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And the event was anfwerable: for he perfected the important truft committed to his charge, furmounting all difficulties, without the leaft chicane of embaffy; and he returned safe to his home laden with honours, in very adverfe 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 Lordfhip cannot fail to make on perusing these 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 manuscript, which will be depofited in the British Museum for publick inspection. Some particulars in the Appendix are collected from other manuscripts of the author and of his amanuenfis; and these will likewise be depofited in due time. Perhaps an apology may be expected for fuch errors of the prefs as an unavoidable abfence may have occafioned: but upon a careful revifal, I 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.

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The following particulars, refpecting 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 son 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 several children. The eldest of this laft 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

communicated this note and the manufcripts of the Embaffy) and his fon Mr. WHITELOCKE, now a student in the Middle Temple.

It remains, that I beg your Lordship's pardon for this addrefs, which was drawn up in much too great a hurry, in the midst of very different employment; far remote from the neceffary helps, and even from the book which is the fubject matter. Such as it is, do me the favour to accept it in good part: and be assured that I am, with great truth and regard,,

My dear Lord

MUSEUM, LONDON,

Jany. 1, 1772.

Your Lordship's most obedient,

and most affectionate Servant,.

CHA. MORTON

JOURNAL

OF THE

SWEDISH AMBASSY.

IN THE YEARES M.DC.LIII. AND M.DC.LIV.

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AUGUST 23, 1653.

HE lord commiffioner Whitelocke being in Bedfordshire, att the houfe of his kind friend Mr. Cokaine, he received letters from London from his old and faithfull servant Mr. Daniell Earle ; part of them were to this effect.

"When I waited on Sir Charles Oulfey, he was pleased "to tell me, that you were named by the councell of "state to goe ambassador into Sweden; and that my lord "generall had undertaken to write to your lordship about ❝ it. I prefume ere this you have heard from him."

With this Whitelocke was much furprised, it being. altogither unexpected, and of vaft concernment to him and his Vol. I.

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