From Roome the 12. of Iunij , 1621.

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

From Venize the 18. hereof .

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

The Duke of Savoy hath mustered his footemen and Horsemen .

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

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

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

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

From Vienna the 17. of Iuny .

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

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

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

From Breslaw , the 18. hereof .

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

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

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

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

From Prage the 17. herof .

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

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

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

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

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

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

From Bunten , the 15 hereof .

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

From Lints the 20. hereof .

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

Fom Egher the 21 of Iune .

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

From Newmark the 24. of Iuny .

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

From Straesburgh the 21. hereof .

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

From the Palts the 25. of Iuny .

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

From Ments the 26. dito .

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

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

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

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

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

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