The World of King Kristina

... [Stockholm] 30 Aug. 1651. ... Drottningen trött af det tunga regementet, vill resignera. — Om Salmasii och Freinsheimii årliga pension. — Salmasius sjuk.

With modernised spelling:

... [Stockholm] 30 augusti 1651. ... Drottningen trött av det tunga regementet, vill resignera. — Om Salmasii och Freinshemii årliga pension. — Salmasius sjuk.

English translation (my own):

... Stockholm, August 30, 1651. ... The Queen is tired of the heavy regiment, she wants to resign. — On Saumaise's and Freinsheim's annual pension. — Saumaise is ill.

Above: Kristina.

Above: Kristina and Ebba Sparre visiting the sick Claude Saumaise, in Niclas Lafrensen the Younger's imagining of the anecdote, painted in 1794.

Above: Peder Juel.

Summary of Peder Juel's letter to the government of Denmark in Copenhagen, dated August 13/23 (Old Style), 1651

Source:

Handlingar rörande Sverges historia, volume 1, page 92, published by Anders Fryxell, 1836

http://runeberg.org/afhandlsve/1/0098.html

https://books.google.com/books?id=o0wCAAAAYAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=drottning+christina+1664&source=gbs_navlinks_s

The letter summary:

... [Stockholm] 13 Aug. 1651. Salmasius, Boeclerus och Freinsheimius reste ut.

With modernised spelling:

... [Stockholm] 13 augusti 1651. Salmasius, Boeclerus och Freinsheimius reste ut.

English translation (my own):

... Stockholm, August 13, 1651. Saumaise, Boeckler and Freinsheim have left for abroad.

Peder Juel's letter to Peder Charisius, dated March 31/April 10 (Old Style), 1654

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, pages 372 to 373, published by Den Danske Historiske Forening, 1844

https://books.google.com/books?id=hZBvHpda3WkC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Historisk+tidsskrift,+V&source=gbs_navlinks_s

The letter:

Den 31. Marts. [Juel har været sengeliggende næsten 7 Uger, og er nu først kommen op. Dronningens Resignation medfører daglige Forandringer. De fleste Hoffolk aftakkes, og alle Dronningens Hofdamer "licentieres" paa 3 nær, som hun har beholdt: "General Grev Rytwyns Datter af England, en hollandsk Jomfru, Lovise van der Noot, og Feltmarskal Wrangels Søster." Skiøndt Rigsraadernes Antal er større, end det nogen Tid i Sverrige har været, vil Dronningen endnu giøre to: Axel Sparre, Landshøvding paa Gotland, fordi hun tager hans Bestilling fra ham, og Claus Bielkenstierne, som er Hs. Kongl. Høiheds Favorit; paa det hun derved vil betage Hs. Kongl. Høihed al Middel til at beneficere Nogen." Endnu gaaer det stille til med det Gods, som Dronningen tager til sig i Pommern, fra Generaler og Andre; fordi Cantsleren har faaet sin Søn til godvilligen at afstaae det, han der havde; og de Andre maa vel følge hans Exempel. De Godser, Dronningen allerede har taget til sig (til hendes aarlige Underholdning) beløber sig til 160,000 Rdlr. om Aaret. Grev Magnus mister allene 50,000 Rdlr. om Aaret. — "Han skriver paa en Apologie, som han efter Resignationen vil overlevere Stænderne paa Rigsdagen; og begierer, enten at restitueres udi sin forrige dignitet og charge, eller at hans Sag maa komme til Proces."

"Pimentelli tog i Forgaars Afsked her til Hove, som causerede her en stor Latter; eftersom han logerer paa Slottet, og Vognene havde ikke været at kiøre med ham, end tværtover Kiøbenhavns Slotsplads. Hans Folk sad i hans egen Vogn, som holdt frem for Dronningens, i hvilken han selv sad, saa Hestene havde ikke 6 Trin at gaae fra der, som Folkene satte sig i, indtil Trappen, som de stod af igien. — Der er i Frankrig en lærd Mand, som hedder Scuderi, og skriver en Roman over alle de actioner, som skeer i Europa. Dronningen vil selv skrive ham en Memorial om hendes Levnet, og have den indført i hans Bog; og derudi nævne adskilligt, som en Anden gierne skulde have tiet om sig selv."

With modernised spelling:

Den 31. marts. [Juel har været sengeliggende næsten 7 uger, og er nu først kommen op. Dronningens resignation medfører daglige forandringer. De fleste hoffolk aftakkes, og alle dronningens hofdamer "licentieres" på 3 nær, som hun har beholdt: "general grev Ruthvens datter af England, en hollandsk jomfru, Louise van der Nooth, og feltmarskal Wrangels søster."

Skønt rigsrådernes antal er større, end det nogen tid i Sverige har været, vil dronningen endnu gøre to: Axel Sparre, landshøvding paa Gotland, fordi hun tager hans bestilling fra ham, og Claes Bielkenstierna, som er Hans Kongelige Højheds favorit, på det hun derved vil betage Hans Kongelige Højhed al middel til at beneficere nogen."

Endnu går det stille til med det gods, som dronningen tager til sig i Pommern, fra generaler og andre; fordi kansleren har fået sin søn til godvilligen at afstå det, han der havde; og de andre må vel følge hans eksempel. De godser, dronningen allerede har taget til sig (til hendes årlige underholdning) beløber sig til 160,000 rigsdaler om året.

Grev Magnus mister allene 50,000 rigsdaler om året. — "Han skriver på en apologie, som han efter resignationen vil overlevere Stænderne på Rigsdagen, og begærer, enten at restitueres udi sin forrige dignitet og charge, eller at hans sag må komme til proces."

"Pimentelli tog i forgårs afsked her til hove, som kauserede her en stor latter, eftersom han logerer på slottet, og vognene havde ikke været at køre med ham, end tværtover Københavns slotsplads. Hans folk sad i hans egen vogn, som holdt frem for dronningens, i hvilken han selv sad, så hestene havde ikke 6 trin at gå fra der, som folkene satte sig i, indtil trappen, som de stod af igen. —

Der er i Frankrig en lærd mand, som hedder Scudéry, og skriver en roman over alle de aktioner, som sker i Europa. Dronningen vil selv skrive ham en memorial om hendes levned, og have den indført i hans bog, og derudi nævne adskilligt, som en anden gerne skulle have tiet om sig selv."

English translation (my own):

March 31. [Juel has been bedridden for almost 7 weeks and has only just gotten up. The Queen's resignation brings about daily changes. Most of the courtiers are dismissed, and all the Queen's ladies-in-waiting are "licensed" except for 3, which she has kept: "General Count Ruthven's daughter, of England, a Dutch maiden, Louise van der Nooth, and Field Marshal Wrangel's sister."

Although the number of councilmen is greater than it has been in Sweden for some time, the Queen will still make two: Axel Sparre, governor of Gotland, because she is taking his orders from him, and Claes Bielkenstierna, who is His Royal Highness's favourite, so that she thereby will take from His Royal Highness every means of benefiting anyone."

Things are still going on quietly with the property which the Queen takes for herself in Pomerania, from generals and others; because the Chancellor has beneficently made his son give up what he had there; and the others must follow his example. The estates already taken by the Queen (for her annual entertainment) amount to 160,000 riksdalers per annum.

Count Magnus loses only 50,000 riksdalers a year. — "He writes an apology which, after his resignation, he will hand over to the Estates at the Riksdag, and he requests either to be restored to his previous dignity and charge, or that his case may come to trial."

"The day before yesterday, Pimentel took leave the court, which caused a great deal of laughter here, as he is staying at the castle, and the carriages had not been driven with him, except across Copenhagen's castle square. His people sat in his own carriage, which stood before the Queen's, in which he himself sat, so that the horses did not have 6 steps to go from where the people sat down to the stairs where they got off again." —

There is a learned man in France called Scudéry, who is writing a novel about all the actions that are happening in Europe. The Queen herself will write him a memorandum about her life and have it put in his book, and in it she will mention several things that someone else would have liked her to keep quiet about herself."

Above: Kristina.

Above: Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie.

Above: Antonio Pimentel.

Above: Georges de Scudéry.

Note: Field Marshal Wrangel's sister = Maria Wrangel.

Peder Juel's letter to Peder Charisius, dated March 24/April 3 (Old Style), 1654

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, pages 371 to 372, published by Den Danske Historiske Forening, 1844

https://books.google.com/books?id=hZBvHpda3WkC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Historisk+tidsskrift,+V&source=gbs_navlinks_s

The letter:

Den 24. Marts. "Dronningen forandrer sit Forsæt med sin Reise ud af Riget dagligen; undertiden vil hun til Lands, undertiden til Vands. Nu er det i Forslag, at hun vil reise til Lands med tre Carosser igiennem Danmark. Nogle mene her, at hun vil tage C. Ulfeldt med sig." — "Dronningen giør adskillige Reformationer for at forhøie den Indkomme, som hun prætenderer at leve af, naar hun har quitteret; blandt andet tager hun tilbage igien alle Amtmandskaber i Pommern, som hun for dette har bortgivet arveligt til adskillige af Generalspersonerne, hvorimod hun ingen recompense vil unde dem; hun vilde gierne giøre det samme udi Stift Bremen, men det synes, at man tør ikke offendere Königsmark." — "Om Whitelockes Negociation hører man slet intet. Han flyer dem til Hove dagligen noget at lee af; forgangen lod han begiere audience hos Dronningen, og som dette blev ham bevilget Klokken to, skikkede han Bud op siden og lod sig undskylde; sagde, at han havde givet Wrangel den Time at komme til sig, og bad, at de vilde bie ham til Klokken 4." — "Dronningen har givet sin Overstaldmester Steenberg, som er en af Favoriterne, 10,000 Rdlr. af de Penge, som Stænderne i Tydskland levere, saa og kiøbt en Herregaard her strax ved Upsal for 18,000 Rdlr. og givet bemeldte Steenberg."

[Man har faaet Udkastet til en Alliance imellem Polen og General-Staterne, hvori disse love at hielpe Polen med 20 Orlogsskibe, imod en vis Sum Penge. Over dette er man blevet meget alarmeret; man har beordret de Orlogsskibe, som ligge i Gothenborg, at komme til Stockholm m. m. Dronningen har sagt, hun haaber Kongen af Danmark "ikke tilsteder Orlogsskibe at løbe igiennem Sundet, for at turbere Østersøen."]

With modernised spelling:

Den 24. marts. "Dronningen forandrer sit forsæt med sin rejse ud af riget dagligen; undertiden vil hun til lands, undertiden til vands. Nu er det i forslag, at hun vil rejse til lands med tre karosser igennem Danmark. Nogle mene her, at hun vil tage Corfitz Ulfeldt med sig." — "Dronningen gør adskillige reformationer for at forhøje den indkomme, som hun prætenderer at leve af, når hun har kvitteret; blandt andet tager hun tilbage igen alle amtmandskaber i Pommern, som hun for dette har bortgivet arveligt til adskillige af generalspersonerne, hvorimod hun ingen rekompense vil unde dem; hun ville gerne gøre det samme udi stift Bremen, men det synes, at man tør ikke offendere Königsmarck." —

"Om Whitelockes negociation hører man slet intet. Han flyer dem til hove dagligen noget at le af; forgangen lod han begære audiens hos dronningen, og som dette blev ham bevilget klokken to, skikkede han bud op siden og lod sig undskylde; sagde, at han havde givet Wrangel den time at komme til sig, og bad, at de ville bie ham til klokken 4." — "Dronningen har givet sin overstaldmester Steinberg, som er en af favoritterne, 10,000 rigsdaler af de penge, som Stænderne i Tyskland levere, så og købt en herregård her straks ved Upsal for 18,000 rigsdaler og givet bemeldte Steinberg."

[Man har fået udkastet til en alliance imellem Polen og Generalstaterne, hvori disse love at hjælpe Polen med 20 orlogsskibe, imod en vis sum penge. Over dette er man blevet meget alarmeret; man har beordret de orlogsskibe, som ligge i Gothenborg, at komme til Stockholm m. m. Dronningen har sagt, hun håber kongen af Danmark "ikke tilsteder orlogsskibe at løbe igennem Sundet, for at turbere Østersøen."]

English translation (my own):

March 24. "The Queen changes her intentions with her journey out of the kingdom daily; sometimes she wants to go by land, sometimes by sea. Now it is proposed that she will travel by land with three carriages through Denmark. Some here think that she will take Corfitz Ulfeldt with him." — "The Queen makes several reforms in order to increase the income on which she pretends to live when she has quit; among other things, she takes back again all the counties in Pomerania, which for this she has given away by inheritance to several of the generals, whereas she none compensation will do them good; she would like to do the same in the diocese of Bremen, but it seems that they dare not offend Königsmarck." —

"Of Whitelocke's negotiation one hears nothing at all. He flies them to court daily something to laugh at; the previous time he had an audience with the Queen, and as this was granted him at two o'clock, he sent messengers up afterwards and allowed himself to be excused; said that he had given Wrangel that hour to come to him, and asked that they would bid him till 4 o'clock." — "The Queen has given her equerry, Steinberg, who is one of the favorites, 10,000 riksdalers of the money which the estates in Germany supply, and then bought a manor here immediately at Uppsala for 18,000 riksdalers, and gave Steinberg a notice."

[One has received the draft of an alliance between Poland and the States General, in which they agree to help Poland with 20 warships, in return for a certain sum of money. Over this one has been greatly alarmed; the warships lying in Gothenburg have been ordered to come to Stockholm, etc. The Queen has said that she hopes the King of Denmark "does not allow warships to run through the Sound to disturb the Baltic Sea."]

Above: Kristina.

Above: Corfitz Ulfeldt.

Above: Bulstrode Whitelocke.

Peder Juel's letter to Peder Charisius, dated March 10/20 (Old Style), 1654

Sources:

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, pages 370 to 371, published by Den Danske Historiske Forening, 1844

https://books.google.com/books?id=hZBvHpda3WkC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Historisk+tidsskrift,+V&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Sveriges historia under konungarne af Pfalziska Huset, första delen: Carl X Gustaf, page 23 (footnote 1); page 54 (footnote 2), by Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson, 1855; original at the New York Public Library

https://archive.org/details/sverigeshistori00carlgoog/page/n40/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/sverigeshistori00carlgoog/page/n72/mode/2up

The letter:

Den 10. Marts. [Ministeren har en Tid lang været sengeliggende, og er endnu ei i Stand til selv at skrive; hvorfor ogsaa Correspondencen i nogen Tid var bleven afbrudt. — Dronningens Resignation er nu afgiort, og hvad hun skal have til Underhold. Hun faaer næsten alt det Gods, som Thronfølgeren og Hertug Adolph nu have; desuden vil hun tage Øsel fra Grev Magnus og Amtet Wollin i Pommern fra sin Moder. Fra Grev Magnus har hun ogsaa taget de to Amter Pöhl og Neucloster i Meklenborg, under Prætext, at hun havde givet disse Amter til Kongen (C. Gustav), og han kunde, som Vasal, ikke give sit Lehn bort uden hendes Villie; derfor var det nu faldet til Kronen igien.] — "Feltmarskal Wrangel er reist fra Hoffet malcontent, og uden at tage Afsked. — Steen Bilde er hidkommen i forleden Uge; han synes at være inclineret til Melancholie, kommer ingensted, uden at han ofte gaaer ganske allene ud. — Man taler nu om, at til næstkommende Rigsdag skal alle donationes examineres, og bene meriti allene beholde deres, men alt det andet Gods kommer til Kronen igien."

With modernised spelling:

Den 10. marts. [Ministeren har en tid lang været sengeliggende, og er endnu ei i stand til selv at skrive; hvorfor også korrespondencen i nogen tid var bleven afbrudt. — Dronningens resignation er nu afgjort, og hvad hun skal have til underhold. Hun får næsten alt det gods, som tronfølgeren og hertug Adolf nu have; desuden vil hun tage Øsel fra grev Magnus og amtet Wollin i Pommern fra sin moder. Fra grev Magnus har hun også taget de to amter Poel og Neukloster i Mecklenborg, under prætekst, at hun havde givet disse amter til kongen (Karl Gustav), og han kunne, som vasal, ikke give sit læn bort uden hendes vilje; derfor var det nu faldet til Kronen igen.] — "Feltmarskal Wrangel er rejst fra hoffet malkontent, og uden at tage afsked. — Sten Bille er hidkommen i forleden uge; han synes at være inklineret til melankoli, kommer ingensted, uden at han ofte går ganske alene ud. — Man taler nu om, at til næstkommende Rigsdag skal alle donationes eksamineres, og bene meriti allene beholde deres, men alt det andet gods kommer til Kronen igen."

English translation (my own):

March 10. [The minister has been bedridden for some time, and is not yet able to write himself; which is why the correspondence had also been interrupted for some time. — The Queen's resignation is now settled, and what she shall have for maintenance. She is getting almost all the property that the heir to the throne and Duke Adolf now have; moreover, she will take Ösel from Count Magnus and the county of Wollin in Pomerania from her mother. From Count Magnus she also took the two counties of Poel and Neukloster in Mecklenburg, under the pretext that she had given these counties to the King (Karl Gustav), and he could not, as a vassal, give away his fief without her will; therefore it had now fallen to the Crown again.] — "Field Marshal Wrangel has left the court malcontent, and without taking leave. — Sten Bille has come last week; he seems to be inclined to melancholy, gets nowhere, without often goes out quite alone. — There is now talk that at the next Riksdag all donations will be examined, and the bene meriti will all keep theirs, but all the other property will return to the Crown."

Above: Kristina.

Above: Carl Gustaf Wrangel.

Note: Ösel is the old German and Swedish name for the Estonian island of Saaremaa.

Peder Juel's letter to Peder Charisius, dated February 3/13 (Old Style), 1654

Sources:

Ny Danske Magazin, indeholdende allehaande Smaa-Stykker og Anmærkninger til Historiens og Sprogets Oplysning: sjette Bind, pages 73 to 74, published by Royal Danish Society for the History and Language of the Fatherland, 1836

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066608815&view=1up&seq=85&skin=2021

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 370, published by Den Danske Historiske Forening, 1844

https://books.google.com/books?id=hZBvHpda3WkC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Historisk+tidsskrift,+V&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Whitelocke mentions Kristina's reprimand of Wrangel in his diary entry of January 20/30 (Old Style), 1654:

https://kingkristina.blogspot.com/2023/06/bulstrode-whitelockes-diary-entry-of.html

The letter:

No. 130.
Her Resident.
Tillstanden her weedkommende, da er mand her iche lidet bekymbrit offuer, att Freden udj Engeland er slutett, effter som mand haffde vist troet, at den schulde haffue gaaet tillbage, mueligt at Suerig haffde willit giøre sin avantage med neutraliteten, och kommer nu till at fortryde det, effterdj den nu allene schall tractere, offuer sin Satisfaction for de fire Tønder gulds Schade, som den haffuer lijd aff de Engelsche wdliggere udj Canalen; Jeg sagde Dronningen i forgaars Suar paa det som hun haffde befalet mig schriffue om till Kongen, anlangende at hun begierte at Hr. C. W. F.s gods maate ham restitueris, og som det Hende negtedis, saa bleff hun meget wred, og sagde at hun Selff vilde giffue ham anden recompence. Att Hr. C. W. F. schulde haffue slaget de 24000 rdlr. vnder Sig, som Kongen aff Engeland schulde haffue, vilde hun iche troe, Wanseet Jeg Hende viiste Wentworths breff derom; Hr. C. W. F. siger, att hans Maj: loed udj raadstuen borttage alle hanß documenta, som laa i hanß Kammer der, nu kand de der tage beuiiß paa diße 24000 rdlr. och alt andet. Soerte Steen Bille er till Stockholm, hand lader sig merche at wære malcontent, for hand haffuer mist sit Læhn, hand syniß at søge tieniste vnder militien her; Feldtmarschalch Wrangel haffuer besøgt Gr: Magnum, Huorfore Dronningen ham hart haffuer tilltalt, och tillspurdt, om hand iche viste at Greffuen war hendiß Fiende. Denne Tydske Envoyé som ieg sist omschreff at wære her ankommen, war jeg vrangt berettit med, det var kun hanß Tiener; Hand sielff saa well som den der schall till dannemark ligger begge paa Aland, och kand icke komme hiid offuer for Jiß; Montecuculi er her ankommen och berømmer den naade och ære ham til Hoffue i Danmark er wederfahrit; Jeg forbliffuer hermed, nest den allerhøyestiß Waretechts befalning
Her Residentens Tienistwilligste ven och tiener
Peder Juell.
mpp.
Upsal. 3. Febr: 54.

With modernised spelling (with date error corrected):

No. 130.
Herr resident.
Tilstanden her vedkommende, da er man her ikke lidet bekymret over, at freden udi England er slutet, eftersom man havde vist troet, at den skulle have gået tilbage, muligt at Sverige havde villet gøre sin avantage med neutraliteten, og kommer nu til at fortryde det, efterdi den nu alene skall traktere, over sin satisfaktion for de fire tønder gulds skade, som den haver lid av de engelske udliggere udi Kanalen.

Jeg sagde dronningen i forgårs svar på det, som hun havde befalet mig skrive om till kongen, anlangende at hun begærte, at hr. Corfitz Ulfeldts gods måtte ham restitueres, og som det hende nægtedes, så blev hun meget vred, og sagde at hun selv ville give ham anden rekompens, at hr. C. Ulfeldt skulle have slaget de 24,000 rigsdaler under sig, som kongen af England skulle have, ville hun ikke tro, uanset jeg hende viste Wentworths brev derom.

Hr. C. Ulfeldt siger, at Hans Majestæt lod udi Rådstuen borttage alle hans documenta, som lå i hans kammer der, nu kan de der tage bevis på disse 24,000 rigsdaler og alt andet.

Sorte Sten Bille er till Stockholm, han lader sig mærke at være malkontent, for han haver mist sit læn, han synes at søge tjeneste under militien her.

Feltmarskalk Wrangel haver besøgt grev Magnum, hvorfore dronningen ham hårdt haver tiltalt, og tilspurgt, om han ikke vidste, at greven var hendes fiende.

Denne tyske envoyé som jeg sist omskrev at være her ankommen, var jeg vrangt berettet med, det var kun hans tjener; han selv så vel som den der skal til Danmark ligger begge på Åland, och kan ikke komme hid over for is.

Montecuccoli er her ankommen og berømmer den nåde og ære ham til hove i Danmark er vederfaret. Jeg forbliver hermed, næst den Allerhøjestes varetægtsbefalning,
herr residentens
tjenstvilligste ven och tjener
Peder Juel, manu propria.
Upsal, 3. februar '54.

Molbech's transcript of the letter (abridged):

Den 3. Febr. ... Om Ulfeldt forekommer her bl. a. "Jeg sagde Dronningen i Forgaars Svar paa det, som hun havde befalet mig skrive om til H. M. Kongen, anlangende at hun begierte, at Hr. C. Ulfeldts Gods maatte ham restitueres, og som det hende negtedes, blev hun meget vred, og sagde, at hun Selv vilde give ham anden recompence. At Hr. C. Ulfeldt skulde have slaget de 24,000 Rdlr. under sig, som Kongen af Engeland skulde have, vilde hun ikke troe, uanseet jeg Hende viste Wenthworths Brev derom." o. s. v.

With modernised spelling:

Den 3. februar. ... Om Ulfeldt forekommer her bl. a. "Jeg sagde dronningen i forgårs svar på det, som hun havde befalet mig skrive om til Hans Majestæt Kongen, anlangende at hun begærte, at hr. Corfitz Ulfeldts gods måtte ham restitueres, og som det hende nægtedes, blev hun meget vred, og sagde, at hun selv ville give ham anden rekompens. At hr. C. Ulfeldt skulle have slaget de 24,000 rigsdaler under sig, som kongen af England skulle have, ville hun ikke tro, uanset jeg hende viste Wentworths brev derom", osv.

French translation (my own):

No. 130.
Monsieur le résident,
En ce qui concerne la situation ici, on ne s'inquiète pas peu que la paix en Angleterre soit terminée, car on avait cru qu'elle reviendrait, il est possible que la Suède ait voulu tirer son avantage de la neutralité et qu'elle va maintenant le regretter, car il devra désormais se contenter seul de sa satisfaction pour les quatre barils d'or de dégâts qu'il a subis de la part des balanciers anglais hors de la Manche.

J'ai dit à la reine, dans la réponse d'avant-hier à ce dont elle m'avait chargé d'écrire au roi, qu'elle désirait que les biens de M. Corfitz Ulfeldt lui fussent restitués, et comme cela lui fut refusé, elle se mit très en colère et dit qu'elle lui donnerait elle-même une autre récompense, que M. C. Ulfeldt aurait dû s'emparer des 24 000 rigsdalers, que le roi d'Angleterre aurait dû avoir, elle ne le croirait pas, même si je lui montrais la lettre de Wentworth à ce sujet.

M. C. Ulfeldt dit que Sa Majesté a fait retirer tous ses documents à l'extérieur de la salle du conseil, qui se trouvaient là dans sa chambre, maintenant ils peuvent prendre la preuve de ces 24 000 rigsdalers et de tout le reste.

Le noir Sten Bille est à Stockholm, il se montre mécontent, car il a perdu son soutien, il semble chercher ici à servir dans la milice.

Le feltmaréchal Wrangel a rendu visite au comte Magnus, c'est pourquoi la reine l'a sévèrement réprimandé et lui a demandé s'il ne savait pas que le comte était son ennemi.

Cet envoyé allemand que j'ai décrit la dernière fois comme étant arrivé ici, j'ai été mal informé, ce n'était que son domestique; lui-même ainsi que celui qui va au Danemark se trouvent tous deux à Ålande et ne peuvent pas venir ici à cause des glaces.
Montecuccoli est arrivé ici et loue la grâce et l'honneur qu'il a reçus au Danemark. Je reste par la présente, auprès de la garde du Très-Haut,
de Monsieur le résident
le très servile ami et serviteur
Pierre Juel, manu propria.
Stockholm, le 3 février 1654.

English translation (my own):

No. 130.
My Lord Resident,
Concerning the state of affairs here, one is not a little worried that the peace in England is over, as one had believed that it would go back, it is possible that Sweden had wanted to make its advantage with neutrality, and is now going to regret it, for it will now alone have to deal with its satisfaction for the four barrels of gold in damage it has suffered from the English outriggers outside the Channel.

I told the Queen in the answer of the day before yesterday to that which she had commanded me to write about to the King, to the effect that she desired that Lord Corfitz Ulfeldt's estate might be restituted to him, and as it was refused her, she became very angry and said that she herself would give him another recompense, that Lord C. Ulfeldt should have seized the 24,000 rigsdalers, which the King of England should have, she would not believe it, regardless of my showing her Wentworth's letter to that effect.

Lord C. Ulfeldt says that His Majesty had all his documents removed outside the council chamber, which were in his chamber there, now they can take proof of these 24,000 rigsdalers and everything else.

Black Sten Bille is in Stockholm, he shows himself to be malcontent, because he has lost his support, he seems to be seeking service under the militia here.

Field Marshal Wrangel has visited Count Magnus, wherefore the Queen has harshly reprimanded him and asked if he did not know that the Count was her enemy.

This German envoy whom I last described as having arrived here, I was wrongly informed about, it was only his servant; he himself, as well as the one who is going to Denmark, are both on Åland, and they cannot come over here because of the ice.

Montecuccoli has arrived here and praises the grace and honour he has received in Denmark. I hereby remain, next to the custody of the Most High,
My Lord Resident's
most servile friend and servant
Peder Juel, manu propria.
Stockholm, February 3, 1654.

English translation of Molbech's transcript and summary (my own):

February 3. ... About Ulfeldt there appears here, among others: "I told the Queen in yesterday's answer to what she had ordered me to write about to His Majesty the King, concerning her requesting that Lord Corfitz Ulfeldt's estate might be restituted to him, and as it was refused to her, she became very angry and said that she herself would give him another reward, that Lord C. Ulfeldt should have seized the 24,000 rigsdalers which the King of England should have, she would not believe it, notwithstanding I showed her Wentworth's letter to that effect", etc.

Above: Kristina.

Above: Corfitz Ulfeldt.

Above: Carl Gustaf Wrangel.

Above: Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie.

Above: Raimondo Montecuccoli.

Bulstrode Whitelocke's diary entry, dated May 10/20 (Old Style), 1654

Sources:

A journal of the Swedish ambassy, volume 2, pages 149 to 158, by Bulstrode Whitelocke, published in 1772

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Bulstr. Whitelockes Dag-Bok Öfver Dess Ambassade til Sverige, pages 633; pages 635 to 638; pages 638 to 639, translated by Johan Edman, 1777

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Christina of Sweden, page 112, by Ida Ashworth Taylor, 1909

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Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric, page 156, by Veronica Buckley, 2004

The diary entry:

Lagerfeldt came to Whitelocke, and acquainted him, that there was a speciall article to be agreed uppon touching the buisnes of Guinee, which the queen and the chancellor were willing might proceed for the dispatch of Whitelocke, and that Grave Eric would have come to him about it, butt that he was ill and had taken physick. He told Whitelocke, that the queen said, he might have his last audience that day if he pleased; butt if he would be present att the solemnity of the nuptialls, which were this evening to be celebrated att court between the baron Horne and the lady Sparre, and if he desired to see the assembling of the ricksdagh to-morrow, then it would be requisite to deferre his audience till Friday; bicause, when he had taken his leave of the queen, it would not be proper for him afterwards to appear in publique. Whitelocke said, he had rather be dismissed then to be present att any solemnities; that her majesty had taken him captive by her noble presents, so that it was not fitt for him to come abroade in publique: he asked Lagerfeldt, if the prince would be heer on Friday next, if so, then it would not be convenient to have his audience putt off to that day. Lagerfeldt said, he doubted that the prince would not be heer so soone.

An officer on horsebacke, accompanyed with severall other horsemen, with four kettle drummes and eight or ten trumpets, beating and sounding before them, made proclamation in severall parts of the town, that all persons, who were summoned to appeare att the ricksdagh, should give their attendance, att the place appointed in the queen's castle of Ubsale, to-morrow by eight a'clocke in the morning, uppon payne of halfe a dollar mulct for every default.

The master of the ceremonies came to Whitelocke from the queen, and acquainted him to the same effect as Lagerfeldt had done, touching his last audience.

The master also, by the queen's commaund, invited Whitelocke to the wedding att court this night; and if he pleased to see the manner of the assembling of the ricksdagh, that he had order to take the care of it; and that it would be no hinderance to his going away, bicause the prince did not come hither till Tuesday next.

Whitelocke said, he was sorry that the prince would come no sooner to this place; butt since it was the pleasure of the queen, that he should waite uppon her this evening, he would obey her commaunds; and as to the time of his audience, he submitted to her pleasure.

The ricks admirall sent agayne to Whitelocke, to know if he would have any more ships provided for his transportation. Whitelocke returned his thankes, and that he intended not to take any of his horses with him, and therfore should not need any more ships then were already ordered.

Studely, one of Whitelocke's servants, returned to him from Stockholme, with an account, that the ship appointed for his transportation was not yett ready, which retarded his voyage to his trouble.

Between ten and eleven a'clocke att night, the master of the ceremonies came to Whitelocke's house, with one of the queen's coaches, to bring him to the wedding att court. He desired Whitelocke's two sons to goe into that coach, who excused themselves, that they had not bin in that coach formerly: the master said, that when one went to an audience, there were certain formalities to be observed, butt going to a wedding was another thing; that now the queen had sent her coach for Whitelocke as her guest, and it was proper for his sons to goe with him. Whitelocke wished them to observe the direction of the master, who governed in these things.

They went to the bridegroome's house, where were many of his friends; his uncle, the ricks admirall, mareschall Wrangell, and other senators and noblemen. As soon as Whitelocke alighted out of the coach, and the bridegroome's brother was there to receive him, and bid him welcome: neer the doore the bridegroome mett him, and gave him thankes for the favour, in honoring his wedding with his presence.

Whitelocke said, he was very ready to testify his respects to the nobility of this countrey, and perticularly to himselfe, and tooke it for an honor to be invited into such company.

Whitelocke was instructed by the master of the ceremonies, that, by the custome of this countrey, the bridegroome takes place of the king, and the bride of the queen, during the solemnities of the wedding: accordingly Whitelocke gave the right hand to the bridegroome.

After a little discourse, they tooke their coaches, first the gentlemen, then the lords, then the senators, then the ricks admirall, and senator Bundt, who being next of kinne, was to give the bride in marryage: after Bundt was Whitelocke, and after him the bridegroome, who had precedence in the queen's coach, which went last, and Whitelocke next before it, and the other coaches in their order; the bridegroome's coach last of all, as the best place. The like order they observed in their going in the castle.

Att the head of the stayres, the master of the ceremonies mett them, and brought them to the presence chamber, where the queen was with the bride, and a great company of gallant ladyes: the bridegroome kissed her majesty's hand, and then the bride's hand; the rest of the company did the like.

Between the queen and Whitelocke passed a little discourse.

Wh. "Madame, I give you humble thankes for your invitation of me to these solemnities."

Qu. "It is an honor to us, that such an ambassador will be present att our ceremonies."

Wh. "I likewise returne my most humble thankes to your majesty for your many favours, and the noble presents you have bin pleased to bestow on me, and on my company."

Qu. "Sir, you mock me; I am troubled I could not doe according to that respect which I beare you: this is only a custome of our countrey to persons of your condition, and I hope you will take it in good part."

Wh. "It is more suitable to your majesty's bountey, then to any thing I can call desert in me, who have a most gratefull sense and acceptance of your majesty's favours."

The bride and bridegroome were both clothed in white tabby; his suit laced with a very broade gold and silver lace: the bride had on her head a coronet sett full of diamonds, with a diamond collar about her necke and shoulders, a diamond girdle of the same fashion, and a rich diamond jewell att her breast; which were all of them of great value, and by some reported to be the queen's jewells, lent by her to the bride for that time.

They went all to the great hall; first the noblemen, then the senators, then the bridegroome between Bundt and Whitelocke, then the bride between two Graves, then the queen and her guards.

Then the queen presently tooke her chayre of state; att her right hand, att a little distance, sate the bride against her; att the queen's left hand sate the bridegroome, next to him Whitelocke, and then Bundt.

After they were all sate, Bundt rose up and went towards the queen, and spake in swedish with a lowde voice, to this effect, as it was interpreted to Whitelocke.

That baron Horne, a gentleman there present, of an antient and noble family, desired to have in marryage a lady who was servant to her majesty, of the antient and noble family of the Sparres; then he spake much of the pedigrees, and in the prayse of both the families: after that, he addressed himselfe to the bride and bridegroome, giving them good councell, as to the condition which they were entering into, and their demeanor to one another. Then some friends ledde the bridegroome to a place in the midst of the hall purposely rayled in, and then they fetched the bride thither also, and placed her by the bridegroome; then a grave churchman, one of the queen's chapleins, turning himselfe to the queen, pronounced the words of marryage after a forme in a booke, which he reade; and being interpreted to Whitelocke, he found it the same in effect with the words of marryage in the english liturgy. The ceremonie of joyning them in marryage being ended, two graves, with torches, came to the bridegroome and bride, and ledde them a rownd; two other lords with torches followed after them; many ladyes, two by two: the bride being brought to her seate by the bridegroome, he then tooke the queen by the hand, and they walked between the torches; then the bride came and tooke Whitelocke by the hand, and they walked after the queen. Whitelocke brought the bride agayne to her place, and being instructed, that he was to take the queen and march the rownd with her also, Whitelocke did it; and all this was a solemne walking to the sound of drummes and trumpets.

After which, every one returned to their places, and then they sett to dauncing of the brawles; and the queen came to Whitelocke to take him out to daunce with her, who excused himselfe.

Wh. "Madame, I am fearfull that I shall dishonor your majesty as well as shame myselfe, by dauncing with you."

Qu. "I will trye whither you can daunce."

Wh. "I assure your majesty I cannot in any measure be worthy to have you by the hand."

Qu. "I esteeme you worthy, and therfore make choice of you to daunce with me."

Wh. "I shall not so much undervalue your majesty's judgement, as not to obey you heerin, and wish I could remember as much of this as when I was a young man."

After they had done dauncing, and Whitelocke had waited uppon the queen to her chayre of state, she said to him;

Qu. "Par Dieu! these Hollanders are lying fellows."

Wh. "I wonder how the Hollanders should come into your mind uppon such an occasion as this is, who are not usually thought uppon in such solemnities, nor much acquainted with them."

Qu. "I will tell you all. The Hollanders reported to me a great while since, that all the noblesse of England were of the king's party, and none butt mechanicks of the parlement party, and not a gentleman among them; now I thought to trye you, and to shame you if you could not daunce: butt I see, that you are a gentleman, and have bin bred a gentleman; and that makes me say the Hollanders are lying fellows, to report that there was not a gentleman of the parlement's party, when I see by you chiefly, and by many of your company, that you are gentlemen."

Wh. "Truely, madame, in this they told a great untrueth to your majesty, as I believe they have done in severall other perticulars: I doe confesse that the greatest part of our nobility and gentry were of the king's party, butt many of them likewise were of the parlement's party; and I, who am sent to waite uppon your majesty, can (without vanity) derive to myselfe an antient pedigree of a gentleman. They would not have given the honor to any butt a gentleman to kisse your majesty's hand, and you are pleased to doe your servant right, and his company, by acknowledging that our superiors have commaunded gentlemen to waite on you."

Qu. "I assure you that I esteeme it the greater honor done to me, and, you are the more wellcome to me, bicause you are a gentleman; and had I not known and found you to be so, your buisnes would not have bin so well dispatched as it is: I see you have all the qualities of a gentleman, and I believe that you were excellent in your musicke and dauncing in your younger dayes."

Wh. "I was bredd up in the qualities of a gentleman, and in my youth was accounted not inferior to others in the practice of them; butt it is so long since I used this of dauncing, especially after we learned to march, that had it not bin to obey your majesty, I should hardly have bin drawne to discover my deficiencies."

Qu. "You have discovered nothing butt what tends to your honor, and up to my contentment; and I take it as a favour, that you were willing to lay aside your gravity, and play the courtier uppon my request; which I see you can doe so well when you please."

After the queen had daunced, many of the gentlemen and ladyes fell to dauncing of french daunces and countrey daunces above two howers togither, till many of the company, and among the rest Whitelocke, grew very weary, and thought they stayed long, which occasioned Whitelocke to fall into a piece of drollery. He told the senator Bundt, that he perceived that the queen was a great tyrant. Bundt att first startled with this expression, and seeming much to wonder att it, asked Whitelocke the reason why he should speake so of her majesty. Whitelocke said, he would tell the reason to the queen, if she asked him. Bundt said, "shall I tell the queen of it?" Whitelocke said, "yes"; and Bundt did tell the queen, who in some quicknes and seeming distast spake to Whitelocke.

Qu. "Sir, did you speake any such words of me, as to say I am a tyrant?"

Wh. "Madame, I did say so to one of your senators; and I doe believe so."

Qu. "What cause have I given you to speake so hardly and strangely of me?"

Wh. "Bicause I see your majesty even now exercising an act of tyranny."

Qu. "I pray, Sir, what act is that?"

Wh. "Madame, it is this; heer is a couple of handsome, gallant, young persons newly marryed, and it cannot butt be imagined, that they have their longings as well as others, who are made of flesh and blood, to partake of those injoyments and pleasures which they expect; and yett, madame, from these you have restrained the bride and bridegroome till now, that it is two a'clocke in the morning; and this is all the cruelty and tyranny wherwith I can accuse your majesty."

Qu. "I am glad you have nothing else butt this wherof to accuse me, and of this you shall see a present reformation"; and, laughing heartily, she went from Whitelocke, and commaunded instantly to leave off the dauncing: the company, and especially the bridegroome, giving thankes to Whitelocke for this seasonable piece of drollery, as they were pleased to terme it.

After the dauncing ended, there was brought into the hall a sumpteous banquet; the hoff marshall, with his silver staffe ushering it, and after that distributed: the queen and all the company went back in the same order to the presence chamber, and there the queen bid the bride and bridegroome good night; and so all went to their lodgings; divers of the nobles waiting on the bride to her chamber.

The queen told Whitelocke, that she believed the prince would be heer on Tuesday next, and that Whitelocke should have his audience on Friday next.

Whitelocke tooke his coach, after it had waited nine howers att the castle.

With modernised spelling:

Lagerfeldt came to Whitelocke and acquainted him that there was a special article to be agreed upon touching the business of Guinea, which the Queen and the Chancellor were willing might proceed for the dispatch of Whitelocke, and that Grave Erik would have come to him about it, but that he was ill and had taken physic.

He told Whitelocke that the Queen said he might have his last audience that day if he pleased, but if he would be present at the solemnity of the nuptials which were this evening to be celebrated at court between the baron Horn and the lady Sparre, and if he desired to see the assembling of the Riksdag tomorrow, then it would be requisite to defer his audience till Friday, because, when he had taken his leave of the Queen, it would not be proper for him afterwards to appear in public.

Whitelocke said he had rather be dismissed than to be present at any solemnities, that Her Majesty had taken him captive by her noble presents, so that it was not fit for him to come abroad in public. He asked Lagerfeldt if the Prince would be here on Friday next, if so, then it would not be convenient to have his audience put off to that day. Lagerfeldt said he doubted that the prince would not be here so soon

An officer on horseback, accompanied with several other horsemen, with four kettledrums and eight or ten trumpets beating and sounding before them, made proclamation in several parts of the town that all persons who were summoned to appear at the Riksdag should give their attendance at the place appointed in the Queen's castle of Uppsala tomorrow by eight o'clock in the morning, upon pain of half a dollar mulct for every default.

The Master of the Ceremonies came to Whitelocke from the Queen and acquainted him to the same effect as Lagerfeldt had done, touching his last audience.

The Master also, by the Queen's command, invited Whitelocke to the wedding at court this night, and if he pleased to see the manner of the assembling of the Riksdag, that he had order to take the care of it; and that it would be no hindrance to his going away because the Prince did not come hither till Tuesday next.

Whitelocke said he was sorry that the Prince would come no sooner to this place, but since it was the pleasure of the Queen that he should wait upon her this evening, he would obey her commands; and as to the time of his audience, he submitted to her pleasure.

The Rixadmiral sent again to Whitelocke to know if he would have any more ships provided for his transportation. Whitelocke returned his thanks and that he intended not to take any of his horses with him and therefore should not need any more ships than were already ordered.

Studely, one of Whitelocke's servants, returned to him from Stockholm with an account that the ship appointed for his transportation was not yet ready, which retarded his voyage, to his trouble.

Between ten and eleven o'clock at night, the Master of the Ceremonies came to Whitelocke's house, with one of the Queen's coaches, to bring him to the wedding at court. He desired Whitelocke's two sons to go into that coach, who excused themselves that they had not been in that coach formerly. The Master said that when one went to an audience there were certain formalities to be observed, but going to a wedding was another thing; that now the Queen had sent her coach for Whitelocke as her guest, and it was proper for his sons to go with him. Whitelocke wished them to observe the direction of the Master, who governed in these things.

They went to the bridegroom's house, where were many of his friends; his uncle, the Rixadmiral, Marshal Wrangel, and other senators and noblemen. As soon as Whitelocke alighted out of the coach, and the bridegroom's brother was there to receive him and bid him welcome, near the door the bridegroom met him and gave him thanks for the favour in honouring his wedding with his presence.

Whitelocke said he was very ready to testify his respects to the nobility of this country, and particularly to himself, and took it for an honour to be invited into such company.

Whitelocke was instructed by the Master of the Ceremonies that, by the custom of this country, the bridegroom takes place of the King, and the bride of the Queen, during the solemnities of the wedding. Accordingly Whitelocke gave the right hand to the bridegroom.

After a little discourse, they took their coaches: first the gentlemen, then the lords, then the senators, then the Rixadmiral, and Senator Bonde, who, being next of kin, was to give the bride in marriage. After Bonde was Whitelocke, and after him the bridegroom, who had precedence in the Queen's coach, which went last, and Whitelocke next before it, and the other coaches in their order; the bridegroom's coach last of all, as the best place. The like order they observed in their going in the castle.

At the head of the stairs, the Master of the Ceremonies met them and brought them to the presence chamber, where the Queen was with the bride and a great company of gallant ladies. The bridegroom kissed Her Majesty's hand, and then the bride's hand; the rest of the company did the like.

Between the Queen and Whitelocke passed a little discourse.

Whitelocke: "Madame, I give you humble thanks for your invitation of me to these solemnities."

Queen: "It is an honour to Us that such an ambassador will be present at Our ceremonies."

Whitelocke: "I likewise return my most humble thanks to Your Majesty for your many favours and the noble presents you have been pleased to bestow on me and on my company."

Queen: "Sir, you mock me; I am troubled I could not do according to that respect which I bear you. This is only a custom of our country to persons of your condition, and I hope you will take it in good part."

Whitelocke: "It is more suitable to Your Majesty's bounty than to anything I can call desert in me, who have a most grateful sense and acceptance of Your Majesty's favours."

The bride and bridegroom were both clothed in white tabby, his suit laced with a very broad gold and silver lace; the bride had on her head a coronet set full of diamonds, with a diamond collar about her neck and shoulders, a diamond girdle of the same fashion, and a rich diamond jewel at her breast; which were all of them of great value, and by some reported to be the Queen's jewels, lent by her to the bride for that time.

They went all to the great hall: first the noblemen, then the senators, then the bridegroom between Bonde and Whitelocke, then the bride between two graves, then the Queen and her guards.

Then the Queen presently took her chair of state; at her right hand, at a little distance, sat the bride against her; at the Queen's left hand sat the bridegroom, next to him Whitelocke, and then Bonde.

After they were all sat, Bonde rose up and went towards the Queen and spake in Swedish with a loud voice, to this effect, as it was interpreted to Whitelocke:

That Baron Horn, a gentleman there present, of an ancient and noble family, desired to have in marriage a lady who was servant to Her Majesty, of the ancient and noble family of the Sparres; then he spake much of the pedigrees and in the praise of both the families. After that, he addressed himself to the bride and bridegroom, giving them good counsel as to the condition which they were entering into and their demeanour to one another.

Then some friends led the bridegroom to a place in the midst of the hall purposely railed in, and then they fetched the bride thither also, and placed her by the bridegroom; then a grave churchman, one of the Queen's chaplains, turning himself to the Queen, pronounced the words of marriage after a form in a book which he read; and, being interpreted to Whitelocke, he found it the same in effect with the words of marriage in the English liturgy.

The ceremony of joining them in marriage being ended, two graves with torches came to the bridegroom and bride and led them around; two other lords with torches followed after them; many ladies, two by two. The bride being brought to her seat by the bridegroom, he then took the Queen by the hand, and they walked between the torches; then the bride came and took Whitelocke by the hand, and they walked after the Queen. Whitelocke brought the bride again to her place, and, being instructed that he was to take the Queen and march the round with her also, Whitelocke did it; and all this was a solemn walking to the sound of drums and trumpets.

After which everyone returned to their places, and then they set to dancing of the brawls; and the Queen came to Whitelocke to take him out to dance with her, who excused himself.

Whitelocke: "Madame, I am fearful that I shall dishonour Your Majesty, as well as shame myself, by dancing with you."

Queen: "I will try whether you can dance."

Whitelocke: "I assure Your Majesty I cannot in any measure be worthy to have you by the hand."

Queen: "I esteem you worthy and therefore make choice of you to dance with me."

Whitelocke: "I shall not so much undervalue Your Majesty's judgement as not to obey you herein, and wish I could remember as much of this as when I was a young man."

After they had done dancing, and Whitelocke had waited upon the Queen to her chair of State, she said to him:

Queen: "Par Dieu, these Hollanders are lying fellows!"

Whitelocke: "I wonder how the Hollanders should come into your mind upon such an occasion as this is, who are not usually thought upon in such solemnities, nor much acquainted with them."

Queen: "I will tell you all. The Hollanders reported to me a great while since that all the noblesse of England were of the King's party, and none but mechanics of the Parliament party, and not a gentleman among them; now, I thought to try you and to shame you if you could not dance, but I see that you are a gentleman and have been bred a gentleman; and that makes me say the Hollanders are lying fellows to report that there was not a gentleman of the Parliament's party when I see by you chiefly, and by many of your company, that you are gentlemen."

Whitelocke: "Truly, Madame, in this they told a great untruth to Your Majesty, as I believe they have done in several other particulars. I do confess that the greatest part of our nobility and gentry were of the King's party, but many of them likewise were of the Parliament's party; and I, who am sent to wait upon Your Majesty, can (without vanity) derive to myself an ancient pedigree of a gentleman. They would not have given the honour to any but a gentleman to kiss Your Majesty's hand, and you are pleased to do your servant right, and his company, by acknowledging that our superiors have commanded gentlemen to wait on you."

Queen: "I assure you that I esteem it the greater honour done to me, and, you are the more welcome to me because you are a gentleman; and had I not known and found you to be so, your business would not have been so well dispatched as it is. I see you have all the qualities of a gentleman, and I believe that you were excellent in your music and dancing in your younger days."

Whitelocke: "I was bred up in the qualities of a gentleman and in my youth was accounted not inferior to others in the practice of them, but it is so long since I used this of dancing, especially after we learned to march, that had it not been to obey Your Majesty, I should hardly have been drawn to discover my deficiencies."

Queen: "You have discovered nothing but what tends to your honour, and up to my contentment; and I take it as a favour that you were willing to lay aside your gravity and play the courtier upon my request, which I see you can do so well when you please."

After the Queen had danced, many of the gentlemen and ladies fell to dancing of French dances and country dances above two hours together till many of the company, and among the rest Whitelocke, grew very weary and thought they stayed long, which occasioned Whitelocke to fall into a piece of drollery. He told the senator Bonde that he perceived that the Queen was a great tyrant.

Bonde, at first startled with this expression and seeming much to wonder at it, asked Whitelocke the reason why he should speak so of Her Majesty. Whitelocke said he would tell the reason to the Queen if she asked him.

Bonde said, "Shall I tell the Queen of it?"

Whitelocke said "yes", and Bonde did tell the Queen, who, in some quickness and seeming distaste, spake to Whitelocke.

Queen: "Sir, did you speak any such words of me as to say I am a tyrant?"

Whitelocke: "Madame, I did say so to one of your senators, and I do believe so."

Queen: "What cause have I given you to speak so hardly and strangely of me?"

Whitelocke: "Because I see Your Majesty even now exercising an act of tyranny."

Queen: "I pray, Sir, what act is that?"

Whitelocke: "Madame, it is this: here is a couple of handsome, gallant, young persons newly married, and it cannot but be imagined that they have their longings as well as others, who are made of flesh and blood, to partake of those enjoyments and pleasures which they expect; and yet, Madame, from these you have restrained the bride and bridegroom till now that it is two o'clock in the morning, and this is all the cruelty and tyranny wherewith I can accuse Your Majesty."

Queen: "I am glad you have nothing else but this whereof to accuse me, and of this you shall see a present reformation"; and, laughing heartily, she went from Whitelocke and commanded instantly to leave off the dancing, the company, and especially the bridegroom, giving thanks to Whitelocke for this seasonable piece of drollery, as they were pleased to term it.

After the dancing ended, there was brought into the hall a sumptuous banquet; the hofmarshall, with his silver staff ushering it, and after that distributed. The Queen and all the company went back in the same order to the presence chamber, and there the Queen bid the bride and bridegroom good night; and so all went to their lodgings, diverse of the nobles waiting on the bride to her chamber.

The Queen told Whitelocke that she believed the Prince would be here on Tuesday next, and that Whitelocke should have his audience on Friday next.

Whitelocke took his coach, after it had waited nine hours at the castle.

Approximate reconstruction of Whitelocke's and Kristina's conversations as they were in French (my own):

Whitelocke: «Madame, je vous remercie humblement de m'avoir invité à ces solennités.»

Christine: «C'est un honneur pour Nous qu'un tel ambassadeur soit présent à Nos cérémonies.»

Whitelocke: «Je rends aussi mes très humbles remerciements à Votre Majesté pour vos nombreuses faveurs et les nobles présents qu'elle vous a plu de m'accorder ainsi qu'à ma compagnie.»

Christine: «Monsieur, vous vous moquez de moi; je suis troublée de ne pas pouvoir agir conformément au respect que j'ai pour vous. Ce n'est qu'une coutume de notre pays envers les personnes de votre condition, et j'espère que vous la prendrez bien.»

Whitelocke: «Cela convient mieux à la bonté de Votre Majesté envers moi qu'à toute autre chose, moi qui ai un sentiment et une acceptation très reconnaissants des faveurs de Votre Majesté.»

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Christine: «Par Dieu, ces Hollandais sont bien des menteurs!»

Whitelocke: «Je me demande comment les Hollandais ont pu venir à votre esprit dans une telle occasion, alors qu'on ne pense généralement pas à eux lors de telles solennités, ni qu'on ne les connaît beaucoup.»

Christine: «Je vais tout vous dire. Les Hollandais m'ont rapporté il y a longtemps que toute la noblesse d'Angleterre était du parti du Roi, et seulement des mécaniciens du parti du Parlement, et pas un gentilhomme parmi eux; maintenant, je pensais pour vous mettre à l'épreuve et vous faire honte si vous ne savez pas danser, mais je vois que vous êtes un gentilhomme et que vous avez été élevé comme un gentilhomme; et cela me fait dire que les Hollandais sont des menteurs lorsqu'ils rapportent qu'il n'y avait pas un gentleman du parti du Parlement quand je vois par vous principalement, et par beaucoup de vos compagnons, que vous êtes des gentilhommes.»

Whitelocke: «En vérité, Madame, en cela ils ont dit un grand mensonge à Votre Majesté, comme je crois qu'ils l'ont fait sur plusieurs autres points. J'avoue que la plus grande partie de notre noblesse et de notre noblesse était du parti du Roi, mais beaucoup d'entre eux eux aussi étaient du parti du Parlement; et moi, qui suis envoyé pour servir Votre Majesté, je peux (sans vanité) me procurer un ancien pedigree de gentleman. Ils n'auraient donné l'honneur à personne d'autre qu'à un gentleman de baiser la main de Votre Majesté, et vous êtes heureuse de rendre justice à votre serviteur et à sa compagnie, en reconnaissant que nos supérieurs ont ordonné à des gentilhommes de vous servir.»

Christine: «Je vous assure que j'estime que c'est le plus grand honneur qui m'est fait, et que vous êtes d'autant plus bienvenu chez moi parce que vous êtes un gentilhomme; et si je ne vous avais pas connu et trouvé tel, vos affaires n'auraient pas été ainsi bien expédiées tel qu'elles est. Je vois que vous avez toutes les qualités d'un gentilhomme, et je crois que vous étiez excellent dans votre musique et dans votre danse dans votre jeunesse.»

Whitelocke: «J'ai été élevé dans les qualités d'un gentilhomme et, dans ma jeunesse, je n'étais pas considéré comme inférieur aux autres dans leur pratique, mais il y a si longtemps que je n'avais plus dansé, surtout après que nous ayons appris à marcher, que si ce n'était pas pour obéir à Votre Majesté, je n'aurais guère été amené à découvrir mes défauts.»

Christine: «Vous n'avez découvert que ce qui tend à votre honneur et à mon contentement; et je considère comme une faveur que vous ayez accepté de mettre de côté votre gravité et de jouer au courtisan à ma demande, ce que je vois que vous pouvez si bien faire quand vous le voulez.»

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Christine: «Monsieur, avez-vous prononcé à mon sujet des paroles telles que je suis une tyranne?»

Whitelocke: «Madame, je l'ai dit à l'un de vos sénateurs, et je le crois bien.»

Christine: «Quelle raison vous ai-je donnée pour parler de moi si durement et si étrangement?»

Whitelocke: «Parce que je vois Votre Majesté exercer encore aujourd'hui un acte de tyrannie.»

Christine: «Je vous prie, Monsieur, de quel acte s'agit-il?»

Whitelocke: «Madame, voici ceci: voici un couple de jeunes gens beaux et vaillants nouvellement mariés, et on ne peut qu'imaginer qu'ils ont leurs désirs aussi bien que d'autres, faits de chair et de sang, pour participer à ces jouissances et ces plaisirs qu'ils attendent; et pourtant, Madame, vous en avez retenu les mariés jusqu'à maintenant qu'il est deux heures du matin, et c'est toute la cruauté et la tyrannie dont je puis accuser Votre Majesté.»

Christine: «Je suis heureuse que vous n'ayez rien d'autre à m'accuser, et vous verrez une réformation présente.»

Swedish translation of Whitelocke's and Kristina's conversations (by Edman):

Wh. »Jag tackar Edar Maj:t ödmjukast för den befallning jag undfått, at bivista denna högtidlighet.«

Drottn. »Det är heder för oss, at en sådan Ambassadeur behagar vara närvarande vid detta tilfälle.«

Wh. »Likaledes får jag hos Edar Maj:t aflägga min ödmjukaste tacksägelse, för den myckna ynnest mig blifvit ertedd, och de Kongl. presenter, med hvilka jag och mitt sällskap af Edar Maj:t blifvit hedrad.«

Drottn. »Herre! J skämtar med mig. Jag är ledsen, at jag icke därigenom nog å daga lagt den aktning jag bär för Eder; men som det är en plägsed at därmed ihogkomma personer af Edar värdighet, hoppas jag at J ej obenäget uttyder dem.«

Wh. »De äro et det tydligaste prof på Edar Maj:ts ädelmod och godhet för mig, och hvilket jag med det tacksammaste hjerta emottagit.«

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Wh. »Jag fruktar at vanhedra Edar Maj:t och skämma ut mig sjelf, om jag dansar med Edar Maj:t.«

Drottn. »Jag vil försöka om J kan dansa.«

Wh. »Jag försäkrar Edar Maj:t mig på intet sätt vara värdig at föra Edar Maj:t vid handen.«

Drottn. »Jag anser Eder därtil värdig, och har därföre valt Eder at dansa med.«

Wh. »Jag får ej sätta så ringa värde på Edar Maj:ts omdöme, at jag skulle vägra härutinnan lyda Edar Maj:ts befallning; önskar endast at jag kunde dansa så väl, som i min ungdom.«

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Drottn. »Sir! har J sagt om mig at jag är en tyrann?«

Wh. »Jag sade det til en af Edar Maj:ts Rådsherrar, och tror verkeligen at så är.«

Drottn. »Hvad orsak kan J väl hafva at yttra Eder så hårdt och strängt om mig?«

Wh. »Emedan jag just nu ser Edar Maj:t förfara på et det hårdaste sätt.«

Drottn. »Hvaruti består då det?«

Wh. »Saken är denne: Här hafve vi två unga, raska och vackra personer, som nu blifvit sammanvigde; och kan man lätt föreställa sig at de, så väl som andre hvilke äro af kött och blod, längta efter den vällust och de nöjen som vänta dem, och har Edar Maj:t afhållit dem därifrån tils nu, då klockan är tu slagen, hvilket är all den hårdhet och tyranni, hvarföre jag kan anklaga Edar Maj:t.«

Drottn. »Jag är glad at J ej har något värre at beskylla mig före, och skall detta strax blifva hulpet.«

Contemporary Swedish translation of Whitelocke's and Kristina's conversations (my own):

Whitelocke: »Madam, jag tackar Er ödmjukt för att Ni bjudit in mig till dessa högtidligheter.«

Kristina: »Det är en ära för Oss att en sådan ambassadör kommer att vara närvarande vid Våra ceremonier.«

Whitelocke: »Jag ger likaledes mitt ödmjukaste tacksägelse till Ers Majestät för Era många ynnest och de ädla gåvor Ni har behagat att skänka till mig och mitt sällskap.«

Kristina: »Min herre, Ni hånar mig; jag är bekymrad över att jag inte kunde handla i enlighet med den respekt som jag har för Er. Detta är bara en sed i vårt land för personer i Ert tillstånd, och jag hoppas att Ni kommer att ta det väl upp.«

Whitelocke: »Det är mer lämpligt för Ers Majestäts vänlighet mot mig än för något annat, som jag har en mycket tacksam känsla för och accepterande av Ers Majestäts gunst.«

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Kristina: »Par Dieu, vad är dessa holländare lögnaktiga!«

Whitelocke: »Jag undrar hur holländarna kunde komma in i Ert sinne vid ett sådant tillfälle som detta är, de brukar ju inte tänkas på vid sådana högtidligheter och inte heller mycket bekanta med dem.«

Kristina: »Jag skall berätta allt för Er. Holländarna rapporterade för mig för ett bra tag sedan att alla adeln i England var av konungens parti, och ingen utom mekaniker från Parlaments parti, och inte en herre bland dem; nu tänkte jag att pröva Er och skämma ut Er om Ni inte kunde dansa, men jag ser att Ni är en herre och har blivit uppfödd därtill; och det får mig att säga att holländarna ljuger för att rapportera att det inte fanns en herre från Parlamentets parti när jag ser av Er främst och av många i Ert sällskap att ni är herrar.«

Whitelocke: »Sannerligen, madam, i detta berättade de en stor osanning till Ers Majestät, som jag tror att de har gjort i flera andra detaljer. Jag erkänner att den största delen av vår adel och herrskap tillhörde konungens parti, men många av de var likaledes av Parlamentets parti, och jag, som är sänd att vänta på Ers Majestät, kan (utan fåfänga) härleda mig en uråldrig härstamning av en herre. De skulle inte ha gett någon annan än en gentleman äran att kyssa Ers Majestäts hand, och Ni gör gärna Er tjänare rätt, och hans sällskap, genom att erkänna att våra överordnade har befallt herrar att uppvakta Er.«

Kristina: »Jag försäkrar Er att jag uppskattar att det är den största äran som jag fått, och Ni är desto mer välkommen till mig eftersom Ni är en herre; och om jag inte hade känt till och funnit att Ni var det, skulle Ert företag inte ha varit så bra skickat som det är. Jag ser att Ni har alla egenskaper som en herre, och minsann tror jag att Ni var utmärkt i Er musik och dans i Era yngre dagar.«

Whitelocke: »Jag är uppvuxen i egenskaperna som en herre, och i min ungdom ansågs jag inte vara sämre än andra i utövandet av dem, men det är så länge sedan jag brukade dansa, särskilt efter att vi lärt oss att marschera, att om det hade inte varit för att lyda Ers Majestät, jag skulle knappast ha dragits till att upptäcka mina brister.«

Kristina: »Ni har inte upptäckt något annat än vad som länder till Er ära och till min förnöjsamhet, och jag tar det som en tjänst att Ni var villig att lägga undan Er allvar och spela hovmannen på min begäran, vilket jag ser att Ni kan göra så bra när Ni vill.«

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Kristina: »Min herre, sade Ni några sådana ord, sade Ni att jag är en tyrann?«

Whitelocke: »Madam, jag sagt det till en av Era rådsmän, och jag tror det också.«

Kristina: »Vad har jag gjort att Ni skulle tala så hårt och strängt om mig?«

Whitelocke: »För att jag ser att Ers Majestät redan nu utövar en handling av tyranni.«

Kristina: »Jag ber, min herre, vad är det för handling?«

Whitelocke: »Madam, det är detta: här är ett par vackra, galanta, unga och nygifta personer, och man kan inte annat än föreställa sig att de har sina längtan såväl som andra, som är av kött och blod, att ta del av de vällust och nöjen som de förväntar sig, och ändå, madam, har Ni hindrat bruden och brudgummen därifrån tills nu att klockan är två, och detta är all grymhet och tyranni för vilka jag kan anklaga Ers Majestät.«

Kristina: »Jag är glad att Ni inte har något annat än detta att anklaga mig för, och därför skall Ni att det blir hjälpt.«

Above: Kristina.

Above: Bengt Horn af Åminne.

Above: Margareta Sparre.

Above: Bulstrode Whitelocke.

Note: It was Bengt Claesson Horn af Åminne (1623-1678) who married Margareta Larsdotter Sparre (1631-1660), one of Kristina's ladies-in-waiting and the younger sister of Kristina's favourite, lady-in-waiting and lover Ebba Sparre (1626 or 1629-1662), on May 10/20, 1654. Margareta's and Ebba's father had passed away in 1644, when Ebba was either eighteen or fifteen and Margareta was thirteen.

graves = counts.

to term = to end.