From Lyon March 10 Stilo novo
The Letters from Switzerland say that all the Cantons
with the Ambassadors of France and Savoy, were still assembled
at Baden, and that the Deputies of the Popish Cantons
interested, who were gon to carry the Project of the Treaty to
their Soverains and to their Commons, were not returned so
soone, as they had promised, but had stayed a very long
while. This their stay had cast the Protestants and the newter
Cantons into very great fears, well knowing that the Pope
was solliciting all the Popish Kings and Princes to assist the
Popish Cantons, and that the Monks and the Spanish Faction
had no inclination to appear. Further, they knowing that the
Forces of Milan are to pass the Mountain of St. Gothard, and
that the other Popish alyes were in a marching posture, hoping
it is the best time to mortify the Protestants, to promote the
interest of Spain, and wholly to discountenance the French
party, the Protestants therefore stand upon their Guards.
Upon these and other such considerations the Deputies of the
Protestant Cantons interested, being amazed at the delay of
the return of the others, they plainly declared they would be
gone, and leave the decision unto the Army on both sides.
But the neutral Cantons and the Ambassadors of France &
Savoy having being earnest with them to stay yet that day untill
the evening, they yeelded to it. That night they arrived
there at length, but yet did not shew that they had any order
to submit wholly to the Judicature, to the Amnesty, and to the
disbanding of the forraign Forces. Those of Uri came the
last, having had terrible storms of wind in their Country. All
this while, the Papists doe act with their wonted craseiness.
Col. Zwyer who was sent in haste by them to the Archduke of
Tyroll, to press for a speedy supply, is come back again, but
what he hath done is not known yet.
The Monks come from abroad, and the Spanish
Partisants will by no means agree to a peace, that
they might thereby spoil the French business, it being
impossible France should have any Soldiers out