<to make my applications to the moft 'ferene queen, for 1653. "the discharge of the commiffion and office of

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The like letters he sent to the ricks chancellor, changing the title of excellence for highness; and this night he gave them to his fervants, with his instructions, to deliver them to which of thefe lords they fhould find att court, or first meet with.

The house where Whitelocke lay was a common cruife or inne, inferior to our ordinary innes in England; the houfe was meanly furnished, not any hangings or wainscot, butt bare walles in the best chambers; yett excellent in comparison of what they found in other places.

Whitelocke's lodging was between two feather beddes, after the fashion of that countrey, which is light and warme; butt not fo pleasing to Englishmen, who are not accustomed to it, as their rugges and blankets on them.

In most of their roomes and chambers is a chimney and a ftove, either of which may be made ufe of; butt Whitelocke found the ftoves clofe and fuffocating, and not fo fweet as the chimnyes, which he only used.

The chimnyes are built high from the hearth to the mantle-tree, neer twice as high as thofe in England, and are broade and floaping on either fide; a little above the mantle-tree, where the tunnell growes narrow, is fett a

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1653. plate of iron, fo as it may be shutt croffe the tunnell to ftop it, and opened by a ftring on the outfide of the chimney; the use of it is, that when the fire is burnt to coales, and no fmoake left, then they thruft in the iron plate croffe the tunnell of the chimney, the which stops it, that no aier can come downe, nor heate afcend up out of the chimney, butt ftrikes the heate out into the roome; which much increaseth the warmeth of the roome, and caufeth it to last the longer.

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The manner of their making fires is not as with us, on andirons, they having none of thefe, nor fire-fhovells, tongues, bellowes, or the like; butt their wood being cleft into ftickes of firre, like our stackewood, butt fhorter and more cleft; they fett a good many of those stickes up on end, in the chimney, uppon a little strawe, and that being fett on fire kindles, and makes a good fire presently: and this way is generally used by them..

Their provifion of dyett is plentifull enough, butt of no great variety either for fifh or fowle, and their beefe and mutton is very leane; in the winter, which was now begun, if it was made the better by Whitelocke's cookes dreffing of it; and the best întertainment that he found, was what he brought with him, good english beere, and meale, but-ter, cheese, baken-meates, spanish and french wine, and divers good provifions: and his field-bed he chofe to lye in rather than between two of their beds..

The landtzhere fent a man of his owne to be a guide to› Potley and Meredith, and to take order for horfes and ac-. comodations for them in their journey to court, whither Whitelocke fent them; fo full of courtesy were the officers and people to Whitelocke in this place. Vice admiral Thyfen

Nov. 18:

Thyfen came to colonell Potley, and defired him to 1653. acquaint his lord, that many complaints were brought to the vice admiral against one of Whitelocke's captaines, captain Welch, about his vifiting of fhips comming neer, and to, this port; and that he being one of Whitelocke's fleet, the vice admiral would proceed no otherwise in this buifnes, butt (out of respect to the english ambassador) to defire him to take course to prevent it: and Whitelocke thought fitt to doe fo, by a direction to captain Fofter, to be by him communicated to captain Welch; and it was obeyed.

The military officers in this town gave a great respect to Whitelocke; colonell Nerne, lieutenant colonell Sinclere, the town major, and others, came to accompany him to fee the fortifications, and view the town. He went forth with them, and now (as att other times) was attended with about forty of his gentlemen, his lacquayes, and other of his people, all with their fwords by their fides; and the gentlemen going bare before him in the towne, the inha bitants, as they paffed by, fhewed great civility and respect to Whitelocke; who was not backward to anfwear them in the fame manner.

Att their returne, Whitelocke stayed the colonel and officers att dinner with him, where was his captain Foster, and others, and much discourse about the affayres and warre between England and Holland; butt Whitelocke did. not declare himselfe freely in that buifnes and company: and he and his people, by his admonition, were carefull to avoyd any reflection, nor would. Whitelocke beare it..

Captain Fofter defired Whitelocke's licence for his departure with the Elizabeth and the other fhips for England,.

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1653, bicause the froft was begunne, and perhaps might lock them up all the winter, if they did not take the first opportunity to fayle; which Whitelocke willingly gave then leave to do, and prepared his dispatches, and ordered them to be a convoy to those english ships which were now going from hence with pitch, tarre, hempe, and mafts for the ftates ufe in England.

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Att parting with his fellow feamen, Whitelocke gave to captain Fofter a filver bafon and ewer, of the value of 20 1. and fent 10l. to the officers of his fhip, and 10 l. more to the marriners. To captain Minnes he gave a filver tankard of 10 l. value, and 10l. to his fhip's company. To the feamen of the Adventure he fent 40 s. and ordered the holland fhip which was taken by Minnes, to be fold heer, except her guns, and those to be carryed for England; butt the veffell would have bin troublesome in the voyage.

The fyndick acquainted Whitelocke, that he was appointed by the presidents to attend Whitelocke in his journey to Upfala, to fee that he fhould want no accomodations in the way; which was kindly taken by Whitelocke, who received now, and constantly during his stay heer, many testimonies of civility and refpect from the governors and people of this citty; and among the reft, this day the town fent him a prefent of a hogfhead of rhenifh wine, with fome fresh fill, and a civill complement.

This day Whitelocke fett a-part for a day of thanksgiving to God, for his wonderfull mercy and prefervation of him and his company in their daungerous fea voyage, and his safe arrivall heer and his people having received fome refreshment on floare, and being now come togither att his lodging.

Nov. 19

Mr. Ingelo began the duety of the day, and acquainted 1653. them with the occafion of the meeting; then Mr. Stapleton prayed and returned humble and hearty thankes to God for his mercy after he had prayed, Mr. Ingelo preached an excellent fermon, and very feasonable for the occafion : after they had done, Whitelocke himselfe fpake to the company to this effect:

"GENTLEMEN,

"You all have great cause to returne humble and hearty "thankes to God for his goodnes to you, and for your preservation in our daungerous fea voyage: butt I have more cause to returne thankfullnes to God than any "of you, I might fay then all of you have, for I am ingaged to the goodnes of our God in respect of you all, "who have taken part with me in our daungers, and in "whofe good or ill I am concerned as father of the family, "whereof you all are children.

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"The duety of this relation caufeth my speaking to you "at this time.

"Before you began this voyage, it pleafed God to putt it into our hearts to feek him for his bleffing uppon it, " and he hath bin gratiously found of us, and vouchsafed “fuch a returne of our prayers, wherby he hath given us. our lives for a prey, and hath appeared to be our God "and our preservation.

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I hope we are all convinced that it is equally our duety "to give thankes to our God for his mercyes received, "which is the way to be partakers of more; if we be not weary of feeking him, he will not be weary of helping us.