November 29. Numb 50. THE CONTINVATION OF OVR FORRAINE Intelligence since the 22. to this present moneth The first Part. Contayning amongst the rest these particulars following The taking of the Citie Great Glogaw in Silesia and Eger on the Fronter of Bohemia with the expulsion of the Imperialists out of Silesia and both the vpper and lower Lusatia The taking of the Bishoprickes of Patterborn and Corvay by the Landgrave of Hessen with his Summoning of all the Lords and States of Westphalia to render themselues vnder his Majestie of Sweden Severall late passages of the King of Sweden his proceedings neere Mentz and of his Armies in other parts The taking of many Townes more and the yeelding of the Cities of Norimberg and Vlm with divers others vnto his Majestie of Sweden LONDON Printed for Nath Butter and Nicolas Bourne 1631. The Continuation of our Weekely NEWES From Prage the 22 of October 1631. IN this Kingdome are many thousands of Soul diers enquartered for the ensuring of the same Vnto these forces shall be adjoyned the Generall Dieffenbach with 6000. foote and 800. horsemen Don Balthazar shall Command as Generall His Imperiall Majestie hath granted many Commissions more for the levying of new forces in so much that the Drummes beat in all places From Silesia we haue newly received tydings that the Commander Gotsen hath taken the Cities Gorlits Sittau and other places in Lusatia and newly are adjoyned to him fifteene hundred Hungarians From Prage the 27. of October 1631. The Imperialists haue abandoned the vpper and lower Lusatia which places are againe possessed by the Duke of Saxony The said Imperialists after they had made great spoyle in the Duke of Freidland his Countrey and within his owne Territories were at last enquartered in the Earledome of Glatz The new levied forces of Tertzich are vtterly defeated at Great Glogaw in Silesia yea quite destroyed And the same Citie over and aboue that is delivered vp and taken by the same forces of the King of Sweden and now fully in the possession of his Majestie The Swedish horsemen waiting their opportunitie defeated some Imperiall troupes neare vnto Vlm between Schorndorf and Augsburg Which forces convoying along with them some treasure became good bootie to the Swedish From Gotlitz in Silesia the 25. of October 1631. This day the Imperiall Feild-Marshall hath sent hither to this Citie a warlike Commissary with a request that wee-would be pleased to afford the Imperiall Army free passage and grant them to be enquartered thereabouts After this Commissary had waited with his Convoy before the Gates of the City for an answer from twelue of the Clocke till two in the afternoone was at last suffered to enter and caused to propound his errand vpon the Towne-house after he had made his speech and ended his proposition he was wished to returne backe to his lodging vntill they had fully deliberated concerning his demand of so high a nature This Commissary Generall finding the time of his expectation for an answer somewhat too long and tedious returned backe to the Citie gate againe before he was sent for but was not suffered to enter before fiue of the Clocke And when he had conferred with the Peeres and Counsell they could in no wise agree together whereupon he departed peaceably for that time Afterward his Feild-Marshall commanded hither certaine Regiments of Souldiers with some Ordnance and demanded obedience from the Citie and willed to yeeld Which we perceiving to be so earnestly intended yeelded our selues after some Articles of agreement considered and concluded vpon and our Garrison departed out of the Citie and we suffered eleven Companies of the Emperours forces to enter Lately also the Commander Four was sent to Baudissen and the Commander Illo to Sittow but those of Boudtsen will resist for they expect ayde and reliefe and some Regiments of horse and foote are alreadie marching thither The Imperialists presse hard vpon this Citie and Country ayming to extract provision from vs for the whole Imperiall Army but hitherto is nothing granted Neither can wee learne what is their intention because the absolute resolution for the whole matter must come from Vienna and they must be directed and guided by the order that they receiue thence Wee doe exceedingly long to perceiue which way the Duke of Saxony will convert his proceedings but it is very doubtfull Now we doe at this instant receiue tydings that the Imperialists haue beene constrained to forsake the vpper low er Lusatia which they haue abandoned and diverted them selues toward Bohemia At Dresden is lately arrived one Imperiall and another Spanish Ambassador From Kitzingen the 26. of October 1631. The King of Sweden will suffer no posts or Messengers to passe these wayes Certaine it is that he hath taken Wirtzburgh with the Castle neare vnto the same Citie His Majestie by reason of the great confluxe of Souldiers daily comming to him cannot but exceedingly augment his Army Another from the same place the 27th The King of Sweden by the sword with his valorous proceeding hath subdued and brought vnder his subjection this whole Bishopricke of Wirtzburgh Which Bishopricke is bound to contribute vnto him monethly a great summe of money All the Cities in this Country and almost all the houses in the Cities are full of Corne Wine and other good provision for it is a rich Country so that the Souldiers are come into a good harbour and will speed well for they find great plentie of all things The Cattle strayes and doe erre about the high wayes and streets without any keeper A good Cow is sold here for one Ryx Dollar and a sheepe for a very small value His Majestie of Swedens Army is very strong as it is certainly esteemed consisting of 60000. men for ever since his great victory and since his comming into these parts he hath had a great conflux of forces comming to him The principall parties and heads of Bamburg since their Bishop hath forsaken them are agreed and haue compounded with his Majesty of Sweden vpon these 4. Articles set downe 1. That they shall be bound to pay to his Majestie without further delay three Tun of Gold 2. That they shall yeeld vp to his Majestie the two strongest fortified places in the Country as namely Fortheym and Kronnach 3. That they shall monethly contribute to his Majestie as great a summe of money as the Catholike League formerly received from them 4. They shall abandon all the forces of the Catholike League casheere them renounce the agreement between them and cleaue to his Majestie of Sweden From Leyprich the 28. of October 1631. From Dresden is written that certaine thousands of Crabates came before Old-Dresden and their intention was to take in the old Iaggers-Castle But those that were within played so furiously with Canon vpon them that they were constrained to retire but not without doing mischiefe for they burnt downe some houses and barnes and went their wayes After that Garlits-Bautsen
and some other places more were taken by the Commander Gotzen our Prince Elector of Saxonie with his Army went against him wherevpon Gotzen not being able to abide the power of his Army retired and hath quite abandoned both the higher and lower Lusatia And all the Cities are beset by the Duke of Saxony The 22. day of October this present moneth but few dayes agoe the water in the Burgg-wall behind S. Thomas Church in this Citie was changed suddainly into a colour as red as bloud which was beheld and admired by many thousand Spectators From Augsburgh the 25. of October The Spirituall and Clergy men especially the Iesuites flie in great number from Dillingin Inglestadt Ratsboone and other places very confusedly with all their moveables bag and baggage and take their refuge to this Citie and so forward The Spirituall persons in this Citie dare not stay here but doe also depart hence into other Parts so that they cannot be furnished susticiently with Carts and Wagons for their conveyance The Marck-Graue of Barut 8 dayes agoe sent am hundred load of haye to Weysenstadt for there-abouts are many thousands of the King of Swedens men come namely at Moninghsbergh Rausteyn and Lichtenbergh they haue taken all the places of note betwixt Coburgh and Norimberg It is certainely thought that his Majestie will make towards Eyckstadt and Bauaria The Duke of Saxonie is vpon the very Frontiers of Bohemia and it is for a truth that he hath taken Eger which is a City of great moment vpon the said Frontiers of Bohemia Some Swedish Horsemen haue lately taken 200000 Rix-Dollors appertaining to Commissary Wolfstiere with some other treasure sent to Munchen These Horsemen were but a 100 in number but had with them a troupe of Footmen they tooke their occasion neere vnto Vlme and so carried away this maine bootie From Selingstadt the 6. of November 1631. Vpon Sunday last the Generall Tilly from the head-cheife quarter of his Army sent forth 3000 men Horse and Foote to take in the City of Wertheym which his Majestie of Sweden tooke but lately before where 14 Companies of his Majestie of Sweden were enquartered The King having advertisement hereof caused divers thousands of men to lie in Ambuscado parted in two parts in a place named the Taubergrond he had also given notice to the Governour of the City of Wertheym and charged him to retire if in case he saw occasion and leaue the City his Maiestie intending some exploit that way But before it came to that the Kings foresayd Troupes consisting of some Horse and Foote which lay in Ambush before they could come neere the City environed these Imperialists round about before and behind and assaulted them so furiously that 2700 of them were slaine dead on the place so that but a very few of them escaped 14 Ensignes were delivered to his Maiestie at Wirtsburgh and this exploit afforded the Souldiers very good bootie But in the meane while the Imperialists haue taken the Castle and City of Bobenhausen where they doe ensconce and entrensh themselues His Maiestie of Sweden was invested at Wirtsburge a few dayes agoe and received very willingly by the Citizens for their Lord and Protector From Hanaw the 29. of October It is now confirmed that his Maiestie of Sweden hath also taken the Castle of VVirsburgh by the Sword and many assault therein were slaine 2000 men onely one Gentleman saved his life whom the King graciously pardoned the said Gentleman revealed vnto the King a hidden great Treasure Last Saturday his Maiestie was in person at Karelstadt by the Maine where he brings a maine Army together The Lord Witzdom hath fore-warned the Citizens of Aschenburgh to convey their goods into the strongest and surest places Eight dayes agoe the Swedish haue taken Rottenberg on the River Tauber whether the Commissary Masen was fled This City was yeelded to his Maiestie by agreement The Garrison which was 700 strong mutined when they heard of the Swedish comming and rent their Ensignes all in peeces from the very shafts and most of them betooke themselues into his Maiesties service The Swedish haue also taken Dunckenspill and divers other places there-abouts The Citizens of Northingen an Imperiall Towne in Wirtenbergh haue by force of Armes expelled the Imperiall Garrison of 600 men which was within the Citie and they haue freely surrendred vp the City to the King of Sweden On Friday last some thousands of Swedish Forces lodged at Newstadt and the next day marched to Haylbrun and those parts towards the River of Necker doubtlesse having some great exploit in hand His Maiestie of Sweden causeth the City VVertheym and the Castle of VVurtsburgh to be fortified He hath placed for Governour at Konigshouen Duke Ernst of Saxen Wymer The Army of the Duke of Loraine and the Generall Tilly in person were two dayes since at Mildeburgh Most of the said Army is yet betwixt Mildeburgh and Aschenburgh and some of them about Nyterburgh and Heytbatch It is supposed that the Generall will goe towards Bischopsheym on the River Tauber and there pitch his Army His Forces in the Bishopricke of Mentz commit great insolencies and doe great mischiefe From Bremen the 26. of November It is now confirmed from all parts that the Landgrave of Hessen hath taken Paderborn and many other places as also Niewenhouse Where hee caused the Armes of the Bishop of Collen to be pulled downe and the armes of his Maiesty of Sweden to be set up in the roome He hath also demanded Hexter to be delivered to him and Hamelen and thence will passe on forward to Osnabrug Letters from Norimberg and Leypsich newly received relate that a very bloody fight lately happened betweene the Duke of Saxons forces and the Imperiall forces which came from Lusatia And that the Saxon at the first by reason of the furious assault of the Imperialists was mooved to retreat but being seconded by some Swedish forces they obtained a great victory In time we shall have farther intelligence and be able to certifie you concerning the truth hereof From Maestricht the 3. of November Here doe daily passe many souldiers horse and foot over the Maze toward the Rhine The Prince of Barbancon shall command 4000. horse the Lord of Wittenhorst causeth also his regiment of horse to be augmented and reenforced The Earle of Solmes and the Lord Roveroy follow them with two dutch regiments of foot forces These all of them march to the Generall Tilly or to the Palatinate From Collen the 9. of November The Land-Grave of Hessen hath since the taking of Paderborn Munden Warburgh Felckmersen Arenstbergh and Wee l summoned the Peeres and chiefe of the Bishoprick of Paderborn to appeare before him and take the oath of fidelity as likewise to agree and consult concerning the payment of the monyes that are to be contributed and concerning the Enquartering of the souldiers hath also distributed commissions for the levying of 4. regiments of foot and 3. of horse In
the Prince of Orange commanded the baggage of the whole army to bee shipt The 29. the whole army of the Archdutchesse went into garrison 18. companies of their horse were commanded to the Rhyne to march into Germany The 31. all our Canon was shipt and the 26. of November all our drawing horses The 3. of November the souldiers broke downe all their huts and all the army departed his Excell with some Earles and Colonels are come into this City the 4. of November from whence they departed The Emperour causes 3000. souldiers horse and foot to be levied in the Land of Liege The troupes of the Duke of Lerma and Feria are reduced into 17. companies and are marching into Germany The late Governour of this Citty the Lord Ryhoven was buried with great pompe the last weeke according to the manner of warre The States Generall his Excell the Prince of Orange and the States Deputies with all our gentry of our Army accompanied the Corps to the Enterment Colonell Morgan is chosen Governour in his stead Extract out of a letter from Maintz the 16. of November SIR If you did now come hither againe you would marvell at the alteration that is here you know there was but three Moneths agoe such boasting amongst us and such writing of pasquils against our Neighbours especially those of Vlm and the Duke of Wirtenburg where the Monkes Priests and Nunns had taken into their possession many a goodly and rich Cloyster But now we doe heare amongst us here nothing but complaints deliberations whether to flye and what to doe on the other side we do heare there they are now taking their turn and pay us in the same coin they lately received from us Thus goeth the world Our Generall Tilly whose name I doe beleeve is rather vsed to encourage us then to affright the Enemies who we do well see doe neither care whether he be alive or dead is said to have a great Army and I beleeve he hath it But what he doth with it I cannot tell Hee hath beene long about to take the towne of Wertheim as we have beene often enformed by letters wherein are but 5. or 600. Swedes And yet he cannot master them and meanwhile there is still one regiment and troupe or other of Imperialists and of Loraines beaten and I can assure you that the Loraines have no more mind to meete with the Swedes for they solicite still to be put in garisons in such places as are farthest from their Enemy and likely to be not troubled or assaulted at all Thus we suffer more already by those that will make us believe to be our defenders then we could feare at the Swedes hand if we do no worse to them then the Countrey of Wirtzburg hath done who is now in their Kings possession but withall in peace and quietnesse But of this I dare not say what I thinke The Kings troupes have lately assaulted one of the Imperiall quarters which was betwixt Bâ—shopsheim Mergenthal out of which almost all the Imperialists having gotten notice of the Swedes comming ran away and so by their light heeles saved their lives For those that were not so quick were soone put to the number of the dead by the Swedes who slew about two hundred and tooke threescore prisoners and withall all the Baggage that was left there which was laden but could not so speedily be convoyed away upon above two hundred Waggons all which besides many other Horses Mules and other cattell was seized by the sayd Swedes without any Notary and carried away towards their royall Campe neare Wirtsburgh I am sorry I cannot tell you of so great matters and victories as formerly I did oftentimes when both Wallstein whilest hee was upon our stage of Warre and playd his part and Tilly did every weeke nay day get some notable Towne Castle and place where they found no body that durst oppose them there having never appeared any great Army resolutely against them except that of the Bores in Austria Howsoever I will give you what I receive and tell you the truth though it is not liked amongst us here We had yesterday Letters and I have heard it confirmed this morning by a Colonell of ours that 13. Finlanders Horsemen met with 60. Lorraines and although the Finlanders saw them a farre off and could have fled and saved themselves for the Country is thereabouts not open yet with a boldnesse and courage that defies and scornes death it selfe they set amongst them and without any delay layd downe to the ground the most part of the sayd Lorraines and made the rest which were yet 16. to yeeld and so these 13. Finlanders which our Country people feares now as if they were Fiendlanders that is of the Land of the Divell brought away to their King 16. Lorraines without any complement for I assure you that they could understand never a word the one of the others Our Army of the Imperiall and Catholike and Lorraine troopes doth onely endeavor as I doe perceive to hinder the Circle of Swaben and other Townes of Alsatia the Countries thereabouts to joyne or to yeeld to the Swedes But yet neverthelesse we doe heare that the sayd Countries and the chiefe Townes and Imperiall Cities have already or doe yet send and accoÌ„modate themselves with that King and put themselves under his protection The City of Norimbergh is altogether in love with him and wil be trimmed after his owne desire having already Swedish Engineers that give order for new fortifications thereof and there are made leavies for the sayd City which they will entertaine in the sayd King of Swedens service Those of Vlm we heare are doing as much although I have yet no particular notice of what they are resolved But this I know that they having some troopes for their owne defence ready have hereby beaten backe some Imperiall forces that were come out of Italy with much paine and labour and craving from those of Vlm but with some threatnings some reliefe namely for every Horse 10. dollers and for every Soldier 6. dollers and there were of them 12. Companies they were for all answer contribution and comfort and without any compassion of their wearinesse and sufferings they indured by passing the Alpes beaten back and driven to lie upon the Archduke Leopolds dominions and so it is thought they will disband The K of Sweden hath caused the Castle of Wirtzburg againe to be mended and fortified that now it may be called what before it was esteemed an impregnable place in the hands of Swedes Let this suffice for this time I hope for better newes shortly Extract of another Letter the 18. of November I Doe not doubt but you have already beene informed that the Swedish forces have taken in the midst of the Catholike army the Old and new Towne of Hanaw making the beginning with the Castle which they tooke by Pettarding and Escaladoes We heare Francfort hath also made some accoÌ„modation But thereof you will be pleased to expect my next Letters The Elector of Maintz hath kept some of the Spanish forces that are sent towards the Rhine Palatinate for the defence of his own Country wherat his people how great soever the feare is amongst their Churchmen is very ill pleased All the Spanish forces that are come and comming hither towards the Rhyne which amount already to 7000. foot and 32. Cornets of horse are to be enquartered as I doe heare along the Country called Rhinegow and so lye along the Rhyne to hinder the King of Sweden to passe the same River Now concerning the Landgrave of Hessen who hath a good army and in good discipline he hath already taken all the Bishopricks both of Paterborne and Corvay where he hath made great store of money by way of contribution whereby hee makes still new leavies And withall he hath published a Proclamation in Westphalia whereby he doth call and admonish all Westphalians that serve either the Emperor or Catholike league to withdraw themselves out of that service giving them terme of 6. Weekes which past and they not appearing and obeying he will proceed against them for many Noble and Gent of that Country serue against the K. of Sweden and his Allies and their goods with all rigour c. More you shall have the next Post FINIS
those parts he marched with his Army towards Hexter and Corway And now tidings is come that he hath taken Hexter Our Elector with the Bishop of Osnabrug and the Elector of Mentz are here yet together at the Dyet Where the Peeres have concluded to contribut 200000. Ryxdollers but with Condition that all their agreements shall first be remooved and than the monyes Contributed be imployed for the defence of the Countrey And whereas that money is not sufficient long to maintaine many souldiers our Elector is very earnest for a larger contribution to be granted And because the Spirituality ought not herein to be exempted especially since all this war and Commotion had from them it 's originall it is thought fit that they shall bee large Contributors and with their Church Ornaments c. and revenues they shall helpe to maintaine a defensive Army But in the meane while there is a great flight of Priests Monkes and Iesuites with their Church Ornaments to the Citty St. Liborius Yesterday the Spanish troupes 14. Cornets in number were expected about Duringen commanded by Wittenhorst and 4. or 5000. foot under the command of Colonell Roveroy among these is comprehended the Regiment of Ysenborg and the new Italians They take their way toward the Mosell through the Eyffel so to Trarbach and Cochum The 4. of this Moneth passed 3. or 400. men over the Mosel-bridge under the command of Everfeeld these passe to the Palatinate Here is much amunition and great store of Armes bought The Commander Newhousen levies 1000. Curassiers Dislingen 500. Light horses Angstell 500. more Overlachen one Regiment foot and one horse Commander Lambach wil likewise have a regiment All these for the service of our Elector of Collen The Duke of Bavaria levies the tenth man for defence of his Countrey From Hamburgh the 30. of October The Garison which yeelded up Rostock to the King of Sweden the 19. day of this Moneth passed by Dutzaw in the Dukedome of Mechelenburgh and so to the River Elb Wismar is not as yet agreed being resolved to defend it selfe and hold out as long as one man shall be left alive Assoone as Rostock was delivered up to his Maiesty of Sweden the Imperialists for very feare forsooke Ratsenburgh two Leagves from Lauwenburgh At Blanckeneese those Imperialists passed over the river Elbe to Boxteheede and Stade From Hamburgh the 6. of November From Mechelburg is written that the Army is come from Rostock before Wismar those within Wismar fell out of the Citty a thousand strong so that an exceeding hot fight happened on both sides The besieged were driven back into the Citty with great losse leaving behind them many dead men and many wounded Among the dead was their great Commander Aldessa Barry an Italian who commanded there for the present in lieu of Gabriel de Roy as Governour of the said Citty many were also carried prisoners to Weryn On the other part of Mechelburgh were also divers of them slaine among the rest Leiutenant Generall Berenbach Duke William Governour at Erfort causeth a new army of 8000. foot and 4000. horse to be raised And we understand farther that the Swedish Chancellor Oxenstern is daily expected with an Army of 12000. men with these to take the Citty Magdenburgh and Wolfenbuttel which have beene so long besieged From Collen the 4. of November The Lant-grave of Hessen with an Army of 12000. men besieged the City Munden by the river Weser and in one day shot very strongly from two batteries thus attempting to take the City by force those within yeelded up themselves by agreement they departed out of the City with Bag and Baggage and were convoyd to Gottingen The said Lantgrave hath also taken Waerburg Selkmersen and other places by agreement And so marched to Paderborn which Citty yeelded presently and gave 50000. Ryxdollers to be freed from pillaging and as we understand hath since taken that whole Bishoprick The leuy of our Elector continueth still but there are hardly any men to be gotten The Generall Tilly could not parswade those of Hanaw by faire meanes intreaty or any other wayes to take into their City any Imperiall forces And as now we have received information the same Citty is yeelded up to some Swedish forces for his Maiesty The Generall Tilly marched lately above Francford on the Mayn toward Selingstadt and there passed over the Mayn thence he marched toward Berghstraet and laid still certaine dayes in the iurisdiction of Darmstadt where his Army did great hurt It was formerly supposed that the said Generall would have marched to Hedelbergh and Manheym by that meanes to defend the Palatinate but now we doe understand that he takes his way to Margentheym and so forward to Bavaria The Duke of Bavaria causeth the 10. person nay some say the 4. person to beare armes for defence of his Countrey many thousands of them he hath enquartered in Donawert Duke George of Lunenburgh hath beene with his Maiesty of Sweden at Wurtsburgh where he had Commission granted him from the said King for the raising of 20000. men From Berlin Letters affirme that part of the Duke of Saxons Army is going with the Generall Bannier and some Swedish Commanders into Silesia And that the English were marched upon some exployt from Crosses accompanied with some horsemen From Paris the 2. of November Our King is yet at Chasteaulery and God be thanked our whole Kingdome is at peace Onely Monsieur St. Romyn is taken in hold because he would have levied a regiment of souldiers for his Mai. brother In the businesse of Marillac there is taken great paines the goods of all those that ioyned with the Duke of Orleans his Mai. brother are confiscated and annexed to the Crowne as namely the Dukedome Delboeuf the Dukedome of Bellegarde the Earledome of Moret Rovanes and others The Cardinall of Savoy is here yet but the Prince of Cariano is departed for Piedmont It is most certaine that the Duke of Savoy delivered Pignarola Susa and Avigliana into the hands of his Maiesty to ensure the passage into Italy What his Mai. hath granted the said Duke in recompence wee know not yet At Verdun is a great Treason discovered whereupon 5. Captaines are imprisoned The Army of his Maiesty is still upon the Frontiers the same is daily augmented but wee cannot learne to what end From Antwerp the 9. of November This weeke here arrived a Spanish post from Lisbon relates that a Caravel is arrived in Spaine from the Babia de Todos los fanctos sent from Don Anthonio de Ocquendo the 6. of August To certifie his Maiesty that in eleven weekes he was safely and happily arrived with his fleet of 25. ships and the Marchants fleet with him which caused great ioy in the Bahia They met with no Holland Armado by the way they will now expect the Hollanders comming with great courage and resolution From Bergen up Zoom the 11. of November The 27. of the last moneth his Excell