Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Excerpt from letter to Lord Conway, dated March 4/14 (New Style), 1658

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 6, page 841, published by Thomas Birch, 1742; original at the University of Michigan

MY LORD,
... The queen of Sweden parted yesterday half a league out of Paris; she is bound for Rome. ...

With modernised spelling:

Paris, the 14th March 1658. [N. S.]
My lord,
... The Queen of Sweden parted yesterday half a league out of Paris; she is bound for Rome. ...

French translation (my own):

Paris, le 14 mars 1658. [Nouveau style.]
Monsieur,
... La reine de Suède est partie hier à une demi-lieue de Paris; elle se rend à Rome. ...

Swedish translation (my own):

Paris, den 14 mars 1658. [Nya stilen.]
Min herre,
... Sveriges drottning lämnade igår Paris en halv lieue; hon är på väg till Rom. ...


Above: Kristina.

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