A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II.

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Title: A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654,
Vol II.
Author: Bulstrode Whitelocke
Editor: Charles Morton and Henry Reeve
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JOURNAL OF THE SWEDISH EMBASSY IN THE YEARS 1653
AND 1654.

A JOURNAL OF THE SWEDISH EMBASSY IN THE YEARS 1653
AND 1654.
IMPARTIALLY WRITTEN BY THE AMBASSADOR BULSTRODE
WHITELOCKE.
FIRST PUBLISHED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT BY
DR. CHARLES MORTON, M.D., F.S.A., LIBRARIAN OF THE
BRITISH MUSEUM.
A NEW EDITION, REVISED BY HENRY REEVE, ESQ., F.S.A.
IN TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME II.
"A wicked messenger falleth into mischief, but a faithful ambassador is
health." PROVERBS xiii. 17.

LONDON: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS.
1855.

PRINTED BY JOHN EDWARD TAYLOR, LITTLE QUEEN
STREET, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS.

JOURNAL OF THE SWEDISH EMBASSY IN THE YEARS 1653
AND 1654.
MARCH 1, 1653.
[SN: Whitelocke continues the negotiation.]
Now was the heat of Whitelocke's business, and many cross
endeavours used to render all his labours fruitless, and to bring his
treaty to no effect. But it pleased God, in whom his confidence was
placed, to carry him through all his difficulties, and to give his blessing
and success to this negotiation.
Whitelocke gave a visit to the Count de Montecuculi, to give him the
welcome home from his journey with the Queen; who said he had
commands to kiss the hand of the Prince of Sweden, and took the
opportunity of accompanying her Majesty when she went to meet the
Prince. He communicated nothing of the business to Whitelocke, nor
did he think to inquire it of him.
After Whitelocke returned home, the Resident of France and Woolfeldt
met at his house to visit him, and staid with him three hours. They had
much discourse of France, and of the Duke of Lorraine, and of the
policy of the Spaniard in entertaining that Duke in his service; by
means whereof the country where the Duke's soldiers were quartered
was better satisfied than with the Spanish forces, so that there was no
tax levied for them, only they took free quarter, and sometimes a
contribution upon the receiving of a new officer. And Woolfeldt said,
that whereas all other Princes give wages to their officers and soldiers,

the Duke gives no pay; but when he makes an officer, the officer pays
money to the Duke for his commission; and that he knew a captain of
horse who gave a thousand crowns for his commission, which the
captain afterwards raised upon the country, and the Duke connived at it.
He told how he was employed to treat with the Duke for the
transportation of five thousand foot and three thousand horse into
Ireland, to assist our King; which the Duke undertook on condition to
have a hundred thousand crowns in ready money, and ships to transport
his men from some haven in France, none of which could be effected.
[SN: Advances from France.]
After Woolfeldt went away, the French Resident asked Whitelocke
whether France were comprised in the treaty with Holland. Whitelocke
said he had no information thereof. The Resident replied, that his
master would willingly entertain a good friendship and correspondence
with England; and Whitelocke said, he believed England would be
ready to do the like with France. The Resident said, he observed by
their discourse that Whitelocke had been in France, and that the late
King would have given him the command of a troop of horse in France;
and he hoped that Whitelocke would retain a good opinion of that
country, and be their friend. Whitelocke replied, that he