not onely about the enquartering of Souldiers, but also about the customs which the
Count of Oldenburg intended to lay on the River of Wesar, these Deputies are come back,
the foreland being not able to be are the enquartering of the Swedish Regiments of horse,
therefore some are sent to Nuzebitille, and some Towns and villages belonging to the City
of Lubeck, and are to pay for their Quarter, to which end Col. Penson is come hither to treat.
Erford, Feb. 9.
Two dayes agoe Price Palatine, Gen. wrong's, and other Commanders are gone from
hence to cassel to hold a conference with Count Oxenstern, who is expected there from Munster,
about the delivering of the ratifications, also to consider of the French Troubles and
other things, Count de la Guard went yesterday into Sweden, to be present at the Dyet there.
Major Gen. Forbes is gone to Leipsick to be Governour, till the other returneth from Sweden.
Collen, Feb. 18.
The Spanish and Lorainers Regiments gave received order to march towards France, but
whether it be to help the King or the Parliament, or whether to set upon some place is not
known. The Letters from Munster relate, that the Deputies of the Electour, States of the
Empire and other extraordinary Deputies in the presence of the Swedish, French, and Imperiall
Lords plenipotentiaries, have faithfully promised to perform all such things; after the commutation
and exchanging of the ratifications, without any further delay, and that as fully as
they should have been perform'd before the exchanging and delivering thereof, in which no
execution hath been as yet done; and that on Tuesday last, upon the day of Concord in, the
said ratifications of all that are interessed should be solemnly published: to that end, the same
evening the great Guns were discharged, the publication to ensue; and a Feast to be kept, about
the disbanding of the Soldatesea, and quitting of the respective places, a certain day was
to be appointed.
Prague, Febr 20.
The Swedish Magazine's Clerk and two Gunne being in the powder turret, betwixt the
Magazine and Casting-house, displacing the ammunition, a spark of fre fell to the ground,
which took hold on scattred powder, which ran to some barrels, and among the fill'd Granadoes,
which blew up the turret, ruining many adjacent houses, and the Cathedrall Church,
the Castle was much endangered: the Clerk and the two Gunners perished.
Augspurg, Feb. 02.
The Protestants, upon desire of the Lord Deputies, began their worship in the three restored
Churches of St. Anne, St. Ulrich, and the capuchin cloyster church: according unto
an act us possessorius, and had their Sermons in the forenoon and afternoon, with a mighty concourse
of People and zeal, the people weeping for joy: from Munchen, Doctor Olto was sent
with peremptory Letters to the Magistrates to proceed further in the restitution of the Protestants[nl]
into their places of Magistracie: and the Governour hath strict comand from thence,
to aid the commissioners; notwithstanding the Catholikes still strive against it, order is given
to put the Edict in execution if they refuse.
The Governour of Millain, with the Spanish forces, artillery and baggage, is marching,
what design he is upon, time wilshew, he hath coanded some forces into Piedmont & Monise at.
From Hamburg is further certified, that the King of Denmark hath given order, that the
Swedish forces should have quarter in Holsatia, and none should oppose them, which purports
they have some designe pleasing to him.
Hague, March 5, new style.
The Price of Wales is here, he hath some more favour then formerly, being generally acknowledged
King of Great Britain, by all the Royall Ambassadours here: and by others also,
and some have intimated a readiness to do offices for him, great overtures are one foot, and if
he take the Covenant and become Presbyter, which is now possible, there will be endevours
to restore him, and ally him in an extraordinary manner. The Scots are not looked
upon with an evil eye by any about him. News comes in frequently, that P. Rupert's Fleet
takes prizes, and gets wealth from the Parliament English daily, especially about cornwall, and
in the Irish Seas: and its said, a Fleet is sent out to watch a great many ships that return