Letter of intelligence, dated January 10/20 (New Style), 1657

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 5, page 778, published by Thomas Birch, 1742; original at Indiana University Library

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The letter:

Paris, Jan. 20, 1657. [N. S.]

SIR,

... The earl Tot, though he hath taken upon him as yet no public character, yet nevertheless he hath had two private conferences with the cardinal, who received him very civilly. The said earl is said to go for Italy, after he hath done here, to see the queen Christina from the king of Sweden.

With modernised spelling:

Paris, January 20, 1657. [N. S.]

Sir,

... The Earl Tott, though he hath taken upon him as yet no public character, yet nevertheless he hath had two private conferences with the Cardinal, who received him very civilly. The said Earl is said to go for Italy, after he hath done here, to see the Queen Kristina from the King of Sweden.

French translation (my own):

Paris, le 20 janvier 1657. [Nouveau style.]

Monsieur,

... Le comte Tott, bien qu'il n'ait pas encore assumé de caractère public, a néanmoins eu deux entretiens privés avec le cardinal, qui l'a reçu très poliment. On dit que ledit comte se rendra en Italie, après son séjour ici, pour voir la reine Christine, de la part du roi de Suède.

Swedish translation (my own):

Paris, den 20 januari 1657. [Nya stilen.]

Min herre,

... Greve Tott, trots att han ännu inte har antagit någon offentlig karaktär, har han ändå haft två privata möten med kardinalen, som tog emot honom mycket artigt. Nämnde greven sägs resa till Italien, efter att han har varit här, för att se drottning Kristina å Sveriges konungs vägnar.

Above: Kristina.

Above: Claes Tott.

Above: Cardinal Jules Mazarin.

Above: Karl Gustav.