From Milan June 20. 1656
The French have passed the river of Po, and will fall in
some place or other in the Milanois; they are about Trino,
Toriona and Verulli, and likewise will set before one of [unr]
three. The Spaniards are likewise already that way to observe
the French. The Duke of Modena acts not as yet. The
French are masters in Casell, where the Duke of Man[unr]a is
expected.
From Nuremberg June 30. S. N.
The Archduke Leopold is arived at Passaw with 300.
Cartloads of bagage most part hangings and pictures. He
will reforme all the Spanish and Flemish officers, as he himself
hath been reformed. We hear that at the Diet of Frankford
the Protestants were willing to end the assembly, but the
Elector of Saxony prevailed with them for many reasons that
it were better to keep in a body, then to retire re infectâ and
leave all in confusion. The Imperiall Forces do still march
towards Flanders and Italy through the Valtoline. The
Alsasia Forces that were to march into Lorraine are remanded
At this time men get more by Craft then by strength.
The Poles are more like the Fox then the Lyon. They see
how they are daily more and more harshly used by the Swedes
whose victorious Army find no opposition. The Jesuits get
in every where with their subtilties, which do at last, [unr]
them, Treasons, mu[unr]hers, falsityes and enormous cr[unr]ys
are the fruits of their Colledges. They receive their salarys
when they are impaled and burnt. This year is like to make a
Catalogue of their Martyrs. They have suborned a Tartarian
Ambassad or going to the King of Sweden and to his Elector
all Highness of Brandenburg, who carry threats upon his forehead
and in his Papers, but it hath been observed that it is
not a Tattarian style. They have not well observed their
Almanacks for the subscription is Polish, so they advance but
little, and the new victory of the King of Sweden will make
many change their [unr]own and their Country, &c.
From Paris, July 19. stilo novo.
The news is great here and sad: On Sunday morning at