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‘THROUGH SWEDEN. 5x
the throne revived this yearly feftival, which during the regency
had been for fome time difcontinued. When I was in Sweden,
the day fixed for the celebration was the 30th of Auguft. <A few
days before a grand ball was given, during which the crown herald
entered the room, and proclaimed the royal challenge in the fol-
lowing words: ‘‘ Guftayus the fourth, Adolphus, by the grace of
“« God, the moft puiffant king of the Swedes, Goths, and Vandals,
<¢ to all our faithful and beloved counts, barons, knights, and gen-
<« tlemen of our kingdom, poffefled of gallantry and virtue, health.
“« We make them a tender of our royal good will, and we pray God
*¢ to have them in his holy keeping, all and every one of them,
‘according to his birth, rank, and dignity. Having obferved with
«* pleafure that the nobility of our kingdom ingeneral, and more
‘¢ efpecially thofe who are neareft our perfon, the officers of our
*« crown, and other gentlemen belonging to our court, are ftill
“‘ animated with the noble defire of glory, with the valour and
‘¢ ardour for brave actions, by which the knights of Sweden were
* fo greatly diftinguifhed of old; and that our faid nobility hath
“on all occafions given ftriking proofs of courage; and. being
“« willing, after the example of our anceftors, to do all within our
‘« power to. cherifh and {upport that precious love of honour,
‘‘ which forms heroes in the very. midft of peace; and further,
to preferve a tafte for warlike exercifes, by affording opportu-
“ nities to thofe poffeffed of military {pirit to fignalize themfelves :
‘« for thofe reafons we have refolved, according to antient cuftom,
“‘ to hold a public tournament at our cattle of Drottningholm,
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