The history of the government of France, under the administration of the great Armand du Plessis, Cardinall and Duke of Richlieu, and chief minister of state in that kingdome wherein occur many important negotiations relating to most part of Christendome in his time : with politique observations upon the chapters / translated out of French by J.D. Esq.

The King of Swede enters into Germanie.

WHilst the King carried his Arms into Italy, for the just defence of Monsieur de Mantua's Interest, several Princes of Germany, and amongst the rest, the Dukes of Pomerania and Mecklebourg, the Marquis of Brandenburgh, and divers Common-wealths, oppressed by the House of Austria, imagining that the King of Swede's Nobleness would defend them from this violence, called him in to their assistance. They sent sundry Deputies to him, to engage him with all earnest∣ness to assist them; whom they found so much the more enclined to it, in regard he thought himself justly offended with the Emperour for his unworthy dealing with

him, for he had caused his Letters to be broken open, his Characters deciphered and interpreted, imprisoned his Subjects, trading upon the Baltique Sea, after he had taken away their Merchandises, prohibited the Commerce, though it were a natu∣ral right, and free to all the World, had by several means hindred the conclusion of that Peace which had been treated on with Poland; had sent whole Companies under his own Colours into Prussiia, to fight against the Swedish Army, to destroy him under pretence of assisting the King of Poland, had in a worse then barbarous manner refused the Embassadours, whom he had sent to him to treat a Peace; and had openly and under-hand spoiled and deprived his kindred and Allies of their States, so that some of them were even brought to Beggery, without being able to get any reason or satisfaction to their just complaints. These are the true causes which stirred up his Courage, not able to suffer such injuries; and which at last made him imbark on the Sea a most puissant Army. About July he came before the Island of Rugen, which he made himself Master of in a few days, notwithstan∣ding those great oppositions which he met with; thence he went to Stralzund, a Hans Town, seated upon the Baltique Sea, in the Dutchy of Pomerania, which he had taken into his protection, in the year, 1628, and there he landed: The Impe∣rialists had kept the Town close blocked up untill March, and did still belabour it with all Acts of Hostility, though they were constrained to raise the Siege, after the losse of above twenty thousand men; but they quickly drew off for altogether, not thinking it possible to resist him in a field, who had so easily taken in the Forts of the Island Rugen.