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A08156	Three great overthrovves one in the Palatinate, against Monsieur Tilley, the Duke of Bauaria's generall: giuen by the king of Bohemia himselfe, being in person in the same battell, with Sir Horatio Vere, but not Count Mansfield, as is reported, hee being at the same time in Spiers. The other before Haggenaw, against Leopaldus forces, the emperours brother, by Count Mansfields garrisons, left in the same citie. The last in Languedock in France, against the Kings forces, since Soubrizes defeat by his brother the Duke of Rohan, who hath taken Memorancy the admirall prisoner. Collected out of two letters, the one sent from Heydelburgh, the other from Mainhime, by an expresse post, that arriued here on May day at night.		1622 (1622)	STC 18507.44; ESTC S102342	9,511	22

who came so forward and aduancing with the rest against the disranked pikes that could not so easily be brought into forme and fashion againe and so without dwelling long on the businesse because they continued not long in the skirmish Tilleyes battle was ouerthrowne and he himselfe had much adoe to escape then followed a strange slaughter for there were perished and taken prisoners betweene 5. or 6. thousand men but most of them slaine and last of all it ended with spoyle for the souldiers tooke away their armes and stripped their bodyes leauing them naked to the fowles of the ayre Thus is Tilley escaped and therefore we can say no more of him yet onely Count Mansfield is now a subiect to talke of and no question will run in some violent course of glory if the Emperour doe not speedily send more forces and raise a greater army for in my conscience this victory hath elated him more then all his former proceedings in the Bishopricke of Spires or Leopaldus countrey to which I haue a faire way of beleefe in regard that heretofore Mansfield was willing to hearken to a parley and entertained the Emperours messages and Letters about a peace but now he gaue it out it was onely to winne time and to compasse his endes which were to serue the King of Bohemia and his comming into the Palatinate by whom he would be both directed and commanded and without whose permission he would not so much as consent to a truce or cessation of armes At last as you haue heard the Palatine comes vnto him and is welcommed in euery place and applauded of all the people so that it is doubted hee will stand vpon the higher termes because hee hath the stronger force as for the Spanish Garrisons they are firme and well prouided yet I see no reason for their continuance except Bauaria bee supplyed and a new order taken to renue the warre For whether warre or peace I am resolued that Prince Frederick will not suffer vs thus to remaine in his countrey and be as thorns in his sides To this effect was the Letter from Crutsnach written by one of the Garrison and therefore I am perswaded it was impartiall and according to the Businesse so that there is hope for the generall Cause to thriue and the particular Businesse of the Palatinate to cheare vs with a new recouerie And thus much for those Affaires Heere is also another Letter come secretly from Paris concerning the Kings Forces in Languedock which I suppose is very conuenient to be published according to the probabilitie of the matter and the fearefulnesse of the Time It is not my purpose to dispute of the Actions of Princes but to lament the poore estate of Protestants It cannot bee hid from the eares of the World that is not hid from the eyes of the People and so as rumour hath told vs of the distresses of the Protestants of France good thoughts haue instructed vs to wish the pacification of their Troubles and pray for the diuersion of the Kings anger against them with the cessation of the Warre But it will not be And therefore for my part I referre the Businesse to God who can cure the wounds of his Church and comfort the hearts of his People which haue of late especially in France been more sadded then euer before in regard there is a Booke published in Paris of Monsieur Subizes defeat going to Rochel whom the King followed in person and slew many of his company this Relation filled their soules with griefe and their eyes with teares and in such a manner the sorrow for the same encreased that they would not admit of recouerie and ioy although they presently heard that Monsieur Duke de Rohan Subizes Brother being in the field for the Protestants in Languedock had giuen Duke Memorancy the Admirall of France a great Ouerthrow which is thus confirmed After the Iesuites had preuayled with the French King to goe against Rochel and prosecute the Businesse of Montalbon the Souldiers were mustered in euery place and the Generall of the Armie proclaymed nothing but Warre and Destruction yet was there Oppositions against them and the Protestants of Prouince and Languedock well hoped that Monsieur Desguiers would take their Cause in hand and defend their Religion which whether he will or no is yet doubtfull and so hangs in suspence But Monsieur de Rohan would not tarry for his resolution and raysed such Forces as he could to supply Mountabon and defend the Countrey against whom was sent Duke Memorancy as Generall of the Kings Army with other Lords and Gentlemen of qualitie who came forward with a goodly Army and too goodly if it had pleased God otherwise because it was against their Brethren But Kings command and subiects must obey Mountmorancy comes forward apace and Mountaban was afraid of a new obsession but it proued otherwise For Rohan was couragious and presumed on the Cause though it were against his Prince so in plaine termes as they say they fell to a Battaile in which all things were ordered belonging to Martiall Discipline but that the Lord of Battailes did disorder the Businesse For comming to blowes and ioyning with furie Memorancy gaue way and Rohan tooke the aduantage yet the fight continued long and till the maine Rout was too too apparant there seemed no difference But at last as no extremitie can last the Victorie fell to the Protestants and the Admirall was taken prisoner with two Brothers of his Bloud but one of them died of his wounds and many other were slaine out-right The Letter sayes fiue thousand the Rumor more but the Religious heart sayes there were too many of these considering the Businesse was betweene Friends and Kindred Countreymen and of one Nation Christians and Neighbors and not betweene Strangers and Enemies to the Kingdome This is that wee receiue from forraine Parts and this is that wee hearken after in our owne Countrey euery one wishing well to the King of Bohemia's proceedings euery one praying truely for the afflicted Churches abroad yea cursing the Iesuites for such a Doctrine that bellowes out nothing but Warre and Death Slaughter and Reuenge Crueltie and Spoyle when yet the Sauiour of the World bad Peter put vp his Sword and feed his Flocke rode with Hosanna and Palmes to Ierusalem and not with Armies and Triumph submitted to Scornes and Buffetting and did not reuenge himselfe And yet these men dare seduce the Princes of the World and blaspheme the God of Heauen who laughes them to scorne for the present and will in time to come cast them in a Bed of Affliction with the Whore of Babylon FINIS

vntill the King of Bohemia were setled who should dispose of Businesse at his owne pleasure Vpon the necke of this as wee say there came assurance of the Marquesse of Badens preparation to the Warre who sent word that his Armie was in a readinesse but hee would willingly haue a Campe at Durmishem as being able to keepe the Field himselfe hauing leuied Souldiers and trayned Bands to the number of ten thousand besides Waggons and Munition Carriages and Pioners with all other Furniture belonging to a great Captaine Nay his Customes were so Religious that in the middest of his Troupes hee obserued the Sabboth and commanded both Prayer and Fasting for one Meale in the same whensoeuer hee determined any Attempt or set himselfe a-worke for befitting Enterprises To this you may adde the Arriuall of Palatine Lodowick Phillips at Germersteme and many Friends in other places as true fore-runners of the King of Bohemia's comming indeed Monsieur Tilley all this while ranged vp and downe and sometimes shewed his Horse in the Fields before Ladenberg and sometimes came with his Foot to giue Alarums to Heydelberg and sometimes terrified the Townes with diuers Outrages and at all times watched opportunitie to be reuenged on Count Mansfield or at least to take him at aduantage in some Expedition that hee might acknowledge hee had a Souldier to his Aduersarie and as great a deseruer of Renowne as himselfe In which courses hee continued to the affrighting both of Townes Villages People and the whole Armie till the King of Bohemia came indeede by whose occasion the second Battaile which is promised you chanced as you shall heare hereafter though for my part I could bee contented with the Title of a Skirmish The denomination of Battaile carryes too much terror with it and too much curiositie of distinction as beeing the highest part of Militarie Discipline in which many circumstances are to bee considered as mutuall Agreement a Day appointed the Trenches cast open the maine Forces vnobscured the Troopes orderly marshalled the Cannon placed and in a word a preparation made to Death and Slaughter as you see a Feast appointed to entertaine some great Prince Now came the time the long-wished time of the arriuall of the King into the Palatinate about which there is some disparitie of reports For some will haue his Armie to meet him after his Conuoy from the Duke of Bulloigne Some say hee tooke Waggon for the ease and accommodating his Person and some say hee out-stripped the Armie and came onely with three Post-horse to Gernshem from whence hee spent three seuerall dayes in visiting Mainhem Franckendale and Heydelberg in all which places according to the common acclamations in welcomming their Princes as their Ioy exceeded their Ceremonies augmented and the Prince saw plainly it was no common custome of the peoples welcomming their Princes whosoeuer they be but a heartie desire to shew their loue and obedience vnto him who had ventured his life to come amongst them and would neuer desist till they were recompenced for their losses But it was too soone to begin so effectually and so there passed at this time a reciprocal thankfulnesse and ceremonie betweene them yet in my conscience it lacked some feruency because the ignorant people imputed some vnkindnesse vnto him in regard that by his forsaking of them they were compelled to forsake their houses and inheritances to leaue them to a strangers vsurpation But this aspersion was quickly wiped away with a gentle hand of obseruation and a present entertaining of new ioy especially that they now hoped that these strange Harpies which deuoured their plentie should eyther bee expulsed by the valour of Zetes and Culines or enforced to a composition which might deliuer euery one his portion againe which although it seemed now a little diminished yet they well hoped time and good husbandry would reduce to her pristinate fulnesse and handsomenesse To which they were the rather induced because the Marquesse of Baden hath much augmented Count Mansfields Army by vniting their Forces together and visiting King Frederick who cannot be saluted otherwise nor receiue any Character then the King of Bohemia When these Princes were thus solemnly met and that a Councell of Warre had resolued on some things worthy their presence and so great an Army Monsieur Rauille was discharged and sent home without an answer For they were resolued to haue no Peace but to make way to new fortunes by sharpe Swords In the meane while that these things passed in the Palatinate Bauaria suspecting the worst had raysed more Forces of his owne and had more sent him by the Emperour so that there departed from Vppenhem ouer the Bridge eleuen Troupes of Horse into the Lantgraue of Darmstadts Countrey to ioyne with Tilley at Simpen And thus nothing was expected but Mischiefe and Reuenge on all sides For no body durst looke out of Laudenberg by reason of the Horsemen of Heydelberg which watched them continually nor was there now any thing thought vpon but watching one another to take aduantage for their owne ends and purposes And in this manner stood the Businesse of the Palatinate at this houre and so must rest a while till you heare the newes of Silesia The Duke of Saxony somewhat troubled that Lusatia was denyed him by the Emperour remained rather discontented then pleased and so gaue way to the Princes of Silesia to cal a Diet because of the vprores For the souldiers had mustred themselues to assault Glatz but were repulsed by the yong Earle of Thorn who slue many of them and made them retire with great losse whereupon to preuent the worst he entertained 150. souldiers more who came from Wittingham by which occasion they are so strengthned and hartned that they haue protested to defend themselues to the last man In like manner the other Protestants are much incensed against the Bishops and euery where there is crying out vpon the Catholickes tyranny and wicked Iesuites whereupon the Bishop of News will take from them of Cuntele the vse of their Churches prohibite their assemblies deny the reading of the Scriptures and as ill as Iulian the Apostate debarre the intercourse of Christians now Cuntele is three mile distant from Meuse and was euer a priuiledged place whither they of the religion resort and were prowd againe to be reputed Protestants For although in these places there was some disparity betweene the Caluinists and Lutherans which bred some scandall to the professors yet were they all glad of the generall title of Protestants as you see at this houre the Papists generally reioyce at the name of Catholicke from the Bishops example many Priests and officialls performed the like but the people vnaccustomed to such indignities from murmuring fell to opposition and so stood vpon a guard of defence and began some slender oppositions in many places resorting to the Princes and Lords of the Prouince both in towne and villages desiring them to let them haue the freedome of their

THREE GREAT OVERTHROVVES ONE In the Palatinate against Monsieur Tilley the Duke of Bauaria's Generall Giuen by the King of Bohemia himselfe being in Person in the same Battell with Sir Horatio Vere but not Count Mansfield as is reported hee being at the same time in Spiers THE OTHER Before Haggenaw against Leopaldus Forces the Emperours Brother by Count Mansfields Garrisons left in the same Citie THE LAST In Languedock in France against the Kings Forces since Soubizes Defeat by his Brother the Duke of Rohan who hath taken Memorancy the Admirall Prisoner Collected out of two Letters the one sent from Heydelburgh the other from Mainhime by an expresse Post that arriued here on May day at Night And now published this third of May MDCXXII MATTERS CONCERNING THE PALATINATE WITH THE DEFEAT of Monsieur Tilley in the Palatinate and the Duke of Memorancy in France THere are two sorts of men in the world compared to tame and wilde beasts and these are flatterers and detractors and that worthily For what vice may he predominant in a Prince or Common wealth which a flatterer cannot guild ouer with the faire appearance and colours of vertue and what businesse can present it selfe on the stage of this world but a detractor will calumniate and desire it which is more apparant at this instant in the combustions of Europe then euer was heard of in many ages for how many be there that sooth vp the humour of some kings besides the Iesuites whose profession is blinde ignorance and superstitious zeale euen to set forward impietie to stand vpon termes of soueraigntie and imperiousnesse as is great reason in Monarchies though the subiects be slaughtered the countrey deuasted the people mangled the peace dilacerated the Churches abandoned religion defaced and God blasphemed and how many be there that discredit the cause of distressed Princes and the thriuing of religious businesses although the finger of God doth point it out that fairer daies shall follow stormy weather which is most apparant concerning the Bohemian affaires and the Palatinates recouery wherein both flatterer and detractor step on the stage of this world to act their Scenes with deceitfull hurts and malitious intents The flatterer carryed away with outward showes of the Papacy and Catholicke Princes will not apprehend that there can be any determination of their greatnesse but cry out with Nabuchadnezer to worship the golden image of their Monarchy The detractor shaking his head and biting his lip at any successe shall happen and deriding the businesse as if the Gyants attempted to fight against heauen Thus haue they magnified the house of Austria and the proceedings of the Empire thus haue they discredited the King of Bohemias attempts and set strange characters on his actions But as in all disputations there is a Moderator so would I might now meete with such men as will stand Neuters and neither preuaricate iudgement nor ouerthrow veritie and if the higher matters are too transcendent for their capacitie yet let them giue way to true relations and honest reports without scornes or cachinations but because I shall neuer haue my expectation satisfied in this kind in regard of the multiplicy of humours in a common wealth I leaue them all to bee deceiued themselues or deceiue others and onely apply my selfe in this discourse to such men who out of ciuill honestie entertaine good newes with ioy and welcome bad with commiseration and pittie making this vse of both that God is the manifester of his owne iudgements and mercy to all the world And so to the businesse in hand and to tell you what hath hapned of late in the Palatinate since the King of Bohemia came there and chanced in other places as the cause hath thriued and men haue had their mindes stirred vp with good affections Know then that the fifteenth of our Aprill and the fiue and twentieth Stilo nouo 1622. there came letters from Stuchgaret that a thousand horse and foure thousand foote of Duke Weymers of Saxony arriued at Laffen ouer the Neckar who brought word that the next day there will be also 3000. at Rottenburg for the Marquesse of Baden who cōmeth in person to set forward the Bohemian cause But the same day there was a mixture with as bad newes for they will haue it that Generall Tilley came to neather Gemunds a prety great towne and as hee serued the peasants in the villages so he vsed the people in this place killing all the souldiers slaughtring most part of the Burghers torturing the preachers and sparing neither Captaine nor officers nay the very schollers were subiect to his fury so that it seemed he was either blinde with ignorant zeale or mad with intemperate rage A little before Leopaldus had sent downe a 1000. souldiers into his countrey who had passage euen by permission of the people and some towne garrisond with Mansfields men to march ouer the bridge toward Haggenaw and I must confesse that though Leopaldus hath beene much disappointed in his exspectation for diuers troopes out of Italie and money from Spaine yet came their souldiers dayly from Austria and certaine companies of Swiss are ready to marshall a prety army in Alsatia had not the the garrison of Haggenaw made a fearefull salley vpon some scattered troopes killed diuers souldiers and brought eight Captains of horse into the towne which when the rest vnderstood whom Mansfield had placed in the villages and loath to be behinde their fellowes in glorious exploytes and profitable booty they likewise drew to a head of three thousand and approched a village in which were fifteen-hundred of Leopaldus men whom they not onely frighted with an alarum but discomfited with a great slaughter taking some prisoners and many armes but you must know in these disasters it is farre better here then with Monsieur Tilley because the souldiers haue an ordinary ransome and vpon surprisals there is an ordinary deliuery wherein and whereby Count Mansfield hath gotten such a reputation for the faire sparings of all people that submit or yeeld him contribution that the better sort commended his discretion and military customes and inferiors pray for his successe and augmentation of honour especially clap their hands for ioy when they heare him cry out for the Cospell and the King of Bohemia Yea I will be bold to say that these warres haue made more true hearted Protestants then all the flatteries of Peace and wantonnesse of prosperitie could euer doe Much about this time and here I pray you pardon me for precedencie of Dayes or Actions for I would be loth to tye you or my selfe to such searches it is sufficient that you shall receiue the Relations fully honestly and truely as they chaunced And so I say much about this time Count Mansfield came to Germishem with three Regiments whither also repaired Monsieur Rauillau to treat with him about matter of great importance especially a Truce but hee now answered that hee could not determine of any thing