The Prince of Wales having received this LETTER, made this following Answer, which was after published.
MOST Holy Father, I received the dis∣patch from your Holinesse with great content, & with that respect which the pietie and care where with your Holynesse writes, doth require: It was an unspeakable pleasure to me to reade the generous exploits of the Kings my Predecessours, in whose memory, posterity hath not given those praises and Elogies of honour, as were due to them: I do believe that your Holinesse hath set their ex∣amples before my eyes, to th'end that I might imitate them in all my actions, for in tru••h they have often exposed their estates and lives for the exaltation of the Holy Chaire; And the courage with which they have assaul∣ted the enemies of the crosse of Jesus Christ, hath not been lesse, than the care and thought which I have, to the end that the peace and intelligence which hath hitherto bin wanting in Christendome, might be bound with a true and strong concord, for as the commo•• ene∣mie of the peace, watcheth alwaies to pu•• ha∣tred and dissention amongst Christian Prin∣ces, ••o I beleeve that the glory of God re∣quires that we should indeavour to unite them; And I do not esteeme it a g••••a••••r ho∣nour to be discended from so great Princes, then to imitate them in the zeale of their pie∣ty, in which it helpes me very mu•••• to h••ve knowne the mind•• and will, of our thrice ho∣noured Lord and Father, and the holy inte••∣tions of his Catholik•• Majesty to give a hap∣••ie concurrence to so laudable a designe, for: grieves him extreamly to see the great e∣ills that grow from the devision of Christi∣•••• Princes, which the wisdome of your Ho∣linesse