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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43928	The history of the intrigues & gallantries of Christina, Queen of Sweden, and of her court whilst she was at Rome faithfully render'd into English from the French original.; Histoire des intrigues galantes de la reine Christine de Suède et de sa cour, pendant son séjour à Rome. English	Franckenstein, Christian Gottfried, 1661-1717.; Hollingworth, Philip.	1697 (1697)	Wing H2164; ESTC R4691	131,498	344

hide themselves in a corner to avoid meeting him but to no purpose for he discover'd them as they were retiring and was very much surpriz'd to see two Men in his Palace at such an Hour and in such a place But the Taylor who had both Courage and Dexterity came up to him and told the Duke That the Dutchess h●d order'd him to come to speak with Madamosel Palma for so was the Maids Name to take the Body of a Gown to make fit and that the other Man was his S●rvant The good Duke search'd no further into this Affair but permitted them to enter where Palma was She was Astonish'd to see the Count but did promise and assure to serve him to the uttermost nevertheless for want of being Liberal his Affairs advanc'd but slowly Some time after he was in the Conversation of the Duke of Po● and there was Singing with a Symphony and Consort of Musical Instruments and a Comedy with Marrionnets That Night the Count thought he should have died of Love for the Dutchess was as Lovely and Fine as an Angel But while these things were transacting the Queen's Affairs being Embroil'd in Sueden her Majesty sent Count Vesenan to receive her Rents and put things into better Order 'T was then he must forsake her for a long time and his Sighs and Tears gave the Dutchess an Account of his Despair and they promis'd each other to Love eternally But the Count 's Back was no sooner turn'd but she forgot him Being arriv'd in Sueden his Confident wrote to him every Post and sent him News of the Dutchess but he was not Faithful because he was employ'd in another Intrigue between the Dutchess and a Roman Prince of great Merit However he was useful in giving him notice of all the Traps and Machinations against him which came to his Knowledge For the poor Gentleman had a great deal of Persecution from the Marquiss Del Monte who was enrag'd that he was not sent in his Place Cardinal Azzolini did what he could to calm the Queen's Mind but the Marquiss's Cabal aggravated it and Landini always entertain'd the Queen with this Discourse when she was in an ill Humour The Queen of Sueden the young King's Mother did him all the Service she could with Queen Christina but the famous Jew at Hamburgh call'd Teixere who was in the Interests of the Marquiss Del Monte because he had confirm'd his Commission to receive the Queen's Rents in Pomerania and in the Dutchy of Bremen which he always remitted to the Queen by the way of Venice at great Interest This Perfidious Man gain'd by the Marquiss made all things go Cross on purpose to ruin and destroy the Count. 'T is true that he had some complaisance for this Jew but if they had Robb'd the Queen together his Affairs had gone better but he had too Generous a Soul and a Heart too well fix'd and in all his Voy●ge and stay at Stockholme he comported himself as a Man of Probity which in part was the cause of his Ruine for the Receivers forsook him because he made too strict an Examination of their Accounts But that which compleated his Ruine was a Letter he writ to the Queen wherein he gave her an Account that he had found a way to save a great deal of Money in Exchanges by returning her Subsidies by the way of France and exchanging with the Pensions the King of France gave the Suedes so that whereas she paid Nine per Cent by way of Venice he reckon'd not above Two or three to make it come by France This vex'd the Queen afresh because it should seem by this Letter that she had a Commerce with the Minister of France in Sueden But he knew not she would take it ill After all the Count returned to Rome and went to the Queen with Boots and Spurs on but she gave him a very brisk reception for she would scarce suffer him to speak and when he did he was not heard He ran to Cardinal Azzolini to beg of him to interceed with the Queen on his behalf alledging that he was oblig'd to Protect him because of the good intelligence that had always been betwixt them But his Persecutor the Marquiss represented that the Count was more careful to give the Cardinal an account of Affairs than he was to her Majesty her self She who had a Domineering mind and would play the Sovereign in all things took Umbrage at the Count's Proceedings and treated him ill upon all occasions Nay she proceeded to that Excess that having one day sent for him into her Presence and charging him with Injuries She in great rage gave him three or four Blows over the Head with a Cane she had in her Hand This poor and much afflicted Lord went to bed with a Feaver and perfectly despair'd to see himself treated in this sort but he must have Patience for what could be done with a Fool that had neither Rhime nor Reason Neither is he the only Person who has been thus treated for the World is full of the Extravagancies of this Princess But that which gave him most Affliction of all was the Cheating and Mockery of the Marquiss Del Monte who came to Comfort him and that was the cause of all the Mischief that befell him The poor Dutchess of Aqua Sparta Wept for Grief and the Count 's Confident was witness to her Sorrow For notwithstanding the Count had not seen the Dutchess she had yet some consideration for him His ingenious Confident oblig'd her to write a word or two to testifie that she took a share in his Disgraces And this she did upon condition that he would restore the Letter as he punctually did after he had kiss'd it very often wi●● 〈◊〉 Transport It was matter of great consolation to him that so lovely a Person was touch'd with his Disgrace The Duke of Poli sent to Visit him often and they saw one another incognito and at last Cardinal Azzolini reconciled him to the Queen who made him Satisfaction After the Count had respited a while he would willingly have renewed with the Dutchess but besides that he was engag'd in some measure with the Prince I have spoken of already and would give him no occasion of Jealousie An unforeseen Accident broke all the measures of their ancient Correspondence The Queen at the Count 's first coming to her had hung two of his Chambers with Damas and at his departure for Sueden had deputed the Duke of Poli to serve in his Place till his Return The Duke appropriated these Hangings to himself as coming to him from the Queen And the Master of the Hotel had put him into some hopes of them which embroil'd the Matter further At last the Count peremptorily demanded the Damas from the Duke who refns'd to restore it alledging Prescription and Possession Neither of them durst complain to the Queen and the Master of the Hotel would disoblige neither of them So they took