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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

was earnest intercession made for him by the Commanders and Captaines vnto his Majestie who with compassion spake thus vnto the Delinquent My sonne it is better that I should punish you than that for your mis-deedes the wrath of God and his Iudgments should fall vpon me and thee and all of vs. From Norimberg the 2. of August 1632. Concerning my dolefull estate I doubt not but all the world is therewith acquainted In these 4. weekes we haue received no letters from Overland nor Augsburg The Enemy is rou●d about vs with two great Armies and is enquartered about Steyn and Eyba and the same River a mile from this Citie and as farre from the Army We can daily see the Enemy swarue to and from our Steeple The skirmishes continue daily and many Spies are brought prisoners hither which Spies are pub●ikely examined by which meanes we know all the Enemies designes and enterprises Yesterday was brought prisoner here the Generall Quarter-Maister of Wallensteyn who had the bed-role or Catalogue about him of Wallensteyns and the Duke of Bavarias whole Armie he is daily served at Table with 6. silver dishes of good cheare and 2. bottels of wine he and his doe all complaine of extreame hunger and want in their Armies His Majestie of Sweden shews himselfe wondrous curteous and loving towards all the Citizens here remaines exceeding couragious His Army is very well fortified insomuch that it is impossible for any enemy to raise the same or almost to oppose him notwithstanding his Army alone is none of the greatest The Swedes doe daily defeate some of the Enemies Convoyes and although I confesse indeed by reason of these troubles and turmoiles our trading ceaseth yet God bee praised wee are exceeding well provided of all things It doth very much animate and comfort vs that his Majestie is so chearie and tender of vs and doth so couragiously protect vs and establisheth decent and good order overall Another from Norimberg of later date wherein is declared the whole present estate of both Armies Walsteyn and the Duke of Bauaria doe now onely striue and endevour to intercept and cut off all victualls provision and convoyes from his Majestie of Sweden as yet remayning within his Fortifications before Norimbergh Wherfore the better to accomplish his ends the said Wallensteyn by force hath taken a strong Castle Liechtenaw not farre from Anspach and 4. miles fom Norimbergh which Fort otherwise is vnder the power of the Norimbergers The King to revenge himselfe and to bee euen with and requite and serue his enemy with the same sauce did inquire and found out where the store or Magazen of corne was reserued for Wallersteyn the Duke of Bauaria to wit at ●ryenstaat which is a Citie in the vpper Palatinate situated in a very moorish place fiue miles from Norimbergh and 2. from Newmarch which also is in the superior Palatinate Wherefore with 1000. Muskets and some troupes of horse in the night they went to Karnbergh two miles distance from the towne of Fryenstadt and from thence he sent a certaine Colonell farther namely to Fryenstadt Who assisted with his souldiers and hauing hung some Patars at the gate of the Citie broke them open entred and puts some to the sword Hee there burnt a great multitude of Corne which was enough to supply Wallensteyns Armie for two moneths together Among other victuals there was 70000. pounds of bread the Swedish brought with them 400. Bullockes and 500. Horses to Norimberg In their returne the Commander a Colonell of Wallensteyns Armie with 3. Regiments comes towards the King whose number of Souldiers did not exceed Wallensteyns Colonels number to wit Spaar The Kings Majestie with his forces behaved himselfe so valorous and strong that many Ensignes were taken by them and 400. of Spaars forces were slain and an hundred Officers or more beside the Commander Spaar himselfe were taken prisoners The King lost 40. men and one Captaine with two Officers Before the King came to Fryenstadt a certaine Major was sent before as it is the manner of warre to spie out the wayes and devices of the Enemy This Major by chance and vnawarres fell into the hands of the aforesaid Spaar and was taken prisoner Spaar presently questions with him askes him where is the King the Major answers he is hard by what Army is hee provided withall he answers with some Troupes of horse hath he no Musketiers sayd Spaar no answers the other then certainely it is the King said Spaar and he shall presently be in my hands but it was not long after ere Spaar found the contrary by woefull experience for hee fell into the Ditch which he had digged for another Moreouer because his Maiesty for the maintaining of such huge and great armies hath need of great store of moneyes he hath for a certaine time borrowed 480000. Ryxdollers of the Citizens of Norembergh to the end that he may giue content in part to the soldiers who otherwise wee know are not so ready to fight but these moneyes being distributed amongst the soldiers of his Maiesty they are all of them exceedingly animated and forward to fight vpon all occasions For other necessaries the Kings Armyes are supplyed from the City Norembergh out of the Magazine as Bread Powder shot great O●dnance and the like necessaries At Oxfurt which is an Imperiall City distant 6. miles from Norimbergh there is a coniunction made of these Armies to wit that of the Duke of Weymar the Chancellor Oxensterne the Landgraue of Hessen and sixe Regiments of Saxons the number of those Armies being all ioyned in one doe make aboue 36000. men The City before mentioned Freynstadt with another chiefe place named Holnsteyn were formerly by the gift of the Duke of Bauaria conferred vpon Mons Tilly for they are places of great note and strength and great reuenues to the end that those charges raised might bee sufficient meanes for Tilly to establish and reserue his Authority but not onely Tilly but also the Duke of Bauaria himselfe are stript depriued of them For they belonged not to them but by right are due to the Prince Elector Palatine From Polonia it is written hither that the Coronation of the King is deferred vntill the 17. day of September It is beleeued that the eldest sonne of the defunct King will bee chosen All the Euangelicall and Protestants in Polonia are on that side because hee hath promised vnto them all free exercise of Religion and a new Donatiue and a confirmation of all their auncient priuiledges From Swaben the 5. of August The Duke Barnard of Wymar after the taking of Schongau and Landsb●rgh hath also by assault taken Fiesen there put 300. men to the sword 1100. with their officers among them the Earle of Hoogen ●m● Earle DE'arch● brother in law to Duke Altringer the Lord of Dieringsteyn and the Lieuftenant generall Waky haue yeilded themselues prisoners with all their Colours Herevpon the Duke of Ernbergh hath also

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