Sign in
Mercurius politicus, Number 435, 23rd-30th September 1658 E.756[21]

Armes, which made three Volleys of shot, and the great Guns
on the Turrets discharged three times, and the Bells were
rung, his Majesty did ride under a Canopie into the Church,
where Te Deum was sung, after that was ended his Majesty
was brought to the Fuggers house on the Wine market. The
Homage being made, then his Majesty was presented with
plate, and 100 mark of silvers [unr] round dish, and 15 cups
one in another: in the midst of one of the Cups stood Hercules
with his Club; about him hung a golden purse in which
were 600 new coyned Dukets: and then a quantity of fish was
presented in great tubs, alive, three loads of Wine and four
loads of Oates, this was presented by the City Magistrate.
On the next day his princely Highness and our Bishop Archduke
Sigismund Francise of Austria, who came purposely
from Tirol hither, to congratulate his Imperial Majesty, presented
a golden Ewer and Bason, Fish, Wine, and Oates;
the Privy Council brought their presents also. The compleplement
being ended the Train bands stood again in Arms
and his Majesty went from hence through the Red Gate
toward Mnnchen, accompanied with four Troops of horse
as far as the bridge of Lech, where his Imperial Majesty
was received and welcomed by the Earle of Wolffseck and
the Lord Deuring in the name of the Prince Elector of Bavaria.
From Brakenfield, Sept. 8.
On friday last in the Evening, about seven of the clock there
broke a fire out of a little house, which set all the Town on
fire, and burnt it down to ashes, nothing could be saved, the
people lost all their moveables, only three little houses, which
stood alone, are not burnt.
Another from Dantzick, 16 Sept.
His Majesty of poland is gone from Warshow directly toward
Thorn, General Lubomirski and the Austrian forces are
joyned in the Camp before Thorn. The said General and
Gonsiewski being unwilling that an agreement should be
made with Moscovie, mach less that any successor from
thence should be admitted to the Crown of poland, by this
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