From Roome the 7 August , 1621.

WEhere from Palermo that there is in Messina a preparation of al manner provision against the coming of the Prince Philebert / for to use them in the Catholicq armye / ther ar also many instruments of warr made for some enterprise .

The Knight of Malta Sarchio / is here arrived againe from Prage / for to make a Company of horsemen .

From Venise , the 13. of August .

By waye of Genua / there is confirmed from Spaine / that Don Rodrigo Calderone slalbe openly estrangldd / and his goods Confisquated / because of so me murther taken in hand by him / and there ar remitted of his goods for the warrs of the lowe contryes sixtie thousand crownes .

We understand from Milan / that those 7. Suytser Cantons Catholicques / doe hold nothing at all with the Graubonders / and that they also will not appeare in the day appointed to Badē which is held by the Buntnars for a great despising : and which might well be a cause to make them come togither by the eares .

From Vienne , the 19. dito

The miserie in Marcvelt doen by the Hongers in burning one hondert and twentie villadges / is confermed : the Conte of Iagerendorp with the help that he hath receyved from Bethlehem Gabor / is nou twenty thousand strong / and have besidg the towne of Presbourg about a myle from the same : and all the people that were in the subarbes have put the fire in them and are fled for feare of the siedge / and are gone within the towne / and all those among them which have bin fond not to be cityzens / have bin driven out of the citye : they they also very fast / and because then provision must goe from hence / it is to be feared it wil be cut of from them / wich maye easily be done .

Bethlehem himself is gone from Thurna upwards by S. Iorges / there is also one Lord of Hongaria hier / which hath had audience by the Emperour / his message was of peace / which must be effected within three weekes / otherwise it is not possible to keep the Turk backe : the Clergye doeth much labour unto it .

The Budiani / which doeth much hurt over all / is going with 15000 strong / and expects more forces from Iagerendorp / he takes his course towards Crembs / and meanes to joyne himself with Bethlehem for Moravie / so as here is over all very great feare : the Emperour is purposed within 14 dayes to depart from this City : but it is unknowen where he goeth .

Hier ar about 6000 fled from other places / who by reason of the last of their goods / doe seeke Almes .

This daye ar ther niewes tome / that the Enemy lyes before Presbourg with 36 peeces of Ordonnance / and that he hath demanded the City 2 dayes agon / and begon to shutt upon it . There ar within the City three Regiments of footmen and 700. Horsemen : they have Ammonition inough / but it must goe from hence / which will hardly be effected .

The Englisch Ambassador have had also an answer / he hath bin at the Assembly of Regensbourg : where it hath bin answered unto him / that howsoever it might be granted unto the Kingh of England and other Potentats / treves in the Palatinat / for in the meyne tyme to seeke te come to an agrement / yet there are these things in the waye that hinders it / to it / the atttentats of Mansvelt in Boheme and of Iagerendorps in Slesie / who doe proceede in warres with great hostilitye in the name of the Palts-Grave things wholly contrary to the presentation of the King of England .

Here is againe anothet Ambassador come out of England / with six persons .

From Prage , the 19. dito .

For asmuch as both with in and with out this city / ther beginneth again spoiling and robbing / thet is therfore the 13. of this moneth patens gone out that all those that ar masterlesse and not cityzens / as also those that doe not discharge cityzens dutyes in their callings that they shall presently depicite from the city / upon peyne of corporal punishment .

Concerning the yeelding of the towne of Tabor / ther is hetherto little efferted / they have hope to be delivred of the siedge by meanes of Mansvelt .

Concernin Hongarie and Moravie / little can be said of it because that 2. Posts from Vienna have already bin turned barch / housoever some certen carriers bringes niewes / that the Hongres ar certeyn thousand strong / who doe overrunne from Vienna unto Moravie / and doe burn and spoyle and kill all that they meet with all / wich makes here a trible-feare : and wee know not whethet the Posts have bin taken or maide awaye the Commissares also of the Emperour which were come hither about the execueion ar returned but we doubt with extreme danger of falling in the handes of the enemy .

From the Confederate .

Having observed that the french Ambassador have sought to deceave us torough the practises of Spayne and to bring us onder the servitude so have the 3. Confederats preposed to waiet no longer but to get agayne the last with strenght of armes : wher upon ech confederat stalt bring forth 5000. Men in the field / wich shalt goe on with the frist .

From Bearn 20 August .

The 5. Catholicque places having levied folkes for to help the King of france have demanded passage of us / which all rond about hath bin shut unto them / wich is like to bring trouble againe onder those of the oath .

From Spire 20 August .

The last lords day / monday / tewsday yesterday and the day before 15. Companyes of Palatins folcks both horsemen and footmen / have taken some of the villages of the Bishop / as Vorst Kupersbourg / Hooghdorp / Nederkercken / Hambach / Ditersheym / Maycamer / Iensheym and more other places / having taken their quarter in those places Maykamer hath stood wel 2 houres in defense of themselves / and killed some soldiers / but ta the last have given over with the lost of 16. countrymen and 2. women / and at the last burut and spoild : ther is ill house keping there / : the contrymen ran out of the villages with their wives and children with much misery / and come hytherwards / the soldiers have sent a clown to day for warne the other to come to their houses / and make ready some meat / or otherwise they will burne all the villages : the goods of these villages ar all taken awaye and sent to Franckendal neustat and other places / howit wil goe with Vdenheym we shal know hereafter .

There is more succour looked for then shall wee see if things wil bowe or breake .

From Lints , 23. August .

There is a great feare of the Hongres in this Land / wherupon the Bishop of Saltzbourg hath bin sent pee poste to the Emperour in Vienna / for help of one thousand Musquetiers : The Our Leopold hath also bin to Soltzbourg / who is also gone towards Vienna / 10000 men should follow him : the arrested Lords are here yet / they have receyved some confort from the Duke of Bavieres / concerning their delivrance : onely that the townes must pay to the garrisons 32000 gilders .

From Ambergh 25 dito .

The 13. 14. and 15. of this moneth / the Soldyers of Bavieres have shoot upon our Camp of Mausvelt well an hondert shoots / yet not hurt above 20 persons / yet have they also gotten upon a moant with some peeces of ordinance / for to shoot against the Fort of Mansvelt : Mansvelt himself doeth fortisy dayly with the help of 200 men / making place for to sett some peeces of Ordonnance : there having also sent the 23. of this moneth / 8 peeces of Ordonnance / besides 3000 bollets of Yron of 48 ponds a peece with other Instruments / also 44 waggons and some mony / together also 25 Canonniers : they doe dayly scharmutse one another .

From the Berghestrate 25 dito .

Obertrout the Generall came yesterday to Bergstrate : there might wel be shortly fighting togyther : for he is to strong for the Spaniols / who shal scarse be so bold as to wayte til he comes he hath sent them worde to make good cheere at steyn / which they tooke the last Lords Day / and that he wil shortly come to visite them .

The choise men of the whole Pals are yet together / they have now assembled themselves by Londenbourg .

From Franckfort 29. August .

The Spaniards having taken the house of Steyn / onder Worms / which is partlij to the Pals / and partly to the Bishop of Worms / andis also a passage / both parts have bin seen in this and in the other side of the Rhijn / reasonabli strong / ther might wel fall a saluting one of another : since there is certen niewes that those of the Pals have taken the house again : and that they are gone to Gernsheyn .

From Colen the 28 dito .

The Marquis Spinola is with his whole camp about Rimberg / he himself is within the towne / they say that he will cast a brig over the Rhijn / he hath with him some schipps and waggons . Where he shall goe we shall know .

We have from France that the King goeth on with his army and that he hat taken now some more places . The Due d'Espernon is under Rochell with his army : and ther was niewes that six galleys were arrived from S. Lucas to Mtrseilles / for to send to Rochelle / so that it is lickly that the citye shal be besieg both by water and by land .

We understand that the Counsel of Danzir had receyved Letters from Polen / that the great Turke doeth marche / and that also it should be against Polen : some thinke that the half of his Armade might well fall upon Hongrie : those of Polen ar greaely upon their gardrs .

The Ambassadeurs of the Generall States have bin receyved with great welcome by the Counsell of Breme / and enterteyned Royally without the towne / and after led in their lodging with great tryumph / there are also looked for the Ambassadors of the King of Danemarr / Brandebourg / Brunswir / and other / which by this maye well be arrived .

It hath bin a pleasant thing this week to see so many choise Soldiers / and so excellent Horsemen / accompanied with their famous officiers / therwith so great quantitie of shipps laden with ordonnance / ●ammonitie and victuels togithether also ourmen of warrs with their valliant mariners / also pionners / waggons and al things need ful for such a Camp . The Prince of Orange himself is in the house of Doen between Emerit and Rees : his Majesty of Boheme is to Emeric our Horsemen and footmen al about Rees and upwards / it is heard for certeyn that the Prince will make a fort between Emerick and Rhees .

The Marquis Spinola being accompanied with a Cardinal or some other great man / was this weeke at Wesel / where he had taken al things necessary for a shipps brigge / and hath sent them towards Berge some of the shippers and cityzens of Wesel must also helpe there in / with the smits : they laboured also upon the Lords day for hast his soldiers ar an the other syde of the Rhin by Berg even to Burie what he shal now doe the bridge being done the tyme shal teach .

We understand from the townes of oversea / that the Lord of Dort was come there and charged / in the name of the Prince to make al the wayes playne / against the tyme of neede seing that the enemy purpos is te passe over the Rhin . The Prince hath also given good order for the rivieres .