as his lawfull wife making still great esteeme and account of her following her counsell in all his affaires of weight and importance during which time he attained unto great reputation under the Venetians his enterprizes still coming fortunatly and happily to passe This valiant Dame of his was still seene in Armes when occasion was offered to fight and when it was needefull to leade the Infantry going before she appeared like a Magnanimous Leader and warriour being very capable in warlike matters whereof she gave divers times good proofe especially with the Venetians against Francis Sforce at that time Duke of Millaine where she made her selfe knowne while as the Castle of Panon besides Bresse was lost her courage did appeare so great that every one did wonder at it for being armed from head to foote shewing her selfe more couragiously then any other at the storme the Targe on her arme and the Cutlesse in her hand she was the meanes the place was recovered At last the Venetians having great confidence in Brunore and in the counsell and valour of Bonne his Lady he was sent for the defence and keeping of Negrepont against the Turkes where by the Fortifications they two made while they remained there the Turkes had never the courage to hurt or impeach them in end Brunore dying and buried with great respect and honour Bonne his Lady returning towards the Venetians for to get her husbands pension confirmed to two of her sonnes and falling sicke caused to make a Tombe of great charges which she defired to be perfected before her death and being dead she was buried there in the yeare 1468. Therefore it was well said that there were three things seemed pleasant in Gods sight the love betwixt brethren the friendship betwixt neighbours and man and wife continuing in union and mutuall loyalty Who likes to reade a pleasant story to this purpose let him read Nauclerus treaty of the Emperour Conrade the third in his warres against Guelly Duke of Baviere who was forced for his safety to retire within Rhinesberg where the Towne being taken by accord by the perswasion of Ladies he would grant no other condition but that the women should transport themselves out of the Towne in safety with so much as they could carry and no more where one taking the Duke on her backe the rest of the wives their husbands the accord thus kept and the Emperour Conrade moved to compassion beholding their love and vertue pardoned the Duke and restored the Towne to their former liberties And Bodin in the preface of his history reports that Laurence de Medices was healed of a grievous disease by reading of this story without any other helpe I wish it may worke the same effect upon all those that reade it especially the Female sex in making them follow the vertuous examples of these noble Ladies in loving their husbands beyond all other things whatsoever and those that will not be moved thereto I wish them the death of that Roman Lady reported of by Quintus Curtius and Titus Livius called Publia Cornelia Annea who lived twenty yeares without once offending of her husband and seeing him die contracted such griefe for his death that she threw herselfe into the grave with her husband where she died and lay with him This wish I hope cannot be taken in ill part by the vertuous Ladies that are like Cornelia but I feare there is none such at all To conclude then this point of my observation in my judgment no women are more faithfull more chast more loving more obedient nor more devour then Souldiers wives as daily experience doth witnesse and none have more reason to be so then some of them whose husbands doe daily undergoe all dangers of body for their sakes not fearing death it selfe to relieve and keepe them from dangers To th' end you may see that the noble parts and vertues before mentioned are not proper alone unto the Feminine sex I will here inferre some notable examples of the good will love and faithfullnesse of husbands to their wives especially Souldiers whereof amongst many for the present I will to content the Reader mention two or three that are notable whereof one happened at this time in our warfare worthy to be recorded of that noble valorous pious and worthy Cavalier the Felt-marshall Gustave Horne the Peste having entred his lodging and taken away two of his Children seazed on his vertuous Lady daughter to the Chancellor of Sweden the Cavaliers love was so great that in the extremity of her sicknesse he never suffered her to be out of his armes till she died and then caused her to be put in a Silver Coffin that she might be transported for her country to be buried amongst her friends and his love was so great unto her that after her death though a young man he could never be moved to leade his life with any other woman Another example we reade in the story written by Plinie Valerius Maximus that is very notable to this purpose Sempronius Gracchus finding two serpents coming out of his bed enquired of Theologues what might that accident presage they answered that if he killed the she serpent his wife should die and if he killed the he serpent he should die himselfe he loved his wife Cornelia so dearely that he commanded to kill the he serpent and shortly after he himselfe died Also that which we reade of Meleager sonne to Danneus is notable who would not rise out of his chaire for the reliefe of the Towne he was in for his father mother brethren or sisters all crying and calling for his helpe who nothing cared for their ruine but how soone Cleopatra his wife came to him desiring his helpe and telling him the enemy was alreadie entred the Towne and was setting the houses on fire this stony-hearted man who before could be moved by nothing at the desire of his wife went to Armes against the enemy and repulsing them backe saved the Towne from wracke and ruine and the Citizens from death for this Meleager as all honest men ought to doe esteemed his wife and himselfe but one so that he could deny her nothing Here it may be some will alleage he was Iohn Thomsons man I answer it was all one if shee was good for all stories esteeme them happie that can live together man and wife without contention strife or jarres and so doe I. And in my opinion no wife can be ill that wants the gall for the gall in the body is the seate of choler from which the love of man and wife should be free and as of gall so of despite of anger and of bitternesse The eight Dutie discharged of our March to Francford on the Oder and the intaking of it the third of Aprill 1631. THE twenty-fourth of March 1631. his Majestie having disposed of his Armie in putting them in good Order of Briggaddes horse and foote through the severall occasions and accidents happening in warre
THE Scotch Military Discipline LEARND FROM THE VALIANT SWEDE And collected for the use of all worthy Commanders favouring the laudable profession of ARMES By Major Generall Monro Being novv Generall of all the Scotch Forces against the Rebels in Ireland communicates his Abridgement of Exercise in divers Practicall Observations for the younger Officers better insruction ending with the Souldiers Meditations going on in Service LONDON Printed for William Ley at Pauls-Chaine 1644. COLONELL MONRO TO HIS HIGHNESSE THE PRINCE ELECTOR PALATJNE OF RHJNE wisheth health and happinesse AFTER seven yeares March in the warres of Germany with one Regiment it being rent in the battell of Nerlin at last I retired unto Britaine to levie againe for the further advancement of the good cause and being at the Court of England attending imployment to expresse my love and most humble reâ—â—â—cts unto your Highnesse having bin an eye-witnesse the accidents most remarkable which occurred in Germany during those seven yeares warres though a rude and ignorant Souldier I was bold to set pen to paper to discharge a long seven yeares troublesome Expedition in short Duties and Observations of service coÌ„taining a true simple narration of the principall occurrences which happened in the course of this warre without omitting one dayes March in three yeares under the Magnanimous King of Denmarke nor thereafter in foure yeares March with the Royall Army under the fortunate conduct of his Maiesty of Sweden of never dying memory Being induced thereto chiefely to testifie my humble respects unto your Highnesse to whom I have ever vowed my best endeavours of service next to expresse my love and thankfulnesse to my country and to my deere Camerades Britaines Dutch and Swedens companions not of wants but of valour eternizing their memory who after death like Phoebean Champions ride triumphing in spite of envy being praised by their enemies for having valorously resisted their assaults till they died standing serving the publique through their great love to your Highnesse Royall Mother the Queene of Bohemia your Highnesse selfe and the remnant of the Royall Issue Hoping therefore for their sakes departed of worthy memory my paines may be acceptable unto your Highnesse for their sakes alive that long for a new Leader I have beene bold to send unto your Highnesse at this time worthy Counsellours whose counsell your Highnesse may be bold to follow and their vertues being most Heroicke and examplary may be imitated by your Highnesse in going before us as our new Master Captaine and Leader being descended of the valiant Bruce and of the first King of the Stewarts through your Highnesse Royall Mother Elizabeth Queene of Bohemia Iewell of her sex and the most resplendent in brightnesse of minde for a woman that the earth doth afford That great Monarch Alexander the great shewed his humanitie in the wants of old age to a poore and decrepite Souldier being weary with great travell in the way lent him his own chaâ—re for to warme him by the fire and being upon his death-bed for all the pangs and paines of Death he disdained not to shake hands with the meanest and poorest of all his Souldiers So Mighty and Illustrious Prince I though a poore Souldier doe Dedicate unto your Highnesse these my dutifull Observations and Expeditions Your Highnesse being eminent as your dignity high hath made me presume on your Highnesse goodnesse which I know is full of pardons for those that reverence your Highnesse person as I doe That I have prefixed your Highnesse name was my duty as to my Patron Superiour to whom I am ever most bound especially in discharging of this my duty Neither doe I pay this tribute unto your Highnesse as to adde any thing unto your Highnesse knowledge being already inriched with notable vertues but rather to expresse my love and dearest respect in all humility to him whom I have vowed to follow if my breath may last so long till your Highnesse enemies be overcome Daigne therefore Noble and Illustrious Sir to let passe this my tedious expedition and shallow observations under the name of your Highnesse Patronage to whom I wish the Roman Empire for a possession as it was extended of old from the River Euphrates at the East to the Ocean Sea at the VVest the fertillest part of Asrica at the South and the Rhine and the Danube at the North which to possesse come Noble Sir unto the field and fight before us Britaines Jrish and Dutch who long to see your Highnesse to fight with good lucke and victory with strength and power with wisdome and understanding c. against your Highnesse enemies till your Highnesse Royall Mothers Throne be established after her sacred Majesty in your Highnesse Person Vouchsafe then Noble Sir of your gracious generosity favourably to accept of my well wishing and of these my Observations and esteeme the Author thereof to be for ever Your Highnesse most humble and obedient serviture ROBERT MONRO TO THE READER NOble worthy courteous and loving Reader if J could perswade thee to beleeve what profit the diligent and serious Souldier doth reape by reading and what advantage he gaineth above him who thinketh to become a perfect Souldier by a few yeares practise without reading Truely thou wouldest use thy earnest diligence as well in the one as in the other for J dare be bold to affirme that reading and discourse doth as much or rather more to the furtherance of a perfect Souldier than a few yeares practise without reading For out of my owne experience in my profession having seene as many rare occurrences and accidents of warre by practise as hath not been seene the like in many yeares before which shall appeare evidently by the subsequent Observations of one Regiments service Neverthelesse J must confesse that reading and discourse of warres inable the minde more with perfect knowledge than the bare practise of a few yeares Therefore what these yeares past J have collected by the one and the other following the laudable profession of Armes under the mightie and potent King of Denmarke the space of three yeares and since under his Majestie of worthy memory the Invincible King of Sweden his Crowne and Confederats in foure yeares gathered together for the good profit and furtherance of thee and my Country whereby I hope the noble and worthy minded Reader shall be allured and animated to follow the Traces of those worthy Cavaliers mentioned in my Observations of most worthy memories Whereof some from meane condition have risen to supreme honour wealth and dignitie though others perished in the way of preferment for whose sakes my Sword shall be ever ready against the common Enemy that ruined the old and worthy Regiment the memory whereof shall never be forgotten but shall live in spite of time and its vertues and fame be made knowne to all those interessed in the quarrell The example of those brave spirits noble and worthy Reader I hope will allure you to follow their vertues
glorious in it as vertue when shee rides Triumphing as both these Cavaliers doe after death in despight of their enemies like Phoebean Champions praysed by their enemies for resisting their strongest assaults are now renowned in despight of envie and the abusive world And the worthy Souldiers their Associats in this memorable conflict and hot storme are not to be forgotten but to be praysed for their valour For though as I said by appearance to looke but on their outsides they were the meanest in shew of our whole Regiment yet God that gives hearts and courage unto men made them the instruments of our Regiments first credit in the warres of Germany They were I confesse led by brave Officers which were seconded and obeyed by resolute and stout Souldiers that gained victory and credit over their enemies in extremitie by casting sand in their eyes This victory puts me in mind of a prettie Story shewing that some times the meanest things doe helpe us much against our enemies especially when the LORD will blesse our fighting with meane Instruments fighting for us for his owne glory Iovianus Pontanus reports of Alphons being resolved by assault to take in Vicaro his Souldiers having at the first past the countersharpe and fossie scaling the walles the Inhabitants not able to repulse them with stones and the enemy unawares having surprised them that they got not leasure to arme themselves they threw Bee-hives amongst the enemy which being dispersed sticking under their Armes and in their faces forced the enemy to retire uneffectuating his designe Reade Iovian in his seventh Booke of Alphons his deed Cap. 2. Ierome Osorius reports the like Story of one Captaine Baregue a Portugall in his eighth Booke of Portugall who by throwing Bee-hives on his enemies made them to retire The like was done of late in Hungaria on a Fort belonging to the Bishop of Agria neere the Turkes which with the like helpe was relieved of a sudden assault the Souldiers not having time to goe to their Armes used this meane and were saved thereby We see then that an immortall good name is attained unto by vertue and not by villany Here also in this conflict we see notwithstanding of the enemies eager pursuit with fury that resolution at last prevailes for the defenders having at first resisted their fury the enemy with losse being forced to retire the assailers were discouraged and the defenders incouraged Therefore it is the dutie of a brave Captaine that is to be assailed to resist the beginnings well and then the end must needs be glorious In such occasions happie is that Commander that in extremitie of danger is accompanied with a few trustie friends and Souldiers He may be assured not to be forsaken as I have beene some times by strangers The valiant Souldier is ever best knowne in the greatest extremitie of danger and a forebeaten enemy once or twice repulsed will be loath to continue his pursute But he that would gaine honour must resolve to contemne death though ever before his eyes Wherefore I would wish the brave Souldier to be ever well prepared to die who should glory in nothing earthly more than in the tokens of his valour being knowne they were got with credit and not by infamie as many unworthy Souldiers oft-times get wounds but not with credit while for their cowardise they are running away y et they will vaunt amongst the unknowne as if their wounds were credibly gotten Here also we may see the resolution and courage of our Country-man to be prayse-worthy though killed serving the Emperour for though I loved him not being mine enemy yet I honour his memory in serving them truely whom he did serve for his owne credit Of all professions men of our profession ought to looke neerest to their credits being attained unto by much toyle and travell and is lost with little Therefore it is said that a valourous man his credit hangs as it were at one haire and one little errour or oversight in command can obnubilate all his former glory Circumspect then had we need to be to preserve this credit so dearely bought and easily lost We must not then looke to the outside of a man but unto his vertues for he that judgeth men of our profession by Physiognomie shall oft-times be deceived for he that is not stout by nature in our profession having served out a seaven yeares prentiship under such a Leader as the magnanimous King of Denmarke such a one though not stout by nature by frequencie of danger is made stout as a sword fearing nothing not death it selfe And Souldiers thus used with danger for the love of their Leaders to gaine their favours and good opinion will undertake the hazard of the greatest dangers for their Commanders sake Such then that have travelled well should by due have rest since the Crowne is laid up and ordained for him that fights well On the other part to end this observation as I did begin there is no punishment more grievous than the publique ill-will of all men especially for just causes And in my opinion it is better to be buried in oblivion than to be evill spoken of to posteritie The first Dutie discharged of our Retreat from Rapine to Wismere on the Baltick Coast HAving rested eight dayes at Rapine of intention to have marched toward Silesia to joyne with the Armie there God that disposes all things by his providence for our best provided that we went not for the Armie there being beaten and put to rout whereof few escaped The enemy after his Victory following downe to us-ward and having crossed the Elve behinde us our retreat towards the Kings Armie in Holsten was hindred the passages being all beset by the enemies forces so that there was no other passage free for our Armie to passe through but onely to retire towards the Baltick Sea to patronize the Isle of Poule for our safetie till such time as shipping should be provided by his Majestie to transport us unto Holsten Orders then were given to the whole Armie to march with all celeritie from Rapine unto the Randezvouz being appointed at Perlesberg where having come together we were neere ten thousand strong of horse and foot being sufficiently provided of Artillery and Ammunition answerable to the strength of our Armie Our march in great haste night and day continues towards Wismere being afraid of our enemies we feared we should not gaine so much time as to put our Armie in assurance within treaches before the enemies comming but being more affrighted than we had reason comming there betimes we intrenched our selves within a Close Leager before the Isle of Poule a mile from Wismere Where we made a draw-bridge over the passage to the Isle and fortified it with Skonces and Redoubts on both sides where we lay five weekes till his Majestie provided shipping for our transportation unto Holsten and fearing contrary winds might keepe us long on the Isle it being in the Harvest
downe his necke and shoulders sheweth the desire he had that his Master should leape on him to the great astonishment of Hanniball and his followers We reade also in the warres of Germanie in the yeare 1176 the Dukes of Saxon forced by Armes to submit themselves to the Emperour Henry the fourth giving the Emperour for pledges of their fidelitie two yong Princes Sonnes to a Marquesse which were carefully kept in a Castle that was very strong the Captaine whereof moved by Compassion and wonne by some presents suffered them sometimes to goe abroad to take the ayre and to ride their Horses thereabout The Captaine going a hunting takes these young youths with him the prey found and hunted shee is followed by all not thinking of any other thing The youths spurring hard out of sight follow their course till they come to the River of the Maine where they request a Fisherman to transport them in his little Cane or Boate to Mentz offering him their little scarlet Cloakes for pay The Fisherman helpes them from their Horses and takes them in his Boate and rowes downe the River their Horses swimming after them to Mentz where they and their Horses were graciously welcomed Plinie writes that Horses wept at their Masters deaths and it is recorded that the Horse of Caesar wept foretelling his Masters death and I perswade my selfe the gentle Reader could adde somewhat to this purpose if he listed but thus farre to animate Christians to love respect and cherish their Camerades and not to kill and backbite them as too many are too ready to detract from others to adde to themselves a wrong way for honour is compared well to a chaste Maide that will never love them who would ravish her but being courted shee may be moved Here I must not forget that dutie I owe to the remembrance of that worthy young Gentleman Arthur Forbesse Sonne to a worthy Cavalier of famous memory Lievetenant Colonell Arthur Forbesse being a worthy valourous sonne descended of a valiant Father This young Gentleman being deadly wounded on service and with hazard brought unto our Ship within two dayes dyed Likewise a Gentleman borne in the Isles of Scotland called Alexander Mac-Worche being wounded in the head and shot in the arme the enemies Horsemen shooting at him with Pistols he leapes from the shoare with his cloathes on notwithstanding those wounds and swimmes to my Cosen Captaine Monro his Boate and being brought in died the next day and was much lamented for of his Camerades as a Gentleman of great hope I did also observe here the inconvenience that happens to many brave Officers and Souldiers given to plundering gathering together a little bootie for spending which brings them commonly into their enemies hands their punishment being farre more grievous than their purchase was delightfull and yet I thinke the Guilt is worse than the punishment To which purpose I will onely here inferre one Story A Pythagorian bought a paire of shooes upon trust the shooe-maker dyes the Philosopher is glad and thinks them gaine but a while after his Conscience touches him and becomes a perpetuall chider he repaires to the house of the dead casts in his money with these words There take thy due thou livest to me though dead to all besides Certainly in my opinion ill gotten gaines are farre worse than losses with preserved honestie These grieve but once the others are continually grating upon our quiet and he diminishes his owne contentment that would adde unto it by unlawfulnesse for looking onely to the beginning he thinkes not of the end But in my opinion if plundering or making of bootie at any time be excusable for a Souldier it is onely in respect of the circumstances Our friends being forced to quit their Countrey and their goods to their enemies before it should inrich the enemy it were not amisse to take it or destroy it either with fire or water before it were profitable to our enemies and in this point onely I doe allow of this bootie making providing it doe not hinder men from the discharge of their duties in time and place otherwise our best goods being impediments to the discharge of our honest dutie in our calling are to be throwne away And for mine owne part a few bookes left by my friends which mine enemy might have burnt was all the bootie that ever I made neither doe I repent me of my neglect in this point having seene many make bootie who had never the happinesse to enjoy it long His Majesties care in fore-seeing the safetie of Denmarke merits praise for by the preservation of Denmarke his Majestie like a skilfull Gamester recovered againe all that he lost Therefore we ought never to grieve for any thing past but for sinne and for that alwayes And he spake well that said He that hath himselfe hath lost nothing The eight Dutie discharged of our Quartring and Mustring in Fune and of the Colonels going for a Recreute unto Scotland HAving happily arrived in Denmarke at Assens in Funland our Colonell goes a shoare to understand of his Majesties will and command and being graciously welcomed is made to dine at his Majesties Table after dinner his Majestie discharging then the dutie of a Generall Quarter-Master who wrote with his own hand the names of the dorpes ordained for our Quarters as also did appoint a faire Hoffe to receive all our wounded and sicke men where they were to be entertained together till they were cured and to that effect his Majestie graciously ordained skilfull Chirurgians diligently to attend them being an hundred and fiftie besides Officers then we got orders to land the Regiment and to draw up in a convenient part till our sicke and wounded were first directed to quarters and then to appoint our Watch viz. two Companies to watch at Assens then having gotten Waggons for transporting of our Colonels baggage and spare Armes the severall Companies Quarters dealt out the Furriers sent before to divide the Quarters every Company led by their owne guids we marched off severally by Companies as our severall wayes did lie unto our Quarters where we had rest for our former toyle and good entertainment for our spare dyet so that in a short time we were all sufficiently refreshed without feare of an enemy Neverthelesse our Watches were duely and orderly kept and relieved by course every second night then Orders were given by the Commissaries to give in our Rolles for mustering of us that his Majestie might know what losse we had sustained on service and that those that served well might be rewarded we mustered sicke and whole neere nine hundred men under Armes besides Officers having lost on service foure hundred men that were killed in the place and taken in our retreate Before our coming to muster Newes was come to his Majestie of the losse of the Castle of Bredenberg in Holsten Stathoulder Ransowe his chiefe residence where Major Dumbarre did command and was killed The particulars of
after Walestine himselfe after the in-taking of Coburg continued his march towards Leipsigh after spoyling the land of Coburg and Culnebush he marched through the Voigland towards Owltenburg and from thence to Leipsigh which he got in on Accord the twenty-second of October and on the twenty-third he got in the Castle of Pleisenburg putting out the Dukes Garrison and putting in his owne And after he tooke in Weysenfelse Morsburg Nawmburg and divers Townes more in Sakonie spoyling and ruining all that side of the Elve Hall also he tooke in but the Castle of Morsburg being well beset by the Swedens by that time could not be brought to heare of any Accord Papenhaim now retired from Mastricht having in vaine attempted then the reliefe of it at his backe-coming he relieved the City of Patterburne from the beleaguering and skirmished with the Lievetenant Generall Bawtish he also dissolved the blockquering of Volfenbittle an did get some Cornets and Colours from the Brunswicker forces and from thence he did come before Heldishem alleaging he had beaten the Duke of Lunenbeug and Bawtishen by which stratagem he did get Heldishem in his power and beset it with a Garrison as the principall Strength on the Wezer streame appointing the Grave Fon Gronsfield to command there and then he marched towards Eichfield and tooke in Milhousen getting a great composition of money from them he marched on Saltz and plundered it out wherein he did get much hidden riches and his Souldiers making rich booty they did cast in the water that which they could not carry he proceeded also in the same manner with Theanestade from whence he carried with him the Burger-masters in pledge of their Cities Ransome and finding by the way they were not able to pay what they had promised he caused to take all three and hang them up till they were halfe dead and then caused suddenly to cut them downe Cretzburg also he used little better from Erfort he desired twenty thousand Dollers and threatned if the monies were not tould downe he would not faile to doe them all the mischiefe he could whereupon with much adoe they did get him two thousand Dollers and hearing his Majesty of Sweden was drawing neere he staied not on the rest but marched to Morsburg at Hall The thirty-eighth Observation MEmory and forgetfulnesse are both necessary in friendship Shall I then forget here to speake of our separation being so long companions of one danger together No this love of Camerades to each others is most worthy remembrance seeing we were divers times willing to give our lives for one anothers safeties shall we then be oblivious of this mutuall love and dangers No though distance of place separate our â—â—dies we shall stillbe conjoyned in minde and power against our common enemy that desireth the hurt of us all alike Let us then though severed maintaine one anothers credit in absence ever honouring the worth and vertues of our deare Camerades for the kindnesse past let as learne to be ever thankfull to their friends alive and after their death let our love increase to their successours for if there be any Nectar in this life it is in sorrowes we endure for the goodnesse and love of our absent friends especially of those that were our dearest Camerades for if we sorrow for them amending our lives knowing we must passe shortly through the same passage they did passe before us truely one day our sorrow shall turne to joy and our teares shall turne to smiles our weeping unto a streame of pleasures and our labour unto eternall rest that as we followed the Lyon of the North the invincible King of Sweden in fighting the Lords Battailes here even so we shall follow the Lambe unto the Heavenly Ierusalem hereafter The cruelty and Tyranny used by the Emperiall Officers in Saxony who neither spared man nor woman is rather to be pittied by Christians then any wayes to be imitated which cruelty did presage their ruine to come for nothing vehement in that kinde did ever remaine long unpunished and though for a time the Devills rage at last they are cast into perpetuall darkenesse Papenhaim returning from Mastricht we see was immoderate in his victories and forbearing to shew mercy at all he domineered in his Tyranny running so long as he had feete some he did hang by their purses and some by their necks by halfes for not paying the Ranfome of others Such in justice the God of mercy and goodnesse did not suffer long unpunished and it is to be pittied that such exorbitant pride had bin cohabitant in so valorous a Captaine for it is certaine when a man of warre groweth too proud of his victories refusing mercy then commonly approach punishments woe for a proud warriour as this was viz. errour in counsell and unhappy successe in his best actions for how soone a man beginneth to grow proud and to be secure then cometh punishment and as pride groweth so vertue decaieth and though the punishment of pride and cruelty sometimes comes late yet sure it never comes light and it is most certaine there is ever some fatality incident unto those who are desirous of vaine glory through pride Our desire then should be to be humble that we be not rejected with disdaine as those proud Cavaliers rejected the poore Supplicants who though begging mercy were not heard whose exorbitant wickednesse should teach us not to imitate their examples but rather through grace presse to eschew their punishment both temporall and eternall The thirty-ninth Duty discharged of our March to Dunkelspill and from thence unto Bavier HIS Majesty returning from Rottenburg with the Queenes Majesty they marched with the Army towards Dunkelspill where they did lie three dayes during which time I was glad looking for no life to have bin eased by the helpe of good and learned Physitians There I was left the Army continuing their march upon Nerling making all the expedition and haste was possible to relieve Rhine on the Leacke being beleagured by the Duke of Bavier his forces and his Majesty coming to the Leacke he received newes the Towne was given over and the Bridge being cast off his Majesty was hindered the passage whereupon his Majesty directed backe the Queene to Donavert and incontinent begunne to prepare for the beleaguering of Rhine againe the Bridge being repared he set over his Army the thirtith of September and incontinent begun his aproaches the Emperialists at first plaied hard with Cannon and Musket till night that his Majesties Batteries were ready The first of October early in the morning the mist was so thicke that his Majesty approached very neere the walles and that orderly the Batteries being ready the Cannon planted in the mist by nine of the clocke his Majesty saluted the Towne with a Salve of Musket and Cannon where incontinent the feeble Bearish Commanders entred in accord which was granted unto them so that his Majesty by the assistance of God got this Towne againe
some others are wrapped up in fortunes lap 174 M. Intelligence the good of it most necessary to an Army 179 Y. K. Kinphowsen affirmed that one ounce of good fortune was better then a pound weight of wit 10 O. The King of Sweden doubted never to let put in execution what he once commanded 16 Y. The King of Sweden in extremity of cold being all wet did eate before he changed clothes 21 D. The King of Sweden though stout was seene to stoope for a Cannon Bullet 22 D. The King of Sweden did outshoote old Tilly in experience 25 I. The King of Sweden did discharge the duty of a Generall Major before Francfurt 31 T. The King of Sweden when his Army was weakest he digged most in the ground 41 H. The King of Sweden at Berlin forced the Duke of Brandenburg to quit the Saxon. 43 M. The King of Sweden was alike ready to governe the State as to fight his Enemies 46 Q. The King of Sweden caused draw his great Cannon through the River of the Elve on their Carriage 49 W. The King of Sweden his order in defending his Leaguer worthy observance 51 The King of Sweden seekes advice of his chiefe Officers at Verben 52 B. The King of Sweden with a strong party chased the Emperialists within their Army 54 F. The Kings prudency and wisdome in command answerable to the dignity of his Majesticke person 57 I. When a King fights a battell he puts much on hazard 62 Q. The King of Sweden makes merry with the Duke of Saxon at Hall 74 L. The King of Sweden for the advancement of the warre made a like use of Protestants and Lutherans 77 R. Kings or Princes have no other charters then their sword and the oath of fidelity 77 S. The King of Sweden to march over Duringvault did divide his Army 78 T. The King of Sweden caused publish and Edict in Franconia 85 D. The King of Sweden considering the weakenesse of his Army at Wertzburg gave out some monies 86 H. The King of Sweden steered his course aright at Wertzburg 87 H. The King of Sweden alike able tam arte quà m Marte 87 I. The King of Sweden marched through Francfurt as in a solemne precession for order 89 L. The King of Sweden Patriot and Protector of Religion in Germany 90 P. The King of Bohemia wonderfully well liked of by the Cities and Commonalty in Germany 91 R. The King of Sweden made no difference of seasons to pusue his Enemies 92 V. The King of Sweden in six monthes freed the Paltz of all the Enemies 94 Y. The King of Sweden for his Sisters sake the Queene of Bohemia in one night did anger the King of Spaine the Emperour and the King of France 93 Y. The King of Sweden and his Chancellour sate whole dayes at Counsell 100 H. The King of Sweden his peremptory answer to the French Ambassadour at Mentz 100 K. The King of Sweden did grant a stil stand on a condition 105 P. The King of Sweden entertained foure whole Armies at once 107 A. The King of Bohemia his discourse with the Scots Briggad at Vinchen 110 D. The King of Sweden and the King of Bohemia nobly received by the Lords of Nurenberg 111 F. The King of Sweden gives God thankes in Saint Annes Church at Ausburg 117 R. The K. of Swedé his speech coÌ„siderable his horse being shot under him 123 D. The King of Sweden a good shepherd 130 O. The King of Sweden finding the Enemy strong gave some contentment unto his weake Army 131 Q. The King of Sweden and the Emperiall Army had the eyes of all Europe fixed on their Actions 140 E. The King of Sweden rides at Anchor as at a Bay under Nurenberg 140 F. The King of Sweden defeats a party of the Emperialists at Bosbore in the upper Paltz 145 M. The King of Sweden ever enemy to idlenesse 151 X. The King of Sweden divideth his Army in Bavier to march into Saxony 159 I. The King of Sweden having thanked the Scots Briggad left them in Bavaria to be strengthened 159 M. The King of Sweden on his march to Saxony did cut off with a party three hundred Emperialists 160 N. The King joyned his Army with Duke Bernard of Wymar in Duringlang 160 N. The King of Sweden leaving the Queene at Erford made a speech to the Counsill 160 O. The King of Sweden crossed the Leake with the Army and marched to Nawmberg 161 P. The King of Sweden caused to throw off the Bridges on the Sale 161 P. The King of Sweden as a Souldier troubled with a double care 161 Q. The King of Sweden his exhortation to the people 161 R. The King of Sweden compared to the Sunne 162 S. The King of Sweden his exhortation at Leitzen to fight well 163 T. The King of Sweden having charged bravely his enemies being thrice wounded fell at Leitzen 164 W. A King ought never to endanger himselfe his Crowne and Country on a day of battle 166 The King of Sweden at Leitzen discharged alike the duty of a King and of a Souldier 167 A. The King of Sweden his confession as a sinner before death 168 C. The King of Sweden praised a Simili 168 C. L. When Love and feare is in the hearts of inferiours then the command is not burdensome nor the obedience slavish 14 V. We ought to Live so as we are commanded to live well 14 V. Lievetenant George Heatly a valorous young man was shot here at Damaine and slaine afterwards at Vberline in Schwabland being a Captaine of my Regiment 17 Z. Lievetenant Colonell Liâ—desey and Captaine Moncreeffe both slaine in defence of Newbrandenburg 23 F. Three things pleasant in Gods sight the Love betwixt brethren the friendship betwixt neighbours and the Loyalty betweene man and wife 28 P. The Love of Felt-marshall Gustavus Horne to his Lady at her death 29 R. The Love of man and wife should be free of gall despite anger and of bitternesse 29 S. Lievetenant Colonell Butler commended for his valour 34 Y. Lievetenant Colonell Dowbattle surprised the watch before Lantsberg 39 E. Who can Labour an Army as Gustavus did before Leipsigh he may drinke the best wine groweth under the Empire 69 A. Lievetenant Colonell Buckoy wounded 111 E. The Leaguer at Nurenberg went in a circular Orbe round the City 132 V. A new Leaguer made at Nurenberg in despite of the Enemy 151 W. Lievetenant Colonell Iohn Sinclaire killed at Newmarke 178 V. Lievetenant Colonell Sinclaire his death lamented 180 M. He ought to be Modest and secret that maintaines a Strength or Fort. 10 P. Major Synot died at Statin 12 R. Major Iohn Sinclaire at Trepto made a brave shew of a slight game 24 I. Major Bruntfield died at Buckestehood of his wounds 24 I. Meleager refusing to stirre for father or mother at the desire of his wife Cleopatra he tooke Armes and preserved the City from ruine 29 S. Major Sinclaire and