https://www.british-history.ac.uk/thurloe-papers/vol6/pp421-431#h3-0014
The letter:
The queen of Swedden's wrytting a letter from Thurin, that she is resolvd to give the king a visitt, seems to surpryse this cowrt with her strange procedure; for she enters the king's dominions withowt axing any other permissione then to tell him she is a comming. Its suppos'd she is be this tym the lenth of Lions. That which maks the matter more wondred att, is, becawse its given owt she hath neither writt to the queen nor cardinall: but I have learned she hath writt to both, and that the last of them was acqwainted with her resolutions before she undertooke her jorney; and by what I can gather by some discowrse I had with Brienne and some others, the end of her jorney is to dispose the cardinall to ane enterview with cownte de Pigneranda. Brienne doth not say so expresly, but ane other (who I beleeve knoweth as much as he) was of that opinion; and tells me withall, that its yet doubtfull, if she shall have leave to come to cowrt or not, tho' I do not beleeve they will stopp her; for if it be true, that her comming was once approvd of, she will make too much noyse upon such an alteratione.
The cardinall hath not said any thing to me in this businesse, only I remember not long agoe, when he spoke of Pigneranda, he said he was a gallant enemy; and if in his jorney to the dyett he showld come thorowgh any part of France, he would cause treat him nobly. The cownt hath made some stay in Milan, upon pretence to consult with the governor abowt the releef of Alexandria, which is now beseeged by the duk of Modena and prince of Conty; but the queen of Sweden's speedy advance maks me beleeve he stays to see what effects her negotiatione heare will have.
Above: Kristina.
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