The first part, a translation possibly by William Watts or Sir Thomas Roe of "Arma Suecica" by Johann Philipp Abelin, was issued separately earlier the same year as "The devotions and formes of prayer, daily used in the King of Swedens army". This issue contains new preliminaries and the added parts.

Signatures: A-E⁴ [superscript chi]F² F-L⁴ M² 2A-2E⁴ 2F².

Bernard Alsop and Thomas Fawcet printed gatherings F-M (Pollard).

"The famous victorie of Leipsich" (caption title) begins new pagination on 2A1r.

The two engraved plates, "The figure of the Battell of Leipsich fought the 7th September 1631" and "The figure of the battell as it was in fighting when Tilley was overthrowing", are frequently missing. The other plates are woodcut diagrams.

Rare Book copy: Bound with: Principall passages of Germany, Italy, France, and other places for these last sixe moneths past -- London : Printed [by N. Okes, R. Bishop, M. Dawson, and others] for Nath. Butter, and Nicholas Bourne, February the sixt. 1636 ; The continuation of the actions, passages, and occurrences, both politike and polemicall, in the upper Germanie -- London : Printed by E[lizabeth] P[urslowe, J. Dawson, and others] for Nathanael Butter, and Nicholas Bourne, 1637 ; Diatelesma. Nu. 3 : the moderne history of the world, expressing the principall passages of the Christian countries in these last six moneths, whether politicall, or polemicall brought downe from Aprill last to this present -- London : Printed by T. Harper for Nathanael Butter, and Nicholas Bourne, 1637 ; and Diatelesma. The second part of the moderne history of the vvorld -- London : Printed by T. Harper, and are to be sold by Nathanael Butter, and Nicholas Bourne, 1638.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 23520

English short title catalogue, S118094

Gift; John Watts de Peyster; 1888-1893.