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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2«'d S. VII. Jan. 15. '59. 



clent Latin Bible in my possession, the following 

 is written in Gothic characters : — 

 " Ama bonum, cole Deum eternurn, 

 Fuge gloriam humanara, mandata nota 

 Omnia, perenne quere regnum, salvam 

 Tene virtutem, (X) christum ymitare zelando. 

 " Alphabeta Divinum." 



Can the missing letters, i, I, be supplied ? And 

 what is the meatiing of the following verse, which 

 appears in a later hand on the same page, each 

 word being numbered as below ? — 



I. 2. 3. i. 5. 6. 7. 



" Assuer, Mardocs, Aman, Hester, crux, gloria, tendet." 



Is it cabalistic, or a formula of " memoria tech- 



nica," or only a bad " nonsense verse" ? W. B. O. 



PROPOSED MARRIAGE OF PRINCE CHARLES WITH 

 THE INFANTA OP SPAIN [a.D. 1620.] 



The following is transcribed from an old MS. 

 which there is reason to believe was once in the 

 possession of Dr. Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 

 and probably came to him from his brother. Sir 

 Thomas Lake, principal Secretary of State to 

 James I. The articles, to many readers of " N. 

 & Q.," are possibly unknown in their entire form. 

 They relate to a most important event in English 

 history, viz. a projected marriage- between Prince 

 Charles (afterwards Charles I.) and the Infanta of 

 Spain, the romantic circumstances attending which 

 are too well known to need repetition here : — 

 " A Coppie of the Articles the King was sworne to. 



" 1. That the marriage shalbe p'fected by the Pope's 

 dispensacon and p'cured by the King of Spayne. 



" 2. That it shalbe first celebrated in Spayne, and then 

 in England wtb such necessary solemnitie as is not repug- 

 nant to the church of Rome. 



" 3. That the Infanta and tjie King of Spayne shall 

 mak choyce of her servants, and not entertaine any of the 

 King of Englands Subjects w'out his good will and con- 

 sent. 



" 4. That the Infanta and her servants shall have free 

 and publique exercise of Religion as followeth, — 



"5. That she have one Oratory and chappell in her 

 pallace in London, and whersoever she shall abide, a 

 publique capatious church neere the same, w"' a churchard 

 therevnto belonginge. 



" 6. That her servants, servants servants and ther chil- 

 dren and ther discent, or any other whatsoever belonging 

 vnto her male freelie and publiquely p'fesse themselves 

 catholiques. 



" 7. That she and her familie may be catholiques in 

 manner foUowinge, — 



" 8. That the Infanta shall have in her pallace capa- 

 tious chappell whervnto shee and her servants maie enter 

 and stay at their pleasure w*'' a private doore for herself 

 and publique for them. 



" 9. That her chappell and church shalbe decentlie 

 adorned w"> alters and other ornaments necessary for 

 divine wotpp, and that shee and her servants maie have 

 free ingresse and regresse at all howres. 



" 10. Tliat the custodie of chappell and church shalbe 

 put into such hands as the Infanta shall appoint. 



"11. That for the service of the church and chappell 

 24 Priests and assistants shalbe named by the King of 



Spaine and the Infanta, none of them to be of the King of 

 England's subjects w*out his consent. 



" 12. That a Superior shalbe constituted having Epis- 

 copall authoritie to rule in spirituall matters, or in his 

 absence a Vicar. 



" 13. That the said Vicar maie ponishe lier servants and 

 others the ecclesiastick accordinge to the lawes and penal- 

 ties Ecclec^ll. 



" 14. That shee and her servants maie p'cure dispensa- 

 cons. Indulgences, Jubilles, &c. from Rome. 



" 15. That her servants shall take an oath of fidelitie to 

 the King, England, the Prince, and the Infanta, the forme 

 wherof is ther expressed. 



" 16. That the lawes that are and shalbe made in Eng- 

 land eonc'inge Religion shall not touch her servants and 

 others aforesaid, and that ag' Ecclesiastick Superiors onlie 

 shall have power to p'ceed as hath bin accustomed 

 amongst Romishe Catholiques. 



" 17. That if a Judge Secular shall app'hend an ecclesi- 

 astick he shall forthw* deliv' him to the Superior to be 

 p'ceeded against according to the canons of that church. 



" 18. That the lawes made in England and otfier the 

 King's Dominions against Catholiques shall not be taken 

 hold vppon the children borne by the Infanta in the inter- 

 marriage, but that they shall enjoy by succession. 



" 19. That the Nurses that give sucke maie be catholi- 

 ques, and reputed meniall. 



" 20. That the said Bishopp maie exercise Jurisdiction 

 vppon offending Catholiques of her household, whom she 

 hath alsoe power to turne awaie at her pleasure. 



"21. That the Bpp and other ecclesiastick p'sons maie 

 wear the habitt of their order and profession, and for se- 

 curitie that the matrimony shall not be dissolved the 

 King of England and the Prince shall bind themselves in 

 the word of a Kinge, and vppon their honors. Moreover 

 they are to p'forrae whatsoever shalbe p'pounded b}^ the 

 Catholique King if convenientlie and decentlie it maie be 

 donn.' 



" 22. That the sonns and daughters maie be brought 

 vpp by the Infanta vntill they be ten yeares of age at the 

 least. 



" 23. That the places of any of her servants being void 

 maie be supplied by his Catholique Ma*'". 



" 24. That the Capitalacons shalbe confirmed by oath 

 from the King and Prince, and that thej' shall passe ther 

 Knightlie words that they shall doe as much as they cann 

 to have them established bj' Parliament. 



" 25. That these things are to be p'pounded the Pope to 

 the end he maie approve them, and graunt a necessary 

 dispensacon accordinglie." 



The MS. has been corrected by another hand, 

 but the writing of the additional matter is so bad 

 as to render it difficult to be read. Ina. 



Minav HattS. 



Easter Sunday. A Note in Advance. — In 1 859, 

 Easter Sunday falls on the 24th April. Such has 

 not been the case since 1791. Corpus Christi will 

 fall on the eve of St. John, which, among Roman 

 Catholics, is a fast-day. This coincidence is the 

 origin of an old French proverb : — 

 " Quand Jean fait jeuner Dieu, 

 Abondance de bien, en tout lieu." 



Let us hope that the proverb may be verified. It 

 is known, however, that the 24th April is not the 

 latest day upon which Easter Sunday can fall. It 



