CHAP.
I.
The
Historie
of
the
Actions
and
Passages
in
the
upper
Germanie
,
since
Novemb.
1636.
Continued
and
brought
downe
to
this
present
.
THE
Parliamentarie
Councell
of
the
Swedish
States
at
Stockhohne
,
was
not
then
dissolved
,
when
the
tidings
of
their
victorie
at
Witstock
,
were
confirmed
by
two
expresses
,
sent
from
the
Generall
Banniere
to
the
Queene
and
Diet
there
assembled
.
His
Letters
gave
such
life
to
their
counsels
,
that
they
which
formerly
tottered
in
their
opinions
(
feare
of
the
Emperours
and
the
united
Princes
Forces
,
and
suspition
of
their
owne
weaknesse
projecting
many
doubts
of
ill
successe
)
tooke
heart
againe
,
and
resolved
to
have
the
Warre
continued
in
the
Empire
,
but
especially
against
the
House
of
Austria
.
The
state
of
the
German
Protestant
Princes
,
Each
unkinde
office
done
by
a
friend
,
wounds
true
affection
;
but
the
iterating
and
reiterating
of
injuries
,
murthereth
that
amitie
,
which
had
its
life
from
humane
politie
;
and
it
is
more
easie
to
stop
the
streame
of
a
quicke
Current
,
then
to
restraine
the
irascible
appetite
,
if
it
be
thus
provoked
to
wrath
,
and
armed
(
though
but
in
opinion
)
with
power
to
execute
revenge
.
The
Elector
,
who
till
hee
had
made
his
peace
with
his
Imperiall
Majestie
,
had
made
good
use
of
the
Swedes
,
for
protecting
of
his
Countrey
;
having
now
attained
his
owne
ends
,
The
Swedes
againe
were
become
formidable
to
the
Empire
;
and
the
feare
of
those
strangers
,
strengthened
the
new
band
of
alliance
betwixt
Caesar
and
the
native
Princes
of
that
Territorie
.
The
Imperiall
Bands
sent
to
the
Saxon
;
under
Marazim
and
Hatzfield
,
before
the
late
Victorie
,
were
but
small
,
to
what
was
now
intended
for
them
.
The
Colonels
,
Wartenburg-Wahil
,
and
Flanz
,
were
designed
to
continue
the
Warre
in
Hessen
,
whilest
Goetz
with
the
maine
Body
of
the
Army
,
was
deputed
to
joyne
with
Hatzfield
;
and
the
Baron
of
Dona
,
Generall
Major
for
the
Elector
of
Saxonie
,
to
make
head
against
Banniere
and
Lesle
;
and
the
Duke
of
Lignitz
,
the
Colonels
,
Truchses
,
and
Knowbeldorfe
,
were
appointed
to
raise
forces
in
Silesia
,
and
consigne
them
over
to
the
Generalate
of
Count
Mansfeld
,
to
withstand
Wrangell
,
Westphalià
;
Banniere
,
Hatzfield
,
about
Fulda
;
Wrangell
,
the
Imperialists
,
about
the
Oder
;
and
then
,
with
the
other
part
,
under
the
command
of
Stalhanse
,
to
invade
Misnia
,
the
upper
Saxonie
,
and
the
other
Territories
,
which
either
then
actually
did
,
or
might
afterwards
,
conveniently
accommodate
or
appertaine
to
the
Elector
of
Saxonie
.
The
meeting
of
the
two
Imperiall
Generals
,
was
of
as
much
difficultie
as
consequence
;
neither
of
them
,
single
,
was
able
to
stand
before
the
Swedes
;
which
fleshed
with
their
late
Conquest
,
carryed
all
before
them
;
nor
could
they
come
together
,
without
danger
;
the
one
being
to
make
his
way
with
the
Sword
to
the
other
,
through
the
Swedish
Armies
,
and
their
forces
yet
every
way
inferiour
to
their
adversaries
.
Hatzfield
,
which
by
flight
from
Pomerland
saved
himselfe
in
Misnia
,
being
pursued
by
Banniere
,
was
constrained
more
Southward
still
;
and
had
not
(
in
probabilitie
)
beene
able
to
have
re-enforced
his
Armie
at
all
,
had
not
the
Swedish
Generall
stayed
a
while
by
the
way
,
in
the
Countie
of
Mansfeld
,
to
subject
it
to
the
obedience
of
his
Armie
,
either
by
a
willing
submission
,
or
necessitie
.
And
yet
,
his
stay
there
was
not
long
;
the
timerous
people
being
readie
to
submit
,
and
the
Townes
generally
comming
in
,
save
onely
the
strong
Fort
of
Mansfeld
:
Adolphus
Dehne
,
the
Saxon
Colonell
;
who
knowing
the
weakenesse
of
the
Campe
,
by
order
from
the
Elector
,
marched
thither-ward
Novemb.
4.14
.
with
seven
Regiments
of
Horse
and
Foot
,
This
beginning
was
of
a
faire
aspect
,
and
promised
a
better
issue
,
then
attended
it
:
the
undanted
Saxon
Commander
(
for
this
small
defeat
not
dejecting
his
courage
,
but
raising
it
to
a
higher
pitch
,
)
went
on
with
his
Battalia
,
and
in
a
well
ordered
fight
,
Those
accidents
,
which
to
the
eye
of
reason
,
seeme
fortunate
;
doe
sometimes
prove
unhappy
beyond
expectation
:
The
departure
of
the
Swedish
Generall
from
Mansfeld
,
gave
liberty
to
the
place
,
and
plained
the
way
for
the
Colonels
present
honour
,
yet
the
successe
in
fine
,
was
pernicious
to
the
Saxons
,
being
fatall
to
the
Commanders
person
,
and
of
dangerous
consequence
to
the
Electors
Territories
.
The
Generall
Banniere
,
mustering
his
Forces
at
Aschlerben
and
Eglen
,
But
the
storme
which
threatned
Misnia
,
was
for
a
time
turned
to
Thuringen
.
The
Swede
held
it
fitter
as
yet
,
to
chase
the
Imperiall
Armie
under
Hatzfield
in
open
field
,
which
must
either
flie
before
him
,
or
fight
desperatly
,
and
upon
disadvantage
;
then
to
sit
downe
before
any
fortified
Townes
;
where
a
Winters
Siedge
might
consume
him
,
and
continuance
there
,
give
the
Caesareans
opportunity
to
re-enforce
their
weake
Armie
.
Notice
was
given
him
,
that
the
Generall
Gleene
,
The
Swedish
Army
in
all
,
thirty
thousand
strong
,
Horse
and
Foot
,
joyned
together
Novemb.
5.15
.
in
the
Bayliwick
of
Ringleben
,
and
the
Towne
of
Gebezen
.
Banniere
having
his
head
Quarter
at
Werninhausen
three
English
miles
from
Gebezen
,
and
sixe
from
Ertford
,
and
the
Imperiall
Army
the
ninth
of
the
same
month
at
Trefort
,
nothing
having
passed
betwixt
them
memorable
,
save
onely
the
defeature
of
some
Imperiall
Companies
at
Sommerda
,
a
passage
betwixt
Gebezen
,
and
Werninghausen
,
since
the
first
day
of
the
Swedes
arrivall
thither
,
and
a
little
scuffling
betwixt
some
parties
of
both
the
Armies
,
which
met
together
in
the
Territorie
of
Eischfeld
,
Novemb.
8.18
.
being
sent
abroad
by
their
Commanders
for
Forrage
,
and
other
Provisions
.
Novemb.
11.21
.
the
Swedish
Armie
was
ordered
by
the
Generall
,
to
meete
at
their
common
Randevous
,
in
the
Bayliwike
of
Ringleben
:
the
safe
guards
,
which
had
beene
layd
abroad
the
Countrey
,
His
directions
were
obeyed
punctually
;
and
what
hee
had
advised
discreetly
,
was
put
in
execution
as
speedily
;
and
his
fortune
still
attending
him
,
the
counsell
and
action
were
seconded
with
a
prosperous
issue
.
Guntrad
,
Field-Marshall
to
the
Lantgrave
of
Cassell
,
had
much
impeached
Goetz
in
his
march
,
before
hee
came
to
Trefurt
,
as
well
as
Lesle
,
and
for
his
part
,
slaine
and
taken
prisoners
eight
hundred
of
his
men
:
and
now
the
Generals
as
well
wanting
men
,
as
foode
for
those
they
had
,
knowing
themselves
unable
to
encounter
the
Swedes
Brigades
,
being
advertised
by
their
Spyes
of
Bannieres
designe
;
marched
speedily
by
the
Abbyes
of
Fulda
and
Hirzfield
,
towards
the
Bishopricke
of
Wirtzburg
,
Lantgrave
William
,
lay
then
in
Cassell
:
and
hee
hearing
of
the
Imperials
march
,
and
the
Swedes
pursuit
after
them
,
seconded
by
the
Governour
in
the
Fort
of
Zigenheim
;
made
all
the
haste
hee
could
,
to
stop
their
journey
;
but
the
Vant-guard
,
under
Hatzfeld
,
was
passed
,
before
hee
could
reach
them
:
Onely
the
Rere-guard
,
commanded
by
Goetz
,
was
stayed
by
the
Hessian
Forces
,
neere
Rotemburg
,
upon
the
River
of
Fulda
:
where
,
The
Earle
of
Hatzfeldt
having
escaped
this
Brush
,
still
made
on
towards
Wirtzburg
,
The
separation
of
the
Imperiall
Armies
,
caused
the
Swedes
also
to
divide
theirs
:
and
Stalhanse
was
ordered
,
with
six
thousand
Horse
,
and
some
Regiments
of
Foot
,
to
pursue
Hatzfeldt
into
Franconia
;
Lesle
,
with
foure
thousand
foot
,
and
twelve
hundred
Hassian
Horse
,
to
follow
Goetz
:
Banniere
reserving
the
rest
of
his
Armie
,
to
prosecute
his
designes
against
the
Electorate
.
Stalhanse
strucke
the
Franconians
into
such
a
terrour
,
that
like
distracted
men
,
distrustfull
of
preserving
their
lives
,
and
livelyhoods
otherwise
,
they
conveyed
their
goods
into
Wirtzburg
,
and
some
other
fortified
Townes
,
and
retyred
themselves
into
the
Woods
,
leaving
the
Territorie
to
the
mercie
of
the
Invaders
:
Major
Fehle
,
and
the
Count
of
Wartemburg
:
All
which
,
wee
must
leave
a
little
time
in
the
Bishopricke
of
Cologne
,
and
about
Dortmund
:
doing
more
dammage
to
their
friends
,
by
lying
still
,
and
consuming
the
Victuals
of
the
Countrey
,
then
to
their
Enemies
,
by
any
Hostile
action
.
The
beginning
of
December
was
the
time
when
the
Swedish
Commanders
were
repairing
backe
towards
Saxonie
,
and
then
began
that
horrid
confusion
,
which
hapned
upon
the
Elector
and
his
Allyes
,
in
his
owne
and
Confederates
adjacent
Territories
.
The
Lant-gravate
belonging
to
George
of
Darmstat
,
was
not
onely
threatned
with
a
storme
,
as
bad
as
a
West-Indian
Hericano
,
but
a
skirt
of
the
cloud
fell
upon
it
;
Giesen
,
where
the
Lantgrave
himselfe
was
in
person
,
Eohanus
Hessus
the
Poet
,
and
Johannes
Oldendorpius
the
Civilian
)
both
Students
and
,
Oppidans
,
betooke
themselves
to
flight
;
Smalkalden
surprized
and
pillaged
,
the
Cittie
of
Elfeld
was
taken
by
assault
,
and
the
Suburbs
burnt
downe
to
the
ground
,
But
the
mayne
tempest
fell
not
in
that
Province
,
it
steered
more
North-easterly
,
into
Misnia
and
Thuringen
,
where
what
spoyle
it
made
,
shall
be
related
afterwards
.
The
Lant-grave-George
thus
distressed
by
the
Swedes
,
of
the
one
side
,
and
receiving
divers
by-blowes
by
the
Garrison
of
Hanaw
,
at
the
same
time
hasted
to
treat
with
them
of
a
Truce
,
and
cessation
of
Armes
for
a
time
to
be
prescribed
and
agreed
upon
,
fearing
that
if
the
Swedes
should
thrive
,
and
come
neerer
the
Weteraw
,
there
would
neither
be
time
,
nor
place
for
any
Compromitters
to
mediate
betwixt
him
,
and
our
Noble
Countrie-man
,
(
as
wise
in
his
directions
,
as
nimble
and
valiant
in
the
execution
,
)
Ramsey
Governour
of
the
Militarie
men
there
.
December
,
stilo
vetere
,
some
selected
Troopes
being
drawne
out
of
the
Presidiarie
Souldiers
,
to
scoure
the
Countrie
thereabout
,
passed
the
Rivers
of
Mayne
,
and
the
Rhine
,
and
at
Dirmsteim
,
a
village
neere
Wormbs
,
lighted
upon
a
Regiment
of
Crabats
,
and
their
Colonell
Dishchlier
with
them
.
The
Crabats
seeing
how
they
were
surprized
,
prepared
at
once
,
(
according
to
their
custome
,
borrowed
from
the
Parthians
)
both
for
fight
and
flight
;
but
being
surrounded
by
the
Hanawers
,
and
forced
to
their
Tackling
,
they
fought
till
the
major
part
of
them
being
slaine
,
the
Colonell
and
the
rest
,
submitting
themselves
as
prisoners
of
Warre
,
they
were
carryed
thence
to
Hanaw
,
with
five
Cornets
,
store
of
money
,
and
other
good
booty
.
One
Prize
prepareth
the
way
for
another
;
upon
their
returne
homeward
,
intelligence
was
brought
them
,
that
forty
Tunnes
of
Wine
were
to
be
transported
the
next
day
from
Franck-ford
to
Giessen
,
The
Electorall
Diet
convented
and
commenced
at
Regenspurgh
the
last
Summer
,
went
on
all
this
hurly-burly
notwithstanding
;
Many
and
severall
dayes
were
appointed
for
the
Election
of
a
King
of
the
Romanes
,
Italy
,
Triers
Arch-chancellour
of
France
;
and
three
temporall
Princes
;
the
Prince
Palatine
of
the
Rhine
Arch-sewer
,
the
Duke
of
Saxony
Sword-bearer
,
and
the
Marquis
of
Brandenburgh
High
Chamberlane
,
these
sixe
being
all
to
be
summoned
by
the
Elector
of
Mentz
,
and
not
to
lose
their
suffrages
,
unlesse
by
a
will-full
default
of
absence
;
yet
here
the
Elector
of
Triers
was
expressely
denyed
admittance
,
and
the
Elector
Palatine
never
called
,
but
another
thrust
into
his
place
,
by
the
Title
of
the
Elector
of
Bavaria
;
The
processe
of
all
was
thus
:
the
present
Electors
and
the
Deputies
of
them
which
were
absent
,
having
used
the
State-house
as
a
Vestry
for
putting
on
their
Electorall
Robes
,
went
thence
to
the
Thumb
(
or
Cathedrall
Church
)
in
this
order
.
They
were
divided
into
three
rankes
,
which
in
State
observing
an
equall
distance
,
each
from
other
,
were
thus
marshalled
.
First
went
the
Electors
of
Ments
and
Cologne
;
FERDINAND
the
Third
,
King
of
Hungarie
,
and
Bohemia
,
eldest
Sonne
to
Caesar
,
was
proclaimed
the
Elected
King
of
the
Romanes
.
These
Ceremonies
past
,
the
Emperour
adorned
with
his
Imperiall
Habite
was
brought
in
a
chaire
to
the
Church
,
and
Te
Deum
being
sung
,
intermingled
with
many
great
thunderclaps
from
the
great
Ordnance
and
Musquets
,
the
Electors
tooke
horse
,
twenty
foure
Trumpets
and
a
Kettle-drum
sounding
before
them
,
the
Duke
of
Bavaria
carrying
the
Ball
of
the
Empire
,
Metsch
and
Swartzenburg
the
Scepter
,
and
the
Marshall
Pappenheim
,
a
naked
Sword
immediatly
before
Caesar
,
who
followed
in
a
Chaire
of
State
,
with
the
Imperiall
Crowne
upon
his
head
attended
by
the
King
of
the
Romanes
,
both
of
them
being
under
a
starry
Canopy
,
guarded
with
the
Elector
of
Mentz
on
the
right
hand
,
and
the
Elector
of
Cologne
on
the
left
,
and
so
passed
upon
a
Gallerie
addressed
for
that
purpose
to
the
Emperours
Palace
,
where
they
were
entertained
the
next
day
with
a
sumptuous
Feast
,
the
Confectioners
shewing
all
their
Art
to
set
forth
a
Banquet
,
and
his
Imperiall
Majestie
desiring
to
expresse
his
gratefull
heart
for
their
willingnesse
to
suffragate
so
unanimously
for
the
Kings
election
.
Nothing
was
then
wanting
,
which
could
be
expected
at
a
dayes
preparation
,
but
the
Coronation
of
the
new
King
,
December
19.29
was
with
much
more
solemnity
then
his
Election
,
and
the
Coronation
of
the
Queene
,
though
celebrated
more
privately
,
was
nothing
inferiour
to
the
Kings
in
glory
.
The
time
betwixt
his
Majesties
Election
and
Coronation
,
was
spent
in
ordering
of
things
required
for
such
a
day
,
and
administration
of
Civill
Justice
.
The
dignitie
of
State
required
the
first
,
the
safety
which
by
impunity
of
offenders
must
needs
be
endangered
,
prescribed
the
other
.
The
Royall
Vestiments
which
from
the
time
of
Charle-Magne
,
were
customarily
used
at
such
Solemnities
,
were
then
at
Noremberg
,
and
thither
a
Currier
was
dispached
to
the
Magistrate
and
Governour
for
them
,
who
upon
sight
of
the
Letters
,
attended
with
them
personally
to
Regenspurgh
.
Thus
this
order
was
observed
faithfully
;
but
the
designe
for
execution
of
Justice
fell
not
out
so
happily
;
V●schius
a
Doctor
of
Lawes
,
(
Quinam
hominum
est
,
quem
tu
contentum
videris
uno
Flagitio
?
One
sin
never
comes
unattended
)
they
deprived
him
also
of
the
other
,
and
remaining
still
unknowne
,
the
Magistrate
propounded
great
rewards
to
them
,
or
him
that
could
reveale
them
,
whether
parties
in
the
crime
or
not
,
and
to
the
first
a
pardon
for
their
trespasse
,
besides
the
pecuniary
guerdon
,
upon
condition
onely
,
to
descrie
their
,
or
his
complices
,
but
all
was
frivolous
;
the
nigh-birds
kept
still
close
together
,
and
all
they
which
once
had
so
farre
exceeded
the
bounds
of
honesty
,
were
resolved
to
continue
in
their
course
and
not
reveale
the
villany
.
Yet
,
though
the
course
of
Justice
was
thus
impedited
,
the
Pompe
of
State
went
on
:
The
prefixed
day
,
for
setting
the
Crowne
upon
the
Kings
head
,
was
observed
;
and
then
the
King
,
The
Queene
as
yet
remained
uncrowned
:
for
hough
the
King
and
shee
made
but
one
Body
,
and
it
might
be
supposed
,
that
in
him
shee
had
seisure
of
that
Character
of
Royall
Dignitie
,
yet
her
temples
were
to
bee
impaled
also
with
a
materiall
Crowne
,
according
to
the
custome
of
the
Empire
;
and
Decemb.
29.
Jan.
7.
was
designed
,
for
that
Rituall
transaction
.
Three
dayes
before
,
were
spent
in
revelling
;
the
Queene
giving
entertainment
to
the
Empresse
,
the
Duchesse
of
Bavaria
,
and
the
Ladies
of
the
Court
,
with
Feasts
,
Musicke
,
Maskes
,
and
what-ever
else
could
be
thought
of
,
requisite
for
the
Bien-venu
of
such
great
Personages
.
This
time
thus
expired
,
the
solemne
day
for
the
Queenes
inauguration
was
come
:
and
then
shee
in
State
being
brought
into
the
Church
,
after
a
Masle
chaunted
by
the
Arch-Bishop
of
Mentz
,
It
was
a
day
of
much
joy
to
the
Spaniards
then
at
Ratisbone
;
and
they
,
to
expresse
the
content
received
by
this
Solemnitie
,
made
the
Night
aemulate
the
Day
,
shining
as
bright
with
Piles
of
artificiall
Fires
,
raysed
before
their
Doores
,
as
the
Sunne
in
his
glory
.
But
the
Embassadour
,
as
in
dignitie
of
place
alone
,
so
in
expence
there
,
exceeded
all
the
rest
joyntly
;
the
night
did
not
terminate
his
actions
.
The
next
day
,
hee
invited
the
new
King
and
Queene
,
and
the
personages
of
qualitie
in
the
Imperiall
Court
,
to
his
house
,
entertained
them
with
a
stately
Banquet
;
during
the
which
,
tenne
Hogges-heads
of
Wine
being
brought
,
one
after
another
,
into
a
great
Bay-Window
,
were
rapped
,
and
let
runne
into
a
Cisterne
below
,
for
the
use
of
the
people
;
who
shared
therein
,
and
in
many
pieces
of
Gold
and
Silver
,
halfe
Pistolets
,
Ryals
of
eight
,
and
lesser
Money
,
which
hee
scrambled
amongst
the
people
,
to
be
divided
by
fortune
,
not
his
owne
arbitrement
.
The
former
Magnificence
,
was
in
expence
of
Money
;
but
another
sort
followed
it
,
by
advancement
of
some
persons
of
qualitie
to
some
Titles
of
Honour
.
The
Kings
comming
to
the
Crowne
,
was
not
in
all
points
like
the
Sunnes
appearing
in
the
Horizon
,
to
eclipse
the
glory
of
the
Minor
Starres
,
and
burie
their
splendour
in
his
owne
;
his
promotion
to
the
height
of
Majestie
,
was
the
exaltation
of
certaine
Peeres
to
more
Honour
:
Sixteene
Noblemen
were
created
Knights
of
the
Empire
;
namely
,
the
Lord
Maximilian
Williband
,
Adam
Budiani
;
John
Jacob
,
Earle
of
Zyll
;
Peter
,
Earle
of
Goetsen
;
John
Anthony
,
Earle
of
Cratz
;
Henry
Erneskerpen
,
Earle
of
Toringe
;
Ladislaus
Schechii
;
William
Voight
,
Lord
of
Maxwein
;
John
Rudolph
,
and
George
Rudolph
,
of
Haslang
;
the
Baron
William
Dieterick
,
of
Runen
;
John
Jacob
,
of
Startzhausen
;
George
,
of
Seibolsdorff
;
Stephen
Esterhasi
;
John
Philip
Gunter
;
and
Henry
Christopher
,
of
Flaus
:
The
Duke
of
Newburg
attending
upon
the
King
,
in
the
qualitie
of
a
Cup-bearer
;
and
the
Prince
of
Anhalt
performing
the
Office
of
his
Carver
,
during
the
time
of
feasting
at
this
Solemnitie
.
THE
Astrologians
benigne
Starre
,
Iupiter
,
seemed
now
to
smile
upon
the
Court
at
Ratisbone
,
with
a
sweet
aspect
,
but
Mars
and
Saturne
reigned
abroad
;
Prodigies
terrifying
the
hearts
of
the
people
,
while
the
Princes
and
Peeres
were
in
this
jollitie
;
and
Warre
,
with
his
grim
attendants
,
Famine
,
Pest
,
Feare
,
and
Distraction
,
raging
abroad
in
the
Empire
.
What
might
happen
,
by
the
fault
of
a
carelesse
or
unskilfull
Mason
,
not
well
bedding
or
cementing
the
Stones
,
S.
Shotten
,
lately
built
,
fell
downe
suddenly
,
about
the
time
of
the
Coronation
,
and
demolished
the
Church
,
and
that
was
made
portentous
;
the
rather
,
being
accompanied
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
.
CHAPTER
II.
The
death
of
the
Emperour
Ferdinand
the
second
:
with
the
siege
and
taking
of
Erford
by
the
Swedes
,
and
other
things
.
IT
would
relish
of
over-much
boldnesse
to
peepe
into
the
Arke
of
the
divine
secrets
,
nor
dare
I
,
nor
can
I
conclude
any
particular
consequences
to
haue
been
portended
by
the
accidentary
fall
of
the
Pyramis
,
yet
doubtlesse
the
Comet
though
caused
by
the
meeting
of
secondary
and
naturall
causes
,
was
the
significator
of
what
ensued
about
that
time
,
and
not
long
after
.
Within
the
space
of
a
moneth
a
titular
God
of
the
world
,
and
one
that
claimed
a
superioritie
aboue
the
rest
(
though
all
absolute
and
undependant
Princes
,
which
hold
the
Scepter
by
inheritance
,
not
election
,
may
justly
vie
with
him
for
eminency
of
place
)
Ferdinand
the
second
,
who
had
long
been
sickly
at
Regenspurgh
,
and
then
removed
to
Vienna
,
About
the
same
time
,
abroad
,
the
Swedes
growne
every
where
Masters
of
the
field
,
began
againe
to
take
in
Townes
,
giue
Lawes
to
the
Citizens
,
sweare
the
Magistrates
to
alleageance
to
the
Crowne
of
Sweden
,
take
Hostages
for
performance
of
Conditions
,
plunder
the
Countrey
,
where
they
enquartered
,
to
furnish
their
Armies
with
necessaries
,
and
force
the
Cities
which
stood
in
faire
tearmes
of
agreement
with
Caesar
,
the
Elector
of
Saxony
,
and
the
other
Princes
,
which
either
sided
with
the
Emperour
,
before
the
treatie
of
Prague
,
or
came
in
to
him
thereupon
,
to
renounce
their
alliance
,
and
take
in
their
Swedish
Garrisons
.
Leslie
the
Feeldmarshall
,
being
come
back
from
Westphalia
,
from
pursuit
of
the
Caesarean
Generall
Goetz
,
was
come
back
to
the
Lantgravate
of
Hessen
Cassell
wher
meeting
with
the
Swedish
Generall
,
he
received
a
new
Commission
,
to
returne
towards
the
Weser
,
to
haue
an
eye
upon
the
mperialists
,
and
the
League
,
Bannier
supposing
that
bodie
of
an
Armie
which
himselfe
commanded
,
sufficient
for
performance
of
his
own
designes
in
the
upper
Saxonie
,
there
yet
appearing
no
adverse
Armie
which
was
able
to
stand
against
him
.
Leslie
conformed
him
to
his
Generalls
Command
,
and
Bannier
without
further
stay
marched
with
his
forces
towards
Misnia
.
But
Ertford
,
that
goodly
Citie
of
Thuringen
againe
presented
it selfe
to
his
fancy
,
as
he
was
upon
the
way
;
somewhat
he
resolved
to
doe
there
,
yet
what
or
how
he
made
a
pause
on
;
to
leaue
it
behind
him
,
he
concluded
to
be
no
part
of
policie
,
the
place
being
of
great
receit
,
and
well
fortified
,
both
with
a
Moat
,
good
walls
,
and
the
strong
Castle
of
Ziriacksburg
,
and
so
,
if
once
furnished
by
his
enemies
but
with
fifteene
hundred
presidiaries
,
might
molest
his
Armie
;
to
attempt
it
by
force
,
or
a
long
Siege
,
might
waste
his
forces
,
and
consume
much
time
:
These
doubts
stumbled
him
,
yet
in
fine
he
resolved
to
take
it
by
a
finenesse
(
if
it
might
be
)
and
if
that
way
thrived
not
,
to
worke
otherwise
.
And
take
it
in
the
end
he
did
,
nor
was
the
designe
any
remora
to
his
further
proceedings
,
being
but
a
whet
to
sharpen
the
courage
of
his
Souldiers
,
no
stop
or
let
to
his
purposes
.
Decemb.
½
1/1.
Bannier
tooke
up
his
head-quarter
at
Deberstead
,
a
village
not
farre
from
Ertford
,
and
the
same
Evening
,
to
lose
no
time
,
first
presented
part
of
his
Forces
in
a
small
Battalia
before
the
Fort
of
Ziriacksburg
,
and
then
rode
in
person
to
the
gates
of
the
Citie
,
demanding
of
the
Governour
,
The
Burghesses
perceived
,
that
his
Oration
which
at
first
was
smoothed
with
oylie
words
,
came
off
with
a
sharpe
twang
,
that
a
bitter
pill
was
tendered
them
,
though
covered
with
gold
,
and
though
they
might
haue
answered
him
without
pausing
,
being
instructed
by
their
Commission
,
yet
desired
leaue
to
goe
backe
to
the
Senate
,
promising
faithfully
to
returne
an
answer
the
next
morning
.
Their
desire
was
granted
by
the
Swede
,
and
the
promised
answer
was
sent
by
a
Trumpeter
according
to
the
set
time
by
them
;
but
not
suiting
to
the
demand
,
saue
onely
in
flat
deniall
,
the
Citizens
having
resolved
to
stand
upon
their
defence
,
and
rather
endure
the
inconveniences
which
attend
a
Siege
,
than
subscribe
to
those
propositions
.
The
Generall
was
the
same
day
invited
to
dinner
by
Duke
William
of
Wymar
,
and
had
appointed
to
meete
him
,
that
their
alliance
might
be
renewed
,
and
by
a
good
correspondence
,
they
might
be
assistant
,
each
to
other
;
and
this
occasion
hindered
the
Swede
from
planting
his
battery
against
the
Citie
that
day
,
conceiving
that
unlesse
his
eye
was
over
the
worke
,
it
would
not
be
done
to
the
best
advantage
:
onely
for
that
present
,
he
gaue
order
to
some
Troopes
of
Horse
,
to
scoure
the
tetritorie
about
the
River
of
Saal
;
which
was
done
,
and
at
night
they
returned
to
the
Campe
,
First
,
That
the
sort
of
Ziriacksburg
should
receiue
for
a
Garrison
,
Secondly
,
The
Citie
shall
not
be
charged
with
entertainment
of
any
Souldiers
,
but
it
s
owne
,
and
which
shall
be
governed
by
a
particular
Commander
,
and
both
the
Souldiers
and
their
Chieftaine
shall
sweare
as
well
to
the
Crowne
of
Sweden
,
as
the
Citie
.
Thirdly
,
The
Keyes
of
the
gates
shall
be
kept
by
the
Senate
.
Fourthly
,
The
Citizens
shall
abide
true
and
faithfull
to
the
Crowne
of
Sweden
,
till
a
firme
and
constant
peace
be
setled
in
the
Empire
,
&c.
that
the
Citie
at
all
times
when
necessitie
requireth
it
,
shall
giue
free
passe
and
repasse
to
the
Swedes
,
according
to
the
occasion
.
Fiftly
,
The
Citie
shall
pay
the
Souldiers
in
the
Armie
36000.
Rix-dollars
,
whereof
10000.
shall
be
paid
immediately
in
readie
money
,
and
16000.
in
wares
,
and
the
rest
within
the
space
of
six
weekes
.
Lastly
,
In
this
agreement
shall
be
comprehended
all
the
Nobilitie
,
Gentry
,
and
Saxon
Officers
,
which
are
fled
to
the
Citie
for
refuge
and
protection
,
with
their
moveables
,
and
other
goods
.
These
Articles
were
sealed
on
both
sides
Decemb.
16/26.
the
gates
of
the
Citie
set
open
for
the
Swedes
entry
,
the
Castle
delivered
,
and
a
Swedish
Commander
put
into
it
.
Gleen
according
to
the
order
received
from
Caesar
,
was
then
upon
his
march
towards
Westphalia
to
unite
his
Wirtembergers
to
Goetz
and
Hatzfie
dt
;
when
Bann●er
thus
thrived
in
Thuringen
.
The
depth
of
winter
could
not
stay
his
journey
,
nor
the
cold
of
the
season
congeale
the
burning
desire
the
Imperiall
Commanders
had
generally
,
to
inable
themselues
to
meete
and
fight
with
the
Swedish
Armie
:
but
succours
came
in
slowly
else-where
,
the
Duke
of
Lunenburgh
stood
a
while
as
a
newter
,
nor
declaring
himselfe
till
the
Spring
approached
:
onely
Gleen
the
most
forward
for
the
present
,
proved
most
unfortunate
.
Foure
compleate
Regiments
by
the
assistance
of
the
Land-grave
of
Darmstad
he
had
drawen
together
,
Princk
,
Mantenfell
,
and
Ramsdorff
,
all
daring
men
,
and
as
able
for
service
,
as
daring
,
though
now
they
were
unhappily
over-weighed
.
These
great
hearts
saw
the
present
danger
,
yet
undaunted
with
it
they
rather
armed
for
battel
,
then
either
to
run
or
yeeld
,
Bannier
having
ordered
things
at
Ertford
,
marched
thence
with
his
Armie
consisting
of
sixteene
Regiments
of
horse
,
and
two
thousand
foote
Decemb.
21.
old-stile
,
when
taking
up
his
head
quarter
at
Eckersburg
,
and
Schult-porten
,
he
first
summoned
Naumburg
,
the
first
Citie
in
Misnia
,
on
the
west
side
of
Sala
,
and
the
Commander
there
refusing
to
come
in
upon
his
summons
,
hee
planted
a
batterie
,
and
without
much
expense
of
powder
and
shot
,
the
Citizens
carefull
to
preserue
their
owne
estates
,
dissenting
from
the
Praesidiarie
Souldiers
,
he
entertained
the
Burgesses
friendly
,
but
forced
the
men
of
Armes
to
come
in
upon
discretion
;
and
the
Saxon
Lieutenant
Colonell
which
commanded
there
,
the
Major
and
two
Captaines
he
detained
as
prisoners
of
warre
,
yet
the
common
Souldiers
,
150.
in
number
,
obtained
their
lives
and
liberties
by
taking
service
under
him
.
Thence
hee
removed
his
Campe
towards
Moersburg
,
an
Episcopall
Citie
upon
the
same
River
,
which
submitting
it selfe
to
the
Swede
upon
the
sighf
of
his
Army
,
old
stile
he
summoned
the
Citie
,
and
the
Castle
of
Pleisemburg
adjoyning
to
it
,
and
receiving
a
joynt
answer
of
refusall
to
surrender
,
from
the
brethren
which
commanded
severally
in
the
Fort
and
Citie
,
he
threatned
to
enforce
it
,
yet
for
the
present
onely
blocked
it
up
,
and
before
he
had
spent
a
shot
against
ir
,
or
received
one
from
it
,
marched
thence
with
the
other
part
of
his
Army
towards
Eulenburg
,
whither
he
had
sent
Stalhause
before
him
,
Yet
the
fate
of
the
Generall
Major
depending
upon
that
dayes
service
,
though
he
had
gotten
the
advantage
of
way
,
and
was
upon
the
speed
,
could
not
preserue
the
Citie
,
nor
his
forces
.
Stalhause
seeing
him
gone
made
after
a-maine
,
and
though
he
could
nor
overtake
the
Avantguard
of
the
Saxons
,
wherein
Dehne
,
and
Wilsdorffe
,
his
aequall
in
militarie
dignitie
was
,
he
overtooke
the
Reere
conducted
by
the
Colonell
Shletonitz
,
CHAPTER
III.
Torgaw
taken
from
the
Saxon
,
the
Garrison
turne
to
the
Swedes
,
with
the
siege
of
Leipsich
,
and
the
abandoning
of
it
againe
by
the
Swedes
,
and
other
things
.
THis
Conquest
was
of
no
small
consequence
,
the
Saxons
losse
was
greater
in
the
conclusion
,
Some
men
haue
got
wealth
by
their
losses
,
like
Pomponius
Laetus
in
Sabellicus
,
who
having
his
house
pillaged
,
received
double
so
much
as
he
lost
by
the
bountie
of
his
friends
.
But
the
Saxon
Generalls
case
was
otherwise
,
with
the
Citie
,
Misnia
,
Eulemburg
,
Grim
,
Borne
,
Debitz
,
Bitterfeldt
,
Belgeren
,
and
Hall
,
yeelding
instantly
to
the
Conquerour
,
having
no
hope
of
reliefe
by
any
confederate
Armie
;
Onely
Dresden
of
all
the
umbilicall
Cities
of
Saxonie
held
out
still
,
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
rest
,
were
unknowne
to
the
Citizens
.
But
the
losse
of
Torgaw
,
was
no
small
meanes
for
the
libertie
and
deliverance
of
Leipsich
;
the
vigilant
Commander
there
,
slipt
no
opportunitie
,
which
presented
it selfe
unto
him
,
and
perceiving
the
Swedish
Armie
,
both
horse
and
foote
discamping
Ian.
4.
old
stile
,
and
upon
their
march
towards
Torgaw
,
the
same
night
sent
forth
three
hundred
Musketiers
and
two
hundred
horse
,
to
search
for
the
stragling
Swedes
,
which
were
lurking
about
the
Villages
neere
Eulenburg
,
and
were
not
gone
with
the
maine
body
of
the
Armie
.
The
Saxon
Souldiers
went
on
with
as
little
noyse
as
might
be
,
and
covering
the
designe
with
the
darknesse
of
the
night
,
fell
unexpectedly
upon
a
small
Troope
of
Swedish
horse
,
This
prosperous
designe
,
gaue
the
Souldiers
and
Inhabitants
a
small
assurance
of
speedie
deliverance
;
some
concluded
,
that
the
Swedes
had
received
notice
of
the
Imperiall
succours
,
which
the
Leipzickers
expected
daily
;
others
,
that
Mansfeild
with
his
Silesian
Armie
,
had
invaded
the
Marquisate
of
Brandenburg
,
and
was
too
strong
for
Wrangell
,
to
whose
care
that
Province
was
left
,
and
that
Bannier
was
enforced
to
march
backe
againe
to
relieue
him
;
others
,
(
it
is
common
with
men
to
beleeue
what
they
desire
)
that
Bannier
and
his
Armies
discamping
,
His
conjecture
was
not
misplaced
,
Ian.
12.
old
stile
,
the
avantguard
of
the
Swedes
was
discovered
upon
Gods-aker
,
early
in
the
morning
,
and
were
saluted
with
some
Volleyes
of
Canon-shot
,
from
the
Fort
of
Pleissenburg
,
and
Saint
Peters
Bulwarke
,
yet
without
any
offence
done
,
(
the
Ordnance
not
answerable
to
the
Commanders
desire
,
Words
were
bootlesse
,
the
Swede
prepared
presently
for
the
Siege
,
and
the
next
morning
was
strongly
entrenched
before
the
Grimmer
gate
,
upon
the
stone
way
,
and
planted
himselfe
in
the
New
,
and
Back
streets
,
and
other
houses
neare
the
Citie
.
And
the
Earle
of
Transdorff
,
againe
,
neglected
not
to
make
his
defences
,
armed
the
Colledges
,
which
were
neare
the
wall
,
namely
,
Saint
Pauls
Colledge
,
the
Great
,
and
New
Colledges
,
and
St
Thomas
his
Schoole
,
with
Souldiers
and
Artillerie
,
making
a
vacation
for
the
Students
,
by
converting
those
Nurseries
of
pietie
,
and
policie
,
into
Blockhouses
,
Bulwarkes
,
and
Cittadels
,
replenished
with
militarie
men
,
and
instruments
of
war
;
the
present
adversary
being
not
to
be
repelled
with
scientificall
demonstrations
,
or
probable
arguments
out
of
Topicks
,
but
with
fire
and
sword
,
shot
and
powder
,
from
the
throats
of
the
roaring
Ordnance
.
Ianuary
13.
Old
stile
,
from
about
eight
in
the
morning
till
nine
at
night
,
the
Swedes
played
upon
the
Citie
,
with
their
Canon
,
fire-workes
,
and
Granadoes
;
and
the
Garrison
upon
the
Campe
,
with
their
great
Ordnance
,
dublehaukes
,
and
Muskets
,
yet
without
much
detriment
to
either
side
,
the
Commander
within
,
having
well
provided
to
prevent
the
mischiefe
,
which
might
be
done
by
the
Granadoes
,
and
the
Swedes
without
,
being
so
strongly
earthed
,
that
they
could
not
easily
receiue
damage
.
Rhanish
gate
,
which
had
formerly
beene
a
Taverne
,
and
put
them
all
to
the
sword
.
Thus
that
day
was
spent
in
thunder
,
which
was
not
againe
so
violent
,
till
about
seaven
dayes
following
,
the
Souldiers
on
both
sides
in
the
meane
time
,
being
employed
rather
to
strengthen
their
defences
,
than
otherwise
.
The
Commander
within
,
first
gaue
order
,
that
from
that
day
,
till
the
Siege
was
done
,
no
clock
should
strike
,
no
bell
be
tolld
,
thereby
teaching
the
people
,
that
the
businesse
of
the
time
was
such
,
as
required
all
their
hands
,
men
,
women
,
and
children
,
and
would
not
giue
leaue
to
listen
after
what
's
a
clock
?
And
the
next
day
having
received
Letters
from
the
Elector
,
to
doe
his
endeavour
for
preservation
of
the
place
faithfully
,
and
to
perswade
the
Inhabitants
to
constancy
,
imployed
as
many
as
were
serviceable
in
raising
of
Pallisadoes
,
stuffing
of
packs
with
wooll
,
and
bringing
them
into
the
severall
streets
neare
the
wall
,
to
be
in
a
readinesse
,
to
fill
up
such
breaches
as
might
be
made
in
the
wall
;
and
the
Generall
without
,
imployed
his
Souldiers
,
in
raysing
of
batteries
,
digging
of
Mines
about
the
Grimmer-gate
,
and
other
fortifications
,
not
omitting
sometimes
to
send
a
Salute
by
shot
to
the
Citie
,
and
seldome
fayling
of
an
answer
:
yet
the
adventure
of
some
of
the
Garrison
,
Ian.
18/28.
is
worth
a
remembrance
,
for
seeing
the
Swedes
intended
to
make
use
of
a
Glasse-makers
house
for
a
battery
,
they
sallyed
forth
,
and
after
a
sharpe
Skirmish
,
which
endured
the
space
of
an
houre
,
burned
the
house
to
the
ground
,
and
returned
to
the
Citie
;
and
the
day
following
,
perceiving
the
Swedes
to
begin
to
plant
many
Canon-baskets
,
upon
the
foundation
of
the
same
house
,
which
was
of
stone
,
and
so
escaped
the
fire
;
cut
off
the
Damme
betwixt
the
Pleissenburg
,
and
the
Towne
Moat
,
without
Saint
Thomas
gate
,
and
by
that
meanes
drowned
the
foundation
under
water
,
and
prevented
the
designe
.
Lazie
maid
,
and
three
Morterers
placed
on
the
Grimmer
gate
by
the
Garrison
,
were
then
imployed
against
the
Campe
,
without
any
more
intermission
,
than
was
necessary
to
coole
them
,
and
make
them
serviceable
againe
.
Sallies
were
made
daily
by
the
praesidiarie
Souldiers
,
and
to
keepe
the
Swedes
from
the
Castle
,
fired
the
Suburbs
without
St.
Peters
gate
,
and
the
Water-arch
,
as
farre
as
to
the
Sand-streete
,
thinking
it
better
to
demolish
those
ragged
buildings
,
which
in
time
of
peace
had
beene
of
some
use
,
for
the
meaner
sort
of
people
,
no
ornament
to
the
Citie
,
than
to
haue
them
imployed
by
the
Swedes
,
for
execution
of
their
hostile
purposes
.
The
Swedes
,
againe
imployed
all
their
diligence
to
bring
the
Citie
to
obedience
,
battered
and
boared
the
Grimmer-gate
with
three
Demi-Canons
,
and
other
great
Pieces
,
slung
massie
stones
into
the
Citie
,
by
helpe
of
the
Morterers
,
threw
in
fire
bals
and
granadoes
,
and
Ian.
22.
Old
stile
,
sent
a
Drumme
againe
to
require
the
Governour
to
surrender
,
threatning
that
if
it
was
taken
by
assault
,
no
person
of
what
condition
or
sex
so
ever
,
should
finde
mercy
;
and
receiving
a
scornefull
answer
by
the
Commander
,
who
had
received
new
Letters
from
the
Electour
,
with
a
promise
of
the
Imperiall
succours
,
very
speedily
betooke
themselues
againe
to
their
tackling
,
blew
up
a
Mine
neere
the
Grimmer-gate
,
and
having
dressed
themselues
with
plaited
strawe
about
their
hats
and
armes
,
the
same
cognisance
by
which
they
were
distinguished
from
the
Saxons
in
their
day
neere
Witstocke
,
(
thinking
thereby
to
dishearten
the
defendants
)
stood
in
battellaray
,
as
if
they
intended
a
present
assault
.
A
threatning
countenance
may
daunt
a
Coward
,
and
the
representing
of
those
Instruments
to
a
degenerous
spirit
▪
which
haue
beene
formidable
unto
him
formerly
,
may
strike
him
into
an
amazement
,
though
there
be
no
cause
for
it
:
They
were
but
the
Corinthian
slaues
,
which
having
beate
their
Masters
with
Martiall
weapons
,
yeelded
upon
sight
of
the
whip
,
the
Commander
was
of
another
mould
,
and
answered
them
in
their
owne
tearmes
,
from
the
mouthes
of
the
tall
and
Lazie
Maids
,
two
great
Gunnes
,
and
smaller
Pieces
,
and
that
so
inraged
the
Swedes
(
who
by
this
were
supplyed
with
some
thousands
of
fresh
men
,
from
the
Campe
neere
Torgaw
,
and
twelue
new
Pieces
from
Ertford
)
that
to
worke
they
fall
againe
,
as
not
meaning
to
parlee
any
more
,
and
followed
the
designe
so
hard
till
the
beginning
of
Februarie
,
that
(
although
they
could
not
conquer
the
Citie
,
they
did
much
deface
,
and
ruine
it
,
the
wind-mill
streete
being
burned
to
the
earth
,
some
Churches
,
especially
that
of
Saint
Nicholas
,
and
that
of
St.
Paul
(
the
first
having
his
roofe
broke
downe
,
and
the
other
the
Steeple
battered
with
the
Canon
,
and
falling
upon
the
roofe
,
utterly
demolishing
it
,
to
the
greaterrour
of
the
people
,
who
were
more
rerrified
by
another
shot
from
a
Demi-canon
,
which
smote
the
Altar
,
the
Organs
,
and
carried
away
one
moytie
of
the
Apostles
Statues
)
and
the
Colledges
being
much
ruined
by
the
violence
of
those
stormes
,
attended
with
artificiall
thunder
.
A
smart
resistance
was
made
by
the
defendants
,
which
sometimes
visited
the
Swedes
in
their
trenches
,
yet
that
had
ocene
truitlesse
,
had
not
the
succours
come
in
maturely
;
but
thei
estate
being
growne
almost
desperate
,
newes
was
brought
to
them
,
and
the
Campe
,
of
the
comming
of
the
Imperiall
Armie
.
The
Campe
was
lesse
disheartened
by
the
report
,
than
the
Citie
incouraged
,
and
to
make
it
appeare
,
that
they
played
not
in
jest
,
but
earnest
,
resolved
to
attempt
some-thing
againe
,
before
the
Imperiall
Hoast
could
march
unto
them
.
To
this
end
,
February
the
sixt
Old
stile
being
Saint
Dorotheas
day
,
they
played
afresh
upon
the
Citie
,
with
foure
Demi-canons
,
eight
great
field
Pieces
,
and
some
lesser
Gunnes
,
and
in
the
space
of
fiue
houres
,
by
force
of
the
Ordnance
,
which
had
vomited
three
hundred
thirtie
and
fiue
times
upon
the
wall
,
and
vertue
of
their
Mines
,
made
two
breaches
,
one
upon
the
East
,
another
upon
the
West
▪
side
of
the
Grimmer-gate
,
(
like
Sampson
in
the
sacred
Storie
▪
doing
the
Saxons
more
mischiefe
at
the
last
conclusion
,
than
in
the
whole
time
of
their
continuance
there
)
and
stood
in
Battalia
againe
,
as
if
they
meant
to
assault
it
.
The
Commander
,
a
man
never
enough
to
be
praysed
for
his
undaunted
courage
,
(
vertue
where
ever
it
is
found
is
amiable
)
drew
out
foure
Companies
of
selected
foote
,
armed
them
with
short
Pikes
,
two-handed-swords
,
Morning
starres
,
(
a
deadly
weapon
where
it
falls
)
and
Musquets
,
and
marched
himselfe
in
the
head
of
them
to
the
breach
,
to
encounter
the
Swedes
,
if
they
adventured
to
enter
by
those
breaches
forcibly
;
It
was
done
carefully
,
but
needlesly
;
an
expresse
was
brought
to
the
Campe
,
that
the
untied
Forces
under
Hatzfield
,
and
Goetz
,
were
within
a
dayes
march
,
and
the
Swedes
thought
it
fitter
to
retire
with
their
unbroken
Forces
safely
,
than
to
expose
them
to
a
double
hazard
,
Old
stile
,
betwixt
seaven
and
eight
at
night
,
while
the
Morterers
cast
great
stones
and
Granadoes
into
the
Citie
,
and
the
Garrison
was
busie
to
prevent
the
mischiefe
which
might
ensue
thereby
,
the
Canons
were
drawne
from
the
batteries
,
the
Armie
began
to
march
and
the
Swedish
Generall
tooke
up
his
head
Quarter
at
Stoteritz
.
For
the
space
of
almost
six
weekes
,
since
the
first
summons
,
Ian.
the
first
,
New
stile
,
the
Citie
was
thus
troubled
with
an
uncouth
Feaver
,
neither
alwayes
intermittent
,
nor
continuall
;
but
the
seaventh
of
Februarie
the
malice
of
the
disease
appeared
to
be
abated
,
though
some
grudgings
thereof
,
like
the
after-drops
of
a
violent
shower
,
were
still
remaining
.
The
Arriere
of
the
Swedes
,
that
day
set
the
Superintendents
Gaden-house
on
fire
;
and
the
day
ensuing
,
the
Villages
neighbouring
unto
it
,
inferious
ministring
members
to
that
more
worthy
body
,
were
sacrificed
to
Vulcan
;
fifteene
severall
Hamlets
were
seene
from
Leipsich
,
flaming
at
once
,
and
at
Grolzschoker
,
a
Dorpe
exceeding
any
of
the
other
in
greatnesse
,
the
fire
appeared
biggest
.
The
ninth
day
brought
with
it
an
happie
crisis
,
the
fag
end
of
the
Swedes
,
was
not
to
be
discovered
,
the
Auantguard
of
the
Imperiall
succours
appeared
to
the
view
of
the
almost
distracted
Citizens
;
the
clocks
were
permitted
againe
to
giue
notice
of
the
houre
,
the
Bells
were
rung
to
congregate
the
people
to
divine
service
;
and
the
tenth
day
,
the
Rhanish
gate
being
opened
,
the
Countrey
people
and
Souldiers
brought
in
greatstore
of
wood
,
straw
,
and
hay
,
into
the
Citie
:
in
fine
,
upon
the
twelth
day
was
a
solemne
assembly
,
Hazardous
adventures
are
not
surpassed
vithout
difficultie
;
yet
industrie
and
diligence
perfecteth
any
Herculian
enterprize
.
Famine
,
and
extreame
danger
attended
the
Imperialls
march
,
yet
but
a
Citie
in
Thuringen
,
famoused
of
old
for
excellent
wine
,
the
name
being
thence
derived
,
as
Stigelius
probably
conjectures
.
Quippe
vocat
Iaijn
,
solymae
pius
Incola
terrae
Hoc
,
quod
nos
Latio
dicimus
ore
merum
.
The
Forces
on
both
sides
,
like
so
many
lines
drawne
from
severall
points
of
the
Circumference
,
began
to
tend
to
one
Center
;
and
as
if
both
parties
had
set
up
their
rest
,
and
were
concluded
to
venture
all
at
once
,
summoned
their
associates
from
their
severall
stations
,
to
the
generall
Randevouz
in
Misnia
.
The
Crabats
under
Isolani
,
and
Budiani
,
were
called
out
of
the
Dukedome
of
Burgundy
,
to
assist
Hatzfielde
in
his
designe
against
the
Swedes
in
Saxonie
;
and
were
by
the
end
of
Februarie
advanced
as
farre
as
Hessen
Cassell
,
where
they
not
onely
pressed
the
Lantgraues
Subjects
which
lived
in
undefenced
places
,
no
man
can
conclude
certainly
of
contingent
futures
;
nor
could
he
,
but
upon
probabilities
,
haue
any
assurance
of
what
successe
,
these
bands
of
Crabats
,
might
haue
in
Hessen-land
;
or
what
forces
they
might
bring
against
him
.
Otherwise
,
that
labour
might
haue
beene
spared
,
those
forces
being
dispersed
,
the
stings
of
those
Serpents
being
taken
away
,
before
they
could
reach
the
Thuringer
forest
,
by
the
Lantgraue
William
,
who
had
formed
a
new
Army
of
his
owne
,
consisting
of
ten
Regiments
,
and
was
then
assisted
with
seaven
Swedish
Regiments
sent
unto
him
from
the
Campe
by
Bannier
,
under
the
Command
of
Colonell
King
,
to
that
purpose
.
This
true
professor
of
the
Evangelicall
faith
,
thought
it
unbeseeming
his
dignitie
,
to
recede
a
jot
from
the
promise
of
alliance
,
which
he
had
made
and
confirmed
by
oath
,
to
the
Crowne
of
Sweden
,
and
being
at
that
time
courted
by
the
Imperialists
,
to
relinquish
their
partie
,
coyned
some
new
Rix-dollars
,
with
these
German
words
upon
them
;
Es
ist
besser
land
,
vnd
leut
verlobren
,
Den
,
eyu
.
en
falchen
eydt
geshworen
:
Which
may
be
Enlished
thus
,
It
's
better
Life
and
Land
forsake
,
Then
to
a-null
one
Oath
I
make
.
Not
so
much
,
to
nippe
the
Saxon
for
his
perfidiousnesse
,
as
some
have
judged
it
,
as
to
testifie
his
owne
integritie
,
and
loyalty
;
and
ayded
by
the
Swedes
,
March
1/11.
visited
Budiani
in
his
Quarter
at
Skenkanfeldt
,
Wrangell
,
who
at
that
time
was
marched
10
leagues
up
into
Silesiae
,
to
invade
that
Province
,
and
make
head
against
the
Forces
under
Maerazini
,
and
the
Count
of
Mansfeldt
,
both
which
,
with
a
new
leavied
Army
there
were
putting
forward
towards
Pegaw
,
where
Hatzfield
,
and
Goetz
expected
their
comming
,
received
instructions
from
Banniere
to
doe
his
best
endeavour
,
to
cut
them
off
in
their
march
,
or
otherwise
to
hasten
thence
to
the
Swedish
Campe
,
and
joyne
with
him
against
the
whole
Caesarean
united
power
.
It
was
more
then
probable
at
the
first
,
that
the
Swedish
Field-Marshall
might
have
encountred
them
(
at
least
)
upon
equall
tearmes
,
10000
brave
old
Souldiers
attended
him
when
he
first
passed
the
Oder
at
Franck-fordt
.
1100.
Polacks
,
The
change
of
Councels
often
turneth
the
present
state
of
things
;
to
see
a
supposed
Favorite
brought
to
disgrace
,
infatuates
the
Common
people
,
with
a
dotage
of
new
affection
to
their
Commanders
.
Truchses
was
arrested
as
an
abuser
of
the
Caesarean
grace
and
mercy
,
sent
a
Prisoner
to
Vienna
;
Mansfeildt
authorised
to
supply
his
charge
,
Polish
Cossacks
,
(
discrees
Commanders
will
hardly
give
credit
to
a
revolting
Fee
.
He
which
alloweth
the
act
will
not
easily
trust
the
actor
)
retreated
thence
towards
Misnia
to
joyne
with
his
associate
and
fellow
in
Armes
Banniere
,
and
with
their
united
forces
,
to
give
battell
to
the
Army
of
the
Caesareans
.
CHAP.
IV.
The
Death
of
BODISLAUS
,
D.
of
Pomerania
.
SOme
remora's
there
were
which
hindered
his
expedition
;
one
an
act
of
humanity
,
or
rather
piety
,
the
other
an
effect
of
necessity
;
and
though
the
first
might
seeme
a
Nullity
,
to
the
over-curious
inquisitors
into
each
mans
comportment
,
yet
the
last
is
beyond
all
exception
,
and
requires
no
apology
for
it
,
nor
admits
argument
against
it
.
What
Plow-jogger
will
not
forbeare
one
day
in
Harvest
to
bury
his
deceased
Father
;
though
the
Corne
be
ripe
and
ready
to
shake
?
what
Merchant
will
not
stay
a
little
to
give
his
friends
the
Foy
,
though
the
wind
fill
his
sayles
,
and
inviteth
forth
to
sea
?
An
occasion
of
more
consequence
in
Ethicks
then
a
common
farewell
,
and
of
more
importance
in
humanity
then
the
interrement
of
a
private-man
,
though
a
parent
,
policy
attending
and
playing
the
handmaid
to
his
piety
,
stayed
him
.
The
golden
Bough
of
Pomerania
,
was
then
cropped
,
and
—
isthoc
avulso
deficit
alter
Aureus
et
simili
non
frondet
virga
metallo
.
Bodislaus
the
14
aged
57
yeares
,
who
had
sate
at
the
Helme
of
Pomerania
by
the
space
of
17
yeares
personally
,
whose
auncestors
had
governed
that
Province
for
700
yeares
,
March
〈◊〉
deceased
childlesse
,
and
without
issue
;
to
the
great
griese
of
his
subjects
and
confederates
,
who
were
the
more
sensible
of
his
losse
by
their
knowne
assurance
of
his
integrity
:
and
this
Prince
his
Funerals
together
with
a
provident
care
,
for
preservation
of
the
Dukedome
,
were
one
cause
of
such
a
stay
there
,
as
might
shew
his
affection
to
the
memory
of
that
good
Prince
,
but
not
indanger
his
confederates
.
But
this
was
not
all
,
his
way
was
intercepted
,
and
there
was
no
passage
through
the
Imperiall
Army
to
his
freinds
,
unlesse
the
way
was
cut
out
with
the
sword
;
The
Caesarcans
had
blocked
up
his
way
,
and
unlesse
he
would
fight
desperately
,
and
upon
extreame
disadvantage
,
it
was
vaine
as
yet
to
attempt
it
.
The
adverse
armies
lay
then
encamped
within
one
German
league
each
of
other
,
both
severally
seeking
to
gaine
,
neither
willing
to
give
occasion
to
the
other
.
The
Caesareans
,
&
Saxons
surmounted
the
Swedes
in
number
,
the
Swedes
had
the
odds
of
them
in
ammunition
for
warre
,
and
provisions
of
viands
.
Banniere
thinking
to
consume
his
adversaries
by
famine
,
lay
still
in
his
fastnesse
without
striving
,
and
the
Imperialists
supposing
at
the
length
to
catch
him
upon
the
hanck
,
observed
the
same
order
;
nothing
was
done
for
many
dayes
to
the
prejudice
of
the
other
:
the
Imperialists
at
the
end
impatient
of
idlenesse
,
and
releeved
with
Ordnance
from
Dresden
,
and
victuals
out
of
Bohemia
,
gave
the
first
onset
upon
the
regiment
under
Colonell
Poye
,
Stralen
,
Rissa
,
and
Oshatz
.
Hitherto
Bannier's
Forces
are
upon
the
winning
at
least
not
on
the
loosing
hand
,
the
Caesarcans
saved
a
great
stake
at
Leipsick
,
but
drew
very
few
,
and
those
of
small
value
;
but
his
Confederates
were
sometimes
loosers
,
failing
of
their
owne
intendments
,
and
sometimes
vanquished
,
or
overtaken
by
the
adversarie
.
Nothing
is
sure
under
the
Sunne
,
the
Moone
hath
a
blemish
in
the
middle
of
her
glorious
Orbe
,
the
Rivers
which
sometimes
enlarge
themselves
into
Lakes
,
and
seeming
Oceans
of
fresh
waters
are
againe
contracted
into
narrow
Channels
,
yet
the
Macula
of
the
Moone
,
makes
the
glory
of
her
illuminated
body
more
illustrious
,
the
straightning
of
the
current
makes
it
more
violent
,
and
the
losse
which
his
Allyes
and
Friends
received
did
not
derogate
from
their
glory
,
nor
brought
any
prejudice
(
certainely
)
to
their
enterprizes
.
The
Romans
Honour
and
Empire
was
not
lost
,
though
adventured
desperately
,
upon
the
valour
of
three
noble
Brethren
against
a
like
number
of
Enemies
,
when
two
of
their
Champions
were
slaine
,
the
third
by
a
politike
stratagem
,
and
his
manhood
performing
alone
what
they
had
all
undertaken
joyntly
;
and
so
purchasing
a
name
to
his
family
,
and
victory
to
his
Nation
;
it
may
be
paralleld
by
this
moderne
story
.
Hermanstein
a
Fort
of
consequence
upon
the
Rhine
neere
Coblentz
,
Iohn
de
Werth
and
reduced
to
extreame
necessity
;
it
was
not
to
bee
undermiend
being
seated
on
a
Hill
,
nor
to
bee
forced
otherwise
then
by
Famine
;
the
place
being
so
fortified
by
Nature
and
Art
,
that
it
was
,
and
is
not
undeservedly
esteemed
impregnable
;
the
Imperiall
Commander
lay
before
it
,
and
hindered
all
supplyes
of
reliefe
.
A
Spanish
Don
being
sent
Embassadour
from
his
Catholicke
Majestie
to
the
King
of
Hungarie
then
at
Weene
,
to
condole
with
him
for
the
deceased
Emperour
and
congratulate
his
accumulated
dignities
;
Iohn
de
Werth
threatned
it
,
as
soone
as
Hermenstein
should
bee
surrendred
,
as
also
for
to
shew
his
good
affection
to
his
Confederates
,
had
long
beene
plotting
to
releeve
them
:
and
now
conceited
,
that
if
he
could
but
surprize
the
Spanish
Harbengers
the
businesse
was
halfe
done
,
sent
out
severall
parties
to
watch
the
high
wayes
,
with
instructions
that
if
they
chanced
to
meet
with
those
Spanish
adventurers
,
they
should
doe
them
no
other
violence
,
then
to
bring
them
into
the
City
.
His
order
was
observed
,
and
it
fell
out
in
all
things
according
to
his
wish
,
the
Soldiers
met
with
the
Gentlemen
,
brought
them
to
Hanaw
,
and
presented
them
to
the
Commander
,
who
entertained
them
with
all
gentlenesse
,
and
by
kindnesse
screwed
out
of
them
,
the
time
and
day
of
the
Embassadors
comming
to
the
Rhine
,
the
number
of
vessels
designed
to
attend
him
,
their
description
by
their
colours
,
the
number
of
his
owne
attendants
which
wayted
upon
him
,
their
habits
,
and
the
habit
,
and
favour
of
the
Embassador
himselfe
:
And
beeing
thus
acquainted
with
each
particular
circumstance
,
trimmed
up
two
ships
of
the
like
burthen
,
and
condition
,
selected
some
chosen
men
out
of
the
Garrison
,
to
personate
the
Spanish
Embassadours
followers
,
and
one
well
versed
in
his
Sibboleth
the
Spanish
tongue
and
garbe
to
represent
his
person
,
all
which
being
attired
in
the
Spanish
dresse
,
with
their
haire
cut
close
(
according
to
the
Catholick
Kings
late
edict
,
of
which
they
seemed
strict
observers
)
and
in
long
mourning
clokes
were
brought
to
the
Vessels
,
loaden
with
necessaries
for
the
releefe
of
the
Castle
,
and
appearing
upon
the
Decks
,
sayled
downe
the
Rhine
in
the
face
of
the
Imperiall
Garrisons
,
who
taking
,
and
mistaking
them
for
Spaniards
,
not
onely
suffered
them
to
Sayle
quietly
,
but
saluted
them
friendly
with
many
Musquetadoes
and
Canonadoes
from
the
Garrisons
;
the
new
Amphitruo
,
not
sparing
to
complement
with
them
in
a
Spanish
posture
from
shipboord
,
till
having
reached
to
Hermenstein
,
the
subtle
Sosia's
turned
in
thither
,
to
the
vexation
of
the
Spaniards
allyes
,
who
were
ready
to
bite
their
fingers
,
to
see
themselves
thus
deluded
.
It
was
a
neate
stratagem
well
carryed
,
and
of
great
consequence
.
Hanaw
which
alone
of
all
the
Cities
in
the
Weteraw
,
yet
held
out
,
had
bin
much
indangered
otherwise
.
The
Caesareans
began
to
appeare
strong
againe
in
the
Empire
,
and
had
done
much
damage
to
the
Swedes
and
their
allyes
in
the
Bishopricke
of
Munster
,
the
Marke
of
Brandenburg
,
and
about
the
Weser
,
and
had
certainly
resolved
to
plunder
the
Weteraw
,
if
the
designe
at
Hermenstein
had
succeeded
fortunately
.
Lemford
in
Westphalia
,
a
Fort
of
a
pretty
strength
out
great
consequence
,
Dieps
hold
.
charged
upon
the
avantgard
,
before
they
expected
it
,
and
had
then
surprised
it
,
had
not
the
whole
band
come
in
sodainely
to
their
rescue
.
But
those
old
Souldiers
practised
in
the
handling
and
managing
of
their
armes
,
needed
no
word
of
direction
from
the
mouth
of
their
Commander
,
the
present
state
of
their
freinds
assaulted
by
the
enemy
,
taught
them
both
the
what
,
and
the
how
,
in
their
action
.
The
battell
grew
hot
,
and
the
Swedes
being
compelled
by
darknesse
to
sticke
close
together
,
and
not
to
sever
for
feare
of
ambuscadoes
sought
manfully
,
from
2.
of
the
clock
til
5.
in
the
morning
,
&
then
perceiving
that
Luttershem
surmounted
them
in
strength
,
and
advantage
,
betook
themselves
to
plaine
fight
,
and
were
pursued
to
Osnabrugge
,
but
without
great
losse
,
their
horses
being
good
and
speedy
,
and
their
flight
well
ordered
,
and
not
in
confusion
.
But
this
losse
was
soone
after
regained
,
both
in
point
of
honour
and
benefit
by
the
same
Swedish
garrisons
;
Feb
:
10/2●
when
they
surprised
suddainly
4.
companies
of
Imperiall-souldiers
,
which
lay
in
the
the
small
City
of
Hagell
,
These
were
the
checks
which
were
given
to
the
Swedes
associates
,
in
those
parts
of
the
Empire
,
which
the
Generall
valued
the
lesse
in
respect
of
the
dammage
he
had
done
to
the
Saxon
,
with
whom
,
above
any
particular
Prince
of
the
Empire
the
Crowne
of
Sweden
was
most
offended
;
which
detriment
is
expressed
particularly
by
letters
from
Dresden
,
Leipzick
,
Wittemberge
,
and
Dresden
,
the
Churches
lying
desolate
,
the
woods
being
out
downe
,
the
earth
untilled
and
lying
waste
,
and
the
villages
,
and
lesser
Cities
,
made
pillars
of
fire
and
smoake
,
not
onely
by
the
Swedes
the
enemies
,
but
also
by
the
seeming
friends
the
Caesarians
,
who
spare
not
to
burne
those
places
to
the
ground
,
where
they
finde
not
as
much
provision
as
they
demaund
for
their
armies
,
as
the
Duke
Frederick
of
Saxon
Altenberg
complained
to
Hatzfieldt
,
desiring
him
to
order
his
rude
souldiers
by
a
better
discipline
,
that
such
acts
of
inhumanity
might
be
prohibited
,
and
the
offenders
punished
accordingly
.
Thus
far
we
have
followed
Bannier
,
and
Hatzfield
,
both
yet
abiding
in
their
fastnesse
,
expecting
their
advantageous
opportunity
to
sight
.
And
now
wee
must
looke
backe
to
the
Elector
of
Brandenburgh
,
and
Wrangell
the
Swedish
Field-marshall
,
whom
our
last
discovery
left
in
that
Marquisate
.
Berlin
the
Electors
seate
of
residence
,
Brandenburgh
the
Metropolis
of
the
middle
Mark
,
Tangermund
,
once
the
seate
of
Charles
4.
Emperour
,
and
most
places
of
note
were
brought
by
Wrangells
army
either
to
entertaine
Swedish
garrisons
,
or
contribute
to
the
maintenance
of
his
forces
;
onely
the
Forts
of
Spandaw
and
Kustrin
held
out
for
the
Elector
,
The
Electour
who
was
gone
from
Berlin
to
Peitz
,
to
raise
such
forces
as
might
be
able
to
make
head
against
the
Swedes
,
sent
private
instructions
to
Cracht
the
Commander
in
Kustrin
to
fortifie
himselfe
as
much
as
might
be
,
promising
faithfully
to
relieve
him
,
as
speedily
as
might
be
.
The
Colonell
carefull
to
performe
his
charge
spared
not
cost
;
and
seeing
the
suburbs
about
the
Fort
were
rather
serviceable
for
the
Enemy
then
himselfe
,
burned
them
downe
,
so
making
good
use
of
this
consuming
element
of
fire
for
his
safety
;
while
the
other
unmercifull
destroyer
water
offered
it selfe
to
his
service
:
the
Oder
swelling
above
the
banks
of
the
new
channell
,
and
breaking
out
violently
,
drowning
some
Swedish
Souldiers
,
and
overflowing
the
low
land
,
in
which
the
Fort
is
scituated
;
and
this
accident
caused
them
to
consent
with
the
Commander
for
a
cessation
of
armes
for
certaine
doves
,
the
Commander
againe
promising
to
requite
them
with
a
competent
summe
of
money
,
if
they
would
give
over
the
seege
.
It
was
but
a
small
part
of
the
Swedes
which
were
sate
downe
before
the
Cittadell
,
the
maine
body
was
then
with
the
Field-marshall
at
Franck
ford
,
one
part
thereof
was
imployed
to
fetch
in
victuals
,
and
money
from
the
tributary
townes
to
pay
,
and
refresh
the
Army
:
another
to
plunder
that
part
of
the
Countrey
which
had
not
submitted
,
and
granted
to
pay
contribution
.
And
these
last
,
ranging
as
farre
as
to
Peitz
,
lighted
upon
sixe
wagons
loaden
with
provision
for
the
Electours
houshould
;
seyzed
upon
them
,
and
presented
them
to
Wrangell
,
who
being
himselfe
●ufficiently
stored
,
and
knowing
the
scarcity
of
the
sCountrey
,
&
desirous
rather
to
vanquish
the
Electour
by
curtesie
,
then
violence
,
sent
them
back
by
the
Electours
owne
wagoners
,
and
convoy
,
neither
lightning
the
carriages
,
nor
offering
any
injury
to
their
persons
.
And
now
the
winter
beginning
to
be
in
his
strength
,
The
Marquis
Electour
made
good
use
of
the
Swedes
absence
,
the
Count
of
Mansfield
had
supplied
him
with
some
forces
out
of
Silesia
,
Arnheim
a
Colonell
of
his
owne
,
and
kinsman
to
the
late
Generall
,
had
raysed
up
some
others
in
Lusatia
,
and
the
Marquisate
;
and
armed
with
those
forces
one
of
his
Colonels
,
and
the
Swedes
not
expecting
it
,
came
first
with
his
like
Regiment
(
December
18/3●
.
)
of
300
Horse
to
Berlin
,
forced
open
the
Southeast
or
Copenicker
Gate
,
pressed
in
with
drawne
Swords
and
Pistols
,
In
the
Evening
about
5
of
the
clocke
,
the
Elector
himselfe
attended
with
600
Dragoons
and
light
Horsmen
,
Francis
Charles
,
and
Shierstett
,
beeing
lodged
that
night
in
the
Suburbs
,
whose
apparition
the
next
morning
,
made
those
few
Swedes
which
lodged
at
Bernaw
,
and
were
severed
from
their
company
,
to
retire
towards
Newstadt
,
for
their
more
security
.
A
propitious
starre
did
then
attend
the
Brandenburgher
,
his
happy
Fortune
was
not
thus
bounded
,
part
of
his
Army
was
dispatched
for
Brandenburgh
,
and
the
Frost
having
then
contracted
the
Elve
into
a
more
solid
body
of
Ice
,
those
Soldiers
tooke
that
City
also
by
a
sudden
Scalado
and
put
the
Garrison
to
the
Sword
.
Newes
of
the
Brandenburgers
Progresse
,
was
brought
to
the
Field-Marshall
at
Stetin
,
Imperiall
Generall
Marazini
,
with
6000
men
,
was
comming
out
of
Silesia
to
releeve
that
Garrison
;
and
then
the
Commander
left
that
siege
,
and
returned
homeward
,
plundring
the
inhabitants
houses
upon
the
way
.
The
Field-Marshall
himselfe
began
to
muster
up
his
dispersed
Regiments
,
which
then
lay
about
Shiffelbeane
,
Arenswald
,
Solden
,
and
Lantzberg
,
intending
againe
to
put
into
the
Field
,
though
the
Winter
Season
did
in
a
manner
prohibite
him
.
With
these
Forces
hee
first
marched
against
Lantzberg
,
a
frontier
City
of
the
Marquisat
,
Steno
Biclke
who
in
the
absence
,
and
instead
of
the
Rix-Chancellor
is
there
residing
for
the
direction
of
affaires
,
he
was
transported
to
Stockholme
in
Swedland
,
to
be
used
according
to
the
discretion
of
the
States
.
Drussen
was
still
in
the
Field-Marshals
eye
,
as
being
a
convenient
place
for
the
egresse
and
regresse
of
his
Forces
,
and
this
againe
he
intended
to
besiege
,
and
had
provided
much
amunition
,
and
other
provisions
,
to
effect
it
,
intending
to
assault
it
by
force
,
if
he
could
not
reduce
it
to
a
friendly
composition
;
but
then
the
said
Embassadour
of
the
Crowne
of
Sweden
interposed
;
being
sent
to
treate
of
Peace
betwixt
the
Elector
of
Brandenburg
,
and
the
Queene
of
Sweden
his
Necce
,
the
Elector
himselfe
giving
a
willing
eare
to
a
friendly
treatie
,
having
appointed
the
Marques
Sigismund
,
with
a
pleni-potentiary
Commission
to
conferre
with
the
Swedish
Embassadour
,
at
the
little
City
of
Shwed
,
distant
7
leagues
Southwards
from
Stetin
,
and
this
detained
the
Field-Marshall
from
that
siege
.
It
was
still
a
bloudy
time
in
the
Electorate
of
Saxony
,
and
a
generall
feare
was
conceived
by
the
adjoyning
Provinces
,
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
—
—
Deus
omen
in
Hostes
Convertat
;
Leisnick
,
Golditz
and
Eylenburg
;
the
Colonell
returned
March
23
,
Aprill
2
,
giving
this
accompt
of
his
action
:
That
at
Wurtzen
he
had
defeated
two
Imperiall
Regiments
,
carried
away
their
Baggage
,
slaine
600
upon
the
place
,
taken
many
Prisoners
,
amongst
which
were
two
Rit-masters
,
five
Lieutenants
,
and
many
other
Officers
.
Banniere
in
the
absence
of
the
Colonel
,
purposely
to
bring
a
generall
terror
upon
the
Imperiall
Army
,
that
by
their
distraction
being
assaulted
in
severall
places
,
new
stile
,
the
Caesarean
Commanders
had
a
designe
to
transport
some
Regiments
of
Horse
,
from
their
head-quarter
at
Riesa
,
to
the
West
side
of
the
River
,
that
there
being
no
impediment
which
might
stay
their
courses
,
they
might
sometimes
breake
in
upon
the
Swedes
,
and
gall
them
with
sodaine
skirmishes
.
The
Swedes
who
well
understood
their
purpose
,
All
these
severall
Conflicts
betwixt
the
two
Armies
,
were
not
without
the
effusion
of
much
Christian
bloud
,
but
the
bloud
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
.
Nuntius
Apostolicus
,
attended
with
10.
Prelates
in
their
Miters
.
The
Herse
was
blacke
,
but
inlayd
with
silver
,
and
garnished
with
many
burning
white
waxe
Tapers
;
the
Imperiall
Eagles
were
blazoned
about
it
,
in
the
midst
,
stood
the
Corpes
;
covered
with
a
blacke
cloth
,
intermingled
with
gold
;
over
his
head
lay
the
Imperiall
Hungarian
and
Bohemian
Crownes
.
At
his
Feet
the
Golden-fleece
,
and
betwixt
then
both
,
the
Imperiall
,
Ball
and
Scepter
;
in
the
middest
whereof
was
placed
a
Crucifixe
of
silver
;
At
his
sides
lay
his
Rapier
,
Dagger
,
and
Spurres
.
The
Boots
of
the
Herse
were
adorned
with
the
pictures
of
Vertues
,
and
upon
the
top
,
on
a
Pyramis
,
stood
a
Globe
,
and
a
Crowne
.
The
Church
being
hung
with
blacke
,
and
the
solemnity
ended
,
his
heart
and
bowels
were
lodged
in
three
Cabinets
,
and
convayed
without
any
pompe
,
from
Vienna
to
Gratz
by
his
late
Privie-Counsellours
,
and
other
Officers
of
the
Court
,
which
are
since
cashiered
;
the
young
King
his
Sonne
instantly
reforming
,
and
by
the
hand
of
the
Earle
of
Medaw
the
Major
domo
upon
his
Fathers
decease
;
having
reduced
his
Counsell
to
the
number
of
5.
which
were
the
Bishop
of
Vienna
,
the
Earle
of
Trautmansdolff
,
who
is
now
the
Major
Palatii
,
and
the
Earles
of
Slavata
,
Frankenberg
,
and
Venda
;
the
care
of
his
Chanc●ry
,
being
committed
to
Doctor
Prickmajor
,
under
the
name
and
title
of
Vice-Chancellour
.
The
difference
betwixt
those
two
great
Potentates
the
Christian
and
Catholike
Kings
,
drew
severall
free
Princes
,
and
States
to
their
parties
,
and
caused
such
a
combustion
in
the
City
of
Liege
,
that
the
City
was
divided
against
the
Bishop
,
and
the
Bishop
against
the
Burghesses
:
He
labouring
to
advance
the
Caesarean
and
Spanish
cause
,
and
therefore
●●●ing
great
impositions
and
taxes
upon
the
Citizens
,
and
they
rather
inclining
to
the
French
King
,
though
at
first
submitting
themselves
to
the
Bishops
orders
,
with
a
kinde
of
unwillingnesse
,
paying
their
contributions
,
yet
in
the
end
flatly
opposed
him
:
and
in
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
,
they
sent
a
complaining
petition
to
the
Bishop
of
Rome
against
him
,
the
heads
whereof
were
these
.
That
as
a
childe
,
by
instinct
of
Nature
,
in
its
sufferings
,
will
have
recourse
to
the
Mother
;
so
,
they
did
now
humbly
prostrate
themselves
at
the
feet
of
his
Holinesse
,
to
desire
his
assistance
,
and
releefe
in
their
present
necessities
:
That
their
case
was
to
be
pityed
,
S.
Siege
their
proper
Bishop
,
who
reciprocally
ought
to
protect
them
,
hee
yet
oppressed
them
greevously
,
to
the
great
prejudice
and
dishonour
of
the
Catholike
Religion
,
the
warre
raysed
by
him
,
having
already
consumed
and
layd
waste
5000.
dwelling
houses
in
the
Country
,
not
without
prophanation
of
the
Sanctuaries
,
Churches
,
and
holy
Vessels
,
as
Chalices
,
Bells
,
and
other
sacred
Vtensils
and
Ornaments
,
which
were
imployed
to
other
uses
,
then
what
they
were
first
ordained
for
;
That
the
hallowed
Hoste
was
trampled
on
by
them
who
ought
to
honour
it
:
that
the
Church-men
designed
for
Divine
Service
,
were
chased
from
their
Parishes
,
where
by
that
meanes
the
Liturgie
was
quite
abolished
in
some
places
,
and
in
the
Major
part
much
intermitted
:
That
the
Religious
women
,
and
others
,
both
Wives
and
Virgins
,
were
ravished
before
the
eyes
of
their
owne
husbands
,
and
Fathers
.
Their
Heards
of
Cattell
were
driven
away
,
their
tillage
decayed
,
and
to
speake
no
more
,
that
the
sole
inhabitants
of
Liege
were
constrained
to
contribute
above
60000.
Florins
to
the
Church
to
preserve
the
City
from
the
Siege
,
threatned
by
Charles
Duke
of
Lorraine
,
the
Bishop
of
Verdun
,
Piccolomini
,
and
Iohn
de
Werth
,
upon
his
solicitation
,
who
had
incensed
one
party
of
the
Liegois
,
against
the
other
;
whose
tyranny
caused
5.
principall
Burghesses
of
Tongres
,
to
to
be
led
as
like
slaves
,
before
his
tryumphant
Chariot
,
putting
two
of
them
(
in
the
end
)
to
the
Sword
,
and
bastinadoing
the
other
three
,
till
they
had
promised
a
good
ransome
.
Much
more
was
added
,
and
every
particular
expressed
with
such
passion
,
as
might
have
moved
a
Scythian
to
compassion
;
yet
,
their
onely
prayer
was
,
that
his
Holinesse
would
excuse
their
boldnesse
,
and
send
them
some
Cardinall
for
a
Protectour
,
by
whose
countenance
,
they
might
be
defended
from
such
oppressions
.
But
the
effect
of
this
Petition
,
and
what
it
avayled
is
not
yet
discovered
,
though
it
may
bee
thought
fruitlesse
(
if
we
may
guesse
upon
consequents
)
by
this
ensuing
History
.
la
Ruelle
,
prime
Magistrate
of
Lieg
,
&
some
oth●r
principall
members
of
that
body-politique
,
&
put
it
thus
in
practice
.
The
Count
being
lodged
in
St.
Iohns-Cloyster
,
in
the
house
of
a
Prebend
of
that
Church
,
accommodated
with
a
backe-doore
toward
the
water-side
;
invited
to
dinner
thither
,
the
said
Burger-master
de
la
Ruelle
,
the
Abbot
of
Mousson
,
and
divers
other
principle
men
of
the
Citie
,
whom
he
intended
to
murther
trayterously
.
To
that
purpose
he
suborned
the
Burgundian
Count
de
Milis
,
and
some
choice
Spanish-Souldiers
drawne
out
of
the
Garrisons
of
Narrigue
,
and
Argentoy
,
to
steale
privately
by
the
Posterne
into
his
house
,
and
to
lurke
there
secretly
till
the
word
being
given
,
they
might
be
prepared
for
execution
,
which
they
ob●erved
&
performed
accordingly
.
In
the
middest
of
the
●east
(
as
if
his
malice
had
not
tended
to
the
mine
of
their
bodies
,
but
their
Soules
also
)
when
their
hearts
were
merry
with
wine
,
hee
began
a
health
to
Lewis
King
of
France
surnamed
the
lust
,
which
had
no
sooner
passed
round
,
but
the
Assasinates
armed
with
Swords
&
Pistolls
,
broke
into
the
dining-roome
,
surprised
the
Burgermaister
,
and
the
Abbot
,
sent
for
a
Priest
,
and
as
soone
as
he
was
come
,
as
if
they
would
doe
them
some
favour
at
their
death
,
Antory
Evrard
,
a
Dominican
,
who
accompanied
with
his
confrater
William
L●ncon
(
both
which
have
testified
this
relation
under
their
hands
)
went
,
and
at
their
comming
to
Warfusee
the
Sub-prior
hearing
his
demand
to
take
Ruelles
confession
and
give
him
absolution
,
like
a
man
amazed
,
stood
agast
,
inquiring
the
reason
of
that
proposition
,
and
what
his
Lordship
meant
,
by
requiring
him
to
that
service
,
which
he
might
not
doe
but
with
licence
from
his
Ordinary
;
except
onely
in
some
cases
,
in
which
upon
the
appearance
of
imminent
death
,
it
was
lawfull
for
him
so
to
doe
if
the
Priest
deputed
thereunto
,
by
his
Superiour
was
not
to
be
found
.
To
this
the
Count
replied
,
that
Ruelle
must
dye
,
and
that
within
the
space
of
one
quarter
of
an
houre
,
&
therefore
commanded
him
to
dispatch
immediatly
,
as
hee
would
answer
upon
his
Soule
the
Burger-maisters
salvation
,
being
desperate
if
he
should
die
unconfessed
.
The
Frier
seeing
the
inraged
countenance
of
the
Count
,
&
fearing
his
owne
life
if
he
should
disobey
,
answered
onely
that
he
would
not
doe
it
till
the
Burger-maister
called
him
;
there
needed
no
further
words
.
A
servant
that
stood
by
apprehended
what
his
Lord
meant
,
and
going
in
,
and
comming
suddainly
againe
from
the
Chamber
where
Ruelle
lay
bound
,
he
tels
the
Frier
that
he
desired
him
to
come
in
.
The
sight
of
the
Magistrate
bound
like
a
malefactor
put
the
Dominican
into
a
greater
passion
,
and
compassion
for
him
;
and
with
some
language
expressing
sorrow
,
wished
him
to
prepare
for
death
,
the
Count
being
resolved
to
murther
him
;
Ruelle
much
distracted
with
the
consideration
of
his
estate
,
one
while
according
to
the
superstition
of
the
Romanists
,
commended
himselfe
to
God
and
the
blessed
Virgin
preparing
for
death
,
and
then
againe
,
hoping
for
life
,
desired
the
Fryar
to
be
an
advocate
for
him
to
Worfusee
,
as
willing
to
be
condemned
by
him
to
any
prison
or
gallies
,
if
he
had
done
him
injury
:
all
which
was
related
againe
by
the
Confessour
to
the
Count
who
stopped
his
eares
against
him
and
constrained
the
Good-man
,
to
that
unwellcome
worke
of
his
office
,
which
was
but
the
immediate
Prodromus
to
the
Burger-Maisters
execution
.
There
was
no
remedy
but
patience
;
they
saw
the
guides
which
must
conduct
them
to
the
black-chambers
of
death
before
them
,
made
their
confession
,
and
prepared
to
bid
the
world
good-night
.
Count
de
Millis
,
who
tooke
him
into
another
chamber
,
thrust
him
through
the
body
7
times
with
a
rapier
,
and
so
murthered
him
.
The
Abbot
of
Mousson
,
a
French-gentleman
,
named
Mounsier
de
Saison
,
and
two
servants
of
the
Burger-maisters
,
surprized
at
the
same
time
with
those
two
prime
men
,
were
advised
,
in
the
interim
,
by
the
Traytor
,
to
goe
to
confession
,
and
prepare
for
their
dissolution
.
The
Abbot
a
well-spoken
man
,
a
good
Orator
,
and
now
improved
in
that
faculty
,
by
the
goodnesse
of
his
cause
,
began
to
plead
for
his
owne
life
,
and
his
companions
,
declaring
their
innocency
,
laying
before
the
murtherer
the
hainousnesse
of
his
offence
.
But
words
were
vaine
,
Millis
returned
sodainely
from
the
former
execution
,
drew
out
of
●●s
bosome
a
formall
processe
,
and
sentence
against
them
,
in
the
name
of
the
new
Emperour
(
as
they
stiled
him
,
)
the
Cardinall
Infant
,
and
the
Prince
of
Liege
,
as
offenders
against
his
Imperiall
Majesty
,
Familiarity
of
conversation
,
doth
sometimes
raise
a
strange
affection
,
while
the
Abbot
was
under
confession
,
a
Souldier
of
Nairaigne
,
who
had
formerly
bin
intimately
acquained
,
with
one
of
the
Burger-Masters-servants
,
moved
with
compassion
,
toward
him
,
rounded
him
in
the
eare
,
and
shewed
him
a
way
by
which
he
might
escape
,
and
save
his
life
.
It
was
needlesse
to
repeate
that
lesson
againe
unto
him
.
Extremity
ministers
capacity
,
and
the
apprehension
of
an
eminent
danger
,
rouseth
up
a
dul
spirit
to
seek
meanes
to
avoid
it
.
The
way
was
open
enough
,
but
too
praecipitious
to
be
attempted
with
security
,
Danger
attended
the
counsell
of
escaping
(
yet
that
perhaps
might
be
avoided
)
but
certain
destruction
waited
upon
his
stay
.
A
chamber-window
proffered
a
passage
,
and
through
that
the
young-man
escaped
,
crying
out
,
Treason
,
Ruelle
is
murthered
,
Treason
,
Ruelle
is
murthered
in
the
house
of
Count
Warfusee
,
Treason
,
Treason
,
Treason
.
The
noyse
was
full
of
horror
,
and
the
name
of
Ruelle
much
honoured
among
the
Cittizens
,
who
instantly
tooke
up
their
armes
,
assaulted
the
house
,
which
being
strong
,
and
built
of
square
stone
,
was
by
the
space
of
two
houres
maintained
against
the
Cittizens
,
by
Warfusees
Souldiers
and
servants
,
who
being
in
all
seventy
strong
,
and
more
carefull
of
their
owne
preservation
,
then
the
intended
murther
,
left
the
Abbot
,
Pour
estre
fidel
à
ma
Patrie
P
ay
perdu
mon
sang
&
ma
vie
.
Which
may
be
thus
Englished
.
My
studie
for
my
Countries
good
,
Hath
cost
my
life
and
dearest
blood
.
While
the
32.
Companies
of
the
City
were
met
together
,
it
was
condescended
that
the
20.
penny
of
eve●●
man
,
lands
and
goods
should
be
levied
immediately
,
to
raise
and
maintaine
a
fresh
traine-Band
of
1000.
men
,
which
at
an
houres
warning
should
attend
the
colours
of
Bartholus
Rolandus
the
Cities
Generall
,
to
serve
the
City
in
case
of
necessity
.
This
is
the
History
.
And
now
see
how
the
crime
would
conceale
its
owne
shame
by
the
countenance
of
authority
.
This
ensuing
Letter
,
sealed
with
3.
seales
,
was
taken
out
of
the
Traytors
bosome
at
his
first
apprehension
;
directed
in
these
words
:
TO
HIS
MOST
ILLVSTRIous
Highnesse
,
my
Lord
Elector
of
Coln
.
BY
ayde
of
the
Soldiers
,
which
I
raised
for
the
Service
of
his
Imperiall
Majesty
,
de
Sesan
,
and
some
others
,
over
whom
I
keepe
a
strict
guard
.
Had
I
stayed
but
two
houres
longer
before
I
put
the
project
into
execution
,
I
should
furely
have
bin
a
dead
man
,
to
the
disgrace
of
his
Imp●riall
Majesty
and
your
Highnesse
,
as
I
shall
shorrly
show
your
Highnesse
more
particularly
,
and
at
large
.
It
is
much
to
be
feared
,
that
the
French
will
now
murther
my
onely
Son
:
yet
herein
I
reioyce
,
that
I
have
offered
him
up
for
the
advantage
,
of
your
Highnesse
,
his
said
Imperiall
Mas
.
and
my
King
.
I
am
resolved
to
continue
their
Servant
,
and
will
not
omit
to
certifie
your
Highnes
daily
,
of
all
that
shall
happen
here
,
and
what
I
shall
effect
.
And
now
,
Time
forbidding
me
to
write
more
largely
,
I
humbly
kisse
your
Highnes
hand
,
and
shall
remaine
as
long
as
I
live
,
Your
Highnesse
,
most
obedient
,
humble
,
and
faithfull
Servant
,
R.
Count
of
WARFUSEE
.
Liege
,
Ap.
〈◊〉
.
1637.
Historia
Varia
.
Hitherto
we
haue
brought
downe
a
continued
History
,
the
wheeles
of
the
worke
,
answering
each
other
though
farre
distant
by
place
.
Now
by
a
various
,
and
incertexted
relation
,
wee
shall
discover
the
most
remarkable
passages
,
which
haue
happened
,
since
the
period
of
our
last
discourse
.
Istuan
Bethleem
,
against
the
Prince
Ragotsky
,
who
then
sate
at
the
sterne
of
that
Province
.
The
occasion
was
this
:
Solimy
David
,
one
of
the
greatest
Lords
of
Transilvania
,
Cosin
to
Estienne
,
or
Istuan
Bethleem
,
who
pretended
himselfe
,
the
lawfull
heire
of
that
Principality
,
then
(
as
it
was
conceived
)
usurped
by
Ragotsky
,
moved
with
the
fame
of
the
late
deceased
King
of
Sweden
,
sent
to
him
in
the
yeare
1631.
to
tender
him
his
service
,
and
unwilling
to
come
alone
,
resolved
secretly
,
to
raise
2000.
men
,
whereof
himselfe
would
bee
the
Chiefetaine
.
His
designe
could
not
bee
carried
so
privately
,
from
that
stirring
and
warlike
Nation
,
as
to
be
confined
with
so
small
a
number
.
Upon
the
beating
of
his
Drumme
,
and
report
of
his
intendment
,
instead
of
2000
alone
,
such
a
number
of
Voluntieres
came
to
present
themselues
to
the
List
;
that
Ragotskie
,
who
before
had
carried
a
jealous
eye
over
him
,
now
more
suspecting
some
designe
against
himselfe
,
then
formerly
;
mustred
up
his
forces
,
and
with
them
dispersed
and
disarmed
Bethleems
new
raised
Army
.
This
processe
so
inraged
Solymies
friends
(
who
had
bin
assisted
in
this
action
by
some
other
Lords
of
Transilvania
)
that
they
conspired
to
murther
Ragotskie
,
their
purpose
being
palliated
with
a
new
forme
of
hunting
,
to
the
which
they
meant
to
invite
him
.
For
execution
whereof
,
it
being
thought
that
none
could
be
more
affectionated
than
Solimy
David
,
who
was
now
compelled
to
breake
his
word
,
with
that
renowned
King
,
to
whom
he
had
promised
so
great
matters
,
drew
him
also
into
their
conjuration
.
But
Solimy
,
more
civilized
,
and
not
so
inclined
to
cruelty
,
as
others
of
that
Province
(
though
at
the
first
hee
seemed
to
consent
)
yet
afterwards
,
distasting
that
course
,
the
same
day
,
when
as
the
Plot
should
have
bin
put
into
execution
;
posted
to
the
Prince
,
discovered
the
Treason
,
and
with
prayers
,
and
teares
,
prevailed
with
him
,
to
refraine
from
that
daies
sport
.
Ragotskie
made
good
use
of
his
tale
,
and
carrying
for
the
present
,
a
face
of
love
towards
Solimy
,
dismissed
him
friendly
;
but
armed
withall
a
Squadron
of
Horse
,
against
the
Conspirators
;
who
surprised
them
easily
,
(
because
unexpectedly
)
and
tortured
them
with
divers
kinds
of
punishments
to
death
;
onely
the
Prince
Istuan
,
who
was
the
prime
Projector
,
(
disguised
)
lurked
upon
an
adjoyning
Mountaine
,
to
see
the
effect
of
the
enterprise
,
and
saw
how
his
Friends
were
used
,
saving
himselfe
by
fright
into
the
Grand
Signiors
Territorie
.
A
thought
of
treason
,
is
treason
;
and
however
,
a
Conspirator
may
thinke
to
merit
his
Princes
favour
,
by
revealing
it
;
yet
if
he
defer
the
discovery
to
the
last
houre
,
and
then
,
either
stung
with
the
pricks
of
Conscience
,
or
allured
with
the
hope
of
reward
,
reveale
it
;
his
Princes
clemencie
may
pardon
his
transgression
,
his
merit
cannot
be
said
to
have
deserved
it
;
the
execution
of
Iustice
,
being
due
to
him
that
shall
give
consent
to
so
horrid
an
action
,
though
hee
may
afterward
seeme
to
repent
.
Solimy
not
looking
back
to
that
part
of
the
Wallet
,
which
was
behind
him
,
or
thinking
of
that
speckled
toad
,
which
be
had
lodged
in
his
heart
,
his
treason
;
with
a
kind
of
confidence
,
of
merit
from
the
Prince
,
went
againe
to
the
Court
,
pressed
the
service
he
had
done
to
his
Lord
boldly
,
demanded
recompence
,
not
thinking
that
hee
had
been
discovered
,
as
a
partie
in
that
treason
.
But
the
Prince
,
who
had
already
examined
the
matter
throughly
,
and
found
him
to
be
a
Conspirator
,
returned
him
extremity
of
Justice
,
in
stead
of
Mercie
;
bound
him
hand
and
foot
;
cast
him
into
a
stinking
,
loathsome
,
and
terrible
Prison
,
made
more
horrid
by
its
solitude
;
all
people
being
forbid
to
come
thither
(
under
paine
of
death
)
to
give
him
so
much
as
a
visit
,
(
those
onely
excepted
)
who
were
appointed
to
guard
his
person
,
and
to
give
him
the
strict
allowance
of
bread
,
and
water
,
to
the
amazement
of
Solimy
,
who
by
this
meanes
,
being
brought
to
a
frenzie
,
behaved
himselfe
so
rudely
,
that
the
people
supposed
him
to
have
beene
possessed
with
a
Devill
.
Newes
of
his
strange
comportment
,
raised
by
reason
of
the
rigour
of
his
imprisonment
,
was
brought
into
the
Empire
,
and
Caesar
,
moved
to
compassion
in
respect
of
his
sufferings
,
wrote
in
his
behalfe
to
Ragotskie
,
to
abate
his
punishing
hand
,
to
admit
some
Iesuites
to
have
recourse
unto
him
,
for
his
instruction
;
that
he
might
not
lose
his
Soule
together
with
his
Body
;
Medicamentum
pejus
morbo
;
and
to
consider
,
that
the
effect
of
the
service
hee
had
done
unto
him
,
might
at
least
,
stand
in
an
equall
poise
,
against
the
treason
to
which
he
had
consented
:
To
all
which
,
the
Prince
gave
no
other
answer
,
but
that
if
the
Devill
had
got
no
new
one
,
Solimy
might
be
his
Secretary
.
Istuan
,
in
the
meane
time
ceased
not
to
intercede
by
Friends
for
his
owne
reconciliation
,
but
not
prevailing
,
hee
implored
ayde
of
the
Grand
Signior
,
who
furnished
him
with
an
Armie
,
and
promised
to
invest
him
in
the
Principality
of
Transilvania
.
Regotskie
,
to
oppose
him
,
sent
to
the
Emperour
,
and
the
Polonian
for
succours
,
of
which
though
hee
failed
,
neither
of
them
being
willing
to
provoke
such
an
enemie
,
with
his
owne
forces
encountred
the
Bassaw
in
the
Field
;
and
by
foiling
the
Turkes
in
their
first
onset
,
cleared
his
Country
of
those
Mahometan
Invaders
.
The
Christian
King
,
who
had
lately
given
order
for
the
billetting
his
Armie
,
and
supplying
in
with
competent
Provisions
;
seeing
the
inconvenience
which
happened
thereupon
,
by
a
continuall
accesse
of
men
of
Armes
,
Light-horse
,
and
Carabines
,
to
the
molestation
and
great
charge
of
his
Subjects
,
after
the
old
Companies
were
layd
in
Garrison
;
put
forth
another
Decree
,
as
the
Rule
of
his
former
Ordinance
,
the
summe
whereof
was
this
:
That
the
Contribution
and
Provision
should
not
bee
afterwards
delivered
,
This
billeting
of
Souldiers
in
the
Frontiers
was
not
unnecessary
.
Iohn
de
Werth
,
&
Pycolimini
,
who
were
gone
towards
the
Frontiers
of
Luxenburg
,
were
upon
the
returne
to
invade
the
Kings
Dominions
,
Decem
8/1●●
they
were
come
over
the
Bridge
of
Gyvais
,
upon
the
Maase
.
The
Marquesse
De
la
Force
understanding
of
the
enterprise
,
made
head
against
them
,
to
the
terrour
of
the
common
Souldiers
under
the
Spanish
Commande
,
their
Generall
commanding
the
Bridge
to
bee
broken
downe
behind
him
,
thinking
thereby
to
cause
his
men
to
fight
;
the
common
Souldiers
opposed
it
,
and
fearing
to
bee
hemmed
in
betwixt
the
River
and
the
French
Army
,
made
more
haste
then
good
speed
to
returne
;
and
in
a
tumultuous
confusion
,
hasting
back
towards
the
River
(
the
Bridge
being
pestered
with
their
owne
Carriages
)
they
pressed
so
thick
one
upon
another
,
that
to
the
number
of
foure
hundred
men
were
thrust
into
the
water
and
drowned
,
and
many
Waggons
overturned
into
the
River
.
And
this
ill
beginning
,
made
the
Spanish
Generall
betake
himselfe
to
the
Forrest
of
Liege
,
De
la
Force
,
and
the
Collonell
Gassion
,
who
cut
off
many
of
the
Reareguard
,
the
Generall
still
flying
towards
the
Bishopricke
of
Triers
,
where
hee
was
appointed
to
take
up
his
Winter-Quarter
.
Gassion
,
being
now
free
from
any
offensive
Enemy
,
ranne
over
the
Country
of
Henault
,
plundering
it
,
and
exacting
of
the
Villages
there
,
the
same
summs
of
money
and
Contributions
which
Don
Marcos
de
Lima
the
Spanish
Governour
in
La
Capelie
exacted
from
the
French
Villages
in
that
Vicinage
.
The
Cardinall
Infant
,
as
well
to
retaliate
the
French
Frontiers
with
the
like
Inrodes
,
as
to
reinforce
his
Garisons
,
sent
into
Irson
,
(
a
Towne
upon
the
River
of
Oise
.
lately
appertaining
to
the
Duke
of
Guise
;
but
taken
by
the
Spaniards
in
the
late
Invasion
)
the
Regiments
of
Horse
,
under
the
Command
of
St
Bath
,
and
De
la
Granges
,
making
in
all
about
six
hundred
,
as
a
reinforcement
to
the
Presidiaries
there
,
and
then
that
Garrison
being
growne
confident
of
their
owne
strength
,
began
to
plunder
the
Neightour
Territories
.
Decemb
,
1●/26
Gassion
had
Intelligence
,
that
the
next
day
at
ten
in
the
morning
,
the
Garrison
intended
to
goe
a
forraging
in-into
the
Villages
about
Neufmaison
.
To
lose
no
time
hee
presently
commanded
the
Sergeant-Maior
of
his
owne
Regiment
,
to
take
foure
Companies
out
of
his
Regiment
,
which
was
then
at
Vervin
,
with
instructions
to
lye
in
ambush
in
a
Wood
,
and
to
attend
the
issuing
out
of
the
Garrison
;
Himselfe
not
being
in
case
for
that
Service
,
because
of
an
old
would
upon
him
,
which
then
began
to
bleed
afresh
.
The
Sergeant-Maior
performed
his
Directions
so
speedily
,
that
within
one
hower
after
his
Trumpets
were
sounded
(
the
Boute-selle
being
given
immediately
)
the
Horsemen
were
all
ready
,
and
were
instantly
about
their
businesse
,
wayting
in
their
Ambushment
till
the
next
day
at
Noone
,
at
which
time
the
Enemies
were
discovered
to
bee
ready
to
sally
forth
of
the
Citie
.
By
the
space
of
two
and
twentie
howers
,
in
which
the
French
Cavallery
attended
the
Spaniards
comming
out
of
their
Hold
,
Rauonelle
,
La
Lande
,
and
Balthasar
,
sprightly
Gentlemen
,
and
ashamed
to
returne
to
the
Collonell
,
without
some
tokens
of
their
Valour
,
resolved
to
take
fifteene
Horse
out
of
each
Companie
,
which
under
the
command
of
Balthasar
,
should
give
the
first
charge
upon
the
Spaniards
,
whilest
the
other
remainder
of
the
Armie
,
being
divided
into
three
Squadrons
,
might
come
up
conveniently
to
second
them
.
The
Spaniards
stood
then
in
a
firme
Body
,
and
having
sent
an
hundred
Horse
into
the
Village
of
Neufmaison
,
the
other
two
hundred
attended
armed
in
three
Squadrons
to
secure
the
pillagers
from
the
French
Military
men
,
if
any
should
happen
to
march
that
way
.
And
now
began
the
hurly
burly
:
Balthasar
came
on
bravely
,
and
in
his
first
Charge
had
seven
of
his
men
wounded
by
the
Spanish
opponents
.
But
that
scratch
dishartened
not
the
French
Assaylants
,
who
comming
up
to
his
succour
,
charged
upon
the
first
Squadron
with
their
Pistolets
,
and
with
the
first
volly
of
Shot
,
having
slaine
above
twentie
of
the
Enemies
,
routed
the
rest
of
the
Squardron
;
whose
sudden
flight
caused
the
other
two
Squadrons
to
betake
themselves
to
their
heeles
in
a
strange
confusion
;
the
French
troopes
pursuing
them
eagerly
,
and
in
the
pursuit
having
slaine
seventy
others
,
constrained
the
rest
to
take
the
River
,
wherein
forty
three
of
them
were
found
drowned
immediately
,
and
seventy
two
begging
Quarter
,
had
it
granted
them
.
The
storme
was
not
yet
spent
,
the
Pesants
of
Neufmaison
,
and
the
other
Neighbour
Villages
,
heard
the
report
of
this
defeat
and
sallied
from
the
Woods
,
in
which
they
had
hid
themselves
for
feare
of
the
Enemie
,
and
incouraged
by
the
Souldiers
,
fell
upon
the
remnant
of
the
Spaniards
,
slew
fifteene
or
sixteene
of
them
,
tooke
the
rest
about
ninety
in
number
Prisoners
,
whom
they
brought
to
Vervins
,
with
two
hundred
Horse
,
upon
which
the
Spanish
Souldiers
were
mounted
;
so
gaining
foure
fold
,
what
they
had
lost
,
by
those
Pillagers
.
In
short
,
none
escaped
,
save
onely
nineteen
Souldiers
,
and
their
Captaine
B●sansano
,
and
his
Cornet
,
who
in
this
confusion
,
got
over
the
River
where
it
was
wadeable
,
and
saved
themselves
in
that
Garrison
.
All
the
Prisoners
tooke
service
under
Gassion
,
six
onely
excepted
,
men
of
r●nk●
and
qualitie
,
which
having
their
wives
and
children
in
Irson
,
durst
not
serve
under
his
Colours
,
but
proff●red
a
good
ransome
.
Picardy
●hus
freed
,
in
the
end
of
the
old
yeare
,
of
the
Spanish
bands
,
the
Countie
of
Burgundy
,
and
the
Province
of
Guien
,
onely
remained
to
bee
secured
from
those
invaders
.
Ionville
,
a
Citie
in
the
French
Countie
,
upon
the
River
of
Saone
,
was
made
a
Magazine
for
Victualls
,
and
other
Provisions
,
and
Ammunitions
for
Warre
,
by
Gallas
,
when
hee
made
his
first
inrode
into
the
Dutchie
of
Burgundy
.
Duke
Barnard
in
that
time
of
Winter
,
resolved
to
besiege
it
,
and
to
that
purpose
,
taking
with
him
three
small
Pieces
of
Canon
,
began
to
batter
it
;
but
those
Guns
,
not
able
to
bore
the
Wall
,
hee
sent
for
three
greater
,
which
were
brought
unto
his
Armie
,
not
without
much
difficultie
;
the
fowle
waies
,
and
deepe
waters
being
ready
to
sinke
them
,
unlesse
they
had
beene
supported
by
strength
of
men
.
This
incumbrance
,
did
somewhat
slacken
the
execution
of
what
hee
intended
.
The
Garrison
was
One
thousand
strong
,
the
Enemies
succors
began
to
appeare
in
person
,
for
their
assistance
,
and
Duke
Barnard
,
too
weake
with
that
handfull
of
men
hee
had
designed
for
this
occasion
,
sent
to
the
Cardinall
De
Valette
for
more
helpe
,
who
sent
thither
,
the
Vicount
De
Turenne
with
Two
thousand
Foot
,
and
the
Collonell
Tupadell
with
Ten
Regiments
of
Horse
:
And
they
comming
in
maturely
,
plied
their
Batteries
close
,
and
having
made
a
reasonable
breach
in
the
Wall
,
threatned
to
assault
it
.
The
Praesidiaries
,
though
so
many
in
number
,
as
might
have
defended
the
Citie
,
yet
wanting
courage
(
for
they
were
not
all
Souldiers
that
bore
Armes
,
Five
hundred
Burgesses
and
Pesants
being
imployed
in
that
service
)
or
not
truly
affecting
the
Spaniard
,
for
Foure
hundred
of
the
Souldiers
were
strangers
,
and
none
of
his
Subjects
;
hung
out
a
Flag
of
Truce
immediately
,
and
consented
to
deliver
up
the
Towne
,
onely
with
leave
to
depart
,
with
their
Armes
and
Baggage
,
which
was
granted
,
and
the
Garrison
dismissed
,
save
onely
Habercourt
the
Commander
,
who
was
detained
Prisoner
,
and
the
Town
surrendred
to
Duke
Barnard
.
And
thus
the
last
yeares
Tumults
were
ended
about
the
Dutchie
of
Burgundy
.
In
Guien
,
the
Spanish
Forces
were
still
busie
,
since
the
prize
of
St.
Iohn
de
Luz
(
whence
thirty
Religious
Reformadoes
,
Iohn
de
Luz
&
Cibouro
,
could
yield
them
no
advantage
;
to
proceed
further
with
their
Forces
(
a
River
running
through
the
middle
of
the
Valley
,
in
which
those
Forts
were
placed
,
whose
current
hindred
their
Progresse
)
they
devised
in
the
month
of
October
,
to
raise
a
Fort
neere
the
Church
dedicated
to
St.
Barba
,
where
there
is
a
very
strong
Tower
,
and
such
a
one
as
might
serve
almost
for
their
designe
.
Six
weeks
together
,
their
Labourers
and
Pioners
had
been
imployed
for
that
worke
,
and
they
followed
it
so
earnestly
,
that
by
the
ninth
of
December
new
stile
,
they
had
brought
it
to
defence
,
and
garrisoned
it
with
two
hundred
of
their
best
men
,
and
fortified
it
with
two
Pieces
of
Canon
.
The
Count
of
Grammont
,
Governour
for
the
King
in
Bayon
,
considering
how
serviceable
the
Fort
was
for
the
Enemies
,
who
might
not
onely
from
thence
protect
their
spoiling
Bands
,
sent
into
France
,
but
discover
also
the
French
troopes
,
that
should
march
from
Bayon
,
against
them
;
resolved
to
defer
it
no
longer
,
but
instantly
to
assault
it
.
To
this
purpose
,
December
19.
new
stile
,
hee
selected
nine
hundred
men
out
of
the
Garrison
of
Bayon
,
and
first
the
day
following
,
having
fallen
upon
fiftie
Perdues
of
the
Spanish
partie
,
surprised
them
;
and
incouraged
by
this
beginning
,
ran
furiously
with
his
Armie
to
the
Fort
,
scaled
it
at
once
in
twentie
severall
places
,
and
though
the
Spaniards
,
fighting
bravely
,
kept
the
Combate
doubtfull
by
the
space
of
halfe
an
houre
,
yet
in
the
end
,
became
Master
of
the
great
Bastion
,
and
slew
all
the
Souldiers
appointed
to
guard
it
,
save
onely
fifteene
which
fled
to
the
Church
,
preserved
as
a
place
of
Refuge
,
by
12
of
their
companie
,
if
the
Fort
should
chance
to
be
surprised
by
that
onslat
.
Valour
,
not
number
,
is
most
prevalent
in
warlike
actions
.
Those
twentie
seven
alone
,
which
had
made
a
Cittadell
of
the
Sanctuary
,
did
more
hurt
to
the
French
Assailants
,
than
the
whole
companie
appointed
for
the
defence
of
the
Baestion
.
They
baricadoed
the
Church
dores
,
and
by
the
advantage
of
the
Tower
,
renewed
a
desperate
fight
,
of
two
howers
long
against
the
besiegers
.
In
the
end
wearied
,
not
vanquished
,
they
began
to
slacken
the
Combare
,
and
that
little
intermission
,
giving
time
to
the
French
,
to
expedite
the
worke
,
a
new
Scalao
was
made
,
and
the
French
became
Masters
of
the
Tower
.
The
Spaniards
case
then
grew
desperate
;
yet
as
the
Nation
is
more
jealous
of
their
Honour
,
than
carefull
of
their
lives
,
they
resolved
to
fight
it
out
,
though
disadvantagiously
,
and
not
yield
cowardly
.
The
resistance
they
made
,
was
rather
desperate
,
than
grounded
upon
true
fortitude
.
To
preserve
their
lives
by
fight
,
it
was
very
improbable
,
and
to
escape
by
flight
impossible
:
Yet
fight
they
did
,
almost
to
the
last
man
,
and
all
were
slaine
,
save
three
onely
,
who
complying
with
necessity
,
yielded
themselves
,
and
were
taken
as
Prisoners
of
war
Time
would
not
permit
the
Count
of
Grammont
,
to
advise
what
to
doe
.
Carry
away
the
two
Pieces
of
Canon
hee
could
not
,
wanting
such
equipage
,
as
was
needfull
for
that
worke
,
and
therefore
hee
tumbled
them
into
the
Sea
.
To
stand
to
garrison
the
F●●t
,
hee
might
not
;
during
the
Combare
,
the
grosse
body
of
the
Spanish
Armie
,
which
was
then
at
Bordagaine
,
began
to
play
with
their
Ordance
upon
him
and
sent
200
Horse
in
2
Squadrons
against
him
,
who
appearing
in
the
vally
,
which
separated
the
French
from
heir
Enemies
,
the
Count
posted
speedily
to
assaile
them
,
and
charged
them
so
furiously
,
that
hee
compelled
them
to
fly
to
St.
Iohn
de
Luz
,
where
another
grosse
body
of
their
Armie
was
inquartered
,
and
then
returned
to
the
fort
,
which
he
demolished
and
made
unserviceable
for
the
Enemie
,
and
thence
marched
home
to
Bayon
,
to
raise
up
stronger
Forces
to
oppose
the
Invaders
.
Spaniards
,
Rand
the
Captaine
of
the
Companie
,
perceived
himselfe
of
a
sudden
,
to
be
come
so
neere
the
Town
of
Priches
;
then
possessed
by
the
Spaniard
,
that
he
thought
it
impossible
for
him
to
retire
,
before
the
Inhabitants
of
the
place
had
raised
the
Countrey
against
him
;
and
therefore
,
resolved
to
prevent
them
,
and
assault
the
Towne
first
.
To
this
end
,
having
disburthened
some
of
his
Horses
,
of
Twentie
Musquetiers
,
that
number
of
Horse
,
serving
as
Dragons
in
this
Expedition
,
they
charging
,
discharging
,
&
recharging
nimbly
,
made
his
way
against
some
few
Defendants
,
which
had
guarded
the
Advenues
,
and
barricadoed
them
against
all
Invaders
;
himselfe
following
,
with
the
rest
of
his
Forces
,
broke
them
up
,
and
entred
the
Towne
,
otherwise
undefenced
,
saving
by
a
small
Fort
,
plundered
it
,
and
burnt
it
to
the
ground
.
Some
Priseners
hee
tooke
,
and
carried
to
the
Marquesse
,
who
being
informed
by
one
of
them
,
that
the
wife
of
Don
Marcos
de
Lima
,
Governour
for
the
Catholick
King
in
La
Capella
,
was
comming
to
visit
her
Husband
,
hee
instantly
tooke
Two
hundred
Light-horse
,
and
made
an
Ambuscado
wich
them
,
in
a
pace
called
Flamangre
,
neere
the
Citie
,
where
hee
was
scarce
arrived
,
before
he
had
Intelligence
by
a
Corporall
,
that
three
Wallon
Captaines
,
Lorgue
,
Franquin
,
and
Anbrestrot
,
which
served
in
that
Citie
,
were
comming
abroad
to
forrage
;
French
Cavalarie
,
who
slew
forty
of
them
in
their
flight
,
and
tooke
as
many
Prisoners
.
And
here
the
last
yeares
Observarions
are
terminated
.
Wee
must
now
looke
on
to
the
new
yeare
,
and
the
new
Actions
and
Occurrances
thereof
.
Janus
had
scar●●
left
off
his
Infant-smile
,
when
the
Cardinall
Infant
,
breathing
out
War
against
the
united
Provinces
,
sent
out
his
Proclamation
to
his
Officers
,
to
practise
all
hostility
ag●●st
the
Friends
,
and
Allies
of
the
States
in
the
Netherlands
.
The
words
ran
thus
:
By
the
King
.
S.
TO
our
most
deare
and
faithfull
Chancellor
,
and
to
our
Councell
of
Brabant
,
greeting
,
&c.
Whereas
wee
are
informed
,
That
our
enemies
have
lately
presumed
to
impose
heavy
burthens
,
Given
in
our
Citie
of
Bruxells
,
Ianua.
17/17
1637.
The
States
replyed
againe
in
words
,
and
in
the
same
Language
set
foorth
a
Placard
,
against
the
Subjects
of
the
Catholike
King
;
yet
neither
partie
came
to
blowes
,
preparations
onely
for
warre
being
then
undertaken
,
the
time
not
fitting
the
field
,
to
which
the
prosecution
was
referred
.
Italie
,
an
hotter
Climate
,
was
more
pregnant
,
and
sooner
shewed
the
new
fruites
of
the
Spring
.
Piacenza
was
still
beleaguered
with
the
Spanish
Troopes
,
though
Leganez
,
the
Generall
of
the
Armie
,
and
Governour
of
Milan
,
was
retyred
homeward
for
his
owne
repose
;
the
Armies
still
abode
in
the
Field
,
which
by
closing
up
the
Poe
,
and
intereepting
the
Land-passages
,
block't
up
the
Citie
,
and
relu●ed
it
to
such
extremitie
,
that
the
Sister
of
the
Grand
Duke
,
wife
to
the
Parmesan
,
was
constrained
,
by
the
middle
of
Ianuarie
,
to
become
a
Supplya●t
to
the
Spanish
Armie
for
her
departure
,
which
was
gra●ted
her
,
in
regard
of
her
blood
,
and
her
Brothers
confederacie
with
the
Crowne
of
Spaine
;
the
Duke
himselfe
yet
relying
upon
the
French
succors
,
still
abiding
in
the
Citie
,
The
Parmesan
himselfe
was
thus
quit
of
his
troubles
,
entertained
in
State
at
Millan
,
commerce
of
trade
was
granted
betwixt
his
Subjects
and
the
Millanoys
;
but
Fabio
Scotti
his
Embassador
,
to
the
Christian
King
;
upon
his
returne
from
Paris
,
Fabio
Scotti
,
the
Pormesans
Embassadour
,
sent
Prisoner
to
Paris
.
whence
hee
came
with
Letters
to
the
Confederate
Generalls
,
the
Duke
of
Savoy
,
and
the
Marshall
Crequi
,
was
sent
back
by
them
,
as
a
Prisoner
to
the
King
of
France
;
the
Duke
conceiving
(
as
hee
thought
)
a
just
displeasure
against
the
Prince
of
Parma
for
capitulating
with
the
Spaniards
,
who
threatned
to
invade
his
Territories
;
and
soone
after
,
invaded
Montferat
,
driving
away
700
great
Cattell
from
the
Territorie
of
Asti
,
which
caused
him
to
fortifie
his
Frontiers
,
especially
at
Turino
and
other
places
bordering
upon
the
Dutchie
of
Millan
,
and
to
give
a
sudden
assault
against
the
strong
Fort
of
Frassionetta
;
which
hee
tooke
by
onslat
,
and
garrisoned
with
1000
men
.
While
these
things
were
transacting
in
Italy
,
there
passed
some
light
overtures
of
War
in
the
Dukedome
of
Loraine
,
and
the
Franch
Countie
.
Chavanes
,
commonly
called
Chavagne
,
a
strong
Piece
in
the
Franch
Countie
,
placed
betwixt
two
Hills
,
upon
the
banke
of
the
River
of
Suran
,
neere
the
Frontier
of
France
,
and
the
Territorie
of
Bresse
,
garrisoned
with
2
Spanish
companies
of
Horse
,
Corpses
du
guard
,
and
sent
the
Auxiliaries
into
the
Citie
,
under
the
commaund
of
his
owne
Lieutenant
Goliefer
,
who
also
carried
with
him
all
manner
of
Ammunition
for
warre
,
even
to
very
Hand-mills
,
whereof
the
besieged
had
much
need
;
to
the
great
incouragement
of
the
Inhabitants
,
and
Praesidiaries
;
who
thus
inheartened
,
the
next
night
,
made
out
two
sallies
;
in
one
of
which
they
nayled
foure
pieces
of
Cannon
,
and
slue
divers
Caesareans
;
&
to
the
great
dis-hartening
of
the
Imperiall
common
souldiers
and
Generals
,
who
seeing
that
place
thus
provided
,
both
of
military
and
alimentary
provisions
,
after
they
had
lost
above
1000
men
before
it
,
made
400
Cannon-shot
against
it
,
cast
in
severall
Bombards
,
and
Granadoes
to
fire
it
,
and
broke
downe
some
piece
of
the
wall
,
Ian.
27.
old
stile
,
raised
the
siege
,
marched
the
same
night
to
Granges
,
in
the
way
to
Burgundy
,
where
the
next
day
they
divided
their
Forces
,
the
Baron
of
Suitz
taking
the
way
of
Germany
to
joyne
with
Gallas
his
Army
,
and
Mercie
the
way
of
the
Franch
Countie
,
to
Duke
Charles
,
who
yet
remained
there
.
Fortune
smiled
all
this
while
upon
the
French
;
by
Sea
and
Land
the
affaires
of
that
Kingdome
went
on
,
if
not
prosperously
,
yet
not
unhappily
.
Zarquemine
,
a
frontier
towne
betwixt
Alsatia
and
Loraine
,
in
possession
of
the
Caesareans
and
Loranois
,
was
as
a
pricke
in
the
sides
of
the
Villages
about
Haguenau
,
and
the
Countie
of
Bitche
,
in
the
alliance
,
and
under
the
obedience
of
the
French
King
;
but
the
Garrison
there
was
forced
,
The
same
day
,
which
was
so
fortunate
to
the
French
Commander
in
the
North-east
,
by
land
,
was
as
prosperous
in
the
North-west
by
Sea
.
The
Ides
of
Ianuary
,
ministred
a
fortunate
adventure
,
and
the
first
was
seconded
by
some
others
.
The
Pirates
of
Dunkerque
,
who
often
times
had
roved
thrivingly
upon
the
Coast
of
Callis
,
were
ranging
about
for
more
spoile
.
The
Count
of
Charost
,
Governor
of
the
Citie
,
being
advised
therof
,
dispatched
to
Sea
a
Frigate
well
armed
,
But
these
peteete
Victories
,
though
the
newes
of
them
soone
after
arrived
at
the
Court
of
France
,
were
not
so
pleasing
to
the
Christian
King
,
as
the
reconcliation
of
the
Monsiour
his
Brother
,
was
to
his
Matie
,
for
the
Prince
having
vanquished
himselfe
,
&
dispossessed
his
heart
of
those
jealousies
,
which
made
him
depart
as
a
Malecontent
from
the
Court
,
returned
againe
of
his
owne
accord
,
in
the
beginning
of
February
;
and
gave
the
King
such
a
plenary
assurance
of
his
loyaltie
,
brotherly
affection
,
The
Kings
letters
to
the
Generalls
,
&c.
TO
all
Generalls
of
our
Armies
,
and
Governours
of
our
Provinces
,
Greeting
.
My
good
Cosins
,
since
that
the
departure
of
my
brother
the
Duke
of
Orleance
to
Bloys
,
in
the
Moneth
of
November
last
,
without
our
permission
,
hath
given
the
world
occasion
to
suspect
his
good
intentions
;
and
I
my selfe
beleeved
,
that
if
hee
had
(
accordingly
as
hee
ought
)
with
attention
examined
the
Motives
of
his
Action
,
(
according
to
our
Letters
sent
after
him
immediatly
,
to
give
him
as
good
evidence
(
as
be
could
desire
)
of
our
good
will
toward
him
;
by
that
imployment
which
hee
had
in
the
Command
,
and
Conduct
of
the
principall
Forces
of
the
Realme
)
hee
might
easily
have
knowne
,
that
those
Avisements
,
and
Motives
which
caused
him
to
eloyne
himselfe
from
us
,
were
not
onely
contrary
to
truth
,
but
also
to
his
proper
good
;
Yet
this
credulitie
never
hindered
me
,
from
taking
all
care
to
prevent
those
evill
consequents
,
which
might
have
followed
this
our
separation
:
But
thanks
be
to
God
,
whatever
hath
ensued
,
hath
served
to
no
other
end
,
then
to
make
me
know
the
fidelitie
of
my
Subjects
;
whose
constancy
I
have
found
unmoevable
.
My
Brother
,
who
hath
well
concluded
,
that
the
union
of
Hearts
,
in
these
times
of
danger
,
is
as
necessary
as
the
forces
of
the
Kingdome
,
to
oppose
with
the
more
puissance
,
the
Enemies
of
the
greatnesse
of
this
Crowne
,
and
its
tranquilitie
:
Of
his
owne
accord
,
hath
applyed
himselfe
to
all
which
I
could
desire
;
and
no
sooner
acknowledged
his
transgression
,
Written
at
Orleance
the
9
day
of
Febr.
1637.
Signed
Lovis
.
And
a
little
lower
,
Sublet
.
Some
discourse
interceded
at
the
same
time
of
a
generall
peace
to
be
concluded
at
Coln
,
and
of
a
particular
peace
betwixt
the
Christian
and
Catholick
Kings
,
and
the
report
was
delivered
so
confidently
,
that
the
compromittors
in
that
negotiation
,
were
named
expresly
;
but
whether
the
Spaniards
prevailing
in
Italy
with
the
Duke
of
Parma
,
as
the
French
would
haue
it
,
or
the
French
Agents
refusall
,
to
goe
upon
the
safe
pasport
of
Ferdinand
the
third
(
in
whose
name
that
Instrument
was
sealed
)
as
by
an
Imperiall
power
,
(
the
French
not
allowing
him
the
title
of
Caesar
)
the
treatie
held
not
,
it
is
uncertaine
.
This
is
sure
,
that
strong
preparations
for
warre
,
were
suddenly
made
of
either
side
.
The
French
set
forth
a
Navie
of
26.
di
Spava-Forno
,
to
be
imployed
in
his
Navie
;
and
lastly
,
by
the
helpe
of
the
Duke
of
Florence
,
(
who
assisted
him
with
ten
Gallies
)
sent
out
a
convenient
Fleete
to
oppose
them
.
The
French
in
their
gallantrie
rowed
and
sailed
to
the
Island
;
and
comming
on
furiously
,
tooke
the
Port
Orestano
,
neere
Cagliano
,
affrighted
the
Inhabitants
of
that
Countrey
,
who
at
first
hid
themselues
in
the
woods
,
and
caues
,
and
holes
,
for
safeguard
of
their
liues
;
yet
of
a
sodaine
betooke
themselues
to
Armes
,
beat
out
those
who
were
landed
,
surprized
their
baggage
,
and
forced
the
Fleete
to
returne
,
to
Tolour
,
About
the
same
time
,
viz.
about
the
beginning
of
March
(
as
it
is
wrote
from
Triers
)
a
private
conspiracy
,
being
made
in
Diete
hofen
and
Walderfangen
by
some
of
the
Inhabitants
,
to
deliver
those
Townes
and
Forts
into
the
hands
of
the
French
Allies
,
(
some
of
the
Souldiers
that
lay
in
garrison
in
Dietenhofen
,
In
the
Valtoline
,
the
French
expeditions
began
at
the
same
time
to
flag
.
The
Grisons
,
an
unconstant
and
uncertaine
people
(
as
all
Democraticall
States
are
)
had
often
murmured
against
the
Christian
King
,
and
his
Generall
there
the
Duke
Rohan
;
and
oft-times
been
appeased
with
money
from
France
,
Gasper
Smith
,
in
behalfe
of
the
Grisons
,
April
8.
old
stile
,
and
the
places
were
surrendred
to
the
Grisons
accordingly
.
These
were
the
counterbuffes
and
spots
,
with
which
the
flourishing
fortune
and
splendour
of
the
French
glory
was
at
that
time
checked
and
sullyed
,
which
yet
was
somwhat
restored
and
revived
by
another
happy
adventure
of
the
Christian
Kings
Forces
in
Loraine
about
the
same
day
when
the
Duke
was
almost
surprized
.
The
Caesareans
who
had
some
moneths
before
taken
the
Citie
of
Switz
,
Beffort
,
Bruntrant
,
and
Ericourt
,
mustered
up
2000.
men
,
armed
them
with
necessary
provisions
for
a
battery
,
sent
them
against
that
Citie
and
Castle
,
and
then
after
two
dayes
battery
,
with
8.
Pieces
of
Ordnance
,
forced
the
Garrison
to
yeeld
upon
composition
,
to
depart
with
their
low
weapons
onely
,
and
so
opened
the
way
for
commerce
betwixt
that
State
and
the
Kings
Subjects
.
But
,
this
gaine
,
had
been
a
small
requitall
to
the
former
losses
,
had
it
come
singly
,
and
unattended
without
any
other
.
It
was
the
concomitant
of
better
fortunes
to
the
French
,
who
under
the
Duke
of
Longueville
,
did
much
harme
to
the
Spanish
Garrisons
in
the
Dukedome
of
Burgundy
,
surprized
the
Citie
of
Amur
under
the
conduct
of
the
Lord
Thianges
,
old
stile
,
at
night
assaulted
the
Iland
Margarita
,
and
landed
some
Forces
under
the
Count
of
Harcourt
,
tooke
in
the
first
Fort
,
&
after
beleaguered
the
Fort
Royall
;
where
the
Garrison
,
after
a
tedious
Siege
began
to
parley
,
and
at
last
agreed
upon
composition
,
and
so
marched
out
,
leaving
the
whole
Island
againe
to
the
French
,
who
now
goe
to
assault
and
besiege
the
other
Island
named
St.
Honorata
.
The
Spring
began
now
to
come
on
,
and
the
united
States
of
the
Netherlands
,
and
the
Cardinall
Infant
,
The
time
of
action
was
not
yet
come
,
the
harvest
was
still
in
the
blade
,
and
the
fields
afforded
no
forrage
.
No
Armies
could
yet
be
brought
into
Campagnia
,
onely
some
private
parties
were
imployed
abroad
by
the
Garrisons
,
more
for
spoyle
,
and
pillage
,
than
in
hope
of
victory
.
From
Breda
100.
valiant
and
experienced
Souldiers
were
sent
out
on
plundering
,
who
were
surprized
,
and
rowted
neere
Balen
by
another
partie
of
the
States
Garrison
at
the
Bosh
,
which
though
it
surpassed
the
Brabantiers
in
number
yet
obtained
not
the
victory
by
meere
valour
&
strength
,
but
by
a
finenesse
adjoyned
thereto
;
which
neverthelesse
was
not
so
prevalent
as
to
giue
them
a
cleere
victory
,
without
much
losse
of
their
own
bloud
.
The
Prince
of
Orange
soone
after
,
had
a
designe
against
Hulst
,
a
Town
of
importance
in
the
frontiers
of
Brabant
,
And
thus
,
we
haue
described
the
occurrences
of
these
few
moneths
,
omitting
nothing
worth
observation
,
which
hath
happened
in
these
Westerne
parts
of
the
world
.
In
the
Easterne
parts
amongst
the
Turkes
,
we
heare
of
tumults
,
civill
dissentions
,
rebellions
managed
with
a
strong
power
,
and
such
like
barbarismes
.
The
Belgerbeg
Basha
in
Morea
,
attended
with
twentie
thousand
Souldiers
,
made
head
there
against
his
Soveraigne
,
not
contenting
himfelfe
with
that
high
office
,
but
ayming
at
a
higher
kinde
of
dominion
in
that
Peninsula
,
and
to
effect
his
designe
,
called
in
other
twelue
thousand
Alboneses
,
to
assist
him
;
and
with
those
Forces
,
possessed
himselfe
of
the
Citie
and
Port
de
Santa
Maura
in
Morea
.
The
Grand
Signior
,
enraged
with
this
affront
summoned
him
to
appeare
at
his
Court
at
Constantinopl
;
and
(
he
not
comming
in
)
confiscated
his
lands
and
goods
,
and
sent
an
Armie
against
him
to
surprize
his
person
,
and
disperse
the
Rebells
;
Vezier
Basha
,
imployed
lately
against
the
Persian
,
fleeth
to
the
Sophy
.
and
so
prevented
the
Capigie
in
the
dispatch
of
his
Commission
.
The
Sultan
missing
his
designe
against
the
Vezier
,
proceeded
in
rage
against
the
Capigie
,
smote
off
his
head
,
and
sent
Camacan
,
another
of
his
Basha's
,
with
the
power
and
title
of
the
former
,
to
command
his
Armies
,
whose
proceedings
wee
must
expect
hereafter
.
FINIS
.