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<P><HI>March</HI> 6.</P>
<P><HI>Numb.</HI> 14.</P>
<P>THE CONTINVATION OF OVR FORRAINE <HI>AVISOES,</HI> &s;ince the
27th of the la&s;t.</P>
<P><HI>Conteining many remarkeable late pa&s;&s;ages out of the High Dutch, out of private Letters, &amp; out of the Low Dutch: &s;ome part do follow.</HI></P>
<P>The fir&s;t meeting of the King of <HI>Bohemia</HI> with his Maje&s;ty of <HI>Sweden</HI> at <HI>Soe&s;t,</HI> not far from
<HI>Franckford,</HI> with their mutuall Embracements, and affectionate entertaine|ment; together with the joyfull acclamations of his Subjects vpon &s;ight of their naturall Prince.</P>
<P>The truth of that which pa&s;&s;ed betwixt the forces (which pa&s;&s;ed over the <HI>Mo&s;ell</HI>) vnder Count <HI>Iohn</HI> of
<HI>Na&s;&s;aw,</HI> and the <HI>Rhinegraue,</HI> neare
<HI>Franckendale.</HI></P>
<P>The taking of diver&s;e Townes, e&s;pecially that of the Bi|&s;hop of <HI>Bambergh,</HI> by <HI>Gu&s;tavus Horne</HI> in <HI>Franconia.</HI></P>
<P>The great feare and di&s;traction of the people of
<HI>Au&s;tria</HI> and <HI>Vienna,</HI> by rea&s;on of the forces of the King of <HI>Swe|den,</HI> and the Duke of <HI>Saxony.</HI></P>
<P>The feare at <HI>Vienna,</HI> of being be&s;ieged, being ill provided to defend them&s;elues.</P>
<P>The proceeding of the Duke of <HI>Lunenberg,</HI> and
<HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> neere <HI>Stoad.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Many more particulars included in the Booke.</HI></P>
<P><HI>LONDON.</HI> Printed for <HI>Nath: Butter</HI> and <HI>Nicolas Bourne.</HI> 1632.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="news">
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<HEAD>The Continuation of our Weekely NEWES.</HEAD>
<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Rome <HI>the</HI> 14. <HI>and</HI> 24.
<HI>of</HI> Ianuary, 1631.</HEAD>
<P>_WE heare from <HI>Naples,</HI> that proce&s;&s;ions are holden there, to giue God thankes, that that Citie is now free of the danger of the a&s;hes from the Mountain <HI>Soma,</HI> which were &s;o carried by the force of the winde, that they appeared like Clouds. In <HI>Appuleia</HI> much Cattle are dead for want of fodder, which the a&s;hes &s;poyled. On munday it was here concluded in the Con&s;i&s;tory, that the Spiritualtie &s;hould contribute a &s;umme of money vnto the Emperour towards the warre in <HI>Germany:</HI> To which end al|&s;o the great Duke will maintaine 6000. Souldiers for his Im|periall Maje&s;tie.</P>
<P>From <HI>Spaine</HI> we vnder&s;tand that his Maje&s;tie bendeth all his forces for <HI>Italy</HI> and <HI>Germany;</HI> And, that he may be nearer tho&s;e Affaires, will take vp his Re&s;idence at <HI>Barcelona.</HI> He hath al&s;o appointed foure Millions of Gold to be paid in <HI>I|taly</HI> and
<HI>Germany.</HI></P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Venice 20. <HI>and</HI> 30. <HI>of</HI> Ianuary.</HEAD>
<P>From <HI>Piemont</HI> we heare that more <HI>Frenchmen</HI> doe &s;till dai|ly come into the borders of <HI>Montferat</HI> and <HI>Millan,</HI> to whom the Duke of <HI>Savoy</HI> giues Pa&s;&s;es. Al&s;o we
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">eare that the Duke of
<HI>Lorraine</HI> hath not onely prepared divers places for the K. of
<HI>France,</HI> that he may haue the pa&s;&s;age into the <HI>El&s;as,</HI> but al&s;o hath given vnto him divers men and provi&s;ion.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Zurich <HI>the</HI> 31. <HI>of</HI> Ianuary,
1631.</HEAD>
<P>Mon&s;ieur <HI>Mennie</HI> Amba&s;&s;adour from the Duke of
<HI>Roan</HI> is arrived here, he de&s;ireth 2000. men for defence of the pa&s;&s;a|ges, to which there will be an&s;were given this next weeke.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="account">
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<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Berlin 23. <HI>of</HI> Ianuary, Feb. 2.</HEAD>
<P>The <HI>Wi&s;mari&s;h</HI> Garri&s;on is now in their March, there are aboue 3000. gone out. Among&s;t which aro&s;e a great diffe|rence between the <HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> Generall <HI>Todt,</HI> and Colonel
<HI>Gram,</HI> for that <HI>Gram</HI> &s;hot a &s;ervant of <HI>Todts,</HI> vnder pretence that he was a Spy; And, as &s;ome &s;ay, <HI>Gram</HI> tooke with him twelue great peices and three hundred Mu&s;quets, more then was a|greed on. Whereupon the &s;aid March is &s;tayed and hinde|red, 500. men are &s;laine and di&s;per&s;ed, 2000. men haue &s;ub|mitted them&s;elues, and Colonel <HI>Gram</HI> is carried to <HI>Grip&s;wald</HI> till he maketh &s;atisfaction. In the meane time, the re&s;t are marched towards
<HI>Prignitz.</HI> There are 300. men at <HI>Perleberg,</HI> if money and nece&s;&s;aries be not ready, not one man, &s;aue one|ly the Officers, will come into <HI>Sile&s;ia.</HI></P>
<P>From <HI>Lyons</HI> we heare, that the Duke of <HI>Loraine</HI> hath beene with the King at <HI>Metz.</HI> But when hee vnder&s;tood that the King would take his journey to <HI>Nanzi</HI> to view the Citie, the Duke was intended to travaile thither before to entertaine the King, but the King would not &s;uffer him, but comman|ded him to waite vpon him. Whereupon the King, together with the Duke, and one Regiment travailed towards <HI>Nanzi;</HI> Wherefore it is thought that he will take po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of it, and not &s;o &s;oone quit it.</P>
<P>The King of <HI>France</HI> hath &s;ent an Amba&s;&s;adour to the Arch|duke <HI>Leopold,</HI> to cea&s;e treatie with the <HI>Switzers,</HI> and to lead away his Souldiers that lye in tho&s;e parts, and that he &s;hould be more earne&s;t in the affaire, &s;eeing the <HI>Switzers</HI> are enter|tained vpon the King of <HI>France</HI> his pay.</P>
<P>At <HI>Schorndorff</HI> the Ordnance and Munition, are taken away and carried to <HI>Dion&s;burg,</HI> al&s;o the Emperours Garri&s;on is &s;hortly to depart from thence, from which many Souldiers ranne away, and betooke them&s;elues to the <HI>Swedes.</HI> It is &s;aid that the
<HI>Swedes</HI> haue taken in <HI>Elwang,</HI> and the Garri&s;on there|in removed to <HI>Dunkel&s;piel,</HI> whether the <HI>Swedes</HI> are al&s;o pre|&s;ently to March.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD>From <HI>Minden</HI> the 5 of <HI>Ianuary.</HI></HEAD>
<P>The Duke of <HI>Weymar,</HI> Collonell <HI>Bannier,</HI> and
<HI>Hamilton,</HI> <PB N="3" REF="3">are joyned together, they are about 20000. &s;trong, and draw neare to the <HI>We&s;er,</HI> they haue fallen vpon &s;ix Companies of foote, that lay in <HI>Damitts,</HI> and &s;laine fortie of them, the re&s;t, except onely the Coulers, are taken pri&s;oners. The Lord Mar&s;hall of <HI>Papenheim,</HI> remaines &s;till with his Souldiers at the
<HI>We&s;er,</HI> about <HI>Hammeln</HI> and <HI>Hexter.</HI> Tho&s;e of
<HI>Brimen</HI> haue taken <HI>Verden</HI> againe, and be&s;ieged Long
<HI>We&s;el,</HI> and as &s;ome &s;ay, taken it.</P>
<P>The <HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> troupes that lay in the Province of
<HI>Pinnen|berg,</HI> are come over the <HI>Elbe,</HI> &amp; are joyned with Duke <HI>George</HI> of <HI>Luneberg,</HI> who blocked vp
<HI>Nienburg.</HI></P>
<P><HI>Papenheym</HI> lyes in the Bi&s;hopricke of
<HI>Hilde&s;heim,</HI> Landgraue <HI>Wilhelme</HI> waits for him behinde, and Generall <HI>Banier</HI> before, <HI>Eisfeld</HI> is againe, e&s;pecially
<HI>Duder&s;tat,</HI> and <HI>Ru&s;&s;enberg</HI> is fa&s;t blockt vp, and it is hoped they will pre&s;ently yeeld.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Hamborough <HI>the</HI> 28. <HI>of</HI> February.</HEAD>
<P>The Duke of <HI>Lunenburg,</HI> who lately tooke in
<HI>Buxtehuid</HI> for the King of <HI>Sweden,</HI> now be&s;ieges
<HI>Stoad</HI> with 15000. men; giving the Towne but two dayes to con&s;ider of the termes of yeelding. And whereas the Prince of <HI>Denmarke</HI> (the &s;econd brother) had with a Fleete taken the Fort of <HI>Friburg</HI> at the mouth of the <HI>Elbe,</HI> built by the <HI>Imperiali&s;ts;</HI> the Duke &s;ending to him to know whether he did it for the King of <HI>Sweden,</HI> or not: the Prince the next day quit the place, which the &s;ayd Duke immediately tooke in.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Regenspurgh <HI>the</HI> 10. <HI>of</HI> February.</HEAD>
<P>This day 1000. <HI>Bavarian</HI> Souldiers are come over towards
<HI>Amburg,</HI> they make them&s;elues exceeding &s;trong on this &s;ide, where 6000. men are to meete.</P>
<P>The Drumme is beaten here for his <HI>Imperiall</HI> Maje&s;tie, but few re&s;ort to be enterteined. The Duke of <HI>Friedland</HI> al&s;o ma|keth him&s;elfe &s;trong. And the <HI>Saxons</HI> may haue enough to doe.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Gravenhage <HI>the</HI> 10. <HI>of</HI> February.</HEAD>
<P>A few dayes agoe an Amba&s;&s;adour from the King of
<HI>Swe|den,</HI> called <HI>Oxen&s;tern</HI> arrived here; He had audience three dayes &s;ince, and to day is to haue another, what he comes a|bout
<PB N="4" REF="4">about is kept &s;ecret, yet it is reported that, among&s;t other things, he admoni&s;hed and put the Lords States in minde, that they &s;hould be timely in the field with their forces, that vpon all occa&s;ions they might the better joyne one with ano|ther. This Amba&s;&s;adour was enterteined at the charges of the Lords States, and lodged in their Pallace.</P>
<P>It is &s;uppo&s;ed that his Excellence, about the middle of
<HI>March</HI> wil be in the field with his Armes, for there are great warlike preparations as well by Sea as by Land.</P>
<P>Tho&s;e that would haue betrayed <HI>Schencken-sconce</HI> are mo&s;t of them brought to <HI>Halft,</HI> a &s;hort di&s;pute &s;hall &s;erue them.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD>From <HI>Colen 15.</HI> of February.</HEAD>
<P>There are here at this pre&s;ent Count <HI>Mansfield,</HI> Count
<HI>Gronsfeld,</HI> the Lord of <HI>Ner&s;en,</HI> and many other Commaunders and it is thought there will be a great new Levie of Souldiers on their &s;ide.</P>
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<HEAD>From <HI>Nurenberg</HI> the <HI>29,</HI> of Ianuary.</HEAD>
<P>Here the Suburbs called <HI>Go&s;&s;enhofft</HI> is broken downe to build Sconces there, the mo&s;t part whereof, as al&s;o all the o|ther Out-works are almo&s;t fini&s;hed; Field Mar&s;h: <HI>Gustavus Horne,</HI> who hath lately beene here, hath viewed them, which plea&s;ed him very well, and he hath given commaund &s;peedi|ly to make an end of the re&s;t, for that they &s;hould without doubt haue need of them.</P>
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<HEAD>From <HI>Vienna</HI> the <HI>28.</HI> of Ianuary.</HEAD>
<P>Here is great lamentation, as likewi&s;e all the Countrey o|ver; For although the Officers of the Countrey haue yeelded to his
<HI>Imperiall</HI> Maje&s;tie halfe the Contribution required, yet is his Maje&s;tie not therwith content, but will haue the whole; albeit the Commonaltie is agrieved &amp; cannot pay the halfe. A &s;iege is much feared here: and the people already beginne to betake them&s;elues into
<HI>Hungaria;</HI> and his <HI>Imperiall</HI> Maje|&s;tie is removed to
<HI>Gratz</HI> and <HI>Clagenfurt,</HI> to make a Court-Leaguer there, to the end he may make v&s;e of it vpon occa&s;i|on.</P>
<P>Whereas his Maje&s;tie of <HI>Sweden</HI> hath &s;ent out Patents into all Countries, that all Merchants &s;hould be &s;afe and free with|out <PB N="5" REF="4">que&s;tion of Religion, to trade and commerce this next <HI>Lent Mart.</HI> The Emperour on the other &s;ide, hath cau&s;ed a
<HI>Contra-Mandate</HI> to be publi&s;hed, that every Merchant who|&s;oever he be that &s;hall trade to <HI>Franckfort</HI> in the &s;aid <HI>Mart,</HI> &s;hall be proclaimed a Rebell of the Empire.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD>From <HI>Nurenberg</HI> the <HI>3.</HI> of February.</HEAD>
<P>At the end of the Truce, <HI>Gustavus Horne</HI> with his Armie of about 18000 men went towards <HI>Bamburg,</HI> he &s;ent a Com|panie of foote before towards <HI>Hochstat;</HI> but were in the way driven backe by tho&s;e of <HI>Bamburg,</HI> that lay in a Village neere-by vpon advantage, being about 50. men: but as &s;oone as &s;uccours came, they did not onely fall vpon the <HI>Bambur|gers,</HI> and beate them backe into <HI>Foreheim,</HI> but al&s;o a&s;&s;aulted <HI>Hochstat</HI> with 9. pieces of Ordnance, which the next day yeelded it &s;elfe: which when the Garri&s;on in <HI>Bamburg</HI> vn|der&s;tood, they pillaged the Towne, and for&s;ooke it.</P>
<P><HI>Horne</HI> &s;till gathers more men together, with intent to fall into the <HI>&V;pper Pfaltz,</HI> or into <HI>Bohemia.</HI></P>
<P>Prince <HI>Ernest</HI> of <HI>Anhalt</HI> with 8000. of the
<HI>Saxon</HI> Forces is ri&s;en from <HI>Eger.</HI> It is &s;uppo&s;ed he will lead them again&s;t the Emperor, who doth much mi&s;chiefe in the <HI>&V;pper Pfaltz,</HI> having this day burnt to a&s;hes a fine Village called
<HI>Mitter|teich,</HI> and tooke away from thence about 2000. head of Cat|tell towards <HI>Weiden.</HI></P>
<P>His Maje&s;tie of <HI>Sweden,</HI> hath given the Count of
<HI>Solms,</HI> that re&s;cued <HI>Nurenburg,</HI> the Earledome of
<HI>Swertzenburg,</HI> and all that there vnto belongeth; and hath made him Generall o|vera flying Armie.</P>
<P>The Bi&s;hop of <HI>Bamberg</HI> hath made &s;uite vnto Lieutenant Generall <HI>Schlammer&s;dorff,</HI> to make interce&s;&s;ion for him; but it is thought it will little availe him.</P>
<P>The States of the Empire are to a&s;&s;emble at
<HI>Hailbrun,</HI> and the <HI>Nurenburgers, Stra&s;burgers,</HI> with the halfe of <HI>Wurten|burgers,</HI> are to make more provi&s;ion for their &s;afetie.</P>
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<HEAD>From <HI>Aug&s;burg</HI> the <HI>4.</HI> of Ianuary.</HEAD>
<P>The &s;pirituall Catholicks here, haue taken away all the Church ornaments of gold and &s;ilver. They mu&s;t now make a &s;hift with wooden Idols.</P>
<PB N="6" REF="5">
<P><HI>Tilly</HI> hath taken 13. pieces of Ordnance from the Fort of <HI>Wil&s;berg,</HI> and cau&s;ed them to be carried to <HI>Costnitz</HI> and <HI>Lin|daw,</HI> which will not plea&s;e the <HI>Switzers. Dunckel&s;pill</HI> is now al&s;o yeelded to the <HI>Swedes.</HI></P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Franckford <HI>February the</HI> 11,
1631.</HEAD>
<P>Ten thou&s;and <HI>Spanyards</HI> came lately vp from
<HI>Bru&s;&s;ells</HI> to <HI>Triers,</HI> and there had pa&s;&s;ed two Regiments ouer the <HI>Mo&s;ell.</HI> Vpon the rumor whereof, the <HI>King</HI> of <HI>Sweden</HI> was marching towards them with his Armye: but the
<HI>Rhine|graue</HI> had encountred them before he came to <HI>Mentz,</HI> de|feated one whole Regiment, cau&s;ed the other to retyre into a wood, and &s;ent 7. of their Colours in tryumph to the King at <HI>Mentz.</HI> Since this they haue againe pa&s;&s;ed over the <HI>Mo&s;ell,</HI> and cau&s;ed the
<HI>Rhine-graue</HI> to retreat; but without a|ny con&s;iderable lo&s;&s;e, and hearing that the Kings Army was comming towards them, are gone back once more. The King of <HI>Bohemia</HI> arrived on Friday about ten a clocke; is received with great joy and acclamations of the people where&s;oever he pa&s;&s;eth.</P>
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<HEAD>From <HI>Delfe</HI> the <HI>10.</HI> of March.</HEAD>
<P>The King of <HI>Sweden</HI> goes well on; the <HI>French</HI> King hath let the Duke of <HI>Bavaria</HI> and the three great Bi&s;hops and others know, that if they doe not renounce the hou&s;e of <HI>Au&s;tria,</HI> and their league, re&s;tore all honors, lands, and townes to the late di&s;tre&s;&s;ed and oppre&s;&s;ed Princes, and others: quit their Ar|mies to the King of <HI>Sweden,</HI> and pay them; and render &s;uch Townes and Forts as he &s;hall demaund; he will not onely leaue mediating for them, but will a&s;&s;i&s;t the King of <HI>Sweden</HI> again&s;t them.</P>
<P>The &s;aid King of <HI>Sweden</HI> hath called an A&s;&s;embly of the States of <HI>Germany</HI> at <HI>Franckford</HI> on the <HI>Maine,</HI> in&s;tantly after he will be in action &s;ome where; he is making three Bridges one over the <HI>Mayne,</HI> one over the <HI>Rhyne,</HI> and the other over the <HI>Mo&s;ell.</HI></P>
<P>The King of <HI>Spaine</HI> (our good Friend) is much &s;tartled he may finde too much to doe at home, that he may leaue o|thers to them&s;elues.</P>
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<PB N="7" REF="5">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Overland <HI>the</HI> 12. <HI>of</HI> February.</HEAD>
<P>The Imperiall Army is &s;till at <HI>Gingen</HI> in the juri&s;diction of <HI>Heydenheym,</HI> is about to march (as the rumor goes) to
<HI>Franconia.</HI> To this end the Commi&s;&s;ary <HI>O&s;&s;a</HI> is broke up from <HI>Augsburg,</HI> and cau&s;eth all the Ordnance &amp; Munition, to be convayed from <HI>Aug&s;purgh</HI> to <HI>Donaweert.</HI> The Army which &s;till goes under the name of <HI>Tilly,</HI> will al&s;o breake up ere long, and abandon the whole Country of <HI>Wurtz|burg:</HI> in which Country, they are much terrified for, feare of the <HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> forces. Many of the Inhabitants flye thence, and tran&s;port their moveables and goods into
<HI>Switzerland.</HI> As pre&s;ent tydings relate, the <HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> have al&s;o taken <HI>Elwang,</HI> and convoyd the Guarri&s;on to
<HI>Duneken|&s;pill,</HI> whither the <HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> are now marching to a&s;&s;ault the &s;ame Towne al&s;o.</P>
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<HEAD>From <HI>Franconia</HI> the <HI>14.</HI> Dito.</HEAD>
<P>The 8. of this Moneth, the Field-Mar&s;hall <HI>Gu&s;tavus Hoorn,</HI> did incorporate <HI>Hoogh&s;tadt,</HI> at the taking whereof, the Major was wounded, and &s;ome of the &s;ouldiers &s;laine, 300. of the Garri&s;on have betaken them&s;elves into the &s;ayd Field-mar&s;hals &s;ervice. While this place was be&s;ie|ged, the Imperiali&s;ts 500. foot, and
500. hor&s;e, under the command of the Commander <HI>De&s;pagni,</HI> came out of <HI>For|cheim,</HI> and on the other &s;ide of the <HI>Ey&s;ch,</HI> they came to|wards the hor&s;emen of <HI>Solms,</HI> which were thereabou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="2 letters"> thinking to relieve
<HI>Hoogh&s;tadt.</HI> But the <HI>Solmi&s;h</HI> forces be|ing but three companies in all, they called upon the Com|mander <HI>Rochetzky,</HI> for ayd and pur&s;ued the Imperiali&s;ts: but they could not get them to battaile untill they came within a mile from <HI>Forchiem,</HI> where the foot-forces of the Imperiali&s;ts were con&s;trained to &s;tand, whereupon there &s;ome of them lay in ambu&s;h neare unto a Village, the re&s;t betooke them&s;elues upon the Church-yard in the Village, by which advantageous meanes, they waited for the com|ming of the <HI>Swedi&s;h,</HI> and fought with them very &s;toutly. In this skirmi&s;h be&s;ides &s;ome ordinary &s;oldiers were &s;lain two Lieutenants, and 3. Cornets, forty or fifty hor&s;emen &s;orely wounded, and two Ritma&s;ters of the <HI>Swedi&s;h.</HI></P>
<PB N="8" REF="6">
<P>In this encounter it fell out wor&s;e for the <HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> at the fir&s;t, but afterward they gained the better of it, for after the
<HI>Rochtezky</HI> (who was &s;hot in one of his armes) was re|&s;cued by his Lieutenant, they fell on with a renewed cou|rage, and utterly defeated the
<HI>Imperiali&s;ts,</HI> cha&s;ed them out of the Village, and &s;lew abundance of them both hor&s;e and foote.. By rea&s;on of this defeate the
<HI>Imperiali&s;ts</HI> pre&s;ently pillaged <HI>Bambergh</HI> and for&s;ooke the &s;ame, notwith&s;tanding that they were 2000. &s;trong. <HI>Forcheym</HI> mu&s;t al&s;o yeeld ere it be long, for they are already prouiding for their depar|ture,</P>
<P>The whole Bi&s;hopricke of <HI>Bambergh</HI> were hereupon con&s;trayned to come to an agreement with the &s;aid field|mar&s;hall
<HI>Gu&s;tauus Horne,</HI> and to yeeld him 400000. Ryx|dollers.</P>
<P>Wee doe at this in&s;tant under&s;tand that <HI>Forcheym</HI> is yeelded, there remaines no more now but onely <HI>Crouniach</HI> in that Bi&s;hopricke which is not yet taken, but doubtle&s;&s;e will bee ere long.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD>From <HI>Berlin</HI> the <HI>16.</HI> Dito.</HEAD>
<P>The Commander <HI>Gram</HI> who was Governor of
<HI>Wi&s;mar</HI> by rea&s;on of his infidelitie and treachery is carryed pri&s;o|&s;oner to <HI>Grip&s;wald,</HI> his troupes are mo&s;t of them &s;cattered and di&s;per&s;ed, 300. of them are now about
<HI>Pereleborgh.</HI></P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Francfort <HI>the</HI> 19. <HI>of</HI> February.</HEAD>
<P>His Maie&s;tie of <HI>Sweden</HI> departed hence upon Munday la&s;t to <HI>Hnxe,</HI> and as yet re&s;ides there. Captaine <HI>Marara</HI> with his Ancient-bearer, who were taken pri&s;oner at the taking of
<HI>Manheym,</HI> and afterward ran&s;omeds were brought to
<HI>Heydelbergh,</HI> and there beheaded through the command of the Governor by rea&s;on of the lo&s;&s;e of <HI>Manheym.</HI></P>
<P>Since the la&s;t great skirmi&s;h about the <HI>Hon&s;erugh</HI> in which encounter the Regiment of <HI>Torpaert,</HI> and the Regi|ment of Count <HI>Iohn</HI> of <HI>Na&s;&s;au</HI> onely &s;u&s;tayned the lo&s;&s;e, the <HI>Rhyne-grave</HI> with 600. hor&s;e hath againe fought with &s;ome Spani&s;h forces</P>
<P>But whereas the Spani&s;h were 1800. &s;trong of Hor&s;e and a whole Regiment of Spani&s;h lay in ambu&s;h. the <PB N="9" REF="6">&s;aid
<HI>Rhyne-Graue</HI> was con&s;trained to retire with &s;ome lo&s;&s;e, leauing behind him the young Earle of <HI>Serbruggen</HI> who was wounded and taken pri&s;oner.</P>
<P>His Maj: of <HI>Sweden</HI> cau&s;eth two new bridges to bee made: the one over the river Rhyne at <HI>Meinz;</HI> and the o|ther over the River <HI>Maine</HI> at <HI>Co&s;tum.</HI> All his forces both hor&s;e and foot are now marching to <HI>Mems.</HI></P>
<P>At <HI>Heydelburgh</HI> very lately happened a mo&s;t greuious and terrible fire which was palbably &s;eene three leagues off. The &s;ame hath done much mi&s;cheife in the Citty, hath ruinated and burnt downe to the very ground &s;ome of the Cheife buildings, e&s;pecially hath the &s;ame done great harme in the Tower named <HI>Glazenen-&s;ael</HI> and the buildings of
<HI>Otthenrycks.</HI></P>
<P>At <HI>Spiers</HI> are 600. men vnder the Commander
<HI>Horneck,</HI> who requiers more forces vnder his command, and doth dayly a ugment his troupes. 2000. &s;oldiers lately made an excur&s;ions out of
<HI>Franckendale,</HI> their intent was to attempt &s;omething again&s;t
<HI>Wormes,</HI> but they were dri|uen back into <HI>Franckendale</HI> by the hor&s;emen of <HI>Wormes.</HI> The be&s;ieged here &s;ent all their women and children our of <HI>Frankendael,</HI> notwith&s;tanding they report that they are well prouided with corne and wine. But the Plague is very hote among&s;t them.</P>
<P>Vpon the 16. day of this moneth <HI>February,</HI> a Regiment of &s;ouldiers marched from hence to <HI>Ments.</HI> whether all the
<HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> forces mu&s;t re&s;ort. In the Citty of <HI>Ments</HI> a certaine Captaine is impri&s;oned who had held &s;ome cor|re&s;pondencie with the <HI>Spani&s;h.</HI></P>
<P>The Commander <HI>Dubalt</HI> armed his Regiment here in this City vppon the 16. of this moneth, beeing 12. Com|panies of the &s;aid Regiment.</P>
<P>Vppon Ye&s;terday being the 18 of <HI>February, Frederick</HI> the <HI>Prince</HI> Elector <HI>Palatine</HI> arriued at <HI>Hanaw</HI> where he wsa worthylie receiued.</P>
<LETTER LANG="eng">
<HEAD>Copie of a Letter written by <HI>Phillippus Chri&s;topher,</HI> Arch-Bi&s;hop of <HI>Trier,</HI> and one of the Princes Electors, &s;ent vnto the Citty <HI>Trier,</HI> and re&s;t of his &s;ubiects from <HI>Hermer&s;teyn.</HI></HEAD>
<P>I cannot conceale from your Honors, how graciou&s;ly it
<PB N="10" REF="7">hath plea&s;ed Almighty God to deliuer us and our By&s;ho|pricke, from the apparent, cruell, and fearfull de&s;truction, by our terrible enemy the King of <HI>Sweden,</HI> as al&s;o from the lamentable and vnchri&s;tian percecution of the <HI>Spani&s;h.</HI> By meanes of the Prince Elector of <HI>Bauaria,</HI> who through the faithfull, well meaning, &amp; Heroicell meditation, interpo&s;i|tion &amp; a&s;&s;i&s;tance of his Maj of
<HI>France</HI> with the King of <HI>Sweden,</HI> hath not onely for him&s;el&s;e but al&s;o for others, concluded and agreed vppon a Neutrality with the &s;aide King of <HI>Sweden.</HI> In which matter we haue not been &s;lack or negligent, but with the Godly and Religious a&s;&s;i&s;t|&s;tance of the &s;aid his Maie&s;tie of <HI>France,</HI> obtained &s;o much, that the &s;aid King of <HI>Sweden</HI> hath declared vs and our
<HI>Archbi&s;hoppricks</HI> to bee neutrall. By which meanes, the Peeres, of the whole <HI>Romi&s;h</HI> Empire, and all the allyed Chri&s;tian Potentates, and Republicks, if they plea&s;e may live together with more peace and contentment then e|ver they haue done formerly, and you and they may a&s;well by the <HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> as the <HI>Spani&s;h</HI> hold your &s;elues excu&s;ed.</P>
<P>Now to the end that this Neutralitie may remaine invio|lable for vs and ours, and that by that meanes no incum|brance nor mi&s;ery may befall vs and our poore &s;ubjects, the &s;aid his Maj: of <HI>France</HI> as interponent, hath proffered his Royall a&s;&s;i&s;tance to vs and all other Catholicks, yea (if need bee) the King of <HI>Spaine</HI> him&s;elfe al&s;o. And promi&s;ed us, to afford vs all helpe and a&s;&s;i&s;tance and to take away and remoue all difficulties, and come with their Armies into the Empire to this end.</P>
<P>With the&s;e things you may comfort and helpe your &s;olues, and giue thankes to God for the &s;ame. And with|all pray, that the deed may follow &s;o favorable a promi&s;e, and &s;o this great puni&s;hment which now layes vppon vs, cea&s;e. And in the meane time it mu&s;t be your care, that al
<HI>Spani&s;h</HI> In&s;olencies dayly committed, and the per&s;ecuti|ons among&s;t vs may be &s;haken off effectually, wherefore you &s;hall publi&s;h and declare in all places the &s;aid Neutra|lity, and withal: make knowne that the glory thereof mu&s;t no~t bee a&s;cribed to vs, but onely to God, and the
<PB N="11" REF="7">Prince Elector of <HI>Bauaria,</HI> who hath beene the meanes to obtaine this Neutrality for him&s;elfe and others.</P>
<P>If now then after all this procurement, any will not|with&s;tanding per&s;ecute us, or (as it happened at <HI>Mentz</HI>) if hereafter under pretence of Spani&s;h a&s;&s;i&s;tance, our whole Archby&s;hopricke &s;hould chance to fall into the <HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> hands, by murdering, burning and pillaging, which God deliver us from, and the Catholicke Religion, &s;hould be exterminated; we &s;hall remaine guiltle&s;&s;e, and the oc|ca&s;ioners thereof &s;hall he bound to an&s;wer for the &s;ame to God, the Popes Holine&s;&s;e, and all Chri&s;tian Princes and Potentates.</P>
<CLOSER>Vnder neath
<SIGNED>Philippus Chri&s;toper.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
</LETTER>
<LIST>
<HEAD>The&s;e Articles following were delivered up at
<HI>Trier,</HI> the 24. day of <HI>January.</HI></HEAD>
<ITEM>1. The pa&s;&s;age at <HI>Cobelenitz</HI> over the bridge to be gran|ted.</ITEM>
<ITEM>2. The &s;trong hold <HI>Hermer&s;tein,</HI> with all the Ordnance, to be delivered up to his Maj. of <HI>Sweden.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>3. The &s;oldiers which lay in Garri&s;on there &s;hall take the oath of fidelity to his &s;ayd Maj.</ITEM>
<ITEM>4. A rea&s;onable competent &s;umme of mony to bee con|tributed towards the payment of his &s;ouldiers.</ITEM>
</LIST>
<P>But the City <HI>Trier</HI> would in no wi&s;e condi&s;cend nor yeild to the&s;e Articles. And therefore have taken the <HI>Spani&s;h</HI> to a&s;&s;i&s;t them, who do incorporate the whole Country, &s;o that all the &s;ubjects, &amp; the whole Country doth oppo&s;e the Ele|ctor.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Minden <HI>the</HI> 17.</HEAD>
<P>The Armies of the Duke of <HI>Wymeren, Bannier,</HI> and my Lord
<HI>Hamelton</HI> are now at the <HI>We&s;er,</HI> their forces have in the jurisdiction of <HI>Wiecke&s;en</HI> &s;urpri&s;ed &s;ixe Companies of foot forces, which formerly were in Garri&s;on at <HI>Damnitz,</HI> they &s;lew forty of them and tooke, the re&s;t Pri&s;oners with their En&s;ignes.</P>
<P>The <HI>Brema&s;h</HI> have againe taken <HI>Verden,</HI> and blockqued up <HI>Langeuell.</HI> The <HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> troupes which lately came from <HI>Pienenberg</HI> over the river <HI>Elve,</HI> are joyned to the Duke of <PB N="12" REF="8"><HI>Lunenburg</HI> his forces to blocke up
<HI>Nieuburg.</HI></P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Cullen <HI>the</HI> 16. <HI>of</HI> February.</HEAD>
<P>Our Lords are &s;till at <HI>Franckfort,</HI> they will doubtle&s;&s;e ob|taine the neutrality, if they will but &s;ub&s;cribe to the&s;e Ar|ticles following, propounded to them by his Maje&s;ty of
<HI>Sweden.</HI></P>
<LIST>
<ITEM>1. A Church to be allowed for tho&s;e of the Confe&s;&s;ion, of <HI>Au&s;purg,</HI> and one for the Reformed Religion.</ITEM>
<ITEM>2. To de&s;i&s;t from and renounce the League.</ITEM>
<ITEM>3. To afford his Maje&s;ty free egre&s;&s;e and regre&s;&s;e with his Army, and to yeild him provi&s;ion for his mony.</ITEM>
<ITEM>4. To contribute 200000. Ryxdollars to his &s;aid Maj.</ITEM>
</LIST>
<P>But this City will in no wi&s;e agree to the &s;ayd Articles, they will rather &s;ee what &s;hall be the uttermo&s;t.</P>
<P>Our Prince Elector hath cau&s;ed Proclamations to bee publi&s;hed throughout his whole jurisdiction, that the Country people &s;hould bring their goods and victuals into the City.</P>
<P>The Earle of <HI>Papenheim</HI> is at <HI>Paterborne,</HI> 6. of his Regi|ments are neare unto <HI>Bielveldt.</HI> As we under&s;tand he will enquarter his forces again in the Country of <HI>Berg</HI> and
<HI>Gu|lick,</HI> wherefore his troupes are already come to <HI>Ham.</HI></P>
<P>The Regiment of <HI>Giles de Haze,</HI> which was marching toward the &s;ayd Earle of <HI>Papenheym,</HI> is beaten back by the Boores in
<HI>Marckland.</HI></P>
<P>Although tho&s;e of the Prote&s;tant Religion in this City, thought that by rea&s;on of the great and &s;ucce&s;&s;efull pro|gre&s;&s;e of his Majj. of <HI>Sweden,</HI> no &s;uch vigilant eye &s;hould be held over them, yet they are not &s;o &s;ecure as they made ac|count they were. For but a few dayes agoe, complaint was made of one who&s;e &s;ervants did but &s;ing P&s;almes. Where|fore a great mulct of mony was impo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1 letter">ed upon him, and whereas he refu&s;ed to pay the penalty injoyned, his goods were carried away out of his hou&s;e by an Officer.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Paris <HI>the</HI> 14. <HI>Dito.</HI></HEAD>
<P>The Kings Maj. hath divided his Army into two parts, the one being nearer to <HI>El&s;atia,</HI> under the command of <HI>Mon&s;ier de la Force:</HI> and the other toward <HI>Piccardien;</HI> <PB N="13" REF="8">under the command of Mar&s;hall <HI>de Scomberg,</HI> which two Armies, are &s;trengthened with 30000. men. The Marquis <HI>de Fiat,</HI> is gone towards their Armies, with 40. tun of gold, and ten tun more are &s;ent to
<HI>Italy,</HI> to the Duke of <HI>Rohan.</HI></P>
<P>From <HI>Mun&s;ter</HI> is written that the Generall
<HI>Papenheym</HI> cau&s;ed two Burgema&s;ters at <HI>Lemgo</HI> to bee hanged at the Gates of the &s;ayd City, becau&s;e they did not &s;peedily at his demand, open the &s;ayd gates for him. Hee is departed thence to <HI>Reda,</HI> where he received the wofull tydings, that two of his Regiments were defeated by the <HI>We&s;er.</HI></P>
<P>The 16. of this month, mo&s;t of the companies in
<HI>Breda,</HI> marched to <HI>Herentalls,</HI> they were convoyd with 8. Cor|net of hor&s;e. In lieu of the&s;e, &s;ome other new levied troups are brought for Garri&s;on into the &s;ayd Citie.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD>From <HI>Vienna the</HI> 6. <HI>of</HI> February.</HEAD>
<P>Here are certain Commi&s;&s;ioners ordained, who go about fro~ hou&s;e to hou&s;e, to enquire what kind of people lurk in this City, and all tho&s;e that do not &s;helter under &s;ome good Lord and ma&s;ter, are taken up for &s;oldiers; for the Army of the Duke of <HI>Freedlandt</HI> is not yet ray&s;ed, wherefore the levying of &s;oldiers continues very &s;trongly. The Comman|der <HI>Diepenbach</HI> hath yielded up his forces to the &s;ayd Duke, &s;o that his Army hegius to be very &s;trong. He hath given a &s;trict charge to all his Officers, to have all theyr Companies compleat again&s;t the latter end of March.</P>
<P>The <HI>Turke</HI> hath againe done great mi&s;chiefe by an in|cur&s;ion about <HI>Presburg,</HI> whence he hath taken away cap|tive above
200. Chri&s;tians.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD>From <HI>Vlm</HI> the <HI>18:</HI> Dito.</HEAD>
<P>The Emperiall troupes pa&s;&s;e by here dayly towards
<HI>Bunten,</HI> to open the pa&s;&s;age, and to bring an ayde of 8000. men, through the &s;ame into <HI>Germany.</HI> But the French keepe the &s;ayd pa&s;&s;age &s;trongly, &s;o that there is no po&s;&s;ibility the &s;ame &s;hall be obtained without the &s;pilling of much bloud.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD>From <HI>Brun&s;wick</HI> the <HI>20.</HI> Dito.</HEAD>
<P>The Duke of <HI>Wymeren</HI> hath taken <HI>Go&s;laer,</HI> with an ex|traordinary &s;tratagem, which Citty he required to pay
<PB N="14" REF="9">100000. Ryxdollars, to be freed from pillaging. Where upon, the Councell in all ha&s;te layd downe 10000. Ryx|dollars and proffered all manner of good love and u&s;age, &s;o that they e&s;caped the pillage. The Duke and General <HI>Bannier,</HI> pre&s;ently left the City, and layd a thou&s;and &s;oul diers in Garri&s;on.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Franconia <HI>the</HI> 23.</HEAD>
<P>The Bi&s;hop of <HI>Bambergh</HI> a&s;&s;embles &s;ome thou&s;ands of men together in the upper Palatinate, to relieve
<HI>Forcheim.</HI> The Duke of <HI>Bavaria,</HI> gets al&s;o many forces together, to hin|der the proceedings of the Duke of <HI>Saxony,</HI> in tho&s;e parts.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="account">
<HEAD><HI>From</HI> Hilde&s;heim <HI>the</HI> 19.</HEAD>
<P>All the&s;e parts are taken up with <HI>Swedi&s;h</HI> troupes, in&s;o|much, that the Imperiali&s;ts for very feare have left and a|bandoned
<HI>Boeckelen, Toesken, Bronnau, Lawen&s;teyn, Alle|feldt, Plad&s;en, Patenes,</HI> and <HI>Sae&s;teden. Levenberg</HI> is al&s;o yielded up by agreement, and ye&s;terday, the City <HI>Pynes</HI> was al&s;o rendred. But the Ca&s;tle holds out &s;till, whence they ca&s;t fireballes continually, and are re&s;olved to defend them&s;elves to the la&s;t ca&s;t. To morrow let
<HI>Marienburg</HI> and <HI>Steurwalat</HI> looke to them&s;elves for they mu&s;t either &s;uf|fer or come to compo&s;ition.</P>
<P>All places hereabouts are full of fugitive Popi&s;h Prie&s;ts, Moukes, Fryers, &amp;c. For they are bani&s;hed by the Duke of
<HI>Brun&s;wick,</HI> who places Prote&s;tant Preachers in theyr roomes.</P>
<P>The Swedi&s;h in the la&s;t noted expedition, tooke at lea&s;t
400. Pri&s;oners, of <HI>Papenheyms</HI> &s;ouldiers, and many En|&s;ignes with very rich booty.</P>
</DIV2>
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