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my Lady Doncaster, for the crost to Penhurst,
and from thence to Petworth, my Lady
Isabella came to this Town; where, before
her comming, a Letter attended her from
my Lady of Tichfield: and thither she
went, with their servants, who staid her
comming. Hither came lately Letters with
goodspeed from Vienna, in which there is no
mention of any such defeat, as in rumour
C. Mansfeld hath been said to have given
to the D. of Bavyer: but their forces were
then within such distance, as may have
procured something before this time. Those
which watched advantages in the Court
of the Emperour, have made that use of C.
Mansfelds proceedings, as that my Lord
Digby complains, that thereby, the forward-
nesse in which his negotiation was, is
somewhat retarded. He proceeds from
thence into Spain. The D. of Bavyer hath pre-
sented the Emperour an account of I2ooml.
sterling in that warre, to be reimbursed:
and finding the Palatinate to be in treaty,
hath required a great part of Austria for his
[CW: security,]
p.156

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