LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SHARP. 271 



same in time to England and to the Protestant 

 religion. 



"Your Grace knows the Elector's character 

 very well. He makes his subjects easy by distri- 

 buting justice and equity to all sorts of men. 

 He is a prince of nice virtue, and keeps his word 

 to a punctilio : so that he hath an entire credit 

 with all his allies, as well as with all others 

 with whom he hath any business. He hath 

 given many proofs of his courage and conduct 

 in the camp (as he hath served in fifteen cam- 

 paigns) as well as in the closet. 



*• Her Royal Highness the Electress is in per- 

 fect good health. She wonders at a groundless 

 story that was whispered about in London last 

 year, by which some were made to believe that 

 although the Queen and Parliament should invite 

 her to England, yet she would not come. Her 

 judgment on that subject, as well as on all others, 

 seems to be well grounded. For she thinks that 

 her Majesty and the Parliament know best what is 

 most proper for their own safety. Her Royal 

 Highness says she is here in quiet and hath all 

 that this world can give her in her own house ; 

 and is very sensible that her sex and age will 

 not allow her to be so useful to the public as she 

 could wish 



*' Yet notwithstanding, if the Queen and Par- 

 liament in their great wisdom, think it necessary 



