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And if the young king was prodigal of his talents, he was even more prodi- gal of his resources. During the early }"ears of his reign he wasted in preparations for his coronation, ar. D in \'arious absurd missions in search of a wife, all the money that liis father had left in the treasury. Besides the regalia, which he ordered from London and Antwerp, and chests of jewels and ornaments of all kinds, he caused a number of strange animals, which liad never before been seen in Sweden, to be bnjug...ht into the country, for the puljlic games with which he intended to amuse the people. We learn from the lists given of these animals that rabl)its were at that time unknown, or still uncommon, in Sweden, fen- they arc included, with lions and camels, among the rare and curious creatures to be exliibited. As soon as his coronation was o\'cr Erik resumed his i)repara- i(jl 162 SCANDINAVIA 1560-1569 tions for soliciting tlie hand of Onecn Elizabeth, to whom he sent amljassadors with costly gifts, among which we hear of eighteen piebald horses, and several chests of nncomed bars of gold and silver, strings of oriental pearls, and many valuable furs.
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