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B14984	Good nevves for the King of Bohemia? or, A certaine relation of the last and great ouerthrow, giuen by the Duke of Brunswicke to the Bishop of Cullen, and Duke of Bauariaes forces wherein was rumored, that Brunswicke was slaine. With the proceedings of Count Mansfield, since his last comming into the Palatinate, and since the Emperours ambassadour came into England, with other accidents, both in the Palatinate, and else-where. Sent of purpose by a person of account the eight day of April, and now published the seuenteenth 1622.		1622 (1622)	STC 18507.40; ESTC S102632	14,551	33

GOOD NEWES FOR THE KING OF BOHEMIA OR A Certaine Relation of the last and great Ouerthrow giuen by the Duke of Brunswicke to the Bishop of Cullen and Duke of Bauariaes Forces wherein was rumored that Brunswicke was slaine With The Proceedings of Count Mansfield since his last comming into the Palatinate and since the Emperours Ambassadour came into England with other Accidents both in the Palatinate and else-where Sent of purpose by a person of account the eight day of Aprill and now published the seuenteenth 1622. Printed 1622. A RELATION of the Duke of Brunswickes and Mansfields proceedings against the enemies Forces in the Palatinate Gentle Reader BEcause I see that the generall Currantos coming weekely ouer haue rather stifled their owne credites then giuen satisfaction vnto the world and that yet men throng as fast to heare Newes as they beyond the Seas throng ouer and huddle together all manner of things to please the people both here and else-where I could not chuse but take pitty of their longings and desires that are truly affectionate to Religion and the Cause of the Palatinate and so expose vnto thee whosoeuer thou art this Relation of credite which came to my hands the twelfth of Aprill wherein you shall see a modest declaration of the affaires of Germany and the tumultuous proceedings of such Princes as either wish well to the King of Bohemia or suppose themselues wronged by the Emperours imperiousnesse and Bauariaes ambitious hastinesse to vsurpe anothers inheritance and so I fall to the matter as I finde it thus written I will not trouble you my selfe nor contrarious humors yea such poore Papisticall Newes-mongers that will haue Sluce lost and Brunswicke slaine before euer they were in danger with former repetitions of matters already published nor once dispute of the motiues causes effects alterations or any other circumstances of the warres eyther in Bohemia or the Palatinate but come roundly to the present businesse and tell you what is now a doing and what is likely to follow Euer since the Duke of Saxony beganne to repine at Bauariaes intrusion into the honour of these actions and the Emperour seemed partially affected to his seruice many Princes misliked the same and by way of commiseration thought it too much that the King of Bohemia should be vtterly ouerthrowne and therefore as you haue participated out of diuers Discourses they haue recollected themselues and thus proceeded toward his reliefe and supportation whereas it hath beene first generally reported that Hungaria is reduced to the Emperours iurisdiction and that a League of Amitie hath beene contracted betweene him and Bethelem Gabor there is no such matter but rather the contrary For the Prince of Transiluania calling the King of Bohemia Gossip by reason he had christned him a childe hath protested neuer to forsake him till he see him one way or another re-established Indeed I must confesse he hath abstained from crowning himselfe king of Hungarie vpon a certaine vow he would neuer be inuested till the Spanish garrisons and Emperors forces were put out of Rub Camora other places yea till Preshurgh it selfe were taken and cleered Secondly the Marquesse of Ieggendorff keeping the fields and villages of Morauia for the vse of the King of Bohemia cleane contrary to the feare and distresse he hath bene put in by the Emperours forces hath giuen him seuerall defeates and approoued himselfe a faithfull friend and seruitor Thirdly the repinings of Prague and some other townes which are still vnder the King of Bohemiaes protection haue bene greater against the Emperour and his forces of late dayes then euer before Fourthly the Duke of Wittenberg scarce named in other Relations hauing mustered some forces for the defence of his Countrey and commaunded by the Emperour to vnite them to Bauaria hath answered plainely That as they are mustered by the aduice of his Counsell and Lords they are likewise to be disposed by them who neuer had occasion of vnkindnes with the Palatine and therefore will not now beginne Fiftly the Princes of the Vnion perceiuing what a fearefull thing it is to let an enemy set footing in an others Countrey especially to fortifie himselfe as the Spaniard hath done in the Palatinate are generall repiners at their owne first slackenesse and so resolue to recouer their much distressed honours by some new and glorious attempts in behalfe of their friend and confederate Sixtly the Marquesse of Boden and Lantsgraue of Hesse standing hitherto as it were at a stay though they euer had good harts wil now draw their friend together and be seene in the field Seuenthly the Duke of Brunswicke comming but first into the Low countries to salute the Queene of Bohemia at the Hage offered them his seruice and was not onely accepted but supplied with men and money by the Sluces and so went directly into Westphalia and by degrees like a ball of snow waxed bigger and bigger increased his forces so that he attempted the Dioces of Cullen proceeded in many glorioue actions which you haue heard of and which haue indeed made him renowned ouer the world Last of all Count Mansfield though some vnkindnesse at the first passed between the Prince of Anhalt and him and all for the loue of the King of Bohemia hath yet prospered so well that he came round about the countries performed such actions of admirations that there are few kingdomes of Europe which haue not bin filled with the relations of his proceedings and euer memorable exploites so that he hath reduced diuers Prouinces vnder his obedience and now stands like a worke impregnable with a mighty army and most willing heart to set forward the king of Bohemiaes designes These things are in the general thus set downe to shew you the cause why the Emperor without controuersie is weary of the warre and suspects that his friends wil neuer be able to withstand so great forces men exasperated euery where against him not so much for his owne cause and great spirit in maintaining his honour renowne as hearkening to the Sirens songs of the Iesuites who in trueth care neyther for him nor any Prince whatsoeuer nor for the slaughter of the people disturbance of their gouernments deuastation of their countries and vtter subuersion of their quietnes but for their owne ends superintendency euen ouer the Pope himself whereupon he hath wisely foreseene greater mischiefes so doth politikely goe about to preuent the same by sending an Ambassador into England for pacification if it may be of these troubles but of this no more til Time produce a fairer birth make knowne the successe of that Embassie with all other things depending I will now go forward to the businesse in hand which depends on the actions of the Duke of Brunswicke and Count Mansfield who haue beene in present imployment euen since the Emperors Ambassadour went into England and most wonderfully set forward the King of Bohemiaes affaires so that as far as

surrendred and to see the Palatine disappointed of the Kingdome in which hee was crowned and inuested but still to haue his Countrey deuasted the territories depopulated the Cities terrified with Souldiers the Vines spoiled the Woods cut downe the cattell caried away and all things subiect to the robberies of Souldiers was too grieuous a reuenge and vnmeasurable inflicting yet this was not all neither For besides the bringing in of strange Nations and a strange Religion to a religious Countrey he had by way of donation enfeoffed another with the same not remembring what eternall hate might grow hereafter betweene these two families when peraduenture all the power of Austria nor the Empire should not reconcile them which things orderly considered with many other dangerous to be published in a triuiall or common discourse made his actions the more iustifiable considering the proceedings were so terrible and although the Iesuites aymed at him in their Sermons as the Author of those fearefull effects and prodigious calamities which the best Warre must procure yet all the world knowes the Spaniards were possessours of the one side and Bauaria was entred in the other before euer he set footing therein or tooke this course of the Warres diuersion which by Gods grace and fauour who set him on worke hee would prosecute as long as life lasted or the King of Bohemias businesse hung in suspence 10. Tenthly that seeing the Duke of Bauaria hath finished the bridge ouer the Neckar and caused diuers Wagons to come that way already with Corne and other prouision and that Monsieur Tilley quartereth himselfe neere Heidelberg as though he meant to besiege the same or at least tarry the time till Bauarias forces be renewed that ioyning together they may performe their worke effectually whereby it is so giuen out in England and many are credulous of such an impossibility he is resolued to shew them no fauour wheresoeuer hee come but as hee hath visited Laudenburg and the strong Castle of Magdenburg belonging to the Bishoprick of Spires he will also come to Bessing and the Marquesse of Danstarrats Countrey who was euer an Enemy to the Princes of the Vnion for feare whereof the people haue already vnfurnisht their fields of their Cattle and caried their goods into the strongest holds at which Count Mansfield smiles to thinke that poore Castles Forts should secure them when so many Cities and wel fortified places haue submitted to his mercy and made their attonement with him yea the other day the Catholicks about Spiers and Wormes seeing the good behauiour of his Souldiers that they neither rauished women nor murthered men but onely tooke the pilledge of the Countrey rifled the houses the common custome and fairest course of a conquering Army condiscended and by a generall consent agreed to allow him 3000. measures of Corne 200. Fat 's of Wine and 60000. Florines which though he did not accept of as a full satisfaction to his demaunds yet did hee take in good part for the present and knew that if necessity should occasion they would be drawne to a further composition and disbursement Thus for the time he desisted from vrging them to more then they were willng to graunt considering he had formerly drawne great summes of money out of their Treasuries whereupon he proceeded to visite other Countries and therein onely to take an oath of the Inhabitants of loyalty and fidelity to the King of Bohemia and seruice and attendancie to himselfe and so he passed to the other side of the Rhine into the Countries of Didishene and Anoth where the people seemed to wish well vnto the King of Bohemia and very willingly tooke their Oath then passed hee to the Graue of Louensteins Countrey which lyeth within the Bishopricke of Spires and taking the same Oath of the inhabitants he quietly receiued such prouision and money as they would willingly spare heere hee receiued newes that Monsieur Tilly had brought his Ordinance or Artillery to a place called Huscharen as if he meant to goe to Heidelbergh indeed but he let him alone as resoluing that though he had power to his will yet hee should not attempt any enterprise of worth and moment without interception but assured that neither Bauaria could proceed in any such designe nor durst he lying so neare but let them alone till he had further directions from him whō he longs to speake withall so that in my Conscience when that oportunity shal present her hairy soretop vnto him he will onely march through the Palatinate into Bauaria's owne Countrey and either make him looke to a new busines or inrich his Army with the spoyle that hee may be the better prouided to passe into Bohemia it selfe 11. Eleauenthly though he heard that Don Cordua in person was risen from the Towne of Crusnach to goe to Openhem and fortifie the Bridge with Sconces to hinder all passengers but such whom the Court of Guard shall license yet when he saw he slacked the same hee conceiued he had some speciall charge to proceed no further against the English till the Emperours Ambassador were returned and they knew what to trust vnto from England So that one way hee found the people glad that there was any glimmering light of Peace toward and another way feared it would be a barre vnto his Designes if the King of Bohemia should by any meanes be ouer-ruled or perswaded to easie Condition and tractates of Friendship but resolued not to be disturbed with conceit or meditation of such busines which yet hung in suspence or were Coniecturall he presently put himselfe into Action and ouerlooked his Fortifications and places wherein he had Garrison'd his Souldiers and set vp his rest to attend the good houre of further prosecutions 12. Twelthly it was somewhat vnpleasing vnto him that his Forces had layne so long before the Castle of M●gdenburg and spent as hee thought so much time to his disgrace and hindring his other designes whereupon he went thither in person and tooke away all meanes from them of succor and reliefe which when they perceiued and were now debarred from former supportation being old Soldiers and of great experience they came to capitulate the matter and surrendred the place vpon Condition to saue their liues and depart with Bag and baggage which they did without Colours displayed or any show of a Souldier by which occasion Count Mansfield tooke possession of the same and found therein more wealth then either he had at Spiers or Wormes Thus did he preuaile in his action and is now Lord of many Countries holds attending the good houre of the King of Bohemia's comming to him or sending for him and so leaue him to the glory and in the fulnes of ioy for this last good successe which hath made him more confident resolute to ouersway nicer exceptions and goe forward in his pretences though as yet he hath not fully expressed the same concerning particulars Hauing thus left Count Mansfield in security full

men may be confident of worldly computation ther is great hope of recouery turning of fortunes wheele that he may be brought at last to the toppe which hath so long beene kept with his head downeward so that to make the matter more perspicuous I must say with the Poet arma virosqne cuno and tell you first what the Duke of Brunswicke hath done next how Count Mansfield hath proceeded Concerning Brunswicke he hath long since bin in possession of Patter-horne Westphalia and the Bishopricke of Cullen wherein his progresses haue had wonderfull successe as by the preuailing in many skirmishes may appeare so that the Bishop of Cullen being the duke of Bauariaes brother hath diuers times aduertised the Emperor and the rest of his friends what distresse he hath bene in and is likely to endure if he be not better releeued whereupon many by Bauariaes appoyntment haue come to his assistance namely Monsieur Iilley Gonzales another Prince of Anhalt and the Gouernor of Gulick all which haue sundry times skirmished with the Duke of Brunswicke and as you haue heard in as sundry Relations could neuer boast of preuailing no not of equality in their encounters but departed stil with losse on their side while these skirmishes had their seuerall passages Newes came vnto him of the King of Bohemiaes departure from the Hage secretly in the company of sir Francis Nethersoll and sir Charles Morgane two English Knights and eight other some tolde him that all his tents armour and prouision of the warre were shipped at Enchysen to goe to Bream or some other rendezuous nearer to himselfe and the places he meant to goe vnto some discoursed of diuerse men of warre which attended him as though hee resolued for Denmarke but others seemed to vnderstand the truth indeed and assured him he was gone disguised from Calis to Sedan to visite the old duke of Bolloigne and there to acquaint Count Mansfield with his intent and purposes and receiue from him and sir Horatio Vere a true Certificate of the estate of the Palatinate and the army and so either to exspect a Conuoy to meete with Count Mansfield or march with the whole army into som other country When the Duke of Brunswicke heard of this he forthwith bestirred himselfe and set his actions on their best feete that hee might be ready to attend the King of Bohemia wheresoeuer hee went and thus he preuailed in many seuerall encounters tooke diuers prisoners ransackt Patterborne and Westphalia marched as farre as Sipstate sackt 8 or 9 townes battered diuers castles and forts and al ouer put the Papists in a generall feare especially the Iesuites whom of all others he hated and of whom hee was some way reuenged for they will haue him thus to proceed against them in two seuerall places First while he was resident in Munsterland and had according to the chaunce of warre and custome of Souldiers pillaged the Villages and spoyled the Inhabitants two seuerall Iesuites spared for no inuectiues against him but railed in their Sermons in euery Pulpit where they preached mis-termed him worse then a tyrant bloud-sucker and traytor thundering against him curses and damnation yea cursing all his partakers and enterprises whereupon the Duke of Brunswicke thus exasperated proiected how to be reuenged and yet would faine do it without shedding of bloud whereupon he sent a messenger for them whom they denied and added Elias prayers for fire from heauen to consume the Captains of fifty then he sent certaine troups to surprise them who tooke them in a manner of an Ambuscado and brought them before him whereupon hee that was most faulty kneeled downe and importuned him to pardon his offence and saue his life at which Brunswicke smiled answered that his life would do him no good but he would make some sport with him to cheere his hart thus prouing inexorable he commanded certaine officers to strip him naked drop him all ouer with pitch and tarre keeping him stil by a warm fire that it might be moist vpon him then they rowled him among feathers till he was all ouer like some strange foule or monster of Affricke then he had a halter put about his necke and so was led round about the army last of all he was sent to the Nunnery where the dainty Lasses had work enough to make him cleane and picke off his feathers Another time after the surprising of a towne in which were two Iesuites more wealthy then all the religious Friers in the same he sent certaine Officers vnto them to inuite them to a Banquet who though they were vnwilling to come yet they durst not deny and when they came were so extraordinarily well vsed that they beganne with iollity to commend his entertainment and thought themselues secure because of outward Curtesies at last the Duke of Brunswicke drank to them and told them that he was certified they had much money lying by them which they put to no good vses therefore he would play the Banker for them and put it out both more charitably and piously and when they began to deny it calling our Lady the Saints to witnes that they were abused and slandred he sware a great oathe adding withall as he wisht the K. of Bohemia to thriue he would flea them naked torture them with pinsors if either they dallied with him or tooke not a present course to satisfie him whereupon seeing no remedy they brought his Officers to their Cloisters and shewed their treasure which amounted vnto 100000. dollers and this was the end of that businesse but be not deceiued in this Relation about precedencie of time as though this were newly done For it was the beginning of March last and might haue bin ranked with his other actions but that I suppose it came not within the reaches of common fingers or dayly Corantos and so I proceed to his last businesse and encounters which made way to a false reports of his death You haue many times heard that Cordua out of Crusmacke Generall of the army which Spinola left in the Palatinate and Monsier Tilley from Bauaria as he could be spared came to the assistance of the Bishop of Collen Prince Elector and receiued certaine ouerthrowes from Christian Duke of Brunswicke who sent his trophies of his spoyles to the King of Bohemia as a rembrance of his seruice vnto her whereupon euer since they haue watcht opportunity to be reuenged and the Bishop hath mustered new forces hauing supportation from the gouernours of Gulicke Wessell with certaine Burgonions and Wallons who presently vnited themselues to his owne subiects and people and so made another strong army which by the end of March was ready to march vnder the command of the yonger brother of the house of Anholt and here sirnamed the Prince of Anholt all these watched the Duke of Brunswicke and resolued by some encounter or other to reintegrate their former credite and losses and dayly followed