The Hartlib Papers

Deare freind

from Lubeck you heard last from me; since that time God has brought me hither in safety, for which I blesse his name, wee arriued here at stockholm the 9th. of this Moneth; on the 11th. wee had audience & deliuered our letter to the Queene; now wee are intending some Civil Converse with those that are about her, for shee hath given us as Honorable & favorable a reception as could bee expected from her: yesterday I sent to Mr Rauius & to Dr Ioh. Matthiæ the bookes wherewith you presented them, & adioyned a letter of mine owne to them because they are not in towne: perhaps they will come hither before wee go from hence; if not it cannot bee helped, except they giue me cause to write further unto them heerafter: Monsieur de Geer is not yet arriued heer out of Holland: at Hamburg & Lubeck the emperours edict concerning the protestants in his heritable Lands, was not to bee hadde; whether here it can bee had I haue not yet enquired thus all your Memorandums I suppose are satisfied except only that concerning the witches of Lapland, & the discourse of Philotheus to Phileretus; wherof as I shall haue leisure I shall not bee unmindfull; whiles wee were at sea last wee were so straitned in roome that there was no conueniencie to put penne to paper about it, nor, was I free to fixe my thoughts that way, wee beeing thronged together, & most times some of the company sicke although the weather was not very ill. I long to heare from you; & how it goeth with all your affaires: how Mr Stirck & his wife (to whom I pray remember my seruice) doth, & whether he doth set upon his oiles yea or no & with what successe? & what vent the oile hath which hee was in hand with when I came away. Mr Boyl whether he bee gone to Ireland or no; & if he bee not gone, desire him to leaue with you the Sciagraphia Artis Vniuersalis which I lent him; which a long while ago I suppose I had from your self. I would know also, what realitie he hath performed towards Mr Stirck. you may tell Mr Worsley if hee bee still with you; that his Aduocate is here extremely well liked, & that I haue imparted it to the Lord Chancelour Oxenstiern who finds it a solid piece; the Queene also spoke of it yesterday unto me; & told me that shee had seene it transcribed into <left margin: the> Swedish tongue; that of the free ports, she had not yet seen; this day I sent it to her secretarie, at her desire, that it may bee imparted unto her.

the adioyned Memorandums you may dispose of as you see cause; the things which relate to State obseruations you will not do amisse to acquaint my Lord Bradshaw & some other of the Grandees with them: if happily wee should returne by land & come by the way of Holland home; I would bee gladde of your suggestions, to meet with them at Hamburg at present nothing doth occurre further, my prayers are daily & shall bee God willing for your welfare in all your wayes to the glory of God in whom I rest

                         your assured freind to serue you

stockholm                    in Christ

 this 14. May                            Iohn Durie

   1652.

               these poore Memorandums

             if you communicat any of them you need

             not to tell from whom you haue them except

             it bee to such as you confide in; will make

             no ill construction therof.

                   To his Louing freind

                     Mr. Hartlib

                   at his house neer

                   Charring Crosse

                   ouer against Angell

                   Court next dore to

                   Sir George Wentworth

                                      at

                                      Westmister