Excerpts from Nicolaus Heinsius' letter to Johann Friedrich Gronovius, dated July 9/19 (New Style), 1651

Sources:

Sylloge epistolarum a viris illustribus, volume 3, pages 276 to 277, published by Pieter Burman the Elder, 1727; original at the National Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek)

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The letter excerpts:

... De Freinshemio nihil in ultimis Vossius, meliori itaque, quam ante, valitudinem ejus loco esse auguror. ... De Puteano recte feceris, si cogitare pergas, est enim vir ille praestantissimus, doctorum omnium amore dignissimus. ... Lugd. Bat. Anno CIϽIϽCLI. a. d. XIV. Kal. Aug. Gregor.

Valesius junior panegyricum Dominae inscripsit nihil Ferrariana deteriorem, sic ad me Vossius, qui & addit negotium tuum reginae commendatissimum esse. Literas illi tuas measque exhibuerat. ...

With modernised spelling:

... De Freinshemio nihil in ultimis Vossius, meliori itaque, quam ante, valitudinem ejus loco esse auguror. ... De Puteano recte feceris, si cogitare pergas, est enim vir ille præstantissimus, doctorum omnium amore dignissimus. ... Lugduni Batavorum. Anno 1651, ante diem XIV Kalendæ augustii gregorianis.

Valesius junior panegyricum Dominæ inscripsit nihil Ferrariana deteriorem, sic ad me Vossius, qui et addit negotium tuum reginæ commendatissimum esse. Litteras illi tuas measque exhibuerat. ...

French translation (my own):

... Vossius n'a rien à dire sur Freinsheim, donc je suppose que sa santé est meilleure qu'avant. ... Vous ferez bien de penser à dal Pozzo, si vous continuez à penser à lui, car c'est un homme très excellent, très digne de l'amour de tous les savants. ... Leyde. 1651, le 14e jour avant les calendes d'août, grégorien.

Valois le Jeune a écrit un panégyrique pour Madame, pas pire que celui de Ferrario; et Vossius m'a également écrit, ajoutant que votre entreprise est des plus louables chez la reine. Il lui avait montré votre lettre et la mienne. ...

Swedish translation (my own):

... Vossius har inget att säga om Freinsheim, så jag antar att hans hälsa är bättre än tidigare. ... Ni kommer att göra rätt angående dal Pozzo, om Ni fortsätter att tänka på honom, ty han är en ytterst framstående man, värdig alla lärdes kärlek. ... Leiden. 1651, den 14 dagen före kalends augusti, gregoriansk.

Valois den yngre har skrivit en panegyrik för Frun, inte sämre än Ferrarios; och Vossius har också skrivit till mig, som också tillade att Er angelägenhet är hos drottningen högst berömvärd. Han hade visat henne Ert och mitt brev. ...

English translation (my own):

... Vossius has nothing to say about Freinsheim, so I guess that his health is better than before. ... You will do right about dal Pozzo, if you continue to think about him, for he is a most excellent man, most worthy of the love of all scholars. ... Leiden. 1651, the 14th day before the Kalends of August, Gregorian.

Valois the Younger has written a panegyric for the Lady, no worse than Ferrario's; and Vossius has also written to me, who also added that your business is most commendable to the Queen. He had shown her your letter and mine. ...

Above: Kristina.

Above: Johann Freinsheim.

Above: Cassiano dal Pozzo.

Above: Johann Friedrich Gronovius.

Above: Nicolaus Heinsius.

Notes: Dal Pozzo = Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-1657), an Italian scholar and patron of the arts.

The 14th day before the Kalends of August = July 19.

Ferrario = Ottavio Ferrario/Ferrari (1602-1687), an Italian poet.

Valois the Younger = Henri de Valois (Henricus Valesius; 1603-1676), a French philologist and student of classical and ecclesiastical historians.