june 23. Numb. 29.  
THE CONTINUATION OF OUR FOREIGN Avisoes, since the 16. of this present.  
The continuance of the troubles at Constantinople.  
The differences in Polonia, about the choice of a new King.  
The Articles between the Ki●● of Sweden and the Duke of Bavaria.  
A Letter of the French Kings, relating the troubles betwixt his Majesty and the Duke of Lorraine.  
Some Low-Country passages about the present state of the Wars there.  
The Rendition of Prague to the Emperor's 〈◊〉 ●onditions.  
Some late passages of the King of Sweden in ●●varia.  
Also, The pursuit of the Spanish by the Swedish in the Palatinate.  
LONDON. Printed for Nathaniel Butter and Nicolas Bourne. 1632.   

The Continuation of our Weekly NEWS.  

From Constantinople the 10. of April 1632.  
THe Lord Paul Strasburg, Ambassador from the King of Sweden, to the Prince of Transilvania, yesterday arrived here. The said Ambassador did refuse to be received publicly with pomp and state, after the common custom and manner of entertaining of such persons. The reason was, because he had left a great number of his followers in Transilvania. I suppose that the end of his coming into these parts, was concerning the Princess; who is sister to the King of sweden Queen, and Bethlem Gabor's widow. And furthermore, to condescend to the request and desire of the Prince of Transilvania.  
The boisterous humours of the military sort, and especially the Spahies; cannot as yet be pacified, nor the differences allayed. They commit many insolences, without any respect to Magistrates, superiors, or great ones Nay not so much as bearing respect to the great Turk himself, much less to the Viziers. Their insolent pride is come to that height, that there is no other hope left but only the ruin of the whole Turkish Empire, or at leastwise of their persons. The Astrologians have prognosticated a terrible bloodshedding in this City, and all matters indeed do seem to dispose themselves and bend to such a woeful effect. I do palpably perceive that our State is fare more dangerous, than the same was even at the deposing & killing of Sultan Osman. The Emperor or great Turk and all his Ministers and Council, are without council and at their wit's end. Yesterday the Zebesies (those are they that govern and keep the Munition and Ordnance) did massacre publicly one of their Survasies or Captains: and which is most strange, even at that time when the Turks do keep their Ramedan, or fasting month; at which time they do usually abhor and abstain from all manner of wicked insolences, especially from bloodshedding. It is to be feared, that after their Bairam, a fearful bloody tragedy will follow. The Lord of mercy, preserve and keep us, and all innocent ones, from their cruel and bloody intentions.   

From Dantzich the 4. of May, 1632.  
Those of Polonia have so long disputed of the succession of their King, that at the last they have found a reason of resolving the succession by his death. The said King's death befell at Warsaw on the 29th day of April last, he died of an Apoplexy, which indeed he was struck withal six days before. His death fell out very unseasonably: for Polonia being now envelopped & fallen into wars with Muscovia, which certainly will cause the States of that Kingdom to hasten the choice of a new King; which election is deferred until the second Sunday after Whitsuntyde. In the mean while the Archbishop of Guesnen governs the whole Kingdom for the time being. Among the chiefest Competitors for this Crown, the King of Sweden is by all men supposed to be the most likely: next to him the Prince Vlad●slaus, eldest son to the late deceased King; then the Prince Casimirus hi● brother by the Father's side, and the Archduke Leopoldus. But because the last of these is not esteemed fortunate and successful in his designs of War, the Election is rather ascribed to the strength & power of the first, or favour of the second. The rather because their States have recalled him from the great charge which was laid upon him, being General of the Army against the Muscovites, as soon as ever they perceived his Father drawing to an end, they having established and sent into his room, the Prince Razevill.   

From Madrid the 25th. of May, 1632.  
We do hear that the King of Spain receives but small content at Barcelone. They are a very headstrong people, very hardly to be persuaded. The Deputies have already had some bickering with Count Olivarez, who being entered into discourse with them upon some matter belonging to the Voyage; they perceiving that he spoke of monies, answered him, that they would account with the King himself, and not with him.  
The Infant Carls hath taken possession of the charge of Generalissimo of the Seas, which was provided for him six months ago. The Ceremony was, that he went to Sea some ten leagues, with some Galleys and Galleons, and then came back and made his entry into Barcelonia, in state and quality of Generalissimo. Unto this great Charge was that given also unto him, of being Vicar General of the King, which great place doth subject unto him, all the Viceroys and Governors of that Country.  
Lately there was almost raised a great tumult at Lisbon, betwixt the Soldiers of the Garrison and the Inhabitants of that City. Which troublesome Difference, Don Frederick de Toledo could no otherwise appease, but by the imprisoning of some of the Soldiers. Although the hurt and wrong done, was not very great. But the insolences of those people will increase, if they be not timely suppressed. It is said that here the Deputies are accorded and agreed to yield unto the King two millions and an half; in case and on condition, that he will be pleased to recall the new imposition upon Salt. But the King before he will condescend unto that, he will press them to maintain 30000. foot, and 6000. horse.   

Brussels the 12. of june.  
I promised you at your last departure to give you notice of the particular passages of these parts; which I will now accordingly perform, beginning from the day that the Hollanders invanded this Land. Upon Wednesday being the second of june, the Prince of Orange came into that part of Gilderland, which was subject to the King of Spain: and dividing his Army, laid siege both unto Venlo and Ruremond: and because he might the easier win the people to yield up those Towns without effusion of blood; he sent unto them conditions of peace, consisting of 18. Articles, which were so easy and favourable in their behalves, as their own hearts could desire. Amongst which Articles one was; That they should enjoy free exercise of Religion, without any diminution of such rents, as appertained to the Clergy; or molestation of those Religious Orders which were within those Towns. The Citizens having thoroughly considered upon these points, and finding the number of their Soldiers not sufficient to withstand any violent assault; thought best to accept of them.  
Whereupon, those of Venlo delivered up their Town unto the Prince of Orange, upon Friday june 4. and those of Ruremond, the Sunday following. It is said, that at the celebration of the Sacrament, the Prince gave order upon pain of death, that the Soldiers should not molest nor deride the Catholics in the time of their public Procession. This is a thing which gave the people no small contentment: and which will not a little advance the Hollanders in their after conquests, if they continue firm in this resolution.  
We have news, that Grave Ernest of Nassau, was slain before Ruremond with a Musket-shot, as he was alighting off his horse.  
The Prince of Orange having placed strong Guards in the aforesaid Towns; continued on his march forwards, & hath since taken in a strong Castle, with two other walled Towns and (as it is reported) is now come before Maestricht, where Grave john de Nassau is ready to entertain them with Canon-shot, having lodged the last week 4000 men within the Town, for the better securing of the place.  
It is said, that the Spanish Forces are hasting out of the Palatinate, and that the people of Liege do refuse their passage through their Country, because of certain wrongs they have lately received by the Spaniards. As for Grave Henry Vanden Berg, he hath retired himself unto the City of Liege since the loss of his government; for all the Duchy of Gelderland is now conquered by the Hollanders, the Town of Gelder's only excepted.  
Whilst these things were thus in acting, the Hollanders (who for more surety fished with two hooks) put in execution an other enterprise of no less important consideration. For upon Monday last (being the seventh of this month) they came up the River of Antwerp with a great Fleet of ships, boats, and pontous, and disbarking their men about t●n of the clock in the night, not fare from a Fort called in Dutch, Creutz-Sconce, or Cross Sconce; before it was morning they had so well entrenched themselves, that so soon that the day appeared, they mounted their Canon, and began to batter the Fort; continuing the battery all the day following, (in which time they made two violent assaults, though both times repulsed) and upon Wednesday, the Soldiers of the Fort (finding no succour coming, and their Captain being slain) delivered it to the Hollanders by accord, who now are in possession of it.  
Some two hours after the delivery of this place, Don C●rlos de Coloma (having no notice thereof) marched out of Antwerp with some six thousand men of foot, and certain Troops of horse, with eight Canon to secure it: but finding at his approach that the Fort was taken, he bestowed some shot of Artillery against it, and after he had skirmished a while with the Enemy, seeing no hope (as then) to dislodge them, he made his retreat, giving order to the Cavalry to march over the water into Flaunders.  
Thus have you heard what hath passed in this Country within the space of eight days, all these disasters have befallen this Land through want of Soldiers to defend it. There was about some two months since a goodly Army, ready at a day's warning, to march into the field, but it was dispersed, part being sent to the reconquest of the Palatinate, others to the succour of the Emperor, and a third part into Lorraine, in Monsieurs (the French Kings Brother) behalf. All I can add to this former discourse is, that there is a general fear possessing the hearts of the Inhabitants, as if they were already in the Enemy's clutches.  
We do hear that some two days since the Cardinal de Cueva ran hazard to be slain, as he was getting into his Coach, by a drunken Burger, who assaulted and reviled him.   

From Metz the 6. of june. 1632.  
Concerning the affairs between the King of Sweden and the Duke of Bavaria we have as yet received no other certainty, but only that the said Duke is yet considering of the Articles which were mediated by the French King, and proffered by the King of Sweden, which were these that follow.  
1. That the said Duke of Bavaria should departed from, and renounce and break off from the League with the House of Austria.  
2. That he should so dispose of his Troops and Compnyes, and entertain the same, that they should not assist nor increase the Emperor's forces, nor the King of Spain's, nor those of the Catholic League.  
3. That he should give and permit the King of sweden Forces a free passage through his Countries: and for assurance thereof, give some strong place into their keeping, as, namely, that of Ingelstadt, or the like.  
4. That he should contribute a certain sum of monies toward the maintenance of his War.  
5. That all places shall be restored mutually that have been taken from the one or the other, during these troubles in Germany.  
Which Articles indeed are very favourable and tolerable, and able to accommodate all. Neither can they any way seem harsh to any one who shall consider the Country of the same Duke now lying open as a prey unto the King of sweden Army. And that at this present he hath no revenues at all.   

A Copy of a Letter written from the field-Armie of the King of Sweden, near unto Altzeybrugh dated the 5. of june.  
Whereas our Army two days ago did march toward the Army of the Enemy, and assault the same, not fare from a Cloister near unto Steynbach in a Valley. We with our Canon have continued playing upon the enemy, & many of our Troops have skirmished with some of theirs. But the Enemy perceiving, that we were stronger than he supposed, he retired at his leisure, and sent before him all his baggage and the most part of his Ordnance, and his foot-forces after them and with his Cavalry and some Companies of foot, which were left behind, kept us in action, to the end that his baggage and Ordnance might be insured and conveyed. In this his retreat our Forces did follow the Enemy close at their heels: and moreover two of the Rhyne-graves companies of Horse encountered with four Spanish Troops, and routed them utterly, insomuch that they fled into a wood, where they were pursued by our Troops. But by reason that the foot-forces of the Enemy shot so furiously upon them, they were constrained to retire in some disorder. Whereupon 4. other Companies of the Regiment of Hornech were commanded to secure those two retiring Troops: But they without expecting the approach of them resumed the retreat and so fell upon part of the Front of their Army, that they caused such a confusion amongst the wagons with baggage, that they were compelled to retire for shelter to Altzey. The Enemy durst not so much as follow our retiring Troops, nor the other 4. Companies of Horneches Regiment, but continually seemed to fly from our advancing Army. In fine the Enemy left behind them 40. Wagons with baggage and provision, and three Cornets. And by the highways where they passed, do lie d●ad many Spanish Soldiers and horses which were cut off with our Canon which made a very great slaughter amongst them.   

From Lan the 9 of June,  
The French King parting from Amiens on the second of this Month went that night to Corbie, where the Cardinal Duke of Richilieu fell distempered of a fever, which made him to lie still two days, but with so happy a success, that being let blood twice during that time, he recovered his health.  
On the third day his Majesty went from Corbie, and dined at Chaune, where the Duke that is Governor of Amient forgot nothing in his wont magnificence, to acknowledge the pleasing continuation of the great favours he receives from the King his gracious Master, who that night went to Nesle. The Queen came the very same day to sup at Chaune, and from thence to lie at Han.  
The fourth, both the King and Queen came to La Frere.  
The fifth, the Cardinal Duke of Richilieu parting from Corbie, where he left the Marquis De Seurdis to command, where the Marquis the Saint Chaumont did before, & from thence he came at night to Chaune, where he was very well received, being accompanied by the Cardinals De la Valette, De Lion, and the Marshal de Shomberg.  
The sixth, the said Lords dined there, and with them also the Pope's Nuncio, the Count Dronin Ambassador of Savoy, the Signior Mazarin sent thither from the Pope, and the Marquis De Ville sent from Lorraine: All which came after from thence to lie at Magny, a house of pleasure belonging to the Duke De Chaune: The next Morning they went to La Frere,  
The seventh, the King and Queen parted from thence, and came that night to Laon.  
The eight, the Cardinal Duke came thither also from La Frere, and met with his Majesty, who parted this 9 of june from hence for Rheyns, taking his way by our Lady de Liesse,  
Our Army being commanded by the Marshals de la Force and Deffiat, & consisting of twenty thousand foot and four● thousand horse, is lately entered into the Country of Trier, where they expect five Regiments of foot, and 1500, horses more, there they do observe what the Duke D●elb●uf and Don Cordova intent to do.   

From the Swedish Camp the 14. of June.  
The Lord Chancellor Oxenstern having received advertisement, that the Spanish Army (both horse and foot) commanded by the Count of Embden, and Don Philippe de Silua did intent to part and march from Spire towards the Mosel, and there the said Army, carrying along five pieces of Ordnance did break up on the 21. of May, old style. He presently took resolution to follow & march likewise with the Swedish forces he had in those parts, and upon any occasion to offer battle unto the enemy. And therefore on the 23. of May he parted with Palatino Christian from Mentz, and marched that day towards Altzem, there they lodged their Army in the field before the Town. The next morning advise being brought that the Spanish Army did lodge but two leagues from thence at a market Town called Gelheym, they would by no means neglect that occasion, but presently resolved to march directly thither, & to assault the enemy. To which end the Rhine-grave with some forces went before, and the rest of the Army did presently follow. Assoon as the Spaniards heard and saw our forces coming, he dispatched away all his baggage, and in a valley which makes a reasonable large plain field and lieth before a wood, he put the whole Army in battle-array. The Rhine-grave (who, as it is well known, doth fear no number) encouraging his troops, suddenly and courageously charged the said Army, and set so violently on the same, that he put them into a confusion and disorder, the whole Army retiring and saving itself in the said wood, and leaving to the Rhine grave three Cornets and a great many of soldiers slain behind, being still followed both by the Swedish horse and the foot also, who in the mean time was come to the feast, though somewhat late, by reason of the many hills they had to pass the night then coming on, gave leisure to the Spaniards to think upon their safety, and to march away, and the Swedish took up their lodgings also near, and in the said wood. The Spanish Army having gotten sufficient notice of the arrival of their enemy's Army, & having no mind to fight, under the covert of the night marched forward: and on the 25. (which was the next day) the Swedish Army began again to march likewise. But although the Swedish Cavalry did now and then overtake some Spaniards and slew them, yet the Spanish Army got ground of them, by the advantage of the hills, to shun their danger and to save themselves.  
Howsoever, we did still follow them as fare as La●tereck, so that the said Spanish Army was never at rest, being forced to march day and night: Therefore seeing our resolution, & that we came still upon their heels, they at last took another resolution, and to make their journey somewhat easier, they burned most part of their carriage and baggage upon the way, and left a great part thereof (which they hoped to save and carry with them) afterwards behind. And the prisoners (whereof we took a great number) do assure us, that the said Spanish Generals did never think the Swedes would dare to follow them: but afterwards, when they found the contrary, their hopes were in a continual fear and discontent. And so the continual marching, troubles, want of leisure of victuals, and of rest, and our often falling upon some of their troops, they have suffered very great loss both in their baggage, and people, so that they have little to boast off, what they have gotten in that afflicted Country: the lower Palatinate.  
At Lautereck the Swedish forces were suffered to rest and refresh themselves. And from hence back again to the very place of our first meeting, the ways lie strewed full of dead bodies, Spaniards, Italians, Walloons and others, whereof besides such as were slain, many died of weariness and ●●l●nesse.   

From Bonne the 15. of june.  
Walstein (otherwise Duke of Fridland) is now again upon the Scaffold to act a part in our Germane Tragedy; and for a beginning he hath taken again Prague upon composition, the Saxon forces that lay in the same being sent and convoyed to Leutmeritz where the Elector of Saxon his Army is.  
The King of Sweden is suddenly parted from Augsburg towards Memmingen, it is thought he intends to find out and beat General Ossa, if this he will tarry for him, and have the honour to come to handy blows with such a victorious and glorious King. The said Ossa hath taken Biberach, a place of no strength. Mean while there is a good Army in Bavaria to wait on that Duke if it shall need.  
The Duke of Wirtemberg, having been with the King of Sweden at Augsburg, doth now make some levies.  
There is a Secretary of the said King sent to Strasburg, but the Magistrates there seems still to be desirous to remain neutral, that at the last they may be swallowed up by him that shall be victorious.   

From Lipsich the 27. of june, still. vet.  
Another Letter from Lypsich writ thus. Our Duke of Saxonyes' Garrison in Prague upon the approach of the Jmperiall Army capitulated, and upon terms rendered the City. The said Garrison went to the Duke's Army at L●●t-meritz, Loutmeritz, we go on sleepily, I dare write no more.   

The Copy of a Letter written by the French King to the Duke of Montbazon Peer and great Hunter of France, Governor and Lieutenant General for the the I'll of France, translated out of the French printed Copy.  
Cousin:  
AS my care and scope hath e●e● been, to procure rest and safety to my Subjects, never having neglected (as ●ll men know) any occasion, nor spared any pains, but exposed mine own person in ●ll parts where I could any way advance and promote the public Pe●ce and tranquillity and direct all things to the e●se and comfort of my people: So on the other side, I cannot receive any greater, or more sensible displeasure, than to find that that which I have hitherto done with so good an intention hath not been able to produce the effect, which I so earnestly desire. And that which vexeth me yet more is, that this mischief is occasioned even from those who are obliged unto me, for many considerations, to contribute by all means possible, unto my contentons, to contribute by all means possible, unto my contentment, and the good of my Estate.  
There is no man ignorant of the fair and loving carriage which I have showed unto my Brother the Duke of Orleans and his followers, and that knows not likewise, how ill they have requited it, and the ill designs which my said Brother by their pernicious advice, hath made appear these last five or six years upon all occasions; and then when he hath seen me employed in affairs, as important as necessary, as well within as without my Kingdom. Against which, being desirous to provide by those courses that are most fit to impeach them, I thought I had the last year taken from him one of the most powerful means of troubling the state, in separating from his interest, the Duke of Lorraine, who diverse times before, had furthered his departure out of my Kingdom: at which time I did show an extraordinary favour to the said Duke, in contenting myself with his faithful promises, and the consignement of one of his places. Whereas, being as I was in his Country, and having there a powerful Army, I could then have easily deprived him of all the places he had, seeing that than he wanted forces to defend them, and this I was not only unwilling to do myself, but I can boldly affirm, that I hindered others that had th●n the power and will to have done it.  
In consequence of this favour having understood that the said Duke instead of a religious performance of his faith and word (whereto I had sufficiently obliged him) continued his first Intelligences, I have omitted no course within my power that might divert him from them, but have been so fare from gaining aught thereby; but on the contrary, the said Duke not content to hold on his former practices against my Estate, but hath solicited and encouraged all those, whom he held capable of his ill resolutions, even to the sending of diverse Messages unto the Emperor, for the altering of his good intentions, and soliciting the Spaniard to furnish my Brother, to bandy against me, who am his King and Sovereign, as he himself meant to have done on his part.  
To this effect, he hath increased the number of his soldiers, and made diverse extraordinary levyes, seducing even those of mine own Army without giving me any satisfaction for the same. And the better to attain his ends, he hath fortified and furnished his Places, without any other cause, than the ill will he hath borne unto this Estate. And moreoover, hath redoubled his cunning plots and practices, I avow that I could hardly have believed, that the Duke had borne me so much ill will, had not diverse Letters written by his Father and Sister alighted into my hands, which Letters not only import, that he was ready to assist my Brother with his Arms, but moreover invited him seriously to consider how he may gain my Crown which they say in express terms cannot choose but quickly fall into his hands.  
The which being joined with diverse other particular Int●lligences, which I have; among others; some which I have gotten out of diverse Letters written by the Lord Pay-Laurens, unto the Princess Pfaltsburg, whereby he doth assure her of certain dessignes of very great importance, which he says will prove infallible. I could do no less than set myself in a course of defence against so much ill will whereof to my great grief, I am most certainly informed.  
I did believe, that having provided for the safety of some places where mine enemies might have laid their foundation (as you have understood by my former Letters) and that I being so powerfully armed, and consequently in such a State, as they might very well judge that all their enterprises would not possibly take effect; they would have left their ill affectioned intentions, and particularly above the rest, the said Duke of Lorraine unto whom I did m●ke known, that my forces were in Germany, to prevent the ruin of the Elector of Triers, and to protect the Catholic Religion and Electors Catholic, as indeed I would have done the year before, had not these wicked devices and evil practices hindered and prevented me. But when I see myself thus quite frustrated of all my hopes, and seeing that it is so fare unlikely that I am able to divert the said Duke from all his unjust designs, that to the contrary (which was a main means to draw me from that good intention which I had to prevent the ruin of mine Ally, the said Elector, and so likewise the ruin of all other Catholic Electors, by the same way which I had proposed for the former) to the breach of the Treaty of Vic. which did oblige him to have no correspondency with my Brother, he did entice him to come with arms & forces into my Dominions, where he was no sooner entered, but he began to make open war and hostility, cutting in pieces and defeating a whole Company of Carabins, which the Marshal Deffiat caused to pass through without any suspicion; notwithstanding the said Duke was obliged to yield free passage to my troops and forces. Whence you see it followed, that my Brother entered with a strong armed hand into my Kingdom.  
All these reasons afore mentioned, have constrained me to fall into his Dominions and jurisdiction, to make him sensible of my indignation, and feel the punishment of his wicked infidelity, and to support the welfare of my Realm and by these troubles of his Dominions, to present the evil intended against mine.  
I have been very willing to acquaint you with all the aforesaid passages, to the end that you might make all my loving and faithful Subjects of France; within the bounds and limits of your charge, partakers thereof. I am persuaded they will have the same hope which I have concerning the success of our Army, that by the Grace and assistance of the Almighty the same shall be no less happy than in these former years, since the cause is so just and necessary. Just, in as much as this war of mine is caused not only by a Prince who hath neglected no means for the troubling of State, with the breach of his faith and word; but moreover a Prince who being my Vassal, by reason of some part of his estate, hath voluntarily plunged himself into a notorious Felony. Again, I say necessary, because if I should not prevent by force of Arms the evils plotted against my State, I should at last find a heap of troubles overwhelming the same. Of which State and Kingdom of mine, I do so desire the rest and tranquillity, and entire conservation; that I protest the greatest displeasure which I feel in this world is, that I am not able to effect that design which I have ever intended for the tranquillity of the same, and to comfort and make my Subjects happy with a long and durable Peace, which by God's assistance I do promise to bring to pass. I beseech him (my Cousin) to have you into his Sacred protection.  
Written at Sancte Menehoud the 17. day of june, 1632. LOWIS, De Lomenie.  
This Copy was printed in the French Tongue with permission and signed,  
MOREAV. Le Telli●r.   
FINIS.