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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

care how laborious or painefull our actions are Page 72 Letter F. Friendship next unto faith should be kept unviolable Page 75 Letter O. No Friend more worthy to be chosen then he who hath shewed himselfe valiant against his Enemies Page 75 Letter O. Francfurt on the Maine taken in by his Majesty of Sweden without bloud Page 89 Letter M. Francfurt did well in preferring good conditions of peace before uncertaine warre Page 90 Letter P. Fortune with her boasting should never be suffered to pierce us having tryed sharper that could not pierce Page 95 Letter A. Francfurt shot off their Cannon at the Queene of Sweedens entry Page 99 Letter G. Felt-marshall Horne deligent in sub●uing the Townes on the Neckar Page 100 Letter L. Friendship is never durable where love doth not grow Page 105 Letter V. Feare and astonishment is great amongst the Papists in Bavaria Page 116 Letter P. Frontier Garrisons are easily gotten by a victorious Army Page 11 Letter Q. The Fuckers of Ausburg from Marchants turne Souldiers were made Earles by the Emperour Page 120 Letter X. The Fuckers lands disposed to old Ruthven for reward of vertue Page 120 Letter X. Friedberg neere Ausburg punished for betraying of the Swedens sa●egards Page 136 Letter Z. Felt-marshall Horne takes in Trerebagh on the Mosell by Accord Page 138 Letter C. Felt-marshall Arnhem takes in Grosglogo in Silesia Page 139 Letter D. Felt-marshall Horne parallel'd in command to Papenhaim Page 143 Letter I. Felt-marshall Arnham commended for his victories and for his justice Page 143 Letter K. The Foundation of mans actions laid sure by vertue the building hardly can faile Page 154 Letter D. Felt-marshall Horne his good successe in Alsas Page 165 Letter Z. Felt-marshall Horne his retreit into Wertenberg Page 177 Letter T. G. Generall Bannier commended for his carriage at Damaine Page 18 Letter Z. Goods evill conqu●st goe away with wings swifter then the winde Page 20 Letter B. Gen●rall Major Kinphou●en his oversight at Brandenburg discommended Page 23 Letter F. The G●rmans did marry their wives on the condition they should be their companions in danger and trouble Page 27 Letter N. God never was served for nought by no man Page 37 Letter B. Greedy persons should never be advanced to publique imployment Page 37 Letter D. Greedinesse alike common to Officers as to Souldiers Page 37 Letter D. Gustavus Mars his Minion and Fortunes Favourite or rather her Master Page 41 Letter G. Good Commanders next unto God are able to bring victory Page 42 Letter K. Generall Tilly presents himselfe with thirty-two peece of Ordnance before Verben Leaguer Page 52 Letter E. Generall Tilly the scourge of Madeburg Page 61 Letter O. Generall Tilly ro●●'d of his honour at Leip●igh Page 68 Letter Y. A Good quarrell is the life of fig●ting Page 70 Letter C. Generall Tilly after Leipsigh leads a strong Army towards the Maine Page 82 Letter A. Generall Tilly his retreate from the Maine Page 85 Letter D. A Generalls place very weighty Page 86 Letter G. Gust●vus Fortunes Minion and Mars his equall Page Letter H. Gen●rall Tilly forceth Gustavus Horne to retire from Bambricke Page Letter T. Generall Tilly his Generall Quarter-master slaine at Looffe Page 111 Letter E. Glob●s Terrestiall and Celestiall presented to his Majesty of Sweden Page 111 Letter F. Grave Henry W. Fons●lius shot at Bambricke and died at Swin●ford Page 112 Letter G. Gustavus-Burg on the Maine a Trophie of victory Page 112 Letter H. Great Generalls they have an unsatiable desire of victory and good fortune till neere their end Page 64 Letter N. Generall Tilly with his Army plagued at once with seventy-two peeces of Cannon Page 116 Letter Q. Generall Tilly lost a legge by the Cannon before the Leake Page 117 Letter Q. Generall Tilly being seventy-two yeares of age died honourably in defence of his Country and Religion Page 118 Letter T. Generall Tilly before Leipsigh would give his Majesty of Sweden but the title of a Cavalier Page 118 Letter T. Generall Major Ruthven brought Schwabland under contribution Page 119 Letter X. Generall B●nnier cōmended for making the retreit from Engolstat Page 122 Letter Z. Generall B●wtish succeeded to Tot in command Page 137 Letter B. Gene●all Major King sore wounded being taken prisoner Page 137 Letter B. Generall Major Sparre Gordon and Lesly taken prisoners at Nur●nberg Page 145 Letter N. Generall Banier and Generall Major Roisten both shot before Nurenberg Page 148 Letter S. Generall Major Bo●tius slaine at Nurenberg Page 150 Letter T. Good Fortune is never on one side Page 151 Letter X. H. Hepburne his Major slaine at Francfurt Page 33 Letter W. Horfemens carriage at Leipsigh commendable Page 69 Letter Z. Honour and glory are the enticements to paine and travell and by exercise in warre men attaine to courage and constant valour frequenting danger Page 69 Letter Hepburne and Lumsdell commended by his Majesty to the Duke of Saxon. Page 75 Letter N. Hanow taken in by slight Page 85 Letter E. Those whom God Honours are worthy of honour from their equalls Page 87 Letter K. Hechst taken in by accord Page 89 Letter M. Men are Hurt sometimes as a presage of worldly lucke Page 95 Letter A. Hostages fifty taken out of Bavier Page 126 Letter H. Hunting most pleasant about Minken and Bavier Page 125 Letter H. Heroicks who would prove should follow and imitate Gustavus Page 127 Letter K. A Hasty man without discretion is never good in an Army Page 152 Letter Y. Holke and Gallas brethren as Simeon and Levi. Page 153 Letter B. Holke in Saxony being a Lutheran shewed lesse compassion then a Papist Page 156 Letter G. I. The Imperialists ●ere well payed for hanging out the go●se at Francfurt Page 31 Letter V. The Irish at Francfurt did valorously resist the yellow and blew Briggads Page 34 Letter Y. The Imperialists surprised inter pocula at Francfurt Page 36 Letter A. The Imperialists had forty-one Cornets defeated before their comming to Verben Page 52 Letter A. The Imperialists were twice stronger then our Army at Verben Page 55 Letter G. The Imperialists lost at Leipsigh eigh-thousand men Page 67 Letter X. As Ignorance precipitates men into danger so to a generous heart nothing seemes difficile Page 69 Letter Z. No greater Ioy can come to man then to overcome his Enemy by fighting Page 70 Letter C. The Imperialists committed great abuses at the intaking of Vysingberg Page 122 Letter B. The Imperiall Leaguer before Nurenberg did extend from Stein to the Flect called Zarendorffe Page 134 Letter W. The Imperialists chased out of Furt at the comming of the Swedens succours Page 147 Letter Q. The Imperiall Leaguer saluted with Cannon for a whole day Page 148 Letter R. The Imperiall Colonells diverse killed at Nurenberg Page 151 Letter V. Ignominy losse of life the fruit of entertaining to much Camradship Page 161 Letter I. When Industry cannot purchase one smile from fortune some others are

employed in Sweden such as Colonell Scot Colonell Seaton and Colonell Thomson others also were employed in his Majesties service in Spruce as Sir George Fleetwood Colonell to foote over English Francis Ruthven Colonell to foote over Scots and William Kunningham Colonell to foote over Scots Alexander Gordon Colonell to foote over Dutch which Officers with their Regiments after conclusion of the peace made with the Kings Majestie of Polle were also brought into Dutchland against the Saxon and the Emperour Thus farre en passant I was bold to inferre to satisfie the curious Reader and his Highnesse to whom we all vowed faith and obedience being formerly led by such a Generall as the Lyon of the North the invincible King of Sweden who did instruct us all to doe his Highnesse service in all respects to the sacrificing of our lives untill his Highnesse be avenged of his enemies and most honourably restored to his Country credit honours and former losses For we know Germany so well that without guides we can enter their Cities where we know them weakest having helped to subdue many of them before as shall be evident before our expedition come to an end Where we would wish such a Leader as his Highnesse or one of the race come of the Iewell of Europe his Royall Mother for whom and her royall Issue we are obliged and resolved yet to fight till her Throne be established in despight of her enemies Here also we see God will not suffer those Christians unpunished that violate their promise as was seene on Colonell Grame whose fault is too common amongst their faction that hold for a maxime they are not bound to keepe promise or accord unto us as was seene on Colonell Monro of Fowles his Regiment marching out of St●bing the conditions of their accord being broken unto them the Souldiers were forced to serve and the Officers were made prisoners If my fortune were once againe to command the Guards in Memmungen in Bavier the Dukes chiefe residence though I would not breake my word I would hazard to breake my sword to be avenged on those who keepe no promise or oath being enemies to God and to his truth as they did witnesse by their cruelty used at Bamberg where the Felt-marshall being set on unawares was forced to retire having sent away his cannon before him choosing the least of two inconveniences having thought better to endanger a few men in skirmish than by standing to hazard the losse of all and of his cannon Where we see that it is hard for a brave Commander to make a good retreat without cannon where on the contrary having a little time with some advantage of ground it is easie retiring from the fiercest enemy who may lose himselfe and his Army with pressing too farre forwards against cannon Likewise there is nothing more able for to make a partie of horsmen fortunate than a reasonable supply of musketiers ever to attend them for they are ever best together Moreover we have here a laudable custome of a brave Commander as his Majesty was being as carefull in maintaining his conquest as he was fortunat in conquering for before his Majesty would march from the Rhine towards the Danow he first established the Rex-chancellor of Sweden at Mentz leaving unto his care the direction of the Army left in the Palatinat to attend the Spaniard which Army was to be led by Palsgrave Christian Brickafield being at least eight thousand strong The twenty seventh Duty discharged of our March from Mentz unto Francony and to Shawbach HIS Majesty having got intelligence of the Ruffle Generall Tilly had given at Bamberg to Felt-marshall Horne and hearing the Felt-marshall was retired on Swinford incontinent his Majesties Army was brought together at Mentz and leaving the Rex-chancellor Oxensterne in the Paltz at Mentz as director and to attend on the Spanish forces till the Paltz were cleered of the enemie The sixth of March his Majesty did breake up from Francford where in the fields before Aschaffenburg the Army made a shew in presence of his Majesty of Bohemia Marquesse of Hamilton and divers others men of quality and having passed the bridge we quartered over night in the fields on the backe side of the hill and the next day continued our march towards Lore and having sent before to make provision for the Army in all parts where he resolved to quarter through Franconia being free of our enemies The next night we quartered at Erinfield and our Briggad passing by Gemond we marched on Carlestat where we quartered over night the next day continuing our march we joyned at night with the army at Tettelbach where before our upbreaking the next morning a fire being entred in the Subburbs as his Majesty was marching out of quarter those of Spences Regiment were blamed for this accident though innocent Neverthelesse his Majesties rage continued the whole day and we being separated his Majesty marched on Kitchen on the Maine to joyne with the Felt-marshall and we were commanded to march on Oxenford on the Maine and from thence to Vinchen where we againe were to joyne with the Army having ever our cannon and Amunition waggons along with us On Sunday in the afternoone his Majesty againe over-viewed the Army being set in order of Battaile the Felt-marshalls forces and some new forces having joyned with us being pleasant to behould where in time of the show his Majesty of Bohemia did come and salute our Briggad being resaluted with all due respect of the whole body of the Briggad where his Majesty was pleased to shew us how glad he was of the good report and commendation his Majesty of Sweden had given of our good service the continuance whereof he hartily wished Our Army this day was above twenty thousand men horse and foote besides those did belong to the Artillery being all in good order Generall Tilly having understood of his Majesties coming and of the strength of his Army he thought as best for the safety of his Army not to stay our coming and besetting Bamberg and Forcham with new levied men taking the ould Souldiers with him he marched towards Newmarke in the upper Palatinat having taken all the best things he could finde within the Bishopricke of Bamberg with him on waggons And having sent his Generall Quartermaster before him towards Loaffe he was met by some of the Swedens party and being kill'd all his letters were brought unto his Majesty and before his Majesty brake up with the Army he caused to publish an Edict over all Franconia that all sort of people which had before bin fugitives for feare of Religion they were all free to returne unto their houses againe not being molested or troubled in the peaceable labouring of the ground Likewise on this march a strong party of our Army led by Colonell Sparereutter Rancountring with the enemies party by S. hawbbishhall after a long skirmish the Emperialists were made to retire with los●e towards the Castle

where they were set off the Towne Councell that were knowne to be Papists and Protestants were placed So that the fourteenth of Aprill his Majesty entred the Towne going first unto the Church called St. Annes Church and there in presence of his Majesty of Bohemia Palsgrave Augustus and Duke William of Wymar Duke Hannes of Howlsten Markgrave Christopher Fontarlach and Bawden and other Potentats and Ambassadours did heare a Sermon and praised God for the victory obtained against their enemies The Text being taken out of the twelfth Psalme and fifth verse For the oppression of the needy and for the sighes of the poore I will now up saith the LORD and will set at liberty him whom the wicked had snared After Sermon his Majesty went to the market place where some Swedens Regiments were brought and where the Burgers were also injoyned to come to present their service unto his Majesty and a table being set openly and covered a present was sent to his Majesty from the new set Protestant Councell of Corne Fish and Wine and the next day being the fifteenth of Aprill his Majesty with the whole Army was ready to march unto Bavaria The twenty ninth Observation GENERALL Tillie being neere unto his end behooved to make a march unto Bambricke to shew the Swedens by his retreat the right passe unto Bavaria with his owne death Wherin we have a notable example of an old expert Generall who being seventy two yeeres of age was ready to die in defence of his Religion and Country and in defence of those whom he served being then Generall for the Catholique League which end of his should encourage all brave Cavaliers following the laudable profession of Armes to follow his example in life and death as valorous Souldiers where we see that though death be fatall unto all yet such a death as happened unto this old Generall is only proper unto the valiant who though often contemned death and eschewed death during the warfare yet at last he is overtaken by Gods Almighty hand and power though formerly in his life-time he had escaped by the same providence many dangers And sometimes we see in the very entrance of warres some suddenly taken away to teach us alwayes to trust more unto God then unto the arme of man which is but a vaine strength Likewise though this worthy Generall did fight often and obtained many notable victories till this time against Kings yet at last he is overcome by a King and a more skilfull Generall then he was and though before the battaile of Leipsigh he did give no higher title to his Majesty then to a Cavalier Neverthelesse his Majesty hearing of his death called him Honourable old Tilly whose Acts were so Heroicke in his life time that after his death they were his everlasting monuments making his memory eternall suffering his name never to ro●with the time And my wish were I might prove as valiant in advancing Christs Kingdome though I should die in the quarrell as he was forward in hindering of it my death then should not be bitter unto my friends I leaving an immortall name behinde me Also here we see the great force of Artillery either in forcing of passes against our enemies or in maintaining of passes with a little advantage of ground for seventy two peeces of Ordinance with such continuance were of mighty force to make passage to an Army for this victory was obtained by the force of our Cannon alone which made the enemy runne away before we could come at them to fight and the discouragment given unto them by the losse of their Leaders caused their disorder and consequently safety to us in our passage Where we see that as victorie is from God so the helpe judgment and dexterity of good Commanders is furthersome to the victory as the lawfull meanes ordained by God Moreover we see here how easie it is for a victorious Armie that is once master of the Field to take in Frontier Garrisons while as they are possessed instantly with a Panicke feare especially being taken at the Stot or rebound before they have time to disgest their feare But had Generall Tilly drawne up his Army out of reach of his Majesties Cannon and resolved to suffer his Majesty to have set over his Army the passe being so narrow that ●carce three men could march in Front Tillies advantage had bin the greater to receive them as they came who might have cut them off by divisions which had bin more to his credit yet we see as the Prophet saies Exc●pt the LORD watch the watch-man watcheth in vaine And we see God would have these people punished for their former cruelties and therefore he tooke away their judgment and confounded their Counsell making them erre till they ranne to their owne ruine As his Majesties Iudgment in command was great so his Example was good and commendable in giving God thankes in his Church for his victories and for the preservation of his life from danger wherein his Majesty chiefely shewed the example of his Piety and religious exercise for he knew well that Religion and Iustice were the fundaments of all good society and being much inclined unto both he would winne the people by his owne example since of all men it becomes Kings and Princes worst to be irreligious and ungodly for on earth we have nothing more worthy than Religion to be respected and honoured it being unto Heaven our guide on earth the fountaine of our Iustice whereby we governe our affaires well or ill expelling and putting away unjustice or unrighteousnesse for where there is most Religion or piety there also is most happinesse and without her no Crowne can be established and as his Majesty was religious himselfe so he maintained good lawes and good discipline grounded on religion and holinesse of life which made the happy events and fortunate end of his warlike expeditions to follow Blessed therefore shall they be who follow his Majesties example in this as in all other his warlike enterprizes for I dare affirme on my conscience never man served this Master truly whom his Majesty our Master did serve with his heart without a reward The thirtieth Duty discharged of our expedition toward Engolstat THE sixteenth of Aprill his Majesty did breake up with the Army from Ausburg taking his march towards Engolstat of intention to start the Duke of Bavier from thence having left so many of our Army behinde us as tooke in Launceberg Mindelhaim Fussen Showngow and divers other parts in Schwabland by accord where Generall Major Ruthven then Governour of Vlme had brought with his Forces that were also behinde us all the Papists Townes that were betwixt Vlme and Lindaw under his Majesty of Swedens contribution and most part of Schwabland also for which service his Majesty gifted unto him under his hand and seale the Graveshaft or Earldome of Kirkberg lying next adjacent to the City of Vlme which belonged to the Fuckers of Ausburg that