The Courant cut of Italy and Germany &c.  

From room the 14. August, 1621.  
THe Polish orater is departed from hence with good contentment/ for that the popes holiness hath granted the King of Poland assistance of 20000. Fl. monthly/ there vpon the firsts monet is 20000. Fl. is remitted all ready.  
Mons. Montorio is gone from hence to Cullon to his Nuntiator.  
The Sing: Duca de Palin hath sent 10000. Crownes to germany/ there with all to ransom Sing. Torquate Corty who was taken prisoner in Hungaria before Newheusell by Betlem Gabor.   

From Venise, the 20. of August.  
Art Millanen are come 1000. Spaniards/ for to laid in Garrisson here and there in Lomberdie/ and there are so many more expected/ Don Cio/ should likewise with all expedition levy o● Regiment of soldiers/ to which end 12 Captaines are prepared and 800. Cronwnes is given to 〈◇〉 of t●em.  
The Restitution of Peltoline is wholly unsertaine/ for the same places are fortified again/ because the Switsers ambassadors will not weld unto such conditions as are made unto them by the Deputies of the King of spain and the house of Austria.  
From spain are sent great store of silver some few daies ago to Insbrugh for to be quoyned.  
From Constantinople is written of the 14. of this present/ that many bridges were made over the Donoub, to the intent that the Ottamanisch host might more the better forward Againsts Poland so that a great Company of Turkes have given themselves already unto the borders of Poland/ but 8000. of the same are slain of the Pall●cks who had hide themselves in an ambushment/ likewise the general of the Cosackes hath set upon 15000. Tartarians which were merching to the Turkich army/ and scattered them here and there.   

From Vienne, the 25. dito.  
After that the Hungarians had burnt fom 200. Castles villadges and market towns with much growing grain/ they retired back and have besieged Presburg/ which then have strongly began to shoot upon with there pieces of ordinance into the city and Castle of Presburg then 19. 20. 21. and 22. of this prenssent whic● shooting they continue yet those within defend them felves lustily/ and haue resolved to Stand it out constantly to the last drop of there blood/ if so be they can but receive assistance from the-Emperour with soldiers and provision and there are 8000. men allreaddy which have lain here and there in Bohemia and Moravia/ with many folk from Sylesia/ gathered at a place called the marked in Moravia they also go to Presburg to help those within Against Betlem.  
The Budianies folk do likewise great harm on this side of the Donouw with Burning and roving they are within 4. or 5. legines of this city/ and the inhabitants or subjects in the Country run away for year. So that all kind of grain in the fields spoils for want of dressing/ Brave Colaldo hath notwithstanding received commandment to march against the newstad for to hinder such roving so much as possibly he can.  
And after that the Emperour hath given a general Pardon to the Moravians/ and sert a liberty all those which were imprisoned/ they have there upon talken in hand to levy soldiers/ and are resolved to defend there land from any further assaults/ more soldiers are expected from other quarters.  
captain Becker/ who was taken prisoner of the Hungarians 3. weekes ago is got free again and and at this present ●eere.   

From Presburg 21. of August.  
The 16.17. and 18. hereof hath the enemy Puch his whole Camp in the fields by the Hagen within and without the wine mountaines against the city/ and taken in hand to shoot against this city with there ordenauce/ upon the 19. 20. and 21. hereof/ for they lodged presently in the suburbs/ and do begin to fortify themselves against the city/ here against these with in do not stand still/ and have now; daies and night long without ceasing shote with there Canons out of the city and Castle against/ the enemy doth the like against them of the city and Castle so that on both sides many good soldiers are slain/ last night the enemy hath brought 4. pieces of ordnaunce to the Schandorper street/ where withall he hath this morning gearly/ Bartered the Bolwerk by S. Michells Gate very much with shooteing/ but with out any danger/ for the walls at the same place are not only very strong and fast/ but also the outer dwengers wall hath yet received no hurt so that they will not so soon make any brech with there shooting/ likewise when any hurt is done by them it is presently repaired and filled again with great labour/ every on is lusty and resolved to defend themselves to there utter most in deavour/ hoping also that the Emperours Maj. will not forfake us with provision and more assisannce.   

From Idem 22. hereof.  
The enemy Ceaseth not day nor night/ he hath shot about some 1500. shoots/ and he draweth very near to the steeple and Bolwarck by S. Michells Gate/ and he shoots bulletts of 15.18.20. and more pounds/ there against those of the city and Castle do answer them lustyly/ we are in good hope that the enemy will shortly be driven to forsake his enterprise/ because we are comforted to day with the Emperours assistance against to morrow.   

From prague, the 26. August.  
The 19 here of in the morning about 9 a clock/ the late judge of Ellenbogen/ one of Stols D. Fredrich of Bespert and Doct Luycke the which besides other prisoners have lain here in arrest/ are in a open waggin with a convoy of horses carieo from hence to Burglits where they shall be kept prisoners henceforth till further resolution from the Emperour/ what shall be done with the other prisoners/ time will reveal.  
From Tabor comes news that the besieged defend themselves yet manfully/ yesterday comes news that Don Baltasars folk have lost another storm against the besieged/ 2. daies ago hath been sent from hence 150000. of gunpowder to our folk before Tabor the general Paradiser who hath been maimed before Tabor/ is brought hiether to be cured of his wound/ as before yisterday the Bullet is cut out between his nose and eye/ he reporteth that Tabor is not to be over come except by extraordinary force and loss of many soldiers/ and although our privy-councillors could get upon the walls/ yet they with in have so fortified themselves so strongly/ that it is almost impossible to come by them.   

From the Palts, 3 September.  
The Palts-Graves soldiers are retired from Steyn/ by reason of waters/ and they are lodged amile from thence in the Bergstraet being 5000. footmen/ and the Horsemen lye at Hofheym a●d biblis/ and they have a sentinelle to hold watch at Ste●n/ there is many slain on both sides the Paltsgrave hath 100. slain and maimed/ but the Emperours have loir many more amongst the rest were 2. Spanish captains which are much lamented on there side/ and they are carried to altzey/ the Palts-Graves soldiers did stand to the water and fight with the Spaniards who stood upon a dam and after a breast defence/ and yet not with standing driven the Spaniards out of there advantage and taken in the same by force/ they did not only encounter on both sides with Musquetts but also with pikes.  
Obertrouts Horsemen have set upon some sertayne Spanish Horsemen over Rij as by Dosthoven the which were gone out for fodder/ and brought sertanne horses from the same.  
It is thought that Overtrout is out this night with 300. Horses upon an enterprise towards Oppenheym.   

From the Berghestrate 4. dito.  
Two daies ago the Pals-Graves soldiers are retired back from stain/ they could not plant any ordinance before the same/ the Spaniards have the pass over the rind/ and there comes daily more folk over/ they grow very strong and they have taken in Northeina and Wettenheym and taxed them to pay 1000. Fl. but because the women and Children are fled out of the same the Spaniards have sert fire thereon/ in the Berghstrate lies great store of souldiers in all the villadges round abouts and there resorts daily more unto them.   

From Amsterdam 18. September.  
The letters from Lubec mention that the King of Suethland/ doth hold the Sittie Riga in Infland yet strongly desidged both by water and by Land/ and his soldiers doth labour hard about the same intending to set upon them with all his might/ because it is understand that the King of Poland is with all expedition seeking to relieve and defend those of Riga.  
We understand that the Sittie of Montaubon in france is yet besieged of the french King/ and that he had taken the subberbs in/ and was come under Sittie cannot stand our long/ the King hath sent some part of folk to Rochell to burn down al the milles there abouts and so in time besiege them for to take a way al there defences and privilledges and so make them a pren for there enemies/ who sought to bring the Spanish help in to the land but those of Rochell are yet in good courage/ they gad on great Gallion ready and they prepare more.  
We understand that some sertayne Merchants ships of Holland coming from Ittalie and thinking to pass thest ait of Gybralter and with the most part to go to the Margaret in West-Inges to fetch sallt there came 9. great Ships and say lead Amongst them/ first shooting with powder alone as if they did in tend no hurt/ but being Amongst them they presently shot as enemies at them the Hollanders sailed most of them presently/ out of the fleet/ and the remainders defended themselves valiantly/ because the Spaniards had very great ordinance and being to strong for the other/ so that we here they have taken and sonck 3 Hollanders: now whether this shal be suffered/ that the King of spain shall aclowledge us for free Lands and yet attempt as enemies against our Merchants Ships with deceit/ time will reveal.  
The passages and ways which are serviceable to the Prince of orange are made ready through the Berger-dyke to Doesburghe/ and we shall see now what the enemy will take in hand/ whose enterprise for this year is thought to be disappointed. The Prince of orange/ with his experienced Generalls/ and Ingeniors/ have been above and about Rees/ to view and espy all things/ and given order to make those things/ which are most needful for them. Our ships of war are most sailed to the Sconse's Gravenweart/ where there is made a faire Bridge over both streams. The Prince lies above Embrick by the old Rijne/ betwixt Embrick and Rees over against Griet/ where he hath first caused his Tent to be pitched this week. The Soul diors lye ronnd about in the Dilladges in the Hetter/ as at Dornick/ Wellingen/ Haften and Meeren.  
At Rees are divers more new Comp a nies in quartered with in the city and with out in the sconces. The Marcquis Spinola lies with his forces at Wesell/ Burck/ Santen/ and Berck etc. and stayeth for Grave Henderick vanden Berghe who is thought to be 7000. strong and he hath over come the house at Raid about Gulick/ there captain Dietvort lay with his company so that it is Admired at that they gave it so soon over. His Maj. of Bohemie lies yet in Embrick/ he doth rides sometimes to the Prince but commonly comes in to the city agaiue the same night.    

AT AMSTERDAM Printed by George Veseler. The 18 of september. 1621.