British Library, Harley MS 354
Articles agreed uppon betweene the Commis
=sioners of the most excellent King of greate
Brittaine on the one parte and of the most
Christian King of France and Nauarre on
the other parte, for the marriage betweene
the most excellent Prince of Wales, sonne
of the said most excellent King of greate
Brittaine, and the Ladie Henrietta Maria
Sister to the most Christian King of France.
=self of that, whereunto his dignitie and
pittie doe oblige him, and to enable him w
the more suretie of conscience to treate of the
marriage nowe in hand, undertaketh to obtaine
a dispensac
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=riage being agreed on and signed on both sides,
The king of greate Brittaine will appointe
such p
fitt to affiance the Ladie in the Princes name
and in the forme accoustomed in the romishe
Churche:
according to the order and forme obserued in
Her deceased kings marriage w
Sister.
as soone as may bee after the cellebrac
said marriage, and conducted att the most Christi
=an kings Charges unto the Towne of Callice,
where shee shalbe consigned unto such as the king
of greate Brittaine shall appointe for that
busines. From Callice into England the king of
greate Brittaine shall defraie the Charges,
in such sorte on both sides as shalbee fitting for
dignitie and greatenesse of a Princesse of France
joined in alliance w
France; It is agreed that the Ladie being arriued
in England, shall take a tyme when the king of
greate Brittaine, the Prince of Wales and hirself
being in some large roome of some of the kings
howses, furnished according to theire dignities, a
publique reading shalbee made of the Conditions
of the marriage betweene the Prince and hir,
togeather w
by vertue whereof it was made, after w
contracte shalbee newlie ratefied by the said king
and the Prince his sonne, in the presence of such
as it hath pleased the most Christian king to
appointe thereunto and of the cheefe of the
at this action, at the performance whereof, there
shall not anie Ecclesiasticall ceremonie bee used. /
Romaine relligion, shalbee graunted unto the said
Ladie and all hir followers, and unto the Children
wfollowers officers, For
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the kings Howses, or anie place of the kingdome
of greate Brittaine, where shee shall bee in or
dwell, w
care and garde of them committed to such as shee
shall appointe to preache the word of god and ad=
=minister the Sacram
divine seruice shalbee solemplie and freelie p
after the romaine manner, yea and all indulgen=
cies and Iubilies w
Pope shall bee there admitted. There shall
likewise a Church Yard bee allowed hir in Lon=
=don, in w
buried after the Romaine fashion, w
modostlie performed; w
enclosed and shutt upp for feare of profanac
greate Almoner, whoe shall haue all jurisdicc
and aucthoritie in cases concerning relligion,
Charge accorrding to the Cannonical constituc
And in case anie secular Courte, shall ceaze uppon
anie of the said Ecclesiasticall persons, about anie
crime concearning the state and indite him,
they shall send backe the said Ecclesiasticall person
unto the said Bishopp togeather w
and proceading made against him, that he maie
iudge of the case, the w
putt him againe into the handes of the said seculer
Courte, after he shall haue degraded him. Butt
in all other cases, those Churchmen shalbee sent
to the aforesaid Bishopp; that he may proceade
against them according to the Cannonicall consti=
=tutions, and in his absence or sicknesse, He whom
he shall appointe for his cheefe viccaire shall haue
the like power. /
Churchmen allowed hir about hir howse, com=
prehending in that number hir Almoners and
Chaplaines, to supplie the aforesaid Chappelles
as shalbee ordained them, and if anie amoungst
them bee a Regular, he shall haue power to leaue
his habbitt. /
them selues, not to goe about by anie meanes to
Apostolique, Romaine Relligion, nor urge hir
to anie thing contrarie thereunto. /
dignitie and w
as ever anie Princesse of Wales hath had, or
was ever graunted to the Infanta of Spaine
by the last treatie. /
into England, shalbee Catholicke, chosen by his
most Christian Ma
to bee changed, shee shall take other Catholiques
in theire roomes Frenche or Englishe, in case the
king of great Brittaine consent thereunto. /
unto the king, Prince, and Ladie according to the
forme followinge. /
excellent Iames King of greate Brittaine, unto
the most excellent Charles Prince of Wales, and
unto the Ladie Henrietta Maria daughter of
France, w
And if I Knowe of anie attempte against the
persons, honnor or dignitie of the aforesaid King
Prince or Ladie or against the state or com=
will presently reveale it to the said King, Prince
or Ladie, or unto some others whome it shall con=
=cearne. /
=dered thowsand crownes (three french francks
apeece) of w
Ma
of the Espowsails in London, and the other halfe
whalfe yeare beginning from the daie of
the first payement. /
Ladie and w
the dowrie monie w
bee wholie restored to dispose thereof at hir
pleasure, be it that shee either staie in England
or retourne into France, in w
carrie it backe againe w
marriage, the restituc
but in p
the same, the other third p
mooveables, be it that either the Ladie goe
backe in to France or staie in England, and
in this case shee shall haue during hir lief
a rent out of the said third p
dowrie the 20th pennie. /
shalbee kept and brought upp unto the age of
thirteene yeares at the Ladies dispose even
from theire infancie. /
=over inherritt after the Ladies decease,
the twoe thirdes of the dowrie restored, ex=
=cept shee had married againe and had more
children by the latter matche in w
one and the other issue shall haue parte in the in the said twoe third p
two third p
the said dowrie restored. /
the said Prince and w
marriage, His Ma
the said dowrie shalbee reallie restored, but
in case of Children, that then the whole dowrie
doe remaine unto him, as his own propper goods.
eighteen thowsand pounds sterling yearelie,
ammounting in Frenche monnie unto three
score thowsand Frenche crownes. /
unto the Ladie in considerac
aforesaid, to the vallue of fiftie thowsand
frenche crownes in Iewells, w
=ly hir owne & hirs, aswell as anie other shee
Houshould and in case shee become a widdowe, shee
shall enjoie hir dowrie and other conditions
graunted unto hir. /
having children or not, the said Ladie shall free
=ly injoie hir dowrie and other conditions graun jointure (what place soever shee
=ted unto hir
please to dwell in) w
Castles and Howses thereon depending of w
at leaste shalbee such as wherein shee make hir
aboade furnished as is fitting for a Princesse of
hir quallitie. The free disposition of the poffitts
and Commodities of the said Lands, whereof some
shall haue the Title of Dutchie or Comtie, shall
appertaine unto the said Ladie. /
she haue children or noe, to retourne into
France and to carrie w
and Iewells besides hir dowrie as is specified
by the articles before mentioned. And in this
case the king of greate Brittaine shall bee
bounde to see hir conducted at his expences unto
Callice in decent manner aaccording to hir quallitie
and matternall successions and all Collaterall, con
reversion, partage or otherwise. /
in the Court of Parlyam
in all inferior Courtes in other places. The said
king and Prince promising to obserue all the
clawses and conditions thereof. /
w
present marriage, shalbee bounde to paie the
somme of fower hundered thowsand french crownes
for the penaltie of his defaulte. /
the king of greate Brittaine and of the most
Christian king the 20th daie of nouember 1624
and under signed Carlile and Holland Ambassa=
=dors, and the Cardinall de la Rochefoucault,
Armand Cardinall de Richelieu, Halegre,
Schomberg, de Lomenie. And unto each theire
seale of Armes in rancke and order. /