Excerpt from Peder Juel's letter to Peder Charisius, dated August 14/24 (Old Style), 1652

Source:

Bidrag til Dronning Christinas, det svenske Hofs og Corfitz Ulfeldts Historie, i Aarene 1651-1655, af Peder Juul's utrykte Breve til Charisius, article by Christian Molbech in Historisk tidsskrift, volume 5, page 334, published by Den Danske Historiske Forening, 1844

https://books.google.com/books?id=hZBvHpda3WkC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Historisk+tidsskrift,+V&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Kristina's letter of the same day to Axel Oxenstierna is here:

https://kingkristina.blogspot.com/2019/05/kristinas-letter-to-chancellor-axel.html

The letter excerpt:

Den 14. Aug. "Fire Musicanter, som Kongen af Polen haver paa en kort Tid laant Dronningen af Sverrige, ere nu igien herfra licentierede; hver af dem fik 1000 Rdlr., og en Guldkiæde paa 170 Rdlr. — Feltherren af Sverrige, Grev Jacob de la Gardie døde her i Stockholm d. 12. hujus. Hans Børn skal have Umage at conservere sig udi den Høihed, som de have begyndt, formedelst de mange Uvenner, de have; hvilke udi hans Livstid have havt stor Afsigt, at fortørne ham."

With modernised spelling:

Den 14. august. "Fire musikanter, som kongen af Polen haver på en kort tid lånt dronningen af Sverige, ere nu igen herfra licentierede; hver af dem fik 1,000 rigsdaler, og en guldkæde på 170 rigsdaler. — Feltherren af Sverige, grev Jakob de la Gardie, døde her i Stockholm den 12. hujus. Hans børn skal have umage at konservere sig udi den højhed, som de have begyndt, formedelst de mange uvenner, de have; hvilke udi hans livstid have havt stor afsigt, at fortørne ham."

English translation (my own):

August 14. "Four musicians, whom the King of Poland has for a short time lent to the Queen of Sweden, are now again licensed from here; each of them received 1,000 riksdalers and a gold chain of 170 riksdalers. — The Field Marshal of Sweden, Count Jakob de la Gardie, died here in Stockholm on the 12th of this month. His children must have trouble preserving themselves in the highness in which they have begun because of the many enemies they have, who during his lifetime have had a great intention of exasperating him."

Above: Kristina.

Above: King Jan II Kazimierz of Poland.

Above: Jakob de la Gardie.