FRom Spaine out of Madril is written of the 10. hereof / that the Prince Philibert of Savoyen was departed from thence / taking his waye to Divares / to depart from thence with the Galleys of the Marquis of S. Crois / with his Father and Brothers to Thurn / to handel of his Majesties part / and hath first 50 thousand Ducates of his Majesties part / and for his maintaining 60 thousand ducats. The Spanish Sea is full of Pyrots / dooing great damage.

Those Galleys / that remayned behinde at Ha­vana with the Plates of Silver are at last arri­ved at Sivile. And 7. millions of golde was pre­paring this new yeare for provision of the war­res in Germany,

From Naples is written / that the Cardinal Borgin was departed from thence to Roome / because the Cardinal Sappata was in his jour­ney to Naples as new Dice Ring / resolved to do there his solenme entring.

The pr [...]parations of warre / as wel in the Kingdome of Napels as in the Land of Milan / are furthered with all spe [...]de and dilegence / whereunto great provision of money frō Spaine is remitted / to what purpose or intent the King will employe / shall be knowen / as then meane / at the arriual of the Prince of Savoy / expedited with the Title of Dicarius of the Kingdome / which then saye shall have with him a Counsel / with whome hee shal [...] have power to resolve and do all things he shal find good / without staying for order out of Spaine.

Mons de Molausan / the Ambassadour of the King of Fraunce / is with great complements receaved of the King of Spaine / and with a good answer dispatched / and honoured with a gift of a golden chayne of 10000 Crownes.

From Mylan newes is come / that 700 thou­sand Crowns should be payed to the Gover­nour of Genua / and his Maiestie likewise should handle with the sayde Geneveses / that they should furnish the sayde Governour with 3 mil­lions of gold. This Governour hath commaun­demen [...]s strongly to arme. His Maiestie hath the retained the third part of the Marchaunts of the West-Indische Fleet / but offered for that unto them the custome of the Selt / which in that Countrey importeth 260 thousand Crowns.

At Paris is Mansieur Prinli / Ambassadour of the Denetians very stately brought to the au­dience to whome concerning Deltlin al required help is promised.

The Lord Charles van Sherin remayneth yet heere / that hath denounced unto his Majestie in the name of the Moravish States / that first then should have a safe conduct. Secondly / a ge­neral pardon and remission. Thirdly / that into their Countrey there should not be brought men of warre. For this they offer and have presented to receive his Majestie / whereupon this resolu­tion is taken: that notwithstanding they first where not worthy / neverthelesse it should be graunted unto them / if they should shew them­selves obedient / those that have beene cause / his Majestie will not pardon / but shall be punished to an exampel of others. The men of warre should be brought into the Countrey / but none should suffer damage / but those that should withstand. Whereupon some of the States and Communs have declared themselves / but others would not trust to it / and are departed till a sure pardon be given / and therefore the whole armey is lying in Moravia / to cons [...]rayne the rebelles to obedience / and march to Brin / but some saye that 15 thousand men of warre expeet them the­re. Like wise at Spalits / Olmits and other pla­ces are some thousands / that are resolved to withstande the Emperour looking yet for many 1000. to do a great expedition.

They saye yet that Moravia should be delive­red to the Maiestie / but with certaine conditions but his Maiestie will not accept them / but with condition of grace and disgrace / whereupon they have sent hither Ambassadours to further pro­ceedings / but they are taken by the waye of the Hungarians and some of them are staine / not­withstanding they shewed Patent Letters of the [...]mperour / whereupon answer is given unto them / that they where arrant knaves / they have therefore written hither / that they can not come / and they meane that the Moravians with this handling seeke but to winne time / and that Bet­lem hath assisted them with 5000 men.

The Earle of Buequoy is yet at Iglou / and the Armey of the Emperour at the siege of a strong Castle not far from Brin.

His Maiestie hath revoked againe the required Capital censure.

This Land-daye heere goeth yet forward / and his Maiestie hath sent a strong Decretum to the Earle Iohn Sigismund of Altensheym / that within the end of this moneth of December he should set af all the Lutherian Officers / and substitute Catholike in stead of them. The like should be done in the Salt-ministery / and the Book-keēping.

After the Holy dayes the Frenche Ambassa­dour is minded to take his journey to Bethlem Gabor / to make with the same an agreement / but his Maiestie should have answered / that he would neyther consent to it / nor keepe it bak­ward / but hee might do his pleasure / his Maie­stie had meanes to compel the Hungarians to obedience.

The enterprise wee had againe upon Presburg is unluckily proceeded and with the losse of som hundred of ours fallen out / for the intelligence wee had with the Captaine was discovered be / fore our coming / and the Captaine is put in prison.

• Pieter Muller.
• Wentsel Wilhelm.
• Iohn Felix Baliot.
• Schmel van Michalovven.
• Iohan Albin Slyckgrave.
• Oelrich Erdten.
• Iohn Baptista Resets.
• Adelsbach Barcka.
• Paul Kuttenaven.
• Adam Lukschan.
• Hans Knor.
• Benjamin Fruchvvey.
• Fredrigh Geordge Doctor.
• Schmil Hagdignosky.
• Iacob Hustnagell.

On Saterdaye last a certaine Post of the Duke of Saxonie is past through this Cittie / to declare (as they saye) to his Maiestie / that the agree­ment with Silesia is succeeded.

There are sundry Patents of the King of Po­len / to have Horsmenne and Footmenne / because the Turke with great forces prepareth himselfe against the sayde King.

Notwithstanding that it was thought / that the high Officer of the Earle of Mansvelt was dispatched to the Prince of Lichtensteyn to con­clude finally the old agreement / neverthelesse all is gone backward because his commission was not sufficient / whereupon heere is resolved not to accepte any treatise / but to collecte all the menne and Ordinance / to bee conveyed to Pilsen and El­lebogen / and to oppresse them places with force / in manner as all preparation is made already / and yesterdaye many Wagons with Artillery and Munition of all sort is conveyed thither. As they saye / the Earle of Mansvelt is yet with the Dukes and Princes of the Vnion / and that the Cheef Captaine Frencke is at Pilsen.

This daye certaine Compagnies of Foot­menne are sent out againe against the Presidium of Mansvelt / to undertake some speciall matter / the succes of it shall bee heard.

Heere is an Ambassadour of Betlehem Gabor who related that there is no hope of Peace / be­twixt thē Emperour and the Hungarians / ad­monishinge and exhortinge the Princes and States to Constancie of the Confederation / or els / that they dooinge contrarily shall have in short time the Laund full of Turks and Tarta­rians / and as they saye / the Emperours Souldiors should do in Moravia great damage, they will extermine the Calvinists and Piccards: the Lutherians I graunt / shall bee in the same nom­ber / seeinge that at Olmits and Brin the Curches and Preachers are taken from them.

This daye the Ambassadours of Ments / Co­len / and Trier are gone from hence / and to mor­rowe the other shall followe / their treatise and commission hath onely been of Contributions and Subsidies / and all Spirituals must now Contribute and give ten of the hundred yearly / and that menne of warre shall bee conscribed againe / and that the Duke of Bavaria himselfe shall prosecute the warres againe. The Cheef Captaine Fngger hath already some Souldiors in his service / and giveth much money at hand / and at Munchen likewise a great many menne are conscribed / because the Catholike Liga will keep for the Emperour an Armye of 40 thousand Menne.

Some few dayes past the Ship-bridge over the Rhyn is made much stronger and prepared bet­ter as afore / and over the Rhijn in the Forts a stronge watche is kept.

Some few dayes since is the Earle Frederick van Solms with some Horsmenne dispatched to the Emperour / what his commission may bee is not knowne.

In this Quarters with in 8. dayes from all places of the Palts are come 700 Wagons with all provision and munition.

In this Cittie warninge is given openly with the Drumme and published / that who is desi­rous to serve / shall have presently mony at hand.

Letters from the Laund of Hessen declare that within the time of 14. dayes many menne are past thorough / so English / Scots / Flemings and other Nations partly for the Electour the Palts and partly for the Vnions and their Neygh­bours and Princes / and some of them will take their journey to Bohemia / and some to this Cit­tie. And there should follow yet a great many people / of sundry places / from the Land of Bruynswyck / Anze-citties and other quarters / and such a great number of menne are conscribed as never hath beene. The young Princes of Weymerē arme themselves likewise. The Soul­diors of the Lantgrave Maurits of Hessen are in the upper-Quarters / they keepe them yet quiet / but if the same Land should be assaulted of the Marquis Spinola / they will do their best / to resist him / within 3 or 4 weeks straunge newes might well be heard.

The Congregation at Zee-burg is finished af­ter many and long deliverations / and is final­ly agreed and concluded that his Maiestie the King of Denmarcke shall keep in the feeld 12000 menne: the Duke of Brunswyck shall have like­wise an armye of 6000 menne / and the Duke of Lunenburgh of 4000 menne. Of which resolu­tion they have sent a expresse Courier to the Em­perour / with petition that it would please his Maiestie to conveye the Forraine Souldiors out of the Empire / and restitute Frederike King of Bohemia in his hereditary Possession / to come also to a wished peace.