Transcriber's note
The original has many inconsistent spellings in all thelanguages used. A few corrections have been made for obvious typographical errors; theyhave been noted individually. Footnotes are numbered with the page on which theystart.
A JOURNAL
OF
THE SWEDISH EMBASSY
IN THE YEARS 1653 AND 1654.
IMPARTIALLY WRITTEN BY THE
AMBASSADOR BULSTRODE WHITELOCKE.
FIRST PUBLISHED
FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT
BY
DR. CHARLES MORTON, M.D., F.S.A.,
LIBRARIAN OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
A NEW EDITION,
REVISED BY
HENRY REEVE, Esq., F.S.A.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOLUME II.
“A wicked messenger falleth into mischief, but a faithful ambassadoris health.”
Proverbs xiii. 17.
LONDON:
LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS.
1855.
PRINTED BY
JOHN EDWARD TAYLOR, LITTLE QUEEN STREET,
LINCOLN’S INN FIELDS.
OF
THE SWEDISH EMBASSY
IN THE YEARS 1653 AND 1654.
Whitelocke continues the negotiation.Now was the heat of Whitelocke’s business, and many cross endeavours usedto render all his labours fruitless, and to bring his treaty to noeffect. But it pleased God, in whom his confidence was placed, to carryhim through all his difficulties, and to give his blessing and success tothis negotiation.
Whitelocke gave a visit to the Count de Montecuculi, to give him thewelcome home from his journey with the Queen; who said he had commands tokiss the hand of the Prince of Sweden, and took the opportunity ofaccompanying her Majesty when she went to meet the Prince. Hecommunicated nothing of the business to Whitelocke, nor did he think toinquire it of him.
After Whitelocke returned home, the Resident of France and Woolfeldt metat his house to visit him, and staid with him three hours. They had muchdiscourse 2 of France, and of the Duke of Lorraine, and of the policy ofthe Spaniard in entertaining that Duke in his service; by means whereofthe country where the Duke’s soldiers were quartered was better satisfiedthan with the Spanish forces, so that there was no tax levied for them,only they took free quarter, and sometimes a contribution upon thereceiving of a new officer. And Woolfeldt said, that whereas all otherPrinces give wages to their officers and soldiers, the Duke gives no pay;but when he makes an officer, the officer pays money to the Duke for hiscommission; and that he knew a captain of horse who gave a thousandcrowns for his commission, which the captain afterwards raised upon thecountry, and the Duke connived at it. He told how he was employed totreat with the Duke for the transportation of five thou