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 Ring / resolved to do there his solenme entring .

The pr●parations of warre / as wel in the Kingdome of Napels as in the Land of Milan / are furthered with all spe●de and dilegence / whereunto great provision of money from Spaine is remitted / to what purpose or intent the King will employe / shall be knowen / as then meane / at the arriual of the Prince of Savoy / expedited with the Title of Dicarius of the Kingdome / which then saye shall have with him a Counsel / with whome hee shal● 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 Genua / 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 commaundemen●s strongly to arme . His Maiestie hath the retained the third part of the Marchaunts of the West-Indische Fleet / but offered for that unto them the custome of the Selt / which in that Countrey importeth 260 thousand Crowns .

At Paris is Mansieur Prinli / Ambassadour of the Denetians very stately brought to the audience to whome concerning Deltlin 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 then 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 cons●rayne the rebelles to obedience / and march to Brin / but some saye that 15 thousand men of warre expeet them there . Like wise 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 staine / notwithstanding they shewed Patent Letters of the ●mperour / 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 Moravians with this handling seeke but to winne time / and that Betlem hath assisted them with 5000 men .

The Earle of Buequoy 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 .

Pieter Muller . Wentsel Wilhelm . Iohn Felix Baliot . Schmel van Michalowen . Iohan Albin Slyckgrave . Oelrich Erdten . Iohn Baptista Resets . Adelsbach Barcka . Paul Kuttenaven . Adam Lukschan . Hans Knor. Benjamin Fruchwey . Fredrigh Geordge Doctor . Schmil Hagdignosky . Iacob Hustnagell .

On Saterdaye last a certaine Post of the Duke of Saxonie is past through this Cittie / to declare ( as they saye ) to his Maiestie / that the agreement with Silesia is succeeded .

There are sundry Patents of the King of Polen / to have Horsmenne and Footmenne / because the Turke with great forces prepareth himselfe against the sayde King .

Notwithstanding that it was thought / that the high Officer of the Earle of Mansvelt was dispatched to the Prince of Lichtensteyn to conclude finally the old agreement / neverthelesse all is gone backward because his commission was not sufficient / whereupon heere is resolved not to accepte any treatise / but to collecte all the menne and Ordinance / to bee conveyed to Pilsen and Ellebogen / and to oppresse them places with force / in manner as all preparation is made already / and yesterdaye many Wagons with Artillery and Munition of all sort is conveyed thither . As they saye / the Earle of Mansvelt is yet with the Dukes and Princes of the Vnion / and that the Cheef Captaine Frencke is at Pilsen .

This daye certaine Compagnies of Footmenne are sent out againe against the Presidium of Mansvelt / to undertake some speciall matter / the succes of it shall bee heard .

From Breslau the 1 hereof .

Heere is an Ambassadour of Betlehem Gabor who related that there is no hope of Peace / betwixt them Emperour and the Hungarians / admonishinge and exhortinge the Princes and States to Constancie of the Confederation / or els / that they dooinge contrarily shall have in short time the Laund full of Turks and Tartarians / and as they saye / the Emperours Souldiors should do in Moravia great damage , they will extermine the Calvinists and Piccards : the Lutherians I graunt / shall bee in the same nomber / seeinge that at Olmits and Brin the Curches and Preachers are taken from them .

From Ausburg the 13. hereof .

This daye the Ambassadours of Ments / Colen / and Trier are gone from hence / and to morrowe the other shall followe / their treatise and commission hath onely been of Contributions and Subsidies / and all Spirituals must now Contribute and give ten of the hundred yearly / and that menne of warre shall bee conscribed againe / and that the Duke of Bavaria himselfe shall prosecute the warres againe . The Cheef Captaine Fngger hath already some Souldiors in his service / and giveth much money at hand / and at Munchen likewise a great many menne are conscribed / because the Catholike Liga will keep for the Emperour an Armye of 40 thousand Menne .

From Worms the 16. hereof .

Some few dayes past the Ship-bridge over the Rhyn is made much stronger and prepared better as afore / and over the Rhijn in the Forts a stronge watche is kept .

Some few dayes since is the Earle Frederick van Solms with some Horsmenne dispatched to the Emperour / what his commission may bee is not knowne .

In this Quarters with in 8. dayes from all places of the Palts are come 700 Wagons with all provision and munition .

In this Cittie warninge is given openly with the Drumme and published / that who is desirous to serve / shall have presently mony at hand .

From Franckfort the 18. hereof .

Letters from the Laund of Hessen declare that within the time of 14. dayes many menne are past thorough / so English / Scots / Flemings and other Nations partly for the Electour the Palts and partly for the Vnions and their Neyghbours and Princes / and some of them will take their journey to Bohemia / and some to this Cittie . And there should follow yet a great many people / of sundry places / from the Land of Bruynswyck / Anze-citties and other quarters / and such a great number of menne are conscribed as never hath beene . The young Princes of Weymeren arme themselves likewise . The Souldiors of the Lantgrave Maurits of Hessen are in the upper-Quarters / they keepe them yet quiet / but if the same Land should be assaulted of the Marquis Spinola / they will do their best / to resist him / within 3 or 4 weeks straunge newes might well be heard .

The Congregation at Zee-burg is finished after many and long deliverations / and is finally agreed and concluded that his Maiestie the King of Denmarcke shall keep in the feeld 12000 menne : the Duke of Brunswyck shall have likewise an armye of 6000 menne / and the Duke of Lunenburgh of 4000 menne . Of which resolution they have sent a expresse Courier to the Emperour / with petition that it would please his Maiestie to conveye the Forraine Souldiors out of the Empire / and restitute Frederike King of Bohemia in his hereditary Possession / to come also to a wished peace .