Excerpt from Charles Longland's letter to secretary John Thurloe, dated December 14/24 (New Style), 1655

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 4, page 310, published by Thomas Birch, 1742; original at Indiana University

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The letter:

RIGHT HONOURABLE,

... The queen of Sweden has bin at Loretta, wher she has presented her crown and scepter. She was to be yesterday at Rom. 'Tis said the cardinals of the French faction (the chief of them) absent themselves, becaus they know she declares her self al Spanish. ...

Right honourable,

your most humble and faithful servant,

CHA. LONGLAND.

Leghorn, Dec. 24, 1655. [N. S.]

With modernised spelling:

Right Honourable,

... The Queen of Sweden has been at Loreto, where she has presented her crown and sceptre. She was to be yesterday at Rome. 'Tis said the cardinals of the French faction (the chief of them) absent themselves because they know she declares herself all Spanish. ...

Right Honourable,

your most humble and faithful servant,

Charles Longland.

Leghorn, December 24, 1655. [N. S.]

French translation (my own):

Très honorable Monsieur,

... La reine de Suède est allée à Lorette, où elle a présenté sa couronne et son sceptre. Elle devait être hier à Rome. On dit que les cardinaux de la faction française (les principaux) se sont absentés parce qu'ils savent qu'elle se déclare entièrement espagnole. ...

Très honorable Monsieur,

votre très humble et fidèle serviteur

Charles Longland.

Livourne, le 24 décembre 1655. [Nouveau style.]

Swedish translation (my own):

Ers Ärevördighet,

... Sveriges drottning har varit i Loreto, där hon har presenterat sin krona och spira. Hon skulle vara i Rom igår. Det sägs att kardinalerna i den franska fraktionen (den främsta av dem) var frånvarande eftersom de vet att hon förklarar sig vara helt spansk. ...

Ers Ärevördighet,

Er ödmjukaste och lydigaste tjänare

Charles Longland.

Livorno, den 24 december 1655. [Nya stilen.]

Above: Kristina.

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