Most gracious sire behold before you Your prostrate subjects that adore you-- The Mayor and citizens of London, By loss of trade and taxes undone, Who come with gratulations hearty Altho’ they’re of the Country Party, To wish your Majesty much cheer On Anna’s marriage with Mynheer. Our hearts presage, from this alliance, The fairest hopes, the brightest triumphs; For if one Revolution glorious Has made us wealthy and victorious. Another, by just consequence, Must double both our power and pence: We therefore hope that young Nassau, Whom you have chose your son-in-law, Will show himself of William’s stock, And prove a chip of the same block. [Illustration: ANNE, PRINCESS ROYAL, AND THE PRINCE OF ORANGE.] The King was exceedingly restive under these historical parallels, and became more and more anxious to speed the parting guest. Therefore, at the end of April the Prince and Princess of Orange embarked at Greenwich for Holland. The parting of the Princess with her family was most affecting--except with her brother the Prince of Wales, who did not trouble to take leave of her at all. Her mother and sisters wept bitterly over her, the King “gave her a thousand kisses and a shower of tears, but not one guinea”. Yet, such is human nature, after a few weeks the Princess was as much forgotten at the English Court as though she had never existed. Another familiar figure disappeared from the Court a few months later (in November, 1734), namely, Lady Suffolk, better known as Mrs. Howard. She had often wished to resign her office, but her circumstances for one reason did not admit of her doing so, and for another the Queen always persuaded her to remain, lest a younger and less amenable lady might take her place. The King, who had long since tired of her, resented this action on the part of the Queen. “I do not know,” he said, “why you will not let me part with a deaf old woman of whom I am weary?” Mrs. Howard was weary too, and had come to loathe her bonds. But what brought matters to a crisis cannot be certainly stated, it was probably a combination of events.