JULY 20. 1642. AN EXACT CORANTO From MOST PARTS OF Christendom: From July 3. to this present: Viz. from CULLEN: LEIPSICH: NEWHERUSE: ALDENBURG: BOHEMIA: VIENNA: PRAGUE: COLLEN: HAMBURGH. LONDON: Printed by L.N. and I.F. for E. Husbands and I. Franck. AN EXACT CORANTO From most parts of Christendom; From july 3. to this present. Cullen, 3. july, Foreign Account. THe Imperial army lies yet about Zous & Zutchebbergh on the Rhyne, they do not break up yet; we must fear the ruin of the country. Hatfield having secured Angewth and Angermind, went abroad with 3000 horse to descry the Weymarish, both Cavelries met beneath Neys, and skirmished, the Weymarish retired, the Imperialists pursued after, but being warned by one of Zous of an ambush of 100 firelocks to cut off their retreat, they galloped to their quarters again; the Spanish forces lie on the other side of the Maas, and are shortly to return to Brabant, they desire of the elector to renounce Neutrality to the Hollanders; which being a thing of bad consequence, the elector will not condescend unto; Hatfield desireth of our Magistrate, to take in his sick Soldiers, which is denied. Leipsich, 20. 30 june. The Swedes play master every where, they have taken Brunne, Yagerdorf, Osden and Ratibore, they have commanded some thousands towards Brieg, and 4000 horsemen towards the drawbridge at Vienna: At Zitlin in the Marquisate of Brandenburg was seen at Noonday a black cloud, in it two fight swords, and our of it reigned much blood, and fiery sculls fell out of it to the ground, which burned clear, and so consumed. Newheruse, 19 29 june. The Swedes have ransomed Olmits at 150000 Rixdollers, and afterwards by reason that the Jesuits and Friars had persuaded the Townsmen to kill some of the Swedes, they plundered it, and took the chief Townsmen prisoners, and made their young men to serve; thev got in it 630 weight of gunpowder, 9000 weight of match, some 4000 weight of lead, and 60 piece of Ordnance, which they carried away, and guarded the City with 1000 horse, and 1000 Musquetiers; they took also Sternberg, Devetshew, Kremsier, and other places which they pillaged. Aldenburg, 20. 30 june. The five new levied Regiments for the Emperor coming from Poland, are ruinated by the Swedes; the elector of Saxony desireth Neutrality with the Swedes; four Imperial Regiments lie in and about Newburg, whereof some under Colonel Goldaker have driven away from Erletten and Manfeld the cattle and sheep, the Swedish gave fire from a hill near to the Castle upon them, and killed 100 and wounded many and sew of them escaped, Bega, Borna, and other places even to Leipsich must contribute to the Swedes at Erfurd, into which City they bring daily rich booties. Bohemia, 21. june, 1. july. At Prague was concluded at a Diet that every Citizen must contribute 16 Florins, 1 quarter of corn, 12 quarter of oats, and 10 men must maintain one man in war. Torstenson hath found in Olmits 4000 weight of lead, 1800 weight of gunpowder, 50 pieces of Ordnance, 150 new wagons for war, 5000 suits made for the Imperialists, 3000 new Muskets, 3000 fair horses, great store of corn and wine; the Jesuits and Townsmen must work in the Sconces, the City Millith was summoned by a Trumpet, who was killed at the entry of the Town, which place the Swedes took by an assault, and burned it. Vienna, 22 june, 1 july. After the taking of Olmits and Neys, the Swedes marched to Glatz a chief passage, the Imperial Commander of it was abroad in his Coach, and taken prisoner; Piccolomini lieth at Labach, not far from Znaim in Moravia, where he recollected 8000 horse, they expect Leopolds succour from Bohemia: In Austria is summoned the fifteenth man, the Duke of Bavaria offereth to the Emperor 10 Millions to continue the war: Sir Thomas Roe is shortly to return home. Prague, 25. june, 5. july. The Swedes put Glatz hard ro it, Pappenheim is come hither with 20 horsemen, certifies, that the Swedes have taken Conigs-Gratz, without the loss of any men, which terrify us because they aim at this City, we have here 7000 Soldiers, with the Trained Bands: Vienna is levying 4000 horsemen, Austria 5000 foot, and Hungary 5000 Hustars. Collen, 26. june, 6. july. The Elector of Cullen is made Execcutor in the Mother Queens last will, one is sent to France to fetch order about Her body, a Holland Shipper was driven by a storm with his Ship upon the Imperial shid-bridge, whereby the half bridge is ruinated, the shipper is in hold: The French and Wey marish forces have received 100000. Crowns to buy in Holland provision for their Army; The Spanish Army is going back to Artois, at Dunkirk many Souleirs and Seamen run away because of Admiral Tromp lies so strong before it that the Spanish Fleet dares not venture out to Sea. From Hamburgh. Hungary is in Rebellion against the Emperor, because the Emperor in his Treaty of peace with the Turks, hath given 70. Villages to the Turks, besides Hungary is to contribute to the Turk 80000 ●●ckets, which they refuse to do, saying they chose the Emperor to protect them as a free People, and not to sell them as slaves: 2. The Emperor hath taken from them 18. Protestant Churches, and put Jesuits into them. 3, The Emperor had often promised them to call a diet to redress their greivances which he never performed. 4. That since the Germane wars he laid heavy taxations upon them, whereas that war did not concern them, they writ also that the Emperor i● fled to Vienna, to Tyroll because the Peasants in upper Austria are in Rebellion, and the Prince of Transilvania armeth himself very strongly against the Emperor, it cannot be expected what spoil and booties the Swedes make in Moravia and Austria. From France, Gener: Houdencourt hath sent 2 millions of gold to Baccellona, which he hath taken from the Spanish in Valentia and Arragon. At Cadish in Spain are arrived 40. Ships that came from Denmark to join with the Spanish Ships, which will be a Fleet of 88 Ships: In Holland are arrived 9 ships from Brasill with 4728. Chests of Sugar besides other commodities. FINIS.