100 LETTERS FROM THE CABALA. 



tress, a princess happy in all things, but most happy in such 

 a successor. And yet farther, and more nearly, I was not 

 a little encouraged, not only upon a supposal, that unto 

 your majesty s sacred ears (open to the air of all virtues) 

 there might have come some small breath of the good 

 memory of my father, so long a principal counsellor in 

 your kingdom, but also, by the particular knowledge of the 

 infinite devotion, and incessant endeavours, beyond the 

 strength of his body, and the nature of the times, which 

 appeared in my good brother towards your majesty s service, 

 and were on your majesty s part, through your singular 

 benignities, by many most gracious and lively significations 

 and favours accepted and acknowledged, beyond the 

 thought of any thing he could effect : all which endeavours 

 and duties, for the most part, were common to myself with 

 him) though my design between brethren dissembled. And 

 therefore, most high and mighty king, my most dear and 

 dread sovereign lord, since now the corner-stone is laid of 

 the mightiest monarchy in Europe, and that God above, 

 who is noted to have a mighty hand in bridling the floods 

 and fluctuations of the seas, and of people s hearts, hath by 

 the miraculous and universal consent, (the more strange, 

 because it proceedeth from such diversity of causes,) in 

 your coming in, given a sign and token, what he intendeth 

 in the continuance ; I think there is no subject of your 

 majesty, who loveth this island, and is not hollow and 

 unworthy, whose heart is not on fire, not only to bring you 

 peace-offerings to make you propitious; but to sacrifice 

 himself as a burnt- offering to your majesty s service : 

 amongst which number, no man s fire shall be more pure 

 and fervent; but how far forth it shall blaze out, that 

 resteth in your majesty s employment: for since your 

 fortune, in the greatness thereof, hath for a time debarred 

 your majesty of the fruitful virtue which one calleth the 

 principal, t( Principis est virtus maxima n6sse suos,&quot; because 



