CORANT OR WEEKLY NEWS, FROM Italy, Germany, Hungaria, Polonia, Bohemia, France, and the Low-Countries.  

From Vianna the 14. of September. 1621.  
FRom the King of Pole the Emperor received letters the last Tuesday, the Captain that brought them reporteth that the Turk hath received 4. overthrows: in the first encounter he lost 40000. in the second 14000. in the third 9000. in the last 4000   

From Vienna the 14. of September. 1621.  
Bethlem Gabor hath raised his siege and fortified himself about a Dutch mile from this City, purposing then to offer the Emperor Battle: who hath now gathered all his forces into one Body: Every day we hear of hundreds and sometimes thousands slain, which are only light skirmishes to flesh them against the main encounter.  
Budianus in the mean while standing in awe of no body: Colalto who attended him with 8000. being called to the Camp, plays the fury, and with his 5000. Horse doth more endamage the Emperials, than the whole Army of the Bethlemists: yesterday to outbrave the Emperor he passed by the walls of this City towards Bavaria, burning all before him as he went, his errand to carry Recaudo from Bethlem to the Duke, and to give him notice that he purposeth to visit him shortly, the which (if so disposed he may easily do) there being no possibility of opposing him before he come to the Bavarian Army, which is 300. miles from hence.   

From Breslaw the 4. of September. 1621.  
In this Country the Silesian soldiers have a good time, are secure, have what they will, take whatsoever they can get against men's wills, consume the Country and the Towns, and yet will be paid at the full. Which is a special punishment of God laid upon this Country.   

From Chur in Switzerland the 30. of August. 1621.  
Madalon the extraordinary French Ambassador, had made promise to the leaguers, to show them his Commission from the King upon the 31. of this month, yet prolonged it off 8 days more, and then assured them without further delay to show it unto them, Which they will hardly trust, considering that the enemy, the longer the more time had to strengthen himself. As upon the 25. of this month, there came 30. Companies of Spaniards, & 18. Companies of neopolitans from Milan, and that daily 30. Drums still sounded to take up Soldiers, which is to late in the year to send to the Emperor, and therefore those Soldiers should be employed in the places nearest there about. Therefore they made him answer, if that after the said 8. days respite so required, he should seek for a longer prologation, that without further speaking unto him, they would give him the contract back again, and would proceed with their resolution. Whereupon the said Ambssador hath distributed 26000. francs pension, and the people of the there Bunten are so well pacified and agree together, as in 17. years before they never were more. They of Zuenicke and Bearne also have promised them their aid, and the Bund●naers have put 2400. musketeers that lay in neither Engadien for their security, in the places boarding upon the frontiers of the Archduke Leopoldus Country.   

From Vien the 18. of September. 1621.  
From the frontiers of Caniseche, there is news, that the Budiane with aid from the Turk hath taken the Fort of Kementh again, and is determined also to take the Town and Castle of Gius again, and doth great hurt and damage by ransacking & burning, without resistance about Newstadt, and it is feared that they will attempt something upon the suburbs. There are many poor people that go here about to beg, And to conclude, the necessity and misery is so great here amongst our people, as also among the enemies where they lie, that it is unspeakable, and the Gretzer way or passage is so dangerous, that no man dares look abroad.   

From Vienna the 9 of September. 1621.  
Bethlem Gabor is now at Schindow, where he stays for 20000. Turks to come unto him, the Marquis of jagerensdorp is with his Dutch forces, & ten Thousand Hungarians gone over Wittenbergh to Moravia, also the Budianer, the longer doth the more great hurt, to whom the Bassa of Anatolia with 12000. Turks is coming to aid him. And as news now comes, he hath taken the Town and Castle of Guns by force.   

From Prague the 9 of September. 1621.  
There is no news here, this day the 2. Companies of Ritters have received a month & a half pay, and are this day gone towards Moravia, because it is feared that the Hungarians, will enter into it again, and it is not certainly known, whether Don Balthasar hath left his siege before Tabor or not.   

From Spiers the 14. of September. 1621.  
Last Friday, General Veer sent a Trumpet to the Bishop of Spiers, with a Letter to this effect, that forasmuch as don Cordova was entered further into the Palatinate, and had taken the Castle of Stein, and had used great tyranny against the Subjects, and Churchmen, and that he was certified, that he had been the motioner thereof, and moved Don Cordova thereunto, as also that he had helped to maintain the Bavarian army with money, be thought good to advertise the said Bishop, not only to forbear sending money to the Catholic league, as also without delay specially to send the Spaniards again out of his Territories, and if not, he would deal in like manner with the Country and people, specially with the Priests, as Don Cordona hath done in the Palatinats, which is a matter to breed war. Whereupon the Bishop sent a friendly answer & excuse, in this manner; that although he were by the said General esteemed to be an enemy, & that by him his poor Subjects in the Market were ransacked and spoiled, yet it was no furtherance nor good unto him to have the innocent poor people in the Palatinate, for a revenge thereof to be assailed, whereunto he said, that he neither gave counsel nor was any furtherer unto the same, and much less had means to divert the Spanish soldiers.  
The universal defence shall be taken in hand, & with all speed put in effect, to the which end, the Duke of Lorains ambassador is now with the Bishop at Odenheim, and to that end there are Letters of advice sent to the neighbour Towns and States.   

From Bergstrate the 15. of September. 1621.  
In the Palatinate, every one be he rich or poor, free or not, within 3. months must pay 18. Florins for the payment of the Soldiers, but it is said that the Towns will not pay it, before they have their Lord.  
The Ship bridge made by the Spaniards by Stein, i● ready, and yesterday Wattenheim was burnt by the Spaniards. They of the Palatinate to the contrary lie still, it is thought the Spaniards now with their whole forces, will overrun all Bergstrate, and run almost to the gates of Heidelbergh, and it is to be feared (if no aid comes) that all the lower Palatinate will be lost, for that there are no more but 3. Towns to be won in it, viz. Heydelbergh, Franckendall and Manheim.  
They of Bensheim in Bergstraet have sought for help of other Towns, which is promised them, and the said Town hath taken the keys from the Soldiers, and will assure the Town themselves.   

From Ambergh the 16. of September. 1621.  
For that they of Lichtenbergh, in Werenbergh, and Schimthutten in the said passage have sundry times showed themselves to be enemies, to the Earl of Mansfield, upon the last Friday he sent certain Horse & Footmen with some pieces of great Ordinance, thitherward, to take the said passage, and to put garrison into it, and on Sunday at night secretly sent 4. Companies of Soldiers to Camp, and quartered them there.  
The last Friday, there came 500 Bavarian soldiers to Freimt, whereupon on Sunday last the Earl of Mansfield sent 4000 foot, and 8. Companies of Ritters, thitherward to assail them, but they refusing to yield up the place, he began to batter it, and yesterday took it, wherein the Bauarians with the most part of the Burghers were slain, and the Town & Castle wholly ransacked, wherein there was great store of goods, that was brought thither by those that fled, after that the suburbs were burnt.   

From the Palatinate the 17. of September. 1621.  
Don Hermancos de Cordova lies still with his forces by Rem Turckheim, and General Veer with a part of his forces, horse and footmen, lieth at Birstadt, and in the Bergh street way, to hinder the Spaniards from ransacking and winning abroad: what will follow thereof, time will reveal.   

From Berghstrate the 18. of September 1621.  
The town of Bensheim is summoned by the Spaniards to yield itself, and they have required 3. days truce, which being passed, yet we hear of no attempt, they within the Town have 1600. well mounted Ritters, and daily fortify themselves, and have gotten some great Ordinance and munition: It is thought that they in Berghstrate will stand upon their defence.  
It is said that there is a new levy of Soldiers made for the King of Bohemia, and that there shall be 6000. foot, and 1000 horsemen more taken up for him.  
From France we understand, that the King with his Army lies still before Mountalbon, & battreth the town with 45. pieces of Canon, but they within valiantly resist him, so it is apparent that the town will hold out as long as possibly it can.  
Touching the besieging of Gulicke, there is nothing to the purpose done, only that the Spaniards begin to make 3. Bulwarks before it, 2. of them being almost ready, but yet so fare from the town, that they seem to be made rather for the defence of their Army, and a letting of the Garrison from issuing out upon them, then overcome the town, so that it is thought that the said town shall only be Bulwarked about.  
Letters from Brigges certify, that there past at least 12000, selected Soldiers, horse and footmen, by that town: with all kind of preparation, as Scopes, Spades Baskets, Scuts, etc. Men supposing here, that they will do some wondrous thing.  
The Ditches in Flanders being cut through, the waters runs up into the Country all about Gant and Bruges, the water lieth in the Land, whereby their necessities is great thereabouts.   

From the Prince of Orange his Army.  
Here there are Commissions given out, for Christian Prince of Anholt, to levy 1500. horsemen, and he hath 3. months' time limited unto him to go into the Palatinate: he also shall have with him 5000. footmen, he hath already a great number together with him, there goes Adolph Plasman, Younker Haesten, Mons. Quaet, Westerholt and others: It is said that the King will send with him 500 horse, and the Prince of Orange 500 horse more.  
The 20. of this month, Marquis Spinola passed over the Bridge with 20. or 22. Coronets of horsemen, toward our Army, but attempted nothing, but went back again to Disfort house, where the poor Country men (yet neutrals) that were gone thither to save themselves, with their Cattle and other goods, were pittifilly spoilt.  
The Prince causeth the Cloister Schellendorp, between Rées and Bislicke, close by the Haven masters, to be Entrenched, and have sent for great store of Laths and Pallisadoes.  
The 2, young Kings, and the young Princes, being 5. in number, that were sent out of East India to the Prince of Orange, and the East India Company here in these Countries, to be brought up in Learning, by common advice of the Company, are sent to the Latin school in Amersfort, and upon the 24. of the month of August entered therein.  
From Montabon it is written that Duke de maine, did entreat the King, that no mercy might be showed to this Town, but that all might be put to the Sword.  
The Gunpowder in his quarter was set on fire, by them out of the Town, shooting wild fire amongst it.  
The Duke de Rohan hath 8000. men ready, and is within one days journey, going to aid the Town against the King.  
The Citizens of Montalbon have hanged up 6. traitors, that sought to betray the Town to the King, whose heads were cut off, and set upon poles, for a terror to others, one of them being Sergeant mayor of the Town whose name was Savage, who betrayed the Town of Neracke before to the King.  
There is a Post come to Paris from Spain, that is gone to Flanders, who saith, that the King of Spain will be in Flanders in his own person, before winter.  
It is written from Paris, by a Gentleman that saw it, that there was a wonderful strange apparition seen in the air upon Sunday night the 2. of September last, the whole sky seemed like the form of a Tent, out of the which there issued certain forces, fight one with another, afterwards the whole Element seemed to be on fire, In the end, the said forces were reduced into a round circle, not much unlike the besieging of a Town.    

London Printed for N. B October the 2. 1621. Out of the High Dutch Copy.