The following is what the English prince wrote to his royal brother:-- "Your majesty must be rendered very uneasy by the illness of M.le Cardinal Mazarin; but the excess of danger can only prove of service to you.

The cardinal is given over by his physician.

I thank you for the gracious reply you have made to my communication touching the Princess Henrietta, my sister, and, in a week, the princess and her court will set out for Paris.

It is gratifying to me to acknowledge the fraternal friendship you have evinced towards me, and to call you, more justly than ever, my brother.

It is gratifying to me, above everything, to prove to your majesty how much I am interested in all that may please you.