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should after his death govern and rule his kingdom save his 

 trusty Hollanders, for the reason that his subjects so long 

 as he had known them had been rebelling in his kingdom 

 with that object. 



After these words I was presented with a gold chain by 

 His Majesty, which I thankfully and politely received ; and 

 shortly afterwards the Emperor ordered it to be interpreted 

 that I was fortune and good luck itself, and that no one in 

 his kingdom was more fortunate than I ; and I must under- 

 stand that I should not have to wait any longer like others, 

 but that he would despatch with me, with their own free 

 will, all the Ambassadors who had lived there so long, that 

 Your Excellency may receive from them all the more certain 

 and faithful reports about everything, and be no longer 

 misled by false reports. 



The Emperor further said that he would not enter into a 

 treaty of eternal peace with his trusty Hollanders, as from 

 that hour such a peace was in his kingdom, and God grant 

 nothing else save that it should always continue. 



When I appeared for the third time before His Majesty, 

 his officers, high and low, were within in large numbers, 

 and they all brought their tribute, and His Majesty showed 

 great respect and honour. His Majesty said that the cause 

 of my detention had been His Imperial New Year, but 

 that I should have to remain no longer, and would soon 

 receive leave to depart, as was before this ordered. His 

 Majesty would further, as he said, present the Council in 

 the Fatherland with a costly gem, which was so costly, 

 and of such value that it could not be paid for with any 

 kingdom ; and other precious stones to the General, and a fine 

 elephant with tusks, and some diamonds, for the Governor. 



His Majesty also declared that he had heard that the Hon. 

 van Goens, Junior, had come from the Fatherland to govern 

 his kingdom ; at which the Emperor testified in my presence 

 in words, and called God to witness, that he was pleased in 

 His Imperial heart, that he burnt for victory, but that he 

 dare not outwardly show it to his own people. The Emperor 



