46 Extracts frcm the Forifolio of a Man of Letters, [Aug. !, 
^ersation pretty mach to the satne pnr- 
porty probably by his uncle^s desire, 
pointing out the particular ways and 
jueans by which it would be most proper 
to-assist the liullantiersand said, “ liis- 
bolbiess had conceived an uncommon 
ssteem for her Majesty of England, and 
was much pleased with the picture be 
bad shewn him, which he likewise should 
be very glad to see himself, if he had 
B.a objection to it. Carr immediately 
requested he would do him the honour 
to accept it; the cardinal at first civilly 
refused, but at last agreed to take it on 
condition he would give him leave to 
present him with one of his uncle, and 
stepping to his cabinet, brought him the 
Fope’s picture in a gold frame, set with 
diamonds, enclosed in an ivory case of 
enrious workmanship, worth two thou- 
sarrd. crow ns, (the Queen’s was of much 
greater value) and said, Take it and 
dispose of it as you please, perhaps your 
mistress may have a curiosity to see it.’’ 
Carr knew it would be very acceptable 
to tlis Queen, sent it by the same per¬ 
son who carried his cy[)her, with an ac- 
connt how he came by it, and of the 
coaversation that passed, between him 
and the cardinal he sent also twelve 
gold medals of the Pope’s, and wrote 
^pon the paper they were wrapped in, 
‘■■‘’This is the man that bates England.” 
The Queen, delighted with the pic¬ 
ture, and the proceedings of Carr, wrote 
to him to procure her one of Cardinal 
Peretti; telling him she liked the name 
%>f Alexivi der, and the account he had 
given her of his respectful behaviour, so 
much that she wms desirous of seeing 
whether his countenance corresponded 
with his actions, ordering him to neglect 
iBothing that might tend to improve the 
favourable disposition of the Pope and 
bis nephew; and if possible to stir him 
up against the court of Spain, but with 
great cautionfor this purpose Carr was 
ordered to return in three months,, on 
pain of being declared a rebel, by which 
it was pretended he was out of favour 
with the court of Eugland, by these 
means he became acquainted with the 
real enemy to England; an English pre¬ 
late of the name of Allen, much hated 
by Elizabeth for his zeal-and affection to 
the Spaniards, whom the King of Spain 
often consulted on the affairs of England, 
s-nd had ^iven him a bishopric in Flan¬ 
ders, that he might be near England, to 
receive the intelligence that vas conti¬ 
nually sent him by his catholic frieiids, 
V/lien he liad seeti the proclamation 
against Carr, and knew him to be a ca¬ 
tholic, not suspecting there was any 
finesse in it, he wTote him several letters 
to Rome, exhorting him to perseverance;, 
and believing much in Carr’s sincerity 
and integrity, told him of the speedy 
prospect there was of a change in the 
affairs ofEngland, with w'hatever else he 
knew'; all these advices were directly 
seat home to the Queen. Being now 
sensible of the Pope’s hatred and aver¬ 
sion of the Spaniards, and that it was not 
only his opinion, but desire, that their 
overgrown power should be curbed and 
restrained, and which he took little pains 
to conceal; for wlien Carr acquainted 
him with the treaty which her majesty 
had concluded with the United States, 
and her resolution of sending over the 
Earl of Leicester, as general, w’ith a 
large body of troops to their assistance, 
he could not help smiling; and soon 
after the cardinal, his nephew-, asked 
him, “ Whether the Earl of Leicester 
was embarked?” 
The cardinal’s picture which the Queen- 
had desired, Carr one day mentioned to 
the Pope himself, and said, “ That the 
Earl of Essex, his great friend and patron, 
had made his peace at home, and that 
the Queen, having had the good fortune 
to procure a picture of his holiness, had 
given it a place in her cabinet among 
her most valuable jewels; desiring the 
Earl to get her one at any rate of his 
nephew, the Cardinal Montalto,” The- 
Pope said, “ He wished to God the sight 
of his picture might make a convert of 
her, and then he would send his nephew 
himself as legate a latere. A few days 
after, the cardinal gave him one by the 
Pope’s order,-of great value, with his 
name, Alexander Peretti, wrote round 
it; for which the Queen presented him 
with a large crucifix of gold, set with 
jew-els. 
By how many strange ways are the 
dispositions of princes discovered? By 
what secret means do politicians dis¬ 
cover the ends of courts and act upon 
them? Such were the then statesmen 
and princes in Europe. Henry the 
fourth and Sully.—Pope Sixtus himself. 
—Elizabeth, Essex, Leicester, &:c. &c. 
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