From Vienna the 2. of September . 1621.

FRrom Vienna is written the 2. hereof , that 1000 of the Emperors souldiers horse and loote , were sent out of his army with 500. waggons to the Hoye to fetch in forrage , and hauing laden their wagons with hay , corne , and oates , were set vpon by the Hungers : who though they ensconced themselues within their wagons , and stoutly defende them , yet in the end , the Hungars ouercame and fiue them , set fire on the wagons , tooke many prisoners and few escaped .

The garrison in Presburge are 5000. strong who defend the towne valiantly hauing sallied out vpon Bethlems army , and set vpon those that lay ensconced in the suburbs , beat and slue 200. of them & nayled vp foure peeces of artillery being not able to carry them away , yet finding themselues too weake to stay , hauing lost many of their company were glad to retire . The like attempt they made yesterday vpon the sconce of Bethlems at my , but with the losse of many of the Neapolitans were forced to retire . In the meane time the Budian Hungers rob and ransack the countrey euen within two miles of this citty Vienna , all ouer betweene that and Newstad , where they haue burnt downe to the ground 20. of the Emperors speciall villages and dorpes , killed many of the people , driuing away the cattle with them , very pittifull to behold . So as in these quarters no body tarryeth in any parishes or hamlets , and there is no safe passing to Newstad and Stermarke : vnto these proceedings there is none to oppose , which maketh this city to be pestered with beggars and poore people where many starue with hunger , whereby appeareth the wrath of God to be ouer these countries .

From Vienna the 4. of September .

FRom Vienna is also written , that many people going to S. Mary cloyster to be shriuen , the Hungars fell vpon and slue them . And present newes is come , that Bethlem hauing formerly left Iagerens-dorfein his stead in the army , was risen and marched to meete with the Spaniards , appointed out of Morauia to march to the Schat , and meeting them set vpon them all . The Emperour hath also sent 10. ensignes of countrey people to the towne of Lintz to guard the countrey about Ense ( formarly morgaged to Bauaria by the Emperour ) from the inuasion of the Hungers .

From Prague the 2. of September .

FRom Prague is written of the second hereof that the Burgers in al the three townes of Prague are warned to appeare at the towne hall , where euery one ( especially the companies ) that they out of the stockes , and euery Burger to his vttermost power and ability to take care to be well prouided of store of victuals , to the end least by this sorrowfull warre we fall into great necessity , the rather by reason of the continuance of the robberies and ransackings vpon the passages . As also but the other day certaine waggons with merchanoise within a mile of this citty were taken and spoyled . Wherefore it is thought meet to haue 1000. horsemen leuyed to serue there at the charge of Burgers . It is also written from Prague the towne of Tabor in Bohemia ( so long besiegd by Baltazar ) hauing preuailed nothing , will leaue it , the most of the countrey people being run away , hauing lost many of his small army in the last assault .

From Vienna the 3. of September .

FRom Vienna is also written that the coyne is raised by publicke proclamation , to wit , the ducket valued at 5. Florens , the gold crowne at 4. Florens and ten crutzets , the gold doller at 3. Florens and 40 trutzers , the Philips doller at 3. Florins , and 30. crutzers , the Rex doller at 3. Florins and 15. c●utzars , and the golden Doller at 2. Florins and 50 crutzers .

From Weydhausin the 6. of September .

FRom the townes of Ambergh in the vpper Paits 3. Weydhaysin is little written , onely that Mans fields with 8. peeces of ordinance sent him , shot out of his sconce , hath spoyles and mard 4. péeces of the Bauers artillery , whereupon they haue left of shooting , & in setting their watch without stroke of drum or triumphing as they were wont , no maruell for in both armyes they die many of the bloody flixe : there Centinels on both fides watch so neere on to the other , as they talke to one another ; the Bauars souldiers shrinke away dayly , and there is exspectation of the 2. Colonels Bawr and Smith and their two regiments in a while remooue ( to Mansfield ) hauing great want of victuals and water . There is some attempt to bedon ere long , for there are seueral Ambassadors come fyom Blethlem Gabor , Prince Maurice and other Potentates to Mansfield .

The Emperor hath written to the city of Nuremburge commanding them vpon a great penalty to suffer no victuals to passe to Mansfields army , wherupon Mansfield hath taken order to make price of all Nuremburgers , so as no man dares looke out of the gates , as also they can send no goods to Frankford-being already diuers wagons taken with goods comming to Nuremburge .

From Wesell the 8. of September ,

THe Marquesse Spinola at his comming to Wesell , thought here and there to worke wonders , but the coming of the illustrious Prince of Orange , whose eye pries so narrowly into his prodeedings , as he knowes not where to begin , and therefore hath sent most of his army to Guylicke , where he will bée as well looked vnto as he was at Wesell , and will find Gulicke furnished with famous experienced souldiers ; and so farre as we it perceiue , the army he hath there is not sufficient wholy to besiege it , but if he can get it with threatnings to hang them if he get it , as he got the castle of Reede by Gulicke by like threateinge : but captaine Ditford the commaunder thereof is taken and brought to the Princes army , and there lost his head by sentence of the Court of warre , his Lieftenant and Ancient are in prison .

The towne of Gulick is besieged vpon on side by the graue Vandenbergh , but 2. gates of the town ar● free to go in and out without let . They haue made a sally out vpon the enemy , and skirmished with them , which the Spaniard had a sower tast of , wherein the towne lost a Lieftenant Colonell . The towne plyeth the enemy with their artillery , but they come neare with their frenches , and exspect out of Flanders from diuers parts more forces .

From Breslaw the 2. of September .

FRom the towne of Breslaw is written , that the Lords and States of Silecia contune their leauying of souldiers to resist Bethlem Gabor and Iagerensdorse . From whom they haue receiued threatning letters , that if they conforme not themselues to the deuotion of King Fredericke , they are to exspect them with fire & sword , which resolution is yet vnknown is the people . There comes dayly more people into the land , and already march towards the towne of Glotse to besiege it wherin Iagerensdorpe ●ft 800. souldiers and a yeares prouision of vict●●● , and otherwise so well prouided , as they feare not the siege of twenty thousand men : likewise it is written that in Silecia dayly are seene wonderfull signes in the ●yre .

From Vienna the 7. of September .

FRom Vienna it is written that the bridge which the Turks caused to be made ouer the riuer of Danube is finished , and that he hath sent his whole a●my to a place in Poland , but left behind to guard the bridge 50000. and there followeth him 15000. carts or waggons with munition and victuals for the maine army , besides he hath appodnted 10000. Turks and Tartars to ransacke the coun●●y , with whom the Cassock Polaks being 15000 ●et , where betweene them was a great conflict , but the Polacks got the victory .

From Zurich in Switzerland the 1. of September .

FRom Zurich in Zwitzerland is written , that they with their confederate Grisons and Bunte●●s are marched towards Veltolin to set vpon the Spaniards and their confederats : it is also written from Geneua that the French King threatneth that town as others of the religion to prosecute them and that the Duke Leopaldus souldiers haue taken in Eugedin , the vilage and castle Rauin , and driuen away 400. shéeps : also there marcheth dayly many souldiers of Loraine to the duke of Bauare .

Also it is written out of Switzorland , from the towne of Cleuen , those of the religion in that towne hauing appointed ten dayes fast and prayers , the Spaniard had a secret parpose to fall vpon them in their Churches with horse and foot , which being discouered to them by a Signal , put themselues in arms , issued out , and méeting them , fought and fiue 140. of them , among whom was a Neopolitane Captaine brought dead to Cleuen , and about him found in writing their whole conspiracy .

From D●nswicke in Denmarke the 30. of August .

FRom Danswicke the letters mention , that there aduice out of Holand is , that the Turk with his whole army is entred 18-miles into Poland very strongly , which causeth great feare in that countrey and thereupon they put them in armes man for man and the kings sonne with an army of 100000. appointed to attend him . The head towne Rig● in Lie●●and is hardly besiged by the king of Sweden , in such sort as they will be forced to yeeld . It is soyd also that the Emperor of Muscoui● is also in armes to besiege the towne of Smalenske , taking aduantage of the Polonians present necessity of his forces against the Turke , that he cannot rayse them .

From Gulicke the 10. of September .

IN Spinolas army is great want of forrage , whereby how longer the dearer , and little mony to pay , which cause his souldiers to run away . And out of Spaine it is sayd that the Councell there haue concluded to send into the Netherlands a choyse Nobleman to assist the Infanta in the gouernment . We vnderstand from the Princes army that a Se●●ant of the enemies army was come away , who hath related that he was practised withall to haue set on fire all the ships in the Waell at Amsterdam , which he refusing , another by nane , Ammerathgin hath with other his confederates vnder taken it

And touching the enemies attempt vpon Isendick and those quarters neere sluce , and repulsed by Gods hand , it is hoped it will proceed no further , the rather for that they fayled in their first purpose , and all places with souldiers are better prouided , whereunto the States of Holand haue indeuoured to pruent the enemy by sending certaine companies of Burgers to Sluce to strengthen that and the rest , that where 200 were before , is now added 300. more together with many lusty martiners . who labour in cutting of wals to let in water to ouerflow the low grounds . The eenemy is sayd to be at present betweene Haste gras skonce and Sluce , where he would attempt to get into the I le of Cadlant if he could to straiten Sluce , but by the comming of the aforesayd supplyes , and the care of the Prince of Orange in granting out of euery company in the army a certain number which he hath sent , is hoped will suffice to frustrate the enemies purpose .

From Bergstrate the 12. of September .

OUt of the Pallitynatis written of the 10. herof , that the B. of Spier leuieth souldiers in Lorain to defend his countrey from the Palts ; and general Vere is with his flying army horse and foote gone to Bristat and Bergstrad , to lye there to attend the Spaniards issuing out of the Castle of Stein . The Spanish army lyeth enquartered about Rein Turkseym , against hom Collonell Ney with his horsemen accompanyed with the garrison of Frankendall and Norhem , which is reasonable strong . The Bores lye about Nachem in great number , who if they come into ●eld , there is exspected some conflict .

From Paris the 14. of September .

BY letters it is certified from Paris that they of Mountabon haue slaine of the kings forces 16. Marquesses and Earles , and about 300. other Commanders , the Duke de Marquesse his brother and his kinsman are slain , the next man to his owne person was beaten to péeces with a shot of great ordinance . It is thought there hath bin neere 4000. men ●aine on the kings side in this assault , whereupon they are so encouraged by their ancient Captaine Mounsieur de la Force that they caused to be set vpon the gates , La Roy Sans foy , la velle sansplure : which is to say , a faithlesse king , and fearelesse subiects .