A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II.
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Whitelocke made up his despatches for England, and now dated his second
letters from Stockholm, attending for a wind.
_May 28, 1654._
_The Lord's Day._--Whitelocke, according to his custom, had a good sermon
in his lodging preached by one of his chaplains in the morning, and
another good sermon preached there in the afternoon by Mr. Biger, a
Scotch minister, and chaplain to Sir George Fleetwood, then with him. In
this city Whitelocke observed the inhabitants very orderly to frequent
their parish churches, and not so much profanation of this day in this
place as he had seen at Upsal, and other places in the country.
_May 29, 1654._
[SN: Sir G. Fleetwood returns to the King's coronation at Upsal.]
Whitelocke with longing desires attended the coming about of the wind
for his voyage; but he must stay God's time, which is always best. He
could not persuade Sir George Fleetwood to stay longer with him. He
thought it necessary for him to go to Upsal, to be present at the King's
coronation; and at his request Whitelocke sent by him to Wrangel this
letter:--
"_A son Excellence le Feld-Marechal Wrangel a Upsale._
"Monsieur,
"Je n'ai pu retenir plus longtemps le General Major Fleetwood avec
moi, son desir le portait si fort de se trouver a Upsale, au
couronnement, de crainte qu'il ne semblerait negligent, et manquer a
son devoir envers son Altesse Royale; mais la raison de ce qu'il a
presente ma requete a votre Excellence est qu'il vous plaise
moyenner envers son Altesse Royale, afin qu'il retourne a Stockholm;
et que je puisse jouir de sa compagnie jusqu'a mon depart, qui en
apparence sera differe plus longtemps que je ne le souhaiterais, a
raison de la contrariete des vents.
"Je supplie votre Excellence de me faire la faveur de baiser en mon
nom les mains de sa Majeste et de son Altesse Royale, et d'accepter,
pour tant de faveurs que votre Excellence m'a faites, tant a Upsale
qu'en ce lieu, les actions de grace de celui qui est,
"Monsieur, a votre Excellence
"Tres-humble serviteur,
"B. WHITELOCKE.
"_Stockholm, May 29, 1654._"
Berkman went from hence 17th May at night, and returned this morning
hither, and brought to Whitelocke this letter:--
[SN: Lagerfeldt's letter on the Swedish prizes.]
"_Illustrissimo Domino Domino Bulstrode Whitelocke, Extraordinario
Reipublicae Angliae in Sueciam Legato, officiocissime._
"Illustrissime et Excellentissime Domine Legate,