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B07963	The [co]ntinuation [of] the forraine avisoes for two weekes last past, containing many very remarkable passages of Germanie, France, Spaine, Italy, Sweden, the Low-Countries, and other parts of the world ...		1641 (1641)	STC 18507.344; ESTC S94444	14,390	30

confirmed how true wee know not that Prince Thomas of Savoy is agreed with the French K. is expected at Paris within few dayes and the Cardinall of Savoy is likewise treating his agreement with the French The Count of Harcourt is expected at Paris every houre many Nobles and Gentlemen are to meet him in the way From Spaine is confirmed that the Marquesse de Terracusa hath defeated some Troopes of the French and Catalonians and afterwards befeiged the City of Terragona some will say that hee hath brought againe the said City under the King of Spains subjection From Lyon of the 5. 15. of Decem. they write that the Catalonians and French after many affaults had taken the citie of Tortosa and that on both sides were lost about 4000 men amongst which was the Lieutenant of Monsieur d'Espinan They confirme also that the common people at Barcellona have killed divers great men which took yet the King of Spaines part wherupon the Castillians have fallen upon som Catalonians in Perpignano pillaged their houses killed the men and chased their wives and children stark naked out of the Citie Collen the 27. of Decemb. the 6. of Ianuarie Field Marshall Hatzfeld his Troops which lye hereabouts intended to take their quarter in the little citie of Munch Gladbach but a company of the Duke of Newburg his Souldiers which lies there in Garrison hath beaten off the Imperialists by force wherefore the Imperiall Colonell Sparre who lyes at Mulheim is gone against it with three thousand men but the besieged defend themselves not withstanding stoutly and with their shooting doe great harme amongst the Imperialists and have killed already divers high Officers and many common Souldiers The Imperiall Colonell Count of Ridberg who hath served these many yeares under the Emperour died here in this Citie An Extract of a Letter from the Hague the 31. of Decemb. the 10. of Ian. With the last letters from Emden wee have no other newes but that the Prince Electour Palatine was yet there from whence hee intended to goe to Gluckstat thinking that the King of Denmark was there but understanding that the King was at Coldingen he resolved to goe the next day after with Count Volmar the Kings naturall son to Coldingen We have in these parts such a frost that almost all the rivers are frozen over so that men and horses can goe over the ice without danger Franckford the 3. 13. of Ianuarie It is confirmed from all places that Generall Bannier with the most part of his Army is arrived about Hoffe and Plan wherefore speedy order is given that nine Bavarian Regiments and divers other Imperiall Regiments which are nearest at hand shall march with all speed towards Erga to secure that passage and to all other Regiments that lye enquartered here abouts in the Lower Palatinate Wirtenberg Franconia Swaben Mentz and other parts is likewise given speedy order to draw together from all places and make head against Generall Bannier but seeing the Imperiall Souldiers have been so tired out and weakened they have no great mind to it and are verie unwilling to forsake their quarters especially in this cold frosty weather and doubtlesse many will run away before they come to the Randevouz and albeit the Emperour sees himselfe now so weakened and withall the whole Empire so wasted and ruinated and in a most miserable state and condition yet notwithstanding wee heare not the least motion of any peace but most men beleeve that Bannier when he comes now into Bavaria will perswade them with stronger arguments to change their minds An Extract of a Letter from Norimberg the 1. 11. of Ianuarie It is most certaine that Generall Bannier is passed with his whole Army by Hoffe and Plan himselfe in person hath beene in the strong Fort and Castle of Pleissenberg neare Culinbach where hee left his Lady and himselfe followeth the Army being above 30000 strong no question but hee hath some great designe in hand because hee makes such haste in his march The King of Denmark having tryed all meanes and sent sundry letters to the Imperiall Dyet held at Ratisbone to perswade the Emperour States and Peeres if it were possible to conclude an universall peace thorowout the whole Empire but having understood now that the Protestant States and Peeres there could not prevaile with the Emperour and Prelates that a constant peace might be concluded hath sent another to the Protestant States and Peeres wherein he intimated unto them that in case the said Prelates would continue to stand thus upon their owne heads and not conclude a peace they would force him to take another resolution and to joyn againe with his old Confederates to try whether they joyntly could procure what hitherto hath been refused The Emperour and Prelates having heard of that letter used the Protestant States and Peeres more kindly than formerly and wee hope that this will moderate matters so that we shall againe heare of some proposition for a peace At the conclusion of this letter wee receive certaine advise that Generall Bannier hath divided his Army into three parts one part whereof he hath commanded towards Egra which Citie is already said to bee taken by the Swedes another part hee hath commanded towards the upper Palatinate some Troops whereof have beene a Gnadenberg foure Germane miles from this Citie of Norimberg where they pillaged a Cloyster the third part he hath commanded towards Franconia to hinder the Imperiall Forces of their conjunction which are summoned to draw together from all parts though the frost be never so great and they never so unwilling to march in this cold weather and in so unseasonable a time having hardly recovered themselves a little since the last march which had wearied and tired them out so much It is certaine that this unexpected and speedy comming of Generall Ba●nier causeth a great alteration and confusion amongst the Imperialists that they doe scarce know what to doe With the last letters from France they write but how certainly we know not that the Pope hath put forth in print two Buls in one whereof he confirmeth and establisheth the new crowned King of Portugall in his Throne and government In the other hee threateneth all those that shall offer the said new King in his raigne and government with excommunication They write also from thence that a great stir and confusion is likewise in Castillia and other Kingdomes of Spaine which the Duke of Medina being borne of the Spanish bloud layes claime to pretending to have proper right to it as if they would have no King more of the Germane but onely of the Spanish bloud The Imperiall Generall Iohn de Werth who was detained prisoner at Paris a great while is now sent from thence to Nancy to be exchanged for Field Marshall Gustavus Horn who comes from Ingolstat In holland are taken up for the French King some thousand Souldiers where or which way they shall be employed the next Spring wee shall heare in time The losse which the French had in Catalonia is likewise confirmed from Paris and that their Lieutenant Generall was taken prisoner and sent after promise to beare no more armes against Spaine to Biscay FINIS Jan. 19. Imprim● licet G R. Weckerlin

before whilest I am advertised from divers places by prisoners that the enemies remaine still in an ill condition and are now dispersed into their quarters Therefore I am resolved nothing to neglect but observing and following my reason of war to take speedily my way towards those parts where by the power and help of God I hope to effect my designes wherein although I am not so presumptuous as to despise or neglect the enemy yet neverthelesse I am resolved in case he come forth to stop or hinder my endevours and progresse upon any occasion that he shall offer me still to be ready and in a good posture to give him battle and to doe my uttermost for the good Cause wishing onely and praying heartily that Almightie God by his hand doe so conduct and prosper the armes of her Majestie of Sweden and all other Protestants so resist those of their enemies that at length we may attaine the desired scope namely a firme honest peace for all those that stand for the Gospell The Forces of Brunswig Luneburg and Hessen are at this time in their quarters in Westphalia Freesland and other Dukedomes of their owne for particular designes which neverthelesse doe conduce us in generall But I hope according to their promises in case our enemies should againe so encrease against the future Spring or Summer that my army should grow inferiour to theirs our said friends and allies will then againe be ready to joyne and march with us together as necessitie shall require that wee may with a generall resolution get a generall victory and honour together Thus much saith Bannier who since that time is arrived at Seitz and gone from thence to Altenburg and so in Voitland and the Wymarian Forces are two leagues from him at Newstat Their march being said to goe directly to the upper Palatinate and to visit the Dyet at Ratisbone Genoa 8. 18. of December The Governour of Millaine Marquis de Leganez having expected a long time moneyes promised for the payment of his Souldiers but not sent went himselfe to Millaine to urge the sending thereof for feare of want therof the five thousand foot and two thousand horse which are yetremaining of his army might perhaps change Master Don Carolo de la Gatta is passed by this Citie and gone for Naples Lyons 10. 20. of December The Catalonians have caused to be bought here armours for three thousand men because the Spanyards have now made an invasion into the Countie of Rousillion and burned downe about Conflance three Market Townes wherefore Monsieur d'Espenan hath desired of the Prince of Conde who is at Narbona a speedy succour of some thousand men to oppose them Millaine the 16. 26. of December The French have sent againe two thousand men to Cazall to change the French Garrison there wherefore the Spanyards re-inforce likewise all the Garrisons in the next neighbouring places thereabouts The Catalonians cause all the silver to be taken out of the Churches and to bee coyned to make a great provision of money In France they continue still to make great preparations for war to goe betimes into the field and the French King is sayd to have likewise renewed his league with the Crowne of Sweden Naples the 14. 24. of December They are here labouring to take up many ships and galleyes for the service of the King of Spaine but it seemeth that there wants either money or hearts The galleyes of Livorne are departed almost all out of this Harbour craving leave of the Vice-Roy of this Kingdome that they might follow their owne occasions which hee granted hereupon hee hath nominated the Councellour Capecelato an able man to goe forthwith upon Embassage to Madrid to make remonstrance as well of the necessities as of the dangerous state of this Kingdome who is to depart with the first opportunitie in the galleyes of this Kingdome that are to carrie some Infanterie into the Dukedome of Millaine There departed not long since three other galleyes of them laden with Souldiers to srengthen the Garrisons along the Sea-coasts which the King of Spaine holds upon the frontiers of Toscany The Vice-Roy of late carrieth himselfe more temperate and more plyable towards the Gentrie of this Kingdome than formerly hee had done some fearing others hoping that this his alteration of disposition comes too late The Duke of Laurenzana departs forthwith for Spaine to bee employed against the Catalonians the Marquis of Toralto hath beene declared Governour of Sabionette They talke here of a Parliament Generall to bee held in this Kingdome occasioned by the unreasonable demands that are made of five Millions which if the Vice-Roy and other Officers shall presse to levie it is to be feared that the Catholike King will keepe as few good subjects in this Kingdome as he hath in Portugall or Catalonia From Dresden the 18. 28. of December The sixteenth of this instant moneth the Swedish Generall Major Pfuel made some turnes about this Citie whence hee drove away a great number of Horse and other Cattle but in his retreat the Saxon Colonell Vngar made a sally out upon him and tooke prisoners some of his Souldiers which were led into this Citie amongst whom was found one Horse Captaine and one Corporall both of the number of those that burned the village of Grumpach whereupon our Electour greatly incensed against them caused to the number of nineteene that were condemned as Incendiaries to bee burned alive the which execution was appointed to bee done as yesterday but as the proverb saith Many things happen betweene the cupp and the lipp and as death many times comes unexpected so doth sometimes life for just as the Hang-man was ready with his linck flaming and the said nineteene prisoners all fastened together with a long iron chaine everie man with a bundle of reedes set in a pitch caske before him and each two faggots behinde him and standing thus in this dreadfull posture expecting everie moment to feele the mercilesse rage of that cruell element having just ended their confession the last work of men leaving this world behold two Trumpetters arrive from the Swedish Generall Major Pfuel who then approached verie nigh with his Troops which brought this message from the said Generall Major namely that without mercie hee would put all to fire and sword if his Souldiers were thus handled This threatning message caused our Electour to surcease this execution and to send back the condemned againe to prison which he scarce could find in his heart to doe having taken a solemne oath that hee would cause all those that should be taken and proved Incendiaries burners of houses to be burned alive but hee was at last hereunto perswaded through the entreaties and intercession of his Ladie the Electrice and the other young Princes whole Councell who apprehending the sequell of so extraordinarie a punishment saved the lives of those prisoners Frankford the 18. 28. of December It is confirmed from all parts that Generall

Bannier with his Army is passed the river of Saala and that the Weymarish Army followeth him and that he tooke his way not towards Leipzygk and Wittenberg as some did write but directly towards Voitland the upper Palatinate carrying along great store of ammunition and Artillerie of an hundred peeces In Saxony and Misnia he hath left behind him Generall Major Pfuel with divers Regiments to keep the Saxon Troops in awe and to fetch in the contribution of the said Countrey as also to bring the rest of the Townes under the same contribution so that Saxony will be totally ruinated From the river of Rhyne the 19. 29. of December It is confirmed now that the Hessish Troops have taken by a stratagem the Citie of Friedwald and made the Impetialists that lay in it to take service under them they have also taken the castle of Terburg where they made the Imperialists to doe the like Field Marshall Hatzfels Troops which had laid for some few dayes together a siege before the Citie of Gladbach have now forsaken that siege and are returned to their old quarters Erfurd the 18. 28. of December The other day I certified you that the Swedish Army marched from hence towards Genu whom the Weymarish Army followed yesterday in like manner passing by this Citie the Regiments are reasonably strong and the Horse-men all bravely mounted the Artillerie was drawne by verie faire and strong horses the said Army is in the meane time commanded by Colonell Ohei●● and the Count of Nassaw Colonell Rosa with his Troops is to follow the Army to morrow or next day after Yesterday a moneths pay was given to the said Weymarish Army and all dismounted Horsemen were mounted againe The French Troops are commanded by Conte de Guebrian and the Generall Commissarie Chousy Field Marshall Shmitberger and Generall Major Tupadoll are yet here the said Shmitberger we heare is to command the Weymarish Army as Lieutenant Generall Both Armies carry along with them upon Waggons a great number of Boats that they may passe any Rivers where they come Of Banniers armie were told thirty eight Regiments of horse and twelve Brigads of foot of the Weymarish army twelve Regiments of horse and foure Brigads of foot which is confirmed by this weeks Posts Franckford the 25. of December the 4. of Ianuary Here were have no other newes but that the Weymarian troopes under Colonell Rosa are gone after Generall Bannier and from Basel they confirme that Prince Thomas of Savoy is fully agreed with the French King and expected at Paris there to receive 400000 pound Turnois It is also reported that the Duke of Parma stands likewise in a Treaty with the French King But all this must yet bee confirmed before wee can beleeve it Hamborough the 26. of December the 5. of Ianuary The new levied forces which Lieutenant Generall Arnheim hath taken up in Poland and Prussia for the Emperors service runne all away and of nine thousand men hee hath not left above one hundred men more This levying hath cost a great summe of money and comes all to nothing so that Pomerania needs now not to feare any invasion which those new forces seemed to threaten The Duke of Luneburg maketh yet great preparations especially of fire-workes to assault next Spring the City of Wolffenbutle by force The Imperiall Governor in it Baron of Rustenburg defends himselfe stoutly and fortifies the said place more and more and is resolved to defend it to the last man the besieged sally dayly forth with some troops From the River of Rhyne the 26. of December the 5. of Ianuary The 28. 30. of December departed from Coesfield fifteene hundred Souldiers with many Scaling-Ladders and other instruments what their designe is is not knowne In the Countrey of Beryk lye above one thousand Musquetiers and fire locks with fixe hundred Horsemen of the Holland forces the report goes that the Imperiall Field Marshall Hatzfeld will fall upon them and force them to depart from thence his Troops lye yet before Gladbach at Collen are made ready three thousand suits of cloathes for Hatzfelds Souldiers Erfurd the 26. of December the 5. of Ianuary The Duke of Luneburg with his troops continueth still the blocking up of Wolffenbutle and fortifies his quarters more and more before it hee hath likewise summoned in his Countrey a great number of Peasants which as soone as the great Frost shall be past are to fortifie the quarters on the side towards Halberstat divers of his souldiets runne away because of the extreame cold weather in the meane time the besieged sally continually forth and doe some harme to the Luneburgish The Swedish troopes about two thousand strong which lay enquartered in the Bishopricke of Halberstat besieged some few dayes ago the City of Tangermund on the River of Elve belonging to the Elector of Brandenburg the besieged after they had endured the battering of the Swedish Canons for some few houres yeelded upon discretion and the Brandenburgish souldiers which have beene 130. in number were forced to take service under the Swedes The King of Denmark is now at Coldingen and the Queene Dowager of Sweden at Gottorff with the Duke of Holstein The foure and twentieth of this Month Generall Bannier rose with his Army from Newstat on the River of Orla and marched towards Shlatz where he intended to keep his Christmasse his forces we heare are arrived already about Hoff Wonsidle and other places thereabouts the report goeth yet strong that he will march towards the upper Palatinate and Bavaria some Regiments under the command of Generall Pfuel he hath left in Misnia to fetch in the contribution Antwerp the 26. of December the 5. of Ianuary From Naples is written that in the same Kingdome for the reinforcing of all the Companies a free releasement is published for all prisoners what fault soever they have committed with condition that they shall serve faithfully under the King of Spains troopes The Vice-Royes sonne takes likewise up some companies and intends to put them under the command of Don Giofeppo Spagna all Millitary Officers serving under the King of Spaine are summoned to come to Naples to leavie with all speed some new Troops because the they guard those Frontiers more than ever they have done especially all places on the Sea costs of Toscanie and they secure well the two Harbours Orbetello and Portorallo belonging unto the King of Spaine At Naples are likewise mustered twenty Companies which are commanded by the Prince of Bizignano At Paris are now at this presens the Deputies of Catalonia which treate with the King of France as States of a free Republick The siege before Tortosa is still continued by the Catalonians At Marseilles are made ready divers Gallies to transport foure thousand Souldiers more to Catalonia From Italy is confirmed that the French have taken the Castle of Ast but the City is yet defended by the Spaniards and both parties shoot fiercely one against another It is