willingness cheerfully to stand by your Highness herein, and
to manifest our obedience to your Government of these Nations
over which God hath set you. In Witness whereof, Wee
have caused our Common Seale to be put hereunto this 19
day of October. 1658.
From the Camp before Thoren, 3. Octob.
We are safely arived here, at our arival in the Mocker,
three shots were made against as out of the City. One of the
Balls fell in General Susa his Stable, but did not any hurt: an
other Ball did flye over me: we in the Camp endeavor to approach,
and are come near the Moat, so that we can reach the
Wall with a Pistol shot. The foot are approaching also near
the Wall, and they intend to be lodged under the wall tomorrow.
The King and the Queen have raised their Tents on
the Weyssel behind the execution place. We expect this day
to receive 3 Canons from Ringsberg. In like manner, Dantzick
hath promised to send to us three great Mortiers, which
being used will put us in hope of a speedy getting the Town.
Bnt for all these preparations, the Commander in Thoren
wil not hearken to an agreement. Our forces endure great
hardship, and a great mortality is among them. It may goe
harder yet with us, because the besieged expect succour erelong.
On the other side of the Weyssel there lye 3 Regiments
of Imperialists. Money is wanting extreamly, but all the hope
is to have our want supplyed when we take the City. In the
Halland Country all is laid waste, and a horrid face of things
appears everywhere.
From Vienna, 9 October.
We have news from Hungary that the Turks have laid waste
all the Territories, which belonged to Prince Ragotzi, using
the people most cruelly, carrying away many Thousands of
Christians into Captivity; from thence they went toward
the Donaw to reduce the 2 rebellious Bassas. The Hungarian
States consult daily to help Prince Ragotzi, but can get no
answer from his Imperial Majesty concerning this point, because
he will know first what the Turkish Ambassador will
propound. Count Lamboy is come hither, who, it is said,
shall command the Imperial Army in Hungary, in the room
of Don Gonzaga.