1600

[Jamt]

A hundred years ago I read an original book at the Historical Libery in Stockholm about an English Ambassadors experience and opinions about Denmark and the northern kingdoms, it’s from the late 1600. I cannot remember the title and name of author, and I googled myself tired. Anybody knows?

It was a scandalous book and it was banned in Denmark for some time.

[Anthropos]

A hundred years ago I read an original book at the Historical Liberty in Stockholm about an English Ambassadors experience and opinions about Denmark and the northern kingdoms, it’s from the late 1600. I cannot remember the title and name of author, and I googled myself tired. Anybody knows?

It was a scandalous book and it was banned in Denmark for some time.

I had no idea you were such an elderly gentleman.

[Klärchen]

Maybe you can find some clues in this text:
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic37-4-552.pdf

[Jamt]

I found it. An account of Denmark: as it was in the year 1692, by Robert Molesworth
http://books.google.se/books?id=rU1FAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA79&lpg=PA44&ots=FdqD1PDuJT&dq=an+account+of+denmark+1692+free+online&output=text#c_top :

"And although this Country have a tendency to be extreamly populous, the Women being exceeding fruitful, whichi is sufficiently proved by the vast Swarm? that in former Ages, from these Northern parts, over-ran all Europe^ yet at present it is but competently Peopled j Vexation of Spirit, ill Diet, and Poverty, being great Obstructions to Procreation. Within Man's Memory the Peasants lived very happily ; there was scarce any Family of them that was not Owner of a large piece of Plate or two, besides. Silver Spoons, Gold Rings, arid other7 odd Knacks/ which they are fond of to this day, (ancfAvnenever they have an^ Money, w>ll lay it out in fuch-likp things, because they dare not trust themselves with the keeping of Money, the inclination to spend it presently is so general) but now it is a great rarity tb nnd in a Boor's House any thing made of Silver ; or indeed any other Utensij of Value , unless it be Feather-Beds, whereof there are better, and in greatey plenty than in any place I ever saw ; and which are made use of, not only to lye upon.but also to cover with instead of Blankets."