THe fifteenth of Iuly last, being the day immedi­ately foregoing that Fu­nerall Pompe, in which the Hearse of GVSTA­VUS ADOLPHVS the late glorious King of Sweden, was remooved from Vbolgast to the Sea side, to bee so tran­sported into his owne Kingdome, by the Queene his Widow, a prodigious apparition of the Moone happened. The Carryer or Post of Argentine, was travelling by Night with three more in his [Page 2] company, of whom one was a man of quality a Doctor of Physicke, and Mathematician; about nine of the clocke they were neere to a Village cal­led Eintritt. The Moone was then in her Wane, and grew horned (for it was foure dayes after the full) at which as they were looking, they perfect­ly discerned another little Moone, mooving up and down with various motions, about the upper horne of the true Moone. At last they joyned together; from which conjunction, a cleere and perfect circular figure was made, as if the Moone had then shined in her full. But long it continued not in that forme, but changed into the shape of a mans head▪ At which whilest they gazed with wonder, they be­gan to know the face of the late King GVSTAVUS ADOLPHVS. In that forme, the Moone continued about a quarter of an houre before shee tooke her owne shape againe, that they might perfectly disco­ver (not without feare and astonishment) the Kings head, with all the true lineaments of his face, and fi­gure of his beard and hayre.

From this portentuous apparition of the Moone, were divers opinions and discourses raysed among the people. Some remembred a propheticke speech which the K of Swethlād, whilest living, was heard to make, that after he was dead, his Armies would con­tinue victorious, and from thence a fame would be raysed, that he himselfe was living, and his death for a long time not bee generally believed, Others began to make a Religious praediction of it; and [Page 3] comparing the Christian Church to the true Moone (because the Church in all ages, like the Moones, has had increases & decreases) and knowing that the Tur­kish Empire has borne for theyr Armes the Moone, they compared that to the false Moone, which they had seene to move about the horne of the true Moone, and from that conjunction of them they prophesied, That God would in mercy cal the Turks and joyne them shortly to his owne true Christian Church.

The day following, being the sixteenth of Iuly, the King of Swethlands Funerall, whose Hearse had long remayned in the Castle of Vbolgast, was remo­ved, to be transported into Swethland. The So­lemnity was in manner following; In the after­noone, Doctor IACOBVS FABRITIVS the King his Chapleyne, made a Funerall Sermon in the Chap­pell of the Castle of Vbolgast (where the Hearse stood. His Text was taken out of the fift Chapter of the Lamentations of IEREMY; the words these; The Crowne of our head is falne off; Woe bee to vs now because we have sinned. Sermon being ended, the Funerall Pompe began to moove forward about five a clocke to the Sea-side, where the Swedish fleet lay to receive his body. Colonell AXELIVS LILE marched foremost, followed by fourescore and twelve rankes of Musketiers eight in a ranke, in mourning habit, and covered with hoods; after them in like habit, sixe and thirty rankes of Divines two in a ranke, singing a mournfull Ditty as they [Page 4] past along. After whom, came fifty Students of the Waldenses, and an hundred and foureteene more, partly Germans, and partly Swedes, in long mourning Cloakes. Two great brazen Drummes were car­ryed in the next place, after which, came sixe Trum­peters, their Trumpets covered with blacke cloth, and each of them bearing a blacke Damaske Ban­ner, in which the Armes of Swethland were richly wrought with gold. After whom againe, came two brazen Drummes like the former, by men in the like habit; and sixe Trumpeters in the same fashion following.

Immediatly after, came two Heralds cloathed in blacke silken robes, on which before and behind were the Armes of Swethland with great cost, and cu­riosity wrought in Needleworke of Gold, these two Heralds carryed either of them a Royall Scepter of exceeding great value. Then followed the Marshall Ericas Guldenslernius, with a wonderfull great num­ber of the chiefe Counsellors and Officers belonging to the Elector of Brandenburgh, and the Megapolitan Dukes. Next followed, the Master of the Ord­nance Leonard Torstonson carying a red Damaske ban­ner, with him were three and thirty Barons, and Noblemen, euery one carrying a banner of seuerall colours, in which the Armes of those seuerall Pro­uinces, which had beene joyned by conquest to the Crowne of Sweden, were most richly wrought in needleworke of gold. After euery one of these Ba­rons, a Horse was led couered with blacke cloath, vp­on [Page 5] which, the same worke and armes were displayed in those Banners which the Lords carried.

Then followed Benedict Oxensterne Master of the Horse to the King of Swethland bearing a blacke Ban­ner of exceeding largenesse, and so heauy that three other were faine to helpe him in the carriage of it; upon this banner were curiously and richly wrought in gold, not onely the Armes of the Crowne of Swethland, but of all those other seuerall Provinces which had bin displayed in the thirty three Banners going before, and heere ioyned into one. After this great Banner, came a stately Horse, which King Gustavus had us'd to ride on, his maine was excee­ding large and long. A rich couering of blacke, hem­med with gold hee had vpon him, and was adorned with feathers, blacke, white, and yellow. Vpon his backe in a wrought golden saddle, sate Charles Horne Lord Chamberlaine of Swethland, clad in the Ar­mor of the dead King, and wearing a chaine of gold of exceeding great value. In his hand, hee carryed that sword drawne, which King Gustavus most used to weare, and at his saddle hung the Kings pistoll yet stained with blood, as it came out of the battell of Lutzen. After him, came another Horse couered with blacke, on which, a white Crosse was wouen. Then went two Heralds cloathed in like manner as the former were, carrying two siluer Scepters, with others that carryed money, which they threw a­mong the people, all the way as the pompe passed a­long.

[Page 6] After this followed the Herse it selfe; before which Crailshem the Master of the Houshold mar­ched alone. The Hearse was smooth at the top, and round about it hung those Armes of the severall Provinces, which had beene before displayed in those three and thirty Banners which the Barons carryed; and immediately after it, the great Armes of the Kingdome of Swethland, with the Crowne Royall, and Imperiall Globe; about which, was the Title written in great Letters, GVSTAVVS ADOLPHVS MAGNVS; with the houres of his Nativity and Death, specified also. The Hearse it selfe, was carryed by twenty Noblemen close Mourners, under a large blacke Canopy, whose foure Corners were borne up by foure Co­lonels. After whom came forty other Noblemen, appoynted by turnes to carry the Herse twenty at a time, and so to relieve each other all the way as the Funerall should passe. Behind these, came the Cap­taine of the Guard Stenboccius, with fifty of his Guard, theyr Speares covered over with blacke cloath, and themselves attyred in long Cloakes. Then came two Marshals, and after them the Ele­ctor of Brandenburg himselfe, the two Megapolitan Dukes, with other great Princes, besides the Em­bassadors of the Prince Palatine and his Lady. Then followed some great Officers and Counsellers of the Kingdome of Swethland; of whom Herman Wrangell, Iohn Banner, and Steno Beilke, were the chiefe. After them came two other Heralds, Adam [Page 7] dam Pentius, and Cassimire, Guildensterne; then followed the Queene of Swethland the mour­ning Widow of King GVSTAVVS, sitting in a blacke Chariot drawne with sixe Horses, Gabriell Oxensterne the Sonne of Gustavus, and Matthias Soape waited on the Queenes Chariot; after her, came the Elector of Brandenburghs Lady, the Dutchesse of Brunswicke, the wiues of the two Megapolitan Dukes, the two Daughters of Duke Iohn Albert, the Daughter of the Elector of Brandenburgh, the Dutchesse of Croy, and five Princely Ladyes of Anhalt; euery one of these great Ladyes was led by two Noble men, one at ei­ther hand; after these againe, followed two other Marshals, and then in one faire company came all the Ladyes and Gentlewomen that waited vpon the Queene, and that belonged to the Marchionesse of Brandenburgh, the Dutchesse of Brunswicke, and all those other Princesses that before were mentioned; behinde them came all the Agents, Ambassadors, or Secretaries of the Cities thereabouts; and last of all, followed a troupe of the deceased Kings ordinarie Houshold-seruants, who brought vp the reare of this long and great solemnitie.

This Funerall Pompe, though it were great, had beene farre more magnificent and solemne, if the Swe­dish fleete, which arriued the day after being Satur­day, had come at the appoynted time; in which there were, an hundred Noble men with a great number of Souldiers all well provided of mourning attire, and bringing along with them many royall Ensignes, [Page 8] Flagges, and Armours, which should have beene showne to advance the state of the Funerall.

When they were come from Vbolgast to the sea-side, frō whence a bridge was made ouer to the shipping, they set the Hearse downe vpon the shore; and Steno Beilkius standing before the Queene, in her Name, and in the names of all the States of Swethland in a learned Oration, gaue thankes to the Electors, and the rest of the Princes there for the loue they had showed to his deceased Master. The Oration beeing ended, and some salutations passed the Kings Hearse, was borne into the shippe to be transported with the Queene into Swethland; which was no sooner re­mooued, then a thundring peale of Ordnance from the Castle and Towne was giuen, and on the shore two bodies of Musketiers with a long and great Vol­ley bad adiew to the body of that Martiall King.