Whitelocke  thought  it  becoming  him  in  civility  and  ^^^^
gratitude  to  give  an  account  by  letters  to  the  Queen  the^Oaecu
of  Sweden  of  his  proceeding  thus  far  in  his  voyage,
for  which  purpose  he  had  written  his  letters  at  Ham-
burg, and  now  having  too  much  leisure,  he  made
them  up  and  sent  them  to  Vice-Admiral  Clerke  to  be
presented  to  the  Queen.  The  letters  were  to  this
efiect : —


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'*  A  aa  SSr^rAssime  MajestS  Christine,  Reine  de  Suede.
