knowledge of God his heavenly mysteries Speake therefore O Lord for thy servant heareth since without mans helpe thou canst instruct and though man teach the letter thy Spirit openeth the meaning they shew the way and thou givest strength to walke man deales outwardly but it is thou that enlightnest the minde Paul plants Thou givest the increase speake therefore O Lord againe which art the ever-living truth to the comfort of our soules to the amendment of our lives and to the advancement of thine everlasting Glory XII When thou seest thy Camerade trusting and leaning unto his own strength and not depending upon God that gives victory then thinke with thy selfe that it is thy dutie not to thinke with thine owne wings to flie unto heaven but with Gods feathers for it is not in the power of man to dispose his affaires at his owne pleasure But it is God that giveth victorie and comforteth whom he will and when he will and what he willeth must be for of our selves we are full of infirmities except the favour of God shine upon us and then are we strong enough to overcome all our enemies by his power that leads us preserving us from dangers and delivering us from infinit evils for he is our Salvation our Strength and our Shield in the day of Battaile XIII When thou seest againe thy Camerade like a valiant Souldier going forwards in well-doing not fearing any thing to winne credit then thinke with thy selfe that it is thy dutie to strive to goe forwards notwithstanding the wickednesse of thy minde though Sathan should presse to hinder thee in the course of idlenesse and to withdraw thee from all religious dutie and exercise and from thy godly remembrance of Christs paines and wounds and from thy care of salvation and from thy Christian resolution to goe forwards in well-doing making thee abhorre prayer and the reading and hearing of the Word incorruptible beleeve him not and care not for him but turning his snares on his owne pate say unto him avoide Sathan thou uncleane spirit blush thou cursed wretch avoide I say thou wouldest carry me from my God but thou shalt not Iesus will assist me and thou shalt get but a shamefull foyle I had rather die than consent unto thee Therefore be quiet and hold thy peace for I will not heare though thou shouldest trouble me never so much The Lord is my light and my salvation whom should I feare the Lord is the strength of my life of whom should I be afraid the Lord protecting me and delivering me Therefore as a good Souldier strive couragiously but beware of pride and arrogancie which hath led many unto errour and almost unto uncurable blindnesse Therefore pray unto God that their fall may make thee wise XIV When thou seest thy Camerades impatient and given to pleasure and delectation unwilling to beare their crosses then thinke with thy selfe that it is thy dutie as the Souldier of Iesus Christ to walke in his wayes without wearying and to beare thy crosse and miserie patiently For Christ suffered and so entered into his glorie Therefore if thou wilt be a Souldier of his thou must needs walke in this Kingly high way not quitting thy Ranke for feare or for persecution but must resolve to suffer adversitie for the more the flesh is troubled and weakned by calamitie the more the Spirit is confirmed by the comfort of the minde and he that is stedfast in the faith needs not feare the malice of the Devill XV. When thou seest thy Camerade loose in behaviour not fearing God neglecting his dutie to his Commanders carelesse of life and unprepared for death then thinke with thy selfe that thy dutie is to prepare thy selfe by unfained repentance thinking more often of death than of long life call to minde Gods judgements and the paines of Hell let thy behaviour be so as if thou wert presently to die so cleering thy conscience thou canst not greatly feare death being found such as thou wouldest appeare having lamented and truely repented thee of thy sinnes thou shalt winne the Field and mortalitie being swallowed up of life thou shalt live for ever XVI When thou seest thy Camerade raâ—â— headie or obstinate in his owne opinion or yet readie to beleeve every man his words and suddenly rehearsing what hath been told him then thinke with thy selfe that as a Souldier of Christ it is thy dutie to be wise and setled in thy opinion not wavering with every winde of doctrine but constant in the true faith thou professest that though thou frequentest and seest men of divers Religions thou maiest ever prove constant in the truth thou professest for the Souldiers of Christ as they are constant so they must be fervent and godly zealous XVII When thou seest thy Camerade arrogant thinking himselfe better than his fellowes then thinke with thy selfe that it is thy dutie to be humble familiar and sociable rather silent than babling not hastie arrogant as he lest God should condemne thee utterly thou must not suffer thy selfe to be drawne away with vanitie stirring with indignation against any but be meeke and wise watch and pray and spend not thy time in idlenesse but depend on God let thy conversation be honest living soberly and righteously in his fight not judging others blinded with private affection giving partiall sentence XVIII When thou seest thy Camerade loving the world better than God oppressing the poore as a Citizen of Babylon and not as a Souldier of Christ thinke then with thy selfe that he having made the wrong choice thy best is to have the true love and feare of God in doing no body wrong but contented with thy wages strive to be made a Citizen of Ierusalem and a Souldier of Christ indeavour to be holy and unblameable before him in love and charitie the vertues belonging to the Christian Souldier that as thou bearest the name thou be not found voide of the vertues belonging to those that fight Christs Battailes viz. love courage respect and obedience for he that loves any thing better than those vertues is not worthy the name of a Souldier And he that loveth Christ doth not walke in darknesse but hath the light of life caring more for a good life then for a long hunting after righteousnesse that all other things may be cast unto him XIX When thou seest thy Camerade not faithfull unto his Master and with love unfained not advertising him of all he knowes prejudiciall unto him then thinke with thy selfe that thou as a Souldier of Christ oughtst to be faithfull with love unfained towards thy Master fighting to death for him till thou overcomest vice and conquerest thy selfe of all Combats the best that thou maiest be esteemed of as the valiant Souldier of Christ that as thou art vertuous so thou maiest grow famous in glory having abandoned thy selfe and thy owne will to doe the will of God Lord make us doe this then are we sure to be honourable in thy sight XX.
Here also was killed the valourous Captaine Mac-Donald who in valour succeeded his worthy predecessors for with his owne hands as is credibly reported he killed with his sword five of his enemies before he was kill'd himselfe Divers also of these Officers were hurt as Capt Lundesey of Bainsho who received three dangerous wounds Lievetenant Pringle who was hurt also and divers more they being made to retire their powder being spent to make their retreate good falls up Captaine Mac-Kenyee with the old Scottish blades of our Regiment to suppresse the enemies fury they keeping faces to their enemies while their Camerades were retiring the service went on afresh where Lievetenant Seaton his Company alone led by Lievetenant Lumsdell in absence of their owne Officers being then all under cure there was lost of Seatons Company above thirtie valourous Souldiers and the Lievetenant seeing Colonell Holke retiring desired him to stay a little and to see if the Scots could stand and fight or not The Colonell perceiving him to jeere shooke his head and went away in the end Captaine Mac-Kenyee retired softly from his enemy keeping faces towards them with credit till he was safe within workes And then made ready for his march towards Wolgast to finde his Majestie of Denmarke The nineteenth Observation HEre we see that when his Majestie of Denmarke did quit the protection of Trailesound unto his Majestie of Sweden Sir Alexander Lesly being made Governour following the example of Iustinian the Emperour to put his authoritie in practize He commanded out a partie and was obeyed by those he commanded which should incourage all brave Cavaliers to serve well and faithfully where they serve without spot or blemish that in the end they may expect so great a reward from so great a Master as we see here bestowed for valour and fidelitie upon our Country-man being trusted with such a charge on a frontier Garrison though a stranger before his Majesties owne Country-men where he againe following the example of Alexander the Great who caused a Combat to be fought with one of Darius Captaines before the Armie should fight and his Captaine returning victorious he I say tooke that as a good presage of his future fortune in beating of Darius his Armie Tacitus saith also that the Germanes were wont to fight and try their valour first after this manner by parties for presages of greater service to follow And we finde that the valourous Generall Scanderbegge King of Epirus did fight many Combats himselfe for to give good presages of future victories whose fortune was till his death to be ever victorious The like fortune I heartily wish to this noble and worthy Cavalier happie alreadie and blest in bringing honour to his Country being in all his time beyond apprehension happily excellent To conclude then this observation here we may see the benefit of good order where those that were in great danger are happily preserved by the goodnesse of good order and discipline and by the timely succours of their valourous Camerades taking the enemies blowes and shots in their owne bosomes to rescue their friends from danger to the great prayse of that noble Sparke Captaine Mac-Kenyee being full of worth as the purest orientall Diamond shining amongst the greatest Stones who did scorne to turne face from his enemies but retired orderly offending his enemy in defending his friends till both he and they were returned with credit though with losse for where order is kept as in this retreate was done by that noble Sparke all things flourish and thrive and I wish from my heart he had followed his profession for though he be honourable enough as he is none can blame me for wishing him better he having once commanded me and shall still while I live The twentieth Dutie discharged of the Regiments March to Wolgast and of their Retreate unto Denmarke HIS Majestie of Denmarke having given over the protection of Trailsound unto the King of Sweden immediatly after he did ship some forces of foote and horse in Denmarke which he did land at Wolgast in Pomeren of intention to patronize the Dukedome of Pomeren against the Emperour And being come to Wolgast his Majestie did recall the remainder of our Regiment from Trailesound who were not then foure hundred strong at their out-coming having lost in six weekes neare five hundred good men besides Officers the Regiment led then by Captaine Mac-Kenyee in the absence of his Superiours he continued his March towards Wolgast where they joyned with his Majesties Armie being no sooner arrived they were instantly commanded on service The enemy having falne strong against his Majestie he did plant fourteen pieces of Ordnance and playd on the Kings battell till his Majestie perceiving the danger not being bastant to resist the enemy retired confusedly in great haste to Wolgast and having lost without fighting the greatest part of his Armie our Regiment and the remnant of Spynies Regiment had beene cut off had not Rutmaster Hoome and some of his Camerades of the Rhinegraves Regiment of horse charged the Enemy thrice keeping them up till the most part of his Country-men were retired in safetie and then were made by their enemies to retire at the spurres themselves having endangered their owne safeties for the good of their Camerades His Majestie finding the enemy pressing hard fearing much to be surprized or taken he did give Captaine Mac-Kenyee charge to comand the whole Scots that were there and divers others and to skirmish with the enemy before the Ports till his Majestie were retired and then to make his retreate over the Bridge and to set it on fire which the Captaine did orderly obey doing his Majestie the best service was done him in the whole time of his warres not without great danger of the Captaine and his followers where the Bridge once burning he was then the happiest man that could first be shipped Ensigne Lindesey brother to Bainsho was shot with a Cannon-Bullet in his shoulder and notwithstanding was brought off and miraculously cured The Regiment thus shipped they met with their Colonell being come from Scotland with the Recreut who retired with his Majestie unto Denmarke and were mustered The twentieth Observation IN defence of this Towne of Trailesound our Regiment did lose neare five hundred men and of the remnant escaped both of Officers and Souldiers I doe not thinke one hundred were free of wounds received honourably in defence of the good cause Who will then say but that bloud was better lost than kept when it returnes with advantage having brought credit to themselves and Countrey Let none then mourne for the losse gotten so honourablie Let none then I say bedew their eyes for them we left behinde us seeing the gaine is equall to the losse if not more for them we had we knew were not alwayes to stay yet what we have gained is permanent and eternall those we lost I confesse we loved yet that love ought not to be so violent as to
distribute the three thousand foote prisoners that were willing to take service under the Dutch Regiments Whereupon I approached unto his Majesty intreating his Majesty to consider the great losse our Regiment had sustained on all the former occasions of service that seeing we were become weake like to other Regiments Therefore his Majesty might be gratiously pleased to give order to Generall Bannier that I might have all the Britaines and Irish that were amongst the prisoners to strengthen our Regiment which his Majesty granting directed a Cavalier with me unto the Generall commanding I should have them I was overjoyed thinking to get a recreut of old Souldiers and the Cavalier having declared his Majesties will unto the Generall the Generall said with all his heart I should have them and when I had made tryall to finde out the number there were but three Irish amongst them all and being disappointed of a strong Recreut I did over-see those to follow their Camerades and being returned his Majesty asked me how I sped I told his Majesty Britaines were so farre addicted to his Majesty and the cause that few of them served the Emperour whereupon I intreated his Majesty for some Dutch but his Majesty refusing promised to put me and the Regiment alone upon an occasion where I should get not onely the prisoners but good booty also The next morning continuing our march towards Hall the most part of my folkes were commanded for the intaking of the Castle of Hall the party being commanded by the Colonell of the Artillery Captaine William Stewart Clare his brother then Captaine under our Regiment was commanded with the commanded men the Castle being taken by accord we did get fifty old Souldiers that tooke service under our Regiment His Majesty on the Sabboth day in the morning went to Church to give thankes to God for his by-past victories this church being the Bishops Cathedrall seate I did heare there sung the sweetest melodious musicke that could be heard where I did also see the most beautifull women Dutchland could affoord The next day the Duke of Saxon with a princely traine came unto Hall to congratulate his Majesties victory and was invited to sup with his Majesty where they made merry and the next day held counsell how to maintaine the warres and how they should prosecute their victory where it was concluded that his Majesty with his Army should advance towards Erford and then over Duringer Valt unto Franconia and that the Dukes Army should march unto Silezia and towards the Crantzis or Fronâ—iers of Bohemia After this conclusion his Majesty sent post unto Spruce to call the Chancellor of Sweden from thence to he at Hall as Legate for his Majesty to disburden him of the politicke affaires having burthen enough of the military employment and of the receiving and dispatching of forraine Ambassadors and till the Chancellors coming he did leave Colonell Winckle with a strong Garrison in Hall having wisely fore-seene both the way how to prosecute his victory as also to maintaine his Conquest The eighteenth Observation THIS great Army of Generall Tillies being defeated did seperate themselves in great Troopes and bands especially the foote who ought ever to stand well and fight with courage bouldly in field and not to suffer themselves to be rent though the horsemen should runne away and being they cannot runne so fast for their safeties my counsell then shall be ever to them to fight well for victory and though they should lose all hope of victory I would not have them to disbandon or scatter but rather to stand together till at last they might get honourable quarters for themselves rather then shamefully to be cut off in flying away Here we see that the foote Souldiers suffer ever the greatest losse in extremity and they have ever least gaines though most credit but we see his Majesty with clemency doth follow the example of the ancient Romans who of all victories thought that victory best which least was stained with bloud having given quarters and service to three thousand Emperiall Souldiers without drawing one drop of bloud Likewise we see here the continuance of his Majesties industry and diligence aswell in prosecuting his victory as he was valiant in obtaining of it in the one as in the other vindicating his owne honour and the honour of his noble friends shewing after the fury was past his clemency and meekenesse towards his enemies yet who ever was more valiant than he being ever in all his on-sets a Leader And as we see his Majesties valour and diligence in prosecuting his victory so we see also his care in supplying the weakenesse of his Army as a wise Generall should doe in not letting his enemies see the weakenesse of his Army which ought never to be knowne to those who would rejoyce at the same Likewise here I did observe a great thankefulnesse in a King in acknowledging openly in view of an Army the good service done by his servants wherein I did especially see his love to our Nation beyond all others that did serve him to make other Nations emulous of their glory in following of their vertues and though his Majesty used them here rather like unto friends then to servants it should not make them the more sawcy but rather the more humble as both Officers and Souldiers did verifie in promising the continuance of their faithfull obedience and of better service as the Lord would enable them on the next occasions Likewise we did see here how few of our Nation are induced to serve those Catholique Potentates and for my part I finde the reason good for if we have any enemies in Europe it must be those that would not onely overthrow our estates at home if they could but also would force us if it lay in their powers to make shipwracke of our consciences by leading us unto Idolatry Moreover we see here that his Majesty and the Duke of Saxon having once beene companions of danger together they were then entertaining one anothers familiarity in renewing of their friendship confirmed againe with the German custome in making their League the firmer by drinking brother-ship together where I having entred the Hall and being seene by his Majesty I was presently kindely embraced by houlding his Arme over my shoulder wishing I could beare as much drinke as old Generall Major Ruthven that I might helpe his Majesty to make his Guests merry and holding me fast by the hand calling to the Duke of Saxon declared unto him what service our Nation had done his Father and him and the best last at Leipsigh commending in particular to the Duke Colonell Hepburne and Lumsdell and having called Colonell Hepburne unto him he did reiterate the former discourse and much more in commendation of the Scots In the continuance of this warre in Germany as the sequell of the Story will prove from the Balticke coast unto the Alpes and Tyroll where Colonell Hepburne was sent out as Colonell to
his Officers on Hasford and Swineford These newes coming unto his Majesty he prepared for a march unto Franconia bringing the rest of his Majesties forces together that were with the Felt-marshall and he did send unto During to the Duke of Wymar and to Generall Banier to bring their forces together to meete betwixt Nurenberg and Donavert to search out Generall Tilly and about the middest of March 1632. we brake up from Mentz having left the Rex-chancellor Oxensterne and Duke Bernard of Wymar with eight thousand men in the Paltz to attend the Spaniards further intentions on the Rhine The twenty-sixth Observation THE Catholique League seeing the Spaniard terrified in the Paltz and almost beaten away they begun being members of that head to quake and tremble for feare of the Swedens neighbourhood and therefore the Bishops of Mentz Triere Cullen Wurtzburg and of Bambrick presently resolved out of their policy to treat for a neutrality pressing so farre as lay in them to bring the King of France and his Majesty of Sweden to pull at each others beards alleadging the Swedens intentions were only to subvert the Catholique Religion and the professours of Popery as he had already as they alleadged persecuted and banished the Churchmen out of Erford Wurtzburg Francford Hickst and out of all other parts where they were whereupon his Majesty of France notwithstanding of his confederacy with the King of Sweden was commoved at his crossing the Rhine fearing he might bring the Catholique League on his side and then turnâ— his Armes against France which suspitions wrought an Ambassage from his Majesty of France towards his Majesty of Sweden for treaty of neutrality betwixt the King of Sweden and the Catholique League which in th' end turned to nothing Where we see that all Potentates and great Kings doe keepe no Confederacy nor League but only so farre as they are helpfull for their owne aimes and designes preferring their benefit before the keeping of their covenants where we see that Kings hand-writings or seales in pactions making tye them no more then as nothing when they finde them prejudiciall to their owne greatnesse and cannot be made to keepe their covenants but with stronger power Then we see here his Majesty of Sweden was nothing moved with the King of France his threatning except he would retire over the Rhine againe seeing he knew his owne ability at that time that being once over the Rhine he could march unto France The consideration whereof made them agree better on secondary conditions having past from the first covenant so that we see there is no dealing with Kings but on equall termes and then are they most reasonable but the example of Kings in this point of their covenants is not to be imitated by any other inferiours for in respect of them though not in respect of God they are privileged persons who cannot be punished for their faults but by God alone And therefore amongst inferiours nothing is to be kept more strict next unto faith unviolated then mens word and promise especially promises betwixt old friends But alas no friendship is permanent seeing many things come betwixt turning it unto hatred and hostility for where love doth not grow the friendship is not durable Likewise here we see his Majesty of France made haste to interpose his request for the weale of the Catholique League shewing himselfe discontented with their usage to make them the more ready to thinke on him before they should any wayes leane in their necessity to the King of Sweden As also we see the policy of the League though in their necessity they seemed to make use of the King of France his friendship yet they would not cast off the house of Austria and King of Spaine their ould friends for the hope they had in their new friend the King of France lest their new friend might disappoint them of their expectations as he did in th' end missing his owne aimes We see also here the Frenches policy in making haste to intercede for the Leagueistes lest the danger might come on himselfe for the King of France hâ—aring the King of Sweden had crossed the Rhine he did not stay to bring his Army together till the League should call for his helpe lest it should be too late but incontinent brought his Army to the Mosell and then sent his Ambassador to Mentâ— to his Majesty of Sweden to treat having his Army at hand which was the only sure way then to get the better conditions knowing the King of Sweden had already too many Irons in the fire Those we see are the best friends that in necessity keepe their paction as the Catholique League did at all times unto the Emperour who otherwise had bin no Emperour neither yet had he bin Emperour had the Evangelists kept together and hazarded their meanes and bloud in defence of the publique cause as the Catholiques did in their greatest necessity once every yeere setting up ever new Armies as one was beaten unto them their wisdome and constancy were so great that presently the next Spring through their power and diligence they had ever another new Army afoote which in th' end made their enemies the Evangelists weary sparing their meanes they suffered in a manner the cause and the publique to be neere lost being since beaten by their owne Armes and meanes seeing they neglected time while as they might employ their meanes to the finall overthrow of their enemies and yet to my knowledge in Germany if they would conjoyne their strengths together constantly against the Papists they are powerfull enough to free all Germany of Popery banishing them over the Alpes from whence they came And I perswade my selfe none that knowes Germany but in his conscience he must confesse this to be truth But when our fellowes in friendship faile us as the Evangelists one after another for a skurvy losse quit the Crowne of Sweden the great Duke of Saxon having left them first breaking his oath and promise in prejudice of the publique peace excluding the Protestants impiously for his owne aimes he did prejudice the Gospell his country and confederates and by his evill example for plaine necessity while a storme should blow over the townes of the upper Circles of the Empire as Strasburg Vlme Nurenberg Francford did accept of an unsetled peace contrary to their mindes in prejudice of the publique losing themselves and the publique for the losse of one day being without their head which first brought them together Here then we see the great difference of friendship in prosperity and in adversity for his Majesty of Sweden being at Francford as a victorious King he had then in his prosperity the conflux of friendship some seeking his protection others his friendship and confederacy others for feare of the dint of his Armes seeking to be Neutrall who before were enemies other Kings and Potentats Republiques and Cities sending their Ambassadours congratulating his successe yea and which was
inward gifts of the minde for if thou desirest to be a Souldier of Christ thou must be adorned with all vertues that inwardly thou mayest be such as outwardly thou doest appeare unto the world Thou must then learne to mortifie those vices to which thou art most subject taking accompt of thy selfe how thou hast resisted vice and what good thou hast done and say then when thou findest thou hast done nothing that is good Lord make us every day to renounce sinne and resist vice that our love and zeale to thee may be inflamed to well-doing even in the greatest extremity of adversity II. When thou seest the Kings Majesty thy Master or his Generall coming to looke on the battaile when all Front towards the King with due respect and reverence thinke then againe with thy selfe and say as for me it is good to draw neere unto thee O Lord for thou art my King and my God thee alone will I worship and love make me happy in thy love and for thy sake I will despise all things for thou art the strength of my head and my portion for ever for through hope we attaine unto thee by Faith III. When thou seest thy Camerads knitting all things about them handsome and fast before they march say thou then knit mine heart unto thee O Lord that I may feare thy name for he that loveth not thee must quake and feare and it is a fearefull thing to fall into thy hands for thy coming unto Iudgment is terrible thy roaring is like a Lyon and thy Sword a consuming fire no place can hide man from thy presence thou seest the heart and the Reines no secret is hid from thee and who can escape thy vengeance None except they repent Lord therefore save me from that bitter death and give me grace to repent that I may bewaile my misery before I depart IIII. When thou art entred in the troublesome way of thy march and sufferest toyle travell heate cold hunger thirst nakednesse perill being called to labour and to suffer and not to live in pleasure and idlenesse say then my sorrow O Lord is ever before me for in me dwelleth no good I offend day by day and which is worse I cannot repent sinne increaseth and the Fountaine of grace is stopped and I finde no comfort Say then againe O Lord spurre me and whip me with thy Rod before I perish and reserve not thy punishment lest at last I shall be made to pay the uttermost farthing Lord therefore create a new heart within me that I may prepare a habitation for thee to rest in a cleere conscience O Lord for thy Sonne Christs sake suffer me not to goe away empty for with thee is mercy and great redemption therefore I will be comforted whilst thou givest me time to amend my life V. When thou seest thy Camerads for love of credit and the favour of their Officers making no difference betwixt faire and foule way but with patience induring all toile to come to the end of their march thinke then with thy selfe that after this manner of old the servants of Christ for the favour and love of God and of his glory did serve the Lord in hunger and thirst in cold in nakednesse in watching and fasting in prayers in meditations in manifould persecutions and troubles contemning all pleasurs for Christ they sought the glory of God more then their owne fame Lord therefore make us contemne and slight all things for the love of Christ altering from vice to vertue mortifying our lusts that we may become Souldiers of Christ loving nothing so much as God and the salvation of our soule VI. When thou seest thy Camerade fix in his Armes and well exercised with Pike Musket and Sword then thinke with thy selfe that thy duty is to trust in the Lord and to doe good that thou mayest dwell in the land and beâ—â—ed â—ssrâ—dly thy delight must be in the law of the Lord and thou must be exercised therein day and night that thou mayest be full of hope and strength remembring thy end ever redeeming the time takeing heede of small sinnes that by time thou maist avoide the greatest and if thou shalt behave thy selfe godly in the day thou mayst be assured to be merry at night VII When thou hearest the Alarum given going to thine Armes thinke then with thy selfe that it is more then time to abandon the universall world and to imbrace God and say as for me it is good to draw neere to God and to put my trust in him that I may declare all his Workes For whom have I in heaven but him and on earth I desire none but him he will guide me by his counsell and afterwards receive me unto glory VIII When thou seest thy Camerade making ready and fix against his enemies girding his loynes that he may fight the more valiantly then thinke with thy selfe that it is thy duty to put on the spirituall Armour and to gird thy loynes against Satan the world and the flesh that thou mayst fight the spirituall combat bridling thy riotous appetite bringing under the flesh despising the worlds glory be at no time altogether idle but ever doing somewhat for the publique welfare discharging the duties of thy calling beseeching God for Christ thy Captaines sake to pronounce thee happy in the day of thy appearance IX When thou seest thy Camerade appointed to watch over himselfe and others lest he be circumvented by his enemies lost and utterly ruin'd then thinke with thy selfe that thy duty is to watch over thy selfe diligently lest the wrath of thine enemies seaze upon thee by Gods permission for thy punishment crushing thee to peeces and consider with thy selfe that as it is fearefull to fall into the hands of thine enemies so it is more fearefull to fall into the hands of the living Lord. Stand then in awe to offend him that infinitely loves thee let thy chiefest care be then to please God and to forsake unrighteousnesse that leadeth unto death and then surely thou mayst rejoyce though in trembling being merry in the Lord. X. When thou seest thy Camerades invironed with enemies and preparing themselves for Battaile then thinke with thy selfe that it is thy dutie also to arme thy selfe against thy spirituall enemies craving God his assistance that he leave thee not nor suffer thee to be tempted above thy strength and if thou fightest valiantly unto the end thou art happie being promised for thy reward the Ioyes of Heaven For the Spirit saith to him that overcommeth I will give to â—ate of the tree of life XI When thou seest thy Camerades give eare to the words of Command hearkning unto their Captaines instructions obeying the tucke of Drumme or sound of Trumpet then thinke with thy selfe that it is thy dutie to hearken unto Gods Word receiving comfort from the mouth of his servants for blessed are the eares that heare when the Lord whispereth and blessed are those who prepare themselves for the
When thou seest thy Camerade contraried in many things by his betters and also perhaps scandalized then thinke with thy selfe and resolve if thou wouldest be counted as a Souldier of Christ that would reigne with him thou must also resolve to suffer with him and not to care a rush for the reproaches of men but thou must take all scandalls in good part for Christ thy Captaine was despised in this world and at extremitie his very friends forsooke him Thinke then O Souldier that thou art in respect of him but dust and forsake this world if thou wouldest have rest unto thy soule for the Kingdome of God is righteousnesse and peace and joy in the holy Ghost put then confidence in God and he will handle thy cause right well care thou to have a good Conscience in all thy doings then thou art sure none can hurt thee for the Lord will defend and deliver thee XXI When thou seest thy Camerade vaunting or bragging of his owne deeds without modestie or discretion seeking his owne prayse as many vaine men doe then thinke with thy selfe that thy dutie is to contemne worldly praise as vaine coming from man for true and eternall glory contemneth worldly praise and as man judgeth of the deed God regards the intent and minde presse therefore to doe well but thinke little of thy selfe being the surest token of a modest minde for he that praiseth himselfe is not allowed but he whom the Lord praiseth Wee ought not therefore to wax proud but wee ought to watch continually for Sathan sleepeth not and the flesh is not yet dead XXII When thou seest thy Camerade dissolute vaine proud phantasticke arrogant windie railing back-biting vaunting of all sinne and mischiefe then thinke with thy selfe that these are the notes proper unto the wicked and if thou wouldest prove a Souldier of Christ thou must oppose thy selfe contrary to them all being thy dutie to be lovely strong patient faithfull wise meeke prudent circumspect modest just not daintie not light not given to vanities but sober chaste constant quiet and temperate in all senses even with paine living in vertue for without paine none can love God for if thou wouldest love God thou must be painfull in seeking of him never leaving him till he be found of thee and love thee bringing thee through his love unto perfection in Christ. For he that loves him will indure all things for his sake as valiant Souldiers fainting at nothing may happen yea thou must despise the inticements of Sathan and of thy fleshly enemies and that is the valiant exploit wherewith best thou canst please God XXIII When thou seest thy Camerade stand in awe to commit wickednesse both for feare of punishment and his love to his Commanders then thinke with thy selfe that thy dutie to thy heavenly Father obliges thee to love and to feare him with a filiall feare standing in awe to sinne against him for cursed is he that heareth the word of the Lord and despiseth it Blush thou therefore that takest more pleasure in vanitie than in the truth in time call thy sinnes to remembrance and that with sorrow let thy Religion be in thy heart not in thy mouth wish for heavenly things and contemne the world seeke to be made strong in the love of the Lord and constant to continue for nothing in heaven above or in the earth beneath is comparable to this love of God in Christ he that hath this love hath all in all Say then O my God and my love as thou art mine make me wholy thine XXIIII And last Meditation going before thine Enemie When thou seest thy Camerade for the love of honour and worldly credit not fearing to die but readie to open his breast like a valiant Souldier to receive wounds for his Masters sake then thinke with thy selfe that it is thy dutie as the spirituall Souldier of Christ not to feare to die but rather looking unto the glasse of life the rule of righteousnesse the light of the Soule the joy of the Conscience like a valourous Souldier for his love rather let all things seeme sweet unto thee for his sake who is and should be the end of all our thoughts of all our actions of all our speeches of our reading praying and meditating for through him we attaine unto salvation and everlasting life for his love we will not feare to die nor refuse to live Say then O Iesu how can I praise thee as I ought or thinke of thee as I am bound for thy infiniâ—e mercies Thee will I praise I will be readie to suffer for thee being assisted by thy grace I will magnifie and glorifie thee I humbly desire thy favour vouchâ—afe therefore to doâ— good unto me write my name in thy booke and let me never be blotted out but let me be accounted amongst the least of thine Elect I presume nothing of my selfe let all my comfort be in thy pretious bloud shed for me a sinner wherein I onely repose my desire is to be with thee in the land of the living in the Kingdome of heaven In the meane time I will behold thee in this life with the eyes of faith placing my joy in thee in this my pilgrimage and though I should be tossed too and fro yet will I retaine thee fast in my minde for thou art my brother that hast taken my flesh and bones on thee thanks be unto thee sweet Iesu that hast united thy humane nature unto the Divine unite me unto thee sweet Iesu and leave not my soule in the grave for thou art my Saviour and Redeemer for ever AMEN THE TABLE OF THE SECOND PART A. ANDREVV and Iohn Monroes both died at Shevelben in the Marke Page 10 Letter P. Authority laid aside he that obeyeth is as good as he that commandeth Page 14 Letter V. Ambition grounded upon vertue maketh the meanest Souldiers mount from the lowest centry to the top of Honour Page 14 Letter V. An Army sometimes is ruin'd by an idle and a vaine brute being brickle like glasse Page 16 Letter Y. Avarice hath bin the losse of Armies and Kingdomes Page 82 Letter Z. Ashamed we neede not be though poore being honest Page 90 Letter A. Altringer shot in the head Page 117 Letter Q. Ausburg given over by accord Page 117 Letter R. Foure Armies against his Majesty of Sweden at once Page 120 Letter I. Accidents of warre being infinite the knowledge of them can never be limited Page 155 Letter E. Articles of warre the strictest lawes that are Page 161 Letter R. A Christian Advertisment from over-mourning Page 170 Letter F. An Advise to brave Leaders Page 93 Letter W. B. The Benefit is great we have when Frontier Garrisons are well beset for the Enemy can be affronted in coming and going and we have time to draw breath Page 11 Letter Q. A rare example of the valour of Blanch Rubea Page 27 Letter M. A rare example of Bonne and her husband Peter Brunore of Parme.
parties on all quarters of Horsemen to get intelligence and Conschaift of his enemie lest unawares he should be surprised Likewise at his upbreaking from quarters he should take notice of all complaints and do justice accordingly And he should have a speciall care of the sicke either to transport them or to foresee for their good usage in case necessitie or weakenesse force him to leave them behind He ought also to foresee before he march for his Guides and to give charge to keepe them from running away and he ought to learne of the guide the inconveniences on the way that may be hindersome unto his march that timely he might provide a remedie His Guide should also know how far to go that when he comes his length he may timely provide for another He ought also to learne the best way for his Baggage and Ammunition to march on and in case of suspected danger he ought to ordaine a guard of Musketiers with a sufficient Officer to command for their convoy and if it be such way as that on occasion his Ammunition cannot be steadable unto him in such a case he must not part from his Ammunition waggons but rather to keepe one way though it should be far about He ought never for pastime or pleasure on a suspected march neere an enemy to go from the sight of his Troopes for feare he should be absent in greatest neede or that some misfortune might happen betweene those he commands himselfe or against others incurring in their wayes If occasion of service offer he must never be dejected but to encourage ever his owne most in the greatest extreamity shewing testimonies of his inward valour and setlednesse of minde by his by-past experience testifying he is no Novice not taking counsell of others when he is with resolution to rancounter a brave enemy He must be of judgment to consider on the sudden his enemies designe and timely he ought to oppose his enemy either with few or with many as he finds his best advantage And if his enemy be too far stronger than he he must timely resolve how to make a safe retreat being forced thereto Preserving his souldiers to a fitter opportunitie for once far ingaged the retreat will be the more difficult to make without great losse He ought alwayes to keepe a good reserve of fresh brave resolute fellowes to keepe faces on their enemies while as others should be forced to turne backe on them at such times and in such occasions the resolution the courage and the judgment of a valourous Commander is best knowne for many can advance rashly that have never the wit or judgment to retire bravely as is ordinarily seene in many such Commanders more stout than wise But lest I should enter too far to this purpose in this observation for feare to be blamed my selfe for not retiring in time it being a large field I entred in let this suffice for this march of the Leaders duty Now to retire being quartered a mile from Lovenburgh in a Dorpe where the Boore for feare quit his lodging so that for want of provision we were forced to send our Suttler called Iohn Matheson towards Lovenburgh in his absence our Boyes made use of his rugge to cover their faces in drowning of Bee-hives the rugge being rough did lodge a number of the Bees which when the Boyes had drowned the Bee-hives they threw away The Suttler comming late home we being a bed went to rest and putting off his cloathes drew his rugge to cover him but as soone as the Bees found the warmenesse of his skinne they began to punish him for his long stay That he was forced roaring like a mad man to rise and throw off his rugge not knowing though well he felt the smart of his sudden enemies we called to him asking if he was mad he made no answer but still cried the Divell had bewitch'd him in piercing him in a thousand parts still rubbing and scratching crying with paine not knowing the reason till a candle was lighted and seeing the Bees threw his rugge in a draw-well The gentle reader may judge whether or not he was punished for his long stay Thus Seria mista jocis The fourth dutie discharged of our march from Beysenburgh to Rapine in the Marke and of the storming of Beysenburgh Skonce HAving rested here three dayes on the fields till our Colonell came from Hamburgh with a monethes meanes to the Regiment our monies paid we got orders for a new march towards Rapine in the Marke where the old Markegrave fon Turlaugh lay at Haggelberge with a part of his Majesties Army and the enemie lay against him on the other side of the Haggell our orders were to divide our Regiment againe and to leave Major Dumbarre with foure companies to beset Beysenburgh Skonce the enemies army being then within five miles of it ten thousand strong of foote besides Horse The other seaven companies were ordained to march with the Colonell and Lievetenant colonell towards Rapine as said is we severed not without teares both of Officers and souldiers But he that serves a master must obey The first night our Camerades accompanied us to our quarters The next morning our march continuing newes overtakes us the enemy is set downe before Beysenburgh Skonce In the relation of the service I must be succinct being loath having not seene the service to set any thing in Record but what I know to be truth neither can I be particular in the declaration of this service done by our countrimen though it be generally well spoken of over all Germany yet I must say somewhat and if my Report diminish from their credit I protest it is not for lacke of love but for want of information The enemy hearing we were marched and having gotten true intelligence how strong they lay in the Skonce he marched ten thousand strong and lay downe within a cannon shot of the Skonce and having begun his lines of approach The first night the Major made an out-fall where having bravely showen their courage and resolution returned againe without great losse The enemy longing to be repared of this their bravade resolved to storme the Skonce at all quarters but finding resolution joyned with valour against him after long fighting in vaine he is beate off from the walles and forced to retire at that time with the losse of five hundred men at least But having redoubled his forces the next time sets on with greater fury than before but is beate off the second time also with losse the third time he adventured and as was reported the Scots defenders as is well knowne behaved themselves so well that the enemy storming the walles the defenders for want of powder threw sand in their enemies eyes knocking them downe with the Butts of muskets having beene divers times Pell mel through others at last the enemy is forced to retire without effectuating any thing Yet gentle Reader thinke that at such play the losse was
of Armes and Novices durst not be so bould as to intrude themselves in this honourable profession in any degree to take command on them without long practise and experience as was requisite to undergo a charge in so high a calling and of such importance as to leade others Neverthelesse the ground worke or foundation of Military discipline once well laid then they were suffered to advance by degrees unto high charges proposing recompence and reward unto those that did merite and to that effect they invented severall sorts of Crownes for the reward of their travells and wisdome Amongst others the Crowne called Obsidionall was ordained for those that entred first the besieged places being of the most esteeme of all crownes which was made of the Roote of the Herbes or graine that had taken Roote within the place besieged also those that first scaled the walls were wont to get a crowne of the Herbe Woodbinde or Parietaria Pellitory growing on the walls and those that first èntred the enemies Ports by force had also a crowne given unto them And the crowne Castean was ordained for him that first entred the enemies Trenches and brake the Palesades making way to enter unto the enemies Leager Also a crowne was given unto those of the Navall Armie that first entred the Enemies Gallies or ships on Sea this Crowne was made of gold representing the Combat and the Generall a foote being victorious had given him a crowne made of Hats and Miters and triumphing in a chariot he carried a Hat made of Lawrell At last these crownes were made of Gold laid over with pretious stones They had also given them for recompence of their travels Chaines and Bracelets all to the end they might accustome themselves to vertue and to the discipline and toyle of warres Who then would not desire to be of this society to get a crowne for well doing On the contrary Cowards Poultrons and Effeminate persons were disdained degraded and put off charge while the valiant were honoured advanced and recompenced as the Turke doth practise to this day to the disgrace of Christians neglecting discipline till they are overthrowne It should then be the duety of brave Generalls to make choice of brave and vertuous Commanders not asking of whom they come but where and how long have they practised to be vertuous Then we see here what was the custome of the Ancient Romans in choosing the vertuous that had past their prentiship and not Novices to be Commanders for we see that the love of the Publique brings honour pleasure and profit to the vertuous who thinke on it sincerely But those that would raise their fortunes by the ruine of others shall never prosper The reason of our coming to this passe of Owldenburgh was to have stayed there in safety from our enemies till we might joyne with our friends but the Enemy prevented us in coming betwixt us and our friends then there was no remedy but to hold him up at the passe till our Army might joyne with us and of this intention we resolved for best to maintaine the passe as we did till Ammunition grew scant and then we were forced to retire to our ships This King is powerfull by Sea and is mightily well furnished of all things necessary for warâ—es of Armes Artillery Ammunition victualls money and what else is requisit to set forwards a warre and which is more a noble and a liberall Master as ever I did serve Here also I observe the slownesse of our Generall that did not patronize the passe some few dayes before the Enemies coming that it might have beene fortified for it was no time for us to fortifie the passe in the night when the enemie came before us and the next day we were not suffered to worke being otherwise imployed Another oversight was that our Generall did not know certainly how we were provided of Ammunition for though we had Lead in abundance we wanted Bullets in the time of need Whereupon the Generall was accused after our comming into Denmarke and the blame was found in the Commissary that had the charge of the Artillery Et jure for they were all Rogues and deceived his Majestie that trusted them too much Neverthelesse I cannot excuse the Generall of being ignorant of the provisions ordained for the Armie seeing he was certaine of the enemies comming for it is most sure if we had been provided of Ball we were sufficiently bastant to have kept the passe against our Enemy since it came not in the Enemies power till we had left it voluntarily in the night The enemy also retiring from us hearing the Rhinegraves forces were coming behinde him of intention to joyne with us I observed also that the Generall was too slow in the encouragement of his Officers and Souldiers having delayed his exhorâ—ation to the very time of our going on service And it is easie at such time to Prognosticate by the countenance going on service how thâ—y are affected But never men went on service with more chearfull countenances than this Regiment did going as it were to welcome death knowing it to be the passage unto life especially fighting in a good Cause against the enemies of the Daughter of our King the Queene of Bohemia for whose sake our Magnificke and Royall Master did undertake the warres and for her sake we resolved to have followed such a couragious Leader as the Earth this day affords none stouter as mine eyes did witnesse divers times And for her sake I perswade my selfe our noble Colonell did ingage his estate and adventured his person to have â—on her sacred Majesty good service I did also observe this day that the best way to eschew danger is not â—o perceive it for a man well resolved perceives no danger neither doth any thing seeme difficult unto him that may import his credit And the best Commanders in my opinion as they are in measure remisse not seeming prodigall of their lives though resolutely adventurous and for me I love a man that is modestly valiant that stirres not till he must needs for he that is conscious of his inward courage is confident to shew it to the world when he will but a man prodigall of life oft-times indangers himselfe and others for though he have courage to lead them on he lacks wit and discretion to bring them off in case of eminent danger And at such times as I condemne him that runnes away first I cannot allow of him that out of ostentation will stay after all his Camerades are gone till he yeeld himselfe prisoner or die unnecessarily there where he might have preserved himselfe with honour for a better occasion I have also observed that a base fellow hath been killed running away when a valiant Souldier stood to it and came off with credit I did also remarke the invincible courage and resolution of that worthy Gentleman Lievtenant Rosse who having lost his legge wished for a woodden or Treen legge lying on the
maintained it couragiously repelling the enemies valour with resolution built on vertue and love of credit so that they made their enemie with great losse to be frustrate of his hoped for victory finding the valour of the Scots tempered with constant resolution and vigorous spirits his fury was made to setle by little and little till at last resolution the strong Armour of the descreete Souldier prevailed against all the shuffles and cries of the enemy and the defender seeing the storme past and the tempest cease he laughes and smiles with as much honour quiet and safety as before he suffered toyle griefe or injury Here we see the use of treaty and still-stand or truce ordained of Policy that every man may presse to winne his owne aymes The Souldiers that in six weekes before were wounding and killing one another are now coming and discoursing together as friends where I did remarke and observe that it is much easier to be reconciled with an enemy then to conquer him Now in time of these still-stands by discourse they presse to finde out one anothers actions and to observe one anothers faults and excursions treasuring up against the day of advantage for the confounding of one another at their first out-falling and like the Crocodile they slime one at others way to make one another fall coming in occasions againe and therefore it was the answere that Seneca gave unto himselfe when he asked Quid est homini inimicissimum he answered Alter homo Our enemies studies are the plots of our ruine leaving nothing unattempted which may induce our dammage and the danger is ever most when we see it not Yet I thinke he that can be a worthy enemy can reconciled be a worthy friend and he that in a just cause can fight against us can likewise in the like cause being reconciled fight with us and if he be unworthy reconcile him too if it were but to be freed of his scandalous tongue and that also will be worth thy labour and he that upon good termes refuseth reconcilement may be stubborne but not valiant nor wise for he that wilfully continues an enemy teacheth his enemy to do him a mischiefe if he can and that endeavour is well spent that unmaskes an enemy or makes a friend for as the one begets a treasure the other it may be raiseth a siege and that man is wise that is kinde to his friends and sharpe to his enemies but he is wiser that can entertaine his friends in love and make his enemies like them as our Nation did here at Trailesound in keeping their Masters love to the best for their loyalty and in making their enemies thinke well of them and love them for their brave carriage and valour Likewise I did observe here the benefit that ariseth to a Kingdome City or State through a good Government and what a blessing it was to a Towne perplexed as this was to get a good wise vertuous and valiant Governour in time of their greatest trouble which shewes that we are govern'd by a power above us for oftimes that which we desire or feare doth seldome happen This City having feared the Emperours tyranny to come over them desired the King of Denmark as their protector yet God by his providence gave them another to wit the invincible King of Sweden who provided them an able Governour in their greatest neede to wit Sr. Alexander Lesly who immediatly after his entry tooke the command upon him keeping both the Dane their Souldiers and the Burgars under his command and direction as worthy of his authority flowing from the King his Master of most famous and of never dying memory it faring then with Trailesound as with Sara she became fruitfull when she could not believe it and they became flourishing having gotten a Scots Governour to protect them whom they looked not for which was a good Omen unto them to get a Governour of the Nation that was never conquered which made them the onely Towne in Germany free as yet from the Emperiall yoake by the valour of our Nation that defended their City in their greatest danger To conclude then for the love I beare to the Crowne that doth protect them knowing their dispositions by experience to be froward factious and proud having as yet some Wolves amongst them that the folde may be quiet let the factious heads be made higher by a pole than their bodies cutting off the tumultuous whereby their Governour by a majesticke awe may keepe the rest in a strict subjection lest slacknesse and connivence may undermine an unsetled Government for it is no crueltie to denie false men libertie that are so infected though there be some honest men amongst them let them serve their Governour and let him beare the sway as becomes the dignitie of the place that having once wonne the field he may be sure to keepe it for though I hate the evill people for their former unthankfulnesse to our Souldiers and Nation yet the love I beare to their Protector and Governour makes me thus plaine whose happinesse I wish to endure while there remaineth a stone in the Citie and his fame eternally The nineteenth Dutie discharged of the out-fall made by Spynies Regiment and of their Retreate made good by Captaine Mac-Kenyee THE treatie dissolved the new supply being come out of Denmarke Sir Alexander Leslie being made Governour he resolved for the credit of his Country-men to make an out-fall upon the Enemy and desirous to conferre the credit on his owne Nation alone being his fiâ—st Essay in that Citie And therefore made choice of Spynies Regiment being their first service to make the out-fall ordaining Captaine Mac-Kenyee with the remainder of our Regiment in the Lievetenant Colonell his absence to second them for making good of their retreate My Lord Spynie being present with his Regiment consisting of brave and valourous Officers being all worthy Cavaliers of noble descent and of good families having action valour and breeding answerable to their charges they were desirous to gaine honour and credit against a powerfull enemy with whom they were to be ingaged they went on with boldnesse and confident resolution and falling into the enemies workes they forced the enemy to retire and to give ground even to the body of their Armie And delighting in the shedding of their enemies bloud who had shed so much of their Country bloud before they pursued them hard following them unto their maine reserve or battell where they seazed on their Cannon but the enemy being too strong and his forces still augmenting they were made to retire with the losse of some brave Cavaliers especially the losse of Sir Iohn Hume of Aiton the first Captaine of the Regiment who after many bloudy wounds received was taken prisoner being a brave resolute Cavalier of good carriage and moderation in all his actions who after died of his wounds with the enemy being a prisoner long and was much lamented of all that knew him
our Body is the better guarded by good intelligence Thirdly by this meanes wee can the better provide our Army with thinges necessary Fourthly the passages without being kept they being next the Enemy wee can have the more timely advertisement of our enemies designes so soone as they are hatched This Cavaliere Kniphowsen though hee was unfortunate he had both the Theorie and Practick befitting a Commander whom once I did heare say that one Ounce of good Fortune was to be preferred before a Pound weight of Wit which hee knew well by his owne experience and to my knowledge though hee was unfortunate himselfe yet Cavalieres under his command could learne by him much good order and discipline And though in his life-time hee loved not our Country-men Neverthelesse for the love I carried to his vertues I would not omit to make mention of his worth No feare of danger or death can be an excuse to a man to serve the Publique in his calling Before I was commanded to enter this Towne the Infection was great yet none of us did forbeare to converse with the Sicke though daily examples of mortality were frequent amongst us for on our Watches wee knew not the cleane from the foule Neverthelesse it behoved us all to passe on our duties as wee were commanded and though I know no reason for it fewer Souldiers dyed of the infection than Burgers Yet one rare Sparke being a resolute â—ix Souldier with a Musket as ever I commanded dyed here of the Pest called Andrew Monro who being but Eighteene yeares of age though little of stature no toyle nor travell could overset him and as hee was stoute so he was merry and sociable without offence such another was his Cozen Iohn Monro Kilternies grand-child who dyed of a burning Feaver being alive without feare before his Enemy and of a merry and quicke disposition I made onely mention of their names because they lived vertuously and dyed with farre more credit then if they had dyed at home where their names had never bin recorded for their worth and vertues It is the duty of a Commander to whom a Frontier Garrison is put in trust timely to fore-see all wants and defects about the place hee is trusted with as to repaire the workes to provide it with victuals with powder with Ball Match and Armes for it were not good hee had his materials to seeke when hee is resolved to begin his worke Likewise his workmen if they bee not sufficiently furnished before-hand he will be forced to dismisse them before his worke be credibly ended his over-seers must be also good and diligent otherwise there may bee too many crevises in their building and he himselfe must give good example in overseeing all and in fore-seeing of all inconveniences not trusting unto others to discharge those duties hee is bound to discharge himselfe and in â—ase of extremity of danger hee must ever bee the first himselfe to looke unto it and the last in comming from it otherwise hee can neither maintaine the place nor his credit Hee must also be very modest and secret in not revealing the dangers hee fore-sees but be amending of them for feare to discourage others Likewise wee see here that it is alike with a Commander keeping a strength sometimes as it is with a body whereof some members are infected with a Canker that to preserve the body they must resolve to lose a member as it was with us at this time being forced to burne a part of the Towne to preserve the rest and our selves otherwise all must have beene lost But God favouring us by the winde that obeyeth when hee commandeth and the Element of the Fire also supplying the defect wee had of Water in our Graffe being but dry on that side wee were guarded with fire in stead of water and that bravely The Enemy being gone wee preserved the rest of the Towne in quenshing the fire Here also wee may see the benefit we reape when Frontier Garrisons are well beset if the Enemy fall into our Land as wee are able to affront him in his comming so in his going taking alwayes Prisoners of him and this is the right use of Strengths that when wee suffer losses in the Fields wee have time to draw breath againe our Garrisons being well beset as was sâ—ene in the Peace made betweene the King of Denmarke and the Emperour For if his Majesty of Denmarke had not built Luckstad on the Elve hee had hardly recovered Holsten againe even so this Garrison being set here gave time by the holding up of the Enemy to his Majesties Forces that were come from Statiâ— to bee before the enemy at Colberge for if they had fought better I had observed the more The third Dutie discharged of our March to Prymhaussen neere Stargard and from thence to Statin BEeing recalled from Shevelben wee joyned with the Felt-Marshall Horne at Griffinberg taking our march towards Prymhaussen a great Dorpe neere Stargard his Majesty being then at Colnoe drawing his Forces together hee intended to try the Enemy before Winter having met with the most part of his Forces at Prymhaussen the word was spred his Majesty had dealt out winter Quarters to move the enemie to doe the like that they drawing to Quarters his Majesties Armie being together they might take advantage of the Enemy being setled in their Quarters Wee having stayed with the Felt-Marshall till the Colonell went for Scotland accompanied with Major Monro Capraine Francis Sinclaire Master Hugh Mowat and Lieutenant Barrie they being gone his Majesty commanded I should march to Statin and joyne with the Regiment and to receive Orders from Generall Major Lesley beeing Commandant for the time where by the way at Colnoe I did speake with his Majesty who told mee hee was to preferre Captaine Bullion being one of my Captaines then to be Generall quarter Master to Horse As also shewed to me that hee had imployed my Colonell for new leavies and therefore he had recalled mee to remaine with the Regiment in his absence recommending unto me diligence in keeping good Discipline and in defending of the Postâ—s which should bee intrusted to our watching seeing wee were to watch on Here Tyvell his Poste Thus his Majesties admonitions received I was dismissed to continue our march to Statiâ— where wee being no sooner arrived but Generall Major Lesly appointed me my Quarters and Poste to watch at The next day his Majesty directed Captaine Dumaine to mee with an Order under his Majesties Hand and Seale to place him Captaine over Bullion's Company The Order I reverently received and appointed the Cavalâ—ere the next day in the afternoone to come to mee â—eeing the next morning I was to ride to his Majesty being loath his Maiesty should diminish my priviledge having the freedome by his Majesties capitulation to place the Officers of the Regiment as they were vacant and not his Majesty having once disposed of that priviledge Being come to Colnoe I moved Sir
enemie on walls within Townes or Forts they are very commodious for service providing they resolve to fight well and to abide by their Officers and in my opinion being well led they may beate Musketiers accidently off the Feild and being well lined with shot they are a safeguard against Horsemen having the least advantage of ground Thus much in briefe for the use of the Pike the most honourable of all weapons and my choice in day of battell and leaping a storme or entering a breach with a light brest-plate and a good head-piece being seconded with good fellowes I would choose a good halfe-Pike to enter with CERTAINE OBSERVATIONS VVORTHY THE YOVNGER Officer his consideration being short and practicall for his Highnesse speciall use I. THIS life is a Comedy or a Play wherein every one doth his part we should presse to passe it over with moderate affections that the end be not cruell or dolefull as in Tragedies but full of mirth like a Comedy II. Vnto the Victor the life is sweete and happy but to those that are overcome nothing is more bitter then to put their hopes in their Enemies mercy III. As unto Champions of old lots gave fellowes and not election with whom they should fight so every one of us hath destinâ—s in our times where with to strive IIII. As he who goeth a journy doth reckon the miles so he that hath entred the way of this life shall not determine of his yeares For as from the spring flow the Rivers from the roote the branch so from the first education cometh the rest of mans life And if thou wouldst live truely thou must presse to profit thy country to defend the Common-wealth and to live well without liberty thou must preferre death before ignominious shame or slavery For as this life is Rosie so it hath flowers mixed with thornes the one to be plucked up the other to be eschewed so farre as we may V. It is a part of victory to trouble the enemy before we fight and as it is laudable to overcome an enemy it is no lesse praise worthy to have pitty on the miserable For as courage doth merit infinite glory so the love of all and the good will of all merits mercy and meekenesse VI. The feeble and weake minded man is ever pridfull in prosperity for he thinkes his vertues are such as can maintaine the Fortunes which he hath gotten and thinks still he is able to attaine and acquire more and more but when the tempest of adversity doth arise then is he so farre afraid that he becomes voide of all hopes and this oftentimes is the cause of the suddaine change of his fortunes VII Nothing doth diminish more the publishing of praise then when one continually casteth up his owne successe in actions of warre and oftimes striving to get abundance of honour men show their riches of swelling pride for disdaining his former friends he misknowes his acquaintance pressing to goe before he is greevous or displeasing to all his familiars Our care then should be to want this arrogancy ostentation or pride and pray for humility being more acceptable unto God then detestable pride which is an unprofitable evill a secret poyson a hidden pest the ingenier of deceipt the mother of hypocrisie the parent of envy the beginner of vice the moth of holinesse the blinder of hearts breeding sicknesse out of remedies and begetting langour out of medicine VIII There is ever some fatality incident unto those that desire vaine-glory or ostentation and those that are proud rejecting the prayers of the humble with disdaine they often incurre the indignation of God and fall oft into calamity except they take heede unto themselves IX These spirits are bentest on ambition that are of great and sharpe wits and of high minds being ready to thinke on great matters and to undertake them but Heroicke spirits on the contrary considering the worthy acts of others are stirr'd up unto vertue while as others with glory of succession becoming more insolent and negligent make Tragicall ends being oppressed with small things they die unworthily X. The duty of a good man is to reserve himselfe for the well and use of his country and friends being wary lest he should be lost rashly as my deere and only Brother was who did not neglect his duty neither in word nor deede but to his death served God in his calling though his death was sudden being the condition of mortall men that are still subject unto such changes that oftimes in their greatest prosperity comes adversity and from their adversity their prosperity againe God hiding the cause of both from us It were better then to prevent a wound then out of time to seeke remedy for in the middest of evill is not the time to be merry and those hurts are most which we receive unlooked for Therefore it were much better to prevent then to suffer and it were much better to enter in danger being guarded then out of time to grow pale Vaine then are the counsells of mortall men when we see no humane happinesse to be permanent since the Roots are taken up before they come to maturity except they be confirmed by the divine providence And chiefely in warres as being most uncertaine as we see by the untimely death spoken of but no man can forbid Gods decree Neverthelesse men that through age and long experience have obtained wisdome before they enter in a businesse they should looke unto the event and unto that which by all expectation may happen for it is ever the greatest wisdome to use the present time best we ought then on all occasions we are employed on to strengthen our minds with vertue that we may be safe overcoming all incumbrances that once we have condemned in the judgment seate of wisdome which alwayes is accompanied with praise and glory when we not only equall our selves with those that excelled in vertue but also presse to goe before them XI Wisdome goeth before all other things in esteeme as the most pretious Iewell we can possesse being spread she is gathered given away shee returneth being published groweth greater by her the Noble treasure of conscience is spread unto the secrets of the minde the fruit of inward joy by her is attained unto this is the Sunne wherewith the light of the minde doth shew it selfe and appeare in darknesse being the eye of the heart the delightfull Paradise of the soule the Heaven upon Earth immortall changing man into God through knowledge deifying him this fellow is invincible against all strokes he stirres not a foote for poverty griefe ignominy paine he is afraid of nothing and is ever full of joy merry pleasant and untouched living like a God Who desireth then to be wise and partake of this goodnesse that is so excellent they must not use themselves to vanity but they must thinke on that which is most profitable for them being not forbidden to use bodily exercise moderatly they may