continual incroachments. Hunegen, sent lately from thence to Stockholme
writes, that before his first Audience, word was sent him from the
court, not to appear in his coach, to his Audience, but on foot. And that
he shall not speak of his city Breme, as a free Emperiall city, but as a
Landstown, now in subjection to the crown of Sweden.
This hath so provoked the Senat and Commonalty of this Town, that
we are much afraid of a new warr with the Swedes. This Senat keeps a
strong guard in this Town, that go every night about the Doom church,
possessed by the Swedes, to see and prevent, if any preparation or insurrection
should arise from thence.
It is said that count Magnus de la Guard when he comes, shall go to the
Emperor, and there be made a Prince, Intituled of Pommeren, Bremen, and
ter Veurde, and keep all these places by a grant from the Queen, as a feudum
secundarium: His residence is to be at Wismar, to the great grief and
sorrow of all the good people of these countries. We may hope things
will not hold long at that hight in Sweden, but that they shall have a warr
quickly, especially since we hear, that already 6 Hollanders men of Warr,
are entred in the Weser stream, and set themselves there, but to what intention
a short time will shew, whether it be to assist this Town against
the Swedes, or onely to render the Toll; which the Duke of Oldenburg
seecketh there to erect.
We are sure if the swedes come again into Arms, they will not finde
those friends and helpes in Germany, they had formerly, but rather enemies.
FRIDAY June 18.
Came this of the 11 instant from Glasgow.
SIR,
I wrote to you upon the 6 instant; I have not much to add. Yesterday
the Enemy mov'd from Torwood, and encamped at Kilsieth, but in such a
fastness, that we cannot probably ingage them: I suppose this may put
us upon new resolutions. I am more, and more perswaded, that they
intend to weary us out this Summer, and trifle 2 way the time, not willing
to put things to an issue; and when they have received the benefit of
this Harvest, they conceive that they shall be able to improve the winter
season to better advantage against us; when we are enforced by the badness
of the weather to retire into our Quarters. But as in all things, so
in this, they will finde themselves befoold in their Policies. They are
yet in great expectations of a party in England; which are to be countenanced,
and seconded by four Regiments from the Isle of man, of whom
they very much boast. But I Believe, we have ships riding thereabouts,
that will watch them, and prevent such a designe.