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'willing to part with you, and 
'therefore, I pray, Madame, doe
'not part with us'
   When the boore had ended his speech, he wadled up to the queen, withoute any ceremoney, tooke her by the hand, and shaked it heartily, and kist it two or three times; then turning his backe to her he pulled out of his pocket a fowle handkercher, and wiped the tears from his eyes, and in the same posture as he came up he returned back to his own place againe."
   Upon a subsequent conference with the queen, the ensuing discourse passed between her and Whitelocke, upon the boor's eloquence and manner.
   "Wh. Madame, you spake and acted like yourselfe, and were highly complimented by the severall marshalls, butt, above all the rest, by the honest boore.
   Qu. Was you so taken with his clownery?
   Wh. It seemed to me as pure and cleer naturall eloquence, without any forced strain, as could be expressed.
   Qu. Indeed there was little else butt what was naturall, and by a well-meaning man, who is understanding enough in his countrey way.
   Wh. Whosoever shall consider his matter, more then his forme, will find that the man understands his busines; and the garment or phrase wherwith he clothed his matter, though it was rusticke, yett the variety and plaine elegancy, and reason, could not butt affect his auditors.
   Qu. I thinke he spake from his heart.
   Wh. I believe he did, and acted 

so too, especially when he wiped his eyes.
   Qu. He showed his affection to me in that posture, more then greater men did in their spheres. 
   Wh. Madame, we must looke upon all men to worke according to their present interest; and so I suppose do the great men heer as well as elsewhere."

Of the Russian Envoy's Audience; from the same.

"AN audience was desired by Whitelocke from the queen, and att the same time she sent Grave Tott to Whitelocke to invite him to the audience of the Moscovia envoyé: the Grave stayed dinner with Whitelocke, and, after that, Whitelocke went to the lodging of Piementelle, to reste himselfe there till the time of the audience; whither Grave Tott brought him word, that the audience was putt off, bicause the Russe had sent word, that the notice of his audience not being given him till about ten a'clocke this morning, he had before that time dranke so much aquavitæ, that he was already drunke, and not in a condition to have his audience that day; butt desired it might be appointed another day, and he to have earlier notice of it.
   The next day the queen sent one of her servants to Whitelocke, to give him notice of the audience of the Moscovia envoyé; Whitelocke went to court att the time, and there fell out a little bustle, the ricks admirall stepping betwixt the queen and Whitelocke to take his place there, was by Whitelocke putt aside, and Whitelocke stood next to the queen on her right hand:



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hand: she perceiving the passage, smiled, and asked Whitelocke, how he durst affront so great an officer in her court and sight? Whitelocke answeared, bicause that officer first affronted rhe ambassador of the great commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The queen replyed, you doe well to make them know themselves and you the better.
   The audience was in this manner: First there presented himselfe a tall bigge man, with a large rude blacke beard, pale countenance, and ill demeanor.
   His habit was a long robe of purple clothe, laced with a smalle gould lace, the livery of his master; on his right hand was a companion in the same livery, and much like the envoyé in feature and behaviour: he carried on high the great duke's letters, sett in a frame of wood, with a covering of crimson sarcenet over them; on the left hand of the envoyé was his interpreter.
   After his uncouth reverences made, he spake to the queen in his own language; the greatest part of his harangue, in the beginning, might be understood to be nothing but his master's titles: in the midst of his speech he was quite out; butt, after a little pause, recovered himselfe againe with the assistance of a paper.
   When he had done, one of the queen's servants interpreted in Swedish what was said: then one of the queen's secrataryes answeared in Swedish to what the envoyé had spoken: and that was interpreted to him in his own language by his own interpreter.
   After this, the envoyé cast himselfe flatt uppon his face on the floore, and seemed to kisse it; then rising up agayne, he went and kist the queen's hand, holding his own hands behind him. In the same order his fellow demeaned himselfe, and presented to the queen his master's letters.
   The queen gave the letter to Whitelocke to looke on it: it was sealed with an eagle; the characters were like the Greek letters, and some like the Perficke. After the ceremony ended, the russes returned to their aquavitæ, and Whitelocke to his lodging to dinner."

Anecdotes of Queen Christina, and of her favorite Grave Magnus de la Garde.
   "GRAVE Magnus was son to Grave Pontus de la Garde, whose father, comming out of France to serve the crown of Sweden, was so successfull, that, for a reward of his merit, he had good revenues, and the title of a grave or earle bestowed uppon him, and marryed there, and became a subject and inhabitant of Sweden.
   His son, Grave Pontus, was made felthere, or generall, of the army, and was in great favour with the King Gustavus, and a senator.
   His son, Grave Magnus, the gentleman of whom is the present discourse, was a proper, handsome, courtly gentleman; and, besides the honor of being a senator, he grew into such favour with the queen, that her servants feared, lest she should settle her affection so farre upon him as to make him her husband: to prevent which, it was so contrived, that Grave Magnus was married to the sister of Prince Palatin, cousin german to the queen, a match of great honor
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