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Burgermasters sent their Secretary to .compli-
ment me in Italian & to acquaint me they and
some of their fellow Magistrates & friends in-
tended to sup w*h me. About 7 att night they
S,me, accompanyd v* about 20 of r Magistrates
gentlemen & Merchants of y e towne, and had
privately orderd a great supper of 3 courses of
all things in season, at which We wa.nted not y e
healths & prosperitys of K. William & Qu. Mary.
They added their Presents of Wine fish & fowle,
and many hearty Expressions of Zeale to their
Ma** 8 & Governm* during our Conversation.
The next Morning We had a Large breakfast,
w th most of v e same Company, and at my leaving
v e Town I could not be p'mitted to pay a farthing.
I was accompanyd 3 miles on my way out of y
town in y e same manner I was conducted in, &
complimented in french, att taking Leave, by
v e same Syndic, wth many Zealous Wishes of
prosperity to his Ma* followd and ended w>
Loud acclamations, to W* I returnd my com-
pliment of thanks, & so we took Leave, y e trum-
pett sounded, & y e whole troop fir d their pistolls
thrice, in salvo's. Continuing on our ]oumy
thence towards Zurich, which We doubted not
to have reach't in 3 dayes, it fell out most un-
happily for me, y* my wife .... [was taken ill
tout wth V ery much ado gott to y e Castle of Elg*
that belongs to Mons r Hirzel, son to the Elder
Burgermaster of Zurich, who reed, us with al
imaginable Civility .... I presently writt to y
2 Burgermasters and to y e Stadt-haldter o
Zurich, to acquaint them wth what had hapned, .
praying them to lett me know what time was
most convenient for them y' I should pay them
my respects at Zurich ? I having been infonm
v' they most earnestly expected me there, and
v* they had taken their measures of preparation
for my reception from my leaving S* gal, & y
unon v' Supposition I should have arrivd a
Zurich on Wednesday last The next da;
they returned me very civill Letters of Comph men*.... Adding y* they left y e time of my re-
ception wholly to me but withall assuring
me y* they were all very impatient to see me ; and y e gentlemen they sent me, assurd me privately their impatience (especially y* of y e common people) and y" preparations they had made and orderd would make my coming very gratefull for Monday next; Upon w ch I have resolvd to gratify their desire ....
I humbly pray Y r Lop: to believe me
My Lord Y r Lops most humble &
most faithfull serv* Elg Castle TH. CoxE.
neare Zurich 16 Novemb. 1689 (O.S.).
The next letter from Coxe, dated Nov. 25 1689 (O.S.), contains an account of his pro- gress to and reception at Zurich on Nov. 18- 28. He was welcomed first at Winterthur with " three discharges of cannon, some Mortar pieces, boxes and other fireworks," and conducted to his inn by the Bailiff and
lis officers, and the next day he passed on
o Zurich. Some way from the town he
was met by the Stadtholder and Captain of
he town at the head of two City Militia
roops of horse.
" As soon as they came neare me they made lalte and leaving their subordinate officers t draw these 2 troops into a ring round about me, y e Stadtholdter and Cap* advanc't up to my lorse's head and y e former made me a Compli- ment in high Dutch expressing his owne ]oy and y t O f y e whole Country att y e sight of an Envoy 'rom y e King of England."
vJoxe was then conducted into the town between the two troops of horse, with trumpets sounding as far as the outworks and gates, where he was received " w th all y e Canon, Mortar pieces, Perriers and blunderbusses of y e towne, mix't w th fire- works." A double row of burghers in arms conducted him through the streets of the town to the house which had been hired for him previously at 400 crowns a year. Here they left him, but soon returned m their Counsellor's dress of a " ruff and high crown'd hatt" to compliment him and entertain him to supper. Nor was this all.
" The whole towne [writes Coxe] rang w> joy yt whole day and night, and I should have told v r Lop: sooner y* at my Entry into it they shutt up all their shops and thousands of spectators of all ages and sexes crowded att y' Windows from y e Cellar to y e garretts, and saluted me s continually and civilly as I pass t, y 4 I could not putt on my hatt from one gate of y e City t other."
After these festivities and celebrations Coxe returned to Elgg to await his wif e s recovery, had his baby daughter baptized, and then turned his attention to the busi- ness of the mission. The French Envoys at Zurich and Geneva were of opinion, and perhaps rightly, that too much fuss was made of Coxe. Indeed, one of them dis- misses the episode with the somewhat irreverent remark that he was received as il he had been the Messiah.*
MALCOLM LETTS.
- The castle of Elgg, 11 kilom. E. of Winterthur
The castle is no longer to be seen. Coxe s wif< gave birth to a daughter there.
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF RICHARD
EDWARDS, 1669-79. (See ante, pp. 1, 44, 81, 122, 161, 205.)
LETTER XVII.
Notice of Robert Freeman.
THE REV. FRANK PENNY has been kind
enough to send me the following note wit]
- Kilchenmann, op. cit., p. 73.
