THe Pope hath prepared for the Emperours Majestie a Regiment of Footemen and 300 Horses / which Monsieur Aldebrandino shall bring into Germany / which the Pope wil main­taine his self. The Ambassadors of Venice are de­parted from hence homewardes with good satis­faction and faire gifts.

At Milanen are more Men taken on / and the Spanyards fortifie the place in Veltlin againe very stronglye / which doth not give any expecta­tion of restitution.

The Duke of Savoy hath mustered his foote­men and Horsemen.

From Constantinople is confirmed / that a ve­rye great sorte of men goe for Polen and Hun­garie.

Wee heare from Milanen / notwithstandinge commandement is come from Spaine twyse to restitute Veltlin / yet the Governour doth to the contrarye / sending manye men thither. The Arch-Duke Leopold doth the like / because that a while agone 14. Companyes of Switsers are fallen into some part / beeinge under the Com­mandement of the Duke of Austria / and burnt an Abbye / which doth keepe back the restitution yet the Spainyards must give it againe at last. They are verye much discontented / because the Duke of Savoy hath mustered so manye Men / wherein they can not tell what his intention is.

Wee heare from Constantinople / that the Great Turke with his principall Officers are broken up and gone to Adrianopel / and conducted by a great sort of Ianitsers and Iagy / his men of Warre should bee (besides the Tartars) 300000. strong / he hath taken out of the Tresurye with him 4½. Milisns Soltanini / for to paye his Men he hath also given his Generall of the Sea 400000. Soltanini. Who is gone with 70 ships in the black Sea / for to keepe the Cossacks back / who did threatten to com to Constantinople with theire Gallyes. Wee heare in other Letters: That the Great Turke will send 150000. Men in Polen / and 100000. in the Moldou / leavinge the Castles in Hungarie well provided for de­fence.

With the Fortresse Nieuheusel it doth stand in former estate / it is wholy besieged / but they lye yet so farre from it / that no peece of Ordnance can reach it. This day there are sent more Can­nons and Munition thither. In the meane time Bucquoy makes certaine thousands of Cannon­baskets for defence / to shoote at Nieuheusel. The Souldiors of the Emperour shewe themselves heere very unwilling / because of bad payement. And a certaine time agone / are the 4000. Hunga­rians / which Betlem Gabor had sent with Mon­nye and Munition for the assistance of Nieuheu­sel / by the Souldiors of the Generall Filleck / and Setschi unawares fallen upon / beaten / and taken from them (among other things) 25000 Dallers / whereupon they of Nieuheuse [...] fall dayly our / and take many Horses and people imprisoned. They have also some dayes past driven the Lord Gene­rall of Diepenbach wholy out of his quarter / so that the getting of this Fortresse may cost many a head / heere goeth also a speech that there shall bee some suspected persons imprisoned.

In Hungaria on this and other side of the Do­nau it doth stand in former estate / and wee hope that Papa wil give themselvs over to the Empe­rours Majestie / yet the Budian tarryeth by his former meaning / Berlem hath sent some Horse­menne and Footemenne / with some monny and munition / which the Liutenant at Filleck Stes­fen Heret shin perceiving / hath with a Company of men from the Fronters / and Setschi mette them / and by Rimatumbat fallen upon them / fought against them / and driven them awaye.

At this present Burquoy shootes at Nieuheusel strongly in twoo places / and it continues that they of our side have lost before it (besides the Bagage) already 900. Men.

Vpon the 5. of Iuly should the Emper. Maj. travell to Prague.

Notwithstanding the Marckgrave of Iagers­dorp and his Souldiors have received their paye of the Lords / Princes / and States / yet hee seekes all manner of shifts for to keepe the Souldiors togeather / and under his Government / hee hath some dayes past besieged that Bisshoply Castle at Neus with his Souldiors / and demanded of the Administrators / Chief Counsell and com­montye / that they should sweare unto him / hee doth not suffer any goods / monny / neither any thing else to bee carried our from thence. The yonge Earle of Thurn is with his Wife by him / and a speech goeth that the Generall Stubenval will joyne himselfe with his Moravish Soul­diors to the Marckgrave.

Wee heare from Horn: That the Turkes are gotten within some twentye myles to Lublin / and that the Poles have had two overthrowes / whereupon the King hath caused the Crowne to bee carried from Cracou.

The Polish Lords / which dwell in Colmis­schen have caried their best goods into the Duke­ship of Pruissen. And there is great feare in that Land / because there are no strong places / there­fore Warschou shall be fortified.

The Duke Elector of Brandenburgh is cele­brated Duke of Pruissen / through the Kings [Page]Commissioners upon the 29 of May / and the whole Land of Pruissen is commanded to ac­knowledge him for there Prince.

Heere are againe some more peeces of Ordi­nance caused to be fetched out of the Magazin / and brought into divers places of the Castle / the same shall also be done in the Cittie / the reason is / because they feare for an uprore when the exe­cution shall be. In like manner the Generall Sassers Horsemenne are arived heere / beeing 7. Companies strong / well Armed Men / alone they have no long gunnes or Carbyners / they are in­quartered in the old and new cittie / it is said / that the Execution shall be upon Munday or Tues­day next / which beeing ended the Emperours Commissioners shall goe from hence into Mora­via / and there doe the like Execution.

The Spanish Souldiors in Moravia doe Ty­rannize very much over the Cittizens and In­habitants.

The Souldiors / which lye here / would yester night have saccaged the Iewes Cittie (or that part of Prague / wherein the Iewes dwell) but an Agreement is made / and the Iewes must give the Governour of Walsteyn a great som of Mo­ney.

The Governour French goeth dayly here up and downe / without any watch / he will sett our an Apology against Mansvelt.

The speech goeth that the Earle of Mansvelt is broken up with his Souldiors against the Ba­varians / whether he will onsett Tabor or no is yet unknow it.

The Marckgrave of I [...]gersdory is also re­tired back into Bohemia / and taken in the Lord­ship Nachot / as the speach goeth.

Although those of Zurich were expecting their Folke againe every houre / but it is happened that the passage is onexpected taken from them / by 900. well mounted Spaniards / the which ar­rived at Meyeubelt by 1 or 2 at a time / so that there is little hope of a peace.

The Governour of Munchen is arived heere againe within these few dayes / whereupon the 16. of this present the 2. Lords of Sternbergh Brothers / 2 Lords of Geil / Brothers / and the old Lord Governour Heger / are all sett at libertie from their arestment / but how others shal speede time will reveale.

The Bavarian Souldiors / which have layen in Conincksweert / Slackewalt / and other places are all marche to Tachou / the Bavarians and the Earle of Malnsvelts Souldiors rove daylie one against another / like as they did a quarter of a league from Bleyensteyn upon the 18. of this present / falling the one upon the other / and a long while Scher [...]nidged togither / where in 300. of the Baverians were slaine and 100 of the Mans­velts Souldiors.

Heere are 700 Horsemen inquartered / which are come from the Onder-Pals / and arrived at Pleynvelt / Ollinge and other places / where they hold but bad hause with saccaging & evil doings they should joyne with the Earle of Mansvelt / who is broken up and in marching / fell upon 3. Cornets of Bavarish Horsemen / and slew allmost all of them.

Heere passe many French-men dayly / through this Cittie to the Kinge of Fraunce / whom the Duke of Bavaria hath casshierd.

The Baron Digby / English Ambassadour / hath taken his way through Cruytsnach and Frankendall / and the other night lodged at Spier / he hath reasonable good store of Bag­gadge with him / wherefore he makes but reaso­nable hast / we hope that he will effect some good matters at Weenen.

The Spaniards have burnt downe to the grounde the market-towne Albech by Altzey / 2. dayes agone / because the Country men had slaine 3. Spaniards.

The speech goeth that the Emper. should have given the Electorship to the Duke of Bavaria / who thereupon caused him to be pictured in his Electoriall Habit: Wherefore it is thought that the Ambassadour of the Kings Majestie of Great Brittaigne will effectuate little / because his Maje­stie will never suffer that / and therefore for these and other such like matters the warres might begin againe in Germanie.

News from Fraunce mentioneth / that the Cit­tie S. Ieand Angely is yet besiedged / and that those within had done some outfalles uppon the Kings Hoast / and done them great hurt / so that some certaine 100. Souldiors were slaine / where under were many persons of great Dignitie.

News from Flaunders mentioneth that some certaine mutinierde Souldiors of the Arch-duke have burnt two fayre Villages.

At Wesel was provision made to bake for a Camp / to have all Bread a forehand / but there was tydings that the Marquls Spinola should very shortly rise with 20000 men of all Nations.

The 28. of Iune were brought into Zurphen 20 Horses / where under was on Lieutennant / on Corner / and on Aunsient of a Companie of Foote men taken by our Souldiors.