A Continuation of MORE NEWS FROM THE PALATINATE, the 13. of june 1622.  
Relating the surprising of the Landtgrave of Dermstadt, with the skirmish between Count Mansfield and Mounsieur Tillye in the return.  
Together with the expedition of the Duke of Brunswick: And the reason of the preparations of Bethlem Gabor against the Emperor.  
In the end is added a comparison of two soldiers letters concerning former occurrences; and some news from other places.  
LONDON, Printed by I. H. for Nathaniel Butter, and are to be sold at his shop at the Pied Bull at Saint Augustine's Gate. 1622.   

TO THE READER.  
WE had rather a great deal (gentle reader) present you with the happy news of the Articles of Agreement between Christian Princes, and that they would once listen to the prudent advice of our English Solomon who labours to make all countries' happy like his own, that in his days there might be abundance of peace. But since God is yet pleased for the sins of Christendom to set every man's Sword against his Brother; We therefore knowing all men desirous of news, be it either good or bad, have purposed (so fare as the power of Authority shall licence us) to publish the weekly occurrences which come to our hands: Our chief intention being to stay the uncertain reports of partial news-mongers, who tell every thing as themselves would have it; And in this Continuation, though we cannot hope to make every reader believe what we writ, yet nevertheless we will not publish any thing, but either from a sure hand, or some relation, seconded and confirmed by others: What we receive in doubtful terms, we will not report peremptorily, but you shall have it as we receive it, neither will we print every report. And although to confess truth, we wish well, yet that we are not partial, you may perceive by our relating this skirmish between Count Mansfield, and Mr. Tilly. We writ a continuation, that you may see by the proceed, that there is good dependency between the relations, wherein we purpose to keep ne'er to the Laws of History, to guess at the reasons of the actions by the most apparent presumptions, and to set down the true names and distances of places, and times, that you may perceive, there is probability in the several Achievements. And thus much we care not to divulge, for we fear not that any pamphletter of news, will take the like pains: And where we err in the terms of War, we desire all Gentlemen Soldiers to understand it their way. This we thought good to tell you of: That you may understand what you buy, and thus we bid you farewell.   

A CONTINUATION of more News from the PALATINATE.  
AFter that defeat of the Archduke Leopoldus, and his flight into his own Alsatia, and his journey thence into Brisgoia, to try what forces he could gather among the Grisons and Swissers, for the reenforcing of his lost Army: The whole country thereabouts, with the Bishopric of Spires, was left to the devotion of the King of Bohemiah, now by this victory of Hagenaw, made sole master of the field; whereupon the Mansfeldians made what ravage they pleased in that delicate and most fruitful country: And the Count Van Hannow of the lower Alsatia (neighbour to Leopoldus) taking into his due consideration, that rule of war; When two powerful Princes are either declared or engaged in a war, it hath been still observed to be a dangerous thing, for any third man to stand as a neutral, who is not able against either of them to stand of himself: For still the Victor when he hath overthrown the enemies, falls next upon the weaker Neuters: So that if the Victor has leisure afterward to prosecute them, it is as safe almost, for to have been a dependant on the vanquished, as to have been only a looker on: whereas a third man that is of equal power to either of the two Antagonists, shall be sure to be solicited by either side; First for his assistance, and if that be denied, then seeing he pleases not to be a friend, that he would not assist the enemy, neither by suffering any of his troops to pass through his country, nor that the Camp be supplied with meat, munition, Arms, etc. from him: And he may still take his advantage to choose whom to side withal; or after the victory he may yet be welcome to the Victor, or remain still a Neuter: whereas an inferior Prince, must either come in to the Victor or be ruined, when he that is too strong for him, purposes to make neutrality occasion of a quarrel. This consideration peradventure this Count Van Hannow, made use of, which made him offer his service to the King: who speedng well, as being received both into friendship & protection, yet so into protection, & upon such conditions, as free Princes use to accept a dependency upon a stronger party, that is, not to be made a subject, but an Ally and Confederate: Whose example hath been such a leading case to others, that a Captain of much experience, good intelligence, and able judgement in those affairs, who (in his letters from Manhem May. 22.) hath related this story, infers thus much thereupon in his very next syllables. And I hope (saith he) ere long of a greater fortune.  
The 18. of May, they took in Buswester, next to Hagenaw, and in it 250 Centeries of Powder, 200 of Match, with some Bullets, a murdering piece, and certain other Ordnance. Thence he went to Cotton and took that in. Alsatia thus left behind without an enemy, and with some friends in it, coming nearer home towards the Palatinate; The King & Count Mansfield wnet to Spyers the chief City (and a fair one too) in that Bishopric; and besides that the very chamber of the Empire, where (by this passage it seems) they were as safe, as they had been in Heidelberg. For thither came the Marquis of Baden to them, where upon a counsel of War it was agreed that their two Armies should thus severally be disposed of: That the marquis Spiers being near his Baden, should a while stay to secure those parts either against a revolt, or an enemy that should pass through that way, His Leaguer (a short one though it were) he was to make at Gersham, and withal, to block up Eddenham, the only place of the Bishop of Spiers in those parts, which it seems he did in some 7. or 8. days; for this agreement being made about the 12. the King passed the Rhine and Neckar with his Army at Manhem on the 20. And the marquis (having all sure at his back) passed the Rhine at Germersheim the 21. to fetch his Army which yet was in his own Country, and about the 23 or 24. was to pass to follow the King's Army into Dermstadt: (of which we gave you an Item in our last news printed the 3. and 5. of june.) But before we tell you what hath there been done, will you please to take some of the reasons of the invasion of this Country abroad before the Palatinate were cleared of enemies at home. 'tis judged, that now this growing time of the year any Warrior had rather live upon his enemy's Country, then destroy his own; Again, for that de Tilly is not first meddled withal, may be, for that the Mansfieldians, think it better to fetch their victual & provision out of this rich and untouched Country, then to lie starving in a Summer Leaguer, before a full enemy. Again, the Prince of this Dermstadt, though he be of the house of the Landtgrave of Hessen, who is a Caluinist; yet is he a Chatholick, and as some say, a Bishop too, and hath hitherto furnished and befriended the enemies of the Palatinate; which they purpose by this invasion, to disable him from doing hereafter. And there, again, was the place of meeting appointed between the King and the Duke of Brunswick, the day prefixed being the 26. of May passed (after the old style.) The place, upon the River maine towards Frankford, as we before told you. And indeed this expedition was chief intended to open the passage for him, and withal to hinder the Baron of Anhalts coming to Dirlandt in Hessen, and so to M. Tilly: that so by joining of 3. fair Armies, the King may be at once, absolute Master of the field thereabouts, and be able to give laws to all Germany if he please: And the Armies kept together, or divided, according to their best advantage. But it seems that the Duke hath something diverted his Arms to pursue other designs. For about the 10. of May he gave the overthrow to the Baron of Anhalt, and slew 2000 of his men; which battle, (as the advice from Cullen written the 19 of May after the old style, says) was strooke near Soltkott between Gezek and Paderborn.  
And next, on the 18. of May he went to Lisfelt, where he demanded 150000. dollars of the Cannons of the Abbey; and they offered 80000, but how they sped, judge you. And by letters from the Hage the 20. of May, it appears he was since again at Hildeshem, which he hath reduced: And the 26. of May being appointed for the meeting with the King about Frankford; It seems that some project of his upon the rich Abbey of Fulda, which stands at the City of Fuld, upon a river of that name too; which is in Hessen; about the degrees, 32. 51. This City being well watered, is rich in pasture, and in flocks, and especially their commodity comes in by wool; which was the reason of the planting of a famous Monastery there, accounted amongst the greatest and richest of Germany; and amongst them is the Duke; whether to sing Mass or no, I know not. But at this place he was yet about the 28. of May, it being some ten or twelve Germane miles from Franckfort the appointed place of meeting. Yet nevertheless the King and Count Mansfield, (the marquis of Baden following within three days) went on into Dermstadt; which journey was rather a progress of pleasure, (as if the Army had gone only to take the air) than a warlike expedition; for as they were not meddled withal in their march, neither by Cordova, who (we told you) had sent all his horse to Tyllye, nor by Tyllye himself; who lying to expect some forces of Bucquoyes, and Dampiers old Regiments, thought himself not yet strong enough to disturb them, but kept his leaguer about Heidelberg: So in the country itself they found never an enemy to resist them; which made the taking in of the town of Dermstadt itself, rather a sport then a siege. And in the Castle was the landgrave and his son with him surprised at unawares, for he never so much as suspected an invasion; either so secret was that resolution of Spiers kept, or he so secure and negligent. But seeing his land full of soldiers: which once discerned not to be his own, nor his friend Tillyes, he offers an escape; upon which as if he had confessed guilty, and something withal under his own hand being showed against him, he was made prisoner, and brought to Manhem. This being done as suddenly as he did that, who wrote veni, vidi, vici, that is, in some four days; in which time the soldiers would want no victuals, there being such store of cattle in the country, that at the city of Frankford, (as by letters from thence the 26. of May appears) whither these boot-halers driven their pillage, a Calf was sold for two shillings, & a sheep for one shilling English, & yet they wanted chapmen at that price too; so that the soldiers are very flush: And upon the 25 of May many thousands of Ricks dollars were taken upon the water at Ouenbach, by 10. Rijters or horsemen. And it is reported that Count Mansfield will have 4. Tun of gold of these cities hereabouts, and the Papists and the Iewes goods with us in Frankford, are like to pay for it. The Mansfieldians have taken here, the Commissioner for the Enemy, who swaggered it up & down in his red scarf, but the red colour is now changed to Orengetawney, and none of the Bavarians or Spaniards here, dare show their heads. Neither hath this only made an impression of fear amongst us, but the City and Country of Mentz have taken the affright also.  
And thus, the Country, City, Castle, and Landgrave of Dermstadt being taken, and all easily, and all suddenly: The General Mansfield having intelligence, that M. Tilly had received those succours which he looked for, being some 7000. foot and 800. horse, from Bohemia; and that withal the Baron of Anhalt with some 5000. more, of the forces of Cullen, was come up to him, whereby his Army was become 24000. strong at the least; and withal forecasting his purpose to possess himself of the passages of best advantage, to hinder them in their return. He therefore through his own, and the marquis of Badens indisposition of body to fight (having both been for some days before, sick of the gout) was not so willing now, as he hath been at other times, to fly on, and hazard a battle; where the two Generals were so much disabled from giving personal directions: But especially he considered, that he had something weakened his Army, by putting in of Garrisons into those Towns which he had lately taken in; And that the enemy was more in the field than he; And that new comers are still forward to venture and put on at first, to get themselves honour and reputation; and he had rather peradventure let their bravery and fury spend itself upon some light skirmishes with his Rear, which he well knew they would fall upon; then to force his own passage through the whole and fresh body of their main Battalion. Therefore there was this course agreed upon; That the Prizes and Purchases, with all the baggage, & luggage of the Army should be sent home into the Palatinate aforehand, and that the marquis of Baden should go before to take the passage over the river maine at Reusburgh some Dutch mile and a half below Frankford; But the town belonging to the marquis of Dermstadt and having correspondency with Tilly, had assurance from him (upon their sending to him the news of Badens march thitherward) that he would withal speed come in to their rescue, if the town Garrison could but make good the place, some few hours. So that the townsmen being confident of succours, the Marquis perceiving his passage that way stopped; and that all the Army could not pass the River, before the enemy would be ready to fall upon those that were passing, or not yet passed; came off fairly, and Count Mansfield who kept the Rear with the greatest part of the Army, retired in good order and leisure, as being before freed of their Carriages. And yet nevertheless, the Vanguard of the Bavarians being come up to the rear of the Mansfieldians, followed them, and skirmished with them, almost two days together; In which to confess the truth, and no more but the truth; The General intending homewards, was unwilling to turn faces about, and to make a stand with the whole body of his Army, (so at once to receive the whole shock of the battle upon him) there were some 600. foot, and 60. horse of ours, cut off; And because I would be impartial, I have here spoken with the most, although those that could wish them ten times so many, will peradventure at least have four times so many slain; so partial are many reporters, as some have not let to give out, that the marquis of Baden had the defeat of 15000, & the Archduke Leopoldus they would have to lose but 400. But believe it, as I hear, so I speak nothing under the number of common soldiers here slain: And of Commanders, on the King's side, one Colonel Gulstein of the marquis of Badens was killed; a Palsgrave, and a Count Mansfield (of the same house with the General Mansfield) are carried hence prisoners; which two great names, will no doubt make a great noise, being so ne'er in title to the King of Bohemia, Palsgrave of the Rhine, & to the Count Mansfield General of the Army. But to inform these men: let them know, that all Princes of the Empire have this privilege, that their Paternal titles do descend to all their younger Sons; although to keep up the house, the Lands are only entaylde to their eldest. The rest, having for their portions, either some purchased Lands, or Sums of Monies; and withal the honour of Governor of some Country or State in the Country; which makes them still both to be employed and accounted of: Or else, they must make themselves up a fortune by the Wars. And thus there are at once diverse Dukes of Saxony, diverse Palsgrave's of the Rhine, and diverse Marquesses of Brandenburg: the chief of which 3. great Families, are distinguished from the second houses, by the addition of Kurfurst, or Elector, put to their styles: And thus is it possible (not comparatively to instance in any) that these two prisoners should be no greater personages, than that Duke of Saxony, whom after the defeat of the Archduke Leopoldus, Colonel Overtraut taken prisoner at Strasburgh. On the Enemy's party there were many slain too; and amongst the rest, one brave horse captain, who being hemmed in, did with one Cornet of Horse, adventure to charge through a whole Regiment of the marquis of Badens horse: where being oppressed with multitude, he was killed, ere he could tell his name; some others are here prisoners with us too, men of good fashion, and the best forwardness in the battle: and this skirmish continued the 29. and 30. of May. The next day the Enemy proud of it to have had once the better, came on in the heat of blood, and in a bravado presented himself in Battalia sometimes, and sometimes in some lose troops flying up and down before the Trenches of the King's Rear, who had not yet passed the Neckar at Manhem bridge, but were by the River parted from the rest of the Campe. And this they did again the first of june; but by their actions we know not whether they be friends or enemies, for they have attempted nothing upon the king's Folk; who lie still, either to be ready to receive them if they have the courage to charge, or else to wait upon them whither soever they stir. And thus have we described enough of the expedition of Dermstat, with the adventures and skirmishes in the return from thence.  
The two Armies lie now at the gaze one upon another: which it is expected they will not do long: For there will be extreme hot service if either the Duke of Brunswick shall come up hither to join with our two Armies; or shall resolve to march up into Bavaria: which it seems the two Princes on the Emperor's side already stand in doubt of: For the Prince Elector of Saxony musters his troops in Turing; and the Duke of Bavaria makes a Camp at Dunawert; which stands upon the Donaw or Danubius; and as Hondius Map sets it, much about the middle of the borders of the upper Palatinate, Bavaria and Wittenberg. So that if he goes on, the Duke of Bavaria is likelier to have need of his own forces under Mounsieur Tilly, and to leave Don Cordova and the Spaniards in the Palatinate, to the mercy of the King of Bohemiah. Or if he comes hither, the King is absolutely and uncontrouleably, Master of the Field. And which of these he next does, the next Post shall bring news of. In the mean time, he enricheth himself wonderfully. The country about Eichfield so much fears him, that they offered him 100000. Dollars to spare it; but he asks a fare greater sum.  
And thus is this side of Germany, wholly embroiled; there being at this time already these Armies all at once, and all at this present, in the poor Palatinate. First the King himself with the General mansfield's Forces. Then the marquis of Baden: both these in the field and joined: Then the General Vere in Garrison of Hidlebergh, Manhem and Franckendall, and peradventure by this time the Duke of Brunswick also come, or a coming, and all on our side. On the other side; Don Cordova in the Garrisons; and General Tilly with his old Army of Bauarians, and new supplies out of Bohemia, & the Bishop of Cullens General, the Baron of Anhalt joined with him. And the other side of the Empire, in much suspicion of the great preparations of Bethlem Gabor, ready either to fall upon Bohemia, Austria, Bavaria, or some other part or Prince of the Empire. So that unless it will please God to give good success to those pious endeavours of our gracious Sovereign labouring for an universal Christian peace; we shall peradventure shortly see, either Bavaria or some parts of the Empire, as miserable as the Palatinate is at this day.  
In some letters May 20. out of the Palatinate, we had an inkling, that Bethlem Gabor was then almost in a readiness, and altogether in a resolution to come down into those parts. And the 22. of May were letters written from Manhem again, which reported what they there heard; that Bethlem Gabor was said to be with a great Army marching towards Bavaria; And that the Count de Turn (who is on the King of bohemia's side) began to stir on the borders of Bohemia; and that jegerensdorff marquis of Brandenburg, was as forward as the foremost.  
Now that Bethlem Gabor hath been all this while quiet, and now begins to bustle again; These reasons have been given.  
The Turks expedition into Poland failing of that victory which they bragged of before they won; Bethlem Gabor, being not supplied with those forces from the Turks and Tartars, which were hereupon drawn out of those parts of Europe; and the countenance of the Grand Signior, upon which he something depended, being by his retreat, flight, or slaughter of his soldiers, less feared in Christendom, and in the Empire for that time; Bethlem Gabor was willinger to hearken to those conditions of peace propounded unto him by the Emperor, so that all the time of the treaty, while the Articles were consulted upon, and afterward till the time of performance was expected, he was content to lay down Arms. But conditions being (as he affirms) not performed on the Emperor's part, he unwilling that more time should be gained upon him, resolves it seems to fall upon the Emperor and his friends on that side, while most of his forces are embroiled in a tedious war, on this. But that you may have something worth your observation, and may not only see the bare events, but the secret counsels also, of these motions; we have here imparted to you a prime piece of intelligence, from a person resident with Bethlem Gabor himself, for the service of the King of Bohemia, written to an English Gentleman, a friend of his, in Germany, and by that Gentleman himself translated out of the original Dutch: whereof these following are the very syllables.  

Concerning the Agreement betwixt the Emperor and the King of Hungary, it is passed on these conditions.  
THat the King shall deliver over the Crown to the States of Hungary, which shall be kept in the Castle of Trenchshin, and the King hath appointed six persons to look unto it, three of the States of Transiluania, and three of Hungaria: and at the Diet or Land-day, which is to be held at Edenburk in Hungary the 1. of May, it shall be resolved how the Crown shall be disposed of.  
2. The Emperor shall consign unto the King for his security, Cassaw, the Castle of Gratz, Warrakin, the Dukedom of Oplin, and Rateboye in Silecia; and to that purpose for performance are deputed certain Commissioners by the Emperor: but the States of Silecia will by no means give consent hereunto. The Emperor, they say, hath promised them to protect and defend them in their privileges, and so hath no power for to give away any of their Country, being against his own promise.  
3. It is likewise agreed that the Emperor shall free 14. towns in Tzips, which he hath pawned to the King of Poland; but the King of Poland will not give way hereunto.  
4. It is agreed, that the Emperor within one month, should send to the King of Hungaria 4. hundred thousand ducats; but the time is already past, and no money come.  
5. It is concluded, that the Emperor as long as he liveth shall remain King in Hungaria, and after his death Bethlem Gabor, and yet nevertheless he also shall have the name and title of King.  
6. The King of Hungary hath likewise reserved to himself liberty, to acquaint the Great Turk with this agreement, betwixt him and the Emperor; and in case that he will not consent thereunto, but shall go about to attempt any matter of hostility against him for it, the Emperor bindeth himself to defend him, and to send unto him at his requisition, as many forces both of horse and foot, ordnance, or other munition, as shall be necessary for his defence. And the Turk is not contented with this agreement; whereupon he hath sent to the Emperor a designation, That is to say, of forty thousand foot, and fifteen thousand horse, 24. great pieces of Ordnance, and five hundred Centeries of powder, and ten thousand great bullets, which he desireth to have forthwith for his defence: but how they will be provided, let the Emperor take care; so that it is impossible for the Emp. to hold any one of all these Articles: and that the bitterness betwixt him and the Hungarians is like to be far greater than ever. Moreover, the Hungarians have taken an express resolution to visit the Emp. at Vienna in june next, and for that purpose long for nothing more than to see the grass and Oats on the ground, that I believe there will nothing come of this peace or agreement, which I could likewise confirm unto you by other arguments, which I am forbidden to trust the feather withal, but you shall shortly receive advertisements more at large by word of mouth.  
Transylvania April 18. stilo veteri.    

And now (gentle Readers) for that you have bought what is new, we give you what is stolen into the match; which is two Letters, one from an Ancient, and another from a Gentleman of a Company; which had they been published when they were news, would have been much esteemed of: And for that they agree together in so many particulars, and the Ancient was personally in the battles, we have here exhibited their own words; the Gentlemen to whom they were written, can testify that we have not misreported them.  

The Gentleman's Letter gins thus:  
The King crossed the Rhine at Gernsheim, with Count mansfield's Army, marching towards the Duke of Bavarias' Forces, then pilling and spoiling the Country 'twixt Heidelberg and Heilbrun, the 16. of April they approached and quartered ne'er the enemy, who lay at Wisflow. The 17. in the morning, the enemy fell upon Obertrauts Regiment of horse, and Colonel Gray's Regiment of foot. The Alarm being given there, the whole Army drew to their rescue; And as they marched, Obertraut was commanded to quit his quarter, and to set it on fire; which being done, the King advanced under the cloud of that smoke, with his Army; whereas the enemy certainly made account he had retired, but contrary to their expectation he fell on: Obertrauts and Gray's Regiments changing their retreat into a stout and resolute charge. For half an hour there was a doubtful fight, but the fortune and valour of the King exhorting every battalion to play the men, who answered him presently by drawing their swords on the Enemy, who at their coming on quailed. General Tilly saved himself by the swiftness of his Horse. There is a Colonel, a Sergeant-major, and many Captains taken Prisoners, and Cornets, and many Ensigns found amongst the dead bodies, which are esteemed to be 3000. men. There was also taken four pieces of Cannon. The marquis of Baden with his Army marched to cut off the enemy's bridge which is at Wimpfen, on the Neckar; but failing of that project, fell upon some of their scattered troops, put many of them to the sword, and took 5. pieces of Ordnance.   

Which here now the Ancient confirms, who was one there himself.  
The 20. of April last the King and Count Mansfield with our Army in the Vant, and Turlach in the Rear, fought with all the Bavarian forces & put them to flight; we killed in the battle near 3000. of the Enemy, and after Turlaches Horse in the Rear slew many as they fled, besides many Officers, and men of note which we took prisoners: The K. and Count Mansfield charging bravely when the battels joined; that 'twas enough to make a coward valiant. We took all their Ordnance they had there, which were six pieces; where our English behaved themselves so bravely, that the King rewarded many in particular with Gold. We lost in the battle not 200. men, whereof there were but 50. English and Scots: we have an English troop of Horse which behaved themselves wondrous bravely in the fight, but they engaged themselves so far in the enemies Battaliaes, that they lost their Lieutenant, an English Gentleman of worth, and Twelve Horsemen more, besides those that were shot, which are ye● living; we took some 9 Colours and Cornets. Turlach with his Army cut off almost two Regiments of Gonsales foot, who upon the news of the Bavarians overthrow, marched through the hills, towards the remains of the Duke's forces, but before he could come, Turlach met him, and cut off those men.  
Here the difference is only in 4. and 6. pieces of Cannon taken.   

The Gentleman goes on:  
The 21. the King took in Sintzen, (which is half a day's journey by Coach above Heidelberg towards the Duke of Wittenberghes' Country, and near to Wimpfen and Wifflow,) which when the enemy took, he put man, woman, and child to the Sword. To this place most of the enemy's foot fled for refuge. Don Gonsales marched presently with his whole Army to the relief of Mounsieur Tilly, who lay at Wimpfen, leaving Oppenheim, Treitznach and Allshime with very small or no Garrisons.   

The Ancient confirms this report thus.  
The 21 of April we beleaguered Sintzen a Town of the Enemies, and took it in by composition to departed without Arms, and many of them took entertainment with us, & diverse other Castles and little towns have yielded to the King.   

The Gentleman goes on.  
About the 25. of April the King left the marquis of Baden to confront the Enemy, and marched with his Army through Heidelberg, and sat down before Laudenbergh; which he took in on the 28. Most of the soldiers that were there, to the number of 600. have taken entertainment under the King Much about that time Don Gonsalez and Mounsteur Tilly routed the marquis of Badens Army but they bought the victory deate, with the loss of as many men as the marquis lost; but they took his Cannon and the m●st of his baggage. His horse played the lads, and ran away without much loss; which caused his foot to lie close within their Barracadoes till night; and under covert of the night fled and gained a wood which was not fare from them; so that the loss is only in his Cannon and Baggage.   

This taking in of Laudenberg, and the defeat of the marquis of Badens Army, The Ancient thus describes.  
The 25. of April we beleaguered Laudenberg a town of the Kings that the enemy had taken in, and man'd it strongly, we mounted ten pieces, and in two days and one night, we made a breach that twenty might go in a front: they of the town would have given it up the first day, but the King would give them no quarter, which made them fight desperately, knowing no way but death, but the breach being made, the Army threw dice, and the lot fell to the French, who went on so coldly that the English and the Scots got in the town, crying Vilegainee of the other side of the town which made the Garrison soldiers in such a maze that they came running upon the Pikes at the breach, where were slain more than two hundred; many of the Officers seeing the town was won, blew themselves up wi●h gunpowder. And howsoever the King's mercy was such, that after the breach was entered he gave fair quarters, which they gladly took, and most of them took entertainment of the King, many of the chief are prisoners for ransoms, Turles with his Army cut off almost two Regiments of Gonsales foot, which came to Tillyes rescue: But after the same day by negligence, and not well encamping, Turlach lost 400. men, and was forced to retreat, and leave three pieces of Ordnance behind him: but not without the loss of as many men on the enemy's side.   

The Gentleman goes on.  
The First of May, the King rose from Laudenberg, and passed his Army over the Neckar and Rhine here at Manheim, and quartered about Frankendall, Wormbes, and Oppenheim, where he lay still two days, whether to amuse the enemy or no, I know not. His General (Mansfield) is one of the subtlest men in the world. The fourth of May he rose again and quartered about Germisham, marching Countermount the Rhine, to the relief of Hagenaw.   

The Ancient confirms this.  
There is an Ambassador come from the Duke of Brunswick, who lieth beneath with a brave Army; whereupon the King is marched, leaving his Garrisons well man'd, to Turlach, (the marquis) but Leopoldus with his Army hath beleaguered Hagenaw, a brave strong town of the Bishop of Spiers; which caused the King to leave all and is now gone to relieve it.  
And thus fare these two Gentlemen agree in their relations: which we impart to you not for News, but for certainty of a report, whereof there have been so many tales.    

Because the Printer shown us a blank page at the end, we therefore have filled it up with foreign relations which are nothing to the continuation of our discourse.  
THe Grisons now carry themselves manfully, and have taken again some of the passages, and killed a great number of Spaniards. The Suisse arm to assist them; so that this month is noted to be unhappy to Leopoldus: Count Mansfield also sendeth 2000 men to assist them.  
The Duke of Brunswick having driven Count Henry Vanderberg with his 8000 men into an Island which the Rhine makes between Wesel & Rhineberck: the Count seeing himself too weak, is upon his calling back now in Brussels, where the Merchants say money is not too plentiful.  
The Spaniards under Spinola have besieged Ham in the land of Mark, wherein the States have a very strong garrison: which lies above toward Germany between Emmerick, Rees, and weasel, where the last summer's leaguers were.  
The Spaniards have appointed three Randezvous; at Liar, Mastrick, and Rhineberge.  
The States hope well this summer, that if Spinola sends out any more forces into Germany, that they shall be masters of the field at home.  
By letters from Frankford the 26. of May was certified, Sir Arthur Chichester Lord Belfasts, with Master Burlemacks safe arrival at Mentz next to the Palatinate.  
FINIS.