Thursday, June 11, 2020

Mr. Aldworth's letter to secretary John Thurloe, dated April 9, 1658

Source:

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/thurloe-papers/vol7/pp23-32#h3-0011

The letter:

Since my last, little hath come to my knowledge worth your notice, only the arrivall of the queene of Sweedland att Thollon about 8 dayes past, where she is yett; but sudainly imbarks for Rome. She hath but a very slight trayne with her. Att Thollon and thereabouts are at least 8000 soldiers ready to be imbarqued; they may part in a month at farthest, and generally suposed are to goe to the duke of Modena cardinall Mazarin's nephew.


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