Change of Heart (1649)

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   From CNN.com today:

_Inspectors hopeful, U.S. not_
Two days of talks between the chief U.N. weapons inspectors and Iraqi officials gave the inspectors hope that Iraq had begun to fully cooperate, but U.S. officials dismissed that hope as too little, too late. Inspectors said they thought they had seen a "change of heart" in the Iraqis. But President Bush said a change of heart was "not good enough."

   OED has 1828 for "change of heart."
   Change of heart?  Saddam?  Has he morphed into Jennifer Lopez?  Did the CNN Valentine's Day drudge write this?
   I'm reading that the latest entertainment celebrity to Barbra "Streisandize" is Madonna.  Don't they realize that all they're doing is giving more time to a known enemy to develop biological and chemical weapons?  Will they be happy if all of New York City is destroyed next time?  Is Madonna really Jewish?
   Back to word and phrase origins.
   This is from Early English Books Online full text:

Author: Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
Title: The substance of a speech made in the House of Commons by Wil. Prynn of Lincolns-Inn, Esquire, on Munday the fourth of December, 1648 touching the Kings answer to the propositions of both Houses upon the whole treaty, whether they were satisfactory, or not satisfactory : wherein the satisfactorinesse of the Kings answers to the propositions for settlement of a firm lasting peace, and future security of the subjects against all feared regall invasions and encroachments whatsoever is clearly demonstrated ... and that the armies remonstrance, Nov. 20, is a way to speedy and certain ruine ... / put into writing, and published by him at the importunate request of divers members, for the satisfaction of the whole kingdome, touching the Houses vote upon his debate.
Publication date: 1649.

The substance of a Speech made in the House of Commons, by William Prynne of Lincolns Inne Esquire, on Munday the 4th. of Decemb. 1648. touching the Kings Answers to the Propositions of both Houses upon the whole Treaty, whether they were satisfactory or not satisfactory?
• ... ose over-censorious Gentlemen, who so oft inculcate this, that they can see no humiliation at al or change of heart in the King, when I find so great a change, and deep a humi|liation in Him in this,  ...


   This comes up on Literature Online, but I didn't see anything in a quick look:

  Anon., 1100-1500 (Middle English Romances) [Author Record]

Emare (Edited by Anne Laskaya and Eve Salisbury. Originally Published in 'The Middle English Breton Lays', Kalamazoo, Michigan: Western Michigan University for TEAMS, 1995) 106Kb
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/teams/emare.htm
2.   Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 [Author Record]