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Europes Tranſactions, DISCOVERED IN A DIALOGUE BETWIXT Democritus an Engliſh-man, Erneſtus a German, and Landerlu a French Monſieur. Liſenced According to Order. Democ.

TIS high time for me to put on my conſidering Cap, and leave Laughing, for theſe are ſad times, all Europe being as it were in a Flame,

 Erneſtus.

Or rather in a dangerous Sickneſs, and (as the late King James ſaid of England) Infected; but the Country (God be thanked) has had a Royal Antidote ſince: But of all Germany, more than any Country, labouring under a French Diſeaſe, now and then hot burning Fits, French Plotches, even disfiguring the fineſt Features (Cities and Caſtles, &c.) of all Europe. Firſt Heydleberg, which being the Seat and Caſtle of the Electors of Palatine; where was a ſtately Seat, a famous Univerſity, and a ſtately Library: Manheim, the neweſt and regulareſt Place for Building (with the fine Castle Frederiksbourgh) in Germany; Keyſerlauther, and now Spire, a large ancient City, as is alſo Worms, (though both Roman Catholick Places) and Oppenheim. The poor People of Worms ſhelter'd themſelves in Caves under the Earth, but the French Furioſo drave them out with Cudgels, to others they ſunk the Ground, and ſo buried ſome under Ground alive; and now we hear they have new Orders to Burn 18 Villages more thereabouts. At Spiers they perſwaded the People to bring their beſt Goods into the great Cathedral Church (under pretence that they had orders not to burn it) which when they had ſo done, they Stole and Plunder'd all; then Burnt the Cathedral, City, and all to the Ground, as alſo the Biſhops Palace. The Biſhop, Canons and Prebends of the ſaid Cathedral a Foot, they drove before a Troop of Horſe as Priſoners of War to Landaw; though the Biſhop was eſteemed a Man of ſingular Piety, Age, and Noble Family; but the Biſhop of Worms had a worſe Fate than all that, for he hoping to preſerve his Cathedral, went to ſay high Maſs at the Altar, expoſing the Euchariſt, thinking that the French would not prophane or commit Sacriledge: but after the Soldiers had ſeverely cudgel'd him (though a Man of 80 Years of Age) they caſt him and his Breaden God upon a Cart, and carried him Priſoner to Landaw, to his Brother Collegue. And now very lately they came to a place called Loſheim, in which place they had been drinking the day before, Plundered and Murthered all Men, Women and Children, and thoſe in the very Cradle, Burning the Town to the Ground. At Francfort they brought in three Incendiaries, which were ſent out by the French to burn the Imperial Camp. And in Upper Hungary, as Ternaw, they caught three of them which had ſet the Town a Fire (being ſent out by Teckley, who doth no great matter ſince his Wounds at Clodova, or Novigrad) but they gave them their due reward, cutting of each a Finger at 10 diſtant places in the Town, afterwards caſt them in thoſe Flames alive, which they had kindled.

 Landerlu.

Po! Po! that is nothain, the King de Fronce doth act by Maxime of State, he is a grand Monarch, and being in League with Teckley muſt ſend him ſome of his Stoakers, as well as he has done Money and Officers; he ſo do thing, alla Merveille, that Hermanſtad and Croonſtad (being the two chiefeſt Cities) and Onoth in Tranſylvania are burnt to the Ground, and no Body knows who has done it.

 Democritus.

Certainly, if ever there was a Tophet prepared for a King, Louis XIV. will have a great place there; and as the Woman ſaid of her Husb • nd, of his Loving Fire, ſo God grant him (that which he Loves) enough of it; but I hope the Duke of Lorrain and Bavaria, &c. will ſtop his Proce • dings, the former is paſſed the Rhine with 7 Regiments, above Coblents, and they are followed by a great many more: 3000 Men from Juliers, are on their March to Join them, and a • the Confederate Forces in the Electorate of C • llogn, • re the ſame way in a Motion, ſo that it is believed, they will Beſiege Hon and Mont Royal, both at once, which will give him imploy another way.

 Landerlu.

You are miſtaken, we have News that the King de France has demanded 140000 Crowns of the Burgers and Citizens of Mentz; and that 100 Waggons are coming to fetch▪ all the beſt Rheniſh Wines away, and the great Canon is already removing; and after the Burgers have given all they can by way of Contribution, the King de France will ſhew them his pretty French trick, to plunder their Houſes, and burn the City to the Ground.

 Erneſtus.

It is certainly confirmed, that there is ſuch a horrible Order come out of France. That as ſoon as the Germans are paſſed the Rhine, to burn Ments; tho the Electoral Seat; and the City Landaw, and all other Cities, Town, and Villages to Straſborg: Nay, ſome doubt if Strasborg it ſelf will not be ſo ſerved, if the Popes Nunclo can ingage the Romiſ • C. Cantons to caſt off the Neutrality, for the Governors (Monſieur Chamillys) Wife is removing already her beſt Goods, and Houſhold Furnitures.

 Landerlu.

The King de France is of that Fineneſs and Policy, that he has already blinded them of Succeſs, eſpecially thoſe of Solithurn, and Sweits Cantons, that they have given Permiſſion to raiſe 4000 Men, ſo that the French Piſtol do out do the Canon of the Vatican and that ſhining •• ettal is more effications to thoſe Roman Suiſſers, than the Holy Fathers Admonition or Benediction.

 Democritus.

It is pity to ſee ſo many fine Cities and Towns laid in Aſhes, ſo that there is not ſo much as a token of any Building left in • landers, they threaten to burn the Subburbs of Bruſſels; but the Governor has a watchful Eye upon them, and has made a Declaration to all Governors, Majors, and other Magiſtrates, to give their Aid and Aſſiſtance to all French Diſſerters, promiſing 2 Ducatons to every Trooper, and a Market Price for each Horſe, and to every Foot, or Diſmounted Dragoon half a Ducaton, exhorting all Subjects belonging to the Empire, to leave the French Service, according to the Imperial Advocatoria, wherein they are declared Traitors that ſhall continue of that Service. We hear they Deſ • rt in great Numbers, 20 and 30 at a Time, there being an Officer from King William, who in a ſhort time Liſted 300 Men, moſt Swiſſers and Germans, giving them 8 d. a Day. We hear from Flanders, that a Party of Lieutenant General Calvo's Horſe, came to a place, called Cocheim, near Gaunt, were they committed ſeveral Out-rages, amongſt others, they entered into a Carpenters Houſe, where there was a poor Old and Lame Chirurgion, called Robert Smett, whom they bid to abjure his Allegiance from the King of Spain, under whom he had ſerved 12 Years, and ſwear for Lowis XIV. which he denying▪ ſaid, he was but for one God, and one King, upon which, they laid him before a great Fire naked, roaſting him, and he ſtill remaining conſtant, turn'd him, and ſo made a perfect Lawrence of him, he dying in leſs than half an Hour after. They Write from Flanders, that the Dutch and Engliſh, had ſunk 7 Veſſels, with Stones and Gravel, before the Haven of Dunkirk, which hinders them from going out or in.

London: Printed for W. B. 1689.