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not finding certain moneys there. “ All the other officers
have received their pay,” he continues, “but not L Add
to it the shameful treatment of my regiments. The
General Field Marshal has not only given away my
infantry regiment, but also for the greater part dismissed my
regiment of dragoons. I should never have thought that
such disrespect would be shown to one that has served
the Crown so long ; 1 rather thought I deserved better
treatment. And if they had wished to do as they did, they
might have told me when I was with the army. Then I
should not have hesitated in the presence of the regiment
to lay down my command and take my leave like an
honest cavalier. To have my honest name in such a way
diffamed ! But for all that I shall not neglect to execute
faithfully my commission for the Crown of Sweden, and
because I see I am not treated as I ought to be I shall ask
my leave, nolens volens, on my return, and nobody will
blame me for it.”
And again in 1636 (15th June) he accuses Banér of
having given to another the quarters which Oxenstierna
himself had assigned to him. “ When the Chancellor’s own
writing and signet is so little respected, there is little hope
that what has been promised to me and other officers will
be fulfilled. I say there is no faith to be found in this
world.”1
Who was to blame for this state of things it would
be difficult to decide now. The repeated absence of the
Scottish officers at a time when their own country was
slowly drifting into war, and perhaps Bandr’s inability to
understand Scottish susceptibilities, may have contributed
to it. Certain it is that Oxenstierna was free from
blame. He rather favoured the Scots, and wrote to the
Queen: “ All foreign officers, especially those of the
1 See Oxenst. Skrifv. och Br.
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