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acquainted with the business. At the first he was of Opinion, 

 that the Ambassador himself must pay for the hire of his 

 Coaches, but I intimating, that it was his first Audience he 

 was to go to, at which usually his Majesty sent his own 

 Coaches at the King's charge, but not that he should have 

 carriages, so for his Baggages also demanded, as being an 

 allowance without president, yet this also at the last (besides 

 the hire of two horses) was yeelded to, and we sett forth from 

 London the eight of December, came the first night to Puck- 

 erage, whence I wrote by a Servant, sent before with the 

 Ambassadors Cookes, to the Earle of Buckingham to signifie 

 our approach, and that if his Majesties pleasure were to do 

 the Ambassador any further honour by incounter of some 

 Noble Person on the way, his Lordship might have time to 

 take, and give directions for it. But his Majesty and my 

 Lord being (when my letters came) allready horsed to ride on 

 hunting, all rested without further order till the evening that 

 we arrived at our Lodging, whence I went immediately to my 

 Lord of Bitckinghajii (my Lord Chamberlain being then at 

 London) with the accoumpt of our comming, and to solicite 

 the Ambassadors Audience, but this being referred for reso- 

 lution to the next morning, I acquainted Mr. Secretary Lake, 

 and the Lord Fcnton with the Ambassadors desire of despatch, 

 and at eleaven of the Clock before noone obtained the Kings 

 pleasure for access at two After noone, when the Lord Clijford 

 with halfe a dozen Gentlemen of the privy Chamber, his 

 Majesties Coach, and the Bishop of Winchesters were to 

 receive him at his Lodging, and with the Ambassadors fol- 

 lowers in [the] other foure Coaches that brought us from 

 London, brought him to Court. He was conducted (with- 

 out stay anywhere) to the Presence Chamber, where his 

 Majesty was already come forth to receive him. Having 

 delivered his letters of credence, he made an Oration (to the 

 purpose of the Kings Princely Office of mediation for Peace 

 between the King of Denmark, and Sweden) of almost an 

 hour long. Which finished, and briefly answered by his 

 Majesty in the same language [probably Latin], the Ambassa- 

 dor turned to the Prince, and beginning to him another formal 



