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A03133	A historicall relation of the famous siege of the Busse, and the suprising of Wesell Together with the articles, and points of composition graunted by his Excellencie the Prince of Orange to those of the towne. And a supposition of the state, and order of their garrison marching out of the city. and some other additions herevnto annexed. Written by H.H. ... .	Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?	1630 (1630)	STC 13262; ESTC S118791	37,502	49

of all which the Prince made good vse To goe on then the Tenaile being ours wee began a new sapp from the right point therof towardes the enemies halfe moone without the Vuchter port running our aproaches by oblique lines windings and turnings till wee came to the very brinke of the moate where the dummel fals into it making the moate and it aboue 300 foot ouer and euer as wee gott ground so we advanced our ordinance made batteries gards and blinds for the safegard of our men There began the first entrance of our gallerie into the moate to bee put ouer into the bullwarke on the right hand of the port On both sides the entrance of our long gallery there were made for y● defence of it two batteries of two halfe Cannon a peece which beate vpon the bricke foundation of the bulwarke and likewise flankard our Gallerie on both sides The ordinance likewise which were planted vpon the Tenaile playd vppon the Bullwarkes on each side the Port to dismount their ordināce which shot vpon the end of our Gallerie and of our workmē but the enemies ordinance were so suncke that wee could not come at them till they made other batteries yet our Ordinance from thence did so batter and shatter the Brickie linings of the Bulwarke on the right hand of the Port that it was made almost mountable before the Earth brush and blind were layd ouer the moate from the end of our gallerie to the Bulwarke it selfe From vnder this Tenaile was also a planke bridg layd ouer the Dummell and a blind made to get into the Vuchter eynt or Bleake field In this patch of ground were made blinds and batteries to dismount the enemies O●dinances which playd vpon our Gallerie and workemen from the Bulwarke on the left hand of the Port a peece which they had sunk in their halfe moone In this field also wee began to lay our secōd Gallery ouer to the right face o● the Bulwarke but the enemies Ordinance from the bulwarke on the farther side of the Port ●ackt thorow and thorow it 8 or ten times and shott some of the posts thereof assunder at the entrance of It into the moate yet at the last our baterie in that field put them to silence an English Captaine an excellent Cannonier whose name I haue forgot dismounted their halfe Cannon That day my Lord of Oxford had the gard by shooting iust into the Port bole after this our men wrought more safely in both the Galleries At the Entrance off our second Gallerie was likewise made a gard for the defence of It. Our long Gallerie being got some 30 or 40 ioynts or posts ouer the Dummell and the moate each ioynt being about 3 foot distant one from another And that it was counted a good night and dayes worke to fill vp the moate and set vp three or foure of them The gards batteries and blinds being made higher an● more defencible for our men On the left hand of that blind which ran to the entrance of our long Gallerie into the moate wee begun a sapp forwards towards the enemies halfe moone without the Port making still Gards batteries for our Cannon and morters till we came to the ve●y counter Scharfe of the halfe moone and so wee beate the enemy out of It into the●r halfe moone by the same token Sarant Coxe of my Lord veres company of Sehconhouer who fel on with the men was soundly thrasht with an yron flav●e for his labour the counter scharfe being taken in a bridge was layd ouer the ditch of the halfe moone to get a mine into the foundation thereof In this sap Captaine Clarke made a lofty gard which was a very good defence for our men especially to offend the enemy when they peept or shott ouer out of their halfe moone vpon our sappers and workemen On the 15th of August in the nig●t the enemy had a Stratagem in his head to cut our Trench by the little mile and Co●dewater so to haue let in the water vpon our aproaches to put this into execution Grubbingdon●k sent out of the Towne some hundered and fifty fire locks with Spades which stole in the night betweene the Petlar Sconce Count Ernests quarter thorow the inward line where it was not ●inished and came to the little windmill by our out line And there hauing layd an ambuscado of some of their firelocks in a ditch and behind some bushes fell to worke apace to cut our Trench some 30 foote broad betweene the hornework the Redoubts vpon the line not farr from that place where Count Harry of the Berks men would haue attempted It beefore but part of Captaine Broogs company hauing the gard in a Redoubt next vnto them gaue ●ire and the Alarum being giuen our horse which had the Gard in a house not farr from thence came vp to charge them and giuing fire likewise from that Redoubt they left their worke and retreated backe to their Ambuscado leauing some spads and a paire of old shoes behind them and as they retreated gaue fire vpon our horse men and slew a corporall and hurt too or three more besides But by reason of the mor●ace the ditche our horses could not come to charge them neither durst out foote fall out of their gards and so they retreated back againe into the Towne some to English mile from the place where they fell a cutting Surely If they had stavd but one halfe quarter of an houre longer or cut the gap not so broad they had effected the busines they came for because the water was not passing three ynches lower then the top of the Trench and so should haue let in an Invndation of water vpon vs. On Satterday at night the 18th of August my Leiutenant Coronell Sr Edward Vere had the commaund in the Trenches and on sunday his Excel who often times ventered his person very much came downe to the Gallery to se● the approaches a little beefore my Lieutenant Coronel was relieued Hee went to shew the Prince the Workes the sapp whiles the companyes being relieued were drawne off as farr a● the little Sconce my Lieutenant Coronel hauing shown his Excel thesap and taking his leaue of him walking of with Sr Tho. Conway being a tall man came that vnhappy shott thorow the blind and shot him behind in his head that It perisht his braynes That night being brought vp into his Hut in the quarter He cald vpon the LORD that he was his shield his buckler and defence and besought the LORD in mercy to pardon his sinns in Christ that he desired none in Heauen or Earth but Christ and his righteousnesse and so vttered many comfortable sentences sauouring of a gracious resolution and with in foure dayes after It pleased GOD to call him to his mercy and so wee lost our Lieutenant Coronel whose extraordinary valour Sufficiencie and compleat abilities for a commander a●●he● were well knowne vnto vs

so was his losse exceedingly lamented by his Excel and the chiefes of our Army My Lord Generall Vere my Lord of Oxford many Captaines officers voluntaries and Gentlemen of quallity who had bin at his funerall in Bōmell returning home that night our Regiment had the gard in the approaches and a ciuill worthy Gentleman of my Lords company of Dort one Master Mullinax that bare my Lieutenant Coronels sword before his Corps that day going to see the sappe was the first that night which followed him the way of all flesh My Lord Generall Vere bestird himselfe had all his officers and Gentlemen and souldiers about him in a readines that vpon the first occasion If the enemy had either Sallied out vppon our sappers and workemen or If they should haue attempted the firing of our Gallerie they might haue beate them in againe Captaine Rockwood of my Lords Regiment as Eldest Captaine executed my Lords commands with valour and discretion had his granado men at hand and plac'd diuers musketiers vpon al flankes to play vpon the enemy to keepe them vnder for shooting vppon the end of out Gallene and our workemen and now and then sent them some Cannon bullets which shott vpon the top of their bulwarke and vpon their halfe moone too keepe th●m vnder sometimes shooting A granado into the Towne and throwing hand granadoes amōg them into their halfe-moone Towards midnight the Enemy likewise did cast hand granadoes vpon our blind next vnto their halfe-moone and set fire on it which brake out into a great flame but the vigilency of my Lord Gen●rall Vere was such fearing that the fi●e might take further he gaue order that some souldiers should take shouels and spades from the workemen and cast earth and water vpon it which caused it to s●ake and had two or three granado men in a readinesse there which payd them with their owne coine but sure it was good that the wind blew South West for had the winde bin Northwest and had blowne stiff● as it did it had not onely endangered the firing of all our blinds but also our gallery which would haue hindred our approaches and cast vs a great deale behind hand And so this night and the day following our gallery and workes were well advanced This day Sir Harry Hungate got a marke of honour by a bullet which shot him thorow his buffe Ierkin and g●a●ed vpon his flesh Before our Regimt had the watch againe in the Approaches the gallery was wel advanced and they gott about three posts night and day It was then my Lord of Oxfords turne to Command who was made our Lieutenant Coronell in Sir Edward Veres place deceased The bridg being la●d ouer the ditch of the enemyes halfe moone wee began to sapp and logd in the left Corner of It and made a mine into It wee found It verie hard mining into It because of the tre●● that laye a crosse in It. This euening there was discouered an engine vpon a floate from the furthest part of their halfe moone by the moate which wee presuposed they had prepared for the firing of our Gallerie to prevent this my Lord of Oxford got a sloope which was brought about towards our Gallerie that on a suddaine tenn or twelue resolut souldiers with short swords and pistolls might chopp into It to ●inder the enemy from fastning any ●●re worke● vpon our G●llerie which the enemy perceiuing left It vnattempted His Lord gaue order likewise that our musketiers from all fl●nkes should contineua●ly be playing and our Ordinance shooting vpon the top of they● Bulwarke and their halfe moone to keepe the enemy from Peeping ouer and giuing fire vpon our workemen This night though it was moone light the brush and faggots were l●yd ouer to the left hand of the Bu●lwarke from the end of our second Gallerie in the Bleach field and thanks be to God but one man short in laying them ouer as the Captaine of the Carpenter can witnesse and an other souldie● of Captaine Skippons short which stood Cencinell in our long Gallerie My Lord Crauen whose worth was knowne to vs bounty to my Lord of Wi●ble●ons comp●ny this night and the day following watched with my Lord of Oxford the next night with my Lord Cicills company and the third night with Generall Morgans Regiment my Lord of Doncaster and my Lord Fielding two noble spa●kes trayled pikes vnder my Lord of Wimbletous compan● went downe to the approaches vpon any service that was to bee done and exposed their bo●ies both to danger and sicknes My Lord of Oxford an houre before he was resiened had 〈◊〉 with the enemy vppon th● left co●ner of their ha●f● moone and my Lord Veres musketiers of Dort comming vp almost to the topp of the halfe moone gaue fire in the teeth of the enemy and came to the push of pike thorow the blinds this startl'd them made them throwe stones to vs and cast hand granado●s among-our men but his Lord caused a souldier of Captaine Roockwoods company to cast 14 hand Granadoes among them in to their halfe moone which made them giue back and Cry Guarda Guarda The Granados being burst they Came vpp againe to the top of the halfe moone with as much hast as possible might be to giue fire vpō our men but my Lord caused musketiers to be drawne to the top of our gards especially that of Captaine Clarke which was high they gaue fire apace vpon them fetcht some of them off which shewed their heads and bodies this peece of service being ended my Lord of Oyford being Relieued drew away to our quarters On Count Ernests side the 19 of August the brush and plancks were la●ed ouer to their Horne-worke and a mine made into it This mine being sprung the Scotch and the Dutches fell on couragiously and they and the Enemy gaue fire apa●e one at another for three quarters of an houre our ordinance playing from all batteries as fast as they could charge and discharge In this time the Enemy endured three assaults with the losse of many men as ●he Burgers afterward reported who were present vpon the walls but the Enemy gaue fire so from y● wall of the Towne and out of the greathalfe-moone that our men not carryi●g it were driuen for that time to retreate into the mouth of their gallery and workes yet this advantage they got they set vp some musket baskets and lodged some men vpon the right corner of their horne-worke from whēce they began a sap and made blinds toward their halfe-moone which after another mine was sprung caused the Enemy on y● 21 of August to quit it wholly to them so retired into their halfe-moone In this sight were flayne Captaine Ramsey and two dayes after a Dutch captaine called captaine Hatton who carryed themselues very worthyly On the 23 of August wee had a generall thanksgiuing and a Triumph thorow out the whole army in acknowledgment of the great goodnesse of God