MEADOWS, PHILIP [SSNE 1197]
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Apart from his duties relating to Sweden and Denmark, Meadowe also had responsibilities in Poland and the Hanse towns. He is listed as having diplomatic dealings with Sweden at Roskilde in 1658, the same year that he again served as an envoy to Denmark in 1658. Meadowes was bribed by Charles X with 10 000 Rixdaler. One author claims he took the money "but there is no evidence that Meadowes allowed his judgement or his reports to be influenced by it". He was also presented with the Danish 'Order of the Elephant' by Frederik III. He published an account of the wars between Sweden and Denmark in 1675.Danish Rigsarkiv, TKUA England, A I; Swedish Riksarkiv, 'Svenske Sandebuds till Utlandske Hof och Deras Sandebud till Sverige', 1841, p.84; DNB; PRO, SP/75/16; L. Bittner and L. Gross, Reportorium der diplomatischen vertreter aller lander, vol. 1, 1648-1715 (Oldenburg and Berlin, 1936), pp.183, 199; G. M. Bell, A Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives 1509-1688 (London, 1990); C. G. Weibull, Freiden i Roskilde (Malmo, 1958); E Jankes (ed) 'Some correspondence between Thurloe and Meadowes' in English Historical Review, no. 7, 1892.
Service record
- ENGLAND, DENMARK-NORWAY
- Departed 1658-06-30
- Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
- ENGLAND, SWEDEN
- Departed 1658-08-31
- Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
- ENGLAND, DENMARK-NORWAY
- Departed 1659-07-31
- Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
- ENGLAND, SWEDEN
- Departed 1659-09-30
- Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY