Peder Juel's letter to Peder Charisius, dated September 10/20 (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, pages 357 to 358, 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

Johan Ekeblad writes of the plague here in his letter of September 14/24 to his father Christoffer Ekeblad:

https://kingkristina.blogspot.com/2023/05/excerpt-from-johan-ekeblads-letter-to_0.html

The letter:

Den 10de Septbr. "Dronningen kom hid igien i Forgaars; jeg havde i Gaar Audience hos hende, og graverede mig over Durels procedure i Øresund, med puntzedlerne og andet, som han inquieterer de hollandske Skippere med; hvorpaa jeg fik Tilsagn, at han med denne Post skulde befales, sligt at remediere. — Alle ere her meget scandaliserede over Pimentellis Igienkomst hid med Dronningen. Han siger sig nu at have faaet ordre, at blive her i Vinter. Mig er berettet, at han staaer i Accord med Dronningen om at kiøbe 12 Orlogsskibe. — Dronningen er tilsinds, at om Pesten continuerer, hun da vil flytte herfra til Upsal; og om Faren skulde blive større, hun da vilde til Gothenborg, hvilket vilde blive besværligt for de fremmede ministri, om de skulle følge."

With modernised spelling:

Den 10. september. "Dronningen kom hid igen i forgårs; jeg havde i går audience hos hende, og graverede mig over Durells procedure i Øresund, med puntsedlerne [sic] og andet, som han inkvieterer de hollandske skippere med; hvorpå jeg fik tilsagn, at han med denne post skulle befales, sligt at remediere. — Alle ere her meget skandaliserede over Pimentellis igenkomst hid med dronningen. Han siger sig nu at have fået ordre, at blive her i vinter. Mig er berettet, at han står i akkord med dronningen om at købe 12 orlogsskibe. — Dronningen er tilsinds, at om pesten kontinuerer, hun da vil flytte herfra til Upsal; og om faren skulle blive større, hun da ville til Gothenborg, hvilket ville blive besværligt for de fremmede ministri, om de skulle følge."

English translation (my own):

September 10. "The Queen came here again the day before yesterday; I had an audience with her yesterday, and I complained about Durell's procedure in Öresund, with the toll quittance notes and other things with which he inquisitively the Dutch skippers, whereupon I received a promise that he should be commanded by this post to remedy such. — Everyone here is very scandalised that Pimentel has returned here with the Queen. He now claims to have received orders to stay here this winter. I am told that he is in accord with the Queen to buy 12 warships. — The Queen is determined that if the plague continues, she will move from here to Uppsala; and if the danger were to become greater, she would then go to Gothenburg, which would be difficult for the foreign ministers if they were to follow."

Above: Kristina.

Above: Antonio Pimentel.