254 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN.

Chat. lor this alliance were seconded by the solicita-lxvi. tions of Danby , and also of Temple, who was

m > 77 - at that time in England : And Charles at last

granted permission to the prince, when the cam-paign should be over, to pay him a visit.

10 th oa. TttL king very graciously received his nephewat Newmarket. He would have entered immedi-ately upon business; but the prince desired firstto be acquainted with the lady Mary: And hedeclared, that, contrary to the usual sentimentsof persons of his rank, he placed a great part ofhappiness in domestic satisfaction, and would not,upon any consideration of interest or politics,match himself with a person disagreeable to him.He was introduced to the princess, whom hefound in the bloom of youth, and extremelyamiable both in her person and her behaviour.The king now thought, that he had a doubletie upon him, and might safely expect his com-pliance with every proposal: He was surprised tofind the prince decline all discourse of business,and refuse to concert any terms for the generalpeace, till his marriage should be finished. Heforesaw, he said, from the situation of affairs,that his allies were likely to have hard terms;and he never would expose himself to the re-/ proach of having sacrificed their interests to pro-mote his own purposes. Charles still believed,notwithstanding the cold , severe manner ofthe prince, that he would abate of this rigid,punctilio of honor; and he protracted the time,hoping, by his own insinuation and address 3