Excerpt from Charles Longland's letter to secretary John Thurloe on Kristina settling down in Rome, dated February 22/March 3 (New Style), 1656

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 4, page 552, published by Thomas Birch, 1742

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https://www.british-history.ac.uk/thurloe-papers/vol4/pp549-559#h3-0011

The letter:

RIGHT HONORABLE,

... The queen of Sweden has dismist her court of 180 horse, (has sold 120) and contracts her familly to a small number, begining to conform herself to the Italian way, being resolved to setle her abode at Rom...

Right honorable, your most faithful servant

CHARLES LONGLAND.

Leg. March 3, 1655. [sic] [N. S.]

With modernised spelling (with the year error corrected):

Right Honourable,

... The Queen of Sweden has dismissed her court of 180 horse (has sold 120) and contracts her family to a small number, beginning to conform herself to the Italian way, being resolved to settle her abode at Rome...

Right Honourable,

your most faithful servant

Charles Longland.

Leghorn, March 3, 1656. [N. S.]

French translation (my own):

Très honorable seigneur,

... La reine de Suède a congédié sa cour de 180 chevaux (en a vendu 120) et réduit sa famille à un petit nombre, commençant à se conformer à la manière italienne, étant résolue à établir sa résidence à Rome...

Très honorable seigneur,

votre très fidèle serviteur

Charles Longland.

Livourne, le 3 mars 1656. [Nouveau style.]

Swedish translation (my own):

Ers Ärevördighet,

... Drottningen av Sverige har avfärdat sitt hov på 180 hästar (har sålt 120) och kontrakterar sin familj till ett litet antal; hon börjar anpassa sig till det italienska sättet, och har bestämt sig för att bosätta sig i Rom...

Ers Ärevördighets

trognaste tjänare

Charles Longland.

Livorno, den 3 mars 1656. [Nya stilen.]

Above: Kristina.

Notes: family = the collective of servants in one's household.

Leghorn is the traditional English name for the Italian city of Livorno.