found themselves ill. Somerset house appointed to be for the Gen. to lodge in, and so
the Head Quarter, when in London.
Hamborough, the 18. of August.
We have news out of Denmark, that the Lord Skyte, as Swedish Embassadour is arrived
at Coppen bagen with a great Train, he was met halse a mile without the City, with 30
Coaches, 50 Noble-men, attending him through the Easter-port toward the Castle,
the City Trained Brands standing in Arms, the great Guns were discharged: a hundred
Denish Gentlemen fetch'd him to audience: a States Embassadour is arrived at Elsenor,
he is going to coppen-bagen, to represent the States at the Font; great Fire-works
are prepared at the Castle, and many other things for the Solemnization of this Christening
at Gottorff, preparations are made for Nuptials between a Prince of Anbalt,
and a Princesse of Holstein. Collonell Horns Regiment is shipped at Wismar, and are
failed away with a good wind. The Deputies of Denmark, Holstein, Brunswick, Luneburge,
and Oldenburg, have with great content on all sides, made an end of their Treaty,
about the Lands, on the Elve.
Erford, the 24th.of August.
The Bishop of Bramberg, and the Duke of Wirttenberg have sent a Letter to the
Magistrates of this City, intimating they would send their Deputies hither to
help to settle things temporall, and spirituall, as they were in the year 1624. according
unto the Tenour of the Instrumentum pacis. The Swedish are to keep Egra, the which
they give order to be made as strong as hands and wits can make: for they say, things
are not so, at hither to men were made believe: the very last houre may produce that,
which all this while was not expected.
Collin, the 2nd of September.
Since mylast, the French are broke up with their Camp, neer Arleax, betwixt Aras
and I oway, which was 12000 Foot, and 8000 Horse, and 20 pecces of Ordnance,
and have made an unexpected invasion into Brabant, plundered all the Countrey
thereabout. The loads of plunder sent into France are incredible, they are set
down fix miles from Bruxels, which puts them upon fortifying day and night; to which,
both temporalty and spiritualty contribute: the Countrey people save their best Moveables
in the Towns; the Archduke is at Gent to draw there together his Forces, those
which Generall Lamboy, and the Duke of Wirttenberge doth command, are to come to
him: he hath summoned also some thousands of the Peasants. The Inhabitants of Lu[unr]ck,
opened the Gates, and gave leave for 6000 traine men, commanded by the Baron of
Linnen, to enter the French Succours for I ubeck, were within two days march, before their
approach, the Citizens made an agreement with the Co adjutor at Hoy, and there lye
now 1500 men for a garrison, the Archbishop intends to build in the City two
strong holds. The Spanish Army is marched toward Bruxels to secure that City: the
Treaty betwixt Spain and France holds on; the demands of the French will not be swallowed.
Pra[unr]ue, the 4th. of September.
On Munday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last, in all the Churches, the Bells
rung for the deceased Empresse Maria Leopoldina, only the Swedish would not suffer
any in the Castle, the like Funerall Ceremonies have been performed at the Cathedrall
Church in therein, where a Hearst wesser, on which rested the Imperiall Globe, and
Scepter: Funerall Sermons were made both in the Bohemian and German Language:
the Plague sweepeth away daily in these three Towns above an hundreds persons. From
Budweiss is certified, that the Imperiall Deputies have made their Propositions at that
Duet, wherein they define, that the charge for the Garrisons to be kept, be equally rated,
those priviledges lately granted by the Emperour to the old and new Town of Prague, in
consideration of the valour they she wed against the Swedish in the late Siege, are confirmed.