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of des Ursins was in fact determined on be-

tween the King and Madame de Maintenon, but in a manner
so secret before and since, that I know nobody who has found
out by whom or how it was carried out. It is good to admit
our ignorance, and not to give fictions and inventions in place
of what we are unacquainted with.

I know not why, but a short time after this, the Princesse

des TJrsins conceived such strong suspicion of the lofty and

enterprising of the Prince® of Parma that she repented

laving and wished to break it off. She

"brought therefore, I know not what difficulties, and

a to Rome to Cardinal Acqmviva, who did

the King of there, ordering him to delay his

Journey to he been commanded to ask the

of the to see her provisionally espoused.

But des Ursins her mind too late. The

Acquaviva at Rome. That cardinal was-

far on the to Parma, so that there were no

of

Acquaviva received with great honour and much mag-
nificence ; lie his demand, but delayed the espousals as-
long as lie could, this caused much remark. The marriage,
which to celebrated on the 25th of August, did
not until the 15th of September. Immediately after
the the new queen set out for Spain.

An envoy Parma, with news of the marriage of the

at Fontaineblean on the llth October, and had

mn the King. This was rather late in the day.

thousand pistoles, and three

Ivres8 worth of jewels. She had embarked

for at di Levante. A violent tempest sickened

her of the sea. therefore, at Monaco, in order to

by L&ngnedoc, and Ginenne, so as to-

see the Queen Dowager of Spain;

of of Charles TL Desgranges,

of tic to her in Provence, with

to to the governors, lientenante-