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FREDERIKSBORG.
Chap. XXV.
From the time that James ascended the throne of
England the greatest intimacy was kept up between the
two Courts.* Christian twice visited his sister, and the
stories of his drinking bouts were common enough: an
English author says that never had so pleasant and
friendly a monarch visited our shores, nor with so many
servants who conducted themselves so well; winding up
that “ blessed is the country who possessed such a
kingthough at the same time I must not forget to
mention that Christian left 30,000 dollars drink-money
to be divided among the royal household. His journal
of his visit to England is short and concise. “ On
Sunday I and the king and queen heard service in the
grand hall; in the evening a comedy was played in the
same hall. On Saint James’s day had to go to church,
and wear the collar of the Garter.” But two days
afterwards he attends a bear and bull fight; plays in
the Tennis Court, and drinks much liquor in the
evening with the King of England. On the 2nd of
August Prince Charles attended him to Gravesend on
his departure, and his sister, the queen, sends him a
beautiful diamond ring by her chamberlain Kerri (Carr,
Earl of Rochester); and on the 10th instant he lands
in Halland, and drives to Elsinore.
First on our list comes James VI., “King of
Scotland,” as it is named, in the costume of the period, his
* The Parliament, say the historians, were at that time pretty well
satisfied with King James, and granted him a considerable sum of
money to pay the expenses of the reception of his brother-in-law : the
presents given to the embassy amounted to 4G55Z. Admiral Skeel,
who accompanied King Christian in 1G0G, and had previously visited
England as governor to Prince Ulrik, received a chain value 100Z.
from King James.
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