From Venice the 20 of Iune 1621.

HEre are 3 Ambassadors arriued being sent from Bethlem Gabor , but as yet haue not audience by the Signiorie , what was the contents of their commission is yet vnknowne , but expect tobe informed therof by the next Letters .

From Constantinople the 28 of Iune .

The great and mightie Lord , with all his so great forces is vpon his march toward Poland , which whole Ringdome he is wholy bent to spoyle , & fully resolued to make tributarie vnto the Turkish Empire : and withal meanes this Sommer to make way through the hart of the Kingdome , euen to the strong & mightie Cittie Cracaw , further it is obserued that the Cossacks and Polanders , left and forsaken Podolia and are retired back vnto Poland .

From Vienna in Austira the 21 of Iune .

The Emperour haueing beene at Mariensel , where he had beene at his deuotion with the Archduke Charles , is now returned ; in his passage through Mewstadt , the youg Prince of Anhalt being prisoner : haueing desired audience , & withall entreating for mercie at the hands of his Imperiall Maiestie , whereof he was vtterlie denied , yet was he the very same night visited by the Arch duke Charles , and was by him possessed of much comfort .

The English Gentelmen that was com to the Emperour , and had giuen his Imperiall maiestie to vnderstand , that the Lord Ambassador Digbie was vnder way : is by his maiestie sent back againe to the said Ambassador , for to aduise him to take his way towards Prague , and there to tarrie for his Imperiall maiestie : for he ment to betake himselfe theitherwards vpon the 5 of Iuly : but yet it is supposed as farre as men can conceiue that , that his iorney may be deferred to some other time , because of the Hungarian affayres where mattecs doe not fall out according to the desire of the Emperour : especially considering the the Count of Bucquoy could not by no meanes preuent nor hinder the entrance of the 4000 men into Newhewsel which were sent thither for their succor and ayde : it is generally thought , & that upon some good ground the if the besieged can hould out but for the space of thrée weekes longer , which without doubt they can , for they want neither men , meat , munition , nor mony , but are sufficientlie prouided for of all necessahies , that Bucpuoy of necessitie shal be forced with all his leger to breake vp , and to returne back some other way , for Bethelem Gabor doth fortifie himselfe extraordinarilie strong with Turks , and Tartarians being now wholy readie to march vp with the same for the reliefe of Newhewsell .

From Vienna the 8 of Iuly .

Whereat the count de Bucquoy who haueing to little purpose layen so long afore the Cittie Newhewsel in Hungaria , resoluing now to take a more serious view of the Cittie , to the end they might the better fit themselues in bringing their cannons to the most conuenient places for battering , made out of their campe by night in tending with the breake of day , in the twilight to effect their purposes , & to that end as is Bucquoy : Maxemilian of Lightenser the Lord of Diepenbuch and others to the number of 40 speciall men of note went out , but whereas they went out 40 ther returned not the halfe as they went , for the Hungarians who slippe not away their advantage ) liuing then in the woods next by , compassed them so about , that they went very neere to the taken or slaying of them all , and it was very narroulie that Bucquoy himselfe of escaped , but how soeuer it fell out that he esaped yet there remayned dead 18 and divers of the rest sorelie hurt .

From Lipswick the 18 of Iulv .

In Silesia vpon the Emperour his side it stands not well but very slightlie for the cruell and bloodie execution at Prague the 21 of Iune of thrée Earls and Lord : 7 knights the rest Councellors and Cittizens to the number of 47 in all , hath bread such distast discord & dissention euen vnto desperation of any hope of good mild or gentill dealings at the hands of the blood thyrstie Emperour , so that the said states of Silesia take on great store of men for their owne and counteries defence . In like manner the Marquisse of iegere Dorp lay there with his Souldiers who had strongly beset the Cittie Newes , & the Earldome of Glets , besides that he was fallen into Bohemia wigh 10000 braue old Souldiers .

In respect whereof the Corronel Sassen was commanded that he should with his 6 cornets or companies of horsemen breake vp from Prague , and so march vp to Koningsgets , otherwise Kinggrets : likewise the Corronell of wallenstegn was ready with certaines companies of foote to follow for the resistaunce of them of Iagerens dorp so much as possible they could .

It is also signified that the young Graue of Thurin who holds him by the Marquisse of Iagerens Drop be-4000 men strong , is fallen into the Dukedomes of Reschen and Toppau , and therein taken the best passages and strongly beset the same . The Graue of Mansfield lies with his whole leger vppon the fronties of Bohemia most in the vpper Palatinate .

The Letter which Graue Mansfeld wrote to Bethelem Gabor King of Hungaria whereby he shewed his Christian Resollution .

Most Illustrious Prince mighty and puissant King most gratious Lord , and howsoeuer my gracious King and Lord , the great and bitter misfortune crossing his Maiestie in Bohemia , happening so much against him to the excessiue griefe and hart sore not of me alone , but also of all his true and faithfull subiects , yet on the contrarie , all true Christian Professors of the Gospel reioyce no lesse to see and behold your Maiesties not onelie great loue manifested , but also your most heroicall and magnanimous hart , wherewith you affect both the Kingdome of Bohemia , and all the confederate Lands : and not onely so , but therewith all your great zeale for the planttacion of the Gospell , euen the true Religion and speciall care for pretecting all sincere honest men from the tyrannie of the Pope , and the crueltie of the Spanish yoke .

As for me I haue alwayes from the beginning vnto this present , to the vttermost of my power furthered , and wil not be backward in going on according to my dutie for the performance of my promise withall fidelitie , to his Kinglie Maiestie of Bohemia in the doing of al that shal be profitable seruiceable , to my gratious King and Lord , as also to the whole Kingdome to my vtmost endeauours : In consideration whereof I haue alwayes kept vnder obedience of his Maiesty Cittis the Tobor and Wittenkaw and against all onsets of the eneime , I haue constantlie and manfully defended and pretected the same , I tooke Tackhaw by Gods permission out of the hands and power of his enimies , and haue now for the defence thereof beset it with men of warre : the Cloyster Doepel aright neast of murtherers , I haue disabled , Slecthen wald with there owne consent , I haue taken in euen as they of Ellenbogh did by Creits in which Cittie the inhabitants besides the Souldiers therein haue hitherto truelie , and faithfully , as became resolute souldiers , held and carried themselues , caused the enemie to retire , renewing their promises constantly and faithfully to mayntaine the Christian Religion : & their beloued natiue Countite , & therevpon to hasard both life & goods , whicher also I haue with the first conveniencie resolued to betake my selfe , Moreouer & let all the bordering Citties Townes and Castels , which the enemie may set on , or besiege , be prouided for of all manner of prouision , I entend also by Gods grace , and that ere long to attempt some notable matter of waight and in portaunce , for & meditate continually , and bethinke me night and day , how & by what meanes this Tyrannicall Austria , and this heauy & cruell Spanish yoke might be shaken off , and expulsed and this Kingdome brought againe to its former estate , and so holpen to its desired peace . For which cause I could not conceale from your Kinglie Maiestie , how that Spayne hath other sufficient imployments , otherwayes , as also that the Duke of Sauoy my most gratious Lord , with the mightie Duke of Venice , wil be imployed in some notable seruices , the Swithers haue held hard by the King of France for helpe , for the recouerie of veltolia the States of Hoolland wil be armed both by sea & Land it were vame to say more of the Austrian councel tirannicall persecution , or of the two well knowne Spanish Inquisitions , I am also very busie in the taken on of men , hoping within a few weeks to haue 15 thousand thoren men of warre in readines , but considering that for the better expedition of the warrs , I haue great neede of 2000 horsmen , my earnest suite therefore to your Maiestie is that you wil be pleased and that withall possible speed to furnish me with the aforesayd number of 20●0 Hungarian horsemen , if it be possible , and I as soone as I shallbe so furnished , will spare neither labor nor paines for the erformaunce of that seruice , that may serue for the furderaunce of the Christiun religion , and the welfare of the Kingdome of Bohemia , for my fidelite wherein your Maiestie shall in nothing doubt : but without the said number of horse I shall not be able to performe that seruice I would , which therefore I will expect with the first opertunitie : hopeing withall that your Maieste is and will be an vpholder as of the Christian Religion , so also of this our natiue Countrie manifesing your selfe to be are that wil , not to suffer your selfe to be deceiued by the bloody Papists , nor yet to be drawne by their deceitfull pretences , to a faise faithlesse and vniust peace , the rather considiring that their cruell and abominable tyronies deceitfullnesse and periuries are euery where too too manifest , which many doe dailie féele and vndergoe , and heartily bewaile with sighs and teeres : herewith concluding I will pray vnto allmightie God for your Maiesties prosperous raigne , the ouerenmming of your enemies and so earnestly beséeching that he will be your protector I shall with longing expect your certaine resolution and answere

Meane time resting your Kingly Maiesties alwaies most dutifull obedient Earness●s Graue of Mansfield , Marquis of Niewcastle , Lord of Thaldrung and cheife gouernor and Mashall of his Maiestie of Bohemia , his men of warre .

The rest of the prisoners in Orague are pardonned & are discharged and let goe : Duke Luke onelie expected : and the commissionners of the Emperours were vpon their departure into Morauia towards Brm , not vnlike as is generally thought , but that some there also may be brought to the fleshbank vnder the hands of the like Butchers .

THe Duke of Bauaria hath called togeither the Stats of the Land vpon the Ens , for to acknowledg him their Lords and gouernors , or otherwise in case they will not , then to pay him 2800000 florins , which he hath on the of the Emperour disbursted and layd out .

From Cullen the 19 of Iuly 1621.

The next wéeke shall the new Spaniards vnder the commaund of the Mark-graue of Ansbach his brother , be mustered and then shal remayne in the Palatinate .

In Berghlandt 6 companies of foote march higher towards Niewborghs quarters , about Papen Muts for to hinder them of the fort or Schonce , that they may not cut any more of the willowes for the fortifiing of their Sconce .

The Horsemen of the enemies , which were heretofore brought into Butphen prisoners , are proclaimed for prise and are set vppon a ransome , their horses armor and weapons were by the sound of a Trumpet sould , Wherevpon Graue Hendrick Vanden Bergh a Spanish generall , hath written that he meant , that sith they on their side had as yet shewed no manner of hostilitie , that he thought it should be also on their side : so that the prisoners vpon his promise of contenting them , as for their ransome might be sent againe : wherevpon the prisoners were discharged & afterward departed to Zutphen .

Newes from Brussels certifie that the Earle of Bucquoy is slaine .