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A53132 Nevves from forraigne parts for the last two weeks past, very fitting for this state to take notice of in this time of division and distraction especially the great councell of the kingdome, the Parliament : in which you shall fine matter enough to make use of, according to the old proverb, When your neighbours house is on fire looke to your owne ... 1641 (1641) Wing N957A; ESTC R31089 8,916 18

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Nevves from forraigne parts for the last two weekes past very fitting for this State to take notice of in this time of division and distraction Especially the great Councell of the Kingdome the PARLIAMENT In which you shall finde matter enough to make use of according to the old Proverbe When your neighbours house is on fire looke to your owne The particulars are 1. The great Victory of the Swedes confirmed in upper Germany 2. The great good successe of the Weymarish and Hessish Army in and about Collen 3. The faire complying of the Bishop of Ments concerning the restoring of the Palatinate 4. The preparation and proceeding of the French King for Catalonia 5. The great preparation to entertaine the Queen of England and the Princesse Mary in Holland With other remarkable things Printed at London for Nath Butter March 5. 1641. Brunswick the 18. 18. of Ian. YEsterday the Ambassadours of Augustus Duke of Brunswick went from hence againe to Goslar to carry thither the ratification of the treaty the Duke of Luneburg is said to be of the same opinion but the Citizens at Hildesheim we heare are exceeding much discontented which have sent hither their Commissioners and are to goe likewise from hence to Goslar meane while Archduke Leopold William hath sent his Chancellor Doctor K●ldsmith to Vienna to fetch from thence in like manner the Imperiall ratification The Ambassadours of the Electour of Collen have preferred a firme protestation against the Imperiall Ambassadours whether now the Bishop of Collen and the Duke of Bavaria will obtaine any thing against the conclusion of the Electorall Coledge time will shew In these parts preparations are now made to send a Brunswicke garrison into the City of Wolfenbuttle Archduke Leopold William will be at Halberstat either to day or to morrow The Swedish Generall Major Coningsmarcke hath beene with a strong party in the Bishopricke of Magdeburg pillaged many places driven away a great number of cattell and brought great store of provision into Wolffsburg Hamborough 18. 28 of Ian. From Hanover they write that the treaty betwixt the Imperiall Brunswicke and Luneburgish Ambassadours at Goslar is now come to an end where they have agreed that next weeke the Imperiall governour of Wolffenbuttle is to depart from thence with his garrison and the said City to be delivered up againe to Augustus Duke of Brunswick on the other side the Duke of Luneburg is to restore againe the new Bishopricke as namely the City of Hildesheim Peina Manerberg and Steyerwaldten together with all that belongs unto it and all things shall bee performed this weeke and be put againe into the same state and condition as they have beeene in the yeare 1627. Duringen 20. 30. of Ian. The Imperialists have sent away from their Army all the sicke and dismounted souldiers and the other day broke up with the maine Army from Querfurt and Franckenhausen and tooke their way towards Eisleben and Quedlenburg and from thence towards Ashersleben Groningen and Halberstat to advance against the Swedes with a full resolution either to fight with them or to make them retire over the Kiver of Elve which lie now about Garleben and Saltzwedel in the old Marquisate of Brandenburg in a moorish and advantagious place and it is certaine that Generall Major Coningsmarck is with a strong party of horsemen in the Bishopricke of Magdeburg and pilladged many places But the Crabats and some troopes of the Dutch horsemen were presently commanded against him and made him retire againe as farre as Wolffsburg the prisoners which the Crabats tooke say unanimously that the Swedes are resolved to expect the comming of the Imperiall Army Some Imperiall troopes continue the siege before the strong Castle of Mansfeld which they beginne now to undermine Coblentz 20. 30. of Ian. In the Castle of Hermerstein happened a great mischance for fifty hundred weights of gunpowder standing in an upper roome of the steeple by the negligence of some souldiers happened on fire wherby the upper part of the steeple was blowne up into the aire Switzerland 22. of Ian. the 1. of Feb. In these parts they continue still to take up fresh forces for the King of France onely those of Lucerne and Freyburg will not permit it in their dominions The inhabitants about the Fort of Hohenwiel are commanded by their Magistrate to depart from their habitations and leave the Country bare so that the Swedes in it may get no provision more for the Country neare adjoyning unto it Calbe Ian. 23. Feb. 2. The other day Archduke Leopold William arrived with the Imperiall army in and about Egelen upon the Castle there the said Archduke tooke his head quarter This day hee broke up againe from thence and tooke his way towards Wantzleben and Magdeburg who intends to march directly against the Swedes which are likewise resolved to stand and fight This wet and windy weather hindereth the Imperiall army very much in the bringing forward of their Artillery Another from Duringen Ian 24. Feb. 3. In these parts we are at this time freed from billetting against our hope and expectation because the whole Imperiall and Bavarian Armie is gone downwards towards the Old Marquisate of Brandenburg directly against the Swedes yet for our information they sent us word that as soone as they had done with the Swedes they would then take up their quarters in these parts and demand such summes of moneyes the like whereof have not been demanded Vienna Ian. 26 Feb 5. The Palatine treaty we hope will take a good end because the Duke of Bavaria continues in his former resolution to restore both the upper and lower Palatin●te but whether the Spanish Ambassadour will agree herein with the Duke of Bavaria many doubt and are of opinion that they doe but put it off one upon another Aaken Ian 24. Feb. 3. We live here in great danger because of the Weymarish Army our Magistrates will suffer no Cit●zens nor any of their goods to goe away from hence only the Clergy and Jesuits have sent their goods and Church ornaments away and this day yet is such flying hither of the inhabitants that it pitties a man to see it for no man by reason of the unrulines of the souldiers dares stay at home because they doe not spare neither Spirituall nor Temporall persons insomuch that it is to be feared that they will ruinate the whole Country Our Magistrates are taking up 500. souldiers for the defence of this City but this will helpe but little because there is no order and the terror is too great Fieldmarshall Hatzfeld with his forces lyes yet at Lintz Hermerstein and other places thereabouts in Bonne lye 1800. men for a garrison Bebert the Weymarish have likewise taken and put two regiments into it Berchem Caster and Grevenbroeck they have likewise taken and put into every one of them a regiment they keepe themselves close together lest they should be surprised Colonell Oheim who is the chiefest in the