the Dukes-Wood but commonly being called the BUSSE And so this Citie builded a Townehouse a Court to entertayne the Duke likewise many Churches and in these latter times exceeding manie Monastaries And in the yeere of our Lord 1380. the foundation of the greate Church called Sainct Iohns Church was layde Also in those times the Cittie was enlarged and made greater and newe Walles moates and Bolwarkes and foure seuerall gates made to it vnder the commande of this citie at present doth belong Kempenlande Peellande Maselande and the Lande of Oosterwyke in which Landes are scituate foure chiefe Townes as Helmont Eyndhoven Megen and the Grave besides three score and twelue Villages wherein are one hundred and one Parish churches Through this citie of the Busse runneth a faire Ryver called the Diese it lyeth 2. leagues from the Ryver called the Mase 3. leagues frō Heusden and 12. leages frō Anwerpe This citie is marveillous strōg by reasō of the lande which lyeth roūde about it being verie lowe meddowes which almost continually are overwhelmed with water especially in the Winter season insomuch that none can assaulte it from without Besides the strong Fortification of this citie of high Bulwarkes very broad Moates Hornworkes halfe Moones It was strengthened with three greate and very strong Fortresses or Sconces twoo of them neare the Vuchter gate where some high grounde lyeth The greater and outwardmost is called the Fort Isabella The lesser which lyeth betweene that and the citie is called Sainct Antonio And the other which lyeth on the Eastside of the citie in a Morrace is called the Petler-Sconce Thus much touching the describing of the citie to you Nowe to returne to this present Siege the Prins of Orenge by order of the Lordes the States Generall did beginne very timely in the yeere sente vp some shipping with Ordinance Amunition and other warrelike necessaries to Nimmegen and to the Sconce of 's Gravenweert After this aboute the midst of Aprill Anno 1629. the Prins caused the most parte of his Forces to be raysed out of theire Garrisons taking theire Rendevous towardes the said Sconce And so with a greate Resolutenesse and courage on the 24. of Aprill early in the morning at 6. of the clocke his Eccellence departed out of the Hage with a braue Trayne of Valliant Commanders and Officers and went directly for Utrick from thence for Arnhem and so for 's Gravenweert Where his Eccellence finding his Troopes in readinesse instantly departed and marched to the Mokerheath and there the whole Army stood in Battell the 28. of Aprill and quartered that night vnder the Heavens Canopy The next morning at the breake of daye they marched forward to the citie called the Grave over the Bridge and so directly towardes the BVSSE where a Troope of Horse came that same euening And the next daye which was the 30. of April they viewed the Citie and in the afternoone aboute three a clock his Eccellentie came thither with his whole Armye enquartering himselfe with 134. Companies at Vucht a Village very neere to the twoo greate Sconces called Isabella and Anthonio and tooke his owne lodging in a faire ould building called Heymshouse The other chiefe Quarters his Excellence ordered in this manner Counte Ernst at Hintem with 50. Companies Counte William of Nassau the Governor of Heusden at Orten with 32. Companies The Lorde of Brederode aboute the Petteler-Sconce with 26. Companies and the Count of Solms at Engelen neere Crevecoeur for the safetie of our Victuall and Amunition Shipping which laye there And one the 11. of Maye Mons Pinsen came thither with 23. Companies and tooke his Quarter at Deuteren In the meane time all the Quarters being layd out and every Regiment and Companye hauing theire ground giuen them His Excell caused certaine thousandes of Husbandemen to come out of the Betuw the Tieler and Bommeler-Weerd and other places to the campe which with the helpe of the Souldiers did in few dayes entrench euery Quarter and being defensible as so many bees to theire hiues so each Souldier brings some thing to make himselfe a Hutt This being done his Excellence rides about to view the ground The Line of circumvallation being nigh 30. English Miles in circuit The Siege running thus from the right side of the Dam where a Riuer called the Dommel was stopt it ran along by Generall Cicills Regiment and so to Coronell Harwords from thence to the French and Walloones and along the Heath to the stone Gallowes Then a long to Deuteren from thence to the Busse-Sloate and so along the men of warre to Engelen and Crevecoeur and from thence on the other side of the Riuer called the Diese downe to Orten from thence to Hintem where Count Ernst his Quarter laye and so forward to Coudwater and to the Lord of Brederods Quarter and thence along the Uffrouws Sconce and Berkel-Sconce to the Dam where the out Line met againe The Governor of the BVSSE called Grobbendoncq hearing that our Army came marching towardes the Citie and seeing our Horsemen making a bravado in compassing and viewing thereof could not beleeue or be perswaded that it was intended to besiege him but that the plott was layd to besiege Breda Yea hee said playnlie that he did thinke the Prins was not so vnwise for to beginne such a foolish acte But presently after perceiuing that he setled his Quarters and his Army approching towardes the Citie and to annoye it hee began to ponder his owne negligence that he had not provyded the Citie sufficiently of Men Ordinance and Gunpowther although a little before he could haue had certaine thousand weight of powther from Luyke which for the couetuousnesse of monnie tooke noe effect This newes comming to Brussels and other places in Braband some set very light by it esteeming this Citie to bee invincible but others considering theire vnpreparednesse and wante of men and monnie were much amased The Archduchesse sent one Post after another for Spayne caused her chiefe Commanders of warre to assemble and beganne to laye theire witts togeather howe to rayse monnies for the paye of theire Souldiers that so they might gett them in feelde Grobbendoncq wrote in all hast for more men and powther and that the Archduchesse would vse some speedie meanes to releeue the Citie some of the Enemies cheefe Commanders when they heard of this as I am credibly informed sayd smylinglie that Grobbendoncq was one of those stout and valliant men which did not feare the Divel himselfe yea scoffed at him and as it were desyred to see hem As this Governor did often wish that the Prins would come and visit him but when he sawe him indeed he was as sore affrayde as the rest and desyred soonest to be rid of him His Excellence the first daye of Maye suffered divers Women Children Nunnes Maydservantes to departe out of the Citie The Troopes of Horsmen which laye in Garnison within the Citie thought also to passe out of the Citie without anie
was shot in the Trenches looking betweene twoo Cannon Baskets and his Lieftennante succeeded in his place The same daye the French began to make Cannon shot of 24. pound vpon the Horneworke of the greate Sconce The 9. His Excellentie caused aboue 140. Cannō shot to be made vpon the little Sconce and into the Citie from the greate Batterie And the same daye some Souldiers came forth of the Towne towardes Pinsens Quarter to take some Horse and Workemen but were drouen backe againe Counte Ernst at this time was advised by his Ingener Matthijs van Voord to make a greate Gallerie directly vpon the Citie from the letter N. betweene the Hintemer-end and the Orter Bulwarke which should be made in this manner The plaine thereof should be a foote heigth aboue water and 12. foote broad betweene the Walles thereof on both sides which Walles should be Cannon proofe And at euery 8. or 10. foote length a Travers to be made also Cannon proofe Which his Excellentie and Count Ernst with the States Committies approoved of And so instantly order was giuen that it should be made To this end the twoo Batteries marked S and T were put forth to be made each of them for eight peeces of Ordinance The Wings or Hinderparte thereof closing togeather and hauing on the sides Corps de guardes for the safetie of the Batteries and so this greate Gallerie was begunne the 8. of Iuly by these Ingeners Matthijs van Voord and Iames Slip. And by reason the Place where this greate Gallerie was to be made was alltogeather a Morrace which was overflowne with Water at some places a mans heigth wee were faine to fill the Waye as we worked forward with brush and earth which was brought thither from afarre of in Cartes And for the more securitie of this Gallerie there were made the Batteries V and W. The same daye at night six Frenchmen went in Armour of Musket proofe to viewe the Conterscharfe of the Horneworke belonging to the greate Sconce but never a shot was made at them The same night the French advanced theire workes to the Conterscharfe of the Horneworke where they began to mine but stopped it againe The 11. came into Count Ernsts Quarter eleauen Companies more of Scotsh This daye the English began to make Cannonshot of 24. pound at the little Sconce from a Batterie that had twoo peeces which shot at the Sconce gate The same daye the French made shot from a Batterie which they made vpon the Conterscharfe of the Horneworke Dito Monsieur de Candale came into the Quarter and had the Watch in the Trenches The 14. the English began to shoote Granadoes out of 2. Morters into the greate Sconce Isabella and the little Sconce Sainct Antony whereof one fell into the Powther Roome of the greate Sconce and with a wondrous greate Noyse like a Thunder clap threwe as it were whole Houses in the Ayre to the admiration of diuers The same daye his Excellentie and the States went vpon the Batterie and sent some Granadoes into the little Sconce which made parte of the Walles to flie vp that wee could hardlie see the Sconce for Dust and Smoake The last night they in the Towne drewe vp fire againe in the Church steeple The same daye Count Ernst went forwarde with his sap along the smale Waye towardes the Hintemer-end raysing the passage with Brush and earth and advanced so much that the 19. the Corps de guarde Numero 1. and vpon the 28. the Corps de guarde Numer 2. were made And to advance the workes of the mayne Gallerie at Numer 3. and 4. twoo Batteries were made each of one peece of Ordinance The 15. His Excell commaunded to let the Water which was stopped at the Dommel to runne rounde about his Quarter And the same daye the English sent six Granadoes into the twoo Sconces whereof twoo made a fearefull stirre among them threw some of theire Hutts over the Walles Forcing the Enemye to saue themselues in the Out-workes vntill the Granadoes had done theire operatiō wee in the meane time playeing vpon them with Cannon and Musket shot as fast as wee coulde The 16. in the night the Enemie sallied forth of the Hintemer-gate and beate the Scotsh out of theire Trenches as likewise those of the greate Sconce in number some 50. or 60. Men came out with Treshing cudgels Pistolls and Clubs and beate the French out of theire Trenches and slewe some of the English which were employed there in making of the French approches The same night the English sent three Granadoes into the little Sconce and did greate endeavour to fill the moate of the halfe Moone with Brush and earth but they of the Sconce threw forth hookes and pulled out our Brush sometimes as fast as we did put it in and cast out firebrandes and Handegranadoes to burne it so that wee had hot worke to prevaile with them Likewise they of the greate Sconce threw forth Handegranadoes and Firebrandes to breake and burne the Gallerie which the French began to make towardes the Horneworke but neverthelesse they got vp that night three posts or ioynts of theire Gallerie The 17. the English were mynded to haue made an assaulte vpon the halfe Moone being they had made a passage over the moate but the Captaine of the Watch being hurte it was deferred The 18. the French began to make a Gallerie directlie vpon the middlewing of the Horneworke The 19. the English began to make a Gallerie towardes the halfe Moone of the little Sconce the 20. they worked forwarde with theire Gallerie by cleere dayelight and sent eight Granadoes into it which made the Enemye call vpon the name of the Ladye Mary most fearefullie and fled into theire Conterscharfes to save themselves The night following they drewe vp fire in theire high steeple againe The 21. were sent 8. Granadoes more into the little Sconse with many Cannonshot everie daye and instant The 20. the French began a second Gallerie on the right hand of the first And the same daye the French broake a myne into the Horneworke The 21. the English broake a myne into the halfe Moone of the little Sconce And began to make a second Gallerie on the right hand of the first The 22. in the night the English went couragiously forwarde with theire Gallerie but they of the Sconce sallied forth and set it on fyre The English neverthelesse watching an oppurtunity suddenlie fell vpon the Enemie insomuch that they had noe time to seeke and returne the same waye which they came forth And so divers of them being enforced to make speed or to be put to the sworde leaped into the moate and there were drowned The same night the English set fyre on theire myne and made an assaulte vpon each side of the halfe Moone but the myne operating contrary to theire expectation they beganne another myne and went forward with theire Galleries The French also gave fire to a myne but effected little At this
A HISTORICALL RELATION Of the famous Siege of the Citie CALLED THE BVSSE Herevnto is added a generall Mappe of the whole Campe and Siege with particular Mappes of all the seuerall Approches in euery Quarter Compyled togeather and designed according to the iust measure and rule of Geometrie BY IAMES PREMPART Ingener to his Majestie of Sweden AT AMSTERDAM For Henrico Hondio M.DC.XXX TO THE READER WHereas I perceaue that as yet none haue taken in hande to set forth any thing for the content of desirous spirits touching the famous Siege of the BVSSE and that this Siege vvas so remarkable and vvorthy as euer vvas knovvne I haue thought good to imparte vnto you that which I haue gotten as vvell by my ovvne experience in the said Siege as that vvhich J haue from the principall Ingeners And for the better explayning of the particulars I haue placed in this Historicall Relation first a Mappe of tvvoo greate Leaues conteyning the vvhole Siege vvith all the circumferences Secondly a greate Leafe representing the scituation of the Citie vvith the approches of euery Quarter Thirdly here follovve Mappes of the seuerall approches in euery Quarter and of the Princes Quarter set forth in tvvoo Leaues by reason the most force charge and labour passed there and because the Citie vvas vvonne there by degrees vvhich is alltogeather compyled and set forth according to the iust measure vvith greate care and industrie as by the Mappes more at large may appeare vvhich I hope vvill be acceptable and pleasing to you A LIST OF OUR NOBLEMEN VOLLUNTEIRS and Gentlemen of our Nation which bore Armes and trayled Pikes at the Siege of the BUSSE vnder the foure English Coronells Companies and first of those which were vnder my Lord Generall Vere his first Company Coronell of Dort MY Lord Haughton Sir Walter Erle Sir Roger Bartu Sir Henry Hungate Sariant Maior Groue Captaine Thelwall Captaine Wyborowe Lieutenant Price Lieutenant Pomroy Lieutenant Cansor Lieutenant Deemae Lieutenant Kettleby Ensigne Luttrell Ensigne Hammon Ensigne Weynd Ensigne Holman Ensige Grimes Ensigne Goldwel Ensigne Hudson Mr Winwood Mr Grifford Mr Byron Mr Thyne Mr Brigman Mr Fariefax Mr Hotham Mr Stone Mr Pellard Mr Bruster Mr Knevet Mr Langford Mr Wayeman Mr Absley Mr Rolt Mr Knasborow Mr Caue Mr Williams Mr Powel Mr Horner Mr Veyne Mr Wright Mr Basset Mr Berry Mr. Prat. Mr Bonnington Mr Bradshaw Mr Greene. Mr Langdon Mr Hooe Mr Ansell Mr Hangerford Mr Crewell Mr Wilmore Mr Cullum Mr Essex Mr Mildmay Mr Polley Mr Maddocks Mr Humfreys Mr Ellis Mr Banberie Mr Garling Of my Lord Generall Vere his second Company of Schoonhoven Captaine Francisco de Valrey Captaine Strasly Lieutenant Tumour Ensigne Quarles Cornet Harbart Mr Wrengham Mr Bammham Mr Weldon Mr Norman Mr Sprye Mr Slippon Mr Coope Mr Harecourt Mr Maycote Mr White Mr Hearle Mr Inglot Mr Browne Mr Copley Mr Brimingham Mr Rolt Mr Guyn Mr Chitwood Mr Knightly Mr Sanderson Mr Harmon Mr Sedgwicks Mr Wittington Mr Lee. M Throgmotton Mr Nancy Mr King Mr Williams Mr Black Volunteirs of my Lord Generall Cieils Company Vicount of Wimbleton Leames Lord of Doncaster Boswell Lord Peelding William Lord Grauen Sr Thomas Glemman Captaine Henry Tyllie Captaine Butler Captaine Lucan Sariant Maior Boules Lieutenant Froeman Lieutenant Caswell Mr Cicill Mr Whitepole Mr Clyford Mr Tate Mr Butler M Symon Mr Itby Mr Cheyncy Mr Broadbanke Mr Courtney Mr Downes Mr Footeman Mr Flood Mr Iohn Tate Mr Bois Mr Stuckling Mr Flemming Mr Rice Powell Mr Haughton Mr Hipsley Mr Appleyard Mr Ridley Mr Vackell Mr Solwin Mr Danniel Mr Colpher Mr Smith Mr Legg Mr Moynes Volunteirs Gentlemen of Generall Morgans Company Sr Thomas Bland Sr Shefeld Calpham Sr Iohn Cosling Mr Fowler Mr Mumford Mr Io Withers Mr William Withers Mr Isaack Absley Mr Henry Absley Mr Morgan Mr Tiffin Mr Elcott Mr Caruis Mr Reade Mr Andrewes Mr Booth Mr Merrick Mr Martin Mr Adam Mr Worly Mr Iohn Ashley Mr Williams Mr Turner Mr Warret Mr Garvis Wood Mr Marshall Volunteirs and Gentlemen of Coronell Harwoods Company Captaine Perkins Captaine Boules Captaine Lowe Lieutenant Smith Lieutenant Gamish Ensigne Dolman Ensigne Marison Ensigne Hering Mr Lucas Ensigne Byron Mr Muschamp Mr Snelling Mr Browne Gentlemen of quality Mr Crofts Mr Gorges Mr Saint Iohn Mr Bareford Mr Digby Mr Mosse Mr Gilby Mr Lehunt Mr Waller Mr Ieffryes Mr Fleetewood Mr Killegrey Mr Lambart Mr Knightly Lr Bagshot Mr Yonge Mr Frith Mr Boulton Mr. Stewtly Mr. Keckwich Mr. Bendish Mr Roe Mr Rassell Mr Carter Volunteirs and Gentlemen of Sr. Edward Veres Company deceased Lieu. Harewood Lieu. Turbot M Marshan M Mando M Gallope Of Captaine John Cromwels Company Mr Harry Cromwell Mr Rochester Karre Officers and Souldiers slayne before the BUSSE Of French The Baron of Courtemer and 8. Captaines more Of the Dutch Coronell Fama Monsieur Grenue Captaine Omkaes and Capt. Hatton Of English Sir Edward Vere Lieut. Colonell Capt. Roes Lieut. and Capt-Byroues Of Scotch Capt. Ramsey Lieut. Huns my Lord of Buckcloughs Ensigne Of all Nations according to the lift giuen vp about 1600. A SHORT DESCRIPTION OR Historicall Relation of the famous Siege of the BVSSE And such things as passed there as well within as without the Citie Vnder the commande of the Most Illustrious PRINCE OF ORENGE THE High and Mightie Lordes the States Generall with the most Illustrious Prince of Orenge taking nothing more to harte then the Prosperitie of these Free Vnyted Provinces and the good Inhabitants in the same had seuerall assemblies with the Prins of Orenge consulting howe to take in hand and haue in readinesse whatsoeuer should be needfull and fitting for a Famous Siege and so resolved to besiege the citie called the Busse but before wee wil speake further of this Siege wee shall first informe you of the scituation Antiquitye power and Renowne of this place This place where the Busse is nowe scituated hath beene formerly according to the generall opinion of all men a Wood or Parke where the Duke of Braband did vse to hunte and for this purpose himselfe did cause a cottage or small dwelling place to be built there for his Hunters and Houndes But by reason the same place was verie comodious and had running streames of fresh Water through it many people of seuerall Townes did meete there on Market dayes to trade with one another And some of them built a few houses there for to entertaine and lodge people and others for to haue there comodities allwayes in readinesse But the Burgers of Heusden envyeing theire good did destroye them twyse Neuerthelesse those people complayning to the Duke of the wrongs done vnto them he did graunte them to environ themselues with Walles and Moates After which this place did greatlie increase as well of trade as of people yea manie strangers came to liue there and prospered well insomuch that the Duke made it the fourth chiefe Citie in Braband yet retayning the name of 's Hertogenbos which by in interpretation is
consent of the Prins but were forced to returne in the Towne againe Betweene the 4. and 5. of Maye in the night there slipt into the Towne some 800. Men which came from Breda by the waye of Vlymen and along Deuteren where Monsieur Pinsens Quarters was afterward and from thence wading vp to the Armepitts in the water got into Sainct Iohns gate By reason whereof his Excellence did cause a Dyke to be made from the Vuchterheath to Pinsens Quarter over the drownedland by Grobbendoncks Koy and likewise along the Busse-Sloate as farre as to Engelen wrought all by Pesants which brought earth and Sande thither in boates with twigs of trees or brush to laye vnder and betwixt the earth that the water might not wash it awaye And so the whole Siege was compassed and shutt in 8. or 10. dayes Betweene the 11. and 12. of Maye Count Ernst did approche in his Quarter as farre as is noted in the Mappe from A to B and there made a Corps de guarde and bargayned with his Workemen to make him a Batterie there of sixe peeces of ordinance which Batterie within tenne or twelue dayes after was made being very neere within Musket shott of the Towne And by reason the water encreased there could be noe neerer approches made at that time because all the ground towardes the Citie stood blanke vnder water to which ende the Enemy in the Citie cut asunder the Cadyke going towardes the Orterdyke noted with the letter D. The 14. daye of Maye our men brought 40. flat Turfe Ships in the Camp to make Bridges The 15. the enemie sallied forth of the Petler vpon the Lord of Brederoods Quarter but were soone drouen backe againe The 16. they of Towne sallied forth of the Towne in boates vpon Count Ernst his Quarter but were faine to retraict not effecting any thing against vs. Aboute the 20. we began to make an out Line betwixt Engelen and Crevecoeur foâ— the safety of our Horse and all the Lines hauing twoo steps The bottome thereof being aboute 16. foote and the top 6. foote broade And by the Vlymer-Bridge his Excellence caused a Sconce to be made against the stragling Souldiers of Breda which was thought invincible The 22. Count William caused some Canon shot to be made into the Towne of 6. and 7. pound bullets and afterwardes hauing perfected a Batterie did continue in shooting with twoo halfe Cannons which sent in bullets of 24. pound and a little peece which shot 6. pound The 23. a Post ventured to get into the Towne but being descryed followed was drownde by the waye but neuerthelesse our people got him dead and brought his secrett Letters to the Prince The Outline of the Siege being thus finished and made defencible then the English and French which were in his Excellencies Quarter broake ground and each Nation striuing for his honour made towardes the Towne to wit the French towardes the greate Sconce Isabella with their Ingeners Mons Porcibal and his Sonne and the English towardes the lesser and farther Sconce called Sainct Antony with theire Ingeners Ian de Bos and Master Humphry The 28. Count Ernst commaunded to make shott into the Citie with three halfe Cannons and suddenly after his Batterie being finished did continue shooting with twoo halfe Cannons which shot Bullets of 24. pound and afterwardes with three peeces more of 12. pound shott The same daye in the night some 30. or 40. Muskettiers sallied forth of the greate Sconce Isabella and did discharge vnder the Ordinance of our Carabins and so retraicted not doeing any thing else The 29. Porcival made a Line which they of the greate Sconce broke in peeces and so was left The same daye Counte William caused shot to be made into the Towne from a second Batterie with three peeces of Ordinance which carryed Bullets of 24. pound and with other three peeces of 12. pound and his first Batterie with three peeces of 6. pound and one of 3. pound also continuing The 30. came forth of the greate Sconce Isabella 40. Muskettiers vnto our approches and discharging theire firelockes mayming some of our men returned againe The same daye those of the little Sconce sallied forth and killed an English Lieftenante and his man with Musket short hurting another Souldier and so were drouen in againe The first of Iune in the night they of the Towne fyred vpon the top of the Church steeple three times pulling vp the fire euery time thrise the French seeing this fell vpon some Workes which those of the greate Sconce had made chasing them out of theire Workes and got manie shouelles armes and other implements The English in the meane time making Waye and Passage towardes the little Sconce drawing neerer and neerer And by reason the water began to diminish fall at this time Count Ernst went forwarde with his approches and made the twoo Lines marked with C and E and made a Corps de guarde vpon F in the Hintemer-Waye This Corps de guarde was finished in fewe dayes after being made Canon proofe and guarded with Pallisadoes The same time the French wonne the Line of the greate Sconce which broke our Line which was made the 29. of Maye At that time were slaine a Leeftenant and a Volantarie likewise Monsieur de Vitre was shot in his shoulder and thigh neere to the Conterscharpe of the greate Sconce Betweene the second and third daye Count Ernst approched with the Lines which are marked G H I to some small millhills K and there made a Corps de guarde which afterwardes was changed and made a Batterie for twoo halfe Cannons On Whitsonday the 3. of Iune the French beganne to shoote with 6. peeces of 24. pound Bullets from a Batterie which was made in the Line of Communication passing from the English Workes to the French for the assistance of on another if need were The same daye at night they of the Towne drewe vp fire againe in the greate Church steeple The 6. and 7. of Iune And whereas the approaches and Corps de gardes in Counte Ernst his Quarter daylie were furthered so he approached from the said Millhills along the Line L and at M made a Corps de garde from whence his men went to the letter N the Line of Communication along the Kadyke to the Quarter of Counte William And the same night approached to the Stonebridge in the Hintemer-Way to the letter O and the 7. they began to sap ouer that Bridge and the night following made the Corps de garde which is marked with the letter P. And the dayes following they did sap towardes the Horneworke at the Hintemer-end along the little Waye on both sides thereof because the Lande laye vnder Water Insomuch that his Grace bargayned to make a Batterie there the 14. of Iune for 3. peeces of Ordinance at the letter Q. and afterwardes another Batterie of 2. peeces at the letter R. The 8. a French Captaine called Monsieur de Vittenval
time to carry their Prisonner away to end the dispute pistole him and so the Duke brought of his dead bodie This skirmish during a while after Count Henry marched awaye and we to our Quarters The 4. of Iuly in the night the Enemy came vpon our Army intending to breake the stoppage of the Dommel but were prevented and manie of them slayne At this time some Pesants were taken which had led the Enemy shewen them the way through the water howe to come vpon vs as they did seuerall times in the night Whereof twoo were hanged in his Excell Quarter Having made this digression I returne againe to our Approaches before the English came to the laying over of their first Gallerie There the Captaine of his Excell Guard got a dangerous shot in the forhead that he lost his eye Captaine Omkaes a worthy Ingener shewing his bodie too open was snapt of and slaine with a firelocke and Captaine Clarke shot through both his legs and hauing brought over their Gallerie they could not come to the moate of the little Sconce before they had beaten the Enemie out of twoo Traverses and a point which came out of the Conterscharfe in the forme of a halfe Moone on our right hand next the Dommel at the entrance of the Gallerie Over this first Water on the left hand they had a Batterie vpon which Coronell Harwood was shot through his hat The Lord of Oxford standing by The Gallerie being ouer they beganne to sap and made a mine in the Enemyes first Traverse that night which Sir Iacob Ashley commanded in the Trenches desirous of honour he was appointed with some 60. Pikes and Musketteirs to fall on after the Mine was sprong and Captaine Gouldwell as eldest Captaine to second him with more Men before the Mine was blowne vp he gaue the Enemy an Allarme to drawe them on towardes our Mine and the Mine being sprung set on with his Men and beate the Enemie to a retreate out of parte of theire Travers our Men the Enemye giuing fire brauelie one to another a good while but the English lyeing open to the Bulwarke of the little Sconce and their other Traverse were faine to retreate againe into the Mouth of their Gallerie This Mine tooke not well but sprang rather backward then forward and did more hurte to our Men then to the Enemye yet from this earth which was cast vp out of the Enemyes Travers they beganne to sap forwarde which the Enemye seeing at last they quitted it and so became Masters of it and getting a little more elbowe roome they advanced forward to the moate of the little Sconce making Guardes Batteries and Blindes till they came to the very brinke of it where they beganne a second Gallerie The 7. of Iuly in the euening aboute eleauen a clocke Monsieur Douchant Leeftenante to Coronel Chattillon commanding the French Trenches they of the Conterscharfe sallied forth in number about 100. Men and overcame by force of Armes twoo of our Corps de guardes and mayntained them against vs for the space of an houre and then being forced to leaue them in the retreate the Ensigne which commanded them was taken prisoner In the meane time some 200. Men of the Horneworke intended to sallie forth but being discouered returned backe againe The 8. the Enemye blewe vp a Mine vpon the English but did them noe harme The 9. Mons Chattillons Companie hauing the guard in the French Approaches fell vpon the Horneworke of the greate Sconce and founde but 7. or 8. Men in it which did not dispute the matter long quitted it and retired to their Conterscharfe where on their right hand they cut it off and made a small Travers in it whence they gaue fire with their Musketteirs and firelockes vpon them But the French hauing put their Gallerie ouer the moate of the Conterscharfe they came to the second moate of the greate Sconce where they likewise put over a Gallerie into the Faulsebray On the left hand of their Gallerie the Enemye had cut off their Faulcebray to hinder our Workemen and Miners by giuing fire from a small Travers vpon them The 11. his Excellencye caused an inwarde Line to be made towardes the Citie beginning at Pinsens Quarter and so passing by his Excellent Quarter came to Brederoes Quarter and went from thence to Count Ernsts Quarter being fortified with manie Redouts whereby those of the Towne were prevented to come forth vnto our Quarters The 12. Count Morris of Nassau was made Coronel in steede of Monsieur Fama The 14. his Excell gaue order for the repayring of the Watermills neere the Diese and appointed 21. Mathematicall Mills to be made there besides which drewe vp abundance of water from belowe sucking it vp with funnells and casting it vp dismist it selfe vpon the higher Lande making a new currant The Gallerie in Count Ernsts Quarter Numer 5. was appointed to be made the 8. of Iuly but not begonne before the 14. for want of earth vpon which Gallerie the Enemy shot verie hotlie both with Cannon and musketts insomuch that manie of the Workemen in the Mouth of this Gallerie were slayne The Gallerie being brought over the Enemy retired in those places which they had cut off noted in the Mappe Numer 8. 9. but in respect the Scotsh continually went forwarde with sapping along the side of the Horneworke the Enemy was forced likewise to leaue those places The 15. Count Henry of Berke raysed his Army and departed from Boxtel marching towardes the Graue and passed the Mase over the Moakerheath but first sent a Pesant to bring a Letter to the Gouvernor Grobbendonk in the Towne which Pesant was taken in our Army vpon some suspition and the Letter founde and brought to his Excellentie The tennor whereof was as followeth MY LORD Seeing it is vnpossible to overmaster the Enemy in his Workes with that strength which I haue at present in respect he hath fastened himselfe extraordinarily I haue thought good to rayse my Army and departe from hence and to joyne my Forces with those of the Emperours which nowe are readie in Armes and in greate number marching to Wesel as well Horse as Footemen intending to take in hand some remarkable thing whereby the Enemy shall be compelled to fight with vs and that it pleasing God to giue vs the Victorie therein the Citie shall be thereby releeued you in the meane time keeping it yet for a while which I thought fitting at present to giue you notice of Praying when you haue receaued this to drawe vp in the night a greate fire in the steeple of S. Iohns Church stirring it oftentimes and the next daye to let a greate smoke appeare aboue the steeple whereby I maye knowe this Letter was deliuered you and when this Messenger shall returne with your answere that you make the like signe in the night following and with smoke the next daye in the meane time I rest MY LORD Your affected and
the moate which wee presupposed they had prepared for the firing of our Gallerie To prevent this my Lord of Oxford got a Sloope which was brought about towards our Gallerie that on a suddaine tenne or twelue resolute Souldiers with short swords and Pistolls might chop into it to hinder the Enemie from fastning anie fireworkes vpon our Gallerie which the Enemie perceauing attempted nothing The Lorde of Oxford gaue order likewise that our Musketteirs from all flanks should continuallie be playeing and our Ordinance shooting vpon the top of their Bulwarke and their halfe Moone to keepe the Enemie from peeping over and giving fire vpon our Workemen This night although it was Moonelight the Brush and faggots were layd ouer to the left hand of the Bulwarke from the end of our second Gallerie in the Bleachfeelde and thanks be to God but one Man shot in layeing them over and another Souldier of Captaine Skippons shot which stood Centinell in our Long Gallerie My Lord Crauen whose worth and liberallitie was knowne heere extraordinarilie this night and the daye followeing as at other times he vsed to doe watched with my Lord of Oxford the next night with my Lord Cicills Companie and the third night with Generall Morgans Regiment My Lord of Doncaster and my Lord fielding trayled Pikes vnder my Lord Cicills Companie and went constantlie downe to the Approaches vpon anie service and exposed theire bodies both to danger and sicknesse My Lord of Oxford an houre before he was relieued had about with the Enemie vpon the lefte corner of the halfe Moone and my Lord Veres Musketteirs of Dort comming vp almost to the top of the halfe Moone gaue fire in the teeth of the Enemy and came to the push of Pike thorow the Blinds this startled them and made them throwe stones and Handgranadoes amongst our Men but his Lord caused a Souldier of Captaine Roockwoods Companie to cast 14. Handgranadoes among them into their halfe Moone which made them giue backe and cry Guarda Guarda The Granadoes being burst they came vp againe to the top of the halfe Moone and gaue fire vpon our Men but my Lord caused Musketteirs to be drawne to the top of our gards especiallie that of Captaine Clarke which was high they gaue fire apace vpon them fetcht some of them off which shewed their heads and bodies this peece of service being ended my Lord of Oxford being releeued drew awaye to his Quarter On Count Ernests side the 19. of August the Brush and Planks were layd ouer to the Enemies Horneworke and a Mine made into it This Mine being sprung the Scotsh and the Dutches fell on couragiouslie and they and the Enemie gaue fire apace one at another for three quarters of an houre our Ordinance playing from all Batteries as fast as they could charge and discharge in this time the Enemie stood out verie stoutlie three assaults with the losse of manie men But the Enemie gaue fire in such manner from the Wall of the Towne and out of the greate halfe Moone that our Men were forced to retreate into the mouth of their Gallerie and Works yet this advantage wee got that wee did sett vp some Musket-baskets and lodge some of our men vpon the right corner of their Horneworke from whence wee began a Sap and made Blinds towardes their halfe Moone which after another Mine was sprung caused the Enemie on the 21. of August to quit it and so retired in their halfe Moone In this fight were slayne Captaine Ramsey and twoo dayes after a Dutch Captaine called Captaine Hatton who carried themselues very worthilie And when as Count Ernest had strengthened the Betuw and all the Cities and places thereabouts as also along the River called the Yssel against all assaults of the Enemie for the furtherance of which the Prince sending him daylie more Forces as he could spare and raise them It happened that vpon the 20. daye of August these glad tydings came to the Prince to wit a Letter from that worthy and Valliant Commaunder Otto de Gendt and Oyen Lord of Dyden Gouernor of Emrick vnto the Prince of Orenge the tennor whereof followeth MY LORD THE bearer hereof my Cossen Merode is come to make reporte vnto your Excellentie of the good successe of the surprising of the Citie of Wesel The Enemie hath likewise quitted both the Sconces making not one shot against vs. Theire man of warre they haue sunke themselues and hauing a parcell of small shipping in the Ryne I did cause parte of them to be burnt I haue founde greate number of Ordinance heere and 13. or 14. Boates vpon Karts And for the better securing of this Citie I haue sent for more Companies out of Emmerick and Rees And if it please your Excellentie I should desire more strength Thus in hast I take my leaue WESEL the 19. of August 1629. In the morning betweene 4. and 5. of the Clocke Your Excellenties humble and faithfull OTTO OF GENDT AND OYEN The first Vndertakers of this Enterprise were Peter Mulder Richard Mulder his Brother and Iohn Rootleer all three Burgers of WESEL men of a meane condition but of a good spirit resolution This Peter Mulder divers times fayning to learne to swim had pilde the depth of the moate on that side which he intended the Citie should be assaulted and spying out all opportunities made a greate Iron hammer to beate downe the Pallisadoe which stood vpon the Bulwarke on the East side of the Towne wherewithall the Prince being aquainted as also of the possibillitie of this designe His Excellentie appointed the Lord of Dyden for the mannaging thereof The time and place being appointed the 18. of August Peter Mulder went out of WESEL at one Gate and his Brother out of another Gate about three houres before the shutting of the Gates Peter Rootleer followed a while after to avoyde all suspition all three meeting togeather in the darke at the place appointed And hauing called vpon the Name of the Lord of Hosts for his ayde assistance herein that thereby theire fellowe Brethren and Cittizens might be released from the bondage and vexation of theire Enemies The Lord of Dyden about midnight came vnto them with some sixteene hundred foote some muskettiers others firelockes and halfe pikes and eight Troopes of Horse Before they went on the Lord of Dyden to doe noe man wrong made the Captaines to drawe Billets who should fall on first And Peter Muller with his twoo Comrades went on before them couragiouslye But ere our Troopes came thither and that the Lord of Dyden had ordered the businesse thus it began to be light so that they imagined it was not practicable The Enemie likewise seeing the daye broke and that it began to be light drewe off their By-watch from that place and betooke themselues to their rest But God who is the disposer of all things and giues courage to men at last our men waded through the moate and entered the Bulwarke And
munitions kept for the Towne which may not be sould XII That all Confraternities Artilleries gilds and occupations being at this present in the towne shall remaine in esse and keepe their ancient Charters Ordinances Priuilidges together with all their goods ready or vnready and to this end in time to come they may be ordered by the said cōfraternities occupatiōs gilds or sold or bought by them and so to be gouerned by the Marshalls headmen and Rulers thereof for the common good and to dispose of them according to their pleasures XIII That in the County of Holland and other vnited Prouinces the three Armes of this tovvne shall not be stamped or counterfeited neither any the markes belonging to the gilds or occupations of this tovvne as the Cutlars the point-makers and other hand crafts men but that euery one shall keepe and vse their owne propper marke and that of the townes where the worke-manship is made And that all gilds and manifactures as also the Dyers the new yeerely fayres procured during these troubles in the maioury of this City shall cease vn lesse those of the maioury being heard there vpon touching their anuall faires otherwise shal be disposed of in all equity by the High and Mighty Lords the States Generall XIV The Inhabitants of the Busse and those in the country sitting vnder cōtribution haue graunted them and shal be entreated as the other good Inhabitants of the Vnited Prouinces aswell within the Towne as Dwellers in the plaine country XV. And for that which cōcernes the Rents and lawfull debts made by the three members of the city or their Deputies also ordeined by the Magistrate or accepted to be payed aswell during this siege as before vvhether they are enrovvled or sealed or noe the Magistrats of the tovvne shall deliuer ouer a pertinent state that the high mighty Lords aftervvard may in all equity dispose thereof XVI And for the payment of them and all other charges of the Tovvne the present accises impositions and other meanes of the Tovvne in future time shall take their vsuall course which may be increased or diminished by the three members yet so as they doe noe preiudice to the meanes vvhich is raysed for the common vveale XVII That all acts Resolutions Decrees Ordinances made by the three members or Magistracie forasmuch as they doe not contradict the State or good of the United Prouinces also the sentences giuen in power of Iudicature by the Shriefes as likewise all euiction of goods duely solemnized situated with in or without this towne shall remaine in their force vigour yet so as that it be no preiudice of the interessed partie neither vpon the right of appeale or reformation if that belongs vnto them XVIII That those which are at this present in the Magistracis or haue bin heretofore shall not be molested not troubled because of the Acts and Ordinances graunted by them for the distribution or payment of any mony for the Towne or other Prouisions made neither shall also the receiuers be called to an account for any mony that they haue payed and receiued nor that the Accounts of the abouesaid receiuers and other Deputies of this Towne shall be subiect to any search or rivision As likewise all the Accounts giuen vp by the receiuer of the Demaines States of Brabandt receiuers of licences Conuoyes and Fortifications shall continue as they are without any inquity made after them XIX That the gouernment of the table of the holy ghost the great hospitall the fabrick of Churches orphane houses Lasories findlings madmen and other foundations of Hospitall for men and women and the authorisation of the Ouerseers and directours of them shal be conferred and giuen by the three members in conformity and according to the Priuiledges of the City and as they haue bene exercised heretofore XX. That also the owners of winde-mills oyle-mills within this towne and the freedome thereof during this siege or which by former warres haue bin brokē off or shot downe or otherwise demolished may build them vp againe in the same places without suing any new warrants for them or to paye any other rights then those which they haue vsed to pay heretofore except the seruice of the Land should otherwise require it XXI That euery Layeman of what condition soeuer he be being in the oath and seruice of his Majest of Spaine whether of the towne or noe he shal be freely permitted after the surrendring to depart out of it with his family goods and to this ende may send for waggons karres boates or shipping out of Brabant Holland and other Newtrall Townes without any of their persons goods or the conductours of them either going or comming shal be hindred molested or troubled by the Souldiers or Fiscals or any other and that without requiring any other pasport or consent but this XXII Moreouer the Burgers departed out of the towne and such as are desirous to dwell in the towne as likewise those which haue bin in the seruice oath military of his Majest or not and the heeyrs belonging to them shall haue three yeeres liberty ensuing that they may in all places aswell in the towne liberty and maioury thereof sell transport change barter their goods as they thinke good and fitting or to haue them receiued or administrated by such as shall seeme best to them and comming dye within or without the towne during the same time by will or without making of will in such a case their goods shall fall to their instituted inheritours or to the next of their kindred XXIII And those in the meane time and during the aforesaid three yeeres which will goe into the Prouinces townes belonging to vnder the obedience of his Majest about their perticular affaires may freely doe the same foure times a yeere with the former knowledge of the Gouernour of whome they shal be bound to require a pasport which he shal giue them vnlesse he hath some iust reasons to the contrary And at end of these three yeeres may make their abode in this towne or in other places where they pay Contribution where they shall enioy the same liberty for to goe to passe to traffique euery where for the enioying of the effect of this present treaty XXIV That noe other Gouernour shall be appointed or made ouer the Towne nor his Substitute but one of the House of Nassawe or some other Nederlandish Lords of Vassalls XXV That the garrisons shall not enioy any exemption or freedome of imposition from the meanes of the towne but shall help to beare the accise as other inhabitants doe XXVI That all persons absent their wiues and children aswell clergy as lay men fled shal be included and comprehended in this treatie XXVII That all sicke and hurt at this present in the great Hospitall or other houses either Souldiers or others may bide therein till they are thoroughly recouered or afterward to stay or to depart as it pleaseth them to that end shal be assisted with waggōs or carts to carry away their Baggage without any impeachment XXVIII All these Articles are approued agreed vnto by his Excie the Deputies of the High mighty Lords the States Generall accepted on by the Ecclesiastickes Magistrates and Burgers of the said Towne in power of their letters or Atturney in witnes whereof wee haue signed herevnto at Vucht in the Campe before the BUSSE the 14. of September 1629. And was signed F. Henry de Nassaw Fr. Michael Bishop of the Busse Fr. Johannes Moore Abbet of Bernes Johannes Hermanus Deacon of the Busse R. van Voorne R. van Greeneven Blooff van de Sloote Henry Summars Peeter Huberts Herialthuvel THE RATIFICATION THE States Generall of the Vnited Prouinces hauing heard the Report of their Deputies after the sight lecture and examination of the points and Articles aboue named haue with ripe deliberation approued and ratified the same as their Highnes Mightines doe approue and ratifie them by these promising to keepe obserue them and cause them to be kept and obserued according to the tenour and forme of them Giuen in the Campe before the BUSSE the 14. of September 1629. And was signed Hen. Ter Cuylen Vt supra And vnder eath was written By the order of the High Mighty Lords the States Generall Signed Corne. Musch And sealed with the seale of their Highnesses and Mightigesses FINIS Printed at AMSTERDAM By Ian Fredericksz Stam. M.DC.XXX Carte representant les Approches du Quartier du Prince d'Orange jusques aux deux Forteresses Isabelle et St. Anthoyne Par le Sr. Iaques Prempart Ingenieur du Roy de Swede A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Kk Ll Mm Autre Carte representant la continuation des Aproches du Quartier du Prince d' Orange depuis la petite forteresse St. Anthoyne jusques a la Ville et Boulevard la ou on a faict saulter la derniere Mine Par le Sr. Iaques Prempart Ingenieur du Roy de Swede LES APPROCHES DV COMTE GVILLAVME DE NASSAV Les Approches du Comte Erneste Casimir de Nassau Gouverneur de Frise Mareschal gen du Camp devant Bois le Duc. Les APPROCHES DV BARON DE BREDERODE vers le Fort de Petteler LES APPROCHES DV SR. PINSEN Gouverneur de Rees Amstelodami Henricus Hondius Excudit Anno 1630. CARTE contenant le Quartier du Comte de Solms a Engelen avec les Moulins a eau faict par le commandement du Prince d'Orange et autres ouvrages d'alentour Amsterodami HENRICVS HONDIVS EXCVDIT Anno 1630. Nouvelle Carte representant la Ville de BOLDVC en plan avec ses Rempars Fossez Forteresses d'alentour etc. Ensemble Les APPROCHES de chaque Quartier de ceux de dehors jusques a la dite Ville tout Mesuré et Dessigné Par le Sr. Jaques Prempart Gentilhomme Francois Ingenieur du Roy de Swede