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Chap. XXIV.
CHRISTIAN IV.’S ECONOMY.
361
one mounted like an oak-leaf, the other in the form
of a leopard—for the three princes his sons; at the same
time he sends an order for the hatter to make a band
of silk to fix them on, and gives many directions about
their sword-hilts. Later he writes instructions for the
court-mourning to be worn by the princes for Duke
Adolf of Holstein:—“ I send you black cloth, and
other stuffs, to be used for Prince Frederik and Ulrik.
The cloaks are not to be made too long, and the cuffs
to be lined with green.” N.B.—He sends an old
bedgown of his own, to cut up for lining. If any of their
scarlet stockings are faded or discoloured, you may send
them to the dyer to be dyed black, as we cannot get
them so small here. If there be any left of the cloth,
Christian Ulrik may have a black suit also of the same.”
(Christian Ulrik was his eldest natural son, at that
time only five years of age, so his going into mourning
was a matter of little or no consequence.) Again, he
sends three ells of sable for collars for the children’s
cloaks, and a piece of silk, out of which they are to get
more than one suit of clothes; a piece of lace, out of
which four collars are to be cut the same size and
manner as Prince Ulrik’s Spanish ; they must contrive
to get two pairs of manchettes out of the same. Clearly
there was little chance of cabbaging in the royal
esta-ment in Christian IV.’s time ; not only does he look after
the material, but he also keeps the tailors in order—
“ complains that they give the work out to the
journeymen and boys, instead of doing it themselvesso desires
each tailor to be had to the palace, and locked up in a
separate room until the work is completed.
To his numerous offspring in early life he appears
to have been an affectionate father, looking after their
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