halfe an one very readily in a loud manly voice, vndauntedly. But her carryage in the Church was very scandalous, laughing, and gigling, and curling and trimming her locks; and the motion of her hands and body was fo odd, that I heard fome Italians that were neare me fay, E Matta per Dio, by God Shee is madd ; and truly I thought so too, there being in her no figne of Deuotion, but all was as to her, as if Shee had binn at a play, whilst Shee received the Sacrament in the Roman moade, and all the time of the fhort Sermon: But Shee had fhort Sermons all the weeke after; euery day in a feuerall Language, all which Shee vnderstood well, as I was told there by Monfig" Holftenius the Pope's Internuntio, with whome I was often: That night Shee was entertayned with a moft excellent Opera, all in Mufick, and in Italian; the Actors of that Play being all of that Nation; and, as fome of themselves told me, there were 7 Caftrati, or Eunuchs; the reft were whoores, moncks, fryers, and priests: I am fure it lafted about 6 or 7 howres, with most straingely excellent Scenes and rauifhing Mufick, of all which, by the ArchDukes Order, the Sig: Conte Collalto prefented me with a booke in Italian, wch I have now in my study, with all the Scenes in excellent brascutts. The title is, L'ARGIA, Dramma Muficale, Rapprefentato a INSPRVGG. Alla Macfta Della Sereniffima Chriftina Regina Di Suezia &c.

"Shee ftayd at Infprugg about ten dayes, and cueray day had its variety of Entertaynement, what in Dancing, Musick, Banquetings, Hawking, and Hunting all fortes of wild fowles, and wilde beafts, incompafed in Toyles of Canuas, making a wall (as it were) with Tymber, poles, and Canuas, 5 or 6 miles in Compaffe to bring in the Seueral heards of wilde beafts that Inhabit that Alpine Mountanous Country; (amongst which the Camuccij, or Chamois, or Mountanous wild goates are most in number;) there being Culuerines and fmale Cannons placed here and there, for her Matie. to fyre at whole Droues, or Flocks of them, as they rann and lepped to and againe. In fhort, I was told there by an English-man of the Archdukes musick, That thofe 10 dayes coft that Prince aboue 30000lb. English.

"I defigned the Figure of the Queene my felfe, and had it cutt in brass at Infpruck for me, wch I haue in my study: Dr. John Bargraue Canon of Christ Church Canterbury, 1662.”

The preceding account of Chriftina is taken from the " Effigies, Nomina, Et Cognomina, Papæ et Cardinalium nunc viventium. Edit. à Jo. Jacobo de Rubeis, Romæ, 1658. folio," numbered G, iii. 33. in the Library of Canterbury Cathedral; to which it was one of the many curious and valuable prefents, made by Dr. Bargrave, Prebendary of the Church, who had been a great traveller, and lived chiefly in Italy during Cromwell's ufurpation. On the margins and backs of the engravings in the aforenamed volume, he has written many curious remarks from printed books and manuscripts, and has added feveral diverting anecdotes, the fruits of his own obfervation; among which is the account of Chriftina. The figure will be confidered a curiofity; the appears in the man's apparel, as defcribed in the beginning of Mr. Warton's Note.

I agree with Mr. Dunfter, in believing these vérfes to Chriftina to have been written by Milton, not by Marvell. See the Note on Par. Reg. B. ii. 481. I think it most probable that, Milton being the fole Latin fecretary when thefe verses were written, no application would be made to another person to write them. I may add a various reading or two in this Epigram, as it is printed in Marvell's Poems, edit. 1681, befides Sicque inftead of Utque, already noticed by Mr. Warton; for,: in the fame line, Marvell's copy reads "ora fero" instead of "ora tero" as in Milton's; and, in the feventh line, "At" inftead of " Aft." The latter is an immaterial variation; but the former is not fo; "ora tero," as I conceive, being much more fignificant than “ ora fero:" See Toland's Life of Milton, fol. 1698, p. 39.

"Behold what furrows age and fteel can plow;

"The helmet's weight opprefs'd this wrinkled brow."

Poffibly Marvell might have been favoured with a transcript of this epigram, after he became affociated with Milton in the fecretaryship.

Perhaps, by calling Christina Bellipotens virgo & lucida ftella, Milton might intend an allufion to a gold coin of the queen, on one side of which she is represented with a helmet as Minerva ; the other fide exhibiting the fun. See an engraving of the coin, in Sarravii Epiftolæ, a Burmanno, Ultraject. 1697, p. 230, and an account of it from Sarravius to Ifaac Voffius,

dated 26. Mart. 1650, in pp. 228, 229. There are also several copies of verfes on the coin; from which I felect the two following:

1.

"Attica falfa fuit, fed vera hæc Arctica Pallas;
"Dicere me verum, Sol mihi teftis adeft."

2.

"Sol, radios expande tuos; ecce! æmula terris'
"Chriftina affulget lumine inocciduo."

I have quoted the English verfion of Milton's epigram to Chriftina: It appeared as follows, in Toland's Life of the poet, fol. 1698, p. 39.

Bright martial Maid, Queen of the frozen Zone!
"The Northern pole fupports thy fhining throne:
"Behold what furrows age and steel can plow;
"The helmet's weight opprefs'd this wrinkled brow,
"Through fate's untrodden paths I move; my hands
"Still act my freeborn people's bold commands:
"Yet this ftern fhade to you fubmits his frowns,

"Nor are thefe looks always fevere to crowns." TODD.