Septemb. 9  
Numb. 23.  
A CONTINUATION OF THE FORMER NEWS.  
Three great Invasions already attempted: the one by Bethlem Gabor, who with the Turks is already come down beyond the River Donaw: the other by the Count of Thurne, having the command of the Marquis of jaggendorps Forces, hath now entered into Selesia: the last by the Tartars upon Polonia, which hath driven them all to amazement.  
With the present estate of the Siege of Breda, and in what manner Spinola hath beleaguered the town.  
Likewise the resolution of the College of Electors, concerning the succession of the Palatinate; as also the late commotion newly happened in Rome; with the arrest of the Emperor's Ambassador in Turkey, and diverse other occurrents.  
LONDON, Printed for Thomas Archer, and Benjamin Fisher: and are to be sold in Pope's head Alley, over against the Sign of the Horse-shoe, and in Paternoster Row at the Sign of the Talbot.   

A CONTINUATION OF THE WEEKLY NEWS.  

From Vienna the 7 of August.  
Upon the tiding which the Post of Brussels brought here of the Treaty which is now in France appointed; there were here diverse speeches, rumours, and conjectures spread abroad of the designs of the King of France; and the order which was already given before to some Colonels to march towards Alsatia, was also again renewed by the Imperial Council. And the Colonel Schauwenberg who lay with his Regiment at Eger upon the Frontiers of Bohemia, marched presently with it towards Alsatia, and there were also yet two other Regiments, and some horse appointed to follow him with all speed they could make.  
The Duke of Bavaria having conferred at Norenberg, with the Electors of Mentz and Saxony, they sent the Emperor word of the resolution by them taken; namely, that they desired that a meeting might be appointed, at which the Electors might only appear for to treat about some particular points concerning themselves, as to provide that the Emperor might not any more hereafter dispose of the Estates and Lands of any Elector, without the consent of the whole College: And to consult also, and to conclude, who shall have right to succeed the Duke of Bavaria after his decease in the Electorate, intending to exclude the Prince Palatine and his issue for ever.  
The General meeting which was appointed in Moravia is now ended, and the States of the Land have agreed to pay within the space of six months 250000 Florins (each of them is worth three shillings Sterling) upon condition that they of the Country shall have an absolute pardon, and be discharged of the Soldiers which are in it.  
Although the Bassa of Buda hath again made an invasion upon our frontiers, there are nevertheless yet many that think the Great Seigneur will break the Peace betwixt the Emperor and him.  
The Cossacks have not as yet received the money which is promised unto them for a part of their pay, and are therefore continuing their excesses and insolences.  
The money is not yet ready which the Archduke Charles is to have to travel withal.   

From Vienna August 14.  
It continueth still, that the Turks having made themselves very strong about Offen, invaded Lowentz, and did there great hurt both by fire and sword. There is now great doubt made of the Peace betwixt The Emperor and the Great Seigneur: for Bethlem Gabor sent hither an Ambassador with a Letter written in the name of the Great Seigneur to him (Bethlem Gabor) by which he desired to know whether, if occasion should be offered, he would take part with him, or the Emperor. Whereupon Bethlem Gabor the Prince of Transiluania, desireth to know of the Emperor how and in what manner he may assure his own Estate, and in what fashion he will protect him, what aid, and how soon he will be ready to send it unto him: and protested moreover, that in case of denial of such aid as is required, the Emperor should have no reason to blame him, if to preserve his lands and subjects he turned to the other side.  
The Tartars have done great hurt in Polen, and defeated many Polonians: and the King of Polen hath sent for the Cossackes which are in these lands, but they will not departed before they be paid. Whereby it appeareth, that it is not true that (as some reported) the Polonians should have defeated the Tartars which made the late invasion in Polonia.   

From Vienna Aug. 14.  
The Elector of Bavaria having made at Nurenberg his oath (as an Elector) before the Elector of Mentz, who is Chancellor of the Empire, the Land-grave of Darmstadt was presently sent to the Elector of Brandenburg, for to learn his mind concerning the resolutions that have been taken at Schlensingen, which are thought to agree with them of the Elector of Saxony. And it is now almost generally believed that the endeavours which Monseur Marescot hath used in Germany, for there establishing of several Princes of Germany, are not likely to take any good effect.  
It is here also even now rumoured, that the Regiment of the Colonel Schauwenbach is to be stayed at the instance of the Archduke Leopaldus, who stands at this time in greater fear of the oppression of the imperial Soldiers, then of the threatenings of the French. He resigned lately his Bishopric of Passaw in the favour of his Brother the Archduke Charles, who hath received the Deeds of it: and it is held for certain, that he himself is to marry with the widow of the late Duke of Urbin.  
The dismissing of the Cossacks is not so much deferred for want of money, as by reason of the imminent troubles in the Empire, and the other neighbouring lands. And the Turks even themselves have made lately an invasion as fare as Lowentz. And although Bethlem Gabor protesteth that he hath had no hand in the late stir of the Turks, having but few days ago sent an Ambassador to such effect to the Emperor, who is yet here, and hath promised in his name, that he on his side will keep the Treaty of agreement, and desires that the Emperor will show him this favour, that he may send some persons into the Empire to find out a Lady or Princess fit to match with him. Nevertheless, seeing that here are come advices, that he maketh great warlike preparations, and that it is to be mistrusted, that under colour of friendship and confidence he will work new commotions, the Emperor to prevent mischief, hath sent a Letter to the Pope to desire him that by the interposition of his authority, he will be pleased to effect so much, that the King of France, the Venetians, and the Duke of Savoy join not their forces with them of the Protestants.  
And it is here rumoured, that if the Peace be once broken with France, that 8000 or 10000 Cossacks shall be sent thitherwards to waste and spoil the Country.   

From Vienna, August 16.  
The tiding is confirmed again of the great warlike preparations which Bethlem Gabor hath made, having mustered after the general Meeting of Hungary was ended 30000 men, many Turks and Tartars being amongst them, and all furnished with their arms, and ready to march: He hath likewise 12 great pieces of brass, besides great store of other ordnance, and (as they say) gives it out that the Emperor hath not kept the Agreement made betwixt them, and that he is therefore not bound to keep it any longer. The Count of Thurne gathereth likewise a strong army, with intention to come into Silesia. But his Imperial Majesty having gotten notice of his design, hath provided all the frontier places and passages with all manner of necessaries to hinder his intended enterprise.  
The Cossacks which were going homeward, are again called back by a Post, and there are yet some 12000 other that were upon the Frontiers of Silesia, lately taken in the Emperor's service to resist Bethlem Gabor.  
The Count of Monte-Negro hath likewise gotten order again to go again with his Regiments into Hungary.  
They go here daily on with their pretended reformation, and many of the principal Citizens have already gotten warning that they must within the space of three months either forsake the City, or turn to the Catholic Roman Religion: whereupon many of them have sent already out of this City a great part of their best moveables. There are likewise many Schools of the Protestants shut. And seeing that many journeymen have lately upon those proceed left the Town, the handi-crafts men of it stand in great need of them.   

From Vienna, August 22.  
The Regiments of the Dukes of Saxony and Holstein are to be mustered, and shall thereupon receive six months of their pay.  
His Imperial Majesty hath lately given order for the levying of 4000 horse, which are to go into Germany, for fear of Count Mansfield and his supporters. We have here tidings that the Lord Curtz the Emperor's Ambassador is arrested by the Turkish Bashw of Offen, who will keep him until such time as the 36000 Rixdallers which the imperials took a while ago from the Turks be restored back again.  
The Lord of Lambach writ with a Letter dated at Cremitz the 11 of this month: That three Bashaws, & diverse other of the chiefest Turks were with great forces come over the River of Donaw, and that they having done great hurt by robbing and pillaging, had moreover taken some twenty Villages which are lying about the towns which stand on the Hills of Hungary, and desire likewise to have all the other, and seem to have taken a resolution to surprise Newhensel, from whence they have already taken great store of beasts and cattles that was in the neighbouring Villages. And seeing that Bethlem Gaber hath great correspondency with the Turks, there are many towns which the Emperor kept yet on the Mountains of Hungary, that yielded to Bethlem Gabor.  
Whereupon the Lord of Lambach hath written to the Emperor, desiring him to send with all speed that be made, great aid both of men and all other manner of provision.  
Although there was lately a resolution taken to dismiss the Cossackes upon the receiving of the payment which is to be made unto them, there is now given order that they shall not departed seeing the Emperor standeth now in need of their service.  
The Count of Monte-Negro is within the space of few days to go towards Olmits in Moravia, to gather there an Imperial army to conduct the same into Hungary.   

From prague, August 10.  
Within the space of this month was there a Burger of this City, who fired on purpose a house in the new City of prague, and threw himself thereupon into the river of Moldaw. And happening the 4 of this month that some Fishermen took his body, the Magistrate caused it to be quartered by the hangman, who buried it afterwards.  
This tenth day of August got the Burghers of the aforementioned new City, warning, or rather insinuation that they had lost their right of Burgership, which they got some six years ago, seeing they would not embrace the Catholic Roman religion, and that the day of Saint james, which was prefixed unto them, was already past. Whereupon their traffickes and trades are forbidden to them all, and their shops shut up, except five, the masters of them being turned to the Roman Religion.  
In all these three Cities of prague are the Burghers now daily urged by the Imperial Commissioners to pay such monies are demanded for the general pardon which the Emperor hath granted unto them. And even within these two days, there were about some fifty persons brought as prisoners to the Townhouse, where they gave to understand, that they had no moneys, nor could borrow any, and that they were willing therefore to yield their houses and goods. But how they shall speed the time will show.  
To day there was given order, that both the private and public schools of the Protestants should be pulled down or rather shut up, and even at the same time there were patents granted to cause the Protestants to departed.  
It is here very confidently reported that the Church of S. Stephen which standeth in the new City shall be demolished, besides some 300 houses more to build a Castle there.  
The Dutch Church of the Protestants in the small City shall be given to some Monckes called Carmelites amongst which Pater Dominicus who was at the battle before prague shall be one. And there are shortly yet some patents to be dispersed to dismiss all such Protestant preachers as tarry yet in some other towns of Bohemia.   

From prague, Aug. 17.  
The tiding continueth still of the shutting up of the shops in the new City, and it is generally thought, that the like will likewise be done in the two other cities of prague.  
The 13 of this Month were here in the City again some three houses fired with the loss of one woman besides great store of moveables.   

From prague, August 19  
Few days past a Post whom the Archduke Charles sent through this City to the General the Count of Monte-Negro, to give notice of the great danger that Silesia is in by reason of the imminent invasions of the Turks and Tartars, and desired him therefore to come with all his forces in Silesia.  
But as we understood before, he had order of his Imperial Majesty to go towards Moravia, and Hungary. It is certain that the Regiment of Lichtensteyn is there already arrived; and, as it is rumoured, the Forces which lay about Eger, are likewise to go thitherwards.  
The seventeenth of this month was here a Provost of a Regiment, hencht, by reason that he took with some horsemen forty thousand Florins which were sent to pay the Regiment of the Count Colaldo: the horse escaped with the money, but he was hencht in his rich apparel within this City.  
We have tidings out of Polonia that the Tartars have been a hundred leagues fare in the same Land, whereunto they could never attain before, since it was a Kingdom: that they did there great hurt, having taken great store of Cattle, thirty thousand horse, and above twenty thousand Christian souls, which persons they have presented to Bethlem Gabor.  
We hear now again that the last Order which the Count of Schauwenberg got, is called back again, and that he with all speed is to go with his Regiment towards Alsatia.  
They writ out of Austria, that Bethlem Gabor hath summoned the fifth man in his Dominions to come in Arms.  
There cometh tidings out of Silesia that the Cossacks which lay in Moravia, have gathered themselves about Troppan, and entrenched there all their forces, doing great hurt to the Country. And it is rumoured, that they are resolved to send the chief transgressors amongst themselves into Polonia (seeing that they were the occasion of their banishment) upon hope that they shall obtain thereby a general Pardon for the remainder. We understand also likewise that many hundreth of them are already without Passport or leave gone homewards.  
They writ out of the upper Hungary, that seeing it hath not reigned in Tartary, within the space of two years, that there is great want and misery; and that thereupon some 400000 men, women, and children, have joined themselves together, with a resolution to seek another land. And as they writ thence, some of them have tried their fortune in Polonia, to the great damage of that Kingdom.  
We have hear tidings out of Austria, that both many horse and foot come to Bethlem Gabor to serve him. Nevertheless he showeth as yet no actions of hostility to the Emperor; and as some report he is to send to Venice both the forces which he hath levied in Polonia, and them which are come to him out of Germany. Our General the Marquis of Monte-Negro is within the space of few days to go towards Olmuts in Moravia, to form and gather there an Imperial Army, to suppress perhaps as well the insolency of the Cossacks, as to prevent the invasion of the Turks and Tartars: for it is rumoured that they have cast an eye upon Newehensel, with an intention to surprise it. And have already taken thence great store of beasts and cattles.   

From Rome, the 10 of August.  
Besides diverse other cares which are here taken to defend this City from the Plague, there are some soldiers sent to the mouth of Tiber where this River runneth into the Sea, to stop all such ships as come out of Sicilia, seeing that there dye many of this infection, and especially at Trapano and Palermo, And they which come thence say that there was lastly a great commotion at Palermo, which happened by reason that a Spaniard would not suffer a certain Lady to enter into the Lazaretto. Whereupon some Italians fell foul with the Spaniards: In which fray there were some seven of the Inhabitants and twelve of the Spaniards slain, and many hurt, for the whole City was almost all in Arms, and if the Cardinal of Doria had not stayed this tumult by his presence, there would have been done a great deal more mischief. There are yet some 10000 persons more sick, and there dye almost a hundred persons every day.  
The French Ambassador had on Thursday last audience by the Pope, and treated very long with him about the affairs of the Grisons, and Veltolina.   

From Venice, the 16 of August.  
We understand by Letters from Constantinople that the Great Seigneur hath sent a great Army towards Aleppo to recover Babylon again, which the King of Persia, hath fortified (since he took it) and strengthened it both with men and munition.  
They writ likewise thence, that the Bashaw of Arzirum is gone with 30000 men towards Caramania.  
We have here tiding from Alexandria, that the Pirates have taken four French ships in the Port of the same City.  
By several Letters from Milan we learn that there was come tiding with a Post that came from Madril that the King of Spain hath lately chosen 24 Captains to leavy soldiers in several parts of Spain seeing that many foreign Princes, and especially the King of France, make great levies.   

From Franckfort the 25 of August.  
On Friday last crossed the Colonel Cordenbach (who is of the Army of the General Tilly) with his Regiment, and 5 Cornets of Horse, the River of Maine by the means of a bridge which was laid betwixt Franckfort and Hanaw.  
And to day there are yet two other Regiments to pass the same, namely, one of horse under the Lord Herbersdorf, and the other of foot under the Colonel Smith. They are to march strait on towards the River of Neckar, and have Commission to inquarter themselves in the Marquisate of Durlach.  
Some ill willers of Bethlem writ that the Turks have begun the war again upon the Emperor, and that they have already made a great spoil, and done great hurt in Styria, which is one of the Patrimonial lands of the House of Austria: and they report likewise, that Bethlem Gabor will shortly begin with the Emperor on another side, but time will reveal the truth and try the certainty of their predictions. It is as yet not known when the Diet or the Electoral meeting shall begin.  
We have here gotten advice of the agreement made betwixt the Kings of Denmark and Sweden.  
Here is also much talk of the leavying which are made both in France, and in the State of Venice.   

From Lisbon in Portingaell, the 6 of August.  
We have here gotten certain tiding by a Bark that came from Brasil of the taking of the Bay which the Hollanders took by main force the 10 of May last past, with some 32 ships, out of which they landed some soldiers behind a Mountain, and went thereupon with the ships towards the town, and got it very fpedily. They made presently thereupon a Proclamation that all the Indians might tarry in their Villages without any danger or molestation of them. They went afterwards by land to surprise yet another place, and it is though that if they can get the same, that they will presently be master of all Brasil.   

From Brasil, the 24 of August.  
The last week were some Wagons with money sent both to the Marquis Spinola, and Count Henry Vanden-berg, besides two whole and four demi Canons. It is now generally thought that the Marquis Spinola will now be in earnest, and do his best endeavour to make a great exploit for the preservation of his reputation, and this is the rather believed, seeing that the Marquis Spinola made his Will before his departure and caused moreover his Picture to be drawn according to the life.  
The plague beginneth to kindle at Antwerp, and many Burghers of it retire therefore both to this, and other Towns.  
They writ from Madril that there was in the last month of july, some falling out betwixt his Excellency Mons: Lorenzo Nero, and the Ambassador of the Emperor the Lord Francis Christopher Kevanhiller, Count of Frankenberg, being both in the Antecamera or privy Chamber of the King of Spain, but the matter was presently taken up by the intermeddling of many Knights and Gentlemen that were there present.  
Even the same day was there a Frenchman of Rochel in one of the Churches of Madrill named Saint Philippo, who took at the time of the Elevation, the Sacrament out of the hands of the Priest and crummeling it in pieces threw it on the ground.  
At the same instant was there liknwise a Spaniard in the Church of Saint Barbara of the same town, who took likewife the Host at the Elevation out of the hands of the Priest, but when he had kissed it, he lay it again upon the Altar without doing an thing else with it. Then they were both presently taken by the Inquisition, which condemned afterwards the French man to be burned as was with great speed done, and sent the Spaniard (as a mad man) to Toledo, to be kept there in prison during all the days of his life. By reason of these strange accidents, were afterwards several dai●s of fasting and prayer kept in many Cloisters of Toledo.   

From Amsterdam, the 25 of August.  
They writ from Arnhem with Letters of the 18. of this month, that the 150 Wagons which were sent from Rees towards Huesden lay there still expecting further order from the States, or the Prince of Orange.  
The English which came lately over are daily in several places armed, and when the new apparel shall be made for the common soldiers, it is thought that many Companies of them shall be sent towards Rees where the Count Henry of Nassaw is.  
There were some few days ago about 6000 Boers mustered in the valley, being armed with Calivers, lope-staves, and harches, to defend the river of Isel against the freebooters which were used to come now and then over it. And it is certain that about Bronkhorst where Count Henry of the Berg crossed last winter the same River, the States are raising of a strong sconce.   

From Cullen, the 28 of August.  
The Marquis Spinola lieth still with his Camp before Breda, and is there making many sconces and trenches.  
We have here gotten tiding from Nimmegen that the Count Henry of the Berg, having besieged the 16 of this month, the small town of Gennep, beset it with the Regiment of Colonel Isensburg: they of the Castle shoot very fiercely upon the town, and behave themselves very bravely.  
Count Henry of Nassam is come to Nimmegen with his forces he had at Rees.   

From Antwerp, the 28 of August.  
We have here gotten certain tiding, that the Marquis Spinola hath besieged Breda round about, so that nothing can any more be brought into the town; as likewise how that Count Henry Vandenberg is to come with his Army to aid Spinola, who hath now lately sent towards Lyre for more Ordnance and warlike provision which he hath there, but time will show the issue.   

From Winoxbergen in Flanders, the 9 of September.  
On last Saturday when I was at Brussels, arrived there the Prince of Polen, who was met without the town by all the Lords and Gallants that were there at the same time, besides many Citizens that went in armour under their several colours to conduct him to the City, and to honour him the more, the Ordnance was also placed on the walls of the town, and discharged at his arrival. He hath in his Company 300 brave Noblemen, Knights, and Gentlemen, many of them being Princes, Dukes, Counts, and Barons. He is lodged in the Palace of the Infanta, and lieth in the same quarter in which the Archduke Albertus himself lay when he was alive.  
There hath been already great triumph, mirth and honour shown unto him. He stayeth there but a while, seeing that (as the rumour is spread abroad) he is to go towards Spain to woo the Infanta.  
Breda is besieged round about that nothing can enter but by main force, the Marquis Spinola intrencheth himself very strongly, and his Excellency the Prince of Orange was yet within these 8 days at the Hage, but had in a readiness 2000 Wagons, and many boats, and it is since rumoured, that he is marched towards Gorkum with an Army of 20000 men. But what he intendeth to do we cannot learn as yet.  
On Wednesday last were at Brussels yet some new Patents or Commissions granted to levy some 1000 men of which 1000 are to be Burgonions, and the rest Walloons and Flemings, or other Low-Country-men.  
They of the Castle of Gennep hold still out, and defend themselves very bravely and valiantly.  
The last Letters which came out of Spain, have again confirmed the taking of the Bay called Todos Los Santos, which maketh the Hollanders to say that all the Saints are become Geus or Protestants.  
The King of Spain (as they say here) hath armed at Lisbon some 25 galleons, & other ships, with an intention to send them with some thousands of soldiers to recover the Bay again. But the Hollanders will be ready for them, in sending another Fleeet to secure the first. But there are many which hold that the King of Spain shall hardly at this instant be able to get either Mariners or soldiers enough to make such an enterprise.  
Two men of War chased lately a Dunkercker and drove him upon the sands by Blanckenberg not fare from Ostend, took seven or eight of the men, and the rest saved themselves a shore, and fired the ship thereupon.   
FINIS.