Excerpt of Monsieur Minard's letter to Monsieur de la Bastide, dated January 9/19 (New Style), 1656

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 4, page 405, published by Thomas Birch, 1742

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https://www.british-history.ac.uk/thurloe-papers/vol4/pp398-412#h3-0016

The letter:

Paris, January 19, 1656. [N. S.]

SIR,

... You will have heard of the arrival of the queen Christina at Rome, and of her reception; she left her scepter and her crown at Loretto at the feet of our lady. ...

With modernised spelling:

Paris, January 19, 1656. [N. S.]

Sir,

... You will have heard of the arrival of the Queen Kristina at Rome and of her reception; she left her scepter and her crown at Loreto at the feet of Our Lady. ...

French translation (my own; reconstruction of the original):

Paris, le 19 janvier 1656. [Nouveau style.]

Monsieur,

... Vous avez appris l'arrivée de la reine Christine à Rome et sa réception; elle a laissé son sceptre et sa couronne à Lorette aux pieds de Notre-Dame. ...

Swedish translation (my own):

Paris, den 19 januari 1656. [Nya stilen.]

Min herre,

... Ni kommer att ha hört talas om drottningen Kristinas ankomst till Rom och om hennes mottagande; hon lämnade sin spira och sin krona vid Loreto vid Vår Frus fötter. ...

Above: Kristina.

Excerpt from a letter to Monsieur Minard, dated December 10/20 (New Style), 1655

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 4, page 301, published by Thomas Birch, 1742; original at Indiana University

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https://www.british-history.ac.uk/thurloe-papers/vol4/pp287-301#h3-0030

The letter:

Paris, Dec. 20, 1655. [N. S.]

HERE is no other news but the conversion of the queen of Sweden, who is gone to Rome, to find holiness and godliness, where every body loseth it. ...

With modernised spelling:

Paris, December 20, 1655. [N. S.]

Here is no other news but the conversion of the Queen of Sweden, who is gone to Rome to find holiness and godliness where everybody loseth it. ...

Reconstruction of the French original (my own translation):

Paris, 20 décembre 1655. [Nouveau style.]

Ici, point d'autre nouvelle que la conversion de la reine de Suède, partie à Rome chercher la sainteté et la piété là où tout le monde les perd. ...

Swedish translation (my own):

Paris, den 20 december 1655. [Nya stilen.]

Här finns inga andra nyheter än omvändelsen av Sveriges drottning, som har rest till Rom för att finna helighet och gudsfruktan där alla förlorar den. ...

Above: Kristina.