t woman,--though the sister
of the King regnant, high in his favour and the interest of her
alliance; though pressingly enticed to cast off her affection to her
husband; though unacquainted with any hardships,--yet so entire was
her conjugal love and piety, that, rather than part with her
husband, she would leave all her relations and pleasures of a court
and her dear country, and put herself, though with child, into the
disguise of a page, to attend him in his flight as his servant.

"It may be imagined that such a servant was not unkindly used; but
the greatest trouble was, that being on shipboard to cross the
Baltic Sea, the poor page whispered the master that she had a
longing desire to some cherries which she saw in the town as they
came to the ship. Here was the difficulty: if her lord did not go on
shore and procure some cherries for the page, it might cost her
life; if he did go on shore, and in the meantime the ship should go
off, he and his page would be parted, and his own life endangered.
It was reason and honour that persuaded him rather to hazard his own
than such a page's life; therefore, having effectually dealt with
the master of the ship for a little stay, he soon found out a
pretence to go on shore, and neglected not to hasten back again with
his provision of cherries, and to find out a way of distributing a
large share of them to her that longed for them. After which they
happily set sail and arrived in Sweden, where, by articles between
the two Crowns, those in his condition have sanctuary and
protection."

In the afternoon Whitelocke went to Court, where he met with Canterstein,
who excused himself that he had not yet brought to Whitelocke the Queen's
letters of full power to her Commissioners, which he said the Queen had
signed two days before, and that he had been sick, otherwise he had
delivered them before this time. Whitelocke asked him if his
recredentials were prepared. He said they were ready for the Queen to
sign when she pleased, and that nothing in his charge concerning
Whitelocke should receive any delay by his occasion. Whitelocke gave him
thanks for his care, and promised his remuneration.

[SN: Whitelocke entertains the Queen on May-day.]

This being May-day, Whitelocke, according to the invitation he had made
to the Queen, put her in mind of it, that, as she was his mistress, and
this