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A07628 Monro his expedition vvith the vvorthy Scots Regiment (called Mac-Keyes Regiment) levied in August 1626. by Sr. Donald Mac-Key Lord Rhees, colonell for his Majesties service of Denmark, and reduced after the Battaile of Nerling, to one company in September 1634. at Wormes in the Paltz Discharged in severall duties and observations of service; first under the magnanimous King of Denmark, during his warres against the Emperour; afterward, under the invincible King of Sweden, during his Majesties life time; and since, under the Directour Generall, the Rex-chancellor Oxensterne and his generalls. Collected and gathered together at spare-houres, by Colonell Robert Monro ... for the use of all worthie cavaliers favouring the laudable profession of armes. To which is annexed the abridgement of exercise, and divers practicall observations, for the younger officer his consideration; ending with the souldiers meditations going on service.; Monro, his expedition with the ... Scots Regiment Monro, Robert. 1637 (1637) STC 18022; ESTC S114933 372,373 362

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have seene a Battaile fought in the Fields in such a quarrell being led by such a magnanimous King of Heroick spirit that had much more on hazard that day than I had who had onely to hazard but my life and credit while as he a King was to hazard his life his Crowne his reputation and all for strangers Having thus the night before meditated I found a motion rejoycing my heart in making mee resolute to sight in this Cause being tied in dutie not onely for my person but also tied to give Counsaile and direction as the Lord did enable mee by giving instruction good heartning and good example to others who were bound to follow mee as I was bound to follow my Master the King seeing the Lord by his providence had brought mee thither with a number of my friends to follow and obey him as they were bound by oath to obey mee And then I thought with my selfe after I had awaked from sleepe going on to march that my life was much like a tale and that we should not care how long this life of ours should last but that wee should bee carefull how well our life should bee acted for it is no matter where wee end if wee end well and we should not aske when or where but we ought to bee ever mindfull how wee are prepared going to fight Nature did beget us miserable we live over-burthened with cares and like a flower wee vanish soone away and dye Our hunting then here and our care should bee onely for a perpetuall good name to leave behind us that so being absent wee are present and being dead wee live The sixteenth Duty discharged on our Fight at Leipsigh AS the Larke begunne to peepe the seventh of September 1631. having stood all night in battaile a mile from Tillies Armie in the morning the Trumpets sound to horse the Drummes calling to March being at our Armes and in readinesse having before meditated in the ●ight and resolved with our Consciences we begunne the morning with offering our soules and bodies as living Sacrifices unto God with Confession of our sinnes lifting up our hearts and hands to Heaven we begged for reconciliation in Christ by our publique prayers and secret sighes and groanes recommending our selves the successe and event of the day unto God our Father in Christ which done by us all we marched forwards in Gods name a little and then halted againe till the whole Armie both the Dukes and Ours were put in good Order our Armie marching on the right hand and the Dukes on the left our commanded Musketeres marching in the Van-Guarde being in one bodie before the Armie consisting of three Regiments whereof two of Scotts and one Dutch all Musketieres led by three Scotts Colonels men of valour and courage fit for the Commaund concredited unto them being made choice of as men that could fight Exemplarie to others viz. Sir Iames Ramsey called the Blacke Sir Iohn Hamilton and Robert Monro Baron of Fowles we marched thus both the Armies in Battaile Horse foote and Artillerie till about nine of the Clocke in the morning wee halted halfe a mile distant from the Emperiall Armie that were attending us in Battaile consisting of fortie foure thousand men horse and foote our Armie consisting of thirtie thousand men whereof to my judgement His Majesties Armie were eight thousand foote and seven thousand horse The Duke also would be eleven thousand foote and foure thousand horse having refreshed ourselves with victuals leaving our Coaches behind us The whole Armie did get greene Branches on their heads and the word was given God with us a little short speech made by His Majestie being in order of Battaile we marched towards the enemie who had taken the advantage of the ground having placed his Armie on a place called Gods Acre where their Generall did make choice of the ground most advantagious for his foote Artillerie and horses he also did beset the Dorpes that invironed the ground which was left for us with Dragoniers and Crabbats to incomber our wings by their evill Neighbourhood yet notwithstanding of all the advantages hee had of Ground Wind and Sunne our magnanimous King and Leader under God inferiour to no Generall we ever reade of for wisedome courage dexteritie and good Conduct he was not dejected but with magnanimitie and Christian resolution having recommended himselfe his Armie and successe to God the Director of men and Angells able to give victory with few against many He ordered his Armie and directed every supreame Officer of the Field on their particular charge and stations committed unto them for that day As also he acquainted them severally of the forme he was to fight unto and he appointed Plottons of Musketiers by fifties which were commanded by sufficient Officers to attend on severall Regiments of horse and he instructed the Officers how to behave themselves in discharging their duties on service Likewise he directed the Officers belonging to the Artillery how to carry themselves which orderly done the commanded Musketiers were directed to their stand where to fight his Majestie then led up the foure Briggads of foote which were appointed to be the Battaile of the Armie with a distance betwixt every Briggad that a Regiment of horse might march out in grosse betwixt the Briggads all foure being in one front having their Ordnance planted before every Briggad being foure pieces of great Cannon and eight small whereof foure stood before the Colours that were the Battaile of the Briggad with Amunition and Constables to attend them on the right hand Pikes before the Colours were the other foure pieces of Cannon with Amunition and Constables conforme and on the left wing of Pikes and Colours were placed the other foure pieces of Cannon as we said before Behinde these foure Briggads were drawne up the three Briggads of Reserve with their Artillery before them standing at a proportionable distance behinde the other foure Briggads with the like distance betwixt them as was betwixt the Briggads of the Battaile The Briggads of horse which had Plottons of Musketiers to attend them were placed on the right and left wings of the foote and some were placed betwixt the Battaile of foote and the Reserve to second the foote as neede were other Briggads of horse were drawne up behinde the Reserve of the foote Briggads The Felt-marshall Horne Generall Banier and Lievetenant Generall Bawtish were commanded to over-see the Horsemen his Majestie the Baron Tyvell and Grave Neles were to command the Battaile of foote Sir Iames Ramsey as eldest Colonell had the command of the fore-Troopes or commanded Musketiers and Sir Iohn Hepburne as eldest Colonell commanded the three Briggads of Reserve Our Armie thus ordered the Duke of Saxon and his Feltmarshall Arnhem having ordered their Armie whereof I was not partic●larly inquisitive of the manner they were ordained to draw up on our left hand and being both in one front thus ordered we marched in Battaile a little and
Colonell Lodowicke Lesly his Regiment praised Page 112 Letter I. Colonell Worbrane an Austreker Freher Governour of Donavert Page 116 Letter O. Company that are good ought to be conversed with that we may savour of their goodnesse Page 123 Letter E. No Crime before God more abominable then to glory in sin Page 170 Letter F. Colonell Hepburn and his Briggad sent before his Majesty to guard the Passage at Munchen Page 125 Letter G. The whole Compend of wit requisit for a Commander in his Majesty of Sweden Page 127 Letter K. The Cantons of Switzerland gave obedience to his Majesties letters Page 112 Letter L. The Castle of Papenhaim Aichstat and Tilligen brought all under contribution to the Swedes Page 129 Letter M. Conjunction made by his Majesty with Nurenberg and the reasons of it Page 132 Letter S. Colonell Montelaban and other officers killed by the Swedes at Wi●esloch Page 139 Letter D. Colonell Doubattle destroyes the Emperiall Magazen at Freestat in the upper Paltz Page 144 Letter M. Colonell Rhee killed on the party at Bosbowre in the upper Paltz Page 145 Letter N. A Captaine throwing off his doublet on hot service rewarded by his Majesty of Sweden Page 146 Letter O. Cptaine Patrike Ennis slaine at Nurenberg Page 149 Letter T. Capt●ine Traile and Captaine Vausse both Scots shot through the necke at Nurenberg and lived Page 149 Letter T. Cannon first invented as it is thought at Nurenberg Page 151 Letter W. Courtesie and humility in a King is the Gem of his Crowne Page 162 Letter S. Colonell Lodowike Lesly his Regiment praised for their Carriage at Leitzen Page 164 Letter X. Colonell Folwe shot before Landsberg Page 171 Letter H. The Chancellor Oxensterne after the Kings death made offer to the Duke of Saxon to be Director-Generall over the Army Page 172 Letter I. Cavaliers that leads others ought to entertaine the affection of those who served bravely lest being disdained they might turne their Armes the contrary way Page 174 Letter N. Captaine Bruntfield and Quartermaster Sandelens sent Prisoners to Lindaw Page 177 Letter R. Colonells three made a brave retreit at Minderkin on the Danube Page 177 Letter S. The Conclusion of the meeting at Hailbron Page 178 Letter V. Colonell Monro of Obstell his Regiment reduced at Heidelberg on the Necker after his death Page 178 Letter V. Colonell Monro of Foules dead and buried at Vlme on the Danube Page 178 Letter V. Colonell Monro of Foules happy in his death Page 180 Letter Z. Colonell Monro of Obstell though untimely slaine was made welcome to heaven through Christ his Redeemer Page 180 Letter D. Death ought ever to be before our eyes that we might the better contemn externall things putting us in mind of what is able to profit the soule Page 7 Letter N. The Duke of Savelly defended Damaine but slightly Page 19 Letter A. Disdaine or contempt should be the only thing to divert our hearts from forraine service Page 22 Letter E. Doubatle his Dragoniers and my Musketiers were kept warme on service before Landsberg Page 39 Letter E. Many will Desire to be partakers of our good fortunes who never minded to taste the bitter cup of our adversity Page 44 Letter N. The Difference betwixt Generalls is much to be observed at Werben Page 56 Letter H. The Duty of a Generall described and his properties Page 57 Letter I. The Duty of true piety ought to be observed by the Leaders of Armies Page 58 Letter K. The Discoverers of the Enemies plots and counsells ought to be well rewarded Page 41 Letter H. Though a man be Doubtfull in advising yet in action he ought to be confident Page 60 Letter M. The Duke of Saxon terrified by the example of Madeburg offered his service to his Majesty of Sweden Page 61 Letter O. The Duke of Saxons Army most complete in shew Page 61 Letter P. He Dieth well in my opinion that dieth standing serving his King and country for he merits Fame after death leaving good example to posterity Page 70 Letter C. Duke Anhault made Statholder at Hall Page 76 Letter P. Duke William of Wymar appointed Statholder at Ereford Page 76 Letter Q. Duringland most fertile for corne Page 101 Letter S. Duke Ernest of Wymar made Statholder of Francony Page 78 Letter T. A most Difficult passage alongst a planke over the Maine Page 80 Letter X. The Difference betwixt Cavaliers marching under an Army and gentle men Travellers Page 8● Letter K. The Duty of an Officer is to R●cognosce well Page 92 Letter V. Nothing Discon●ents a worthy man more then to be rewarded like Cowards Page 96 Letter B. When the Diligent is disappointed of his hire ti● hard being rewarded with injury that did merit well Page 96 Letter B. The Duty of an Officer leading a party Page 98 Letter E. Thirty thousand Duckets found in a Cannon at Munchen Page 125 Letter G. E. Ensigne Greame gave slight quarters at Brandenburg Page 23 Letter G. English Merchants commended for their charity to Souldiers Page 46 Letter Q. Great Execution made by his Majesties Cannon at Leipsigh the second cause of the victory Page 68 Letter Y. Externall shew profits little without the inward gifts of the minde Page 71 Letter D. The long Expectation of our happinesse makes our joyes the more welcome Page 72 Letter F. An Exhortation to all worthy Cavaliers of the British Nation Page 93 Letter X. The Evangelists sparing their meanes suffered the publique to be neare l●st being since beaten with their owne weapons Page 106 Letter X. Engolstat on the Danube a sure retreite for the Emperialists Page 112 Letter I. Engolstat really fortified and well provided thought impregnable by the Swedes Page 121 Letter Z. Experience gives confidence in the greatest extremity and graces our behaviour Page 130 Letter N. The Enemy hath great advantage at Nurenberg which was the losse of many brave Officers Page 148 Letter S. Errour in counsell and unhappy successe commonly are the punishments of the proud Warrier Page 158 Letter K. An Exhortation for Souldiers to mourne for sinne Page 168 Letter A. Ensigne Murrey slaine with the Cannon before L●nceberg Page 172 Letter I. The Emulation of vertue betwixt friends commendable Page 174 Letter O. The Ev●nts of Kings projects and intentions availe nothing till they acknowledge them to come from the fountaine God Page 60 Letter N. An Example notable of the rare vertue of Souldiers wives Page 26 Letter L. F. The Foresight of a Commander availes much in preventing his Enemies designes Page 10 Letter O. Factious and seditious Officers ought carefully to be avoyded by the wise Commander Page 13 Letter T. Felt-marshall Tiffenbacke with his Collegues escaped at Francfurt Page 34 Letter Y. Felt-marshall Tiffenbacke discommended for timidity Page 36 Letter Q. Felt-marshall Horne with the Finn●s Horsemen made the charge which put the Enemy to flight at Leipsigh Page 66 Letter W. If the Fruit be honest and good we neede not