From Roome the 5. of December .

BY Civita Vechia / are passed by som certaine Captames / who have convoyed the Duke of Offuna in to Spaine / the foresaid Captames shall serve in the Catholike Armado against the Spring / which shall com to gither at Messina .

The Cardinal Borgina / is earnest at Napels / to receive the usua● gift / which the sam Kingdom doth present every 2. yeares unto the King of Spaine / he hath also caused the Beutylitie to com togither about the same .

The Prince of Daudemont who is heere present / doth view all things / hath beene the last Munday in the Castle S. Angelo / and gave the Souldiers 200 Crownes .

From Lyons in Fraunce , the 6 hereof .

The extraordinarie Venetians Ambassador hath had Audience by the King of Fraunce / and seeing his Comm●ssion doth concerne the Businesses in Veltan / and that the Crowne of France depends much upon the same / therefore it is thought that the said Ambassadoure shall have A speedie Answere .

Because the Speech goeth that the King will Admit those of the Religion at Rochell and els where in his dominions no assembl●s / therefore those Citties of the Religion strengthen them selves dayly / in the meane while they have sent theire Deputies to his Maj. att Court .

From Venice , the 11. hereof .

The last Munday arrived heere 11 Ships laded with woll and other Marchandises / from Alicanten .

The King of Spaine hath desired of all the Princes of Italy / that they should have in A readines those Souldiers which they are indebted / to assu● him with and against the soring shoulde com to gither 7000 horse and footemen under the commaund of the Millanes .

Advise out of Switserland that the Cantons have begon another Meeting day at Vessell and received the French Ambassador very Lordly / there proposition / is that they wil shake of frendship with Spaine / and eleave only to Fraunce / they hope through such meanes to get Veltolin againe / and likewise to bringhe other Matters in quietnesse / because the King of Spaine with the Nobility seeke onely but a free pas to Tyrol .

From Weenen , the 12 hereof .

Bethlem Gabor Requires 500. Musquettiers for his gard / and many Hungarians gather togother and do intend to go in to Moravia to help them / the Generall Breyner lieth at Bruck / And there are 300 Souldiers frosen dead againe in the snoe / and likewise so many slaine / besides those that are taken Prisoners and sent to Presburgh .

It is confirmed out of Poland / that the same Camp is wholly overthrowne of the Turkes / and the Tarters do greate harmes through burning and roving . Therefore A Meeting day at Marschow is kept . In like manner Bethlem Gabor doth threaten these Lands / if they make not peace .

The Lord of Seratin / is as a Moravish Ambassador arived here uppon certaine condition it is hoped that he comes to make peace / the Earle of Buequoy lieth at the Fronters of Moravia / what he will bring to passe / time will reveale .

The Emperours Iourney is prorogued fom few dayes / because it is understood that the Duk of Beyeren / and the Duke of Nieuburghe are expected heere with the first / it seemes they shall be made Gouvernours in Bohemia .

From Prage , the 14 hereof .

The Mintmaster is som few daies since fetcht out of the quoyning house by the Gouverneur of the Cittie and with souldiers / and caried in to the Counsel House / there to be kept in holde .

Seeing the Emperours Strangs Souldiers have done greate hurt here this 5. weekes with roving and spoyling therefore the Duke of Lichtensteen ha●h caused proclamations to be sett A broad / and for bidden the foresaid roving upon greate punishment / also published that those that will com togither to buy and sell / and Trafficque may travaile in safty . And hath published citations / that all the Bohemish States that are gone away must upon forfet of theire honour and goods appeare upon the appointed time .

Here is arrived a Post from weenen / with Letters from the Emperour to the Duke off Lichteusteen / and the speech goeth that the Emperour wil shortly com hither / to keepe a meeting day in Bohemia / and to set the whole Kingdom in the former state and rest / there after shoulde also be A Parlement .

From Pilsen , the 15 hereof .

After that the States of Bohemia had sat in Counsel concerning our payment / and the Earle of Mansvelt besides other artikels unto the said States / he desired 12. hundred thousand Florijns / but there is profferd them 800 thousand Florijns / of Don Mertin / and the Cittie there uppon to be given over to the Emperour / and because the tresuror of the Emperour is arived heer two dayes Agon / but hath not brought the foresaid promised payment with him / therefore the Earle of Mansvelt hath commaunded all the Captaines / to make timber ready to fortify the Cittie / so that the accord is wholy broken again .

This Cittie is strongly fortyfied / and is dayly made stronger / and hier stand 13 very faire peeces of ordnaunce / and here is as yet noe want of provision / in the meane while these Souldiers run dayly out / bring in greate store of cattle / so that a Cowe is soulde for halfe a floryne / and an Sheepe for 12 Krijtsers .

The Earle of Mantsvelt shoulde goe to Savoy / and doth cause his Bagadge to be sent to Amberghe alreddy / and seeing that certaine encouradgements are com from Amberge hither / that the Earle Sigmont of Brandenburg is exspected dayly to com hether / with 500 thousand Florijns for the Earle of Mantsvelt and for payment of the Souldiers .

Who begin to be encouradged thereby : after the arrivement of the foresaid / the Earle of Mantsvelt shal goe forward on his iourney and the said Earle of Brandenburg besides the Earle of Leeuwensteen shal be made General . And seeing our King hath 36000 men together in Moravia / and that Betlem Gabor shall com to him with 40000 men / and that the Moravians and Sylesians have gathered A greate som of money / so shall not this Cittie be given over / and if so be the united do holde them by our King● then ther is good hope / that there cause shall have a good end .

From Francfott the 23 hereof .

A few dayes agon are 1000 horsemen / and 500 Musquettiers of Marquis Spinola folke sett over the Rijne with 4 peeces of ordnaunce / they give to understand that they will visite som villadges that ly in Wetteraw be longing to the Palsgrave / as also the Graveship Hannaw .

This night they have beene at Wassenheym belonging to the Lantgrave Mauritius of Hessen / also at Niewēhaen and there abouts / which is the Palsgraves / they doe greate hurt / and in the mean while are those Townes wherein ly Spannish Garrishon very highly taxed / Oppenheym must give 5000 Dallers / and other Townes and jurisdictions pro rato .

From Weenen , the 16. December .

The Duke of Saxen is arriveded heere yesterday aboute noone / he saith that Iglou have given themselves over unto the Emper : and those 700 Souldiers which lay there in / have sworne to the Emperour .

Also the Emperours Armey have parted them selves in to two Companies / the on beeing under the Duke Marimilian of Lichtesteen merched to Zuaim in Moravia / and the other under the Generall Diepenbach is Marched against .

Brin also in Moravia / what they wil bring to passe / time wil reveale / for the Moravians ly in the said Citties very strong .

At Tirna / there is question fallen betwixt Betlem Gabor and the Nobles of Hungaria / aboute the caring away of the Crowne from Presburge / which the said Betlem hath promised to bringh thither againe / he reports also amongst other things that he will remaine on the King of Bohemias side .

From Prage , 16 hereof .

The olde Earle of Turne is at this present with in Tabor / for feare that the same Cittie shoulde give themselves over to the Emperour / and that then it shoulde goe with them as with those of Prage / he hath nine thousand men with in Tabor / the which he hath paid 4. moneths wages / and is resolved to defend himselfe to the vttermost toe / the speech goeth that the Moravians have taken in Cremys .

From Keulen the 26 hereof .

Wee vnderstand that the Marquis Spinola hath commaund from the Emperour / to Procla●me all those Citties for enimies / that have given themselves in to the Vnion / he hath ceased upon som certaine waggens loaded with MerchandIzes going to towards Straufburghe / and sent them to Oppenheym / he doth purpose to doe the like against those of Vlm Worms / Nurenderghe and other the like places . The said Marquis hath taken in the Castle and towne Bilsteen / and found there in much grame and wine as also the Towne and Castle Meysenheym / be longing to the Duke of Twe-Bruggen lying not far from Keysers Lauteren .

We understand from Prage that the Sicknes and dearth increaseth there very much which causeth the Cittizens and inhabitants to fly away dayly more and more / and forsaeke house and land / and give much money for A free paspot .

The King of Bohemia was pet at Breslaw / but the Queene was gone to Brandenburg there ly in Childebed / and is certaine that those of Sytesia and Moravia have promised to live and die with the King / here is writing also out of Moravia / that his Armey is more then thirty thousand strong they exspect dayly more assistaunce from Hungaria / which Bethlem Gabor hath promised hence forth to pay / who makes greate preparation for warre against Austria .