Swedish Ambally was due to the Publick; as a very confiderable part of the author's Memorials of English affairs, the candor, accuracy, and usefulness of which work are fo univerfally allowed. It appears, by the first paper of the Appendix, upon what occafion, and with what intention, the Lord Commiffioner WHITELOCKE put together that great work, which he chose to intitle Remembrances of the Labours: of Whitelocke, in the Annales of his Life, for the Instruction of his Children. But such a work, and by fuch a father, is become the inheritance of every child whose abilities, and station in life, may at any time here-after call upon him to deliberate for his Country; and for his family and perfon, as parts of the great whole. And I confess myself to be one of those who lament the fuppreffion of that branch of the Annales which relates to the author himself, in his private capacity. For I am. perfuaded, with fome better judges, that they would have afforded great pleasure, as well as inftruction to the world, in their entire form. The first volume, containing the first twenty (and more) years of his life, may one day fee the light; but the greatest part has hitherto escaped my inquiries. Inftruction Instruction by precept is flow, tranfient, and too often ineffectual for want of being duly understood: but inftruction by example is quick, ftrong, permanent, and flattering to the mind in the light of a self-inftruc And this is founded in the nature of man, who, tor. acquires his general knowledge in this way. For pre cepts, or principles, are no other than general inferences from particular experiences; which are beft understood, as well as beft applied, by those who make them. And thus chiefly it is, that they become profitable helps to the mind; and the true grounds of judgment, ad well as action. C In the following pages the political man, that mafter builder! will find no contemptible model of doing bufinefs; the family man may alfo extract that which fuits his laudable purposes; and the individual the moral and (let me fay) the religious man, who alone adorns the rest, will fee his form delineated, and be inftructed where to feek his end. I affure myself, my dear Lord LUMLEY, that not a single act, amongst the many which occur in these papers, whether of prudence, fortitude, temperance, or justice, will efcape your obfervation: but on the contrary, be molded into your very frame, and constitution. With respect to historical facts, the curious a 2 ་ curious fearcher for anecdotes will here find an abundant treasure; and be enabled to fill up divers links in the chain of causes of certain events; and to mark more particularly the characters of the refpectable perfonages, who figured during a remarkable period. Perhaps also, it may not be unprofitable to note the more rational, and temperate grounds, of fome extraordinary occurrences. Our author, being called to this important embaffy by the voice of his country at a very critical time, seems to have entered upon his work with all the neceffary qualifications. He was a man of fenfe, learning, integrity, fpirit, temper, experience in business, and knowledge of the world: able to diftinguish, choose, and execute whether by perfuafion, or otherwife. He was thoroughly versed in the hiftory, conftitution, laws, revenues, force, trade and interests of his own country, and it's connections with others; and he made it his. immediate study to be well informed of these very material particulars, refpecting Sweden. Some sketches of this kind, how foever imperfect, are preserved in the Appendix, as proofs of his method of proceeding; and more might have been added. Finally, he had a perfect intelligence concerning perfons, and occur rences. And the event was anfwerable: for he perfected the important truft committed to his charge, furmounting all difficulties, without the least chicane of embaffy; and he returned fafe to his home laden with honours, in very adverse times, together with one hundred perfons, all of whom he had carried out in his retinue. But I will not anticipate fuch remarks as your Lordship cannot fail to make on perufing thefe papers: concerning which I have no other merit, than that of conveying them to you as faithfully as I could. They are printed literally from the author's own manufcript, which will be deposited in the British Museum for pub lick infpection. Some particulars in the Appendix are collected from other manuscripts of the author and of his amanuenfis; and these will likewise be deposited in due time. Perhaps an apology may be expected for such errors of the press as an unavoidable absence may have occafioned: but upon a careful revifal, F have the pleasure to find that these errors are few; and being chiefly in the pointing, they cannot obstruct the fense to a careful reader. The L The following particulars, respecting the author's family, I received from one of his grandfons; and I beg leave to fubjoin them, in order to correct a miftake in a former publication. Lord Commiffioner, otherwife Sir BULSTRODE, WHITELOCKE was the fon of Sir JAMES WHITELOCKE knight, one of the judges of the court of King's Bench in the reign of K. JAMES Ift, and originally of an ancient family in Bedfordshire. Our author's first marriage was with a Mifs BENNET of the city of London, by whom he had one fon Sir JAMES WHITELOCKE, who was fettled at Trumpington near Cambridge, and left two fons, both of which died unmarried. His fecond wife was FRANCES daughter of Lord WILLOUGHBY Of Parham, and of FRANCES daughter of the Earl of RUTLAND: and by this fecond wife our author had nine children. His third wife was the widow WILSON (whofe maiden name was CARLETON) who furvived him and by her alfo, he had feveral children. The eldest of this last marriage inherited Chilton Park in Wiltshire; and his fon is now living. And at this day, of all Sir BULSTRODE's numerous iffue, there are none left in the male line but Mr. WHITELOCKE late of Chilton Park aforefaid; Mr. CARLETON WHITELOCKE (who communicated : |