Excerpt from Ambassador William Lockhart's letter to secretary John Thurloe, dated September 1/11 (New Style), 1656

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 5, page 369, published by Fletcher Gyles, 1742

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The letter:

RIGHT HONORABLE,

... The queen of Sweden hath earnestly desyerd to see the cardinall before she come to court; tells him, she hath matters of great importance to discourse with him. He meets her at Chantilly upon tuesday next, and stays there with her that night. Her stay at court is expected not to exceed four or fyve days, though I doubt much if they shall gett ridd of her so soon. ...

Your most faithfull and obedient servant,

WILL. LOCKHART.

Clermont, Sept. 11/1, 1656. ...

With modernised spelling:

Right Honourable,

... The Queen of Sweden hath earnestly desired to see the Cardinal before she come to court; tells him, she hath matters of great importance to discourse with him. He meets her at Chantilly upon Tuesday next and stays there with her that night. Her stay at court is expected not to exceed four or five days, though I doubt much if they shall get rid of her so soon. ...

Your most faithful and obedient servant,

William Lockhart.

Clermont, September 11/1, 1656. ...

French translation (my own):

Très honorable Sieur,

... La reine de Suède a sincèrement désiré voir le cardinal avant de venir à la Cour; elle lui dit qu'elle a des sujets de grande importance à discuter avec lui. Il la retrouve à Chantilly mardi prochain et y passe la nuit avec elle. Son séjour à la Cour ne devrait pas excéder quatre ou cinq jours, bien que je doute fort qu'ils se débarrassent d'elle si tôt. ...

Votre serviteur très fidèle et très obéissant,

Guillaume Lockhart.

Clermont, le 11/1 septembre 1656. ...

Swedish translation (my own):

Ers Ärevördighet,

... Drottningen av Sverige har uppriktigt önskat att få träffa kardinalen innan hon kommer till hovet; hon säger till honom att hon har saker av stor vikt att diskutera med honom. Han träffar henne på Chantilly nästa tisdag och stannar där hos henne den natten. Hennes vistelse vid hovet förväntas inte överstiga fyra eller fem dagar, även om jag tvivlar mycket på om de kommer att bli av med henne så snart. ...

Er trognaste och lydigaste tjänare

William Lockhart.

Clermont, den 11/1 september 1656. ...

Above: Kristina.