From Jakob Spens to Axel Oxenstierna
Axel Oxenstierna's works and letters
Date
Date
1624-02-16 (Or: st.v./st.n.) London
| Date | 1624-02-16 (Or: st.v./st.n.) London |
Reg. no
Reg. no
3536
| Reg. no | 3536 |
Contents
Contents
Spens refers to his letter to Gustav II Adolf [of the same day] and adds some points: Robert Anstruther has been instructed to intercede with Christian IV about a Danish-Swedish meeting. Spens warns that Anstruther is biased. Anstruther is also going to pay the interest due to Christian. Spens believes that Christian IV imposed heavy taxes on Swedish subjects because he had learnt that van Dijck had given Amsterdam merchants letters of conveyance (or ’cockets’), by which they could transport goods free of tax, something which suited the citizens of Gothenburg but which Christian found to be to his disadvantage. - Spens suggests that Sigismund’s truce with Gustav II Adolf is either a trap or a way to free him to help the Emperor. - In England Secretary Calvert [Baltimore] has lost influence, and Spens did not give him any of the letters from Gustav II Adolf. Instead he gave some to Secretary Conway, whom he found very ready to promote Swedish interests. Prince Charles’ return from Spain has changed English policy entirely. Spens has left Gustav II Adolf’s letter and his bill of payment to another person in Hamburg for fear that he should bump into Spanish enemies. Spens suggests that Gustav II Adolf send a complimentary letter to Buckingham, who has proved sympathetic to Swedish interests after receiving a letter from Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. - Spens recommends John Bairnsfather and asks AO to help Sanderson, an English merchant in Sweden, who is involved in a lawsuit.
| Contents | Spens refers to his letter to Gustav II Adolf [of the same day] and adds some points: Robert Anstruther has been instructed to intercede with Christian IV about a Danish-Swedish meeting. Spens warns that Anstruther is biased. Anstruther is also going to pay the interest due to Christian. Spens believes that Christian IV imposed heavy taxes on Swedish subjects because he had learnt that van Dijck had given Amsterdam merchants letters of conveyance (or ’cockets’), by which they could transport goods free of tax, something which suited the citizens of Gothenburg but which Christian found to be to his disadvantage. - Spens suggests that Sigismund’s truce with Gustav II Adolf is either a trap or a way to free him to help the Emperor. - In England Secretary Calvert [Baltimore] has lost influence, and Spens did not give him any of the letters from Gustav II Adolf. Instead he gave some to Secretary Conway, whom he found very ready to promote Swedish interests. Prince Charles’ return from Spain has changed English policy entirely. Spens has left Gustav II Adolf’s letter and his bill of payment to another person in Hamburg for fear that he should bump into Spanish enemies. Spens suggests that Gustav II Adolf send a complimentary letter to Buckingham, who has proved sympathetic to Swedish interests after receiving a letter from Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. - Spens recommends John Bairnsfather and asks AO to help Sanderson, an English merchant in Sweden, who is involved in a lawsuit. |
Original/transcript
Original/transcript
Orig, egenh.
| Original/transcript | Orig, egenh. |
Language
Language
Latin
| Language | Latin |
Storage/hallmark
Storage/hallmark
RA/Oxenstiernska samlingen Axel Oxenstierna av Södermöre//E 724
| Storage/hallmark | RA/Oxenstiernska samlingen Axel Oxenstierna av Södermöre//E 724 |
Reference
Reference
Engelsk översättning i Duncan, Archibald, The Diplomatic Correspondence of Sir James Spens of Wormiston (manuskript i Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, E 379 d:1), s. 212-214.
| Reference | Engelsk översättning i Duncan, Archibald, The Diplomatic Correspondence of Sir James Spens of Wormiston (manuskript i Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, E 379 d:1), s. 212-214. |
Print
Print
AOSB II:13, s. 105 ff.
| AOSB II:13, s. 105 ff. |
Amended
Amended
2013-05-03
| Amended | 2013-05-03 |
Editor of the document text
Editor of the document text
Arne Jönsson
| Editor of the document text | Arne Jönsson |
Digital material
Digital material
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