to the king at his levee. At the hour appointed we repaired cgA?-
to court, and were admitted into the audience-chamber, '— *— >
where the principal officers of the crown were waiting for
his majefty’s appearance. In this chamber I obferved four
bufts, placed by order of his prefent majefty ; namely, thofe
of Elizabeth queen of England; Henry IV. of Franee ;
John Sobieiki; and: the prefent emprefs of Ruffin.
At length the king made his appearance; and we were
prefen ted. His majefty talked to each of us a confiderable
time jn the:moft obliging manner ; he faid many handfome
things of the Engiifh nation, mentioned his refidence in
London with great appearance of fatisfacftion, and concluded
by inviting us to fupper in theevening, of which honour we
had before had p r e v io u s intimation from the greatmarffial.
Xhe Ling of Poland is handfome in his perfon, with an ex-
preffive countenance, a dark complexion, Roman nofe, and
penetrating eye : he is uncommonly pleafing in his addrefs
and manner, and poftefles great fweetnefs of condeicenilon,
tempered with dignity. He had on a full drefled fuit , which
circumftance I mention becaufe he is the firft king of this
country who has not worn the national habit, or who has
notihaved his head after the Poliili cuftom. His example
has of courie had many imitators: and I was much fur-
prized to fee fo few of the chief nobility in the national
garb. The natives in general are fo attached to this drefs,
that in the diet of convocation which allembled previous to.
the election of his prefent majefty, it was propoied to infert
in the Patfa Conventa an article, whereby the king ffiould
be obliged to wear the Poliih garment: but this motion was
over-ruled ; and he was left at liberty to confult his own
tafte. At his coronation he laid afide the antient regal habit
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