A continuation of the secret history of White-hall from the abdication of the late K. James in 1688 to the year 1696 writ at the request of a noble lord ... : the whole consisting of secret memoirs ... : published from the original papers : together with The tragical history of the Stuarts ... / by D. Jones ...

LETTER XIII. Of the Death of Madam the Dauphiness, and an account of the deportment of the French Court thereupon. (Book 13)

My Lord,

WHat I writ to your Lordship in my last letter concerning some de∣sign upon Leige or Charleroy, doth by the sequel now appear to have miscarried, and I am desirous to attribute the same to the conduct and watchfulness of the Confede∣rates; And though the King after his re∣turn to Versailles has publickly declared he will not take the Field this Summer, which is interpreted by many to be a tacit Con∣fession of the disappointment of his designs, yet your Lordship may be satisfied from me, that no diligence is omitted to get ready another Convoy and Reinforcement (besides that mentioned in my last, which

Convoy is not yet returned) for Ireland; And so intent is this Court upon Business and Diversion, that the Death of the Dauphiness hath not discontinued the lat∣ter, and less necessary of them, for above the space of two days, which has afforded cause of much discourse and censure alrea∣dy thereupon; I shall not trouble your Lordship with a long Narration of Con∣jectures and Opinions, but content my self to inform you, as the observation of a per∣son that's my Friend, who has for many Years been very critical and exact to pry into the Court-Conduct, and has not had the least opportunity so to do, that the Dauphiness at first had been so well received by the King, that some malignant Spirits made it their publick Discourse; But that a ter∣ward meeting with a colder entertainment, when they saw it impossible to engage the Duke of Bavaria her Brother to the interest of the Crown of France, the Princess her self became so sensible of the change, that she grew sad and melancholy upon it, till now at length Death it self has put a final period to her grief, as I am forced to do to this letter through a pressing occasion, who am

My Lord

Your Lordships, most Humble and most devoted Serv.

Paris, April 28. 1690. N. S.