Corrant out of Italy, Germany, etc. From Room the 19 of December. FRom Spain out of Madril is written of the 10. hereof/ that the Prince Philibert of Savoyen was departed from thence/ taking his way to Divares/ to departed from thence with the Galleys of the Marquis of S. Crois/ with his Father and Brothers to Thurn/ to handle of his Majesty's part/ and hath first 50 thousand Ducats of his Majesty's part/ and for his maintaining 60 thousand ducats. The Spanish Sea is full of Pyrots/ doing great damage. Those Galleys/ that remained behind at Havana with the Plates of Silver are at last arrived at Sivile. And 7. millions of gold was preparing this new year for provision of the wars in Germany, From Venice, the 25. hereof. From Naples is written/ that the Cardinal Borgin was departed from thence to Room/ because the Cardinal Sappata was in his journey to Naples as new Dice Ring/ resolved to do there his solemn entering. The preparations of war/ as well in the Kingdom of Napels as in the Land of Milan/ are furthered with all spe●de and diligence/ whereunto great provision of money from Spain is remitted/ to what purpose or intent the King will employ/ shall be known/ as then mean/ at the arrival of the Prince of Savoy/ expedited with the Title of Dicarius of the Kingdom/ which then say shall have with him a Counsel/ with whom he shal● have power to resolve and do all things he shall find good/ without staying for order out of Spain. From venize the 26 hereof. Mons de Molausan/ the Ambassador of the King of France/ is with great compliments received of the King of Spain/ and with a good answer dispatched/ and honoured with a gift of a golden chain of 10000 Crowns. From venize the 1 of januarij, 1621. From Milan news is come/ that 700 thousand Crowns should be paid to the Governor of Genua/ and his Majesty likewise should handle with the said Genevese/ that they should furnish the said Governor with 3 millions of gold. This Governor hath commandments strongly to arm. His Majesty hath the retained the third part of the Merchants of the West-Indische Fleet/ but offered for that unto them the custom of the Selt/ which in that Country importeth 260 thousand Crowns. At Paris is Mansieur Prinli/ Ambassador of the Denetians very stately brought to the audience to whom concerning Deltlin all required help is promised. From Vienna, the 27 of December, 1620. The Lord Charles van Sherin remaineth yet here/ that hath denounced unto his Majesty in the name of the Moravish States/ that first then should have a safe conduct. Secondly/ a general pardon and remission. Thirdly/ that into their Country there should not be brought men of war. For this they offer and have presented to receive his Majesty/ whereupon this resolution is taken: that notwithstanding they first where not worthy/ nevertheless it should be granted unto them/ if they should show themselves obedient/ those that have been cause/ his Majesty will not pardon/ but shall be punished to an exampel of others. The men of war should be brought into the Country/ but none should suffer damage/ but those that should withstand. Whereupon some of the States and Communs have declared themselves/ but others would not trust to it/ and are departed till a sure pardon be given/ and therefore the whole armey is lying in Moravia/ to constrained the rebels to obedience/ and march to Brin/ but some say that 15 thousand men of war expeet them there. Like wise at Spalits'/ Olmits and other places are some thousands/ that are resolved to withstand the Emperor looking yet for many 1000 to do a great expedition. From vienna the 28 of December, 1620. They say yet that Moravia should be delivered to the Majesty/ but with certain conditions but his Majesty will not accept them/ but with condition of grace and disgrace/ whereupon they have sent hither Ambassadors to further proceed/ but they are taken by the way of the Hungarians and some of them are stain/ notwithstanding they shown Patent Letters of the emperor/ whereupon answer is given unto them/ that they where arrant knaves/ they have therefore written hither/ that they can not come/ and they mean that the Moravians with this handling seek but to win time/ and that Betlem hath assisted them with 5000 men. The Earl of Buequoy is yet at Iglou/ and the Armey of the Emperor at the siege of a strong Castle not far from Brin. His Majesty hath revoked again the required Capital censure. This Land-daye here goeth yet forward/ and his Majesty hath sent a strong Decretum to the Earl john Sigismond of Altensheym/ that within the end of this month of December he should set of all the Lutherian Officers/ and substitute Catholic in stead of them. The like should be done in the Salt-ministery/ and the Book-keemping. After the Holy days the French Ambassador is minded to take his journey to Bethlem Gabor/ to make with the same an agreement/ but his Majesty should have answered/ that he would neither consent to it/ nor keep it backward/ but he might do his pleasure/ his Majesty had means to compel the Hungarians to obedience. From vienna the 30 hereof. The enterprise we had again upon Presburg is unluckily proceeded and with the loss of some hundred of ours fallen out/ for the intelligence we had with the Captain was discovered be/ fore our coming/ and the Captain is put in prison. Pieter Muller. Wentsel Wilhelm. john Felix Baliot. Schmel van Michalowen. johan Albin Slyckgrave. Oelrich Erdten. john Baptista Resets. Adelsbach Barcka. Paul Kuttenaven. Adam Lukschan. Hans Knor. Benjamin Fruchwey. Fredrigh Geordge Doctor. Schmil Hagdignosky. jacob Hustnagell. On Saterdaye last a certain Post of the Duke of Saxony is passed through this City/ to declare (as they say) to his Majesty/ that the agreement with Silesia is succeeded. There are sundry Patents of the King of Polen/ to have Horsmenne and Footmennes/ because the Turk with great forces prepareth himself against the said King. Notwithstanding that it was thought/ that the high Officer of the Earl of Mansvelt was dispatched to the Prince of Lichtensteyn to conclude finally the old agreement/ nevertheless all is gone backward because his commission was not sufficient/ whereupon here is resolved not to accept any treatise/ but to collect all the men and Ordinance/ to be conveyed to Pilsen and Ellebogen/ and to oppress them places with force/ in manner as all preparation is made already/ and yesterdaye many Wagons with Artillery and Munition of all sort is conveyed thither. As they say/ the Earl of Mansvelt is yet with the Dukes and Princes of the Union/ and that the Chief Captain Frencke is at Pilsen. This day certain Compagnies of Footmennes are sent out again against the Presidium of Mansvelt/ to undertake some special matter/ the success of it shall be heard. From Breslau the 1 hereof. Hear is an Ambassador of Betlehem Gabor who related that there is no hope of Peace/ betwixt them Emperor and the Hungarians/ admonishing and exhorting the Princes and States to Constancy of the Confederation/ or else/ that they doing contrarily shall have in short time the Land full of Turks and Tartarians/ and as they say/ the Emperor's Soldiers should do in Moravia great damage, they will extermine the Calvinists and Piccards: the Lutherians I grant/ shall be in the same number/ seeing that at Olmits and Brin the Curches and Preachers are taken from them. From Ausburg the 13. hereof. This day the Ambassadors of Ments/ Colen/ and Trier are gone from hence/ and to morrow the other shall follow/ their treatise and commission hath only been of Contributions and Subsidies/ and all Spirituals must now Contribute and give ten of the hundred yearly/ and that men of war shall be conscribed again/ and that the Duke of Bavaria himself shall prosecute the wars again. The Chief Captain Fngger hath already some Soldiers in his service/ and giveth much money at hand/ and at Munchen likewise a great many men are conscribed/ because the Catholic Liga will keep for the Emperor an Army of 40 thousand men. From Worms the 16. hereof. Some few days past the Ship-bridge over the Rhine is made much stronger and prepared better as afore/ and over the Rhijn in the Forts a strong watch is kept. Some few days since is the Earl Frederick van Solms with some Horseman dispatched to the Emperor/ what his commission may be is not known. In this Quarters with in 8. days from all places of the Palts are come 700 Wagons with all provision and munition. In this City warning is given openly with the Drum and published/ that who is desirous to serve/ shall have presently money at hand. From Franckfort the 18. hereof. Letters from the Land of Hessen declare that within the time of 14. days many men are passed through/ so English/ Scots/ Flemings and other Nations partly for the elector the Palts and partly for the Unions and their Neighbours and Princes/ and some of them will take their journey to Bohemia/ and some to this City. And there should follow yet a great many people/ of sundry places/ from the Land of Bruynswyck/ Anze-citties and other quarters/ and such a great number of men are conscribed as never hath been. The young Princes of Weymeren arm themselves likewise. The Soldiers of the Landgrave Maurits of Hessen are in the upper-Quarters/ they keep them yet quiet/ but if the same Land should be assaulted of the Marquis Spinola/ they will do their best/ to resist him/ within 3 or 4 weeks strange news might well be heard. The Congregation at Zeeburg is finished after many and long deliverations/ and is finally agreed and concluded that his Majesty the King of Denmarcke shall keep in the field 12000 men: the Duke of Brunswyck shall have likewise an army of 6000 men/ and the Duke of Lunenburgh of 4000 men. Of which resolution they have sent a express Courier to the Emperor/ with petition that it would please his Majesty to convey the Foreign Soldiers out of the Empire/ and restitute Fredrick King of Bohemia in his hereditary Possession/ to come also to a wished peace. Imprinted at Amsterdam by George Veseler, Ao. 1621. The 31 of March. And are to be sold by Petrus Keerius, dwelling in the Calverstreete, in the uncertain time.