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at a generall Affem-
In a Sermon Preached
Norenberg
bly intheMaiden-Towneof rls>
Lamcnta.4, yerici.
How is the Gold become dim ? How Is themoft
Gold changed \ The f ones of the Sar.Eiuarj are
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h.y
conjiderahle : hecaufe they are
of nature^ are very
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ejfeBed according to Gods ordination. His invi.
fible power and Godhead ’’may be I'ecne in
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them. Nothinq^ is fo fmall, but his providence
extends to it. ^irefentcmque referc qurelibet
feerba Deura. i
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re, mm cH deed it is
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all Infinite, did it not extend',,.
Nothing is er T
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butm^uboYai*
tijfmd,
%mon to Gods etorndU decrees^ that hts mfefut^ ^
fojne injlruBion to
further us in heavenly <,
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give US fenfible dcmonfirarionof
pmflj dtVOted^
this. Profhane then ,
and irreligious are they
that kike on the ordinary courfe of Gods provi-
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41 out manes to revenge or refijl that hurt^ we fhould
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henc.
the Preface.
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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
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^
'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
Speciall
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Sopsof acw ?
hoary froft of heaven, who
theyce? and the
gSimti, mates
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»' fhall arife falfe Prophets, and falfe Chrifts, ^
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6M«.
fhall fhew great fignes and wonders
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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^ ^
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
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jxord
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ffordofft^ne e^eB,
and to the falvatio^t
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-dsfoy the matter
wherof Prodicries confiftjhat^
ts worthy to he
conjidered ofabut warily to he detef^
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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
perfedion, S{c.
Tlie Prefece.
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theheav mj EW<^r)/«e.,:
Sunni
rail PrSgtes
Ilf ^r£ 4 *4
tvords or aBiom of men. Di. # ..
or necefanlpdi
‘ more codficueiis ,
Xw.
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Sodond
which fell on Gomorrah. TheC^^' ,
before
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ar adiccu
j/mt •
|(|j[
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pi'-[Gen,i^.z^.%gen. '
'flit \
Thc'Prcfaec;
fullneflc, Exceilive
multitude of Birds , as of
among the ifraelitcs, or o/ Flycs,
j
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Prodigies^andfor diflinBion fake naturally
vecaufe feme thing in it
felfe naturall , is the
If^hjeBofthem. . .
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'f-
irf,
^"T;L‘Sun md
y^ome pndr^g ftUl as'
8-
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ioiL'sti>«e.
ioinud 5 *»
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The fhado^ves going backe lo
H«ch.ab.».
r>.^ /;» Hp7<>cViiahc titM*
>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
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Sindewcl'a'ShU
wiiiinoccitt,«—
ulo Mrill indeed-
»i'll in deed. «,J
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L.. r
rrf
dtefi doth the
^me things over agamo^ibr kind, ;
taine'f'rom that
M
inmlUle by al obfervation to
thatrehich jballhapfenin
conclude for cep
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The “Preface.
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
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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^
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mendment of Itfe.
Thofe tffhich ferve to this end are in 4
more peculiar The Prodigies
manner j
^^ ^ and
The Prcfice.
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the one, and hmile the other. That the one mav
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
The Preface.
yt uncertaine.
VtSionmtt, rejl,as louthmg fence
ts
n
which tie
yis for thoje particular Prodigies
the Reader
Hifiorsat hand makes mention 0/ ,
revolve thefe
may well admire at them, and happily
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life, I doe every da) expea the like and greater
: became our Saviour hath fo largely prophefiedin
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thtskiniein reference teourtimes^ whtch all the
ViEvangeliflshave recorded. The latter dayesfhai
d>ee fhort Beyond expeBatipn^ and Chrift come foo.
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' ner then we areaware^ and therefore thejignes
of
H hiscontmtng mufi needs bee expeUedy whereof
• firange Prodigies are one.
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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.
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ufeof Prodigies according to
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ts rule, and
j
light will come out of darken![Je,com.
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fanout offeare.
The Preface.'
dter the
der., mch
evtUs
Ifeto kmv>
M Prodigte^
thetj ctrcumj^an;,^'d
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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
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of the Lord (hall b{'^ ;
^,11 call upon the name [
{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
^ )udgement comming on a,
be dff^red of a genet all
paceJeeingthefe forerunners of it. I fp^ ^
latterdp
accompany. Theorderofthefignesofthe
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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
f IJ.
ill
The Prc&cci
blame.
fredigies 0/ Germany;
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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*
, often
\a;i>(}'
In ^ohem^
i^a clearc Sbic/in the Baft : and
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!'
Prodigies of Germany.
even ciead flecpe of fin, to timely repentance, and
true reformation of life j but other wife to foew
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,
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
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
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
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j(?zo.aboutthe ffiow2thsof I
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prodigis*. mitety
{Irani- fign^*
ISm in ToM*
>
r where
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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* • . /-
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cruelty as IS
is Icarcs
Icarce n--
Poloma wi^H (uch ,
crc.
noas ejif
Country, 1623 in the moneth of .
agiinft^
was bc(ieged,and many times a{faultalfy
I
Prodkief of Gerrtiany, II
xlicconduft of Duke Adoljf o( Holftein ^ touted
^
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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. .
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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- '
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
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.
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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
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
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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
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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
of:
and vaniftied like a fmoake in the Ay re, and at oppoiicidu
jj
.r . C , to
. 1
Prodigies of Germany.'*
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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 \
the Swedes,
A in the heaven happened
ftrauge prodigie at
An, Anci- • ^ • t ^ -T-N. t 1 t . T -
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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
left
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
;
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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
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,
’
pofition, &the Ipace of 6 hoiires : the Saxons
,
Getniany
/’ ,^!rl (hew much valour and refo /
,
and 0"^ of the Battcll,till in u I
U
I
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 .
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 ^
\ 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
,
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,
ii
‘
into
a
prodigies of Germany.
y
treate
^ forced to leave them to'thclt"!^
'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
I
^ the accu^^omed
theSunne, but in the edi^c. of the circle f*'”'
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
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
Fro^igies ef Germany.
3^ been verified ,
we nccdc
u til eve
even ndW noti
tion hath ^ ^^^g .
^
.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
Qermar^y could ^ u
two third parti of (
^
that entred with 2. or i iooo.
by him i
,
"1 cious and falfe prediaion ,
which the Iefuits,\nd
'
«/that he Ihouldraigne 3 .
ycaresand a halfe, and no
'
jon*Tcr. ..
^
,
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
^
,
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
.
)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
:
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
I
mity, and was plundered at the fame timek fj
gard that his body was very hot and wet, in-
,
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 •
• 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 .
: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
- '
nons to be hcarkned j
command of ir.
i‘
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
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
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
|
Oxooc Battell
y he w as alfo ft rucken with a bullet o| '
“
? ralconft- •
- . . I
I
rrodigii^ of
Germany, 4
'
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 -
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«||
„
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,’;
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
u to tempt
1C he ° ^
n«allanf E-
Kcld.Xhefe
ixj^ppcnhctms men , and very forward therefore
H The charSng
'"’kurSiers^^r’
1® ImperiaU
who was^heit
£er
* h
a
being /lainc, thus
’
were lyoo.
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 ;
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
• '
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
andlockylirttF
Canic, although they were fhut
of the innaDitants;
ng and terror ot
ning Inhabitants. > ,
j,
-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
At Kemften in Swab
eland, a Itrange Prodigq s
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
.
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
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,,
and f re deftroyed. - |
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
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 •
was accepted.
' . .
'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
•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'
OBoler i6%6. at
,
in whi^,
Eleftors Chaplaine
prayers, there appeared
a figne in the Skic,
I
hcry Beame : when he hadfiniflicd hisccuf^'j
I
,
/ill]
had their rtindevouzc which fought
,
¥•
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"
vcirie
Strange Prodigies
terrifying the hearts
of the people , the Princes and pecres
•while
were in their jollitic in the Dyct at :
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 ’’
others at whereof
, the firft
iuddaine fall of an Arch of the Bridge
j
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
-qriefe • which ,
defolation was madcj ^ f
oiicly hy the the enemies ^
gjjj^
vifion 5
as they demand for their Armics-Fj
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 ^
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
,
•
^
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;
Jim
8
^ e^»«<iig37.tliewatcrat»^«»»4>'againehirncd A ftrangt
A ftrangc Worm iji thefliapeof a man, Worm iti
blood.
;o
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.
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*'
‘'f Sermon
pfv ached before tac
Lords the States at Norrintbere.
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 :
tinuaince •
thole foure great ;thi
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
tbs Encoder,
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
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
•
Tuely
J
Exhibite her fd-
bw.
Thus referring you to
^^eadmdConfiderthat with-
, which is aded without^,
I’n
in
0 the Ke^der,
^
-
4^3
mahdari permittoi
•
-H 4
' .
hm t5. 1638. Sa .
^
p,fSf
* Lachrymx Germanic,
^ ORy
I’heT?.(ires ofGermanyi
K.
Isaiah 64. 1 1 .
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 -
1 .
I
— - -
' —
r
Tk T'^^ans of Ger mmi y.
•'
^
f),{]
and the meanes to remeve it, by Gods
bleffingandyourpatience,'
A Lacbrym^ Germanise, or ’/
'
yjl!
:
^
'
i;ftbcinganHtfi^.
2.An Holy Houfe. f
^.hB eautifuU Houfe. |/j
ferie :
'
N 'Jj
fant things.
4. The Generality
'
t. Th«i
I
"tbeTures (?/Gcr many . 5
i.Thelraminency,
H a.TheEminency.
,
: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(
r
: :.
'»,!
ThelcaresojGtrrr.^ny. 7
fbjftcuf'ty ,
can never afford fdiety:
it
'^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
'M
Courts he ly , and wil! hee fuffsr hf'jy
things to be prophan’d C to be burn u
fel
. B 4 but
fi
0
3"' J.
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.^
'
»
:
1 3 Lacbryin£ Germanix^
tooke that as an argu.nent
pies
Mat.i4.i move our Saviour, Matth. 24. ver. .
'
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
i
:;
\ •
trhTear^f Germany. II
W
ieii|_
'
$^Ourhofy
If Fiftly^ Our holy andour heautifull and our
Houje^ whi recur Fathers heauti]ul$
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, ^
ley
I
k V —
^ TheTtares ^/Germany . i o
ibnre particulars*
Vt
In
F irfi. And all ourpleafant things. lie re.
IA LachtymiS
. t-x
the Earth 5 thus they
.
lup
^ 1^ ^ ‘U
it may be T
1*^ « -n
Thus ^ _ t’^V^ '
1 I
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
$«onA
%
N
t,
jS ——
tachrym^ Germanic,or
"
breath of our
haft faid it touch ncl!'
who
Thou ,
mineannoynted, wilt thou fuffer bf'A'''
dory to be laid in tbedufte Shall djjlii'
before my eyes.
vifti'd They are n'
at
comely, and well proportioned
highly admired Virgins,renowned
their beauty, and iuftre, but may
p^'i!
j)|
N
/
The Tearesof Germany. i n
esh
Hit
TbeTemsofG^tmm^, lo
tliej They are not onely, firft,
^ but
lot i lecondly, Fleafant things : thirdly, Cu^
lie, fleafant things : fourthly, All enr flea-
;
If Jfant things. •
There is fome comforc
in raifery, when it ih limited, reilrairiedi
(Q|
[J Some Judgments though they be large,
-yet they are not univerlally generall;
p
Some ftormcs ffdl upon fome places,
mifle others; fome Enemies rake fome
of
prey , leave fome , and are gone fome :
f
ule of them that fliall come alter us, let
there be a R.eranant Ipared : if our
felves '
yet not our W ives j if they and
!
20 Lachrymte Germanise: jOr
I ,
) T'heTeares ofGcrmmy, 21
ijt. 1_
f If thou (6 Lord) intendeft to punilh
5^
^
who can endure then not onely to
(
C 5 Lome
22 Lachrymds
,
dlourpleafant things laidwajie
'5S
si'll
second-
, j
Stcondty ^
Laidvpajie,
^
c/ the
He very noife or Deftriinlons itm.
rounds harfh,
few, or none dc-
light in them, defire them : we
a
are all willing tohavepreferv rtion.and
all Our care is, wheh we have gotten to
onx khjQ'ipk/ifant things ^
how peace-
ably toenjoy them, without trouble or -
moleftation: wee count them Enemies I
i\
T'heTearesofQ^Tma.nY, 2^
J
Firfi,
>
5 hachryn7£ Gemiani
Ver.
violently ukea away, and their Sheepe *
e.
that fhould eate their Chil-
they
dren, that their Cities fliould be be- Vet. 51,.
Lachrymdi Germanixjor (f
4 Us t of anger. “
n
Gods nn-
/
^
W
they ferved him eight
GO; Judges Chapt.:^,Verf
yearesj>^$.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
\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,
and Devajiation. ^
th^^t
the land wafie. Every one
h
Pr
f ,
1 heir
and all V«fe x y,
Hon.
I,, 7
mnjkallbe
Chil-
broken in pieces before their
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 ,
ft
p
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
^
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
:
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% '
Lacbrym^ Gtrmam^^or^p
i
mdty.
is one of the crying finnes fr^'
T ^His
which Gcds fury fivept away s, f -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 “
,
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^,
__
TheT
^
'
Lachrymx Gcrmank%oy
T v\hcs o( Jfrael : I. Kifigsi'iCkaf
"
men : we cannot excufe opr lelves b 'I
^
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.
J.
'
--j/ ^ V
their Cities ,
fo was the number ('::
to Word.
Gods '
'
,
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- »}•
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
‘
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
40 Lmhrym£ Germaniae^oi'#-
,
I— « -
.
T'beTmts o/Germany . a i
‘ns
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\
Wit5(|'
- y
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
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,^^
^ theyfetf^)
into thy holy places^ and razedit to ^{ ',
’jjij
'
honfes ofGodthatbeintbelmd ;
’
. then^oth he (weetly intercede for
Wefee net ourfgnes, ( ftith he^ there'-'",
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 .
-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.
tir
p^'
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 ' •
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
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|
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
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
» '
1.6,7.
'
'life
f:
Church of G od , but if we looke and
7 fafl: our eyes upon our land
/ji,
our
,
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
^‘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!
,
jbtes ? What (hall I mention the tor-
fo wijufes and torments infliaed upon all
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!
I
—
fbil
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
!
4
—
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 '
, 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. .
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!*®
^ "'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
;
Lacbrym<^ Germaniaejor/^tt^
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
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
.
:
J'heTeare^ of Germany.
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 ,
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
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;
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
rJ
hachrym£ Germania^/^^'^
I.
A• Kefentance. <
M8)7* -
f
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
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,^ :
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)
*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,,
JLachrymds Germaniae^ffr
L
3. li Prayer.
,
hlvT^ene great , and have procured
*
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
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?
^
wee are the clay , even the works "1
o/Germany. 7 .
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.
FINIS.
«|5 ^ ^
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4
invar's!
* OF
ons
gE^K 3yjE.
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bloody Warrcs therein, fince thefiift
beginning of them in ^nno.rSiS.and con.
tinned to this prelcnt y earc 1538.
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Genomll
j£/j. ^eiemintur
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) «
B z
6 4
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 .
I
on the Jmperialifls, that they utterly difperfed them*
killing an exceeding great number, and fomc a 00*
^ ‘
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
I51!
(4) m
September the 4. ^ATnno
ip. The Imperial
l^^oj falls upon the Townc B^y^^'^j
1^^ j
t
^ ,
•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
0ip{fi'
Wounded, but not mortally.
iMk-
.
, (7)
The 26 o( Augtffl. Ame.i 6
io. MarqueOb^^a,
^ fe/
f
,
.Fr
Mar^uij- r^ifniT Spinala^enrrall.
f Sjwijfke
ov'cr yirniy m the
^therlamlc^.
-m
swS'
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
(p)
Count of B ampler
being very defirous to fiir*
prize the Garrifon under l^ethlehem Ga^
toriKi Fm^/^r^jgocsthitherward with 6000. of
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
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
1*1) (I
\Wi
1
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
'
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.
'
('*
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 •
(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
(^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
, , ; '
(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.
Whereas
.
Spanim
Symcfla
7nafi^ i4fas h^’^t^rn sf H^ith 4^ ,
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 ,
(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
OSloter
'
'‘Anno.
1^25.
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
( 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
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
( 26 )
Ifiij the i^,^y4nno 1626 , Gcnetall with
k Count of VHrfienherg,Qcnc\ 2X\ of the Ordnance,
the
% (ij)
lit
Augujl. Anno, 6 i 6 .Kx. Lutter^^'^
]
'if
(28;
Ijttc
^
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«
(^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
u C3J)
of Shc^ having notice that 12. DarJp^
Count
Companies under the condud: of Colonell Cak»-
liclJ
^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
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
( 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 ,
bf!!
*
>
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
,
^ : ,
g , «
(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,
'{['
\
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
(48) rJll
K
( 4 Pj
rircKing of Sweden with an Army offbmc 'III
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
Houfes.
'
i'
I
Tlie King o? Sweden having Eilly fini fht his orkes, w
Landsbergen ta ts
before the ftrong Towne of , ,
was
f loncll
,
by a Musket bullet
in falling out ,
nr
killed demands conditions* About this fiegc ,
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-
) 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
. '
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 .
Colonell Bintauf ,
Starfiedel , Sergeant;
thefe.
Major Holberfdorf, and Lamminger , both Lieu-
tenant Colonells/ind Ibnrc nrorc
whereof (omc
:
^**^^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
^
'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
.
‘
,
(<50 ji,5
(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//?
.6(
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 '
{ 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.
( 62 )
In the beginning of Vebruary^ Anno, 1632. G
nerall Ficld-Marfhall Pafpenheim, having gottSr
notice, how that the Swedijh Coloncll wiSc
(^9) ilk
(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 .
iwbl'l •
'
.• (7?) . .
' -
- 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
II
.
163a
lo.
J lint 0/
leini
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.
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
:P
(80;
The Saxons forces, under the leading of Baron itt^
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
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
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 •
(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
^ '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 '^'
sinto
(86) ; 7
**
from them.
'^kn
^87)
About this time 1 4. Hajfian Troopcs of Horfe ,
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
«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 .
r f}}eln'0»ftons
(po)
of Germany,
X6l%.
I
Major Generali fPejlrtimb^ Lan^
WitTuUhf^vA YovesM Colonels : together
^^^Taxhelw, Lawpert^mA Cammerhojf Lieutc®
^ Colonels
;
befidcs Ma j ors Captaines of Horfe^
,
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
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
}
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
\
'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
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
,
( 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,
,
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]
'benc
" '
’rtllCCr*
The 24 ^^. oF
^ ^ A
Jik A * — • r - - — I
^
^^^•Atter Diiktj
*T"
^
"Bernhard of ^iuxon "
JVetinar
'
/ 7 the
had taken ,-1 .E
prifoners; J ,
If.
4
'fCol
, 2
Inthc
middle of AprillyAnnoiiS^ 5 "XhcSTivediPt .
ViiCfij Coloncll
with S-Troopes ofHorfc felling
the Quarters of 3 -Troopts of Crabm^%t woh^
into
other
up and do wne the coun-
(Jr<»^<«r/,that fcoured
(lOI /
The 2 5
of Aprf//s Anno, i ^ j 3. Duke Qeorge of
,
,
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 ,
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.
,
(loj)
J f3 their
’Anwl The Tnvafms of Ge'rmMf,
their Ordnance, and Baggage behind them witl t
j
(10^)
ita
(107)
^11
Vi
1 ^
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
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.
'iKli*
2^
'li''
101
too!
Sub
11
: I
» f f
iG
i *
afo
1 » .
V ,
,
Lam^rav^ of tl^e
tmt Prince.
WM
(”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
, ,
by aliauil,
T lit* Colonell hce
nr*#* f Ir
itil
p,
tookc
'
• #» ^
Sword
1
their Leiftcnant
I -
pn^ ;f
;
(116) itlie'<
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
their
defences ; fo thatafter foiiie time ofrefifiance
yd the
The Swedes ifiuing out
Imperialifls retired
;
upon them,
purfued them till they came to Raven-
(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
*
'as iittw
^nnoi 6 4 '^ .* Duke Bernhard o? Saxon IFei^
BaUtinate.
place. Cai
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
.
.1 . 1 , 1 r>
Ait^ of the
i.Dec:j()tt 6
^Jiomanes the
(It P-eitish
Wit i
Courlithns t^te
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
,•
Army
.
Frulla/idj^^r;;^
Simdt: j ^2 (f
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.
,
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
(125)' ifiltlii
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-
,
(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
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 ‘
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.
ij. Lieftenants
9. Cornets, and i 5, Stan-
J^eCitieof HUdcJheimr^hci'cU^on , when
*
<>/ 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
ri'
Upon the 2p. of Ime Gene ^
’
\ the Swedijh
rail Bannier, entered into a fetBattell wdth i 500c
Army,
( 134)
lulytho. fourth 1 534. The Saxons Kvmy .
thi^tofr.
^
;
L
(135)
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
,
(137)
At time , the Saxon Generali Lieftenant
this
G 5
£];tcat
,
I
/rm^ktn^ mt^a ^ra^Arf/^ ti>n/atjr Lfii^fr^OKOfi/ ,
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
,
(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 ' "
% The
The Saxon Commander Bofin , which Jay irfi
G arrifon at great Glogarv tooke the Citie of Lubeny -
••
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 the Suburbs
; the wind being exceeding
high
and K
,
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
( 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,'
^ ,
(145) Tire
:
lit
Tae m ef Germany.
Ifivaji0
1654*
V
7he was Germ any,
X634*
^ 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
y^O)^7'wat'J7ahu;U^s7r7/r.f'cmtr^J7iirffaj’/mid.^ty^^
'‘^°^powsJXter7v^j:j^3z, Camandfd/p/feru/anlr^/^n^^i^Ojjar/
(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
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~
Norp^ard ,
^ 0 ,
^ 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:
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
(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"
"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 ^ , ,
C^So)
ir
(iji)
(^ 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
•
'
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
Ci$3)
* ^
ai''
(1J4) ,
Generali Bai^mer
;
(155)
^
11
'J^vefnher the 15. 16 ^6^ The Counts*
of Eherfleiffy Generali Major to. the Landgrave'^ >
.:o’
{iS6)
December xhe Anno \6^6> >The Imperial
1 6* ,
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,« ;
:n.
panicsCjiefarians,which lay in a imall Citie^put
them all to the word and returned home wit
-S' ,
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
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'
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
,
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
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
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 '
37 - Corporah’s.
i g. Trumpets. 426. commoi
j
N'
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)
!®iidl
’ where the young Lieftenant Co-
^ t^ookc it by alFault, and put
'
b’ wo^d.
(166) The
. , ;
0^7)
,„iron,
weieput to theSwo^. taking prifo.
jief in it Generali
Major TmmHnd , two
Licfcenant CoIoncIIs, eleven' Cap- --
wii»i
'
0-Coi)
pkeci ^
k
rSjtlei! .
IC) 3sC ‘
icrwr
ikm
s, lii
ii
Batted)
4 ’»
;
•638^
ERRA T A.
r 1
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.
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.
LAME t. I.
nothing to you all ye that yajje hy? Behold
^
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'
'!
.i
i.
I
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
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',
’
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.
The Preface.
mleofaB- Bntuit not mmlikefy, Germanythat ,
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
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
eftltit
In repentance, left we bring upon our fetves the
likp : In prayer, that God would bkjje our ftato
V '
with doed
it
day,
(
The Preface.
is no fmiU finne^ and if once the day of eur vi^ 0
{nation come , a {mail chaflifement on Gods pan jfl
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-
*>'
»•
forGodisnorefpeBerofperfons. Are there no drun-
Germany? Or, doth God hatefare in Htj
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
ai
cx/ true reprefentation of the
even exceeds the moft hy petbolicall expref.
lions of the lofcieft Rhetorician, yet that ijCC
w
^ true ^frefentittion of the
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
morrah.
Somme z or Perfons,
t
true ^prefentatm,
The names of all the Minifters ofS'Oiey^
brugen Cent forth under hand and Icale
Sxpeybruggen, wla
November 14,
ms
ntfin
Wii
A
^ *1
ratum.
! ! .
%cenimbu]wfacmoru a/Jinemfuiffeconfian’ \
wooivifh
:iiiiiynisi»>f«7ri)/,y<?o L ycaonesfiunt ! :
•)
9,li
tredericusGoelerus,
•Mf -
Paflor Meiffenbeimenfs.
The
8 g,
'
things (as I may ufc the words of the Poet!^^^
have runne together for the worfc,and
with a backward footj for wherefbever wet^ *
(hould '^il
I
iuiJerM efiate o/Ger m any.
ould lend
US bis helping hand, ihofe few
I
him, and with a pruning hookemi-
hjfetitito
I tillcdi
\A true %eprefentaUon of the f.
(wading hunger, O
wits truly Cyclopickc^Jnf
O dreadful Metamorphofis) by which me
')'!
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
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.
®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
|./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.
and for-
andExaftions: fecondly. Tortures
’
ments: thirdIy,Rape and Ravifinng
•
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
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
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
call
Indulgences and difpenfations ,
,
linefle’s
hfficiently free them,
be the bond never fo fa.
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
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
||
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
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,
* \
true^prefentaitonofthe
jj
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
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
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
[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
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
[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.
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
‘S^VhaveputintohotOvens,and^
toSrcdo/burn'dihcm. Some
they rofted
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-’
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.
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
<
!*
iSi;
itlli
£f
iiii
ck,
Chap.
#
itm'
[{I
f
:
Chap. I Yj
tals
^ — wf-cruicc?.
^ ;
}8 ^
fpretched.
true%eprefentationof the
They eyed their coates about their
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.
dlw'
dtlif'
acM
’(iU C 2 Chat.
tditf''
pofl
J
ao trt4e'^prefentation,&el
Chap. V.
of Robldffg Md VUlighg,
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 .. .
'i6 J tme^epre/entation^^c, ^
C HA P. V I.
1
0}
leei crmany,
rvo
./3
^3^
Chap. VII.
of Buraitig a»d dejirejwg.
is a
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
I
5
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
vN
F eaie tkt 4e a d
j>r
<^VVv'‘ • M [Ml
I
CHAf
wimriwiBytt
'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
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
a8 refrefentation of the
^uiitaliafando
jAirmidonum Dolvpumve^ aut iwimiUsVly^u^
T^mptfft d hcbrjmud — f.
*ecl
No man ie.
are the children of our bodies. It is even againft
nature to deftroy fuch fruite. Yet the (harpnefle
ion
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 '.-
Chap. XII.
11)62
Boheme. [
% 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
llUUWVVVWife
iiiljiiiiillnlillililiiiiiiiiiiiijiii
k
wiferaileefiateofQtxmiiKf, 6i
Chap. XIII.
Of Siciipefe and Dtfeafes^
He yeere 1635, almoft whole
Oemanj felt this ponilbiiient,
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-
'
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
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