against her as belonging to the enemies of this State, his Highness
does not conceive that it can be expected from him to interpose in
matters belonging to the decision of that Court; besides, the law
having in the ordinary course provided a remedy, by way of appeal,
in case of wrong or injustice done by that Court.

"For the goods of Mr. Alexander Cecconi, supposed to be taken by a
ship belonging to this State, orders have been given by the Council
concerning them, and some return made upon those orders; and the
said Commissary may rest assured that speedy and effectual justice
will be done in that particular.

"JO. THURLOE.
"_March 10th, 1653._"

These orders of the Council Whitelocke caused to be translated into
Latin, that he might communicate them as he saw occasion.

_March 31, 1654._

[SN: Reports to England.]

Whitelocke despatched a great number of letters to his friends in
England: in those to Secretary Thurloe he gave a full account of all
transactions of his negotiations and passages here since his last
letters.

This day, though the post-day, Woolfeldt again visited Whitelocke, to his
no little interruption in his despatches; yet from him Whitelocke learned
many things in relation to Denmark, for the advantage of England, and
Woolfeldt testified great affection and respect to the Protector and
Commonwealth. He was also interrupted by his attendance upon the Queen,
according to her appointment. The Chancellor came forth from her as
Whitelocke went in, and he told Whitelocke that the Queen, hearing of his
being without, had sent to desire him to come in to her. Whitelocke read
some of his news to the Queen, and the paper which the Protector had
caused to be given to her Commissary Bonnele at London; upon which
Whitelocke took the boldness a little to paraphrase, and her Majesty was
well pleased with it. They fell into discourse of the treaty, much to the
same effect as formerly; but Whitelocke staid the less time with her
Majesty, because he presumed that the Chancellor and his son waited
without to speak with her about his business. She promised Whitelocke to
send him an answer of his business the next day, and that one of her
ships should be ready at the Dollars (the mouth of the haven of
Stockholm) to transport him to Luebeck when he should desire it; which was
acceptable to Whitelocke to think on, and