Source:
A journal of the Swedish ambassy, in the years M.DCC.LIII. and M.DCC.LIV., volume 1, pages 475 to 477, Bulstrode Whitelocke, 1772
The meeting:
Whitelocke waited on the queen, and showed her part of the letters which he received from England, wheruppon she againe asked him if the protector were sacrée? Whitelocke said, No, and that his letters mentioned only a solemnity of intertaining the protector by the citty of London. Whitelocke also communicated to her majesty the protector's letter to him, and the expression that Whitelocke should assure her majesty of the protector's constant and reall intentions to settle a firm alliance with the queen; which, she said, she was also most ready to make with the protector.
Whitelocke then said, it might be fitt to make some progress in his treaty uppon his articles, and perticularly in those which concerned amity and commerce, and had no dependance on the issue of the treaty with Holland; and therfore might be had in consideration before the other were fully concluded, and the rest of the articles might be considered afterwards; which the queen said should be done, and that she would send an ambassador to the protector. She was very inquisitive concerning London, and our universityes: by her discourse gave him to imagine she had thoughts of travayling into France, Spayne, Italy, and into England; and asked Whitelocke, if he thought the protector would give way to her coming thither? Whitelocke answeared, that the protector would bid her majesty very wellcome thither.
He was alone with her neer two howers, and att his taking leave, she desired him to come to her agayne on Monday next, and that then she would reade over with him his articles, both in latin and english, which they would consider togither; and such things as she could consent unto, he should then know from her, and they might marke it in the margent as they went alonge: yett, she said, she would have him to proceed in his conference with her chancellor as before, and that no body should know of that conference between her and Whitelocke; butt she would so order the buisnes, that what they consented unto should be effected afterwards, and that in two howers they might goe over all the articles.
Whitelocke told her majesty, he presumed that she would admit of a free debate uppon any of them: she said, by all means, that was reasonable; and in case the peace between England and Holland did not take effect, that then the ambassador, whom she intended howsoever to send into England, might conclude uppon such other articles as should be thought fitt. Whitelocke asked her, if she had any thoughts of being included in the dutch treaty? she said, No, for she had not medled with the war, and therfore desired not to be included in the peace with them. ...
Above: Kristina.
Above: Bulstrode Whitelocke.
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