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B14965 September 1. Numb. 42. The continuation of our weekely avisoes, since the 23. of the last, to the first of this present Conteining amonst the rest, these particulars following. A patheticall speech made by the King of Sweden to his commaunders and captaines, vpon occasion of some misdemeanors committed by the souldiers. The confirmation of the burning of the Walsteyn and Bavarian magazen at Fryenstadt, together with the defeat given vnto some imperiall regiments at the same time. The taking of great Glogaw and Breslaw, with other townes in Silesia, by the nixt forces of the Swedes, Saxons and Brandenburgers. The preparation of the King of Sweden by (command of a generall fast throughout the whole army, and in the city of Norimberg) to goe vpon some great designe, most of his forces being come to him. Something concerning France, and the troubles there. Butter, Nathaniel, d. 1664, publisher.; Bourne, Nicholas, publisher.; Dawson, John, printer. 1632 (1632) STC 18507.267; ESTC S118673 9,570 16

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taken the 3. sconces and so with the Army they are returned to Donawert but by order which came yesterday are recalled back This day 2. Regiments of Wurtenburgh march to Vlms. The Catholike councell is at Ausburgh arrested still but as yet there haue no bels beene rung The City Heylbrun is fortified dayly Schillingsfurst is burnt downe and Kreysheym is ransacked and pillaged From Dresden the 13. of August The assembly and generall meeting of the Senators and deputies of the Nobility at Warson in Polonia is ended and another day of meeting is prescribed in September the 17. for the choise of a new King which generall Dyet will last according to auncient custome sixe weekes The common opinion is that the eldest sonne Vladislaus without the competition of any other will obtaine the Crowne The Protestants are much bent that way but the Papists haue much opposed the same The Papists did also oppose and hinder that liberty which the Protestants expected to haue beene granted them in the late assembly and now they must content themselues with a larger certaintie Concerning the warre in Muscouia it seemes that all is there againe appeased Onely in Polonia there is great feare of an inuasion by the Tartarians but there is good order and prouision made to preuent that From Kitzingen the 15. dito God bee thanked all is well with our Army Yesterday Duke Bernard of Weymar arriued here whose troupes as also the troupes of Generell Bannier which were left at Rottingen are this day expected here then shall our generall rendevous bee held and our forces shall bee aduanced against our Enemies God grant vs good successe wee doe dayly take many prisoners who most of them betake themselues into the Kings seruices they do exceedingly complaine of want and great need in their Armies The old soldiers of the Enemiee runne away and the new ones are altogether vnskilled They are constrained to fetch their provision and forrage 7. miles about and indeed wee are herein to obserue the finger and powerfull working of the Almighty First the good successe which it hath pleased God to affoord vnto Duke Bernard Weymar insomuch that many cheife soldiers are come into his seruice and many of the cheife Commanders are taken prisoners Secondly obserue that those of Duderstadt which place is not onely well fortified by the Imperialists are strongly beset to wit with 350. of Bru●res Regiment 300. of Vorstenburgs Regiment 250. new leauied soldiers 300. of Reynaclers forces 400. Horsemen vnder the Commander Gol●z who also was assisted by diuers Boores of Eischfield notwitstanding all this they freely yileded vp themselues and 2000. old soldiers also left their seruice are come over to vs by reason whereof the officers being at our mercy were faine to yeild themselues into our hands Wee haue obtained some Cornets 12. peeces of Ordnance and great store of prouision Adde vnto this the great aduantage wee haue gotten by our leuies and Musterplace at Eichsfeild Thirdly wee consider the great victory it hath pleased almightly God to affoord vnto his Maiesty of Sweden at Freystadt where was the Magazine for prouision of Walsteyns Corne and Bread c. where 28. cornet of horse and 500. Musquetiers being in all about 300. men were slaine and vtterly defeated From Leypsich 15. Dito It is certaine that our Brandenburger and Swedish forces in all 30000. strong haue againe taken great Glogan in Salesia and taken the Commander Golizen prisoner with some companies of horse and foote which they haue all of them disarmed Part of which Army after this happy defeat are marching to Glatz in Bohemia In the meane time the Crabats with 1000. horse are fallen into this Dukedome and haue taken the City Bishopsweerd● by assault and the City Stolpe and pillaged and burnt downe the same Hereupon the Prince Elector with all speed commanded some thousands of soldiers thither to stop their course Now instantly wee doe receiue tydings from Dresden that Lignitz and the Lord thereof are agreed with the Swedes and haue taken in a Swedish Garrison Other Lords and Cityes as also Breslau haue done the like In Glogau in Silesia our soldiers haue obtained very good booty and haue taken a whole waggon laden with siluer from the Commander Goltzen aforesaid From Altenberg 18. dito Yesterday certaine letters were brought hither which were intercepted with Cypher letters written by the Duke of Bauaria to Count Papenheym which letters are sent to his Maiesty of Sweden Wee vnderstand that the contents are to desire Papenheym suddenly to come and joyne his forces with his Those that carryed these letters are apprehended and brought to Salfridt From Franconia the 19. Dito Concerning for the last happy victory which it hath pleased Almighty God to affoord his Mai of Sweden There hath both in the Army as also in the City of Noremberg been openly publikly thanksgiuing beene made which hath not a little dismayed the Enemie to wit Walsteyn and the Duke of Bauaria Those forces of Rhyneland and Hessens forces as also Duke Saxon Wymars all in one Army vpon Monday and tuesday last passed ouer the bridge at Kitzingen to Newstadt by Aisch and Winshey At this Rendevous are met together 36. thousand of able warlick men 14. thousand of Banniers men are also of a certaine to ioyne this day with our Army at Vffenheym it is for certaine that when they shall bee all come together the Army will consist of aboue 50. thou●and able men This Army is ere long to bee ioyned to his Maiesty of Sweden Army before Norimberg who is entrenched there with 25000. men These are all of good courage and God bee thanked want nothing But haue victuals enough onely there is some scarsity of Forrage Doubtlesse ere long there must come a great alteration Our soldiers are very greedy of a battaile From Elsatia the 19. The fresh Army at this present is at Tryer it seemes that they haue there sustained some losse whereupon the sayd place is besieged and with Canon furiously playd vpon There are more French comming tow●rds them for their vaunt-guard is already come neere vnto Metz which doth againe of new perplexe and terrifie Loraine but they are marching toward the Mosell and it seemes will not molest or trouble vs in those quarters The Emperiall troupes are scattered here about From the Maynstream the 22. of August Some few dayes agoe certaine troupes came downe from the Rhyne-stream to Nieustadt by the Hart and commanded to Lindau and those quarters some troupes of horse also were lately set ouer the Rhyne at Wormes to what end none of vs a● yet can tell Letters from Berlin doe confirme what formerly we heard namely that the City great Glogaw was taken by force and the Castle with agreement by the Brandenburger Saxon forces In the fury of taking the City a great part of the City was burnt they haue sent and presented vnto tho Duke of Saxony sixe Cornets and ten Ensignes The Dyet
in Polonia is deferred vntill the 17. of September next Bethlehem-Gabors widdow who is now agreed at last with Ragotzye hath commanded 20000. men to Polonia to bee revenged in this interregnum From Hassia we are certified that Generall Bouditz with the Hessen forces is gone to Westphalia whither he is to march from thence we shall Learne in time From Cullin the 23. of August Letters from Soest and those places dated 21. Ditto doe aver that the Swedes our enemies were passed the riuer beyond Weser and were marching toward or neere vnto Soest where 19. troupes of horse were already passed and doe keepe and command Dormondt according to the common rumour they are six Regiments of horse and 85. Companies of foote In their march they make terrible ruines doe much harme It is supposed that they are marching towards the Rhyne In summe I am sure we suffer and those that did invite Papenheym and call him downe doe draw the second Army and party vpon vs and as we doe guesse down to the Prouinces and are the cause of the losse beyond Wezar According to Letters from Wirtzburg dated the 19. Ditto the Chauncellor Oxenstern Saxon Weymar and the Landtgraue of Hessen haue past muster at Kitzingen of aboue 36000. men the day following Generall Bannier was to ioyne with them his Army of 14000. more The King is yet before Norimberg when all these forces shall be ioyned together guesse you what we may expect The defeate which the Swedes haue lately giuen to our forces continues and is confirmed and daily skirmishes are made wherein the Swedes doe still get the better The forces of the Elector of Saxon and Brandenburg are in Silesia haue there taken great Glaga● Breslaw and Sagan and other places In summe all goes not very well Copy of a Letter from Wesell August 24. Now instantly is arriued an expresse Messenger who brought letters from Colonell Melander to the Gouernour of this City Wesel Rees and others to his Excellence which Letters to the Prince we haue already posted forward the said Post doth certifie vs by word of mouth that 17. Swedish Cornets of horse passed on the 21. of this Moneth by Soetenare and We●rne very able men which 17. troupes were followed by Generall Bandits with 16. Regiments of foote and 3000. men more of horse these in their passage haue taken Paterborne they march along now toward the Rhyne to Wesel It seemes that there is some worthy enterprize in hand God giue a blessing to their proceedings From Arnheym the 24. At Cullin are diuers Commissioners who doe leuy forces publikely for the States Generall of the vnited Prouinces The Bishop of Cullin hath sent the Lord Foule as Ambassador to the Prince of Orange to excuse him concerning the Generall Papenheyms passing ouer the Rhyne We vnderstand that at Berck and Dusseldorf new preparation is made for some forces to passe ouer Now whither it be for Generall Budaitz or others wee know not yet some suppose it is for those forces which Papenheym left behinde him in the Countrey of Berg others thinke it is for Papenheyms returne who is sent for backe againe by Generall Walstein in all speed In Artoys and Henegaw people fly apace for feare of the French forces which daily are augmented Monsieur De Hautery is gone thither to the aforesaid forces in the behalfe of Count Henry de Bergh At Bruxels are 5. great Low-country Lords taken in hold From Aken the 25. of August Yesterday the Magistrates in Mastricht prepared a very great Banket for the Prince of Orange to receiue and welcome him into that City the workes are slighted and by all likelyhood his Excellence will not rest so but proceed further From Maseycke the 26. Dito The dead body of the Earle of Hanaw and an English Colonell were brought by this City in a Wagon and presently with a Pont were conuayed ouer to Ruremond Count Papenheym after he was broke vp on the 21. of this Moneth toward Weser returned againe into the quarter of Graue-Maurice and at this present is at Meelsen and about Sittert in the vi●lages he is vnder the Doctors and Chirurgions hands to be cured of his hurt which was very dangerous Don Cordua also lyes still as yet but to small purpose for the Bird is flowne away and their prey is gone London August 24. We heare from the Leaguer by a Merchant of good note which is come ouer who heard the Prince of Orange himselfe speake it that seeing they of Cullin did suffer Papenheym to passe by them If the Lords the States would not reuenge it that then out of his owne meanes he would doe it although he left himselfe neuer a penny The reason is because the States haue shewed themselues Neutrall vnto Cullin and they so perfidious to the States in suffering the enemy to passe It is reported that Walestine hath sent to the King of Sweden seuerall messengers summoning him to a battaile but the King deferred to fight with him till he was better fitted for him yet still Wal stine required a Battaile alleaging that hee the rather desired to fight with him because he held him to be the great Captaine of the Christian World and that if hee were overcome by the greatest Captaine it could bee no dishonor to him But if hee did overcome him then the greater glory would be his that he had preuailed against the greatest Captaine of the Christian World and it is reported that the day appointed by them both for the battaile is the 31. of this our August 1632. From Norimbergh the 8. of August The King of Sweden is still about this City and all his other forces are ioyned together The Enemie Walsteyn and Bauaria are not aboue a Dutch mile from him By all likelyhood it cannot bee long before there happen a bloody encounter Yesterday both in this City and the Kings Army as wee did lately giue thankes publikely for the victory about Freynsladt so wee had a day of Fasting and Praying for his Maiesties future good successe And this day his Maiesty hath distributed the monies amongst his soldiers which monies hee borrowed of the Citizens of Norimberg and Franckford for a yeare with 6. per cent interest So that the souldiers being they haue receiued pay are the more animated to what they must ere long vndertake There are also diuers other collections made for the King of Swedens forces I trust that now the King is so well provided and hath gotten all his forces together hee will shortly adventure vpon the Enemie and indeed they must fight for the victuals begins to fall very short insomuch that some are ready to dye for hunger And in the Enemies Camp is farre greater want then in the Kings Army Wee in the City want no Corne onely wee haue not Mills enough to grind the same FINIS