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A08260	The vvarres of Svvethland With the ground and originall of the said vvarres, begun and continued betwixt Sigismond King of Poland, and Duke Charles his vnkle, lately crowned King of Swethland. As also the state and condition of that kingdome, as it standeth to this day.	Nixon, Anthony.	1609 (1609)	STC 18594; ESTC S119996	31,185	56

that the foure Dukes did still retaine their titles and authoritie vnder the King as the Senate of Rome did theirs vnder the Soueraintie of Caesar though it were subordinate The other thrée I say enuying that greatnesse loue and opinion which his vertues as well as the Nobiliti●e of his blood had got him sought by many deuises to betray him whom no honourable mind but would haue defended and to this end they bent all their courses A plot no doubt ful of honour and regard vnto the State the proiect whereof was either the murther or disinheritance of so lawfull a Prince Falshood and Enuie the accusers Suggession and Subornation the informers Thus was the plot laid The Quéene being mother in law of Gustovus and hauing a Sonne by the King and borne since the kingdome was erected as farre as she durst for she yet feared the greatnesse of Gustovus did many times buze matters of iealousie and suspition into the Kings eares of his sonnes cariage of himself in the kingdom which at first he did not either beleeue or dissemble The thrée Dukes knowing the Quéenes mind towards the Prince added fuell to her fire alledging that she should neuer finde a sure estab●ishment for her selfe and her sonne in the kingdome if Gustovus were not made away The heart that before began to burne with this desire was now more incensed hauing those thrée Noblemen the principall Counsellours of State in the kingdome to further her intendments The Quéene being throughly instructed by the Lords takes the aduantage of time in her complaint to the king Tels him that his sonne aspired and would shortly aspire against him that he affected popularitie receiued like Absolom his subiects Petitions not in loue but Ambition That he kept a Court and Port greater then the King and that all his actions did more sauour of Soueraigntie then subiection The Lords they second the Quéene in her vniust information alleadge matters probable to confirme it The King beleeues and in the error thereof hates Truth imbraceth Treason Thus all being inuerted Nature rebels in the Father but Loyaltie remaines in the Sonne The plot was hereupon laid for his apprehension Gustovus being then at Court who noting a straunge alteration in his Fathers countenance towards him began to suspect the drift of the Queene vpon the distrust of the Noblemen about her Himselfe being almost abandoned deuiseth with himselfe how to auoyd the daunger A Gentleman of the Kings comes secretly to Gustovus and tels him that the plot was laid that night for his Attainder The Prince being amazed at the suddaine immiuence of such a perill posteth presently from the Court with a few of his Retinew and the next day recouers his Dukedome of Doland where he meant to stay till he heard further of the Kings proceedings His departure was soone made knowne at which the Queene and the Lords though they mist of their purpose were not much sorry foreknowing that his suddaine flight from the Court in that manner would strongly confirme their accusation The King by them againe is incensed and messengers sent into Doland by whom the Prince was Summoned by a certaine day to make his appearance in Vpsale Castle which the Prince refuseth to doe affirming by his submissiue Letters to the King that though he knew his cause to bee iust and his heart loyall no probable suspition of any misdemenour from him either in act or intent that yet neuerthelesse he durst not hazard his life in the heat of the kings displeasure for that he knew his aduersaries were so great in power and in so gratious account that it would be an easie matter to haue his Maiesties grace and Nature her selfe peruerted to his vntimely and vniust destruction And that the onely cause why he retired himselfe into his owne Countrey was to stay the time vntill these mists of his Maiesties iealousie and suspition were blowen away that the Sunne of his alleagiance might shine cleere farre from the cloudes of all distrust or disloyaltie This answere being returned but not accepted the King by the Queenes continuall instigations was more and more prouokt insomuch that a great power was suddenly raised to fetch him by violence out of his Dukedome Which the Prince perceiuing and being neither able nor willing to resist his Fathers forces giues way to necessitie and in the habite of a slaue purposeth secretly to goe into Germanie And hauing past some daungers in his flight by the Kings pursuers at last he crossed the seas and holding on his course for Lubeck in Germany not many dayes safely arriued there All this while he kept his disguise for though he knew that the Lubeckers were heretofore beholding to him yet he doubted what minds they would put on in this chaunge of fortune Remembring Pompeyes vsage in his flight by Ptolomie King of Egypt and the like of Hanniball by Prusius king of Bithinia Chap. II. Gustovus is discouered in Lubecke The Lubeckers take his part The King his Father dies He recouers by their meanes the Kingdome of Swethland THe newes being arriued in Germany of Gu●tovus his flight out of Swethland before his comming thither was diuersly intertained in Lubeck Some pittied the state and condition of the young Prince that so Noble a Gentleman so full of hope and expectation euen in the prime of his youth should in this vile manner suffer violence Others spake against him supposing that his owne naturall Father and others of his blood would not in this manner haue proceeded against him if he had not showne himselfe dangerous vnto the State as the mindes of the people are in this case diuersly distracted The Prince after his comming to Lubeck staied certaine dayes in a common Inne not daring to discouer himselfe and to auoid the suspition of a stranger in such common places found meanes to preferre himselfe vnto a rich Merchant of the Towne if such a place in the meanenesse of his fortune at that time may be called preferment Being there entertained he contented himselfe to doe any bodily labour in the house striuing to suite his minde vnto his misery yet could hee not so well counterfeit this part of his sinister fortune but that the Merchant did soone suppose him to be a better man then hee seemed to bee and perhaps the man hee was So hard a thing it is for Nature to learne to forget her custome Staying some few moneths in the Merchants house hee heard of a Gasant sent from the king to the State of Lubeck being supposed hee would bend his course thither The tenor of the Gasants message was to deliuer to the Lubeckers that the kings desire was that either they should not entertaine him at al or els send him backe to Swethland for that hee was knowen and proclaimed to bee an enemie But they being at that time ignorant of the Princes abiding answered for the time to those things that might stand with the Kings pleasure The Gasant being dispatcht Gustovus

beautifull buildings that stood euen farthest out of reach So did the Clouds of discention burst open th●ir vaines and let fall the poison of them on these seuerall kingdomes In the expedition of these warres one Lucas Righter vndertakes to performe the Dukes pleasure in the proclamation of his intended procéedings vnto the Kings Army which consisted of foure and twenty thousand men The tenor of the Dukes proclamation made knowne his greeuances which although it be not answered to expectation Yet Lucas Righter making his returne is royally rewarded by the Duke and appoin●ed that day to attend the Dukes person The next day following the mist breakes vp and Armies discouer one another A ryuer being betwixt the King and the Duke right thousand of the Kings Souldiers were appointed to make good the bridge Captaine Scot full of Courage and valour giues the Charge but receaues the ouerthrowe the like successe had Captaine Hill Andreas Lemerson seconds them and bides the Shock The Duke perceiuing this issues out of the wood alone hartens his Souldiers fills his ordinance wanting shot with pibbie stones and makes choice to encampe himselfe and his hoast euen on the top of a Hill naturally defenced from passage and if any were those hee stoppped vp with heapes of stones in manner of a Kampier neare the foote whereof ranne a Riuer with an vncertaine ford where a troope of his ●●st Souldiours were set in order to receaue the Enemy and the more to animate the mindes of his men the leaders went about exhorting and encourageing the Souldiers taking all occasion of feare from them and putting them in hope with all inducements of warre And the Duke himselfe coursing hither and thither protested that that day should bee the full end of their misfortunes and the beginning of their happinesse or else his owne perpetuall seruitude and bondage The Souldiers vpon this shewde as great forwardnesse and as Ecchoes redoubled his wordes vowing neuer to yeeld eyther for woundes or for life which they were all ready to sacrifice in the cause of their Country which resolution appearde in the squadron of Captaine Hill who leading his Army mette the Enemy with such a showre of shot that many were slaine and many wounded Andreas Lemerson giues the second charge and that with so fierce an encounter that he seizeth vpon the enemies ordinance and turnes the same vpon them In this conflict the Kinges Army is discomfited eight thousand of them being slaine drowned and taken Prisoners Upon this sad successe the King being in the Castle of Linnekeeping calles a Parley The Duke vpon knowledge of the Kings pleasure is willing to entertaine it Messengers are sent enterchangeably and vpon hearing and debating the gréeuances one of another the conditions are agréed vpon the Duke to haue pardon for what was past and whereas hee had one of his aduersaries already in his custody it was likewise agréede that he should haue the other These deliuered into his hands being the fowre Commissioners that disturbed the peace of Swethen which was performed accordingly so as the Duke detaines them prisoners with their wines and children After this friendly coherence the Duke rides to the King with sixeteene of his men leauing charge notwithstanding with Lemerson that if hee returned not nor sent word to the contrary within halfe an howre hee should come to him with his whole Army The King and the Duke doe so well concord and agree as they dine together and are feasted very royally all matters are pacified on eyther side so as a Rex-day is appointed and it is determined that the King shall haue his owne the Duke his and the disturbers of the peace their due The King returneth to Steckborow to his Fléete the Duke to Carborowgh where the Dutches lay The Peace being thus concluded the Duke dismisseth his Souldiers and receiues Letters from the King ●hat hee purposed to passe into his Country with a thousand men and desires prouision for them The Duke receiues his message very kindly and returnes this answere to the King that if it pleased him hee should finde prouision for two thousand As this prouision was preparing Fernsbecke Duke of Liefland perswades the King to returne with his power to Poland and not to stand to the Articles of agreement but to renew the warre alleadging that he could neuer be absolute King of Swethen so long as D. Charles liued And this was the onely ground of the Ciuill warre that followed CHAP. VII The King returnes to Poland Duke Charles renues the warre against the King his Nephew winnes the City and Castle of Calmer and setleth the state of the Dukedome of Finland THe King hauing thus falsified his own promise and deceiued the Dukes expectation returned with all expedition into Poland landing at Danske with his Army leauing the Castle of Calmer and certaine other holds adioyning strongly manned and victualed for a yeare Duke Charles being much discontented with this vnkingly breach of his Nephewes promise knew now that it was no time to capitulate and that no solicitation nor any submissiue meanes would serue to appease the Kings anger and to reintegrate himselfe into his loue and good opinion called his chiefe friends about him to haue their aduise what was best to bee done in this weighty businesse They all agréede that if it were possible they should recouer the Castle of Calmer that winter and certaine other holds lately manned and victualed by the King whereupon the Duke with his Army marcheth to Greenekeeping a little City in Swethland where hauing certaine dayes rested and refreshed his Army he hasted to besiege the Castle of Calmer The City being indefensible yeelded vnto him at his first approach The Duke hauing made his entrance into the City deliuered sayre speeches to the Citizens the iust cause that was giuen him to renue the warre and that no ambitious desire or turbulent spirit of his owne drew him so violently to these actions of hostility but that he was full Master of his owne affections and the necessity of the time in the Kinges incensed hate against him did moue him to these Armes that being quoth he at the first but priuate betwixt him and the three Dukes his aduersaries that alwayes maligned his estate might very well without the generall disturbance of both kingdumes haue been ended long agoe and nexther hee helde guilty nor the land defiled with the shedding so much Polish and Swethish blood But sith the king had so vnkindly taken part with strangers against a kinsman and had so vnnaturally laid their treacherous plots against his loyalty nature and iustice were the faire protectors of his quarrels that should defend the equity of his cause against the mouth of enuy or any such calumnious tongues whatsoeuer The Citizens that alwayes affect peace rather then war looking into the condition of the disturbed States were much perpleed in mind and seuerally distracted in their opinions being vncertaine how to stand affected They knew that