Forrein Account.

THe Imperiall army lyes yet about Zous & Zutchebbergh on the Rhyne, they do not break up yet; we must fear the ruine of the country. Hat­field having secured Angewth and Angermind, went abroad with 3000 horse to descry the Weymarish, both Cavelries met beneath Neys, and skirmished, the Weymarish reti­red, the Imperialists pursued after, but being warned by one of Zous of an ambush of 100 fire-locks to cut off their retreat, they gallopped to their quarters again; the Spanish forces lye on the other side of the Maas, and are shortly to return to Brabant, they desire of the Electour to renounce Neutrality to the Hol­landers; which being a thing of bad consequence, the Electour will not condiscend unto; Hatfield desireth of our Magistrate, to take in his sick Souldiers, which is denyed.

The Swedes play master every where, they have taken Brunne, Yagerdorf, Osden and Ratibore, they [Page 4]have commanded some thousands towards Brieg, and 4000 horsmen towards the draw-bridge at Vienna: At Zitlin in the Marquisate of Brandenburgh was seen at Noon-day a black cloud, in it two fighting swords, and our of it rained much blood, and fiery sculls fell out of it to the ground, which burned cleer, and so consumed.

The Swedes have ransom'd Olmits at 150000 Rixdollers, and afterwards by reason that the Jesuits and Friers had perswaded the Townsmen to kill some of the Swedes, they plundred it, and took the chief Townsmen prisoners, and made their yong men to serve; thev got in it 630 weight of gunpowder, 9000 weight of match, some 4000 weight of lead, and 60 piece of Ordnance, which they carried away, and guarded the City with 1000 horse, and 1000 Mus­quetiers; they took also Sternberg, Devetshew, Krem­sier, and other places which they pillaged.

The five new leavied Regiments for the Emperor coming from Poland, are ruinated by the Swedes; the Electour of Saxony desireth Neutrality with the Swedes; four Imperiall Regiments lye in and about Newburg, whereof some under Colonell Goldaker have driven away from Erletten and Manfeld the cat­tle and sheep, the Swedish gave fire from a hill neer to the Castle upon them, and kill'd 100. and woun­ded [Page 5]many and sew of them escaped, Bega, Borna, and other places even to Leipsich must contribute to the Swedes at Erfurd, into which Citie they bring daily rich booties.

At Prague was concluded at a Dyet that every Ci­tizen must contribute 16 Florens, 1 quarter of corn, 12 quarter of oats, and 10 men must maintain one man in war. Torstenson hath found in Olmits 4000 weight of lead, 1800 weight of gunpowder, 50 pie­ces of Ordnance, 150 new wagons for war, 5000 suits made for the Imperialists, 3000 new Musquets, 3000 fair horses, great store of corn and wine; the Jesuits and Townsmen must work in the Sconces, the City Millith was summoned by a Trumpet, who was kill'd at the entry of the Town, which place the Swedes took by an assault, and burnt it.

After the taking of Olmits and Neys, the Swedes marcht to Glatz a chief passage, the Imperiall Com­mander of it was abroad in his Coach, and taken pri­soner; Piccolomini lyeth at Labach, not far from Znaim in Moravia, where he recollected 8000 horse, they expect Leopolds succour from Bohemia: In Au­stria is summoned the fifteenth man, the Duke of Ba­varia offreth to the Emperor 10 Millions to continue the war: Sir Thomas Roe is shortly to return home.

The Swedes put Glatz hard ro it, Pappenheim is come hither with 20 horsmen, certifies, that the Swedes have taken Conigs-Gratz, without the losse of any men, which terrifie us because they aim at this City, we have here 7000 Souldiers, with the Trained Bands: Vienna is levying 4000 horsmen, Austria 5000 foot, and Hungary 5000 Hustars.

The Elector of Cullen is made Execcutor in the Mother Queens last will, one is sent to France to fetch order about Her body, a Holland Shipper was driven by a storme with his Ship upon the Imperiall shid-bridge, whereby the half bridge is ruinated, the shipper is in hold: The French and Wey marish for­ces have received 100000. Crowns to buy in Hol­land provision for their Army; The Spanish Army is going back to Artois, at Dunkerke many Soul­eirs and Sea-men runn away because of Admirall Tromp lyes so strong before it that the Spanish Fleet dares not venter out to Sea.

Hungary is in Rebellion against the Emperor, be­cause the Emperor in his Treatie of peace with the Turks, hath given 70. Villages to the Turks, besides Hungary is to contribute to the Turk 80000 [...]c­kets, [Page 7]which they refuse to do, saying they chose the Emperor to protect them as a free People, and not to sell them as slaves: 2. The Emperor hath taken from them 18. Protestant Churches, and put Jesuits into them. 3, The Emperor had often promised them to call a dyet to redresse their greivances which he never performed. 4. That since the German wars he layd heavy taxations upon them, whereas that war did not concerne them, they writt also that the Emperour i [...] fled to Vienna, to Tyroll because the Peasants in up­per Austria are in Rebellion, and the Prince of Tran­silvania armeth himselfe very strongly against the Emperor, it cannot be expected what spoile and boo­ties the Swedes make in Moravia and Austria.

From France, Gener: Houdencourt hath sent 2 mil­lions of gold to Baccellona, which he hath taken from the Spanish in Valentia and Aragon. At Cadish in Spaine are arrived 40. Ships that came from Den­mark to joyne with the Spanish Ships, which will be a Fleet of 88. Ships: In Holland are arrived 9 ships from Brasill with 4728. Chests of Sugar besides other commodities.