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a l i e n a t , rcciam varic verfat, virisq,- illuftr.bus e m u r g i t . I m p u - dentia cerre nebulonis iftius.non Primates regni t a n t u m a h o s - q u e , qui m u l t u m g r a t i i a p u d Cbrifti»sm antchac v a l u e r u n t . , aeareflTa e f t ; v e r u m i p t o r u m e u a m familiaies atque d o m c i - c o s : przecipuca q u i b u s o f t c n t u sf o r t cc r a t e o, q u o d , de o c c u - p a t o inReginaeanimum i m p e r i o p l u s q u a m Thralonice & m o r e c o n f u e t o g l o r i a n t i , contradicerent (*pisfimc: q u . p p e Regt- n a m coccuro b r u t u m q ; affetiuum i n c o m p o f i t o r u m d i t i a m e i u v e r f a b a t ; r c t i o r i a u t e m i f t i vel g r a t i a m , vcl o d i u m a t q u e i r a m inlubditosReginae ( p o r c o i f t i i n g r a t i a m i t a i o q u o r ; m g r u n - n i r c , n u l l u m c r a t n e g o t i u m . ^ ^
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n u m e r a t o aere, q u a m g e m m ' 5 , monilibusargentcisquo vafis fev c u m abftulir. Afl: o i r a t u m Stiecis f a t u m ! N e m i n e m Holmiafc f e p e r t u m , q"ui transfugam iftum nequisfimum e veftigio pcvfe- q u i , t o t q u e patrata facritegia & impofturas, cfuibus t p t i R e g n o a d e o q ; & ipfi R c g i n x impofuerat,ipfius fanguine expiaret! Sic t a m e n vifurrifuperis.Multi f u b d i t o r u m ejus iniquitate opprcs- i i t u m r e f p i r a r u n t , m a g n u m q ; i n o m n i u m c o r d a t o r u m a n i - rnis ejus exatfit o d i u m . Sed attius Chriftina? a n i t n o ipfius venc- n u m i n f e d e r a t , validosq; e i d c m imprelferat fafcini fui chara- tieres, a d o m n i a i n priftinum ftatum refl-ituendum. M i r a fane rcs f u i t i i n n u l l o n e g o t i o pertinaciorem u n q u a m PrinciperrL, txtitiffe, q u a m i n e o , q u o d M a j e f t a t i derogabat, e a m q u e p r o ^ ftituebat maximc.
I V . A d v e r t e n t p r o c u l d u b i o c o r d a t i o m n e s , q u i mcta- morphofeos iftius fpecftatores i n a u l a t u m a d e r a n t , q u e m ho1- m i n u m tantae poftulem nequitiae. Nihilominus,ut t o t i confjct o r b i , m e n o n c o m m e n t u m ifta, palam & coelo tefte profiteor;
impudentiae nequitiaeq; iftius exemplar cffe a t h e u m illum, n o - tnine Bourdelotum, q u i e t i a m n t n n h o d i e p a n e , q u c m d i c u n t , p a u p e r u m vefcitur, cruoremq;Crucifixi fugit, inconfutili Ec-
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i l!, \lliarum poft, continuas Chriftinae intercesfiones n o n ttA . d c m o b n n u i t . Adco proiixusSvedicac Principisin fcur- r a m ; 'ItifBE f u i t araimus, conftansq; e u m promovendi voluntas ( R o m a qmppcV cognita m o r u m cjus pravitate, beneficium h o c fei denep-averat) u t n o n prius Regiam Gallicam inquietare d e - iinercr,quam e x e c r a n d u m i d o l u m iftud i n temploDei i o c a t u m
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& r e l i g i o n e j l e g i b u s foluta,in difeeptationibus Libertina, S c n - p-tura falfatrix, caliamniatrix, infultatrix, ejuratisque omninA virtutibus vixit : ut dici vcre potucnt, e a m poft Bourdelotum praeter n o m e n & R e g n u m , nilnl retinuifle regij. Aft q.uae haec t a m fubita & fatalis m u t a t i o ? Gecidit, cecidit A U G U S T A CbrijliflA: o t i m Mdgntja m nulla Cbriftina. T u vero Svecorum n a t i o clansftma, R e g m tui diadeina t a m poliutum $ q u o n e f e -
r e s a n i m o?Nam,cujus virtutes n o n t a m p r i d c m totUs orbis a d o - raVerat y ca jam rifus & fabula omniumPrinccps veftra eft ! E q u i d e m oculi vobis l a c r y m a r u m perpctuae fcaturigincs c(Tc i d e o d c b e n t : p a r t i m , q u o d D i v i n a P r o v i d c n f . a v o b i s d e r e l i - giofo, fapiente m a g n a n i m o q ; Regc n o n a n t e profpexent, q u i m a g n o v c f t r o b o n o v o s a d f c r a usque Fata regeret E t vos 6 G a l l i , contra<ftas Mecocnati veftro munificentisfimo deflete^
m a n u s ! N u m jam vos libcralitatis fuae faciet participes ? L u g e - te oliiriveftri amantisfimam vosque p r o t e g e n t e m P r i n c i p e m l Deferuit vos. A d m e , q u o d attinet,perfvafus certo fum,lacry-
mas o c u l i s veftris brevi exficcatum i r i , q u i a l i q u a n t o jam t e m - p o r e a R e g i n i habiti inclementiiis eftis. A u d o r v o b i s f u m , e reque veftra melius e r i t , Gothicis iftis folicitudinibus reli&is, patriarti mecum repetere Gallam. N o n t a n t i amplius ibi eftis, o d i u m fabulaq; h o m i n u m .
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q u $ profdtfto a n t e infeliccm Bourdcloti m Sveciam adven- t u m , pijsfima, devotisfima, Religionis Chriftianac, u t fupra m o n u i , ftudiofisfima f u i t . Poftea vero e a m comperimus d u b i - tareyin t)W & Previdcntidftr: non credere Paradjfum, infer-
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a u t e m i b i imagines P r o t o p l a f l o r u m , « u d i t a t e m aperte n i - m i s a t q u e i n d e c e r c repracfentantes) r e p l e t a m , in a u d i t o r i u m verbi divini dcftinaffet,- ad ea refpondit : i p s 6 eos fuam egregic p r o d e r e imperitiam, q u o d n e f c i a n t , A d a m u m & H e v a m n u - d o s cfte c r e a t o s : iicei c eosdcm quihusvis defcnbere c o l o n b u s a d i p f u m a r c h e t y p u m f e u e x c m p l a r , q u a l e e m a n u C o n d i t o n s p r o d i i t : neq; Hniftre magis imagines p i d o n s , q u a m ipfius Dei opera interpretanda eflTe, contcndebai. Ab adventus a u t e o u Bourdelotti in Sveciam t e m p o r e , Majeftatcm a p u d oranes a - d e o p r o f t i t u e b a t , ut c m n e s ipfius c o l l o c u t i o n e s , rclationes hiftorise a l t u d n i h i l , q u a m fabulas, jocosobfcenosaiiasque, queis m u l t u m d e l e d a b a t u r , impuras incptias fonarent. Q u i n immti m c m b r d , qaac revelafTe n a t u r a m p u d u i t , proprijs nati- v i s q; n d m i n i b u s , fine ulla c o r u n d e m i n v o l u t i o n e &vcrccun*
diore circumfcriptione a p p e i l a r e , lerio a t q u c fcvcrc m a n d a - verat. Aulicus q u i d a m , qui i n iploofficierum f e o r u m exor*
d i o c u m ReginS confabulari frequentiusfolebat, cognito e a m nugamcntis v a l d e d e l e ^ a r i , c u m u l a t i s f i m e ea fubminiftrabat.
Forte vero res eloquendat eranr, quas vcrecundiore t r o p o c o n - te»erc Reeia Majeftatisfanftitas eiq; debita reverentia m o n e - b a n t Q u e c u r o hxfitans devenifTet, ipfiq;gcnerofus p u d o r fi- Jcntium iritfixiftVt: ipfamet virginali p u d o r e pofito, nattvis v o -
• cj b u s , nuila vel fexiis vel aetatisration»habit8,ctiamobfcoems- f i m a q u $ d ; p a l a m o m n i b u s protulit, Ingentcm talium v o c u m a m i c u s mcus mihi recitavit c a t a l o g u m , q u a s c o n f u l t o pra:te- , r e o , d u m tempori Letiorisq;innoxij verecufldiacparco.
V I I . A theismum ex e o colligere iicet, q u o d o m n c s luas neresrina*profcfttones, a n i m $ c u r a t o r e n u f p i a » , a r c h i a t r o u b i q ; fe c o m i t a n t e,inftitucrit:majorem fcihcet c o r p o n s ^ u a m A n i m $ haberc o p o r t e b a t r a t i o n e n u . Simulaverat q u i d e m Ecciefiaftcmfecum f e a b d u t i u r d m i a t vix d u m Halmftad.utn Daniae pervenit, c t i m m i f c r illc c u m facco d o m u m rem.Ctitttr.
O b l a t u m dcindc fibi alium H a m b u r g i , accepturam fc u i d e r r u . alicno t a m e n a n i m o , promiferat. P r o c o n c i o n e f a c r a , c u i a l i - Qiioties Holmiae i n t e r c r a m , p a r u m fc d e v o t a m meraeqUmpa- dente non uno prodebat indicio.. Scsfitabat in fcill bolofenco
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auroq; attificiofisfimc intevtcxta, inclinato manibusq; fufful- to capite, Hifpaniam dubio prgcul cogitans, ibique fere non
jam arces & palatia ard-ificans. Si quando Ecclefiaftes fermo- nem ulcra horar demcnjum protrahcbat, morae txdium, cum catulis duobus vei colludendo, vel cum adftantibus fibi officij gratikcorifabulandoifa|jebat. Aliquandotantum ftabello iu- per fella fua edebat ilrepitum, ut, (i Eccleijaites Reginae mori- bus concedcre aliquid voluifiet, omniahaec imp.atientiac indi- cia, tacitamq; filentij impodtionem ac demandationcm inter- pretari faciie potuifler. Sed Concionator nihii mnius quam-»
fermonem contrahebat; autexaiTuetudine, aut quodhacra- tioneReginie petulantiam frangere mq; modeftiae ordincm co- gerc cam cogiuverat, eo praefertim temporc & Loco, quo re$
divina pcragitur. Quo tamei>profe<9:um nihileft & Cbri/iin4 antiquum obtinuir: virus enim Libertinum Bourdcloti Reginac in animo altisfime infederat > ut omncs dc Principis rcftitutio- ne defperarent.
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prodidit. Hamburgi,cum ageret, templuimj; alias ircqucnta- rct, Oracula D,ei absq; ylla reverentia,modcftia, religione, im- patienteq; animo audiebat: ut multi,qui ejus vidundi gt atia eo confiuxerant, in fmitlra, quam de ea jam pridem conccpcrant, opinione conlirmati fuerint. Nequc vanus omnifio, erat ia- crorum in Svecia Antiftitum mctu$,quem, cum difccilum inde pararem,mihi aperuerunt: fe Ccilicec vcrcri maximc,ne ad Pon- tiftcias fuperiUtioncs deticcrct, aiiquando. Sufpicionem au?
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I X . Haudabsrc jam fuent, iiitinera, ejusq; in peregri-
natione mores obfervaverimus. Confultum atque e rc Cbriftt.
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t a ) a p u d q u e n d a m Judaeum profesfione m c d i c u m divertit_j.
./Egerrime h o c tulit Magiftratus,a Cbriftina, c u m f u o a p p a r a t t t p r o M a j e f t a t e perfon® fpiendido fatis, h a b i t u s l u d i b r i o . Ne<|i m i n u s Ecclefiadicis bilem movit f a d u m h o c, q u o d , zelo d o - m u s D e i a f t i , ex fuggeftu pasfim i m p r o b a b a n t , fa6ti i m p i c t a - tem optioni'sque ftultitiam exaggerantes, quod injurati JBSll C H B. I S T I perfidiquehoftis, & c u i , Chrifti n o m e n c x c c r a r i blafphemareq,- devotionis fumma c f t , divertiflet. Q u i c l c n - chtis varia a u d i t o r u m c o n t r a r i a q u e h a b u i t judicia. P l u r i m i f a - flum d a m n a b a n t Potisfimi a u t e m , prudentiorcs h o c i n c a f u c o n c i o n a t o r e s volebant : cautius c u m pcrfonis Principibus m e r c a n d u m ; q u a r u m q ; nos f u g i u n t r a t i o n e s , circumftantij®
i n d u i g e n d u m a l i q u i d , conjundtis fententijs affirmabant. A d quae, refponfum f o r t c rogata Regina: Chriftum pcr o n i n e m v i - t a m cum Judaeisconvcrfatum: c u n d e m e x ipforum f c m i n e o r i - u n d u m , proptereaq; ipforum commtinionempraecastefisgen- tibusexatnbiviffe,confidenter a d m o d u m rcfpondit, D c c u j u s rcfponfi t c n o r e pronunciarc te, L e d o r , velim. H a m b u r g o t a n - dem, m o r e P r i n c i p i b u s c o n f v c t o , t c m p o r e q ; a I i e n o , difcesfir.
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t e m p o r e , duabusBatavis v i r g i n i b u s , n u l i o vcl lalario v e l h o - xiorario i j s d a t o , aggrcdi rantumaufa iter fuit.
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d i u i n S v c c i S a g e r e t , v c r f a b a r . H u j u s i n g r a t i a m c o m e f i a t i o - lies, fatyras, choreas, tripudia, exfpatiationcs, a l i o s t j ; i n n u m e - rosapparatisfimos iudos<juoticns n o n d c d i t? E x c j u o e u m i - f f u m , q u o R c g n o renuneiaret, a u a o r e m fuiifc Reginsr, n o n p a u c i conjicicbant-#. At h o c i p f u m Chriftina in a n i m o jam_»
jfibi fuiiic pridcm, in iiteris ad D.Chanutiwm, Galliarum Regis a p u d P r e p o t . D.D.Ordincs G c n . Belgij Foederati Lcgatum, i h - genuiconfc/Ta cft. Conjcdurac rationcs e r a n t , quia p r a ccc- tcris potisfimum c u m Regina ccenitabat: quia in exfpatiationi- b u i fidus A c b a t c s l e m p c r c i a d e r a t : quia vcfpcri c o n f a b u l a t r o - iics ciim e4,ad horain usque noflis tcrtiam vei q u a r t a m , p r o d u - t e b a t : quia n o n m e l i t i s anteceifore Bourdtlotf in rem P r i n c i . pis faciebat. H a u t f a m : c a r u i t o m i n c t a m repentina vicisGtudo:
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ttmAgnofctre, refponderct. N # c m c i i o r c habiti f u n t f o r t c coc- teri q u o q u c m a g n a t u m miniftri: q u i , c o n t e m p t u r a fui n o n f c . t e n t e s a m p l i u s , aulae t a n d c m confenfu m u t u o taledixerunL, , n o n , niii vocantibusfc D D n n . f u o r u m d e p a t a n t i u m negotiis^
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r e t aptaretquc fibi i a r v a m , d e m t u m digito a n n u l u m , ( c o n t i - n e b a t a B t e m g e m m a m praeterproptcr quadragies milieflorenis a f t i m a t a m ) Pigmcnrello aiTervandum intcrea tradidit. Q u o d d c p o f i t u m , fitnul a t q ; h i l b i o n i c a m induiflct, Princcps ite- r u m rrddenti fibi, n e q u i d aol opurn ftultitiam deeffet, n o o u fui cfle moris d o n a t a f e m t l rcpeterc, r c f p e n d i t Majus l o n g c a r p u m e n t u m habet extraordinaria legatio ad H i f p a n i a r u n v Regem.qua Majeftati cjus,pro tam egrcgij fpiendidiqi O r a t o r i s a d fe misfionc, ingentcsgratja»cgit.
X I I . Dccantatisfima q u o q u e Noftra in Q t b c f u i t , o b fingularem crga Eruditos b e n e v o l e m i a m , q u o s ex varijsEuro»
pac Academijsconquifitos in Svecia/n e v o c a v c r a t , c o e q u e d e - mcntisfime atqvie aiunificcntisGmc habucraL». I n d c t o t t i jnfcriptiones,tot Divjt, Augufla, Sofpitetricuy Germdm* Domi- fricii) Mufiirum Des (S PdrentU 0 M. & q u a n o n t i t u l o r u t n fpumx*, Iibrorum verd dedicationcs absque n t i m c r o c d e b a n - t u r . A t n o n t a m p r o l i x u s c o n f t a n s q ; i n e o s R c g i n a r f m t f a v o t L » a c eundcm (ibi Eruditi pronjittcbant. H e u , q u a m citd defcr- buitlEcenim r n a g n i illiViri in c o pcccarunt m a x i m c , q u o d mo#
deftia: nimium l i t a n d o , partim argyti lcpidiq; i m o nuiii auiici i n Regia fucrc. D. Njtiddus, difioluros Rcginz m o t c s , eruditos- q u c c u m nuMius prctij vuigo rcccnferi, h a u r fercns, a u l i ejustj»
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delottus vencficij» fuis Principcm fafcinaverat, t a n t u m d c f u o crga E r u d i t o s f a v o r e a c i i b e r a l i t a i e rcmifit, ut o m n e s ejusdcm poilicitationes afFaniac mcrae, & fruftra f u e r i n t - , Teftci vos, q u o t q u o t Chrijlinam Hoimiae coiuiftis, appeilo. Dicite.* quoe plumbcosreportaftismontcs, c u m a u r e o s inproaiisfishabucr t u i * f
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«fatio magoum ipfi nomeri ifl aetcrnitatis annalibus icribunc-i-.»
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i u m . Sed q u o i B e u c h a r d u s a d c o n o n c u r a v i t , u t , c u r n h a u d J o n g o poft t e m p o r e Chriftina, Regni fe adminiftrationem reii*
g u a t u r a m : litcrarum ftudijs & c o n f o r t i o e r u d i t o r u m impoftc- rum vacaturam: ipfumq; praccipuum coJlegij membrum fed»
ptarc, fcripto a p u d e u m c o n t e f t a r e t u r , n e relponfionc digna- t u s q u i d c m e a m f u e r i t , O b q u o d filentium reprehendi D* Ro- xichardus minime debet, ut cui, Principem onmia in fpeciertL#
n i h i l q i ferio & e x a n i m o facere, o p t i m e conftiterit. A c c e d i ^ , q u o d f i b i t a n t o i n S r c c i a m & i t i n e r e & periculo e v o c a t o , i n q ; i i v e r f o r i o t o r p e f c e n t i , pofliex demuni H e b d o m a d a s cuipias Keginze falutandac fadta fuerit copia .* quae p a r u m admooi\m_»
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ejus derclidtam confcripfiffe elcgantisfimas,quarum a r g u m e n - tu<n tt3H:qua ratisne educAndm injiituendiudj untcus ejus Jlt Ti- litUr cjuem Pater S AL MASIUS,dumi» vivti adbuc ejftt, lite- rarum ftudtjs deftindvit! M a t e r a u t e m v i d u a , t a n t o educatio- giis o n e r e fcfe likeratura, filium i n Svcciaim a m a n d a v i t . Q u 6 c u m appulifler, Reginamqi officij caufs&adijfTet, ad Rcgiac ina-
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c a t u s e r a t , u t ad ejusdem cxplanationcm O e d i p o h a b e r e t i u o p u s , S c r i p t u m hocce in Svccia a q u o d a m inculpatae fidei v i r o affcrvatur diligcntisnme , ut idcin a i i q u a n d o Vaticano R o m a n o , vclRegiaF,quagcft LutetiaeiBibliothecXitatiquamau- thenticum Bourdelottinac lapientiae exemplar, CHRlSTlNAZ y c r d x«jLtsA<ov decantatum inferat. M a j o r e m fane, q u a m p a r e r a t , a p u d Principem iftam nadtus eft exiftimationem Bourdc- l o t t u s . n o n alia d e c a u s a , q u a m q u o d vcrfus a l i q u o t G a l l i c c , c o s q ; mendofos fatis, c o m p e f u c r i t ; vcl q u p d A u l z neporulo<r r u m praccipuas c a p u t q ; fucriu#. Q u a m p r i m u m m i h j ejus Scripti f a d a fuerit c o p i a , faxo lucem , u n s c u m alijs relationi- b u s , quas cx Svecia indies c x p e t i o , brevi afpiciat. Exinde, L e d t o r , colliges f a c i l £ , u t r u m Bourdelottus cjuscxiftimatioi n i s t a n t i q u e f u e r i t v i r , q u a n t i e u m Regina pronunciave»
rat? I t e m , quS f r o n t e 6c ratione pulio ifte aulicus v i r o s l i t c - ratisfimos, q u i i n Svepiam v o c a t i s Principe c r a n t , carbonc_, t a m l l r i d e n t e n o t a r e aufus fucrir, Prjccipue v i r d in D . ri ( cujus c r u d i t i o Belgio decantatisfima cft ) p o e m a t c , vo*
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aflevcratione habco. _
X I I . N c q u c i m p e t r a r e a m c o p o l l u m a n i m o , q u i n , a u a m fuis creditoribus N e f t r a intulerit injuriam , fignifi- tiC^.Quod dwm f a c i o , e x h o r r c f c o , t o t i i s 4 > i n c o r u m c o n c c d o
fcntentiam: eos, qui i i i n c e Rcg?zadminiftraticnis refigantionem, f o r o cestionem Cbrijiw* interprctati f u L t,non aberraffe omnino^ O c u I a t u s teftor., c a m 6 gemmarijsmcrcatoribus m o n i l i a , lapides pretiofislimos, a - liaq;x«uM,«, t c o o o . | , i » , 6 , l i j s i o o o o . .
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iicifccretur. K a r u m fancfauftis Crcditorcs eam profecuti fune o m i m - kus,qui pretij folutionem a b cadem uitra fere bicnnium e x p e A a n t e s . c o n . fumtis q u z h a b e b a n t ntceUan js impcnfisq,, etiam mercium jadturain lQ Majeftatis portu pasfi i u n t . Deteftaris rei i n d i g n i t a t e m , L e d o r ? M i r a n defines ubi, MaximkHt Bourdelotti^ f c u , q u o d Reginam e d o c u c r a t , M a * chiavellifticum cegnoveris principium: Ptjft fcilicct Majtftattm deSub- dttv pro arbitrit dtjpontre , & in torum bona hberrim}, etiant Jine obtcntu
ulIo}manaf porrigerc. In iaude fcilicct peftis illa Gallica pofuit, nontanL»
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