Excerpt from Charles Longland's letter to John Thurloe, dated May 8/18 (New Style), 1657

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 6, page 268, published by Thomas Birch, 1742; original at the University of Michigan

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The letter excerpt:

RIGHT HONOURABLE,

... The queen of Sweden has layn dorment long at a privat place, but now she has credit of about sixty thousand crownes; 'tis believed, she will again appear in publik in Rom. ...

Right honourable,

Your most humble and faithfull servant,

CHARLES LONGLAND.

Leghorn, 18 May 1657. [N. S.] ...

With modernised spelling:

Right Honourable,

... The Queen of Sweden has lain dormant long at a private place, but now she has credit of about sixty thousand crowns; 'tis believed she will again appear in public in Rome. ...

Right Honourable,

Your most humble and faithful servant,

Charles Longland.

Leghorn, 18 May 1657. [N. S.] ...

French translation (my own):

Très honorable Monsieur,

... La reine de Suède est restée longtemps dormante dans un lieu privé, mais elle a maintenant un crédit d'environ soixante mille écus; on croit qu'elle apparaîtra à nouveau en public à Rome. ...

Très honorable Monsieur,

votre très humble et très fidèle serviteur,

Charles Longland.

Livourne, le 18 mai 1657. [Nouveau style.] ...

Swedish translation (my own):

Ers Ärevördighet,

... Sveriges drottning har länge legat i dvala på en privat plats, men nu har hon en kredit på omkring sextiotusen kronor; man tror att hon återigen kommer att framträda offentligt i Rom. ...

Ers Ärevördighet,

Er ödmjukaste och trognaste tjänare

Charles Longland.

Livorno, den 18 maj 1657. [Nya stilen.] ...

Above: Kristina.

Note: Leghorn is the traditional English name for the Italian city of Livorno.