ABSTRACT
On 14 May 1672, while he was staying at Karlberg, his country retreat on the outskirts of Stockholm, Magnus Gabriel was presented with two written petitions. One was from the silverkammarpojke (silver butler’s boy) Christian Hansson, who had an idea he said would benefit him and his master. He asked Magnus Gabriel to pay for him to train as a sockerbagare (pastry cook), as it would not cost much, it was a good way to make a living, and he would be Magnus Gabriel’s loyal and diligent pastry cook for all eternity. 1 Christian’s request went down well with his master, who signed off on the decision with a firm ‘aff:’.
