The
Princess
Anne
of
Denmark's
LETTER
To
the
Queen
.
MADAM
,
I
Beg
your
pardon
if
I
am
so
deeply
affected
with
the
surprising
News
of
the
Princes
being
gone
,
as
not
to
be
able
to
see
You
,
but
to
leave
this
Paper
to
Express
my
humble
Duty
to
the
King
and
your Self
;
and
to
let
You
know
that
I
am
gone
to
absent
my self
to
avoid
the
Kings
displeasure
,
which
I
am
not
able
to
bear
either
against
the
Prince
or
my self
:
and
I
shall
stay
at
so
great
a
distance
,
as
not
to
return
before
I
hear
the
happy
News
of
a
Reconcilement
:
And
as
I
am
confident
the
Prince
did
not
leave
the
King
with
any
other
design
than
to
use
all
possible
means
for
his
Preservation
;
so
I
hope
You
will
do
me
the
Justice
to
believe
that
I
am
uncapable
of
following
him
for
any
other
end
.
Never
was
any
one
in
such
an
unhappy
Condition
,
so
divided
between
Duty
and
Affection
to
a
Father
,
and
a
Husband
and
therefore
.
I
know
not
what
to
do
but
to
follow
one
to
preserve
the
other
.
I
see
the
general
falling
off
of
the
Nobility
and
Gentry
,
who
avow
to
have
no
other
end
than
to
prevail
with
the
King
to
secure
their
Religion
,
which
they
saw
so
much
in
danger
by
the
Violent
Counsels
of
the
Priests
;
who
to
promote
their
own
Religion
,
did
not
care
to
what
dangers
they
exposed
the
King
:
I
am
fully
perswaded
that
the
Prince
of
Orange
designs
the
Kings
safety
and
preservation
,
and
hope
all
things
may
be
composed
without
more
bloodshed
,
by
the
Calling
a
Parliament
:
God
grant
a
happy
end
to
these
Troubles
,
that
the
Kings
Reign
may
be
prosperous
,
and
that
I
may
shortly
meet
You
in
perfect
peace
and
safety
;
till
when
let
me
beg
You
to
continue
the
same
favourable
Opinion
that
you
have
hitherto
had
of
,
Your
most
Obedient
Daughter
and
Servant
,
ANNE
.