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ARCHBISHOP TROILIUS. 1245
kind, may be truly obtained. May His Kingdom come, and His
will be done once in earth, as it is done in heaven!
"I thought it proper to express thus much in answer to yours,
without desiring you to adopt any of my sentiments."
NOTE 258.
PROFESSOR LIDÉN.
John Henry Lidén, who contributed to the Almänna Tidningar
for 1770 the account of Swedenborg contained in Document 282,
was born in Linköping in 1741, where his father was "lector" of
theology. After having most honourably finished his course at the
University of Upsal, where he was publicly applauded by Queen
Louisa Ulrica for a disputation he held in her presence, he travelled
abroad between 1768 and 1770 ; on which occasion he made the
acquaintance of Swedenborg. On his return home he was appointed
professor extraordinary (adjunkt) of history in the University of
Lund. But in the very next year he was attacked by a disease,
which lamed him for life, wherefore he resigned his professor
ship, and retired to Norrköping, where he spent the remaining nine
teen years of his life. His sick-room became, so to say, a centre of
the literary and scientific men of Sweden, where he received visits
from the most distinguished among them. He also followed with a
lively interest all new developments in science and literature. As
he had considerable private means at his disposal, he acted in some
measure the part of a patron, and encouraged the cause of learning
and education by liberal contributions. His library which consisted
of 5326 volumes and 500 engravings he presented to the association
of East Gothland in Upsal, but it was soon after incorporated in the
University Library. He died in 1793. Among his published writings
is a volume containing the correspondence between Gustavus Benzel
stjerna and his brother Ericus Benzelius, which was edited by him
in 1791.
NOTE 259.
ARCHBISHOP TROILIUS.
Archbishop Samuel Troilius, the subject of the jocular anec
dote recorded in Document 291 , no. 6 (p. 725), was born in
1706. After passing through the University of Upsal, on account
of his brilliant talent for preaching he soon received a call to one
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