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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

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

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

it in the French tongue and deliuered the Post of England Balam by name one of them to carie ouer with him 3. Thirdly that vnderstanding of the Duke of Brunswicks conflicts hee writ Letters of gratification and not onely applauded his actions but requested a certificate from his owne hands who returned answere how he had preuailed in many skirmishes burnt Westerkotton Erquetts Amruth one of the Gesecks Ruden Vberhagen and the Diosarts house of Werdell come from Lipstat wherein hee had like to haue beene betrayed with 25. Cornets of Horie 6000. Foot diuers Peeces of Ordnance Fireworks scaling Ladders and many Pyoners vpon a designe of importance out he suddenly heard of the approach of the Bishops forces and so was compelled to stay and augment his Army for a more fiercer encounter and that he had taken some prisoners and some Friers who were so obstinate that they cryed out vpon nothing but treason and rebellion 4. Fourthly that while hee was at Germeshem and retired to many places with his maine Armie Sir Horace Vere writing for some supplies hee sent to Mainhem foure Regiments of foot some money and munition besides many suppliments of victuall and other prouision whereof the Garison there stood in great neede For in truth thus it was with the English Generall at this time all the forces hee had were partly secured in Mainhem Franckendale and Heidelberg partly Garisoned in the Villages and partly running vp and downe for sorraging and other prouision so that euery day in one place or other hee was troubled with the Bauarians and Monsieurs Tillyes Alarums whose Souldiers might wel be called the Regiment Voluntes For they neuer lay long quiet in a place but had many imployments as Bauaria vnderstood of the Enemies proceedings and Emperours pleasure whereupon suspecting what they might doe vpon aduantage he sent to Count Mansfield and was supplied accordingly For without controuersie he cast vp his accounts in this manner That my Lord Chichester was long a comming with supply into the Palatinate but leaue the care of that to the Maiestie of England that if the Spaniards and Bauarians should be remoued by way of rendition of the Palatinate or cōposition for a peace yet God knowes what might happen ere the businesse were fully established and the peace absolutely concluded vpon wherefore to strengthen himselfe and to be informed of the state of all affaires he writ to Count Mansfield as you haue heard and had not onely supply but Letters of comfort concerning his resolution to continue constant to the Prince his Master 5. Fiftly that as he had fortified Haggenaw hee would come and besiege Lodenburg and so prepare if neede be against Oppenheim all which hee meant to doe with the third part of his forces For he was perswaded if the worst came no further supply would enter into the Palatinate either from the Spaniard or Emperour considering it was vnfurnished and that Gonzules lay quiet as if he had had a charge to fight no more Befides wants so encreased that the Countrey was not able to sustaine an Army on any side For the English were hardly driuen and hardly releeued Gonzales had beene put to the triall of eating his horses Monsieur Tilley perplexed with hunger seuerall imployment so that he had scarce 5000. men left and they subiect to sicknesse and other encombrances The Bauarians in the same predicarment vexed with sicknesse and cold although the Emperour had hetherto sent many helpes and renewed their decayed Souldiers and the Townes though the riuers brought in prouision because the Country people were reasonably payed yet felt the scarcity For victuals grew deere in the Market and the Burgers were glad to keepe good order without ryot or excesse yea in many places Officers were set as superuisours that neither the rich engrossed the Corne Wine nor meat nor the poore should be starued for want of necessaries These things considered hee tooke the more care in comming forward and pestring the Countrey with his forces to no purpose but in my conscience made acquainted with the King of Bohemias retiring he prepared to speake with him and so to attend to bring their businesse to some perfection as God shall giue way vnto the same 6. Sixthly that seeing he had visited Alsatia all this Winter and was in a manner Master of Leopaldus his Countrey he would sure keepe what hee had gotten and therefore as the Spaniard had taught him and led the way in the Palatinate hee would fortifie the strongest places and when all failed put the King of Bohemia in many possession of Prouinces for his owne Palatinate if not set the Crowne of Prague more firmely on his head then ouer it was before 7. Seuenthly that seeing his endeuours had put him in a manner in possession of foure Imperiall Cities namely Haggenaw Spires Wormes and Ments and that hee had brought them to the disbursement of what money he listed he saw no reason to let slip such opportunity but either keepe them in awe by his Armies or make vse of their seuerall Countries to recompence the King of Bohemiahs losses vntill a better time approach of better booty which no doubt was now breaking out with the day to shew that the Sunne of glory was ready to come out of his Chamber to dispell and banish away the contagious vapours of former trouble and discomforts 8. Eighthly that when the Emperour or Duke of Bauaria for the Emperour by the aduice of the Bishop of Collen had sent vnto him to know by what authority or in whose name hee either raised or kept together such an Army hee answered plainely and resolutely in Gods name and the Kings meaning the King of Bohemia whereupon to expresse himselfe accordingly he contriued this deuise for his Ensigne or colours a radiant Sunne in an Azure field dispelling a many slender and vaporous clouds into a corner thus hee not onely iustifies his actions and emboldneth his Souldiers but payeth his Army and hath an orderly Treasurer for their monethly entertainment according to the preyes and spoiles they take yea to order his businesse the better he is now coyning thousands of Rikes dollers with this deuice an arme comming out of a cloud holding a sword poynant vpward with a Iesuites Cap pierc'd through the Motto round about Amicus dei omnibus suis inimicis inimicus 9. Ninthly that although many Friers and other Preachers vsed as many fearefull inuectiues against the Warre the causes the Authors and effects shewing plainly it was a curse of God wheresoeuer it lighted yet did he giue way vnto the Sun as if hee were willing to confesse as much intimating by many of his speeches that the Emperour though he had wrong done him first by the Proge●ses yet tooke a wrong course to inflict the King of Bohemians children with the losse of their inheritance for their Fathers fault as for their Father many a Christian heart did thinke it reuenge sufficient to haue Prague

of wealth Glory and assurance to bring his purposes to a happy period Let vs now come to other matters not yet impertinent though not altogether depending vpon the former You haue heard I am sure by many relations published long since that Duke Leopoldus Lord of Elsas and Alsatia was in a manner driuen out of his Countrey by the Forces of Mansfield yet prettily salued that wound with this cure that he went into the Valtolina as Generall for the King of Spaine though in his hart he repined at such an Vsurpation which was euer belonging to the Gouernment of another Prince For of late the House of Austria condiscended that Spaine should haue the prerogatiue as hee had the Forces and stronger hand to holde them close to his Mightines and preuayling Well heere hee mustered Soldiers and tooke vp two Regements to supply other Armies but in the midst of this iollity as hee was running away with hopes of recouery or reuenge the money which was promised him out of Spaine fayled and he could neither goe forward in that busines nor durst returne into his owne Countrey for feare of greater forces or more violent opposition But some report that the Emperour sent him word that hee was willing to a generall Peace and for that purpose had sent Count Siratzenburg into England as his Ambassador and therfore there needed no such hastines to giue any cause of suspition that hee meant not sincerely as he professed This treaty of Peace set all humors and dispositions on worke and the Prouinces were as it detayned between feare and gladnes what would be the issue of the same as for the Grizons Swisse they shewed Leopoldus a face of discontent euery way and brought out olde Records wherein the Kings of France were authentically sworne to bee their Protectors how euer now they slacked the same and gaue way to anothers Greatnes the like might be said of the Palatinate Cleue and other bordering Prouinces vpon the Empire and confines of Burgundy but times are alterers of mens purposes and Kingdomes are eaten out with contraries taught to know a lesson of Humiliation when the Lord of all Kingdomes will admit of other Stewards then he first placed Thus Leopoldus must be content to see another man in possessiō of many of his Townes and other Prouinces of the Bishops aswell as the Palatinate was at the same instant vsurped by strangers and had indeed too many Masters Amongst other hopes and helpes that the King of Bohemia hath the Marquesse of Ieggendorffe is not the least For hee mustreth Soldiers dayly both in Silesia and Morauia yea hath had supply out of Walachia and at this houre is doubtfull whether he shall entertaine the Tartars or no who came both to him and Bethlem Gabor by thousands and resolue to assist them if need be against the Emperour so that there is a great feare in Preslaw and Gratz Citties of Silesia what shall become of them if any alteration happen whereupon the Lords and States raise vp many Forces fortifie their Citties prouide men money and munition stand at a stay for their submission and doe neither openly warrant the Emperour their absolute Obedience nor priuately wish ill to the King of Bohemia's proceedings with which kinde of neutrality the Emperor is so displeased that he imputes the fault to the Duke of Saxonies negligence as vnderstanding that many Souldiers of Saxony haue bin licensed to depart home and the Duke himselfe is weary of the Warre notwithstanding these proceedings and that there is a restraint of the Soldiers fury and violent customes whereby Prague and other places reduced vnder the Emperours gouernment doe yet hope and looke after some order for their Religion and profession of a good conscience yet doth the Bishop of Prague proceede most violently and cruelly against the Protestants and will not suffer them to professe publiquely either in Churches or priuate houses any thing against the Church of Rome so that euery where the Inhabitants or discontented and pray to God for the diuersion of these mischiefes that haue not onely dilacerated the peace of Europe but broken the hearts of poore soules to heare God so prophaned and euery man in his owne particular terrified For how euer it is reported that in Siletia Lusatia and those Countries there shall be a present assembly at Easter of the Lords and States of the Prouinces yet hath the Bishop of Newes followed the example of the great Bishop of Prague and locked vp the Churches from the Protestants and will not suffer the Burgers to make open profession of their consciences whereupon by way of petition they haue sollicited the Duke of Saxony to consider their poore estates and how euer the Emperour must captiuate their bodies and goods yet to giue them leaue to haue their soules free to bestow vpon the God of all freedome and saluation to which hee not onely answered very graciously but gaue way vnder hand to all their Protestant assemblies and religious meetings so that there is hope and light appearing that either the Duke of Saxony is and will be discontented with the Emperour whereby the vehemencie of his proceedings may be slacked or that hee will suffer the Inhabitants to enioy their owne freedomes and peace of conscience to which purpose they haue procured another Mediator euen Duke Weymar of Saxony his owne kinsman who hath not onely professed himselfe a Protestant but raised two thousand foot and fiue hundred horse to ioyne with the Duke of Brunswick in his proceedings not doubting very shortly to be partakers of his glory as well as of his spoiles and hardly gotten conquests Thus are the pure and delicate waters of Europes peace troubled and bedirtied with the wanton flingings of cruell handes For Warre you see hath throwne Blood and corrupted Carkasses into the Sunne men haue followed one another with Death and reuenge and so drenched their stincking feete Women haue bathed their rauished bodies and left their pollution behinde them Souldiers haue washed their corrupted woundes and all sorts with one filth or other haue sought to damme vp the streames and make the currant if it were possible vnpassible so that vnlesse the stirring waters get the vpper hand all will be spoyled and if it once come to a standing poole it will stinke and putrifie but the same God that sent the Angell to quicken the poole of Shilo that the diseased might be cured the lame restored the dropsie healed the leprous clensed all infection purged wil when he sees his time performe the like for vs by turning the inundation another way and making the Riuers runne smoothly within their own euen bankes or else he will doe as he did by the waters of Murah or by the flood Iordan which was preferred before the Springes Damasius to heale Naaman the Sirian To which purpose let all those who wish the Peace of Syon and the building vp of the walles of Ierusalem bring Incense and Sacrifice to the Altar of the Temple and there lift vp their handes and hearts that it may be propitious and the God of Heauen not only scent a sweet smelling sauour but giue vs notice of accepting our Prayers and requests by seeing the Angell ascend in the flame FINIS