The History of England From the First Invasion By the Romans
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On one occasion he was requested to permit the gentlemenattached to the embassy to kiss his hand; but he advanced to the upperstep, bowed to each in succession, waved his hand, and withdrew. On theconclusion of peace with the States, the ambassadors received from him aninvitation to dinner. He sat alone on one side of the table, they, withsome lords of the council, on the other. Their ladies were entertainedby the lady protectress. After dinner, both parties joined in thedrawing-room; pieces of... music were performed, and a psalm was sung, a copyof which Cromwell gave to the ambassadors, observing that it was the bestpaper that had ever passed between them. The entertainment concluded with awalk in the gallery. [1] This treaty with the United Provinces was the first which engaged theattention of the protector, and was [Footnote 1: Clarendon Papers, iii. 240. Thurloe, i. 50, 69, 154, 257. Itappears from the Council Book that the quarterly expense of the protector'sfamily amounted to thirty-five thousand pounds.
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