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B14982	More nevves from the Palatinate; and more comfort to euery true Christian, that either fauoureth the cause of religion, or wisheth well to the King of Bohemia's proceedings. / According to faithfull and honest letters, sent ouer since the beginning of March, and now published for the satisfaction of euery true English heart..		1622 (1622)	STC 18507.38; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.114.d.5[15]	9,091	22

to Polliticians who presently demand after the money to pay them yet is it certaine that these Princes Lords of Countries haue made their tongues pronounce the iudgement as for the consent of the heart and the many contingents which may happen disastrously these are wrapped vp in the closet house of Heauen and being arcana coeli it is not for polluted hands to reach at them no more then for vs to know whether Bethlem Gabor will goe on as he hath done to hold the Emperor play in those quarters which if he doe then let equall men iudge for all there is a report that there are 8000. men come out of Italy to Leopaldus whether the Emperor can be any way so strong as the Princes I might better say his Excellency Count Mansfeild For without controuersie he is now such a spirit raisd that I beleeue will hardly be coniured downe againe by such forces as the Emperor can either spare or prouide so soone But the Summer is the time that Armies goe into the fields and so till that time we will suspend all predictions and anticipations The fast letters from Vienna report diuers things both of the Emperors pretended mariage and of the Turkes making peace with Poland but especially concerning the contracts with the Hungarians which hath spent most part of the Winter in their Treaties and is indeed suspected not to haue any good successe because Bethelem Gabor will not conclude it without the Emperour of Turkes consent to whom he is Tributary and the Turke will not consent because he pretends that the Emperor hath broken with him and set vpon his friends in his absence or not kept promise in sending his Embassador to the Sacraporta as hath bin the custome and so to attend him in his warres Thus insteed of reconciliation is he rather threatned and for any thing we heare the Prince of Transiluania affects the restitution of the King of Bohemia and will prosecute his recouery as farre as he can or is able But which way soeuer it chance Dulce Bellum inexpertis and the warre hath not onely made scarres in the face of this pleasant Countrey but filled it with wrinckles which haue taken in so much soile and durt and sweat that I am affrayd the running water of peace will hardly wash it cleane againe in good time and it will scarce recouer her pristinat glory in many yeares But of all other things most lamentable the Church of God hath suffered deuastation and the backes and sides of Religion haue beene lashed with cruell stripes and the tormentors hand hath gon ouer them and ouer them againe For Idolatry hath made the walls of those Churches weepe where God hath beene truely worshipped and not the name of an Image heard in many yeares The pulpits haue beene trampled in with those obscoene feet whose masters haue trod vp on the graues of poore deceased Christians and by the name of Hereticks thought them onely worthy to be receptacles for their ordure making their Chappels a very Stewes the houses which haue lodged their garrisons haue been filled with their strumpets who haue made the hearts of the owners sad againe with their filthy prostitution abominable Masses songs of ribaldry inuectiues against Christ and his Gospel and many other fearefull impieties of superstition and blasphemie yea all places haue beene replenished like the groues and alrars of the heathen with mixtures of incense and sacrifice which I know stinck worse then the smell of a dung-hill in the nostrils of our sanctifier and great God so that I make no question he will one day take his owne cause in hand and deliuer vs from this vsurpation and intrusion so that for this point I end with the Motto Dies dabit quod dies negat I will not dispute neither of the prerogatiue of Conquerors nor condition of the conquered of the riches of Emperours nor the power of Princes of the treasure of Kings nor aboundant wealth of Monarchs of the necessitie of the Souldiers who must either liue vpon their prey salary or spoyle or the inconueniences of a garison in a Country ouer-watched with many disastrous accidents But this I am sure of that those souldiers which Spinola left behind him are not onely wasted with many malignant circumstances but wearied and tormented for want of pay and entertainment Insomuch that Don Gonsales de Cordira the Spanish Generall laid a new imposition vpon that part of the Palatinate vnder his iurisdiction of a 100000 dollers which amounteth to 20000. lib. sterling whereabout the people were miserably handled For although they pleaded the deuastation of their Countrey and the many wrestings from them the blessings which God had imparted after great toile labour and endurances yet nothing serued the turne but present money and the Captaines had much adoe to pacifie the Souldiers before the taxe was gathered and the imposition raised By this time it is the midst of February and therefore it is time to tell you what a hard Winter wee haue had and what strange sights wee haue seene The Palatinate hath beene subiect to such frost and snow that the Rhene hath beene frozen 7. or 8. weeks together and since it began to thaw which was the 5. of February we haue had drie and close weather yet faire and srosty mornings then grew it close and misty againe 2. or 3. dayes afterwards it waxed warm but not long then the mornings brought vs small raine till ten of the clocke but the 14. and 15. were very wet by reason of which vncertainty of weather many proiects were disappointed and diverse excursions being made the Souldiers returned without effecting their purposes yet did Generall Vere ouerslip no opportunitie which either serued to annoy the enemy or relieue his friends hee visited the sconces and garisons supplied their wants as he could he made new ramparts at Hidelburg leauing therein Sir Garret Herbert as I take it with 2. Companies of English but the maine gouerment was vnder a dutch Colonell he fortified Franckendale and the sconces on the passages hee watched Mainhem and lay therein himselfe he reveiwed all other places which stood in neede of his care and dilligence and so much for weather now to our sights and apparitions The 5. of this present February about one of the clock there appeared very plainly 3. full coloured Raine-bowes one bending from south south-east toward the north the other opposite to it from southwest northward the third was called Iris Verticalis whose Center was the Sunne it selfe there were also 3. more dimmer and not so well coloured compassing the Sunne as it were but yet of distance some degrees The night following were many flashings of the aire of lightning and as it hapneth in such cases some there were that saw armed men fighting and some that heard the classhings of armour and some that sayd plainely these things were not customary but portended tumultuary convulsions on all sides I confesse I

of 800. to Leopaldus who thereupon attempted both to recouer Elsas Saueren and his Countrey which were spoyled a new for breach of their faith to Count Mansfeild and to send a defiance to his Excellencie who for all the report of the Catholicke greatnesse smiled at the bravado as resoluing vpon other maner of busines then fighting of a battle in a country where nothing was to be gotten About the 15. of February a great fire hapned at Landenburgh as you goe to Heidelburgh which not onely burnt down the two great gates but consumed many roomes and chambers yea diuers souldiers that had the watch of the Tower and guard of the place yet was the mischeife imputed to the watch and the Country much affrighted came in to complaine to the Gouernour of the offenders Report is still busie amongst vs and to comfort vs in our wants and distresse in the Palatinate assureth that all the Countries round about namely Spires Elsos Strasburgh and all the bishopricks in generall are ready to starue and haue not sufficient viands for their owne inhabitants whereupon Count Mansfield hath written to the Duke of Wittenbergh for passage through his country so that it is supposed he either intendeth for Bavaria or Vienna vnles he play the lap wing who commonly flieth furthest from her nest so may he giue notice of one thing and yet pretend another Much about this time his Excellency Count Mansfield vnderstanding that the Bavarian Regiment was vnder the command of Montaigne and lay quartred vpon the neckar in the ampt mosbegg sent to the town of Hagenaw for a new composition so had 30000. Florens by way of a taxe or new leauie thus doth he both increase and inrich himselfe yet is not his determination knowne what he will do with his great armie more then that as they say he writ letters of comfort to Heidelburg and Generall Vere at Mainhem whose horse went out the same day vpon an expedition and tooke many wagons loaden with prouision and diuers prisoners who were ransomed after the maners of soldiers they went out to releiue Landenburgg and other townes in the enemies possessiō for they were subiect to hunger and cold and there perished of the inhabitants very neere 600. After Graue Hendrick Van being with the garrisons of Gulick had passed the Rhene as was supposed to ioyne with the Bavarians and Spaniards that were comming into Hassia the Duke Christian of Brunswick stored Pater borne and many townes with souldiers and resolued to encounter them which way so euer they came or went but as they had done once before some occasion deuided them all for they neuer met but for any thing I heare they were glad of good shelter in this cold and vnseasonable weather There are other things of which I could write but I am sure you dare not publish For such is the nature of rumor that a little truth begetteth many absurdities like a Ball of snow which by often rowling groweth bigger and bigger and therefore I desist at this time till better occasion present better matter vnto me which I am sure is now in the wombe and longeth for a birth and faire deliuerance The summe of all is that God as he hath done will maintaine the cause of his Church and Religion as she hath done will shew her owne splendor in despight of clouds and opposition like the Sunne that may be a while obscured but at last openeth the vapours and commeth like a Bride out of her chamber As for man though there is no quarrell so iustifiable as the defence of the Gospel and propagation of the same if yet there be mixtures of priuate reuenge enuie ambition desire of renowne couetousnesse and that which we call heroike vallour in the ampliation of territories it will taint the good cause like dead flies in boxes of ointments and God will haue no such mixtures as collaterall corruption to be shadowed vnder the defence of his Truth therefore I make no question of a recouery in the Palatinate because I see apparantly so many good soules and dispositions both grieued at the cessation of the publique Ministry in many places and vexed againe at the impietie of Papisticall Priests who dare bring the pattern of the Altar of Damascus into the temple of God And as for their obiection that maintaine that the Souldiers of Count Mansfeilds Armies and the rest of the Princes which pretend the defence of the King of BOHEMIA's cause are either most of them Papists or of no Religion and yet forrage and spoyle the Countries of Catholick Bishops and such Lords as know no other but the obedience of the Popes Supremacy I answer plainly and honestly What of that God will bring his purpose this way about Though Nabuchadnezzar be an hypocrite yet for the time shall his Idoll be trampled to dust and be no more worshipped Though Cyrus be a Heathen yet God calleth him his seruant and he shall send the people to re-edifie Ierusalem and the vessels of Gold backe againe to adorne the Temple And though Papists maintaine their absurd opinions yet shall they be made instruments of Gods glory and euen destroy one another till either they be conuerted or effectuate that worke which he setteth them about In which expectation we remaine at this houre and exhilerate our selues that the businesse in hand is in so good a forwardnesse FINIS