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could make sure of in his political intrigues, than for 

 any shining talents. In 1789, when the Act of Secu- 

 rity was to be signed, Troil was so much intimidated 

 by the nobles, that he durst not consent on which 

 the king desired him to have & fit of the gout, which 

 he complied with, and the Bishop of Lynkoping (the 

 next) signed. He has since had the gout in earnest, 

 and was confined with it when we saw him at Stock- 

 holm. His revenue is 1500 per annum, and some 

 patronage of small livings, a great thing in Sweden, 

 where there exists literally scarcely any such thing as 

 patronage at all. 



The inferior clergy are for the most part selected 

 at Upsala, Lind, and Abo, the three universities, from 

 the poor students. The livings are small and the 

 parishes very extensive. 



In order to have an opportunity of seeing the rural 

 economy of this country, and also of visiting Upsal, 

 we accepted the invitation of Baron Seton, a Scots- 

 man, and spent several days with him, both in going 

 to Upsala and in returning. Seton had been well 

 acquainted with Gustavus III., and ennobled, some 

 said from the king's love of a joke, his name being 

 Baron, which he changed for an estate left him by his 

 uncle, called Seton. I remember seeing on one of 

 his window-shutters a few words written by Gus- 

 tavus, importing that on such a day he had come 

 there from the revolution : of course the date was 

 1772. There was then at Stockholm a great sculptor, 

 Sergei, whose works were well worth seeing, and who 



