The Courant out of Italy and Germany, &c.  

From room the 7 August, 1621.  
WEhere from Palermo that there is in Messina a preparation of al manner provision against the coming of the Prince Philebert/ for to use them in the Catholicq army/ ther ar also many instruments of war made for some enterprise.  
The Knight of Malta Sarchio/ is here arrived again from prague/ for to make a Company of horsemen.   

From Venise, the 13. of August.  
By way of Genua/ there is confirmed from spain/ that Don Rodrigo Calderone slalbe openly estrangldd/ and his goods Confisquated/ because of so me murder taken in hand by him/ and there ar remitted of his goods for the wars of the low contryes sixty thousand crownes.  
We understand from Milan/ that those 7. Suytser Cantons Catholicques/ do hold nothing at all with the Graubonders/ and that they also will not appear in the day appointed to Badē which is held by the Buntnars for a great despising: and which might well be a cause to make them come together by the ears.   

From Vienne, the 19. dito  
The misery in Marcvelt doen by the Hongers in burning one hondert and twenty villadges/ is confirmed: the connte of Iagerendorp with the help that he hath received from Bethlehem Gabor/ is now twenty thousand strong/ and have besidg the town of Presbourg about a mile from the same: and all the people that were in the subarbes have put the fire in them and are fled for fear of the siege/ and are gone within the town/ and all those among them which have been fond not to be citizens/ have been driven out of the city: they they also very fast/ and because then provision must go from hence/ it is to be feared it will be cut of from them/ which may easily be done.  
Bethlehem himself is gone from Thurna upwards by S. Iorges/ there is also one Lord of Hongaria hier/ which hath had audience by the Emperour/ his message was of peace/ which must be effected within three weekes/ otherwise it is not possible to keep the Turk back: the clergy doth much labour unto it.  
The Budiani/ which doth much hurt over all/ is going with 15000 strong/ and expects more forces from Iagerendorp/ he takes his course towards Crembs/ and means to join himself with Bethlehem for Moravie/ so as here is over all very great fear: the Emperour is purposed within 14 dayes to depart from this City: but it is unknowen where he goeth.  
Hier ar about 6000 fled from other places/ who by reason of the last of their goods/ do seek alms.  
This day ar ther niewes tome/ that the Enemy lies before Presbourg with 36 pieces of ordinance/ and that he hath demanded the City 2 dayes agone/ and begon to shut upon it. There ar within the City three Regiments of footmen and 700. Horsemen: they have Ammonition enough/ but it must go from hence/ which will hardly be effected.  
The Englisch Ambassador have had also an answer/ he hath been at the Assembly of Regensbourg: where it hath been answered unto him/ that howsoever it might be granted unto the Kingh of England and other potentates/ treves in the Palatinat/ for in the main time to seek te come to an agreement/ yet there are these things in the way that hinders it/ to it/ the atttentats of Mansvelt in Boheme and of Iagerendorps in Slesie/ who do proceed in warres with great hostilitye in the name of the Palts-Grave things wholly contrary to the presentation of the King of England.  
Here is again another Ambassador come out of England/ with six persons.   

From prague, the 19. dito.  
For as much as both with in and with out this city/ ther beginneth again spoiling and robbing/ thet is therfore the 13. of this month patens gone out that all those that ar masterless and not citizens/ as also those that do not discharge citizens duties in their callings that they shall presently depicite from the city/ upon pain of corporal punishment.  
Concerning the yielding of the town of Tabor/ ther is hitherto little efferted/ they have hope to be delivred of the siege by means of Mansvelt.  
Concernin Hongarie and Moravie/ little can be said of it because that 2. Posts from Vienna have already been turned barch/ housoever some certain carriers brings niewes/ that the Hongres ar certain thousand strong/ who do overrun from Vienna unto Moravie/ and do burn and spoil and kill all that they meet with all/ which makes here a trible-feare: and wee know not whethet the Posts have been taken or maid away the Commissares also of the Emperour which were come hither about the execueion ar returned but we doubt with extreme danger of falling in the hands of the enemy.   

From the Confederate.  
Having observed that the french Ambassador have sought to deceive us torough the practices of spain and to bring us onder the servitude so have the 3. confederates preposed to waiet no longer but to get again the last with strength of arms: where upon each confederat stalt bring forth 5000. Men in the field/ which shalt go on with the first.   

From Bearn 20 August.  
The 5. Catholicque places having levied folkes for to help the King of france have demanded passage of us/ which all rond about hath been shut unto them/ which is like to bring trouble again onder those of the oath.   

From Spire 20 August.  
The last lords day/ monday/ tuesday yesterday and the day before 15. companies of Palatins folcks both horsemen and footmen/ have taken some of the villages of the Bishop/ as Vorst Kupersbourg/ Hooghdorp/ Nederkercken/ Hambach/ Ditersheym/ Maycamer/ Iensheym and more other places/ having taken their quarter in those places Maykamer hath stood well 2 houres in defence of themselves/ and killed some soldiers/ but ta the last have given over with the lost of 16. countrymen and 2. women/ and at the last burut and spoiled: ther is ill house keeping there/: the contrymen ran out of the villages with their wives and children with much misery/ and come hytherwards/ the soldiers have sent a clown to day for warn the other to come to their houses/ and make ready some meat/ or otherwise they will burn all the villages: the goods of these villages ar all taken away and sent to Franckendal neustat and other places/ howit will go with Vdenheym we shal know hereafter.  
There is more succour looked for then shall wee see if things will bow or break.   

From Lints, 23. August.  
There is a great fear of the Hongres in this Land/ whereupon the Bishop of Saltzbourg hath been sent pee post to the Emperour in Vienna/ for help of one thousand musketeers: The Our Leopold hath also been to Soltzbourg/ who is also gone towards Vienna/ 10000 men should follow him: the arrested Lords are here yet/ they have received some comfort from the Duke of Bavieres/ concerning their delivrance: onely that the towns must pay to the garrisons 32000 gilders.   

From Ambergh 25 dito.  
The 13. 14. and 15. of this month/ the Soldyers of Bavieres have shoot upon our Camp of Mausvelt well an hondert shoots/ yet not hurt above 20 persons/ yet have they also gotten upon a moant with some pieces of ordinance/ for to shoot against the Fort of Mansvelt: Mansvelt himself doth fortisy daily with the help of 200 men/ making place for to set some pieces of ordinance: there having also sent the 23. of this month/ 8 pieces of ordinance/ besides 3000 bollets of iron of 48 pounds a piece with other Instruments/ also 44 wagons and some money/ together also 25 Canonniers: they do daily scharmutse one another.   

From the Berghestrate 25 dito.  
Obertrout the general came yesterday to Bergstrate: there might well be shortly fighting together: for he is to strong for the Spaniols/ who shal scarce be so bold as to wait till he comes he hath sent them word to make good cheer at steyn/ which they took the last Lords Day/ and that he will shortly come to visit them.  
The choice men of the whole Pals are yet together/ they have now assembled themselves by Londenbourg.   

From Franckfort 29. August.  
The Spaniards having taken the house of Steyn/ onder Worms/ which is partlij to the Pals/ and partly to the Bishop of Worms/ andis also a passage/ both parts have been seen in this and in the other side of the Rhijn/ reasonabli strong/ ther might well fall a saluting one of another: since there is certain niewes that those of the Pals have taken the house again: and that they are gone to Gernsheyn.   

From Colen the 28 dito.  
The Marquis Spinola is with his whole camp about Rimberg/ he himself is within the town/ they say that he will cast a brig over the Rhijn/ he hath with him some schipps and wagons. Where he shall go we shall know.   

We have from France that the King goeth on with his army and that he hat taken now some more places. The Due d'Espernon is under Rochell with his army: and ther was niewes that six galleys were arrived from S. Lucas to Mtrseilles/ for to sand to rochel/ so that it is lickly that the city shalbe besieg both by water and by land.  
We understand that the Counsel of Danzir had received Letters from Polen/ that the great turk doth march/ and that also it should be against Polen: some think that the half of his Armade might well fall upon hungry: those of Polen ar greaely upon their gardrs.  
The Ambassadeurs of the general States have been received with great welcome by the counsel of Breme/ and entertained Royally without the town/ and after lead in their lodging with great triumph/ there are also looked for the Ambassadors of the King of Danemarr/ Brandebourg/ Brunswir/ and other/ which by this may well be arrived.  
It hath been a pleasant thing this week to see so many choice Soldiers/ and so excellent Horsemen/ accompanied with their famous officiers/ therwith so great quantity of ships laden with ordinance/ ●ammonitie and victuels togithether also ourmen of wars with their valiant mariners/ also pionners/ wagons and al things need full for such a Camp. The Prince of Orange himself is in the house of Doen between Emerit and Rees: his Majesty of Boheme is to Emeric our Horsemen and footmen al about Rees and upwards/ it is heard for certain that the Prince will make a fort between Emerick and Rhees.  
The Marquis Spinola being accompanied with a Cardinal or some other great man/ was this week at weasel/ where he had taken al things necessary for a ships brigge/ and hath sent them towards Berge some of the shippers and citizens of weasel must also help there in/ with the smits: they laboured also upon the Lords day for hast his soldiers ar an the other side of the Rhin by Berg even to bury what he shal now do the bridge being done the time shal teach.  
We understand from the towns of oversea/ that the Lord of Dort was come there and charged/ in the name of the Prince to make al the ways plain/ against the time of need seing that the enemy purpose is te pass over the Rhin. The Prince hath also given good order for the rivieres.    

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