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A93614	Speciall and late passages from the most eminent places in Christendome: containing amongst others these particulars. The winning of the city of Perpinian from the Spaniard. The late proceedings of the Spanish army about Calis. Divers late victories of the Sweedes. The taking of John de Werth. The preparations in Holland for the Queens return. The taking of many Spanish ships by the Dutch Admirall. The distresse of Cullen. The tottering condition of the kingdome of Spaine. The late conspiracie in France, with many other matters of great consequence. / Sent from a Gentleman to his friend in London.		1642 (1642)	Wing S4836; Thomason E240_24; ESTC R7014	5,797	8

like they have beaten down the corn and spoiled the vineyards so and withall the enemies parties comes and drives away all our catrell so that in out town and round about the town thousands dies for hunger In a Town of Germany 2 Taylors wife is brought to bed with a child having two heads foure arms foure legs fastened together two bodies at the navell and liveth yet so it is credibly reported From Arien out of the King of Spaines Army the 15 ditto Don Francisco Melo the Spanish Generall having mustered his Army and finds them 25000 strong with 80 peeces of Ordnance besides the horse which is the flower of his Army payd the whole Army every one a moneths pay then they marched towards Valliciens and causeth much ammunition bread to be baked and commands every Souldier to provide his knapsack for 8 dayes and came hard by Callis and took the strong Castle of Oye Don Cantelmo Generall of the horse dividing his Army into three wings marched by night between Ardes and Bullin and took in two Forts by Callis cutting off the passage of the Town of Ardes that Callis could have no succour Cantelmo hath also taken the Fort St. Lewis so that it will be hard for the French to get out the Spaniard The French Generall Count Harcourt lets them alone and is marched into the Count of Haynow whas he will do we shall hear From Ostend Newport and Graveling we hear they make great preparation to send out great store of armed shipping but the Hollanders ships keeps them in And this last week our Statesmen of warre hath taken a well mounted ship with 16 peeces of Ordnance and 100 men being the first voyage that it made We have certain news that the French men hath taken all the Castles and Forts that they had lost and were taken by the Spaniard but they are beaten out with great losse of blood The Duke of Bullin is brought prisoner to Lyons the Cardinall is likewise gone thither t is greatly to be feared but he will suffer being that the Cardinal is his great enemy The Princesse of Orange is brought to bed of a young daughter which is the cause of much joy There are letters come to the States of certain news that Perpinian is taken by the King of France after foure moneths beleaguering and enduring such hunger that the souldiers have stolne little children and eaten them after they had eaten all the leather and goat skins that were to be found The conditions whereupon they rendred at the next return you shall hear A fearfull accident is befallen in one of the States towns called Wesell some 7 or 8 Waggons going to the Leaguer loden with powder it seems that there was a barrell that scattered powder as it went which was the last saving 2. and being behind the bore whipt his horse to be by the others The horse strikes fire with his iron shooes so that waggons horse men all flies in the aire 60 persons 25 houses besides other harms Here is a ship come from Portugall brings news that there is a fleet of ships from Brasillia with 12000 chests of Sugars with other Marchandise and that there was a fleet of ships sailed out but not knowing where A Poste came from Cullen saying that the Sweedish troops set upon the Emperours arreareguard taking from them 1500 waggons with baggage and rich pillage 2 halt Cannons 6 small field Peices 1 Morter and a great many of prisoners taken and many killed the number is not justly known Moreover t is said that a whole Dutch myle the ground was covered with dead bodies Within these foure dayes there happened a battell between the Wymars Army and the Emperours here in our low Countreys since that the States Army departed and came lower into the Land the Wymars are payed by the King of France and the other belonging to the Emperour and lieth there to defend the City of Cullen these two Armies it seemed fell foule the one of the other so that there are 3000 horsemen taken prisoners and 500 slain The Generall John de Werth is likewise taken which causeth great joy For this unhappy Generall if so he may be called hath been taken once before by the King of France and kept prisoner 4 yeers in the Castle of Paris and now is likely to return again but hardly never to be relieved Here is great talk of the Queens returning into England for the States of Holland makes readinesse to give her ships for her safe convoy if she were going there are none would hold Her Servants finds great difference between England and these Countreys wishing they might change aire the sooner the better In Rotterdam A few dayes past Captain Colster took a Fregat that came out of Dunkirk mounted with 30 Peices of Ordnance 300 men this was one of the three which desperately ventured out of Dunkirk some ten dayes ago in spight of our Holland fleet the second is taken by the Zelanders and brought to Flushing the third is sunk The 300 men are brought prisoners to Rotterdam From Bergamopzom One night a party of the enemy came from Lyer about 200 strong with boats upon waggons and came into the Land of the Cluniard where they plundered onely 3 houses and took 5 prisoners and was forced to run away for had they tarried a little longer Collonel Morgan had been at their heels Last Wednesday 9 ships went out of Dunkirk full of men ammunition and bound for Spaine but were followed by our Admirall Martin Tromp and after 3 houres fight one was taken mounted with 20 Petces 100 Sayllers and 250 souldiers being most of them Bourgunnians and Wallouns making their account to go fetch some Spanish Gold but t is mist upon this ship that was taken in the fight there was slain 18 men and 34 hurt The ship that took her lost 3 men From Clogau in Silesia the 19 of September The Swedish hath had a great Victory against the Emperialists in Germany so that the Emperours Armie is wholly deleated and the Swedes make themselves Master of Bohemia Moravia and Silesia and now that the Swedes have got ten thousand French men to supply their Army and that the King of Spaine cannot helpe the Emperour so that it will be a cause that the Swedes will have a great Victory From Gorlits in Saxony the 23. September Eighteen Sutlaers with horse and carts being set upon by 50 Saxish horse-men pillaged them and found 8000. Duckets in courant the Saxsiser Army doth much harme about this Towne they have burnt 24. Brew-houses and 100. other houses and the Church of S. Niclaes The losse of the Towne of Perpinian and likewise the whole Spanish Fleet coming from Terra Firma with all his treasure puts him into a great perplexitie that he knows not which way to turne him for this Fleet before it was cast away was 17. Ships and esteemed to be worth 30. Millions of gold From Cullen the 21. of September Here is no great Newes onely the foure Ledgers which lay here two of the which lyeth still the King of Spaines Ledger and the Prince of Orange they be retired but we beleeve they will doe nothing this year for the time will come shortly that they will be forced to retire into Garrison What the Wymers and the Emperours Armie will doe which lyeth here we shall shortly see His Highnes the Prince of Orange is come with his Armie to the Maze and in his way hath taken in a strong House called Bosbergen which the Spaniard thought to fortifie where he hath found great store of Ammunition and provision and so soone as he hath well fortified the same place he will retire home to Garrison it is a place of great importance for these Countreys The Generall of the Wymers is marched over the River of Rhyne with part of his Armie to fetch in provision out of the neighbouring Countries and in his going over the Bridge he gave the keepers of the Bridge 400. Duckets to drinke to his health There were two Souldiers of the best experimented out of every English Company to goe as it is thought for the King of England but they are stayd and Captain Flood who should have conducted them is imprisoned in Dort a Towne in Holland and is like to suffer for it being that the States are very discontented that such things should be done without their knowledge From Paris the 26. of September It is for certaine that the King of France since that he hath taken Perpinian and hath strengthened his Army so strong that he may goe into Spaine where he pleaseth into the Kingdome of Arragon Vallencie or Navarre so that the Kings of Spaine never saw themselves so near home this many years and is like to see more troubles for we heare that the Kingdome of Vallencie doth follow the steps of Portingall that if they had a sure Head they would soone rise It is likewise assured that Monsieut le Grand and Monsieur le Thon are both beheaded and for any thing we can heare that the Duke of Bullion is in great danger his Mother being dead and all his friends flie from him excepting the Prince of Orange his Unkle He hath offered the King of France the Towne of Sedan whereof he is a Prince Soveraigne to save his life But the Cardinall which governeth the King and Kingdome saith that there is no trust in him and that if he were let goe he might doe worse then before It seemes that his fact is hainous he is here much bemoned for since his marriage and his revolting from his Religion the leaving of his Government of Mastrich and now this bad Enterprise so that we feare the worst FINIS