urge the march of his Forces towards their Rendezvous. In the mean while the Queen
Dowager continues still her Indisposition.
From Hamborow, May 15.
The write unto us from Warsovia, that the King of Poland hath beene some dayes
little troubled with the Stone; but that he is now well, and makes accompt to follow
with great speed the Forces which he hath sent unto the Frontiers: And that having
comanded others in the same Parts, they had refused to yeild obedience to any other Chief
then the Duke of W[unr]sniewitz, whom some much suspect to hold Intelligence with the
Prince of Transilvania. The same letters import, that the General. Chmitlnisky being
informed that the Generall of the Tartars (from whom hee expected a mighty supply)
was dead of the Plague, with many other Lords of the same Nation, was very
much troubled at it; and that he was thereupon speedily retired towards Saporisky, with
his Army consisting, as 'tis said; of 50000 men, which soive attribute month want
of victuals; others to the sear hee hath lest the said Army should be infected with that
contageous d[unr]seose. 'Tis also reported, that the great Pnrk hath presentedth grand
Cham of Tartaria, with a Seymeter of great value, in exchange by certain, Prisoners
which he lately sent him; and to oblige him to prosecute the war against Polonia; praying
him to continue his Alliance; and Correspondency with the Cosiques; whose Generall
hath killed, with his own hands a Colonell that would have opposed his Orders, and had
caused divers Officers, to mutine against him.
From Naples. the fifth of May.
The Princes of Forino and Troia have been set at Liberty by the Count d'Ognate our
Viceroy, that endevours, at this time, to reconcile himself with the Neapolitan Lords,
according to an express Order againe received from the King of Spain, who hath sent
th' Order of the Golden Fleece, with the Golden Key, to the Count of Conversano, to
oblige him to return unto his duty and toll on, by his example, the rest of the Neapolitan
Nobilitie, which relyeth much upon him: His Catholik Majesty having, at the same
time, acknowledged with Patents of Counsellors of State, the services of some persons
which had bin for him during the late Troubles in this Town wherein the Necessities are
grown very great; the Banditi, who are possessed of most of the Passages unto it, hindring
all commerce and transportation of Commodities. Certain Companies of Footmen
have lately entred into our Arsenall, to be thence conveyed into Spain: The Cavalry,
which is marched on for the Countrey of Milan, hath received some pay at Giuliane
upon the Confines of Abruzzo.
Fom Rome the tenth of May.
The Count of Vidman brother to the Cardinal of that Name, comands th' Ecclesiasticall
Forces within Veterbo, composed of two thousand eight hundred Foot, & four hundred
Horse, with some Field peeces; which having marched, by the Popes Order, into
the Dutchie of Castro; presented themselves; the eight and twentieth of the last Moneth
before Monta[unr]to: to which Place, after a Summons to the Governour (who answered,
that he fully resolved to defend himself,) the said Earl causing Ladders to be set, and an
Assault offered, th' Inhabitants were so affrighted with all, that they yielded at discention;
the said Governour having, the whilest, with fifteen of his Souldiers, fled into
Castro. At the same time, the Count Vidman, apointed the Count Gabielli to go, with
other souldiers, to sieze upon Canino; which having done without any resistance, all th'
Ecclesiasticall Forces went forthwith into the Plain of S. Anshonie, where they likewise
got Valentan[unr], IJcbia, and some other Places belonging to the Duke of Parv[unr]. But
having too far ingaged towards Castro, the Garrison of that Place (which was
very strong) laid for them at the Abbeys Bridge, and Ambush, whereinto being fallen,