The Courant out of Italy and Germany etc.  

From Rome, the 7. August.  
WE have from Palerma/ that there was at Messina all manner of provision made/ against the coming of the Prince Philebert/ and that the Vice King had caused all the ships to be arrested/ for to serve to this Catholicq army and that many instruments of war were ready for some enterprise.   

From Venise, the 13. dito.  
By Genua is confirmed out of Spain that Bo● Rodrigo Calderon is openly strangled/ and his goods confiscated/ because of some murder where of he is the cause/ and that there are remitted of his goods for the low countries 600. thousand crowns.  
It is written from Mijlan that the 7. Catholicq Cantons/ do not hold with the Grisons at all/ neither also have they been present at the journey held at Baden/ which is ●eld by the Confederate for a graet despising/ they are also to come in arms together.   

From Vienna, the 18. dito.  
Si●ce the last burning that the Hongres have bone in Marcvelt and in Austria/ it is said that t e same hath continued yet two whole days after/ so as there are an hondert viliages burnt/ and that there fore the Emperor hath put order that four thousand men of the other garrisons both Horsemen and footmen shall be put into this town: and because Presbourg was to be besidg/ they have put out all the folks which were fled in it out of all other places rond about/ also that the two Regiments which were in the suburbs/ are gone into the city/ after that they have burnt the sand suburbs/ it continues that the Budianis with his Hongres do much hurt/ for which cause many do slew ●ere for refuge.  
The Marquis of jagerendorp with his folks is jonned with Bethlehem Gabor he is gone from Thurna/ and are by S. George's at Wortberg/ likewise also the old Comte of Turna/ Hofkirken/ as General over the duytsh folks/ together with the master of the artillery.   

From prague, the 19 dito.  
Upon the 18 of this month/ there are patents come on't/ that because under pretext of soldiers/ so we'll higher as in the Land there is much robbern and spoil made/ that ther fore/ all those that are without master as also all unknowen persons higher all yding/ and which have no passport/ shall departed from the city.  
Tabor doth still hold out/ the 18 of this month they have come out and killed above an hondert of the Emperor folk's/ the Comte Mansvelt is said to go now for to help them.   

From Vienna, the 19 dito.  
The miserable estate of an hondert and twenty villages in Marcvelt burnt by the Hongres do continue/ the Marquis of jagerendorp is joined  Bethlehem Gobor/ well 20. thousand strong and have besiedg Presbourg about an mile of from the city/ the pest is strong within the citey/ and because they can get no victuals but from hence/ it is to be feared that the passage shall be cut of.  
It is written that the Budianis doth march this way with is thousand for to join himself with the Marquis of jaegrendorp/ he is to come to Crembs/ and then twards Moravie to Bethlehem/ higher is also a great fear for as is said/ the Emperor is to departed from hence within 14. days/ but none knows where/ higher are well 6000. fled people/ which for the most p rt have lost all they have/ and so must go a begging.   

From Lints, the 23. of August.  
Here is great fear in this Land of Austria because of the Hongres/ there fore the Bishop of Saltsbourg hath sent one thousand musquetiers to the Emperor for help/ the Archiduck Leopold was also at Saltsbourg he is now gone from thence to Dienna/ on thousand men should follow him. Those Lords arrested are not yet lose/ but have good hope from the Due of Bavieres/ to be deliured by him/ only in paying to the town and garrison 32. thousand Florins.   

From Amberg the 25. dito.  
The 13. 14. and 15 of this month/ the soldiers of Bavieres have short upon Mansvelt/ well an hondert shotts but nor hurt above 20. persons and because some pieces of ordinance are placed upon the mount for to shoot upon Mansvelt there fore doth Mansvelt himself cause 200. men to fortify with all speed/ and for to prepare a place for ordinance/ the 13. of this month/ ther hath also been sent to him three thousand iron boullets/ 50 Wagons with a some of money/ and 25. masters of ordinance/ their great ordinance shoots 48. ponds of iron: they do scarmish one another daily.   

From Francfurt, the 29. dito.  
After that the Spaniards have taken that house of Steyn in the Pals under Worms/ which belongs partly to the Palts/ partly to the Bishop of Worms/ and is also a passage/ they have divided themselves into two parts on the one and on the other side of the Rhijn: it is like there will be some thing done shortly.  
They writ from Worms/ that those of the Pals have taken again that house of Steyn with hard shooting upon it/ and that from thence they are gone to Gernscheym: we shall here the issue of it.   

From Bunte in Switserland.  
Considering that the French Ambassador goeth about to deceive us bp the Spanish practices/ and to bring us under the servitude of Spain/ so it is that the three Confederates will no longer wait/ but will labour by arms to recover the lost land/ and for this cause each confederate shall bring 5000. men in the field/ which shall go on with the first: the said Ambassador is daily to return whence he came.   

From Bern the 12. dito.  
The five quarters have desired of us to let pass the soldiers levied for the King of France/ but it hath been refused so to do all obout/ whereupon their might will be trouble rise among the confederate.   

From Spier the 20. dito.  
Within few days? 15 Copanies of the Pals folks both horsemen and footmen/ have taken them quarter into these villages of the Bishop as Dorst/ Ruppensbach/ Niderkerken/ Hambach? Diederspeit/ Meckan/ and Gensheym/ whereupon their clowns of Meckan putting themselves in arms have killed some soldiers/ for which cause the soldiers have set upon them and killed 16. of them/ one house burnt/ and many spoilt: the countrymen flee hire with their wives and children in great number/ that it is pity to behold/ and the soldiers have sent to day one countryman for to warn the other to come home again and prepare meat/ which if they do not/ they will set all the villages on fire/ the other Soldiers also are to take their quarter to morrow to Brureyn.   

From Vdenheym the 20 dito.  
Monday last were five villages of the Pals take by force/ and yesterday 2. more/ and it is anknowen when there will be an end/ they hope to have hast help from other Princes: these villages taken are all spoilt/ and the goods of them carried to Franckendal and other places.   

From Bergstrate the 25. dito.  
The Colonel Obertrout came jesterday to Bergstrate with his soldiers/ there willbe a fight: but because he is to strong for the Spaniards/ they shall not be able to withstand: Obertrout hath sent them word to make good cheer in the house of Stem/ and that he will come to visit them: the Pals are also all assembled to day by Ladenbourg.   

From Ceulen 31. August.  
The Marquis Spinola is passed torough the Land Gulic with his army/ and gone twards Rinberg/ from which he had caused the ships of Rhoer/ Ersoy and Lip for to make a shippsbridge/ which hath been effected with haste by all such persons skilful in that thing: the spaniards do cause here a great deal of bread to be backed: which is carried with ships twards Rimberg.  
Those of the fort of the Priests-bonnet/ had let pass a ship wholly laden with all manner of provision and bier but afterwards have caused the same ship to be brought agayme and arrested the same but the reason there of is not known.   

From Wesel, the frist of September.  
The Marquis Spinola is this morning come with his courtiers in this town/ his folck are yet on the other side of the Rhijn by Orsoy/ Berck and other villadges rond about: they said that the bridge shallbe brought to morrow ready/ and put before this city/ for to pass over the soldiers/ but where they intent no man knows yet.   

They armp of the Prince of Orange is by Emeric where they have munstered/ and lodged here and there in the villadges by Rees/ they have all things so well bridge and other necessaries in a readiness and with great quantity: what they shall effect/ the time will clear.  
In France/ theridamas is no other likelihood but of wars/ the peste do begin in the King's Camp therefore the army is divided/ there is among other one great Lord dead keeper of the King's scale.  
They written from Hambourg that those soldiers which were discharged by the King of Danemarck/ are again taken in service/ and in the mean time that there are many soldiers within Hambourg where upon it hath been declared with the sound of the drum that they must depart the city with in 24 hours'/ oud forbidden to give them anp loging, It is said that the King of Swede should have besieged the city of Riga/ in Lyfland.    

AT AMSTERDAM Printed by George Veseler. The 12. of Septembre. 1621.