And the Committee was appointed to sit again on Tuesday next.
whitehal, 12 Febr.
We had news of the loss of some of our Merchant-men upon the
Coast of Guinny; two Guinny ships, one East India man, and one
Barbardas Man, were taken by certain Flemish ships, who pretended
Commissions from the Spaniard; of which, more hereafter.
From Calais, Febr. 7.
Our men have taken a ship of Rotterdam, and one of Horns
and brought them up hither, and the Marriners are cast into
prison, and are not permitted to write any letters to their
friends concerning their case and condition.
From Colen, Febr. 8.
Our Prince Elector is going from Bonn to Frensberg, with
all his Court, which our Magistrate doth not like. The Bishop
of Paderborn lyeth sick, being taken with an apoplexie.
The Canons of the great Church are busie in choosing a Coadjutor.
The Duke of Wittenberg is with the Prince Elector
Palatine at Frankendal: the said Prince Elector and the other
Prince Elector of Mentz have demolished their Forts, which
had raised.
From Antwerp, Febr. 11.
The Marquess of Caracene, having procured here 1500000.
gilders for the Army, is gone again to Brussels. We hope that
we shall not much be troubled with the French this year, because
they will finde work enough by reason of the aids and
auxiliaries, which the Emperor hath sent into Italy. Many
Deputies of the chiefest Colledges have seriously solicited
concerning an accommodation, else a great garrison shall be
put into this Cities, which cause was thus far agreed on, upon
this condition that only the four begging Orders should be exempt
of the Clergy, which should be allowed to keep some
certain quantity yearly to themselves, the residue they should
contribute.
From the Hague, Febr. 12.
The Prussian letters speak thus, that after along conference
held at Prussia Holand, betwixt the King of Sweden and the
Prince Elector of Brandenburg, his Majesty arrived the 31 of
January at Elbing, where the day before, the French Embassadour