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MR. WHITE. 1331
(4.) Bishop Swedberg to the King.
"Brunsbo, February 9, 1715.
"Most Mighty King, Most Gracious Lord.
"It has pleased God to allot me seven children,
for whose well-being I am bound to care. Of these, three are sons,
-the eldest seeks to render himself completely accomplished for the
service of Your Royal Majesty and our fatherland, by courses of
study, the second (Eliezer) does so likewise in business connected
with mining, and the third (Jesper) also, by service for two years
in Your Majesty’s army in Pomerania, but now by a voyage to
the far Indies, or as it is called, New Sweden. The daughters have
all entered into matrimony with honourable persons ; two are married
to men in the priestly estate ; one (Anna) to the Librarian of Your
Majesty’s Academy in Upsal, Eric Benzelius, and the other (Catharina)
to a pastor, here in West Gothland, Jonas Unge ; of the other two,
one (Margaretha) is married to Lundstedt, the Master of the Horse
in Your Majesty’s Life Guards, and the other (Hedwig) to Lars
Benzelstjerna, the Master of the Mines in East and West Bergslagen.
"For these I make bold in all humility to solicit, that it may
please Your Royal Majesty to grant me the favour, that others of .
my brothers in office have experienced: namely, to promote to the
rank and place of nobles my afore-named sons and my two last
named sons-in-law, the Master of the Horse, Lundstedt and the
Master of the Mines, Benzelstjerna. It will be an encouragement
to them still further, in humble submission, to make themselves
worthy of the grace of Your Royal Majesty, and the service of their
country, and to me, Your Majesty’s loyal subject, your favour will
be peculiarly agreeable. "JESPER SWEDBERG."
In Sweden it has been the rule for the sons and daughters of
distinguished Bishops to be ennobled. To this custom, which forms
the ground of Bishop Swedberg’s application, reference is made in
the passage which we have italicized. This passage, among some
others of less importance, Mr. White omitted in his edition of 1868.
The complete text of Document 294, F (Vol. I, p. 47), is as
follows:
(
5.) Bishop Swedberg to the King.
"Most Mighty King, Most Gracious Lord.
"I am desirous to help my
far as I can in Your Royal Majesty’s service.
of Polhem’s mind, and has travelled in foreign
"Wennersborg, April 23, 1716.
children forward as
My son Emanuel is
parts for four years,
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