Whitelocke advised her, as he had done before, and promised to take care of her letter to the Protector, and to improve his interest the best he could for effecting what her Majesty desired, in case there should be occasion for it. She thanked Whitelocke for his advice, wherewith she seemed to be pleased, and resolved to observe it; and expressed very great respect and affection to the Protector and to Whitelocke, whom she desired to assure the Protector in her Majesty's name of the sincere affection and honour which she did bear him, and which she should continue, in whatsoever condition she should be. She wished Whitelocke a happy voyage, and with many compliments, full of great respect and civility, but not so cheerful as formerly; she twice gave him her hand to kiss, and so took leave of him. [SN: and the Chancellor.] From the Court Whitelocke went and visited the Chancellor, and delivered to him (what he had before promised and was put in mind to do) an engagement under his hand to procure a supply of the defect of power, which they excepted to in his commission. The engagement was thus:-- "Polliceor plenam me mihi potentiam ac facultatem procuraturum a sua Serenissima Celsitudine Domino meo, Domino Protectore Reipublicae Angliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, intra trimestre spatium, ab appulsu meo in quemlibet portum Angliae, ad supplendum qualemcunque defectum facultatis ac potentiae mihi antehac datae, ad tractandum cum Serenissima Majestate sua Regina Sueciae aut commissariis suis, et ad rata habenda omnia, quae inter Majestatem suam vel suos commissarios et me conclusa fuerint. Datum Upsaliae 18^o Maii, anno Domini 1654. "BULSTRODE WHITELOCKE." The Chancellor and Whitelocke fell into discourse touching their Ricksdag; part whereof follows. [SN: The Swedish Diet and Constitution.] _Whitelocke._ I received much satisfaction in the favour of being admitted to see the manner of the meeting and proceedings of your Ricksdag, and shall be glad to be instructed by you touching some of the passages of it. _Chancellor._ I shall be ready to inform you the best I can in these matters, and I have had some experience in them. _Wh._ In that and all other matters touching the government of this kingdom, I believe no man's experience or judgement will be opposed to yours. I pray, Father, let me know the ground of proposals being made by the Queen to the Ricksdag, and whether it be as I have heard, that they consult of nothing but what is first proposed to them by the Queen.