t confie par sa
Majeste, qu'il est a son commandement. Sa Majeste aussi a un extreme
desir de voir votre Excellence, et de vous entretenir en sa cour,
desirant d'embrasser toutes les occasions par lesquelles il pourrait
temoigner le respect qu'il porte a son Altesse Monseigneur le
Protecteur."

Whitelocke answered in French to this purpose:--

"Monseigneur,

"Je rends graces a sa Majeste le Roi de Danemarck, du respect qu'il
lui a plu temoigner a sa Serenissime Altesse mon maitre, et de
l'honneur qu'il lui a plu faire a moi son serviteur, de quoi je ne
manquerai pas d'informer son Altesse. Je suis aussi beaucoup oblige
a votre Excellence pour l'honneur de votre visite, qu'il vous plait
me donner en ce lieu, et principalement en un temps si facheux.
J'eusse aussi grande envie de baiser les mains de sa Majeste et de
voir sa cour, n'eut ete que son Altesse a envoye des navires expres
pour m'emporter d'ici en Angleterre, et que j'ai oui dire que le Roi
a remue sa cour de Copenhague ailleurs, a cause de la peste. Je suis
tres-joyeux d'entendre de la sante de sa Majeste, auquel je
souhaite toute sorte de bonheur."

[SN: Visit from the Dutch Agent.]

After many compliments, Whitelocke gave, him precedence into his cabin;
and after some discourse there, a servant of the Agent of Holland was
brought in to Whitelocke, who said his master desired Whitelocke to
appoint a time when the Agent might come on board him to salute
Whitelocke and to kiss his hand. He answered that, at any hour when his
master pleased to do Whitelocke that honour, he should be welcome, and
that some noble persons being now with him, who, he hoped, would do him
the favour to take part of a sea-dinner with him, that if it would please
the Agent to do him the same favour, and to keep these honourable persons
company, it would be the greater obligation unto Whitelocke. The Grave,
hearing this, began to excuse himself, that he could not stay dinner with
Whitelocke, but, upon entreaty, he was prevailed with to stay.

About noon the Dutch Agent came in one of Whitelocke's boats on board his
ship, whom he received at the ship's side, and saluted with seven guns at
his entry. The Agent spake to Whitelocke to this purpose:--"That, passing
by Glueckstadt towards Hamburg, he was informed of Whitelocke's being in
this place, and thereupon held it his duty, and agreeable to the will of
his Lor