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GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES.
subjects of discourse ; while in literary societies the world and
the body form the only subjects of discussion. In the year
1734, I published, at Leipsic, the Regnum Minerale, in three
volumes, folio; and in 1738 I took a journey to Italy, and
staid a year at Venice and Rome.
With respect to my family connections, I had four sisters.5
One of them was married to Ericus Benzelius, who sub
sequently became the Archbishop of Upsal, and through him
I became related to the two succeeding archbishops,’ who
both belonged to the family of Benzelius, and were younger
brothers of his. My second sister was married to Lars
Benzelstierna who became a provincial governor; but these
two are dead. Two bishops, however, who are related to me,
are still living ; one of them , whose name is Filenius, and
who is Bishop of East-Gothland, officiates now as President
of the House of the Clergy in the Diet at Stockholm , in
place of the Archbishop, who is an invalid ; he married my
sister’s daughter: the other, named Benzelstierna,10 is Bishop
of Westmanland and Dalecarlia; he is the son of my second
sister. Not to mention others of my relations who occupy
stations of honour. Moreover, all the bishops of my native
country, who are ten in number, and also the sixteen senators,
and the rest of those highest in office, entertain feelings of
affection for me; from their affection they honour me, and I
live with them on terms of familiarity, as a friend among
friends; the reason of which is, that they know I am in com
pany with angels. Even the King and the Queen ,11 and the
three princes, their sons, show me great favour: I was also
invited once by the King and Queen to dine with them at their
own table, which honour is generally accorded only to those
who are highest in office; subsequently the Crown Prince12
granted me the same favour. They all desire me to return
home; wherefore, I am far from apprehending, in my own
country, that persecution, which you fear, and against which in
your letter you desire in so friendly a manner to provide;
and if they choose to persecute me elsewhere, it can do me
no harm .
But all that I have thus far related, I consider of com
paratively little importance ; for it is far exceeded by the
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