THe last weeke we receiued and published certaine pri­uate Letters concerning the late intended horrible treason against the Prince of Orange, and the States of the Low Countries; At what time the said Letters were written, little or no­thing was knowne concerning the said Conspiracie, but since divers persons haue beene apprehended, and some of them examined, and tortured; vpon whose examination the States haue permitted some­thing to be published to the world thereof, which I hauing receiued in the Printed Dutch Copie, I haue caused to be translated and Printed together with [Page]the originall; vnto which I haue added the weekely Relation of Newes from severall parts of the world; assuring you, that so soone as more particulars shall come to my hand, by the like sure hand with good approbation you shall receiue it impartially, till when I bid you farewell, this 19. of February, 1622.

CErtaine dayes agoe, came certaine men to some sailers of the Barge or small Ship of the Prince of Orange &c., telling that they were Ingeners, and good Parriots, and relating that they had in hand certaine enterprises against the enemies, in which they were to be imployed secretly, and must cause certaine fire-works of Gun-powder and other mat­terialls to be made readie, without reuealinge to any liuing bodie. For if they did otherwise and that it came to the light they should suffer punishment on their bodie, in regard of these and other speeches did the Sailers promise to assist them, and to keepe counsell for the good of the Country.

These Wolues in sheepes skinnes hoping that they should come to their intent, or purpose, one of the Traytors (as you shall heare hereafter) went to his pocket, and gaue each of the Sailers aforesaid three hundred Gilders (which amount to thirtie poundes sterling) to encourage them the better to the businesse, and told them if they made their workes well, and that they made good operations that they should be better rewarded. But they ad­monished them againe to keepe secrecie aboue all thinges, seeing (as they sayd) it concerned mightily [Page 3]the Countrey, and charged them to bring the fire-workes aforesayd as soone as they should be done, in Trunkes and Chestes, to the Hage and Rotterdam, from whence they should carry them, where it should be required, and they be ordered to transport them, assuring them to performe their promise, within the space of a certaine time.

One of these Traitors played afterward the Mer­chant and bought certaine Pistols to send them (as he told) to Count-Mansfield, and others; These be­ing packt vp in a Truncke and sent by his direction to the house of one of his consorts, who had a deepe Seller into which they were presently carryed, and tryed against a heape of sand whether they wold giue fire, & were fit for their purpose. Afterwards he cau­sed them to be packt into another Truncke, and to be sent to an Inne of the Hage, as it appeared lately.

About this time were the Conspirators and their consorts appointed to meete on seuerall places, where they intended to execute their wicked de­signes. And amongst the rest, these Saylers aforesaid, came the 5. of February with some of their fire-works to the Inne appointed vnto them in the Hage, where they found diuers other men besides them which had set them on worke, vpon the deliuery of it the Saylers were very well entertained with drinke, and meate without any charge of their owne.

One of these Saylers perceiuing with an eye cast, that the partie who gaue him the mony, had some conference with a man of Bleyswick as he suspected, and tooke him, for such one, (as he was certaine off) to be no friend or well willer of the Prince of Orange. [Page 4]This Sayler musing about this, went to bed with one of his louing fellowes, and although he had well sup­ped, neuerthelesse was his head full of strange con­ceits, his fellow slept the same night very well, but he dreamed many seuerall dreames, and when he a­waked he had many strange fancies in his minde, so that this night seemed very long vnto him, & wished many times for the day light.

As soone as it was day light they rose with their other fellowes and laught about the dreaming, falling tumbling and tossing of the dreamer a­foresayd, but he would not tell them what his minde did giue him and how he was affected. After that they two had tasted a Cup of Aqua uitae they went to­gether walking abroad, the rest remaining yet by their drinke.

As soone as the Dreamer came on the street hee told to his fellow his late dreames, and what he had seene and obserued, the day before, and sayd in plaine termes vnto him, that he suspected these counter­feicted Ingeners were plotting Treason, relating also that he thought it very cōuenient, to giue the Prince of Orange notice of their setting at worke and pro­ceedings and other circumstances, for (sayd he) if this be a thing which is for the good of the Country, without question the Prince of Orange shall know of it.

The other interposing presently his Iudgement spake in this manner, It cannot hinder vs although we giue the Prince of Orange notice of this, for if the matter be indeed intended for the good of the Countrey, we haue done it, and receiued therefore [Page 5]three hundred Gilders, And if it be otherwise the Prince of Orange will moreouer without doubt ho­nour vs with a peece of money, or some drinke mo­ney as they sayd, and we shall stand still in his fauour. To be briefe they concluded amongst themselues to reueale it to the Prince of Orange, but feared that they should not be able and resolute enough to speake to his Excellency. But considering by them­selues that it was a matter of great consequence, they went towards the Court, intending to try their for­tune howsoeuer. When they came there, they per­ceiued that his Excelency was rod abroad towards Risewick, (where is one of his Stables of horses) whereupon they went in all hast thitherwards, and discoursing by the way, made one another to beleeue firmely that it was but a foule busines which they had taken in hand. As soone as they arriued at Risewick, they found out one of the Pages of his Excellency and intreated him, to giue notice to the Prince his Ma­ster, that they would faine speake with him: Here­upon hee sent them word that hee was presently to take his Coach, and would come to heare them, Whereouer they desired the Page againe, to shew his Excellency that they would willingly speake with him instantly, euen about a businesse which concer­ned himselfe mightily.

The Prince hauing vnderstood this, commanded his Page to bring these Saylers aforesayd vnto him, and when they stood before him, he asked them what their desire was, they answered, that they had some secret matters to impart with his Excellency. Whereupon he tooke them aside, and conferred pri­uately [Page 6]with them, and hearing of a thing of which he knew not before, he mused not vpon the businesse, but road in all hast to the Hage, and reuealed this matter at the meeting, or Counsell Chamber of the States: Whereupon there was giuen order that the 6. of February, (according to the new stile) in the yeare 1623. (as they reckon already, beginning their new yeare continually with the first day of Ia­nuary) the Fiscall, or Prouost, or rather the Attourney of the Court was sent with certaine men, which at­tended vpon him, to search the Inne or Tauerne (seeing the Dutch word Herberge which in this place is vsed, signifieth both) of the Helmet or Casket in the street called the North-end.

Comming there he asked the Hoste for the Truncks and the owners thereof, two of them which are named in the Proclamation hearing an inckling of this, stole secretly at the same instant out of the sayd house, comming away betwixt the Sergants and men which attended vpon the Fiscall. All the the other were stayed or arrested in the house vn­till the Fiscall should come backe againe out of the meeting of the States, where he told that this was not the house, for the Hoste was much discontented, and sayd that he had no Trunkes of any lodgers or strangers in his house, But being afterwards infor­med and perswaded to the contrary, he went to the sayd house againe, and searcht vntill hee found the Truncks, and ceased vpon the Hoste his Mayden-seruant beside three other men, amongst which was he who gaue the money to the foure Saylers, which being euen with the rest taken, were kept in a [Page]Chamber at the Fiscalls house, vntill such time as the other had partly confessed the matter.

The Hoste and the other for all that they were mightily threatned, and strictly examined, would confesse nothing which had any likelihood or colour of truth. Whereupon there was presently or­dered that the Souldiers which lay there in Garrison should instantly beset and stop all the passages to wards the Hage.

This was not sooner performed, ere there came one of the Traytors aforesayd, in a Waggon which he had hyred to carry him to Delfe. The Souldiers perceiuing this Waggon, asked who was there, Whereupon he (knowing his Guiltie conscience) sprong or leaps from the Waggon intending to e­scape by running away, whereby there arose a great rumor in the Hage, in such manner that euen the Townesmen armed themselues.

In the meane time there was a Sergant sent in all post hast towards Leyden to fetch the Hangman which put there the same day some Malefactors to the torture. So that vpon the fasting and prayer day (which was appointed by the States) after the Sermon in the Church was done, they were exami­ned by the hangman in an other manner, which made them to confesse so much, that the Piscall was presently sent to the dwelling place of the widowe and children of Barneuelt: comming there he learned that his Sonnes were departed, although they were yet the day before seene walking in the streets, where­vpon two of their seruants, and the Pedagoge or Tu­tor of the children were apprehended, and the house [Page]left in the custodie of the Sergeants.

When these Malefactors had now readie enough confessed concerning the said businesse, the States commanded the Saylers to be set instantly at liberty, and bestowed aboue 20. double Ryders of the Vni­ted Provinces (each one of them amounts to twen­tie-one shillings Sterling) vpon euery one of them. Wherevpon they went away with good content­ment, and hoped according to the Tenor of the Proclamation, to get yet certaine thousand Gil­ders.

On thursday night, there were yet three other of their consorts taken; and on Fryday one of Berc­kel, and two of S. Hertoghenbosh. Their names I will yet keepe secret, to blame them not before they are found guiltie, and cannot cleare them­selues.

The same Fryday it was rumored in the Court, that a Souldier had deserved alreadie foure thou­sand Gilders, hauing taken one of them which are mentioned in the Proclamation.

Certaine Cittizens of Rotterdam and Delft, were taken the same Fryday, and the next Satter­day.

The Confessions of the accused are kept verie secret by the States, and there is mightily doubted, whither the common people shall be acquainted with them, even for great and weightie reasons, see­ing also the olde Proverbe sayth, That he shall seldome doe euill, who knoweth it not. And there are some which are well informed of their trayterous de­signes, that will say, that there is no Chronicle nor [Page]Historie which maketh mention, of such a Bar­berous Enterprise, and relate moreouer that if it had succeeded, that the Pillars had beene fetcht from vnder out of the building, where­by the vtter ruine of it would haue followed im­mediately: That a great number of the Inhabi­tantes should haue beene murdered, and blowne vp in the ayre besides them which should haue beene burnt, and slayne by the sword of our Enemies, which lay ready with many thousandes liering af­ter this occasion and pray, which is for this time by the fauour and mercy of the Almightie fetcht as if it were out of their Iawes, he hauing heard the prayers of the faithfull. For it is most constantly reported that the murther of the Principall heades, and members of these Prouinces, besides the firing of the Magazins or store houses with powder, were intended vpon the late mentioned fasting day.

Here commeth daylie newes, and we perceiue it also, that diuers wicked persons of their consort begin to absent themselues, aswell hence, as from Rotterdam and Leyden, besides other places.

As soone as they bring here any one to the Prison, the people runnes together in such manner as if they were going to an assault.

SEER Dircrete Cosijn, ick en hebbe niet na laten konnen V. E. mede te deylen van het gheene dat onlanghs ghebeurt is, mits sende u dit in ligghend Placcaen der H. M. Heeren Staten.

Over eenighe daghen, so fijn sekere Man­nen ghekomen by eenighe Matroosen van het Iacht-schip van sijn Princelike Excelentie Graeff Mauritius van Nassou, Prince pan Oraengiuen, &c. haer uyt ghevende voor Ingeni­eurs of Yverige Patriotten. Woor-ghevende datse secrete aenslagen op den Vyandt hadden, waer toe datse hun moe­sten laten ghebruycken, ende dit in aller stilligheyt eenighe vyer-werken van Boskruyt ende andere materie te maec­ken, sonder te openbaren. Want soo sysulex tegen eeni­ghen mensch vande Werelt te kennen gaven, daer door 't selve mocht ruchtbaer worden, so souden sy ongenwijffelt aen den Lijve gestraft worden, door dese ende meer andere redden hebben de Matrosen haer woort over gegeven, om [Page]dit in aller stilligheyt t [...]t dienst van het Lant te doen, met diversche Discoursen tot der materie dienende. Dese wol­ven in schaeps-kleederen alreede gevoelende, dat de sake wel wesen soude, soo heeft een vande Verraders als ghy hier na hooren sult. In sijn sack gheschooten, ende heeft elck van dese voorseyde Matrosen 300. gulden ghegheven, om dat het goede loon, den arbeyt versoeten mocht, met con­ditie, soo dese Instrumenten wel gemaeckt waren, ende hare operatie wel deden, soo soude haer loon verbetert wor­den. Maer voor alle saecken anderwherf vermanende dese saeck niemandt te openbaren, want het Lant daer veel aen ghelegen was, noch belastende, so haest dese dinghen ghe­reet waren, souden sy de selve in Kisten, Koffers ter plaetse bringen, te weten, eenige in den Haegh, andere tot Rotter­dam, om also voorts te brenghen daer 't selve haer belast soude worden, dit also beschict zijnde, met vaste beloften alles op sekeren tijt te volbrenghen.

Soo heeft een van dese Verraders den loosen Koopman gemaect, ende eenighe Pistolen op gekocht, om deselve te versenden naer den Mansvelt ende elders, dese nu all heb­bende in een seker Koffer ghepackt, ende laten brenghen ten huyse van een haerder Creaturen, de selve in eenen die­pen Kelder intsant dickwils afgeschoten, om te proberen, of de selve ooc vicx waren, naer desen de selve in een ander koffer met sijn toebehoor in den Haegh heeft laten bren­ghen, in sekere Herberge, als gheschiedt is.

In middeler tijt, soo hadden sekere van hare Creaturen den weet om haer op sulcke tijt alsser bestemt was te laten vinden, elck een daer sy haer schelm stuck int werck souden ghestelt hebben. Dese voorseyde Matrosen oock op haer saken niet slapende, maer hebben een ghedeelte van hare Brantwerck op den 5. Februarij in den Haegh gebracht, daer sy vonden in seker Herberghe als gheseyt is. Desen man ende meer andere de welcke haer te werck ghestelt hadden, hebben sy het selve goedt over ghelevert, voorts werden dese Matrosen seer wel getra & eert, van eten ende [Page]drincken sonder hare kosten.

Een van dese Maets sagh met een swenck dat den ghee­nen, de welcke hare't gelt gegevē hadde, eenighe correspon­dencie met eennen man van Bleyswijck hadde, den welcken hy scheen te willen kennen, hy in hem selven overdenc­kende, soude desen den Man wesen, de welcke ick my in bleede, so en kan dese saec niet also zijn, als ons 't selve aen gedient is, want desen Man en was gheen vrient vanden Prins. Desen Matroos met desen geladen kroop te bedde gaende, maer dien nacht by een van sijne getrouwe Maets slapende, al hadde hy wel te Lijue gedaen, so was doch sijn hooft vol vremde, ghedachten, zijn Maet wel gherust sla­pende, hy somtijts wat dromende, en dan wederom wacker zinde, beeldende hem veel fantasien in, also dat dese nacht hem een halfe jaer langh scheen te zijn.

In middelertijt begint hy eenen vreemden droom te droo­men,, alsoo dat hem docht datter diversche (dewelcke hy wel eer ghekent hadde) voor den dach quamen springhen, den eenen uyt den Bogaert, den anderen uyt het Bernende Veldt knaphandigh, van dit ghereetschap dat desen Ma­troos ghemaeckt hadde, een Oly podery op sijn Spaensch begonste te koocken, ende na dat het selve op gheschept was, so quamen dese, onse Meesters ende schoncken het selve de Hoofden des Vaderlants. Desen dranck sy nu in hebbende, docht hem datse door de kracht des Salpeters op swelden, ende ten laetsten voor doot never vielen, waer onder eenighe sijnder bekenden waren, waer over hy van bedroeftheyt scheen gheluyt te staen, alsoo dat sijn maet ontwaeckten, hem aenstootede, mocht vragen wat hem deerden, hy wacker werdende, seyde ick ben blijde dat het een droom is, daer ick mede doende was, den ande­ren hadde geerne al slumerende gheweten wat den droom geweest ware, maer hy seyde op morghen sal ick u den sel­ven in het langhe ende breed vertellen. Na desen hy dese saeck wat na denckende, begonst hem selven schier verbaest te maken dat hy vande doode menschen, de welcke van [Page]Beuls handen woot hare misdaet ghestraft waren, alsoo het hooft onder de Deken treckende, viel in eenen anderen droom seer vreemt, want hem dochte dat het gelt (dat hy van dese fijne Broeders ontfanghen hadde) in sijne Beurfe also begonste te swellen, dat int eynde sijne Beurse vant dicken berstede, het selve gelt op de arde vallende, begonst daer in te wortelen, ende een ander Transformatie aen te nemen. Ia in de rest, worden het selvighe kleyne Manne­kens, vallende so dadelijck inde Princen Iacht, werpende den Prins met fiijn Broeder over boordt.

Eenighe Staten met den Koninck van Bohemen aldaer te gast zijnde moesten oock de Fock uytt houden, ende al­len het Scheepsvolck en wist niet om haer lijf te berghen, nu eenighe van ons Scheeps-volck meende het eene ge­deelte van het Schip in te houden. Maer eer langhe bltes onsen Trompetter eene anderen Alarm, ick te Loeff waert siende eenighe spaensche Galioenen op komen om hem voort te over vallen, ick dit dachte te sien heeft andermael gheluit geslaghen hem om smackende also dat hy uyt de Koy viel, sijn Macker van den slach ontwaeckten, ende nu int Bedt niet vindende worde meer verschrickt als hy sel­ver, nu wederom opstaende, sijn kameraet wilden veel vra­ghen, maer heild hem slapende om niemant suspicie te geven, also besweet van anghst den Dagheraet verwach­tende.

So haest hy delelve ghewaer geworden is sijnse opghe­staen lacchende met haer andere Maets van het droomen, maer niet te kennen gevende hoe hem te moede was: vor­ders nae datse een soopien Brandewijn te Lijve ghenomen hadden; so zijn sy uyt wandelen gegaen, ende de anderen zijn daer blijven sitten drincken.

Nusoo haest sy byten den Huyse quamen, heeft hy te­ghen sijn Kameraet sijnen droom vertelt, ende ooc wat hy des voorleden daeghs gesien hadde, also dat hy recht uyt seyde dat hy hem inbleeden eeinige Verradiy te wesen, ende daer goet vonden dese saecke den Prins te vraghen [Page]want seyde hy so het eenige saken tot dienst van het Vader­lant zijn, sullen onsen Prins ongetwijffelt bekent zijn.

Den anderen dadelijck oock sijn oordeel daer by stellende seide al gheven wy dit den Princs te kennen daer en kan ons geen hinder van komen, want is de saeck inder daedt voor het Vaderlandt wy hebben het gheene ghedaen daer voor ons dese 300. gulden gegeven zijn, ende issetter con­trary, den Prins sal ons ongetwijffelt noch eenen drinck­penningh gheven ende altoos in sijne gratie staen, dese twee zijn over een ghekomen om den Prins het selve aen te dienen maer sy vreesden hem selfs qualijc te durven ofte te kunnen spreken: ten lesten aen het Hof komende bevonden dat den Prins van Orangien na Rijswijk was, sy in aller hae­stall d'tscourerende haer alle beyde vast inbeeldende dat geen klaer schapen en was, nu daer komende, deden door een van de Pagieu segghen datse den Prins geeren spreken wilden, dit den Prins aengedient zijnde heest voor ant­woort gegeven hy soude haest uyt den Stal na sijn Koets komen, dese Matroosen deden den Pagien anderwerff ver­manen hem dadelijc te moeten spreken daer by voegende dat het een saeck was daer den Prins veel aen gelegen was.

Den Prins dit verstaende, heeft dese Matrosen by hem doen komen, ende ghe vratght wat de Matroosen versoeck­ende waren, sy meenedn, sy hadden den Prins wat secreets te communiceren, den Prins haer alleenich verhoort heb­bende, verstaende een saeck daer hem in het minste niet afbekent en was, hier op niet langh slapende, maer is in al­ler haest nae den Haegh ghereden, dese saeck ter vergader­inghe gheopenbaert, daer op hebben de Heeren op den 6 Februarij, des Iaers 1623. haren Fiscael met eenige Diena­ers ghesonden ter Platetsen ofte Herberghe van den Helm, aen het Noort-eynde, nu aldaer komende heeft hy den Weert ghevraeght na suleke Koffers, ende naer het volck het welck sulcks toekomende was, twee vande dese de welcke in het naevolghende Placcaet ghenoemt zijn, de­se de voncken ghewaer werdende, zijn dadelijck beneffens [Page]de Dienaers ter Deuren uytghestreecken, de andere zijn in Huys ghearresteert, totter tijdt dat den Fiscael wederom ter Vergadering he ging, verklarende dat dit het Huys niet we­sen en moest, want de Weert was gheheel te onvreden, seg­geude gheen Koffers in Huys te hebben, nu beter in for­matie krijgende als hy te vooren hadde, heeft wederom naer de voorseyde Herberghe ghekeert ende so lange ghesocht dat hy het selve ghevonden hadde, voorts in hechtenisse ne­mende den Weert, Maeghetende noch drie anderen, waer onder den gheenen was den weclken de Matroosen het ghelt uytghedeylt hadde, de 4. Matrosen werden tot den Viscael in een Kamer bewaert totter tijt dat de andere dit sy beschuldigt hadden eenighsins beleden wat van de sake was.

Den Weere wert met den andere seer scherp met dreyge­menten ende woorden gheexamineertzijnde, maer niets be­lijdende, het welck der waerheyt ghelijck zijnde, soo werde dadelijck ordere ghestelt, om de Soldaten op alle uytgan­ghen op den Haghe te letten, soo haest niet ter plaetsen ghe­komen zijnde, soo is een van de voorseyde Verraders, heb­bende eenen Wagen gehuert, meenende hem na Delft te begheven, de Soldaten desen Wagen siende, ripen Kivala, desen misdadighen dit hoorende sprongh van den Waghen, ende salveerden hem met loopen, de Burgery quamen oock inde Wapenen, alsoo datter veel te doen was.

In middelertijt is een Dienaer dadelijck om den Scherp­rechter gheloopen, den welcken den selven dagh tot Leyden eenighe misdadighen gepijnigt hadde, also op den Biddach na de Predicatie zijnse by den scherprechter op een andere manier gheexamineert, ende alsoo veel verstaen dat den Vij­cael ghesonden is na de Wooninge van Bernevelt, daer ko­mende bevonden dat de Soons vertrocken waren, de welcke des voorgaenden daghs noch gesien waren, niet tegenstaen­de zijn 2 knechts met den Pedagoge van de Kinderen mede in hechtenissen ghenomen, en het Huys wert vorders met 14. Dienaers bewaert.

[...] noech bekent ter materij diende, soo hiben de Heeren Staten de Matroosen doen vant Arrest ontslaen, vereeren­de elck een over de twentich dubbelde Ryers.

Dese wel gemoet vertrocken sijnde, verhopende naer volgende Placcaets nock eenige duysent guldens alsoo te gewinnen.

Donderdagh des nachts sijn noch dry gevangens bo­ven gebracht, Vrijdaeghs des morgens noch een van Berckel des selven dagh, noch twee van des Hertoghen-Bos, what hunlieder namen syn, en is niet geoorloft te seggen, om alsoo door eenige mislaghen niemant te be­schuldighen, de welcke ontschuldiegh mochte bevon­den syn.

Den selven Vrydagh soo quamen de gerncht en op het Hof dat een Soldaet alreede vier duysent gulden gewon­nen hadr, daer uyt soo veel verstaende als dat een vande geene ghevangen was, de welcke int naer gaende Placcaet genomineertzyn, dan wat hier aff is sal den tijt leeren.

Vrydagh ende Saterdag sijn eenige van Rotterdam ende Delft gevangen.

Voort volghen eenighe discoursen dewelcke inden Haegh onder alle man om gaen ende het oude spreeck­woort segt dat alle man seght is ghemeen waer.

De saken van haer belijdenissen wert by de Heeren Sta­ten seer secreet gehouden ende daer wert seer getwijffelt of het voor eerst voor alle mans oorden sal komen, ende dit uyt goede redenen, het is eene out spreeckwoort de­welcke het quaet niet en weet sal het selden doen, want daerzijn eenige dewelcke desee verradersche Aenslagen bekenczijn, seggen datse in gheen Cronick van sulcken Barbarische Aenslagen gehoort hebben, ja soo het aenge­gaen hadde, souden de Stutten van onderen ghetrocken zijn, ende het gheheel Huys over hoop ghevallen soude hebben, alsoo datter een groote party Inwoonders ver­moort, inde Lucht ghevlogen, verbrant ende de rest van onse Erfvyanden ons over vallen, dewelcke met duysen­den [Page] [...] welcke haer voor dese reyse door de hant des Almachti­gen haer als uyt den muyle getrocken is, ende dit door den goeden wil ende het ghebedt der geloovighen, het welck Godt alle reden scheen verhoort te hebben, al eer het selve met den monde uyt ghesproocken was, want het worde voor vast gesegt dat desen Moort van allen de principale Hoofden onses Vaderlants ende jop springen ende verbranden aller Magesijnen op den Biddagh aen­ghegaen soude hebben, och off Godt den Menschen int ghenerael in haer herte naer het leven in beelden, de groo­te ellende de welcke uyt't Boskruyt ende der selver brandt ontstaen kan, ghelijck desen voorleden Somer inde Slagh van Tourlagh, Berghen op Zoom, ende Middel­burch, ghesien is, wiens Historye in een Boecxken Oor­looghs-memory te lesen: ende afghebeelt is: Vorders is­ser oock te lesen war wreeder moordadigher Tyrannen, dese Landen souden hebben kunnen komen te overvallen. Oock kanmen daer uyt speuren wat voor Secktesy souden moghen in 't minste verschout hebben.

Dit alles overgeslaghen soo komt alle dage tijdinghe, ende men bevint datter haer diversche boose menschen beginnen te absentieren, soo wel in den Haegh, Rotterdam ende Leyden, het schijnt dat hare conscientie haer selven begint te beschuldighen ende alsoo lopen sonder dat sy ghejaeght werden.

Voorders een weet ick niet te schrijven, dan als dat hier alle uren wat nieus is, so haest als een ghevangen, op de poort ghebracht wert, soo isser dadelick zulcken afgrij­felicken loop gheweest, ghelijck of het ghemeene volck ten storm gingh loopen.

Noch isser onder alleen een vijleyn Pasquill ghevonden, seer schelde op den Prins ende Regeringhe van het landt, wenden voor dat des Landts middelen op gegeeten wor­den, sonder daer voor eenigh genoot te hebben, oock steect haer de Schattinghezeer teghen de borst, zegghen­de daer te vooren maer vier Regierders en waren, datter [Page]nu wel ses zijn, och lachy! of dese Lants zaken mi alleen op een mensch enstanden, hoe lange soude hy doch zijn leven voor sulcke eer-vergheeren Verraders moghen be­waren, ten ware dat Godt Almachtich door syne ongron­delicke Barmhertigheyt, de selve als ooghen-schijnlick op sijne handen draeght, ende nu in korte laren zeer menigh­mael als eenen oogh-appel bewaert, sonder dat hy ghe­quetst ofte beschadicht mochte werden, daer voor nu alle Inghesetenen behooren van gantscher herten Godt den Heer te voet te vallen, ende anderwerf te dancken, dat hy door sijne Almoghende voorsienigeyt. Nu den Staet van het Landt door desen middel als uyt eene wilde duy­sternisse verlichten zal, want allen de Werelt heeft dus langhe gedacht, dat alleen dese Raseryen eenighe poinctender Religie oft saligheydt aen treffen mochten, daer uyt nu so klaer, als den dagh blijckt, dat alleen hare aenhan­gers schandelick bedroghen zijn. Het schijnt dat dese luyden de gheldt-sucht drinct, of yet vremts meer Mon­stereus als Religieus, daer toe dit Ghesangh dient.

AT Paris is made great preparation to receiue the King, who purposeth to consult there about the affayres of Veltolin and Italy. All things are daily performed without any hinderance or difficulty (accor­ding to the Articles of Peace) through the whole Kingdome: and amongst the other, the Marquis of Rosny is established againe in his former place of Great Master and Captaine Generall of the Ar­tillery of France, which place the Count of Schon­berg discharged by the Order and Declaration of the King during the late Commotion in France, for certaine Reasons mouing his Maiesty therunto as appeareth by these two annexed Declarations of his Maiesty.

AT Naples (where the Vice-Roy is leuying two Regiments for the State of Millane) are arrested three Galleys of Genua, because they would carry out of the said Kingdome aboue 80000 Crownes: Wherevpon the Captaine Doria (who had 12000 Crownes amongst them) is fled thence with 2. men of Warre. The Prince of Conde went on Wednesday last hence towards Florence.

WE haue newes from Constantinople, that there was arriued an Ambassador from the King of Sweden: and that he, as likewise the Ambassador of Muscouia, laboured hard to hinder the Peace with the King of Polonia, who sent thither the Duke of Bara­son, as his extraordinarie Ambassador to confirme the Peace betwixt the Great Signior and the King­dome aforesaid. The Polonian Ambassador came [Page]there with great state and pompe, being accompanied with diuers Noble and Gentlemen out of his Coun­trey, besides many attenders and seruants, so that his traine amounted to 800 persons, whereof 200 were on horsebacke.

The sixt of December he deliuered these presents in the name of his Master, viz.

An Ewer with a faire Bason which was in-laid with Bezar stones.

A Watch couered with Bezar stones.

An ordinarie Watch.

A great looking glasse.

A box of Indian worke.

A Table-boord laid in with Bezar stones.

A Standish laid delicately in out of small peeces of wood with diuers figures of siluer.

A box with diuers little cups laid in with Bezar stones.

Eighty skins of blacke Foxes.

Two hundred and twenty Sable skins.

Fiue Faulcons.

Fiue Dogs to hunt withall.

With the next we intend to aduise you, what Pre­sents the two other Ambassadors, namely of Sweden and Muscouia, haue bestowed vpon the Great Signeur, and their further proceedings.

The Grisons and the Ambassadors of Archduke Leopoldus are agreed at Millane with the Gouernour, to set a toll, or custome vpon the wine, to pay there­with the two Confederations in the Grisons, besides the Confederation of the Hospitall, the 25000 Crownes which they haue paid for a tribute or taxa­tion, [Page]and to build a fort on the [...] of the moun­taines, seeing that the souldiers of Leopoldus were there a while agoe surprised, and defeated on a sud­den, not looking for any enemies.

SEeing that all kinde of victuals and other necessa­ries for mans life grow here daily dearer and dea­rer, there was the last Wednesday a Proclamation published (in all the vsuall places of this Citie) where­in were valued and rated all kinde of fowle, and birds, besides cheese, butter, honie, wax, fish, suet, candles, sope, linne, cloth, wood, leather, skins, shooes, boots, and the labour of Smiths, Key-makers, Carpenters, Masons, Bricklayers, Watermen, Carriers and Coach­men: and they haue punished already some ingrossers, by taking away their bought commodities; and some of them did not escape so but were extended on the Crosse vpon the market place; and there will also shortly be a course taken with the wares and commo­dities of Merchants for the ease of the common people.

Another Letter of the 19 of the same Moneth, re­lates, that Bethlem Gabor caused there stately and pre­tious Iewels to be bought, intending to bestow them vpon a Princesse in Polonia, which is promised in ma­riage vnto him. As likewise that the Turks make many Inroades vpon the Christian borders neere Canisia.

THe Forces aforesaid of Saxen Altenburg, lie yet here in the Villages of this Citie, and seeing they can finde now nothing more amongst the poore Country people, they goe now and rob most sacrile­giously the Churches, and bring thence the cups and vessels, besides other ornaments of the Churches: and some of them hauing inuaded the villages of the Bi­shopricke of Mentz, vse the poore Country people as bad as they haue done with vs. So suffers this Land of Thuringia an vnreparable dammage of these wilfull and vnruly souldiers.

THe last letters out of Swisserland, make mention that the French King had sent againe a great summe of money to Solathurne for the Swissers: And that on the other side, the Spanish haue granted the Grisons the free exercise of their Religion, by which meanes they had drawne many of the Country to their deuotion, and obeisance.

The Regiment of the Duke of Holstein is inquarte­red in the County of Nassaw, and the regiment of the Duke of Saxen-Lowenburg, was marcht vp to­wards Worms.

The 21. came the Count Henry Vandenberg with certaine horses, many Carts and Waggons, before the Fort of Papenmutz, and tooke the most part of the Ordnance, munition, and other warlike preparations [Page]thence, besides many souldiers, leauing but very few in it: and it is rumord that he takes his way towards Lipstadt, and that he will besiege the said towne, with the aid of the souldiers which are comming out of the Palatinate. The speech goeth likewise that the Count of Isenburg is drawing downe with his forces, so that it seemeth that the Hollanders shall haue the burthen of the war vpon their necks, and wee are likely to haue a long lasting war in those parts.

We vnderstand heere for a certaine that his Impe­riall Maiesty hath giuen order, that both the Regi­ments of the Dukes of Holstayn, and of Saxen-Lowen­burg, as likewise the other which lay about Worms, shall march vp to ioyne themselues to the forces of Tilly and Anholt, to set vpon the warlike troupe of Count Mansfield, and the Duke Christian of Brunswick.

WIth the Fort of Papenmutzs it stands still as be­fore, the most part of the souldiers are sent thence somewhere else, and some foure or fiue daies agoe were 15 peeces of Ordnance carried backe towards the towne of Gulick, in the meane time there remaine but few souldiers in the Fort aforesaid, see­ing there is such stinking smell, that a man can hardly abide there: we heare as yet nothing of the pulling downe of it, but it seemeth rather that it will be repai­red againe, the Ships passe as yet by it, both going and comming without paying any tole or custome.

The Baron of Anholt, hauing lately taken Vechta, and Count Mansfield here before the townes of Wil­deshousen [Page]and Cloppenburgh, to stop one anothers pas­sage, their souldiers meet many times, and skirmish one against another.

The Regiment of Isenburgh is marching towards Westphalia, and is likely to ioyne with the Baron of Anholt, to resist the Count of Mansfield, but we ghesse that the late snow hath hindered mightily their pur­pose and marching.

We haue here newes from Antwerp, that the Cap­taine Ponto Baglione goeth earnestly on with the buil­ding of the new Fort neere the Abbey of S. Bernart, to make it defensible with all haste. And the Mar­quesse causeth all the fortifications to be surueyed, and to be repaired, where it is required; in the meane time lay the souldiers which are come by land out of Italy, and out of Spaine by water, vpon the countrey of Brabant, and it is rumored that they shall march to­wards the forces of the Baron of Anholt in West­phalia.

We haue here certaine newes that 16. ships of the West India fleete are arriued in Spaine, being well and richly laden.

WE are here aduised that the Baron of Anholt is marching with great Forces, and many peeces of Ordnance, towards the towne of Lipstadt to be­siege it, and to stay their pillaging and excursions.

INto this citty is admitted againe M. Thomas Goswy­nius, who was an Arminian Preacher in former [Page]time, after a long conference [...] the Magistrate and the Church, vpon his promise that hee would come himselfe, and all his houshold to our Church, and receiue the Communion, besides some other con­ditions agreed vpon.

SOme 15. souldiers of the Garrison of S'Hertogen-Bosh, went lately towards the Betuwe to fetch bootie (seeing it is giuen prise as they lay) they had a Boer with them, to shew the way, & a Waggon with a boat to crosse the Riuers and waters therewith. But those of the Castle at Gennip (where the reuolted Italians lie) met them by the way and slue some, bringing 5. or 6. of them to the Castle as their prisoners. The Boer is amongst the other taken, but God knoweth how he is like to speed.

HEre is little newes, besides that the enemies make now daily seuerall excursions in great numbers doing it more than they did euer before, so that the waies and passages hereabout are very dangerous.

They which come out of Germany relate that there are made great warlike preparations for our enemies, here are likewise all things well ordered, and good watches, kept. Here is also made a search, and ta­ken notice of the prouision, to prouide afterwards the towne as shall be thought fit.

THe Magistrates at Cleue and diuers other places haue giuen warning to their Inhabitants, that they should not trust any longer to their Neutralitie. There is hard labouring now on the Fort against this Towne, and in all the other Sconses here-about are strong Watches kept, and all places well prouided with necessaries.

We haue here related by men of credit, which came out of the Bishopricke of Munster, that an Imperiall post was arriued at Munster, with command of the Emperor that they should receiue and inquarter the Spanish forces, as they could doe in the fittest man­ner, and if they would not obey, they should be com­pelled thereunto, commanding them moreouer to ioyne their owne forces, which they haue leauied with the Crabats vnder the Baron of Anholt.

Don Gonzales de Cordua is vpon an enterprise gone towards the riuer of Weser, to surprise there the Col­lonell Kniphowsen (as we vnderstand) which lay there abouts with some 4000. men, intending to meet with Count Mansfield, and the Duke Christian of Brunswick. The Duke aforesaid hauing vnderstood this, went presently thitherwards with foure thousand horse, and some foot, taking his way towards Cloppenburg, so that by all likelihood there will bee some blowes giuen.

Wee vnderstand that Count Mansfield causeth a bridge to be made ouer the Riuer of Ems, intending to goe on an enterprise, to which purpose he had pro­uided 9. peeces of Ordnance of the Count of Emden.

WE vnderstand from Emmerick, that their neu­trality is broken, seeing the Ministers and Of­ficers of the Duke of Newburg, haue seased vpon some of the subiects of the Marquesse of Branden­burg, and that they likewise apprehend the subiects of the Duke of Newburg aforesaid.

The Colonell Gent, and diuers other Commanders haue gotten commission againe to leauy souldiers.

The reuolted Spanish souldiers strengthen them­selues mightily about the towne of Heusden, and haue sent their chiefe Commander to the States to treat with them. We heare that the Ambassador of Beth­lem Gabor, hath had a good answer of the States vp­on his propositions to them.