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A17472	The continuation of the actions, passages, and occurrences, both politike and polemicall, in the upper Germanie Historically brought downe, from the period of the last relation, till Aprill. Together with a various and intermixed historie, of what hath been done in Turky, Italy, France, the Netherlands, and elsewhere. Faithfully collected out of good and creditable originals and digested methodically, by the times, places, and actions.; Diatelesma. Part 2.	N. C.	1637 (1637)	STC 4293.2; ESTC S107079	66,740	115

amitie with the Catholick King promising as honorable Conditions as could be demanded of them or expected from them There was no great choice The French succors were still at Asti the Spaniards grew stronger and himselfe weaker And though they had these advantages they stood not upon extremities but propounded freely That if the Duke would be onely a neutrall and not side with the Christian King against his Catholick Majestie they would remove all their Forces out of his Country restore the forts and towns they had taken from him and esteeme him as a Friend and Confederate The Conditions of his agreement with the King of Spaine The Duke conformed himselfe to the time and his owne occasion and willingly consented to the Spanish Proposition yet durst not acquaint the French Praesidiaries with his purpose for feare that they in a sudden displeasure should plunder the Citie nor would he by force of Armes bring it to effect At last he pretended a generall Muster without the Gates and thither drew all the Souldiers upon a promise of paying them their Monies due for wages but being there hee calls forth the Collonels and Officers declaring to them That the non-performance of things promised him by the King of France had brought all this trouble both upon himselfe and his Territorie That inforcing necessitie had compelled him to capitulate with the Crowne of Spaine and shewed them withall the Articles of the Treatie subscribed by himselfe and the Count of Leganez Governour of Millan in behalfe of the Catholick King rendered thanks to the Souldiers for their service paid them their stipends which they accepted better than his words and caused them to be conducted to the Frontiers of Piemont by 500 Spanish horsemen The Parmesan himselfe was thus quit of his troubles entertained in State at Millan commerce of trade was granted betwixt his Subjects and the Millanoys but Fabio Scotti his Embassador to the Christian King upon his returne from Paris Fabio Scotti the Pormesans Embassadour sent Prisoner to Paris whence hee came with Letters to the Confederate Generalls the Duke of Savoy and the Marshall Crequi was sent back by them as a Prisoner to the King of France the Duke conceiving as hee thought a just displeasure against the Prince of Parma for capitulating with the Spaniards who threatned to invade his Territories and soone after invaded Montferat driving away 700 great Cattell from the Territorie of Asti which caused him to fortifie his Frontiers especially at Turino and other places bordering upon the Dutchie of Millan and to give a sudden assault against the strong Fort of Frassionetta which hee tooke by onslat and garrisoned with 1000 men While these things were transacting in Italy there passed some light overtures of War in the Dukedome of Loraine and the Franch Countie Chavanes commonly called Chavagne a strong Piece in the Franch Countie placed betwixt two Hills upon the banke of the River of Suran neere the Frontier of France and the Territorie of Bresse garrisoned with 2 Spanish companies of Horse Chavanes taken by Thianges Comman●et of Treffor● bad lately pillaged Simanère a Towne in the Bressoys burned down five or six dwelling houses slaine the Inhabitants even to women and children and the newes thereof being brought to Thianges Covernour of Trefford he with a selected companie of that Garrison some Voluntiers of the Country 400 men of the Train-bands of Bresse and Bugey and 300 old Souldiers of the Regiments of Anguien and Rebe making in all 700 foot and 50 horse resolved if it was possible to surprise it The enterprise was put in practise about the middle of Ianuary but not carried so secretly as to be concealed from the Garrison who acquainted the neighbour Forts therewith defired them to have a vigilant eye upon the French Commander and they jointly blocked up the Passages attending the march of the French Armie but the number of the Defendants was too small to withstand the Assailants they made their vvay vvith Sword and Pistoll vvere at the Tovvn unexpectedly applied the Petards to the gates and those engines working effectually they forced the Garrison to yield upon discretion vvith their lives saved in the sight of five troopes of Light-horse and three companies of Dragoons vvhich were sent from the neighbouring Garrisons for their succour carried avvay Prisoners the tvvo Captaines of the Horse vvith all their Officers and Cavaliers whom they carried to Burg having enriched the Souldiers with their Horse and Baggage and the hopes of great Ransomes Ericourt besieged by part of Gallas his Armie Ericourt in the Countie of Monbeliard was about the same time besieged by part of Gallas his Army battered with the Cannon some of the out-workes taken and the Mill neere the gate of the citie surprized by benefit whereof 400 of the Imperiall Army passed the water 400 Caesarean● slaine and taken Prisoners before Ericourt and tooke up their Quarter betwixt the River and the City The Baron of Annevoux understanding how the place was endangered with 300 Foot of his owne and 40 Horse attempted hereupon to relieve it the Quarter betwixt the River and the Citie was the place he first assaulted which being but weakly guarded and scarce brought to defence the Souldiers therein in became a prey to the Assay lants who slew 300 of them upon the place amongst which was the Lieutenant of the Marquesse of Grana his Regiment took the most part of the rest orisoners and amongst them the Lieutenant to Tieff●●bach who afterward dyed of his wounds This beginning was but an introduction to his further proceeding The Baron who commanded a Regiment of 14 French Companies in Monbeliard for the King was informed afterwards that Collonell Mercie and the Baron of Suitz the Imperiall Commanders there since the last defeat were reinforced by a new accrewt of some troops appertaining to the Generall Gallas had continued the siege and brought the Garrison to the point of surrendring for want of succors Hereupon he had a designe to relieve it to bring his 〈◊〉 to effect he assayed to doe it many times in the night but then they having doubled their Guards and himselfe failing of the Enterprise hee resolved to accomplish that by day-light which hee could not bring to passe in the darke nor was his counsell crossed with an unhappy issue The command of his Infantery being deputed to Tilloy The Siege raised and Bailly himselfe in the head of his Horse fell upon the Trenches of the enemy put to the sword a guard of Cavalliers consisting of about 50 Maisters 10 only excepted who were taken prisoners compelled the Imperiall Foot to forsake a Fort which they had built upon the passage betwixt Monbeliard and Ericourt rowted some other Corpses du guard and sent the Auxiliaries into the Citie under the commaund of his owne Lieutenant Goliefer who also carried with him all manner of Ammunition for warre even to very Hand-mills whereof the besieged had much

entertained them with a stately Banquet during the which tenne Hogges-heads of Wine being brought one after another into a great Bay-Window were rapped and let runne into a Cisterne below for the use of the people who shared therein and in many pieces of Gold and Silver halfe Pistolets Ryals of eight and lesser Money which hee scrambled amongst the people to be divided by fortune not his owne arbitrement The former Magnificence was in expence of Money but another sort followed it by advancement of some persons of qualitie to some Titles of Honour The Kings comming to the Crowne was not in all points like the Sunnes appearing in the Horizon to eclipse the glory of the Minor Starres and burie their splendour in his owne his promotion to the height of Majestie was the exaltation of certaine Peeres to more Honour Sixteene Noblemen were created Knights of the Empire namely the Lord Maximilian Williband New Knights of the Empire made Earle of Wollfseck the Earle Adam Budiani John Jacob Earle of Zyll Peter Earle of Goetsen John Anthony Earle of Cratz Henry Erneskerpen Earle of Toringe Ladislaus Schechii William Voight Lord of Maxwein John Rudolph and George Rudolph of Haslang the Baron William Dieterick of Runen John Jacob of Startzhausen George of Seibolsdorff Stephen Esterhasi John Philip Gunter and Henry Christopher of Flaus The Duke of Newburg attending upon the King in the qualitie of a Cup-bearer and the Prince of Anhalt performing the Office of his Carver during the time of feasting at this Solemnitie THE Astrologians benigne Starre Iupiter seemed now to smile upon the Court at Ratisbone with a sweet aspect but Mars and Saturne reigned abroad Prodigies terrifying the hearts of the people while the Princes and Peeres were in this jollitie and Warre with his grim attendants Famine Pest Feare and Distraction raging abroad in the Empire What might happen by the fault of a carelesse or unskilfull Mason not well bedding or cementing the Stones Strange Prodigies at the building of a new Steeple at Vienna was by the construction of the vulgar sort counted ominous The Spire of S. Shotten lately built fell downe suddenly about the time of the Coronation and demolished the Church and that was made portentous the rather being accompanied with another of the same time at Rome where a great blazing Starre called by the Naturalists Cometa Crinitus appeared for a space and then vanished away suddenly over S. Pauls Church with a noyse And diverse Monuments placed in the Church fell downe and were defaced utterly CHAPTER II. The death of the Emperour Ferdinand the second with the siege and taking of Erford by the Swedes and other things IT would relish of over-much boldnesse to peepe into the Arke of the divine secrets nor dare I nor can I conclude any particular consequences to haue been portended by the accidentary fall of the Pyramis yet doubtlesse the Comet though caused by the meeting of secondary and naturall causes was the significator of what ensued about that time and not long after Within the space of a moneth a titular God of the world and one that claimed a superioritie aboue the rest though all absolute and undependant Princes which hold the Scepter by inheritance not election may justly vie with him for eminency of place Ferdinand the second who had long been sickly at Regenspurgh and then removed to Vienna The death of the Emperor Ferdinand the second gaue a testimonie of his mortalitie by subscribing to the lawes of Nature and exhaling his last spirit Feb. 2 15. betwixt 8. and 9. of the clock in the morning to the great griefe of the Court and City which had prepared triumphs and tournaments and in much bravery determined to receiue the new King of Romanes but by this occasion laid aside their gallantrie put on the face and weeds of sorrow and by their dejected lookes and mourning apparell shewed their anxietie for his losse who so long had steered the ship of State to their content and was then taken from them when the tottering Empire freshly assaulted and ransackt by strangers required such a Nestor as by sage directions grounded upon mature deliberations might preserue it from feare of utter ruine The same afternoone his bodie was embalmed and two dayes after he was laid in the Antecamerâ to the sight of all that came in and Feb. 8 18. his corps was carried into his own Chappell at the Palace to be kept there till the King of Hungarie who was then upon the Danubie returning with his Queene from Ratisbone by water was come thither to giue order and instructions for the manner of his interrment About the same time abroad the Swedes growne every where Masters of the field began againe to take in Townes giue Lawes to the Citizens sweare the Magistrates to alleageance to the Crowne of Sweden take Hostages for performance of Conditions plunder the Countrey where they enquartered to furnish their Armies with necessaries and force the Cities which stood in faire tearmes of agreement with Caesar the Elector of Saxony and the other Princes which either sided with the Emperour before the treatie of Prague or came in to him thereupon to renounce their alliance and take in their Swedish Garrisons Leslie the Feeldmarshall being come back from Westphalia from pursuit of the Caesarean Generall Goetz was come back to the Lantgravate of Hessē Cassell wher meeting with the Swedish Generall he received a new Commission to returne towards the Weser to haue an eye upon the mperialists and the League Bannier supposing that bodie of an Armie which himselfe commanded sufficient for performance of his own designes in the upper Saxonie there yet appearing no adverse Armie which was able to stand against him Leslie conformed him to his Generalls Command and Bannier without further stay marched with his forces towards Misnia But Ertford that goodly Citie of Thuringen againe presented it selfe to his fancy as he was upon the way somewhat he resolved to doe there yet what or how he made a pause on to leaue it behind him he concluded to be no part of policie the place being of great receit and well fortified both with a Moat good walls and the strong Castle of Ziriacksburg and so if once furnished by his enemies but with fifteene hundred presidiaries might molest his Armie to attempt it by force or a long Siege might waste his forces and consume much time These doubts stumbled him yet in fine he resolved to take it by a finenesse if it might be and if that way thrived not to worke otherwise And take it in the end he did nor was the designe any remora to his further proceedings being but a whet to sharpen the courage of his Souldiers no stop or let to his purposes Decemb. ½ 1 1. Bannier tooke up his head-quarter at Deberstead a village not farre from Ertford and the same Evening to lose no time first presented part of his Forces in a small Battalia before