FRom the King of Pole the Emperor receiued letters the last Tuesday , the Captaine that brought them reporteth that the Turke hath receiued 4. ouerthrowes : in the first incounter he lost 40000. in the second 14000. in the third 9000. in the last 4000.

Bethlem Gabor hath raised his siege and fortified himselfe about a Dutch mile from this City , purposing then to offer the Emperor Battell : who hath now gathered all his forces into one Body : Euery day wée heare of hundreds and sometimes thousands slaine , which are onely light skirmishes to flesh them against the maine encounter .

Budianus in the meane while standing in awe of no body : Colalto who attended him with 8000. being called to the Campe , playes the fury , and with his 5000. Horse doth more endamage the Emperials , then the whole Army of the Bethlemists : yesterday to outbraue the Emperor hée passed by the walls of this Citty towards Bauaria , burning all before him as he went , his errand to carry Recaudo from Bethlem to the Duke , and to giue him notice that hée purposeth to visit him shortly , the which ( if so disposed he may easily doe ) there being no possibility of opposing him before he come to the Bauarian Army , which is 300. miles from hence .

In this Countrey the Silesian soldiours haue a good time , are secure , haue what they will , take whatsoeuer they can get against mens wills , consume the Country and the Townes , and yet will be paid at the full . Which is a speciall punishment of God layd vpon this Countrey .

Madalon the extraordinary French Ambassador , had made promise to the leaguers , to shew them his Commission from the King vpon the 31. of this month , yet prolonged it off 8 dayes more , and then assured them without further delay to shew it vnto them , Which they will hardly trust , considering that the enemy , the longer the more time had to strengthen himselfe . As vpon the 25. of this month , there came 30. Companies of Spaniards , & 18. Companies of Neopolitanes from Millain , and that dayly 30. Drums still sounded to take vp Soldiers , which is to late in the yeare to send to the Emperor , and therefore those Soldiers should be imployed in the places nearest there abouts . Therefore they made him answere , if that after the said 8. dayes respite so required , he should séeke for a longer prologation , that without further speaking vnto him , they wold giue him the contract back againe , and would procéed with their resolution . Whereupon the said Ambssador hath distributed 26000. francks pension , and the people of the there Bunten are so well pacified and agrée together , as in 17. yeares before they neuer were more . They of Zuenicke and Bearne also haue promised them their ayde , and the Bund●naers haue put 2400. musketiers that lay in nether Engadien for their security , in the places bording vpon the frontiers of the Archduke Leopoldus Countrey .

From the fronters of Caniseche , there is newes , that the Budiane with ayde from the Turke hath taken the Fort of Kementh againe , and is determined also to take the Towne and Castle of Gius againe , and doth great hurt and damage by ransacking & burning , without resistance about Newstadt , and it is feared that they wil attempt somthing vpon the suburbs . There are many poor people that goe here abouts to beg , And to conclude , the necesity and misery is so great here amongst our people , as also among the enemies where they lye , that it is vnspeakable , and the Gretzer way or passage is so dangerous , that no man dares looke abroad .

Bethlem Gabor is now at Schindow , where he staies for 20000. Turkes to come vnto him , the Marquis of Iagerensdorp is with his Dutch forces , & ten Thousand Hungarians gone ouer Wittenbergh to Morauia , also the Budianer , the longer doth the more great hurt , to whom the Bassa of Natolia with 12000. Turks is comming to ayd him . And as newes now coms , he hath taken the Towne and Castle of Guns by force .

There is no newes here , this day the 2. Companies of Ritters haue receiued a month & a halfe pay , and are this day gone towards Morauia , because it is feared that the Hungarians , will enter into it againe , and it is not certainly knowne , whether Don Balthasar hath left his siege before Tabor or not .

Last Friday , Generall Veere sent a Trumpet to the Bishop of Spiers , with a Letter to this effect , that forasmuch as don Cordoua was entred further into the Palatinate , and had taken the Castle of Stein , and had vsed great tyrannie against the Subiects , and Church-men , and that he was certified , that he had bin the motioner thereof , and moued Don Cordoua thereunto , as also that he had holpen to maintain the Bauarian army with mony , be thought good to aduertise the said Bishop , not onely to forbeare sending mony to the Catholike league , as also without delay specially to send the Spaniards againe out of his Territories , and if not , hée would deale in like manner with the Country and people , specially with the Priests , as Don Cordona hath done in the Palatinats , which is a matter to bréed war . Whereupon the Bishop sent a friendly answer & excuse , in this manner ; that although he were by the said General estéemed to be an enemy , & that by him his poore Subiects in the Market were ransackt and spoyl'd , yet it was no furtherance nor good vnto him to haue the innocent poore people in the Palatinate , for a reuenge thereof to be assayled , whereunto he said , that he neither gaue counsell nor was any furtherer vnto the same , and much lesse had meanes to diuert the Spanish soldiers .

The vniuersall defence shall be taken in hand , & with all spéed put in effect , to the which end , the Duke of Lorains ambassador is now with the Bishop at Odenheim , and to that end there are Letters of aduise sent to the neighbour Townes and States .

In the Palatinate , euery one be he rich or poore , frée or not , within 3. monthes must pay 18. Florins for the payment of the Soldiers , but it is said that the Townes will not pay it , before they haue their Lord .

The Ship bridge made by the Spaniards by Stein , i● ready , and yesterday Wattenheim was burnt by the Spaniards . They of the Palatinate to the contrary lye still , it is thought the Spaniards now with their whole forces , will ouerrun all Bergstrate , and run almost to the gates of Heidelbergh , and it is to be feared ( if no ayde comes ) that all the lower Palatinate will be lost , for that there are no more but 3. Townes to be wonne in it , viz. Heydelbergh , Franckendall and Manheim .

They of Bensheim in Bergstraet haue sought for helpe of other Townes , which is promised them , and the said Towne hath taken the keyes from the Soldiers , and will assure the Towne themselues .

For that they of Lichtenbergh , in Werenbergh , and Schimthutten in the said passage haue sundry times shewed themselues to be enemies , to the Earle of Mansfield , vpon the last Friday he sent certaine Horse & Footmen with some péeces of great Ordinance , thetherward , to take the said passage , and to put garrison into it , and on Sunday at night secretly sent 4. Companies of Soldiers to Camp , and quartered them there .

The last Friday , there came 500. Bauarian soldiers to Freimt , whereupon on Sunday last the Earle of Mansfield sent 4000. foot , and 8. Companies of Ritters , thetherward to assayle them , but they refusing to yéeld vp the place , he began to batter it , and yesterday tooke it , wherein the Bauarians with the most part of the Burgers were slaine , and the Towne & Castle wholy ransackt , wherein there was great store of goods , that was brought thether by those that fled , after that the suburbes were burnt .

Don Hermancos de Cordoua lyes still with his forces by Rem Turckheim , and Generall Veere with a part of his forces , horse and footmen , lyeth at Birstadt , and in the Bergh stréet way , to hinder the Spaniards from ransacking and winning abroad : what will folowe thereof , time will reueale .

The towne of Bensheim is somoned by the Spaniards to yeild it selfe , and they haue required 3. dayes truce , which being past , yet we heare of no attempt , they within the Towne haue 1600. well mounted Ritters , and daily fortifie themselues , and haue gotten some great Ordinance and munition : It is thought that they in Berghstrate will stand vpon their defence .

It is said that there is a new leuie of Soldiers made for the King of Bohemia , and that there shall be 6000. foote , and 1000. horsmen more taken vp for him .

From France we vnderstand , that the King with his Army lyes still before Mountalbon , & battreth the towne with 45. pieces of Canon , but they within valiantly resist him , so it is apparant that the towne will holde out as long as possibly it can .

Touching the besieging of Gulicke , there is nothing to the purpose done , onely that the Spaniards begin to make 3. Bulwarkes before it , 2. of them being almost ready , but yet so farre from the towne , that they séeme to be made rather for the defence of their Army , and a letting of the Garrison from issuing out vpon them , then ouercome the towne , so that it is thought that the said towne shall onely be Bulwarked about .

Letters from Brigges certifie , that there past at least 12000 , selected Soldiers , horse and footemen , by that towne : with all kind of preparation , as Scopes , Spades Baskets , Scuts , &c. Men supposing here , that they will doe some wondrous thing .

The Ditches in Flanders being cut through , the waters runs vp into the Country all about Gant and Bruges , the water lyeth in the Land , whereby their necessities is great thereabouts .