Courant out of Italy, Germany, etc.  

From Room the 6. of March, 1621.  
ON Sunday last/ the Pope is gone to Vaticano in the Chapels/ being accompanied with all the Ambassadors/ Prelates and other Nobles there present.  
It is understood from Naples that there are 3000 men taken on/ to be used upon the Catholic Army.   

From Venize the 12. hereof.  
News from Thurino mentioneth that in Piedmont are put 2000 horsemen and 6000 foot men/ whereby it is thought that the Duke of Savoy hath some special matters in hand/ it is also understood from Schweits/ that the French Ambassador is very ill content concerning the Capitulatie/ which the Liga Grisa had made with the Governor of Milan/ to the great hindrance of his King and the Graubaunderens.  
Advise from Constantinopel mentioneth that the setting forwards of the Great Turk was published/ and that in the end of Februarij last past the whole Armey of three hundred thousand men should come together at Adrianopel: And that the Cosackes gathered together with a very great Power to march against the Turks.   

From Vienna the 17. of Martij.  
The Ambassador of Polen would levy 20. thousand men in Germany/ whereunto the Emperor hath consented/ but they will be hardly raised/ never the less the Earl of Altheim hath given many Comissions out already. The Cosackes last mentioned/ which could not get through to go homewards/ because of the Hungarians/ have lost above 1000 horses by Scalihits and all there booty is taken from them/ so that the rest of them retired this ways again.  
The handling of Peace at Haimburg continueth yet/ and there is another Prolongation made until the 25. of this month. The Budianis and other Hungarian Lords do seek for mercy at the Emperor's hands/ and wear gladly set free from Betlem Gabor/ and they long much to see the Emperor's Armey to fall into Hungary/ whereby they might the more conveniently put themselves under the Emperor.  
The 12 hereof hath Betlem beset the City of Presburg and the Castle with 6000 Hungarians/ likewise planted many Turks and Tartarians on the other side of the Donaw. The said Betlem hath done an attempt upon Theben/ but to no effect/ he hath in like manner given order to fortify the Hungarian Altenburg and Presburg.  
Although Bethlem Gabor's Chaunsellor is gone to Thyrna with secret resolutions to have them ratifyed/ yet it seems that Bethlem Gabor doth fear that his Chanssellor might go in any danger to Haimburg/ so long as the French Ambassador doth not assure that he shall come to Presburg again without danger.  
At Haimburg is a Spy from Savoy/ and he is taken and imprisoned/ who killed himself there/ the next day a Hungarian was taken/ who was determined to do great matters against the Emperor the City of Vienna and the Earl of Bucquoy/ it seems the Emperor is minded to go from hence to Graets/ where he means to Create/ and, make the old Prince Governor there.   

From Prage the 16. hereof.  
The last Friday some certain pieces of ordinance wear carried from hence into the Saltzer ●raits/ towards Ellenbogen/ which shall be employed against the Earl of Mansvelt/ who muster 2. Regiments by Nieustattel and there resorted to him daily many Folk/ there with he hath some special Enterprise in hand.  
On Sunday last arrived here the Deputies or Lords Commissioners from Vienna/ and they first take in hand the cause/ concerning the arrested persons/ so that it is to be feared that it will cost some there heads here and at Vienna.  
Yesterday is brought hither the Lord of Harranck/ the which hath been the Chamber Precedent of the Bohemians in those rumour's/ and put in strong imprisonment.   

From Breslaw the 11. of March.  
Our Commissioners are arrived here yesterday from Dresden with good contentment/ namely that the Duke Elector of Saxens dealing with the Emper. Maj. and these Lands stood upon a good peace/ and that at this present it stands but upon the ratification of both sides/ though Betlem Gabor threatens/ that if they do fall from the Conferation/ he will plague them with fire and sword/ never the less it is hooped that the Soldiers shall be casseerd of both sides/ by reason the Pool is to be feared/ who is much threatened of the Turk/ like as advice comes/ that the Turks have roved with in 6. leagues of Cracou/ pilladging and burning all away/ and taken many thousand people prisoners.  
It stands also very badly with Moravia/ for here is come certain news/ that Betlem Gabor hath sent 20 thousand Hungarians/ Turks and Tarters over the Wittenberg/ and many thousands follow/ who spare no man with stealing and burning all away.   

From Lemburg in Silesia the 18. hereof.  
Hear it is said that the Marcgrave of jagersdorp is marched with 7000. men to the news: where the Moravish? Camp under the Earl of Turn shall meet him/ so is likewise said that the Earl of Mansvelt hath slain upon the frontiers of Bohemiae 1000 of the Duke of Saxens Folk.   

From Lints the 18. hereof.  
It is now wholly decreed/ that the States of this Land shall pay every month those that lay in Garrisson 34000. Florins of the which every hearth place in the Country shall pay 24 Creyrser/ and in the Towns 29 Creytser every month.   

From the Palati: the 19 hereof.  
The Marckgrave of. Ansbach and Duke of Wirtenberg are in hand with the Landgrave of Darmstadt/ like as they 2. days since we are all together at Wicheym/ and for this present at Heydelverg/ God give that some good may be effected.  
This dan hath Spinola laid his Shipbridge again over the Rijne at Oppenheym.  
The Letters of Danzig mention/ that the Turkish Emperor hath sent this fearful letter hear following:   

A disdainful Letter, written by the Turkish Emperor to the King of Polen.  
We Mahomet Suldan/ illustrious and Unconquerable Emperor and Angel of God/ Turkish Emperor/ Macedonian and Babylonian King/ in great and small Egypt/ Ruler of whole Christendom and Europe/ King in Alexandrja and juda/ in like manner of Portugal/ and over all the Potentates upon the Earth/ also a Lord of Lords over all Lords/ keeper of the Heathens Parradijs/ and the Holy Graves/ as well of the great Prophet Mahomet at Mecha/ as the worthy Prophet at jerusalem/ King of all Kings/ Lord of all Lords/ Prince of all Princes/ Lord of all Gods upon the Earth/ Lord of the Trce of life/ of all Towns and Castles/ Lord of the great and small Sea/ Lord of all Havens and Rivers/ Lord of all Streams on the whole World/ the great Governor above all Governors of Towns.  
Do send unto thee King of Poland our Emperourlike greeting/ for that thou with thy little King in thy secret Council for thy own partilar profit dost take in hand/ to strive against our Illustrius person/ and most powerful King/ and we do wonder that thou dost not fear our great might/ and thy own death with thy little King/ considering that thou in former time didst seek peace with us/ and ther upon sent thy Ambassadors often/ whom did assure us thy desire of quietness/ and that thou wouldst not have any ill thought to do any thing to the contrary/ and yet thou hast taken upon thee not only in our Government/ but also in Mnscou to fall upon our Vassals/ and determined with thyself utterly to spoil them: Like as many places are destroyed/ taken in/ and spoilt. So that thou shalt know/ do what thou canst/ we willbe revenged one thee and thy little Kings with whom thou hast conquered the same/ and meanest to set them in Government/ And not only be revendged/ but pursue thee to the uttermost/ to blot out the remembrance of thy name/ and because thou shalt know what more revenge thou hast urged us to/ is only by reason/ that thou hast broken the Leagne betwixt us/ disdained and abused the same/ and therefore assure thyself with thy little Kings to be brought before us/ and thou shalt see with what power from all the places of the World that shall come to me/ how I will overrun thee/ and use thee with thy prisoner's so cruelly as may be/ therefore henceforwardes thou needest not to hope of any mercy at our hands/ and that we are not a frayed of thy strong places/ or for thy strong Walls at Cracou/ for we will not only fall upon that town and likewise thy court/ but also thy Camp and whole Land/ and so spoyleand ruinated them/ that not one stove shall remain upod another/ also root out the remembrance of thee and thy Kingdom.  
In witness or taken hereof we send thee hear with our bloody Sable/ for that it shall speedly be followed by as/ and than we will so cover thy Land with horse troops/ foot Companies and Camels/ that like in many years hath not been seen. Only that God's wrath thorough us/ may be laid upon thee/ for God is an upholder of the good/ and a punisher of evell and peacebrekers/ and like as we are unto the a God upon Earth/ so we do shake out our rod and anger against thee/ only to punish thy false breaking of Truce.  
Let now thy Gods come to help thee/ if they will/ nevertheless it shall not help thee/ thy holions we will assuredly put to the Plough/ and so make them to plough the void Lands of Bulgaria and judea/ where they shallbe so planted/ that none shall return back again/ and therefore conteut thyself hear with our meaning as aforesaid.  
All this we have thought good to let thee know our displeasure/ from Constantinople/ in the year of our rain/ etc.  
His Majesty of Denmark causeth many Soldiers daily to be raised. In like manner doth the King of Sweden.    

Imprinted at Amsterdam by George Veseler, Ao. 1621. The 9 of April.  
And are to be fold by Petrus Keerius, dwelling in the Calverstreete, in the uncertain time.