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( 7 ) e a conqueror whereſoever I came: 'Tis you hom I hold dearer than all the glories of a own; permit me, fair one, to aſſure you my hy ſhall not be long, and when I return, I'll ace you in a glittering ſphere above the reach thoſe you dread; in the meanwhile, let a nguiſhing king prevail in his ſuit, when he begs line or two of comfort from your dear hand.

HENRY R.

This letter ſomewhat ſurpriſed the young la- y and filled her with tears und irreſolution, for well knowing how ſhe ſhould behave herſelf ſo weighty a matter and nearly concerning her good name, ſame, and character; yet the glittering proſpect of greatneſs and honour, pleading in the other hand, the reſolved to ſhew it to her tutoreſs who as ſoon as ſhe road it, ſmiling in her face, ſaid, my dear child, you may how well ſee that all the happy conſtellations agree, that ſo excellent beauty as your's muſt not be enjoyed by a mean perſon; you're made for a queen and a yielding how to fortune promiſed, is a large ſtep towards the throne: You m y perceive Jove is defending in a golden ſhower, to make you more rich and glorious than i- anna though she was the daughter of a king Lay. aſide your bluſhes; and ſend him a comfortable anſwer: let not too much modeſtly hinder you of so great an honour, as being miſtreſs be ſo noble a king.

This made her bluſhes come and go long ſtruggling within her, till at laſt this crafty matron fed ſo many preſſing arguments, that the returned the following anſwer