Numberg, Aprill 27.
Tuesday last, about 4 in the afternoon, the Swedish Generalissimo, accompaned with
many Princes, Earl, Lords, and Generals, arrived here, coming from New market, taking
his lodging at the golden Doe on the Corn market: Gen. Wrangle lodgeth in a house next to
the Laufferthor: Gen Piccolomini, who the same evening had given a visit to the French Embassadour,
sent Col. Ranfft and Laria to complement with the Generalissimo, whom the City
Magistrate hath presented with Wine, Fith and Oats, Count Lamberg is arrived here also,
who tooke his lodging next unto Piccoloneinies Quarters: The Embassadours of Saxony,
Brunswick and Luneburg, were presented also with the Cities Complement. This day the
Imperiall Counsellours Plumenthall and Lindenspur, also Gen. Esken and Oxenstern, had a
conference about the place where they should treat, it is thought that the Augustine Cloyster
shall be appointed. The Bavarian Message is not arrived, whose Elector of Saxony, Brandenburg
and others, yea, the Emperour himself is against, and will grant him but a generall
Quarantie.
From the same place, the 15th of April.
Our Governour hath sent this Week into Tuscanie, and to Naples his Camp-master Vanicelli
to raise some souldiers therein: Two days ago arrived herein the Count of Figueroa, who
goes to meet the Queen of Spaine: towards whom likewise the Cardinall Montalto, from his
Catholick Majesty, and the Cardinall Ludovisio Archbishop of Bologne, from his Holinesse,
are very soon to go. The Cardinall Monti, our Archbishop, attended on by all our Officers
of Justice, and our Order Ecclesiasticall, and Seculer, made a solemn Procession to our Ladies
Church, in Remembrance of the King of Spaines putting, three yeares ago, all his Estates
under the Protection of the blessed Virgin.
From Amiens, Aprill 30.
The Town of Ipres still holds out with great courage; the Commander thereof having
put out of it 1500 Burguers, of whom he had very good cause to be jealous. The 27 of this
monethe, th' Enemies finished their Trenches; but with so little successe, that since th' cleaventh,
when they sate down before it, they have not been able to gain any of the Out-works.
The seven and twentieth, the Besieged made a rough Salley, wherein they slew many of th'
Enemies, and among others, seven or eight Officers; which hath much cooled the heat of
the rest, and caused the Marqueste Sfondratito see, that the Place is in a better condition,
then they made him believe it was. That of Bethune is now secured from their Attempts, since
the putting of twelve hundred Foot into it. The Forces of General Erlach, which are neer
unto Charleville, are now about Rheines in Champaigne, to the number of between ten and
twelve thousand men; among whom there be five thousand German Horse.
From Stockholme in Swethland, the 4th of April. 1649.
The 30th of the last Moneth, the Conclusion of the Parliament of this Kingdome was
here very solemnly published within the Great Hall of the Castle Royall, the Queene of
Sweden being present, with all the Deputies of the Kingdoms; Part whereof be returned
home, the residue remaining here till after the Holy-dayes, for the dispatching of some particular
Businesses. In the mean while the succession unto the Crown, which was lately granted
to the Prince Palatine, Generalissimo of the Swedish Forces in Germanie, hath not as yet been
inserted into that Conclusion, but deserted untill after the Coronation of the Queen, which,
by a common Consent, is put off untill the 30th of the next August; and yet great Preparations
are here already made for it; as also for the Marriage which hath been concluded, between
the Prince Palatine, Christian August us de Saltzbach, and the Countesse of Massan,
Widow of the deceased Field Marshall Wrangle; which Marriage is to be solemnized some
15 dayes hence, in the said Castle Royall, at the charge of her Majesty of Swethland; who
therefore hath caused this Court to lay by the Mourning it had put on for the King of Great