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Mercurius politicus, Number 225, 28th September-5th October 1654 E.813[7]

bound Northward, to take up his residence there among
them.
No further news of Middleton, save that he and his
Comrades, being about 500 lurk still about Lough-Rennock,
Paying out and in for Fodder for their party; and
thus they are like to drive away time, till they can get
some Vessell to transport them.
From FLANDERS.
Letters this Week inform us, That the Prince of Conde
hearing that Mareshall de Turenne had seized of a small
fortified Town called Bynch, presently sent 1000 men to
Ne-ville, and himself marched towards Mountz, within 4,
miles of Bynch, with all the force he could make, and with
his old Forces rallyed, joyned with Forces new raised, and
some Auxiliary Troops from Germany, are reported to be
20000. Upon which the French retired towards Manbauche,
and from thence to Beauvais, and are now incampt
about Chatte de Cambreiss. Its probable the great
defeat the Spaniard received at Arras, will not prove so
desperate to Flanders as was expected; for it seems the
Trench doe employ their time only to infelt and spoil the
Country, rather then to break such new Levies of the Spaniard
as are providing against them; nor doe they rein,
force their own with such supplyes as will be answerable
to so great a work. Other probable conjectures may be
made concerning the event of that War, but this may bee
sufficient for the present occasion.
Franck-fort on the Main, September 8.
The solemnizing of the Nuptials of the Qu: of Sweden,
which was to be done at Colmar, is now put off by reason
of the abundance of Rain, and to it is to be done at Stockholm,
the Ambassador being embarqued with a great number
of Gentry, who go voluntiers with him to honour him
in his Ambassie From Poland, we have severall reports:
for we hear from Warshaw, that the Prince Janus Radzivil
hath given a defeat to [unr]000 of the Muscovites, and that
in prosecution of that advantage, he intends to set upon
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