THE Last news from BOHEMIA, with all the adjoining provinces that be now up in arms.  
Wherein is related all the passag●s that haue happened since the high and mighty Prince Elector PALATINE of the Rhine was elected and crwoned King of BOHEMIA.  
With other accidents very delightful to the Reader.  
 
1620.   

THE LAST news from BOHEMIA with all the adjoining provinces, that be now up in arms.  
SIr, &c, The news in Germany is, that Bethlem Gaber Prince of Transiluania understanding of the troublesone state of Bohemia, and of the adjacent provinces his confederates, with a great Army that he had gathered about Clandiople, made an inroad into the higher Hungaria, taking along with him eighteen pieces of great Ordinance: with this his unexpected coming he presently obtained of the nobility, whom he had made afraid, and who possessed these places, that they should join with him. But he constrained Human●ie( who for a while resisted him, yet not being of sufficient strength to hold out,) to depart into P●l●●ia.  
Then for the taking in of Cassouie, Rede, and Se●s●h, colonels being sent by Bethlem Gahor Prince of Transiluania with an Army, required that the captain, who was within the city Dots should be delivered into their power, this threatening being added, that except he alive were permitted unto them, they would spare neither infants nor sucking babes. Who therefore receiving him into their power, disrobed and mocked him, and so sent him into Transylvania. The city itself when it could not prevail against this force, and knew of no help, vpon deliberation had, yielded unto the forces of Bethlem Gaber Prince of Transiluania, taking an oath to him and to the States of Hungary, vpon the fift of September, great terror was throughout all Hungary vpon this journey and inroad, the Loilars and other ecclesiastical persons, because they saw Monasteries, and whole bishoprics to be invaded, monks and Canons to be gelded, and great outrage every where to bee exercised, fearing violence to be offered unto themselves, in great number did withdraw themselves out of this province.  
The Emperour after the Coronation departing from Franckfor● vpon the eight of September, came to Au●burg vpon the eighteen of September, and there taking an oath set forward to Monach and to Grece.  
Bu●quoy in the mean space after he had taken in P●ssec in Bohemia, appointed to march towards ●habor: but being prevented by the Bohemians, he pitched his camp at Merouits. Thether also the Bobemians followed him, opposing their camp unto his, and observing all his endeavours: whereupon sundry times they fought, and when vpon the fourth of September, a troupe of Spaniards went somewhat too far from the camp, they falling vpon the Bohemians, lost about five hundred Souldiers.  
At what time Bucquoy had received intelligence that Ferdinando was elected Emperour, in the night that followed the seventh day of September, he set his Army in array, thrice shooting of all his Ordinance and guns, in sign of ioy; but the Bohemians, who were ignorant of this thing, all the night standing in battle array, expected what might befall. Both sides kept themselves within their camps, until of a sudden Bucquoy received a message from the Arch-Duke Leopold, whereby he was admonished of the unexpected entry of Bethlem Gaber Prince of Transiluania into Hungary, and was commanded to led his Army into lower Austria, and there to fortify the castles and chief towns. But before he went out of Bohemia, he assaulted the castle Rosenberg, pertaining to Suanberg, and taking it, sent away the Souldiers with bag and baggage. A Garrison being put therein, he departed with his Army out of the kingdom, and stopped up all the passages whereby the Bohemians might follow after him, who were constrained by going about to go to help the Morauians, after they had heard of the war there. After his departure the Bohemians sent part of their Army to recover Bechin, which town Bucquoy had taken in vpon the thirteenth of August, and by enforcing open a gate through an engine, they took it, the Garrison Souldiers for the most part being slain, and the captain and the Ancient being sent to Prague.  
After they recovered Thine by composition, which town Bucquoy had taken in vpon the seventeenth of August. On the other side Tampir took Lundeburg with no small loss of his own men.  
affairs being framed at Cassoue according to the desire of Bethlem Gaber Prince of Transiluania, and most of the cities, for mine being bound to him by oath, Satch and Rede with eighteen thousand souldiers strong, and with two great pieces entred vpon all places round about, and also vpon Fillec. Thence he wrote to the adjoining cities, that they should not resist, but that willingly they should admit the government of the transylvanians, affirming that this journey was made with the foreknowledge and consent of the Christian States, and threatening all extremities to those that resisted.  
This Proclamation being received, they subdued very many cities and castles; namely Vaccium, Tirnaue, Nentre, Nouigrade, Possing and others, the Heiduckes of Iarm●th apprehending their own captain, and delivering him up to their power, with the Fort.  
Afterwards Newhouse was taken in, and the governor of the Garrison souldiers being bound in fetters, and deprived of all his movables, was sent to Cassoue: where a little before, namely vpon the first of September the transylvanians triumphed with so great discharging of Ordinance, that the noise thereof reached unto Comorch; which Fort, as also Ianrin haue abode constant in their loyalty towards the Emperour, although the transylvanians had possessed the Ile, and so had opened a passage for themselves to other places.  
When the Palatine P. Elector was certified of his election made by the States of Bohemia, he judged not rashly to adventure thereon, not being ignorant with how great molestations, cares, labours and dangers this dignity was joined, therefore he began to call this business into deliberation, and to consult thereof with Princes and States who were allied unto him by kindred and acquaintance, and commanded that public prayer should be made upon certain dayes through his whole country.  
At length he being moved with certain reasons, thought it fit to obey the will of God and his vocation. Therefore the affairs in the Palatineship being set in order, and the political government being committed to John Bipont, and matters of war being referred to John Nassawe the elder, with the princess, with his children, and with his whole house he went to Amberg.  
They of Brussles were said about this time to be entred into sedition, because of exactions, and of public impositions: but the multitudes of Spanish souldiers gathering head quieted them.  
Bucquoy vpon his forsaking of Bohemia, took in horn a town of lower Austria, and placed a Garrison therein: but after observing that it could not bee retained, the Garrison being called away, vpon the fift of October he came to Ret●, and after to Sname a town in Morauia, with nine thousand horse and foot, and presently with great importunity demanded that their town should bee delivered up. But when the Garrison, these threatenings being neglected, prepared for defence, and knew that twelve thousand Hungarians and transylvanians were ready at hand, he raised the camp and departed, to join himself with Tampier.  
In the mean space the transylvanians drew near, and joined themselves with the Bohemian and Morauian camp. This being known, some ensigns of the Hungarians who were under Tampier, leaving his camp reuoulted to the transylvanians. When therefore Turren saw that his Army was augmented with the Hungarians and transylvanians to be about twenty six thousand, vpon deliberation with Rede he determined to meet and to fight with Bucquoy and Tampier. But for to try their strength Tampier sent forth three Companies, which for the most part were slain by the Hungarians. Whereupon Bucquoy seeing himself too weak, the former station being left, pitched his camp at the outer bridge of Danow, whither Leopold the Arch-Duke came from Vienna to view the Army. But the enemy with great fury pursuing the rearward put to flight, five hundred of the Tampiers company.  
But presently the Bohemians coming forward, and the mountain and the next Wood being possessed, they drew nearer and nearer towards them. Leopold persuaded Buequoy to fight, and to try the very extremity: but he refusing the counsel that was joined with very great peril, kept himself in the camp: but yet the Archduke being returned into the city, the Battle began about evening, and was continued until about midnight, the Artilerie on both sides being discharged, with no small loss vpon both sides.  
The next day, when for a thick mist they could not look about, and when they thought that the Bohemians were retired, to pass over Danow at Fischet, and with their camp to possess the other side of the river, Bucquoy sent his Souldiers to stop that passage. But after the mist breaking up, when they who were in the Vauntgard had already gotten over the Bridge with many guns, and the rearward was yet in the camp at the Bridge, the Bohemians in great number coming vpon them, endeavoured to take the bridge from them. Whereupon a great fight was made, and a great company on both sides were slain with the often shooting of guns. The greatest loss fell out in the camp of Bucquoy, three barrels of Gunpowder being fired by negligence of souldiers, which not onely killed many but caused those that were scorched in quenching the fire, to bee drowned in Danow.  
Bucquoy, Dampier, and other captaines diligently encouraged their souldiers to fight, and sustained the Enemy until night, which coming on, when they saw that the fort raised before the Bridge was assaulted, with great courage they took thence the Garrison, overthrew the bridge, and so betook themselves to rest. whilst the skirmish lasted, the Hungarians that yet remained in the camp of Dampier, the carriages which they were set to keep, being ranfacked and fired betook themselves to flight. The number that were slain was uncertain, for the wounded the next day in many wanes were carried to Vienna, who afterwards dyed in great number. Bucquoy himself was wounded in the arm with a bullet, and his chief Colonel was wounded thrice, but dyed not.  
Bethlem Gaber Prince of Transiluania, in the mean space with a great army that he conducted went towards Poson, and took the Castle of Petronel by force, which he razed. This rumour coming to Vienna, three companies of Souldiers with three brazen pieces being shipped were sent into Poson, and entred into the suburbs vpon the thirteenth of October. This night was very tempestuous, therefore the Trans●iuanians, preassed vpon them fearing no such thing, and put to flight a great part of these souldiers, their captain T●esenbach with a few escaping by flight. The Suburb being taken, Bethlem Gaber Prince of Transiluania commanded the Prince Palatine to answer him, whether he would defend the city and the castle, or that he should yield without force, certain dayes being permitted for deliberation, who taking advice with Palse and with others of the nobility, when he could do none other, determined to yield. Therefore the city being taken in, the Prince of Transiluania commanded that a Sermon should bee made in the Cathedrall Church vpon the twenty of October, and thence passing into the castle viewed the crown of Hungary, and the other ornaments of the kingdom, and returning into the city entertained the Prince Palatine and other Nobles to dinner.  
In the mean space the Palatine P. Elector the elected K. of Bohemia departing from Amberg came to Waltsachs, where the ambassadors of the provinces united into Bohemia, met him, with eighteen coaches: thence they went to Egra, thence to Falquenaue and to saint, and so to other places with the gratulation and ioy of all citizens, until at length he came to Prague, into which he entred with very great pomp, and a little after was present in their Parleament.  
earnest Count Mansfield that he might recover places taken in by Bucquoy, vpon the three and twentieth of October went with his Souldiers to Winterburg, and presently a Fort and the chapel being taken that was builded under the castle, he exhorted the captain to yield, and when he said he would rather loose his life then gratify his enemy: the Count battering the gate entred, and slew all the Garrison, except a few Prisoners.  
This being done, other towns and places yielded of their own accord, their garrisons passing to Budwitz. Thence the Count going to Pragadit, and finding the garrison to resist, with great violence took the town and slew them all vpon the twenty four of October.  
Herman Frence, a garrison being left in Thabor, went with his Army towards Wodian, and knowing that the captain of this town was not furnished with a sufficient guard, and that two Noble men of Bohemia, who had hitherto served under the Emperour, were gone into this town, all passages being besieged, took order to beate all the souldiers from the towers and walls, and to burst open a gate; but through valiant resistance of the garrison could do no good, until the next day a Trumpetour being sent, the captain covenanted to depart: which Frence willingly permitted; yet so that they should deliver the two Noble-men, who, the town being taken in, were carried and put into the tower at prague: where in the mean season Fredericke P. Elector Palatine was crwoned King of Bohemia, in november: and in the same month Elizabeth his wife, princess of Great Britain was crwoned queen.  
At this time in France Conac was set at liberty, and some persuaded, that neither side of the Germans was to be holpen, because France had received no small profit from the Princes thereof.  
Great calamity did now also oppress lower Austria, the souldiers on every side meeting there, and wonderfully exasperating this mischief, but the inhabitants in great-number with their wives and children fled to other places.  
At Vienna the souldiers of Bucquoy, and of Dampier, wasted the villages and other towns, that no profit might thence redound to the enemy, insomuch that victuals increased still their price at Vienna; furthermore from higher Austria an Army was sent under the general Sterenberg, who preserved passage to both the banks of Danow, by wasting and taking in the villages and towns that appertained to the catholics: but they commanding the Monastery of Molque to yield, and not being obeied fired the town, and assaulted the castle, until they were hindered by fowle weather.  
Bucquoy and Dampier understanding that the Hungarians at Poson, passing over Danow had put to flight Hainburg the colonel in open war, thought fit to succour him with some certain thousands, and with six hundred barded horse.  
Therefore they joining battle, many were slain on both sides, and Bucquoy was strike on his armor with a short sword, and very many were wounded, who were afterwards carried to Vienna: but a thousand and six hundred of the troops of Bucquoy passed away to the Hungarians their countrymen.  
Vpon the month of november the Protestants assembled a Parlement at Norimberg, where the King of Bohemia, and many other great Princes met, and gave answer to the ambassadors of the Emperour: who, vpon the twenty four of november came from Greatz to Vienna, where he was entertained by Leopold the Arch-Duke.  
Capisan a certain captain of the Bohemian forces coming with four thousand to Creames, opened one gate with Artillery, and the other with fire: but yet could not take the city because of the Port-cullis: not onely the souldiers, but also the women powred scalding liquour, and pitch-barrels vpon their heads, so that they were constrained to retire with the loss of some two hundred.  
After this there came from milan over the Alpes through Heluetia into the bishopric of Passawe, about eight thousand souldiers strong, and marks of greatest cruelty being left there, when they could not pass into higher Austria, because that all the passages were stopped by the country people, some of them passed towards Budwitz in Bohemia, under colonel Balthasar.  
The Emperour being come into Vienna, the Hungarians and Bohemians in great number marched towards Nischet, and thence towards Vienna by Ebersdorfe, which they took in, sending the garrison to Vienna, and so spoiled all the villages and towns, not without great slaughter.  
Thereupon the country people in great companies came into Vienna, and made victuals exceeding dear. Turren and Bethlem Gaber, Prince of Transyluania, who had besieged the city, affirming for certain, that if the consorts of their Religion had not been therein, they would haue constrained them to haue yielded through famine.  
In the mean space Humanoie with eight thousand Polonians to try his destiny, made an inroad into Hungary: but by Ragots, whom the Prince of Transiluania had left at Cassoue, he being subdued lost a company of his souldiers.  
Thereupon joining forces with Radulen, and Count Althem, having ten thousand souldiers, he again marched against him. A great battle being fought and continued all night long, some three thousand were slain vpon both sides.  
Then the Polonians departing and counterfeiting flight, presently the Hungarian foot fell vpon the spoil: but they were for the most part slain by the Polonians, who returned again, and the Hungarian horse fled. Ragots escaping by flight, sought to repair his Army.  
nevertheless the Prince of Transiluania understanding of this slaughter, ceased to besiege Vienna( Rede being sent with part of the Army into vpper hungary,) and returned to Poson, Edenburg being by composition taken in, and fortified with a Garrison of four hundred souldiers.  
Also Count Mansfield took in Pessec, the garrison being sent away with their arms; but the captain, who was a Spaniard, and valiantly had sustained the siege by the space of a month: was carried to Pilsne, and the town that was made desolate by the imperials, was repaired and fortified with a stronger garrison.  
In the month of December a great gaping appeared in the sky, in the fashion of Armies coming from the South and North, and fighting each with other, until the southern army was overcome and put to flight.  
Vpon the sixteenth of December Iohn-Charles the elder son of the Emperor dyed at Greatz.  
In the mean space at Prague, by the commandement of the King of Bohemia, being returned from the Parliament of Noremberg Images and Statues, with all Altars were removed from the Cathedrall Church of the Tower, the Kings chaplain making a Sermon, and laying down the cause of that business amongst others, because the King could no longer for his conscience bear idolatry in his sight.  
Also the King vpon inquisition made, into the corners of Rogues and of neighbours, commanded the city to be purged from all filthiness and dishonesty, and that an hospital should bee builded for the poor and aged.  
Vpon the twenty seventh of December a son was born to the King of Bohemia, for which cause, congratulation was made by the Officers, and prayers were made to God.  
On the other side, no small help was decreed to the Emperour by the King of spain, and the Pope commanded no small contribution to spiritual and ecclesiastical persons through italy, spain, Brabant, Flanders and other provinces.  
The prince Elector of saxony is said to be Neuter, and onely prepareth to defend himself.  
Bucquoy making an inroad towards vpper Austria, took Ipsen, a town that was destitute of Garrison. But before his coming, Sterenberg, the chief general of this province( the fiedge of the Monastery Molque being raised) returned to the limits with his Army, to wait for the coming of Bucquoy. In the mean season, the country people lead with the zeal of Religion, killed and put to flight the Italians that remained of the army of Balthasar, who made inroads from the vpper patt. But Carpezan a colonel of the Bohemians took and razed Gotvien, the most strong Monastery of Lower Austria.  
Hitherto a great number of Horse and foot was gathered for the Emperour, and for the prince of Bauaria, in the Territories of Colen, and in the adjoining countries. For the hindering of these expeditions, the States of the united provinces of the Low Countries; writing once or twice to the Electors of Colen and Triers, exhorted them largely to maintain the league, and not to permit any thing to be done against their confederates; but most especially, not against the prince Palatine Elector, except they would haue the same to be also done in their provinces.  
Part of this Army set forward under the government of Count Liopien, and of the Colonel Lantsb●rger, who when they could not obtain passage through Hassta, and through the county of Nassawe, they iourning through Vererave passed into Franconia, and there with great discommodity of the Herbipolensians, because the Army of the united Princes& States opposed; they were constrained to abide there some certain weeks. They were about four thousand, whom, so many others followed a little after. But the Isenburgensians, and the Hanouians opposing, and not willing in any sort to permit passage, they were constrained to return the way that they came, and in very could weather to pass over the Rhine. But the prince of Bauaria being certisied of the denial of passage, presently sent ambassadors, who agreed vpon certain articles for passage. Which agreement being made, the Army passed to the bishopric of Achstelin, and there abode certain daies, with great loss of the inhabitants.  
In the mean space a league was concluded betwixt the Emperor and Bethlem Gaber prince of Transiluanta, until the feast of Saint Michael, 1620.  
About this time Tifenbach the Colonel of the Mor●uian forces coming with his army to Nicolaisburg, obtained the town without any great labour, but six hundred Dampirians defended most valiently the Castle, notwithstanding at length when they had repelled the assailants at certain times, and had slain about two hundred, and saw that Ti●enbach endeavoured to enter, by mounting against them thirteen great guns: they being destitute of powder and of other things, requested palee, and covenanted with bag and baggage to depart, except they were relieved within three daies, Count Nagrol with three others, being in the mean space left in the camp for pledges. When therefore, for the bridge cast down in Dan●w, they could not receive aid from Dampier; the time being expired, they yielded up the Castle, wherein besides much Wine and corn, there were found eight and thirty great pieces of Ordinance, and movables belonging to cardinal Ditrichstein, and a great booty that had been taken by Dampier.  
In the former year, a grievous contention did arise betwixt two Noblemen of Bohemia; namely, betwixt henry Slavat and Wartenberg, about the deceased Baron of Smirsiscen. For he dying without an heir, being unmarried, left two Sisters, and the one that married to Slavat entred as sole Heiresse, but Wartenb●●g entering the castle, freed the other sister long detained in prison, and married her, and entering vpon the possession of the castle and town, bound the sabiects to him with an oath. This vexed Slauat, and therefore he framed his action against him: who being called to Prague appeared there, and put in security. But the K. of Bohemia sand Commissaries, who should comprimise the case concerning the town and the castle.  
But it came to pass whiles these Commissaries were deciding the controversy for Slauat, and had commanded the wife of Wartenberg to depart from the town and castle, and to restore them to Slauat, shee being enflamed with fury animated the souldiers, which shee had there to defend the castle. Therefore one of them entred into the chamber, wherein many barrels of Gun-powder were laid up, and carelessly moving a match near to the powder, set the same on fire, and blew up the whole castle with all that were therein. Who were all the Commissaries with their seruants and other attendants, about threescore, and also the contending parties; Namely Slauata, and the wife of Wartenberg, with the women, seruants and souldiers which they had with them, besides other hurt that it did in the town.  
The King of Bo●emia in February came to Brinna, and was received by the States with great pomp: where he took the oath of loyalty from the States, and confirmed all privileges unto them, and so set forward into Silesia. he being scarce departed, the Cosacces about four thousand coming from Poland made inroads into Morauia: but not long tarrying there, their journey being continued night and day, and guides being sent before who had knowledge of the places, the bridges being always overthrown which they had passed, lest any should follow at their backs. In their journey they ransacked many towns and villages, and amongst them Mescrit, wherein at that very time a marriage of a certain Noble-man was celebrated, and they took a great booty and brave apparel, which afterwards they sold for a little at Vienna. The horsemen of Morauia followed them somewhat too late: but yet about midnight overthrew them near to the bank of Danow, vpon the tenth of February, and distressed about a thousand of them, the residue with admiration of all men swimming through Danow, and all over wet entering into Vienna, where lodging was assigned to them in the Suburbs.  
These souldiers afterwards making inroads into lower Austria, made all places dangerous, spoiled some fifty villages of the Protestants, and caused that the country people in great number with their wines and children ●●ying into the woods, miserable perished through famine and could. Eight thousand w●re s●ide to follow after them, therefore the Si●esians and Morauians mustered souldiers to hinder them of passage, and sending messengers to the Prince of Transiluania who req●●sted aid, and threatened a contrary inroad of Turkes and Tartars into Poland, if it again should endeavour any thing against his dominion, or the dominion of his confederates,( although the King of Poland answered that he knew not of their coming) and furthermore sent an ambassage unto Vienna, that except these Cosacces being called into the province against the league were again dismissed, he would presently come with sixteen thousand Hungarians and help the oppressed.  
At the same time Bucquoy going about to reuenge the loss that he had received not long before by the Bohemians at Chitse, with eight thousand horse and foot marched towards Langelose.  
There were there nine companies in garrison under Count Mansfield; but the Count himself was gone to Prague. When they came thether, certain troops being sent before, and the residue detained in ambush, he drew the Mansfieldians out of the town into the ambush. Therefore a great fight being made, and the troops of horse being put to fight, about nine hundred foot were ronted, but the residue escaped with the loss of five ensigns, and also four hundred were slain vpon the other side.  
A few dayes after an assault being made vpon the troupe of Hollach, they ronted threescore. Likewise also the imperial souldiers who were in garrison at Laea, sallying forth slew about two hundred of the Sallernian souldiers: and the Cosacces oppressed and ronted a troupe of Hollaghian horse in a certain village. Dampier understanding of this success, joined camp with Bucquoy, and determined to march the next way towards Prague,& Bucquoy commanded, that each one should provide himself of powder and victuals for the space of six dayes. But Christian Prince Anhalt with the Bohemian and Morauian troops being gathered together without delay to Egenburg, the officers and souldiers that wandered up and down in Prague, being commanded within the space of twenty four hours to appear in the camp, under a great penalty.  
In the mean space the Spaniards, whom we said above, under the government of Balthasar to haue come to Cruma●●, and to Budwitz, making an inroad towards W●●ian and Praga●●t did mightily molest the inhabitants with spoiling and firing, and after the departure of Bucquoy, again wasted the town that before had been repaired.  
Vpon the two and twentieth of February the souldiers in great abundance set forward from Budwitz, and coming to Thine, which is three miles distant from Thabor, and seated vpon M●ldawe, caused it to yield, and gave leave to the garrison to depart. But seeing that the town could not be held, they ransacked and left it, and thence passed to Belieschin and to Wittigaue, returning at length with a great booty unto their fellowes: which things caused again that a mustering was made, and that every twentieth person was commanded to bee ready at all times.  
After that the King of Bohemia was departed from Morauia he came with great triumph to Vrat●slaue, where four Canons, an Abbot, and a Prior of the Monasteries appearing in the Court took the oath of allegiance, which likewise about noon was done by the citizens.  
All things being prosperously done, when in the mean space ambassadors were come from the King of denmark to the King of ●ohemia, some were appointed by the Princes of Silesia for an ambassage to bee sent to Constantinople, and into Poland, in the name of the King of Bohemia, and of the incorporated provinces: but the King having viewed the city all about, and the Cathedrall Church being saluted, also all privileges being confirmed; settled himself to take a journey into Lusatta: but news being received of the endeavours of Buequoy, he judged it better to defer that journey until another time, and returned to Prague.  
The catholics again celebrated a lubily, the Pope so ordering and commanding, that prayers should be powred forth for the safety of the Emperour, and for the preservation of catholic Religion in the Empire. When this feast, or rather fast to the catholics was warned in the Church of Stephan at Vienna about eight of the clock in the morning vpon the three and twentieth of February, thunderings and lightnings were seen altogether in an unusual fashion, not without the great amazement of all.  

A strange rel●tion.  
In the mean season, Prince Anhalt labouboured by all means to hinder Bucquoy( who vpon the twenty fourth of February had lost two hundred Souldiers in assaulting Gre●senstein to no purpose) from coming to Prague. Therefore gathering his Army to Egenb●●g, he besieged all the passages of that place: furthermore he fought with the Imperials, and nor a few on both sides were slain, until at length they joined in main battle, wherein Bucquoy his forces were ronted and put to execution, although they were far more in number.  
It is reported that one of the Casacces running, lifted Dampier vpon an horse, and so preserved his life; who afterwards retuning to Vienna, complained much of the improvident care of Buequoy, because he refused to fight, until the Armies were come into straite passages and narrow places.  
Bucquoy being fled, a great rich booty was intercepted, the Imperials revolted; Bohemia, Morauia, Silesia, Lusatia, and Austria, yea, and Hungary, were confirmed to the King of Bohemia, and in a word, all signs of future prosperity proffered themselves to him, but the contrary to his enemies.  
Yea a little after at Prague a Parliament was kept, wherein they propounded the example of the united provinces in the Low Countries to be imitated by them, if so be that all popery should endeavour to make their dominions the appointed field for war: and if they cannot like Africanus, make the warres to ascend over into the countries of their enemies. A more safe, easy, frugal, and honourable war. But other arguments, and some more strong are not too popularly to be expressed.  
Prince Anhalt is said to bee gone to give his attendance vpon Bucquoy, who is reported to bee fallen into melancholy( peradventure adust) at Creams.  
But rather the Loilorian Phormioes seem to bee blamed then Bucquoy, because they make none end with their talkative experience to violate the very Principles of war, and of Peace, and yet they must master the often tried practise of commanders in both, although perpetual ruin manifesteth their folly to the world.  
About this time was an assembly of Electors at Mulhouse; wherein Mentz, Colon, and saxony were present: and Tr●ers sent his ambassador. They deliberated to turn away the misery that is likely to fall vpon the Emperour, &c.  
But the Prince of Vinarie gathered souldiers for the Bohemians in the united provinces of the low Countries: and the States there deliberated of sending a navy into America, the Merchants bestowing a vast sum of money vpon this use, which with hast they intend to employ, least any one should ransack the camp before them.  
When after this dismal day to Bucquoy, he was returned to Creames, the Cosacces began again with most terrible firing and spoiling to shark into lower Austria: and sparing neither Protestants nor Papists, procured so great envy to themselves amongst all, in so much that they were partly slain by their own fellow souldiers: namely, the walloons, for committing of sacrilege, and partly were sent prisoners to Creames.  
The Emperour by Proclamation required the Austrians to take the oath of allegiance, or else to bee denounced and proceeded against as Rebels: but it is apparent, that as the Emperour propounded this in a bad time, so that they will follow the course of the world, most to regard the arising King of Bohemia.  
And as in a falling house the lesser timber followeth the greater, so doth it befall the Emperour: for even those Souldiers who sometime had tarried in Veteraui●, as wee said afore, and could not obtain passage, being repelled by the Counts of Veterauia, when they had also been very troublesone to the country people in the territory of Triers, endeavoured to pass over into the diocese of Colen: but the country people resisted them with such force, that although they had fired some of their villages, yet the fire being neglected, they slay many of the souldiers, and compelled the residue to fly.  
Of them also who having obtained passage, were come to the borders of Bauaria, some of them falling into sedition, rent their colours, and went to serve under marquis Onoltzbac, and the others returned home.  
The marquis of Durlach with an Army of the united Electors and States is gone to Briscoue, and abideth in the midst betwixt Brisac and Friburg, and hath signified to the bordering States, that he is commanded to hinder the passage of souldiers into Alsatia.  
Not long after Leopold the Arch Duke sent ambassadors to entreat passage for his souldiers, to whom the marquis answered, that he could not: but that they should go unto On●●tzbac there to obtain leave.  
It is also reported, and that by especial good and great intelligence, that since Bucquoy his overthrow, some three thousand Italians coming to Budwitz, and thence passing forward in Bohemia, were met by some of the King of Bohemia his forces, where after skirmish they being rowted, fled back again to Budwitz, leaving dead behind them, about some five hundred of their company.  
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