondence between Lord Holland and people in authority in France, which on his return he laid unopened before the King. It turned out to be quite innocent: but the King approved Weston’s conduct. The Queen’s whole court however was thrown into a state of excitement. Holland sent Weston a challenge to fight a duel; but the King succeeded in preventing it. (Calendar 1633-34, ii. 14.) [134] Cousin, Appendice No. 1, No. 3, p. 280. [135] Mémoire et instruction au Sr. de Bellièvre, Angleterre 46. In order to anticipate an objection which might be founded on the correspondence of Estrades, I must state beforehand that I consider the first part of it spurious, or at all events falsified. [136] From Digby’s letters to Montague, which are to be found in the French Archives, from March to May, 1638: ‘qu’il n’étoit plus le prisonnier de ce roi, mais de la reine d’Angleterre.’ [137] Light is thrown on Bullion’s proposal by a letter of Leicester, Oct. 6/16, 1637. [138] ‘Le roi nes’ entremettroit pas, sans qu’il est confident que la reine mère désire réellement une amnistie de tout le passé et de se jetter entièrement entre les bras de son fils par le moyen du Cardinal.’ From a letter of Windebank to Leicester, Oct. 26, which was intercepted and translated. [139] Dispaccio Veneto 14 Maggio: ‘Per la sua tavola restano assegnate 40 lire sterline il giorno; 200 ai mese per le spese minute: e per i vestiti li fornisce la regina di quanto le occorre.’ [140] Cuneo, 4 Giugno 1637: ‘La Duchessa di Cevrosa meco si è andato mostrando piena di buon mi concetti ora comincio a farli animo et a procurare che lei faccia il simile con la regina principalmente in ordine alla educazione dei principi e principessa’ [141] Cuneo ‘La regina ha persuaso al re di trovar buona la sua venuta con sdegno di tutti’