The Repo s om P ague
Cou an e uy I alien, Duy sland , &c. 14 June 1618
F om P ague, he 2nd di o [June]
The [membe s o he] S a es [o Bohemia] ha e depa ed om he e, due o Pen e-
cos , owa ds hei es a es, bu hey will soon e u n; in he mean ime, he gen le-
men o he ci y go e n he e. This mo ning an edic was published by he S a es, p e-
sen ed by h ee lo ds, h ee knigh s and h ee commone s, ha he Jesui s mus
depa his ins ance om P ague, and om all o he ci ies o he Kingdom o Bohe-
mia, and ha agua d will be assembled o su ound hei college. The S a es a e also
ec ui ing many soldie s, bo h ca al y and in an y, and hey u ge he inco po a ed
lands [o Bohemia] o ollow he p e iously made acco d, and o ul il hei p omise
o assis ance. They a e also ensu ing ha he [Bohemian] c own a Ka ls ein is p o-
ec ed well. Many councillo s and o he people who ha e me wi h o ice s [ om
he a my] ha e o e ed se e al housand lo ins as aloan o ec ui oops, as has he
o emos gene al, who o e ed 100,000 lo ins. The Ca holic S a es ha e now bound
hemsel es o he E angelical [Re o med] S a es, and ha e decided o li e wi h one
ano he in peace, and help obse e His Majes y’s le e . In he whole kingdom e e y
i h man has been called up, so ha 150,000 men a e now on he mo e. The e is also
ademand om Silesia o assemble a o ce o 1,000 ca al ymen and a egimen o in-
an y wi hin ou weeks. Meanwhile Doc o Panzon, he man who ga e he o de s
agains he S a es, has been cap u ed. Simila ly, he sec e a y Michna, who has la-
bou ed mos in ensi ely agains he S a es, has had all his goods and c edi con is-
ca ed, amoun ing o some 130,000 lo ins, bu he has managed o e ade a es , o-
ge he wi h Fa he Collo a , aJesui . The e was also ound amongs his possessions
100 bound whi e shee s, which had been sealed by he Empe o ’s sec e seal. Lo d
Slaba a, who pleaded o me cy, has con essed ha he was pe suaded o do all ha he
was accused o by he Jesui s, and ha he no longe desi es o hold any o ice. Gen le-
man Smysanski, who is cu en ly in Vienna, has w i en o all he S a es, asking o
me cy as well. The Elec o o Saxony sen apos man o he lo ds p o ec o s he e, bu
he was h own o [his ho se] wo miles om he e, and all le e s we e o n apa .
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Cou an e uy I alien, Duy sland , &c. 22 June 1618
F om P ague, he 9 h di o [June]
F om B a isla a he e was epo ed on he 5 h o his mon h ha he co ona ion in
Hunga y was no ye inalised, and ha he Bohemians a e complica ing many ma -
e s, because he S a es [o Bohemia] desi e ha hei complain s i s be esol ed
be o e discussing o he a ai s o s a e. F om Vienna he e is news ha he Empe o
will soon issue an o de o ec ui men , and he colonel Bucheym, Coun Dampie ,
Don Bal haza and o he s expec b ie s om he Spanish ambassado , om whom
hey ha e eques ed 300,000 guilde s. To assis he same, Lo d C ain, ac ing as Im-
pe ial commissa y, has a i ed he e and p esen ed himsel o he sec e a ia o he
land’s o ice, and me wi h he o emos gene al Wallens ein and Lo d Poppen, and
ques ioned hem on o de o His Majes y wha eason hey ha e o engaging in he
p ocedu es a he land’s o ice, an issue aised by he S a es, and hey answe ed ha
he o mal jus i ica ion o he same a ai s will soon shine aligh on e e y hing. On
he nigh o he 7 h, he Jesui s all depa ed [ om P ague] and p esen ed o he gen le-
men o he S a es he keys o hei college and he in en o y o hei possessions. The
easons o hei expulsion ha e been p oclaimed h oughou he land and p in ed,
and he ex can be ound a ixed on all s ee s. I is expec ed ha he A chduke Maxi-
milian and Ca dinal an Dide ichs een will a i e he e soon. The Elec o o Saxony is
also p esumed o ha e ec ui ed many soldie s o he de ence o Bohemia, simila ly
o he S a es o Silesia, Mo a ia and Aus ia.
Cou an e uy I alien, Duy sland , &c. 15 No embe 1618
F om P ague, he 28 h di o [Oc obe ]
The e a e epo s om Vienna ha he S a es o Aus ia ha e held an assembly in
g ea numbe s, and ha hei o mal complain s conce ning eligious and o he ma -
e s ha e been discussed once again, and ha hey ha e now decided o wi hd aw
he same demands (a e p essing o hem unsuccess ully o nine yea s), gi en ha
King Fe dinand had gi en hem an audience which aised hei hopes subs an ially,
and ha he had p omised o a gue hei a ai s be o e he Empe o , which ga e he
S a es much sa is ac ion. Wha conce ns ou a ai s he e [in Bohemia] is ha His
Majes y has o e ed o he Elec o o Saxony asuspension in he igh ing, bu as has
become clea om his le e s o he S a es o Bohemia, unde his a mis ice, he Bo-
hemians would ha e o lay down hei a ms i s , and he eby place hemsel es a he
me cy o His Majes y, which is mos suspicious o he S a es, and he e o e hey wish
no o en e in o any such e ms, and ha e become much mo e esol ed o pu sue
hei cause wi h de e mina ion, and no longe subjec hemsel es o any man’s au-
ho i y. Due o his some o he gen lemen [o he S a es] a elled o he a my o dis-
cuss wi h he gene al he e how he enemy could be expelled om hei lands. Mean-
while bo h a mies wen a each o he , and in aski mish some 400 o he Empe o ’s
a my was le dead on he ield. I is also unde s ood ha he a my o Coun Dampie
has e i ed om Pelhřimo , whe e he ini ially mean o win e , owa ds Polná, on he
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on ie s o Mo a ia. The Coun o Mans eld con inues he siege o Pilsen, and has al-
eady los mo e han 500 men he e.
Cou an e uy I alien, Duy sland , &c. 23 No embe 1618
F om P ague, he 4 h di o [No embe ]
The Silesian soldie s will soon a i e a ou [Bohemian] a my, b inging nine pieces
o o dnance wi h hem. The Impe ial a my has mo ed owa ds Mo a ia, and we will
soon disco e wha he Mo a ians ha e decided a hei Land ag, and whe he hey
will ma ch as well. And he e is news om ou a my ha he enemy made aso ie
om he ci y o Pilsen ou days ago jus a e midnigh , and ha we los six een men
o ha aid. Yes e day amine was sp ung [a he same ci y], as well as 95 sho s om
ou bomba ds, wi hou ecei ing any e u n i e, and now we a e wo king day and
nigh o shoo ab each in he ci y wall, while many g enades and o he i ewo ks a e
also h own in o he ci y, which do much damage, so i is hoped ha he ci y migh
come in o ou hands any day, despi e he ac ha hose inside ha e esol ed o gi e
hei li es o i . The day be o e yes e day someone om he p i y council o he Elec-
o Pala ine a i ed he e [P ague] o inspec he a my, which he would isi omo -
ow, bu he e is he assump ion ha he has come he e on o he business. Yes e day
he e also a i ed he e some cap ains and enginee s om he Ne he lands, who ha e
b ough le e s o ecommenda ion o he S a es o Bohemia.
Cou an e uy I alien, Duy sland , &c. 30 No embe 1618
F om P ague, he 12 h di o [No embe ]
Th ee days ago he e was sen om he e [P ague] o ou a my be o e Pilsen wo la ge
pieces o o dnance, oge he wi h 400 cannonballs and se e al ons o gunpowde .
Once again se e al commissa ies we e also sen o e [ o he a my], o u ge hose o
Pilsen o ea wi h hem, p omising ha no ha m would come o hem i hey chose
o su ende . Al hough hese condi ions seemed a ac i e o hem, as soon as he
ep esen a i e o he S a es [o Bohemia] e u ned, he mili a y commande o he
ci y u ged he magis a es o he ci y o emembe hei oa h, ein o cing hei e-
sol e wi h le e s om he Empe o , which caused hem again o ejec he o e , and
no o su ende , which led he Coun o Mans eld o o de he enewed bomba d-
men o he ci y. The Silesian soldie s a i ed a ou a my on he 6 h o his mon h,
b inging wi h hem all pieces o o dnance om B unów, a e he abbo he e had
placed hem on he ci y walls.
T ansla ed om he Du ch by A hu de Weduwen.
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