By the Rev. R. H. Clutterhuck. 



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think) because it was childermas, or, as they call it, dismal day. About 

 two o'clock the next morning, having nobody about her but her Danish Anna, 

 who, by her commandment had locked them all out — her sight failed her, 

 whereupon the Prince and the rest were called up to be present at her departing 



and she had her speech to the last gasp 



"Her corps is to be brought this day to Denmark house by water and so to 

 be buried at Westminster after Easter, the week before the term with the same 

 solemnity, and as much pompe, if it may be, as Queen Elizabeth. The King 

 continues still at Newmarket, and so is said, will do, till the funeral is past." * 



It seems sad to have that group thus brought together. Charles, 

 the future martyr king. Elizabeth cut off almost without notice, 

 as if the spleen that called her " Goody Palswife " when she was 

 the bride of Frederic the Elector, had not been put aside now she 

 was Queen of Bohemia, nor even given way to better thoughts on 

 her mother's dying bed. 



I believe 1 shall be meeting your views if 1 give you the in- 

 formation I want to convey as much as I can from these old letters, 

 so I quote next one dated 16th April, 1619, from Sir Edward 

 Harwood to the same Sir Dudley Carleton 



" Right honourable 



"Though I doubt not, but you know from those that can better tell 

 than I, how his majesty doth, yet, I think it my part to write these. He is now, 

 very well, in comparison of what he was, yet is still very weak, and not able to stir 

 but as he is helped sometime, and but for a rest, he sitts by in a chaire in the with- 

 drawing chamber. Some small relapses or rather some such fits as did give them 

 some fear of relapse he hath had of vomiting, and the melancholy s yet remain 

 though not so strong. But, having taking physic twice or thrice he is better 

 after it, and hath a reasonable good appetite and sleeps well, for the most. The 

 physicians hope to remove him next week, but I believe not so soon. He doth 

 very little business, many packets of a month old being unopened. Her Majesty s 

 funeral will be deferred, but the day is not yet appointed. The reason is there 

 are to be a greater number of mourners than were at first resolved upon. Not 

 only her own servants, but the Kings and princes servants in ordinary are to 

 mourne, and blacks for so many are not easily to be had on credit." f 



Possibly the hint here thrown out will give you some clue to the 

 King's " melancholys w : but we have some earlier information 

 which tends to make these " melancholys w less a matter of wonder. 



One letter informs us, " The Queen has left no will but verbally 



• State Tapers, Domestic Series, James I., yo\. 107-6, dated 6th of March, 1618. 

 t State Tapers, Domestic Series, James I., vol. 108—50. 



