Showing posts with label General Patrick Ruthven. Show all posts
Showing posts with label General Patrick Ruthven. Show all posts

Monday, August 14, 2023

Excerpt from Peder Juel's letter to Peder Charisius, dated February 21/March 2 (Old Style), 1652

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 320, published by Den Danske Historiske Forening, 1844


The letter excerpt:

... I Forgaars havde en Rysk envoyé Audience hos Dronningen; hans Ansøgning er at begiere den Demetrii Slægt fangen (som dog alt er borte) og at klage over den sidste svenske Resident; saa og at gratulere Dronningen til de erobrede Lande i Tydskland, hvis Titel hun hidindtil ikke haver kunnet faae af Storfyrsten.

... Hs. Kongl. Høihed haver paa Øland ladet bastonere en engelsk Greve, Rytvin af Slægt; Aarsagen vides ikke. Dronningen er derfor malcontent. Samme Rytvin var her vel lidt, fik af Dronningen stor Foræring, og en Recomendation til Parlamentet.

With modernised spelling:

... I forgårs havde en rysk envoyé audiens hos dronningen; hans ansøgning er, at begære den Dmitrij slægt fangen (som dog alt er borte), og at klage over den sidste svenske resident; så og at gratulere dronningen til de erobrede lande i Tyskland, hvis titel hun hidindtil ikke haver kunnet få af storfyrsten.

... Hans Konglige Højhed haver på Øland ladet bastonere en engelsk greve, Ruthven af slægt; årsagen vides ikke. Dronningen er derfor malkontent. Samme Ruthven var her vel lidt, fik af dronningen stor foræring og en rekommendation til parlamentet.

Russian translation (my own):

… Позавчера русский посланник имел аудиенцию у Королевы; он просил разрешения на заключение семьи Дмитрия (которая, однако, уже все разыскана), а также пожаловаться на последнего шведского резидента; кроме того, он хотел поздравить Королеву с завоеванными землями в Германии, право собственности на которые ей до сих пор не удавалось получить от Великого Князя.

… Его Королевское Высочество поместил на Эланд английского графа из рода Рутвенов; причина неизвестна. Поэтому Королева недовольна. Тот же Рутвен некоторое время находился здесь, получил от королевы большой подарок и рекомендацию в Парламент.

English translation (my own):

... The day before yesterday, a Russian envoy had an audience with the Queen; his application is to desire the family of Dmitri imprisoned (which, however, is all gone), and to complain about the last Swedish resident; then also to congratulate the Queen on the conquered lands in Germany, the title of which she had hitherto been unable to obtain from the Grand Duke.

... His Royal Highness has bastioned an English count, of the Ruthven family, on Öland; the cause is not known. The Queen is therefore malcontent. The same Ruthven was here for a while, received a great gift from the Queen and a recommendation to Parliament.


Above: Kristina.


Above: Karl Gustav.


Above: Peder Charisius.


Above: Peder Juel.

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Scots translation of Kristina's letter to General Patrick Ruthven, dated September 9, 1647

Source:

Ruthven correspondence. Letters and papers of Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford, and of his family, A.D. 1615-A.D. 1662, page 93, compiled, edited and published by the Roxburgh Club and William Dunn Macray, 1868


The letter:

Christina, be the grace of God of Suedne, Gothin, and Wandin, designiret Queene, and heritable Dutchesse of Finland, Dutchesse of Estin and Carolin, Princesse ovir Ingermanland.

Our freindly salutatione to yow alwayes, richt loving and well borne. For certaine monthes by past, Capitaine George Grahame, whom yow sent heire to solicitate your affaires, and truely if we had not beine hindred in our affaires of so great importance hee should have beine a great sooner dispatched, but we hope ye will taike it in your good and kynd consideration, and not in any ewill pairt, nor thinke ewill of ws for the long delatione of your busines, as our trust and confidence is in yow; and wheras he whom ye sent ws did humblie solicitate ws for your restand pensione moneyes, whom wee and our kingdome, then as tuttors, then did appoynt yow for many yeares by past, and lykwayes did humblie demand how your pensione should bee in tyme coming .... (blank), doubt not that wee sie nothing mor just and reasonable then the thankfull payment of so just a debt as is your restand pensionne, but we expect that ye will taike it in your consideratioun what a continuall burthen we have in upholding our warres, and what a continuall expensses wee are daylie at for the same; so that the trust and confidence we have in yow maikes ws hope that ye will think this our excuse just and laufull; and, withall, we expect your patience a litle wntill we can fynd a fitter occation to pay yow so just a debt, which, God willing, shall be payed to your owne contentement. As conserning the continuance of your yearly pensione, we will assure yow by this that it shall aluayes bee wpholdin and not diminished, and shall have it to crave of ws whensoever ye please to demand it, assuiring your self with that confidence that als long as I have a goune to my backe ye shall not faille to have thankfull payment, for the merite of your true service shoued to our royall father of blessed memorie, our grandfather, and our selfe and crowne, these manie yeares past, which cannot bee but constant in our memorie and consideratioune, and shall aluayes remaine. Thus have wee givin yow the ansuer of your just demande, and we wold not be no litle rejoyced and comforted to sie yow heir with ws, if it werre not hurtfull or prejudiciall to yow. Thus we continue in our royall favor, and commend yow to the protection of the Highest. Givin at our royal Castile and Residence of Stokholme, the 9 September, anno 1647.
CHRISTINA.


Above: Kristina.


Above: General Patrick Ruthven.

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Kristina's letter commendatory for Lieutenant General Patrick Ruthven, dated June 17/27 (New Style), 1637

Kristina granted this letter commendatory to Lieutenant General Patrick Ruthven in 1637 on his return to England. It is in Latin, and because Kristina was still underage at this time (10 years old), the men of her/his/their regency council had to sign it in her name.

Source:

Ruthven correspondence. Letters and papers of Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford, and of his family, A.D. 1615-A.D. 1662, compiled, edited and published by the Roxburgh Club and William Dunn Macray, 1868

https://archive.org/details/ruthvencorrespon1868roxb/page/6

Transcript:

Nos Christina, Dei gratia Suecorum, Gothorum [&c.] Regina [&c.] Serenissimo Principi Domino Carolo Mag. Brit. Regi. Serenissime Princeps, Frater, Consanguinee et Amice charissime: Qui a sua virtute nobis notus, et cujus nuperus ad nos adventus juxta a Serenitatis vestræ commendatione perquam acceptus fuit, Generalis locum-tenens, generosus ac strenuus, nobis sincere dilectus, Dominus Patricius Ruthvenus, eques auratus, cum a multis retro annis fidem atque operam divo parenti nostro, gloriosæ recordationis, ac postmodum nobis ac regno Sueciæ egregrie impendit, non potuit non et gratiam nostram et laudem meruisse. Nunc cum reliquam ætatem ac vitam suam, et quas hactenus insignes industriæ ac prudentiæ militaris dotes, multa cum gerendarum rerum experientia, sibi comparavit, modo dignum suis meritis locum inverenit, Serenitati vestræ consecrare in animum induxit, non tantum præclara ejus merita, sed et is quem in nos pariter ac communem in Germania laborantem causam semper declaravit affectus, quodam quasi debito a nobis postulare visa sunt, ut eundem vicissim Serenitati vestræ de optima nota recommendaremus, cui cum juxta in mandatis dedimus, nomine nostro, Serenitati vestræ sincerum et fraternum in eandem affectum ut contestaretur, et quo loco habeamus indultam ministris et officialibus nostris in regnis ac ditionibus Serenitatis vestræ conscribendorum militum facultatum, ac quid e re atque utilitate communis causæ, libertatis, ac securitatis mutuæ esse sentiamus, Serenitati vestræ coram repræsentaret, a Serenitate vestra fraterna requirimus, velut ei non modo benevolas aures præbere, sed et id sibi firmiter persuadere nihil nos intermissuros esse quod ad conservandam ac stabiliendam porro mutuam amicitiam conducere posse visum fuerit. De cætero salutaribus Serenitatis vestræ consiliis ac conatibus felicem ac prosperum successum voventes, Divinæ protectioni eandem fraterne commendamus. Dabantur in regia nostra Stocholmensi, die 27 Junii, anno Christi 1637.

Sacræ regiæ Majestatis regnique Sueciæ respective tutores et administratores,

GABRIEL OXENSTIERNA, Gustavi R.S. Archidapifer.

AXELIUS OXENSTIERNA, R.S. Cancellarius.

JACOBUS DE LA GARDIE, R.S. Marescallus.

GABRIEL OXENSTIERNA, L.B. in Moereby et Lindholm, R.S. Thesaurarius.

CLAUDIUS FLEMING, loco R.S. Ammirallis.


Above: Kristina as a child.


Above: Lieutenant General Patrick Ruthven.