These were the sentiments of a christian princess; of an amiable and pious sovereign, who bore a share in the grievances of her subjects, and looked upon them with the eyes of maternal affection.

She thought she had the better title to insist upon those advantages, as they had been already granted to her subjects in a private treaty with king Charles.
MENAGER ARRIVES PRIVATELY in ENGLAND.
As Prior's powers were limited in such a manner that he could not negotiate, Mr.Menager, deputy from the city of Rouen to the board of trade, accompanied the English minister to London, with full powers to settle the preliminaries of the treaty.

On his arrival in London, the queen immediately commissioned the duke of Shrewsbury, the earls of Jersey, Dartmouth, Oxford, and Mr.St.John, to treat with him; and the conferences were immediately begun.

After long and various disputes, they agreed upon certain preliminary articles, which, on the eighth day of October, were signed by the French minister, and by the two secretaries of state, in consequence of a written order from her majesty.
Then Menager was privately introduced to the queen at Windsor.

She told him she was averse to war; that she would exert all her power to conclude a speedy peace; that she should be glad to live upon good terms with the king of France, to whom she was so nearly allied in blood; she expressed her hope that there would be a closer union after the peace between them, and between their subjects, cemented by a perfect correspondence and friendship.