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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

and the States of that Province by mediation of those of Zur●ch giving eare to counsell came to a faire parley assured him of the good respect they had of the amitie of the Christian King that they intended no combination and confederacie with the enemies of the Crowne of France but that as hitherto they had been a free State not over-ruled by strangers so now againe they onely desired to be Masters of their own Dominions promising withall with their owne Armes and at their proper costs to secure those passages which were then held by the French against the Spaniards if he would freely restore them The treatie was upon unequall tearmes the Duke was their prisoner and might not stand to make his owne conditions To gaine his safetie and to be assured of the Grisons he condescended to seale mutually to these Articles That the Staig the Countie of Bormeo and Chiavenna should be presently redelivered to the States of those Provinces and the money which was due unto them payed with all expedition And the Grisons on the other side condescended to confirme their amitie with the King and Crowne of France The Conditions agreed upon betwixt the Grisons and the Duke of Rohan and to maintaine the passages against the Spaniard All which being sealed unto by the Duke in behalfe of the King his Master and by the Colonell Gasper Smith in behalfe of the Grisons April 8. old stile and the places were surrendred to the Grisons accordingly These were the counterbuffes and spots with which the flourishing fortune and splendour of the French glory was at that time checked and sullyed which yet was somwhat restored and revived by another happy adventure of the Christian Kings Forces in Loraine about the same day when the Duke was almost surprized The Caesareans who had some moneths before taken the Citie of Switz Switz besieged and taken by the French betwixt the Dukedome of Burgundy and Switzerland had thereby intercluded the passage and communion betwixt France and the Allies of that Crowne in that Territorie To regaine it the French Garrisons at Beffort Bruntrant and Ericourt mustered up 2000. men armed them with necessary provisions for a battery sent them against that Citie and Castle and then after two dayes battery with 8. Pieces of Ordnance forced the Garrison to yeeld upon composition to depart with their low weapons onely and so opened the way for commerce betwixt that State and the Kings Subjects But this gaine had been a small requitall to the former losses had it come singly and unattended without any other It was the concomitant of better fortunes to the French who under the Duke of Longueville did much harme to the Spanish Garrisons in the Dukedome of Burgundy surprized the Citie of Amur under the conduct of the Lord Thianges Honorita and Margarita recovered by the French and cut in pieces the Caesareans there and by their Fleete March 19. old stile at night assaulted the Iland Margarita and landed some Forces under the Count of Harcourt tooke in the first Fort after beleaguered the Fort Royall where the Garrison after a tedious Siege began to parley and at last agreed upon composition and so marched out leaving the whole Island againe to the French who now goe to assault and besiege the other Island named St. Honorata The Spring began now to come on and the united States of the Netherlands and the Cardinall Infant Preparations for warre by the Cardinall Infant the united ●tates began to prepare for warre The States began with the castigation of some rude Souldiers cashiering at Mastricht 4. Companies of foote and at Venlo and Roermond some others who being out of pay and knowing nothow to liue otherwise than by warre promised to reforme themselues and were placed under other more severe Commanders and this done dispatches were sent and Proclamation published that all Commanders should haue their Companies ready by the beginning of May. The Cardinall Infant who was engaged else-where and not onely against the States made great preparation both by sea land to compasse his designes Great store of Bisket was baked at Antwerp to supply the Dunkerkers who with two men of warre and 16 Frigates had already put to Sea Picolomini was furnished with money and a full Commission and sent into upper Germany to levie some thousands of men for the Infante's service who had prepared his waggons for carriage of the Baggage and Prince Francis of Loraine who already had the Command of 4. Regiments received order to rayse two new ones and to joyne with the Earle Picolomins The time of action was not yet come the harvest was still in the blade and the fields afforded no forrage No Armies could yet be brought into Campagnia onely some private parties were imployed abroad by the Garrisons more for spoyle and pillage than in hope of victory From Breda 100. valiant and experienced Souldiers were sent out on plundering who were surprized and rowted neere Balen by another partie of the States Garrison at the Bosh which though it surpassed the Brabantiers in number yet obtained not the victory by meere valour strength but by a finenesse adjoyned thereto which neverthelesse was not so prevalent as to giue them a cleere victory without much losse of their own bloud A bloudie ●ight betwixt apartie of the Spanish and another of the States Souldiers The States Souldiers knowing of the enemies march divided themselues into two bands the one consisting of 80. the other of 40. men The minor Company appeared to the view of the Brabantiers while the other and greater part remained hidden undiscovered The eye of the Spanish Souldiers was no sooner fixed upon the lesser band but they made towards them with all hast whilst they pretending a fearfull flight hasted to gaine two strong farme houses neere the place where their complices lay as places of refuge in that necessitie Their enemy pursued them with all eagernesse assaulted the houses with all violence whilst those within playing upon them with their small shot and the ambush rising from behinde them made them know that the victory was hardlier to be atchieved than they imagined Neither the odds of twenty men in number nor the unexpected troope comming on so sodainely did utterly discourage these resolved men but made them recollect their spirits and prepare to fight droping if not to obtaine the conquest yet to goe off without much losse The fight was hot on both sides the Musquetiers were both good markmen and nimble fingerens of that deadly engine and charged 〈◊〉 discharged so nimbly that the ground was purpled with the bloud of the wounded The Statists get the victorie so many being slaine on both sides that after the combate was done ten waggons were laden with the dead corpses of those two pettie Armies yet in the end the victory fell to the Statists the Spanish Souldiers being forced to flie The Prince of Orange soone after had a designe against Hulst a Town of importance in the frontiers of Brabant The Prince of Orarge his designe against Hulst prevented and the Key of the Countrey from Zealand to that Province and the Earledome of Flanders He had made preparation to surprize it and was about the expedition when certaine notice came unto him that his project was discovered which made him forbeare the attempt deeming it lesse dishonour not at all to begin a work of that difficultie which might put himselfe and his Army into hazard than to goe on desperately and be repulsed shamefully And thus we haue described the occurrences of these few moneths omitting nothing worth observation which hath happened in these Westerne parts of the world In the Easterne parts amongst the Turkes we heare of tumults civill dissentions rebellions managed with a strong power and such like barbarismes The Belgerbeg Basha in Morea attended with twentie thousand Souldiers made head there against his Soveraigne not contenting himfelfe with that high office but ayming at a higher kinde of dominion in that Peninsula and to effect his designe called in other twelue thousand Alboneses to assist him and with those Forces possessed himselfe of the Citie and Port de Santa Maura in Morea The Grand Signior enraged with this affront summoned him to appeare at his Court at Constantinopl and he not comming in confiscated his lands and goods and sent an Armie against him to surprize his person and disperse the Rebells The Basha in Morea rebelleth against the Turke but with what successe it is not yet knowne The Vizier basha who had bin imployed against the Persian was threatned also to be strangled a miserable case when service 〈…〉 by the event by a Capigie who was sent p●●posely to the Armie to deprive the Basha of his life because he had not beene fortunate in his warres against the Sophy The Vezier knowing the fury of the Mahometan Emperour and jealous of what was intended against him for safeguard of himselfe fell to the Persian and left the Army without Commander The Vezier Basha imployed lately against the Persian fleeth to the Sophy and so prevented the Capigie in the dispatch of his Commission The Sultan missing his designe against the Vezier proceeded in rage against the Capigie smote off his head and sent Camacan another of his Basha's with the power and title of the former to command his Armies whose proceedings wee must expect hereafter FINIS

need to the great incouragement of the Inhabitants and Praesidiaries who thus inheartened the next night made out two sallies in one of which they nayled foure pieces of Cannon and slue divers Caesareans to the great dis-hartening of the Imperiall common souldiers and Generals who seeing that place thus provided both of military and alimentary provisions after they had lost above 1000 men before it made 400 Cannon-shot against it cast in severall Bombards and Granadoes to fire it and broke downe some piece of the wall Ian. 27. old stile raised the siege marched the same night to Granges in the way to Burgundy where the next day they divided their Forces the Baron of Suitz taking the way of Germany to joyne with Gallas his Army and Mercie the way of the Franch Countie to Duke Charles who yet remained there Fortune smiled all this while upon the French by Sea and Land the affaires of that Kingdome went on if not prosperously yet not unhappily Zarquemine a frontier towne betwixt Alsatia and Loraine in possession of the Caesareans and Loranois was as a pricke in the sides of the Villages about Haguenau and the Countie of Bitche in the alliance and under the obedience of the French King but the Garrison there was forced Zarque●●ine surprised by Brevill Commander of Bitche and the Towne yielded to obedience by the Armes of Brevill Governour of the Countie Towne and Castle of Bitche against which place those of Zarquemine had a designe formerly who assisted with 100 Souldiers sent unto him from Aiguebonne Governor of Haguenau about the middle of Ianuary old stile marched against it came to the Fort broke it open became Masters of the place burning down the house of the Provost Controller of the Town the 2 Boutefeaues and principal Authors of their hostilities sparing the Inhabitants except one who was sent Prisoner to Haguenau till hee had paid his Ransome giving them this caution That they should comport themselves fairely toward the Kings Subjects and the Crowne of France threatning otherwise That they would returne thither and deale with them as they had done with that Provost and Controller who had suffered exemplarily to deter the rest from giving eare hereafter to such wicked Counsels The same day which was so fortunate to the French Commander in the North-east by land was as prosperous in the North-west by Sea The Ides of Ianuary ministred a fortunate adventure and the first was seconded by some others The Pirates of Dunkerque who often times had roved thrivingly upon the Coast of Callis were ranging about for more spoile The Count of Charost Governor of the Citie being advised therof dispatched to Sea a Frigate well armed Dunkerquer● Rovers taken by the Seamen of Callis meerly to discover the number of the Dunkerquers A small boat of Dunkerque haling a rich Holland Ship which the Fleet had taken 4 daies before appeared singly which being guarded only with 13 Wallons the French Pinace subdued and brought into Callis with the Hollander to the incouragement of the Seamen in the Port who presently rigg'd up a small Navie put forth to Sea resolving not to returne with emptie hands and the enterprise succeeded so well that the next day they brought into the harbor three other Prizes one wherof was a Vessell laden with all sorts of Marchandise from Spaine and bound for the Low-countries in which bottom and the two others were found also many Prisoners This good event rouzed up the courage of some other Adventurers to attempt the like The 3d of the Calends of February Intelligence was given That some of the Dunkerquers were in the Channell neere that Coast with some Ships which they had taken as prize from the Hollanders and that occasion was so powerfully perswasive that the Marriners needed no other Orator to incourage them to put to Sea and fight with them Three French Frigates were instantly lanched out of the Haven and upon the first sight of the Dunkerquers the winds filling their Sailes made up to them without delay let fly their Ordnance and the Dunkerquers rather willing to save themselves than fight to preserve their Prize left the Hollanders Ships to the French Adventurers who returned with them to Gallis and thereby so hartened the Sea-men that the Port which lately wanted Sailers and could scarse afford one good Commander soone after abounded both with Captaines and Marriners But these peteete Victories though the newes of them soone after arrived at the Court of France were not so pleasing to the Christian King as the reconcliation of the Monsiour his Brother was to his Matie for the Prince having vanquished himselfe dispossessed his heart of those jealousies which made him depart as a Malecontent from the Court returned againe of his owne accord in the beginning of February and gave the King such a plenary assurance of his loyaltie brotherly affection The Christian King and the Monsieur reconciled and true zeale to the Crowne and State of France that the King by his owne Letters made a kind of Proclamation through his whole Kingdom of the reunion of their fraternall affections and assurance of his fidelitie Thus his Letters ran The Kings letters to the Generalls c. TO all Generalls of our Armies and Governours of our Provinces Greeting My good Cosins since that the departure of my brother the Duke of Orleance to Bloys in the Moneth of November last without our permission hath given the world occasion to suspect his good intentions and I my selfe beleeved that if hee had accordingly as hee ought with attention examined the Motives of his Action according to our Letters sent after him immediatly to give him as good evidence as be could desire of our good will toward him by that imployment which hee had in the Command and Conduct of the principall Forces of the Realme hee might easily have knowne that those Avisements and Motives which caused him to eloyne himselfe from us were not onely contrary to truth but also to his proper good Yet this credulitie never hindered me from taking all care to prevent those evill consequents which might have followed this our separation But thanks be to God whatever hath ensued hath served to no other end then to make me know the fidelitie of my Subjects whose constancy I have found unmoevable My Brother who hath well concluded that the union of Hearts in these times of danger is as necessary as the forces of the Kingdome to oppose with the more puissance the Enemies of the greatnesse of this Crowne and its tranquilitie Of his owne accord hath applyed himselfe to all which I could desire and no sooner acknowledged his transgression His Majestie undertaketh for his zeale to the State c. then I was ready with all my heart to forget it giving such credit to the Assurances he hath given me of his good affection and zeale to the good of this State that I my selfe doe undertake and

the Fort of Ziriacksburg and then rode in person to the gates of the Citie demanding of the Governour Ertford summoned whether he would declare himselfe a friend or enemy to the Crowne of Sweden The former passage and treatie before his pursuit of the confederate Imperiall Generalls made him confident that the Governour would answer his demand modestly without any rude expression of hostilitie and modestly he answered indeed that he had no order from the Magistrate to declare himselfe an enemie when the Swede catching the words from his mouth before he could make an end replyed mildly Nor am I yours The Governour intended to tell him that he would conferre with the Magistrate and follow the order which he should prescribe but Bannier unwilling to admit any demurre in the businesse stayed not to attend their conference but instantly having before hand expressed himselfe by writing called for a Trumpetter and sent him into the Citie with Letters requiring the Magistrate to send his Deputies to the Campe with whom he would parlee for the benefit and preservation of that Citie The Magistrate regarding the safetie of the Citizens and conceiving that the Swede would demand nothing but a supply of necessaries as cloaths and victualls for his Armie sent some of the graver Burghesses the next day to deale according to the directions which himselfe by advise of the Senate the night before had concluded on and confined them to Early in the morning the Swede roade about the Citie viewed the fortificatio s and before the Deputies came was returned to his tent Yet at last they came were entertained kindly and with many protestations of his affection to their State which he desired that they would answer againe with a Remonstrance of the like loue to him by renouncing the treatie and conclusions at Prague by remaining constant to the Crowne of Sweden as they had been formerly by surrendring unto him the Fort of Ziriacksburg and accepting of a Swedish Garrison which conditions if they liked of he promised to protect them and would neither desire any supply of money or other necessaries from the Citizens The Burghesses perceived that his Oration which at first was smoothed with oylie words came off with a sharpe twang that a bitter pill was tendered them though covered with gold and though they might haue answered him without pausing being instructed by their Commission yet desired leaue to goe backe to the Senate promising faithfully to returne an answer the next morning Their desire was granted by the Swede and the promised answer was sent by a Trumpeter according to the set time by them but not suiting to the demand saue onely in flat deniall the Citizens having resolved to stand upon their defence and rather endure the inconveniences which attend a Siege than subscribe to those propositions The Generall was the same day invited to dinner by Duke William of Wymar and had appointed to meete him that their alliance might be renewed and by a good correspondence they might be assistant each to other and this occasion hindered the Swede from planting his battery against the Citie that day conceiving that unlesse his eye was over the worke it would not be done to the best advantage onely for that present he gaue order to some Troopes of Horse to scoure the tetritorie about the River of Saal which was done and at night they returned to the Campe Besieged by the Swedes bringing with them some Saxon Officers prisoners The next morning very early the Generall commanded his Canons to be planted upon an hill neere Daberstead and then the Gunnes played their parts so well that fiftie great shot in a small space were discharged against the Citie and more were readie but that a Fire-ball cast into the Towne having fired two Barnes and a dwelling house the Generall gaue order to giue off shooting till he had againe felt the pulse of the Magistrate by sending a Drumme unto the Citie to wish the Inhabitants to treate with him fairely and not hasten their own ruine promising that whatsoever was past notwithstanding he would use them with all lenitie and lay no unsupportable burdens upon them The Senate gaue audience to the Messenger and sent two selected men of qualitie to conferre againe with the Generall yet first receiving Hostages for the safetie of the Senators Colonell Goltz and his Lievtenant a cessation of Armes for twenty-foure houres was the first proposition made by the Agents for the Citie and that obtained they craved leaue to depart shewing a contentednesse in their countenances that they could so easily prevaile for what they desired with him which not many houres before seemed an implacalbe Enemie But the Campe made better use of this time of forbearing offensiue Armes than the Citie did defences were not prohibited it was lawfull for either partie to doe any thing in that short time of truce for their owne defence and safetie though not to the detriment of the other and Bannier used not his men as Souldiers but pioners their weapons that day were mattock and spade and those proved as serviceable for his purpose as the thundering Ordnance The Briarean hands of the labouring men not hindered by any adversarie made a quick dispatch of much worke by the Evening the approaches were brought to the very gates of the Citie and the Castle-walls and then both the Commander of the Militarie men Surrendred upon compolition and the civill Magistrate perceiving how the Swede had over-reached them by a finenesse feared his force and yeelded themselues and the place upon these ensuing Conditions First That the sort of Ziriacksburg should receiue for a Garrison The Articles a hundred of the Swedish Souldiers and a hundred of the Citie all to be commanded by a Swede who should giue an oath of loyaltie both to the Crowne of Sweden and the Citie Secondly The Citie shall not be charged with entertainment of any Souldiers but it s owne and which shall be governed by a particular Commander and both the Souldiers and their Chieftaine shall sweare as well to the Crowne of Sweden as the Citie Thirdly The Keyes of the gates shall be kept by the Senate Fourthly The Citizens shall abide true and faithfull to the Crowne of Sweden till a firme and constant peace be setled in the Empire c. that the Citie at all times when necessitie requireth it shall giue free passe and repasse to the Swedes according to the occasion Fiftly The Citie shall pay the Souldiers in the Armie 36000. Rix-dollars whereof 10000. shall be paid immediately in readie money and 16000. in wares and the rest within the space of six weekes Lastly In this agreement shall be comprehended all the Nobilitie Gentry and Saxon Officers which are fled to the Citie for refuge and protection with their moveables and other goods These Articles were sealed on both sides Decemb. 16 26. the gates of the Citie set open for the Swedes entry the Castle

am a Suretie for him to my selfe I am also resolved upon the intreatie of my said Brother to pardon my Cosin the Count of Soissons not onely his fault for retyring to Sedan without my licence but also for his behaviour there all the time since though it hath bin otherwise then I expected All which I doe most willingly provided that my said Gosin within the space of fifteene dayes after the publication of this Declaration which I make freely and of my owne good grace returue to his obedience All which I would have you understand by this Letter to the end that you may impart it to all my Servants and Subjects in the extents of your commands praying God my good Cosins that he would take you into his protection Written at Orleance the 9 day of Febr. 1637. Signed Lovis And a little lower Sublet Some discourse interceded at the same time of a generall peace to be concluded at Coln and of a particular peace betwixt the Christian and Catholick Kings and the report was delivered so confidently that the compromittors in that negotiation were named expresly but whether the Spaniards prevailing in Italy with the Duke of Parma as the French would haue it or the French Agents refusall to goe upon the safe pasport of Ferdinand the third in whose name that Instrument was sealed as by an Imperiall power the French not allowing him the title of Caesar the treatie held not it is uncertaine This is sure that strong preparations for warre were suddenly made of either side The French set forth a Navie of 26. The Spanish and French preparations for warr● Gallies to invade the Island of Sardignia attended with 22. other vessells which carried over 8000. land-men The Spaniard on the other side knowing that moneyes were not onely the ligaments but the very foundations of warre sent first 1000. chests containing two millions and a halfe of gold in Royalls of Eight to Genoa for payment of his Souldiers in Germany and Italy then leavied in the Dukedome of Millan 8000. foot and in the Kingdome of Sicilie a Regiment for 2500. foot under the command of the Marquesse di Spava-Forno to be imployed in his Navie and lastly by the helpe of the Duke of Florence who assisted him with ten Gallies sent out a convenient Fleete to oppose them The French in their gallantrie rowed and sailed to the Island and comming on furiously tooke the Port Orestano neere Cagliano affrighted the Inhabitants of that Countrey who at first hid themselues in the woods and caues and holes for safeguard of their liues yet of a sodaine betooke themselues to Armes beat out those who were landed surprized their baggage and forced the Fleete to returne to Tolour Crequi sent to the King of France by the Duke of Savoy a harbour in Province And now the warre by land began to be renewed The Duke of Savoy who till this never felt the fire of warre burning in his Dominions found that Basiliske ready to infect his Territories and to prepare an Antidote against this poyson sent for the Marshall Crequi bestowed upon him a Diamond worth 1000. Crownes and his Dutchesse another esteemed worth 600 not for service already done but to be done hereafter dispatched him by Post to Paris himselfe soone after faigning to goe to Chambery but as it was thought intending to goe to Lyon to conferre with the Christian King there for reliefe in that extremitie About the same time viz. about the beginning of March as it is wrote from Triers a private conspiracy being made in Diete hofen and Walderfangen by some of the Inhabitants to deliver those Townes and Forts into the hands of the French Allies some of the Souldiers that lay in garrison in Dietenhofen The French project discovered at Dietenhofen and their forces defeated being corrupted with money to kill the Commander of that place nayle the Canons that lay to guard the passage thither by the river of Mosel and the last of these performed really the French being made acquainted therewith sailed downe the river with scaling ladders and other needfull implements to prosecute what was thus projected but the plot was of too dishonourable a birth to haue a glorious issue A French man who being married in the Towne was master of a small fortune and father of some children was made acquainted by the conspirators of their intention and he not knowing what might fall to his fortune in that confusion discovered the treason to the Magistrate who doubled his watches kept a strong Corps du guard at each Port manned the walls and armed the Citizens to oppose these unwelcomely expected guests who finding their purpose prevented by this care marched from thence to Walderfangen where the Commander having notice thereof from Dietenhofen the night before gaue them so rude entertainment that of 400 foot and 100 horse which were designed for this bufinesse scarce the one halfe returned and after their departure made inquirie for the conspirators proceeded against them legally condemned them and as they had deserved put them to a shame full death In the Valtoline the French expeditions began at the same time to flag The Grisons an unconstant and uncertaine people as all Democraticall States are had often murmured against the Christian King and his Generall there the Duke Rohan and oft-times been appeased with money from France The Duke of Rohan his goods arrested by the Grisons and the good order which was observed by the French Commander but now what they had long praeconceived of disburthening themselues of the French Forces was brought into action A generall Diet for the setling of that State was appointed to be held at Chur or Coire at the same time when the multitude made head against the French and to expell them by force out of the Countrey were gathered together to the number of 4 or 5000. men and resolved to surprize the Duke of Rohan in person if it were possible A superiour providence over-ruleth the wisest Counsells and often infatuateth their determinations which would be accounted most prudent The Duke was then abroad on hunting and so by accident prevented that mis-fortune The Grisons perceiving that course to fayle arrested his good● which were at Chur and by that violence discovered an alienation of their affections from him It was not done so privately as to be kept secret the valley ecchoed with the same of what was done in the Citie the report was quickly brought to the French Generalls eares who upon the tydings repayred to the Staig astrong peece and hardly to be taken while well manned and defended Thus secured he stood upon tearmes of Capitulation as holding it too dishonourable for himselfe and his Nation to leaue the Province which he had gained by his prudence and managed by his valour upon the mutinie of the giddie multitude which for their owne advantage and hope of gaine might happily haue complied with the Christian Kings professed enemie