Summary of Coenraad van Beuningen's letter to the government of the United Provinces in The Hague, dated July 24/August 3 (New Style), 1653

Source:

Handlingar rörande Sverges historia, volume 4, pages 284 to 285, published by Anders Fryxell, 1843

https://runeberg.org/afhandlsve/4/0292.html

The letter summary:

... [Stockholm] d. 3 Aug. 1653. — Några fulla personer hade kastat stenar på portugisiska ministerns hus; de varnades fåfängt; residenten med väpnadt folk dref bort dem, några sårades; Kristina lofvat straffa ofoget. Andra natten derefter kastades en stor kiselsten in uti franska residentens kabinett, tätt förbi hans hufvud; orsaken ansågs blott öfverdådighet. — Ulfeld skulle resa bort, man viste ej hvart.

With modernised spelling:

... [Stockholm] den 3 augusti 1653. — Några fulla personer hade kastat stenar på portugisiske ministerns hus; de varnades fåfängt; residenten med väpnat folk drev bort dem, några sårades; Kristina lovat straffa ofoget. Andra natten därefter kastades en stor kiselsten in uti franske residentens kabinett, tätt förbi hans huvud; orsaken ansågs blott överdådighet. — Ulfeldt skulle resa bort, man visste ej vart.

English translation (my own):

... Stockholm, August 3, 1653. — Some drunken people had thrown stones at the Portuguese minister's house; they were warned in vain; the resident with armed men drove them away, some were wounded; Kristina promised to punish the mischief. The second night after that a large pebble was thrown into the French resident's cabinet, just past his head; the cause was considered to be mere extravagance. — Ulfeldt was to travel away, it was not known where to.

Above: Kristina.

Above: Corfitz Ulfeldt.

Above: Coenraad van Beuningen.