should receive all content imaginable. I gave him many thanks for the
honour of his visit, and desired him to present my humble service to
the King, assuring him, that my husband and I had all the respect
imaginable for his Majesty; true it was, according to the English
fashion, I did make a little whine when I saw my husband disordered,
but I should ever remain his Majesty's humble servant, with my most
humble thanks to his Excellency. And so he returned well satisfied.

The 14th, the Chief Ministers met my husband in order to his return
home for England, and expressed a great trouble to part from him; they
from the King presented my husband with twelve thousand crowns in gold
plate, with many compliments and favours from the King, whom my
husband waited on the next day to receive his Majesty's commands for
his Master in England. After giving his Majesty many thanks for the
many honours he had received from his Majesty's kind acceptance of his
service, he thanked his Majesty for his present, saying that he wished
his Majesty's bounteous kindness to him might not prejudice his
Majesty, in this example, by the next coming ambassador; to which his
Majesty replied, 'I am sure it cannot, for I shall never have such
another ambassador.' Then my husband took his leave, performing all
those ceremonies with the same persons and coaches as he made at his
entry.

Upon the 19th of August my husband and I took our leaves of the Queen-
Mother, at her house, who had commanded all her ladies to give
attendance, though her Majesty was then in a retired condition.

Her Majesty expressed much resentment at our leaving the Court; and
after our respects paid to her Majesty, and I receiving her Majesty's
commands to our Queen, with a present, I took my leave with the same