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which full accounts have been preserved, proceeded to vent his wrath on Dohna. After expatiating on his own services to the King and Queen of Bohemia, he complained that although he had been " nomi- nated by his Majesty for the present employment, and that the world took notice of it, and he (Dohna) in particular," yet Dohna had waited until he knew it must " prove a dishonour " to him, and had then nominated " one who had never done the King of Bohemia service." He went on to say that while he knew what was due to an ambassador, he hoped he might meet him one day in another place or in another rank, where they could " speak upon equal terms." '

Dohna at once complained to the King of the treatment he had received, and James sent for Cecil, who, however, had gone to join his regiment at the Hague. Sir Robert Naunton, the Secretary of State, therefore wrote to Carleton, the British Ambassador at the Hague, instructing him to tell Sir Edward that his Majesty '" will have him acknowledge his fault, and ask forgiveness both of his Majesty and Baron Dohna, or to expect condign punishment from his Majesty whenever he shall return hither." 2 Nothing was left for Cecil but humbly to ask " pardon of his Majesty and of the Ambassador, for having forgotten what belonged to his quality." 3 With this apology,

1 Dohna's and Cecil's accounts of the interview are printed by Daltoa from S. P. Holland.

2 July 2oth, 1620 (5. P. Holland).

f Carleton to Naunton, July 2yth, 1620 (ibid.).

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