Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Excerpt and summary from Peder Juel's letter to Peder Charisius, dated March 5/15 (Old Style), 1653

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 346, published by Den Danske Historiske Forening, 1844
The letter excerpt:

Den 5te Marts. ... "Bønderne udi Neriche haver grebet til Vaaben mod deres Gouverneur og Kronens Fogeder, refuserer at give Skat og at taale Udskrivning." (I følgende Brev meldes, at de fleste af disse Bønder ere forløbne; nogle tagne til Fange, som skulle steiles.) ...

With modernised spelling:

Den 5. marts. ... "Bønderne udi Närke haver grebet til våben mod deres guvernør og Kronens fogeder, refuserer at give skat og at tåle udskrivning." (I følgende brev meldes, at de fleste af disse bønder ere forløbne; nogle tagne til fange, som skulle stejles.) ...

English translation (my own):

March 5th. ... "The peasants in Närke have taken up arms against their governor and the bailiffs of the Crown, refuse to pay taxes and to endure discharge." (In the following letter it is reported that most of these peasants have gone astray; some were taken prisoner and were to be beheaded.)

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