was drawn ne[nl]er unto [unr] with a good number of ship loader with Souldiers which
hath so incensed this Bassa, th[nl]at he is resolved to pu[nl]t unto some cruel death a certain [unr]
b[unr]tant of Retimo; who after the loss that Town had adhered unto the Turks, put the Basse
upon that [unr]ege; making him believe he might take it with onely 35000 men, & acqu[unr]ti[unr]
him with the bes[nl]t ways for the bringing of his Ordnance thither; and in what plac[nl]es
he might the most safely at tempt it. But, that Inhabitant g[unr]ing notice of that his Resolution,
& confiding in the Clemency of the Venetian, & destruce of all other Refuge,
into the Town of Candia, whose Governour putting him in some hope of mercy understood
from him all the designes of the Turkish army, & that they had lost before, that
Town at the least 15000 men; And yet that Crime of his was adjudged so ugly & unw[nl]orthy
of any pardon as that, to make him an Example to other, they put him into a Sath, &
threw him into the Sea. In the mean while, our men are hard at work in repairing the wals
(wherein there be many breaches) in scouring the ditches, & new fortifying of the place,
as also in preserving of the Posts which t[nl]e Sf[unr]cio[unr] have recovered towards Suda, where
those warlike people stand warily on their guard, as understanding that the Bassab hath a [nl]
perticuler quarrel unto them, & the fore the Venetian Commanders are appointed in succ[unr]
them all they can. And to th' end that their army may still be kept in good plight, the
Common-wealth continue stil the levying of men; besides we expect [unr] from the Duke
of Raveria with other forces which the Gen. de la Vale[nl]tte is gon to ra[nl]ise in England and
Holland; and 3000 P or which are to come out of Dalmatia. Yet on th' other side was
heare, that the 15 Turkish Galleys commanded by the Governour of Rhodes hath larely put
into Canea certain victuals, & 600 Souldiers, for the re inforcement of that Garrison
which was before very weak. The Family of the Dalci hath not been admitted among tho
Nobility, as it would fain have been, by reason of th' Opposition against it in our Great
Counsel.
Dublin the 6th. of January.
A. party of 1000 foot, 400 horse ent[nl]red the Enemies Countrcy on Christmas[nl]day, &
no[unr]ed their frontier Garison of Catberlagh, march'd within to miles of Kilike[nl]ney, staid 3 dais
in their Quartters, burnt at least10000 lib. worth of corn, & returned without the least
posit on nay, without an alarm; but that accidentally, Half a score who lay in amb[nl]ush for
us, upon out march in the night sea on, let [unr]tic at us, where unhappily our Commander Sir
Thu: Arm[unr]estrong was wounded, but not mortally: and this character may be given of the
Enemy, that they are either impotent or cowardly, for greater affronts cannot be ussered:
and if any considerable supply were sent hither, a very good account might be rendered
by the end of the next Summer, The seasonablenesse of a supply is of no lesse
consideration then the supply it self. We had done much more injury, but that want of
provision and extremity of wear her forced us to retreat. Corn is at 50 shillings Barsels
in this place, and rises exceed[nl]ingly every mar[nl]ket. The Enemy have taken divers vessels
within this very those space to a very great value, which as it impoverished, so
it no lesse enriches the Rebels. There is talk, the Parliament intends more care in
shipping; its a poor thing these Coasts be so slenderly guarded, if not prevented in suture,
we may fight to do[nl]omsday and never the neere. We expect a suddain bench or
conclusion betw[nl]ixt the Munster Revolters and the Irish; The division in still supported
betwix[nl]t Omen Ro[nl]e and Preston.
Paris, the 20.
This Cities actions of War grow greater and greater, and trade therefore les[nl]se and
lesse. The Duke of Bullin being offered the Generallship with others, refused, sa[nl]ying,
one was best, but he infirme, where upon D. d'Elboury was made and sworn offering his
family for Hostages, the next day he was proclaim'd by Trumpet Generall of Kings
Army of Parisians, or for Paris, so that they declare for th[nl]e King yet, against Ca[nl]rdinal,
Qu[nl]een R[nl]egent , and her adherents. D. Longevill and P. Cond[nl]i, got in disguise from Sr.
[unr]man. The P. of Condies Forces fortifie in Sr. [unr], more [unr] are conrtri[unr]ted [unr]
to the Warre by them here The Spanish are in great hopes of gain by this difference,