DREADFVLL
,
AND
PRODIGIOVS
ASPECTS
WHICH
have
happened
,
and
appeared
in
the
Ayre
,
Water
,
and
on
Earth
,
beyond
the
common
course
of
nature
,
in
diverse
parts
of
Germany
,
since
the
beginning
of
these
late
bloody
b●oyles
in
that
Country
,
from
the
y●er●
of
our
Lord
,
1618.
to
this
present
time
;
together
with
briefe
observations
of
the
issues
,
and
Consequences
ensuing
after
〈◊〉
.
AMong
the
many
troubles
,
and
turmoyles
(
Courteous
Reader
)
which
have
long
time
roved
,
and
raged
not
onely
in
Bohemia
,
but
also
in
divers
other
places
of
Germany
,
there
appeared
a
terrible
Comet
with
a
The
blazing
Start
great
blazing
tayle
,
which
was
as
terrible
as
visible
.
It
appeared
first
,
October
,
26.
1618.
in
the
signe
of
Scorpio
,
and
the
tayle
thereof
was
extended
betwixt
the
Spicavirginis
,
and
Arcturus
,
towards
Polus
Septentrionalis
.
Afterwards
it
tooke
its
progresse
in
Signo
Librae
,
continuing
its
course
from
the
Ecliptica
to
Topico
Cancri
,
from
East
to
West
,
or
Northerly
.
It
was
to
be
seene
,
often
in
a
cleare
Skie
,
in
the
East
:
In
Bohemia
and
Ausiria
,
it
appeared
,
at
first
,
with
red
;
in
other
places
with
a
Saturnish
pale-red
colour
,
for
the
space
of
27.
dayes
,
and
in
some
places
longer
.
This
fearefull
,
&
ominous
Link
or
Torch
the
Omnipotent
Iehovah
had
constituted
,
and
ordained
in
the
Pulpit
of
the
Heavens
to
bee
a
Preacher
of
Repentance
;
that
sinfull
man
might
see
,
and
discerne
,
that
for
incorrigible
sinne
he
was
resolved
to
plague
and
punish
them
if
they
timely
prevented
not
the
threatned
danger
,
by
seeking
grace
,
and
speedi'y
fying
from
sinne
the
sole
cause
thereof
.
For
in
as
much
as
the
●●cure
,
and
bood-winckt-World
had
long
despsed
,
and
neglected
the
gracious
reclaming
voyee
of
his
sacred
Word
,
in
the
publike
preaching
thereof
by
his
vignant
and
diligent
Ministers
,
and
refused
to
heare
those
charmers
,
charme
●
they
never
so
wisely
,
running
on
in
their
accustomed
course
of
sinne
,
and
transgression
,
refusing
to
be
reclamed
,
and
living
all
their
dayes
in
sensuall
impenitence
,
as
if
God
regarded
not
their
doings
,
and
tooke
no
notice
of
their
desperate
rebellions
;
Therefore
the
Almighty
Lord
God
,
as
mercifull
,
as
just
,
sent
forth
these
his
prodigious
signes
,
in
the
Sunne
,
Moon
,
and
Starres
of
Heaven
,
as
certain
fore-runners
of
his
wrath
,
and
of
imminent
,
and
eminent
Plagues
and
punishments
on
them
,
if
not
speedily
prevented
,
thus
(
if
it
were
possible
)
to
awaken
men
from
thei
even
dead
sleepe
of
sin
,
to
timely
repentance
,
and
true
reformation
of
life
;
but
otherwise
to
shew
and
assure
them
that
he
would
come
suddainly
,
and
severely
upon
them
,
and
bring
all
those
evills
,
and
miseries
on
them
,
which
those
hideous
,
and
ho●●ed
lignes
did
portend
unto
them
.
Of
which
his
proceeding
in
former
ages
manifold
examples
are
extant
,
both
in
the
sacred
Scriptures
,
and
in
other
various
,
and
volummous
Histories
,
which
,
for
brevities
sake
,
I
heere
of
purpose
pretermit
.
This
Comet
herein
mentioned
hath
bin
indeed
a
certain
harbinger
,
and
fore-runner
of
the
Lords
high
indignation
,
and
future
punishments
,
wherewith
(
since
it
appeared
)
the
secure
world
hath
●in
soundly
whipped
,
and
severely
corrected
▪
●ea
the
great
Miseries
and
Calamities
,
which
poore
dilacerated
Germany
hath
,
since
its
appearance
,
●elt
and
found
,
are
as
unspeakable
,
as
deplorable
,
●ardly
to
bee
lively
delineated
by
mans
tongue
or
pen
.
For
that
is
now
compleatly
(
if
not
too
fully
)
effected
,
which
is
spoken
of
in
Comets
,
that
never
did
a
Comet
appeare
,
which
was
not
accompanied
with
much
evill
and
miserie
.
And
Claudianus
the
Poet
writ
thus
of
their
operations
.
—
Bellacanunt
,
ignes
subitosque
tumultus
,
Et
▪
elandestinis
surgentia
fraudibus
arma
,
Civiles
etiam
motus
,
cognataque
bell●
Significant
.
—
Thus
englished
.
They
shew
fierce
wars
,
fire
,
sword
&
sudain
broyles
,
And
by
clandestine
craft
,
fast
springing
toyles
,
Uncivill-civill
jarres
,
and
home-bred
flames
They
signifie
,
&c.
Pontanus
also
writes
thus
of
them
.
Ventorum
quoque
certa
dabune
tibi
signa
Cometae
—
Et●am
belli
motus
,
feraque
arma
minantur
;
Magnorum
&
clades
populorum
,
&
funera
Re●●●
▪
Comets
are
certaine
signes
of
future
things
(
Kings
Threatning
fierce
Wirres
,
much
blood
,
and
death
of
Of
the
estate
,
&
co●aitió
of
this
our
present
Comet
ancient
Astrologians
have
thus
written
.
Verba
docent
,
et
signa
monent
,
et
poena
probabit
,
Nisubitò
in
melius
vitam
convertimus
,
〈◊〉
Words
teach
,
signes
preach
,
and
punishments
make
That
want
of
true
repentance
proves
our
bane
▪
(
plain
,
Which
altogether
the
following
yeers
being
fulfilled
&
verified
,
is
notable
to
all
the
Christian
world
to
take
warning
by
:
and
to
declare
the
misery
W●
(
after
this
appearing
blazing
Comet
)
Germany
felt
,
would
require
many
volumes
.
How
many
fruitfull
Countries
,
Dominions
,
and
Territories
are
through
these
last
warres
totally
ruinated
;
the
Cities
,
Towns
,
and
Villages
therein
spoiled
,
and
made
pillars
of
fire
and
smoke
;
the
Churches
lying
desolate
,
the
woods
being
cut
down
,
the
earth
untilled
,
and
lying
waste
.
The
bloody
and
cruell
dealing
of
inhumane
souldiers
,
especially
of
the
Crabats
,
in
many
goodly
▪
Townes
and
Cities
,
is
scarce
credible
,
which
furiously
have
plundered
the
places
,
torturing
the
Inhabitants
most
barbarously
;
ravished
women
even
to
death
;
powred
dunghill-water
and
vineger
into
the
throats
of
men
and
women
;
tyed
chains
and
cords
about
their
heads
,
and
have
twisted
them
so
hard
,
that
they
have
fallen
down
dead
upon
the
ground
;
some
are
hanged
up
by
the
privy
member●
▪
s●wed
off
the
legs
of
some
,
rubbed
off
the
flesh
from
the
legs
of
others
to
the
very
bones
;
tyed
the
armes
of
others
backwards
,
and
so
hanged
them
up
by
those
distorted
parts
;
drew
many
through
the
streets
of
the
Cities
starke
naked
,
brake
and
wounded
them
with
axes
and
hammers
,
and
generally
used
them
with
such
barbarous
cruelty
,
that
many
begged
to
be
shot
or
slain
instantly
,
rather
than
to
live
,
and
be
partakers
of
such
misery
.
Some
they
have
rosted
alive
,
and
sacked
the
Cities
miserably
,
that
they
spoiled
what
they
could
not
carry
away
.
All
the
corn
and
provision
of
victuals
,
have
they
taken
away
with
them
,
and
left
the
places
so
bare
,
that
many
of
the
best
rank
,
for
the
space
of
8.
dayes
after
,
saw
not
one
bit
of
bread
,
but
were
glad
to
feed
upon
roots
and
water
:
sp●iled
the
Inhabitants
of
their
garments
,
exposed
them
to
that
nakednesse
,
that
neither
man
,
woman
,
nor
childe
have
had
clothes
to
put
on
.
No
man
indeed
can
be
ignorant
of
the
miserable
condition
of
all
Germany
.
No
man
can
think
of
it
without
a
sorrowfull
heart
:
none
that
hath
not
put
on
the
Stoicks
stupidity
,
can
heare
it
without
compassion
.
Such
civill
warres
were
never
without
strange
prodigies
,
and
this
as
in
the
beginning
it
was
threatned
by
this
said
Come●
,
so
in
the
continuance
the
uncouth
condition
thereof
was
still
made
apparent
by
those
strange
things
,
which
happened
out
of
the
common
course
of
Nature
,
which
I
shall
endeavour
to
declare
,
as
followeth
.
A●no
1619.
in
the
moneth
of
December
the
water
which
doth
runne
through
Sixto
a
Citie
in
Hungaria
(
where
in
the
yeer
1588.
an
exceeding
gre●t
battell
was
fought
betwixt
the
Turks
and
Christians
)
Water
and
ice
turned
●●bloud
.
turned
to
bloud
,
and
the
ice
therein
was
likewise
bloud-red
,
which
at
many
places
was
transported
.
This
perhaps
hath
been
a
fore-runner
of
the
bloody
encounters
and
skirmishes
,
which
happened
afterwards
1621.
in
the
same
places
and
thereabouts
,
betwixt
the
Imperiali●●s
and
Bethlem-Gabors
Army
where
Bethlem-Gabor
fought
a
bloudy
battell
against
the
Imperialists
under
Generall
Bucqnoy
,
and
rowted
their
whole
Army
,
and
put
to
the
sword
above
2000.
of
them
upon
the
place
.
About
Midsummer
,
Anno
1620.
another
hard
conflict
happened
neere
the
Citie
Sixto
where
Bethlem-Gabor
lost
600.
men
:
and
on
the
Imperiall
side
some
400.
amongst
which
was
the
Marquis
Palav●●ino
an
Imperiall
Commander
.
Seene
at
Groningen
A
great
Blassing
Starre
and
2
Armies
onein
the
North
totherin
the
South
and
the
Northern
Army
beaten
1619
At
wien
water
turned
into
blood
for
8day
es
and
3
▪
Sunnes
and
3
Rainbowes
in
the
Skie
1619
Two
Armie
▪
fighting
in
the
heavens
.
In
the
same
moneth
December
,
Anno
1619.
at
Groningen
in
the
Dukedome
of
Brunswick
,
appeared
a
great
blazing
Starre
,
and
two
Armies
,
one
in
the
East
,
the
other
in
the
North
,
fighting
against
each
other
in
the
Heaven
,
so
long
till
the
Army
of
the
North
was
slaine
and
defeated
.
This
islued
out
,
Anno
1626.
the
25.
of
August
,
where
few
leagues
from
this
place
a
fore
battell
was
fought
betwixt
the
King
of
Denmark
and
the
Imperiall
Generall
Tilly
▪
in
which
the
King
lost
the
field
,
and
4000.
of
his
Army
were
slaine
and
taken
prisoners
;
amongst
them
were
also
slaine
4.
Danish
Colonels
,
and
a
Landgrave
of
Hessen
.
Of
the
Imperialists
lost
their
lives
some
3.
or
400.
upon
the
place
.
We
will
not
speak
much
of
another
conflict
,
which
happened
in
the
same
Dukedome
,
when
the
fore-mentioned
Starre
was
seen
▪
where
500
were
slaine
upon
the
place
neere
Calinberg
;
nor
of
the
bloody
massacre
,
done
by
the
Imperialists
in
the
Citie
of
Munden
in
the
said
Dukedome
,
where
2500.
Citizens
and
Souldiers
were
put
to
the
sword
most
miserably
by
the
Imperialists
,
the
27.
of
August
,
Anno.
626.
Three
Rainbows
and
three
Sunnes
appearing
in
the
heavens
.
At
Wien
in
Austria
,
the
water
in
the
Ditch
was
to
bee
seene
like
blood
for
the
space
of
8.
dayes
:
likewise
3.
Rainbowes
appeared
,
and
3.
Sunnes
in
the
Heaven
,
in
the
beginning
of
April
.
Anno.
1619.
here
in
the
same
place
,
and
City
,
and
in
the
same
yeere
,
the
25.
of
October
a
great
,
and
bloody
fight
was
at
the
Donaw-bridge
in
the
same
Towne
of
Wien
,
betwixt
the
Bohemians
,
and
Generall
Bucquey
:
in
which
encounter
were
slaine
on
the
Imperiall
side
4500.
and
of
the
Bohemians
some
1000.
and
a
great
many
wounded
,
which
were
brought
with
Waines
into
the
Hospitals
of
Wien
.
Anno
1620.
about
the
moneths
of
April
,
some
strange
fignes
,
and
prodigies
of
future
misety
appeared
in
Polonia
:
where
it
rayned
blood
,
in
so
much
that
the
drops
of
them
fell
abundantly
downe
from
the
tops
of
the
houses
,
whose
signification
not
long
after
was
th●s
:
that
the
Tartarians
with
an
Army
of
40000.
men
invaded
Polonia
,
with
such
cruelty
▪
as
is
scarce
credible
,
killing
in
one
place
more
then
3000.
of
the
Polonians
.
Likewise
in
the
same
yeere
the
grand
Turke
with
90000.
men
falling
into
Walstady
had
a
bloody
encounter
with
12000
▪
Polonians
under
the
leading
of
the
great
Chancellour
of
their
Kingdome
,
who
himselfe
with
the
whole
Polonians
Army
was
slaine
,
very
few
of
them
escaping
.
Anno.
1621.
in
the
month
of
March
happened
a
terrible
prodigy
in
Austria
,
where
two
Armies
were
to
be
seene
in
the
Heaven
by
cleere
day
light
,
fighting
Battells
together
with
great
●dnance
●d
Canons
dis●arging
n
the
●eavens
.
thundering
of
Ordnances
,
and
Canons
.
In
the
same
Country
,
Anno.
1623.
in
the
moneth
of
January
at
Lintz
,
just
over
the
City
two
Swords
standing
against
another
,
and
two
strong
Armys
fighting
a
pitcht
Battell
together
,
were
seene
,
and
observed
by
the
inhabitants
,
with
great
terror
,
●
Sword●●tanding
●gainst
o
▪
her
seene
●y
the
in●abitants
.
and
heavinesse
.
This
City
of
Lintz
in
the
yeere
1626
,
was
besieged
,
and
many
times
assaulted
by
the
Austrian
Boores
,
but
were
beaten
off
with
losse
of
500.
men
.
These
Boores
many
thousand
strong
falling
upon
some
Imperiall
forces
under
the
conduct
of
Duke
Adolff
of
Holstein
,
touted
and
defeated
them
utterly
,
the
rest
being
glad
to
runne
away
.
This
was
afterwards
revenged
by
Pappenheim
,
who
with
an
Army
of
6000.
Horse
and
Foot
came
against
them
,
putting
to
the
Sword
3000.
of
them
upon
the
place
,
and
tooke
many
prisoners
,
who
afterwards
were
executed
in
the
same
City
of
Lintz
.
At
Prage
and
Heidelberg
the
5.
of
Febuary
,
Anno
1622.
were
seene
three
Sunnes
and
three
Rainbowes
,
a
sharpe
conflict
happened
before
this
City
of
Prage
in
the
beginning
of
January
Anno
1632.
betwixt
the
Imperialists
and
the
Saxons
,
under
the
Baron
of
Hofkirch
,
who
defeated
900.
Crabats
,
and
tooke
11.
Cornets
of
them
,
3.
Ensignes
,
and
almost
every
man
of
the
Imperialists
were
cut
in
pieces
by
the
Saxons
before
the
gates
.
Concerning
Heidelberg
the
seate
and
the
chiefest
City
in
the
Palatinat
,
the
same
Towne
was
by
the
Imperialists
for
a
long
time
besieged
,
assaulted
,
and
at
the
last
taken
by
force
,
with
great
losse
and
slaughter
of
the
inhabitants
.
Neckergemund
a
lesser
Towne
,
3.
English
miles
from
Heidelberg
,
was
likewise
the
same
time
,
Anno
1622.
surprised
by
the
Imperialists
by
furious
assault
,
wherein
the
Garrison
,
doing
some
resistance
against
them
,
with
the
inhabitants
,
both
men
,
women
and
children
,
were
put
to
the
Sword
.
Anno
1634.
in
Iuly
was
also
the
City
of
Prage
,
by
the
Saxons
,
and
Swedes
,
besieged
;
which
by
the
space
of
3.
dayes
plyed
uoon
the
Towne
with
Canons
,
and
were
replyed
unto
from
thence
in
the
like
kind
,
with
great
losse
〈◊〉
both
sides
;
900.
men
of
the
Saxons
,
and
Sw●d●
,
being
slaine
:
of
the
imperiall
Carrison
within
,
consisting
of
1400.
men
,
under
the
command
o
both
the
Generalls
,
Coloredo
,
and
Don
Balthasar
,
600
lost
their
lives
.
In
the
month
of
April
,
Anno
1622.
in
the
Country
of
Darmstad
were
found
Trees
,
whose
leaves
dropt
blood
.
This
Country
afterwards
in
Leaves
of
Trees
drop
blood
.
the
same
yeere
was
grievously
invaded
both
by
the
Imperiall
,
and
Spanish
Army
,
as
well
of
Count
Mansfeld
,
as
Duke
Christian
of
Brunswick
;
many
bloody
encounters
and
skirmishes
happened
betwixt
them
;
and
especially
a
sore
Battell
was
fought
not
farre
off
betweene
Duke
Christian
of
Brunswick
,
and
Generall
Tilly
,
whose
Army
consisting
of
●2000
.
of
Foot
,
and
140.
Cornets
of
Horse
,
continued
a
great
fight
for
the
space
of
6.
houres
with
Duke
Christian
at
Hochst
.
But
the
Imperialists
more
in
number
beate
the
others
,
and
dispersed
them
,
which
flying
to
the
Bridge
,
so
thronged
,
and
wedged
in
one
another
,
that
a
great
many
were
thrust
into
the
River
Ma●n
,
wherein
as
many
were
drowned
,
as
were
killed
in
the
Battell
.
At
Minefeld
and
Malants
the
Shikles
were
seene
blodey
K
Men
drew
there
hands
out
bloodey
when
they
Cut
the
Corne
Anno.
1623.
about
Midsommer
many
bloody
signes
and
aspects
appeared
in
divers
Countries
,
and
places
.
In
Bohemia
in
the
County
of
Podybrat
a
well
for
some
dayes
was
turned
to
blood
.
At
A
Well
turned
to
blood
.
Tursin
a
Towne
3.
or
4.
leagues
from
Egra
,
in
a
Citizens
house
,
the
table
,
the
wall
of
the
parler
,
and
the
chaires
sweated
blood
,
in
so
much
The
Parler
walls
table
,
and
chaires
sweate
blood
.
that
it
began
to
runne
in
the
parler
.
What
bloody
encounters
happened
in
the
next
,
and
other
yeeres
in
those
places
,
is
too
well
knowne
:
where
4000.
of
the
Bohemiant
under
Count
Mansfeld
were
slaine
:
some
300.
of
the
Imperialists
not
long
after
lost
their
lives
also
by
the
Sword
:
5.
troopes
of
the
Elector
of
Saxonies
Horses
,
lying
then
at
Rakonick
in
Bohemia
,
were
at
once
knockt
downe
by
the
Imperialists
;
scarce
120.
of
them
escaping
with
their
lives
.
What
if
we
should
remember
the
bloody
tragedy
acted
by
the
Imperialists
at
Egra
,
where
the
Imperiall
Generalissimo
Duke
of
Fridland
himselfe
,
with
4.
others
chiefe
Commanders
,
was
murthred
,
and
massacred
the
25.
of
February
,
Anno.
1634.
In
the
Territories
about
the
Rhine
,
and
Hossen
Darmstad
in
this
1623.
yeere
,
in
divers
Townes
,
and
Villages
,
were
seene
bloody
signes
and
tokens
,
Bloody
signes
seene
on
ho●s
s
,
&
walls
.
on
houses
,
stones
and
walls
:
how
prodigious
this
hath
beene
at
Mingelheim
,
where
2000.
of
the
Imperialists
were
put
to
the
Sword
by
Count
Mansfeld
,
the
wayes
side
by
the
River
Rhine
towards
Germersheim
being
strewed
with
their
dead
bodies
.
Also
next
yeere
following
in
a
Battell
at
Wimpsen
betwixt
Generall
Tilly
,
and
Marquis
of
Durl●ch
,
5000.
were
slain
upon
the
place
.
In
the
moneth
of
Ianuary
,
Anno
1632.
the
Swedish
Generall
Rhinegrave
taking
the
Towne
of
Kinchberg
by
assault
,
put
to
the
Sword
147.
Imperialists
,
and
Spanyards
therein
.
Not
long
after
the
Rhinegrave
in
another
occasion
lost
300.
of
his
men
by
the
Spanyards
Sword
.
Sickles
in
the
l●ield
bloody
.
About
Meyenfild
and
Malantz
,
the
Sickles
,
and
the
hands
of
the
labourers
in
the
Medowes
were
seene
bloody
.
What
cruelty
,
and
shedding
of
blood
by
the
invasion
of
the
Spanyards
in
those
places
afterwards
hath
beene
,
would
require
a
large
relation
;
where
the
Inhabitants
,
without
respect
of
Sex
or
condition
,
have
beene
miserably
massacred
.
This
is
notable
amongst
other
cruelties
there
committed
;
The
Spanish
,
and
Imperial●
Army
comming
from
the
Rhine
,
passed
by
Gall
into
those
parts
,
Anno
1635.
where
the
Catholikes
to
secure
themselves
from
being
made
a
prey
unto
them
,
marked
their
dwelling
houses
with
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
,
then
thinking
themselves
as
secure
from
injury
from
that
Army
,
as
Rahab
was
by
hanging
the
scarlet
thread
at
her
window
,
from
the
victorious
Sonnes
of
Iacob
at
Iericho
;
or
Israel
by
striking
the
blood
of
the
pascall
Lambe
upon
their
posts
,
and
lintels
,
from
the
destroying
Angell
.
But
as
the
grounds
of
their
hopes
were
most
different
;
So
the
issue
was
most
unlike
.
These
were
the
first
which
felt
the
effects
of
their
insolency
,
being
pillaged
,
and
murthered
without
distinction
of
age
,
sex
,
calling
,
or
place
;
men
and
women
in
religious
orders
being
forced
in
their
Monasteries
,
and
an
Agent
sent
unto
them
from
the
States
of
the
Province
,
precipitated
by
them
from
an
high
Rock
.
It
rayned
blood
.
In
the
Dukedome
of
Wirtemberg
at
Herbrechtingen
and
Hermeringen
,
the
16.
of
July
,
Anno
1622.
it
rayned
so
much
blood
,
that
it
fell
upon
the
hands
,
and
cloaths
of
the
labouring
men
,
and
was
to
be
seene
upon
Trees
,
Stones
,
and
other
places
in
the
fields
.
How
many
thousands
of
the
Inhabitants
of
that
Dukedome
in
those
last
warres
,
and
especially
after
the
Battell
,
and
in
the
Battell
of
Norlingen
have
lost
their
lives
,
is
too
well
knowen
to
the
Christian
World
:
in
which
bloody
Battell
how
many
thousands
on
both
sides
were
slayne
,
no
man
had
certainty
of
it
.
Amongst
which
were
many
brave
Colonels
,
and
chiefe
Commanders
,
as
the
Marquesse
of
Auspach
,
5.
Colonels
,
divers
Captaines
,
and
Officers
all
dead
in
the
bed
of
honour
.
Anno
1634.
the
24.
of
Aug.
The
26
of
December
,
Anno
1624.
for
the
space
of
10.
or
11.
houres
it
was
observed
in
Fiery
beames
▪
comming
forth
of
the
Sunnc
stand
in
opposition
to
it
.
Bohemia
,
that
the
Sunne
was
changed
first
in
divers
colours
;
at
the
last
fiery
beames
came
forth
out
of
the
Sunne
,
which
for
a
time
held
their
opposition
against
the
Sunne
,
then
they
went
away
,
and
vanished
like
a
smoake
in
the
Ayre
,
and
at
last
fell
downe
with
a
noyse
like
Rackets
.
Two
dayes
before
,
in
Silesia
happened
an
horrible
prodigie
,
as
if
two
Armies
in
the
ayre
continued
a
great
fight
and
skirmish
against
one
another
.
How
many
skirmishes
and
conflicts
have
fallen
out
in
these
two
Countries
the
yeers
following
,
is
needlesse
to
remember
:
remarkable
alone
is
the
siege
of
the
Citie
of
ranckford
upon
the
borders
of
Silesia
,
which
the
King
of
Sweden
took
in
by
assault
,
Anno
1631.
to
the
terrour
and
slaughter
of
2000.
Imperialists
,
which
were
out
in
pieces
upon
the
place
,
besides
those
that
were
drowned
,
and
others
found
dead
in
Cellars
,
Chambers
,
and
elsewhere
,
as
many
more
perchance
.
300.
Swedes
also
there
staine
,
and
100.
hurt
.
At
Lansbergen
in
the
front
of
Silesia
,
300
Swedish
souldiers
,
over-confident
of
their
valour
,
were
put
to
the
sword
by
the
Crabats
:
which
Town
the
King
the
15.
of
Aprill
took
in
by
assault
,
with
slaughter
of
300.
Imperialists
:
but
of
his
own
men
no
lesse
then
600.
lost
their
lives
.
In
this
time
at
Cressin
in
Silesia
,
200.
Imperialists
attempting
the
recovery
of
the
same
Towne
,
were
slain
by
the
Swedes
.
An
Ancient
in
red
habit
seen
in
the
air
:
also
a
chariot
with
2.
horses
,
an
infinite
number
of
men
.
A
strange
prodigie
in
the
heaven
happened
at
Gierslet
in
the
Dukedome
of
Anhalt
the
12.
of
May
,
Anno
1624
▪
which
continued
from
6
▪
till
8.
clock
at
night
,
and
was
observed
by
the
Inhabitants
of
the
same
Town
in
this
manner
.
First
of
all
came
forth
out
of
the
clouds
an
Ancient
,
with
a
red
Hungarian
habit
:
after
him
followed
some
grave
men
clothed
in
the
like
habit
.
Thirdly
,
came
forth
a
Chariot
with
two
horses
of
divers
sprinkled
colours
,
and
another
Chariot
with
foure
armed
horses
.
Suddenly
did
breake
out
of
the
clouds
an
infinite
number
of
people
,
like
a
swarme
of
Bees
,
with
such
aforesaid
Hungarian
habit
,
and
with
Hungarian
hats
upon
their
heads
with
great
Feathers
.
After
them
followeth
a
man
sitting
upon
horse-back
,
with
a
great
long
robe
,
putting
the
people
before
him
.
After
this
did
follow
a
Comet
,
iuxia
aquilam
with
inclining
head
.
A
quarter
of
an
houre
after
came
forth
another
Army
,
consisting
of
many
horses
,
and
foot
,
and
Chariots
,
having
hoods
of
broad
rands
with
Feathers
.
In
the
midst
of
the
Army
appeared
a
man
alone
,
drawing
before
him
a
long
red
crosse
,
before
which
hee
made
some
prayers
with
extended
hands
.
These
the
following
Army
presently
rowted
and
defeated
.
All
these
Forces
marching
towards
the
Townes
of
Aldershliben
,
Hirshliben
,
and
turning
at
the
last-towards
Sandersliben
,
with
red
clouds
oppressed
vanished
away
.
The
day
before
it
rained
blood
at
Wemsham
in
Bohemia
,
and
likewise
two
Armies
appeared
in
the
aire
skirmishing
together
.
This
portentuous
prodigie
issued
out
perhaps
in
the
bloudy
battell
which
was
fought
at
Dessaw●
bridge
,
in
the
same
Dukedome
of
Auhalt
,
the
25.
of
Aprill
,
Anno
1626.
where
Count
Manifield
came
with
his
Army
before
the
Imperiall
Sconce
,
against
which
he
cast
up
3.
Batteries
,
from
whence
he
night
and
day
thundred
upon
the
Imperialists
.
But
the
Duke
of
Fridland
comming
to
succour
the
Imperialists
,
utterly
defeated
the
Mansfieldish
Forces
,
whereof
were
slain
3000.
upon
the
place
:
amongst
them
3.
Colonels
,
and
other
Officers
.
Of
the
Imperialists
1000.
also
slaine
.
The
day
before
that
the
prodigie
happened
at
Giersleb
▪
it
rained
blood
about
Fridberg
in
Silesia
,
and
two
Armies
also
appeared
in
the
heaven
fighting
for
a
long
time
together
.
Three
yeers
after
happened
a
bloudy
encounter
about
the
same
place
,
●e●re
the
Towne
of
Fridberg
.
For
the
Duke
of
Fridland
fo●ding
Colonell
Pechman
with
7000
▪
Horsemen
and
Dragoners
to
pursue
the
Danish
and
Weinmarish
troops
,
there
began
a
sore
fight
betwixt
them
,
where
at
the
last
all
the
Danish
forces
were
ruinated
and
killed
,
10.
Companies
of
them
taken
prisoners
,
the
Imperiall
Commander
Pechman
himselfe
,
with
divers
other
Officers
slaine
.
A
strange
Tempest
.
Anno.
1624.
the
8.
May
,
a
strange
Tempest
happened
at
Ratisbon
,
full
of
admiration
.
When
there
was
a
great
calme
with
a
little
raine
,
two
darke
Clouds
met
together
,
which
sodainly
belched
out
a
wind
intermingled
with
fire
,
and
raised
such
a
Tempest
,
as
hath
not
bin
knowne
in
the
memory
of
man
.
It
was
first
perceived
neere
the
Wood
before
the
City
,
where
it
tore
up
the
Trees
by
the
roots
,
and
,
as
in
a
moment
,
drave
them
to
divers
places
;
and
thence
extending
it selfe
to
the
City
,
overturned
more
then
two
hundred
houses
in
the
Towne
and
Suburbs
,
which
had
not
a
chimney
left
standing
,
nor
a
peece
of
the
roofe
to
cover
it
;
not
sparing
the
Churches
,
the
Church
of
Emerant
besides
the
shattered
windowes
,
having
one
of
the
Steeples
laid
fat
to
the
ground
,
and
the
other
broke
off
in
the
middle
:
two
of
the
chiefest
Steeples
being
blown
downe
,
with
the
destruction
of
a
Cloyster
,
which
cannot
be
well
repaired
with
many
thousand
Florens
.
This
was
the
progresse
,
yet
the
end
was
more
wonderfull
,
both
in
its
time
of
duration
and
the
bounds
of
the
Tempest
.
It
was
then
supposed
to
be
raised
by
some
damned
Sorcerers
,
who
by
the
assistance
of
the
Prince
of
the
Ayre
had
caused
this
outrage
.
The
instrument
of
this
desolation
was
limited
both
to
time
,
place
,
and
persons
;
the
time
lasted
not
above
a
quarter
of
an
houre
:
the
Hericano
(
so
we
may
call
it
,
though
the
true
one
was
never
seen
in
Europe
)
did
not
dilate
it selfe
beyond
the
City
,
where
it
rent
up
some
few
Trees
,
and
killed
foure
men
.
This
City
of
Ratisbone
was
ten
yeeres
after
this
strange
Tempest
,
Anno
1634.
in
the
moneth
of
May
,
streightly
besieged
,
and
assaulted
,
by
the
Imperiall
and
Bavarian
Army
,
consisting
of
30000.
Foot
,
and
15000
Horse
,
when
they
night
and
day
battered
it
with
an
hundred
pieces
of
Ordnance
,
but
were
valiantly
every
Battell
repulsed
by
the
Swedish
Garrison
and
the
Inhabitants
,
with
the
slaughter
of
4000.
Imperialists
in
the
last
assault
.
Many
brave
Commanders
,
and
Officers
,
lost
their
lives
in
this
siege
.
The
Garrison
and
Citizens
having
for
a
long
time
behaved
themselves
stoutly
in
defence
of
the
City
,
even
to
the
admiration
of
the
Imperialists
,
who
had
lost
before
it
by
their
owne
relation
8000.
men
that
were
slaine
upon
the
place
;
6000.
others
who
had
run
away
;
made
15000.
Canons
shot
upon
the
Towne
;
cast
above
2000.
Granadoes
into
it
,
endured
465.
sallyes
from
within
the
City
,
at
last
they
surrendred
it
to
the
Imperialists
upon
honorable
Conditions
.
Strange
kinde
of
Fruite
.
In
the
yeare
1625.
the
6.
of
March
,
at
Mors
a
Village
neere
to
the
City
of
Frankendall
,
was
found
a
strange
kinde
of
prodigious
Fruit
,
on
a
peare
Tree
,
which
was
brought
from
a
Country
man
to
the
Towne
Clark
with
great
admiration
of
the
spectators
.
It
was
a
branch
not
round
,
as
a
naturall
branch
or
sprig
,
but
broad
of
about
an
ell
in
length
,
and
the
delineation
thereof
was
transported
to
many
places
,
and
some
the
Goverrnour
of
the
Towne
himselfe
afterwards
sent
to
the
Spanish
Infantin
at
Brussel
.
Whether
this
prodigy
hath
portended
the
miserable
devastation
and
desolation
of
the
whole
Palatinat
,
is
needlesse
to
make
mention
thereof
.
It
is
too
well
knowne
to
the
Christian
world
,
what
and
how
much
this
Country
the
years
following
hath
suffered
,
and
long
felt
the
misery
of
warre
,
famine
,
and
the
plague
;
and
doth
not
onely
continue
to
this
present
in
the
same
condition
,
but
the
flame
thereof
hath
set
the
neighbour
Countries
on
fire
,
which
are
sensible
of
the
like
miseries
.
Therefore
great
need
of
repentance
have
such
who
doe
enjoy
the
contrary
,
I
meane
peace
and
tranquillity
and
are
disburdened
of
those
afflictions
with
which
other
people
are
incombred
:
for
.
Verba
docent
,
et
signa
mouent
,
et
poena
probabit
,
Ni
subito
in
mclius
vitam
convertimus
,
actum
est
.
In
this
before
mentioned
Village
Mors
,
wherein
this
prodigy
of
Fruit
was
found
,
were
9.
Troopes
of
Spanish
horses
under
Don
Philip
de
Sylva
,
who
was
then
Generall
of
all
the
Spanish
forces
in
the
Palatinat
,
and
in
the
Bishopricks
of
Mentz
and
Triers
,
whoafter
a
long
fight
were
utterly
rowted
&
defeated
by
the
Swedish
Commander
the
Rhinegrave
,
Ar
,
1631.
The
Towne
of
Franckendall
was
repossessed
by
the
King
of
Bohemia
their
naturall
Lord
,
Anno
1632.
the
Spaniards
therein
would
never
treato
with
the
King
of
Sweden
about
it
,
but
with
the
Prince
Palatines
ministers
,
to
whom
they
condescend
to
deliver
it
,
but
:
it
is
lately
conquered
againe
by
the
Imperial
Army
,
with
most
lamentable
sufferings
of
the
Inhabitants
.
Multitudes
of
Croweskilling
Each
other
they
baskits
of
them
were
Caried
into
the
Citie
in
Selesia
1625
▪
Neere
Troppaw
in
Silesia
,
in
the
Moneth
of
February
,
Anno.
1625.
a
great
multitude
of
little
Crowes
(
Corniculae
)
appeared
in
the
Ayre
,
which
fought
as
it
were
in
a
set
Battaile
,
and
skirmished
so
eagerly
,
killing
many
amongst
themselves
,
that
the
Boores
gathered
some
sacks
full
of
them
dead
,
and
transported
them
unto
the
City
.
The
yeere
after
,
Anno.
1626.
fell
out
a
hard
and
sharpe
fight
,
betwixt
the
Imperialists
,
and
the
Weinmarish
Forces
in
this
place
.
The
Imperiall
Commanders
Schaffgotch
,
Dona
,
Colorede
,
and
Hexted
,
with
an
Army
of
some
1000.
men
of
Horse
,
and
many
Foot
,
attempting
to
assault
the
Weinmarish
troupes
in
their
Camp
neere
Troppaw
,
were
still
repulsed
;
and
in
the
end
7.
Companies
of
the
Weinmarish●allying
●allying
out
of
the
Campe
,
slew
and
rowted
the
Imperialists
,
4000.
dead
corpes
being
found
of
them
upon
the
place
,
and
many
Officers
slaine
;
and
so
the
Weinmarish
got
an
happy
victory
of
their
enemy
,
although
they
were
more
in
number
.
Another
,
but
more
bloody
,
conflict
fell
out
few
Leagues
from
this
place
the
3.
of
May
,
Anno.
1634.
where
the
Saxonian
Army
,
under
the
command
offield-Marshall
Arnheim
obtained
a
memorable
Battell
,
and
brave
successefull
victory
against
the
Imperialists
:
where
the
onset
,
and
first
shocke
of
the
Battell
was
hot
and
fiery
,
continuing
with
great
obstinacy
,
and
bloody
opposition
,
for
the
space
of
6.
houres
:
the
Saxons
Canons
being
three
times
lost
to
the
Imperialists
▪
and
three
times
with
much
slaughter
recovered
againe
from
them
by
the
Saxons
.
The
Curassiers
,
and
Crabats
did
shew
much
valour
and
resolution
for
the
most
part
of
the
Battell
,
till
in
the
end
the
victory
enclined
to
the
Saxon
side
.
Of
the
Imperialists
were
slaine
upon
the
place
of
Battell
above
5000.
amongst
whom
were
two
Generall
Majors
,
1.
Colonell
,
1.
Colonell
Lieutenant
,
4.
other
Officers
of
account
:
Coloredo
the
Generall
,
Trost
and
Winse
,
both
Colonels
,
were
grievously
wounded
;
and
most
of
the
Captaines
of
the
Foot
forces
were
slaine
.
Of
the
Saxons
party
slaine
about
400.
whereof
●
.
Ritmasters
,
5.
Cornets
,
and
4.
Ancients
,
and
100.
of
them
hurt
:
36.
Ensignes
,
9.
peeces
of
Ordnance
,
27.
Comets
won
▪
in
the
field
.
In
the
end
of
February
,
Anno
1625.
in
divers
places
of
Silesia
was
as
exceeding
great
Tempest
Thunder
and
lightning
.
with
thundering
and
lightning
,
as
hath
been
since
the
memory
of
any
man
.
At
Breslaw
the
spires
of
the
Elizabeth
,
and
Mary
Magdalene
Churches
,
the
foundation
of
the
State-house
,
and
many
fine
dwelling
places
,
were
overturned
into
the
Towne
;
great
Trees
,
and
a
new
strongly-builded
Bridge
before
the
swinith
port
,
were
torne
up
by
the
roots
,
that
the
next
day
following
nothing
of
them
were
seene
,
but
driven
to
divers
places
:
many
faire
houses
were
utterly
demolished
by
this
strange
Tempest
.
At
Nissa
a
lesser
City
then
Breslaw
,
the
chiefest
.
Church
therein
was
struck
with
a
terrible
thunder
,
and
the
Tower
was
thereby
battered
to
the
very
ground
worke
,
and
foundation
,
the
9.
of
September
,
1627.
At
Breslaw
,
Anno
1628.
a
strange
prodigie
also
was
observed
by
the
Inhabitants
of
the
same
City
,
with
great
wonder
and
astonishment
:
The
Moon
appearing
much
bigger
then
usually
,
and
foure
great
Ordnance
or
Canons
were
first
seen
in
the
Ayre
,
with
great
terrour
;
and
afterwards
heard
shot
off
with
uncessant
thunders
,
and
volleyes
one
against
another
.
After
that
,
before
the
gates
of
this
said
City
of
Breslaw
,
some
sharpe
conflicts
fell
out
about
the
26
▪
of
August
,
Anno
1632.
betwixt
the
Imperialists
and
the
Swedes
:
who
pursued
the
flying
Imperialists
unto
Breslaw
.
After
some
encounters
the
Imperialists
called
to
the
Citizens
on
the
walls
,
to
assist
them
,
by
shooting
at
the
Swedish
,
and
Saxons
,
which
they
refused
:
some
skirmish
being
made
on
both
sides
,
the
whole
Swedish
and
Saxonian
Army
appearing
with
their
great
Artillery
,
and
being
come
within
halfe
an
houres
march
of
the
Imperiall
leaguer
,
they
ranged
themselves
into
Battaglia
,
advancing
with
their
Canon
playing
before
them
,
and
beate
the
Imperialists
over
the
River
Oder
,
who
set
fire
upon
their
owne
quarters
before
the
Towne
,
and
in
haste
retired
themselves
with
Baggage
,
and
Ordnance
over
the
Bridge
;
which
in
three
places
they
put
fire
unto
.
This
had
the
Imperialists
not
done
,
they
had
been
all
undone
.
The
Swedish
were
at
this
day
in
hot
skirmish
with
them
:
The
next
day
,
in
the
morning
,
they
began
againe
the
fight
,
continuing
till
8.
a
Clock
:
at
which
time
shooting
was
given
over
on
both
sides
.
The
Imperialists
towards
evening
retire
a
little
,
and
send
much
of
their
best
Baggage
,
with
4.
great
peeces
of
Ordnance
(
each
drawne
by
.
20.
on
24.
horses
)
to
be
taken
into
Breslaw
,
for
feare
least
they
in
their
retreate
should
be
forced
to
leave
them
to
their
enemies
.
The
Gunnes
were
taken
in
.
The
most
part
of
the
Imperiall
Army
in
the
meane
time
forsooke
their
owne
leaguer
,
and
retyred
into
that
suburb
on
the
other
side
of
Breslaw
,
the
Swedish
continuing
their
assault
,
upon
those
left
at
the
Oder
:
but
at
last
the
Imperialists
in
great
haste
retyred
themselves
from
Breslaw
,
some
North
east-ward
,
to
Namstaw
;
others
North-west-ward-to
Auris
,
whence
was
thought
they
would
have
gon
,
out
of
the
Country
.
Newes
afterwards
was
brought
,
that
other
Swedish
had
slaine
200.
horsemen
more
at
Olaw-Bridge
.
Whilest
the
Swede
was
thus
employed
about
Breslaw
,
the
Saxons
follow
the
Caesarians
towards
the
passe
at
.
Olaw
,
where
all
day
,
and
night
,
the
Saxon
Ordnance
so
thunderd
into
the
Wood
,
that
so
soone
as
ever
the
Saxons
came
over
the
Bridge
,
the
Imperialists
tooke
the
rout
at
it
,
leaving
2.
peeces
of
Ordnance
behinde
them
.
There
were
1200.
Imperialists
said
to
bee
slaine
.
October
the
third
did
Breslaw
accord
with
the
Swedish
Commander
Dubalt
,
yeelding
to
maintaine
those
600
,
Foot
,
and
1000
,
horsemen
,
which
he
already
had
about
the
Cathedrall
Church
,
which
is
in
the
Suburbs
.
At
Hamborow
the
3.
of
May
,
1627.
a
prodigy
was
seene
in
the
Heaven
not
without
terrour
of
the
Citizens
,
and
Inhabitants
.
It
appeared
first
a
circle
,
and
therein
the
accustomed
face
of
the
Sunne
,
but
in
the
edge
of
the
circle
five
other
Sunns
,
round
about
the
first
appearing
Sun
,
with
an
interposed
Rainbow
;
afterwards
two
other
Sunnes
with
another
part
of
a
Rainebow
,
one
extending
towards
the
West
,
the
other
towards
the
South
,
were
to
be
seen
;
at
the
last
all
this
vanished
in
a
burning
smoake
.
This
City
of
Hamborow
lyeth
upon
the
front
of
Holstein
,
wheresome
leagues
off
,
betwixt
Bredenborg
,
and
Itz●ho
,
in
the
same
yeare
the
Imperiall
Count
of
Slick
fought
a
Battell
against
the
Marquis
of
Durlach
,
then
Commander
of
the
Danish
Army
,
where
the
said
Marquis
lost
the
field
,
his
Army
rowted
,
and
a
great
many
of
them
slaine
upon
the
place
,
32.
pieces
of
Ordnance
,
and
42.
Ensignes
taken
by
the
Imperialists
whereupon
they
suddainly
surprised
the
Fort
of
Bredenborg
,
putting
to
the
sword
all
that
they
found
in
Armes
.
Not
long
after
,
this
Count
of
Slick
having
notice
that
24.
Danish
Compaines
,
with
200
hors-men
were
enquartered
about
Froyborg
some
miles
distant
from
Hamborow
,
he
with
all
his
forces
over
▪
tooke
them
,
cut
in
pieces
300.
of
them
,
3000.
of
the
Danish
hors-men
sticking
in
moorish
places
were
all
taken
prisoners
.
Betwixt
Hamborow
,
and
Stoad
in
the
end
of
April
,
Anno
1632.
happened
another
conflict
:
Generall
Pappenheim
being
come
with
an
Army
of
10000.
horse
and
foot
into
Stoade
,
had
the
passage
into
Keydinger
land
open
;
where
was
a
Swedish
Regiment
of
Generall
Major
Leslyes
,
and
4.
Companies
of
Colonell
Monroes
enquartered
;
upon
these
falls
Pappenheim
,
cuts
them
off
all
,
takes
19.
Colours
,
and
some
Captaines
and
Officers
prisoners
.
At
Sanderborn
in
Pomerland
Appeared
a
great
Army
and
the
northern
side
preuailed
This
1628.
yeare
was
full
of
portentuous
prodigies
,
which
were
seen
in
many
and
divers
places
.
At
Sunderbory
in
Pomerland
,
the
Heaven
being
open
,
an
Army
appeared
comming
from
the
Northern
parts
,
the
Avantguard
thereof
being
Pioners
and
Muskettiers
;
hereupon
did
follow
great
peeces
of
Cannons
and
Ordnances
:
the
reere
was
concluded
by
Cavallery
or
horsemen
.
Another
Army
came
forth
on
the
other
side
against
the
first
,
where
began
a
fiery
,
and
hot
skirmish
betwixt
them
:
but
the
victory
enclined
to
the
Northern
Army
.
At
last
a
right
fiery
beame
followed
upon
the
Northren
Conquerour
,
which
beame
put
forth
fiery
rayes
or
beames
,
and
continued
thus
prodigiously
for
the
space
of
some
houres
.
A
prediction
of
a
great
Astronomer
of
the
English
Nation
,
and
his
judgment
upon
that
great
conjunction
of
Saturne
and
Iupiter
,
July
,
18.
Anno
1623.
is
this
;
That
the
effect
of
that
conjunction
would
bee
felt
in
the
North
,
and
North-East
parts
of
Europe
in
particular
:
and
in
generall
over
all
.
That
it
would
produce
Warres
,
Famines
,
Plagues
,
&c.
Places
subject
to
this
he
nameth
,
Italy
,
France
,
Bohemia
,
Silesia
,
and
Germany
.
Of
Provinces
he
nameth
Prusia
,
Brandenburg
,
Stiria
,
Hassia
,
and
Saxony
:
yea
,
he
descends
to
Cities
;
naming
Rome
,
Prague
,
Magdenburg
,
Coblenz
betwixt
Mentz
and
Cullen
,
Vlin
,
Brunswick
,
Augsburg
,
&c.
He
sayes
it
is
likely
to
goe
hard
with
the
Romane
Empire
,
Clergy
.
Jesuites
:
he
speakes
of
a
King
of
a
true
Religion
that
should
doe
all
this
,
and
much
happinesse
that
should
succeede
it
.
How
this
observation
hath
even
now
been
verified
,
we
neede
not
feede
the
humour
of
the
times
:
true
it
is
,
and
cannot
be
denyed
,
that
in
the
yeare
1630.
following
,
Gustavus
Adolphus
King
of
Sweden
,
having
conquered
many
Townes
from
the
King
of
Poland
,
both
in
Prussia
,
and
Livonia
,
came
with
an
Army
of
some
12000.
men
out
of
the
Northern
corner
of
the
world
,
and
landed
first
in
Pomerania
,
not
very
farre
from
Sunderborg
,
where
the
fore-said
prodigy
was
seene
:
where
he
first
beate
out
the
whole
Imperiall
Army
,
nor
ever
returned
he
out
of
them
,
but
with
the
Olive
Branches
,
the
emblemes
of
Victory
.
But
these
Northern
trophes
upon
his
next
neighbours
,
as
they
had
much
of
glory
;
so
have
they
much
of
credit
in
them
:
but
chronicle
,
and
beliefe
,
must
straine
hard
to
make
his
Germane
conquest
any
thing
probable
with
posterity
:
and
were
they
not
written
in
the
times
of
doing
,
and
acknowledged
by
his
enemy
,
scarcely
would
the
legend
be
more
apocryphall
.
For
what
beleefe
(
not
easily
to
be
abused
)
could
perswade
it selfe
,
that
two
third
parts
of
Germany
could
(
and
by
him
that
entred
with
12.
or
11000.
men
)
in
two
yeares
,
and
4.
months
space
,
be
wrested
from
so
puissant
an
Emperour
?
A
might
Empire
and
a
potent
,
formidable
for
its
greatnesse
,
confident
upon
the
power
of
its
colleagues
,
and
upholders
:
vast
in
extent
,
terrible
for
its
armes
and
Captaines
,
renowned
for
its
conquests
,
beyond
expectation
successefull
in
all
its
enterprises
,
and
that
knew
no
bounds
but
the
alpes
,
and
the
Ocean
.
And
yet
this
Empire
,
with
its
Armies
or
Garisons
,
that
did
hold
so
many
Princes
at
a
bay
,
was
it selfe
constrained
to
take
the
yoake
,
which
Swedens
Gantlet
put
upon
it
.
In
lesse
then
2.
yeeres
and
a
halfe
this
Northern
Lyon
did
all
this
:
what
might
he
more
have
atchieved
,
had
hee
gon
on
another
yeare
,
and
two
moneths
,
and
filled
up
the
time
of
that
malicious
and
false
prediction
,
which
the
Iesuits
,
had
cast
abroad
of
him
?
They
comforted
their
creduious
Novices
with
his
being
Antichrist
;
and
that
he
should
raigne
3.
yeares
and
a
halfe
,
and
no
longer
.
At
Bishein
a
Village
neere
the
City
of
Strasburg
,
2
Femals
joyned
together
.
a
poore
woman
brought
forth
a
strange
monster
to
the
world
the
11.
of
March
,
Anno
1628.
which
was
two
femalls
,
whose
bodies
were
joyned
together
,
the
externe
members
,
as
hands
,
feete
,
and
heads
,
being
perfect
and
whole
,
but
onely
seene
in
them
one
heart
,
and
one
lungs
.
This
prodigy
if
it
hath
fore-run
the
many
and
fearefull
outrages
committed
in
the
warres
neere
and
about
Strasburg
the
yeares
following
;
and
those
great
damages
,
which
usually
accompany
the
warres
,
and
the
unruly
Souldiers
,
I
know
not
.
Certain
it
is
that
these
continued
warres
,
these
grievous
Impositions
,
these
violences
,
injuries
and
rauages
in
those
parts
would
scarcely
be
beleeved
:
and
to
passe
by
also
the
great
famine
and
plague
,
which
for
a
long
continuance
have
followed
this
prodigy
,
no
man
can
be
ignorant
,
how
the
people
and
inhabitants
of
that
Country
have
been
tortured
for
their
money
,
had
their
cattell
driven
away
,
their
houses
firedand
and
all
commers
driven
out
of
the
same
Country
.
The
Souldiers
neither
observed
martiall
discipline
,
nor
morall
honesty
:
neither
keeping
the
Lawes
,
nor
fearing
God
.
Virgins
,
and
women
have
been
ravished
upon
the
high
altars
.
And
if
the
weekely
contribution
were
not
payed
at
the
Souldiers
pleasure
,
then
the
inhabitants
were
presently
spoyled
or
killed
of
them
.
Thunderbolt
did
much
hurt
Strange
was
that
Thunderclap
which
fell
at
Brig
in
Silesia
,
wherein
the
Immediate
power
of
God
appeared
.
A
thunder
Bolt
about
mid-day
,
May
,
the
29.
Anno
1628.
fell
upon
one
of
the
Churches
of
the
same
Towne
,
broke
downe
the
doore
,
slew
a
poore
woman
in
the
porch
as
she
was
praying
,
wounded
in
its
course
many
poore
women
and
children
.
After
this
the
same
thunderbolt
,
rowted
towards
the
Church
in
the
Suburbs
,
struck
the
Minister
as
he
was
reading
,
doing
him
no
more
harme
but
that
it
singed
the
haire
of
his
head
,
nor
the
people
which
fell
down
and
prostrated
themselves
to
the
Earth
at
the
instant
.
A
strange
thunder
fell
upon
the
Church
at
Sagan
,
another
Towne
in
Silesia
,
the
13.
October
,
in
the
same
yeare
,
whence
it
burst
forth
by
a
window
,
attended
with
such
winds
,
raine
,
haile
,
stormes
,
and
tempests
,
that
it
tore
up
the
Trees
by
the
very
roots
,
blasted
the
Herbs
,
and
fruit-Trees
,
and
so
harrowed
the
Country
for
a
league
about
,
that
the
losse
was
esteemed
of
a
great
summe
of
money
:
I
can
onely
say
with
the
Prophet
,
it
is
the
glorious
God
,
which
makes
the
Thunder
;
marvellous
are
his
works
,
and
that
my
soule
knoweth
right
well
.
Besides
this
Thunder
and
tempest
,
afterwards
appeared
just
over
the
Church
fiery
beames
like
a
sword
and
a
rod
,
the
Bells
in
the
steeple
began
to
sound
and
Sword
,
&
a
Rod
appeared
.
ring
without
helpe
of
man
,
and
3.
miles
of
the
heavens
for
the
space
of
an
houre
seemed
open
and
fiery
.
Betwixt
this
Towne
Sagan
,
and
Steinaw
both
situated
in
Silesia
,
a
hot
skirmish
happened
the
17.
of
August
,
in
the
yeare
1632.
following
;
where
the
S
wedes
and
Saxons
forces
came
before
the
Imperiall
leaguer
under
Don
Balthasar
di
Maradas
consisting
of
12000.
men
.
The
Swedes
cruelly
with
20.
peeces
of
Ordnance
thundred
both
upon
the
Towne
Steinaw
and
the
Imperiall
leaguer
.
The
Swedes
,
and
Saxons
Cavalery
charged
,
and
fell
upon
their
horse
quarters
;
their
horsemen
after
a
charge
or
two
,
were
defeated
:
some
4000.
of
their
foot
having
thrust
themselves
into
the
Fort
of
the
same
Town
.
In
this
fight
were
some
2000.
Imperialists
slaine
;
the
rest
of
the
horse-men
running
towards
Sweinitz
,
and
Breslaw
.
At
Griffenbery
another
Town
betwixt
Sagan
,
and
Brig
in
Silesia
,
the
Swedish
Generall
▪
Bannier
was
entered
in
a
set
Battell
with
15000.
Imperialists
under
the
conduct
of
their
Generall
Coloredo
the
29.
of
Iune
,
Anno
1634.
and
:
got
a
noble
victory
;
where
the
Imperialists
lost
some
4000.
men
slaine
upon
the
place
.
Another
Towne
in
Silesia
,
by
name
Olaw
,
felt
the
like
misery
of
the
bloody
warres
,
with
more
grievous
punishment
.
After
the
Battell
at
Lignith
the
Saxon
Army
marched
towards
the
same
Towne
,
wherein
the
Imperiall
Governour
being
advertised
of
the
Saxons
comming
,
burnt
the
whole
Towne
to
the
ground
,
and
betooke
himselfe
into
the
Castle
;
from
thence
the
Saxons
did
goe
to
Orls
,
a
lesser
Towne
then
this
in
Silesia
,
wherein
the
Imperiall
Governour
Don
Iohn
de
Languiall
yeelded
to
the
mercy
of
the
Saxon
,
and
was
taken
prisoner
,
with
his
300.
Souldiers
.
S●llaw
a
City
in
Silesia
suffered
also
much
calamity
,
and
was
plundered
at
the
same
time
by
the
Souldiers
in
their
fury
.
For
the
Saxon
Army
,
though
not
with
strong
opposition
tooke
,
the
same
City
by
assault
;
the
issue
on
both
sides
was
bloody
.
A
very
miraculous
thing
happened
in
a
Souldier
at
Geismar
in
Hassia
,
Anno
1630.
Two
Souldiers
lying
for
a
safeguard
in
the
same
Towne
,
the
one
at
night
makes
his
complaint
to
his
fellow
Souldier
,
who
lay
with
him
in
one
bed
,
for
taking
much
cold
,
to
whom
the
other
answered
,
that
he
did
not
beleeve
it
in
regard
that
his
body
was
very
hot
,
and
wet
,
intreating
him
to
touch
,
and
feele
his
side
.
Which
when
he
had
done
,
finding
his
hands
exceeding
wet
,
which
were
as
it
were
glued
or
congeled
together
,
suspected
some
had
event
;
First
lookes
upon
his
hands
in
the
shadow
of
the
Moon
,
and
apprehendeth
his
hands
to
be
bloody
:
being
hereat
much
terrified
,
called
for
a
Candle
;
who
find●
the
Souldier
very
weake
,
and
his
left
side
and
the
sheets
of
the
bed
to
be
bloody
:
and
whereas
their
indeavour
was
to
wash
off
the
blood
of
his
side
,
presently
commeth
forth
more
,
and
more
blood
;
at
length
after
a
space
of
an
houre
it
ceaseth
of
it selfe
.
Three
handfulls
of
blood
,
or
thereabout
was
taken
out
of
the
sheetes
:
this
,
with
the
relation
of
other
circumstances
,
they
presented
in
the
morning
to
the
Captaine
and
Commander
of
those
two
Souldiers
,
who
enquired
of
him
,
how
he
had
felt
himselfe
that
night
;
the
Souldier
answered
,
that
he
had
been
in
great
anguish
of
heart
,
and
was
afterwards
restored
to
his
former
health
.
It
cannot
be
concealed
,
how
many
and
severall
Armies
and
Forces
since
have
invaded
this
goodly
Country
of
Hassen
,
and
especially
about
the
time
when
this
prodigie
happened
on
the
Souldier
.
The
2.
next
yeeres
after
,
how
barbanously
and
inhumanely
the
Inhabitants
thereof
have
been
used
by
the
Imperall
Army
,
and
that
against
all
reason
,
without
any
cause
,
and
besides
all
colour
of
right
and
justice
:
they
are
yet
still
sensible
of
them
;
and
wh●ch
was
worse
then
all
this
,
if
the
Prince
with
his
poore
subjects
did
at
any
time
complaine
or
sue
for
justice
or
redresse
,
they
were
but
scorned
and
rejected
for
their
labours
,
contrary
to
all
Lawes
and
rights
of
nature
;
as
also
against
the
peace
of
Religion
and
of
policy
,
all
Constitutions
,
and
Articles
of
the
Romane
Empire
:
yea
,
they
have
endured
the
most
barbarous
usage
that
might
be
,
in
the
said
Country
of
Hassia
;
namely
in
quarterings
,
taxations
,
burnings
,
robberies
,
sacking
of
their
Townes
,
and
Villages
:
yea
,
also
,
and
of
putting
to
the
sword
innum●rable
innocent
Subjects
of
all
sorts
.
During
all
which
proceedings
of
the
enemy
,
and
most
lamentable
sufferings
of
the
Inhabitants
,
the
worst
hath
been
of
all
,
that
notwithstanding
those
infinite
complaints
,
prayers
,
cryes
,
and
lamentation
,
they
were
never
able
to
obtaine
any
pitty
of
their
cause
,
or
any
Christian
compassion
towards
them
.
The
Norinberg
Carrier
,
with
some
company
in
his
journey
towards
Hamborow
passing
by
the
Towne
of
Coburg
at
night
in
the
moneth
of
May
,
Anno
1630.
observed
with
great
admiration
a
prodigious
fire
going
into
the
Towne
and
out
of
the
Towne
,
as
if
some
discharging
of
great
Orduance
were
heard
,
for
certaine
houres
after
this
.
Before
the
Towne
of
Coburg
Generall
Wallenstein
presenting
his
Canons
in
the
yeare
,
16●2
.
following
,
the
Towne
being
there
▪
upon
entred
,
the
Dukes
Pallace
within
the
Towne
fell
also
to
the
Souldiers
ransacking
with
the
rich
houshold-stuffe
,
and
a
great
part
of
treasure
.
The
Towne
being
thus
mastered
,
the
strong
Castle
standing
upon
a
Rocke
without
the
Towne
,
was
next
summoned
.
The
roise
of
the
summons
is
answered
by
the
thunder
of
the
Canons
:
which
being
lowder
then
the
sound
of
the
Trumpet
,
would
not
let
the
offered
conditions
to
be
hearkned
unto
.
Wallensteins
Ordnance
therefore
are
sent
to
reply
upon
Dubatals
Canons
,
who
had
then
the
command
of
it
.
Wallenstein
having
shot
a
breach
in
the
lower
parts
of
the
Castle
wall
,
he
prepared
all
things
to
give
a
generall
assault
upon
it
.
Five
hundred
Souldiers
thereupon
being
commanded
into
the
dry
Graft
or
Moate
of
the
Castle
;
Other
from
the
Towne
side
with
continued
Volleys
of
small
,
and
great
shot
,
entertained
the
besieged
Dubatel
having
with
good
diligence
also
brought
downe
some
new
peeces
of
Ordnance
,
he
so
seowers
the
Imperialists
,
that
a
many
of
the
assaylants
already
halfe
way
mounted
,
came
fluttering
downe
headlong
into
the
Moate
.
Wallenstein
perceiving
the
Castle
to
be
strong
,
high
situated
,
well
provided
,
and
the
besieged
resolved
for
defence
;
after
that
one
repulse
had
been
given
him
he
retreated
,
Anno
1634.
At
Hall
,
in
lower
Saxony
,
in
the
beginning
of
May
,
Anno
1631.
the
Water
was
turned
to
Water
tur
▪
ned
to
bloud
.
blood
,
which
miracle
was
beheld
with
horrour
of
many
of
the
Inhabitants
.
Great
alteration
about
the
midle
of
the
said
moneth
of
May
,
in
the
same
yeere
followed
in
this
City
.
First
as
it
was
taken
by
Tilly
,
so
was
it
retaken
by
their
naturall
Lord
the
Administrator
of
Hall
,
and
Magdenburg
from
Tilly.
But
presently
repossessed
by
Tillies
Forces
.
Hither
Generall
Tilly
,
thus
wounded
in
the
Battell
of
Leipsig
,
made
shift
to
flie
that
night
,
and
had
his
wounds
dressed
by
the
Town-barber
of
Hall
.
This
City
of
Hall
is
but
7.
Dutch
miles
distant
from
the
place
of
Battell
,
wherein
the
Imperiall
Army
was
quite
defeated
and
beaten
out
of
the
Field
,
being
miserably
slaine
and
trodden
downe
in
the
chase
.
And
had
the
King
of
Sweden
had
but
3.
houres
more
of
day-light
,
scarcely
had
,
1000.
Enemies
come
off
alive
.
One
of
the
high
-
Dutch
relations
doth
affirme
,
that
there
were
,
15000.
of
the
Imperialists
slaine
upon
the
place
of
Battell
,
or
in
the
chase
;
the
same
night
and
the
dayes
following
.
Tillys
manly
heart
(
t
is
said
)
could
not
refraine
his
teares
,
when
he
perceived
his
brave
old
Souldiers
,
and
Army
,
which
was
called
invincible
,
consisting
of
44000.
brave
men
,
thus
going
to
wracke
.
The
chase
and
slaughter
being
done
,
which
continued
all
the
next
day
,
the
10.
of
September
,
the
King
besieged
Hall
,
which
the
next
day
was
yeelded
unto
him
.
The
Castle
he
tooke
in
September
,
12.
where
he
tooke
an
Imperfall
Sergeant
Major
,
and
a
Captaine
prisoners
,
redeeming
a
Colonell
with
some
others
that
had
been
taken
prisoners
at
Magdenburg
;
The
King
sending
for
the
Duke
of
Saxony
,
and
other
the
great
commanders
of
his
Army
,
to
come
to
Hall
,
unto
him
.
A
councell
of
warre
was
there
held
,
which
way
to
keepe
the
enemy
from
gathering
head
againe
,
and
how
to
pursue
the
victory
.
Anno
1632.
Papp●nheim
tooke
in
againe
this
City
of
Hall
,
did
not
omit
that
spoile
,
and
barbarisine
upon
the
City
,
as
was
reported
.
Part
of
the
Bridge
he
burned
,
and
blew
up
some
of
the
work
es
:
Clapt
a
petard
to
the
Castle
gate
,
in
which
then
was
a
Swedish
commander
,
with
a
garrison
of
200.
Souldiers
.
However
the
leader
of
Pappenheins
Salliers
was
there
shot
dead
,
and
fell
,
his
men
forced
from
the
the
Castle
to
retyre
,
being
after
some
skirmishing
beaten
into
the
Towne
againe
.
At
which
instant
a
messenger
of
Wallenstns
overtooke
him
,
to
returne
backe
with
all
his
forces
to
wards
Lutzen
,
in
which
bloody
Battell
he
was
also
strucken
with
a
bullet
of
a
●●lconet
.
At
Madenburke
a
Captaines
wife
dieing
in
Childbed
desired
to
be
ripte
vp
shee
had
a
Child
as
bige
as
a
child
of
3
yeares
old
on
his
hind
a
head
peace
and
a
brest
plate
Gret
bootes
and
a
bag
at
his
side
At
Frawenstein
●6
miles
from
Dresden
a
woman
hauemg●
bought
bread
and
goeing
to
cut
it
thereout
I
shewed
bloode
〈◊〉
In
the
time
of
the
siege
of
Magdeburg
a
City
Captaines
wife
dying
in
child-bed
,
desires
to
be
ript
:
the
child
was
found
,
a
boy
almost
as
big
A
Child
taken
out
of
the
body
of
a
woman
as
big
almost
as
one
of
three
yeeres
old
.
as
one
of
three
yeeres
old
.
He
had
an
head-peice
and
an
iron
breast-plate
upon
him
;
great
bootes
of
the
french
fashion
:
and
a
bag
by
his
side
,
with
two
like
musket-bullets
.
This
horrible
prodigy
hath
doubtlesse
portended
the
deplorable
destruction
,
and
dire
abodement
unto
the
same
City
;
which
fell
out
the
10.
of
May
,
Anno
1631.
when
a
generall
assault
,
by
the
Imperialists
was
made
upon
the
Towne
;
the
walls
were
in
a
trice
mounted
,
the
Towne
entred
,
and
the
Souldiers
fell
to
killing
.
Falckenberg
the
Swedish
commander
therein
,
after
valiant
resistance
was
slaine
with
a
shot
,
the
administrator
hurt
and
taken
.
Whilest
all
thus
goes
to
wrack
,
a
mighty
fire
breakes
out
(
how
none
knowes
)
it
being
a
great
windy
day
,
all
was
on
the
sudden
become
one
great
flame
:
the
whole
Towne
was
in
twelue
houres
space
,
wholly
turned
to
cinders
,
excepting
few
fisher
houses
.
Six
goodly
Churches
are
burnt
:
the
Cathedrall
was
by
the
Monkes
,
and
Souldiers
diligence
preserved
.
Twenty
thousand
people
at
least
were
herein
killed
,
burned
,
and
smothered
:
six
thousand
being
observed
to
be
drowned
in
the
River
Elve
.
Tilly
,
Wallons
,
and
Crabats
never
use
to
give
quarter
,
or
beg
any
:
So
that
all
were
killed
.
2.
dayes
after
Tilly
came
into
the
Towne
,
and
finding
some
hundreds
of
women
and
children
in
the
Church
,
he
gives
them
their
lives
,
and
some
bread
to
maintaine
them
.
How
inhumane
a
devastation
of
this
so
ancient
and
goodly
Hanse
Towne
,
the
County
of
Tilly
,
and
Pappenheim
had
then
made
,
no
Pen
can
expresse
it
.
The
cruelty
of
which
fury
,
no
man
can
discover
one
halfe
to
the
world
,
that
agoodly
City
should
be
reduced
to
such
ruines
:
as
if
Hannibal
had
done
it
,
and
not
Tilly
;
Hannibal
who
had
the
art
by
fire
and
vinegar
,
to
moulder
away
,
the
Rocks
and
Mountaines
into
crumbles
;
for
the
forcing
of
his
owne
passage
.
The
18.
and
19
of
June
,
Anno
1631.
at
Asherleben
in
the
lower
Saxony
,
towards
evening
a
terrible
prodigy
was
seene
,
and
observed
in
the
Heaven
.
Two
strong
Armies
met
together
,
●
Strang-Armies
met
in
the
Ayre
,
one
out
of
the
South
,
the
other
out
of
the
North.
and
prepared
themselves
to
a
pitcht
Battell
.
One
came
forth
out
of
the
South
,
and
the
other
marching
up
out
of
the
North.
After
a
long
fight
the
Northern
Army
obtained
the
victory
from
the
other
.
This
Prodigy
was
seene
the
said
two
dayes
for
the
space
of
an
houre
in
the
cleere
heaven
.
After
the
Battell
was
ended
,
a
Man
in
a
long
coate
appeared
two
severall
times
,
bearing
a
bow
,
shooting
and
prostrating
the
leader
or
commander
of
the
Southern
Army
.
Betwixt
this
Towne
Aschertlben
,
and
Tangermund
,
in
the
moneth
following
,
July
the
8.
happened
a
sharpe
conflict
betwixt
the
Swedes
and
Imperialists
,
Pappenheim
then
Commander
of
4.
Regiments
of
Crabats
,
and
others
,
and
the
expulsed
Garrisons
thereabouts
being
sent
by
Tilly
to
hinder
the
King
of
Swedens
proceedings
in
those
places
.
The
Rhinegrave
therefore
with
some
Swedish
Forces
being
there
abroad
,
Pappenheim
falls
upon
on
them
;
of
whose
approach
the
King
having
intelligence
with
all
the
horse
he
could
make
,
and
some
2000.
Muskettiers
came
time
enough
to
make
one
in
the
Battell
.
Pappenheims
Foot
were
almost
all
cut
off
,
most
of
the
horse
ran
away
.
Himselfe
escaped
first
into
Asherleben
▪
from
whence
hee
hasted
towards
Magdenburg
,
there
to
expect
his
master
the
Generall
Tilly.
It
was
said
that
some
20.
Companies
of
the
Imperialists
were
here
defeated
,
and
some
14.
Ensignes
taken
.
Tilly
being
come
backe
unto
Wolmerstad
,
few
leagues
from
As●herleben
,
upon
the
16.
or
17.
of
Iuly
,
he
first
of
all
dispatches
away
4.
Regiments
of
Horse
for
his
vant
Curriers
,
to
stay
the
King
whilest
himselfe
with
his
whole
Army
might
come
up
to
him
and
to
tempt
the
King
to
a
pitcht
Battell
in
the
Field
.
These
gallant
troopes
,
most
of
them
old
Souldiers
,
were
Pappenheims
men
,
and
very
forward
therefore
now
to
revenge
their
followes
,
marching
towards
the
Kings
leaguer
,
and
tooke
up
their
quarters
about
Tanger
.
The
Swedish
charging
presently
tumbles
down
a
many
of
the
Imperiall
Curassiers
;
Colonell
Bernstin
,
who
was
their
leader
,
himselfe
being
slaine
,
thus
were
1500.
slaine
,
all
the
4.
Regiments
defeated
.
This
defeate
was
given
,
Tilly
himselfe
being
in
the
sight
of
it
.
Tilly
resolving
now
upon
a
revenge
,
Iuly
,
21.
forwards
hee
sets
towards
the
King
brought
some
26000.
men
along
with
him
,
and
all
these
full
of
anger
,
resolution
and
desire
of
revenge
;
3.
severall
times
assaults
the
King
in
his
trenches
,
but
was
beaten
off
,
and
with
such
a
tempest
of
shot
,
chaine-shot
,
murthering
shot
,
and
what
ever
was
cruellest
to
doe
execution
,
showred
in
amongst
the
Imperialists
out
of
the
Kings
campe
,
that
there
was
made
a
miserable
butchery
.
Tilly
at
length
retyred
from
the
King
,
leaving
five
hundred
starved
horses
behind
him
.
Some
report
him
to
have
lost
6000.
or
,
7000.
men
:
perchance
in
all
these
3.
great
defeates
of
P●ppen●eims
,
Bernsteins
and
his
own
.
Upon
the
fatall
seaventh
of
September
,
this
1631.
yeare
in
the
bloody
Battell
of
Leipsig
,
Generall
Tilly
himselfe
was
twice
or
thrice
wounded
with
Pistall-shot
,
and
his
whole
Army
slaine
,
and
rowted
,
as
is
already
mentioned
.
Upon
the
place
of
Battell
which
the
enemy
had
left
for
the
King
of
Sweden
,
there
sate
a
●locke
of
Birds
;
which
being
sprung
by
the
Kings
comming
,
tooke
their
fight
directly
over
Tillies
Armie
;
and
fetching
there
a
circle
about
(
and
that
also
the
Romanes
would
have
accounted
an
happy
presage
)
they
turned
againe
towards
the
Kings
Army
:
as
who
should
say
,
we
went
to
fetch
you
victory
.
But
the
King
had
a
better
presage
on
his
side
then
a
slight
of
Birds
,
God
with
us
,
which
was
the
watch-word
;
and
that
which
the
Romane
Generall
sometimes
preferred
before
the
Birds
:
Romano
milite
dignus
,
Ensis
adest
augur
;
his
valour
namely
,
and
his
sword
.
Generall
Tilly
,
Anno
1632.
received
also
another
,
but
more
mortall
shot
of
a
Musket
in
the
thigh
,
a
little
above
the
knee
,
in
the
conflict
at
Lech
betwixt
him
and
the
King
,
whereof
he
afterwards
April
,
the
20.
dyed
within
the
Towne
of
Ingolstad
,
after
the
taking
of
4.
splinters
out
of
his
thigh
▪
Few
yeares
before
the
long
,
cruell
and
bloody
Battell
was
fought
at
Lutzen
,
the
water
in
the
Towne
ditch
of
Lutzen
,
was
turned
to
blood
,
which
prodigy
was
fullfilled
upon
the
6.
of
November
▪
Anno
1632.
wherein
the
bloody
encounter
in
continuall
exercise
lasted
from
9.
in
the
morning
untill
night
;
in
which
the
Swedes
did
overthrow
the
whole
Imperiall
Army
with
slaughter
of
9000.
men
upon
the
place
:
many
a
●rave
man
dyed
of
the
anguish
of
his
wounds
miserably
;
who
might
otherwise
have
beene
cured
.
The
King
of
Swedens
Majesty
himselfe
,
(
as
was
sayd
)
out
of
the
greatnesse
and
heat●
of
his
courage
,
having
made
a
charge
upon
the
Imper●all
curassiers
,
was
there
over-laid
with
a
number
of
men
,
and
did
receive
a
shot
in
the
left
arme
,
which
▪
he
scarce
feeling
at
first
,
would
needs
have
led
on
still
.
But
perceiving
by
and
by
his
royall
blood
to
gush
out
abundantly
,
in
his
retreate
was
shot
thorow
the
body
.
Whose
death
indeed
is
never
enough
to
bee
lamented
,
and
so
this
dying
Conquerour
did
seale
the
Religion
,
and
liberty
of
the
Germans
Nations
with
his
blood
;
and
to
whom
the
more
ingenuous
Imperialists
at
Prague
,
were
heard
to
give
this
honourable
Testimony
,
that
he
was
the
bravest
enemy
,
and
the
best
Captaine
,
that
ever
was
in
Christendome
.
And
so
the
Swedes
,
and
protestants
Army
found
themselves
to
have
gotten
●ut
a
dolefull
and
a
wofull
victory
;
losn●g
that
incomparable
Conquerour
who
was
,
alone
,
worth
2.
Armies
.
But
he
is
dead
;
and
that
as
heartily
bemoaned
of
the
Germanes
(
to
speake
of
him
no
more
)
as
of
his
owne
subjects
,
who
yet
professe
their
losse
to
be
unspeakeable
.
And
in
both
their
Chronicles
shall
his
Sacred
memory
be
made
famous
,
and
his
Name
shall
live
in
their
mouths
,
and
be
honored
.
About
the
death
of
this
glorious
King
of
Sweden
,
some
singular
,
and
miraculous
Prodigies
happening
also
,
had
affrighted
the
people
in
Swedland
:
amongst
others
,
in
the
selfe
same
houres
and
times
,
when
this
Battell
of
Lutzen
was
fought
appeared
just
over
the
Castle
,
and
Royall
Seate
of
Stockholm
A
Virgin
with
a
Candle
,
&
Hand●ercher
.
a
Virgin
or
Damsel
at
night
,
holding
in
one
hand
a
burning
Candle
,
in
the
other
a
white
Handkercher
,
which
she
cast
about
.
Besides
it
was
noted
and
observed
,
that
all
the
doores
in
Castle
,
although
they
were
shut
and
lockt
,
three
severall
times
did
open
themselves
.
A
River
not
of
small
account
in
Swedland
,
lost
the
same
time
his
water
,
insomuch
that
all
the
day
long
a
man
might
goe
thorow
with
a
drie
foot
.
In
Smaland
a
Province
of
that
Kingdome
,
the
Bells
without
helpe
of
man
began
to
sound
,
with
great
dishartning
and
terror
of
the
Inhabitants
.
At
Bushein
a
village
betwixt
the
Townes
of
Frawenstein
,
and
Fribery
,
in
the
dominion
of
the
Sheter
of
Saxonie
happened
a
strange
Prodigic
in
the
beginning
of
April
,
Anno
1623.
where
first
A
double
●ai●e-bow
,
one
white
,
the
other
black
.
in
the
Ayrc
was
seene
a
signe
of
a
two-fold
Rain-bow
,
the
one
white
as
Snow
,
the
other
exceeding
blacke
:
besides
this
another
signe
appeared
of
a
fiery
colour
.
The
next
day
from
eleven
till
two
of
the
clock
in
the
afternoone
,
another
aspect
of
a
high
white
colour
reappeared
.
Besides
all
this
,
at
Frawenstein
a
woman
having
bought
some
Loaves
of
Bread
,
and
turning
homewards
to
her
dwelling
place
,
as
she
was
dividing
the
Bread
,
bloud
came
thereout
.
Blood
running
out
of
a
loafe
of
Bread
.
This
Frawenstein
,
being
a
pretty
Towne
upon
a
Hill
some
16.
English
miles
to
the
South
of
Dresden
,
was
taken
by
the
Imperialists
by
a
bloody
assault
,
the
3.
Of
October
following
,
in
the
same
yeare
1632.
For
finding
some
opposition
,
the
Imperialists
doe
carry
the
Towne
by
Scaladoe
,
and
put
all
both
Souldiers
and
Inhabitants
most
miserably
to
the
Sword
for
it
.
October
the
4.
they
assault
Friberg
,
a
handsome
Towne
upon
the
River
Mulda
,
some
10.
English
miles
to
the
West
of
Frawenstein
.
The
Towne
also
was
hard
laid
at
by
the
Imperialists
,
being
no
way
able
to
hold
out
a
generall
assault
,
which
was
the
next
day
threatned
them
,
and
a
generall
destruction
withall
,
if
they
yeelded
not
;
which
the
5.
October
was
done
.
Neere
this
Friberg
,
Holcks
men
,
who
was
then
chiefe
Commander
of
those
Imperiall
Forces
,
taking
,
(
I
know
not
what
)
high
displeasure
at
a
certaine
Minister
of
the
Country
(
a
man
of
rare
learning
)
first
of
all
hewed
him
miserably
in
peeces
with
their
swords
,
and
then
sung
him
to
their
Dogs
to
bee
eaten
.
But
the
Dogs
,
as
astonished
at
such
savage
cruelty
(
ô
stand
,
and
wonder
)
would
not
so
much
as
touch
,
or
licke
a
droppe
more
of
his
blood
.
Whereupon
his
friends
the
next
Homo
〈◊〉
●u●u●
day
gathered
up
his
pieces
,
and
interred
them
.
And
lest
this
should
seeme
incredible
,
the
Authour
of
Le
soldat
Su●dois
avowes
,
that
the
Crabats
Men
metamorp
osed
into
Vipers
.
shewed
themselves
ingenious
to
invent
new
torments
for
the
poore
Inhabitants
:
and
that
it
was
frequent
with
them
for
want
of
Dogs-meate
,
to
feede
their
Curres
with
humane
flesh
.
This
if
it
may
be
true
,
though
the
Dogs
were
the
Man-eaters
,
yet
the
Crabats
surely
were
the
Cannibals
.
At
Kempten
in
Swabeland
,
a
strange
Prodigie
,
A
strange
Abortive
and
abortive
was
borne
of
a
Citizens
wife
in
the
moneth
of
August
,
Anno
1632.
his
head
was
altogether
fat
,
and
without
eares
;
the
hands
stretcht
out
all
bloody
twixt
the
flesh
and
skin
,
whose
left
hand
held
a
rope
,
the
belly
thereof
having
too
prickt
wounds
,
and
the
left
knee
twice
broken
,
a
corde
being
about
it
.
This
goodly
Towne
was
held
by
the
Imperiall
Commander
Bray
,
and
being
strongly
besieged
,
and
many
times
furiously
assaulted
by
the
Swedes
,
at
the
end
of
six
dayes
it
was
surrendred
upon
composition
in
the
moneth
of
May
,
in
the
yeare
1633.
The
Commander
went
to
Reitaw
,
where
he
was
beheaded
,
because
he
so
slightly
surrendred
the
said
Towne
.
The
18.
of
March
,
Anno
1634.
was
this
Towne
of
Kempten
the
second
time
taken
by
Gustavus
Horn
by
assault
;
and
whereas
the
Imperiall
Colonell
with
his
Carrison
had
retyred
themselves
into
the
Castle
,
both
place
and
men
were
enforced
the
next
day
to
yeeld
upon
hard
conditions
.
Many
bloody
●●●irmi●es
are
fallen
out
about
this
Towne
,
where
the
Imperialists
were
often
times
beaten
to
the
very
gates
of
Kempten
.
What
misery
the
yeares
following
this
Towne
felt
,
and
the
Country
thereabouts
,
when
it
was
besieged
and
taken
by
the
Imperialists
againe
,
cannot
well
be
expressed
.
It
was
brought
to
such
extremity
of
famine
,
not
much
inferiour
to
that
of
Samaria
,
and
Ierusalem
,
recorded
in
holy
Scripture
,
or
Saguntus
in
Spaine
,
and
Perusium
in
Hetruria
,
or
Tuscany
a
Province
in
Italy
,
mentioned
by
prophane
Histories
;
many
brave
Citizens
out
of
,
this
and
the
neighbour
Townes
were
compelled
by
necessity
to
beare
Armes
,
thereby
to
get
their
lively-hood
.
Horse-flesh
was
sold
for
high
prises
,
Dogges
,
Cats
,
and
Vermine
,
were
as
good
as
Venison
:
all
commerce
being
cut
off
,
Bread-Come
was
not
onely
at
an
excessive
rate
,
not
to
be
purchased
with
money
:
so
that
the
spruce
Citizens
,
which
formerly
held
the
Country
people
as
Boores
and
Clownes
unfit
for
their
society
,
might
well
discerne
that
their
labours
were
not
to
be
despised
,
their
dead
wares
standing
in
no
parallell
of
Use
with
the
Fruit
of
the
Field
,
gotten
by
the
industry
of
the
rough
handed
Plow-man
,
and
the
blessing
of
God
.
In
the
moneth
of
February
.
Anno
1633.
at
Dobenshutz
,
a
Village
in
the
territory
of
Althenburg
Blood
springing
out
of
a
fish
▪
pond
.
in
a
fish-pond
sprang
forth
blood
which
caused
an
exceeding
ill
stinke
,
so
that
if
passengers
had
touched
it
,
they
could
not
wash
off
the
stinke
in
3.
dayes
.
This
Country
indeed
hath
been
this
yeare
and
the
others
following
lamentably
ruined
and
plunged
:
the
Souldiers
licentiousnesse
,
God
punis●●●th
f●thy
thy
beastly
ans
with
stenches
,
&
●●thy
●●vots
.
exercising
their
wonted
cruelty
and
beastly
ravishing
,
hath
beene
unheard
of
.
Many
faire
Townes
were
forced
,
spoiled
,
and
burnt
to
ashes
for
resisting
,
and
divers
of
the
Villages
,
as
well
as
the
foresaid
Dobenschutz
,
put
on
fire
,
and
the
Inhabitants
thereof
most
miserably
Friday
and
〈◊〉
●●●cleann●sse
.
slaughtered
.
Here
were
the
women
,
yea
,
Ladies
,
Gentlewomen
,
and
others
like
beasts
and
dogs
yoaked
,
and
coupled
together
,
to
be
sent
into
the
Woods
and
ravished
:
who
for
resisting
had
their
cloaths
stript
off
,
their
bodies
whipt
,
their
eares
cut
off
,
and
so
sent
home
againe
.
Hereabout
gat
the
Souldiers
and
Crabats
together
some
thousands
heads
of
Cattell
,
and
Savage
●●●city
.
what
beast
soever
could
not
,
or
did
not
readily
follow
them
,
they
either
houghed
or
killed
;
lest
(
as
they
said
)
it
should
serve
some
hereticks
.
The
rest
I
omit
,
not
so
much
for
Frevities
sake
,
as
for
horror
:
not
listing
to
relate
the
Barbarismes
,
and
sheddings
of
blood
committed
by
the
Crabats
as
if
they
had
falne
in
not
to
make
warres
,
but
desolations
;
or
as
if
they
had
beleeved
,
that
a
Country
was
never
thorowly
conquered
,
till
it
were
utterly
by
sword
and
fare
destroyed
.
Gustavus
Horn
,
Swedish
field-Marshall
,
with
the
Rhinegrave
,
and
a
Landgrave
of
Hessen
,
being
come
to
Bibrach
the
6.
of
March
,
Anno
1633.
a
portentuous
Prodigie
appeared
about
8.
clocke
in
the
evening
right
over
the
Towne
;
two
long
Swords
were
seene
in
the
Ayre
,
the
one
fiety
,
the
other
red
as
blood
.
Many
hard
e●counters
fell
out
about
this
time
,
and
about
this
place
,
betwixt
the
Swedes
and
Imperialists
.
Hornes
people
were
supposed
to
have
killed
600.
Crabats
in
a
few
dayes
,
neere
and
about
this
Towne
of
Bibrach
:
and
so
many
of
Duke
de
Ferias
men
,
who
had
a
new
Army
of
Spanish
and
Italians
brought
to
aide
the
Imperialists
,
dyed
by
the
way
,
by
frost
,
sword
and
famine
,
that
betwixt
Vlm
,
and
Bibrach
were
found
1000.
dead
carcasses
.
And
so
the
Catholick
Generalls
were
then
glad
to
make
towards
Bavaria
,
having
scarce
brought
away
the
third
part
of
their
Army
;
Spanish
,
Jtalians
,
Germans
,
and
Burgundians
.
This
Towne
of
Bibrach
,
not
long
after
Gustavus
Horns
departing
,
was
retaken
by
the
Imperialists
by
assault
:
the
Garrison
laying
downe
both
Armes
and
Ensignes
,
to
have
their
bare
lives
saved
.
Some
moneths
after
foure
Regiments
of
the
Imperialists
,
betwixt
this
Towne
and
Isne
,
were
surprised
and
ruinated
by
the
Swedes
,
which
invaded
their
quarters
,
tooke
a
Colonell
with
many
Officers
prisoners
,
putting
a
great
many
to
the
sword
:
600.
other
Imperialists
having
been
abroad
,
were
also
overtaken
and
killed
the
most
of
them
.
In
the
moneth
of
March
,
Anno.
1634.
Gustavus
Horn
besieged
the
City
of
Bibrach
againe
,
in
the
which
lay
1300.
men
,
offering
upon
his
first
approaches
a
faire
agreement
,
which
the
Imperiall
Governour
of
the
Towne
refused
:
then
planting
his
Ordnance
,
hee
battered
the
Towne
so
long
,
till
he
won
the
enemies
works
,
and
made
a
breach
into
the
walls
.
Then
the
Governour
sending
a
Trumpet
out
of
the
Towne
,
desired
reasonable
conditions
;
else
that
he
would
defend
the
Towne
to
the
last
man
;
And
that
first
of
all
he
would
burn
and
blow
up
all
the
Protestant
Citizens
,
which
he
had
already
lockt
up
into
the
Towne-house
,
and
into
a
cellar
.
This
being
refused
,
for
that
he
had
already
denyed
first
good
offers
.
After
all
this
,
when
as
all
things
were
ready
for
the
assault
,
and
the
Swedish
troopes
advanced
towards
the
breach
,
the
Evangelicall
Ministers
together
with
divers
women
came
foort●
of
the
Towne
making
a
most
pitifull
cry
and
entreaty
to
the
Swedish
Generall
,
signifying
it
would
cost
all
their
lives
,
for
that
the
Town-house
was
already
undermined
,
and
the
Myne
filled
with
powder
,
and
that
they
certainly
expected
to
be
blown
up
immediatly
.
Out
of
commiseration
therefore
to
those
poore
people
was
offered
another
agreement
unto
the
Governour
,
and
granted
them
liberty
to
march
out
with
their
swords
onely
:
which
was
accepted
.
At
Dresden
Iune
,
the
23.
Anno
1634.
happened
another
Prodigy
;
where
towards
evening
at
five
of
the
clocke
,
the
Sun
was
first
seene
as
white
as
Snow
,
and
then
suddainely
becomming
darke
,
as
if
a
mist
went
over
it
:
It
appeared
first
in
forme
of
a
Crowne
,
and
then
like
a
Feather
;
red
as
blood
,
in
which
postures
when
it
had
continued
by
the
space
of
halfe
an
houre
,
it
returned
to
his
orbicular
shape
,
but
retained
the
sanguine
hew
till
it
went
downe
,
and
the
Moon
at
her
rising
,
retained
the
same
bloody
aspect
till
she
was
not
to
be
seen
in
that
Horison
.
I
know
not
whatsoever
the
Physiologers
bable
of
naturall
causes
,
yet
such
alteration
in
the
Heavenly
and
Ayry
bodies
is
alwayes
prodigious
.
Memorable
was
that
observation
of
the
ancient
Astrologians
to
this
purpose
.
Speaking
of
the
fearfull
blazing
Star
seene
1618.
that
it
did
presage
—
1.
Violenta
et
superba
Consilia
,
dissidi●
,
proditiones
et
rebelliones
.
2
Latrocinia
,
et
subsessiones
viarum
,
solicitudinem
Auxietatemque
Animorum
.
3
Regum
et
Principum
interitum
,
bella
,
pestem
,
et
morbos
varios
.
4
Religionis
legum
,
et
institutorum
mutationem
,
novarum
rerum
inexplebilem
cupiditatem
.
I
shall
not
dispute
of
the
effects
but
expect
them
:
a
Luxuriant
wit
may
happily
play
on
either
side
,
and
presage
probably
good
or
evill
to
either
party
.
I
dare
not
medle
here
;
my
wish
is
—
Deus
omen
in
hostes
Convertat
—
and
my
prayer
shall
still
be
:
Powre
out
thine
indignation
,
O
Lord
,
upon
the
Heathen
,
and
thy
wrath
upon
them
which
have
not
called
upon
thy
name
.
Blood
and
Brimstone
from
Heaven
.
About
the
midle
of
Iune
,
Anno
1634.
at
Berlin
in
the
marquisdom
of
Brandenburg
it
rayned
Blood
,
and
Brimstone
.
The
next
yeare
following
in
the
moneth
of
November
,
before
the
gate
of
Itzeho
,
a
Towne
in
Holstein
it
rayned
thick
blood
;
whose
droppes
instead
of
inck
have
represented
right
naturall
Blood
in
writing
.
How
many
bloody
conflicts
and
encounters
the
same
yeare
and
the
next
following
happened
betwixt
these
two
Countries
,
no
man
can
fully
apprehend
or
beleeve
,
unlesse
such
as
have
seen
it
with
their
eyes
.
And
to
avoide
all
other
bloody
passages
,
whichhave
raged
most
cruelly
in
those
parts
,
yet
still
in
remembrance
is
the
last
bloody
and
sore
Battell
,
which
was
fought
in
the
moneth
of
October
,
Anno
1636.
at
Witstock
,
in
which
were
slaine
7000.
of
common
Souldiers
upon
the
place
,
on
the
Saxon
and
Imperiall
side
,
and
many
others
more
,
which
fell
by
the
sword
of
the
Swedes
in
the
prosecution
.
6.
whole
Regiments
being
totally
ruinated
,
besides
those
great
Commanders
who
lost
their
lives
also
,
namely
the
two
Generall
Majors
,
Wilsdorp
,
and
Goliz
,
5.
Colonels
,
besides
Rittmasters
,
Captaines
,
and
divers
Officers
both
of
Horse
and
Foot
1500.
prisoners
taken
,
amongst
which
were
170.
Officers
,
143.
Cornets
and
Ensignes
,
14.
peeces
of
Ordnance
,
and
8000.
Wagons
were
lest
to
the
Swedish
conquerours
.
Of
the
Swedes
were
also
slaine
upon
the
place
of
Battell
1000.
and
upwards
;
amongst
which
there
were
of
account
two
Colonels
,
4.
Lieutenant
Colonels
,
and
sundry
Ritmasters
,
Captaines
,
and
under
officers
.
At
M●lnick
where
the
Randevouz
of
the
Saxon
Army
was
,
in
time
of
prayer
,
Iuly
the
24.
Anno
1634.
was
a
strange
apparition
in
the
Ayre
,
which
is
thus
delivered
by
Letters
bearing
date
the
same
day
—
That
about
evening
,
when
our
Electors
Chaplaine
was
at
prayers
,
there
appeared
a
signe
in
the
Skie
,
like
a
fiery
Beame
:
when
he
had
finished
his
course
,
and
the
Lieutenant
Generall
Arnheim
his
Chaplaine
Scepter
seene
red
,
and
fiery
.
did
his
Office
,
there
appeared
another
in
a
forme
of
a
Scepter
fiery-red
,
just
over
the
house
where
he
made
his
sermon
,
assoone
as
prayers
were
done
,
and
the
Chaplaine
had
spoken
Amen
,
the
signe
vanished
:
It
was
seene
of
many
after
this
.
The
Crabats
,
like
Vermin
in
a
Warren
,
worse
then
Bandetties
,
have
ransacked
,
plundered
,
and
pillaged
what
places
soever
they
came
unto
,
in
these
Countries
,
this
yeare
,
and
the
other
following
:
they
spared
neither
Noblemens
Houses
,
Churches
,
nor
Cloysters
,
but
robbed
,
and
dismembred
the
Country
people
,
ravished
the
women
,
defloured
the
maids
,
burnt
the
Villages
,
and
Townes
,
and
did
such
mischievous
insolences
,
as
those
Rhodopes
,
and
Dolopes
would
have
started
at
.
Man
and
beast
,
and
Fowles
of
the
Ayre
,
all
seemed
now
to
be
at
an
irreconciliable
difference
,
and
Germany
must
be
the
stage
whereupon
they
played
their
prizes
:
at
Hessen
,
in
the
moneth
of
March
,
Anno
1635.
there
met
together
2
Armies
of
Birds
fighting
two
Armies
of
strange
Birds
,
which
fought
,
as
it
were
,
in
a
set
Battaile
:
and
neere
Straubinge
,
upon
the
Danubie
multitudes
of
Dogges
had
their
randevouze
,
which
fought
so
eagerly
,
that
the
whole
vicinage
was
not
onely
affrighted
by
the
Prodigy
,
but
,
as
if
they
would
not
admit
of
any
agreement
,
but
such
as
themselves
liked
of
,
when
the
Governour
of
Ratisbone
had
sent
out
against
them
4.
companies
of
his
Garrison
,
with
Muskets
and
other
Military
instruments
to
assault
and
slaye
them
,
they
left
their
hostility
,
a
strange
Enemy
comming
upon
them
,
set
upon
the
Souldiers
,
and
in
despite
of
their
shot
and
weapons
devoured
nine
men
.
Multitudes
of
Strange
dogges
fought
so
Eagerly
and
slew
each
other
that
the
Gouerner
of
Ratisbone
sent
4
Companies
of
Muskets
against
them
and
9.
of
the
men
were
slaine
by
the
dogges
The
Conduit
at
Isenach
rane
blood
for
2
houres
together
1637
Strange
Prodigies
terrifying
the
hearts
of
the
people
,
while
the
Princes
and
peeres
were
in
their
jollitie
in
the
Dyet
at
Ratisbone
:
Mars
,
and
Saturne
reigned
abroad
,
and
warre
with
his
grim
attendants
,
Famine
,
Pestilence
,
Fire
,
and
destruction
also
raging
abroad
in
the
Romane
Empire
.
What
might
happen
by
the
fault
of
a
carelesse
or
unskilfull
Mason
,
not
well
bedding
or
cementing
the
stones
,
at
the
building
of
a
new
Steeple
at
Vienna
,
was
by
the
construction
of
the
vulgar
sort
counted
ominous
.
The
spire
of
Shotten
lately
built
fell
downe
suddenly
the
19.
of
December
,
Anno
1636.
about
the
time
of
the
Coronation
of
the
new
King
of
Romanes
at
Ratisbone
,
and
demolished
the
new
builded
Church
:
and
that
was
made
portentous
,
the
rather
,
being
accompained
with
another
of
the
same
time
at
Rome
;
where
a
great
blazing
Starre
,
called
by
the
Naturalists
Cometa
Crinitus
,
appeared
for
a
space
,
and
then
vanished
away
suddenly
over
S.
Pauls
Church
with
a
noyse
:
and
diverse
Monuments
,
placed
in
the
Church
,
fell
downe
,
and
were
defaced
utterly
.
Now
it
would
relish
of
over
much
boldnesse
to
peepe
into
the
Arke
of
the
Divine
Secrets
,
nor
can
we
conclude
any
particular
consequences
to
have
been
portended
by
the
accidentary
fall
of
the
aforesaid
new
Steeple
at
Vienna
;
yet
doubtlesse
the
comet
,
though
caused
by
the
meeting
of
secundary
and
naturall
causes
,
was
the
significator
of
what
ensued
about
that
time
,
and
not
long
after
.
Within
the
space
of
a
moneth
the
Emperour
Ferdinand
the
second
,
who
had
long
been
sickly
at
Ratisbone
,
and
then
removed
to
Vienna
,
exhaled
his
last
spirit
,
February
the
5.
Anno
1637.
betwixt
8.
and
9.
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
,
to
the
great
griefe
of
the
Court
and
City
,
which
had
prepared
triumphs
and
tournaments
,
and
in
much
braverie
determined
to
receive
the
new
King
of
Romanes
:
but
by
this
occasion
laid
aside
their
gallantrie
,
put
on
the
face
of
sorrow
,
and
by
their
dejected
lookes
and
mourning
apparell
,
shewed
their
anxietic
for
his
losse
,
who
so
long
had
steered
the
ship
of
State
to
their
content
,
and
was
then
taken
from
them
,
when
the
tottering
Empire
freshly
assaulted
and
ransackt
by
strangers
,
required
such
a
Nestor
,
as
by
sage
directions
grounded
upon
mature
deliberations
might
preserve
it
from
feare
of
utter
ruine
.
Some
prodigies
happening
in
sundry
places
of
the
Roman
Empire
before
the
meeting
of
the
Princes
in
the
electorall
diet
at
Ratisbone
,
did
dis-hearten
the
common
people
,
and
made
them
despaire
of
any
good
issue
by
that
treaty
.
One
was
at
Wels
in
Austria
,
the
suddaine
uncovering
of
the
Emperours
house
of
pleasure
,
where
he
was
lodged
,
(
by
a
violent
tempest
,
and
this
was
accompa●ned
with
two
others
at
Lintz
,
the
first
whereof
,
was
the
suddaine
fall
of
an
Arch
of
the
Bridge
made
over
the
Danuby
,
which
the
Emporour
had
no
sooner
passed
over
,
but
it
tumbled
into
the
River
:
the
other
this
;
Three
carved
Eagles
,
placed
upon
the
house
of
a
Burgesse
of
Lintz
,
being
broken
downe
,
by
the
fury
of
the
Tempest
,
were
mounted
by
the
same
violent
blast
into
the
Ayre
,
shattered
there
sundry
wayes
,
and
the
one
in
the
end
fell
upon
the
house
appointed
for
the
assembly
of
the
Province
,
the
other
upon
the
State-house
,
and
the
third
upon
a
publike
Aqueduct
.
Anno
1636.
Distracted
wits
upon
every
light
occasion
,
project
terrible
things
:
These
conceits
were
fond
,
and
superstitious
,
not
rationall
,
and
sound
.
The
harsh
beginning
of
the
Dyet
,
and
the
first
session
was
more
to
be
feared
,
as
a
fatall
Prognosticke
of
no
happy
conclusion
,
then
those
antecedent
accidents
.
A
bloudy
time
was
in
the
Electorate
of
Saxony
,
and
a
generall
feare
was
conceived
by
the
adjoyning
Princes
,
that
the
fury
of
warre
would
not
be
confined
there
:
the
hearts
of
the
people
were
terrified
by
a
strange
Prodigie
,
which
though
it
admits
no
particular
interpretation
,
was
as
terrible
as
portentous
.
A
conduit
running
Blood
The
conduit
at
Isenach
Anno
1637.
situated
in
the
midst
of
the
Marketsted
,
sodainly
instead
of
water
poured
out
blood
,
and
so
continued
for
the
space
of
two
houres
,
before
it
yeelded
againe
that
Element
,
for
which
that
aqueduct
was
ordained
.
A
bloody
time
ensued
it
betwixt
the
Imperiall
Generalls
and
Banniers●orces
●orces
:
where
few
dayes
passed
Without
shedding
of
blood
in
those
parts
about
the
same
time
.
And
the
miserable
condition
of
that
Dukedome
of
Saxony
,
and
the
detriments
and
most
totall
ruine
thereof
,
can
not
bee
delivered
without
an
accent
of
griefe
:
which
desolation
was
made
,
not
onely
by
the
Swedes
the
enemies
,
but
also
by
the
seeming
friends
the
Caesarians
,
who
spared
not
to
burne
those
places
to
the
ground
,
where
they
finde
not
as
much
provision
,
as
they
demand
for
their
Armies
:
and
the
severall
Conflicts
betwixt
the
Swedish
and
Saxonian
Armies
,
were
not
without
the
effusion
of
much
Christian
blood
,
but
the
blood
so
shed
was
not
taken
away
by
way
of
murther
,
(
Warre
justly
grounded
,
is
continued
lawfully
;
the
Sword
is
oft
a
just
decider
of
controversies
,
and
though
it
bee
accompted
one
of
the
great
Plagues
sent
by
GOD
,
it
is
not
attended
with
any
injustice
in
the
execution
)
black
murthers
and
horrid
treasons
hatched
in
darknesse
,
what
ever
the
pretence
thereof
may
be
,
are
not
onely
unexcusable
,
but
detestable
also
to
GOD
,
and
man
.
Peace
,
the
benefits
whereof
have
not
for
many
late
yeeres
been
sensibly
discovered
to
the
Germans
,
was
now
,
and
especially
in
this
Country
of
Saxony
,
the
generall
desire
of
the
people
:
the
Boores
,
which
lived
by
tillage
,
and
feeding
of
Cattell
,
hoped
that
these
yeares
the
Swords
would
be
turned
into
Plow-shares
,
and
the
Pikes
into
shepherds
Crooks
;
the
Merchants
,
whose
free
traffique
was
stops
by
these
Militarie
broyles
,
began
to
feele
poverty
,
comming
upon
them
,
more
then
the
armed
men
against
their
enemies
,
and
longed
for
an
open
trade
,
and
severall
persons
,
according
to
our
humane
condition
,
qui
facilè
credsmus
,
quod
volumus
,
upon
each
slight
occasion
,
gave
out
,
that
a
truce
for
time
of
yeares
,
if
not
a
certaine
and
firme
peace
,
would
be
concluded
betwixt
the
Crowne
of
Sweden
and
its
Allies
,
and
the
King
of
Hungary
,
and
his
adherents
.
But
the
misery
of
that
Country
was
not
yet
come
to
the
height
:
the
Elector
himselfe
lost
almost
his
whole
Country
:
Moissen
the
chiefest
City
of
Mionia
,
Eulemberg
,
Grim
,
Borne
,
Debitz
,
Bitterfeld
,
Belgeren
and
Hall
,
yeelding
instantly
to
the
Swedish
Conquerours
;
having
no
hope
of
reliefe
by
any
Confederate
Army
;
onely
Dresden
of
all
the
umbilicall
Cities
of
Saxony
,
did
hold
still
out
,
yet
not
without
feare
of
being
made
the
spoyle
of
strangers
,
the
Imperiall
Armies
being
so
farre
from
their
succours
,
that
their
march
,
and
places
of
reft
,
were
unknowen
to
the
Citizens
.
The
Swede
was
by
this
●ucce●●e
growne
terrible
to
the
Commons
of
the
Empire
▪
some
accounted
him
as
an
authorized
executioner
of
divine
justice
,
upon
the
Saxon
,
whose
jugling
dealing
had
brought
this
misery
and
desolation
upon
his
Dukedome
.
A
woman
at
vienna
appeared
Crying
Nothing
but
woe
vnto
you
woe
vnto
you
A
strange
Worm
in
the
shape
of
a
man
.
Anno
1637.
the
water
at
Weimar
againe
turned
to
blood
.
A
strange
Worm
in
the
shape
of
a
man
,
with
perfect
Lineaments
,
and
a
golden
Crowne
upon
his
head
,
was
found
in
a
sallad
at
an
Herb-womans
shop
at
Coblentz
,
and
which
(
if
not
prestigious
)
was
most
terrible
,
A
woman
appeared
in
a
mourning
habit
,
in
Stephens
the
Cathedrall
Church-yard
at
Vienna
,
Iune
the
18.
1637.
which
,
with
an
accent
of
sorrow
,
from
11.
to
12.
at
night
yelled
out
woe
unto
you
,
woe
unto
you
;
often
repeating
those
words
,
and
nothing
else
:
the
Bells
without
helpe
of
man
rung
sodainly
,
to
the
great
affrightment
of
the
people
,
who
descanted
upon
the
Omen
,
doubting
such
horrid
consequences
would
ensue
it
,
as
presented
themselves
to
their
sevetall
fancies
.
A
new
time
of
trouble
began
then
,
fire
and
sword
raging
in
the
most
and
best
part
of
Germany
,
not
only
casually
,
but
by
the
arbitrement
and
will
of
such
as
used
that
devouring
element
,
to
the
damage
of
those
with
whom
they
were
at
enmity
.
FINIS
.