[29] The Prince of Wales had been on the point of espousing the Infanta Maria, Anne of Austria’s sister, and had proceeded to Spain with Buckingham, in order to hasten the conclusion of this project. See the very interesting Story of this negotiation in M. Guizot’s _Un Projet de Mariage Royal_. [30] Collection of Unpublished Documents concerning the History of France. _Lettres et Papiers d’État du Cardinal de Richelieu_, published by M. Avenel, vol. ii. p. 55. [31] _Ibid._ vol. ii. p. 71. [32] _Mémoires de la Rochefoucauld_, p. 340. [33] Hardwicke (_State Papers_), vol. i. p. 571. Documents quoted in M. Guizot’s work already cited, p. 332. [34] _Mémoires de Madame de Motteville_, p. 16. _Mercure Français_, 1625, p. 366. [35] _Mercure Français_, _ibid._ [36] _Mémoires de Madame de Motteville_, p. 18. “In our time,” adds Madame de Motteville, “there has existed what the Spaniards call _fucezas_.” “This word,” remarks the commentator on these Memoirs, “appears to come from _huso_, a distaff. It seems to express the idea of spinning love.” [37] _Ibid._ [38] _Mémoires de La Porte._ _Mémoires de Madame de Motteville_, p. 16. _Mémoires de la Rochefoucauld_, p. 340. [39] _Mémoires de Madame de Motteville._ [40] _Mémoires de La Porte_, pp. 8, 9. Madame de Motteville assures us that her mistress was informed of this visit by Madame de Chevreuse, which is possible. It is the only point, and moreover, a very secondary one, in which La Porte’s account differs from Madame de Motteville’s. But we must not forget that the former was an eye-witness, whilst the latter, who entered the service of Anne of Austria afterwards, learnt the events, which she describes at the commencement of her Memoirs, long subsequent to their occurrence. [41] Retz places the Amiens scene at the Louvre, and does not neglect the opportunity of blackening the Queen’s honour. [42] _Mémoires de La Porte_, p. 10. [43] _Mémoires de Madame de Motteville_, p. 18. [44] _Mémoires de Tallemant des Réaux_, vol. i. p. 422. [45] Père Vincent was the Queen’s confessor.--_Mémoires de Madame de Motteville_, vol. i. pp. 81, 82. CHAPTER III. Second Hypothesis--First Feelings of Anne of Austria towards Louis XIII.--Joy which she experienced on arriving in France--First Impressions of Louis XIII.--His Aversion to Spain--His Dislike to Marriage--Austerity of his Manners--His persistent Coldness--Means adopted to induce him to consummate the Marriage--Political Position of Anne of Austria--Louis XIII. and Richelieu--Watch kept by the Minister over the Queen--The King’s Illness at Lyons. The political story of Louis XIII.’s marriage with Anne of Austria has been told; the motives which determined this union, the negotiations which preceded it, the great interests connected with it, and the powerful springs which put it in action, have all been set forth and weighed in a decisive manner.[46]