OF

THE COURT OF ENGLAND

DURING

THE REIGN OF THE STUARTS,

INCLUDING

THE PROTECTORATE.

BY JOHN HENEAGE JESSE.

NEW EDITION, REVISED.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:

RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,
Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.

1855.

LONDON:

BRADBURY And Evans, PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.

CONTENTS.

CATHERINE, QUEEN OF CHARLES II.

The Queen's uncomfortable Situation at the Court of Charles-Her

Lineage-Arrives at Portsmouth-Charles's Description of

her to Lord Clarendon-Her Marriage with the King-

Descriptions of her Person-Her Extraordinary Retinue-

List of her Household in 1669-Anecdotes-Lady Castle-

maine attempted to be forced upon her as a Lady of the

Bedchamber-Indignation of Catherine-Unfeeling Conduct

of Charles and Lord Clarendon-The Queen consents to the

Appointment of her Rival-Alteration in her Conduct-

Encourages Gaiety and Frolic-Fashionable Freaks of the

Period-The Queen's Unhappiness-Evidences of her being

capable of bearing Children-Her dangerous Illness, and

Affliction of Charles-Accused by Titus Oates-Her Grief at

the Death of Charles-Description of her later in Life-Her

Death

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PRINCE RUPERT.

Military capacity of Prince Rupert-His early Attachment to

England-His Services in the German Wars-Taken Prisoner

by General Hatzfield-Proposed Marriage with Mademoiselle

de Rohan-Her generous Conduct towards him - Military

Exertions of Prince Rupert in favour of Charles I.-The

Prince's uncalled-for Surrender of Bristol-His Quarrel with

the Earl of Southampton-Distinguishes himself in Naval

Warfare Turns Philosopher-His Skill at Tennis and in

Pistol-shooting-Imitates the Fashionable at the Restoration

-His Mistress-His natural Children-Notice of his gallant

Son, Dudley Rupert-Death and Burial of the Prince

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