tiffimæ domina) which were given to her by the emperor, 1653. and all other princes and states. Whitelocke defired Lagerfeldt to returne this answear to the queen, that Whitelocke was well affured, that the parlement did beare as much respect and honor to her majesty, as any state or prince whatfoever; that this omiffion of the words of her title was not purpofely, or out of any difrefpect to her, butt meerly happened per incuriam of those who prepared the credentialls, which, he defired, her majefty would be pleased to paffe by. Lagerfeldt replyed, that he thought her majesty would be fatisfyed with this anfwear, which was the more confirmed, in regard that the fame omiffion, being in Lagerfeldt's recredentialls when he tooke his leave in England; uppon his defire it was amended, and those words inferted.. Whitelocke then told Lagerfeldt, that the festivall time of Christmas now drawing neer, which was much observed in this countrey; and (as he was informed), that they would intertaine no buisnes during that time; he therfore defired, if it might stand with the queen's conveniency, to have his. publique audience before that time: to which. Lagerfeldt promised to bring the queen's anfwear in the afternoone, which he did accordingly; that her majefty was fatisfyed with what Whitelocke had fayd touching the omiffion of the words in her title; and concerning his audience, she was willing to gratify his defire, and appointed friday next for it... Whitelocke took care to informe himselfe of the fashion: and custom of this court, and of all perticulars relating to› his audience. The Dec. 216 1653. Dec. 21. 22. The dinner was tedious, with like ftate and ceremony as the last night's fupper: the queen's pages and lacquayes waited att the table; the meate was plentifull, of three courfes, butt of no great variety, nor well dreffed, butt much after the french mode; store of beefe, feverall wayes dreffed, both now and att fupper. Lagerfeldt came to Whitelocke and acquainted him, that the queen held her resolution of giving him audience to-morrow att two a'clocke in the afternoone. The master of the ceremonies, uppon an intimation from the queen (who had heard of the paffage about the health) being now become more courteous and quiett, and free from drinking healths to Whitelocke; he thought it not fitt to waive him, butt to intereft him also (to whom it properly belonged) in the buifines of his publique audience, which was readily undertaken by the mafter, and an anfwear brought by him from the queen to the fame effect as Lagerfeldt had done. The mafter and Lagerfeldt alfo agreed in informing Whitelocke of the ceremonies to be ufed by him, and which were punctually obferved; and that it was the constant courfe of all ambaffadors heer, if they fpake to the queen in their own language (as Whitelocke faid he intended to doe) to have an interpreter; for which end, Whitelocke gave his speech to Mr. de la Marche, one of his chapleins, to putt the fame into french, and to peruse it carefully; that being thus acquainted with the whole of it, he might be the better able to interpret it after Whitelocke's fpeaking to the queen. The Dec. 23. The dinner was haftened, bicaufe of the audience in the 1653. afternoon; the master of the ceremonies, with two of the fenators, Bonde and Vanderlin, came to Whitelocke's lodging with two of the queen's rich coaches, and about twelve of her lacquays: Whitelocke mett them att his doore, and, according to the cuftom of their countrey, gave them the precedence in his own lodging up to his bedchamber, where being fate, they told him, that they were commaunded by the queen to conduct him to his audience, and they believed that her majefty was ready to receive him; he faid, he was ready to accompany them; and att his going out, Whitelocke was in this equipage. Att his gate stood his porter in a gowne of grey cloth, laced with gardes of blew velvet between edges of gold and filver lace, two in a feame, his long staffe, with a filver head, in his hand. The liveryes of his coachmen and poftilions were buffe doublets, laced with the fame lace, the fleeves of their doublets thicke and rownd laced, their breeches and cloakes of grey cloth, with the like laces. His twelve lacquayes, proper men, had their liveryes of the fame with the coachmen; and the winges of their coates' very thick laced with the like laces. The liveryes of his four pages were blew fattin doublets, and grey cloth trunke breeches, laced with the fame lace, very thicke, the cloakes up to the cape, and lined with blew plush; their ftockings long, of blew filke. His two trumpets in the like liveryes. The 1653. The gentlemen attendants, officers, and fervants of his houfe, were hanfomly accoutred, and every man with his Dec. 23. fword by his fide. The gentlemen of the first ranke were nobly and richly habited, who spared for no coft in honor to their countrey, and to their friend; and their perfons, and most of the others, were fuch as graced their habiliments. His fecretary, for the credit of his master, had putt himfelfe into a rich habit. Whitelocke himfelfe was plaine, butt extraordinary rich in his habit, though without any gold or filver lace or imbroidery; his fuite was of blacke english cloth, of an exceeding fine fort, the cloake lined with the fame cloth, and that and the fuit fett with very fayre rich diamond buttons, his hat-band of diamonds anfwearable; and all of the value of 1000 1. .... Thus accoutred, with the fenators, they took their coaches; Whitelocke's two coaches, with fome of the gentlemen, went first; after them, one of the queen's coaches, with fome more of the gentlemen; and laft, was the queen's other coach, the fenators, mafter of the ceremonies, and Whitelocke in it. In the great court of the caftle, att the entry uppon the bridge, was a guard of 100 mufquatiers, with their officer; they made a lane croffe the court. Whitelocke alighted att the foot of the stayres, where was Grave Gabriel Oxenftierne, nephew to the ricks chancellor, the houf marshall, or steward of the queen's houfe, with his bafton, or marhall's staffe of filver in his hand, and many officers and fervants Dec. 23. fervants of the queen; he was a fenator, a civill and well 1653. fashioned gentleman. He He complemented Whitelocke in french, bid him wellcome to court, and promised his readinefs to doe him fervice. Whitelocke returned his gratefull acceptance of his civilities, and the honor he had by this occafion of being knowne to his excellence; they went up two payre of stone stayres in this order: Firft the gentlemen and officers of the queen, bare headed; after them, Whitelocke's gentlemen attendants, and of his bed-chamber, with the inferior officers of his house; then followed his gentlemen of the first ranke; after them, his two fons, then the master of the ceremonies, after him the two fenators, then the houf marshall, after him Whitelocke, whom his fecretary and chapleins followed, and then his pages lacquayes, and other liverymen. The queen's lacquays carryed torches; and when they had mounted many ftayres they came into a large hall, many people being in the way, from thence into a great chamber, where prince Adolphe, brother to the prince heretier of the crown, then grand master, or high steward of Sweden, mett Whitelocke: and it was obferved, that he had not done that honor to any ambassador before. Some complements paffed between his highnes and Whitelocke in french; the prince bad him wellcome to court; Whitelocke acknowledged his happynes to know fo noble a prince, and thanked him for his letters, and the accomodations of his journey, especially within his highnefs's government, by his favour to a stranger. The prince fayd, that the queen had commaunded her officers to take care for his accomodations, which he VOL. I. G g doubted |