Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Excerpt from Jakob de la Gardie's letter to Axel Oxenstierna, dated July 27, 1634

Source:

Rikskansleren Axel Oxenstiernas skrifter och brefvexling, senare afdelningen, femte bandet: Jakob de la Gardies bref 1611-1650, page 538, published by the Royal Scientific Academy of History and Antiquities and P. A. Norstedt and Sons, 1893


The letter excerpt:

Henness Maij:tt Enckedrotningen haffver och ingen ringa molestia giortt oss, i dett Henness Maij:tt haffver begeratt att öpna Hanss Salige Maij:ts lickkista och hanss leckamen härefter som härtill hantera, dett henne är aldeless blefuedd afslagedh, huaregenom H. Maij:tt är blefuen myckedh förbittradh på Rodett, och steltt sigh som hon skulle aldelss komma i desperation, hvilkedh sigh nu [d]och haffver stilladh...

English translation (my own):

Her Majesty the Dowager Queen has not bothered us a little in that she wants to open His Late Majesty's coffin and visit his body from now on just as before, that is completely forbidden to her, because of which Her Majesty has become very bitter towards the Council and acted as though she might fall into complete desperation, which has now calmed down...

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