Lacrym^ Germam^ :

f
OR, '

TheTenres ojf Germany.

VnfoldiogHer vvoefull DlftrelTc

by JeFvUSALEMS Calamity.
§ f

at a generall Affem-
In a Sermon Preached
Norenberg
bly intheMaiden-Towneof rls>

in Germany the Lords the States, f

and many others of quality there
mettogether, to humble
themfelv^cs before
the Lord.
/

Tranflated out of the high

Dutch €oppy.

Lamcnta.4, yerici.
How is the Gold become dim ? How Is themoft
Gold changed \ The f ones of the Sar.Eiuarj are

povoredout in thetop ^ every ^reete,

~ LOND ON:
Printed by and are to be ibid by tt.Over~ f
in Pau/s
ton, and lohn RothivelUt the Sunne ^
Church-yard 1638. .
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brief E DI5-.
COVRSE OF •PfROPI-
G I £S^ by way of Pnf^tce to the
Treat ife following.

Section i

Oft dk'mis that Axiotne, God Bcdit Inttf

and nature do nothing in vaine* ,

NatuTe is th^ conjiant otdeT of

bcw^ dtid tvoykif^o^ 5
which God
hath a^^ointed foY the crtatufeSm
Inhere there is order, and that order conft^nt^
4nd determined by an infinite wifdom^
'(there mujlnecejjarily befornegood end fro^ounded
’/yf Ordainer, and all -motions effeBuall for
is fub •
accomfflijhment . Tet the courfe of Nature
jeS to many alterations ^
becaufe thete is a

God above nature, rvhohathfet bounds for the

^ ^ tteatufts^

A
•
(_, •
V '
1
r' I
»! : ..
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V
' •
The Pre&c

creatures^ hut none for

hm five the counfell

ot bis will. W hatfoever the Lord pleafes,

that doth bee in

Heaven above, and in the hi'j

fPW Earth beneath. ;

IJ?
,'4

Hcreupn it follovees , That even tho^

thint s which come topajje accord ing

to the courfe >

I'l
h.y
conjiderahle : hecaufe they are
of nature^ are very
45
ejfeBed according to Gods ordination. His invi.
fible power and Godhead ’’may be I'ecne in
tf Rom- '•
10
them. Nothinq^ is fo fmall, but his providence
extends to it. ^irefentcmque referc qurelibet

feerba Deura. i

“i
.nl*'

-Ji

In evgry tender graffc /

God iiiay be feenas in a glaffc.
T>ivine prtefcience tverefar from beings as hi- .

re, mm cH deed it is
^
all Infinite, did it not extend',,.

Nothing is er T
^

'

cfucimremo-^ovts^ or iuuers vaanjkiTide^

'

butm^uboYai*
tijfmd,
%mon to Gods etorndU decrees^ that hts mfefut^ ^

fofe maybe ejjebled^ ^nd tvhat is it vehich

fee or heave of in any
of the creatures^ rrhich ,

affords not fomc mot all and divine uje ? 7h^

norld Gods great hooke in Folio. Every €rt&-
is
!

ttireis a fever all pagey in which wee may readc t

^

fojne injlruBion to
further us in heavenly <,

Meditations offuch ai aft

V
pioujlj i
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f
give US fenfible dcmonfirarionof
pmflj dtVOted^
this. Profhane then ,
and irreligious are they
that kike on the ordinary courfe of Gods provi-

dence, but never lookeuf to God in holy mdtta.

tion, whereas everythingwee fee is It he Jacobs
Ladder .The foote of it is in earth, but them
is inHeaven. We fhould therefore looke beyond
our fenfes, and ufethemasaproffeBiveglaJs'e^to
fee God through, thathe may be brought mgh our
hearts, though wee be farre from his glorious pre.
fence. That Phihfopher fiemes to have had feme
ficret infpiration from the ahni^ht%ivha bemr as- j.

ked mierfore mm was made , anfrered^cce I i cone. V;

templandi gratia. For God indeede made ns

to Jiudy hm[elfe.^and minde things :a)ove. why ,

WAS Adsitnpta in Paradife ? Ontlyto till the gar^

ifb
den without taking other care^ orpleafnre } rather^ v
eu that by imploying himfelfe about' the creatures^
! ^ he might more diflmBly meditate o( ever) one to
inflame his ajfeBions toward God, And what is it
which affords no inflruBion ? Toades^ and fneh
1 ^ like^ feeing man flj fromthemprefemly, A hte-
hu ly Emblem of lapfed mankindej ivhich cannot in-
'll dure Gods prefence^we being confeious to our [elves ,

crt[ that we are worthy of his hatred. Seeing poore ]:

wormes made by God in fach a condition^ that

'

piji 'every foolemay tread on them^ and them with-

^5
41 out manes to revenge or refijl that hurt^ we fhould
) 0 ]
henc.
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f^tieftce, and alljiihjeSi,

[jfftee lear/tehunfiltii^i
God, Every Cocke crowing » a
onto the mil of
lefjon Repentance. Every found of a trumpet an
of
Mrumto the lafl lodgement, Md everyjuffe

Memento ir.ori. For what

is our
of breath a
anal.
life ? it is even
a Vapour, appearing lor a lit. W
y '!a

tie litue, then vanilhing.

lam, 4. 14»

^ j
This (umfed, itfollorves further. Thefe things
winch are more rare in the courfe of nature,, di-
vers, contrary,(?r above, then ordina-
A rninorldd
riums. rily to be thought uf on. For of every fuch thing
it maybe faid. Digitus Deleft hic, Godhath
an immediate hand m them^ they are for fpeciall

ufe. Having therefore in the Treatife follomng

the wonderiull things of God rtfleBed to us
Xtix T« as in a glafe^by anhifioricall gleaning together
of fame remarkable Prodigies which of late
Teares have happened in Germany , with the
Events which followed them^ it tvifl not bee ftu
perfluous to take fomethiug along with
us in rea- !

ding them, touchirg the nature^ ends and ufe

,
which is to be made fuch like^ according to the
of
Scripture, The rather becaufe they are in them-
felves like the writing on
a Dan. 5. 8, theivallin Befhazzars
Palace, ^ which
Sooth-fayers, ’Aftrologians,
aad Chaldeans could
neither underjiand nor
‘
reade.
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reade Gods riddle^ Sut they who

I
reade. fFho can
; plough with his Heifer ? No>ie knoiv whatufe
make of his hut they^ who meditate of
tvofkes,
I to
word^ with thehelpe of his
to his
I
* them accordmg
%
Hence it is though fome are c arefill in ob-
L fpirit.
pro-
fervingthem^ yet few have the haffmejfeto
men profanely difregardthem^
fit by them. Mofl
carelejje offucb mat-
heingof Ga.\\io\ temper,
ters. Some fufpitmfiy
abufe them. Many onely

f gaze, and wonder. Few know what they meane,

readers
and therefore skip them over as mskUfnll
ufetodoe fentences of Grctkc
and Latine which
this in fome part.
they underfund not . To remedy

Here is myindeavour in hope f Gods blefimg, /

ll
Tfacworkeotthe Lord is great, fdught out
of all them that have pleahire therein

fS
Pfalm, III. 2,

$ 4
an.
Ifthequedionhe what Prodigies are,the
ht
f
fwer maybe, Signes and wonders
wrought by
ti^

immediately, or by others at his ap*

God
pointmenc,tofignifiehis pleafure aforehand
f/'
touching fome fpeciall mercy or judgement
enfuing.
Yj/l^

Prodigies, that is pra:*

The Treatifecals them
Its
wore
didiions or forewarnings. So much the
^S;
they are ca-
implyes lit Scripture phrafe
iOl “ - - leO-y
* ^
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l(d af^let }y ttfArt*. J^nes and mnders^ Joil(chan

2.v.^s.) calls ffiem monders, ^t.Luke^thln,
21. ii) calls them feaxtiuW fights, and great
Peter tearmerthem. wonders in
‘S’r.

and fignes in Earth. j4Bs. 2. 21 .

d,cant,icieji,tieivea^
ofi
feme arete reprefent, Some for commemoA
JcZ.vci nation, ^omeioafure^ Others to prognojiuate
iih.iiciif.i}pf}e}-eoffomel>e ordinarjy others extraordinary

por- Prodigies be extraordinary prognofiicating

mm f .

tenta fignes. They are alfo calledtvohders, not

hecaufe w
in propriety - but becalfe
scdmnbmttheyjeemetobee^urno ftich as knovo not the
caufes

'cTanchde
^fdefeHsofthem^ and therefore eaufemndrm.
|U
eperib. Vei, A miracle is that which happens befidcs thp F
uk^.cap orderofall
nature, particular, and genera]],’,'
for a Ji one to moove upmrdnhen n isihromeisk
tontrap' to the particular
nature ofa fione^ m\o k
becaufe all things give tvay
e
to violence. I
hanging of Otiahomets *
iron tombe in the
is no miracle.

LoadfotTbl^eifV
or at leajf rvhich m(e
men

cJntcf m There is therefore a

rcciilum
differenrp tie
cff

under the ^ marvell:^

telmlof
3 feverall things be
^o'^prehended

Speciall

J
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The Preface-

I Speciall rarities in the courfe of nature^ and

funt
in the anions and djfares of men ® ^.Secondly^
racks properly fo called^ *^hirdly^frhatfoeveritis^^^g^^^
Mch makes the mjer orgreater part ofmen to ad-
mire^as rvelas foelesjoowtverit vt cdled^Alwhich
are here included under the name ofprodigies

Havmg briefly notified the meaning both ofthe

name and thing inhand^ the next thing moftne-
cejjdry is to confiderof the author^ trho gives
ing to things prodigious^ and appoints their ufe.vlrg. ^

l^hat muji needs bee God^who is the onely Alpha

and Omega The center from which all lines are
dratvne^ and the circumference wherein they are
terminated. All pyediSions ^ whether they bee
naturallor fupernaturall^ mufl needs originally
ij^ueprom him^ that decrees things from eternity
J r ’
/t • • • « fl • ^ JH
^

waies been cut of controverfe^not onely among

ChriflianSy but alfo among the Philofophers yea ^
even amvng the very V"nlgar heathen. But though
all have reference to
God^ yet not all alike. Some
things hee either doth immediately or at leajl
^
ivifefetmes to doe^for both God, and nature
arc often clouded. Alany things are effeBed
by the Mimfiery
of the {^ngells^ Some proceed
from
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aatufe, yet notwith.
ad tbeeoarfeof
^a^’Th!‘Alm‘
f
of ^atuTCj
f
are to hee counted Gods $
tries Jd therefore much more thofe u>hich are
«ioi>.’
Gedfutsthefe^fitofisto
zi'firtme-
*»•
Ef ine a Father ?
or who hath begotten the
out of whofe wombe came
'sf

Sopsof acw ?
hoary froft of heaven, who
theyce? and the

Godzivew tpemg lo ai wc^c -vs

7
--- — --

what then fhall he thought of fatning

fleature^
like ? ^fo otherwtfe then
bioud. Fire, and fitch
rained upon Sodom
according to that. The Lord
and Gomorrah fire and Brimfione from the
,

Lordout of Heaven »>. He threatens fuch afore*

he alone hath poaer to efeB them.

hand, and
Thereforewhenwe fee or heareof anyfuch thing,
we can doe no leffe then acknowledge in the Pfal-
This is the Lords doing, and it is

marvellous in oar eyes . pfal. 118. 23*

) .

But how isitthat fignecand wonders arefaid

to be wrought byfalfe Prophet s ?forfo AFojes inti‘

^ -^nd our Saviour fayes expre/Iy, There

f

gSimti, mates
*
»' fhall arife falfe Prophets, and falfe Chrifts, ^
Sj

6M«.
fhall fhew great fignes and wonders
H
Jnd to like efie^f Paul ^eakes ef Antichrih
z.Fhejf'
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The Preficc.

2. 2. 9# ^any^gnes done
pharaoh MofeSj
by the Magttiam ofJEgypt c.
No doubt but S MM
and his Tnjlruynents aye
permttedtodoegreat thingsfor the tnall of Gods
Church and childnn^ but in all they doe they are
no more but injlruments^ Therefore that Fire
fvheremh Jobs fheepe andfervantstvere confumed^ ^

isfitly called the Fire of God, though the Prince dioh»t,iS

of the Ayre tras in that the Incendiary and the

belloweSy and added oyle to the flame- But Gods

mnders and Satans dijjers verymuchOftentimes

* Satan feemes to mrke mir
in the thing it felfe.
Micrtirm
cleSj God mrkes miracles indeed.
but Btermantii^
Satan alfo makes a fheiv of doing ma- de MagicU
ny things tchich indeed hee doth not^ deluding
djeoutwardfenfesandthe the Phantajie. He aU
nayes lies againfl God or mature^ Therefore ivell

faith Moles,
among the Gods
W ho is likeunto thee O Lord
? who is like unto thee ?
glorious in holineffc, fearefull inpraile,do*
ing wonders. ^ But in theground ana end there
is alwayes avafl and manifeji difference betmxt^j^f^^*^"^
the one and the other. -Allthat Satan does^ is out
of hatred^ envy and malice^ to God and man^
But all that God doth mercy or luflice- The
is in
plot which the Dcvill profecutes in every partU
ij to rob God of his glory^ to make hs
~
jxord
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ffordofft^ne e^eB,
and to the falvatio^t

i^te/idedfor the EleB, Gods itftmutahle

^urfou
to fulfil his word in
is to glorijiehimfelfe,

promfes aud threatmgs , and to fave jhofi

whom hehath ehofenin Chriji, The one intends
nothinghutfraud and mtfchiefe^ the other to at.

prove his goodnejfe even to them that wilfully pe.

rifh, Satan labours to bring men into HereSty

fuserftition,attd rdolatrj^o blind their eyeSybar-

den their heart Sy and wholly to corrupt them in all
w * I / / Ti •

mwmge Of we truw wav wey javea^^

1 • defire to it may he knoivne^rthich

kmtr how
wonders hewrou^ht hy God efpecially^ and which
by S at an^et them confider^Thts is needlejjeforus
curmjly to inquire after^ and fruhlej^e to he
knowne. Our duty is to looke upon all good and
ei'illas coming from God^ as I oh did^JayingfXhQ
Lord, hath given, and the Lord hath taken,
&c. Shall wee receive good from the hand of
the Lord^and not evill?
^nd though fame Pro^ %
digtes he hut rarittes
in nature^ yet are wee to a*
fari^eallto God^ in as much as nature is his
handmaid^ and even
of natur all things there iS

more to he made then

a naturall ufe^

$ 7
-dsfoy the matter
wherof Prodicries confiftjhat^
ts worthy to he
conjidered ofabut warily to he detef^
h
i mm'lid ^ I

/
 The Preface^

A confuted Notion that fome things are

/e
prodigious^ without knop^kdge of the particulars
and whether it he good or evill that is portended
hath bred and nounfhei much andfaperl
iurtofttze
is
ftition^needleffe feares in fome^ fond hopes m
thers^ there have anctently beenea fort
ofmen who
have made it their Jludy and prof ion to teach
ef
what is ominous ^and of whatifuch were the Soothe
fayers, Aftrologians^, Chaldeans^dtbelike.
Mt the light of the Gofpell hath made all thefe
fee mtngftarres to vamffj.A^d yet fill pride^ cu^
rioftie^ infidelity Jtke bitter rootes growing in
the
heart of mankinde naturally^ leade them much
what in the fame way. Hence it is that almojl every
accident is by fome counted afgne ofgood or e*
villlucke^ according to our common phrafe* To
reckon up particulars in this kinde^ would be both
tedious and ridiculous^
^ut
muft be granted that fome things are
it
Prodigious : true. And that fome things are
fi in reference to particular perfons^and families^
Some to Countries^ Nations^ andwhole States.
This cannot be denied^ whatis then the rule
alfo
to know them by >
No vulgar conceit ^ no nor
every pretended
reafon. Nor yet all manner of
experience^ fo far as wee are to regard Pro-

Scripture isa fu^icient rule.Therein

have multitude and vaTietie of et^amples that
teaches
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of li/ttte ax a ctruim forerun.
f'

Lordinlum thefervem^^
a fpecull token of
jSs. Humility is

pride a forerunner of de
torenfuing, and
« Pro. ftruftion. » He that goes mn an evtll wayfkll
the lajl, though
‘b^un,Moon
„ct profper at
Staneaihouldfecmetofalldowne and
.Gcn^T and
fometme to lofeph.
s. worfliip him, ax theydd
evtll mty
^^ndhthatfeamh God.and efiheweth
together for tk
Be mfident that all fhaUmrke
let toje
Befi, though Hell were for the prefent
God himfelfe jhodd make
upon him. Tea^hough
a But of him to empty his quiver in. i^oure hm
dred Prophets may fay to Ahab, Goe up to
Ra-

Ahab pos
moth Gilead and profper. Tet
there^ for he had [old himfelfeto worke
wiekj
Believe her
pi
nefje. Rotaesm'erchants willnot i

cRom. I?. But they floaS certainly [ee and lament it «

am, and none elfe befides me.
1
by Ion [ayesl
(hall not fit as a widdow,neither (hall I knoff
the Io(fe of children. But thefe twothifg*
(6ith Godlfhall in a momea'’
come to thee
s.i'’<^ncday,the lolTc of children and widdovt-
ni.4T.
anij. hood, they (hall come upon thee in thej'

perfedion, S{c.
 Tlie Prefece.

• In fmi»g there be {me eircmftances nhich

• are moremmedutehe^bmgers of judgement and
3 f> likemfe many {articular finnes. BacMidmjr
t as in Solomon. Prefemly hereupon God
flirnd
. him up adversaries, Aafhnejje in things which
t require awaighty confultationyas in Rchoboam
f Selfe-rcill^as tn
- But I had rather leave {articulars to the
fludious
'I Beadert obfervation.
\ Soon the etherfide humility^wifedome, {atience
im{ortumty in {rayer., diligence in well
1
doim
,
doe mere efiecially demonftrate Gods purpofe S
y
manififi his efpeciall mercy. But thofe preedi.
ons which we have now efpeciallyto
t
tonfider an
*
e of another fort,

/ 8 .

To fpeahe mere fully the

^ of Matter of Prodi-
gies, in generall'^l
conceive it isfemefpeciallac*
ctArn happening by
the providence of God, The
tfttngs about
which fucb accidents happen aredi>
verje, and according to the difference thereof wee

Naturall are thofe

Jpeciall accidents which
out in the
particular or general! courfe ofno-
“re. Ofwhich fmeare Celeftiall [ome Ele-
,
*^farie,
Celeftiall I call thofe which happen
'
about
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IT & Vr *

t
theheav mj EW<^r)/«e.,:
Sunni

Moons or 01 omrj^g - , pijmems themfehes.or

themfelvet n.

2ichmcomottniedof them. Mo. ,

rail PrSgtes
Ilf ^r£ 4 *4
tvords or aBiom of men. Di. # ..

or necefanlpdi
‘ more codficueiis ,

Sr '^S£i ‘‘O’ «»* -i-««

;

Xw.
'

.4»i 0«r SaVlOUTSyajuart

our 54w<»»rr f °i • J ,ri
a Mat. z7. admred. Tw tiI^.
jofophersjifc^Jf r<?f«
4 J* ^ ^1 .t
j sdfx^iirsT and the MMl*
b-
afpon
biy^od.xoplagneofdarknejjei»JEgy^t
«. «e« of^see/Zr heavenly W vijms, irhereofm
Prodigies CekjmL
often read tn Serifure^mre
exam^
Of Elementary x&e have mdre variety of
The Fire which confumed and Ah\h^)
« 7 hat which fellfromheavtftonthc Caftaines^fi
^
^igles thetr comfanies^fent by Ahaziah to EUj^-h,
tu
pillar of Fire which was for Jafe conduB to
Ifraelites in the night time \Thejire ^
hrimp^^
^

Sodond
which fell on Gomorrah. TheC^^' ,

rubims and flamim Sword which God i|Jf)

before
vt c
^
f
ar adiccu
j/mt •

|(|j[
'j

«E#w;io.a. Kings\. tb.^ Exod.l^-‘^^' -j’ll

pi'-[Gen,i^.z^.%gen. '

'flit \
 Thc'Prcfaec;

** The chudj pillar trhich ms Ifraels ^uidt £y

day. The !Ainaa.teheremith they taere fed inthe ‘

mlderneffe. The plague of Haile rn'E^'j^t/rh at

!f' on thearmy of the Five eanaanicifh Kings in
j'
lolhui's time,
*'
The dividing of the red Jca,
And of ^aterj;
® Chriftswalking oh the water;
Water ifluing out of the rocke, •

Andoutofthe Jawbdnebf an Affe.

Bitter Water bccomiriihg fv^eet by cafiing
f in Salt.

Earthquakes,Famine, Extraordinary fruit"

jji

fullneflc, Exceilive
multitude of Birds , as of
among the ifraelitcs, or o/ Flycs,
j

Beads, or creeping things, as among the,

j
^^^gf*es of Egypt, Theftrange peregrination of
CreatureSy from their wanted hahitationjas the
tommingofthe creatures into the Pix^e,
ffe and mam Carh Ithp ^atticulafS Aft coutt*
^ ^ ^

,(
Prodigies^andfor diflinBion fake naturally
vecaufe feme thing in it
felfe naturall , is the
If^hjeBofthem. . .
.

, ,
;

- ”torall Prodigies that nfich is

paffed in theformer Sedion
fjalifuffice^ becteuft
It is but ajchedule
that J have tomiteyandn^f <*
for divine prodigieSyfo called in Mm ore
a
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The Preface.

'f-
irf,

^"T;L‘Sun md
y^ome pndr^g ftUl as'

8-

S
.»•
ioiL'sti>«e.
ioinud 5 *»
.«
The fhado^ves going backe lo
H«ch.ab.».
r>.^ /;» Hp7<>cViiahc titM*

«»r Saviour, hni

’jilW

>1" <«»
„lkneB,d.fd,d
crucifying -
to fbew us rrhat rr to ha
ThefiareMiciem
tPhat net. For all fanu
counted prodigms/nd
we have no infance.
Things new ad
citlars
as God fees caufe to
firangt may daily happen
conclude this part of the matter in handy let tbis
extraordinarily
note fujfice. tt'hatfoever happens
and rarely to us or to any of the creatureSyhdi

more or leffe of the nature of a Prodigiein it. Such

was theflrangefghting in the nombe o^Rcbekabj
Nebnehadnezzars, Pharaohs 5 and Pilates
wives dreames. Tihe carriage and fpeech of

Baalams -^Jfe. The falling off of

the Chariit
(vheeles of Egyptians, as they drave in tht
red Sea . Dagons profirating before
Arke.

ff 9

Sufficient beinoMen of the Matter, .

 The Frcfacci-
‘
thi/tg necej^ary to he touched is the forme^ to fhem
tphat makes attyjpecfall accident to he a Prodigiej
that is (as I concetve) theoftitude which fuch ac»
jQ
p,, cidentshave in themfelues^or hy divine inflitu-
y^L tionto portend the fmurition or manifeftation of
tCfof^ething as yet noiexiftent^ or not knwne. As
hj-fir example^
Bloud happening extraordinarily
in raine, in fweate^or in the ufe of bread or other--
mfe^ dothfitly betokenwarre^ ntitrther^ execution
j ^
^
of malefaBorSy or perfeemion. But how comes
'^^fhe Rainebow to he a jigne the worldjhall never
he overflorvne againe by an f^niverfald Inundati-
Y* on^ whereas naturally it fignifies raine. This it
.could not doe if God had not appointed it forfucb
,lan ufe. It may he demanded what Ithinhe ofex-
1^‘perience. Ifit hi found by ohfervatiOnfrom time
time that after fuch an accident in one kind^
^^^fuch an event in another follower^ may not that
^^decident thenceforth he tahn for a certainefigne
^ j offuch an event to enfue ? I anfiver, God is un-
arufearchahletn his wayes- No ohfervationwhatfoever
t tmill inahle us tO trace him. As the way of a
»fh ip in the Sea, ora Bird in the Ayre, fa
areGods waies. Experience therefore is hut an
uncertaine guide^
becaufe the courfe of Gods
'trovidence is'
a perfeB maze or Labyrinth.
There is indeed no variance nor fhadow
of
nt^utning betwixt his will at one time and
,
*
0, - 2 his
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The Preficei

Sindewcl'a'ShU
wiiiinoccitt,«—
ulo Mrill indeed-
»i'll in deed. «,J
•
i-''7
S
L.. r
rrf
dtefi doth the
^me things over agamo^ibr kind, ;

ret there isfi

much variety for arcumfianiesM V’
its

taine'f'rom that
M
inmlUle by al obfervation to

thatrehich jballhapfenin
conclude for cep

doth happen tn one kind, tt

another.rhismmth.
,'ii

(fandtnrtheargmemfromexipnce of the ftgne^

concMm
the fomritionof the
thing figntfied,
y;
to

oneh vrobdly and ipdefmtely^cannot juftly htt —

gainsaid: for tnftance, ThustoreafontsverjuJt,
full, After aComet or
blazing fiarres appearing

and vanifhingi fome great perfonages doeemf^

ntenly expire, . - kiiali

This experience out of many Wfioriesconfitnu,

fi
.

triae'Aine- ThereforeJuch a comet now appearing, its liktlj

Mm in fomeofthe Gods of the Earth jhalldye like mtti ‘fi ,

^CMmuin- i^nd all ofthemhave juft caufe more then

ordint-.^'

rilyteprepare for death f efpeciaUyfuch as Viesoii

JBatethermatter calls meto it.
» toil

ft 10

chmg the final/ caufe

Touchi:
offrodigies^ ^

dners The common end is .M.

in divers refheBs • ij
^
f , . . . . )!i

Ood ^ay beglorified by us in beholding hU

^|{(i

I
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a/id (ftUtng out of them his infinite

te

poJr, aJgoodnef, wheremto Prodigm cm-

iS

cs
duce ho little, beaufe they minifin
matter for m
invincible argument agamfi
an Aiheifi or Ep per hi benta,
i mm ftrundo.
both G$d and proi'idince.
cure • andfironglyfrove
end ofthem is either nc3xc c/rernotQ,
% j’heprofer
immediately is
That which they ferve for more
to intimate fime change in the condi-
in generally
i
tion of them, to whom they have reference : But
it
which
fometimes they ferve to brin^to light that
knowne which pas fecret;
was hid^orto make that
as when appearesfer a time where fome body
lies buried in fecret, and then
vanijbes, or when
that
extraordinary trouble of minde falls on fome,
thereby theymay be brought to difclofe fome fecret
the revealingwkreofmay tend to Go<^^
fin,
rj. Some of them doe more efp ecuUy jerve
comfort^fome for terror. ^ Some ferve to terrifyevciorbem
leave comfort
for a while^as the burning Bujh^ but
in the ijjue^ai that did. ndthe Ange Us mndcf^
•

fuU behaviour in the prefence of Siirtipfons

rents (ome ferve to Jlrengthen the faith of Gcdt
:

children in time ofgreat difeo^ragement ; ornrhen

theyarecaUed tofome fptcialfervice:fame ferve to in-
vite and can aU^of aUforts ^ to repentance and
a-

mendment of Itfe.
Thofe tffhich ferve to this end are in 4
more peculiar The Prodigies
manner j
^^ ^ and
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\

Alt d fuch are thofe

which are injlattced iity in
(owing Utpry. Comfortable ones may ha^p (It
to the wicked, and terrible
to thegodly, to harden

the one, and hmile the other. That the one mav

prepare for correBmandprojit By it, the other

in

Gods juft judgement perijh ever lafti ugly. If the

Qwftm bewhenfearefull Prodigies happen in t
Country where there be two contrary jides ofdtjfe,
it may Be knownt
rent profefions in religion ,how
whether of them the-j concerne. I anfweryhe only m.
ajjary thing is,for each private perfon ofwhat fort lift'

Joever, whofe abode is infuch place, to take it te

himfelfand to examine his heart,wayes,andfpiritu,

al eftateyhai he may reforme himfelfe according to

the word of God, left hee alfoperifh, BPanyaretoo

prone to cry woe unto ethers, but at left arefor-
cedtofay (withhimmentioned
by lofephuSjjy/jw
hejpeskesof the laft deftruBton of lerufalem.)
'vOe untottiec alfo, God
^
is not wont to fend of
Judgements, till allflefh more or leJJchavt
ptsdMfof-eorrupted their way and
: therefore it behouesdl 41
uf
^^^fiever difterent in the profe/m
tkqmmfu-y’^'^lfgton to humble themfelve\and (lud\ refor-
rnt ^
Vrohi-maUenre/tlU ytr., .

Ycmmc
tn^retence. ^ Jfthej of Gemz^
bit. laft

return with
an Olive branch
"
J« the meane while folongas eve^
ypne ephngon his neighbour
faies,Truth is on
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mSde, Thou an an htmicke, and therefore the

is to thee, hut / jJjaU efcape:
deftra^ion threaded
God that is no refpdhr of Perfons findes juj'i mat.
offence in
hath a^d o^ rvhuhjide peace and
ter of ,

yt uncertaine.
VtSionmtt, rejl,as louthmg fence
ts

know who the) are that cr) peace, peace,

But tree
that for tempo^dl things dreameof
tothemfelves :

W>rmc\fiQ,amiior Church affaires would

4 fifth
theydoe,that u,toputtheir
faine force all to dee as
girdle. And though here
Nofei under the Popes
fhope it will be pardoned.
I digrefe a little,

n
which tie
yis for thoje particular Prodigies
the Reader
Hifiorsat hand makes mention 0/ ,
revolve thefe
may well admire at them, and happily

auefiions in his minde.

whether there werefuch
things as are here related,
whether they are
Events
truly Prodigious or no. whether thofe
the
here adoptedto them wereportended.whtther
like things have not happened elfetrhere without Uke
efcBsor confequences, with more of hkenatme,
fcrupulous, to alwhic
if hee bee either cautious, or
I haveenelythis to anfwere. Jf any credit may
e
as
to fuch Hifortes of Germane
affaires,
given
from
commonly faU into thehands of the learned,
aim that
Mercuiius Gallo-Belgicus ^ it is cert
war antiently more famoui
Africa for
 t^lw Prcficc^
m,
fters then Germany hath for »*ttKy yearesheen
i)/Prodigics. Tbepmimafs hereafter menti».
K/
ij
ned make mt a fourth fart ofirhat mi^ht be col
kBed in like kinde. .And if Prodigies be taken
ina largefenfe^as they ar there to beunderfioodahe
matter doth well anjwer the title. But this mufi
needs begranted^ this or that jingle frodigie may
hapfen, and yet no remarkable judgement follow^
For God may jhakehis rod often, before hejfrike
once. And many times he threatens, but to try. But
when Heaven and E ar th. Sea, and L and did aS.
maieene outcry, andftrikeu^an Alarum, »9o.
ther could be expeBed, but that Gddjhould march
apace infury after. It is but agenerall
I
^ intima.
tionofthis erthat ludgementyhat
Prodigies doc
makenecejjitrtly: But what
elfe could bee expeBed
'

but fhedding bhud on i

earth , trhen it rained

bloudfrom heaven. Battailes
in the. Ayre wer't
f»ojt lively piBares
ofthe fame to bee on earth. So
t
^ff^femay truly fay, God wrote his minde in
rnoflM CmraBers, and hath
punBuallnfulfU
^tfeemestbey were con-
^od needed not to
have

A" arejigntpea hy parttcu-

ir-ProdiV;..!!!
•
h
themftSfloTl
t emfevej:
for my owne
fart I beleeve admire
 TJic Prc&cc.

•
life, I doe every da) expea the like and greater
: became our Saviour hath fo largely prophefiedin
'
thtskiniein reference teourtimes^ whtch all the
ViEvangeliflshave recorded. The latter dayesfhai
d>ee fhort Beyond expeBatipn^ and Chrift come foo.
j
' ner then we areaware^ and therefore thejignes
of
H hiscontmtng mufi needs bee expeUedy whereof
• firange Prodigies are one.
'
'
t

t if 11
I .^udnow hopeing this may fat isfiefitch as have
any candor -its high time to draw the Arrow
to
! the head^ and hit the marke I jhooteaty
which is
topointouttheChriftianufeahichgodly feare
and
! reverence teaches m
make upon the knowledge
to
i
of thefedreadfull things. To which end there
are
I fome cautions to be premifed.
i t Seeing God i^ the author of Prodigies^ wee
I mufirdigioujlyobfervethem. and by prayer feeke
tfjomUminfiUon and graceyto fit L
foi a
holy improvement
,
ofthem to hisfhry and our own
. enefit.^ Saying as PmlywhenChriJlfpaketohim
) ttvifionomof Heaveny Lord what wilt
ave mee to doe ?
( ^^ndwith prayer wee mafi
, if pe all diligence in fiadyingof his holy wordy for
( isthat al neiejfaryinfiruBion is derived.

•
ufeof Prodigies according to
'
ts rule, and
j
light will come out of darken![Je,com.
'
' '
^
fanout offeare.
 The Preface.'

dter the
der., mch
evtUs
Ifeto kmv>
M Prodigte^
thetj ctrcumj^an;,^'d

they [hall happen, Jiu^j

^nhen,t>d)ere,a>tdhop)
andgreat ^rcy from God, that
nmh for as,
much as ^heno^fi his c,„.
have,forehand, fo
Ifrae,God was
f
minz to ajim.p thefiate of m, pt
day es thofe Judgemmi^f
tothreaten in the Fathers

which heepurpofed to their

fofteritie, 'and jet op, #
thofethreamings,he expeBedprefent reptHUna,^^,
Andjureljthat Memento given hy Chrifi
the Jngelt of Sirdis, is neee/aryfor every Chmh Ij
andfate to apply uato themfelves^ in thefe itpstfi

Remember how thou haft received, and heat(i,iy

and hold faft and repent. If therefore tta f*;

(halt not watch, I will come on thee

as j
1^5

thiefe.aiid thou (halt not know what housl Bi-

will come upon thee. ^

fi
A third caveat is that, which God hwjtrk\,^i

gives by the Prophet leremy, Learnc not

* way of the heathen, and be not difmaieil^fe

the iignes of heaven. For the heathen are oil'

niaiedat them, where i things are forbi^.^
The one is learning the heathens way, thatii)‘%^
worfhipthe creatures themfelves,orto ufe
their Idolatrous fervice : The other is
feare upon thefght ofall unpleafant afpeBs iff
heavenly bodies,without any true feare of
 «
The Preface.

cdttfestheMj and in whofe hand it is to haftener

’’’*
frolong^increafeerdtminifh^ or totally remove all
thrtamed evils. The grojjerfort ofantient Idala,
laters thought the Sun^ eMoone, and other flarres s,

'
to be GodSi and Eclipfes andfuch like to befignes
of the tr anger^ whereupon they feared exceedingly
unto ajionifhment y and addiBed themfelves by
««*•
divers rites andeertmmes to pacify them. Many
f times the I fraelites were muchfubieB to like- Ido-
latry, againfi which God there infiruBs them^
^ Thisplace therfore does not condemne allfeare
upon
wt thefght ofprodigiesyds unlawfully but theabufe
*]' offearcynhenitis placed on the creature
not on
y
ti,.God^ndleades not to true piety Jbuttowillworfhip,
tk Or when itfo captruateSy that wethinke it invaine
SI
God by repentance^and doe hereupon defpife
to feeke

ffl htm^ and harden our heartSyand commit

all /»/«
quity with greedmefe.
Of all things fuch afeare
i»| ismoflto befeared. t^sfor fuch whom a lively
1 faith hath incorporated into
1
Chrifly and a true
ed feare of God in his iudgemCntSy made
penitent
ei a^d obedient according to Gods word.
Prodigies
should rather comfort them then otherwife. loel
,
having faid in one verfeylhe
(if.
Sunne Aall bee
t)l
into darknefle and thi? Moone into
,
^ioodj before the great and
(fj terrible day of
tee Lord come,
0 faith immediately in the uext
;i;ii^ct/cj It (hall come to pafle that whoft^ever
0 fhall
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The Preface^:
of the Lord (hall b{'^ ;
^,11 call upon the name [

S. Fortin Mount Sion

and in icrufaUa,

{hallbe deliverance,
likemmnerofthc
mdtgtes M fhall happt,
m,.''

eitdof the
mrldyOndofthe feafi
{tally before the
wAtiy^ ftttd to bts difctpl^ ,^
which Jhall be in
come to >
Wbenthefethiags begin to palTc

thenloDkeupandliftupyour heads, for yoi«,i-

the accom-. .
redemption draweth nigh, Chnft
^nifher of it. Thus
much fir camon,
timer & mllnothmhy
j^orvforthuf^^t^hemfelvefytvho
x* ‘ '

^ )udgement comming on a,
be dff^red of a genet all
paceJeeingthefe forerunners of it. I fp^ ^

. ofthe prodigies^ and of

the things tvhichfollotz m ;

latterdp
accompany. Theorderofthefignesofthe
'
.^

is this. Firflfal^rophets. Many fball he

ceived. Iniquity fhall abound. Secondly
^ptt^ ^

tion^ and by mtanes thereof Apoflacy

infomegru.

mifery to others. Then Warres,^ Famine,^ P efitltnct ^

ProdigieSj interchangeably^ till falfe Fropktf

and al deceived by them be rooted out of the earths
And as touching mrrs ^judgement muft begin ^

thehoufeef God. Therein falfe Prophets arif^^y ^

'^‘3

Jids* 10. Paul faies fiom amongyour fclvcs&oT'^^^^^

fing is like the opening of Pandoraes box^the
c;

nalof aleviL And certainly the churches negUgt^f \

\innot convincing them by doBrine^and fupprefi^l
them by difeiphne in the particular Churches
 Tlie Preface.^
bt
iftthij firfl appeared is the comerftone ofall^and
therejare it isfit gods churches fhould be firji
in
the courfe of Judgement, mho arefirft in the courCe
I

I offinning. The third courfe offignes which erenow

moft confpicuous fhall continue tiS the firfi error
be difeovered and amended, and that evilI which
it hath brought in be removed, t meant canicular
Churches be rightly flated, and faithfull in
admi~
nifirationofallpuUicke Ordinances, ^c.
on
In the meane while for a fccorid ufe, let everi
6ne of us learne hence. To (carch and try oiir
waics, and turne unto the Lord our God,
lefi
our fecuritie prove prodigious unto us. Be we mora
carefullto know Godswifi,andto profejfe that we
know,and live according to ourprofej^ion-inoneor
other ofthefe fpecialties we all faile. Tea wherein
is it that wefailenot? fee the
fiateof thejeven
Churches of Afia., as St. John deferibes it, and /
feare whatfoever is reproved in all them together'
will be found among us, but little
of that which
they are commended for. fTere it not that Cod it
iealous of his own honour, and(in his ownphrafe)
feares the wrath of the enemie, left our adver-
Deut,"
farics fhould behave tbenfelvcs ftran®'elyj*7*
and fay,our hand is high, the Lord
hath not
done this, we alfo ere this time had felt the
effeSl
efmany prodigies which have beene among
our
felves. But I hope Godwi^ fbortly
fiirre up fomg
fif a more efpeciaff manner to bring Gods
,
 The Preface.

amongushremmbrance. Thisforth
r,»nders
f

J. . n- .^tUfriiyvefOfuOUTfOmhf/i-i'^“f. h
workes, though Noah, Job, >1
hhis tvondems
Md Daniel were among us, they fhal deliver

buttbeirownefoules. God muft dmjhimfelfe,

or mperifb if we contitt
ae impemtem. The name
n>e have in our mtmhes, will
ofreformation which
no more helps tii then the
lewes crying. The
Temple of the Lord , We be Abrahams chil.

dren. Inmanyahufes there is not fo much as a

eolourofreformatioHyas in the matter of factu
Jedgeforone. It was after lofiah had reformed
many things, that his heart was tenderyUnd fmou
himupon hearing of the Law. Perceiving thereh'j

there were yet more ahufes in the Land than he I !

at firji was ware of, i^ntichriji had made all

places like Augeanflahles. They doe therefore

furely needea continuall clenjing. The GodofaS
grace fiH us according to our meafure with wif
dome and zeale^hat. we may grow from beauty to

beauty inhis eyes.

?5

f IJ.
ill

•cindfeeing God if fo graciouSyOS by aU meattes

"1
 The Prcfice.^

h maltogtthermthoutexcufe. Let him have the

H prayfe which is due mto his name^who abounds to^
i] ward us in all meants ofgrace, whereby we
mrhe
01 be made wife unto falvatton. Thy Word, O
Lord
lb, ii'fufjicientefitfelfe to warneallthe World, /hi
ifs^mrkesare the utmoflthatwecanaskeortbmkei
what fhall we fay of thy wonderous Worker
from
mtdaytoday 1 Oh thou holy oneof iCraei. Mthis is
that thou mighteft be juftified in thy
ill
fayings Roo, *

and overcome when thou art judged, ft

he wii
il.
^hy^ry thatthouhaflfbewed usfignes Heavenm
•
above,ana wonders in Earth beneath^
j But tt wili
^eourmifery if we regard them not, or
ri if reoar-
ttldingwedoenotblep thee the ^^Imighty, 'or
if
^»rds we repent not and amend.
oti
Of
^l^ourfelvesweareabieto doenoneofallthis.
Let it
notalwayesbefaidof m
as it was fometimeofthi ..
^peop e I/racI, Yet the Lord
hath not given you
® perceive, and eyes to fe^and
in eares
,^to neareunto this.
day. thy Mnoptedsfake
»P<*te upon us tly
Jpiritf give us hearts according
fo t tneotme heart , and caufe us to walke in thv
wayes. Truth Lord,
thou mayfi leave us to our
were not free
for thee to befiow or notyt were no grace. thou
If
^opleafure in you, doe to us asfeemeth
^^^hfisht, ^et be pleafed to remember thy
oyenant. pff his fake who hath fealed it
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The Prc&cci

mth his hlotii pm oat his fprit dmng »,!

ourmndsJabmtjponmuf
1
mrke knmledgt in
thte throughout.
mils. TeafanStfpsrvehefiech
as to love thee and then wtt
Oh love aSidiid eauji
fhallmrke togethit
hoipajfuredljthat allthings
fot the bcd-s AfW'ttta
Ghriftian Keadei
/fany thing ofiFend thcc
ptologuCj confidci herein 1 tread sg
in this
unbeaten path, wherein it is cafie tocrre.Thc
way it felte is«>ugb,my fparehourcs for fijch
implby ment few . importunity of pthersjand
arguments drawnefrom the publicke good,
haveftolleii mee from tfty felftto doc others
fervkeinthis bufineife. /f it feerne ftratige
I make fo much a doe to isfher in a fmall
Pamphlet,confider not the boOk^ut the fuh
ffc(fr.
/n Prodigies God comes
^-- in, as j,
ridingn
gj

Ce Cherub^1 andfljmg ofi the wings

^ of the wind. How
•/V o J •
^
f|
thcncan juftcxceptions be taken at oncforco-' 1^
ming before to cry * Sfltr rj^e ? my bold-
nc ffc pardoned I am content to bearc all otto .

blame.

Jn MagniseB voMjfe Sdttis*

Errors in the Preface*’
In thefirft Sca» r. Axibnara. for him r- himiclfe/ln
^m; tut
for fooler,
• lowicr. footc. 3.
rootc. Sed. tor
pxdicant r. Prstdicanc* S* Sed.
beet* for iuipitioully fupcrftidoufly.
liifpitioully r. uipcrlticiou ^
Nrwic in
fnr Novis
Se£h. for n mar.
rrs^T _ r.
r
1 Tr\v/i < fn/ me f"
lovisfo/rnc* •

in 7 bed. for pledge r..plcdges.in

mar.rom r. iCYCl- fw
in the n S«d-r. which ^rcjidaptcd,
^
 )

fredigies 0/ Germany;
'

^ lUl

4
ajDREADFVLL, AND
Ji PRODIGIOVS ASPECTS WHICH
have happened , and appeared in the
Ayre,Water,and on Earth, beyond the com-,
'5®*
inon courfe of nature , in diverfe parts of
per.vfa»j'^fince the beginning of thefe late bloody-
th broylcs ihcyca'e ofdt^r Lord, i^l8»
mthat Cot^ntvy ^frotn
to this prefent t’me t^^^cthcr withbriefc
*,

.gji
obfervations ofthe illues, and C«;t-
Imi fequcnce^e7ipimgafii^('th:m*

Mbng the ihany troubles,arid

H turnioyles ( Courteous Re Ai-
Ht
der which have longtime
roved, drid raged hot onc-
)rc-
,

bd ly in BohemtA, but alfo in

oit divers other places of
Germany, there appeared
a terrible Comet, with a The
^^"2
great blazing tayle, which
Was as terrible as vinbk, •
. •
,
It appeared firft , Oiflobcr, 26. 1^18. in the
|figne of Scorpio,zrid the tayle thereof was exten-
S’H ded betwixt the S pic a viroinis, and '
Ar Slur us, to-
)#. ‘
‘g •yvardi
 Prodigies of
Germany,
sept(»trieiialis.
Afterwards it
j, q>„im
Ai^r<e,coiitiniung us courfe 4
rn/refle in Si?»o

f^S %iipticAo Topico C

orNorihcrly. It was
to be
» . ftc;m Eali iq

, often
\a;i>(}'
In ^ohem^
i^a clearc Sbic/in the Baft : and

jmI appeared , at firtt,

it
wuh red i o, m
Saturrifh ^Ic-red colour, for f
places with a
ihef
^ A r m ^ nryA
. (rimC OJaCCS JOnfTf*r
riacfof
^ ^ P P’rt!
SEn;a?SsLinkorTochtheO^^^^^
is fc;
,1 ^. I rtr T^r»r<^Tl ftif* f

corftituted , and ordained m

potent lehovah had
of the Heavens to bee a Pi«thcr of
the Pulpit
Repentance : that finfoll man might fee, and dif.

ccrne.tliat for incorrigible

hnne he was refolvcd

if they timely prevented

to plaaue and puniili them
feeking grace, and
not the tbrcatiied danger, by
ipi
fpeedily fying from (inre tne fble Ci^ulc thereof

For in as much as the Icture, and hood^winckt-

Ki
World had long ddpiled , and negledled the gta-
cions reclaming voyce ot his lacred Word,iK the
publike preaching thereof by his vigilant and di-
H
lieent and refufed to hcare thofe char-
Jv^ir fttrs ,

mcrsjcharme they never lo wifely, running on

'* ill

their accuftomed courfe of finne , and tranlgref

iillj

fion ,
refuf'ng to be reclamed, and living all their
is
daycsinfenlual] ’impenitence, as if God regarded
not th.cir doings , and tooke no notice of their

defperate rebellions ;
Therefore 'the Almighty
Lord Cod, as merciful] as juft,fent forth thefc hh
,
prodigious (ignes, in the Sunne, Voon, and Starres
of Heaven, as certain fore-runners of his wrA
and of iirimiuentjflndcminent Plagues and punift"
ments on them , if not fpeedily prevented, thu3 W!'

( if it were poffible ) to a’vvaken men from

even
 4

Prodigies of Germany.
even ciead flecpe of fin, to timely repentance, and
true reformation of life j but other wife to foew

and alTurc them that he would come fiddainiy,

^ and fcvercly Upon them, and bring all thofe evilly,

anj and miferies an them,which thofc hideous,and hot-

red lignes did portend unto them. Of which his
0.

proceeding in former ages manifold examples

fci

get, are extant , both in

the facred Scriptures, and in
nni other various, and voluminous Hiftories, which,

1 for brevities fakc,I hectc of purpofe pretermit.

ii

:t d This Comet herein

mentioned hath bin. indeed a
ditcertan Harbinger, and fore-runner of the Lords
Ivcj high indignatioiij
and future punifhments, where-
nt(,with ( fince it appeared ) the fecurc \vorld hath
bin foundly whipped , and fevercly correded i
an

i- yea the great Miierics

and Calamities, whichpoorc
jJdilacCratcd Germany hxih , (ince its appearanedi

pf^felt and folirid.^are as itnfpeakablc ,

as deplorable,

I
bee lively delineated by mans tongue
(iliardly to
^jbr pen. for that is now compleatlv ( if not too
/fiilly ) eifeded, which is Ipoken of in Comets,
“ jthat Comet appearc, which was not
never did a
® accompanied with much evill and mifcrie. And
,

^}^
'Clau£a>tHi the Poet writ thus of their opera*
't’ltions,

Bdlacanunt^ignes ftdbitof^ iumpihas

fcr
£t /urgent ta frandwt^ arma^
(/ivtles ettam motns^ cogndta^ bell

. Significant. Thus cnglilTied. •

^

^^;Thcy fhew fierce wars,fire/wofd,& ludainbroylcs^

^^Andby clandcftinc craft, faftfptinging toyles,
’J^ncivill-civill jarres, and home-bred fiames
'
tThcy fignifie , &c*
f:.
B ^
 Prodifries of G^^rmany. ^
.<v t 'j •'
'
i

of them- -
Pont^mfs alfo writers tnus
a dabrnt tibifigyt^ omet^x
Vent or nm qHocj*^ cert (,

SttarnUlimotm.fcra^^rnAmmmt^^
M^amrnm & cldcs ^o^dormr,,&Jmcr^ %««,
tjung<.ing,
rom«sarccei-tainc Hgnes of future
Threatninu fierce Warres,
much blood,and death of
J
the eftate,& conditio
of this our prefent Comet fi
Of
thus written.
ancient Aftrologians have
doccy!t,etJtgriamonent,etpa:naprobabtt
Verba
converttmus^ actum ep,
A"i fkktv in mehus vitam
i;fi

'd
Words teach, fignespreach,andpunifiimcntsinakc
our banc-(plain,.'
That want oftruerepf^w^ce proves

WhichaltogethtrthefollowingyccrsbeingfuM ,i!i'

cd &verifiemisnotabletoalltheChriftianworldto k:
J J «*-«* *!-»/» \xrc bYafr^r'^IC
to declare the niifetywc^(
I • t - ..L /-.I
2 fer
Lui\c warningby.and
take Vv' «di iiiiJ^uy
^r* 1
^l^jWould
M
this appearing blazing Comet j
Cjermany miji

rccjuire* many voluu es.How many

fruitiull Coun^

tries, Dominions, and Territories are through

thefj

lafV warr^s totally ruinated ; the Cities jTowns* and

Villages therein ipoiled, and made pillars of fire

and li"*-

fmokc - the Churches lying dcfolate the wood^

,

down, the earth untilkd, and lying walfe

bring cut
The bloody and cruell dealing of inhumane foii’?
diers, efpecially of the [frabats ,
in many I'lj

Townes and Citics,is fear ce credible ,

which
oufiy have plundered the places, torturing the Into' j

bitr.nts mod barbaroufly ;ravi{hed women eV'en

to 151^

oeaih;powred dunghill-water and vineger into

the throats of men and women; tyed chains tU
cords vabout their heads, and have twifted them
^
}Mrd,that they have fallen down dead upon
ground fomc arc hanged up by the privy memberJj,^
;
 Prodigies ^/Germany,
%
•
j&wcdoffthcleg^of fome, rubbed offthc fie {li from
*

the legs of others to the very bones ; tyed the armes

of others backwards , and fo hanged them up by
ihg
thole diftorted parts ;
drew many through the
ofthe Cities ftarkc naked, brake and wound-
firccts
ed them with axes and hammer , and generally
ufed* them with fuch barbarous cruelty, that many
begged to be fliotorilain in (Untly, rather than to
live, and be partakers of fuch niilcry. Some they
m\ have rolled alive, and facked the
Cities milerably,
)lai];
that they fpoiled what they could not carry away.
All the corn and provifion ofvidluals, have they ta-
ulf ken away with them, and left the places lo bare,
rlJ: that many of the bell rank,for the fpace of 8. d^yes
(af after, faw not one bit of bread,but were glad to feed
m upon roots and water : fpoiled the Inhabitants of
^oii tncir garments, expofed them to tliat nakednelfe that
tk neither man, woman, nor childe have had clothes to
IS, 2!
put on. No man indeed can be ignorant of the mi-
res Icrabic condition of all Germiiny, No man can think

^ 01^ ofit without a fbrrowfull heart none that hath not

:

vvi put on theStoicks Oupidity,can heaieit without

^
fo!
Companion. Such civill warres were ncycr with^
poi out ftrange prodigies, and this as in the beginning

j
ji
it was threatned by this
faid Comer, fo in the con-
,jo[tinuance the uncouth condition thereof was ifili
made apparent by thofe ftrange thing'; which haj>
,

[.
jipcned out of the common courfe of Nature which ,
fliall end'^^avour to declare, as followeth.
IS

i6ig,iw the inoneth of December the wa-

^^jtcr which doth runne through Sixto a Citie in
f vvhere in the yeer t ^ 8 8 .an exceeding great
was fought betwixt the T^rk^ and Chy'ifti^
B 3
 Gematiy,.
Pridiiiit >f
<5 jt.hloud.andthc icc therein was like.

whicl^ at many places was tranf

Water a!nd
^''^^'ur/red
been a forejunnet ofthp
l-e turned 5 °?hirperhapshath
ported.
^ skirmillies, which happened ;

robloud
bloody places and therea.
in the fame
afterwards ij V .
^rialifts and ^ethlem.g.4m .

fouglit a bloudybat.:
^ C^enerall
’
^ftShe
h imperialifts under
..tellagaioft p ^ ^
and rowted
,nd r upoVthe
„non the place. About.
About:

coneifthap.'
vSftmmer ^
Sixto,vjhcvc’Bethlem-Gd<,
H^frre the Citic
lTlo.me.i:andontheImpcriallfidelome4^
an Im-I
..amongft which
wasthe Marquis
^pcrisiU CoiTiniiindcro
 Prodigies of Germany,

'B 4
 Pro fC drminy

f
Starve and 2^ A
\enortk t other tn t/
northern Army p<

i6i^ , %

okAoajcfri « aay
^unnemnd ^ ^
R ainh oi^es in the %
[
^kie liip
 Prodigies &f GemAay^
In the feme mojicth j

appear
cd a great blazing Starrc, and two Armies ,one iii
^

the Baft,the other i b the North,fighting againft each hcl^cnj'

other in the Heave n,lo long till thp Army of tlae
North was flainc ai>i defeated. This iflued out, Ama
1 (5a A. the 2 5 . of where few leagues frora
,vhis place a lore httell was fought betwixt the
iii'i^of Denmarkm^ the Iraperiall Generali Tilly
in wliich the King bft the field, and 40CO. of lug
Army were flainc and taken prifoners : amongfl;
them were alfo flaiae 4. Danilh Colonels, anci a
-Landgrave of Of the Imperiahfts loft their
Jivesibme 3 o;r 4 001, upon the place.
. We will not
ipak much of another confiiift, which happened In ’’

•thefame Pukedome , when the fore-maitioned

Starre was fecn, where 500 were flaine upon the
place neerc nor of the bloody inafl'acre,
doiic by the Imperialift? in the Citie of Mmden in
the faid Dukcdome» where 2500. Citizens and
Souldiers were put to the fword moft miferably by
the Imperialifts,the 2 7. 'af iAugufi, Amo
1626.
At men in tyAnBriO; the water
Ditch Threein the
wp to bee fccne like blopd for the
fpacc of 8. Rainbows
dayes f jikewife thrc<i
3. Rdnbowcs appeared , and^.A”'^
Sunnes in the Heaven, in the
beginning of April.
Amo. 1 5 r 9. here in the fame place and City,and "
, Li^the
yeere, the 23. of O Sober a great, heavens-
and bloody fight was at the Donaw-bridg« in the
wme Towne of betwixt the l^c/(e>»M«r,and
cnwall Bttcejuoj which encounter were flaine
; in
on the Imperiallfide 4500. and of the Bohsmiant
oHic 1000, and a
great many wounded, which
were
 ;

prodigies of Gcf ftwnv.

10
with Waines into the Holpital^f
vrere brought 'if

j(?zo.aboutthe ffiow2thsof I
*
prodigis*. mitety
{Irani- fign^*
ISm in ToM*
>
r where
••
K
Where it rayned blooj
plooj
, J
that the drops
of
fo much I
of the houfes whofc
tre fom the tops
thus
^
nification not long aft« was
J
Swiraric“a;rof4-oo/m.^
tanms witi* • . /-

_ -
'

. _ L /..^u rr^^‘^ir^T
cruelty as IS
is Icarcs
Icarce n--
Poloma wi^H (uch ,
crc.

place more then 3000 of

diblc, killing ia one
the honim. Likewife
the fime ycerc the m Ss

with 90000 ttxzn tailmg into .

grand Tirk^^
>
if^At/ladj had a bloody
encounter with 1 1000 .' .
f, liw

TolortUns under the leading of the great Cband

celloirof their Kingdoiiie, who himfelte widt ^
"

the whole Polonuns Army was ilaiac, very few of

P
themefaping,
t
Amo. 1 521 . in the month of March bap<

pened a terrible prodigy in' ^ where two

Armies were tq be fecne in the Heaven by clecK
fe

day light , fighting Battclls together with gre^t

til
OHiunce thundering or Ordnances and Canons. In the
,

noas ejif
Country, 1623 in the moneth of .

chirginl at Zw^^jjud over the City two Swords

in the " (landing againd another and two ftrong Ar^^lJ
^
Hea^rens. fighting a pKcnc Battcll
d pitcht fcenc, and
togcther,were iccu'-,
Datccii i:ogccner,wcrc
i_ If _• • V • •
obferved by the inhabitants, with great terror,
X Sward- and
heavineffe. This City of Li»tz in ths

agiinft^
was bc(ieged,and many times a{faultalfy

thcr fcetie Boorcs, but were beaten

by chs in- loffb of j 00. mbii. Thefc Boores many thouw^
habitants, ftrong filUng upon fom; Imperiall forces un®

I
 Prodkief of Gerrtiany, II
xlicconduft of Duke Adoljf o( Holftein ^ touted
^

and defeated them

utter ly, the reft being glad
This was ahervvards revenged
it)' to runne away.
by Pa^fenheim j who
•
with an Army of 6000,
ntl Horfe and Foot came againft them, putting to
the Sword 3000. of them upon the place, and
rlv tookc many priloncrs, w ho after wards were cxc-
d;i cuted in the fame City of Lintz.
q! At Prage and BeUelherg the 5. of Febnarj^
Amo 1622. were feene three Sunncis and three
i’ll
Rainbowes, a lharpe conflift happened before
jjjt
this City oi Tr age in the January
Anno i 6 %i- betwixt the Imperialifts and the
Saxons the ^aron of Hof^rch^ who defeated
>1^

^00. CrabatSy and toqke 1 1 Cornets of them,

^
3. Enfignes, and almod every man of the Im-
perialifts were cut in pieces by the Saxons before
i 'the 'gates.
'

Concerning Heldelbergxhc feateandthe chiefeft

City in the PaUtinaty the fame Townc was by the
ImperialiRs for a long time befieged, aflaultcd,
and at the latV taken by force, with great Ioffe
and (laughter of the inhabitants. Neckergemmd a
Icflcf Towne, 3. Englifh miles from Ueidelbergy
was likewife tlie fame time, 1622. lurpri-
fed by the Imperialifts by furious; aflauk, wherein
^
} the Garrifon, doing feme refiftance againft them,
with the inhabitants, both men,women and chiU
yj
dren^werc put to the Sword.
'P Anno 1634 in luly was alfb the City of
'f by the SaxenSy and Swedes ^ hcheged •
v/hich by the (p?'ce of 3 dayes plyed upon the
.

# Townc with Canons , and W'cre replycd unto

^
from

\
 Prodigies of Geinaany^
n the like kind,with great lofff /
fiojn tbchcc in
poo. (nen oi the Saxons , and Sr^ed,,
both fide* j
the Impcriall Garnlon witljj
being flaine ; of
conliftingof men, under the command qi
Doh
both the GeBeralU,Ce?/<?r^^,and ^

loftthcir lives. .
^
In the month of
,
^fnl^Anno 1622, in tU,
Country of Darwfiad were found Trees , whogi
leaves dropt blood. This Country afterwards iDl
Lcavci of yeere was grievoufly invaded both hf
the Imperial!, and Spamfh Army,as well of Cound:
drop
blood.
Manjfeld , as Duke ChrlfiUn of
many bloody encounters andskirmilTies happened^'
betwixt them ; and efpccially a fore Battcllwas
fought not farre offbetweene Duke C^rifimof
BrHnfwick^ , and Generali Tilly ^ whofc Army con*
fifting of 22000. ot Foot, and 140. Cornefsof/
Horfe , continued a great fight for thefpaceof^
6, hoiires with Duke ChriflUn^x HochB, But the
Inipcrialifts more in number beate the others, and
difperfed them , which flying to the Bridge, (o
thronged , and wedged in one another ,that a great
many were thruft into the River Main where- '

m as many were drowned , as were killed

,

in the
^
Battcll.

1
 FroMyJes of Gercoanyi ij
^ 1623. about Midiommer many bloody
figncs and afpeftjj appeared in divers Countries,
and places. In Bohemia in the County ot Podjbrat
\ well for fome dayes was turned to blood. At A Well

T^rlln aTowne 3. or 4. leagues from

a Citizens houle,thc table^ the wall of the
Icr, and the chaifes fwcated blood , info much rhe Par-
that it began to rmnne in the parkr. What bloo- Icr walls
dy encounters happened in the next, and
knowne : where
ycercs in thofe placcs^istoo well
4000. of the Bohemians under Count
feld were flaine : fome 300. of the Imperia-
not long after loft their lives alfo by the
lifts

Sword
: j. troopcs of the Eleflor of S.Hxofiie£
Horlcs, lying then at Rakonicl^m^ohemia, were
at once knockt downe by the Imperialifts ; fcarce
i to. of them efcaping with their lives. What
if we fhould remember the bloody tragedy aded
hy the Irtipetialills at where the Jmperiall
Generaliflimo Duke Fr/d/^Whimklfe, with4.
of
others chiefe Commanders, was murthred and .
,
maflaqred the 2 j of February (^Anno, 1634.
.
^

In the Territories about the Rhine and Hopn

,
Varmfiad mthis 1^23. yecre, in divers Townes,
and Villages, were feenc bloody fignesand tokens,
moody
on houfes,ftones and walls :how prodigious this
ftgncs^
^ath bcene at L^flngelhetm^vjhcxc 2000. of the ^cne on
fmperialifts were put to the Sword by Count
i^amfeid, the wayes (idc by the River Rhine
Wards Germerfljelrn beingftrewed with their dead
Oodles. Alfo next yeere following in a Battell at
^mpfen betwi t Generali Ti//j , and Marquis
>f Durlech^ ooo,
5 were Ilainc upon the place. In
the
 .

Gern^ahy,
Prodigies Sf
,

» L T^vtu/iyy
tk nioneth o{ /<*
Towne of KiJ
Generali, tiler’s wort! 147. Impcti, r
’f®
f? v.
ii«

anouiw.
Rhine <jrave\\\
by tile
rneil i^aliint^i the Sickl, ’•'

Sfcklcrm Abult
Ab«ut i.Tb„a,=ft anin rt
the Mecio\v«
^ffT*(,;‘iabourefs
4k Ficia and the hands cruelty , and fheddim ji'l'

Woady. vvere
J^yafion of
the Sfanyards in thoffs''
•

of blood ly the
beciie, woiild require a

places after war s

Inhabitants, witho’jj

have beene iniferabi, tf

leE of Se" or condition,
notable ariiongft other ctud, !^'

S
maliacrcd.
flicred This
.
is
,
spa^ and Imperwil
_
^ i

fcmV nw t
, p,6 M.<
Y®
fol/LotbofcV"*. «5
S t ef ng
f r ona niaJc
to i eciire the mfel v e
.»

s
T'l t-f r I i k es

-
wSdthc Sgne of Croft tten ttak.nSto
tbo
a
felvcs as iecurc from injury from that Anny,J
thread
Ruhah was by hanging the fcarlct
,

Sonnes J
window, from the vidonems d.
ot*
Ifraelhy ankmg th^blood
at lerkho ;or
t«
upon their polls, and
lintels,
pafcall L^mk
grounds ol
the deftroying Angell.But as the
idite wa
hopes were moft diff;rent ; So ^he
1,
,

unlike. Thefe were .the firft

which felt
fedts of their infolcncy, being ( lv“
lex, ca
thered without dihindiou ot age,^ ^
place ;
men and women
in religious faiK
(J
in their Monalleries, and an Ag
Jng forced ^
upco.thcm from the States of the \

I
 1

Prodigies of Germany. 17
pitated by them from an high Rock.
Jn the Dukedome of mnemher^ at Uerhrech*^
It rayticl
tinmen aild Hermeringcn^ the <iAnm 1 6* or blood*
162 2. it rayned fomuch blood, that it fell upon
the hands , and cloaths of the labouring men, and
^ i

was to be feene upon Trees , Stones , and other

pi places ill the fields. How many thoufands of the
Inhabitants of that Dukedome in thofe laft warres,
and efpecially after the Battell ? and in the Bat*^
rdl of Norllngen have loft their lives, is too wclj
knowen totheChriftianWorld rin which bloody
[4 Batted how many thoufands on both Tides were
eri ilayne, no man had certainty o? it. Amongft
cnii which were manybrave Colonels^iid chicte Corn-

ier menders, as the Marejuefl- of Anfpach,^ Colonels^ *

:d divers Captaines, and Officers all deadin thebed

re of honour. (iyAmo 1^34- the 2 4.of Aug. _
i

III Tf e 26 of Anno\6l\, for the

DeceryibcT-,

hocfpace of 10. or ii. houresit was obferyedin Fiery

beames \
tb Bohemld^^^x. the Sunne Was changed firft in di-
comining
vers colours; at the laft fiery bcames came forth out forth op,
atldfthe Sunne, which for a time held their oppo- the
fition againft the Sunne then they Went away,,
,
fland ii\

of:
and vaniftied like a fmoake in the Ay re, and at oppoiicidu

lalfcfell downe with a noyfc like Rackets. Two

to JC-.

jj

dayes before, in Silefa happened an horrible prodi-

^ j[

gic, as if two Annies in the ay re continued a great

,s 5
fight and skirmifti againft one another. How many
, . and confliftshave fallen out in thefe two
skiri^fiftics

Countries the yeers following, isncedleffe tore-

^
' member : remarkable alone is the liege of the Citie
of t ranckford upon the borders Site (la ^ which
j

the King oi Srr^^de^ took in by aflault, 163 .

.r . C , to
 . 1

Prodigies of Germany.'*
i8
to the terrour and (laughter
pieces upon the place,

S
which were cut in
that
in Cellars, Chambers,
were drowned, and
aiidclfewherc. as
others^ found
many more
befidjj

d3
oo S^vedes alio there flame, and i oo
perchance. 3 .

At La»skr^e>t in the
hont oi Silef,a, oo
hurt.
fouldkrs over conndpit pt their valour 0
Sv^cdilh ,
the Qrabats whicli
were put to the fword by \

Town the King the 1 5 of Afrill took in by affauk^ .

with (laughter of joo. Impenalifts: but of his

own men no leflTc then o. loft their IK^es. Iiuhis

time at Crejjiyi in S ^200. I mpctialifts atteiTipt^ li'

ing the recovery of the iainc Towne, w‘ere (lain by

the Swedes,
A in the heaven happened
ftrauge prodigie at
An, Anci- • ^ • t ^ -T-N. t 1 t . T -

gicyjlrf Dukedoine of oyfnhdlt the 12, of

jjj i\iq^

1 624. which continued from 6. tili^. I*

ttiVr fcin
L-*
I •

jiithc air; clock at night, and was obferved by the Inhabitants

.-ifu a du- of the lame Town in this 'manner. I’irftofall came
fotthout ofthe clouds an Ancient, with a red Fm»
him followed fome grave men
";uinba-W ^he like habit.
Thirdly came forth a
iL*en, Chariot with two horfes of divers fprinkled co- &
lours and another Chariot with foure armed horfc
Suddenly did breake out of die clouds an infinite
number ofpeoplc, like afwarme of Bees , with fuch
ntorelaid Hungarian habit and with
,
hats upon their heads with great Teathers.^Afa
t lemfolio wetb a man fitting
upon horlc-back,wiA t

a great long robe, putting

the people before him-
.
follow a Comet, iuxta aquilam with
inc iniiigliead. A quarter of an hoiirc after came for^h i

anot lei Ariny,confftmg o.f many horfts, and

1 4
'y
 Prodigies of Gamany.
‘H!!|
aud Cliariots^having hoods of broad rands with Fca-»
thers. in the midftofthe Army
appeared a man a->
deal]
lone, drawing before him a long red croffe , before
not;
which hee made fc3 me prayers with extended
lOo
hands. Thek the following Armyprefently rowt-
tit
ed and defeated. All theie Forces marching to-
loilt
wards the Townes of zyildcrpyllhen ,Hir{hliheny'mi.
turning at the laft towards Sandcrflibcn^ with red
laiilt
clouds opprelTed yaaiflied away. The day before it
ft rained blood at fpemjhamin Bohemia^ and likewifs
two Armies appeared in the aire skirmifoing toge-
ther* This portentuoiis prodigic iflued out perhaps
in If in the bloiidy batteil which was fought at Dejfaw^
bridge^ in the fame Diikedome of Anhalt 2
ed t)f 1626, where Count Mansfie/d
i.; came with his Army before the Imperiall sScohee,
ill! againft which he call up 5 Batteries, from whence
.

lienight and day thiindred upon the Imperialifts:

caff But the Duke of Pridliink comming to fuccour the
Ft Imperlalids, utterly defeated the Admsfieldljfj For-
m: ces,whereof wereiTain g 000. upon the place : a-
rtt
m^ngft them 5. Colonels, and other Oificers; Of
dc(
the Iinperialifis 1000. alfoflainc. The day before
that the ptodigie happened at Gierfleb it rained
Drf: ^
blood about Yrldberg in Silejtagiwd. two Armies a!-
fini
fo appeared in the heaven fighting
ifo( for a long rime
together. Three yeers after happened a bloudy en-
counter about the fame place,n:cre the Towne of
Alt!
’Frldbergi For the Duke ot Yr'idLind fending
,^vt
Colonell Pechm^tnvjith yooo.Horfemcn andDra-
hie
^ners to purfiie ihdD i^nifh and JVemniarlfb troops,
w'i
there began a fore the,wherij at the hi t
:for'
ml thc'Danif^ forco^^ik^iinated and killed, 10;
fo^'

i
Gi ^ I
/
Comparjic'"'
 Trodm(^ of Germany,
taken priters, the Imperial,
Companies of them '
,i

with divers
bunleife,
Commander other
\i,
Oiiicersfiairc.
Mno': ^ 6^A. the 8
a
Wft
',r-'encd at
shonMxA cfacmutation. Whai thetj
oa littlr raine, two
uirm rnin.'"' 1*\xrrA
wasa great caime witn
^

darke
which lodainly Delcliedout
Cloud!, nt-t together ,
wind intermingled with Itr^, ^ and railed luckj
n
Temp 'ft, as bath not bin knowneinthc memory
man. It was ftvft perceived neere_the Wood
of-
where it tore up the Trees by the
dore the City
before , '-f

roots, and,-’sinamoment,dravetbemtodiverspla. inj

ces — — extending it lelfe

and thence to the City q. ^
f**
;
^
w - — ,w — W mw,
4^ 1

verturned more then two hundred hoiifes in the

j

Towne and Suburbs, which had net a chimney

•

left

(ianding.nor apeece of the roofeto cover it ; not

fparing the Churches, the Church of Emerans be*
fides the fhattered windowes, having one of the
Steeples laid fat to the ground and the other ,

broke offinthemiddlc:two of the chiefeft Steeples ,

^
being blown downe ^ with the deftrublion of a ^

Cloyfter , which cannot be welj repaired with

ir.any thculand f lorcns. This was the progreffe,
yet the end was more wonderfully both in its time
of duration and the bounds of the Tempeft. It was
then fiippofedto be railed by fomc
damned Sorcer-
ers, who by the afUftancc
of the Prince of the
Ayre had caiifed this outrage.
The inftrument of
tbi<^
dcfolation was limited both
to lime, place, and
p^rfons; the timclaftcd
not above a quarter of an
bonre : the Emcano thougb
( fo wc may cal! it ,
t
’ciruecre was never feen Europe ) did not
in ifi'

iate it felfc
beyond the City , where it rent up

foins
 prodigies of German /' 21
fbme few Trees, and killed foure men. This City
oi^RatiibonevJzs ten yeercs after tbis-ftran^e Tern-
npef
pe'd,Anno 1 6 34. in the moncth of May, ftrcipht-*
ly bvfieged,and aflaulted,by the Impcriall and’^^-
!arl(
Army,confifting of^oooo. Foot, and 1 5000
doiii
Horfe, when they night and day battered it with
an hundred pieces of Ordnance, but were valiantly
riotj
every Battell repu’fed by the SweiifhG^Lxnion and
the Inhabitants, with the flaughter of 4000. Im.
ytit perialifts in the laft aflault. Many brave Comman-
ders, and Orficersdoft their lives in this fiege. The
Garrifon and Citizens having for a long time be-
haved themfelvcsftoiitly in defence of the Gty, e-
ven to the admiration of the Impcrialill:s,who had
loft before it by their owne relation 80.10. men
that were flaine upon the place
6000. others who
;

had run away ; made 15000. Canons iliotupoa

theTownc; caft above 2000. Granadoes into it,
endured 465. fallyes from within the City, at laft
they furrendred it to the Imperialiftsupon hono-
rable Conditions

^
In theyeare i 5 . the of March\‘^t A4ors a
Village neere to the City of Franl^ndall, was
b- fa-'
found a ftrange kinde of prodigious Fruit, on a
peare Tree,which was brought from a Country mnn
totheTowne Clark with great admiration of the
Ipeftators. It was a branch not round , as a natu-
rallbranch or fprig , but broad of about an ell in
length, and the delineation thereof was tranfpo'rted
to many places and lome the Goverrnoiir of the
,
To wnehimfelte after wards lent to the Spanifoln-
fintin at Bmife/. Whether this prodigy hath por-
tended the imilerable devaftation and dcfolation
C 2 of
 p.roAigies of Germany.
32
isnecdicflc ro make irieji.
of thcwiholc
too well knowK to the U)riftian /
lion thereof. It is

world, what and how

much this Country the years

following bath Iuft:red,

and loiig felt the mifery of
and the plague; and noth not onely
warre, famine,
the fame conc'ii.ion, but
continiisto this prefent in
neighbour Countries
the feme thereoniath fetthc
ofthe like miKties. There-
on fire, which arc icnfible

joy tnccoorrary,! uieaTio

are disburdened of thofcaftliaions with which o-

thcr people are incombred : for.

Verba docent ^ et figna r/Aonent^et poena probabky

A'i fffblto in vitamconvtrttmiis^ aBnm efi^

In this before mentioned Villcige Aiorsy wherein

this prodigy ot Ifuit was found, were 9 .Troopes of
Spams hhoxi'csuudci: ^Do'n Philip ds Sjlva^ who was
then Generali of all the Span’s h forces in the Pak-

uy uioivingor Dor?emaincir naturaii Lora, j^nno

j 6;2. the Spaniards therein wrould never treatc

vvith the King of Sweden about it, but wdth the
Prince P
Pnnri« Palatines I.'.m ^ Ja
ininifters, to whom
^1
they condc-
^

Icend to deliver it^but: it is lately

conquered againc
hy the Imperial Army, with molt lamentable fuft^P
jugs ol the Inbbitants, < - . *

NCO'
 Prodigies <?/* Germany.
N^cre Troppaw in Silejla
, in the Mqneth of

February y
aAmo, 1625, a great mult iturlc of
J/ttlc Crowes ( ; appeared in
Ay re, which fought as it were in a let Battaile,

Jind sUirmilBed fo eagerly , killing many a-

niongft themfelves ,
that the Boores gathered
fome facks tull of them dead , and tranfported
them unto the City. Theyeereafter,/^w;^^.i62(5,
fell qut a hard and fharpe fight, betwixt the
Imperialifts and the fVeinmariJh Forces in this
place. The Imperiall Commanders Schaffgotch,
Dona ,Colorede, and Bexted^ with an Army of
Tome looo.menof Horfe,and many Foot, attempt-
ing to the Welnmarijh troupes in their
affault
Camp neere Troppaw,were ftill repulfed ; and
in the end 7. Compaines of the rPemmanfh‘&i\y^
ing^ out of the Campe, flew and row ted thelm-
perialills 4000. dead corpes being found of
,

them upon the place, and many Olficers flaine;

^
and fo the Weinmarifh got an happy vicSory of
their enemy, although they were more in niim-
ter. Another, but more bloody, conflid fell out
Tew Leagues from this place the 5. of CMaj^
^nno, 1634. where the Saxoman Army, under
the command offield-Marfliall tySfrnheim obtained
a mcrnorable Battel 1 and brave lucceflefiillvidlo-
,

ty againft theTmperialifts : where the onlet,and

nrit fhocke of the Battell was hot and fieiy,
continuing with great obftinacy, and bloody op-
r

’
pofition, &the Ipace of 6 hoiires : the Saxons
,

Canons being three times loft to the Imperialifts,

iand^ three times
with much flnughter recovered
‘2gaine from them by the S axons, CfiraJJiers^
and
 L '

Getniany
/’ ,^!rl (hew much valour and refo /
,
and 0"^ of the Battcll,till in u I

U
I

Itaed to the Sde.

t myS
,

the impel
'»'«
am"‘“o
on#t whom
amo.| were “r t...
^
ooo-^?^°‘
:H above 5000.
Battcll 5 5 ” CoWll
ColoSV'’”'^
Coloiy:n, i. <-ornell
,
l,,gj
i

rien»rall Majors, I .

othdr Officersof account

Sant 4 .
both Colonds, wqi
and mtife,
Generali, Trofi
moft of the
woimded ,; and
grievouny T^omiucu
^ricvouuy
aiav.
n
were faine. Ot the
# r
lOoc roicc»
die Foot
of tlie
or forces
about 400. whereof
2 . Ritra[U:^j,l)
oarty flaine
Ancient., and .00 of.u..
V.
hurt: 3 6.En(ignes,9 .peeces
of Ordnance^a 7 .Comci!i^, j

won in the field. . M

end of Fehftdrj, Anno 1025.
in divmijli
In tlic
great Tcmpcftlg^^
places cf S'defi^ w^is as exceeding
hunger with thundering and lightningjas hath bcciifincp|jg^^
ndljgbt' fitemory of any nicin. At
Brejlaw the feireit^l
of the eii^beth ,
and CMary LMa^dAh^
Churches, the foundation of the State-houfejanJ
many fine dwelling places, were overturned into
the Towne; great Trees,anda.newftrongly-buil>^
cfcd Bridge before tlic fvvinith port, were
up by the roots , that the next day foUown^S^,^
iiothing of them were feene but driven ,

Vers places : many foire houfes were utterly

inolifi'i'-d by this ftrangc Tempeft. At

|efe City then BreJliitTr^thc chiefeft Church
tnf
in was ftruck with a terrible thunder, and
Tower was thereby battered to the very L
vvorke , and foundation, the 9. of •a
r-r, n . n 0 'ill

Anno 1628. a
digie aifowas obfervedby the Inhabitants
fiini' ;
H

v>
 ^

Prodigies 0/ Germany,
'Vi'
27
1
inline City, with great wonder and aflenifli.
idenent:Thc Moon appearing much bigger then ufu.
a J ^ ^4 s « ...» ^ _J ^

)1,' and fourc great Ordnance or Canons were

liy ,
Vn rfeen in the Ayre,with
A.,*.-. ^ , ^
TjM « ^ An W
' OL ^
great terrour
-1
;
and af-
1-* «« J 4a A. ^ ^ ^ A.1 ^ ^ _ /l 4 <
heard iliot off with unceffant
.

\ rerwards thunders,
^4'nd vollcyes one againft another. After that, be-
j
ore the gates of this faid City of Brejlaw^ tome
’
Vrpe confiids fell out about the 26. of Augufi^
1^3^. betwixt the Imperialifrs and the
: who purfued the flying Imperialifts
un-
Brfjlaw, After fome encounters the Imperia-
plfts ailed to the Citizens on the walls, toaffift
•%em by fliootine at the Swedish^ and Saxovs
,

which they refiifed : fome skirmifli being made

] ^)n both fides , the whole Swedish and Saxoman
•^rmy appearing with their great Artillery, and
'^king come within halfe an houres march of the
'
jfjnperiall leaguer, they ranged thernfeivcs into
advancing with their Canon playing be-
tife|bre them, and beate the imperia lids over the Ri-
ca £^er Oder , who fet fire Upon their owne quar-t
ly-bcrs before the Towne,and in hafte retired them-
e tdclycs with Baggage , and Ordnance over the
lo\\’Bridge which in three places they put fire un-
•

1
This had the Imperialifts not done , they had
to o.
:rlpcen all undone. The Swedish were at this day
Sif'ti hot siiirmifh with them : The next day, in the

I
tfcnorning, they began againc the fight^continuing
8 Clock : at which time fliooting wasgi-
a
gf^^en over on both fides. The Imperialifts towards
and fend much of their beft
tetirc a little,

-c with 4/ great pceces of Ordnance

3

each drawneby. 20. or 24. horfes taken

) tobc *

ii
‘
into
 a

prodigies of Germany.
y

for feare Icaft they in their

into 3rtfUw ,

treate
^ forced to leave them to'thclt"!^

ncmics. The Gunnes were taken in. The ^/l

part of the Imperiall Army the meauetjJSii! m
their owne leaguer
leasuer , and
ana retvred
retyred
forfookc i

'4
that fuburb on
the other fide ot Brefi^rr,
Swedish continuing their aflault, upon thofe
attheOder : but at laft the Impcrialifts in
hafte;
from
retyred thenrdelves
caft-ward, to Naml}aw> others, North-weft-wari'^jfl^
to whence was thought tiiey would fe#,
gon,outot the Country. Newes afterwards
brought, that other Swedish bad llaine aoo.hoip
men more at Olaw-Eridge. Whileftthe
thus employed about Breflaw^ the Saxom foIlo\'((feMl

the Cstfariam towards the pafle at OUw, wheriris

allday, and night, the Saxon Ordnance fo tWiis

derd into the Wood, that lo foone as ever tlulfca
Saxons came over the Bridge , the Imperiali :|%j[

tooke the rout at it, leaving 2 peeces of .

Ori-jijj

nance behindc them. There were 1200 .

rialifts faid to bee fiaine. OBober the third

Brejlaw accord with the Swedish Commander bht).
bait yeclding to maintaine thofe 6 oo,roet,aid
,

icoQ. horfemen, which he already had abouttl^

Cathedral 1 Church, which is in the Suburbs.
M
,

At Hamborowthc 6 27. aproA'!^,,^ 1

3 .

gy was leene in the Heaven not without

rour of the Cimens,
and Inhabitants. Itappe 2 i''|j^;

^ circle, and therein fite

°

I
^ the accu^^omed
theSunne, but in the edi^c. of the circle f*'”'

Other Sunns, round

about the firft appearing
With an interpofedJ - • • -

Rainbow ;
afrerwards
0 tb'f'
 '

Prodigies of Germany; 29
tkithcr Sunncs with another .part of a Raincbow,
a {Lnc extending towards the Weft,the other towards
•jAc South, were to be lecn ; at the laft all this va-
illied in a burning Imoake. This City of
eai
[jji?r^?>plyeth upon the front of Bolflein^ where fomc
fj^^:agues off,betwixt Predenborg^ and It^ehoM the
Jime yeare the Imperiall Count fought a
: »attell againft the Niarquis of Durlack^ then Com-
j

^^Jiandcr of the Danish Army , where the laid Mar-

n^^uis loft the held, his Army rowtcd, and a great
I'Vny of them flaine upon the place, 92. pieces of
)rdnance, and 4 2 .Enlignes taken by the Imperia-
y :fts whereupon they fuddainly furprifed the Fort;
4 '^redenborg, putting to the fword all that they
^pund in Armes. Not long after.this Count of
^
notice that 24.
^Oiaving Compaines, with
^ ^^:oo hort-men were cnquartercd about Yrojborg
fotbme miles diftant from Hamborow, he with all his
eveorces over cooke them, cut in pieces oo.ofthcm,
peri^ooo. of the ®^wAhori-men flicking in moori/h
ofSlaces were all taken prilbners. Betwixt Faw--
]u?row, and S t oad in
the end of \/^nno 16^2,
hiriappened another confiidl :Gencrall Pappenhetm bc-
idertig come with an Army of 1^000. horfe and
poePot into Stoade had the paf&ge into Keydinger
^

jboii^nd open
j where was a Swedish Regiment of Ge-
Major Lejlyes^md 4.Comp3nies of Colonell
^^onraes enquartcred;Upon thefe fMsTappenheim^
^^yi|uts them oft a Intakes i p •Colours,and fomc Cap-
Officers prisoners.
FfO Its f Germany.

a, crficii
erlcind
ide ^

came d greati^
brake downe a
rncvn^ imt
^

. . X
 Prodigies of Germany.
This 1^28. yearewas fiiH of partcntuoiispro*
digies , which were iecn in niaiiy and divert
yv places. At SmMory in PomcrlancL, the Hcavci^
M:)eing open, an Army appeared comming from
®ie Northern parts , the Avantguard thereof be-
Sng Pidners md Mus‘‘;ettiers
;
hereupon did follow
^reat pccces of Cannonsand Ordnances : the
reerc was concluded byCavalleiy or horfemen.
Another Army came forth on the other fide a-
gainft the firft, where began a fiery , and hot
jkirmifh betwixt them ; but the vidory cncK-»
|ied to the Northern^ Army. At lafi: a right fiery
3eame followed upon the Northren Conquerour,
i which beame put forth fiery rayes or beames,
'%
i

P^nd continued thus prodigioufiy for the fpacc

pf fome houres. A
predielion of a great Aftro-
pomer of the English Nation, and his judgment
^pon that great
coiijunclioii of Saturne and u
18. Amo 167 is this
;
That rhe
of that conjimaion would bee kit in the
^^ortb, and NortlvEafi: parts of Ettrofe in parti-
"^lar : and in gcnerall over all. That it would
roduce Warres, Famines, Plagues, &c. Places
.

Ubjedto this he mmah, Italj^yraKcc^^oherma^

Sik/ia. and Germany,
^ j Of Provinces he nameth
P^rmdcnbptrg^ Stlrm^ and Saxonji
®^ea, he defeends to Citic? : naming Rome Praaue^

txvf- nc laycs 1C IS UKC-

with the Romane Empire, Clergy,
^
n
JJeluites : he fpeakes ot a King of a true Rcligi^
^

i^ould doe all this , and much Kippb

e that fliould
fucceede it. How this obierva-
rion
 « j

Fro^igies ef Germany.
3^ been verified ,
we nccdc
u til eve
even ndW noti
tion hath ^ ^^^g .
^

feede ^1?^.""° ycare 1630'

d that in the
cannot be
,
King of Smaen,
lowing,
^ townies troHi the Kina
1,,,

.f
W
ll / 1

f„/W,botli i
jooo. men out of the Not,
™ o the world
coiner ot
and landed firft , j,
,d^
them comer Cmm Smderl>org,^f,)a^
I
fji-"*

Hunderbori? .-vA
f
Id,?, was faK : wtarc h=

Sit. J
ia

of
Sr^s, ih:Ute.«s next n^S^bo tj
i
his
Northern trophes upon ^ MF

to'^chrolik 'and beliefe. mt

Germane onqui^ft a^j
ftrainc hard to make his
pollerity and were t\^
tbitig probable with
:

not wfitten in the times

would the legd
ledged by his enemy, fcarcely
for what beleefe ( n«
be more apocryphall.
perfwade it e e
cafily to be abufed)could ,

Qermar^y could ^ u
two third parti of (
^
that entred with 2. or i iooo.
by him i

in two and 4. months fpacc, be

yeares,
from fo puiflknt anEmperuiir ? A might
ti’np j^f

and a potent, formidable for its greatneflv,

fident upon tlie power of its colleagues ,
^
/upholders : vaft in extent, terrible for its
land Captaiiies, renowned for its conqnefts >
15^

yond expedation fucceffefull in all its

and that knew no bounds but the
Ocean, And yet this Empire , with its
 Prodigies of Germany ^ 35*

that did hold fo many Priticcs at

s or Garifons ,
a bay was
’
it felfe conllrained to take theyoake,
0
put upon it. In Icfle
^.Vwhich Sweden Gantlet
a halfe this Northern Lyon
[i' then a. yeeres and
did all* this : what might
he more have atchie^
u had hee gon on another yeare , and two
ved
fij
and filled up the tiihe ol that mali-
moneths ,

,
"1 cious and falfe prediaion ,
which the Iefuits,\nd
'

abroad of him ? They cottiforted their ere-

f“ caft
dulous Novices with his being Amlchrifl j and
'

«/that he Ihouldraigne 3 .
ycaresand a halfe, and no
'
jon*Tcr. ..

. At a Village neere the City of Stras^ t Fimal>

a poore woman, brought forth a ftrange joyned to.
monher to the world the 1 1. of March^ ^
162S, which was two femalls , whofc bodies
f'^vere joyned together , the externe .members, as
hands, feetc,and head?,being perfea: and whole; i

^
,
but onely fecne in them one heart, and one lungs.
^ This prodigy if it hath tore-run the many and
7
outrages committed in the warres neere
fcarcfull
• and
*7 arid about Strasburgihc yeares following
( tbofc great damages , which iifually accompany
the warres and the .unruly Souldiers , I knovV
^

not. Certain it is that thefe continued warres,

t^'^thefe grievous Impofitions , thefe violence^jm-
and rauages in thole parts would fcarcely
*
-fl")
juries
i^Sibc beleeved : and to pafle by alf) the great fa-
its mine and plague, which for a long continuance
3

(Is I have followed prodigy, no man can be ig-

.this

0f norant how the

, people and inhabitants of that
r, ai>! Country have been tortured for their money,
si^'liad their cattcll driven away, their houfes fired.
1>
 Prsdi^es of Germany.
34
allcommers driven out of the fame Count,
S
laline,
^Lrldi«3
nor.morall honefty : neither keeping (i' jiK

nor fearing Ood.

Virgins and.^^^
Imk upon the high altars.
iJvlv V
have ken
Uwv,n taviflied
I.V.. --
*1
• • ar

if the weekely contrioution were not payed

tiien the inhabitants
the Souldiers pleafure, wj!
prdently {[toyled or killed of them.
^ Stranitc was that Thunderclap which fell
^
Thunder- whcrciii the Immedtatc powc,
^ ^ (f\

nmchhwt of Sod appeared. A thunder Bolt about mid-day,

Anno 1628. fell upon one ofthe
jUdtj ^ the 2 g.
Churches of the fame Towne, broke downe
doore, Hew a poore woman in the porch as k i

was praying, wounded in its courfemany poii-,

women andchildren. After this the fame thunda i

bolt,row ted to Hoards the Church in the Suburb, W:

ftruck the Minifter as he was reading , doing
^

jhim no moreharmc but that it finged the haire .Sy

of his head, nor the people which fell down
and proftrated themfclves to the Earth at the
inftaut. A ftrange thunder fell upon the Churcli
at another Townc in Sllejia^the
^^'5 in the fame yea re, whence it burft forth by H]r
a window, attended
with fiich winds, rainefiailCj
Hormes , and tempefts that it tore upthe |i<j^ ,

,
frees by the very
roots, blafted the Herbs, and |^|
iruit*lrees,and fo harrowed
the Country jit
eague about, that
the Joffe was eftcemed
: f can onely fay
is the glorious God , which
vvii'w.w.-
Ahe -TL
.Tu?? ,
’ 5 'ir

Thunder .
marvellous are his works ,
that my ionic knowetk right well. Befidestte
. Thund^h
 Prodigtef (?/ Germany. 35
Thunder and tempeft , afterwards appeared jiifi;
over the Church fery bcamcs like a fword and a
rod, the Bells in the ftceple began to found and
.

ring without helpe of man and 3. miles ofthe aKod

,

A heavens for the Ipace of an hourc fcenaed open pcared

and fiery. Betwixt this Towne Saaan , and
Wc a hoc skirmifh
Steimro both fituated in Sllefia^

happened the 1 7. ofAugufiy in the ycare 16 3 2

following ; where ihtSv^edes 2x16. S ax orts {qxcq^
:^jj

)0\vt
came before the Imperiall leaguer under Don
l-dai
Balthafar di Mar adits confifting of 1 2 o 00. men.
Qftl
The ^mdes cruelly with 20. peeces of Ordnance
lei
thundred both upon the Towne Steinaw and the
is{
Imperiall leaguer... The Swedes , and Saxons
pof Cavalcry charged ,
and fell upon their horfe quar-
mii ters; theirhorlcmen after a charge or two, were
3Ulf defeated feme 4000. of their foot having
:

doir thruft themfelves into the Tort of the fame Town.

haj In this fight were {bme 2000. Imperxalifts flaine-
iov the reft of the horfe-men running towards
ittl and ^reflaw. At grtfenhrj mothet Town
lurc betwixt Sagan, and Brig in Sdejla^ the Swedish
Oi Generali Bannier entered iri a fet Battell.
with 15006. Imperhli(^s under the condud: of
bait
their Generali Cotore do the 29. of lune ^ .<iXnno

)tl i<534 and got a noble vidory

.
;
where the Iiti-
an
perialifts loft fome 4000. men upon the
fiaine

fo
place. Another Towne name Olaw^
in Silcjla^y
of
felt the like mifery of the bloody warres, with
tvi'
more grievous punifloment. After the Battell at
Lignkh the Saxon Army marched towards the
late
fame Towne, wherein the Imperiall GoverUour
an

tilt
being advert ifed qf the Saxons commipg> burnt
5

D z
5'
O'of Gcrmsny^
Tfoitf^tcs
ground , and
whole Townc to the
tiic
- Oaic from thence the
bctoci,
'
into the
•
;
I'imfelfc
a Icfler Tovyne then thlsiij'
did goe to Oris ,
/f&, wherein the Imperiall GovernourD,„y. /i
Ungulall yeclded to the mercy of the aS
I
and was taken ptifoncr, with his
300. Souldhj,’
¥i
r

MLtw a City in StUfi<i fuftcred alfo much cii ,ti«

I
mity, and was plundered at the fame timek fj

the Souldiers in their futy. For the Saxon Ar J

though not with ftrong oppofition tooke tfc ,

flime City by afihult ; the iflhe on both (ides

wii
bloody. if,
ill'

Avery miraculous thing happened in a Soul,

diet at G eifmar in a ^ Anno 1^30, Two 0 If!

Souldiers lying for a lafeguard in the faim

Towne , the one at night makes his complaint jdh
to bis fellow Souldicr , who lay with him
in

one bed , for taking much cold to whom the #1! ,

other anfwercd, that he did not bclceve it
in re- (S2W,

gard that his body was very hot and wet, in-
,

treatinghim to touch , and feeleliisfide. Which m

when he had done, finding his hands exceeding
wet, which were as it w^ere
glued or congcled toge-
^ome had event; Firfl lookcsup- k-
u-
<^n hishands in the fhadow of I
^

the Moon and ,

^ppre endethhis hands
to be bloody : being here-
%
fiL”? for a Candle
f who
3
as
M. n
*, , and his leftf*
bed to be b]oody:and where-
f ^1

was to walli offthe blootl

of I'k
more b3’ri commetb forth more,
i? ceafcrrlt’ iT^th after a fpace of anhoiirc
of It lelfc. Three handfullsofblooA
cr
 ,

prodigies of Gercnanv. 37
taken out of the flieetes: this,
or thereabout was
•l^i,
with the relation of other circumrtauces , they
M prefented in the morning
to the Captaine and
of thole two Souldiers, who en-
'^'on
Tommander
liers
quired of him , how he
had felt himfdfe that
calj,
the Souldier anfwered, that h6 had been
nieht •

anguifli of heart , and was afterwards

in^great
It cannot be con-
reftored to his former health.
rrnj

• t|
how many and feverall Armies and Forces
cealed,
V^’l
have invaded this goodly Country ol
fince
fen , and efpecially about the time
when this
5oi|
prodigie happened on the Souldier. The 2 next .

Tu yeeres after, how barbanoufly and inhumanely, the

fan Inhabitants thereof have been ufed by the Im-

>laii.perall Army , and that againft all reafon, with-

mi out any cauld and befidcs all colour of right andv
a jufticc : they arc yet ftill fenfible of them ; and'
tl,

HR which was worfe then all this , it the Prince

tjii! with his poore fubjedls did at any time com-
^hic: plainc or fue for jultice or redrelfe , they were
:diii|
but fcorned and rejeded for their labours, con-
tojJ trary to all Lawes and
rights of nature ; as al-

:su[
of Religion and of policy,
io againft the peace
all and Articles of the Romarie
Conftitutions
,
ail ,

:hcfi
Empire : yea, they have endured the moft bar-
barous ufage that might be , in the laid Coun-
W’t

ftfli
try of Haffia
;
namely in cjuarterings , taxations,
burnings , robberies, lacking of their Townes,
-W
and Villages : yea , alfo, and of putting to the
)looi
fword innumerable innocent Subje^fts of all fortr.
aa
During all which proceedings of tlie enemy
V: and moft lamentable fufterings of the Inhabicants,
)¥ the worft hath been of all, that notwithftanding
i
^
*> thoie
 '

Prodigies of Germany,
complaints, praym, ayes,
thofe infinite a^j,
flientation, they
were never able to obt^ne ^
pitty of their caufc , or any Chriftian
epmpK*'^
. ^

towards thexn-
.

(ion
The Norinberi Carrier, ,}vith fomc comp^
towards H«»V«M’pairingby\?j
in his journey
Towne of Coburg at night in the tnonctlil^
Maj , Anno id 50. obferved with great admillr
ration a prodigious fire going, into the
TowbJ
and out of the Towne , asif ,fomc difehargim
of great Ordnance were heard , for ccrtaiiK
- '

houres after this. Before. the Towne of Cokr ..

Generali WdlenUem preienting his Canons inilj* ^

ycare, i6ii. following ,
the Towne berngtherr-
upon entred the Diike^
Pallacc within
, P '

To^me fell alfo to the

Soaldicrs ranfackino ^ '

with the rich houfoold-fluflc^and a great part ^

oi

treafure. The Towne being thus niaftered tk

,
Brong Caftle ftariding upon a Rocke without
the Towne, was next fummoned. Theroiieof ^

^ ^ ^nimons is anfwered by the thunder chte

‘being lowdcr then thq found of r
c rumpet
w^ould not Jet the offered condi*
, i

nons to be hcarkned j

unto. PVailenftcms Ord- !

aiicc therefore are ient to

reply upon Duhtdi '

command of ir.
i‘

having ilibt a breach in the lower I

to^giv^ prepared all things

j

afhault upon it. Five hun-

dred
hereupon being commanded in-
ucjiij; commanu>-i^t
the'drv^ r
^rom th^ —
T owne
or Moatc offl;c
CaftIc Other
;

of fmol] o T
fine with
/ > ^nd great foot,
continued Volley^
entertained the befc?'
 of Germany. 39
with good tih'gence alfo
.A Dnhatd having

>%
K
u
k downe fome new i)eece6 of Ordnance

fcowers the ImperiaUfts ,

.aZhnts already halfe
hialong into’ fc
way
that a many of
mounted .came

ftrong, high
Twrceivine the Caftle to be
ki /
pwvided and the befieged rcfol-
toted well
S
letli; ,
one repulfe had been
after that
3(i| for tSenc? ;
ro^ oirrn him he retreated,
! 634 . ^ .

H »‘V6T“ A 'V”'“
with 'i°ttonr w
UqoL which mirack was beheld
ofthe Inhabitant. Gie"t
/tetatto^
S°ny
Acmidleofthefaldmonetho
was taken

&r°o / ’• -n. .,*„r nf P^// and

** rr" I'i
from
7 tiaii,ma
the Admunltrator ot
.
‘V:/;-,, tovees.
repoffeCfed by
Tilh. But prefently Baa
wounaed n the nattcll
Hither Generali Ti//;,thua
of
o
wounds dreffed by the Town-barber
City of W«// is but 7-Dutch inrlesdi^^
^”'Hcnal '
of Battell, wherein the
v

place
oft ac
quite defeated and beaten out »
^haf^.
miferably flainc and trodden
And had the King of aywed^whad 'U
moreof day-liglr^ Dutch relations
come off alive. One ot tne
000 he lai-
oftl.
doth affirme,that there were
.5
o t^^^
.penalifts flame upon the place l^^i^owing.
the
chafe ; the fame night anc- y ^
his _

cou
7/7/y/ manly heart (tislaid) ^ j Couh’icAs -i

lus bra\ e o
)llrf tcarcsjWhcn he perceived
:fe"
D 4
 y/
T-rodigiejof Germany,
- and Anny, which
was called invincible,cbufia;.,
going to wracke.
of44ooo. brave men, thus
and flaughter being done, which continued,,
/
chafe
thenextday.thc i 0 .ofA^;^^w^:''-AhcKingbef,eJ
|

Hall, which the next day was ycelded unto hHj

j

The Caftle he tooke in Sef temper, 12. where

todke an Imperiall Sergeant MajorvUnd a Captain,
prifoners, redeeming a Colonell with fome others -

that had been taken prifoners at

King fending for the Duke and other
the great commanders of his Army ,to come to H^li^
unto him. A councell of warre was there held* ;

which way to keepe the enemy fiom gathering I

hcadagaine,andhow topurfiiethe vidloiy. (^ms |

I 6 ^ i\Pappenf3 em tooke in againe this City of f

did not omit that fpoilc and barbariime uponthe

, 1

City,as was reported. Part of the Bridge he bur-

ned, and blew up fome ofthe work es : Clapta pc-
|

tard to the Caftle gate, in which then was a Smdtjh

cdmmahder^with a garrifon of 200. Souldiers.
j

However the leader of ^-^appenheins Sallicrs was

there fhot deadband fell his men forced from the
,
the Caftle to retyre^, being
after fome skirmifliing 1

bcatp into the Townc At which ‘indent

againe.
*nenetiger oi ivdlenflns
overtookc him, to returne
j'jacKc with all bis
force stewards which ,

Oxooc Battell
y he w as alfo ft rucken with a bullet o| '

“
? ralconft- •
- . . I

I
 rrodigii^ of
Germany, 4

'

At yicienhurke a, Cavt nines wife clieinn^^

&belbtae
Mired
Child as
¥.h%MJtes afd St ha^ athisp,

A.t Tran^enjieinsf^
den a -tv omnn kaueinqe dou^ki
andf qoeinqto cut it tkereout M
 Prodigies of Germany,
In the timte-ofthe fege of 4?
MagdebHrf^CW^
Captaincs wife dyihg in child-bcd
ddi/esto bc
^npr : the clu,d was found, a boy ,almoft
as bS
f one of three yeeres old. A ChiM He
had an hearf
f >ice af)ct abiron taken cu^
breaift.plate upon him
fcootes of the frenrh Lj • ^tet body
'
tootes ofetbe french 'fifliion .
and
. , ,

; a oae nv bi< a wo -

vrjfide with two hke musket-bullets. iTian ag

This horrible big
prodigy hath doubtlefle
portended the deplo almofl a#
po e deftrutlrion, and dire abodement one of
unto the three
ame City ; which fell out the
i' o. of yeeres
Id?!, when a generall allault^, by tfie oid^
^penaliife was. made upon
the Tdwnc the
walls W
a trice mounted,
the Towncen-
i

,.red,^and the’ Souldiers

fell to killing.
^^JtheSwed^ commander therein,^aftcr
vali-
^nt refiftancc was flame with
the admi- a fliot ,•

-f iftrator hurt ai^d taken. Whiled all thus ooes

^ wrack ,,a mighty fire
breakes out ( liow

became one great' flame:

the
twelue'houL fpace.rt-hol-
’"V turned°to"''^'®'”

Cathcdrall
^"I'as bv
Souldiers diligence
ireferL T
‘'“tiled and fmothered
1C tLtS ! ,

downed
.*

ie in
iS-^r
•
fFallons, and Crah.ts ne-
er nC. V
’ ®t beg any : So that
11 Were kifw
lowne.anH i »• r
 .

T^odtgies
of this fo
How inhumane a devaftation
S
S
Za &
aoodly Hanfc Townc ,
^IJnheim tad
had then
the
made,
County of r,'
no Pen can'i>

»I 2
-
ill**

>
to the Iridlte
U difcover one talfe
City ihould be reduced
to fuch
worlcl,ttet
rmnes-as f
agot«||
„

haddone and not

it,
to moulder awaf;;!*
fire and vinegar 5,
the art by hre
; ^ J. andj Mountaines into crumbles
crumble! J
the Rocks
tOf
j

theforcincofhis ownepaffage.
Tfic 18. and 19- of
AjhcrUben in the lower
towards otii
and ouicivc
ana
a terrible prodigy was leene
feene obtervediii,ai|j1^,3
,

fl — T ATTfllCS met
Armies
-.1--
the Heaven. Two
txTr\ CVr^r\^^(y
ftrong lllCt tOSCtlK
togetfer,’;

a Strange prepared themlelves to a pitcht

Battell.Offiite,

of the South and ^ the otbitii

met inVnc came forth out ,

Ayrc, o:'‘c matching up out of the North.

After a long
out of the rhj Northern Army obtained the viftory rroiiiy,
ijoLithjthe
other. This Prodigy was iccnc the
laid two kh'

dayes for the fpace of an honre in the clecK.iji

of 'the
North, heaven. After the Battell was ended, a
beai’fe
a long coate appeared two fcvcrall times,
tiifT *1 Kr^tir nrr tllC

P^'^ppenheim then Commander ot 4.

of Cruhats , and others , and the -jJ
nfons thereabouts being fent by Tillj to nj‘
j
King of Swedens proceedings in
 Ttodigus of Germany.
I
them ;of whofe approach the King
having
ofjiitelligencc with all the horle he
could make**
ind lomc 2000. Muskettiers came
time enough
.o make one in the Battcll.
tlo PAppenheims Foot
a
Vere ahpoft all cut off moft ol' the
horfe ran
.way. Hlmfelfe cfcaped firft into ^^jherlchen
whence hee halted towards AiJadentur?
to expcdl his mailer the
Iicre
GcncrJll Tilh
t was faid that feme 20
. Companies of tlj
impenahlls were here defeated,
and fomc il
mligncs taken. Tdly king come
backc unto
J^«W4^/ew leagues from ^fihcrUkn.xx^n
^7. of Mj, he firft of'all difp^efS
of Horlb for his
vant Cur,
^ whilell himfcife with
•efl A his

u to tempt
1C he ° ^
n«allanf E-
Kcld.Xhefe
ixj^ppcnhctms men , and very forward therefore

,« "iV' ^ K?®' • ™rching

uZt k *^ooke up their
‘

H The charSng
'"’kurSiers^^r’
1® ImperiaU
who was^heit
£er
* h
a
being /lainc, thus
’

were lyoo.

himfelfc being in the

®fht of it
2 T
*
f
^ tcfblving now upon a revenge,
'"‘ought
towards the King
111 thrf.^fi^f
with him ,
“ cof reveS ^ r
^efolution and dc-
’ times aftaults the King
his trenpl?^
trenches, k‘
, but was beaten off, and with
0 filch
 Prodigies of Gtxmsiny,

of chainc^^
fuch a tcmpcft
|iora.Xwhat ever was
in amongft the ImpcrialiH^-'t,
cuSon, fliowred
oi the kings
campe,that there was made a
able butchery.
TMj at
H): t«'

iLarved horfes
leaving five hundred
hind him. Some
repot t him to
m
have
ail thele
M6 ^, p
men perchance
or 7000. :
3.
Bernfleins and his owijlH
ciefetes
feaventh oiSeftemher, thisi63ijifl'
Upon the fatall
in the bloody Battell
of /^<?#^,Generaftk
^are
Tdly hiinfelfc was twice or thrice woundslito
with Pilkll-ihot , and his whole^ Army
and rowted , as is already mentioned.
the place of Battell which the enemy hadtf|K
for the King of Srveden , there fate a flockcd'ii
Birds ; which being fprung by the Kings com-pii
ming 5 tooke their fight direftly over 7 M
and fetching there a circle about ( ani^
i* 1

Annie ;

that alfo the Romanes would have accounted

happy prefage ) they turned againe towari
the Kings Army : as who Biould (ay,wewc!!t!^t!tic
to fetch you vidlory. But the King had a
ter prefage on his tide then a flight of BiA
Cod with us, which was the watch-word
that which the Romane Generali fometimes
ferred before the Birds : Romano millte
Enfis adefi augur his valour namely ? ^
^
fword. General! Tilly ^ aAnno 1632.
alfo another, but more mortall fhot of
. Ir;
ket in the thigh, a little abova the knee,
confid at Lech betwixt him and*the King* ' .^4!
of he afterwards Jiril the 2 o; dyed W yi
,
 Prodigies of Germany.
ink.
Ai the Townc of , after the takingof4:
(philters out of Ills thigh s

'll ^‘'"7 before the loirg,cruell and bloody

%atten w?s fouaht at , the water in th?
Wnecitch of was turned to blood,
n'Vhich procigy was fullfilkd upon the
6 of
'*V> Wer1 d
3 2 wherein the bloody .
cn^
icunter in continuall exerdfe lafted

3
™
c morning untill night
overthrow the whole Imperiall
id
in ;
from
which the Swedes
o. in

Army with
.Aughter of pcoo. men upon the
m
rave man dyed ohhe anguifh
place
of his
many
wounck
have bcaic otherwife
d. [tred. The King of Smedem Majefty
himfelfc
ly was layd ) out of the greatneffe
and heate of
a tte courage, having made a
charge upon the Im>
over-laid with a
)vet^bcr ofmen, and did receive
a fhot in the left

coui^

le ti
™ ,
royall blood to
5 .^ l^rccivine by and
gufh out abundantly , in
thorow the body. Whofc
;n4 ' 7•“ ^-*

I H fo
° ion
f
1
”
7 ^''

Conquerour did
bee lamented,
feale the Re-
Germ^s Nations with’’
blooH
netiHtj-riaiifi’
whom the more ingenuous
were heard to give this
«i^^«fourabi?Tfv''^‘^''"’
dy i:mv
be was the bravefti
aiirt

!• ^ *bat ever was in!

t nifendnm j
^bo Svredes and pro-
3t o^ants ,
‘b^i^bolvcs to have gotten
k"'* a dolcfnii
^
incomp^Lle f
j
Conqucrcur who was^aloncr^
worth
 Prodigtts of Germany
dead
Armies. But be
is .
anj tluj,.
rth 2 JjIJ

King of fomc fin^

3 -
this glorious
Prodigies bappcning aifo, hadjf. J
and miraculous
Swedland r amongfto.'
•
frisbtedthe people in
fame hourcs and times,
*•
wlic,
thers in the fclfc
this Eattcll of jPffp,
and Royall Seatc of
juft over the Caftle *

or Damfcl at night . holdinj«

a Virgin |.
.

• '
nth a
"
"one
,one hand
nana a uuuuu^
burning C andle,3
in the —
-- other
- - a nkt—*'

calt ^ibout.
HandKcrcncr ^ which
:andlc,& Handkercher, vviii inc^
n i. j •
'ris

obferved that all the dooresmt,

was noted and ,

andlockylirttF
Canic, although they were fhut

fevaall times did open thctnfclves. A River ik^^’

SwedUnd, loft the time traP

of fmall account in
-hiswater, infomuch that all the day longaW'J
might goe thorowwith a dric foot. Ini’ll'*
«
Bells witl«t|
a Province of that Kingdomc,thc
«t(

hclpc of man began to found, with great diW

sm

of the innaDitants;
ng and terror ot
ning Inhabitants. > ,
j,

AfBHfhdrt '^ village betwixt

^
Frawerjfiewj and Friary, in the dominion pv,
Sheter of Saxonie happened a ftrange
the beginning of«^/?r/7, Amo 162J. I

-d^!e qI a
^
as Snow, thcotne^
ewhite’ (J
other’ ceeding^blackc • befidcs this another
ck. peared of a fiery colour. The next \
 g

prodigies of Germany.
eleven till two of the dock in the aftcriioonc,
another alpcftot a high y/hite colbur reappear-
cd. Bcfidcs all this, at Fraw^nftem a woman
having bought fome Loaves of Bread, and tur.
ning homewards to htt dwelling place, as Hie
was dividing the Etead, bloud came thereout"
Tliis ^heing a pretty Towne upon
a
'
% Hill fome 16. Englifh miles to the South of out of
Drefden , was. taken by the Irnperialifts by a loafeof
Hong bloodyaflault, the j.Of Bread.
folio win^^ in the
es, 1 fame ycare Lor finding fome oppofitiv
^pjyonjthe Imperialifts doe carry the Tovync by
Z(f[\,Scaladoe ^
and put all both Souldiers and In-
hold lj‘^bitants moii mifcrably to the Sword for it:
^xiP^oher the 4. they afiault Friberg^z handfomc
g^Townc upon the River Mulda^ fome lo. En^-
,
do^liiL miles to the Weft of FrarvenTtHn. The
at by the Imperia-
lifts
, being no way able to hold out a ge-
aflault, which was the next day threarnel
^ ^ generall deftruffion withall, if
lonSi
upt • which the 5* Olioher was
briber Folck^ men, who
•
11 s ,

iffc
chiefe Commander of rho’fc Imperiall
rc Torccs , takingnot what ) high
, f I know
J^pl^^f^re at a certaine Minifter of the Country
T-
. t learning ) firft of a!] hewed
^fcrably in peeces with their fwords, and
• pr en fiung hini to their Dogs to bcc eaten.
,
V/> the Dc^s 5 as aftoniflicd at fuch fivagc
2
trusty (^o ^ v/onder ) would not
touch or lick c a droppe more
V 1
,

icf
'• i^lood. Whereupon his friends the next,
ict H day '
 Trodtgks of
Germany.
5 tiis pieces and interred tkm,
aiv^T^tbsredup
lecme incredib ethe ,
iW
taif tbis
Sucd-jis^vo'fcs, that the
j
ingenious to inventncwtor.
twed thehifelves
Inhaoitants . and that %
Men
iii.^nts
the poore
for it /
tamorp’^-o*
with them for want of Dogs-meat,
was frequent
icd into
Curres witH hiimane flcfti. Thi,
Vipers* 0 f cdc their
the Dogs were tfc
it^inay be true : though ,
it

Man-eaters yet the Crabm furely were tfc

,
f
ramlhals. j n t>
, j'
, .

At Kemften in Swab
eland, a Itrange Prodigq s

and abortive was borne of a Citizens wife intis P

A ftreng
Anno 1^32. his head wat
Abordvc inoneth of AuguH ,
altogether fat ,
and without cares 3 the hamli
ftrctcht out all bloody
twixt the flefh and slii,
1 . r

whole left hand held a rope , the belly thered

hav ing too pr ickt ounds j w
and the left knee twie
broken, a corde being about it.

This goodly Towne was held by the Imjs-

liall Commander 'Bray , and being ftrongly k-
I'xged, and many times furioufly affaulted by tk

Swedes y at the end of fix dayes it Was furraidra

upon ccmpofition in the moneth

tlic yearc 3 1,Thc CoiUmander went to
63 \

xvheic he was beheaded becaufe he fo fligh| ,

ij

furrendred the faid Towne. The i 8. of , i

ty^nno 1634. w^as this Towne of Kempten'^^^.

Iccond tiiTiC taken by (Juftav-Hs Idorn by anW?

‘^pd whereas the Impcriall Colonell ^

Carrilon had tetyred thcmfclv^cs into the
botn place and men were enforced the next \
to yecid npan hard bloody
conditions. Many ^

si.jrmijhes arc fallen out about this

 Prodigies Germany.
where the Imperialifts were often times beaten
to the very gates of Kemften whit mifery the
iewj| yeares following thisTowne felt and the Country .

thereabouts ,
when it was be!ieged and taken by
the Imperialifts ,
againe cannot w^ell be exprd-
fed.* It -was brought to fiich extremity of
I
^J.^^;.mine, not much inferriour to that of Samarli,
and lerufdlem recorded in holy Scripture
I
, or
^ySaguntm m Spa'me , and Prufeum in HenurU^
j.
or Tafcmy Province in Italy , mentioned by
.

prophane Hiftories | many brave Citizens out

j !
P
of, this and the neighbour Townes were compel
j I

led by neceility to beare Armes^ thereby to get

^Y'
their lively-hood. Horfe-llefla was fold for high
Cats,and Vermlne, were as good
™as Venifon all commierce being cut off,
;
Bread-
Corne was., not onely at an exCellive rate,
-ctfl

not to be. purchafed with money fo that the :

s Jlfprqce Citizens., which formerly

held the Coun-
^glyi^ry people as Boorcs and Glownes unfit for
their
lby:/oci-ty, might we^ difeefne that their labours
mi were not to be\ difpifed , thdjr dead wares (land-
in no paralell of (Jfe with the Pruit
of the
,
j^^pTield, gotten by the induftry of the rough han-
Pigt ded Plow -man, and the blciling of God. ,

In
moiieth oi Feirtsary ^ Anno
the. at
.mi a Village^ in the territory of
glfl a fifh-pond Iprang forth blood which i^rin
caufed an .exceeding ill [linkc,fo '
^j^t- that if palfen-
> C touched it they could not vvafli of the
3*; jdayes, This Country indeed hath
blfi'
tbisycare and the others following lamen-
r^Q\i ruined and plunged : th*; Souldi^rs Hcenti-,
A E i ouCeffe
 6

Gctrtisny^
/ M

52 woi'itcd cruelty

w
oufccfie-cxcrcifirg
Cod piUV"
w U.'fhir^g>l«^l\tccr.c unlteard of.
v,:
jhctb
I by
bcalV
lyliliswith
4-;To-r:« refiling , *e
tt

10 afilCS for Vj.

as the
^aSAVCii cia
]agcs,asrvcll , r a
h-iny thereof moft tnitctabij
and the Inhabitants
ix
fie,
the women
(iihtered. Kevc were
yea t'
Vihhyai'^
Hoinbtc
Gcntkwojnai , and others like beafts
dies ^
li nek Pin- dops voaked and coupled together, to be
, fc,,

nule. into the Woods

and ravifhed : who tor teffl.

cloaths ftnpt oft, their bodia

jn^ bad their
their cares cut off, and lo fent home
whipt, 3.

<^ainL Hereabout gat

the Souldiers and Cnk
together fbine thoulands heads
of C^tcllj
what beaft (oev^er could not ^ or did net rwiv

follow them they cither houghed or killtl;

ciutlty' ]y ,

they laid it Ihould ferve feme

left ( ss )
hereticks. The reft 1 omit, not fo miichfoi

brevities fake, as for horror : not lifting to re-

late BArbarifmc and flieddings of bWj ^

the
committed ty the as if they hadfak**^
in not to make warres ^ but defolations or« ;

if ilicy had belecved , that a Country was ncvfl

^
tborowly conqucied,till it were utterly by feor“,

and f re deftroyed. - |

Cjuflavm Born^ Swedl[h field-Jv^arflifall,^J^

the Rhwegrave a Landgrave of

ing come to ^Blhrach the 6. of
'

1 ^ t . a portentlious Prodigie appeared about

relockc in the evening right over the
i\v 6 long Swords were Icene imthe
one fiery ^ilic other red as blood,
cixciintcTs fell cut about this time , and v
 , ^

Prodigies of Germany.
ndk 53
this place,betwixt the Swedes and Imperialifts.
1:
Hornes people were fuppofed to have killed
ndti
^©Q. CrahMs in a few dayes, nccre and about
the
this Towiic of "Btbrach : and io many of Buk^e
dc Term men , who had a new Army of: Spa-
Hlfct;
and Italians brought to aide the Impcria-
fiiflt

lifts , dyed by the way, by froft , fword and

:ca(ti: fiminc , that betwixt Vim , and Blbrach v;ere
3bt, found looo. dead carcaCfes. And fo the Ca-
fort tholick Gencralls were then glad to make to-
ir li wards ^Bavaria , having fcarce brought away
hcj the third part of their Army ; Spanijh, Italians,
germans , and Burgundians This Towne of
:dl,
Blbrach^notXoxi^ after Gujiavus Horns departing,
Ctlf
was retaken by the Imperialifts by aflault :
)r ki
the Garrifon laying downe both Armes and
rve i
Enfignes,to have their bare lives faved. Some
moneths Regiments of the Imperia-
after fourc
mud’
lifts, betwixt this Towne and Ifne were fur-
,
,rgt
prifed and ruinated by the Swedes , which in- ^

ofl
vaded their quarters , tookc a Colonell with
had!
many Officers prifoners ,
putting a great
ms;!
many to the fword: 6 po. other Imperialifts having
ivasi
been abroad, were alfo overtaken and kil-
tyk led the
moft of them.
In the muncth of AParch , Anno^
Guflavus Horn
hall,
befieged the City of •

h/# irach againe, in the which lay 130 o. men,

h ,
‘
offering upon his firft approaches a faire
agreement , whichthe Imperiall Covernour
of the Towne refufed : then planting Ids
hf Ordnance , hee battered the Towne (o long,
till he won the
enemies works, and made a breach
aaJ"
into
 Fredmes of Germany,
si’
walls. Then the Gewernour
i„to the

conditions • elfe that he would defend the Tow„,

that would
xo the lad man. fVid
blow up all the Proteftant Citizens,
and
up into the Towne-houfr
he had already lockt
into a cellar. This being
retufed,for thatbc
and
had already denyed firft good offers. After all this,

when as all things were ready for the aflault’,

and the Sri’edifh troop^es advanced towards the

breach, the Evangelicall KliniUers togetherwkll

divers women came foortH of the Towne nia,

king a moft pititull cry and entreaty to the

dish Generali , {ignifying it would coft all their

live?5 for that Town-houfe was already

the ish

dermined,’ and the Myne filled with powder, anl I

^

that they certainly expefted to be blown upk*, ;

mediatly. Out of commiferation therefore to

thofe poorc people was offered another agree-

ment unto the Governour , and granted themli- j

berry to march cut with their Avoids onely: wbi

'

was accepted.
' . .

At Drefien Junc^ the 23. ^nno

pened another Prodigy where, towards ere
;
sing at five of the clockc^ the Sun ,

as whitens Snow, and then fiiddainely becoffi*

ming darkc,^ as ifa mill went over it It apps^'

red firftin forme of a Crownc, and then \

xenther ^ red as blood, in which pofiiires ^

it had continued by the fonce of halft
^ ^t
houre ’ returned to his orbicular
^

ont retained the fanguine hew till it

owne •
and the Moon at retaniw'i^*^^
^ her rifin <T
 Prodigies of Germany,
j^
fame bloody afpedl till fhe was not
to be feen in
that HorrUbn. I know not whatfoever the Phy ,

(iologers bable of naturall caufes , yet foch al-

uldk
teration in the Heavenly and Ayry bodies is ab
W^yes prodigious.
Memorable was that obfervation of the ancient
till;
Aftrologians to this purpofe. Speaking of the.frar-
ralld fiill blazing Star fccnc i6i8. that it did pre-
jfage I ylolentA et fnferba ConfiUa, dt0£a
cards' frodit tones et rehelliones,
her\t H Latroeima^et fHbfefiones viarum
-vnci folicltHdinem^ Anxtetatem Armornm,
thei: Regum et Princifum Interitum^
5
allf belUyfeHem^ et morbos varios.
Rellgioneslegum. et inflitHtorum mutattonein'^
eady 4
der,:
novarum rerum inexflebilem cufiditatemf
n upi
I (hould not difpute of: the eflefts hut exped:

'efore
them, a Luxuriant may happily play on either

r as
fide , and preiage probably good or evill to either
party J dare not medle here ; my willi is
—
Dcus
Ithc

y.’wi
omen in hofles convert at —
and my prayer ilia 11
ftill be ; Povre one thtne Indignation 0 Lord nponthe

Heatherij andtloj wrath upon them ,

which have not
called upon thy name.
'*

•ds
About the midlc of lune^
in the marquifdom of Brandenburg it rayned Blood, huftojie
; beC'
and Brimftonc, The iicxtyeare tollowing in the
veil-
moneth of before the gate of Itzeho^ a
:n
lil'

Towne in Holfiem rayned thick blood wbofe

ts droppes in (lead of inck have reprefented right
naturallBlood in writing. How many bloody
conflidsand encounters the fame yearc and the
It next following happened betwixt there two
0-I E 4
 Tfod'mti Oj Germany,
can folly pprcheiid
Countries, nomaii
Inch as have feen u u.«r eya
unlcllc
other bloody paflages, whichC
lo avoide all if#

;iTicmbrance is the laft bloody and fore

in reixicmciiAU'^^
tell which was fought m ^
the monctho('-

OBoler i6%6. at
,
in whi^,

were flainc 7006. of com^n Sopldiers upo^

Saxon^ and Impcriall fide,anj
the place, on the
? which
others more fell by the fwordof
many
the Srvedes in the profecution. 5 . whole Rcgi.
ments being totally ruinated , befidcs thofj ijife

great Commanders who loft their lives alfc, ^

Iji

namely the two Generali U^joxs^fVilfderf, anjj fe

Coltz., 5* Colonels, befides Rittmafters, Gf'®
taines , and divers OlBccrs both -of Horfe 1® aul 1

Toot 1509. prifoners taken, amongft vvhicl si

were 170.' Officers, 143. Cornets and En- i
figiier, 14* peeces of Oidnancq , and 8000. 1

Wagons were left to the Swedish conquerours, b

pf the Swedes were upon the place
allb fiaine
ofBattell I poo. and upwards; amongft whid
there 'were' of account two Colonels, 4. LkH'

tenant Colonels, and fundry llirsnaftcrs,CaptaincSj tii]

and under officers.

At CMelnkk^ where the Randevonz of
Saxon Army was, in time of prayer,
24. Anno 1694. was a ftrange apparition
the Ay re, which is thus
delivered by
?-rs bearing date
evening,
the
when our
iame day-— —
•
That ciboi'^
k

Eleftors Chaplaine
prayers, there appeared
a figne in the Skic,
I
hcry Beame : when he hadfiniflicd hisccuf^'j

I
 ,

)r^ . Prociigief of Germany.

^ycs, Slid tlic X^icutcBsnt Gciicrflll ^iy^ynhci^ Jii5 *"
Chsp-
lainc did his Office, there appeared
vliiij;
another m
ytj'a forme of a Scepter ficiy-red juft over
, the
fot5 ;hiouie where he made his fermon, affpone
gj
loticii' *he Chaplainc had fpo-
ken tAmen, the figne vaniflied it was
iii : fecnc of
liets.J^any after this. The C^abats , like Ver-
“ Warren , worfc then Bandcttics,havc
I
fidcF"^"
P'“"dercd, and pillaged what places
came unto, in thefe ^Countries, this
loler
other following ; they fpared
dcs
Noblemens Houfes, Churches nor ,

robbed, and difmembred the

people, ravifhed the women
de-
S'floured the maids burnt the Villages , and
,
loa Townes and
, did fuch mifehievous infolenccs,
«.as thofe Rhodopes
2nd vvould have ftar-
iiw ted at.

id ?: Man and bead, and Fowles of theAvre,

al!
quciileemed now to be at an irreconciliable diffirence,
tlicfand gcrmsiny mud be the ftage
whereupon they
ft irplayed their prizes at Hefe„, in the moneth
:

lot (JMarch Anno

4, ^ there met together ^ Armic,
lapti*^wo Armies of ftrange Birds which fought,
, of Birds
as It were, in a fet Battaile : and neere fighting

(« upon the Bannhie multitudes of

,

/ill]
had their rtindevouzc which fought
,

iritr° fagerly* that the whole vicinage was not

oncly affrighted by
j, the Prodigy, but, as if
^ ndmit of any agreement,
thcmfelves liked of, when the
ic
of Rathbone had fent out againft
kk,
them
 Prodigies of Germany,
58 of his C^rrifon, -witli
,Vjn 4 companies
,

Militaiy inftriiments to aC’

£? id other
left their hoftihty, a
Snayc
ilayc them, they ft, >;

c rnmmins upon them , fet upon

fct”upon^'’|'

sSLs,and inifpitc of their fliot,and wcajK^

devoured nine men. x

¥•

I
 des of Strange dc^^esfou
cind fteru each other* that xke
(jouerner of 'Ratijbone fent
^ Ccmjf antes- of ttlufkets
\ them and q of
'
^
(taine
do eta es"

Ifke ConduH cdJjendcf

.
’

vcirie

’or ^ kovres tcn etHer i6^y

 Prodigies of Germany.'
6l

Strange Prodigies
terrifying the hearts
of the people , the Princes and pecres
•while
were in their jollitic in the Dyct at :

iji^ars , and Saturfte reigned abroad , and

v nire with his grim attendants , Famine, Pefti-

Icncc , Fire , and deftruftion alfo raging a-
broad in the Pemme Empire. What might
happen by the fault of a carelcfle or unskil-
full l/afon , not well bedding or cementing
the ftones ,
at the building of a new Steeple
at Victim, was by the conftruftion of the
vulgar fort counted ominous. The fpirc of
Shotten lately built fell downc fuddenly the
Ip. of J)€cc7»heY 5 Anno j 6 ^ 6, about the
time of the Coronation of the new King of
Uemmes at Ratisbene , and demolifhed thp
new builded Church : and that was made
portentous ,
the rather ,
being accompained
with another of the fame time at ^Rcrne •

where a great blazing Starre , called by the

Natiiralifls Qwtta Crlnhm ,
appeared for a
fpaCc and then vaniihed away iuddcnly o-
5

ver S. Tauls Church with a noyfc : and df-

verfe Iv^onumcnts placed in the Church, fell
,

downe, and were defaced utterly. Now it

Would reliHi of over much boldncflc to peepe
into the Arkc of the Divine Secrets , nor can
We conclude any particular confcc^ucnccs to
have been portended by the accidentary fill
:of the aforefaid new Steeple at Vi^^na^ yet
doultlcfie ccnxt, though caufed by the
the
meeting of fecundary and naturall caulcs,w^as the
fgnifica^
 ,

Pradigiesof Germany.
6z enfucd about that time
r-,nificator of wbat
Within the fpace of a moncti, ¥
not long after. I
Ferdinand the fccond who had
Emperour
and then
C
been fickly at
^-7, «haWbetwixt
Rfishne
Hs
,

laft fpim
removed
i
8. and p. of the^ij
rj«;.x537.
to the great griefe of ’’

in the' morning , ti^ jf

Court Slid City, which hsd prepared triuj^^’j^ f'."

and in much bravqrieijl^

and taurnaments 3

termined to receive the new King oft Roma^i^

occaiion laid afide their gallant4,<#i<
but .by this
put on the face of forrow and by their
jefted lookes and mourning
• apparell ,

ed their anxietic -for his Iciile , who fo louj p

-had’ ftirred >the< Ihip of State to their coit /ij

and was then taken from them,* when

tering Empire fteiEly a {faulted and rankkt t|
'i«

ftrangers required fucli a Neftor ,

as. .by

diredions grounded upon mature deliberat

•ons might preferve it from feare of
ruine. ... .

Some prodigies happening in fundry

of the Roma^ Empire before the meeting
the Princes in the cledorall diet at
did dif-hearnte the common people ,

made them defpaire of any good iffue by

treaty* One was at fVe/s in ^uflrUj
daine uncovering of the Emperours borf J
plcafure, where lie was lodged, by
(
tempeft
^ ,
^ and
-w this was accompained
^ If T v.r A Jk * '*

others at whereof
, the firft
iuddaine fall of an Arch of the Bridge
j

over the Damby

, which the ,
 Prodigies of Germany. '
6j
loyo fooner paffed over , but it *5 mblcd into
hjjhc River : the other this ; Three carved
iHoyiaglcs , placed upon the houfe of a Burgeife

uJS broken downe, by the fiirv of

Jhe Tempeft , .were mounted by the fame
.'•iolent blaft into the Ayre , lhattcred there
j
Jiindiy wayes , and the one in the end fell
%on the houfe appointed for the affembly of
. %e Province, the other upon the State-houfe,*;
*»id the third upon a publike Aqueduft.'
%mmo I <5 36, Diftrafted
everywits upon
tnaight occafion projeft terrible things
, Thefc :
> bneeits were fond , and foperftitious , not
p
lOitionall
, and found. The harfli beginning
ir cor the dyet , and the firft folfion was more
a till be feared as a fatetall Prognofiicke of no
Jrtoppy conelufion , then thofc anterdent ac-
by (dents.

del A bloudy time was in the Eledor^tc of

axony and a generall feare
pf was conceived
f the adjoyning Princes , that the fury of
dry
Would not be confined there : the
people were terrified by a ftrange
];/°digip , whieh though it admits no par-
^cular interpretation
,
was as terrible as por-
conduit at Ifenach eAmo conda
le
/tuaded in the foidft
of the Marcketfted, lo-
’h/!!’ r
wster poured out blood,
pontinued for the fpace of two hourcs,
4

againe that Element for

,
^
ixiSiT,
^ acqueduft was ordained. A bloody
Imperial! Gcneralls
idg nd 'Banmers '
forces ; where few dayes paf^
fed
 ^

Prodigies of Germany,
64
fcdwithout Ihodding o_f blood h
Sut” the” fmc' timer And the
dition of that Pukedome ot Saxony , a^d
'It

and moft totall ruinc thereof,

detriments
not bee delivered without^ an accent

-qriefe • which ,
defolation was madcj ^ f
oiicly hy the the enemies ^
gjjj^

by the feeming friends the C^farians^

fpared not to thofe places to

burnc
ground , where they finde not as much pro,r^

vifion 5
as they demand for their Armics-Fj

and the feverall Confiifts betwixt the^&^i’

dishand Saxoman Armies, were not
|

out the elfufion of much Chriftiaii blood,

but the blood fo fhed was not takcu-fe

way by way of' mitrther , ( Warre jA
grounded, is continued lawfully 5 the Swoijp
is oft a juil: decider .of controverfo, anjij
though accompted one of the grai
it bee
Plagues by fent
it is not GOD, atten-
In

ded with any injuftice in the execution)

black murthers and horrid treafons hd fe;

cd in darkneffe, what ever the pretend

its
thereof may be , arc not onely unexcn;

fable , but dctcftable alfo to GOD >

man.
Peace, the benefits whereof have not
many late y ceres been fcnfibly difcovet^^?^r,
the germms was now, cipecially
/ iivj vv
^
and
iXiiVi
,
^ *
J Ik
this Country gonerall
of Saxony the ^

(ire of the people .: tnc

the Boorcs
iJODrc:i> -
j
I

Jived by tillage
, and feeding of
noped that thefe ycares the Swords
1)C

1
 Prodigies of Germanyl
3C turhcd into PloW-fliarcs , and tlie Pikes
*ato lliepherds Crooks 5
the MerchantSj .\vhole
.

h«
%ee tralfiqUe was ftopt by theie .kiiitarie
2
'’Sroyles began to feele poverty , comming
,
•

them , more, then the _armed^ men a-

tiade,

their enemies , and longed for an

‘^'^‘^))pen trade , and fcvcrall perlons , according
^ our humane condition , facile credit .

^
qnod volnmus , upon each flight oc-
Ai?^fion , gave out, that a truce for time of
the/eares ,
if not a certaine and firme peaccj
ot would be concluded betwi' t the Crowne of
11 Wyveden and' its Allies , and the King of
xMiungary , and his adherents. But the mi-
rrc jery, of that Country was not yet come
le the height : the Eledlor himfelfe lofl;

his whole Country t Aloijfen the

j[^g:hiefcft City of cAfIonia ^ Eutemherg ^ Grim^
^orne E)ebitz>
,
^itterfeld , Belgeren and
,
yeelding iiiftantly to the Swedish
;
having no hope of reliefe,
)ns
jy any Confederate Army ; onely Drefden
yf all the iimbilicall Cities of Saxony ^ did
lold ftill out 5 yet not without feare
^
^’)f being made the fpoyle of ftrangers ^
,he Imperial 1 Armies being fo farre from
-
^^^heir fuccourc, that their march , and places
reft
,
were unknoweii to the Citi-

The Swede was by ^ this foccefie grownc,

» j terrible
0
 Prtdi^ifs of Germany,

terrible to' the Commons of the Enspi,j_

j

(omc aecounted him

authbriicd
as an
upon the
Y
of divine jufticc , ^4*,,
cutioner
whofc iugling dealing had ^ught thi, ayi

fc^ artd defolarioii ui^n bis Dukeclome.

Jim
 8

Prodigies of Germany, <59

^ e^»«<iig37.tliewatcrat»^«»»4>'againehirncd A ftrangt
A ftrangc Worm iji thefliapeof a man, Worm iti
blood.
;o

^"^^^ithperted Lineaments, and a golden Crownc

° ^
jpon his head, was found in a falladatanHerb-
^ iv^omans fhop at C^blenu , and which ( if not
DreftigiQUs ) was moft terrible, A woman ap-
peared in a mourning habit,' in Stephens the
Lathedrall Church-yard at Vienna , June the
1 . which, with an accent of forrow.
From Ji. to 12 . at night yelled out woe
,imo you woe unto you ; often repeating
,

thofe words,and nothing eife : the Bells without

helpe of man rung fodainly , to the great affright-
I ment of the people, who defcanted upon the
Omen^ doubting fuch horrid confequences would
enflie it, as prefented themfelves to their ieverall
fancies. A new time of trouble began then ,
fire
and fword raging in the moft and beft part of
germanj, not only cafually , but by the arbitre-r
ment and will of fuch as ufed that devouring
element to the damage of thole with
, whom
they were at enmity.

F mis.
 -wj r— j: :

‘
•«»
y V7« .

NfjNGS V, v:';'

j :j\ck
BY
WONDERFVLL SIGNES,
and ftrange Trodi^ies leene in
clivers parts of that Countrye
between the Yeait liiS- and lijg.

Together with a briefe relation of

the milcrablc Events which enfued.

LV K E a I. aj.
trdere fhallbe fignes m the S mme and in ^ thi
and in thefiarret, and upon the Earth,
aijtrejfe of l^atlons with perpUxltle.^c.
"
i*'

All faithfully Collected out

of credible
itigh Dutch Chronicles
, and other Hifiories

‘'f Sermon
pfv ached before tac
Lords the States at Norrintbere.

With a bloody Battell fought

bctwccnc
Dw t:e Saxon if 'c)7n.:/\ and Duke
of Savelif^
* '

and Oot’^e.

D •
j .
d. ON Do
Rothvve
' Cht.rdi-ya
and bj hemy Overtonin
a“>dbv“H
Popcs-hoad
l 6 ; s.
To the Underftanding, and
tender-hearted Reader,

Courteous Redder :

Prefent you the

beauty of Eu-
rope, by a feare-
full Catalirophe,
made a Terrible (lAcelda-

tna ; Germany of late the

Glory and Delight of
Princes , now fitting ( as
a defioured Virgin) lamen-
A 2 ting
 To the Reader,

ting her Vaftations : Her

breaches as they are ma-
nifold , (b they are and ma
hayebeene of a long Con- jon

tinuaince •
thole foure great ;thi

deftroyers Sword , Fa^ tifi

mine ^ Fire , mdF^jlilence^ w?

entred upon her together, C

and lead: there Ihould bee !

any intermiffion or celTa-

tion , they have all Aded
their ,
parts. The King-
domes Chrijiendome mxf
lee by her ^as by a Loo-
^

king-glaflc the
^ fearefull
and horrible IFucs
of fins,
what the Richeft
of them
is,
I
I
 To the Reader,

^
% ,
Germany was • '

what
"
^heby her Impieties is,they
^hiay be , her finfull trani^
^*^^reffions Edipled her glory,
Pheirs ,
(if not cut off by a
Hmely md unfeigned Repen-
kance) will worke the fame
fconclulions.
This Sermon having bin
clormerly delivered in the
Mdigh Dutch hy a Reve-
3
iiifendDivine , at a Generali
[ffliflembly appointed
for this
.mrfofe, in the Maiden -towne
;jiiif Norenherge in Germany
[if^ the moneth of Agril

where all the Lords the

i'
A5 States
 , ,

tbs Encoder,

States were there likewiff^Jj

prefent, nowfpeakethEn^.^^
lijh and offers it felfe to
view , and hath difclofedj^j
her jf«»ejand her iudgmen^^
which may ferve as
‘
a fairt
q
warning peice both to us,jj

and her other Neighbouipj

Kinzdomes. tri

What is therein deliver’(|iQ,

is not Verball , or imagina

ry , but Read and H^ori-
cad ;
and the Preacher hatlii^

fSLthtT Diminijhed y then dUl;

fnented\itx Troubles : whicli

of her Cities have not

the Enemy in their Gates, or y,
 :

To the Blender,
SrTT
A jvhich of her Provincos have
’.
jot bccnc circled in with
rTroopcs of furious horfe-
\en ? Her troubles cannot
paraleld by any other
^ bountrey or City , lb fitly

by ludab and Jernfalem

jjis

'"rrophaine Hiftories cannot

•
Tuely
J
Exhibite her fd-
bw.
Thus referring you to
^^eadmdConfiderthat with-
, which is aded without^,
I’n
in

commend you to the pro-

^

wledion of the Lord Almigh-

vy, defiring you to joync
rcyour prayers to Him to dh
. vert
 1

0 the Ke^der,
^
-
4^3

vert the judgments infliCtcl

and in His goodneflc gf

wiiedome to make up ij,
breaches of diftrelTed.ai]
diftraded Germany. ,;(

Kecenjui concionem ham ji ;

illnd Ifa. 64. 1 . eamque i

mahdari permittoi
•
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hm t5. 1638. Sa .
^
p,fSf
* Lachrymx Germanic,
^ ORy
I’heT?.(ires ofGermanyi

Vnfolding her woeful I Diflreflfc

I
I by Jerusalems Cilamity.

K.

Isaiah 64. 1 1 .

Out holy md our heautifu-ll Houfe^

where our Fathers f raffed thee^ is burnt Thtftn
up with fire ^ and all ourpleafant things
are laidwajle,
i

Aiyaremileries admit of fe-

mcdies , and are not fo de-
plorable , becaule they ate
limited ; they, are
a.s Iktle

BrookCi and Rivolets eafily reftrain’d

to their owne Channels : but wheii
 "
'

2 Lachrym£ GermaniS^^
rhey prove publick and generall ^thC
ftofne rcftrainmehts , and as viole’
ftreatnesbreakc down all before the ^
Thefe, areas Comets^ never feencjb-'
with amazement j and whole effects,
theirs, produce ruine to whole Sra v
and Nations. Such a fearefull coni -

tion did the fore-fee, and fo -

tell to come upon the whole Nation ^

the Jewes. The Judgment and Ca

mi ty was not onely heavy tipdn t

Church of God, but it alio extend

upon their Common-wealth ,* be;
Church and Stah raiferably affl.d
with the plagues andeffeftsofWar
’

which you fee lamentably in theT<

miiK ^4. be exprefs’d by the Prophet : Ourr:
ly and our heautifull Houje^ where c

Fatheri praifed thee ,

is burnt up Wi''

fire , and all our pleajant things are h

wafie;
Pf.40.ult. ^hy art thou Co troubled Oh my Soil

^ why art thoujo di'fiuie ted within n '

my bowells doe grieve that in handli

T ext, I cannot Ipeake as the Pi
this
phctdidjby way of rr<edi£tion: h.\‘>
nojour cafe is not only to be, but is p
fen;
 :

1 .

I
— - -
' —

r
Tk T'^^ans of Ger mmi y.
•'
^

5; ftntlymiferable ; our church:, our State

^
with Fire and tVarre^
fearefully viiited
intermix’d wich
divers other judge-
eitlier the Fire,
ments, as lamentable, as
or-S’iyfri:/.- And
lam forty that in the
profecutiun of this Subjetlf, 1 flrall lee
our prefent mifery to exceed Jerufd-
^ndl lems : I will therefore divide my Text
^atit orderly, and briefely lay downe the
nd( Judgment n\)on ifrael^i^s the rrophcF
]po[ fore-told it; with the aggravation of
:xttt tt,' asalfo lome
fpeciall Obfeivations

ftomit, and the Caufes procuring it,’

1(1

at W then I Ihall pardell curs with

theirs, and fnew the Caufes procuring,
f\l'i

f),{]
and the meanes to remeve it, by Gods
bleffingandyourpatience,'

In the words obferve thefe two part? of

• the Texti
parts.
10
f i-Thepartiesafflifted, S
The Church,
being two-fold : The Stare,
I . Our holy and our heautifull houfet,
liif ^
d All oitrplc-j ‘tut things.
“\'2.
ajd
a.The Judgment C i » Conflagration,
3ef
upon either, be-<
:d'
,jng two', fold ( 2. Devaftation.
itiS'
B h There
 : .

A Lacbrym^ Germanise, or ’/

'
yjl!
:
^
'

There are five things that make tc ?

the “aggravation of the Churches afai^ft

aion

i;ftbcinganHtfi^.
2.An Holy Houfe. f
^.hB eautifuU Houfe. |/j

^.hReligious and ancient Houfe fo

Gods worftiip. ,

- 5. Otir^hdly^ our heautifuU Houfe

'V

There are likewife foure things tha

aggravate the Common-wealths mia
'

ferie :

'
N 'Jj

I iThe Reality ofwhat was laid waft.

Things,
3. The Sroeetnejfe of them , PleafaH^'
things.
S.'fht Propriety of them. Cur plea'
5* ~'-

fant things.
4. The Generality
'

4^ of them , All out

pie fant things are laidwafe.

There are likewife two things thai

the Judgment inflifted upoi
both^^^^^

t. Th«i

I
 "tbeTures (?/Gcr many . 5
i.Thelraminency,
H a.TheEminency.
,

both of thcfe expreft in the prcfent

Tenfe, Is bHYtit up : A re laid wafie. Our
holy and our beautifull Houfe^rohere our
Fathers praifed thee^ is burnt up with
fire, and all ottf pleafant things are laid,,
wafie.

:st!
Firfi, Our Houfe. u Om
Hottfc^
$1
Ota not a flitring
floating
Tabernacle an Hpufe:^
: but
What Houfe ? An Houfe where
there is government, order j where
men expect fafety ,
ftability , (ecu-
rityj nay more than thus iThy Houfe: ,

The place
( Oh God ) where thine
Honour dwelled, the place ofthy pre-
fence and refidence. Mens Houles inr
ft deed are as fubjeht to ruine as them-?
lelves i they have prov’d fatall often to
their owners : hut what, (hall this (acred

[I
place he prophaned f Shall theleglori-
cus pillars be co^imed w’’ th fire ? Shall
,p(

the Enemies hang no heere their y

^ B 3
 , <

6 Lacbrym£ Gcrmmix, or 'i

figncv- i'OT Tokens f Sks^ll they~^

downe the carved worke thereof witl
Axesand Hammer*^ < Shall be lai(
intheduft? Shall i hey
on thi’fer Hre

holy places tha’-be in the Land c Whai

no pirty?N o religh care or reve“
-ir'

~rence fOGod) to thy Altars? Th

fnrions and violent SoldTcr may do-
hiuch indeed to other places, but whs'
{ItaH hce aor (pare thy facred CourtSje:
thcrbycornpaffion.or compuliion? o,
ihinkeufon Sion (O Lord) go roixy
altout her-^ mark.e well her Bulwark
"tell the ‘lowers thereof^ fee hew .

pittieth thy fervants to fee her honei,

Oh, let me but fpeake or-
in the ch/Ji.
word to my Lord , remenrber thy prf
mife Lord , Be favourable r<?Sion,i«*
build up tbs' Walls (^yjerufalem j
an
yet the Prophet leemes to lament : I

that we may fee what are the ifllies an

the concl ufions of finnes. They are n(
Houfes, great Houles, ftrong Houfe;
our Heu es ;Thy Houje, thy TmpleO
yccld proteftion to us, or it lelfc
..once polluted with impieties, defile
'with tranfgreffions. Sinne may
fecurit;
I

r
 : :.

'»,!
ThelcaresojGtrrr.^ny. 7

fbjftcuf'ty ,
can never afford fdiety:
it

recffOwr honfe ( faith the

Prophet) is burnt
jtpvpithjit'e.

'^ot

Off
Secondly^ Our holy Houfe. % Our
ifjV

m
^^^olinejfe indeed,as it is an Attri^'
Uuteo^ G OD, foof bishuiife,
no uncieane thing fball enter
therein : Holinejfe becomes thy houje
(faith the Prophet Groutid
kk
(faidG^^^fto Mofes)rvhereon thou fim-
h dejiisholy : 0 worjbip ihe Lord (faies
rk Holiy
that Prophet) /« the beauties of
alt
nefe The Tabernacle was holyjfo
was
thfi
the Temple adorned with its SanBunt
iid SanBorum, the Holy of Holies. But
ffli what, will the Lords fury burft out
burne likf fire
leiii here ? (hall his iealoniie

againftthis? willheden:roy the righ-

tet us with the wicked ? (hall he
ccrn-
fif
mandustobeholy andtokeepe his
Hot 5

'M
Courts he ly , and wil! hee fuffsr hf'jy
things to be prophan’d C to be burn u
fel

^ to be burn d upf- It may feenic ftrangc ^

I

. B 4 but
fi
0
 3"' J.

but (hall not the Judge ofall the eart'*

doe right ? This houle therefore ha
beeneholy, then it was preferv’d
Ibould have beene holy, and the
it (hould not have beene burn
up : but Corruptio optimi pelj[
MA : Buying, and Selling, andchai
.ging of Monies, and Robberies, are n
'
where (b bad as in this bottle : ^
heufe our Saviour) (lull he calk
( (airh

mhoufe of prayer ; butyee have mai

padet^neoftheeves, IF the Servicf
therof faile from their Primitive pur
ty ; if the place lofe its Primidv
Holine(ic5 no marvaile if it come,st
pa(re,(as here the Prophet fpeakes) b»
houje y otfr holy hoifeyis burnt up wit
fire.

holy^our beautifnll houfe,

ieautifuU

decayed Cottage migh'

^^^E nave beene the tight' fiteir ft:
the fire, as unfitting, nn/afe tr
narbourin, todweliin, or to afforc
flielte-*
 :

TheT"eares o/Germany . o
efot,ibelterage to the Mafter ; there would
)ref
aot have beene much lofle or miffing
a Jof it : but this houle, fb decored, , fo
ajj^pleafantjlbdelightfulljfogracious, fd
that the Prophet David laid of it,
iPlal.8i.ver. l. 0 how amialle are thy
j
•
^tabernacles, thou Lord of Ho^s ! So
^%eaurifull , that the King (fefired a
^ ’doofe-keepes place in it, Fjhl.i^^.v.x. pj.^
'

^^^‘rejoyced exceedingly when hee could

rot
jj^jo this hcufe, defired and reque-

^^fed to dwell in the hcufe of the Lord,

behold the beauty of the Lord, and to
'\\t^i(it his holy ’temple, Pfal. 27.ver.4. PC3I.X7.9
'Xf.and refolved to dwell in itfor ever.
keijPlal.23.ver.6. griev’d and lamented
;»ji!whenhewasdebarr’dthe accede unto
it, complaining that the Sparrows
and Swallowes could build nearethe
MjAltar of God. pfaL 84. 2. Nay,
^ this King David tooke fo much
lure in the bea utyofit, that hee dwelt
hardbyitjand laid Iweetly, 0 worjbip
^
Lord in the beauties of holineffe
j the
kj and-ih^ll beauty pleade ho prelcripti-
on? it*s3rrraftivc,perlwafive,ofgreaC
' force to entreat, to move the Dilci-
;
'

»
 :

1 3 Lacbryin£ Germanix^
tooke that as an argu.nent
pies
Mat.i4.i move our Saviour, Matth. 24. ver. .

Majier, nbat geoSy buildings^ ai

ft ones are thefe : as who (hould fay,W

hope thefe ihali ftaiid for ever j beir’

ft) oftly, fe> finely laid : hat 01

Pr phec fore-tels here as our S; ,

vi oar did there ; l^ot one fionc Jh,

be left Hpon another^ rvb.'ch ftall not '::

caji dovmne. Matth. 2 4. Chapr. verC

It mult be beauty joy.ied with ho'
uefTe that God delights in^ f

'
want of- this the Prophet lament
Our holy ,
and our beaut/full houfe
burnt uy.

^W\iere
'
Fourthly^Where our Fathers fraf
eur Fa- fed thee.
then

Eligion and pious fervices a

deligh tfull to God : he nev
M ““**• €)
ref ufe th fitch facr i fices j they a
welcome at morning, atnoone, and
night. Cannot thofe picus ad
ons done by our Anceftors prefer'

i
 :;

\ •

trhTear^f Germany. II

W
ieii|_

keepc this j? They prayed un-

lind praifedtheea.\fo. But
f
-o thee in it,
dwhat < that’s nothing for the prefent

,(iif is not our Fore- fathers fanftiry or-.-

It
piety can give immunity to our finnes
iu,the onciy
way to keepe this Houfe fem
fire , is to
follow our Fathers good-
[J

'tielfe , and to ferve Gcd with prailes in

™the Heufe of the Lord, as they did : but
Tfor want of this, the Prophet bewailcs
their cafe : 0«r and our beautiful/
holy
Ffou^e^ rrhere our Fathers praifed thee^ is
burnt Up
^
withfire.
Mt
'

'

$^Ourhofy
If Fiftly^ Our holy andour heautifull and our
Houje^ whi recur Fathers heauti]ul$
Hou/e^
'i praifed thee. 'tvhere our
"fati.trs

wber
Ifery feerres tclcrable, ‘ill
itcomes t(> be curowne : wee
mayweepe, andmeurne, and
S grieve for other mens harmes with
iD^ coir.palfK n and brotherly love ;
but
* this is in that birterncre 'andfen-
(( fiblenefle as if we wej:e the Patients : Its

a great
\
 12 Lachrym£ Germaniae, ^

a great difference betweene bcijtiol

Spedators , and Adors : for
Temple,or all Inch Idolatrous places'^?.
have bin burn’d, had nothin worth’ '”'21
Prophets laments; to have feene houjitl^
ofimpifty, Injuffice ruin d, would
fo much excite pitty^as zeale :but wt-#'®
the Prophet {hall fore-fee the utter
ningofGods Houfe^ Gods holy Hoi^ '

Cods holy and beautifull Houfe ^ wh'

their Fathers praifedGod, whichG
peculiarly had given them before a*^
above all the Nations of the Wor
this makes him grieve , faying, Owr/wjlr
Jy andonr beautifnll houfe^^c.
5. We may fee here what i .Gods ^
Dedudi- hath bin. "J.whatitfhouldbe :
*"**
fhould be done in it. Firft, it is ,

Houfe, and therefore it fhould be c

"derly and uniforme.
/ Secondlyy j, ,

fhould be, i-Holy^ and therefore n'-p;

'
prophaned 5 'i.Beautifit!ijmAt\itxdoy'^f,
1*. j ^j I l.
it fhould be adorned within and witl^:!’^

out, for it fhould have Religion pe^^j

form’d in it : ?,We fhould praifeGO'.rcjfj
for the enjoying the u^ and freedoirii^j^
it : but I cannot fpeake of thefe

ley
I
k V —

^ TheTtares ^/Germany . i o

not my purpofe to (peake of a-

it is

what iuits with our prc:-

thing, but
%nt eftate and condition. Therefore
oitoving aggravated the mifery of the
iliChurch by thoie five particulars
, be^
ulraufe there is no hopes of Teace in the
"

itiingdomc, if Warre be in the Churchy '

will therefore prd/ecute the mifery of

l|he State, likewife aggravated by thefe

ibnre particulars*

Vt

In
F irfi. And all ourpleafant things. lie re.

they were j fubftances laid

worth the accounting , worth
the reckoning too good, too
ii
5
,(0% , too precious to be loft to be ,
lid wafte. T o lay wafte finne, which is
j,
privation, and Jayes men wafte in
^heir confciences,
had beene comfor-
table : to deftroy the deftroyer had
reafbnable jEntities
Ijina fubftances are of value/; had they
j^cne ihadows
, appearances, privati-
ons, eVUls
5 had they perifh’d ,
who
I
'
would
 ) : ’

IA LachtymiS

would have mourn’d;'* Things tiyji'

they may be our felves , our fecon’
our nines ^
lUUt,3» 5, our Cattell , our fruit< pi
J
>

. t-x
the Earth 5 thus they
.

may be our dj'

1 . J.’! Iv
jhit

cloathing, health, wealth they raa> :

our peace ofGountrey,, of

pca«.t --- ConfcieE ,.

lup
^ 1^ ^ ‘U
it may be T
1*^ « -n
Thus ^ _ t’^V^ '
1 I

•of Church, of all.

(

ligion, Piety, the Minifters^the

nances,the folemne Feafts: rheTe«>"’
Citty, kmg,Princes, Prophets, Prie3ft«
people , the Covenants , the Wox(m^
the whole Nations honour I?
!t;,
;
life,
th ings as f -'y
liberty, and for th e fe ( I

the Prophet my foule mournes : t

can
r>^A.s
Gods Jufticc
-fxrnrVp 'yacwnPt fK_
workc againft d jj
i

fpecious,
l^/CLlwL13j preciousJ polfedions, V
*• 7 *realit
f » A /T\^ —^ X. ^ .-»Vi /it »»i
Things* AttheloiTeoffuchjluchw
#
M
-

jg
» A •^ % f ^ 1 ’‘IJ 40

thy things, whatheart could, not

ment? would not grieve f fo doth ..'p
•

ProphethcxQiAndaU our pleafant thii^

are laidveajie.

$«onA
%
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5 The Teare^ ofGtxmmy. 15

t,

Secondly^ And all our flcafant z The

things, fnettnes,
of them
A J • .
pfeafant
Ad
It beene anenemy

ding cur Coaftf,or enrring

our Cities , and difturbing
our peace j wee cculd have
beencglad tohavefeene his devaftati-
'onswith a dry eye, and a cheerefull
5countenance 5 had they beene things
•titherburtheiiibmc.tcylfcniejunnecef-
iary, un&voury
, unheal thfull, unpro-
ifitable, uncomfortable, unjoyful!, un-
I'ulefall, wee (hould Icarce
have griev’d
sin their
departure, ordeftruftion But :

^al thy fury,0 Lord,waxe hotagainft

foch bleffings of thy right and left
hand? wilt thou ( O
God ) who arc
the God of peace
, take away peace?
'vilt thoujwhoart
gIory,deprive us ofji
^^‘^^’^lumeour glory ? thou who art
t c King
of Kings , by vphom Kingt
^*^d Prince ofglory
, wiltthon
take away
our King, our Prince, the
! breach
 , >;

jS ——
tachrym^ Germanic,or
"

Nofthrils in thine ange #

^ii

breath of our
haft faid it touch ncl!'
who
Thou ,
mineannoynted, wilt thou fuffer bf'A'''
dory to be laid in tbedufte Shall djjlii'

plant, and yet

fame hand build,and
downe and lay wafte ^ Thus it is wi
jj f!*;

the prirrteft ofall

our delightsranduf
moftdcl’^ht, and
ally in what we
pleafure in, in that
wee fufer deepel
^
ftrength,thc wi
the ftrong man in his

in their wifcdomc, the rich men^“

their wealth, the beautifull
comlinefle, the proud men in thf'J»

ambition,8cc. whatfoever hath

beet

or feerned as honey , ihall

be turai

into gall , into wormewood.

It

not the wife ofmy bofome ,

butm
caule griefe and fbrrow , to lee
hen .

before my eyes.
vifti'd They are n'

our Iweete Children , are hk?

about *
olive plants fairely placed
.

ITables^ but may be forrow to us, to

the enemy take them,and dafti
them .
;

\ gainft the ftones : They arenotoi ,ii

at
comely, and well proportioned
highly admired Virgins,renowned
their beauty, and iuftre, but may
p^'i!
j)|
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/
The Tearesof Germany. i n
esh

Jduce bitter lamentations tons, th' ugh

they be as the polifli’d corners of the
Temple j to fee them carryed away.
and ftript of their Crowne of glory j
to view them hanging downe theic
“'heads, and ravifhed in our fight. The
j'fweeteft, the pleafanteft,
the pro-
’"
our delights fiiallbe laid
fitableftofall
wafre , if once we truft in them, bee
® proud of them, untliankfull for them,
^abufethem, or grow worfe for them:
0!So hefe our Prophet coraplaines :
Ani all our p 'eafant things are laid
K TVt^e.

Thirdly^ Cur pleafant things^ j, Ouf

p'eififjt
tbtn^Se,
^^^His word addes to the bitter-
lefie, and aggravates the niife-

ry:had they beene the enemies

ofGod,orofus, the Chaldeans^ Ajiri-
ans. Baby Ion ianSyOr the like ; had if fal-
len upon the people which knew not rr"

God, nor had not enjoyed his ftatutes

C and
auaComniandeitents had bat any ,*
i.f'''.

rher, except our reives, beene the

ents, it had not, would not
beene fg luiferabie and terrible. Bi
that Our things , our pleafant thing,a:.-
J}:<cHld he laid wafte , this helps to fill
;

the meafure of forrow ofdifirefle, < '‘;

lamentation. Eyills that arc farre oi '

,

or Judgments upon our Enemies, f '®']

’

Calamities that are onely heard of, c

though they be leene, may be endii'-^’’-
red : But when thefe come to be felt, t'
be endured in fijch a raeafiire, by oi aiv,

Akmon faith , A three-fold cor

k not eafiljr broken. But here is t iQ
Chaine goes to a further reach. K
heere is a fbure-fbld Cord of inifery.':>:
 ,

Hit

TbeTemsofG^tmm^, lo
tliej They are not onely, firft,
^ but
lot i lecondly, Fleafant things : thirdly, Cu^
lie, fleafant things : fourthly, All enr flea-
;

If Jfant things. •
There is fome comforc
in raifery, when it ih limited, reilrairiedi
(Q|
[J Some Judgments though they be large,
-yet they are not univerlally generall;
p
Some ftormcs ffdl upon fome places,
mifle others; fome Enemies rake fome
of
prey , leave fome , and are gone fome :

® Dileafes and Sicknefle carry luch and

fiich to their graves , and then ceafo-
"h The IM ight hath fo many houres , and
''f
fVipn
then \7<inirhprlT
vaniiheth. Xhp
The Pon-iirsp
Famine, the
W Sword, the Peftilence , the Locuft, the
Caterpilier, the Sea ^
all thefo are li-
mited Executions But our
in their :

f|| Judgment tranlcends, it is nor boun-

ded Leave Ibme ( Oh Lord ) for the
:

f
ule of them that fliall come alter us, let
there be a R.eranant Ipared : if our
felves '
yet not our W ives j if they and

Hit '^^5 yetnot our Children : ifallthefo,

yet not our Governours 5 if they alfo,
^ y^i^ npt our Priefts, our
fjji
Prophets , thy
McQengers 3 thy Word and Sacra-
j[: C 3 raents t

!
 20 Lachrymte Germanise: jOr

ments cleave thefe (6 Lord) to'thy*

Children that fliall come after us. lijiiii'

none, (oh Lord) let thy ban I#'

yet,
fpare the fruits of the Earth } there
a remnant (6 Lord) in the Deluge pn ^ivi
ferved. Thou didft condefcend t
fpare five whole Cities for ten goo
men : In the Babylcmjh Captivity all p<^
rifh’d not ; In Elijahs dayes thou
fervedft 7000. and wilt thou (6 Lordi*®
now make a finall conclufion. Sparil't'
(good God) the fl^eepc of thy pafturtf':, '*

Oh ! thofe Judgments are heavy, whichs

admit of no exceptions No wonde,f|( !

then toheare the Prophet complaining^

and forrowing for the devaftatioi^
both ofChurch and State :Our holyatnj:
our beautifuU houfe^ where our Fatker.fl
praifed thee, is burnt up with fire ,
all our pleoj an t things are laid wafie.
I mull: needs borrow patience tc’
Sccoii<i
fpeake of the Judgment of both briefe*®!
part
1 he judg ly , and fb I will come to Lome Docu-
ment two-. ments.
fold.
* • Fire*
1. Is burnt up withfire*
2. re laid waji.
If
 >

I ,
) T'heTeares ofGcrmmy, 21
ijt. 1_
f If thou (6 Lord) intendeft to punilh
5^

yet (pare thy Temple, thine owne

tlinus,

th%HoKfe : Or if thou doff punifh that too,

jk oh let it not be with Fire , that’s un-
ifc^'mereifull, unrefiftable, furious, quick
in execution. Or if it bee with Fire,
j

ifylohtemperit, raingleit(6God) with

fjj^Water, ftintit, limit it, conhneit,
? though it (hall burne, and furiouHy,
''
^yet let it not utterly conlurae. What
Ipleafij’-ethou in fiich deftrudi-
takeft
P ons f Where where, oh Lord , fhall
,
j

thy people meete to praife thee ? What

'''®a mocking ftocke (hall wee be made to
)la
them that are round about us ? What
Ui® hopes
can we have of life, without be-
^'ing in thy Houfe? What comfort in
Fiiteour lives, if this Holy houfe be burnt,
! burnt up? Ely bore fomegriefes, but
k when he heard the Arke was taken, he
‘tifldyed , and fo did hii Daughter iu law,
bri* when (he heard but the report of it. Oh,

^
who can endure then not onely to
(

heare , but alfo to lee this Beautifull

decay, and with F/re, and to be
utterly confumed up with Fire. Snare

C 5 Lome
22 Lachrymds

fomepart, let feme reraaine fori'P

patrernetofiicceeding Ages ro re-edf
fie it : oh let feme fihnd free, fomelittl .(Ij:
place, the Holy of Holies^ whereinu'
the KighPrielt may Cviter to pra^^m
thee , ihough we be unworthy. Ye^'
ifall this nmftcorae to paffe , put
cvillday farre off let us not live tt
:

fee it , nor our childrens children afte? ^

|is. Let that day,if pofliblc, be forgot®’*'

ten, and let it not be regi ftred amongf :^!'^

the d ayes of the yeere. Oh how

the T ribes goe up to Jernfalem to
to thee i How (hall thy (ctlemne Feaftsjcft
and where fliall the Pafleover be celciSt;

brated f How (hall we make anattone-ju

inent for finnes , if this Houfebeede-^jj
ftrc’yed? Yet for all this the Propheiy^
fore-fees i r , fore-tells it, Our holy am>.
our bciintifull houfe, where our Fathers
a 5
,

praifed thee, is burnt up with fire

,
ana
_Boj

,
dlourpleafant things laidwajie
'5S

si'll

second-
 , j

Stcondty ^
Laidvpajie,
^
c/ the
He very noife or Deftriinlons itm.
rounds harfh,
few, or none dc-
light in them, defire them : we
a
are all willing tohavepreferv rtion.and
all Our care is, wheh we have gotten to
onx khjQ'ipk/ifant things ^
how peace-
ably toenjoy them, without trouble or -
moleftation: wee count them Enemies I
i\

that rob us of them ot pillage us in

, p'
them; we defire with might and maine 'i
'
to keepe them from periihing. Might
H
it not leeme Judgment enough to fee
I

the Church burnt up ,

R.eligion defa- ft
ced, Piety confumed, butraufititairo r
breaj^e in upon the Comm
on- wealth ?
Seldome does Judgment end, where it
begins: No State can long ftand with—
out government no government
,

without Religion 3 n Religion with-> ;;r

out Gods (ervice fir that (eidome,nay

;; k
:ib'

indeed, never is itjt’hat the Church is

C 4 on
 on hre, biu the State presently kindlp, 4
too ; iffire bee inGodi houfc,
|udgement(as Saint Peter (aith) be?iQsi
there, what can be expected in the" re,
publick, but vaftatioris, overturnings
and confuiions. Theft are ftqtiels
of the Major, It was not without
cauft thatDavid faith ; Peace bet^ ;3j!|

within thy Walks, and Plenteouf.-if

nejfe within thy Pdaces. And pre,'®'
fentlyfubjoynes Pray fir the peace
^ tf 9
lerufakm ; as who who would fay if k
,
that be in peace and flouriih, all things
i
are likely to goe well, but if that beeiia
deftroyed with fire, wfiatwill bethel
iflue of thoft flames but the laying
, j|||

wafte of the common-wealth ? And'j

therefore inlaying downe the parties
afflided, and deftribing of their
judgernents , the Prophet hath uled
^

a Conjunftion ; Our holy and cur,

beaulifull houfe where our Fathers *
^ ,
praijed thee is burnt
, up with fire j
And all our pleajant things are laid
So farreof the parties affli-
cted, and of their judgements in«
Aided,
 f

T'heTearesofQ^Tma.nY, 2^
J

filled, with their AtTgravatic^’

l>Now ,I proceeds to fome Docul
* ments.

Thefirjl Document. l.TfotU^

mntt,

pirft, take notice of the feareftdl

-*
iflues and effeds ofWarre, what
lamentable conclufions the fword
makes : Whole beginnings are blood,
whole proceedings are fire and fa-
mine, whole uplhot is utter deftru-
ftion, and delblation. What places
could leeme happier than Gods
Church, GODS
Houje what Com-^
tnoH-weakh more blelled
, than that
which enjoyed the Houfeo£God,'p\xh~
licke Religion > and yet the Church,
the Houfe of God burnt up with fire,
the State, with all the delights of
It laid wafte ; So laies the Pro-
phet.

Firfi,
 >

5 hachryn7£ Gemiani

t.Warr© Firji^ (Fane is a Cutfe.

is a cuiTe,

A Nithis appeares plainly j for

not warre accounted byGodhiiDtjjl
fehe as a Curie, an he ivy Curfe'j.^

fo he th eirens the rebellious Jewesj^i.

if they would not obey his Lawef J”

amongfl m my orher Curfes whiclA
ftiould purfue them, and oveftakif!
them, and deidroy them, God
kons up the fword of their eneraier’l''
Deut_ Dswt. -28. Verfe 25. Tke Lor?^
fijl caufe thee to/.dlbefore th} enemies f
That their Oxen Ihould be flaine be-'ii
fore their faces, their Alles Ihould be« liv

Ver.
violently ukea away, and their Sheepe *

ftiould be given to their enemies; that

other men fliould be Lords over their

&S.,
Beds, their Houles, Cities, Olive-jjj
yards. Vine-yards ; nay, over their^j
Children j nay more yet, that they
^
I -1 t
ftiould (erve their enemies in flavery,
^1
Verf. ^8. in hunger nakednefle, third: and
, ,

want of all things : that they ftiould d

put a yoke of Iron upon their necks;

^ that i
11^
The Teares of Germany. 27
*

e.
that fhould eate their Chil-
they
dren, that their Cities fliould be be- Vet. 51,.

fieged, taken, ruin'd 5 that they fhould

. f
number , none to pitty
them ; their hearts trembling and Vtr.(jy
,
holding their lives in doubtful]
P: pence And where is their glory in
^ this cafe ? v^^here are their pleafant
'
w|' Things t they fhall grieve at the very
>VcR Wives of their bolbmes,in whom they
iod E ufed to take fuch delight
fitch plea-
,
se® litre and not
this a curled ftateand
j is

'heh condition that’s ibroughr in by the

neaf. Sword ? When God threatens David

laineS forhistipju'i aft of Murther and A-
jui dii!re7,'he addes this j The /word
g ttfb
t’SxMlnot depart from thy houfe. 2 Sam.
12. Chapr. Verf 10. And King
PJ. ^
David prayes in his great flreight, ra-
Oljt
ther to bee punifhed with the Pefti-
'

lence than either Warre, or the Con-

,j, ^
Famine, and
^ reafon ; Let mee fall into
flaVji
tee hands of God^ and 710 1 op man
5 for
,
j

there is mercy 2 Sasn.

7 lliOf
: » „
H- 14. Ai-i r--
lomon
 %

Lachrymdi Germanixjor (f

loMon his fonne, in his prayer madir

. in the Temple, prayestoGodthathirJ.
i Kiiig. people be not overthrowne by theiij,
8 .

3J-&3r-EQeinies fiords ; or if there {hall

—^ TTT
• 1 *
-

any Famine or Warre , or any placejk;

besieged in the Land, that GOdjiH
would heare their prayers , and
liver them : intimating what an heii
. •

vy judgement it was to bee at the

til
command of an enemies fword.

s. iTdih SecenJIjfi fVane is ajtgmofGods j® ,

4 Us t of anger. “
n
Gods nn-

S it nor apparant that God alwaies'!)^!

I threa’-ens to fend warre in his an- 2itl

ger? Hence you flhail fee when theW

Lord was difpleafed with Xhely it^J|
is (aid in the booke of the lad^er^ i
That the wrdth of the Lord roas hoi a-
Wg.2 gainjl Iffael and hee delivered the^^ %
5

into the hands of their enemies , ani\

fold them into their hands ^ fo |

they could not ji and any longer before

their enemies^ fudges Chap. 7 .t/erA 4: v
So likewife Gods word 3

/
 ^

The Tfares ^>/Germany. 2

jtis/aid.
Therefore the wrath
~of the
, lord vPtK kindled againfi Jfraef and
2' ! he fold them in, o the hand
<3/ Cufben-
Rifbathaim , King of Mefopocamk,
m>
i

W
they ferved him eight
GO; Judges Chapt.:^,Verf
yearesj>^$.i.ii
g. And againe
aiWj ihe anger of the Lord
was againfi If!
tinln r-ielp and he fold them into
the hand ofiuiza-'
e at Jabin King of Canaan,
t

Wrd Verfe 2
Judges chap
Againe, Jhe Lord in his
.
/
wrath fold them into the hands
ofthe
[Gi Mideanites , fo that the Children
of
md
mack them dennes, and holes,
holds tn the Roches.
Judges Chapt. 6.
So Cur Saviour in-
timates in that ftying of Saint Mat-
[,i 5 j

...ithtw.-s Gofpell And

'henr
: the King
was
ml)
tP^andfen t forth Armies, andunzzrs
his

m deftroyed thofe Murtherers,

up their Cky. Matth.
and burnt
Chap. 02. ^er. 7 .
’

\S
oO fnaf 1
'
.

,God fends
Warre, hee is angry,
vexed, wroth with
that people.
fu»

Thirdly^
rMl
 • WF»II I I .

J^achrym£ Germanic,

,r<*rra ‘Thirdly, Warre

tffe£is» hyift^s DeJtruFiiony |
i^j|

and Devajiation. ^

the two former are hcavj'*’

T Hough
X 7 P*t' XTIPW fV^/^ P^Ac
things : yet view the effefts q)
1 •-

the Sword. It regards no perfon, mf

age, no beauty 5 it
cuts off one as
doth witneffe g®
as another; as
his faying : not difconrage thee^]
Let it
deveureth one as mil 4 fc
for thefword
jSftm.ii. another. 2 Sam. Chapt. il. Ferf. SJjlii)
It feldorae is drawne but in fury ,
and i,

never ends without deftrudion of one|

place or ether : Marke but howjj

God brings in the fword of the

and Terjtans, againft Babylon, irah|,

Ifai.i}.j, Chapt. 13. VerC 5. 6. They comi

Lord
from a furre Countrey y even the
dcjlfop^
in his wrath, with weapons to
.1 t '1 n //
1 nP^ /I

the whole Land. Jtfldoll come as

Beholdj
fir oyer from the Almighty*
the day of the Lord commeth^
yer; ^ md with fierce wrath and angerd^^^f .^

th^^t
the land wafie. Every one
 h

The Tearef o/Clrman^ OT

1>^

Pr
f ,
1 heir
and all V«fe x y,

Hon.
I,, 7
mnjkallbe
Chil-
broken in pieces before their

^‘^^fiffhe fpopkd, apdVciCcie,

£; Bowes JhaU
arelt t
effefl' . ^^dfaU have
'erfoa ^»^^he:
^hd- »«.
le asu A
vitDttc
artenng
and effufion of blood "
Rue
2,ha.;s„otai;jthek>i.gofCiries-wS

bringing thefiron.

<^3ptivated. This is
f waves
ln-ave,l in feare of their lives ro gee
,
Ik) ('
J }‘psuiS3as Dcbcrah
vi'irrtfrcth > To
the gates defolaie
: rhe Priefl^ rn t j

yttgins aftau ed to
Ce the F lu rryumpn
5

her m
C i" '
1
K'-' itcKc their
uncir
th
Ct.Tn"^ have alj
f^W'kg ^tJ^enllainebythefword, to
p ,

iK" overthrowne, hoJd';^de.

1*1
** ^
ftroyed 5

ft
 p

l^achryffi^ Germanic yor y

^2

S
ftroved

Irons
upon the
,
:

,
to fee the folemne dayes for. p
the Pnnces and N^les ir^
the Elders to fit in fack-doatl
ground , and keepe fiknccj J
^

and children fwoBi

to fee the fucklings
.

in the Streets,
to fee them and th<,
Mothers both perilb together : to
the m
<
the Virgins raviftied
hands the pitufdp
Ltm^c.4
vtr. lo.
fereets ito lee the
ZZ^eeth
of
their orone chUdnn W
d unto ftran.:
have our inheritance turn
gersi, our
andinheritance unto AW
hazani
entsjtodrinke water with the
our necks unde«
of our lives , to have
and nndc ac
per fecution , to be weary , (

and (laves to
reft jtohave fervants
ever us have our s kinne bLc {e
:

famine y to have the Women f.ji

up h
Zion:; 1^0
Cion to rJWUC our XPrinces hang d./2 *0
have UHI
• _ h K
hands, and to fee thp
Cisp the Mag: aU
fir

(lightedandmocked'.tofee ourjongf
tut to Qrtftck^ and to loofc the joy
WLanient.5.i2.«^i<;.. rtieffen
ties are
a thouland more (uch calami
iflues of Warre sbut I proceed.
I

Vourthll
WS|
fourthlij Warre dwaiet is the feqftdl
P??'
of (inne.
•e% '

^ Od ufually punilbes under de(ert5

andiOrcwards where there is none.
'f Scldome doth he puriifli proportion*
®^'!ably to the offence t Never puni-
ji'^iheth with this inftrumentj but it
for fbme capitall finnes : Never
ntol^id Trumpet found an alarmej
tiije

untoijjever Warre enter, but finne

could
uftier’d it in : So Cues Dehor d) .'They
t'*

ch'i chofe new Gods : marke, there ludg^,*;

dfiiii was the caufe : Then was there
tsto' Warre in the Gates. Yea, the Lord
fp^dthath declared it hinifelfe
j faying,/ my
will fight againfi you^ '
with aa out‘-
^iylretched handyand with a firongatme^
inanger, and in fury, arid in great
leremiah theai.s* It will not
.pnl^^wrath.

.j^bee amifle therefore, to fearch out

fjieliTorne of the moft Ipeciall finnes '

•gjjifwhich induce, and draw in the

’Sword to execution, and make
.it bright and fbarpe for the
«/“aughtGr.
D Firjlf
 '

Lacbrym^ Gtrmam^^or^p
i

mdty.
is one of the crying finnes fr^'
T ^His
which Gcds fury fivept away s, f -f-;

dome and Comorah : This was tl ,,p;

e,,k. .5 finne, joyned with cruelty, that car v
fed Moab to bee fcourged with ti^

fvrord. Moab ^magnified himfelfe

gainjl the Lord. Wee heard the fru> ‘

of Moab .* He is exceeding preuc f '^

Jei. 4S.
foutnejfe^ andhisarrogancy^mg.T-
hk \
pride ^ and his haughiinejfe
heart for this are thy fonnes tah^ f^
i

Captives ,
and thy daughters led int-f-
Sbid. q,s. Captivity. Pride ( faith Solomoti -^
goeth before deJiruScion, and an hig f
looke before afall.Y<.zmtvrhQX the prid
f
of Zions daughters ; Thy men therefoi “

psall fall by the Jrvord, atidin the bat if

taile. '-t :

,
Pride is the rodte of finne, anc*'
hethat imbraceth it,fhall powrc out i«j(
abhominations , till at laft he be over-
throwne : And the firft fteppe tc^j^,

pride, is a falling away from Godi if.^.

 8

__
TheT
^

i-. and to turne his heart from his Ma^[

ker : What made the Angels to be.
'nnej;
excluded heaven
, but pride and am-'
nvj bition
!
Sc t^dam for his pride and
:

when he did eate ofaKiiig.r8

^3 prefumption,
:

'

APP^^5 bee a God;

it'
yjj.
®
was driven out o-f Paradife : pride
caulc of S enachar/hs ovi^x-
imfl
throw, 2 Kings 1 Pride perver--
.

/P® teth Princes , fubverteth Cities,, and

’
cverrech Kingdomes and whole Pro-
vinces ; as. we are now eye-witnelies
of this prefent mifery here amongft
te. Forget full 5 yea, proud Plerod^
uttering his Oration with
liich pride
|W» and .cftentation before the people j!

after a flyout, claiming to himlelfe

lep the honour due to his Maker,vvas, ,

tkm for all his. proud and rich accoutre-

tkl mentSjftrueke by the Angel ofGod,
and eaten of wcarmes : It was the pride
Xd ^xSodome and Comorahp which cau-
fed it to be burnt with fire and brim-

beoK hone from heaven : It was Rebohoams

heart, and ftlfe -conccite,

;ph
O which caufed the lofle of tenneof the
g
^
D. 2 Tribes
 ;

Lachrymx Gcrmank%oy
T v\hcs o( Jfrael : I. Kifigsi'iCkaf

Thus, when pride goes before , tht

needes muftbee a fallwithfharncai^
pumflimenc : for after pride commonJi’^ „j
followes deftru^lion, arid after a hij ^
minde, a fall : for the Lordcaftci^fi;'
downe the mighty from their- leat,-:siiS

and exaltcth the humble and meek so

God hirafelfe refifteth the proud , bi ch :,

gives grace to the humble minder

Thercforejlceing pride hath becne tr
^
canfc of our mine and delblation , l''^.f^
us hereafter elchcw it,and utterly
fake it for it is lb full of inconvenieti®
: \

ces, that i t drawes a punifliment alon ;4 tuj

]

with it j it never yet went unrevenget k' ad

it ought therefore to bee delpiled ( j.,
young men, to bee hated ofold men
and finally, to be utterly denyed of ai^: ,

"
men : we cannot excufe opr lelves b 'I
^

this finne, but we muft needes conftfle

“

we have beene all acceflary to itjand fb_

this are wee juft punilhed, and nov js w:

brought to know, and humble ouiMo:!-;
>< 1
lelves in Sackcloth, and Alhes.
.

tr
 5

TheTsaref o/Gccmany . 37
'N
3 a
xideUtrjr.
I Secondly f idolatry.

^ od
hath beene alwaycs jealous of
'^his honour
;hee will not admit
r*^ of any corrivall this way j never did
this finne, when it was publicke, e-^
•Btii
ver elcape the lalhes of the fword
k This (inne expel'd thofe leven Nati-
ons, and for which the Lord caft
!^net them out from before ifrael. So was
!on,! ifml oftcaplagued for thele Gnnes of
erlyl Idolatry and (uperftition ; for this
ivciit you fhdl find them punifl?ed , where
ntak it is laid. So they forfooke the Lord^
vef ondferved Baal and Alhteroth , and udg.t,
)ife(l God fold them into the hands of their
ildlK enemies ^
ludges Chapter 2. Verf. 1 ,
(jef: and 14, Nay roarke, Wbitherfoever
:
they went out^ the hand ofthe Lord wot
lyg

•Ofllii
againji them. And it followes,
that they did worle than their Fa- ^
thers, and followed other Godsj
Ljj { Wherefore the wrath of the Lord, was Ih.

kindled againji them Jorely ; when it

came Once to this', that according to

J.
 '

--j/ ^ V

their Cities ,
fo was the number ('::

their Gods, that then God did punil

them forely. sbdllngt vijitfor
faith the Lord, and Jho'

eet my foule bee avenged an fuch’ ,.p

Nation as this ? Marke but Dehorai^'! / ^
.words, how (hee utters her
xn her triumphing Song : The
chofeanero God : what foil owe i,;;’- -

lBdg.j.8. thereupon, Then there mas warre iyp,'&i

'

theGates' : As foone as that

‘

was fet up, the (word followed.

..***\* •

i.-DJjo thirdly y Difohediene^. Gods -

to Word.
Gods '
'

"'T^His finne Godlikewife puniffietloljiwi

with warre, as you imy feefciriji
where Gcd faith s Jfyou Jljall refufeti_^\
heark§n to my Lawes ^ and to
^
then will I bring npok. '.^
'

,
you a Nation ofa fierce Countenance,
which fi? all not regard the perfonofthff)
oldj but fid all chafeyou^ tillyou bee lef^^'
few in number. Now marke the-^;fp
c'aufe of it ••
Becaufe yee would nof\
obey
 "

% fiefeares of Gti'mmy, 39
St ofthe Lord your God be-
~{,gy the voyce
9- »}•

;P^ caufe hadfirfaken my ,

nor o- Lm *

I will therefore fend a

beved my
’nj,' voice,
have conftmed
Swordaftor them, till I

M the Lord*
them, fil^^
ekti
Minijlers
r
I fourthly. Contempt ofthe
ofthelVord,&c. '
_o»ds
^
:
lit
*'
ntficrs
'lloif;

n commanded
itSr
!

Go D hath alwates
foeciallrcfpea and reverence to his rk
Minifters never
a
trord

wed Prophets and his ,

fuffered their wrongs to

paffe unpuai-^
‘.Therefore
ois (bed ; Mar ke what he faith
the Lord God of their Fathers fent tf
them by his Prophets and Mejfengers rU
What mov d
life fmg early , and fending:
had c ompajftoty on
God ? marke ‘For bee ^ chroo.’
f
fs

his people , and on hk habitation. Now c. ? 6. yer.

‘
did they requite this? But
they'-
how
>k4 God, and de-
mocked the Meffengers of
flf'
bis Pro-
jpifedhis words , and mifufed
^
00 Lord a-
phets , untiU the wrath of the
a t

and till there was

rofe againji his people ,

no remedy. What followed? n,iarks

. I
but the nplhot. For hee brougfttupon
IJ
D 4 thm
0
 — :

40 Lmhrym£ Germaniae^oi'#-
,
I— « -
.

them the King of the Chaldeans,

flero theiryoung men with the Sword^t'
the SanSuary , andjpared neither
yoli'^i
man nor Firgin , ancient ^ nor aged-fi^
gave all into his hand t And they burif^'^-
^
downe the Houfe ofGody and brake don
,.

the Wall tf/JerufiletB , andburnt aU i\

palaces thereofrpithfire and all the

, prf\
Oiom Vejfels thereof to defiroy all.
Arff
they that were left by the fward, car
riff
he away to Babcll, and they wen
fei?*
Slants to himf^andhisfonnes.
Here
warning, I fuppofe,to all Narions,ho\>: i

they Icorne and wrong Gods

Meflen ni
gets : for here was Warre,
Fire, FaM]n
^pfivity followed upoi^^.
*
It luddenly,

Gluttony and Drunkinneft.

f
drmkfK. —rp ,
1 1 was not without rea/ba that Sole:^[
avoiderhe company of ’c
S’!??
Wine-bibbers for to whom is woe
;
f
To whom is ftrife To whom woundstir-
c-

withoiatcaufe^but to liichtf And the^[

Prophet £/^, Efay n.6c
5. 37, 38. he
(peaks
 5

T'beTmts o/Germany . a i
‘ns

fpeiks hearrily againfl: ftch ; fp-ae to %.

kcf thtm filth he) that rife tip early to

( *
*
follow drunkennejfe , and to them that
S(i$.
continue till night untill the Wine doe
y i>k
them , and the Harpe and the
cnjiame
{((h,
VioU^and theTimbrell, and the Pipe
ndi
are in their Feajls. But what is the Se-
th
quel! i Therefore ( filth hee ) are my
i’-i
people gone into captivity : there comes
CHrti,
the Enemy with power prefently jnone
'erijt
fallfaint or fall amongji them , whofe
ere If
Arrowsfl:‘cdl beJharpe^ and all their bowes
bent :whofe Hojfe-hoofesJhad be thought
^eli:
Flint 5 and their Chariot.wheeles
like
e,E like a Whirle~winde : theft arc
ibme of
iupe the Ipeciall finnes for which this Pro-
phet Janicntably complain€S,T/i^t our
holy and our beautifull houje^ where our

mfi Fathers praifed thfe^ is burnt up with

fire, and all our pleefant things are laid
wajie. Now in theparailcll weeftiall
in/
fte our preftnt caft to be a? great and

VVOfi greater than and I am afraid

CiUIlt
our finnes the fimc, and greater too,
that have cauftd the Sword, Famine,
d*
i3i
Fire, and Peitilence to rage amongn: us
pejii theft
 a
; ; . ; ,

y-
Lachrynid^ Gernianix,oy^^
42 {(
; ^

thefetwentyyeeresan<i upwards. ^
Bat here is one remarkable pairaf,^
,’

2*I3ocu-
mexit*
of the Prophet in this calamitous tim*.'*'
for he was not idle : This was a fit tin
forbimtoworkein, Subjed large
nough was offered, either for teares, ‘dv
fearesrHe Sympathized with the re
their mifery refleded upon his Soul
and more efpecially the Churches
cns vaftations ftrucke deepe into b
'

-
bowells :

temperet -••'Si.

;t»T\

As hee had preach’d ofi and fore^to

the Judgment before it was come : 1 Ik;

he deprecates it, when fhould comi

it ,

verC 8,9, intercedes for mercy, for favour : urg,

God with zealous prayers for the dive ,

lion or mitigation of it ; difplayes tl

grievoufhefe of it Pathetically: and

''

he was to be a Patient in it , fo wodl

he be as patient under i t.
This hath beene the conftant pr: "5
dice of iqany of Gods Saints in, an“x
under common calamities , clpecialhot;
of the Prophets^ and the more Em inert,
perfons, wh© alwaies have been earne £35

Wit5(|'
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TheT?ares of Germany.
ds
with God in fiich preliures• , and
•
/
ur-
• 1 ^ %
For this myfoule
n Ivent extremities.
UStiij^
? ihall monrne in fecret.
—
.U.f ... head
A.../ was
'
0 full of water -r

^ ^
I

'ftd fount aine of teares^

fnine eyes 'a
*^^^' that I maght weepeday 'and night for
theJlaim of the daughter of my people I
sSoi
And when the warre and miftry had
“^^3^
burn'd and wafted much of the land,
i^to
1 dc bint nwke what the (ame Pro-
phetdoth. ypon the MotmtainsifXth.
\\&)wiU 1 take up a weeping and lamen-- jer.^,
)re-tO tutioHy and upon the faire places of the
fneii the rvilderneffe a moHrniy!gybecaufi they
IcOf are burnt up ; fo that none can pajje
•;ui! through them y neither can men heare
edfe the voyce of the flockg ^the foule of the
yes t aircy and the heap are fled away and gone:
ani lerem. Chapt. 9. Verf. lo. Thepub-
0 licke deftrudion anci mifery
mi aci that the
fwordhad brought in, made leremyto
jjjj!)
u/e this Method of weeping, laruen-

in,^
^^^§9 mourning. You (hall finde
^he lamcfpirit, and ccmpallionate af-
feftion in King David concerning
^jjj^ y
Ihe miferies of the church and State

f.
too.

i
 44 Lachrym£ Germaniac
Pf».ji.i8 too. Se favourable unto Syon,fo
good fli fure ; buildup the walles 0
ru'^dem. And further, hee forrov
for Syons afHiftions : But novo t,^^

Pf*!.74i cut dovpne the carved voork^ *hery^

7,8,7. jxex and Hammers
'

^ theyfetf^)
into thy holy places^ and razedit to ^{ ',

ground. They have burnt up all ;

’jjij

'
honfes ofGodthatbeintbelmd ;

’
. then^oth he (weetly intercede for
Wefee net ourfgnes, ( ftith he^ there'-'",

V*r.io.i« not one Tropbet more : (O God ) A.

long pall the Adverfary reproach the~^,\
poll the enemy bl^pheme thy Name j i'j
ever? why withdrawefl thou thine hanm
&c. Did not Abraham very patbiiie
- tically, & effeihaally intercede to Gw
even fortheftfetyof thofe wicked C;,.
ties,(thoisgh fome fay ) he onely did
for Lots Hike ; yet Charity bindes r
all to bcleeve , that he did it for tl^
prefervation of all, if it had beenepo^*'
fible. Y ou (hall find the fame lovir'^
aSeftion and compaffion in Eli i ok
tnarke but how hee would move Go’ll
by the common deflruftion : Thii
hac'i
/

I t

<
-O The Terns <?/Germany. 45
Prophets^md » Kmgs
doi^m thine Altars : As who*^*^®**^
"(bould (ay, certainely theft things will
,^/%ovc God to have mercy upon his
What
an eminent patteme
people.
^ we ©f
\
a fympathiziag and com-
'^|>affionatc jpiritinNeAeawfrfi, when he .

“^alked Hananii one ofhis Brcthren,how

“7 the relidue of Gods people did that
•

-de
iiwcrcin Captivity , and of the ftate of ^ .

*’
'^^)ik'jerHfakm lythcxx as Hanani had an- j.
Sod) fwcr’d him heavily, That the people that
Wi If ere in Captivitj/y were in great affliSfi-
' Na on yand reproach j that theWaU of Jetu-
himl lalcm wai broken downs , and that the
iXjf gates thereof were burnt up with fire.
lecoC What did Nehemiah hereupon? you
/iclal ftall findc , that when hec heard theft

^g|y{
words , He fate downey and wept , and Vejfe 4^
^indt
nionrned certaine dates y andftfiedyand

t fy
before the God of Heaven: And
inarke how fwectly heftrs himftife to
that pious ofScc. O Lord God of Hea~ N«I»e.

Earth , the great and terrible

j
^ody 1 bfeech thee rememberydt'^.hitd
‘\f
concludes in theft words, oLord, i
* '
i, befeech
 :
-I

) hachrymm Germanige^ i_=

tir

p^'

keftecb thee^ let thine care hearken Mt

of thy fervant , and to
V^‘
•
) the prayer j

prayer of thy fervants^&c. Defii -1

God to give him favour in the fight ':>•

Vcrfc.Ji •
the King, that he e may effettwhath ^:

defiresconcerning J e aus a l
And was not Daniel even fo mil.
ded for the miferablenefle
Sword, and Captivity, iafter that b 1
had made a large confeffion of the ' •

finnes, how they defpifed Gods Worr| ’

and refilled his Commandements , an

lejefted his Minifters j (b that GOf -

brought his Sword upon them , an"^

them away into

carrycd 5
hov^
and devoutly doth he pra;-;
religicufly
God, faying, 0 Lor according teal;
I)an. c^9.
thy Right eoufneffe I hefeech thee Jet thint'
vcr.16,17
1^* anger and thy wrath he turned awayfrom
thy Jerufaiem, thy holy MounLaine
Heare ( 0 God) the prayer ojthyfervant^
and hisfupplications , and eaufe thy face
to fine upon thy San£luary : 0 Lord,
heare, Ofordforgive,OL 0 rdconfder,
and doe it 5 deferre not for thine owtte
f’ke, (_0 my God)for thy Name is called
 TheTeares ofGtYm^iiY, I II

i thy City^ andupon thy people. And

^ to fl:ut up all Examples in that one bleP
r|l fed Saviour , our Lord Jefm chrifi^
g
‘1 who, when he approached toward ?e-
rayite, and beheld it, itisfaidofhitii,
’

That he wept over itfikyxng, 0 that thou^ lut.'e.rp;

even thou hdji knewne at the leaji in ?/’
of
1 this thy day^ the things that belong unto

thy peace, &c. Luke 19. 41, 42, 43. Be-

of I caufe hce did know the fearefull de-
ls Wrftrudion that (hculd come upon that
nts,(City, he in companion wept, andde-
t Gd fired heartily that fhee had
knowne the <

n, ! day and time to have made herlelfe

»,|i happy. Suchjfuch (I fay) (hould
be
'-
the difpofitionofall good
-Ts
men, to be-
A ^
TX.7/i
waiJc -t I 1 /** •
2nd forrow for th€
.

tf!
miieries
iiijncrics of
ui
kti ^pds Church and people^ putting on
Saint Paul^ the tender bowells of
mf
COmnaffion mourning
n40 :
with them that
niourne , and weeping with
them that
Wepnp_ being
alike minded one to-
Wards another."
^ TVT
^ view ofour pro-'
f
P' with the
inflifted,
oauies procuring
them,and the means
to
 .

if

4.8 Ldchrym^ G ermaaiae^or

torernove theiii'. I call thetn judge.

ments, for they are many and grie.a,

vous. .

As that incomparable,
famous,
i.ourholy n^^cynificent-i fflr^rinn?.
glotious^ admired Tetri,#
Tem.
^ r' ^
avd our
TITm
.

pic of
r I
holy^*“ til
pore, devoted houfe ; thif comely, tej(
wun m r jgpdent, adorned, fpecious, beaoti..(i|

fullhoufe jfo'ftrong, large,lofty, riA.(li)fC

in which ftoqd the glory of our Na.?^4, an

tion Oxixs^-mither every yeareall ottt^i 0!

:

P&, i»z. Tribes went uf ^according to thetefiimO',^

4- ny cf the Lord } to fraife the
hou
of the Lord. That our folemne ^
appoynted by God to be erefted , to .

put his name there 5 where not onely vi

we, but our Fathers before us have‘^“
had free accclle to worlhip the,God of;i p
heaven, is burnt, and burnt up withliJn
fire, by our cruell, deriding, unmerci-jJ ? 1;

full enemies, who in the day of lertf^^

lem cryed
y
and laid,7 Downe with ity^,^
t T • 1 1 ^
^

Pfai. *37“ dovptie with it, even to the ground :

7.
I fay it was in that day with th at Tem-
pie j isitnotastrnely verified in our
'

Churches in Germany < How are out

.barred
 Sacred Temples pillaged, nfledjilncb-
and vered, laid wafke, overthrowne, made
now a refuge for wild beafts f how
are the Priefts , the Minifters ofGods)
redTi Word and Sacramentj abaled, plan-
anftii dred, prolecuted,profcribed, murthe-
mil rcdjkild ? How hath the fury of the
deftroying fbuMiers broke into our
Colledges, Cloyfters, Covents, and
ourl
publicke Churches? and de'peracely

iredi
have rifled, and defac’d thole l^red

etcji
Oratories i Ohow truelymay it bee
ftidof our Temples, they are made
hih
cages of uncleane birdsjanddennes for
leliffl

Theeves and Robbers ? what ravi-

y,
fliings, have notbeene
rapes, violences
lOtOE
offered in thefe our facrcd Courts ?
'

US
and even t^ grave .Matrons, Virgins,
GoJ
young Maidens of nine and tenne
upit
yeares old ? how are we debar r'd li-
inniif
berty to approach thole holy Courts f
/fi»
f and how are our Flocks and Congre-
gations Icattcred miferably? where,
ttii oh where can wee have liberty without
irT^ danger of our lives to prefent our;
,
ifio feives in publicke before the Lord in
(
afc
E his
S#
 '

m£ Germ snijejO?
^ M I
» '

hisownehoufe? where dothnotdaT

ger attend us ? where can we fay
tmj
ly, that we are fife from deftruftionj
.. may we not , oh may we not fiy as the
Prophet leremyVrheLordhathddnU
T^bfruftcle^ he hath deji reyed hit 1

1.6,7.
'

Congregation : The Lord hath caufedtht

I

feajis the daughter of Syon to

befot.
gotten in Jerufilem , and hath
deff
fed in his indignation , the Kim
the Prieji. The Lord hath forfaken he
jlltar.i He hath abhor d his SanUtuay^

fed.g. he hath given into the haudofberem-

my the walks of heP Palaces : Phtj
have made a noyfe in the houfe of the
Lord,asin the day offolemnitf Tk
Law is no more,neither doe her ProfheU
receive any vijionfrom the Lord. Tk
Prieji and the Prophet are Jlaine intk
^tt. to.
Lord. Oh how is the

d'^firoyer come up> how raanyhtW'

dreds of Temples lye defaced, and
emptie ofany fervice of God incur
Land? Hundreds^ I may fiy trud/)
jhowmanythoufind Churches ared^-
uroyed at this time ? So that weenwy
'
••
'
. . 6/
3lli

^The T eares of Qttmmy, 5

thh V
as the. Prophet Our holy aUdok^
t^peautifullhoufeSfTvhere our Fat hers prai^
icf^edthecj are burnt up with fire t Our
^7^Priefts are forced to flye into other
Countries , and many hundreds of
i ^^>%heiTi have miferabty periihed with
"‘^‘'*f«their Wives and Children: Many of
^ifour publicke Schooles of learning, and
famous Colledges of Students"
w ipre utterly confumed:what worthy Li-
braries have periflfd by fire ? where
^4«&arenot thefignesand tokens ofdeftru-
of fctclions to be leene ? and the tnilery and
:/ ; notonely limittedto the
ijjudgeihcnt is

'life
f:
Church of G od , but if we looke and
7 fafl: our eyes upon our land
/ji,
our
,

. Prtfdeare Cotintrey, that was once fb richi

ffil
fo
of plenty , fo abounding with
full

,
of people, fo glorious fpr
(multitudes
lOffijArts, fo renowned fcrplcafantnefle,/
ijj,y|i(forftrengthj for our many, great, and

Cities } for our large and

ed
jjfgraeefull Churches, for variety of all
j
Worldly delights wee codld not name
j

^‘5
ai(i
defects of any things
rff'^bich werefWeete , cornfortable , <x
E 2
 il

Lachrymdi Germanist
52
pleafant : what reliefc hath
fluity, and plenty of all thingss
forded to thole that have beenet!®*®
if!

vs-ant? what afHided Churches haju

’*^

not tafted of Germanics libcralitj|il

witneflc the rcliefe and fuccour tfe
lEnglifh Divines have found amonji
\is ; Wirneile Denmarke ,
France^ Spaine', Italy? To what
ftrelied ,
and afflicted have wc not
fered flielrerage ? how, ohhowhatl,..
thefirength ofthe Princes ofGer®^,
«y beciie admired for their valomtjif
and courage ? What a Bulwarke and^
defence hath it beene againft theconr
mon adverfaries of theCbriftians?wha
[famous (leges hath Germany endureCj
Tor the defence of the GolpeJl? Wh^
can reckon up her worthy Coalman^
ders : her numbers ofwile and difoeei
Magiftrates f What Countrey hatlij

our-ffript her(oh faire beloved Germt^

wy ) in any exceL'encics or priviledgfJ?
But thele times are gone : oh how®y
foule mournes,andhowmylpintclot!i
grieve, to (ec- her excellency thusde-
parted.'
 *^9lli - —
TheTures o/Geranany.
^,_. ! to fee her glory thus lullied
5*^ With miferics, and (lie ftripped of all
'^•ircjidoy and comfort : Where (hall I be-
lilifjinne to reckon up her troubles?
^occ(^^^hat (hall I (peakeof the lamentable

•Und jf'xtortiQns and exaftious upon ail e-

,
jbtes ? What (hall I mention the tor-
fo wijufes and torments infliaed upon all

re ,vfjt)egrces, Ages > What (hall I in-

Sexes,
ohyft upon the Rapes and ravi(hings,-
gryithout diftindion of perfbnsor pla-
gj
I es, unfit to be rehearfed? What need I
'elate the Robberies, Pillagings,
. .ilundrings of Villages, Cities, a-
.“Vnlt promifes and publicke Oathes >
iiw^hat (hall I mention the murthers,
^/%d blud-fheddings, committed ine-
M.icry Acre of ground in our land^
^ neede I iafifl: upon the generall
aiwiilevaftations by fire in every Councrey

nfrfl's the Armies have marched ? You

wdfreallwitnefles jandmany, nay mod:
xivilif you , havebeene (ad (pedators of
jh iii^efe wretched and deplorable orocee-
rlpilii^'ugs : King confefled , that
veoi in a
y
dlfie
great jiraight ,
when hc c
/ E 3 was
<4 h^cbrym^Gcrm^mx, Or
was put to chufe one of thefeq.inrf. i‘

Famine, the Swordf, or

tnenrs, the
Peftiknce; what ftraits and extremitiej^
are we of this Nation then put'to, ^vho’fy
arc not put to our cheyce which judg.i^
mentwe will accept of j but are forc’ijS''
to endure all the three, and more, and?'*'
haw! fuffered them longer than KingV
p<iWftculdhave done? his Faniinet^^
was limited to (even yeeres , the Sword
bad a Commiffion but for j. Moneths, S*

and the Peftilence was reltrain’d to 5. ill'

tlayes but ours have beene this T wen-

^

I
ty yeeres together ,
and in a great es-
‘
tremity. The Sword hath not mar-
ched without other Judgments to ac- a
company it, as heavy, or heavier tfiaiu W!

it/elfe 5 as Fire, Famine, PeftilencCjand;?!

yet not ftinted,' but going on asfttH
onfly as if it had IcarCe begun its work.

Our Famine doth not onely paralcll.

but for continuance farre exceed that
of Samaria : our Examples of (Irangdji
not
ir. For have
fufferings are equal) to
mothers devoured their owne bowels-
Have not the Graves beene ranlackeO)
and

I
 —

The Tearef of Gcrmsiny,

hpfft
—
bodies taken up and eatm >
— ’
——
voJ'-anci dead
jp'^’tWe have felt thofe heavy curies which
to the dilbbedient
threatned
De«f- 23 . Our Wives have been Deu,
'^^^'^ravilhed before our faces, curDiugh-
f**^^'^bters taken from us by
force, to latisfie
‘

the luft of the outragious Soldiers : our

o^en have beene flai ne before our eyes,
''

fbil

^'sfjour Sheepehave beene driven away,

, and not relcued j our Fields ftanding
thl

!• Mu thick with Come, have beene Inddenly

train’J: trod downe by troopes of Horle-men,

thisi or burnt up by thera$ our large arid lj>a-

a git! cious meadows fo plentifall in grafle,

h na‘ have not beene mowed thele niiany
-

iinti I yeeres ^
the F ruits of our grounds have
leaviti beene earen by our Enemies, ourgqods
(^ileit
and our Plate all taken away , oar hou-
0[,ii fes made Stables, and after turn’d tq

alhes-. Strangers have the rule over us,

above 8000. Villages conlumed with

lypj
fire. Hqw have wee beene expos’d to
^
ffj
nakedn^, hunger, cold f How have
.{
wee beene forced to fly from the feare-
foil Drumm'e by ftealth in the night,
feeking for Ihclterage even wirhout
®
\ E 4.
hopet?

!
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—
I ^

^
-j
Lachrym£ Germaniae^oy^r
V
56
hope ? How have we-bcene befiegcH !< L
allourftrong Cities and places
Oh how doe ourr people fio.p..
fenced
and feeke their bread Oh ha k
for, !

rrixr/*n
have they given h
their pleafanc rhinfkfoli^^'
for food j The yong and the o] d lye aa '

tam t u the ground in the ftreets our '

, Virgif i
j|jg|r
**
and our young men are fallen by rtf’
lam. 4. Sword. 'The tongue ofthefucklingchilf^^r
eleaveth to the roofe of hk mouth 4’^^^
thirji .‘ Thejioung children aske
mdno man breadth it unto them. .

4. 4. Thole that wee have nourifteds

hath our Enemy conromed ; It is conif Jj^ive
to pafle as Jeremy Ipakc concerning
Je-mi I

rtfalem:They that fed delicately, ferijlrj>) \

in thejireetf j they that were cloatkiiilm
n>ith Scarlet, embrace the doung.
that arejlaine with the Svoord,are better.^
than they that are k^Uedwith hunger for
ifthey werefiruckjho- ^
rowfor
trow thdfruits
foy the iruits ofthe earth •t
p/tevti't :Jhehunds
t.in

of cur pittifuU Wofmit have fodt! ?!

owne children : The Kings and Jtihubi^ l!
tants ofthe earth would not
J Jt . _ t
have bdec^ _ j'A

ved that the Adverfary and the

.

Enef^J
^

V
^t<j}lpcu!dhavefoJJejfedour Gates, o Ger-
)eopL: m»jf, thefe are thy affliftions! Thefe
! are Tome part of thy heavy Judgments,

ant
; for theie things thou weepeft. Thine

;
cafteth out waters’, becaufe thy
olJi
y? children are defolate, and the Enemy
prevailed. But lorrow opprefleth
len l!*®

.n^l myhowdls, I might, but will not fur- '

^ "'S'i
ther infift upon our woes j let us now
feeke the Caufe of thele heavy and ter-
rible dealings, and breache; wee need
;

».l; not looke farre for the Caules even

;
wuril thofe
finnes which caufed JerufJems
hiSffi deflrufl ion,
have procured ours. For
-raiiif, where was not
i^ide advanced and * PtWe.
,
d),f haughtinefe? Who
was hee who did
ick not mightily exalt himfeffcf How did
f we tnagnifie our incur wealth,
(elves
mk in our frrength and n;u! titudes
of peo-
9r)d Cities, eipecially of
tn^a^ our wo-
men? Did they not goe with ftrctcbed
llich 9^eks, and wanton eyes Oh this!
M thisis (Jleare)
thisvaftation.
one of thecaufes of

k . ofthe former , fo may »

p '7 or this flnne ; wee

were not only I-
^
dolaters
p
 ;

Lacbrym<^ Germaniaejor/^tt^

dolaters in private, but in publicke, «rf “ u t\

tier every grecne Tree ; upon all

Mountaines, in all the Head-ftreets o f .l
our Townes Idolatry did abound. An(
though thcfe two were not fhfficien.jot
as
to eaule the wrath of God , how hav(, 50 tf45 i

GODS* we neglcited themeanes that God ii^not

[
mercy fent to us , _ not regarding the’ pti j

Law of the Lord : laying, iVee will mi l

heare,’ norfljalihereigne
-
overm. And', i
- - - -

(pcake of the Itm

what fliall I indignities,'
jtafftli

Con- reproaches, abules offered to our 0cred *

tempt of Funftion ? May I not fay truely as Je- 'jcoroi

1
“They reverenced not their'^^
fters^*"*'
Lam'. 4. Friejis ,
nor had compajfion of their El^W K
ders. IdtkQ'fnic^lVehavebeenefull^we'Mm
» Cor.4.8 have beene rich , and we have reigned as sud^k

Kings. N
o Nation in the whole world iuiQj

thought themftlves more fecure, or

more free from danger than w'ee did, in*

(but for all thefe did not give glory to

I
God, and therefore are wee made a
t
f^fracle unto Angels to the world,
,
ha,
and to men. We
have laine on Beds or
Ivory , when others have beene in mi* h’.o
fery i w'ee have fed full , when others t'

wanted
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:

J'heTeare^ of Germany.

wanted j our hearts have beene over-

id'*®'
come and fivell’d with fat, and we havd
furfeitcdevcnwiththegoodthings of
the Land, and (hall not God vi fire us

ho i
^ Prophet : For
have wee not famine for our excefle >
^
Have wee not want for our gluttony i
and have wee not nakedneffe and defo-
lation for our Pride < Even tinto this
i pefeM hojtre m hmgep and thirji, and
uicnahed^ ^pdave hn^etted^ attdhave
)Ur f# no cert aine dxceUing laces, i Cor.
f 4. i r
'ly as; It was our Gomplemenfall,and not real,
mti and formall Religion which cauled
’
thm thele plagues to fall fo heavy
upon us
'efgli'
Wee had formerly warnings by vifible
ei^d Signes and Meteors , and we negleched j

lewd
•^hem, and fleighted them, as if they
tire/ appertained tons ; therefore
n'ceit
wee. have beene guilty of our owne

7I01)'
®^'^®^auddeftrudion, for it was our
W cauled thcle Judgments to
upon us. Wee may as well lay
ttd , o
gedS'
0 Gertmny / a& our Saviour
•

jjjlt
I
bis time, O Jerufalew, J erufalcT^y
Qflt the Prophets^ and
nefi
 .

3 Lachryma Germanige^oy
Zefi them that are
ftnt unto thee cNzy
we have added more j we have not one/ ,n ,

ly done To, but

exiled and banifhetc#..,

oar Miniftcrs ,
and taken their poffcl^ k®
j
fionstoourfelves, and let their wid^#** ;
dows and their children begge their^^in?
bread from houfe to houfe. W
e have^itniej'
calculated other mens mifery and e-^od
ftates, but have not thought of our^efli

owne: It hathbeeneonr prepofterous^

defires that hath brought this afiliaion
’

upon us': wee knpw , and now are fen* r^’

fiblcofourowneprefenteftate 8c dan-
ger, which formerly wee regarded not,
and lb much fleigh ted j building and
trufting too much upon our ownc®^
ftrength and lecurity,
j j thinking wee W.o
ftiould never be moved ; laying, smh, litN;

take ihine eafe , as the Rich man in the lijjJ

GofpeS did, which lung that lullaby to Jilt

himlelfe,yir thou haji goods laid up for %

many y teres, Oiir King hath beene fty-
led Kex Hominum , and wee have ta-
ken it to our lelves too, and thought it
lb : and is it not juftly come upon us,

and true, ( as I laid before) That they

rphich
 1

Th Teares ofGcrmmy, 6
fa jvhkhfed delicately, aredefolale in the
'•not
% Streets ; and they that a>ere brought tip
Si in Scarlet, embrace dung- hits. Lam.4.5.
Jirpol Ohovycouldl enlarge n'j? felfe up
neiriti
C5n thefe , but yet there is a
troepe of
?ge| finnes unnamed : but I will not leave
^eit
'yanj,
out thofe crying Twinnes
and DrunkenneJJe. Oh how
oi Gluttony
did thefe “X
, gw
anJ
toft, flourilh and bud forth And ! but adde
'Ofett to thefe fulnelle of Bread,
exceUeof"'^'*’
Idlenefle , ncgled: of the poorc
, com-
ifHift't

^arelc mon fwearing, profanation ofthe Or-

&(li
dinsneesof God ^ difbhcdicnce to Pa-
Icdi rents, Magiftrates^cozenaee
in dealing,
and traffick 5 abuling Gods
ngis graces into
wantonnelfe, with divers Qthers.
•
om No
marvailc thot^h thefe things
ngw be come
npcaiout Nation: shall /
sd notvifltfor
tbejethzngs faith the Lord,
I inti* andjhall net
nty Soule be avenged onfuch a
hhf Nation as
So having difplay'd in a Mappe
Kf.
the Judgments ofGermany, with fome
:n^l
ot the crying
finnes of the lame, let me,
JVC?
e eech
you, conclude all with Ibme
ighii'
u regions how
to remove thefe plagues
on®'
id heavy
vifitations : and the firft is,
.fd
i.Rejpen^
 :

rJ
hachrym£ Germania^/^^'^
I.
A• Kefentance. <
M8)7* -
f

Mcancs This the Balme of the woundeki®^

is
^ ^
-
— ,/l
10 remove foule, the ftop-rore,the foveraign‘;;„v-
-

ihc naife**
of that can be applyed: to this,c;^tb
remedy
lies
that Jeremy givy
germ(injf> to none. It was this .q
to Jerufale,;r
as the onely
heart
Phyficke
Jeruralcm
^
lcr. 4».x 4 * Wafe thy
{{edtiefje, that then maijt he healed : Im
longpdll thy vaine thoughts lodge witk0^
was that which the
!•<
Wujtiy
lonak in thee ? it
nivites praftiz’d, to fave
themfelves Sjtiepfr

It is thaiwas
their City from deftruftion
: tl

which hath alwayes wrought efteftualj

!y with God ; when they fought him^jj^

he heard them: and when they turnetyjj
unto him, he was found of them.
witl,,^^
the Baptift, began his Preaching'
Repent,^
.this, as the beft foundation ,
doth re'|
for at what timeJ oever afinner
away his
tent him^j God will turne
-
all

mck§dnejje ^he Jhall not aye, ,

Now there arc two forts of repen-j^^atc

cance ; the one is a true and unfeig“!trQe;
ned repentance ^ the other is an
critically or Temporary Repentance
A A.— .
h. trueBL,epentance,is, -whe« wee rnrnSk. /i

j;

n:
 fheTmres ofGtrmmy, 12
oiiiKt
to weeping, fafting,ioel.z.t»
fakt and niOBrning 5 nslbopejweappeare
this
prefent before the Lord,
and in this Congregation
'-'^'‘J&rcg^tion 5; tfiat
that IS,
is, in
^}} finrmrvand trnrh ;• Such ..... .. ’
and truth •
fiticerity was Davids
»/4
tcp^titance, who watered his Couch t,^*®'**
%)fii
with his teares ; fiich was Peters repen- tob.42.6,
d;L
m in his cheekes,
which
he(hed,;^'>^-33.
fell lud,,'.
thcj,

was i Mattel,
^veil 5
’^P^nrance of King
istk Y^r
^he repentance of the
F4f
^
hfrae/ztes mBet/ja/ia
j fuchwasthe
true contrition and
hearty reDentanrpLwt
» of .he Prodipllfcn,^ :

examples for us to follow

? ii and
S imitate : for looke
what favour
Childe received at the
3*f hari(f

Ithef f or earthly fa-

greater favour
(hall wp
handr^f;f fathers
rep«

We repentance
in&i'

h1 dared v ifhehathde-

^
I
<tnd,feveTt tmesinaday^^^'^'^"t‘

^ tnrne
 54 Ldcbrym£ Germankjor/
unto tkee^fajiing, Itrepen-^l
turtle aguine
thoufidt jorgivchim : HowJjK
nth me,
TDuch more will he then , which is the 41)

God of all mercy, forgive us

willing to confeire^j
are here ready a-nd
finnes, and turne to him by un-^
our
feigned repentanfce,
and a newneffe
life.
I
Nowafeigned lepentanceis, when'
we make an wtward ihew of forrowi
••butths heart is not touched withitj
forfalhion
or when we doe it fake.-
• « <m

but I hope here is none

liich in thi;
was therepenJn
Congregation : for fuch
tanceofobftinatef/wr4<i6 ;
fuch waste
of wickc*
» 7* the feigned repentance
counterfeit re-i
^ Saul j fuch was the
pentance of Efau i fuch was the
dilTera-Jit

*4 -
bling repentance of Sj/tnon
repen-j
^l*^*”* fuch was the hollow-hearted
the repen |
Aa.8. 14 tance of Judas ^ liich was
Mae.inj
jance of K^nanias and Sa^htrn ;
by a tree we may know the fruit.
finnes have gathered head again
and will bring us ftilltoa m}
if we doe not from our hearts
 ;

J’heTearesofQtxmmy, 65
bewaile our former and wicked lives,
and cruely repent us ofour mi0ecdes r
kc us doe as the Ninivites did , who
fpeedily put on fackcloth , and late
them downe in alhes , weeping and i
iby;
mourning lor their finnes 5 there was
wnei'
true repentance : The Lord hath pro-
mifed, that if the wicked will returne
from his wickednefle that, he hath 5^^
'
ffoi committed, and keepe his ftatutes,and
wit, doe that which is lawfull and right,
oni he (bail not dye, but live ; For as I five,
i in[ (faith the Lord) I defire not the death,,

hcitf of the wicked j but that the wicked

fudii turne from his wicked way, and live..
Therefore turne you , tume you from
your finfull wayes ; for why will you
dye ,0 yee inhabitants oiGertnany.
We know nothing will quench fire

To(bone as Water , Vinegar, Blood,

d!?;
andMilke : if ever we hope to have
)c 4
our fire ofwarre quenched and extin-
us caft on the tearcs of R.e-r
quifiied, let
pcntance, the Vinegar of corapun-
frion
of heart, and apply the precious
Blood of Jefus Chrift to our foulcs
F and
 )

JLachrymds Germaniae^ffr
L

and throw on the Milke of purity (a

andinnocency of life for the tinie to ^
^ 1 ^ I 1

come ^ and the Lord will repent hitii

«’T‘y<tf I ^ I

of his fierce wrath 5 and be at laft gra-

SI

cr us toward our Land and Nation j

That’s- the firft.

3. li Prayer.

T W ill oncly adde this one for alfPray-

•^
er ;
oh it is acceptable incenfebe-l
fore God how hath he alwaies rewar-
:
1*

bed it? regarded it i Oblerve how ?

the Children oi ifraet u(ed this a-

gainft alloppreifors.’ wheh Godat a-
ny time had ibid them, either into 3,
lChdg.i. 3 . the hands of the Fhilijiimr, or Am- it

monites ^ or any other : it is laid of ,j

•them , that when they cryed unto the i

Lord , hee heard them, and delivered

!them out of their enemies hands. «j

.ThiSjthis is that which God prelcribes |

us to uie in our extreamities. Cd

all j,

Pfal. 50, u^on mee in the time of trouble, ,0^ i

1 n'illheare thee, and thou palt glorifr ^

me. And becaufe our tranfgreffions

.have;
 ^
^ * *
‘Ml

,
hlvT^ene great , and have procured
*

^ the^e warres, let us ftrive with God by

prayer ,
Lord may at laft be
that the
entreated for our Land , and for our
Cities.and people. Let us therefore
pray unto the God of heaven :Ie# us
jcArch^andtry our wayes y
and turne to

the Lord: Let us lift up our heartsyvith

0urhands,to Godin the heavens.'y forhe
hath fmitten us, and he willhealeus.^*'"-J‘<’
rew Andifwe will turne to himjand return
: liii from our fins, he then will -heale our
this ; land, and wUl have mercy upon us j and
)daii ‘as long as his mercy is over all his
;rii workes,let us never faint, or finkeun-
or k der the burthen of defpaire : but -let
lis, that are here prelent, pray, that the

Itot
Lord would keep us, that here remain
livtf
alivejfrombattaileand murther, and.
hail*
from ludden death j from plague, pe-i
ftilence , and from famine ; from
t
hardnelTe of hearr,and contempt of his
Word, andCommandemenc, good
Lord’deliver us, and all people on the
face of the earth.
t;

F 2 A Prayer.
 :

68 httehrym£ GermaniaejOr

The Pray er after p

the Sermon.
\

MoftEternallGod, moft pow-

erful!, wife, and mercifuH Fa-
ther, which punilheft the tranf- jjj

greffions of thy people, andi wilt not

let any wickednefle goe unpnnilhed,
we beleech thee ("oh Cod) to heare, to
confider our ihiftries, to regard cur
teares that fall : Oh / looke upon our
adverlaries ( oh God) how they tri-

umph :Remember (oh Lord ) thy

Churches miferies : Thou haft faidit,
T^hat the blood of thy Saints is precioHi
in thyJi^ht !Oh
lee then ( oh Lord)
'

the blood ofthy Saints which is Ihe^

in every place! Canfe to cealc (oh
God) the fury ofthe Sword, and the
-
ipigto
 '

fjyeTearesofGcrmmy, 6p
might of the deftroyer , doe as thou
!di(&eft in King Davids time : cauie
thy Angell
to put his fword up , and to
ceke from punifhing forth er. oh thou
I"'-477,
Svordofthe Lord, hovp long will it be
ere thou be quiet ?
put up thy felfe into
iftt
ihefcabberdy reji,attdbejiill. Let it
fuffice (OGod) to have puniflaed thus
larrc, thus long : Why (hould they fay,
where is now their God ? Lift up thy
loftp)
felfe O God,and corae and helpe.Thou
cifill; haftfaid it, OhoxA,That though thou
thetc dojlfend affli&ion, yet wilt thou have Limen.t
iwilir compajfion accord^ to the multitude of
3unil thymreies. Ohletusnptbemadean
bear. utter reproach, and aftoriifhment ; oh
gardi let not the Enemies , and thofe that
know not thy Name, fay. Are rhefe

thff'
thebeautifoll Cities i Is this the gloiy

rd):
ofthe Nations? O
let them not de-
us, good God
^

voureusatonccjfpare
r*

a
of our Salvation , fpare thy people

)bW
whom thou haft purchafed with the
blood of thy deare Sonne Tefos Chrift.
lisf

;a<f;
G thou, the preferver of men ,
v/ce
humbly intreat thee upon our bended
a#
i F 3 knees
 V

I
^ ^ — /hj?

yo Lacbrymte GermaniaCjOr fjjjjjit

/

knees here proftrate before thee , and'i f, I

upon the knees ofour hearts, that thou- #r
wouldft lay a bridge of thy mercy overjp
the waves of this troublefomc and dan-'^jK
gerous tiin e j and be gracious unto us,
that we may returne to the congregati-'^ji i

on, and declare to the children thatarei';^. (

yh anborne thy wonderfull delive-’\,j«
ranee, which thou haft wrought for us :i
poore and finfull men. Our iniquities,^
weeconfefle,are gone over our heads,
and our tranlgrellions have alcended
up to Heaven, and there cryed for ven-
MC
geance : And though wee be the chil- 'Mt

idren of wrath, yet thou arc fall the ®t!

God ofmercy 5 and therefore we begge d i

6 gracious Father , that thou wouldCt

notftill fight with Fire and Sword a-
' gainft the arme of flefh arid blood and
:

looke not upon us as we are finners and

violaters of thy Commandements; but
onhira v/hich fits at thy right hand,]c- / .

fits Chrift. Send us a reftoration O ,J„

Lord, from death and captivity, and

remernber that thou art the Potter, and
g *

^
wee are the clay , even the works "1
 o/Germany. 7 .

hands ; shall the dead^raife

pfal
orpoll the fit give thanks nnto
•«•
L^i

^%heei Oh the living, the living pall

thee , andpng laudUnto thy name.
Lord we befeeeh thee to heale as, to
'^®«irecover wee are brought very
us, for
?%lowjour Enemies have brought us in
^^ttfubjedion , and they that hate us, are
flclij
fords over us. O call to mind thy old
ffcti mercies, thy gracious promiles , thy
tender compaffions; Be favourable un-
rlieii and reftore the voice of joy and
to as ,
iei health once againe into our dwellings,
bri? Returne O
Lord, unto us , and be pa-
le i cifiedtowards thy lervants : Comfort
pit ns now after the long time that thou

haft plagued us , and for the yeares

;
bf
?oiJe wherein we have lufiercd evill , lb wee,
ort:
thelheepe of thypafture, lhall praife
thee, and declare thy goodnefle from
,|5)' pofterityto pofterity. Reftore (Oh
God) our peace, our liberty, thy -

j 1(
Goifiell in the purity of it : Grant thefr

ioji
O God, for Jelus Chrifts fake,
jf
Sonne of thy love ; to whom, with
'^•^'^3 ^nd
[,jfi thy blcffed Spirit, bee ren-
dred
tb'f
Lacbrym^
dred ©fall, all praife, power,might^
and dominion henceforth,
and for ever : and let
the people (ay,
,meTtfAmstt.

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To the Reader.

Ue CiVtll Warres of thisCjornetime)

T jhurijhin^ Country mi^ht he rather
deftredtobe buried in ftlence^ then
tohee recalled and perpetuated to memory
iut that the Lord tptll ha'\re hts grcst
|wprkestobeh^d in remembrance, that'
ethers might
fee, and feare him that doth
vvhateverhepleafethin Heaven, and
in Earth, How
great thd mifery of Ger*
ro^fyhathheene, no tongue can expreffe
«o heart
can heleeVe, except that thofe halre
ffae^andfelt the bitternejfe
ofit, they halre
funken the wine of Afiioniflimenr,
^ they would not belee're their mifery
neere,norfo dreadfull, who
for
ifpy^ifj^^^^^^yy^^reshaVe beene mu
that hnay fay
fhphet
/ of it, as the
my
faith of lerufakm Your
A 3 CoLin-
4313951
 To the Reader
^
Country'is defolate, your Cities bur^^
with fi’re;,your land ftrangers devou,|iii

in your prelence. S.hee is left l& mm

core, thatjhe can call mthing
her omnef^^^
f
that relieyed others nowin need of oth^
is

reliefe. She that of late

was as a 'Prince^
'

among the Nations, Vith her fum^tutf

now t^ith the Daughter of2.
^
Palaces, is

on, as a Cottage in a Vine-yard, or ai ji"!

defertWildernefle.
We dll this 'it’hile continue as the Vh 's\

yard of the Lordy fenced about by hispro^^^p

deuce, andjJjeltred underhis prote^ionyUj^,
onelyheare lehat others feele- Godflrdi^^
r - r ..T •
Cl
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fame f..

to my place w^hich way in Shiloh

where I let my Name atfirft, andf ’ ^

the Lord. Efayy^^l

what I did to it,laith

12- We are admired (by all the l^orld) /A

pur peace, it will be our Ti^ifdome to labour:^
he as famous for Tiety, peaceJJjould bee nJl
ourpiph
"Murfe of^iety, ifire improve this
 To tbc Reader.
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^ kngthmn^
triWcjuiUity-
•fs
dft.^
four
Jhall meete with any harjhphrafe^
»«»
Ifpu
i^j

mufuall exprej^ion in the infuing Trea^

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\fe,you will be eaftly inclined tp a charita^
^
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i lib -

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he is a German borne.
mietimes ofgood worth in his own Country,
.
pMe to deliver hinifelfe elegantly in his
'
®‘(iK>»e Language,in Latineyor in thoje other
languages in which he hath beenlonger ex-i

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'I’^ffndit Vporthy your readings wherein
you
!]lall Juddenly behold the Hate of the wars,
ff
hk feverall 'Battles, Encounters, Conflicts
wfUnd JJJaults ofCities,Townes, and
CaHles]
yimthane'iit, andexaClMap, withfigures
aff oth on
Map^ndBook,referringyou to each
mother,ti>herinyou
may perceive the time, the
vlptere,and daypi;ith
the Jucceffe^and event of
'*
JJfault, extra-
J bef Gcimm Hiftories.
^'^hndconfider. Vale,
 .

y-Y?;ity JDuvall Count ofDanwier

Genomll

j£/j. ^eiemintur

S!-rnyi» « 'i^eTs^Jte/Pr.Jj.urj,, , OA' Jz.

 y

Anno.
i^lS.
mm

f
\

'/

INVASIONS
gE^M^S^CIE.
With all the civill, and
bloody WarreSjfince the firftbe-
beginning of Anno i6 1 8» to this
prefent ycare 1638.

O) «

Ount of Liutenaht Generali

^ for the EiTiperour AldthiaTy'with an
Army of fix thoufend men > maketh
the .firft invafion into the King-
dome of Bohemia befieged and at
faulted the Townc of l^Ugram , wherein three
were put to the fword,
! »

companies oi the "Bohemians

and the reft taken prifoners- This Vtlgram was the
firftTowne, which by the Imperiall Forces was at
faulted jche fift oiSeptember, ^nno i6i 8.

B z
 6 4

The fnvajions of Gefptdnj.

Sr

O)
The Tinpcriall Generali, CoutttrB^ctju<y withhis
Army comming into fought the hrft
battle
with the Bohemian forces, confifting of 1 ooo.horfe
arid foote, under the leading q\: MathUs of
STW;?, before 12. of 0 Cl obey Anno .

1618, 1 he Bohemian forces flood not long coi>

7
fidering upon the matter, but fell with fuch fury up,

I
on the Jmperialifls, that they utterly difperfed them*
killing an exceeding great number, and fomc a 00*
^ ‘

prifoners were taken.-

.
•

fi
The I X .of iildvember^^ Anneal 1 8. Count Ernft
of U^tansfeld comming into he firftpre-
fonts himfelfe with his, and the Bohemians Army,
before the’ Citie of Pilfen. Summons being given
A
the fecond time, and denied Mansfeld brings for-
;
ward his approaches. Some fallies , and rencoun-
ters there paffed : for all which Oldansfe/dgzt up a
very large battery, &
mounted fomc' pieces of good I'OU

Ordnance upon it.* A vafl breach arid a faultablc he k\

made^' and commands it tobe flormed.’ Thc lmpcri-

nilGarrifon, with the Citizens therein mMntaincd
Itvery floutly, and beate oft' the Aflaylants many
times from their* walls. But APansfeld fo over-
Ui
dyes the defendants with numbers,that he by mainc
force enters the City,

I51!

(4) m
September the 4. ^ATnno
ip. The Imperial
l^^oj falls upon the Townc B^y^^'^j
1^^ j

t
 ^ ,

The Tnvaftons of Germany. Jlmol

wherein all rhat were found in Armes, arc ^ i P
put to the fword. Immediatly after this huc^uoy
I lighting upon a great party of the hohemiAn Forces,
^
^ not ferrefrom th s Towne, takes away three Cor-
pets of them,and more then 1500 utterly defeated.

•4 (5)
Bethlehem Gabor Duke of Tranjtlvamayknim^
% tnArmy of 1 looo.horfcand foot, under the com-
mand of ^erentZy to aide
joyned with thcm,and making an Army both to-
gether of c 6ooo.bravc men. All theft being drawn
up into battalia,bcfbre the Imperialifts Campe, at
m^T)onaw-bryg0 by the Imperiall refiJence, and
ntEfni City of fVien. The V>ohefnians bej^ng deiirous to
Hpi! tempt Generali Buc^juoj out of his Campe into
Aruf- fiire Campagnia. The 2 5 .of OElober.Anno, 1619.
T
giv([
fell thejrc out a fore battle on the further fidc-of the

)asfoi. ftme bridge; vj\\cxz\w on Bohemians fide were

:(]Coi
flainefome 1000. men; On the Imperiall fide a-
jatiifi
hove 4 5 co.and a great many of common fouldiers
jfggo!
wounded, which were brought with waincs into
the Hoipitalls of ivien. Generali Bucquoj himfelfe

0ip{fi'
Wounded, but not mortally.
iMk-

At ^genburgiw Bohemia Battle was fought

under the condud: of Duke ,^hriflian of Anhalt ,
then Generali of the Bohemian Army, againft the
Imperiall Gsneralls Bnequoy^ and D ampler where-*
inthclmperialifts were beaten, with the Ioffe of
^000. common fouldiers, and divers officers. On
the Bohemians fide 80c. the 10.
were alfo flainc, 1
^
B 3
-
 The Inva^oHS ef Gemattf,
\6zo» 0 ^tJifarch,jinrtt>,i
620 .

.
, (7)
The 26 o( Augtffl. Ame.i 6
io. MarqueOb^^a,

hrofipis Smola, with an Army ot 2 5 ooo.Foot,and

with his Army //
HorfejCaiiie into ^fr/w<*>y'jraarching
towards the Protelbnts Leaguer, before Oppenhehn ltd
removed to'
in the Palatinate ; from thence
z^nach, which he befieged. ThcT^/f«f»»Gartifon,
out of all hopes of being relieved , parlies, and
yields, the 3 1 .of AngHfi. he tookc AltiJteim.'Vasjn

with 12000. men encompaffed the Townc of

Oppenheim againe. The Townc unprovided for .

ncge,wasrendredalfounto the <5 . oiSep-

temher,Anno,\ d 2 o«

^ fe/

f
 ,

7he ImaJieHs of Getmany^

.Fr
Mar^uij- r^ifniT Spinala^enrrall.

f Sjwijfke
ov'cr yirniy m the
^therlamlc^.

-m
swS'

^ ofSj^awe it/fA :;iivi into

athtat t^io 2 u. ^fy^non^t. yfftTzofo/z^/it /^ainj^
t/to

JIfanjfoIrL ano/li)i/t:o ^3mfieinrt

 ^

The iiWiJioHt of Gifmany.

N f 8)

(
The Elcfl:or ofi’4Afw<?,wkh i i<*'Oo.ofHorfc,an(!
1
footcdidaflaultchcTowne of whereiti

i
eight Companies of the Bohemiam were in Garris
; fon. The
Saxons fell to tnyning, and Ihooting of
qranadoes into tbeTowne ; attempting to fcale the
walls,arc by a Sally many times beaten oftl But the
Saxons with 1 2 .pecccs of Canon,fired and (polled
at lad this goodly Citie ; againft which they made

of two dayes 393 1 fhot, and alfo ta-

in the (pace .

keth The Towne is almoft wholly turned to

it.

Cinders- 1136. houfes. 9. goodly Churches, and

two Hofpitalls arc burnt, the 2 5. of Sef temper
Anno, 16 10.

(p)
Count of B ampler
being very defirous to fiir*
prize the Garrifon under l^ethlehem Ga^
toriKi Fm^/^r^jgocsthitherward with 6000. of

Horfe, and Toote, takes and fires the fort in the

Suburbs, heere the River Donaw. Five hundreci
Souldiers thereupon were commanded to flormc
the Caftle,& with a Petard to enter it.But the Gar>*

rifonpercHving this^iffuesoutof theCaftle, anda

gteatnumber of the Affaylants cut in peeces. Count
^amfier himfelfe was (hot,and afterwards his head
^38 cut ofFbythc Hungarians. O^ob. the 8.

TT
I .
Upon the y.of November, Anno. i ^ lo.a great^
' fore battle was fought before
Which the Duke
of ^avaria^w^
"
the Imperialifts
ijUidet

V
'jftmo,
of Germany, ^^ /I

under Generali nuc^uoy^md

l6zi. Tilly, did
overthrow
hohemians, and Protettants Army ; all Canon^
the 1
taken, 9000. men of
and Ordnance were here
Bohemian Forces flaine, 6000. upon the place ofi/;/
reft of purfaing. Prif^dO';
battle,and the rett. in the
nets were taken, the young Duke fhyyhan of
the young Count of Thur»,CoMxA oiStymnAM'^
divers OrHcers and Captaines, and of commoleoS
fouldiers too On the bavarian, and ImpcrialiMstam
fide, flaine feme 2 50. and fome
brave Cavalie^[au'a
and Chiefe Commanders, as the Cjcnerall Quarter^tf 0
Maftcr Caretti, Coloncll Megaw,
Captaine
and I>ow/>r^,with 4. Captaines more. he|';,c
Proteftants Army befi)rc the beginning of this bat-j
tic is laid to have been full 3 oooo.men, and of the:
fijhllaiti

Imperiali(ls,and Havarians.^oooo.

/ 00
the T o,^nno. 1621. The Tmperiall Gene"
SIDlb'
ra] Bucijuoy prefents himfelfc in full Battalia before
^cnheufely wherein Bethlehem had a ftrong
pees
Garrifon, and demands it to be rcndrcd,Thc fum-
4)
mons being denyed, the Towne is {iirroundcd by his
Army. Tlie Garrifon falling out,flaying there poo of

imperialifts, and bringing fome i oo* away prifo

ners. the Garrifon fallics outa-

Some dayes after,
gainCjWherc Generali B«c^«ojhimfclfe,with divers flffl:

Commanders was (laine^and Prince Torcjuato

Comntbus fome Officers taken prifoners, and 10
the Imperialifts were fainc to levy their
ownc
fiege* ’^»ti

1*1) (I

\Wi
 1

Tbt Invafms of Germanf. Vima.

. ^ julf the 8 and

. 1 . i <5 ai . Divers Troopcs
Gcnaall Lieutenant TU/jf \rmy,
/
*“
cflpflde a (how of
themfelves before Count Afamfeldt
<fy Quarters,neere Vrawenherg in Bohemia who fending
Com] (Hit fomc tr(3ops againft them, dra ve them to retreat,

Petiland cut in
pieces 300. of them. The next day rfic
4vit;Jmpetiali(iscame on with greater forcesjchc Mans-^
^etdifi well aware of their comining,thefe feigning
sTfltoflee, draw on the Imperialifts into an ambufh,

iott
i where many of them were flaine,and amongft then*
tliis|thcB<«v4rw»Coloncll B^w,with divers Captains
ijjuf
and Ritt-maftcrs.Inthefe divers rencounters ofthe
'

Bawww.flainc more then r

rf/*fide feme 500.

i62%c Don ^ordndl

September the i p • %/€nno
Spanilh whole Army, and
Vicc-Gencrall,with his
laltj
divers pecccs of Ordnance, comming to befiege the
ITifii
Town of Franckendail in the F^/^«W^,whcrcin was
^Garrifon of fome 1 2. Companies under the com*
jnanii of Coloncll fVitgen^ein « who fellies out with
his
02
Souldiers many times upon the Spanilh,defer s,
^ddifperfesmany of them. But Count Mansfeld
;S

Comming with an Army of i6o©©.men to relieve

Towncjthc Spanifti were forced to give over,

rii(\ r
^ Ordnance behind thcm.On the Spa-
th r
flaineandwounded in all thistimeof
ip.ofi'^pf^’fw^^’r,till the 14. of
^rfi'ecbenjooo.men. o, Citizens,and lOO
“ '
'

^^^rrifonwercalfollainc.
 '

Anno. ThelavaJtMJ of Germany.

41’'!'

('*
4) jF
Tethlehm orby tfiis time falling with an
grali^'
Army upon T»r»4 a To wnc in Moravia^
wss an Imperiall, Garrifon of 7. Companies ; „„ j,,,.
being a wondcrfiill well provided place, makAliis'
great countenance of refinance , in fo much ttoto
^
’Bethlehem Qahor in the third af&ult loft above 7o( (illv.

W'-
of his men before it. EutatlaftparlicSi andyccldr '

Anno.j^2i.
All'

li

I
 The Inva^ons of Germany,
IC22.
(15)
In the beginning
of aXprUl Anno. 1612. Count
Mansfeld advancing with his Army in-
to -Alfatia
befieged the flrong Townc
and 1 day es, and nights together he battered it.
2 •

All which time

the Impcriall Governour Count of
Salm^ with his Garrifon ,
^nd the Citizens helpc^
*4t,j defended the Towne, and put of
one or two a{fa lilts
fell very furioufly on
very manfUlly. CMansfeld
againe,and was againe repulfed with lofleof 300.
of his men , with divers Officers , and Com-
manders.

(lO
Anno. 1622. Generali Tilly fum-
mons the T o wne Neckergemnnd three Enalifi mi les
iiom Heidelberg^ the Garrifon doing fome rcfift-
ance, whereupon the Imperialiils with affault, the

Towne furprifed, putting to the fword both the

Garrifon, and Inhabitants with women, and chil-
drcn.""he fecond day after this Maflacre , Tilly falls
upon 20 .Cornets of the Mansfcldidi Horf-mcn, de-
feates
,
and kills 2 00, of them.

(^7)
The 14. of -Aprill Anno. 1622. Count of
^^wj^e/c/coinming to revenge in ftili Battalia a-
§ainhT/V/)/at Mingelheim neeie Wljelocb in the P a-
l^ttnat^ cutinpeecas 2000. of hi s Ho r {-men, and
followed fo hard upon bis reere that the vvayes
,
fide by the
^ivcv Rhein towards Qer/nerpoelm were
flrewed with the dead bodies of his Army : takes

C 13
 , , ; '

The mva^a/ts of Germany I

;.Cornets,and 4.Enfigtics 4. pccces of Ordnanci,
d many prifoners,
andnisny ^
amohgft them 2 . ColoncHs*
^

divers Rittmaftcrs, Captaincs,

j: Setgeant Major,
and Lieutenants on the Mansfildcrs fideflaine not
above ICO.

(iS)
After this Generali Count of MansfeU encoini
caffes the ’fowhe Ladenbt&g iti the Valutinut .’to
which he the next morning gives fumnions by a
Trumpet. The Imperiall Govemor giving a de-
niall anfvrer. brings fbtward his af^o.
ches : one part being blowne open with a petard,ft
intred by the Mansfeldijh put to the fword the
rcfiflance,and take* 8 .Ertfignes. 1 52 2

{19)
The 4
2 5 , ot tiJ prUL
( Amo^ 1622. At
Generali Tilly Bm -Ccfr dun Cought bloody
battdl agaihft the 'MaVqiiis of DurUch
which >
battell began from the mourning Clock in
till 8. a.

the night. The iv^arqiiis with his Cavallaiy ha-

ving charged the impcrialifts aind fe-
,
verall time?, was with filch refoliitioti airfweted,
that after five or fix charges
betwixt them,his whole
Army was defeated Ordnances , and bag-
, all
gage, 7; Enfignes,^nd I’l^. Corntts taken* y'ooo.
(laine upon the plkoe 'ot
Battle Oh both ttes
inonjft which Mapitts Duke
of ivirfethyergy and
*800. 'Common Solib
Captairii^s Rittitiafters and
, ,
_^hts,both of Horfe, and Toorc Wetc taken pti-*
ioriefs.

Whereas
 .

The Invaji$ns ef Germany.

frrJiiuind Cordm Vicc-Gcnemllofthe

Spanim

Symcfla
7nafi^ i4fas h^’^t^rn sf H^ith 4^ ,

of 3000. //4rv/y'Ji^an^o/oI:Jo7iphta^ains^ hiffi affiiBrafiTwick

in^oBo^oII>£/bf^/^J{oo/ij^,j6'2 3 a>7/Imp (^icoipttcf
£pr^7.^s ^Sya7>/t/it ;? (7'
Czx

C a
 {

jr<

•
 Th^ of Germdnj.
{20) ^^27
Whereas Duke (phrift-ian of Brmfivick}] 9id taken
tlieTovvnc, and Caftle Blocks, lune the
his quartet in the fame place. But
1(^2 i. fetlcd
flayed not. For Generali Tilly wiih^ on.
]on^ he ^

Cor-
forka with 22000. of foore, and 140.
Horfe, marching again fl him, a great con«
nets of
fiift fell out,
which continued 6. houres. But the
imperialifts mote in number overthrew ,
and dif-
the others which fleeing to the Bridge fo
perfed ,

throunged and wedged in one another , that a

,

great number thruft into the River

Main - where-
inmore were drownedjthen killed in the battell»
Duke fhriflian with 5 Cornets of Horfe through
.

the River did efcape. Of great; Commanders

on theDukes tide were not many flaine, except the
Count of Lowenjlsl'/iy which was drownd.Colonell
Lieutenant Kochley, and Francklng with 5 or 6 * *

Captaines more were taken prifoners.

(ii')
In the end of ]fily. Anno. 16 2 3 .Duke i^orifiian
tnc
f "Brunfmek^ charged fomc Imperialifts under
Duke of Saxon within
wading of the
:w leagues from Ple^e in the Dukedome ot Brnr^
1000. Imperialifts Horfe-men he cut in
together,
eeces the reft fled, leaving 7. Cornets
j

^ithoneRittmafter, and fome prifoners and 140.

Vaggons of Ammunition ,
and Baggage bcnind
hem.
( 2a)
upon
'uii the
Liic y.
7. of" yinnijl. Anno.
01 Angy.ft, 1623*
^ ^ A foie
-*'
ttdl wasfoitsht at Stath in
"
Vimcie-
^ in
Anno^ The InvajiGns af Oermany.
162^* in Generali Tilly prevailed againfl: Duke ChriUlan
of Br^nfwickj, and defeated his whole Army ,4000
of Duke Chrifiians Army were (lainc, and fo many
and more taken prifoners ; all baggage , and Am-'
munition, ii. c!emi-Canons,3nd 4. Lcfferpecccs
of Ordnances befidcs 70. Enfignes, and f .Comets
taken. Prifoners of account were, Duke
Weimar ; the Count of Ifenburg Generali
of the Artillery, Philips Rhinegran y2Qo\mtdi
fVitgenftcin, and another Count of Shch^^ befides
di-
vers Colonels,Captaines, and other officers. Duke
Chrl/fia^^znd the Count of 1 hum, who was hardly
wounded , and with the moft of his Horfe-men
fed by night mtoBrefir^. On Tilly fide (lainc
3.
Rittmaflcrs,andoncCaptainc, and fome 100. of
common Souldicrs.

OSloter
 '
'‘Anno.

1^25.

Clirislian DttXc of Sruifwici. <?r

rn
 The Inv^pons of Germany.
16
(25;
oBoher the 4. ^nno.\ 6 z^ '.

3066. Impcriall
Horfe-mcn, and 3000. of Foote , falling upon the
King of ‘Dememarcks,-i.xA Duke Chriftian of Brtmfi
I

vkICt Troopes,neerc theGity of f^amoverfmthe

where above 500. of them were
Hainc, and all the reft utterly rooted y. Cor-
.

nets tookc the Impcriall Partic, and manyPrifb-

ner* alfo. Duke Frederic!^ of Anhold was fhot
dead uponthe place, in the beginning of the Con-
M. And fb dyed Colonell Obentraut, and that of
the wound received in the Battle few hourcs
^er*
in the Impcriall Leaguer,

( 4 *;
4r»7/thc2i. Amo. i 6 z 6 Count
. ^fansfeli
ttraeswith his Army before the ftrong Sconce by
®^w-bridgc, in which the Impcriall Generali
Altnnger then commanded. Againft this Mansfdi
«lcsup three Batteries from whence
.•
he night and
oay thunders upon
the Imperialifts. Duke of / rUd^
‘md comming to fuccour
them, skirmifhes with
tnc Mamfelders, and Utterly defeates the Horfc-
^^n,and foure Ree iments of Pnrvt/- • ^ ..i.-
 '

of Gemanjl

v/t^ mta £olu?mia (f^8.warJi'rj^y^ff^^^f*2^y

a/"
'id Cpm/nan/rL^ ^ ^ f ^

r^auUi/bw^t^aiw^Tf'IJy. CaniuianJSpifuf^
\rfny‘ ^ Jnt/i^PaJliUfnai:'4l/^a*jitC^''^
iu
I>^)4^ixtSam a/iJ
%vttiwvi‘It!0u>ariif Vem^v to: ^J^uot/t^: J \
 t1

7h Invii^ns of German),

^ ( 25 )
t6%Si

May\!act'i.4nno.\6%6. Generali with

Ws Army, fetting him downc at the fiegc of Mun.
4
' den, in the Diikedoaje of Brmfmck^,
whieh hcc
moft fiercely affaults. The Dmifh Garrifbn. under
Coloncll Clauty failles out of the Towne,
and doth
valiantly them. T*U) rcfolvesnponagenerall
a{fault,by force breaking into the Towne, hcc
takes
maflacring and putting to the Sword
it
; 25000 .
Citizens,and Souldiers, with women, and children
in it.
X

( 26 )
Ifiij the i^,^y4nno 1626 , Gcnetall with
k Count of VHrfienherg,Qcnc\ 2X\ of the Ordnance,
the

wmming with ao.Cornetsof Horfe,and 1500 of

g roote, to the rclicfc of
^
M .was by the Bmifh Army
the Fort Calenbergy which
bcficgcd. But TUlj cn-
m with thcm^p^t them to a retreat, and dc-‘
; tooke 2
utterlj^ Comets, and En-
I i^nes, .

i and many prifoners, with flaughtcrof

500 .

ommon Souldiers, 6 .Rittmafters,and other

^ers^and Coloncll frjtags
ofthc Aymy.
I

% (ij)
lit
Augujl. Anno, 6 i 6 .Kx. Lutter^^'^
]

^ from tVolffenbmtely in the Dukedome of

the Imperial] Generali Tilly obtained a
t
teSory againft thcKingof®^’;?;?^’^??/?^^;^
>
.1
^ and
ere liew and tooke
prifonersfome 4000. men of
flain j
6 . Cornets. There was
s efides on the Kings fide, upon the place of
Batflcj
 * Th^ htAv^ons of Germany.
i6zy. Battle,thcValiantColonell Vnchs^ who comtnan^
ded, as Serg^nt Major, Colonell
Nyabj Colon»il
PefjtK. the Damfh Generali Commiflary
;

and the Landgrave Phlltf of Hefen,

aip
Prifoners of

account were taken, Colonell Lindjlaw, Coloueli

littk
.

franl^ng,CourvilleyRantz.aWy and divers other OJ. f’

cers. On fide feme 3 *or ^oo.werefiaine,
42

'if
(28;
Ijttc

The Bopres, fomc aocoo.ftrong, did

befiege, and affault the Imperiall Towne of Llnk^
but were beaten off with Ioffe of 800. men. After' ^

^
upon fome imperialifts Forces, under
this they fall
the leading of Duke Molph^ of Hoinew,vjhkh they M
utterly defeat, the reft were glad to runne away.j'^JI
This to revenge comes Pappenhelm^ with ^ooo.p®
men upon them, and overthrowes them. 3 000. he T
cut in peeces,and put the reft to flight, the 4.of iVff«

vemb.anno. 1626. > }

(^9)
'

of
The Towne of Northern in the Dukedome
the
BrunfwkJ^ tor a long time being blockd up by
Imperialifts. The Imperiall Generali Sergeant Ma- j

ior, Count o^Vurftenberg refblves to take it by a

ncrall Affault whereupon the Imperialifts fih

^ -
;

rioufly on at feverall times, but by the

rifon,and Citizens, were againe as bravely repulk
,

with Ioffe of 6. Captainc?, 8. Ancients,

loo.Common Souldicrs. p.CartaineSjWithdiv^
•’
500. Souldiers were wounded,^
Officers, and
hurt.TheGarrifbn being out of all hopes ofreh^
IaltparUes,and ycelds,the .of lane, anno.i
6^1
j
 ,

The Invafons of Cermam,

Betwixt ^redenborg and Itzeho in Holfiem the

Ifliperiall
Conimandcr, Count of Slicf^ fought
a
againft the Marquis of DurUch,
Battle where the
V,arquis loft the Held. The Imperialifts.tooke42

Enlig'tes, and 3 2. peecet of Ordnance from

him'
with a Oaughterofmany i ooo.men,whereupon
the
furprifed the VoxX.'&t-edenbcrg,n\xttinz
llaiperialifts

the fword all that was found in Armesjn

to OSlo^
1^27. ,

u C3J)
of Shc^ having notice that 12. DarJp^
Count
Companies under the condud: of Colonell Cak»-
liclJ

c],!’tei,4.of Conrad Ne/i,and 6. under Colonell

Hoicks
fejwith 200. Horfcmen, of Colonell Yyaudhzen
were
jojjcnquartered about Yroj-borg in Jmland^nzz
with all
tjliisforccs overtakes them. 300. Muskettiers,
and
Dragooners were cut in peeces, 000 .of the Bdmfh
3
Hotlemen, flicking in Morifhi places,
I were alfofa-
(kn prifoners by the
Imperialicfts, the 17. ©f
1637,

^32)
fi:
Imperiall Colonell
'it'.

l>'Piirfiiprn
with 7000. Horfc-mcn)
^ nuric-mcn, or loragoners
Dragoners to to &
i L
0
^‘^^Aand Weinmarifl} Army about Yrid.
m »11 the ^8*''’^ betwixt th^
^ ^
%
^tohVn^
to hVht f ^
"'“-'yroopcswerc ruinated,, tne
ruinatea
r
the rett
reft put
^
’
^ of them were taken prifo-
krs^an’a f
conltram toturne untothe
i! Weriii-a
Imperi -n
Colonell Techman was flainc in the
^I'lcount:er.

The
 Theinvafms of Germanj.

( 33 )
oflune^unne. 1630. Gufiavus MeU^ '.

The firft

King of Svcedin, withfome 12000. (for fo

brought he out of Swedert-with him, his Fleetc wJ (

about fomc hundred and thirty Shippes of all fcrtsj V

landed firft atthat Dorp, or Village, in thclflcof
Vfedome,ci\kdPe»«e)mnii The Kings Army coj.
of eleven Regiments of SwediJh^Scottifh^^
(ifting ,

High- Dutchmen, wasentrenched before day-light.

The Enemies Confiifion in this Ifle,which the King
tookc,athiscomming,and aflaulting,was fo great,
that three hundred of them perifhed by the fword,
or in the water.
 7he Tnva^ns of Gemam.
16 ^ 9.

Camf into per many and lanJed/ir-A in the (fir

^Vd'edom^with an ArfTty oftzooo?non iho j-Offy^
J07o. ohfatiiod7naijy^loriouf victory doiofueroain
^flfoj^oarorSr l>M>noths tivo thirdj^artf^ffornun^, wtir
Jnotthcrowf'BoT^ Scjta'm^fj^Baitd£ftt(tzonJ.CM:AfjC‘3Z .
 The Tnvajions of Germanic tyfmo,
l^jo.
(^
34 )
The King of
Sweden fendeth that Cdloncll, and
who liad lay ne in Gauifon in Stetin^ which
bis men,

Towne wasrendredto the King the 26. of

jinno. id 30. to the Towne of This
Coloncll came by night upon the Towne ,^a!id ha-
ving given advertifment unto thefe Burgers with-
in, they fecrctly opening a Port unto him , give
him prefent entrance. He thus got in prcfently^cutts
in pceces the Corp s
du-guard, which had the watch
upon the Market-place. Thisdone,he without flay,
goes towards another Port , which he prcfently
atfaulted, killing 350. Souldiers, which he found

withiiuhem. ''

(3^ }
The King ofSweden pafling beyond' Stetln , and
towards /S’^?^>z/<?y^»^/againe, he fefs him downe.bc'-
fore WoUafl the Towne he by fine force tooke in*
,
In the Heat of the aflault, the Garrilbn ,
and chiefc
Citizens retyrethemfelvcs into the Caftle. This the
Kingafleiges. Torqmti Conti xhe EmperoHrsGaic^*
Tallin thofe parts, came with 3. Regiments tO"*
wards the reliefe of it, but was beaten, and loft 1 2*
Enfignes, and the skirmilh* The Gar-
3 .Cornets in
fifon cohfifting of 600. Souldiers thus defeated
ofhcrlhccours parlies. In thisfiegc the King loft
^
20.rnen.This was done in the end of Angtift Anno^ ,

T630.

(35)
"Ihclmpcrkll Garrilbn,under the camm^ndof,
D '

1/
jinno. iTh rnva(i(f^s of Germany
16^0. thecruell Coloncll Cjotz.e\ having plundered a j
foriaken the Townc Pajevpalck^^ and carried
chicb men au»ay, take it againc, from the I

which being 140. drong, had entredtheforfak

To wne, September ^ the y.and after moft valiant
re^
finance : and drive out the Sivedifh
beatc, kill, .

to tortu ing of the Tovvnef-men for their money,

ravilli Women^and Girlcscvcnin the open Streets*
and Church-yards ; yea Women in child* Bed J^iij
;
/ and abiile the men, fire the Houfes and the People ,

id them ; thrufl Straw into Cellars where

chik
dren are hidden , and then fet fire toit,burnethc
Churches j maffacrc the Minitters ; and at length *

burne.downethe whole Towne. Thus their rapes

and ravages continue till the 1 1 or 1 of
tember, Amo. 1(530.

( 37)
After which the fame Imnerialiils goc to Vc\er^
mund, a Townc hard by, this they fall upon,
and
take *
life as before keepe the gates fliut
, , aiidfo
ourne the people in the Towne. Anno, 1630.

(3 8 ;
O Bober the 5 Anno. 1^30. Ccrtainc troopcs of
^ making a brave before the trenches SitSte-
y drive away the Cattell thereby feeding. In
rcicue of them there
fally out 1000. Svoedens. The
Sweaes ovcrlayd by
numbcrs,loofe feme 500. brave
2 Captaines of Horfc
', and one Sergeant
ajornnhc Skirmifii get
^ the being glad to
With their lives.

I
 j‘f}e fnvajiotis of Germanj,
1630.
Cap)
pretty klridc of Battell betwecnc the
A
happened upon the
and linpcrialifts,
figmber.'tAnno, 1 5 3 o. In the mift before Colbergen.

H In which ,
wh'at with thofc that were flainc by the
Hoiu
Enemy, and what they had killed thcmfelvcs at
owne miftakc, were 00’. men loft. But the'
s their y
whole Forces both Foote and Horfe
\d Emperoiirs ,

were defeated : their Cannon, all their Baggage

'cli and 4. Cornets taken from them.

bf!!

jn December the 23. ^nno, 1630. The King of

ifjf! Sweden with I 2- Regiments of Foote, and 8y-
Troopcs of Horfc in perfon,dra wes downc towards
the Town? of naturally a very ftrong
place in Tomcren ; in which lay an Impcriall Gar-«
rifon of fome 300 o. Men ; and Don Cafua a
Sfmlard their Goverhour. A fayrc,and large breach
being made,i 6. i y.or ec.Pecccsof Canons con-*
tinually going ofl'together , the Swedens twice at-
tempt to enter , and
arc twice moftv^aliantly re-
pulled. But 2500. Men ( for no^ itrorc were now
left
) being unable to hold out agaihft 26000. The
Towne is at the third afiault taken. The Gover-
nour received a fhot in his thigh,, whereof in pri-
fon he afterwards
dyed i'many chiefe Commanders
^ud co.CommonSouldiers wcrcalfotaken.200.
I

^cre llaine, fome fie,d, the reft flinging a way tlicir

Armes craved quartet and had it.
JO ^ About
I
 The Invafions of Getmanf.
16^0.
(40
About themiddefl: of September ^ Anno,
The ImpcriaUits of Garz^e, which Townc they leal
ving afterwards ernptie unto the King of S-rveden
did loofe more then 1000. Men in a bloody
*
with the Kings Forces.

*
>

Atthefelfe fimetime the Swedifi Commander

BAHdit!..en fell iipon the imperialifts Garrifon
h of
I’iritz. a Towne betwixt grijfenhagen , and Cm.
nixberg in which were fomc 1400. Men thole
he
dcfcates, and lb was that Townc taken.

C43J
In the beginning
of OBoEler, Anno.x 6^0. Duke
ox t-riedland lent a llrong convoy
of 4000, Men
to opentnc paffages and
tothrufilbmc men, and
,

vi ua;s into the City

of Rofiock^^ which was
block t up by the King of Sweden.
There the Swe-
»/ grapiing withall, fhrew dly
.

defeated, and kill

the molt
of them : utterly fruftrating their ddigne.
^out the DCginning of
^December ^
fome 7. Cor-
nets 0 Horfc itlue out of the fame Towne
'V.
,
to goe
a ootemaling : thefe the Swedifh
purfiic. In the
sKirmifh were 200.
Imperialifts flaine upon the
place 280 taken prifoners ; and fbmc
400. Horfc
trought awav : frarr^l^^ ^ ^ c. a
-

^ : ,
 g , «

The Tm:a^%ons of Qermany

1 ^ 31 *
( 44 )
14- -Anno. 1 63 1. The King of
withan Army of 1 6000. Horfc,and Foote
fex’s downe to the fiege Q^T>ammm a very ftrong
Townc ;
after a hideous Battery was the Caftlc
firfttakaiofallbyaflault ;
the i 5^^. day, he thun-
clersupon that againe, bcatesdowne the workes,
and makes fo vaft a breach in the walls , that the
Imperiall'Governour the Duke of Saveliy finding
the place not to be tenable againfl fuch thunder,
and rclblutions ,
parlycs ,
and yeelds.the King loft

about 2 00. men in this fiege.

(45)
At this time Generali Xtllj with an Army of
)iifej
2 2000. Men , and 26. peeces of Ordnance bc-
a Caftle neerc unto Neve
Mctj
fieging Feldsher
snii
denburg^ which was kept by the Swedifh by
Wl'
fiflault he tookc in ,
putting all to the Sword
!’»;

ink.
H
f (4<?)
>-
Thence hec did goe to New^ 'Brandenburg t
¥ vhich was taken by the King ot Sveeden^ with
tk
J^ompofition , which ^Uly ftreightlie be-
tl:
ipgcd
5 and moft freely alfaulted. There arc
)i^!
*is men foundly knocks downe many a time,
'{['

y the Swedens Sallycs out of the Townc , and

li
y others from the Army by Damimn. Tilly
i uus enraged with the Toffe of his men , af-
a large Breach in the Walls made with-
^ Ordnance, he breaking into tl)e Townc^
D 3
•

\
 The Ijwafiorjs Germany^
iCll. be takes it, kills all that hee finds in Ariries • 4*
except the Governer Kniphoufen • fourc CapI
’d!
tallies , Ibme Lieutenants , and Ancients with
a"
bout ^o. common Souldiers : all which hee
prifoners away* This was done the ;i^
0t
Anno. 1(^3 1. 5|

('47)
Necre Munchenb.erg 600 Horfe filling
on the (udden upon 700. C rab^ts^ of which the molt ii

part they kill, and 100. they take, their Coloncll if

hardly efcaping into Vranckford Anno, 1^31.

ti

(48) rJll

The King of Sweden VantcunY^ers going to-

ward the fiege of Yranckford, furprife ZednickVAX
300. ^?-<*^<?frobtaine 3. Cornets,and
460. Horfc,
with a great booty befider, Anno. 16^1.

K
( 4 Pj
rircKing of Sweden with an Army offbmc 'III

jSooo. men advancing towards |!.l

VYanckfoyd upon
t ic 0 .Y the 3. of ApYtll^ li
yinno.\6‘xi which he
bloudy aflault of the i'm- ’if

ra^
periaits. Count SchembcYg who commanded in I
c ICC within thcTowne
( v'irith foil 7000. men
inCarrifon ) Tieffenbach
, and CMonte CuchU ef-
^^*^8ouldiers, and fleeing Ira*

L ^'idge
and wedged in one another
, which was clulbred foil
® were ftifled , and many
Lieutenant Generali
cYj cin
was flame fo were Heidiem, jvMfle'nf)
j
and
1
 ffjf Invs^ons of Germanj. Anno,*
Colonels, with 500. other Cap-
lour,
•
and Officer® ;
and 2000. Souldiers at the
?‘n^j-aduDon the place' : bclides thofe that were
'] ' and others found in. Cellars, Chambers,
!( 'vvned
Scllevvhere, as many more perchance. Generali
5

VJnl^r "count Se^attdi all Colonels, and 2 .others,

'
to"«lier with
800. common Souldiers being fent
unto the Kiiag. Enfignes were there 2 3
prtfoners
. ,
,
prefented unto the King. There
1 with 8. Cornets
Wwflains, and 100. hurt. Toin-
were 300.
the mileryof the Citizens,
there kh a
creafe

(ire at night , which burnt downe 1 7 fairc

Houfes.

'

i'

Some over- confident oF their \3.1our,

Svficdtjh

and fortune would needs fee upon

certains Troopcs

of Iinperialifts , which they heard were then a-

the
broad bctvjixtsLandsbergen^dc Schijfelbetn. But
and
Swedes are Well beaten, goo* of them lolt ,
prill Amo, 1631.
I

^ 3. Comets* Upon the 15^ of

I
Tlie King o? Sweden having Eilly fini fht his orkes, w
Landsbergen ta ts
before the ftrong Towne of , ,

ftronglyupon the Enemies Out- w^orks>and takes

them ; and 300* Souldiers in them. IhcGar-
nfon, feme 4500. in all, over which
was Count
Governour , whofe foniie the yoimg 0-
I

was
f loncll
,
by a Musket bullet
in falling out ,
nr
killed demands conditions* About this fiegc ,

and laftjthe King loft ^00. Men.

i
 The I^vaji ons Cemanv
\ 6 i\-

rn;
In this time
the Iinperialifts attempted
h^
recovery of O'oferi^ in Sdcfia , a great
Tow
upon the Oder^ which the Swedes had taken
fore upon agreement : but ,the Swedifh
rifon being affifted by there Vel/owes
out
Yranckjord , and Lands bergen ^ kill fome
aoo
of them upon the place, driving the reft into
Guat
Cio^aw.
o

I
(52)
, .
^
^ ,

^
Junethets- «-^»»»- 11531. ’00. imperialife
in fTei-^en were taken fleepers killd,
, rowted, or
imprifoned ;
their Leiutenant Colonel], their
cheife
Quarter-mader , and their Towne furprifed
by
the Kings of Stredei-.s Generali BAndize/i.
i
i
(53)
l^pon the laft of ^unc Anno^ 1^51,
^ The
Swedifh C’olonell Dnwaldt knt out from thcKiii<^
wit 2000. Horie, and soco.Dra^oncrs.who
paiTing tbrough'the River
Elite at a iLallow paf-

^ V® ^ffiditz.en had done before in furpriling •'a

) feiij upoj^ j-
Caftie being taken the
,
moit ofthe Gartifon ilaine
in the rcfiharicie.

(54)
Generpll JehuBarnkyblls
rmperiaJifts he put to the
s2rdl7

'
'
'

H
I
 . '

The Inv*fions of Germany, ^me

J>ify the
17. i(?ji.
great defeat A
was given to the Imperialifts from the King of
Smih» Colonell C‘^llenbach , and the Rhine^ave - '

at ganger ;
where 4. Regiments of Horfe they
'It utterly defeated. lyoO.^ were flaine. Colondl
lernfieiKs wHch was their leader killed, Colo-
ncll and Coronim hed
feme 28. or ,
1^ 2; .Cornets taken, bdides thofe that were burnt

'
CjO
Whereas Generali
l illy the City of Uiiaq.
hkr.g long time befieged Count Pappe^.
for a
,
keimthSn Generali Field Marniall.the
10. oi May
tAnno, 16^1. by a
Generali aflault enterd, and
tlic Imperialifts fall to killing .The valiant Ydckcn-
% chiefe commander was ftaine
. the Marquis
Adminiftrator hurt , and taken
u/iet'li 1
V\hileft all thus goes to wrack
, a mighty fire
I
rcakes out , the whole City was in 1 1.
hoiires .

f, pace wholly turned to cinders excepting

, 130.
1 oufes.Sixe goodly
Churches were burnt. 20000.
people at Icaft
were here killd, burned, and
mothered. 6000. being obfcrved to be drown-
iiii^e
^tyerVillyesWallons^iiXtAQrabats would
'e Quarter
,
to few, fo that alb were killed.

September Anno. 1631, about

^ fore Bartell was fought bet-
vyi
Sweden
and Generali IV///,
,
'

44000 brave men. The

of V were fome 18000, and the Duke
’ - together with the Eledor of
-2 000. in which great, and
^'oudv
the King prevailed againft
'
Idly
 The Invafons of G emany.
There were 9000. of the
Impcrialiftsflair,^
Tilly.
and a great number be- /"
upon the place of Battcll ;
fame night , and the dayej^ ^
iidcs in the cbaccithc
following. The King loR
feme laoo. Men intbc
"
,4
whole fight , and the Duke
of Saxenie not full
Cxammanders on the Kings
3000. Of the chiefe 4
fide thefe were flainc, Baron Teufel , Callenbach, <

E^lderg.n all Colonels, with divers Cap. >

taines\ Lieutenants. On the Duke of fide

Colonell Bintauf ,
Starfiedel , Sergeant;
thefe.
Major Holberfdorf, and Lamminger , both Lieu-
tenant Colonells/ind Ibnrc nrorc
whereof (omc
:

died the feme day . and fome the next. Of

m
fide flainc thefe following - the
Generali of tbc

Ordnance Count of Schomberg ; Erp SerjantMa- 1

jor Generali 1 Th^ckburd, Colonels;

Colonell Leutenant and
,
Baron of Grata, (^arAtelk
Lcutenant Colonell together with diverfe other J

‘Italian Colonels, befidesCaptaines

of Horfe, and
tiall.
|
wounded,and fled into
Fpote.Tii/^ himfclfe |
 Anno',
1631 .

John Tschcrclaef Count of Tilly

the Duke of Bauaria

^**^^h,Mans/?U,BrmiJwick.ttfidIGnf;^Prn/u’n/arfk and
^
itverthiviie^ thctn.
kif whtf^ Arttyf d^atTfl itty
Mattel ofLeij/z/ja/iJlerL
Avt^. aiJ/tifAjftuifff
^^rot^ed in ti^ir Ca?if/iei afL^fh tAet Z0 £f A
Ayrill. J Crs.
-

I
 ^

The Jn»o^\oni of Gtrmanf,

oaokr the 8. tAmo i 6 ^x. the King of Jw-

byagcnerallaflauk that fttong,
i/rwtookc and (by
fuppofcd) impregnable Cattle
the Enemy of
M, being therein an Impcriall Garrifon of 1 5 go
U tingmen. All thatrelifted
nourAV//er,aCaptaine
fiiffrcd.
ThcGover-
of a Treope of Horle,lavcd
hisownelifcbykggingit at the Kipgs feete;
all
the defendants being flainc, and taken prifoners The
bftleforonehoure was permitted to the pillage*
where an unvaluable booty was obtained by^c
iSouldiers. Someaoo.of the loft theirlives
Bpon thefervice. Trojf it felfewasnot better pro-
videdforits tenyearesfiege, for vidualls,
money
and ^inanition, then this goodly, rich,
ftrong.
plcalknt Fort of fyurtflurg was. ° and

was keptby the

r/illf
Colon.
He now ifluing out ofthe town
he could, had all
his meiJiw^r
notby fcht,eytherflaineupon
ithcDlac*

'GcnVralira^^ OS.^erthc i y.
kfleof
'
revenged of the ^
the towne, fends fome
looo.Ho? T'i
®ntharnl->
makeanenterprifeup-
men ofSweden fends feme
falling into the Swe~
'I'e
he gate not out , but with
Ioffe

“ndConiets ^nfignes,
and 'Tf
rn«s,and all their Armes , and Bagga|c.
About Qn L 1
^ ^ ^ .Anno.ie^ I
‘‘^ndsout . P . Generali Ttlly
.
‘

^l^^cntsmoreto oppofethe Swed\[h

^ ^ ^P^rial towne
neere the head of the
River
 ;

the Invajions of Germany.

tsvetTauher iUxcHadc three whole
w'cre either routed, or flaughtcred by the King§\#t
Trpopes.
it:®

,
(<50 ji,5

I)eceml>ert\[<e. 8 , Anno.\6ii. the King

<Jf»tookcby affault the Gallic of

^oo'Sfamp) of T^on Cordua's Army were cut

downe^and 8 Colours taken.

.

(62)
Not long Si&cvthiSyRhtfte^rave OttoLudmc{]:i^.^sf'
march towards chances upon,
on his
a Par tee of 9Troopes of Don Philip de
.
fxj iS'j/'i//?

Horfe (who was then Gcndrall of all the SpahilhU

in the Palathate^md in the Bilhopricks
of
and Triers) that were going out a bootie haling,ft:
whom, after a long fight, heerowtes, and over-pi
throwes, taking j. Cornets away, from them.:,!
tAnno,l6^\. i

.6(

Upon the New-y cares day at iiight//?«^.i

was the ftrong Townc,and Port of
the ftrongeft ofall the Palatinate^ by a pretty
tagem furprifed by Duke Bernhard of Saxon
int%
mar. Being believed,and admitted as a friend
the Townc, bee prefcntly cut in piec^
Court of Guard, kills 30 o.ofthcGarrifon: ^)"^
’
1

his
hold upon A^aravelliid\zGowct\\o\\x^2X\d
to
tenant Colonell giv ing Q^irtcr tu nonc^ftif
.
^
 7^^ iiW(^\9HS Of Germany. oAnut.
1632.
C^4)
About tbc8.of
AnHo.\ 6 ii. After
lanuary,
the
Townc of Wlfmar had yccldcd to the Stvedlfh
Ge-
icrali
Todt, and the Impcriall Garrifon .under
, ,»''jtoIoncn(7r4»», marehing out with almoft ooo 3
>cn,npo" occafion ofa quarrdi hy the way,
,
whoin
' C-olonell Lohaufen tailing aboard
with,
kills
joo- upon the place, and fo terrifies 2000’
more, thft to fave their lives they became Souldiers
'
totlieKingof^H’<?<^e«. And^r^w himfelfe taken
^“taprilbnct-

m-^
lilij (^ 5 )
tk if Imarji the 2 1
6 3 2 , the Swedifh Generali
mO^hk^rAve falls upon Kirch.l>erz,mth<iHttnts.rHck '

Adtakesitin by aflault; whelin 147.

s,irilaDd 'Burgundiant were put to the" Sw;ord, and
’
^§01:100. Gerw/jw- taken prifoners, ’
'

{ 66 )
About this time
theif^iw^r^toefets upon 2. Rc-
tMgi[nentsofy/)«»Mrir,not farre from
Kafiel: where-
. one he utterly
overthrew, forcing the other to
a wood. Here were 8.
°'’J®‘ucd, and afterwards prefented unto
f«he
Gw^»,at fjifeittz. -But the Spaniardt
“P Suddenly pafle over
'‘i’5i8oo "u”°r*°
difpofing one Foot Regiment
*n cW. 4.
The hoping ot the
)i'^f''fornier f
witli
hee had but ^oo. Horfein
the cloze ofthe Bufincffclbmc

lait.
jifino,
The Tnvafions of Germany.
16^2.

lanptarj the 22. Mno,i 6 ^ 2 The . To^vnesne

Cable Crutzenachy wherein
600. Germans^
G^niCon, taken in by great
Spaniards were in ai itt

King oi Sweden a breach

fault from the ;

made of the Kings Canon, thorow

which tf^^

Townc was entred : the Caftlc being night and da,|f(

beficgcd, at laft y eelds upon hard conditions. Thei|j„
were loft on the Kings fide, 3 Captaincs
. , and

common Souldicrs ,256.

( 62 )
In the beginning of Vebruary^ Anno, 1632. G
nerall Ficld-Marfhall Pafpenheim, having gottSr
notice, how that the Swedijh Coloncll wiSc

with three new, and wcakc Regiments, Dragp i^v

ners, of about 1 5 c6.mcn, lodged neerc
unto
teryZnA Corvey^ he felling into their Qiarters,
c

inpcccesthemoft ofthem* iof

(^9) ilk

Before the middle ofVebruaryj Anno. wi

Landgrave ivilhelm of Hejfen reprifed fVarbu. 00
whereinto Pappenheim had newly tbruft a Garni
©f > 00.men. The Townc he tookc by ftorme;^^
all that refiftcd, dyed for ic.^

(70;
fVetmy
About time Duke fVUliam of Saxon
this
doftorme,and enter by
toj jvf
and Generali
the Townc of Gottingen, wherein the
ColoncH Cartham commaiidcd with a
I
 The Irwafxons of Germany.
'
C^ytkaus \v\^^ Ws Officers flinging ^^$2*
H'i (jowne tlieir Armcs, are taken prilbners, and ths
^yhoules plundered .

fkbrmrj the 2 Amo. \ 6^ l.Gufravus Horne'

’l^oJ^Kv^^Field-MarffiaH, cut pceces two Rcgi^ m
dco&ientsof Generali Tillies Horfe, obtainesa. Cor-
neb, the jeft together with the baggage being all
Offe
^iirnd within a nrile of l^ambcrg. But Guflayfis
like wife in
fbrlaking 'Barubcrg^\o^ 5co.pri^^
(oners. Henry William^ Count of Solms wounded,

.whereof he dyed in Aiarch following at Swelnfurt^

”
’

iwbl'l •

Horne inrccovcving Mergenthelm f[x{\ o£

defeated 8oo.new-come Imperialifts, who had^

j® !thought to have thrufi theinfclvcs into the Townc.

’

te'^Thc Garnfon after this being roundly be(iegcd,and

two or three dayes battered, came to a compofi-
"
tionthe 1 b.of 62!. '
'

'

.• (7?) . .
' -

Whereas the King ot Sweden beficeed the Citie

wherein were fume 1 a Foote. 5 00b
jJ{i|)^|Hor(c,and
5 oo.of the Bavarian trained Bands, and

- vxicii ^urcrnour,pcrce]
to reftb the King, nor to flay the expciftati-
teliefe •
thought a little before breake of day
^ ^ye, under fivour of the, darkenefle, niarcht
Bridge^ to wards B-
cf theirs was hindred by Co
though Saxon Larcenhurg^^
ftw with liinrgot iafely oyer, ycc
"
E the

L
V
'
I
 a

1(^2
would have followed, betwixt 3. and
2. the reft that
^ *
400. of them being cut downe, and 400. taken/'
prifonersjthe a j.ot'Olfarch^
Anno .1632. Bonni^^
^
\rth being thus taken, the
Kings Troopes falling up.
on 400. ImpcriallSouldicrs, in a Caftlenotfarre (j

i\om Donawerth, kill 200. of them intheCaftlc,

and the reft were taken prifoners. , f(:

Thej AprllL Amo, 1632. A great conEid

Iiappencd atLech^ the. King of Sweden palling the

fame River and Generali Ti//; ftreightly op-
pofing him not to come over jthe Generali Altnnger
of the Bavarians Army with the fhot of a Field-
peece was fpoyled,and carried oft in the Duke ol
ovvne Coach : and Till) alfo received a
Musket -fhotjWhich proved a mortall wound unto
him^ The Duke of Bavaria himlelfe,and the whole
Army fled by great difordcr ,fome 1000. men of the
Bavarians Army were here flaiiie, with many great
Commanders,and under Oificers.

In the end of ayfprily (^nno, i (^3 2. PappenLein

being come with an Army of 1 0000. Horfe, an(
TootCj in the City of Stade falls upon 4. Com:
niesot the Swedifb ColoncW Afonroes^md a S^ve
Regiment of Generali Major Lejljes, cutsthenj-
oft , takes
19 Colour s,and fome of the Captaines,ani^

II
 .

The Invitjions of Germany 'j^mOrn

163a
lo.

J lint 0/
leini

entfrpm Emj^prour the ip. p/ OttpkA htTz

000.
nrpis
a^ams^t/ie rehpl/tpjis Bwes mlpAuj^r/a A/ler ~

Ep/^LM^rAa/ltpg^e.ierahlTniy
'Z l/ii waj-J?-rizt/!e/i ipith
ifl ^ ffi fhpBaffcI^fl.iitzen
y 6^jfp:A'.jCt 2
 The Invafims of Genmm.
1631.

In the beginningof June i ^ 2 the Tmpcriall

3 .

Generali with 2000. Foote, and Baron of

(^ronenbnrg with his Regiment of Horfe, together
with 2. Regiments of Crabats, befieged and takes
the Imperial! City of fVeiJfenburg the Sw.edifh Gar-
;

rifon.confifting of 8. Companies of Foot, and 2 of ,

Horfc,refufing to turnc to the Imperiall party, had ,

all their throats cut. ThcTowne plundered, the

chiefe Citizens, and Minifters were carried awjay

prifoners, the Gates ofthe City burnt downe to the

ground.

C77)
Duke Bernhard of Saxon Wemar in the purfuite,
ofthe Imperiall Army under Gjf^, lights upon one
ofhis bra veftRegiments, confiding of 2000. men,
and conducted by Hannibal^ Count of Hohen-ems :
all which hce had utterly rowted and defeated
;
tookc the Count, with 400. prifoners, and 8. En-
figncs. This defeate happned about Ifne, 1 63 2.

(78)
^
P atncl^Rfithven then S wedifh Goyevnouvi^
the City
of falling upon fomc 1000. Boores
up by their Land-lords againft the Swedes,
||}rrcd

400* of them ^abouc Kemften^ Others of

them bcingbufie
at Zipperideny w^here alinoft 8 oo.‘
^cre cut in peeccSjgoo.
more of them in an oiiicr
^ce Were affrighted, and difiirmed by the S wedcs ,
3

^®pcrla]i[l$ filing upon 5 .troops

ofthcElcclot
E 3
 The Invd^ons Germany.
16^2. of Saxonies Horfe,then lying at RakonlcJ^ixi 'Bohe-
mia, what the Saxons were farprifed, and knockt
downe, Icarccj 120. of them cfcaping with their
livcs^and lofle of two Gornets.^^;^<9. 1632.

:P
(80;
The Saxons forces, under the leading of Baron itt^

FJofl^rck_y defeated 5>oo. Cralpats take ii.

Cornets from them, about Pnage. Three
Enfignesof
the Imperia]ifts,that had before cut off
5 .Companies
of Rakonkl^y were almofl every
man of
them cur in pceces, by the Saxons
againe^before the
Oates or T^rage. jlnnc, i
^3 2.

rso
Mjtht 30. 16^2. ColonellWwas
hefore A W.r^,with S.Corncts ot
“ his encamping
Hor{e,and 20
Troopesof 00. Miiskettiers to ciitofF
in his retreat from
Frcir^p‘^''f
^ ’"h.ing of Sn^ed'n with
„ ^ his Dra-
^‘^//«W/,rowtcd, aid
dcfe"r1ddiV""'’r”
bis Lieutenant
CoIoiH tT!)
1

PnToner, together with 4.

2nd above 100. Com-
monSouMi
2. FnPan then obtained, and
oi
onth“n*lir^ Were flaine up-
ver -nd
tiivers more drowned in the Ri-

manv
peaces. On the Kings fide were not
’ '“^^mongfi: them was Coloncll Kies.
IHs
it.es wk'J
was done anoiit
Jixrgl,taK.

Juh
 fheTtwa^ons of Germanf, •Amo
16^2
II

^me/irA ^aind tlteMinsfiMiflu^ ^ Wchifnnry'hcfc^nc^

vitoSiJp/taotitofJiun^ary
a^aiiA KtwqfDpnncffUjrA: Was aufttm pj a
y
Mjfso. '^nyfahu' rerallrdtj itA:jd3zL pA thcBattcJhp/i^f'A tt

Was hilled Peirlijetti/re^fn Chyf.’Dehf'Pxeit Cj!re7.Fph.7fA^^

 AnH9.
l6z%

0m
kcttiers
with a parteeof $ oo.Horfe,&.as
many Mus-
npon 3 .Companies of Imperialifts,
lighting
killed
loo.ofthem^tooke 2. Comets,and 500. pri..
foners.i 50. of
the Imperialjfts more llaine the lame
time aboil

(83;
]unejihQ 2 f.
Anno, 1632 .Duke Viernhard 6 [S^xon •

iVeimar C2imc before the Port of Eh'wgen ; thofe hec

breakes with a petard ;
he puts 200. Imperialifts
therein to the Sword, who had before fui prifed the
'Swedifh Officers in the fime place.

By this time Duke Bernhard furprifed the Town^^

of F^<?j i|?,opcriing
the Gates by Petards , and Sea*-
7

hdocs wherein 1500. men of the Imperiall Ge-

•

nerali Altrlngers old

Regiments were in Garrifoin
3 ®o.ofwhich being mtheheatc of flaughtcr were

ci:t off ; the reft fiung downe their Armcs.and were

^^keii prifoners.

(85)
Upon the
^3 2.a bloody
i*yEnno, i
‘itft fell out betwixt the King of ^wedeny and the
periall Army before A/f?rp^^^r^,\vhereon the
Count of By.f^ch who
^ bounds: Generali Major Y»oetms Lieute-
nantr 1

^cefter^ Rittmafter Maurice of Aids'-

^HYn .

^ 'iui
Rittmafter Crallsheim all men ofaccount-
Divers

t.
 The" /nv4^ns of Germany,
j6^i. Divers other Captaines, Licutenants,En(ignes, andy
other inferiour Officers there loft their lives , with
Soo. common Souldiers ^ wounded on the Kings '^'

likewifethe Count of & ThHrn2i\\

Colonels, together with divers other Captaines fide,
Rittmafters, and other Officers, of common Soull,#J
diets there were fome 1500. wounded. On the;!®*
Imperiall and iValfleiners fide flaine i ooo.of comm-i'
oir Souldiers ofacount were flaine the Lord Fugger^jiU
Colonell Aldobrandmo^ Colonell Don i^taria de^lt
Cara ft. Some day es after this BattelLthe King gch[pi
ing out upon a party falles upon iValBeiners^.^

2 5 G.of them he cut in pccces, divers prifoners they vn It; j

left behind them.

sinto
(86) ; 7
**

In the bnd of Augufi, Anno. 16^2. The King

Sweden in his removing from Norimberg cutts the
throats of 3 ^Q.f^rahats by Rain^mdi tookcy.Enfigns ;
*

from them.
'^kn
^87)
About this time 1 4. Hajfian Troopcs of Horfe ,

fent to relieve the Townc

Volck^arfen were
difeovered ,and furprifedby the n^appenhemers, of^>
thefe were aoo.fiainejand as'many prifoners,with
the Ioffe ofp. Enfignes,and all their Baggage. The
lowne was ycelded prefcntlv upon it to Pap'*
pcnhelm.

m
September the ^o. Attno, 16^2. Generali Pap-
penheim piix^nxn^ the Generali Baudifin. txnd
Skieriniffiing with him 20. SngUfh miles
thcr, did very much fpoile.upon i\\^ Swedi^j ^
cut
 ffje Inv.'ijioffsof Germany, •
ii

and tyred men, that could not ^^ 3 ^*

ofallthc ficke,
follow Th:re
: being Hai ne on both parties.

«iri 1 000.
men. This was about Hebenhufen.

rsp)
the 1 7. ^nno. 1(5 j 2 . A great fight was
.ofjiwccne the Swedl/h and Imperialiefts before
,
•'51.’

.orj
where the Imperiall Leager then was un-
:
(j,^| r
Don "Bdthafar di Marradas with fome 12000
l^jj ong.The Swedlfh Colonel), and the Saxons field-
^f^^arlhall ^rnhelm falling upon the Imperialite
orfe quarters, they after a charge or two tookethe
iwtcupon it : running towards Svoe'mit^, and
fome 40 JO. of their Foote having thrufl:
icmfelves into the Fort q/l Stelnaiv, In theirs en-

rt
Juiiter were flaiiie above aooo.Imperialifls. The

'
recovered the Pafle , and Foi t of
d(igH(l the 3 1 . the Imperial 1 Ge-
Sergeant Maj or was alfo over-
sown by betwixt the Odf-r^ ^Namftaw^
^ Iniperialiils loft their lives, the reft
J ® W, and tteir Colonell Ecl^/fad with many Of-
“^'^'*^erstaken.

Upon
ttc

/
J'rntjr^/n Ernjj^rc>ur z Jl i^imi’ntx S/^anianir_y .

JuiiJiTzo vit0 B^AmU q/ferM^arJs

Ic/i- C/iicf?

^ ffnf If ca/ni/ijf. j ^J^y:

•^^3 z r^£^i>y^r^J
.
^ l<?Jf apai/iyjymcplac^'^f in Bohemia/
E rrslauy ^y^^rnh^iffi J ? •
 ;

r f}}eln'0»ftons

(po)
of Germany,
X6l%.

Nijponthc^. oiNo^mber Anny i6jt. ha^’

\ %h$ iGiigjCruell bloudy, and bravely fought
> which in continmll cxcrcifc
- of tell

place or other had lafted from p in the

one
Ung untill night, in which the Sr^e(ks\sy^z
jlour of
Duke Bernhafd Saxon Weimar^ and
Lcrall Major Knifhoufen did overthrow, and put
ight the Impcriall Army, and their Gencralifl^
[ Duke of
Friedlan^,^OQ o .menwere flainc upon
place ; and many a bravcmandycdofthcan-
|c

of his wounds miferably. Of great Comman-

jifli

Hsllainconthc Kings fide •Tirft , the King of

^(hs Majefty himfclfe , whbfc death is never c-
ugh to be lamented. Next to the King was
m Neeles Duke Ernjl of Anhalt , Count of
,

m, ColpncU JVflden^tm ^ Coloncll TVinef^!^

geant Major Generali Jfl^r , and Coloncll Cjerf>

fjwith divers Lieutenants Colonells, Majors,

l|ttmaflers,and Captaines. On the Imperiallfidc
j
)c Abbot of Yulda -
the Count of Pappenhelm
kid Mar fhall: Count 'BenholdWallen^eln : Scr-
;

I
Major Generali fPejlrtimb^ Lan^
WitTuUhf^vA YovesM Colonels : together
^^^Taxhelw, Lawpert^mA Cammerhojf Lieutc®
^ Colonels
;
befidcs Ma j ors Captaines of Horfe^
,

^/ff^^ootc^and other Officers.

sZdfh Field Marfliall , and

L>*dcffvkk^ obtained a noble
Wifeloch the \6. of Augnfi.
defeated a thoufand Herfe-mcn of
the
 'ihe Inv^jons of GermAn-^.
the very Power of the Imperiall Army .led
by jjr|- f
05
1^32. ,

Xowc^Wlt^thumb 5
mdLMonibdlliony\vhzxt^(:\^^^^^
Montiail/ioff WAS lliot
• aI
iicll dead , and fo his
tenant Coloncll fell at the fame time by b|c""
Divers Rittmaltcrs were there difmounted, aMf
bove 4 00. of the common Souldiers.llaine.

fpO si'
t 5 1632. the Swedifh GcncLs.^
RUnfgrave falling upon the Irnpcriall Armyr^e
der Count of Salm, who with 4ooo.Boores. 20
Souldiers, and 600. Horfe intend to relieuc
which was by QufiavHs Horn befieged ^ k,
6 o o. of them,and takes about 150 .prifoners, whe c
upon the reft retyred unto L^oljheim,

(9O
of O^ober Anno, 1^32.
the 30.
the Prong To wne, and Fort Benfe/d delivered Co il

g^ffiavfu Horn who from the 1 2 of Sept^mi

, .

untill the Bo. of had ftreightly tsinni

fieged, and many times affaulted. The Imperiici
Governour having done , and fuftered as much^d^^
might be expelled from a man in his place, b
loft above 400. in all this timeof his men, marc
ing our with 40^0. Foot and 220, Hori
,
men. fo
'Cdj

icb
(9^)
The id. of d3 2. whereas iJ.COj'®''
nets of thc^rifichers Horfe,werc refolved to affrot*"'
Cf unavm Hornes Q^rtcr, and to attempt the relief
ving of Colmar^ Khinenrave Otto LH^svickj wit \\

,
•
5 Regort
 }

)r 7"/;^ inv^flons Of Gtfmdnf. f^mfi^

upon the necks ofthem,kilIs, '<^3
R.^im£nts fiycs
in

.J^Wdifperfe^ 'oo. of them re-

'vith fafcty unto ^rifach^ y E nfigncs hec .
Werin^h'
^

fclXokc
them, and that he might purfue the vi-
fAP the Impcnaliits at mtte--
Enfijhelm^ where 300. hec knockt
place, and amongft them 2. Barons
Iwne upon the
kf/ilir^^'^^^^^Cj^teutenant Colonelli?^^<?;7,aScrgc
\

y'Ljoi. ^.Horfe Captaincs,with divers Cornets and

J^Ccanio their chiefe com-
Cnder Olficcrs.Colonell
lander king efcaped with 3 Cornets of Hor fc,the
itoR;
xmaiiidcr of 1 200.

'tfoDCli (95)
k of December^ Anno, 16^2, 3[\cSwedlfh
The 8.
f^hmW Zillhart o^gptFtavus Horne s hxmyymA
Lieutenant Colonell Remthlnger with a reafonablc
[ufcfpartee (leak fuddenlyiupon Endingen^ where the
Kicljirnpcriall Croneck^^^J{ih 5. Troopcs of
Colonell
2, of
Horfe was enquartered, who
was himfclfc in the
llreii
very beginning of the fight (hot dead upon the
flJi loo.ofhismenflaincjand all the reft; dif*
place,above

^petfcd,and the Towne of Endin^en taken.

jjC) .
The 9. of January Anno, 1^3^. the Vantcur-
^
nersof Giiflavt^
Horn falling upon 200.
Army
Dragooners not farre from Memmlngen,
t)f them, whereupon ^n^lavtu Horn
W‘ 1!^^
^^thbis whole Army aduanced towards theB^-
ai-jj
jj^p^rj: all Army under Duke of Yerm
with them anddefcate 2. Regiment of
,

where the chiefeft Oficers were ilaine , t>.

Cornets
 '

The r/tva[ions of Germany.

^Jlnno.
reft prifoners.
Cornets taken , and the

( 97 )
January, the 2 8. -^une. I ^3 ?• Smdifh CcjjitCtS
lonell Msky
having gotten intelligence of 1 701^ in
Musketticrs corr 1(1^11
Imperiall Hoffe , and -1 500-
mins upon him to forprife him, and h^s forces, pn,
fcntljr gathered his men togetlier, tails withtur^^^ji,.
upori the IinperialiRs and d^fpe^d them, forceJ^j,
,

thcfdUo runne away mto Vryburg^ to'okc406!

prifoners,and killing 4°° them. j

Cp 8)
In the end of January, ^nno, 16^^. ^000. httAj)
Oppelcn, 'Bwjiin
perialifts tookeby force that Fort ot
the Saxon Coloncll Sneidor falling upon theniilifcrl
cutinpeeces 300. of them jahdput the reft unto jof foe
diforderly retreatc- Not long after this Skirmilh^w
the Srvedijh ,
and Saxon Forces comming agairijdjli
upon the Imperialifts at Strelen , where they j]

beaten off, with flatigthcr offorae 500 men.

'benc
" '
’rtllCCr*

The 24 ^^. oF
^ ^ A
Jik A * — • r - - — I
^
^^^•Atter Diiktj
*T"
^
"Bernhard of ^iuxon "
JVetinar
'
/ 7 the
had taken ,-1 .E

h^efrleden , Dm^ atird Okreni^aw by siiaulti,

.ir:.
the
T_. -.11 11
^de iverth .xr#y,a!
Imperial! Generali '}ohn
40. troupes of Horfs commmg to reli'cfe , and tt ^

bcate ot the Swedifh ^ Y)n\i 6 B^rrihard falls upmftaini

fhem^killed more then 4oo> of the Imperialifts,
and font^
reft efcaping with lofte of 2.' Goxnets j

prifoners; J ,

If.

4
'fCol
 , 2

Ji, The Inva^ens ef Geifmnu [AmOrn

^^32<
Ooo) ,

Inthc
middle of AprillyAnnoiiS^ 5 "XhcSTivediPt .

ViiCfij Coloncll
with S-Troopes ofHorfc felling
the Quarters of 3 -Troopts of Crabm^%t woh^
into

[M hcc cut in peeces the moft of them, takes ?.'

Enfi'^nes.and their Colonell, with fomc Officers pri.

fonas- Few day es after light upon i 5 ooJ

other
up and do wne the coun-
(Jr<»^<«r/,that fcoured

try cut the

throates of the moft of them, carrying
avvaytheir S.Enfignes.

(lOI /
The 2 5
of Aprf//s Anno, i ^ j 3. Duke Qeorge of
,

iHnebergySiivedifh General,having befieged Hameler&

,
upon the River fVefer *36 *Cornets of Horfe,and 1
Enfignes of Foote,under command ofthe Imperiall
Generali Bonmnghfifen ,and the Bifhop of Ofenbrn^
came to the reliefc of this Towne,whereupon Dukq
M Lmehorg fent the Lieutenant Generali UMeUndey*^
1- with fomc Regiments of Horfeand Foote againfi'
them, who encountring with the Imperialifts aC
j^»^<’r^;2,neerethe City of killing,anddc-’]
m fooying them utterly. There were flaiheupon the
0 place of this
Battle almoft the halfe part of thislm-*^
,
Army ,and amongfl: them Colonell Haxthfi->^
pColonell Dunbert^ Colonell (tyffihenburg^wilh
Captaincs and Officers,and 9 Enfignes wcr§
f
v^Kcn.
.

(lOl)
the ^.Amo. 1633, under th?
UaC 163?. The Srf’edi/h
of Colonell D domkW upon 1^00* Impc*
'

F
•0
 GrtWiWrj.
The IrtVtfiotff
tVic City of
rialifeand 2.4v4rians before
een wbcrc the
ImpenahCts were defeated , and^
cfcaping with the/
inockt downe. few ofthem
lives into <J>^mmngen.

(*®v ,
-[.M’
this time, the
Swfdi/h Held-Warfhaf/
. About ,

G><fi4vpis Horne having taken With compofitionj.'ll^'^''

Impcriall Gene.,/' r.
theftrong Fort of Pappe>theim,thc
rail ^/m»w fends isoo.Cw^^w to attempt thc»V'
STvedi/h •^hutthz Srredtfh being ready
to entertaine

them, kill 300 of them, and

,
drive the reft to a
fhamefull rctrcatc.
 T^tJffvafensof Gefmmji
*<535 -

intdQirnuiny with_^ ^
fpnt with a Army townrJr Siloitit. then ^et'H'eir'elf
^ettefeiU e/
n J^nrhctilar yi n/y ly hin^lfe in I^mneeftia ^Ijatia d( $wnhen~,
taml where he fftuehyre’r'aih^elaeaitu^ the Cr^aeean kBa^^tiftatn.
,

^^^henpr^0»erh/y ^:£fJfuf^ : i/iy BattelefJ\/ttrIii^t 2

ft-
 3

2S*. of Jane. Amo. 16^3. A

[Jpon the
bloody Battell
was
fought at Oldendorp , where
the
Jmpcrlalifts, who had gathered a new Army

aider the leading of Generali Merode,mA Count of

fmsfrld, commingthe fecondtimc to the reliefs

of the manhood of the Swedifl> Ge-
nerals,as Duke ©f Generali AieUnder,z.n6.
they were ovcrthrowne and yooo, ,

;of tkm upon the place j amongft them the

flaine

iimperiall Colone]l, ,^W,^r<? ?/);[; 4 //,^and Dincl^.

7
Lt^, Generali Merode
, who dyed few hourcs af-
ter
,
befides Captaines, Rittmafters Lieutenants,
,
and other Olficcrs,whofe dead, and naked bodies
were not knownc. Prilbners were taken Ser-
geant Major Marpseler^ Colonell fVeflerhold^zxidi
divers Otficcrs more , befides ay 00. Common
Soiildicrs. great peeces of
1 . Oriiance , and 70.
oinete and Enfignes
,
, allb taken. On the
.
and Haffians fide fbme 200. loft their
Wes, Hereupon
the Towne of Hamelem wasren-
red to the
Swedipo Conquerors.

(loj)

^^^'d’f^tfeHhoveHdn Alfatia upon the t.of

3
frf/n
^ Prince Palatln Chriftian of Bercken^
I
® Army , by himfelfc,
dorriM Vidfory againft the Duke of
i Was 1, n 1
'Y^ich Battell the Lorrlaynes Army
^7 ri^iaated and defeated leaving all
1
, 5

J f3 their
’Anwl The Tnvafms of Ge'rmMf,
their Ordnance, and Baggage behind them witl t
j

the Ioffe of too©, men;

the J'we«<«/)!iGarrifon

ffaffenhoven likewife in the hc«tc of this encoiwj^'i

ter fell out, cutting ®f, and difpcrfing 500. Qjfiii?'*

the Lorraynes Muskctticrs. Of

r
the Svfetiijh werjjall
f

(laincthcCknerallof the Ordnanre anj^, fta

Baron o£Rttppa ;of common Souldicrsflainc, an^oit

feurtfoinc ao8. ||tpi

(10^)

In the midle o£ OEiober the Imperial

Generali Bomtnghufcn falling at night upon tf '!hi

Swediff) , under Field Marlhall KmphottfeH neet c ,

Faterbtrn cut offa great many,tooke aos.prifonedn

and j.Enfigncs of them.

ita
(107)

Novemhey £ciZ 4*^' HwlM

Srvedijh Field Marfhall comming with his Artntflm

upon 3. flrong Regiments of Imperialifts , and B^dij

VArUns Under the conducfl ©f the Count
Colonell Luirs , and Konig of Generali
tringers Army
, he
gives them 'a flirowd defea
put to the Sword 400. of them, and many cai
ried away prifoners , amongft them Count
Br47 , and divers Officers more. This Skirmfh
happcn«dat0^rr«<forJ^ncac J

^11

Vi
 1 ^

The l/tvsjioni. of Germany,

1633,
(io8)
•
} :

In the end
of the Month TJoixmher tytrini.
the Swdifh Generali Rhinrgraves Horlc
Rcgiinent falling upon fomc troupes of the Im-
periall Generali
Altringer about CMindelheim
{itec after a lharpe conflid nccrc looo. Imi
pcrialifts were cut off, and^/m'»^erhimfelfctod
beenc almott furprilcd.

tliell
(lOfi)
jhiipi

About this time the

SweSfh Coloncll Kamff.
ti) good fortune upon that Pkfipvijh
had a
Rc-
gimenl ofCra^ats which he utterly routed at
Wmgtn ; their Liutenant Coloncll
he tooke pri-
loner befidcs fomc
other Officers , the reft being
put to the Sword.
A little after this the S-»e-
Generali Major Roftein
ji
’tfi runiated alfb three
itiii)
wgimentsofJmperialifts,about Kempten whereof
pecces, and the reft put to flight.
AwJ *
Cm-J
^3 3
\

Clio)
julf

Generali Rhine^r^ve

^monplf
^vhich K
oS T
aflaulted tlie Townc Rufavh
and
,in
tooke PrifoncFs the old Earle of
with many other Of-
i above 500.
common Souldicrs,which

1
 The Invafifis of Gematty.

j. gave up-thdr names to the Rhinegrave, but thi

Bootes were all put to the Sword , within j c

weeke or i o. dayes fpacc , there were a

joooJmperialiftscutofF infcverall places thercO'
;Colo'
abouts.^»w.l633

'iKli*

2^

'li''
101
too!

Sub
11

: I

» f f

iG
i *

afo

Uv ill [it liliffw tHUrnmr^

1 » .

V ,
 ,

Dece»>l>er the 29, iAmo Landgrave

Willimo^Heff'en, and the SwcdiHi FieJd-Maifliall
Jnifhmfen tooke in by a generall aflauk, the
Towneof SdtxM^en and whereas the Citizens
thereof had dealt very treacheroufly
with tHe
Swedes the Town was fet on fire, by
heaving and
/hooting of Granadoes in two
kverall places,
which burnt fo fiercely that the
, whole Townc
(Jiiiteconfumeduntoa/bes; few of the Citizens
sndGatrifon could efcape away, but
the moll of
them were put
to the fword. The imperiall Go-
wnour was alio taken priioner.
 the Uvapns of Germany.
1 ^ 34*

Lam^rav^ of tl^e

tmt Prince.
WM

) phifli macU an union wiifij' f<iu^ ^S

weele/i atiJj
pnyate^ i/ntoj^ ki/^s Camjec’ at Wcrkc’n anJraii^nea n^it/t
y. Re^ifwntr^JPo^ ofiJ./. offoot. Jor/iir a/fiJ^a?ico. B roujihttl^

^nniyof12,000. /non tojroifio tyifk Jci/^sForooj’atfrauo^oniy to.

J^ov:j^yt toot:o 7iia/ty (PitioxatiJ CaPflos mFi/i^koue WoPtfhal/- ^
Low^^foorony. o/ieol(^a knrn//^ feauar in Efarffnt’J'kn.’iJ.J^? ?
 *j‘hc In*vaJions of Germany. Anno
1534.
(i^O
Upon the
Anno theSwe-
'?
Duke Bernhard Saxon
ail'
]VejnKirs Army, had the fortune to light upon the
1 :
and Bavarian Generali, JohndeWenhs
Jnipcriall
'lllil

Regiment, confifting of 1 1 . Companies, ail which

lice wholly routed and dilperfcd , Ibme prifoners
he took
and brought into 1
>eckendorf. At the
f^mc time the Sergeant Major of the SankHjh Re-
giment, brought back three of John de Wenhs Rit-
mailers. 5. Lieftenants. 2. Cornets, and above
go. prifoners. In both thefc conflidls were full
ijoo. imperialifts flaine, the Bavarian Colonell
Sremz^tzken prifbner. Not long after two Swedilh
Colonclls, Rofa and Karfjfen^ light upon Colo-
nell Corfus with his Regiment of Crabats , whom
falling upon unawares, they put them to flight,
kill 300.and take 200 prilbners.

(”4)
the third
Landgrave
Swedifh Licfccnant Colo-
CoIonelJ Sperretiter with 700.
H ore,
c ‘'’TtF
fall out mifenburg upon the Iinperia-
s with whom they began a hard skirmilh,
Muskettters they cut in
Pcecft

\v-ic r I
P'^*roncrs. Amongft which
of\L reft

'"''ll Enfignes,
-^-icients^, one Rittmafter and one
'-eftenrnt^ ,

F 2
fi I 5) The
 , ,

^nn 9 ‘The Invajtof^^ of Germany. *r:

iC) 34 - (115) . fo

<tAn. 1 6 :?4.thc Swcdilli

The tenth of LMareh
^ XA.
Duke Bernhard Saxon
'
i . I C

Colonell PUto fent from

unto i^^Pi^delheityp
tofuriound th-cCra-
'[^eifftar
of Budianim it, tookethe Town
bats Rci^imcnt
airauiraiidputfome
autx ^500. that layJ
in it,y to thc
.V d'^^'
'

by aliauil,
T lit* Colonell hce
nr*#* f Ir
itil
p,
tookc
'
• #» ^
Sword
1
their Leiftcnant
I -
pn^ ;f
;

{bncr together \vith many Officers.

,

(116) itlie'<

About this time , Rhinegrave Otto Ludowkk^^

S'wedifli Generali did obtaine a great viaoryj^yauS
a^ainfl theLorraynes and Impcrialitts, under com-
mand of Count Salm, and Marqueffc of Bafom- ^i
ficr Generali of the
Lorrayne Forces who with. 5
0
ycoo.ifrongfct upon him, that was little above
2000. betwixt theTown of 5 e;ir<^;/,and the Dorpe\
cfOchfenfeldyVjhcYcof the Lorraynes and Imperial
lills w'ere flaine acco. upon the place. ColonclF'^'
Philip w’as Count of Salm, Governour
fliot.

Zahern MarquifTcof Bajfompier with ColonelDiJ

and 6 oo* common Souldiers were taken Kt^oo.
prifcners. The Duke of Lorrajne himfelfeilMajc

intoD<^^. ’^iitdiei
^

(117) ^tl
The 2p eXMay i 5 J4« 700* ^i/Pnno Imperialifts
Horfemcn^and other commanded Forces, together :too^^

with
VVAWXi yc6. of Foot,
X UIJV. leading of
under the
\JX,
Colonell
- mi
iei

X ^^
Wolchenfiein came before the townc of Wangen,
ffT I ^ _ i 4 k!

thinking to fuiprife
'
it
*^^1. iiV» J u unaw'areSj
Li ll (X V\ Co and in hafte
^bey
/
iU dfc’X

affaultcd it with great fury : on the other fide the

-

Commander Colonell Kamfky with hisSwcdifli j .

'
GarrifoB '.‘‘ft
 ,

the Invafons of Germany. u^mo

as bravely, and refolutely (land to **^54
(jarrifon did

their
defences ; fo thatafter foiiie time ofrefifiance
yd the
The Swedes ifiuing out
Imperialifls retired
;

upon them,
purfued them till they came to Raven-

fLre where Caisoffl^jr

conftrdined them to fight,
1% above 500. ofthem to the Sword, and
and put
l)iought4oo. prifoners with him into fFaxgeit.
li,

(ii8)
VVhereasthelofle of the Citie of ^ege^ffurg fo
Imperial Party that theCar-
much difeontented the
,
great
nj

farian Army
augmented with zooo^Hungarmns
rife of
I."
x\[tBavarianVoxQ^s underthe Generali
of May
*

rcesA' marched thitherward to regaine it the 1 7.

'as iittw
^nnoi 6 4 '^ .* Duke Bernhard o? Saxon IFei^

mr fudden comming, was fo terrible to the Ene-

asanik
my, that they prefcntly retired towards the upper
The ^w^ejpurfuing them, and over-
i

BaUtinate.
place. Cai

taking the Reare, cut of 300 Crabats ^ amongft

Vvhich was their Commander Plefkowhs flaine,
and tookc40o. prifoners. On the Swedijh fide was
Generali Major Courville (hot through the body,
0& whereof he died immediately. But the Bavarians
joyningwith theimperiall Army under the King
^{Hungary, both which together confining of
'OO'lf'
30000. Foot, and 15000. Horfe, applying them-
fof^!
felves to the fiege, intending to make an affault up-
m nt*'
the Citie,
^^teach
when they could make a liifficicnt
by battery. Hereupon May the 26* vyitli
'

^^100. peeces of Ordnance begin to batter it.

4 refently after,
plied with
they made an affault, but were re-
the Ioffe of 500. men, by the Swedijh
outoftfieCitic, taking prifonerof the
(if'fi

'
p o ,
Impcriall
 .

^nrts The of Germany

^ 34 * Im^tnzWColomWBreuner, vers other Officers
yea the Sivedes they furprife many C^abats in fcl
verall places, which were put to the Sword /
\^ith ^

their commander BuMam; that alfb ih this

j
alfault of the Impcrialifts 5000. loft their lives,
Juljf the I o. was the laft aflault upon the Citie
on
all fides, wherein 4000, Imperialifts,
likcwife^
miferably from the Swedish were cut in
But whereas theGarrilon and Citizens had for a
long time, behaved themfelvcs ftoutly in dcfence'^^
of the Citie, even to the admiration of the Impcri-
who had before it, by their owne relation
alifts,

Sooo. flaiiie upon the place, 6 000. others whohad

runneaway, made 1 5000. Canons fhot upon the k
Town, caft above 2000* Granadocs into it, and
f
465 Sallies endured from, within, the Citie isaf
laft furrendred upon honourable conditions.
 Germany. jfnno
the
1634

.1 . 1 , 1 r>

Ait^ of the
i.Dec:j()tt 6
^Jiomanes the

(It P-eitish

W/thli Ciiie hrjor alon^ .

ted,a7uJatlas^tookyr^f77the Yon hnouraMe ^

Wit i
Courlithns t^te

DuhBe’mhartl ofSaxon Woman iffnAanus

Hom
o/Mhn^cn
Scnemlh o/ySwMArn^. in/arof fio
andohtain^A tho Vichry ^ainA thorn tJio. z 7
AiiO J ^ ^

r
 The Jfivafwm of .
^mt9
.(lip)
(May the 1 2. Anmi 6 ->j^. Duke georaothu-
nd/crgSwedip} Generali,having received ccrtaine
intelligence, that the Imperialifts
, and Leamjh
Forces confining offome
^ ooo. mcn,had an intent
tereleefethe Towneof Hiidelheim,
which heftill
bclieged he fends 1
3 3 o. Horfes in all of his, under
,•

CoIonellA/^^ towards the Enemy,

where bc-
Towne Bevera, a Iharo
betwixt them 3 at laft the Swedijh were vi-
Worious, the oppofite parties
wereput to a Sud-
daine flight,
with great Ioffe and {laughter.
The
ProtcftantForccspurfumgthemfo furioufly,
that
t ey were head
long tumbled into the river
of We~
was ilrowed and fcattcred
£1
that
tlcaped, andthc moff of them were
afterwards
Priron»s„„c tatofom. joo!
t'
Colonell Lievetenant.
onePnl
• “-I “

reneging the Towne of Coesfeldy

^0 \vhjrh
and
brav^i
which aflaults, they
repulfcd with great
^
the fiege, theSwedifl)
^^^^efRfhT
came fiiddenly in the neck of
^ encounter for the fpacc of
hour
moft part of their Foot
^ pciftd , and a great many of them
flaine,“
^nn» ’the Im'afioasof 8°'
at

1634- flainc: and purfuing the Horlemen betwixt

and Lmen, yoo. of them were flaine; \vith*th
H ^

reft of the Horfemcn Bomtmghufin znAGeteemt-^

tired to Lmen, which the Swedtfi after the third
af.
fault had it alfofurrendrcd : 4000. •^ouldierj whicli/^
were therein are come over to the >
(121)
About this time Generali Lieftcnant MeUfideroi w '-^

ihtHafian Army, marching againll the Army of

the Catholique Leaguers in fVeJlphaliay overtoolce
their Foot forces/, and put 1500. of them to the
S word ;
the reft under tne command of Generali
Bannwghufen and (jeleen^^^eA. in a confiifcd order
into Ha 7nme^v^\\ex&n
he left a Garrifbn under his
Colonel! Licftenant V
glen • which 7 ownc the
Swedish w'ent to affault , there the Petards were im-|
ployed and took fuch effedl, that though the Soul
vv
diers defended thcmfelves ftoutly from the walls,
yet theCitic was taken tthc 27. oi May. Ann
the great confufion and mofl: total! ruinep
of the Leagfiijh Catholick Army ; and mor
than the fourth part of the lame Annie w^as put to,
the Sword.
(l22>
After this the Swedifh Army being brought before
the Citic of {JMunfiery the Swedfjh Generali Duke
of Lunehorg without delay lunimoneth theCicie,
him but they giving an de-
to be furrendred unto :

niallanfwcr, the Swedtjh did continue the ^^8^*

A party of fbme i coo. ftrong fallyed out of the
Citic, to fetch --- it,^ in their
-- --- provifion in
rcturnc,^j^
- ^
-
'
^ I

veremet by ibmc Httfliam, and Sw(de»s ii’

Army
 .

the Invafloss of Germany. tAnna

who put of them to the
fitmy, fworf, aad
and tooke
from them all theproyifion.^*.!
^

Frulla/idj^^r;;^

Simdt: j ^2 (f

^nme tp thcAi/}^ (^S)rcJ^n J

/7 /2 ^encf'nllvitow^f"
lyifj^ fffP^ Si^c’erlipi T'prces. J.^:^ J (>3t
2

2^^/v/ ^ff^l 7t2any d^tahicA a,

rhr x sJ'uttyj^ss at
^76 J-fil^Iashpha. jT. ^
 .

tke I^vaJ/0^s of Germany, wm

I6z^*
(123)
of Maj. Anno. i
Upon the third Generali
pie/dtnarfbaJI Arnheim of tht Saxons Army ob-

tained a
memorable battle, and brave (ucceflefull
vidnryagainft the Impcrialifts at Lignisz,
thconfetandfirftfliockc of the
Battell was very
and fury, continuing with great obftinacy
hot and
bloody , the Ipace of five hoares
oppofition
: the
kxons Canons being three times loft to the Impe-
mBSj and three times with muchoccifion reco-
vered againe from them by the Saxons: the
Impe-
rial! Cnraffiers and the Crahats6:\^ fticw much va-
lour, and refblution for the^oft part of the
Battell,
in the end the vidlory inclined to'
till
the Saxons
fide. The Impcrialifts fleeing towards Lignttx,
werepurfued and cut in peeces, by the Sax&nsWixh
ail exceeding great fl-aughter, above
4000. Imperi-
alifls were flainc upon the place ,• amongft whom
^crcCoIoncll B/gou , two Generali Majors, the
licftcnant Colonel! of JVinfen Regiment, foure
other Officers and Commanders , and 1400.
enprifbncrs. Coloncll Trofi was dangeroufly
'mounded and fo was
, the Generali him-
Colonell Coloiiell was
cn prifoner moft ofthe Captainesof the Foot
,
^oi^ces
Were flaine. Of the Saxons party flainc
400. whereof 2. Ritmafters,
y. Cornets, and
^jUrc
Ancients and 200. hurt: 35. Enfignes.
,

Ordnance. 27. Cornets won in

Eoem
^ others more in purfuing of the

(i 24) The
 , ,

jheinvajtons ^Germany,
x634*
(124)
The^ ^.©f May. A. t 6 g 4.The Impcriall Conimar
_ • * t ^ 1

der comming with 5000. men to befiege Ot .ji

fi^/«»,bcgaB to affault it in 5. fevetall places at

But the Saxon Garrifon under Command of Coltf , ,

Bell Sneider did their beft to keep the Imperisfl*®

lifts out. That 140. ofthemlaydeadintheditc(il'‘'.f
Beere the breach, three or fourc one over anothefil'’'
andneere the other workes lay frattered here an
there , a great many carcafes , in fo much ths

above 400. were found dead upon the place,

.more then were flaine, w.ere hurt and woundec’ j]j^

The Commander Qolt^ w'as flaine, the Lieft< ,.k

nant Colonell Skghofe was fhot in the fhoulde.J,
foure Captaines with feme Lieftenants and AncP‘
ents loft their lives, leaving their Ordnance aloir^jJJ
»
ut)on the Batteries, and r anne away.
^ liclib'

(125)' ifiltlii

Thcfift of .Apr ill 16'^ 4* The Army c

the Catholique League, after feme rcfiftance, ha

ving taken thcTowneof by aftaultjthelmjjjj^

perialitts made their victory exceeding bloody^^
faring neither armed or unarmed , man
man, or child , putting all to the Sw^ord,and
the Sword could not ipoilc, they caufedthe fir
toconfiime , and the dead corpes they
caftintoth
river IVefdr : yea did moft inhumanely and but
chcrlymurtherand hewin pceces , with out refpe£|J^^
cither of age, fex, or condition : the Hejfijh Gcne-'^ii
rail Lieftcnant (A^feUnder hearing of the crueltjJ^,!)?

pfthclmperialifts,fendingi200. Horfemen bcfcri'lti,

 (i 26)
June the fcventh
Anno J4. Betwixt Lands-^
Tfaffenhoven in Bavarm (jufiavHs Horn
,

ijjyingthcpurfiiitofthe Bavarian John

ifiWerth^ poo.
cut in pccccs of the Bavarians^ and
Uhn dc Wenh himfclfe hardly efcaped*

C127)
Ime the 14. ^nno, x 6 34. Generali Field Mar-
(liall Horn did reprife and take by alTauh the
Towne tiAicha^ put the moft of the Townclmen
andSouldicrs tothcfword hanged the perfidious
,
Commander, who contrary to the agreement and
, had repoffelt
his pomife himfelfc of the place,
from which hcc had fo lately been ejefted be-
,

fore one of tht gates, aixd burned

the Towne to the
ground,

(128)
hly the Anno 1634. Duke Bernhard of Sa-
1 2.
^^Wetmar and Gnfiavns Horn taking Landshut in
by aflault, fired the Caftle and Suburbs,
pbged the Citie , and put as many as they found
^Armes to the Sword. Hither was oAltringer
^Bavarim Field Marfhall lent with Ibme troups
, a man knownc to the world, for a
“jccoiir it

P^dent and valiant Souldicr,but he

in a battell be-
^^naine, with a Army
/hot through the head, his

My (l 2p}
txa ttn« Tie Invafiom of Germany.
j 6 34-
(l2p)
Upoflthe 4(?. and 27. of Augufi Anno J
the great, ferc, and bloody Battcil was fought^
before l^rlwgeny in which the King of Hungi^ry
together with the Bavarians and Spanijh Arrtiy,
un^der Cardwdljnfamo^ prevailed againft
the two Swedijh Gencralls 'J!)vktBer>7 hardoiSa^
xen IVeimar, and Guftavus Horn , fo that the Swe^
difh Army being overlayed, and opprefled with^
multitude of the Impci'ialills , Spanijh Bavaria ‘

Forces, w^as forced to give ground, aiidfo were

beaten and dilbrdered, that manyof tiie old and
beft Infantcria w^re flaine, and divers of the hcfi'jjiUJU

Commanders killed, hurt, of taken prifoners

amongft others the valiant Gnfiavus Horn y y\’ho '0
himfclfe, together with the Fieldmarfhall C'r^^^y
the Generali Major Roflein y the Gencfall Major
SchafcUtz^kiy Colonell Hufne y Lieftenant Colo-
nel] Stuart 2ii\d Forhes^ and other high and under
Officers were taken prifoners. The young Mar-
qiiefl'e Fridericki of lAn^ach , the Lord Zerotiny

Colonel!, Snetdewindy which commanded as Ge- .

ficrall Major, Colonel] Wettberger yColontW Grmy

Colonell Lieftcrrant Willtbart , Sergeant Major ,

•

Fm^y and feven Scots Captaines, befides Licfte-

nants, En/ignes , and other Officers were flaine
upon the place of Battcil. Generali Lieftenant I
Hojfktrchen^ and many of other Officers and Com-
| ,

manders were W'ounded and hurt what and how

:

many of common Souldiers on both fides werQ

^
flaine, man had no certainty of it. After ^his
blcody encounter was ended, theCitieof NorUn*
gen
fhi I»‘vafotis <>/ Germany
 ;

1^54
4

(i3o)
. ,

>

fhe linpcrian
Army came
from thence, before
tlielmpenallCicic of Hailbrm, and troubled
the
fjmewith no Ordnance, but only with Grana-
does, in
fijch manner, that at once, there were
let

on fire,
and burnt to the ground, above i4o.houfes.
^i'W^Lieftenant Colonel! Sengeroi Smidher-
Regiment, commanding in the Towne, be-

ing flaine
in a fally, and theTov\'ne taken , in the
tndof Augufi- Anno 1(534.

Whereas the TheTinpe-

rlalifts under command, of the Colonells Waldeck^
and Schelharmner , who brought together above
400. Horfe and Foot to ^ did the iecend
attempt to rcliefe Hildejhetm ,were by the Prote-
ftantsArmy, under the Swedijh Generali Com-
niiflary Anderfon
^ and Generali Lieftenant Vf-
defeated
;
within one houre they fled in a difor-
fed confufion^ and the reft of the Army , with-
(hort Ipace was fo utterly routed, that of 2 500^

fcarce 250* returnc to ISlenflat their Foot

being at the firft i 500. werealmoft flaine
jjpon the
place. About 1 000. prifbners were ta-
^^ongft which were two Lieftenants Colo-
|^els,t\vo
Majors, feven Ritmafters three Cap- ,

ij. Lieftenants
9. Cornets, and i 5, Stan-
J^eCitieof HUdcJheimr^hci'cU^on , when
*

^’^^hin fa w themfclves deprived ofall fuccour^

17. was delivered t6 Swedes.
G ^ After
 6

<>/ Germany,
ihelavifom r‘
1 34*
( 132 )
B^ttcll x\\zS^xo}is
A^cr
rvicvi- tlic 3-t
o '
“v- (iC
'

under Lieftenant
IlMLiW^ Av*. x.^
Generali <:y4rnheim, marched!ir, ^
j

1, n fthe Tin
wherein Imperiall Govcrnoun^vCt*^
MrP ! 1
towards Olarv ,

of the Saxons
Eokick., being advertifed comming.'Jj^^o I

burnt the whole Towne to

t|.J.lltr
ground,- and bc-f„Jei
the w ~ 1 fl

tooke himfclfc into the Caftle

: from thence thejP^
Saxons did goe to OelSy wherein the Imperial! Go-
vernour Don Johan de Languiall yeilded, to th(
mercy of the Saxons^ and was taken prifoncr^
. '
. ^ 11 - 1.
1 : ^
his 300. Souldiers ;
likewife in the purfuitof thujsgt
Imperialiftsfrom tooke more than ioo’^jjl,cy(

ptifoners of them , in the moncth of ^ay

^

ri'
Upon the 2p. of Ime Gene ^
’

\ the Swedijh
rail Bannier, entered into a fetBattell wdth i 500c

Impciialifts, under the conduct of their General

CoUredo , and got a noble vidlory, necre the Cici !iVo« (

of Griffenberg in Silejla ^ w'here the Impcrialift'i^jUpon

loftfome 4000. men, flaineupon the place, aminahitv
many Officers of account, were taken prifeners
^o. Cornets. yo.Enfignes^and 38. pcccesofOrd-jj^j
nance were gotten by the Swedes by this puiffan.jj^ ,

Army,
( 134)
lulytho. fourth 1 534. The Saxons Kvmy .

though not w'ith ftrong oppofition tooke

in StUJiiiby affault ; which iflue of the aff*aur^J^th(
W'as bloody on both fides; the Saxon Colonelf'^fori
Lieftenant Winger was flaine by a bullet of four^
, ^ pb
pound weight , wdth'50. Common Souldicrs; ant for

thi^tofr.
 ^

j'k Jnvafions of Germany.

vf^fter of the
Horfe, to the Duke ^axo^ Law-
received a mortall wound whereof hee
•

;
L

? riw houres after. On

the Imperiall fide with- •

chiefe Commander^ Licftcnant

•was flaine the
two Captaines , and 6 o* ^ouU
Coionell Fuchfy
were taken prifoners with 1 2. En-
the reft ,

and two.ftandards of the Enemy. The

toes ,

die being plundered

by the Souldiers in the furie*

(135)

About this time, the Commander Doyi-

ncr who was guarded with feme 400. Horfe,

lighted upon the young
Maximilian of ^alUnfiein,
ofthe Imperiall Army who held his Randevouz
,

routed his troops carried^

ntttQ ^latZf 111 Silejia ^ ,

away 300* prifoners ,

and amonglTthem two
Gdij'

Captaines.

tneii
(136)
As the Saxon Coionell Daube tooke the Citie
'

icG;'

rial!
of upon the river LgeXy he by aftiata-
geme, though it was both well fortified, and w'eli
OIKT!
manned, and had but one way of comming to it,
ifOii
quickly entered and put the Imperiall Garrifon
,

herein to the Sword. July the 1 5. ^nnq 1634!-.

(137)
At time , the Saxon Generali Lieftenant
this

and the Swedijh Generali Bannier being

/iY?iheim^

fatedowne before the* Citie of Prage with their

Army , they played upon the Citie , W’ith their
Canons, for the fpace of three dayes, and were v

splayed unto like kind ^vith

from thence in the ,

G 5
£];tcat
 ,

^nn» 7 fie IxvaJioffj

iKVaJiofi. of Germany.
^^S 4 ‘ on botli fidcs.
great lofle onbothfidcs.
:
900. men of the Saxm
and Srfedes there being flainc
, of the Imperia:
i O' wit in conhitin^ of 14000.
men,unde
the Command of Colored/) and Tion Be.lthafat,
two expert and valiant Souldiers, which neithc
omitted the fortification of the Citie againff
al
faults, nor fliunned the danger of fight,
loft thei
feme 600.
lives after this the Sy^edzs and SaxoK.
marching off,
(138)
,
The 25. oiAugufi Anno 1 6 34. Generali Bm-
mer comming w ith his Army, before the Towtj
oftSW^, diliant (lom Egra three German miles
upon the Borders of Bohemia^ the Imperialift,
within {landing out after his fummoiis, tookeit h)
force, putting aJI to the %ord in it.

I
/rm^ktn^ mt^a ^ra^Arf/^ ti>n/atjr Lfii^fr^OKOfi/ ,

<*«/^iJp/Ia: Jid '

»

tJ’yt’tAt/I^^wral/icCh^ Cif/ufua/td’t^^dy Sw^’di/n Ar/fy^ in

T^^>ficr/a//d(7nd
uyan //^/^ Ififf^d^Kr, ^ Od:J ^7
W/tAoc
^^f^htcda /ncfwraS/f y/i^ty ^ainAy^my k Sfvca/w
 ,

Th I^vafo^s of Germany.
(ijp)
^hcSwediJh and Saxo^is Armies joyntly
marcli-
forward in Bohemia did obtaine a bJoody
jjjg vi
jj^ory'on the ^snemies fide, in taking by
a4ult
the Townc of Limfurg ; wherein did lie foure
Gotnpaiiics of Imperial] Dragooners
, and three
ofFoot; the Souldiersaffifted with the Citizens,
add Boorcs, and Women, threw burning
pitch and
fcaldingwatcrupon the Proteflants Army,
made
vfhat refifia nee they were able, but
their unadvifed
Adion,and delperatcobflinacy, provoked
the in-
vaders to anger , which w,as not pacified,
but
with the death of above
2000. perlons in that Ci-
tie. Theprincipall Commander in the midftof
theflaughter
with 1 50. Souldiers retired into the
Caftlcj
craved quarter , but was likewileput to
theSword with allthofo^thkc were
with him. Af-
ter this cruel! victory, ibme Imperial! fuccours
weryomming to releefe this place but thole the
,

W/ encountered allb,flewa great many, tookc

tc Waggons
and carriages , and forced the reft
a coiifiifed
flight Augufl, the 6. Anno 16

(140)
the 12/1541. Generali Bannier ad-
ancing with his Army to’wards Brmdeif, where
bridge from the Impcrialifts,
Wbrokeitdownp. rV.fr. rr^-
^"^h were hindered in and
lift/
'^%tooke the Citie. ^
"
their flight,

Two
 6 ' "

jlnno the Invafous of Germany.

*
1 (534
( 14 O
Two thoufand Imperialifts , afTaulted the
•<
JowicHinz.bergythz\9. oi fuly.^nno 1
K 1^1 fUn'tr rcl.fr om rh#*
fafe-guard/rom
they had aa (afe-c^ua the ImperiaTw^*’'^
Although
M ^ ^ X ^ J^ ^ ^ A*« ^ ^
. « « 1 1
Q>lored0 ,ynd
^ i ^ MM
after a fmaJl
A i « • . (

Field Marfhall rcfi 4 r

ftance, niade by the Inhabitants , fet the Suburbia word

on fire, vvhichwasfoincrcaiy by the wind, that \v.

'it'tookeholdoftheTowncalfo, where the flame

fo prevailed ,
that not lb much,asonehoufeefcap'‘*"*
edfree: but was burned to the very ground, and’', °i
there perilTied in the fire feme 3 d. men, and 2000J
beafls.
pp^tfix-
(142) ^

% The
The Saxon Commander Bofin , which Jay irfi
G arrifon at great Glogarv tooke the Citie of Lubeny -

in Sik(ia,^ the 24- of Anno 1 6 ^4. in the flight/™^

put to the Sword all that hec found in Armes, an#“
obtained a rich, bootie ,
from the Imperiajifts'fl^ of i

••

therein. ,
‘Soods a
'

.(143)
The Saxons Generali Licftcnant (^rnheintyf^^'^l
with 21. Regiments begirting the Towne Baut'^^^^'i
z.en^ Anno 1534- ^ ftrong fiege , where- ti

in was 700. leledlcd Mufquetiers , and 200*

Horfemen , under the Imperiall Commander 'tc

5 which almoft dcfpairing to hold out ^'iiej^j^

againft fuch a puiffant Army, was willing tO:\\'lij^[^

come to an agreement, but by lamentable acci-igiQ
dent by^
Ibme of the Imperialiits j, which were in- ^
_ , . -

garrifoned in the Ckic, fomc houles were fired [jj

in the Suburbs
; the wind being exceeding
high
and K
 ,

fhe Iftvajlons of Germany,

j

i^dHtong,
carried and
difperfed the flame
into
iheCitic,the furions violence of it increafinc^
fo
being not one houfe left
that there
£,ll, flandin<T
jjthe whole Tovync, but all confumed in
the
Cathedrall Church was burned
flame, the to die
irroand, from the top to the roofeof the Church

all other niatcrialls that were

jj(j combuflible’
^ rich and worthy Senator , ofehiefe
regarded
intheTowne,-who thought to havefafed him-
'iittt,
fclfc„with hiswife, children and familic
in a
Cellar, who were all there moft miferable
con-
fumed. The dead carcafles were
“ii!,

( as it were)
baked and confumed together, fo that
they w'er©
forced to put fix or feven into one coffin
and fo
bury them. There pcriflied in this merciie'ffc
llame ( befides people, which were very many
and their number is not to be kiiov/ne) r etnoo’
bulhclls of meale, befldes other come,
ICJjli
innume-
rable of Cattle, with an incftimable
heads
va-
lue Goods and treafure. Three ftreples
of
are
remaining, and whofoever
had lecne the ruincs
(Magdeburg and this lamentable
deftrudii-
on of Bautz.en,
muft and would confelfe that
mi,en hath more than
double furpaft CMae-
prg in fufferings
•
in regard that this goodly
Ipaceof ly, yeeres,twiccromiierab!y
bi!if
fcgcand
which did endure ay. houres together,'
^ ,

burnt in this Townc to

.B^’ciund , five goodly Churches, and
U
jlf'
houfes, as is .already
'sentioue?^
oned,
Numb, /s')

(145) Tire
 :

lit

Tae m ef Germany.
Ifivaji0

1654*

Commander Bamberger, who had formerly cotn#™^

manded in y^de»kett>f, for the elector of Tryer zsif0fi
the^Wwtooke it the yeare before, ufingthe
be- i/
nef t ofthe froft, tooke it forcibly againe, from thef7
Trench, and (jermaineSoulAitxs, that till then hcIdW
it, by an aflault. Six
Companies, the moft of them (jf///

in heatof blond, were put to the Sword therein

the Govcrnourhimlclfc was taken prifpner. ,

V
 7he was Germ any,
X634*

I CCO ! 1tU7t ^ T'7^

C^O 7 72 777^77/d^.7^

^ifJl of ^ 0777s y4f77ty

^ IM
0/7^^77777 was
nwrtislJy
'$f-
\i^(p777i7 kd m
thl>looJ)\ Bdttal qf
lutzen. m

Ai- <1

'w

i<V\

[9i[

'I.

i
4

4- yvTK-rmrAifP^/m/^/irsi^axTTiat CTiasym, w/ieny

y^O)^7'wat'J7ahu;U^s7r7/r.f'cmtr^J7iirffaj’/mid.^ty^^
'‘^°^powsJXter7v^j:j^3z, Camandfd/p/feru/anlr^/^n^^i^Ojjar/

J/fit to A^SjMftt/Tt Car^tftiiO.ydT: J On T

\Amt9 ihe Ittvaf.o^sof Gerraany.
* 635 .
 the Isvmjwm of Germany. jimo
1534.
I
(145)
j00r)f the ij.^0 1(5^4. Count Lodowkk
/nftfaw T^iHenbtirg todke the ftrong Fort
Ir^nfcls ,
three Englijh miles from the Citie of
to the terrour of the Imperialifts,
jdentx., 1400.
ofwhotn being quartered thereabout, by allault,
laving maftered the out-workes , fell upon the
lead watch, whom he put to the
Sw^ord, applied
lis petards to the gates one
he fired the reft of
,
'

the gates and fo entred , one Lieftcnant

, two
Captaines, three Lieftenants, one Cornet, three

Ancients, and many under Officers

, and 1^6.
common Souldiers were taken prifoners, befides
the Ioffe of many, who wereflanic.

(14^)
Umary the i%.jlnno i(5g5*Alliarp GonfliS
fell out betwixt the
imperialifts , and thcFref^chy
together with Duke Ber?2hard of Saxon Weimar

troupes, before the Citie of Speyer

, in which the

I
and prevailed againft thelmpcri-
!
jlifts, that rhey retired towards the Fort of the
Citie,
800. of them being partly flainc in
j

^
in part taken prifoners by Duke
^I'td
\
^mard. After this Duke Bernhard fell upon
the Suburbs, though it was guarded

1
goo. of thefe wxre put to the
^ord, and the
reft laved by the mercy of the Con~

Affailants fide , were flaine

, men , and about that number
fr
They of qualitie were thefe ^ ,

Baron Commander of the Regiment of

^

Norp^ard ,
 ^ 0 ,

the of G^xmmy, ji^P

^ 635
-
one Licftcnant^ one F^^rgne,
Captaine more of the French Army, Of the
mics were flaine 600. After this bloody Encom^'«
ter the Impcriall Garrilbnin ^
being noW
brought to 500. Foot, and 300. Horfe,
others being {laine in this fhorttime of the
and many taken prifoners 3 yeelded upon 'difcriH'^-
tion, the late Commander and
ttmberg Cemmander of the military men, znf[
Gotz.^^ Coloncll, who was dangcroufly wounjiiia:

ded^with 80. Officers became prifcneis,totheiS'w;<|iitt

diflj and Fre'4ch Gcneralls.
This Citie of Fpeyn^
was fiift taken by Afansfeldy then retaken h'
Tilly lately recovered by the King of ,

pofcfiedby John delVerth y conquered againe b^i

the Fw;r/? in this fiege, and aftervv’ards taken ir‘|
againe by
(147) -H
2
The 21 .’of Lylfarch, Anno 16 The Earle
Sberfiem , Generali Major of the IJaJfan Kxnny'.

furprifed
1
and defeated 1200.
- - O^abats^and
- obtainee..
.Sfi
It VT" t
a noble conquefi: neere Htrchsfeld in Hafia.
/(? Lieftenaut Colonell,J who was commander o ’«fty

thefe C^abats , himfelfe being fhot through th<

head, moft of his Souldicrs & Officers w^ere flaine

and the reft, which efcaped with their lives, madd^^
priloncrs, whom with their baggage, and 500.''^
goodly Horfes the Count of Governour|^(
of the fame Citie, brought into fajfell,

(x4S)
Thefirong and goodly Citie of Vim being al-hc
^
rcady^'iij
 ^

iK'Viiftons of Q ^ny2o
end of February (iAnh°
in the T ' c"

by theimperiall General] Gall^ cxpecded

\ icrH^y
In the beginning of
1635. fix Companies of their
cia'^Con
fallyingout of the Citic, fell upon 300.
lodged in a neigtibour vil-
h
them cveiy man, and tooke their Colo-
flue
lage\
Ni jidl alive
and brought him into the Citie alfo in :

end of ^prHl , a Syvedijh Colonell, who had

cfcaped out ot prifon fr<»m the Imperialifis, aflift-

fj with the maine body of the Garrifon^ having

of in one
Sally utterly rooted three whole Imperial!
Petals Reeiments.
f ktk
(HP)
fd aji Thefeventh of Tme, The Impe*-
.rds tak
hall Generali Lieftenant Hatz,feld Galias be-
ing ad vaniced into the lower Pala.tinat j beficged
Keiferjlautern^ battered it with his Ca- ii.

made breaches in the wall affaulted it

non , ,

IkU valiantly fcverall times and was in the end

,
I:b
beaten off, with the lolfe of i
500. men , by the
ndoto valiant Swedish Colonell Schombeck^ Comman-
der inrhefame
Hi Towne. But the Imperial ills fell
violently againe upon the Citie the 7. of Jnne^
,

kof tarried by their number and delperate manner,

and in
thefury^in revenge of their Enemies, 3000. Ki

"iSth
^ivvhom were Ipjft in this fiegc, put not to the
idf 'votdjthofe only, whom they found inarmes, bus
rnen alfo,
w'omen, children ,and little Infants,
^
Out any condition or diftinilion. Only the
Pj
0 oiiell
Schombeck^^ ofall the Swedijh Regimehc
bounded, became a prifoner to
and fonie much
Citizens faved themfelves by
3

H iinreaty.
 6 ^ , ,

The Invapons of Germanv;

intreaty, and promife of aJarge beneficence,'

C^So)
ir

Jh!j the 1^. Anno i 6 lS- Duke -BernhAff^

r)? Sax on tVeimar , and the
French Cardinall Jf
V alette^ who were in all about 18000. Foot#^>

and 1 0000. Horfc well difeiplined, fell upon ti;;8

1

Rcarcof thclmpcriall Generali (jatloi and cijii

^ ^ L AA ^ M ^L
of fbmc i6oo* of Hb Foot, and above ioo<iii(l
. / Xlt . 1

Horfemen, ncere Lanfieil,

(iji)

The Caeftrian Field Mar/ball (^oetz^^ marcljiis

ing with his Arniy towards fumm<Jf

ned Zoefl , a finall Citic upon the River
which refiifingto yecld ,
was by his Army d^j^,

fieged, and allmoft burnt to the ground, by tl^

^ramdoes caft out of the Campe the p. of Sej
temher, ^nno 1 3 5•

(^ 5 ^) r
'About the middle of OElol^ey* (t/imo
A bloody and fore Battell , was fought
fiock^y in which the Swedfjh GQnQr:2ill John Ban-)
nier got a glorious vi^l:ory
, againft the EJe&Jte
o?Saxome , and the Inipcrialifis where was Qy
,

^
h^rd and long doubtfull Combat. Of theimpev
nail chiefe Commanders w'cre flainc the tWiij^
;
Generali Majors Wilfdorp and Cjoltz,, and CMa
,
razjim himfelfc deadly
wounded, and five Co
lonells flaine, whereof threee are particularilc<
pyname, }Vtlz.berger youn^ Haxzfe/d and
•
 '

the Uvajiiss of Germany.

R'ttmaflers, Captaincs, and divers
70GO. of common Souldicrs
bv 7000.
by nrid
artd ;

nificers,
place of
and niaiiy others
'lilt
Haincupo^
fell by the Sword, of the Swedes
h r,,7 Urc, which ih
^cprofccution , fix -whole Regiments as Co/ore-
3 } GoltZf ^ E-vnEis^ and
iklh}
wwcw/*""" J being
paffedetmefy -- o totally-
J
ruined.
- Prifoners
-
A a ^

«, ere
taken 1506. amongll which were' 170.
Officcrs,and i46-womcft of quality, Wives to the
Ca!farianjand*^<^^''^^C6loneHs,and their Oifica*s.
Cornets and Enfignes* 14. pecccs of Ord-
nance, and Sqoo. Wagciis were left to the Gon-
All'
queroi's. On thc Swedes ;fide were flainc 1000.
upwards, ambngil were pf account the two
Mk and

Colonclls, Berghawer^ ^nAConigham^touxz'l.K?-

RiVeri
tenants Coloriclls, and fundry Ritmaflers, Cap-
is hj
taines, and under Officers, Colbiiell Cr^.caw^Lin^
'ounilip
/f, and were wounded,
1C p.oflj

Ci$3)
* ^

The Fourth of November Afino \ 6 6

'^ » The
Army under Generali Bmnkr^ fell upon
joo. taxons Horfemen ;
theavantguard offeven
iffllt

Regiments, under .the Saxon Cjenerall Major

iM Pehne of U^ansfelt whom the
^ ncetc the Fort
0^^'
tic
environed round about , put the grea-
ifi'C'^*
^^1^part to the Sword, and tookc the reft both
tne
Officers, and
common SoulHiers prifbnerso
,tk
.it

ai''

(1J4) ,

Generali Bai^mer
;

Aboutthis time the

iM 'tcciYing
’] ^ 4 intelligence, of two Imperiall Reg'-
meats
H a
 The InvafwKs o/Germany.
mciits enqiiartered not farre from Hetmfiat, rout-i ji

cd them totally, and cut in pccccs the moft part'

of them. !

(155)
^
11
'J^vefnher the 15. 16 ^6^ The Counts*
of Eherfleiffy Generali Major to. the Landgrave'^ >

of hearing of the Imperialifts march;‘f’’

and how the Swedes purfuit after them, made allr'
the haftche could to flop their journey , falling
upon the Reere-guard\ commanded by Genc-:jlf
rail Goetz, necre Rotenbnrg , upon the river Fuhjs^
day where being compaffed in behinde and be-;oDf
fore, by the Swedes and Hajfmns , foure of hisfc
beft Regiments, were cut in peeces , and aJlb dc*(\ai
feated. three peecesof Canon. i 3. Enfignes, 3oo«;p]
Horfe being taken 8oo. Imperialifts.. more wer<^jg
;

alfo not farre from this place , from the HaJfiAK^

Commander Gmterot flaine and taken- '-j

.:o’

{iS6)
December xhe Anno \6^6> >The Imperial
1 6* ,

Commander being upon his march, witl

foure Regiments towards Weflpha.lUy Xo unite hii
Army to and Uatz.feld the' two Imperial!
Generali Majors, was encountred by the Swe*^
dijh Generali Major Sulhanfe about
gen who flew 700* of them upon the placcj
^

tocke neere as many prifoners and amongft thtl

,
ref}, the two Colonells, L^antenffell and Ramf \

gained three peeces of Ordnance, and pur^

3

fuedthe reft almoft to WnrtZ/bHrgy Generali Ge

 ;

fk Irtvajiofis of Germanv.
tic 3 A theCount of
muchdifficultic.
laved them-

It
Iffwith

(157)
beginning of lanmry Ahko 1^57.
Tn the
Generali Major Stdlhanfe.,\vho ha-
k *'
, <r<,eS{h
cu. off the bridge be-
lifts
plw .h= ri,« ;

three feverallSkirmifhes With the

I 5/liira in
iilcLorander »ho rhe W
%%
liyQ
of ren Regiments rnmam)
foure of

without much lolfe ofhisow e

thcmucterly not
e river a
the Hajfian timpes , after
f

partie. After this

anj
alharpeonflia with the
Impetiall Count
fourecf
Crabats, cut inpeeces 300. ot
them,
4«,andhis
and alii

himfelfe was forced to flight and earned with

,
ilignesjjt

them rifoners all or moft of them ofnote,

p ,
5 merem
and eminent Commanders in the Aimy. Im an
.tlicffi|
Hajfians
om-
other place the ^

:n.
panicsCjiefarians,which lay in a imall Citie^put
them all to the word and returned home wit
-S' ,

IJO. Horfe and other goodbootic,

and baggage,
ie hf of which they had Ipoy led the Imperialifls.
narcl,"-

to (158)
'0 bf Abloody time fell out betwixt the Imperial!
-Amo
Bamieu Forces, March the 2
tit*’
y i^eralls,and 3.
cF 1^37. The Swedes advancing with fix full ^^“*
1

giments, burned the Citie and Caftle of

fo the
groui)d , and furpriled one of the Cisfari*^^^
Quarters nccre carried away 300.
t,
dl Sons laden
with baggage the Ca^farians
bur
:
Jl'
hereupon many faire townes to the pound>
« tha
Jl ?
 ‘‘
1

The Invafians <?/ Germ any. $

h537' that 44. icvcrall fires witliin
two League, .. ^
pafie, might at once been
difeovered tl the
tnc
c; T _
/
eolcncil
Horfe towards Ldfiick., and
• e-
being fciit by
1

Wer with i
Cyc.i^

£r/«;Wr in h^i
returnc at , defeated twp ImpcriailReei’}(5
meats, carried away their baggage
, flewe 6 oQ'ff'

upon the place, takes many prifoners

, amonglbidS
which v^'ere tvt'o Ritmafiers,fi ve Liefienants,
and jlie

many other Officers. Generali Bmnier in the Ot

abfcnce of Colonell SUng, purpofely to bring '

a at
generall terreur upon the Armic of the
Imperia-fu'
lifts, falling upon 2000. Imperiall Horfe,
whom’
lie defeated and routed utterly. This victory
in-“
cited him to proceed further , and appearing
in
Battell any before the Enemies Campe, anotherie
fliarpfightfellout, where the Swedes encountered-tuo
with three Imperiall RcgiiTients,ehargcd them
fo'^n
furioufly, that abovt 300. of them were flaineyw]
and fo many drowned in the river.

'

(i 5 P)
*1
heBavarian Gcncrail John de H-evth with the*
ftrcnbgt of his army , which confiding 4300-,
Horfo, and as many Foot
, fourc icvcrall times'
did afiatilt Y)u\,QBer/ihard Saxon V/eiputr. ^ nccre
SnfiJrjcimbut was dill rcpulfcd with lofle of
,

above icoc. in fevcrall condivds. 500* dead

coipcs being found dead
up n the place, and all
.the officers of ciic whole Regiment dame, and(
foDukc Bernhard \yith tlic lolVc i cf his
picn, got a happy viftory. After this BattclJ was,
pnded^, Duke Bernhard
with the Rhinegrave ,

yy afiault the 1 ownc Snjijhem^ and flue as many ,

as'
 r/i# pf Germany.
* ^7*
und in
Amies. The Officers were made
'K r
the reft came toferve under Duke
\ p.rdr
»i4,
jstb«y
.rifeners*
Colours.

V (i ^o)
y. i6?7- The Impcriall Gc-
,11 dc with his owne forces, and
“Itt!,
“ C^^Us, commanded by Jfilani,
cornets of
’(rij ILetoreMKefttx-m^tn, was beaten and de-
Saxon fVemar, who -
feated by Duke Bernhard of
and routed yoo.ofhisFoot , and three fqu.-
flue
r
of his Cttvallery, with the lolfe
of i oo. of
drons

ictoii iis ownc.

(i<^0
fofthe <5. (L/^nno 1^57. GeneraH
,ailll&;

COUDtC
lighting upon feme certaine Companies
ofthc^^*
'dfc:
m; Commander in the Tewne of Jldeijjen^
rcJiJ:
owne Foot Regiment enclofed them with his Ar-
my, and put them all to the Sword, not leaving

one to carry newes of his fellowcs misfbrtunr.

This done, by a ftratageme he prelently iiirprifcd

thcTownCj who came alfo in with ^

himfelfe: M
after of the Citie , putting
aifo
ill tit!
to the
Sword, (bine few only excepted, which fa-
if,f ^^dthemfelucsinthe Cafticwith theGovernour
]
loll’!
Meurer.
;0'
'f*'
ii 6 i)
d-
the I Amo \ 6 %n^ The Impcriall Gom-
in bchalfe oi Charles Duke of
j Regiments of Horfcandfouie
r hinder with his Aimy,
tig the river Soane^ J^xx^^cBerfjhard^'^’"
'

H 4
j
 'The (tons Germany.
6 } 1 vingnoticeof
‘

defigne, puthisme/^
into Battalia, tov^-ards the River '

, where after '

great Encounter Duke Z>Vr^^W got

thcvivftoryZ^
neere Sangre upon the borders of Lorraine,
the thrceGcrmain Regiments of the
A1
Imperialifts'^
A
5c. perfons excepted, were flaincior brought
int<
captivity 50c. dead corpes of them
being found'^^^
upon the place, and poo. taken prifoners.
7000)'^^^^
Horles gained by this vidory. Prifoners of
were thefc, the Count of Reux Colonel!
, tm
i^ieftcnantsColonells.ten Captainefs ofHorfe,
p,
g Qua rter~M afters
I-ieftcnants, 14- Cornets, i

37 - Corporah’s.
i g. Trumpets. 426. commoi
j

Souldiers,and 400. Dragooners. But i(5. En-

hghes gained by the vidory, were fent to the Kinc
of France, T his defeat was leconded by another
'
having rallycd up his broken Army witl
aooo.Horic was againe defeated by the RhineW
,

^rave^ who ftew 400. of them upon the place

pu'
,
the reft to flight, and purfued them to Fefon,
 ihe Ifivajleas of Germany.
I (5
^ 4*

N'

'Wa!- 'Bernhard Duke ofSaxon ^ema

fird GenemlL f'a i 0 00 JSdrfe
Toot of the ftojjofSweoIe?!
!tt

Seiy ahout
"11,1
Danuhy Sf//i ^am^aJi^32 ,

Hoif(|

Millc

iny irs

le liS

!ace,f

r*>/L

Mk iilHdktf

7 ?
¥

inrranro/iia'}jhif
 'Ihz Invajiotts of G ermany.
i^S7«

-
--

\v

. Vsi.v -i

N
 theyn-vajtofis Germany.
*<537.
0 <^ 3
)
I

thcSwediih
Amo Co-
joDcIl manictl, being advcrtifed that
in new
Ijmiedurg , lay ten companies of
Imperiali
ptagooners , making in all about
700 Horfe
unJer the command of their Colonell
Debroll
land joo. otherHorfe commanded by
drew out 800, of the moll valiant
in the \rmv
at marched direftly againft
them*, fur-
ptifed and Hue the major part of
them, tookc.
joo- with three Lieftenant
prifoners,
Colonells
teoRitmafters, and three Captaines,
with two
|loinet 5
, gamed in the Battaile.
j

'

\
the fecond A»m
the
Mih Co onell was attended with the like good
ortune ailing upon two Brandenburg i(h Regi-

to Colonell ‘DohL,

defl
fiirprifed them fodainly,
wj them j except
totally,and pur them all totL
200. whom he made Captives.

(1^5)

of.,^^_g-«/, Amo idjy. the

Gallos falling upon the Gallic.

!®iidl
’ where the young Lieftenant Co-
^ t^ookc it by alFault, and put

'
b’ wo^d.
(166) The
 . , ;

jinna The Invajiof^s of Germany,

1^38.
(166) . f'’
„iDC

The third of March new fiilc, jimo

Duke Bernhard of Saxon Wemav got a glorioi
victory before
where he the Imper
all Army under Command Generali hhn c

TVerth twice intirely defeated , having flainc i

the skirmilh, about the'paffe of Bicken^oc

firft
‘
^

anddoo. taken prifoners ,, with [lo. Cornets (

the Enemy; and in the fecond Combat betwh
the lame Citie, Rheinfelden, and Laujfenber^
1200. more cut in peeces upon the place of Bai
tel, and 25OO. were taken prilbners, the moft <

them Officers, and men of qualitie , as Gem

rail lohtt de fVerth iiimlclfe , together with tl

Italian TivikoofSaveUj/, GenerallhKftcmnt £m

kenford , G
enerall Major Sperreuter befidcs i
Colonclls and Lieftenants Colonells, lod-Rit
mafters, Captaines and Ancients, with iii
Cornets and Enfignes. On Duke Bernhan
fide flaine not above 500. in the Battell, hi
amongft them Lieftcnent Generali Bohn ‘Phil
Rhineorave * and Ibme other Officers.

0^7)

Upon the fourth of Afarch,

Imperiali Generali with 200* Hor
andl oot furprifed and tookc in by affault tt
,

ftrong Towne and Fort Gartz. in Fomere)

wherein all th^t he found in Armes of
 .

^he Inv^Jio^s of Gerniany. Anno

,„iron,
weieput to theSwo^. taking prifo.
jief in it Generali
Major TmmHnd , two
Licfcenant CoIoncIIs, eleven' Cap- --

taines with 1 2. Enligncs.

(%*)

wii»i

'

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pkeci ^
k

rSjtlei! .

IC) 3sC ‘

icrwr

ikm

s, lii

ii

Batted)

4 ’»
 ;

•638^

ERRA T A.
r 1

forn° rfadon both.bynuriF"'

N Vmb. ip. fo; IJ-

lo.incheroac. for Z<5 i 7 - f. i«»_3-n«mb.
Arsuft,r. Auguft.
it. l. t.

numb. ^^. l.l^ tor brick r. Slick. aC

>' ^ 4 - numb.
Jy]
32. C. for hj
the numb. 23 for numb. 4
»- 1.
.

numb. 52 I- 5- for i.r.

. flight, .

alter numb.
numb. 53. for rcfiftwcic, r. refiftance.
-

, 6 ,1.
which is left out. numb. 71. t-
numb. 114.
j.*/e. and.numb. 129./. 31-
numb. 143 - I- 4. for was,
for 1631.

for =nJ ’’.unto, numb,

r. were, by numb. 144 -

“m j

I45.inthei«.for 16 }^. ylt.f.tg.iox i6iS.r.l J.

Here is alfo a more large R.elation of tj

fought Icr Rhirefdden
Batrtell lately
twixt loha de Werth, and
Duke
Saxon Weimar , and with more ctreum'/
ftanccsj ash mentioned.
Numb,
i
 !

The Invafions <?/ Germany,

XX
itfjS,

^ohti iewerth aBduarian Coirmandfriooh

rewarded
vithedtie of^Ansvach, and way
the Imd'
nunijj

with

'‘Wl'

'i«>i

bviiid

I.
» 655*

n .

f
mi
yby
;|lieKOf

iemote

^neadd

fflttOtl

irtbct

Miailer
 ^

the
ME ON
O F

GERMANY.
WHEREIN,
/Is in a GialTe, we may behold
lier mifcrable condirion, ani rcadc the
woefull efiefts of finne.

Compn/edby Theol. an eye.

witneffe thereof^ and illuftrated by Piftures,
I
the more to afFeft the Picader.

lereimto are added three Letters, one where,

of was fent to the Dutch Confiftory in Lon-
und^ f the hand and Tea les ot 1 4. dilirc&d
Mini Hers of Sxtf)’burgge?i in Germany.

LAME t. I.
nothing to you all ye that yajje hy? Behold
^

^ndfie.^ if there be anyforrovr lik^ imto nty fdr^

^ovp^which k done mttp me^ wherewith the Lord
afiiS^d me^ in the dry of hk fierce anger*

h. LON Don,
John Rothw 'ell and are W
at the figne of the Siimie in
S:JaHls Church*yardi i
 ;

To the Reader,
Ehold here , as in a GlafTe, the
mourncfull face of a fitter Na-
now drunkc with mittry
.

tion, Til'

according to what God threat- 'Pfi'

:l

'!
.i
i.
I

ned by the Prophet leremy. Should I en-

deavour by all the memorable particulars,
which might be accumulated, toamplific
this fad theme
,
the third part would bee
fulEcient to weary thee or blinde thy eyes

with tearcs,ifthy heart were not adaman-

( .

tinc.I record but a fmall portion of what I

have fccnc.what I have had from iufficient

teftimonics. Gall and Wornacwood are

^3lled in a drop, and fo may the great Oce-

*0. Onely the thing I dcfire,is to move thy

f'htiftian heart rocompaflionatetheettate

thy poore brethren, fo lamentable, and
®ltuoft defperatej that thou mayeft (at lead)
A ?
Ul
 To the ^B^ader,

by the vials of ihy prayers poured out inf

their bchalfe heipe to appealc this wratll!
pf Heaven which is upon them. Remem/
bring withail, that as wee know not what
(

hangetb over our owne hcadsjio vt'earc not^

ignorant of our owne indderrs. Our Na-[o

dvc Countrey did fometimes fuffer in like ;

manner, ifnot mcafurcjasin thccivill wars,

and other times. Now we arc free, and live
man under his owne Vine,#
in peace, every
under his owne Fig-tree Let us not forget
•

to bee thankful! for this unto the God ol

peace, and withail to fhunnethofe provo-1

cationsjfor which hee maketh a fertile Jandm
barren, a populous Land defolatc, even the"
tniquity of them that d well therein. f

ThxntTyWisent.

I
 Touching the ufe which
is to be made of the enfuing
Narration.

wotl
Men and brethren;
ootft

ICGd!
Ere foIUms ( according to the table)
IcjSI
A true reprefentation of the mi-
ferable eftate of Germany.^ mofi
•d grave^JerioHs^ and weightyfubjeef.
and above all other mojlnecejjk ’y for
/// to peruje^ andponder* tVee for theprejent have
Halcion dayes. Sitting as the people under Salo-
Every man under his owne Vine^ and
fig-tree ^ No complayning in our ftrects, no
c^arrying into Captivity. For which aUlmtour
mi
^^dprafe be to him^ rvhoje mercy it is that wee are
^ot
confumed.Andyct there may /ie a lengthening
our tranquil it'y,
if wee ivonld walke ivrrtly oj
^ mercies which we doe inioy:,and\e3.mQ righ-
by the judgements of God^ which
an niade
manil’cn:.
A 4 . On,
 ,

The Preface.
0»e efpechll meaner effeBmlly tending hereunto^ if'd
p mth tke paJJagerofGodj providence^
be acquainted
abroad y and to makp fuchujeofhif dreadjuU )ndge~

.
mnts as he kmfelfe- in S cripiure
' ' -
direSs us to. For owi,
* - IS

^formation in theJiate of things abroad, thefe enfuieg

fchedttlet my
ktipe fuch as have no better intelligmci!!

Wheriinfuhpaffcget are related, as may roakel)oth [-

our eares tingle to heare them. 7 he heads infijied'^
on are the Arrowes of the Almighty; Smrd,^[
Famine, and Pefliknce, together with their pale*^
and grrjif attendantt. Extortion , F<.apim
,
falvagek
Cruelty^ defolaiiotts, deaths of all kinds. A fad and dij-
mUitoops. il

7 he fubjeB en which aU thefe evils light jf Ger- iff

many j a neighbouring count rey well kpowne. T&fe

Throne ofEuropes Empire. This is now the Stagewkere- tk
on mofi direfull tragedies are aBed. A.nd therein as m
well the Proteftants (the more the pity^ar the Papifls ; i||

nodiffersn.ee for religionsfakg’, nor any refpeB of per-

fo’^s, ages, fexes , or conditions. The fowles of the
ay remay therein eate the fiefli of Kings, Cap-
lainesjand mighty men. The Hefti of horfes, and ^
them that fit on them. Yea, the flefh ofall men, ,c

both free and bond, both fmall and great,

Fev.ig.iS,
iiJ

Th^ infiances and particulfirs vt^hich are here recor*

>

ded are fuchasmay feeme incredible.and cauje wondring

afionfijwent^yet is there mth^g b:tt rvhat may vcell
he coy nt$d probable
afewthings confidered* As firfi^
y

^hat God threatens in this

kl^sdejor breach of hif Lava*
VCHtu ^1
 The Prefaced
p^#/.28.53,c^tf. Thou (halt eate the fruiteof
ovvnc body, the flclh of thy fooncs and
{bine

daughters — . The man that

is tender among

and very delicate, his eyes fiiall be evill to-

%
%
you,

ward his brother, and toward the wife of his

bolbme, asd towards the remnant of children
which hee (hall leave : fo that he will not give t»
any of them the flelh of his children, vrhomhe
fell eate, &c.

^hen vpbat particular infiances m have of things

'«,/i
Dpstt lib^occaftons in Scripture, as inthefiegeofSamz-
fA m,2 Kmg.6.2d,2f. 7h certainety ofthe generals is
k^osdalt esiception, among tkofe that trill believe any
\hwg more than they fee trith their eyes , and feele
mix, I Kith their hands. 7 he time, and fpace that the wars
kve endured addes much to the probability
of all ef-
h feSi avoucht. The current yeere making up full twen-

f{P|E t) ftnee the beginning. During all which Germany

xHitf
khbeene Acheldama, a field of blood. Fnder
Is#
ite mrd (warre }
more evill and tnif-hiefe is com-
pehendedthan can be uttered. Weigh all things duly,
PM
^^efeverall hinds ofwarre, firraigne and domefiickf’,

vitivafons, by infurreSions,tkejanie perfons^and pla-

'^ts
day Conyuerours ,and to morrow conquered,
being to
'^er and over againe and all things every day worje
,
^idtrarfe
5 we may weU conclude, the one haJfe hath
w
•'oi
beene told us.
^hepg gfjgg among what
. tss are fo prophane as to fay
’^tkis to
true-a.^ andfew foig-
/?
as net to> knew what God
/
requireth of us
n
 i ,

The Preface.
iathix regard. Tet if s ioo’mamfeft, that mop are^J^^
corelefe, that they needeaMoeitoriotwitthemhythe A
eare.I have therefore partly upon iatreatie, a»d chiefly m
pf affe&w» unto the thing it felfe, endevoured briefly d
to fpsel\« Jometking unto that end. 1 he Lyon hath/L
roarcdjwho will not feare? The Lord hath Cpo-* r
ken.whocanbutprophecie, Amos^.S. SalvW®’^
in his time, took? j^reat paints to prove there was apro~f
,'viJence,whew the then fuppofed barbarous Goths and^\
Vandal Is broke in upon t^ Empire, as the Sea doth^^
fometimes over flow the bankg. But mee thinkgs thop^'^
alone were enough to manifefl the finger of God, whick^
bred tlx doubt in men Atheiflicall. How exceeding fuU'!)9
is the Scripture for the proofe of this ? That Gcd isio,
Authotir of all JudgementSj and therefore in alLy,
wee ought toiooke up unto him. Ml Captainesm
end their armies are hut Sergeants under the Lord ofjj.
hofts^ that man of W3rre,and God of batfell.
AfiVTiinis the rod of Gods anger, theftaffe
s lseirhand is Gods indignation, Ipy 10.5. There'
j i
no evil! inCity but he doth it. Behold {faith
a
tlx Pflmiji) what defolations the Lord hath*'
nride in the earth., P/i/.4(5.8. ifa Sparrowfall noi',
’

tel he ground, but according to the will of our hea- I

,

vf.’iily fatlier, much lejfe are millions of men moweS^

downe with the faord, but accordingto his righkoupp'i
ufje in lodgement,
/t is alfo chare out of Scripture, that wee ought to'>^i
to hurt ihoCe ludgements of Ood, udoich wee an
ujintid w}ik,andgfp;ciaUy bh greater ludgemenis %
ii.
e.

The Preface.'
Qgifends mpiacetoccnfider of another: Goeyee
now unto my
place, which was in shtlo,
where I
fetmy name at the beginning, and fee v/hat I did
'lM for the wdckednefle of my people
>
51 to it IfraeJ, ler.
}
% Cod to the men oflemfakm.
1.12. faith

’].8
Anitfhomak^squefiion^ but thatthofeChmchc?^
Kations, Perlons,d»i Places, which have[pedah
nkionone mto another> facred or civilf in the bonds
or commerce, are moreefpe~
lll«S J

ft ili I
to conftdtr and bemoane one ano-
ikrs conditions.

Thu li{emfe is evident, that our Church and Stale,

undtverjmemberoftke jame^ ought uponJpeciall con-
IW: ^deration ^ to be cordially
ajJeSed with the miferkiof
.raofdj
Germany, They are of the fame Religion with
MCsfi chijiknf as wee are • ovr peace is the weakerforwent
(kW; of theirs
^ man f of ourowne have fuffered with them.
'

^^ove all u the affiflion ofthat Roy all Lad cur

;
Soveraignes omlyffier, who hathfujfereJ d -
Orctcious

^^f^dpnker Roydl Perfon, and may fufferyet more in

lioMl) but Godforbid. But whai is it that wee
iof doe.^ or karnefrom thefate of things in Ger mu-
Thepariicukrs are feveralljn feverallrcgcsrds,
ofcl*
i^dution to God, to them, and to our[elves.
Jn regard
of God, Wee mssji acknowledge the infinite-
of his wifdome^and unfearchablenef/e of his InJge-
heede ofrafi? apgning the caufe. EO'^ e
^J^lhheblame upon the Proceft int5, as if their div}-
y'/

and mmceffary fparation (inj

•^^phrafe) from the Church of Rem^j were the
root
 ^ ,

The Preface.
mleofaB- Bntuit not mmlikefy, Germanythat ,

drinkesnowofthe cup of wrath, becaufe (hee J, «

of fundry great abo-
bath long drunke of the cup
minations? The gemraS u>hicb it meif
all acknatekdge : It were a happmfe to how the fig. 0
ciall, accordiagmte that, Foiiix qurpotuitrerumfR®
cognofcere caufiis. Bat fach a fpirit of dffceraiagiiik

V God gives not unto all. They thmplves befi hott> theirJ,
ownewaiet, cafe and (late, and therefm wee may leave.y
ituttiothemtoconfderofthe fpedalUaufes,- whom it ji

moflconcermt. But who will notfearethe Lord,j,|

and plorifie his Name, whoonely is holy, and
whole judgements are made manirefl:,Keo. 15.4.^^
In refpeH of them, firfi letuf jympaihize: gtRi'e
|

Rom.12. i5.andweepewithY
with them that grieve.
them that weepe. We are all members ofone and thi
fame myfticall body, whereof Chrif is head. Ourpeaci^
and fecurity is in a great meafare bound up in theirs
their troubles may increafe ours as they ha^e already^
occafmed many feares, cares and expences: Witneff^
the great levie offouldiers at fome times, and not a litll&f
chargeable Embaffages from our King and State. Nextfn
we aretopray for them^ that Gcd would reforel^
of all,
peace,aad make up all breaches. Giving the Lord noi f

reft, untill hee make lerufalem the praife of thelK

earth. Abraham interceded long for Sodome,^^^^! (

much more ought we to do the like far thm d Andyttfur-^

ther, as we have ability and opportunity, we ought to help\i^

andftcceur them miniftring to their necefities, recei-^^^

,

vingoftkicprofugatis, attf intertaining them intoou*'^^

bofontes
 The Preface. \\

Uffgfe/,when they fly from their oa>itte tout.

Ma^
found among thm a Reiter
^ ef ours our from the
UM farff/e in
Marian daies, and doe
flill, no
mbt, Uejfe Godjorourfeace, notmthflandingtheif
ewee wurres.
In refpe&of our felver, there lemony infrum-

% ens which we may karne

their calamities.
pom
the Lefturc of
No privileges can finally fecure
a flnpllpeople for what have we to glory inthatl
iy

they had not} 7he feeder of all their evills are

ire tie
li
fmne in our folds,
there be likewife di*
isWfii
vers duties that wee fhould abound in the mores

eftltit
In repentance, left we bring upon our fetves the
likp : In prayer, that God would bkjje our ftato
V '

and government, that by the wifedome thereof we\

lffeep!(

way be led along in fuch waies as may propa-

gate our peace unto pofieriiy : In patience under
d
thofechaftifementswhichwe flejfer. Thoughthe hand
/»p«
tf God hath long bcene upon many Cities and
Townes, and his Arme be ftrercbed our ttill
(/;0
upon fame of them, yet is ourmifery, happinefle, in
eomparifea of theirs s if a gentleplague alone have
0'!
us
'

affrighted all. What would Sword andFatmne I

with doed
it

weed Wee put farre away

bel^'i
what doe
the evill
and caufe the ftat of vio-
t

day,
(

jsnce to come neere : Wee drinke wine

tn bowles,
and anoint our ftlvcs with the
/; ointments , but are not grieved for
*he affli^ions of lojeph, Amos 6."^.'
6. this &
if
 :

The Preface.
is no fmiU finne^ and if once the day of eur vi^ 0
{nation come , a {mail chaflifement on Gods pan jfl

Oh that xoee would conftder, the

will not be all. jj|(

Vials of Gods wrath are pouring forth 3 as U

well on his owne Churches for correfti- L
on, as on their adverfaries unto deftrufti- L
cup may paffe
no. ft^ho kpowes how fafl the -

J
Gods arrowes are all fleet e. The curfe A
rounds
of God gocth forth over the face of the
^
whole earth , Zack 5. 3. If the finees of So-
dome befeundittSzmmA, and thepsnesof Si-
*>'

maria in lerufalem, theyjhall all pledge each other 1“

»•
forGodisnorefpeBerofperfons. Are there no drun-
Germany? Or, doth God hatefare in Htj

them alone ^ What are wee jhat Godfhouldalwaks k

{pare m ? Many cry. Peace, Peace,
Lord
W
The
l with
the Prophet leremy fay Amen.
doe fo , the Lord performe the words
of them which prophefie of nothing but
good , lere. 28. 6. But its good to remem-
ber that of the Apofile , when they cry. Peace,
Peace, c^c. Glolf ordin. in lerem.j.i 2 ,Qmc-
quid illo populo fecit Deus, timsamus : cum
nos limilia faciamus. Tet nofuch clouds (blefled
bee God) arife over our heads, as thofe where-
with her horizon it dar^ned. But fiormet arife

fuddenly. God creates good and evill , bring*

bothwhenthereisno appearance or caufe of fufpki-
on. Notto fare, it caufe enough to beeaffratd, if we
eeuld fo refleB ftpon our felvet : As God brings
 JL lie jrrerace.
1
jjght out of darknefle, Ibdarknefle out of fierhr
.. 0ffrerofetk^eupo« Sodom,,
iio that Lh
tiined fre asd brmjhne How pore a
\
thitto wi l
' (l0dltkfAmans haad^
^^P’'^i”^fif<^<tteabHeda«cenf
rMuebj^ BHttt/mftmtmxxmdGtsibuh. Well
then
mdeea/Mdeandfparenot, reade and cooSder
real
tadaeeptiimgm the Books to be Germany
\
teof
tk/t cafe ourt, and our foules in their fouks
it felfe

ftead
Bo as Nehemiah did, when he heard ofthepate
cf\c
jsiWifS
vAAm^ndihe templetherein. He fate downe
and
wept, mourned and fafted certaine
dates and
prayedbefore the Lord Godof
Heaven^wAi 4
Wndd vpehttdoetheUksforourfelvesandthem,
cTd
mk r^affuredljreftore their peace, and continue
am
W^fdeblftiaUeverheartHj pray, andforep

H A well-wiflier to all the

^ GfaurchesofGod,
 &

A Copy of a Letter fent by

theMioifters of Germany to the
Dutch Church in London*
%

Incc the Impcrialifts palling

the Rhine, firft entred into
ourCountrey, which is al-
moft two yccrcs agoe , dc-
ftrudlion hath come upon
us like and fudden dclolati-
a whirlewind,
onhath depopulated this ourmoft fiou-
rifking Countreyj our Cities are turned in*

toTowneSjOur Townes into Villages, cur

i

Villages into Cottagesj where before were

'in

I a ihouland, there now Icarcc a hundred,

where an hundred, there the tenth is hardly
hit alive : Thofe which the fword hath
Iparcd, the Pcftilcnce hath confumed,
thole which thePcftilencc hath left, Fa-

*^inchath dcfl;royed,& the Imall remnant

which pale- fac’d Famine hath not devou*
as it
’^d, ate lo tranfcendcntly mifcrablc ,

ai
 cx/ true reprefentation of the
even exceeds the moft hy petbolicall expref.
lions of the lofcieft Rhetorician, yet that ijCC

your thoughts may be elevated to a higher

pitch, and more ferious confidcration, wee
will give you Tome inibnccs, fomeexam-
plcs. After that the Caefkean forces the laft

yeere had taken Swybruggen^ and pafling

with aniimberlbme army towards Lotba^
yrngCi had deftroyed all roundabout j there
followed fuch a fcarefull Famine, that the
moft part of men, of them that
cfpecially
dwelt in the country, being urged by pref-
ling ncccffity, was driven to feed on AcrotiSf
allmanner of herbs, rootes, briers, nettles,
grafle, leaves of trees, fo that wee may truc^-

ly take up the complaint of the Pjalmifl^

(though there it is to be taken in another

Icnfej that man is become like the bcaft

that perifheth : but further, the intralls of

bcafts,thc skins of bee ves, fhccp,horfcs, the

haire being fitftburn’d, was highly prifed,
yc3,Snailcs, Frogs with their guts & cgs, the
flclhof Dogs and Cats, carrion that had bin
dead fix weeks, or more, hath bccnc valued
fsr /
 tniferable eftate of Germany.
at a great rate,
nay.fometimcs not the
priej
but a /word hath decided who (liouid
have
»«li ayoun§ coItjOr fotiie Inch like thing, chough
‘S» iiothalfcayardiong. Two
women didfo
long fight with their fifts for horfe-flefli,
that one of them died, yea, in feme, Famine
idfl raadcfuch a rage, that they did notabftainc
'4 from maos flcfli. In a Parifli ncerc unto
5lll;i Swtykuggen,z brother and a fiftcr (ur viving
their and the fifter al/o dying, hcc
Parents,
(we tremble in the very writing) fed
upon
his fifter, and devoured the
thighes of his
mother; in thcDioccfle of Blijfoe Qipellana.
thecerpfes ofmen ftarv'd, whole Ikins clea-
ved to their bones, fo that whilcft they were
BJJ*

0 alive, we might tfuely have laid, that their

ncflidid but infuncrall their buried ghofts,
yet they being dead, had their in wards, their
heart and lungs taken out, and devoured,
^tid that which is more, they havelainein
oi
vvaitc to intercept paftengers, and thole
^ficy have taken, after they have kil-
ti 'd them,
they make their o wne bellies their
Slaves,
A boy of lomc three yccresoldjths
3
 '

w
^ true ^frefentittion of the

{onnc of a fouldicr in Biten territory , was I*’’

lb

ftollenand carriedaway by abcggcr,as ftie

was about to ftrangle him with a baiter, the
mother opportunely comming refeued
,
)fib^

him, and moved with wrath and indigna-jtiDg

tion flew her,thefc arc the fcarcfull cfFcds jdy i

of Famine,(o that if we fcape the being dc. ,tou

voured by others, yet hunger will even fa-|j(Dc
mifh us the widow of lohn Peters
••

Miniftcr,faw before fhc died (OdreadfuIIj^g

fpedaclc } fixe of her children pcrifti with
Famine. The widow of Albogaflus Rumela
^
’

pcriflied her fclfd, and fourc children, and!

when they arc extingui&ed by Famine (if
they efcape being eaten of others ) they Iic|j[)

unburied, (linking and tome in pieces by.

dogges, wolves,and other beafts. Some ha-
ving eaten mad dogges, were taken witfa'''^ili
phrenfic themfclvcs, and ragingly died,®*

Hence comes fuchawildcrneflc, that in

1300 parifhes there’s not any left alive, thofl

few that rcmainc, hide thcmfelves in the
Woods, and in the Xowncs,the tenth man
doth not forvi VC , and many of them too.
havins
 6

ate
fitiferahle eflate oj uermany,
their ftrength dried up, tmter to
,
,,
having

and fro ,
nodding and Aiding like carved
jii^’urcs without life, and many being na

I?
ongcrable to ftand, fall down in the mid-
jeft of the ftreets, groveling on theground,
and being only able to askc for fulfcnance

icL arercady
to give up the ghoft. This is the
fticcof our afflicted Countrey, fothac we
filljj

M i3tncnt,as The daughter ofSianu

like a City of del>afiatioff, like a Summer cOt~

Uge in a Garden^ likea little houfe in a Tine-

prd. If the Lord of Hofls had not left m a
remnant i we bad beene as Sodome and as Go-

morrah.

In the Dukedom of Sweyhruggen are left

ipiift
Minifters. 40^^ Widowes j 6
Schoolemaftcrs. 1 >^Children 1 4o
^ives.
^ i jtOrphanes ii

Somme z or Perfons,
 t

true ^prefentatm,
The names of all the Minifters ofS'Oiey^
brugen Cent forth under hand and Icale

Jehattes WilthelniHS Ratfehitfs P^or Numba-

This wchave had from fuch good hands,

even from the Dutch Confiftory in
don where thcOriginall is, that. it muftP'
needs feeme malitious ignorance in znyp^^
that will but faint in the belicfc thereof, iwr

Sxpeybruggen, wla
November 14,
ms
ntfin

Wii
A
^ *1

^ Copy or a Letter written

;Wa worthy Minifter of
i teit^fU^on the edge of the Lower Pala-
tmatSy the I of Feb. 1637.
.

dUrum^ quu patrbe noflra affUblifsim^ |

flatwfit^ ex aliif procul dubio percept-

ii| flu^mnia{ut Poet<e yerbis utvir) in pejus
ct ii mrejl^ retro pedelapfa referri^quocm^ enim
licfi mbs njertimw^ nihil nijl miferiam^ hor- nanM-

mdamjKvo\iy-u'ci.t>j;ermmHS : Militis infolentia

I

ffl, id truculentia omnemfere fuperat ffdem, Bi~ „

I
^
^ ^ ov/ncs St
ponti ipfa IQuftrifsimorum Ducum ante mul- viiiagci.
to annos defmhorum ^e pr^d^^epulcra
,

mlare,)in eorum cada<vera [^‘vire, ojjadi-

hrbare isf comminuere non nttritijunt): An-

tiona Qaritcu tanta^ quanta in his terru nun-
ftow audita, tnedimnwfiligmu yix oblodecim
tonparatur Imperialibus thaleru ^tttn
>

f<ttnmo rviu pericuJo hu c portatur ;

certe

^fus opt. Max. yeluti manm auxu

quiad~\,oie.
^^^^ficesferatfpaucijfimis illuincolu,
 :

in j^)^^^oIIve^heitn Incola[l:>ir alioquin

nominis)Dicmfui abfentis ^des intrat^aliquiS
panit aufert , exire fvolentem interpeQat puer^l^^
oflo quafiannorum^isf comrninaturiquodcog^m^
nato [uo^apud quem loixerat baSieaus^redeuntilmisi
furtum hoc propalare <veUt,ibiconttnuo Jcele-^diin
raPM illeinjim^u mail genii accurrit^isfpuero^in^f^
/alee putatoria mifere \ugulum abfeindit
pago Stcinhziiknprope Hornbacum
'

na queedam puellam iz annorum , blandis

^verbis peUed:am puerumque qumque annth
,

rummolitoris filium(^horrefco refevens) truci^

dalpit, ^ cum^icinadeDorayit j Milites
pY<efidiarii Bipontini
excurrentes inpagutn
hunc irruuntfprtuitbi^{<edes infanticides hu'
jus nefariespidore adeBi^intrantfimnes angu-
los rinMntur taxidem 'veu adipe
, humano re-
fertumf Caputque prius aqua fer^ente mace^^

ratum.
 ! ! .

exindeinfurm toflumrepriunt, ip-

%(L capi^^^ Bipontum trabunt., ubi 24.

( J ifluarii
infandi hu]m infamicidii dedit

]iy^0{mJequepr<eterito anno duos injuper libe-^

jN^^j,,(j^<>Lancloviam i5f hanx rviBamma*
‘ alterafcemina^qu<e parti ceps
%oh
l^gum carnium/uit^adhuc in yinculu
tenetury

%cenimbu]wfacmoru a/Jinemfuiffeconfian’ \

Krprnegat. Talk (prob dolor ) indies an f

cegimur^trifiifitna exempla 0 yere ma~
:

^ifpjuadam famem 1 6 ingenta yere Cyclopica

hhmendammetamorpbojini qua bomines om-

hufnanitatejm exuentes, trueulentiJSima^
Ml^Di befiiarut^' naturam induunt , ^ <vere ,

wooivifh
:iiiiiynisi»>f«7ri)/,y<?o L ycaonesfiunt ! :

•)
9,li

tredericusGoelerus,
•Mf -

Paflor Meiffenbeimenfs.

The
 8 g,

The fame in Englifh.

foi
Hat the ftatc of our moft
vv Countrey is, without all douh*
you have perceived by others a,
(of
;
,

'
things (as I may ufc the words of the Poet!^^^
have runne together for the worfc,and
with a backward footj for wherefbever wet^ *

caif our eyes, wee fee nothing but mifer)M

and an horrid devaflation of Townes andihc
Villages j theinfolency and cruelty of thtfcol
Souldiers exceeds all bcliefe, they have nojafeo
beene afraid, for the hope ofprey in Swey- { 0 (

bmggen to violate theTombes of theillu||

j,
flrious Dukes many yeeres agoe dcceafcd
jfj

to cxercifc cruelty on their corps, to difturfc^

and diminifh their bones. The dearcneflci .

of provifion is fuch as never hath beene!’,

heard of before in this land, a bufhell oip'
Come is got with 1 Rix DoUerSy^
fcarfcly
1 which is fourc pounds oncOiilliogEngliflil'^i
money,* which is hither brought with thc^^i
extreme danger of their- lives that bring it.
Surely, vvithout our good God from abo vc *

(hould '^il

I
 iuiJerM efiate o/Ger m any.
ould lend
US bis helping hand, ihofe few

fufnhabkants which yctrcmainc alive, and

ion hitherto for
the moftpart have lived on
jL jpplcsand pcarcs,muft needs perifh. The
Z Iminc of Sagunttm, Samaria , lerufalem,
,.,.5ihcy but parallcid with thole moft
arc

ivoiis ones (oh our griefe/) that have

Icfalnc us in our Gountreyi fccrae but iri-

About a fortnight fince, an Inhabi-

ics.

'%ntof the village of ll<vefbem (a mano-

®!thctwifcof a good report) comminginto
M’lhehoufcof his neighbour, when he was
)fcjiiiibfcht
, tookc a little bread, intending to
iofi|oe out, a child of fome eight ycarcs of age
ottelled after and threatned him, that
hina,
SiWWcnhis Coufen came home,with whom
(ddlc lived, that he would make manifeft his

jijilPeft prefcntly , that wicked fellow ranne

I
him, and with a pruning hookemi-
hjfetitito

cut his throatc. In the Village of

^fll^fcifthaus nccrc Hornebacbf a ccrtainc wo-
having allured unto her with enticing
''^ords
agirleof it; ycarcs old, and a boy
h^Millctsfon
"
tremble- in the relating)
- -

I tillcdi
 \A true %eprefentaUon of the f.

killed them both, and devoured them wicl'P

her neighbour ; the Garrifon Souldicrs c ,

Sweibrugen making ao cxcurGon by chancil^'

into this village, being drawnc thither b \j

the Imell, enter the houfe of this infant

lerj they fearch every corner, at laftthc f

findcavefTell full of humane greafe, and

head that had bccnc fcalded in hot ware
and fo baked in an oven j they carried h(hs
captive unto Syoabruggen, where on the
of lamary fhec fuffered condigne puniS®
mentj At her death (hcconfeft, that nccC^
I,<«»</ol?/^and the Village of Jma,(hc kiltinl

two other children the laft year. Theotbtli:

woman, which was partaker in thccatinij*^
isftill kept in prilon, and conftantly denir*
that fhee was a partner in that wicked ad|jj’
Such things (ohour grief/) we arc compcl^of
daily to hcare, moft fad examples. O ill pci; w

(wading hunger, O
wits truly Cyclopickc^Jnf
O dreadful Metamorphofis) by which me
')'!

putting off all humanity, and puttingontlv^

nature of falvage beads, doc truly becon^k,’
'
wolvifti! FredcricusGoelerM\sji
From MeiJjeMm*
Pador of Metfenh^
 true Copy ofa Letter writ
^ten by a worthy Minifter,
Andreas ^ilger \bmci\mcs Miniftcr
of Meydelberg. From Wormbs
the 10^^ of Feir. 1637,
iflii

yc® jk Las! What ftormes and tempefts doe

crcoii
^ now beate upon the fliip of Jefus Chrift
*-*in our Countrey? What punifcments
fjncl plagues doe now opprefle us? God is juft-
I ‘“ilyangry with us for our manifold finnes , and
feemes in his indignation utterly to deftroy us.j
, U round about us. The heavie
and all that is
curfes of
the bitter lamentations of lere-
Mofes.,
I
I
»yjand all the horrible threatnings of the holy

, wee fee daily here accompliftied.

Prophets
lyjjkWith this new Winter-quarter, beginnesa re-

of our miferies j oppreffion and perfe-

ction , we being utterly deftitute of all helpe
;,U>andmeanestofupportus. Thechiefeftof our
^jlojK onntrey are forced to leave their houfesand
and to go a wandering in ft'range Couny
0 tKs,
yea, many of them end their lives molt

l'j.i'
^’^bly* impoffible to e’xprede either
It is

f It
of our wants, or the fury of Fa-
^ ^tuongft
«s. Mothers forgetting their na-
i//|; tural!
 qA true %eprefentation of
turall afFedions towards their owne childrei'l|i
become butchers of them, and eate them up ii©
ftead of foode. Wee doe heare daily childreiM
crying about the ftreets , and lamenting tha*^'
they dare not goe home, for feare of being kil
led. It is kept upon record by the Magiftrate
of this City, how that men have digged out o
the graves dead bodies , and have eaten then
r/t
I

A woman was found dead, having a mans hea

rofced by her , and the ribbe of a man in he
mouth, holding it betweene her teeth, and
this horible fpedlacle all forts of men can gi
teftimony.Such and many more fignes ofGo
heavie wrath we could write unto you of, b
this (hall fuffice to give you a touch of the e:
iremities we are in.O how feafonable are thof
10
almes, which are fent hither to keepe fome o
us alive! That faithfull God, who hath madW
fb many promifes to the liberall heart, will unQoi
doubtedly confider thofe , that confider oUj
)oore Countrey-men in thefe extremities, am
;cepe them from familhing.
>

kAndrm W^g^r^Paftor,.]
 Vi!s of PuniOimcnc arc
'am Godsjthccvillof finne
teet^
is wholly ours. VVhac-
jbevcr was the impul*

7011
five caufcof his judge-
bf ments, our wholibmeft
to attribute them to our finnes:
% greater finnes, greater judgements
t,ifecing God feemeth to obferve a propor-
tion to our deferts j
for ,
Ei^ek. 14. xr.

ophec fpeakes of foare lore judge-

•nents jthat is, greater and mors grievous
titan
Famine, Sword,Peiiilence,
the reft }

I'tid the noyfomc beaft : with thefe hath

Jc
lately vifited feme Nations ;
crpecially

before a large, populous, fertile,

®ttd
fiourilliing Countrey. What fhall

^*®f3y> than
were their finnes gteater
~ g oursJ
 .

W
ours ?
true^cprejentatim of the m1
No, but except wee repent, vwhj:^^'
roay weecxpcdl ? the fiuncs of 5o^^o*j|seV

were pride, idknefic, and fulncfTe kil

bread and fuch they ac knowledge the/ijlc

;

ro have bcenc. I have fecnc their

iants ferved in plate , they flept wiij

downe-beds above and under thera**^’
their ttoves kept them infenhble of
winters cold,- they arc no difii ofmea
without his faucc j their plenty of Corr
Wine, Miike and Honey, Fifti and Fle(
did equal! that of any orherNation wht
loever. A little labour brought them
much delicacie of living made the
iacompaffionatcof others fufferingsjar.
iccurity blinded them, that they con
not fee the ftorrae a comming. Thu
w’biic they fwimme in fulncfTe and pic
fure, judgement that flept, vv.
the
fuddcnly awaked , and the Arc of wan
was kindled in all their coafts whic
;

blowne w'ith the Bellowes of exafper;

ted fpiritSj'hath depopulated their Lan(
and confutKcd their dwellings to ih
ground
 all defolatc ; the Vineyards
ground :

not dreHTed , nor the fields tilled, the

are

|./vord is every
wheredrunk with blood.
Famiuckillcth more than the fwordjand

the peftilcnce ,
with other Epide’mickc
(jifeafcs(warrcs attendants) devoure their
partalfo; and which is word of al!, there
is yet no end of thefe things.

6 z C H A P.
 miferdie eft ate of Germany^

ga63&'

\
Chap. II.

of Extortions and Exa&ioss,

O beginne wuh warre, which

began the reft, who knowerh
not that this raercileCfe fury'
hath there plaieci the tyrant,
ever fince that burning Bea-
con, the Blazlng-ftarre, give
them the alarme, i^ij.whichthebeft Aftro-
logers expounded the Swor^pf Germany.
A
Prophefie 1 have feene, long fince, wikten in

aBooke, which belonged to a Canonickeof

Nimege»t and now in the Library at ;

that a time ftionld come when one Frederick^

Princes ct
wfnould be King, and then fl.ould the
‘G«r«?<r»yjthe Nobility of Bohtmiay and the
warre rage, be-
pie of both be opprefled , and
ages^ this, it ever;
yond all precedent of former
is now fulfilled inourdaies. And if tn inch
diforder, it may be poffible, I will obferve this
firft » Extornor.s
order in fpeaking thereof ;

and for-
andExaftions: fecondly. Tortures
’
ments: thirdIy,Rape and Ravifinng
•

Robbery ml Pillaging : fiftly >

,

Defiroyn g.
and Killing ; fixthly,Burning and
Theft Ihall be the Scenes bf this firft Ac
R 2
•
^
 qj true ^eprefemation
of the
mine and Peftilence (hall ftand for the
other
Ads of this direfull Tragedy : in which, as
no
adion or paffion was fimple or fingle, fo
can I
not but with interroixtion and confufion
^ re-
hearfe them.
For the firft, as! no Province or part ofGe;--
mey can boaft of her freedome from rhefe tni-
feries (though fome have been more free
than
others) ipis there no Prince,nor
State, which
hath not fufFered herein, no City,no
Towne
almoft no perfon. Every halfe
yeares , every
moneths, yea, weekes relation,
telleth us of
hundreds, thoufands, millions
ofrixdollars,or
guldens impofed
, exaded , extorted by the
Conquerours, crSpoylers, for the
redemp-
tion of mens lives or liberties
,
goods or dwel-
lings,&c. Strange and impoffible oft-
times
have the ranfomes beene,
with which they I
1

burgers, at the taking in of..

To^wnef*^^
And that they might have their wils in this
kinde, they have called
the Magiftrates, and
Burgers into the State-houfes,
threatned, im-

Wee left in
many Bur-
gets
 mfirahle eftate 0/ Germany.
ggrs to this their mercy ; and divers revp-
fend Minifters , who were imprifoned, and
fedde with bread water , tiii the
charhy
'cf the reformed Churches could
relieve

Prefent^ after, they at FraeJ^ext^a/e rarrea^

dring the Towne, upon necefficy, could not
enjoy the Articles granted them by the ene-
my ^ But were together with the grave
Coun-
lellours, and other Elcaoral]
Minifters fnrr^ri
;toendurefuch conditions, as were
fitter for
flaves and dogges, than men. Some
were caff
into prifon, and there fo handled, that
many
olthem dyed through griefe and forrow.
O-
^onghaltogether exhaufted, redee-
med themfelves with
unreafbnable ranlbmes.
The goods of thofe
that were fled, were con-
nicated : all the
inhabitants, thouah thev
i^ere willing to leave their houfes,
with all
2^l"^'‘nicure, were detained in the City and'
eir
deftruftion moft cruelly plotted
: after
e manner
have others beene dealt with,
promi/e^ yea,con-
trar/*”^^ 'u
Lswes of Nations and common
hith

Iff
thefe men have throughly learned
(jfg*
^"Q^mned to wit, th u chil-
principle
;

•Heij
deceived with Comfits, and!
they 3
T cannot but wonder that
this Very thing, can fo ftigmatize
the
 , '

^ true%eprefentaimof tk
the Turkes.and make
them infamous througlj^jiiie
lel

world, when they thernfelve«

the Chriftian onJ j
deepeiy myrcu ni c^ »
-
iTC more aeepel,
Zc more throughly tainted
wuh perfidj?^^
his
rKifneffe treachery , but perhaps
and j

call
Indulgences and difpenfations ,
,

linefle’s
hfficiently free them,
be the bond never fo fa.

elg they ground

crfd.nevJrro inviolable, or
axiome which they hd
Semfelves upon this
faith is not to be kept
wit«pr<
as authenticall,that

of
'^^BuaWs was at the firrt: furrendring
thjpiei

when thjns
Towne, and taking in of the place , prolecujp^,
more eager
warre it felfe required
chough that was nc;,,,!,,
tion and hot pnrfuite, (
'^jfEcienr to caufe them
to be perjanous ) be

nee that they

ince naveiwomc fealty unto h^j
havefworne
^ncert.
mperiallMajefty, and (bare pith

fabjeds/othat as they obey him as thei^^^|j.

•ft of
ioveraigne, fo they ftiould b°
for ^hatAto
h
lot as flives, but nothing lelTe ,

•xadions and Extortions, by

canning fleight
pradifes, by open force and , npme b
•afe

he colourable pretence of
warre, thJf
vards the roiintenance of the
they could av
live beene as badly ufed as
oi

piuing a^jt
>sene by a declared enemy , the
alloutof thenif,
[jlling Officers havefqneefed
oUrngumcers nave ^ ...
fpeakw
(o 2 ^kC 111 tu^
5 in th
V
> that, that which Gal^amt llfp
Ute

the wotiq h
Agrkola of thofc robbers of
m^i
 ,

ejiate of Germany,
be rraely faidof thefe, that to tske a-

ta:W '» W
i^iheycall Erapire. and when all is lay d waftel
falfely

pi||bar, they call peace. And as it was faid that

with the Zew/as men do with
'«kjj(|onges/o they with them , whatfoever they
i

OKlfeikiayeluckt ln by their ibrmer induftry, they'

De»|i(|)|iingout into their trealury.
Frash^tsdale, but in
DOKoltil

||
plact s proportionably , we will indance in
is mentioned formerly
in
i“PiisChapter,butwewiil give more particu-
P C')'|jre!acions, and by it we may guelFe at the
as Tythageras that tooke the raeafiire of

W'^Umukt whole body, from the Icandingof his

'pffp®X)te.

I
fealif* From Heidelher. zo September. i6ij,
enra® Frotrt thence wee have very lately had very
intelligence, that a raeane Bnrgefle iscon-
(if»(ipprained to give fifteene (hillings wcekely be-|
e,
fr';™®sCoramiflecoine,(bme twenty.lomethir-'
fome forty, anfwersble to their otmoft
Abilities,

From ffetdkkrg. zB December. 16^^.

And (ince wee have had it from very good-
that the laft December they were faine
l,ef£.F®y Gilders aforehand, every gilder f
ii/l 'hree (hillings fterlirrg : and finceitis
as a fit me Decree that it
(''fcii k
'M “ raoneihly
5 fo that whatfoever men
have
 ,

* \

true^prefentaitonofthe
jj

have referved againft thefe hard times

themfelves, their wives, and little ones, haL,
beenc wrung out of them by vertue of tc
publique aft. ^ . r

But there are many who if they might b?^

permitted to carry their goods out of the Oj^'
•ty (inrelpeft that within the Citythere'^
little or no trading)
into other places wheiil’'
they might inhance the price, could reafor?®
bly well fuftaine it , and by their Itudious calsi
and endeavour get as much by travelling urtlai
feverall Marts as might defray charges, bill
this muft by no meanes bee granted but yla
not anv thing of their impoficion abateili;
cruell Taske-mafters indeed , that require ifj

every man his full rate and yet deny tlj,

meanes. Dt
From Heidkberg. 8. lannury. 1637.
‘

And this hath beene fb grievous to mat

that they have beene faine to put off tht
wares at any rate, for money muft be pay/,!
or elfe they runne into a premunire, there is^'
coafilcation of their moveables and immovi|
tables, ail would be (eized on , not fo much fr'
the offence as hope of booty , fell therefoi 3

. they muft at what price foever, fo thatlatelj's

wee heard that a fouder of Rhenifh-wir^t
which containes five or fixe Barrels waslbl'l
Ifor 1 7 Gilders , which formerly hath beetfe
Wrth 30 pound 3(

An
 0ll ejhteofGtrmwy.
And indeed the burden muft needs be in>
'1'i^ji.pportable, when that the Papiftsare altnoftl
vKiiyteheed from taxes, and live like privi-
fedged men 5
and the Proteftants are in
, a man-
iltjgicr at tbc charge of all ; (b that no wonder if
<liOKj||liey
cry out they have little money left in
kCiiilidrpurfes, wine in their cellars, or ware
.fpAiheirlhops 5 nowonderif they complaine
cjjij Jven in the bitternefle of their fpirit, and even
themfelvcs taken out of this vale of
.jtjififc mi-
inur “P 3 nd lie
/ Jowne late and eate the bread oFcarefulnelTe
j
Jhdyct all Icarce lufficient tolatisfiethelera-
venous harpy es.
ta
I
Yji; that little which is left unto thembe-
temides their
contribution is by the licencious
ftt lofouHier taken for his owne. The Souldiers
jOtthe Duke of Bavaria, under the command
'
Divert ,
challengesall as their due as ,
fOiiiWitwere their undoubted right and inheri-
their money, their goods, their vi-
Missal! is theirs
^
One writ very lately ccrn-
ifeiPP«ining after this have Ibme mo-
manner , I
jiliil ^yand my
(hop furniflied, but that and ail
fjjti have I muft give to the Souldier,with
|[|(|. areslwriceit : and another,! have wine in

I
commodities in my (hep, tut a’f
<iii' Souldier. So that if they could but
gg
'Is'**
but^f
gates of the City , there were
*cw hut
vvould bid tdue to Heidkhergt
j
' t tough
 (t/ true %€prefentation ofthe
chough at the laft farewell they were to leav|
allbehinde, ^ I
. .
Bat it they would but leave their Religion
they neede not leave any of thefe, if thej^
%vould but recant their herefies (as they afi,
pleafed to tertne them) be Popifti convert
Romifh ProfelyteSj if they would but be cl
tbolikes, fiich as they Palftly terme themfelve'^
then they raighc comparatively fit under the'^J
owne Vines, and under their owne fig-tr©®
they raighc, though not totally and fully, yi®
for the mod: part,be freed from thefe preffurd^
from thefe opprellions : bat their hearts aftl’
fixed, their hearts are fixed, and no earthfe,
thing whatfoever can take them off from thefoj
Religion, and make them become Apoftatejo
but as the great Gon^alao feeing Naples^ pnit
tefted, that he had rather die one foot forwart;!)'
then to have his, life fecured for long by ot’[f
foot of retreats fb without doubt, there aijj
thofe, that had rather die with one foot fo:^
jward in the reformed Proteftant Religioijj
than to have their life ftretch’d out to th,
yeeres of Methufelah by turning unto Poperf
they know that there is a neceffitie of holding
faft their Religion, not their lives; but i

Poapejf the Great, being in a commillion r

jpurveyance for Famine at and being itr^
portunately diffwaded by his friends, not r
hazard himfelfe in an extremity of wcatheijii
 ^

H Germany^
Hiccffs eft ut enw. gog ut vivamy
cfyed out- t here is
'^'ifaneccffitic,thar I goe, not that I live :
So here
Ineceifity that they goe on in their'faith
“and
iD the
way of truth, which is indeed the way
„ I

of life, in
which, though they lofe their lives
they fiiall findeit, and they that doe lofe but
their goods for Chrifts fake (which they might
,j

fecore by renouncing their Religion) (hall re-

'
;

jjjyg eycn an hundred fold.

/Kiiii

f
Witj
jfjgfe things they fuffer continually, and yet
FMl aretermedre^lls, this was aflander thatufed
itlieK|i
tobecafton the Chriftians in the primitive
tolt Church, when they had nothing to lay to their
and no
|
charge,then they would report that it was they
that lowed fedition s. and was thecaufe
Doffc of re-
bellions,w’hen in truth, if there were any re-
bels, it was they thetnfelves,
fb here they call
them by the opprobrious name of rebells, when

itlonjl |f for themfelvesjits they that turne re-

il(
ligion into rebellion,and faith into faiSion,and
amongft us
it was once true onto aproverbe,

l| no treafbn witho ut a Mafle-Pri c ftor J.e-

i][

Ihut if they are re bells, wfi^ doe they

•
jll
(J

[jlf
harbour them ? why doe they not banilh theta
® if * .L - V _ ^ .
f mil.
outofthe . in. 1
city? Inmates and doraeftick ene-
Wits are
,
moft dangerous, becaulc hardlieft to
5 avoided, therefore there needs the greater
ctrcumfpeaion, but they keepe them, though
rhat they
may reapc the fruit of their Ja-
unts,
that they may take paines, and they
en/oy
 iiA true ^prefentatlon ofthe
enjoy thebenefic^ they know that this is but a I
gull which they out of their cankred malice
|!l

caft upon them.

Butnoconely doth their cnvie vent it (elfe
in reproachfull words, but al(b in blowes, that
is that which they receive in exchange for their

goods, that is their payment, and they have i

too much ofthat. Every bale and meane (bul-
dier will beat him with whom he billettetb, as ,ie

if hee were his Lord and Mafter, and though

(asonewriceth with griefe enough) that one
isabietobeate three or foureofchem, yet in
regard of their multitude, the ftoutdl and
moft Lyon-like man muft be a flave to every
1

common fouldier, though never fuch a co*

ward they muft crouch to ftjch a one, that
alone durft nor meet a Pigmy, and would be
afraid at the (baking of a rod, that is like the
fword-filh, hath a weapon, but no heart, and
you know, that if fuch come to domineera
land Lord it, none more imperious,none fo ty-
'rannicall, and filch are thefe.
Yet the greateft meanes which is taken from
thefepoore men, is the meanexTpirituall, the
meanes of their (bule, and this is a lolTe indeed,
v/ith which they fhould be moft affefl^ed, a
lolfe in comparifbn of which all other lofles are
but trifles,nottobe valued they have neither
5
{Church nor alTembly, they would have theta
live as them(elves, as if there were no
God,
 fniferMe efiate of Germ any. i
Divell, no Heaven, no
HeiI/=
liidc af* of the exa(3ions which

V exefcifed in Utyddburg,
once a famous
and populous place, though now;
d U moft defolate, and would be quire unpeo-
m
HvWed, and
fo all the Countrey, but that

jalfe the Bavariaa Army lies in the Palati-

”ili5tiiW and keepes the people;
and Wirtenkrg^
letilijiora flying
away : the fame arc likewife
piaces, for if we doe but remem-
Jill#
®|,\5ier who they are that are garrifbn’d all a-

pZ%at (to wit, the fouldiers of the Duke of

imria) wee cannot expeft that they that
ire in other places fhould fare better then
brethren at Hejdelberg^ but I defift,
— I you of this one palTage,
will tell
“*®iio'wit, the dammages that Prince Cbripi-
of Anhalt fuffered.
atiil*
laft yeere, when the Towne of Be~
The
o^Kikmgh was taken by the saxonian, not
)
doinj onelythe Towne was ranfack’d and plun-
but his Palace was rifled, except one
dred,

Chamber where his Princeffe and hisDaugh-

(()W*Ws were, the Prince himlelfe had beene
jfjiiijllj
>iftol*d by a common fbuldier, if that hee
pllf not beene refcued by a Colonel!, his
I ^'’fletnen and Officers of his bed-Cham-
erW^ were killed before his face, and hee
'
'^Mfely
obtained leave to depart, the next
'
b
/ .
tjay with fome few things which hee ha ^
hid in the Chamber where his PrincelTe wa^^
and fo went to the Eleftour of Brdadeebu/
and if hee was fo ferved, a friend to his In
;peiiall Majefi:y5 how would his epcraies hat
a
begne ? but I tnuft haften to the next Chapce
 )£ to infift on theft, looke
wee upon the cruelties
which the licentious Sonl-
dier hath exerciftd upon
the perfons of the Inhabi-
tants, without relpeft bf
age, ftxe, dignity, cal-
ling, 8(c. And wee (hail

lather thinke them Banditos or Rencgadoe’s,

lenmen of Armes,rather mongers than man-
iinde. Nor T»r%/ nor lafidelU have lb beha-
Jwd themftlves. Even Princes (facred Per-
fcns) though they never bore Armes, as the

[old Untgrave
of Hejfea, and others : yea,fome
pf the female Sexe, as the old Dutcheffe Dma^
r of WirUnhergy havebeene without any re:,
iird or pity, taken prifoners, reviled, abufed,
I reportcth from the Letters of the
-^ronibetu
of Saxony, that fome of tillks fouldiers
P*
J^ufed his fubjefts to be tortured, by halfe
•'tangling them, and preffihg their thumbes
^ith wheeles.

His SouIdiers,and thofe of exerciftd

b 3
iL true %ef>rejentatkn of the ^
yet greater craelcks in Vomreo^ and there --t
bouts. They made the people by force to ea J‘'‘
their o.wne excrements: and if they would nc i

they thruft them downe their throats, and I

choaked tome of them.
Whom they thought to have hidden gold
other wealth, they have aflaied, by exquifi
torments to make thegi confeflTc. Yea, Prince
Perfonages have fuffered iike cruelty in tl
kinde with meaner folke.
They have wonnd and tied about tl^
heads of fiich, ftrong matches or cords, ai^
iwifted the ftme till the blood came out
rheif eyes, eares, and Doles, yea, till their ey
ftarted out of their heads.
They haye put and tied burning matches b
twixt their fingers, to their noles, tongue
jawesjcheekes, breafts, legs, and fecret parts,
^
Yea thole which nature hideth, tht
parts
have either filled with ponder, or hung latcht
of pouder on them, and lb giving fire to tl
ftme, they have in horrible manner burft thet
bellies, and killed them.
They have with bodkins pierced, yea, wii
knives raced and cut the skin and flelh of m;
ny, as Ibme Artificers deale with leather, <
other ftuffe of like nature.
They l^ave drawrne (irings and Cords thoro'
theflelhy parts offbme, the mulclesof the
thighs, legs, armes,&c.thorow their noles,ear
!ips,&c. The
 jtjtferableeJtate of Uermariy,
up fame in the fmoakcj
Thev have hung
with Imall fires, rcfrettiing them
-
« rhem
•

fmall dfinke, or cold water,

f^ Pffme with
fuch as were before overwhel-
^‘“rLfe being
they tooke care, left in their

‘S^VhaveputintohotOvens,and^
toSrcdo/burn'dihcm. Some
they rofted

have ftifled, ftrah^ed, dr han-

favour to be nd cu
This v/as' great
ged.

botind fo hard both

^^T^many they have
the
Jdsand feete/that
did both hands and
Of lotne tney
flopped their
fro«
SS'clo«*. td’hinde,

om-toare and
ftriven to
roaring cries,
(Srowne their cries
Phave
'M^hext they
And yet more ^'^“.'^trncaMed tvitft
found poote
w^Ste cr > enlarged
mptures or burflenne ^ cned therh with
,
thefamebyvillaaoustuea
them up
gunpowdei and blowne
by giving fire thereunto. higbjhahgio^
up on « o >
Many have they trufifd
 e/5f true JK^epre/emation
™s
ofthe
on mejr reet
their bodies.
Wirh
With Jizels
Tt^Ala
or l!f,^ !_/T
like icftruments
h..M
^
they
me about toplaine me
piaiuc the races
faces of tomp
ndtng that they woulrl mot..
fom/ pre-’

have they ooenlva^.f

a
.» rh. prefeace of .heir
«LS<lll: ^
^The mouthes of
fome haye they nn^n j ^
gags, and then
poured i-
‘^;?«4wacer»ftinkfng puddle -

.So gro»i Jfi"!’ « f.

v^^iiingiiKeaTun, they!
the greater ' ' -
torment.
Downe the throats of
others th.
hruft a knotted
'ulied it
clout
up agune r«
and tK 1" ^
their placefor
fte^ fj
Tuch diyelJift
mcnrs rhey haye
made
deyi-cTs Ind
Ii“
r tor-
Ofhers blind, others tlm^be,
if tf.=y killed crepfe^
them

theWfffor rte nSiSd “h

interceffour. and bee w
* they the
after the fame *®®»
manner
And (which is afmoftT others eyes.

of
Offering
 g
miferdle eflateofGermany,
Jifttingordyingondertheir hands,
u
andcn,
ingtoGodinthnr angoiih,
ihefehellilhe'r
mionra wonM command or force
th"mS
pray unto the Divell, or call upon
him
Infinite and unrpeakeable are
the crne^ir?,*
which havethislaftyeere beene
exaS?et
thefurioas Souldiers on allfides.
And fome divelh among them did
proceed
fo farre, that they confnlced and
deviled new
and exquifite tortures, which they
exercifed
upon Innocent pertons. They
tcoke a Divine
(fome write a Canon m
thofe parts, and a re-
verend old man) ftripped him,
bound him
alongupon his backe on a Table, andaftrong
biggcCat upon his naked belly. They
beate
and pricked the Cat to
make her fixe her teeth
and clawes in the poore
mans belly. So the
Cat and the man, partly
through famine, part-
y through paine and anguifir, both
breathed
weir laft.

isave to infert one thing more,'

t conclude
• and it is an aft which was
^t|^trated at the taking of Magdenburge.
^iitnhnrge I /ay, a famous ancient and goodly
*|ilerowDe, an jtrchhifjioprich, and in that"

for having refu/cd Prince

:•

Cf
of Graiz a Cacholike, and sc-
Prince Chrifiiaa Wtlliam of "Bnit-
* Ptoteftant robe their Bifhop, the
P^iour Was
difeontented, and dilcontcnc 0
11 ^
is like
true ^prefentation of the
tinder , that catcheth fire at the firQ)"'
,[o
<

touch, and turnes the leart indignity into

greateft indignation, prelently the ImpetiiiJtf
al!banner is out againtt them, they ate prolcri-jeif
bed,and tifly and Vappenheim are fent to belea.^ aW
ger the Towne^ after many entrenchments, ap^pai
proaches, aflaults, at laft they take it by (ca Iada,j,(ft
and enter the T owne by fore-. O
what inhu-. Hi
inanity was exerciled , If I (bould enumeratej^
partiulars, I might be infinite, and relate fuch
things, which ^as ipeaks of Sjlld) I my
feifecould hardly credit, i will give bttt one
inftance, and it is this ^
APreacher of: great

cfteeme,and inthe ehorch,the fitreftplace in-

deed, for a Preacher to be in jwas dragg’d out to
his owne houfe, that he might fee his wife and
children raviihed, his tender infant fnatcht
from the mothers brcaft,and ftrucke upon the
top of a Lance ; and when his eyes and heart
was glutted with fo cruell a fp^ ftacle , they
brought him forth bound into the ftreete,layd
him in the middeft of his owne bookes , ard
letting fire -therennto miferably burnt him 5
liich flagitious cruelties as thefe were done at
the devaftation of fo goodly a Townc, fuch
fnperlative impietie8,and let them (land here,
as a monument, that all fucceeding ages may
deteft (uch'inhuminity.
Some of their defpicable and infamous ruy-
tery called Croats or Crabats, have laboured
muclv
 mferahlee/iate of Gtrm^ny,
puch to horfes nor one!y to kill
CO < ate humane and Chriftiansflefh,
pjen, bUi-
\ jnd have
conlulted how to finde out torments

•"l tnote rarcjcrutil andexquifitethanever.What

\ (hjllwei'ay totheledivels? Ph^krts^NeroDio^
ffligi, and all other tyrants and tyrannies^ are
to thefe new ftratagematifts and
iijcofliparable

V,, engineers. Cimafu/hted them, Tygersfedde

tiji ' them, Hell taught them , aud thither I remit,
rtlt them.

!*
iSi;

itlli

£f
iiii

ck,
Chap.
#

itm'

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f
 :

Chap. I Yj

ofRape and Ravifl^lhg.

Have laid much of the former Par-

, and
ticular yet bet littlci/ 1 will
nov/ fpeake little of this ehlaing
abomination j and ( I feare ) too
^
,
much. Rapes and ravifiiing lcarce It

k tobelpokenorheardof, have they committed;

beyond all humane modefty. Mayds and Ma-
V irons, Widdowes and Wives , without diftin-
fiion have they violated and forced , and that
i in the prelence of their Parents , Husbands,

Neighbours, &c. Women with childe in chi id-

bed,8cc. no pen can write it, no faith believe
it.
rl

^ No Chappell, Church or place confecrated hath

beene free from the 'filthleft of pollutions , or
Boipi-
ffloft (acrilegious barbarilroes. Thevtry
fpared
and Bedlame-houfes have not beene
'

tals

hath there found lub-

fheir divellilh madnelfe
jtds for their
purpole.
.
In Hefett-hnd, a poore leane Bedatne-wo- ‘S

I ®an , that had beene kept in chair.es

le
|werty yeares, was by thefe h^Sl-houi^®
otrer^
About her they brought divers
“keher lelfe, Ibme madde fome dBrn<- e ^ 'ji

^ — wf-cruicc?.
 ^ ;

}8 ^
fpretched.
true%eprefentationof the
They eyed their coates about their

pare?, ^nd fo ufed them, as I fbatne to exprefle.

laTomereo, they tooke the faireft daughters
of tli^-' Counrrey-dwellers, and raviflied them
lathe fightof their Parents, making them and ')10

their friends to fing Piaimes before them all igde

the while, '

0[
In Itilyj Ihave heard fome with teares recite ti
the vsSlaaies perpetrated by the Germane troopcsimst
(Of Gallas and Altrioger, when they bcfiegedjjufi]
Mamua. Among therefl, a beautiful) maid wasjjjjg
by her Parents hid in the dung-hill. Bucthey^jQ
found her out, had their pleafures of her, rhea,
cut her in pieces, hung her quarters up in the^
..Church, and bid her friends pray to the Saints
^
tfor her ftccour.
The Sperenrentrifh horfe-men (asweeame’*^^^
through BruKlvpid^lattdtooke by force a young * a
maide ten yecres old, and carried her into a
wood to ravifb her. The mother with up-reard
hands, came running after our Coach, crying
our to my Colonel), who was here a ftranger
without command, and could not relieve her
then law wee the two horle men come out of
the wood, where they had left the poore child
*'
dead or alive I know nor.
Vertuous andchafte women have they offe-
red to kill, or throwne their children into the
lire to make thcmyeeld.

They have not Ipared the very Nunnes in

th e
 m/erai/e eflate of Germany,
r o
the Cloyfter?, but they have
after
entred by
force, broken open their Trunkes
and CofFerf -

and taken their goods, they have like

wife r»
vilbcd them, and killed fome of them.
I know the Generali, a troope
of w’hofe horfe
having done the like, hee commanded
them all
itbuj,!
to be hanged, butbecaufe they were
not all alike
they caft lots for their lives
guilty,
^
and every ^
tenth man died.
Some have leaped into Rivers, into Wells
or
ill killed themfelves, becaufe they would not
be
fubjea to the filthy lulls of thefe
of
is id, hell-borne
furies.

Not onely ficke and weake Maids, and Wo-

'toilitS

men, have beene violated till they dyed, but

thefe wretches have committed like
()!»!:
filthinefie
with the dead bodies.
wceiji

dlw'

dtlif'

acM
’(iU C 2 Chat.
tditf''

pofl

J
ao trt4e'^prefentation,&el

Chap. V.
of Robldffg Md VUlighg,

P man can now pafle any where iti

Dw/fiS-landjbut he is robbedjftrip-
ped, perhaps killed. The Mer-
chants of Fraackford, Hurettbtrgi
LipzfgtHambttrg, &c. have had too
wocfull experience hereof ; witneffeof Infinite
this one inftance. The Merchants oiBaftl, retur-
ning from the Mart at Strasbftrg)md other Faires
to goe to sboffehattfes , were fet upon by the Im-
perialifts in their lodging, and though they offe-
red to prove themfelves Merchants, and craved
their lives upon their knees, yetthey killed ten
of them, faying, they muft die, becaufethey
were heretickes'. The reft leaving their goods
and garments behind, eicaped by flight flarke na-
ked in the night.
The very Convoyes which waitc on thofe
that travcll to guard them arc oftentimes as
bad, almoft, as a ftrange enemy. They watch all
occafions* to take from them what they have,
their money and goods, their horfes as they goe
to watering , or out of the ftables in the night,
fpoyle theirWagons when they make a ftand,
rilieand ftrippethe racaneft perfbns, if they
firaggie from the company, and fo they fer-
ved
 0tjerauic cflate of Germany, if
the way from Hejdelberg to Hejfenland^
ved as all
tjjjt
wee knew not which was worfc, our friend
with as, ot
oar enemy bchinde os. i (

Two Couaceffes of great nobility, with theif

faire daughters
and followejs in dittrdfe, were
entertained by us in the Caftle of Hejdelberg^ the
one immediately before, the other in the rime I

of the fiege. When our hope of (obfifting be-

gan to faile, they went away with the enemies
Pa^xrrt. Notwithftanding which,they were by
them robbed and riEed in their Coaches of all
they had, not (paring the very garments
that

covered them.
The priviledged Perfbns cf royall EmbaHa-
dours, their goods and followers, cannot be (e-
the fbame-
cured from them, witneffe this yeere I
fall plundering of the Dam(h E mbaffadour.
the
What quarter they give to the traveller, vf-l

inhabitants, i t ey
like or wor(e, they afford the
ana we too *
elcape with their Jives, this is ail,
might a
when the time hath beene that one
travelled fafe from the one
end of Germrj to
his hand, a
the other with a white rod in
hundred pound in his purfe. . „
every
Indeed they rob one another .. .

of their quarter: nor are they

any longer, when they have
sc,
iheiheeves. Nor God nor
Dwell
nor is any
knowledge, but when'’ they fweare,
but they will doc
it.
thing fo vile
m A cukt*
 :

'i6 J tme^epre/entation^^c, ^

C HA P. V I.

ofEkod-ped asd killiigg.

for killing, this is the leaft of all
the reft. Death puts an end to all
miferies j oncly they that tovive
,

are oft times the worfe for Wantof

them that are dead. To report the
b!ood-ftied of this warre , would be incredible
Al§ed faith, that before the King of Smdess com-
Kiing, it had confiimed no leffe than rooooo. If
thi? be true, what hath it done ftnce ? How ma-
ny millions have miftrably perilhed > They have
v^ fTiefiraes killed one another and
5 among other
; dents this isnot leaft remarkeable, that
Scotch Colbnells, with Colo-

‘ • ddisyeare after the lame manner, hurt or

nemfelves (as is written) by Gal^t his fol-
.
,upon a dilpote about that former billi-
a Dpcument for all ftrangers to take heed,
-ley collogue with thofe monfters, in Itich
;
i-gei c )s aftions , who love the Trealbn , but

t city of the Souldier towards the im

d
 ^ijerahkeJlMe of 19
perfons fecular
and facred, have had the fame
mcafure. Neere Wiyiurg, Hoicks his fouldiers cut
jo
pieces a, reverend Minifter, a man of rare lear-
ning and
piety. The Doggs would not lieke his

blood, nor touch his flelh. So his friends buried

bis mangled members.
At Landjhood in Bainer, the fouldiers entring by
force, killed not onely all they found in armes,

but the innocent inhabitants,yea,theveryPrieft$

kneeling at the Altars ; and divers other inftan-
ces of like nature I could produce.

Now, what may the poore Peafant and coun-

trey-dweliers expeft? ro kill them if they re-

fill, or refufe them any thing, is but ordinary in

this warre: among the Imperiallifts, is a Safe
fort of horfe-men which ferve them,
rafcally
and are called Croats. The tenth part of them
are not of that Countrey ; for they are a mif

cellany of all ftrange Nations, without God,

without Religion, and have, onely the outhdes
ofmen, and fcarfe that too. They make no con-
feience of murthering men or women, old or

young, yea, the very innocent babes, and like

the beads among they are bred, doe
whom
fometimes eate them, when other food might
he found : the poore people have by thefe beece
every where knocked downc in the fields
baiba-
'*'aies,
flaughtered, dabbed, tortured
toufly.

Their fellow fouldiers are not much hfhin^

 !

c/f true reprefentation

them having (bmewhere left fuch foot- fteps of
their cruelty, that there fcarce remaine
living, to

relate the lufferings of the dead. I have feeiie

them beat out the braines of poore old decrepid
women,a5 in fport , and commit other outrages
of like nature,which my brevity will not permit
me to relate.
It is now growne fo uluall with the poore peo-
ple to fee one flainc before anothers face , that
(as though there were no relation , n® afFe(5i:ion
ofneighbourhood, kindred or friendihip among
them) none compaflionateth almoftmone crieth
out, oh my father, or oh my brother
As for quarter(that is mercy, and the laving af
thelivesof thevanquiflied, when they beg it on
their knees)the vanquilhers have beene oft times
inhumane. The Croats, till of late, never gave »
any quarter, but killed whatfoever enemy they
had at their mercy. The like did the Curlins (the
^regiment of hell ) receive pay of them of <?(*»«#
andBr«ge/, to bring the nofe and earesof their
enemies away to their Mafters.
lillyt after the defeate of the Duke of Brnof-
mckg^x. Heuxt on the Maine , drew out of that
towne threefcore poore ibuldiers,8c caufed them
all to be killed in the cold blood,before the gate,
faying, that he lacriliced them to Count }Aa»p-
field their mafter. I could weary my reader with
theft examples. But 1 forbeare.
Chav:
 .

1
0}
leei crmany,

rvo
./3
^3^
Chap. VII.
of Buraitig a»d dejirejwg.

)fhurning, puHingdowne and rui-

ning of Churches, Cicies, Villages,
the like hath not been heard. The
Smd^h Army burned above acoo."
Villages in Bavsria, in revenge of
the
But their enemies (pare nei-
Tiktiee caufe :

. iher foes nor friends-

What goodly houfes of
the Nobility and Gentry,
i
(hall you there fee

tt'i fallen downe,or Co defaced, as is fcarce reparable

fMwithout building new ? From what quarter foe-

^^,wt the army rifeth, they will be fure to leave
fome dwellings in the afhes, fome in the fmoake.
To that pafTe it is now come, that every one that
man, beraketh himfelfe to armes.* There is
I.'-!

is a

now no other aboad, but Ibme campe, no other

Plocgh to follow, no other imployraent but the
"'arre, for hce that is not an adior with the
rw,
, ®t]ft needes be a (ufferer among the milerable
Patients. No tilling of the land,- no breeding
o
I
next yeere the.
- cattell . for if they fhould, the
to
fouldicrsdevoure Better to (it (fill, than
it.
labour, and let others reape the profits. Hence
an
*
univerfail defolation
banifhed in
Part of the people fwarme as
- ' • ' ' '
in
ftranr
•ge Countries, as I have obferved
 in Feam, in »4^,efpecial-
tatffea, Berge,Ba0,&e>
ly the
Territories. VtomBap tosmf-’\
ittrg, from
smsbufgto H^delberg^irom thence tc^
mrpurg* * ^ ™ Fields, or Vil-

lages. Little better (hall

a man find it that tra-
vdleth from the Kingdome ofFram to the
middle of from the Alps above Aufpttrgy
to the baltique Sea, a Iqnare of land little lelle
than thrice all GrettBrittaiae. Onely here and
there, as the land hath reft, the dwellers retnrne.
Batatas, the farre greater part are extingniftied
by warre, raifery, or length of time.

C H A P.
.f

'h-
]
 Chap. VIU.
OfFaminei
Amine cornmeth next

S
in place, i
thing (b grievoiMjthac David prefer-
red chep'‘fti!enceinhis choice. To
fee men flaine by the fvvord, or die
of contagious dileafes, is not yet fo
grievous, as to fee them dye of famine, or kill to
eate one another. In Samaria befieged by Bettha~
(/rfiKingofsyrw thefamine was fo gteat, that an
Alf s head was Ibid for 8o. pieces of lilver,8c ihe
fourth part of a cab of Doves dung for 5 o.pieces
of filveri Two wortien covenanted to eate theit
children fucceliively : and when they had boy-
and eaten the onejthe other woman hjd
he^rsi
led
Mice, Kats, and Hiues
In the fiege ai lerafahmf
eate
were good meat, and women did drefle and
their owne ch'ldren,- the frhell
whereof me\y
(hate
nrhpristhar were hilnper-ftarV’d to COrtle tO

Had I not beene provided of VidicHtM,

P2
i6 true^epre/entation of the
cotnming out of famine had arrefted me in
Germw):, for there was not any where meate for
money. The Italiaas and Spaaiardf, which had
been at the skirmiilj at Nertfi»gm, and without
arme?, wandred among the Duke of Lortan't
troopesatr^^»r|;and Brifac, were fo blacke and
feeble through hunger,that had I not given them
0
(fete

part of my provifion,! thinke they had rent race *

ijck!

in pieces, and eaten mee.

|Dt
Travelling from towards Frank^ndak
Nsit/flsdt
Haft
in a fnowie day, I met, unexpeded, the army of
giei
Duke Eemard^whoik ftragrmgfore*runnerscame
riding up to me by couple?, and when Ilooked W
Itl
for a worfe errand, asked onely for bread, which
my guide gave them,fb long as wc had any. iia(

F rom thence to Manheime and Heydkbtrgi'^^ny ig

dead men lay flrewed on the way, efpecially on ton

the fire places, which perlfhed through cold and

want.
Before wee were befiegedlaft time in Hefdk-
itrg Caftle, fbmeof my patients, almofl; recove-
red of their dileafes, fent mee word, they were
dying of Famine,as indeed they did, except our
Canon helped to fliorten their miferies. For be-
ing immediately flmt up,we (hot into the towne
night and day,almoft nnceOantly.
Our fouldiers at the firft, killed more horfcs
on a day, than they could eate, left they fliould
fanvifh for want of hay,and thofe they threw out
of the Caftle jdov/ne the rocke, which the enemy
in

I
 5

in the night drew into the towne, (though foiae

info doing were flaine by ourfhoc) and fo they
eatourhorfe-flelhj aifoour Serjeant Major ral-
liedwith 5 ® "nien upon the enemy, being 500.
entrenched on the hill on the Eaft fide of the
Cattle, and beat them out of their workes. Many
were flaine, feme brake their neckes downe the
rocks : but which equallized the viftory, the va-

liant Major was ftiotdead. Ourfouldiers being

Matters of the trench, fell to ranlacke the ene-
mies knapfacks, which they had left behind them.
But there was nothing in them, ftve our horfe-
which every day grew Icarfer with us : fo
flcfli,

that now wee killed the horles which flood fatt-

ing and fleeping on the dung-hill, not out of
compaffion, but neceflity. Another Serjeant
Major had two very faire horfes Ihutup, our
(buldiers tooke the one and ate hirn, he
thinking

to other, ftapled him to the wall

make fore the
they
with a ftrong chaine and a padlocke, but
the hories
cTpying their opportunity, cut olF
the chaine, andcarrica
necke^ left the head in

anfwer the (mell, yet we ace ic lavouny

necellicy
bread at laft failing, we yeelded to

eHAP*.
 S <iA true refrejentation Oj

Chap. X.
of Famine-
He armies now everywhere over-
ranne che Countrey, devoured
both Come 8c catel: fo they that
had goods left, offered to give all
for a little belly-timber. But not
fb obtaining it they werefaine
to lie upon the ftrects and high waies, (a thing
not uluall with them) and to crave for Gods fake
wherewith to refrefh their dying fbules. But no
fconer had they fwallowed what was given
them, but they fell downe and died.
Memorable is that ftory which Rehmamutte-
cordethofthe Famine in the laft yeere,
which is at this prefent yet worfe. V'aknifite of
Fngelin a citizen of Rttfack^, with the dead-bu-
rier, delivered unto the Magiftrate upon their
pathes,that^^««e the daughter of lohtt Ebfleia con-
feffed unto them, that (he came from Colmr,
where fliee had waited many dates before the
hangmans doorein hopetoget apieceofhorfe-
Befh to fatisfie her hunger. But not prevailing,
fnee was now come to Kw/arl^entreating them,
that it there was the body of any young manor
woman unburiedj that they would give it her to
cate to prefctve her life.
And
 I

^atona de^il nor<fes

vN

F eaie tkt 4e a d

j>r
<^VVv'‘ • M [Ml
 I

rniferahk efiate of Gtxmmy

And that two women and a boy did after the
ftrne manner (peak unto them,telling them that
they had for a long time lived of dead mens
fleflj, which
being publiftied, theGloyfter of the
Church-yard of S. NkMasy where the dead bo-
dies were kept, was locked up,
Laftly , that foure young maydes had cut ia
pieces the dead bodieof another young maid of
eleven ycares of age, and eaten every one their
parr.

At this day it is yet worfe.Many that fiirvived

the lofleof all they had, have for a long time fu-
ftainedthemfelves with roots, acornes, greene
fruits,graflc, thiftles, and weeds, that beafts
would not have eaten, whereof they grew enra-
ged and dyed.
The famifhed have beene (b faint, that they
have nothad ftrength to bury one another, in
fomuch, that the dead have beene eaten up of
Dogs, Foxes and Wolves, and fbme have run
ffiad for hunger.
In forae Cities, the inhabitants by this famine,
have beene conftrained to kill all unedible cat-
tell, without any difference, and to fell them
pnblikely : as Dogs, Cats, Rats, Micc,8cc.
A woman at that had fold Dogs-flefh
ordinarily to the fouldiers, was in the ftreetes
sflaulted by Dogs, all her garments tome off her
hacke, that,
fhee was faine to lit downe on the
around to hide her lhame. Aud had fte not
beene
 true^eprefentation of the
beetle rcfcuedj fliee had been e rent in pieces b)
theDogf. * , .

Where any man had a beaft left that hee care-

folly kept for his necefiity, feme or other of his

acquaintance, if hee could come by it, would kill

and eate it.

They have lhatched one from another the ve*
ry ftinlring carryon, which had lien fixe or leven
weekes dead and full of maggots : yea and have
fought and beaten one another to get a morlell
thereof^as lately happened at Duhaeb by tichrac^,
It hath moved the great ones and governouM
of thefe quarters unto compaffion to fee their

people in Inch extreame want. In lb ranch that

the noble Earle of feeing his Snbjeds
crave Inftenance of him, commanded his man to

honndsto their hunger,

give them his fatisfie

whidi they prefently killed and ate.

CHAf
 wimriwiBytt

y 1V0 men kill huje ani ajter eatcm a

^ In ^ 'hri
each
/9 /y
ether

^emenKak- there mtc Chillren

 ijerahle eflateo)

'CiS»

Chap. X.
'
-i

Of Fmm.
S the fickenefle (preadeth by
the contagion of infeded bo<
dies, fb hath this Famine in-
creaCed by the negled of
Providence in the difabled
h v//m//M & famifhed. When no more
food was to be got, they were
inraged like beafis one a-
;ainft another, and gathering together by
rpopesjhave watched tor one another upon the
ligh waies,and fo murthercd, drefled, and eaten
>ne another. Thenceforth no man could pafle
afe On the way, or in the ftrcets, except well
tined, or travelling with a convoy*
!
And
bme of them have beene taken and feverely
•onifhed by Jaftice,neverthelefle they have fe-
tetly lurked here and there, and let upon the

,•al^engers,a8 by many inftances, I could (hcw. ^

good to be alone j for wherethere

It is not is
di*i
ottipany, the one will helpe the other in
ob-
ItelTe. The hardncfle of thefe times being
«vcd, or rather felt, three maidens utomem
' - in
S <tA true refrefen tatio n ofthe
in pimifieio by mrnes
agreedto dwelltoge-j|l'^

ther,and to partake of fweet and fewer all tlike.dt'’

Bat the proverbe is true, that neceffity hath nojCO'
law, and hunger is a fliarpe Thorne. So prelTeduy

they were with extreame famine , that theygiiff

(ought one anothers lives to fave their owne.,{t5
Two of them confpired together to take
the lifeof the third, by ftrangling her in bed orjei
ptherwife treacheroufly to kill her, and after to,jr
drefle and eate her up. All which they did ac-j^
cordingly. Then the fecond refelved toftran«fe^
gle her companion, and cut off her head, which jj,

when (hee had done, her heart being hardened,|[|]

(he went to a village called Ridifieifff to a womanjjj
of her acquaintance , called Margaret, whofejjj
husband wasa Farmer, and kept himfelfe away^j^
for a time in the towne of L^niogen. The 'vo-
man entertained her kindly, rejoycing that lhee|
came yet once to fee her. But in the night, lying'*'
by the (aid woman, (he cut off her head, bound'^
the dead body upon aboard and brought it to®
Tkdejfett, where (he dwelt and drew it into her'^^'
houfe.Thefharpenelleof hunger pricking her,®*
fliehad not the patience to cut the body in pie-'®
ces, but did cut off the head and both the hand^lK
onely, and waflied and drefled them. The huP'|i(l
band comming home milled his wife, and en-is]
quired for her at the neighbours, who told himlc
that fech a maide was feene with his wife. He)t(

went to lysr houfe,knocked at the doore and afe l

kedn.
 0jerav*f^ ate 01
•y*'***'*'
«y vj^rmany.
Ifl
Ihc had not fcene his Wife.She anfwe-
St kcd ber,if
si ted him no. Bat fach deeds ofcraelty are hard to
i,e concealed.^
Marther will out,they fay^or the
yerv Bruits
will difcover it. Hee goes into her

X honfe, cafteth
every corner
his eyes round about, pryeth into
: at length hee e^ieth an hand to
of the pot, which hung upon the fir'
fticke out
Hereupon, as overcome with gricfe, hee ragcdi
and raileth againft the murtherefle , threateneth
her with (harpe words,
fo that (he prefently con-
fcfledand revealed it.
then went he to the J uftice, and complained.
three Ma(^
So (hee was brought to sUtziy with
ketiers. They made her hold the Ibdden hand
in her hand, while (he was examined : and fo

(hehad her fentencefrom the Imperiall officers,

’Burtra/otVUlipo'ilValdecks, and all the
Lords of
Juitice, before the judgement-feat,
^h^ddi-
berated long about her puni{hment,whethcr
me
were of opinions
fliould die or no, becaufe feme
Creature,bat as a
that (hedid it not as a rationall
is coinmon o
Ill#
brute, becaufe the appetite of fwd
though n^cP
oswithbeafts. But wickednelTc,
ever goe free. Some
rnu
(itated, may not
made an example for the terrour ^
Was led to the common place ofjuftice,
wheeic,tn
cutoff, andher body bound upona
toremaineasafoedacle. t,, 0,1*
toi
what
I cannot bat write with teares
ewcth. —
 fft

a8 refrefentation of the
^uiitaliafando
jAirmidonum Dolvpumve^ aut iwimiUsVly^u^
T^mptfft d hcbrjmud — f.
*ecl

What Myrmidon, what Dolop, who that beareS lef‘

Armes under harfli but his teares

(Of
this relation ?
Moft flow at
ever hated his owneflefli. But foch
iliei

No man ie.
are the children of our bodies. It is even againft
nature to deftroy fuch fruite. Yet the (harpnefle
ion

of hunger brought this to pafle. Oh ! what jrl

is that neceffity which

makes us breake ftone t

walls, forget theneereft and deareft relations,

vanqaifh our natural! and moft powerfull paffi-
ons,and deftroy that which we fo dearely loved,
fo carefully chetilhed ! At Oierhttrg in the Pak-
tinate a widow woman dwelling by the church-
.

yard (her name well knowne) had a daughter of

nine or ten yeares old. This child with hunger
was growne (b faint, that upon a time, with for-

die, (b I were rid of my paine. Ohwould you

!

make an end of mee, then fiiould I goe from

whence I Came,or if I did kill you, you would^rje
rid of your paine.The mother looking upon
her
againc, fighing faid, and what wouldeft thou do
with me ?Thc child an{wered,very fad!y,I then
would eatyou,for they fay that mans flefb is ve-
ry fweet. The mother fell a weeping, and bro-
ken with her owne thoughts,as a (hip tofled and
**
’ beaten
 mferdle Germany. 4.9
beaten betweene two
rocks, defperate
X^ nec
3r d her motherly afFeaion,catchech at
her head
UDtyeth her haire^lace, twifteth it
about the
necke of this innocent latnbe, and fo
itran^kth
her; virhenitwas dead, fhee having
nor knite
nor hatchet to cut it in pieces, tocke a
fpa'deUnd
therewith hewed it into gobbets, and'fo
drt
the head, and part of the body,
devoured ir
Some part thereof fiiee fold to her neighbours
^
for foure fly vers the pound.

Her childe being Jong mifled, her acquain-

tance asked her where it was, and how Ihee came
by that flefli. She anfwered, it was hogs-fleHi,
'1
i which fliee had gotofthe Sonldkrs, who pafled
that way. But perceiving the truth would come
confefled it. Whereupon Ihee was
oat, file at laft

complained of to the Juftice at Lauterea,

f and put in priJbn by louksy vaa Effre», and ad-
judged to an halfe pound of bread, and a kanne
of water a day, fo to expedt her fentence. Bat
being fent for out of prifon, and examined by
\f the Lords, fhe told them flie was happy that (hee
'iiJ
Was in prifon, and would be glad to lie there all
1
^; her life, to flake her hunger, and refreih her fefe
with fuch food, her pricking paine being there-
.rl'*

by abated. This fb moved the Lords ro piety,

that they freed her from priJbn, and let hergoe
as innocent.
cannot but record another ftory of like na-
I
ture, of the
womaa of HorHe-hchi where wai
g loms- 1
' <*.
 trne ^epre/emation of the HI

fchoole oiZvpfbruck^h^-
fometioi'? the Princely fh
inchiid-bed »nd wanting milke
vine lately lyeo
Ibe kifle^ and embraced it
to nouriili her babe,
after a long difcourfc kil-
with movft teares, and
Afterwards fhe drefled and
led it with a knife.
ate if When it began
to be knowne, (he was ex-
amined before the Juftices. The Lords asked
her whei etore fhe killed
her childe. She made
rhat mighty and intollerable hunger
anfwere
her to doe, and that it was her owne
had made fo
of which fhe might better make ufe, than
f ruite
of ani other. NeverthelefTc fhe was condemned
t3 die,and accordingly executed.
 '
K .

tniferable Germany. 51

CHA P. X I.

OfFamhei
-x '.-

Am now weary of thefelamen-

table relations. Yet more mife-
rable ( if more miferable can be)
baveinfoed. They have traced
the dead bodies to the place of
their buriall, digged them out
oftheir graves, drelTed and eaten them. So that
in divers places (at Wormes efpecially) they have

beene faine to (et watch at the Church-yards j

till

and over the graves to keepe the dead from be-

ing ftolne and eaten.
In Saxony at this prefent the cafe is fo miiera-
ble in thiskinde, that no pen can exprt (Te it.The
Saxon- Auftrian Army (were they not beaten)
muft retreite through hunger, having famiftied
both the inhabitants and chemfelves.
After the lame manner it is upon the K^we,atid
many other parts, where the Armies are or haV*.
latelybeene.
To. that extremity it is come , that fome con-
ftrained by hunger, have taken poifon to advance
death.
In
 tniferahleejlateofQtrm^inY,
5;
In a word, the very wilde beafts in the woods
doe ftarve for want of prey.
My Lord, the Earle of Armdd, travelling
homewards, towards Frottkefon on the Uam^ a
Boore or Peafant ut the Countrey, being dieir
guide, and having his legs bare, a Foxe purfaed
him, among my Lords followers, and would
not forbeare (batching and biting at hi; bare
heeles, ((uch was his hunger) till they gave him
ablow in the tiecke, and fo tooke him alive. His
eyes were funke, his bones ftucke out, and hee
was (b extreme leane, that his fides aimoft met
together. They carried him alive with them in
the Coach, and after a few daies he died.
An Englifh Gentleman arrived here the other
who travelling from F'lntes to N#re»5»rg,and
day,
fo through for with fuch com-
panions as guided him by-waies for e(caping of

the fouldiers, reporteth,that Wolves, Foxfs and

other wilde beafts lie dead for want ot food,
and
that in (bme places men live only upon
robbery
andlpoile of ftrangers,or one another 5
Theeve-

^ being become a trade.

54- ^ true^epre/entation of the

Chap. XII.

offtckpejfe and difeafes.

[’Ifeafes are more feared as they

are more dangerous. Great dif-
eafes for their difficulty ofcure,
acute or fharpe difeafes, becaufe
when they kill they difpatch

fuddenly. But Epidemicke and

contagious maladies have yet fbmerhing more,
befides their greatneffe befides their acutenefle,
to make them terrible. And that is this, that
they deprive a man of the comfort of his ac-
quaintance, neighbours, friends, kinsfolkes,
Bcc, Adde herepnto that for thefe wee fel-
dome know any fpecificall remedy, for the
peftilence I am fure there is none as being
, r,

Gods immediate judgemenr, though oft times,

i-t;

bee ufeth the miniftery of fecondary caufes, i'

for the executing of his further pleafure

herein, I have made tryall of all forts of
Antidotes, vegetable, minerall, animall,
.and that according to rationall method yet
,
lam I almoft as farre from the cure, as ever.
Thffe diSesfps gre oft times Warres conco-
m, cants or effedfs. Rare it is for a great Army
5 <5 (*A true^eprefentation of the
to ftay long in a place, and not to leave forae
infeft’on behinde. Beyond the Dona, after the
Swedens departure firotn fhence with their Ar-
mies, dileafes unheard of, and the Pelt with- n
,1(0
all Iw'ept away a world of People. The like

happened (hortly after, about Nurettherg, in '

the high Palatinate, and on the Irootiers of i(£8.

11)62
Boheme. [

Before Maftreicht, after the Towne was

BtOl
taken, our quarters had contraded infedi-^
ous fickeneffes : whereof I my felfe had my jona

ftiare, being left ficke in the Towne of a purple- ®b(

Fe«ver. But the yeere following, both the fc, !

Towne and Countrey were grievoufly affli- the

ifed, with Feavers, Fluxes, and the Plague iillf

above ail. iHo.

The fame yeere Elfas,ox Mfitia, and the lower \k

Palatinate, where the Armies of the Duke of :ooo

Lorraine and the Rhinegrave had iodged,did fuf-

'tilt

fer miferably in this kinde.

The Armie of the Prince of Orenge having ?
it
taken Shmkrgy and marching towards
firicbe and liege, left fiich infeftion in great
Mo
Brabant about F/V^f»/-ward, that the inhabi-
'n(i(
tants the yeere after, were afraid of their owne
dwellings.
About the fame time, Generali being
lent by IVolftew^ with 6000. to invade Saxony^
lacked the City of Leipzickg^ and committed as
great oucrajges as Army had done before.
But
 fnijerdle eJiateo/GQrmmYl
57
But fuch a peftilcnce overtook both him and his
that moft ot his fouldiers dyed like (heepe of
the rot. And being infeded himfelte, hfe of-
ifered (5oo. R.ixdollers for a
Minifter of the Goli
^

I Ipellto inftrud and comfort him. But both him-

I*!
felfe and his fouldiers had fo behaved them-

fcJvcs, that no Minifter was to be found. In

the roeane all his friends and ftrvants forfocke
I;? him, except his Concubine, who ftayed with
him to the laft. Hee had bt ene both of the Re.
ligion and the Proteftants party, but revolted
from both. So guilty of his owne perfidiouf-
neflc, and the execrable murthers and rapines,
that hee had caufod, hee dyed defpairing utterly
of all future bliffe. At length^me a Minifter,
but Hi^cke was dead before.
The City of Bujih that Winter,^ loft above
jcooo.of the Plague. They of the City of Trest
their neighbours rejoyced at their fufferings, as
being their enemiei^ Religion. But it fell out
with therojas with Edom ir, Obadiah^ verf 15. that
mocked in bisdiftrtfle. The inter fol-
among the
lowing, 1624. the Peftilence fo raged
Trident ines, that we were forbidden to come
mixed
thatway, for the ficke and found were
great) burie a-
together^ and that City (not
bove^oooo, T
IvditedA T
Befieged in the CMe
of Hejdelberg,
an 1
every day divers ficke of the Plague,
difeafes. But in neither of thefe
 /

58 true ^prefentatton of the

plagues in I ondon, nor in any other, that I have
beene in , did I ever finde the caufe fo virulent, l0tl
the (ymptomes fo incorrigible , the difeafe fo
incurable. Some dyed raging, others were 15 P'i

killed with their carbuncles , when the venorae

leemed to bee expelled from the inward parts,,
others were pj^ollen and dilcoloured, as though’
they had taken poyfon, and ibme that dyed Int

were lb fpotted, as I never law the like. If any joard

Souldier were but fleightly wounded, prefently

it became a maligne ulcer , though all good in-
ward and outward meanes were uled. If the leted

infeftion got into a kindred, it killed parents^

children, and almoft all the blood , that were
prelent. Whence I perfwade my felfe, that Hip~
pcHies his^% jJ, that is , the divine hand and
finger of God was more conlpicuous in this,
than in any other vifitation I had leene, though
I doubt not but our fbode with the aire might
I

iallb helpe to impoylbn our bodies extraordi-

narily.
Toward the end of the liege , wee had made
an Hofpitall in the roofe of the houle* But
packing out of the Calile , wee left there our
ficke , fome dying, fome crying out at the win*
dowes, not to be left to their ficknelie , famine,
and death , and which was worfe than the ene-
my, of whocj how they were uled wee may
imagine.
In the Towne they were much vifited before
 mijeravic ^«t(? uj vjcrmany. 59
^e were (hut op : which could not but be aug-
mented by the multitudes of the enemy.
In the fiege of Hanm were buried , (inoft of
I I

the plague) above 22000 people, and had noc

God fent that ficknefle, to diminifti their num-
..bers, they had yceldcd
the townc through want
»

% of vi(3 uals.
In the fame fiege, Souldiers that went to the
Guard feeing and well, came off ftrucken ftarke
blinde thirty at a time. Afterwards the difeafe
falling into their legges, the moft of them reco-
vered.

' I.

Chaf«

J/
 hi Bonier* vueri net to bury the dead, hut

Raites. and mice, devottr^ed there carcher.

llUUWVVVWife

iiiljiiiiillnlillililiiiiiiiiiiiijiii

Hauejnttey vj^onrite^hauepitty vponrne, oyeevy

JrendsJor die handofdieLordhathtoudud vie.

k
 wiferaileefiateofQtxmiiKf, 6i

Chap. XIII.
Of Siciipefe and Dtfeafes^
He yeere 1635, almoft whole
Oemanj felt this ponilbiiient,

moft grievous wife. In Saa-

in
be»i the Countrey of Tjpro/I, all
along the Reine, and the Mattie^
“ it was fo furioufly hot, that all

places were alike fafe. The King of Bunga-

rj was faine to diffolve his Court,
and fend
them away into divers Cities ,
for their

fer abode.
In SmbeOi the inhabitants of MemhgeBfCamp-
den, and ifsen, were utterly confomed,
and
none left. In the Countrey thereabout, in
which were more than thirty thouland men
heretoforej were not foure hundred foules to
be found.
In the confines of the living were no-
thing neere able to bury the dead. But Rats
and Mice devoured their carcalles, moft hor-
rible to behold.
The low Countries fmarted foreaUo.
me
t on
“Univerfitie of Leyden buried thirtie
find. The Countrey Villages and
 A true ^prefentation ofthe
(where ! was (hut up my lelfc ) were miferably
afflifted. The Infant Cardinall was forced to re-

I move from BruxtU and AntmrptthQ ficknelTe did

:
i fo incrcafe in thole places,
i!
Hirne^n Emeric\, with other pla-
ces neercjwere not only vifited therwith (where-
of the Marquefle of , theSpanifliGene-

ra!l,and other Commanders died) but new con-

tagious difeafes, among which were ftrange
Fluxes, and a kind of pox unheard of.
The Emperours Array difperfingall over for
want of reiiftance, did al(b (carter the contagion
from their quarters at Haylbrun , through the
Land of that many places hereby be-
came utterly depopulated, But lince (7<i//(«his 'k

taking in the Townes upon the Rkiee loch an

,
C
infe<9iion happened through the flinch of the Si

'
dead unburien bodies, that in the Bilhopricke of k
alone there died of this an hundred twen-
^ li

'
ty foure thouland people.
In Saxosj), Brandenburg, Vomeren^ Mecklenburg^
8tc. this yeare the peflilence with like dileales
have beene fo univerlall , that thefe and the
fword,^eme to drive which fhall be the greateft
deftroycr. The retraite of the Swedes, in which
they did not onely evade, but cut in pieces many
of the enemies troopes, is not fo famous as thefe
calamities. The very plague conlumed in Saxony
the other day in the (pace of two mpneths , no
than (ixteene thouland ifoules, Infomucb,
^

. that
S that ttie ivtngot ttmgarf nacn given command
that none fliall come from thence to /’rrfgw , or
,
'
the Cities of
A s by the print of Hercules his foot you might

guefle at his ftature,fo by thefe few particulars of

the miferies of feme places there,we may guefle
at the lamentable eftate of the whole. The war

fk having every where caught and raged, hath left

i fuch wounds as will not in haft bee recured, and
.jfc
perhaps pofterity forfome generations will fee
theftarres.

^ Thus is the Virgine daughter of that people

deftroyed with a area t deftruQ^ion , and with a
1 ",; fore and grievous plague. Goc into the neld,be-
hold the flaine with the fword. Enter into rne
!»“ City,behold them that are ficke for hunger alfo.
1
So are they finitten , but are not healed. They
lookefor peace, but there is no good 5 for the
time ofhealthjbat behold trouble..

Imprimatur]
November- 13. 1637.
Sam. Bakgr.
G. Rodolphus Weckerlin.
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