From Roome the 19. of December .

FRom Spaine out of Madril is written of the 10. hereof / that the Prince Philibert of Savoyen was departed from thence / taking his waye to Divares / to depart from thence with the Galleys of the Marquis of S. Crois / with his Father and Brothers to Thurn / to handel of his Majesties part / and hath first 50 thousand Ducates of his Majesties part / and for his maintaining 60 thousand ducats . The Spanish Sea is full of Pyrots / dooing great damage .

Those Galleys / that remayned behinde at Havana with the Plates of Silver are at last arrived at Sivile . And 7. millions of golde was preparing this new yeare for provision of the warres in Germany ,

From Venice , the 25. hereof .

From Naples is written / that the Cardinal Borgin was departed from thence to Roome / because the Cardinal Sappata was in his journey to Naples as new Dice King / resolved to do there his solenme entring .

The preparations of warre / as wel in the Kingdome of Napels as in the Land of Milan / are furthered with all speede and dilegence / whereunto great provision of money from Spaine is remitted / to what purpose or intent the King will employe / shall be knowen / as they meane / at the arrival of the Prince of Savoy / expedited with the Title of Ditarius of the Kingdome / which they saye shall have with him a Counsel / with whome hee shalk have power to resolve and do all things he shal find good / without staying for order out of Spaine .

From venize the 26 hereof .

Mons de Molausan / the Ambassadour of the King of Fraunce / is with great complements receaved of the King of Spaine / and with a good answer dispatched / and honoured with a gift of a golden chayne of 10000 Crownes .

From venize the 1 of Ianuarij , 1621.

From Mylan newes is come / that 700 thousand Crowns should be payed to the Governour of Grnua / and his Maiestie likewise should handle with the sayde Geneveses / that they should furnish the sayde Governour with 3 millions of gold . This Governour hath commaundemenes strongly to arme . His Maiestie hath eke retained the third part of the Marchaunts of the West-Iudische Fleet / but offered for that unto them the custome of the Selt / which in that Countrey importeth 260 thousand Crowns .

At Paris is Mansieur Priuli / Ambassadour of the Denetians / very stately brought to the audience to whome concerning Deltlm al required help is promised .

From Vienna , the 27 of December , 1620.

The Lord Charles van Sherin remayneth yet heere / that hath denounced unto his Majestie in the name of the Moravish States / that first they should have a safe conduct . Secondly / a general pardon and remission . Thirdly / that into their Countrey there should not be brought men of warre . For this they offer and have presented to receive his Majestie / whereupon this resolution is taken : that notwithstanding they first where not worthy / neverthelesse it should be graunted unto them / if they should shew themselves obedient / those that have beene cause / his Majestie will not pardon / but shall be punished to an exampel of others . The men of warre should be brought into the Countrey / but none should suffer damage / but those that should withstand . Whereupon some of the States and Communs have declared themselves / but others would not trust to it / and are departed till a sure pardon be given / and therefore the whole armey is lying in Moravia / to consirayne the rebelles to obedience / and march to Brin / but some saye that 15 thousand men of warre expect them there . Likewise at Spalits / Olmits and other places are some thousands / that are resolved to withstande the Emperour looking yet for many 1000. to do a great expedition .

From vienna the 28 of December , 1620.

They saye yet that Moravia should be delivered to the Maiestie / but with certaine conditions but his Maiestie will not accept them / but with condition of grace and disgrace / whereupon they have sent hither Ambassadours to further proceedings / but they are taken by the waye of the Hungarians and some of them are slaine / notwithstanding they shewed Patent Letters of the Emperour / whereupon answer is given unto them / that they where arrant knaves / they have therefore written hither / that they can not come / and they meane that the Morabians with this handling seeke but to winne time / and that Betlem hath assisted them with 5000 men .

The Earle of Bucquoy is yet at Iglou / and the Armey of the Emperour at the siege of a strong Castle not far from Brin .

His Maiestie hath revoked againe the required Capital censure .

This Land-daye heere goeth yet forward / and his Maiestie hath sent a strong Decretum to the Earle Iohn Sigismund of Altensheym / that within the end of this moneth of December he should set af all the Lutherian Officers / and substitute Catholike in stead of them . The like should be done in the Salt-ministery / and the Book-keēping .

After the Holy dayes the Frenche Ambassadour is minded to take his journey to Bethlem Gabor / to make with the same an agreement / but his Maiestie should have answered / that he would neyther consent to it / nor keepe it bakward / but hee might do his pleasure / his Maiestie had meanes to compel the Hungarians to obedience .

From vienna the 30 hereof .

The enterprise wee had againe upon Presburg is unluckily proceeded / and with the losse of som hundred of ours fallen out / for the intelligence wee had with the Captaine was discovered be / fore our coming / and the Captaine is put in prison .

From Lints in Austria , the 30 hereof .

Heere is advised / that the departed King of Bohemia should marche againe to Bohemia and Saxonie / with a great number of Hungarians and other Nations / with some Turks and Tartarians .

The Moravians marche strongly against the Emperours Folkes / and notwithstanding that the same have taken Zuaim / they hope to recover it / because the Kinge with the Hungarians are making them strong .

The newes continueth / that the Emperours Folke by Tuglau are slaine of the Moravians .

The Duke of Bavaria hath sent already heere a Politicq Ordinance / which perhaps in this Countreys shall speedly be published / and the matter is in such state that the Countrey of the Ens for many yeares shall be conscribed / which shall cause a great altration / and as they saye the States and Communes desire of the Emperour to receave the Inauguration / and resolution should be followed / that the said four States should consent the petition / that the Duke of Bavaria had requested in ready money . And that the Auguration then could be furthered / and because that same amounts to a great somme of money / concerning the pretension of the Duke / and that it is impossible that the States should furnish so much / therefore against our will we shall be constrained to remaine Bavarish / which is not liked of many Lords .

From Prage , the 29 hereof .

Som few dayes past the Folke of the Emperour have been at Tabor / purposing to take it in with an assault / but are driven of with the losse of 500. men . And therefore hath Monsieur Tilly written for more assistannce of men .

The Smarackes or commun people heere specially in the new Cittie / have been som few dayes past very seditious / because the Garrison did not cease of saccaging / and they have slaine above 100. and did beginne themselves to saccadge / so that the Generals and others had enough to do to pacifye them .

From Presburgh the 28. hereof .

Vpon this Land-daye is concluded / in the presence of the Ambassadours of Denmarke / Sweden and Hungaria / and the confederated Princes / to keep in the fields for the King 16000 men / and to constitute a new general / and to live and dye in this Confederation / whereupon the King should be in his journey to Brin with 16000 men / and the Earle of Thurne should behave him very wel in Morabia / and not be arrested as the speech went .

From Heydelbergh , the 5 of Ianuarij , 1621.

The Earle of Thurne was returned with new ayde from Hungaria into Moravia with declaration and resolution that Bethlem Gabor King of Hungaria / notwithstanding the great losse / would assiste his Maiestie of Bohemia with all his power / and never forsake the Confederation . Yea the Hungarians saye openly / that before they should submitte themselves to the House of Austria / they would rather take helpe of the Turke .

The Emperour should have manifestly declared / that he hath given commission to the Marquis Spinola / to make himselfe Maister of the whole Palts .

Both by the Emperour and Vnited Princes is great need of money / Spinola having occupied and taken the principal Customes / requiring upon penalty of burning so great chardges of money / that the meorporated Lands are not able to bring them up .

The Coronell Gray is finally with his men arrived in the Over Palts / where he shall remayne unto neerer commaundement .

From Coppenhaghen is written / that there was arrived the Sonne of Duke Hans from Sonderberch / Kinsman or Couzen Germaine of his Maiestie of Dennemarke / as Ambassadour of his Maiestie of Bohemia / is lodged upon the Castle / and should further take his Iourney to his Maieestie of Dennemarke at Frederichbergh / his commission and petition is unknowne .

The Nuptial Feast of his Maiestie of Sweden / and the Koronation of the Queen is ended with good succes / it seemes that his Maiestie of Sweden is resolved to ondertake some thing against the Poole / and hath already at Stockholme 15000 Footmen in readines .

Letters from Paris declare / that the Marischal Cadinet with a great suite is departed to his Maiestie of great Brittayne .

The Religious matters in Fraunce are yet of a strange showe / they hope neverthelesse that his Maiestie will direct all to the best / giving contentement to them of the Religion .

The Lord of Bossampiere doth not depart to Spaine from the Kings part / to restitution of the Deltolines / before the Helvetians Cantons amongst them / and they with the Grisons shall be agreed and united .