News in Antwerp 400 years ago: the king of Denmark missing, European repercussions of disturbances in Istanbul, minor actions in Polish Prussia, the Chalais conspiracy, and friction between France and England.
Paul Arblaster
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![NEWS OF THE SURRENDER OF BREDA: Last Saturday, 31 May 1625, those of Breda began to parley for a good agreement to surrender the town to his royal majesty, finding themselves in extreme need. At 9 in the morning on Saturday his excellency Count Henry of Bergh went towards the town with a large entourage of noblemen, with his trumpeters at the front, and arriving beneath [the walls of] the town, remained there quietly. At once the deputies of the town came out in a coach, and there they greeted one another and began discussions for an agreement, which lasted until 1 o’clock in the afternoon. Agreement was reached between the town and the battery, and once it was concluded all returned, leaving mutual hostages. Those within the town demanded many conditions, but not all were granted. At parting the gentlemen congratulated one another festively when taking their leave.
On Sunday, 1 June, the agreement was concluded on condition that those within should depart from the town on Wednesday, 4 June, with arms and baggage, and colours, with all their sick, and they would be provided with wagons for the purpose, so that on Wednesday the wagons were loaded, but as not all was ready the enemy left the town early in the morning on Thursday, 5 June, taking many sick with them, some said 700. Everything was running short in the town, they still had bread for a few days. The governor said that all the citizens who had brought gold and silver from which to strike coin would have the same made good by the States. Square silver coins were struck for two guilders, and some for one guilder the piece, and a copper, with the arms of the town, with the inscription ‘Breda obsessa, 1625’.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xzhze6vbawt6p77vqqtalnfg/bafkreiekpel3uz2sulnpkmgiqlkdcmfeftqjum34ofynbr62qvrrfjm7aa)
