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raged by her noble example, the garrison was excited to a 

 state of enthusiasm, and together with the citizens, swore to 

 defend the place to the last extremity. The resistance, in 

 fact, was so gallant, that though Christian blockaded the 

 town on one side with his fleet, and his lieutenants attacked 

 it on two other sides by land for several months together, he 

 could make no serious impression. 



Finding, therefore, he was not likely to succeed in his 

 object by force, he resorted to his old artifices, and by 

 sending emissaries into the place, succeeded in creating 

 amongst certain of the influential inhabitants a feeling in 

 his favour. Observing at length that treachery existed 

 within the walls, and foreseeing the consequent difficulty of 

 farther defence, Kris tin a now found herself under the neces- 

 city of capitulating. 



But the terms of the treaty entered into with the Tyrant 

 were highly favourable ; for he not only promised to forget 

 and forgive everything that had passed on the part of the ad- 

 herents of the Stures against himself and Archbishop Trolle, 

 but that Kristina herself should retain all her husband's 

 property ; and, moreover, that he would be to her and her 

 family, not only a gracious King, but a father. These, as 

 well as other similar promises, he confirmed with the most 

 solemn oaths, and set his own signet to the document. 



On the 7th of September, 1520, the gates of Stockholm 

 were in consequence opened, when the Tyrant, with great 

 state, made his public entry into the city. 



But on the following morning the inhabitants were horri- 

 fied by a most heart-rending scene. The brave Mans 

 Jansson, who had gallantly defended Westeras against the 

 Danes, had become the special mark of Christian's fury. 



