COPPIES
OF
LETTERS
SENT
FROM
PERSONAGES
Of
Accompt
vnto
divers
Personages
of
Worth
in
London
;
Truely
relating
all
such
remarkable
Occurrences
as
haue
hapned
in
the
Palatinate
from
the
30th
of
May
to
the
11th
of
IVNE
.
Amongst
which
,
the
Prise
that
Count
Mansfeild
hath
taken
from
the
Bavarian
.
As
also
the
Mis-hap
of
the
Duke
of
Brunswicke
in
his
passage
over
the
River
of
MAYNE
.
Likewise
a
Relation
of
divers
strange
and
miraculous
Accidents
,
falling
out
thereabouts
.
By
Doctor
Welles
and
others
.
Printed
this
22.
of
Iune
1622.
LONDON
,
Printed
by
I.
D.
for
Iohn
Bartlet
,
and
are
to
be
sold
at
his
Shop
in
Cheap-side
,
at
the
gilt
Cup
in
the
Gold-smiths
Row
.
1622.
❧
To
the
courteous
Reader
.
COurteous
Reader
;
These
are
to
advertise
thee
that
these
Letters
are
Printed
without
the
privitie
of
those
that
sent
them
,
but
I
suppose
that
they
will
not
take
it
offencively
,
that
all
such
as
are
well-willers
to
the
cause
of
the
Palatinate
,
should
bee
made
acquainted
with
the
common
occurrences
which
fall
out
there
,
and
I
suppose
they
would
the
rather
suffer
it
,
if
they
knew
or
were
made
acquainted
with
the
false
Rumors
which
often
passe
heere
for
current
,
vntill
wee
heare
the
contrary
by
such
Letters
as
these
are
:
I
haue
not
prefixed
any
long
preamble
to
the
ensuing
Relation
,
neither
is
it
stuffed
with
any
superfluous
coniectures
,
but
you
haue
them
printed
in
the
same
wordes
and
phrase
in
which
I
received
them
.
Vale.
COPIES
OF
LETTERS
Sent
from
personages
of
accompt
vnto
divers
personages
of
Worth
in
London
,
truely
relating
all
such
remarkeable
Occurrences
as
haue
hapned
in
the
Palatinate
from
the
30th
of
May
to
the
11th
of
IVNE
.
FRom
Hannaw
within
these
two
dayes
are
come
together
all
the
Forces
the
Emperor
,
Bavaria
,
and
the
Bishops
can
make
within
six
Germaine
myles
of
vs
.
The
King
hath
his
Forces
together
,
the
one
halfe
in
Ments
Lands
,
the
King
in
Darmstradts
Lands
.
Brunswicke
is
not
yet
with
the
King
,
he
is
this
day
about
a
myle
from
Freesburg
in
the
Watterewe
,
foure
myles
from
vs
.
The
King
hath
or
shall
haue
from
Franckford
an
100000.
Reeks
Dollars
.
The
Bavarian
souldiers
fall
daily
to
Mansfield
,
I
haire
seene
it
,
and
haue
heard
it
of
his
officers
,
that
they
goe
twelue
or
sixteene
in
a
day
out
of
a
Company
.
And
two
dayes
agoe
there
was
money
going
to
pay
for
foure
Moneths
,
but
Mansfeilds
Souldiers
tooke
it
.
There
were
three
Hathorn
Trees
by
Darmstadt
,
which
were
spotted
all
over
on
the
leaues
as
with
blood
;
they
are
in
Franckford
to
be
seene
;
when
they
are
washed
they
will
go
off
,
but
come
on
againe
.
For
three
weeks
word
came
from
Valtaline
,
from
the
Grisons
,
that
the
folke
had
slaine
all
Leopoldus
Forces
he
had
left
there
,
for
he
had
also
put
the
Valtalines
to
the
sword
for
them
of
their
Religion
,
and
that
after
such
crueltie
,
as
the
like
hath
not
bin
heard
of
.
This
weeke
Newes
came
,
that
in
a
towne
called
Bunfen
,
there
were
but
fiftie
men
left
in
habitants
;
and
many
women
,
who
putting
themselues
into
mens
apparell
,
slew
at
severall
times
two
thousand
of
the
Papists
their
enemies
:
it
is
accounted
here
a
worke
and
a
wonder
of
God
.
MAINHEM
2.
of
IVNE
.
Mainhem
the
2.
of
Iune
,
1622.
Old
Stile
.
MY
L.
Chichester
arived
here
on
Thursday
last
,
to
my
Lord
Generals
great
comfort
,
and
the
whole
troupes
.
Barron
Tilley
strengthened
with
his
fresh
supplies
,
which
were
5000.
foote
and
1000.
horse
,
marched
towardes
the
Maine
,
to
hinder
Count
Mansfeild
and
Marquis
Baden
,
from
meeting
with
the
Duke
of
Brunswick
.
Now
the
passage
aimed
at
on
both
sides
was
Ashenburge
a
Towne
of
the
Bishop
of
Ments
vpon
the
Maine
,
where
there
is
a
Bridge
.
The
Count
Mansfeilds
Army
came
about
Darmstat
,
one
Thursday
was
sevennight
,
and
there
staid
the
comming
of
the
Marquis
which
was
Sunday
:
to
conclude
it
was
Teusday
before
they
marched
from
their
quarters
,
in
the
Lantgraues
Countrey
towards
this
Ashenburge
,
when
beeing
by
Dippergen
a
small
Towne
,
which
ransommed
it selfe
at
15000.
Lor.
advertisement
came
of
the
Barron
Tillies
hauing
possessed
himselfe
of
the
passage
,
and
that
hee
marched
directly
towards
them
with
a
great
power
,
weied
to
bee
(
by
the
coniecture
)
of
the
Barron
Anhalts
forces
and
most
of
Gonsales
with
him
30000.
and
the
horse
fully
armed
from
top
to
toe
as
they
say
.
Our
Armie
then
thought
of
a
faire
retrait
,
and
applied
to
it
by
the
same
way
they
advanced
,
and
lay
the
same
night
in
Armes
:
on
Wednesday
they
retreated
towards
Openheim
bridg
and
lodged
about
Girah
.
On
thursday
(
which
was
a
very
great
march
)
they
came
on
this
side
Bensheim
,
The
Enemie
all
this
while
following
without
any
thing
done
,
on
Fryday
morning
our
two
Armies
hauing
so
disposed
of
themselues
,
marched
by
severall
passages
to
Loresh
,
least
the
enemie
should
cut
betweene
them
and
Mainhem
,
but
were
no
sooner
risen
,
but
the
Enemie
appeared
,
and
with
a
body
of
Cairassiers
,
charged
the
rereward
of
the
Marquis
of
Baden
,
wher
his
Lieutenant
General
Colonell
Golstein
a
man
much
lamented
for
his
courage
and
vnderstanding
was
at
the
first
shot
slaine
.
But
since
that
written
newes
came
from
the
Enemies
Leaguer
that
hee
is
liuing
shot
in
the
head
,
but
not
mortally
,
and
his
horse
put
to
the
worse
,
but
the
presse
of
the
enemy
was
kept
vp
by
the
Rereward
of
Count
Mansfields
horse
,
the
Regiment
of
Colonell
Megant
,
and
were
forced
to
a
disorderly
retreat
.
Note
the
enemies
foote
neuer
came
vp
,
which
if
they
had
,
the
whole
must
needes
haue
beene
engaged
.
Thus
skirmishing
continued
in
the
rere
somewhat
sharpely
by
fits
,
till
towardes
night
:
the
danger
on
euery
side
was
by
the
Chiefes
vigilance
preuented
,
and
the
estimate
of
men
slaine
on
both
sides
is
betweene
3.
or
4.
hundred
,
but
till
a
particular
view
bee
taken
of
the
particular
companies
by
each
Captaine
,
the
iust
number
of
those
that
are
wanting
cannot
be
knowne
.
In
this
skirmish
his
Maiesty
shewed
himselfe
(
as
before
)
most
forward
and
valorous
to
the
encouragement
of
others
.
The
Landgraue
of
Darmstart
and
his
yonger
sonne
are
inuited
hither
,
and
lodged
with
the
King
at
the
Citadell
,
the
King
of
Bohemia
came
suddenly
and
vnexspectedly
vpon
the
Landgraue
of
Darmstat
,
so
that
hee
came
to
meete
the
King
withall
speeding
demonstrations
of
affection
and
much
complement
,
which
hee
would
haue
spared
if
the
king
had
not
brought
a
force
with
him
able
to
fleece
the
Landgraue
,
the
King
notwithstanding
did
not
trust
him
;
but
shewed
him
an
intercepted
letter
of
his
,
whereat
he
was
silent
,
and
most
of
the
Cattle
in
his
countrey
are
driuen
into
the
Pallatinate
to
make
supply
of
flesh
there
.
The
Arch
Duke
Le●poldus
at
my
since
his
retreat
from
Hagenaw
hath
bene
in
a
grea●
consumption
,
what
with
muting
and
a
great
different
betweene
the
Spanish
and
Dutch
souldiers
,
a●
also
by
the
Switzers
who
are
sayde
to
haue
killed
a
great
number
of
them
.
The
Count
Leuensteine
in
a
letter
to
my
Lord
,
takes
notice
of
a
Castle
betweene
Ca●iere
and
Zurich
,
taken
from
the
Spaniard
with
three
peeces
of
Canon
which
the
Citizens
haue
now
before
Mainfelt
.
We
here
nothing
from
aboue
,
but
great
preparations
(
if
the
armies
on
foot
suffise
not
)
against
the
poore
Palatinate
.
Whether
our
army
will
aduenture
once
more
ouer
the
Neckar
,
or
take
some
other
course
,
leaue
.
A
Germaine
Prince
of
the
house
of
the
Rhinegraues
,
and
a
Count
of
the
house
of
the
Mansfields
were
taken
,
and
some
others
meaner
of
Officers
,
on
the
Enemies
side
was
a
Collonell
slaine
in
compleate
armour
,
by
a
bullet
in
his
face
when
hee
lifted
vp
his
helmet
to
take
cold
aire
.
And
many
other
Officers
of
horse
,
we
count
it
a
great
blessing
of
God
that
in
a
retreat
of
thirty
miles
,
we
lost
no
baggage
,
nor
more
men
the
enemy
.
From
Mainheim
,
Iune
6.
1622.
You
will
happily
in
few
dayes
heare
of
a
scoffe
sooner
then
of
armes
,
or
a
forbearer
of
hostility
,
which
makes
as
much
,
wee
haue
the
Marquesse
of
Baden
and
Count
Mansfield
here
with
vs
,
with
both
their
armies
,
which
are
shortly
else
where
to
be
bestowed
or
discharged
of
attending
the
good
successe
of
the
treaty
.
The
Bauarians
forces
are
in
Darmstrats
countrey
in
a
readinesse
to
oppose
what
may
be
attempted
by
the
duke
of
Brunswicke
in
his
passage
vpward
:
but
it
is
conceited
that
the
endeauours
of
the
Lord
Ambassador
here
,
and
those
at
Brussels
will
put
a
barre
betweene
them
,
here
is
a
speech
that
the
Turke
is
powring
downe
his
forces
vpon
Christendome
,
but
hauing
no
ground
for
it
other
then
a
common
report
,
you
shall
take
it
accordingly
.
This
day
the
king
sent
2.
Gentlemen
to
Brussels
as
doth
also
the
Marquesse
of
Baden
,
there
to
treate
for
them
:
my
Lord
Ambassador
sent
his
Secretary
to
Gonsalo
Tilly
,
and
so
to
Brunswicke
,
who
is
neere
to
Ashenburg
.
Most
of
the
Marquesse
his
forces
are
put
into
Garrison
at
Hidelberg
,
Frankendale
,
and
Mainheim
:
my
Lord
Ambassador
hath
receiued
them
for
3.
weekes
into
the
king
our
soueraigns
pay
;
he
payes
so
many
as
makes
the
number
vp
,
with
these
my
Lord
Generall
already
hath
,
in
that
space
of
three
weekes
it
is
thought
that
they
of
Brussels
will
either
conclude
or
breake
off
.
The
Duke
of
Brunswicke
hath
taken
Hasteon
;
the
riuer
of
Main
,
and
made
a
bridge
ouer
it
,
he
hath
sixe
Regiments
of
foote
,
and
eighty
Cornet
of
horse
.
Count
Mansfields
horse
went
to
meete
the
Duke
of
Brunswickes
forces
,
and
afterwards
his
foote
.
From
Mainheim
the
11.
of
Iune
.
In
hast
I
desire
to
present
my
loue
,
&
tell
you
that
Barron
Tilly
and
Gonsalo
are
gone
with
all
the
forces
they
can
make
ouer
the
Main
to
see
if
they
can
finde
out
the
Duke
of
Brunswicke
,
who
lay
intrenched
at
a
place
called
Hoest
within
a
Dutch
league
of
Frankford
,
where
the
Duke
lay
ready
to
encounter
him
,
there
is
great
disaduantage
in
their
forces
,
but
we
hope
that
it
will
bee
made
vp
by
the
aduantage
of
the
ground
,
it
is
apparant
by
the
great
preparation
of
the
campe
that
he
hopeth
to
swallow
vp
the
Duke
,
but
wee
hope
it
shall
turne
to
the
augmentation
of
the
Dukes
honor
,
the
duke
hath
had
many
skirmishes
with
them
,
wherein
he
hath
had
the
better
of
them
We
haue
,
and
you
will
heare
of
a
lamentable
defeate
of
the
Duke
of
Brunswicke
by
Francford
to
the
losse
and
scattering
of
the
whole
army
,
but
God
be
thanked
it
is
not
true
but
what
is
the
truth
is
hard
to
say
,
the
likeliest
is
,
that
in
passing
the
Main
towards
a
bridge
by
Hoest
below
Franckford
,
Tilly
who
is
now
sayd
to
bee
30000.
at
least
,
with
three
supplyes
from
aboue
,
from
Bohemia
,
Bauaria
,
and
the
Bishops
,
and
the
Duke
had
but
two
small
peeces
:
and
the
Barron
of
Anhoults
occasion
hath
broke
the
bridge
with
thirteen
peeces
of
Canon
,
where
the
foote
were
most
passed
,
and
put
the
horse
to
swim
,
and
so
tooke
much
of
the
baggage
and
some
men
therewith
,
but
God
be
praised
the
body
of
the
Army
ioynes
this
night
with
the
kings
,
we
hope
.
The
Army
hath
laine
euer
sine
they
came
out
of
Darmstat
here
by
Mainheim
.
FINIS
.