night with a great confusion leauing be hinde him a great many sick and hurt men amunition victuals and other matterials The Marquesse Spinola then being Iealous of his honour after Prince Maurize had putt into Breda 6000 choise Souldiers namely his owne Guard and most of the Coronels Companies came and satt downe before it on the 28 of August 1624. and hauing sustayned the losse of a great many braue men before Bergin feareing to attempt the same by Approches cōmanding a mighty Armie choose rather to block it vp on all sides and so knowing that many mouths must eate many victualls sought rather to famish it out Prince Maurice comming with the States Armie to the May hauing a greater dessigne in his head to witt an Enterprize vpon the Castle of Antwerpe which would haue fetch the Marquesse from Breda failing for want of Courage and falling on as it is reported gaue the Marquesse time to fortifie himself the stronger before Breda and to that end made a double line of Circumvalation about it with stronge Forts Horneworkes halfemoones Redoubts and Spurrs and cutting the dike at Terhey drownd all the lower grounds and made a Steckado ouer the drownd meddowes to hinder and keepe vs from relieuing it by water and sloopes Howsoeuer his Highnesse the Prince of Orange to see if he could possibly relieue yt gaue command to Sir Horace Vere of worthy Memory Lord of Tylbery and Coronell Generall of the English with my Lord of Oxford who commanded the new English on the 16 of May 1625 to fall on vpon the dike of Terhey betweene the drownd lands the dike being not a boue 20 or 30 foote broad at the most the ennemie hauing two or three strong Redoubts vpō it ere you came to the Halfmoone before their quarter of Terhey An hower before day the new English fell on first tooke two Redoubts vpō that Dike an other vpō Seuenberks-Dike beate the Ennemie out of thē slew many of thē after a long fight the new the old English fell vpō the half moone disputed it a long with the Ennemie till such time as the Marquesse sent fresh forces horse and foote to second them of Terhey to defend that quarter now after Sun rising finding it not feisible our mē were driuē to retreate Vpon this seruice Sir Thomas Winne being a voluntier Captaine Tubb Captaine Dakers Lieutenant Cheyney Lieutenant Corbitt and my Lord of Oxfords Ensigne with diuerse Gentlemen and souildiers were slaine Capt Shippon shott so that from that time forward this Citty by famine languished away vntill the fifth of Iune 1625. On which day it fell againe vnder the power and obedience of the King of Spaine and became a Receptacle for a great many Freebooters which did much annoy the States Countries that lay next vnto yt bringing them vnder Contribution Till that this present yeare his highnes the Prince of Orange beseiged it tooke it in againe euery nation striuing at this seige to doe the land seruice besides the perticular obligatiō they owed vnto his highnes being his owne towne it gaue the more life courage vnto them Now what memorable peeces of seruice actions haue bin performed during this Seige from the 23 of Iuly vntill the 10 of October 1637. This true and briefe Relation though I cannot remember all perticulars for want of due information will giue the worthy Reader reasonable satisfaction this as a preamble may serue to the matter it selfe following A TRVE AND A BRIEFE RELATION Of the famous Seige OF BREDA THE LORDS THE STATES GENERAL of the vnited Prouinces and his highnesse the Prince of Orange according to their alliance made with France desirous to diuert the Cardinall Infante from bending his whole force against the King of France his Armie which was falne into Henegow and had beseiged and lay engaged before Landrescy resolued to draw their Armie also into the feild to that end made great preparations of all things necessarie for the warre appointing the Rende-vous on the 12. of Iuly this present yeare at Rammekens in Zealand the Army conducted by the Prince consisted of about one and twenty thowsand foote and some three thowsand horse which were diuided into three Brigades or Tercias to wit the French and the walloons makeing one and fifty foote Companies commanded by Coronell Hauteriue The English whose meeting was first at Bergen op Zoom makeing with the Lord of Brederodes Regiment Count Solmes his Regiment 55. Companies commanded by my Lord Morgan and Count Wlliams Lord Marshall of the feild consisting of 5 dutch Regiments and three Scotch makeing in all 63 companies beside the Horse ordered also into three Tercias vidz The Lord of Stakenbroecks Lieutenant Geneall of the Horse The Duke of Bouillons Count Stirums Commissary of the Horse makeing in all some 40 troupes This Armie was embarqued in foure or fiue thowsands Smack-ships the greatest they could gett for the horse with prouisions of Hay Oats water and bridges for them and assoone as they came to Rammekins the Army lay betweene that Castle and Middleborough head the Horse troups next the Head and the traine of victuals and Amunition vp towards Armuyde Those foote companies which lay in litle ships were by order from the prince remoued into greater and the Shippers had command to prouide them selues Cables Ankors and to ballast their ships with sand the Souldiers likewise haueing order to furnish themselues with tenn daies victuals The Ennemy seing and hearing the noize of these preparations thought verely that the prince of Orange his dessigne was for Flanders and therefore to hinder our landing they drew a head and left his garrisons in other places of horse and foote as weake as possibly he could and getting a compitent army together to resist the Prince put strong garrisons into Hulst the Land of Waes and all the Townes lying along the Sea Coast of Flanders euen from Sluce and Dam to Greueling to keepe vs from Landing This it seemes the Prince of Orange did in all probability to amuze the Ennemy and to harrie and wearie out his men his highnesse designe lying an othes way or else perhaps the contrarienesse of the winde which blew a stiffe gale and by gusts diuers daies together might alter his highnesse resolution for after our Armie had layne nine dayes betweene Rammekins and Middleborough head with expectation euery day to set Saile for Flanders vpon Sunday the 19 of Iuly came order in the afternoone from his highnesse that all our men which were a shoare at Middleborow or Flishing should presently vpon payne of death that night repaire to shipboard and withall Commanded Monsieur Perceuall quartermaster Generall and all the perticular quartermasters of euery Regiment with all expedition that night to set saile for Bergin op zoom to veiw a landing place for the Army and to draw out quarters for euery Regiment in the fields of Northgeest and Ostgeest and Commaunded also that vpon
horneworke it selfe finding much difficulty to clime vp after the breach was made Howsoeuer the order was followed and the Lieutenant of the Fire-locks with his Sariant passed the Damme and fell vp to the breach with as many as were able to follow in regard of the breaking of the flagg-bridge yet they scrambled vp entred carrying themselues very well but the Horne worke being cutt of in diuers places were driuen to a retreate for the Lieutenant was hurt the Sargiant of the fire-locks slaine with diuerse of his men which stood so open to the Ennemies shott They being beaten of and the Ennemy defending the ropp of the breach with clubbs flailes stones Handgranadoes casting in rize-busshes vpon the topp of it to make a blinde for thē Lieutenant Gladstone seconded them and brooke in againe through the breach with diuerse of his men but the Ennemy returning with a new furie vpon the breach kild the Lieutenant and some that entred with him and beate of the rest Afterward Captaine Iohn Leuiston mounted vp to the breach with a few pikes the discommodity of this passage was such that half his men could not come vp at length Captaine Kilpatrick fell on with as many of his pikes as he could gett ouer was seconded with some muskettiers commaunded by Lieutenant Blake of Coronell Gorings Regiment with these Lieutenant Coronell Iames Henderson Captaine Balford of Coronell Sandalins Regiment with Captaine Williamson Ensigne Hamelton Lieutenant Turuill all Voluntiers and seeking honour charging vpon the right hand with a more furious charge then the former striuing to enter entred beate the Ennemy to a retreate from of the topp of the breach where Captine Williamson dyed valiantly and the Ennemy finding themselues ouerprest with a more furious assault then the former were forced to retire from the breach and turne their backs insomuch that wee entred the worke beate them vp to their Counterskarfe out of all the trauerses they had cutt of in their Horneworke but one which lay vpon the lest winge of the Horne-worke being both exceeding high and Canon proose with a moate of 16 foote broade and water in yt before it from whence they flew our men with musketts and Hand-granadoes hauing no deffense against it neither were wee able to offend them And our cōmanded men who should haue cast vp a Brest-worke in some kinde for our deffence could not come vp through the discommodity of the passage and though they could haue come vp yet our mē had all be slayne ere they could haue cast vp a place of defense for our safety so that the impossibility of the mainteyning of the worke being such did cause a retreate with the losse of 150 men slaine and hurt and diuerse Officers among whom was Licutenant Coronell Iames Henderson Captayne Williamson Ensigne Hamelton Ensigne Fargeson all slayne Captaine Balford Captaine Kilpatrick Ensigne Niece quarter-master Egmonds Inginier hurt Sariant Corbitt Sariant Inglish and Sariant Lindsay kild and so returning out of the Horne-worke that night the Ennemy sensible of their losse and possessed with a feare that the Dutches and Scocth would haue areuenge fall on with a more furious assault Monsieur Puchler commanding the next night they quitted the worke voluntarily leauing an number of Armes bagged behinde them wee possessed the the Horne-worke quietly Vpon Fryday night the eleuenth of September Coronell Herbert had the Commaund in the Approaches vnder whose Companic these worthy Voluntiers marched downe namely Mr. Herbert Sonne vnto the Lord Herbert Earle of Castle Iland and Baron of Cberburie Mr. Roper Sonne vnto the Lord Roper with diuerse other Gentlemen of quality About this time also Sir Faithfull Fortescue Captaine of a Troupe of Horse in his Maiestie seruice in Irelād with Mr. Bryan came to the Army and trailed pikes vnder his Companie This night and the day following the work was well aduanced and there was sett vp foure posts in the English Gallerie Vpon Satterday the 12 of September the French Gallerie being more forward then the English who began theirs at the brinke of the moate hauing this day 20 posts the Ennemy with their Cannon beate downe 5 posts kild a work-maister and some two Souldiers more but the next day all was repaired and the posts sett vp againe On Satterday night the 12 it was Lieutenant Coronell Holles turne to commaund in the Approaches and when he was relieued on Sunday night the 13 the English Gallerie was aduanced to 22 posts and the French to 25. On Sunday night the 13 Coronell Colepepper relieued Coronell Gorings Regiment this night and the next day our men sett vp foure posts more so that on munday night wee had 26 posts in all This night a man was sent out of the Towne from the Gouuernor and taken with a letter written to the Cardinall Infant in charactars the contents whereof were these that vnlesse his Highnesse could relieue the Towne within fiucteene daies he could not well hold it out any longer This Euening also the English and the French Batteries with sixe halfe Canon were readie planted vpon the Counterskarfe and the brink of the moate which seowred along the moate and curtaine of the wall to dismount the Ennemies Canon which played vpon our Galleries Vpon Munday night the 14 Lieutenant Coronell Thienen relielieued Coronell Colepepper this night and the day following a great many Ris-busshes and a great deale of Earth was cast into the moate and there was sett vp 29 posts in the English Galerie On Tewsday night the 15 my Lord Morg an commanded in the Approaches and aduanced the Gallerie very much so that vpon Thursday at night when he was relieued there was 33 posts sett vp so that we were gott 6 rodd into the moate This night Sir Symon Harcourt returned with the foure English Companies that he had a long with him to the Army The French Gallerie this euening was aduanced to 36 posts And this day Count William on his side had putt vp 4 posts and had gott twelue foote into the moate towards Anwerps Bulwarke Vpon wensday the 16 Count Solms relieued my Lord Morgan this day the Ennemy shott twelue Canon shott through our Gallerie and had sunck one peeee so lowe in their Bulwarke that they shott into the mouth of the Gallery which Bullett flew cleane through it and went out at the Entrance into the Gallery and with the very wind of it kild a man in the Gallerie this night and the day following the English Gallerie was aduanced to 36 posts and because the Ennemie had men lurking in the Hathorne hedge vnder the Bul-warke and a long the curtaine which shott diuers of our men that wrought at the end of our Gallerie three Drakes were brought downe which shott cartridge shott and musket-bullets amonge them to driue them from thence Vpon Thursday night the 17 Coronell Herbert commaunded in the Approaches and made a good nights worke for there was throwne from the ende of
Munday morning being the twentith when the Princes shipp should set saile from Rammekins and shoote of a warning-peece that then euery Tercia as they lay should make readie to sayle after him So then on the 20 about fiue of the Clock in the Morning the Prince having a stiff and a prosperous gale of Winde set saile for Bergin op zoom all the army following him as fast as they Could get out And at the same instant his highnesse Caused two hundred empty ships with the shippers onely and some fewe drummers in them to Saile vp the Scheld and along the land of Waes to make shew of landing there which gaue the ennemy So strong an alarme in all those parts that they neuer thought of his comming any where else his highnesse in the interim kept his course towards Bergin vp zoom and by twelue a clock came the same day to the Fort that lies vpon the creeke betweene Bergin and Tertole where he cast anker and seing Sir Iacob Ashley Seriant Maior of the English tercia passe by him gaue him order that as the shipping came vp they should follow two ships which were to saile into the creeke that runns vp towards Halter as far as they could and there to finde a fit landing place for the army and comming to the landing place should be drawne a shoare and march along the dike to their seuerall quarters which was done accordingly with admirable expedition for the shipping comming vp a great part of the army that afternone was landed and drawne into their quarters the officers and souldiers hauing layne longe a board were willing to refresh themselues a shoare some of them wading vp to the knees in water and mudd till they gott to the dike The horse troopes had order to run vp into Bergen head and as farre as they could into the towne for the more commodious and the better landing of their troupes The next day being tewsday and the 21 the rest of the Army horse and foote were disembarqued drawne into their quarters receiued order to prouide thē three for foure daies victuals against the next morning Now on wensday the 22 at the breake of the day all the quarter master receiued waggons from the waggon-master generall for the cheife officers Captaines of their Regiments two Captains to a Waggon which were presently distributed to the Captaines and sent away with all expedition to the shipping with command so lade their waggons and to follow the Armie This morning about seuen of the clock the whole army drew into armes and the English Tercia hauing the avantgard that day marched to their old quarter of Rosendale where they had layne a whole winter when Marquesse Spinola had blocked vp Breda anno 1624 where they were well quartered and the Coronels and chiefe officers accommodated with houses The next morning being the 23 of Iuly at the creeke of the day the army began to moue againe and Count Williams tercia hauing the Auantgard wee marched that day to the heath betweene Ginnekins and the mast-wood before Breda Some daies before wee departed from Rammekins his highnesse had written to Count Henry Casimir gouernour of Frizeland who to gard the Muze and the Rhene and to desend those quarters had an Army of 90 Companies horse foote cōposed of all nations as English French Dutch and Scotch and gaue him order night and day to march with his Army towards Breda who vpon the 21 of Iuly two dayes before his highnesse came before it rounded the towne and stopt all Auenues and passages into it This gaue those of Breda a terible alarme which made them ring their alarme Bell and made them shut and damme vp their ports the same day as Count Henry came before it they sallied out of the towne with some 400 men to fetch in Cattle and other prouisions but our horse beate them in againe with the losre of some men slayne others hurt and some taken prisoners To returne againe to the Prinecs Army on Thurs-day the 23 of Iuly new stile our Army came and lay in Battaile vpon the Heath betweene the princes houses neere Ginnekins the Riuer of Merch the Mastwoed In the riuer by the princes house there lay a new lōg boate very commodious to make a bridg vpon his highnesse presently gaue order to the Carpenters and workemen to lay plancks ouer it and to make two bridges vpon it for his men to passe ouer it on the other side of the Merch to the Lord of Bredrods Count Solmes and Count Henries quarters which that afternoone was made with all expedition withall gaue order that noe quarters should be made for the Regiments but all of them to lie in Battaille attending an ennemy vntill such time as our line of Circumualation was defensible On Fryday morning then the 24. at the breake of the day all the quartermasters had orders to fetch matterials from the Commisse Martin for 250. workemen of euery English and French Regiment and proportionally of euery Regiment of the whole Army so that there were aboue 5000 Commanded men that morning appointed with the quartermasters to goe to worke euery souldier hauing giuen him by the Inginier and his quartermaster a rhenish rodd of ground that is 12 foote to cast vp The Line of Circumualation was began first from the Princes house by Coronell Colepeppers Regiment and then euery Regiment according to the order of their march tooke their ground the line was cast vp ouer the hills and heights a long through the Mastwood to Papenmutch to the Hagh where Count Williams quarter was and so to Monsieur Buyshuysens quarter of 8 Companies and then to Terhey where Coronell Varick lay with 12 Companies And ouer the bridge by the Princes house it ran a long through the walloons quarter to the Lord of Bredrods to Count Solmes and so to Tettering to Count Henry his quarter and from thence ouer the feilds to the Swart dicke upon which redoubts were made and so was shutt at Terhey being some 21 English miles in compasse hauing upon heights places of aduantage strong Forts Horneworkes Halfe moons spurs with diuers batteries vpon it And the merck the other Riuer were stopt and dam'd vp in two places to wit by the Princes quarter and betweene Papenmutch and the Hagh which ouerflowed and drownd all the meddowes and lower grounds more then a mans heigth deepe and lay like a sea before our Trenches Three or foure dayes also after the prince had satt downe with his Army before Breda there came a matter of some 3 or 4. thowsand Boores or hus-bandmen out of Holland who made an out ditch casting the earth vp on both sides on the out side of the first line eight foote deepe 8 foote high on both sides and sixteene foote broade to hinder the Ennemes horse from leaping ouer it and breaking in vpon vs. Vpon Friday Satterday and Sunday the 24. the 25. and 26. of Iuly
we wrought vpon the line with great expedition while the rest of our army these three dayes lay in bataille On Sunday before noon the quartermaster Generall the particular quartermasters of euery Regiment drew out the French quarters vpon the heigths and the English quarter vpon the heath neerer the towne And on Munday being the 27 the Regiments and companies drew into their quarters and cast vp a Trench before them euen from the mast wood to the riuer side Tewsday Wensday and Thursday were spent in reparing our line raising it and makeing a foot-banke to yt and in finishing the Trenches before the head of our quarters Vpon Friday the 14 of Iuly there were sent downe in the night with Monsieur Perceuall the quartermaster Generall 150 English as many French all worke men to breake ground iust halfe way betwene Breda and Ginnekins where they cast vp a small halfemoone a redout by the water mill and the burnt houses to keepe in the Ennemy Satterday the first of August was spent in repairing the line Upon Sunday about three of the Clock in the morning the Ennemy sallyed out vpon these two small workes some 150 men and discharged a volley of shott vpon them but hearing our Trumpetter of the horse gard sound a charge retreated presently this was onely to discouer for vpon Munday the third about the same hower in the morning they Sallied our againe about 200 men with fire-lockes encompassing both the works offred to giue on vpon one of the points of the half moone giuing fire vpon our men But Monsieur Beringham who commands the Princes troupe came thether with some horsemen from the Princes gard notfarre of and sounding a charge the Ennemy instantly retreated as fast as they could into the outworckes of the Towne and being come vnder their ordinance they shott from of the Bulwarks and walls about 20 Canon shott vpon those workes and vpon the way vp towards Ginnekens leauing dead behinde them a Sariant a gallant man and 5 or 6 others slayne and carryed of at least 15 or 16 hurt men Vpon this seruice Lieutenant Loofe Lieutenant tot Lieut Coronell Thienen was hurt About this time his Highnes the Prince Elector Palatine with his Bretheren Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice and a great traine of English Noblemen and Gentlemen came to the siege who during the whole time of it were euery day as frequent and forward in the Approaches as any needy Cadet could bee that sought to make his fortune that way And were attended on by Sir Robart Stone Sir Thomas Billing sley Mr. Karr Mr. Daniell Mr. Hamptden Mr. Grissin their owne followers accompained also with the Earles of Warwick and Northhampton my Lord Grandisson Sir William Howard Mr. Oneall Captaine Crofts Mr. Apsley Mr. Fanchy Mr. Eldrington Mr. Neale and afterwards Mr. Neuill who putt themselues vnder Coronell Gorings commaund and marched with his Companie to their gards And Mr. Georg and Mr. Walter Vane mounted themselues vnder the Princes Troupe His Hghnesse the Cardinall Infante hearing now that the Prince of Orange with our Army was set downe before Breda made all the expedition that possibly he could to gather a head from among his harried troupes who had had long and wearisome marches for the defending of the coast of Flanders the land of Waes other places pickt vp a reasonable Army consisting of some 10000 foote and 50 troups of horse the most of them being imployed against the French to resist thē hinder their incursious progresse into the Prouinces of Henegow and Artois and on the 24. of Iuly new stile accompanyed with Prince Tomaso of Sauoy Count Feria some other Grands came to Antwerpe drawing on the 23. 7 or 8 Canon through it The same day came the Regiment of Bruon to him being a matter of twelue hundred men strong who had thought to haue put his Regiment into Breda but was preuented deceiued baked 80 thousand loaues of Bread for his army and gaue them some Money and drew out of Gelders Gennip and Steuensward and other forts and places all men that might be spared to see if he could relieue Breda his mē promising him that they would either venter for to relieue it or to dye before it but the carefulnesse and industry of his Highnes the Prince of Orange was such that it was a thing impossible for them to break through our line The Cardinall Infante then the second of August being come to great little Sundert Rysbergen which is an howers going frō the Hagh Count Williams quarter as the mapp of the Barronie of Breda showes quartered in these three villages hutted cast vp for their safegard some trauerses vpon the auenues passages and showed a matter of 17 troups of his Horse vpon the heath within lesse then a Canon shot of Count Williams quarter who saluted them from his Batteries with our Ordinance and slew some foure or fiue of them shott of the chaps of a horse which they left behind them so retreated Those of Breda seing their freinds were come so neare with hopes of reliefe did encourage them and on the third fourth and fifth of August hung out lanternes vpon the topp of their high steeple to shew them the way into the Towne by night but by the vigilencie of his Highnesse our out-line by that time was made so stronge that they durst not venter to breake through it The Ennemy being come so nere vs now was a time of action for 10 or 12 nights one after an other as long as the Cardinalls Armie lay in these villages aboue named our whole army horse foote of all nations euery night drew out after the warning peece went of to besett the out line euery companie to march to their seuerall stations attend the Ennemy if he durst haue attempted any thing for the reliefe of Breda once more he showed 14 troupe of his horse which were beaten back with our Cannon as the former were Vpon wensday night the 12 of August 400 of our horse went and gaue the Ennemy an allarme in the night and beate vp their horse gards to a trauerse which they had cast vp before their quarter slew foure or fiue of the Ennemy and finding there some of their foote to second them our men retreated with the loose also of some foure or fiue men On Fryday night the 14 of August the Cardinall Infante seing noe possibilitie to breake through our line and Army in the night sent away a part of his forces who brake vp and fired their quarters and the next morning rose with the grosse of his Army marching towards Loone other villages in Brabant hauing a secret plott and enterprize vpon the Sconce of the Vorne and Thei l and before that had giuen order to those troupes of his which were drawneout of Gelders Gennep and Steuensward to march to these two places who comming to the Maze
side putting some men in boates to crosle ouer the riuer into the Iland of the Vorne were discouered on Saterday night the 15 of August A man of warre and our men discharged many shot among them which slew diuerse of their men and leauing their Scaling ladders behind thē were driuē to retreate being reported that these two places had warning intelligence of them by a Boore that rann from them so that if they had falne on our men were prouided to entertaine them In the Interim the Cardinall Infante his army who came to second them buzzed vp downe with hopes that this dessigne of his would take effect and cause the Prince of Orange to rise from his seige of Breda but his expectation was frustrate The Ennemy being marched away his highnesse that euening sent for Coronell Wyne-bergen Sir Symon Harcourt Sariant Maiour to Coronell Gorings regimēt to attend the Ennemy gaue them the command of 25 corpanies out of euery regiment among the rest of our natiō Sir Simons owne company Captayne Ropers Captaine Herles Captaine Duncums that night they marched towards Ghetrudenberke and comming to Hemersward by Heusden Coronell Wynebergen marched away with his 14. Companies vp towards the Bettow to desend with Coronell Pincen the riuer those parts lying vpon the Rhene the Whale Sir Simon Harcourt staying in Hemersward with his eleuen companies to gard that place but on the 18 of August receiued order from the Prince to march with his men to the Graue for the securing of that Towne if the Ennemy who drew that waies should haue beseiged it There he stayed some ten or twelue daies untill the Ennemy was marched away to Venlo Roermont The Ennemy being gone he receiued order againe to march from thence to Nemwegen where he did embarke his eleuen companies for Wesell but before his arriuall there he receiued a Counter-command from the Prince to returne againe with his men to the Army This by the way On Satterday the 15 of August in the night there were 150. English and 150 French workemen commanded to goe downe with Monsieur Perceuall the quartermaster Generall to breake ground this night aduanced some 300 paces forward frō the two first workes aboue named towards the hils vpon which they made the first battery for foure or fiue peeces of ordinance to fauour our workemen and to keepe the Ennemy from sallying out Vpon Sunday the 16 that nights worke was repaired and in the afternoone the Prince with a great traine went to view the Ennemies quarters in what forme they lay Also vpon Sunday at night following the English from the first battery Northward on the left hād cast vp a Trench and gott 76 Rod towards the towne at the end whereof they made a good Redoubt the French doing the like from the right hand of the batrerie and gott as much ground or rather more casting vp also an other Redoubt there were commaunded men the next morning sent downe to repaire that nights worke On Munday the 17 Sundaies nights worke being repayred the the first battery of fiue peeces was made to hinder the Ennemy from Sallying out vpon our approches our trenches was enlarged to 12 foote broade that ordinance and waggons might be drawne downe the day following our trenches were heightned and some blindes sett vp On Tewsday night the 18 of August My Lord Morgan and Monsieur Hauteriue as Eldest Coronels went downe to breake ground and to aduance the approches Monsieur Hauteriue from the first batterie as eldest Coronell takeing the right hand and my Lord Morgan the left and so the English and French ran their lines each Coronell commanding ten companies to wit eight English and two Dutch one of the Lord of Bredroods Regiment and an other of Count Solms and the French Coronell ten Companies of their owne nation the Gards and the Walloons which garded with them There was appointed to goe downe with these two Coronells to breake ground 250. Commanded men with matterials and our English that night in running an oblique line gott forward 72. rodd or 864. foot from the left corner of our first batterie and at the end thereof made a large Corps of Gard to defend that approach The French did the like that night from the right corner of the batterie and hauing 50 men more then the English they gott 80. rodd The Ennemie Shott much this night vpon our men that garded the workemen with some fiue or sixe of their men gaue vs an alarme and my Lord Morgan shott through his briches which bullet grazed vpon his buttock without doing him any further harme This night Captaine Francisco who commaunds Captaine Francis Veres Companie had three of his men mortally wounded whereof they all dyed with in two or three daies after Vpon wensday morning being the 19. there was sent downe into the approches a Sariant and 30. men of euery English and Dutch Regiment to repaire heigthen and enlarge the approach made that night Moreouer about eleuen of the clock that day the Ennemy sallied out of their workes about fifty men upon the French approaches thinking to haue cutt of some of those that had the point But Captaine d' Escars Lieutenant de Brett and Monsieur la Terriere who commanded Coronell Hauteriue his companie with some French Voluntiers fell out of their trenches and beate the Ennemy back againe into their workes In this sallie the Ennemy lost a Captaine a Sariant and seuen or eight men and had an other Sariant shott in his thigh who had behaued himself so stoutly that afterwards when there was a parley the Prince of Orange being in the approches sent him foure double-pistols as a reward of his courage So much he prizeth valour though in an Ennemy The Ennemy being retreated into his workes within halfe an hower after they beate a Parley desiring that they might fetch off their dead bodies especially to seeke for the Corps of a Captaine of theirs that was slaine vpon this seruice His Highnesse the Prince of Orange being acquainted therewith granted them a Parley for an howers time presently after dinner the Prince came downe himself into the French approaches and while the cessation of armes dured there were appointed Officers on both sides to meete half way betwixt the Ennemies workes and our Trenches till they had sought out fetcht of their dead The Prince on our side with a french officier commanded Monsieur Perceuall the quartermaster Generall and chiefe Inginier for the directing of the French Approaches to take vpon him the habit and quality of a Sariant with a halbert in his hand and to goe out and entertayning discourse with the Ennemies Officer which should come out on their side should cast his eye about him now and then to discouer how the ground lay and the Ennemies workes that he might the better know which way to run his approches towards them neither was the Ennemy failing
contents thereof The XI Demand That all Accovnts passed by the Towne and likewise all those which were made by the Magistrates shall stand good and be of valuation The XI Answre This article is likewise aggreed vnto as it lies vpon condition that all Charters Records and writings concerning fee-simples Domaines others either touching spirituall or temporall goods and Lands belonging to his Highnesse shall be deliuered into the hands of those whome his Hignesse shall commit thereunto XII Demaund That those which haue rents and debts from the citty they maye be payd them euery yeare without any deduction XII Answer This is Likewise condiscended vnto XIII Demaund That the citty of Breda shall not be bound to make repaire or maintayne the walles ramparts Bridges Corps de Guards and other workes of Fortification neither to giue fire and candle light to the Corps de guard like as they haue benefree thereof these last 12. yeeres vnder the gouernment of the King of Spaine XIII Answere Those of the citty shall governe themselves herein as it was before the yeare 1625. XIV Demaund That the Souldiers of the garrison which shall be layd in the sayd citty as well foote as horsmen shall be lodged in Baracaes or otherwise without any charge to the Towne and Burgesses thereof And in case any Souldiers be billitted vpon the Burgers that then they shall receiue seruice mony for them without any charge to the Citty XIV Answere The Souldiers shall be lodged vpon service mony as they are in other Townes of the vnited Provinces Given thus in the Army before Breda the 7. of October 1637. Stilo Novo THE ENNEMIES DEPARTVRE AND MARCH OVT of BREDA on Satterday the 10 of October 1637. New Stile THe articles of Composition abouesaid being signed on both side a great many of waggons karres to the numder of 800 were prouided out of the Army and the Barronie of Breda to carry the Ennemy away Which ouer night and on Satterday Morning the tenth of October went into the Citty to loade their goods vpon them About eight of the Clock the Princes guard and the Companie of Monsieur Witz Sariant Maiour Generall came and stood before the Busseport where the Ennemie was to march out with foure troups of Horse and fiue Companies of foote and from thence all along to the quarter of Count Harrie Casimier Gouernour of Frizeland euen to the village called Heusenhout and so to the vtmost line of Circumvalation there stood fiue or sixe Companies of foote of euery Regiment in Battaile and troopes of horse beating their drums and sounding their Trumpets according to euery Nations march makeing a gard for the Ennemy to passe through hauing beside aboue 30 thousand Spectators Gentlemē Gentlewomen Burgers women and children which came from all parts to see them march out as also the Princesse of Orange came hirselfe with a greate suite of Ladies and Gentlewoemen in 3. Coaches each Coach hauing sixe goodly horses to draw them to the vtmost trench where vpon a hill there were tents pitch vp whither also came his Highnes the Prince of Orange with his Sonne the Yong Prince accompanied with the Prince Elector Prince Rupert Prince Maurice Count William of Nassaw Count Henry Cassimier my Lo Brederode my Lord Grandisson diuerse other Nobles and men of quality and a braue troupe of horse standing vpon the Crosse-way as you goe to Heusenhout About eleuen of the clock the Ennemy began to march out of the towne The order of their march was thus first there marched in their Avantguard 42 rankes of musketteirs fiue in ranke consisting of Burgonians Walloons and some other nations all ranged under 16 Burgonian Coullours which marched altogether this was their first diuision next vnto them followed 50 rankes more of pikes and muskettiers of all sorts of nations vnder three coullours these two diuisions made the Auantgard After them followed a number of waggons laden with Officiers wiues gentlewomen women children and baggage Their Battaill consisted of 15 coullours which marched altogether vnder which they had ranked 53 rankes of Muskettiers pikes firelocks among which there were some boyes sick souldiers After them also followed many waggons and Karrs loaded with piks and musketteirs Casks and other instruments materialls of warre haueing also some Clergie men sitting vpon them and some others as Gray friers Preaching priests which went a foote Next vnto them followed three Coullors makeing 77 rankes of Pikes and musketteires After them came fiue Coullours more makeing 89 rankes of pikes and Musketteirs After these came a great number of Waggons and six good peeces of ordinance foure of them were halfe Canon and 2 Culuering the two greatest had 29 horses to draw them and the two other demy Canō had 17 horses a peece to draw thē the two lesser peeces had eleuen after the Canon came two morters the greatest drawn with 13 horses the lesser with nine hauing two empty Carriages twelue Barrels of powder for their ordinance with other necessaries belonging to the warre After these followed Monsieur Gomer Fourdine the Gouernour who was taken prisoner by vs when Count John of Nassaw sayled from Antwerp with his fleete in Sept. Anno 1631. Who also was turnd out of Skincksconce the last of Aprill 1636 and now out of Breda this yeere 1637 in a closse coach hauing bin sick of a feuer but cōming into the feild neere the prince he came out of his coach and gott a horse back and comming nigh vnto his highnesse he light from his horse and two persons that was with him the Prince seing him coming towards him lighted likewise from his horse and after some salutations and curtesies showed one to an other hauing had some short speeches one to an other he tooke his leaue of the Prince in most frendly manner But the Drossard of the citty had longer conference with his highnesse After him followed a great many waggons vpon the formost of them sat 10 or 12 Iesuits who did not so much as once moue their hats to the Prince so much they stood vpon their pontificalibus after them followed 30 rankes of Souldiers vnder foure Coullours which marched together then came a good many of waggons againe after them a procession of 16 Capuchian Fryers marching with great deuotion the formost of them bearing a redd wooden crosse in signe of the passion hauing hanging vpon yt a rodd a hamer a paire of tongs nailes a spunge and a crowne of thornes and these brought vp their battaile Lastly their Arriergard consisted of 150 Spanyards and Nepolitans ranged into 27 rankes vnder sixe Coullours which as before marched betweene the two middle rankes of the pikes Alferus de Belle that had acted the dead mans part and was taken prisoner in the Horne-worke for the kinde curtesie and humanity he had found from the English especially from Coronell Colepeper and the Captaynes and officers of his Regiment showed himself a gratefullman saluted all the