MT. 36.] AND THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. 203 



FEOM LORD GEEY. 



"HowiCK, March 15, 1814. 



" MY DEAR BROUGHAM, The case of Queen Mary 

 is much more in point than that of Queen Anne ; but 

 even that is very different from the present, and the 

 times still more. Besides, the motives of James II. 

 for keeping her out of England do not make this a 

 very good precedent. Yours in haste, GREY." 



The Princess Charlotte's resolution appeared to gain 

 daily more strength, as she discovered the intention of 

 sending her abroad; although at one moment, while 

 this was kept concealed from her, she had actually 

 given her consent. 



The following letters, written at that time, show 

 the determination on both sides the Princess's, not 

 to yield without a positive condition of residence in 

 England ; the Prince's, to refuse that condition. In 

 fact, it was a refusal on her part to the match : 



TO EAEL GEEY. 



" YORK, March 17, 1814. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, I was prevented yesterday 

 and the day before from concluding my letter of 

 Monday. 



"The Prince's great object is to get the Princess 

 Charlotte out of the way, to Holland ; and he will also 

 try to surround her with creatures of his own. This 

 may do for a while ; but I am confident she will look 

 about her immediately, and Holland is the country 

 best adapted for boring her, and making her wish to 

 be at home again. Nor is it possible that, while she 



