September 1. Numb. 42.  
THE CONTINUATION OF OUR WEEKLY Avisoes, since the 23. of the last, to the first of this present.  
Containing amongst the rest, these particulars following.  
A pathetical Speech made by the King of Sweden to his Commanders and Captains, upon occasion of some misdemeanours committed by the Soldiers.  
The confirmation of the burning of the Walsteyn and Bavarian Magazine at Fryenstadt, together with the defeat given unto some Imperial Regiments at the same time.  
The taking of great Glogaw and Breslaw, with other Towns in Silesia, by the mixed forces of the Swedes, Saxons and Brandenburgers.  
The preparation of the King of Sweden by (command of a general Fast throughout the whole Army, and in the City of Norimberg) to go upon some great design, most of his Forces being come to him.  
Something concerning France, and the troubles there.  
LONDON. Printed by I. D. for Nathaniel Butter and Nicholas Bourne 1632.   

The Continuation of our Weekly NEWS. The Extract of an Oration of his Majesty of Sweden, made in the presence of his chiefest Peers, Earls, Lords, Warlike Commanders, and other Officers, on the 10. of August. 1632. near the City of Norimbergh.  
HIS Royal Majesty of Sweden caused all his Commanders and Officers from the highest to the lowest to come before him, and made an Oration unto them of an hour long, concerning the pillaging and robbing, and some insolences committed by his Soldiers: which his said Majesty labouring to suppress, used in this his Oration such motives and arguments, that his earnest and eloquent expression forced tears from the eyes of many of his chief Commanders. The Contents whereof you have in this Extract.  
You Peers, Earls, and Lords, Ye are partly of those, who have showed themselves unfaithful and disloyal to your own Country, and do help to ruinated the same. You Generals, Lieutenant-generalls', (and all you the rest inferior Officers) I have ever held and esteemed you for upright and stout Cavaliers, and I do witness for you, that upon occasion offered, you have in fight given such demonstration of your valour, as that I have therewithal rested satisfied.  
But when I do behold you present here before me, and do consider of, and call to mind your stealing, robbing, and pillaging, and that ye also do participate, and are guilty of those insolences, and observe no discipline, nor do no justice, all my hairs do stand an end. Is not this a doleful case and lamentable, and odious in the sight of God, that one Christian and joint religious, one friend another, yea one brother shall pillage and ransack another, and spoil, and ruinated, and undo another: the Devils in hell do show more love, and are more trusty one to another, than you Christians are among yourselves.  
My heart faileth me, and my bowels yearn within me, when I do hear that the Swedisb Soldiers are more insolent than those of the enemy: when indeed not Swedes, but the Germans commit the insolences: had I known that ye had been of such an humour, and had borne no more affection to your own native Country, and that you would have done no better service for the same, nor shown more fidelity: I had never so much as saddled an horse for your sakes, much less ever have adventured my Kingdom, my life and goods, and with mine own person have adventured so many stout and valorous men for your welfare: but I would rather since I perceive that you affect and desire it, have suffered you to remain plunged in the greatest and most miserable servitude and slavery. Ye know full well, that I do not easily or slightly deny any of you any reasonable request, & my God knoweth, that I never intended any other thing, but (by his blessed assistance) to restore every man to their own, and their own to them: and for the remainder, especially what I obtain in Franconia and Bavaria, to distribute and impart among you, and to leave none of you unrecompensed for your faithful service: but your accursed and devilish robbing and stealing doth hinder and keep me back in all my Christian intentions. Can you not consider what praise and fame posterity will leave you in future histories? what a burden you will lay on your own consciences? and what judgements and punishments you draw upon yourselves, your posterity, the whole Country, and those that shall succeed you? Oh that you do not consider, what an account you are to yield up at that great and dreadful day of account. I would rather have remained within mine own Kingdom, than I would longer behold such base insolences. Perchance you may say, you want moneys; but when I have the means to satisfy both you, and the whole Army, and you by pillaging, robbing, and stealing deprive me of those means, I beseech you than where is the fault? What do I receive of all your prey? just nothing. I do protest before God, and it is truth, that of all this war I have not so much enriched myself as the worth of a pair of boots; and I profess withal, that I would rather ride without boots, than any ways in the least measure to enrich myself by the loss and prejudice of other poor men. I will make it appear to you, and to those that desire therein to be satisfied, that I have had made over unto me since I came out of mine own Kingdom, at 32. several times, above 40. ton of Gold, which I have spent for your good, and the restauration of those that are united with me in the true Religion. I confess I might herein be silent, but the consideration of the great loss that I have sustained of so many brave Worthies and Cavalleres, whose virtues indeed were beyond estimation, constrained me to speak what I do; and truly I valued them beyond all my wealth. And for your parts what have you contributed? I desire nothing at your hands but only this, that you deprive and rob not others of their goods, but leave unto every man his own.  
This Oration which was in part penned by many, took up diverse sheets of paper. This is but only the extract and part of it.  
After the Oration ended, his Majesty made strict prohibition, and added thereunto a commination, that he would spare none henceforward, Peer, nor Earl, General, nor Commander. And in case they should mutiny, he with his Swedes and Finlanders would undertake so to rattle them, that the very shivers should fly about. Which prohibition was no sooner proclaimed with the sound of trumpets, but he caused a Lieutenant to be hanged for commiting some of the aforesaid insolences.  
When as a certain Peasant or Countryman came and made complaint to his Majesty of some Soldiers who had rob him of a Cow; his Majesty himself in person rod along with him to find out the parties: when he shown his Majesty where the Cow was notwithstanding the Captain & Lieutenant excused the party, he caused him to be brought to the Provost, and delivered up into the hands of justice; But there was earnest intercession made for him by the Commanders and Captains unto his Majesty, who with compassion spoke thus unto the Delinquent: My son, it is better that I should punish you, than that for your misdeeds the wrath of God and his judgements should fall upon me, and thee, and all of us.  

From Norimberg the 2. of August, 1632.  
Concerning my doleful estate I doubt not but all the world is therewith acquainted, In these 4. weeks we have received no letters from Overland nor Augsburg: The Enemy is round about us with two great Armies, and is enquartered about Steyn, and Eyba, and the same River a mile from this City, and as fare from the Army. We can daily see the Enemy swerve to and from our Steeple. The skirmishes continue daily, and many Spies are brought prisoners hither: which Spies are publicly examined, by which means we know all the Enemy's designs and enterprises. Yesterday was brought prisoner here the General Quartermaster of Wallensteyn, who had the bead-roll or Catalogue about him of Wallensteyns and the Duke of Bavarias' whole Army; he is daily served at Table with 6. silver dishes of good cheer, and 2. bottles of wine; he and his do all complain of extreme hunger and want in their Armies.  
His Majesty of Sweden shows himself wondrous courteous and loving towards all the Citizens here, & remains exceeding courageous. His Army is very well fortified, insomuch, that it is impossible for any enemy to raise the same, or almost to oppose him; notwithstanding his Army alone is none of the greatest.  
The Swedes do daily defeat some of the Enemy's Convoys: and although I confess indeed by reason of these troubles and turmoils our trading ceaseth, yet God be praised: we are exceeding well provided of all things. It doth very much animate and comfort us, that his Majesty is so chearie and tender of us, and doth so courageously protect us, and establisheth decent and good order overall.   

Another from Norimberg of later date, wherein is declared the whole present estate of both Armies.  
Walsteyn and the Duke of Bavaria do now only strive and endeavour to intercept and cut off all victuals provision and convoys from his Majesty of Sweden, as yet remaining within his Fortifications before Norimbergh. Wherefore the better to accomplish his ends, the said Wallensteyn by force hath taken a strong Castle Liechtenaw not fare from Anspach and 4. miles from Norimbergh which Fort otherwise, is under the power of the Norimbergers. The King to revenge himself and to be even with and requite and serve his enemy with the same sauce did inquire and found out where the store or Magazine of corn was reserved for Wallersteyn & the Duke of Bavaria to wit at ●ryenstaat) which is a City in the upper Palatinate situated in a very moorish place, five miles from Norimbergh, and 2. from Newmarch which also is in the superior Palatinate. Wherefore with 1000 Muskets, and some troops of horse, in the night they went to Karnbergh, two mile's distance from the town of Fryenstadt, and from thence he sent a certain Colonel farther) namely to Fryenstadt. Who assisted with his soldiers, and having hung some Patars at the gate of the City broke them open, entered, and puts some to the sword. He there burned a great multitude of Corn, which was enough to supply Wallensteyns' Army for two months together. Among other victuals, there was 70000. pounds of bread; the Swedish brought with them 400. Bullocks, and 500 Horses to Norimberg. In their return the Commander, a Colonel of Wallensteyns' Army, with 3. Regiments comes towards the King, whose number of Soldiers did not exceed Wallensteyns' Colonels number, to wit Spaar. The King's Majesty with his forces behaved himself so valorous and strong▪ that many Ensigns were taken by them, and 400. of Spaars' forces were slain, and an hundred Officers or more, beside the Commander Spaar himself were taken prisoners. The King lost 40. men, and one Captain, with two Officers.  
Before the King came to Fryenstadt, a certain Major was sent before (as it is the manner of war) to spy out the ways and devices of the Enemy. This Major by chance and unawares fell into the hands of the aforesaid Spaar, and was taken prisoner. Spaar presently questions with him, & asks him where is the King? the Major answers, he is hard by▪ what Army is he provided withal? he answers, with some Troops of horse; hath he no Musketeers? said Spaar: no, answers the other; then certainly it is the King said Spaar, and he shall presently be in my hands: but it was not long after ere Spaar found the contrary by woeful experience, for he fell into the Ditch, which he had digged for another.  
Moreover because his Majesty for the maintaining of such huge and great armies hath need of great store of monies he hath for a certain time borrowed 480000. Ryxdollers of the Citizens of Norembergh, to the end that he may give content in part to the soldiers, who otherwise (we know) are not so ready to fight, but these monies being distributed amongst the soldiers of his Majesty they are all of them exceedingly animated and forward to fight upon all occasions. For other necessaries the Kings Armies are supplied from the City Norembergh, out of the Magazine, as Bread, Powder, shot, great Ordnance and the like necessaries. At Oxfurt (which is an Imperial City) distant 6. miles from Norimbergh, there is a conjunction made of these Armies, to wit that of the Duke of Weymar, the Chancellor Oxensterne, the Landgrave of Hessen, and six Regiments of Saxons, the number of those Armies being all joined in one, do make above 36000. men.  
The City before mentioned Freynstadt, with another chief place named Holnsteyn were formerly by the gift of the Duke of Bavaria conferred upon Mons: Tilly, for they are places of great note, and strength, and great revenues, to the end that those charges raised might be sufficient means for Tilly to establish and reserve his Authority but not only Tilly but also the Duke of Bavaria himself, are stripped & deprived of them. For they belonged not to them, but by right are due, to the Prince Elector Palatine.  
From Polonia it is written hither, that the Coronation of the King is deferred until the 17. day of September.  
It is believed that the eldest son of the defunct King will be chosen. All the Evangelicall and Protestants in Polonia, are on that side, because he hath promised unto them, all free exercise of Religion, and a new Donative, and a confirmation of all their ancient privileges.   

From Swaben the 5. of August.  
The Duke Barnard of Wymar after the taking of Schongau, and Landsb●rgh, hath also by assault taken Fiesen, there put 300. men to the sword: 1100. with their officers, among them the Earl of Hoogen ●m●, Earl DE'arch●, brother in law to Duke Altringer, the Lord of Dieringsteyn, and the Lieutenant general Waky, have yielded themselves prisoners with all their Colours. Hereupon the Duke of Ernbergh, hath also taken the 3. sconces and so with the Army they are returned to Donawert, but by order which came yesterday are recalled back.  
This day 2. Regiments of Wurtenburgh march to Vlms. The Catholic council is at Augsburg arrested still, but as yet there have no bells been rung.  
The City Heylbrun is fortified daily, Schillingsfurst is burnt down, and Kreysheym is ransacked and pillaged.   

From Dresden the 13. of August.  
The assembly and general meeting of the Senators and deputies of the Nobility at Warson in Polonia is ended and another day of meeting is prescribed in September the 17. for the choice of a new King, which general Diet, will last (according to ancient custom) six weeks. The common opinion is, that the eldest son Vladislaus without the competition of any other will obtain the Crown. The Protestants are much bend that way, but the Papists have much opposed the same. The Papists did also oppose and hinder that liberty which the Protestants expected to have been granted them, in the late assembly, and now they must content themselves with a larger certainty.  
Concerning the war in Muscovia, it seems that all is there again appeased. Only in Polonia there is great fear of an invasion by the Tartarians, but there is good order and provision made to prevent that.   

From Kitzingen the 15. dito.  
God be thanked all is well with our Army. Yesterday Duke Bernard of Weymar arrived here, whose troops as also the troops of Generell Bannier, which were left at Rottingen, are this day expected here; then shall our general rendezvous be held, and our forces shall be advanced against our Enemies. God grant us good success, we do daily take many prisoners who most of them betake themselves into the King's services, they do exceedingly complain of want and great need in their Armies. The old soldiers of the Enemiee, run away, and the new ones are altogether unskilled. They are constrained to fetch their provision and forage 7. miles about, and indeed we are herein to observe the finger and powerful working of the Almighty. First the good success which it hath pleased God to afford unto Duke Bernard Weymar, insomuch that many chief soldiers, are come into his service, and many of the chief Commanders are taken prisoners. Secondly observe, that those of Duderstadt, (which place is not only well fortified by the Imperialists,) are strongly beset to wit with 350. of Bru●res Regiment, 300. of Vorstenburgs Regiment, 250. new levied soldiers, 300. of Reynaclers' forces, 400. Horsemen under the Commander Gol●z, who also was assisted by diverse Boors of Eischfield, notwitstanding all this they freely yileded up themselves, and 2000 old soldiers also left their service, & are come over to us, by reason whereof the officers being at our mercy, were fain to yield themselves into our hands. We have obtained some Cornets, 12. pieces of Ordnance, and great store of provision. Add unto this the great advantage we have gotten by our levies, and Musterplace at Eichsfeild. Thirdly we consider the great victory it hath pleased almightly God to afford unto his Majesty of Sweden, at Freystadt, where was the Magazine for provision of Walsteyns' Corn, and Bread, etc. where 28. cornet of horse, and 500 Musquetiers being in all about 300. men were slain and utterly defeated.   

From Leypsich 15. Dito.  
It is certain, that our Brandenburger, and Swedish forces, in all 30000. strong have again taken great Glogan in Salesia, and taken the Commander Golizen, prisoner with some companies of horse and foot which they have all of them disarmed. Part of which Army after this happy defeat, are marching to Glatz in Bohemia. In the mean time the Crabats, with 1000 horse are fallen into this Dukedom, and have taken the City Bishopsweerd●, by assault and the City Stolpe, and pillaged and burnt down the same. Hereupon the Prince Elector with all speed commanded some thousands of soldiers thither to stop their course.  
Now instantly we do receive tidings from Dresden, that Lignitz, and the Lord thereof are agreed with the Swedes, and have taken in a Swedish Garrison. Other Lords, and Cities, as also Breslau, have done the like, In Glogau, in Silesia our soldiers have obtained very good booty, and have taken a whole waggon laden with silver, from the Commander Goltzen aforesaid.   

From Altenberg. 18. dito.  
Yesterday certain letters were brought hither, which were intercepted, with cipher letters, written by the Duke of Bavaria, to Count Papenheym, which letters are sent to his Majesty of Sweden. We understand that the contents are to desire Papenheym suddenly to come and join his forces with his. Those that carried these letters are apprehended and brought to Salfridt.   

From Franconia the 19 Dito.  
Concerning, & for the last happy victory which it hath pleased Almighty God to afford his Mai: of Sweden. There hath both in the Army as also in the City of Noremberg, been openly & publicly thanksgiving been made, which hath not a little dismayed the Enemy, to wit, Walsteyn, and the Duke of Bavaria. Those forces of Rhyneland, and Hessens forces, as also Duke Saxon Wymars, all in one Army, upon Monday and tuesday last passed over the bridge, at Kitzingen, to Newstadt by Aisch, and Winshey. At this Rendezvous are met together 36. thousand of able warlike men. 14. thousand of Banniers men are also of a certain to join this day with our Army at Vffenheym, it is for certain that when they shall be all come together the Army will consist of above 50. thou●and able men. This Army is ere long to be joined to his Majesty of Sweden Army before Norimberg who is entrenched there with 25000. men. These are all of good courage, and God be thanked want nothing. But have victuals enough, only there is some scarcity of Forage. Doubtless ere long there must come a great alteration: Our soldiers are very greedy of a battle.   

From Elsatia the 19  
The fresh Army at this present is at Tryer, it seems that they have there sustained some loss, whereupon the said place is besieged and with Canon furiously played upon. There are more French coming towards them, for their vanguard is already come near unto Metz; which doth again of new perplex and terrify Lorraine, but they are marching toward the mosel, and it seems will not molest or trouble us in those quarters. The Imperial troops are scattered here about.   

From the Maynstream the 22. of August.  
Some few days ago certain troops came down from the Rhyne-stream to Nieustadt by the Hart, and commanded to Lindau and those quarters, some troops of horse also were lately set over the  at Worms, to what end none of us a● yet can tell.  
Letters from Berlin do confirm what formerly we heard, namely that the City great Glogaw was taken by force, and the Castle with agreement by the Brandenburger & Saxon forces. In the fury of taking the City a great part of the City was burnt, they have sent and presented unto the Duke of Saxony six Cornets and ten Ensigns.  
The Diet in Polonia is deferred until the 17. of September next. Bethlehem-gabors' widow, who is now agreed at last with Ragotzye hath commanded 20000. men to Polonia to be revenged in this interregnum.  
From Hassia we are certified, that General Bouditz with the Hessen forces is gone to Westphalia whither he is to march from thence we shall Learn in time.   

From Cullin the 23. of August.  
Letters from Soest and those places dated 21. Ditto, do aver that the Swedes our enemies were passed the river beyond Weser, and were marching toward or near unto Soest, where 19 troops of horse were already passed and do keep and command Dormondt, according to the common rumour they are six Regiments of horse and 85. Companies of foot. In their march they make terrible ruins & do much harm. It is supposed that they are marching towards the . In sum, I am sure we suffer, and those that did invite Papenheym and call him down do draw the second Army and party upon us, and as we do guess down to the Provinces, and are the cause of the loss beyond Wezar.  
According to Letters from Wirtzburg dated the 19 Ditto, the Chancellor Oxenstern, Saxon Weymar, and the Landtgrave of Hessen have past muster at Kitzingen of above 36000. men, & the day following General Bannier was to join with them his Army of 14000. more. The King is yet before Norimberg, when all these forces shall be joined together guess you what we may expect. The defeat which the Swedes have lately given to our forces continues and is confirmed, and daily skirmishes are made wherein the Swedes do still get the better. The forces of the Elector of Saxon and Brandenburg are in Silesia & have there taken great Glaga●, Breslaw, and Sagan and other places. In sum all goes not very well.   

Copy of a Letter from weasel August 24.  
Now instantly is arrived an express Messenger, who brought letters from Colonel Melander to the Governor of this City Wesel, Rees, and others to his Excellence, which Letters to the Prince we have already posted forward, the said Post doth certify us by word of mouth that 17. Swedish Cornets of horse passed on the 21. of this Month by Soetenare and We●rne, very able men, which 17. troops were followed by General Bandits with 16. Regiments of foot and 3000. men more of horse, these in their passage have taken Paterborne, they march along now toward the  & to Wesel. It seems that there is some worthy enterprise in hand, God give a blessing to their proceed.   

From Arnheym the 24.  
At Cullin are diverse Commissioners, who do levy forces publicly for the State's General of the united Provinces.  
The Bishop of Cullin hath sent the Lord Fowl as Ambassador to the Prince of Orange to excuse him concerning the General Papenheyms passing over the .  
We understand that at Berck and Dusseldorf new preparation is made for some forces to pass over. Now whither it be for General Budaitz or others we know not, yet some suppose it is for those forces which Papenheym left behind him in the Country of Berg, others think it is for Papenheyms return, who is sent for back again by General Walstein in all speed.  
In Artoys and Henegaw people fly apace for fear of the French forces which daily are augmented, Monsieur De Hautery is gone thither to the aforesaid forces in the behalf of Count Henry de Bergh.  
At Brussels are 5. great Low-countrieses Lords taken in hold.   

From Aken the 25. of August.  
Yesterday the Magistrates in Mastricht prepared a very great Banquet for the Prince of Orange to receive and welcome him into that City, the works are slighted, and by all likelihood his Excellence will not rest so but proceed further.   

From Maseycke the 26. Dito,  
The dead body of the Earl of Hanaw, and an English Colonel were brought by this City in a Wagon, and presently with a Pont were conveyed over to Ruremond.  
Count Papenheym after he was broke up, on the 21. of this Month toward Weser, returned again into the quarter of Grave-maurice, and at this present is at Meelsen and about Sittert in the villages, he is under the Doctors and Surgeon's hands to be cured of his hurt which was very dangerous.  
Don Cordua also lies still as yet but to small purpose, for the Bird is flown away, and their prey is gone.   

London, August 24.  
We hear from the Leaguer by a Merchant of good note which is come over who heard the Prince of Orange himself speak it, that seeing they of Cullin did suffer Papenheym to pass by them. If the Lords the States would not revenge it, that then out of his own means he would do it, although he left himself never a penny. The reason is because the States have showed themselves Neutral unto Cullin and they so perfidious to the States in suffering the enemy to pass.  
It is reported that Walestine hath sent to the King of Sweden several messengers, summoning him to a battle, but the King, deferred to fight with him, till he was better fitted for him, yet still Wal stine required a Battle: alleging that he the rather desired to fight with him, because he held him to be the great Captain of the Christian World, and that if he were overcome by the greatest Captain, it could be no dishonour to him: But if he did overcome him, than the greater glory, would be his, that he had prevailed against the greatest Captain of the Christian World, and it is reported, that the day appointed by them both for the battle, is, the 31. of this our August 1632.   

From Norimbergh, the 8. of August.  
The King of Sweden, is still about this City, and all his other forces are joined together. The Enemy Walsteyn, and Bavaria, are not above a Dutch mile from him: By all likelihood it cannot be long before there happen a bloody encounter. Yesterday both in this City, and the King's Army, (as we did lately give thankes publicly, for the victory about Freynsladt, so) we had a day of Fasting, and Praying, for his Majesty's future good success. And this day, his Majesty hath distributed the moneys amongst his soldiers, which moneys he borrowed of the Citizens of Norimberg, and Frankford, for a year, with 6. per cent. interest. So that the soldiers being they have received pay, are the more animated: to what they must ere long undertake. There are also diverse other collections made for the King of sweden forces. I trust that now the King is so well provided and hath gotten all his forces together he will shortly adventure upon the Enemy, and indeed they must fight, for the victuals gins to fall very short, insomuch, that some are ready to dye for hunger. And in the Enemy's Camp, is fare greater want than in the King's Army. We in the City want no Corn, only we have not Mills enough to grind the same.   
FINIS.