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A13221	The Svvedish discipline, religious, civile, and military The first part, in the formes of prayer daily used by those of the Swedish nation, in the armie. Together with two severall prayers, uttered upon severall occasions by that pious King; which God immediately heard and granted him. The second part, in the excellent orders observed in the armie; whereof we here present you the articles, by which the souldiery is governed. The third part, in the Kings commission for levying of a regiment: his order for drawing vp of a private company; of a squadron; and of a brigade: with his manner of enquartering a private regiment; and of an army royall: vnto which is added the best manner of building and fortifying of a towne of warre. All, in fiue severall figures expressed and explained. Last of all, is the famous Battell of Leipsich, in two fayre figures also set forth: and now this second time more fully and particularly described.	Watts, William, 1590?-1649, attributed name.; Roe, Thomas, Sir, 1581?-1644, attributed name.; Abelin, Johann Philipp. Arma Suecica. English.; Sweden. Armén.	1632 (1632)	STC 23520; ESTC S118094	72,824	144

Tillyes are here set downe in generall and by the Regiments onely so farre forth as the Swedish Describer of these Mappes could learne from the prisoners As for the Kings they you see are set downe most exactly Which will be worth the Readers paines to examine A SOLEMNE THANKES-GIVING FOR THE VICTORY Appoynted in the Electorate of SAXONY THat worke is well gone thorough which is begunne with Prayer and concluded with Thanksgiving and so is this Swedish Discipline which even herin resembles the rest of this Princes actions This glorious Victory being so admirably thus atchieved if not beyond the hopes of the Protestants yet surely cleane besides the feares or doubts of the Catholikes who besides the confidence they had in their owne Forces which they esteemed Invincible had a Generall withall who amongst the three Boasts he was wont to make had this for one That he never lost Battayle But now hath he lost both Game and Lurch too Now hath he lost such a Battell as Leipsich hath fully made amends for Prague Saxony for Bohemia And yet so farre were our Protestant-Warriours from ascribing this vnto their own strength or swords that they decreed to haue the Thankes for all publikely returned vnto that Lord of Hoasts whom the King in answere to his former Prayers had now found so mightie in Battell No sooner therefore were the Swedish Conquerours come together againe from pursuing of the fleeing enemy but they were summoned to a Bid-day proclaymed throughout all the Saxon Dominions for a publicke and solemne Thankesgiving vnto GOD for this so glorious a Victory And that the Forme of it might not be left to every new-fangled invention but that the Devotion might be doubled by the Vniformitie the Ministers had this Forme of Thankesgiving prescribed vnto them to be in all their Churches rehearsed out of the Pulpit O Lord God all-puissant and invincible wee here giue thankes vnto thee for that by thine Annoynted the King of Sweden and the Elector of Saxony thou hast wrought so great salvation for thy people and these Provinces because thy mercy endureth for ever Thou O Lord God of Sabbaoth foughtest for thy people 't is thou that deliveredst vs from our cruell enemies because thy mercy endureth for ever The enemy had threatned vs that he would ruine and lay waste all our Countrey with fire massacre all the men with the sword and leade our yong men and maydens into Captivitie But thou O God Almightie hast with-held them thou hast put them vnto flight thou hast defeated them with thine owne Army because thy mercy endureth for ever Thou Lord hast revenged thy people because thy mercy endureth for ever From the very bottome of our hearts doe we giue thee thankes O Lord we tell forth all thy wonderfull workes in thee doe we rejoyce and prayse thy Name O thou most High for that thou hast thus repulsed our enemies They are falne and perished in thy sight thou Lord hast pleaded our cause and thou hast executed the Iudgement that thou mightest manifest thy selfe to be a just Iudge because thy mercy endureth for ever Thou remembredst vs O faithfull God that wee were sorely oppressed because thy mercy endureth for ever The waters had gone over our soules but thou O Lord God gavest vs not over for a prey vnto the teeth of the enemy because thy mercy endureth for ever Our soule is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowler the snare is broken and we are delivered because thy mercy endureth for ever Furthermore wee here invoke and from the very bottome of our hearts we beseech thee O most mercifull God that with thy temporall and eternall blessing thou wouldest reward that faithfull agreement so duely performed betweene his Majestie the King of Sweden and the Elector our Gracious Lord be present in time to come with them and with their Armyes let thy right hand potently assist them grant a long life vnto them both that their yeares may endure for ever that so they may sit vpon the Throne for ever together before thee affoord thy goodnesse and faithfulnesse vnto them which may preserue them Heape victories vpon them O mercifull God and rowse and lift vp thy selfe against the fury of our enemies refraine thou their malice cause them to fall into the pit which they haue digged for vs. Be mindfull of our bloud O Lord throw downe the wicked headlong into hell suffer not men to haue the dominion over vs manifest thy wonderfull goodnesse O thou preserver of them that trust in thee against those that are enemies vnto thy right hand Keepe vs as the apple of thine eye protect vs vnder the shadow of thy wings even against the wicked that destroy vs against our enemies that on every side lye in waite for vs. Arise O Lord and scatter them yet more and more deliver our liues from the wicked which is a sword of thine Turne moreover our enemies vnto flight scatter them like the dust put them away like the clay in the streets Remember Lord that the Enemies the Pope and his followers doe reproach thee and that the foolish people speake ill of thy Name Revenge now thine owne honour O Lord why should thine and our enemies say Where is now their God Arise vp Lord and overturne the Antichristian Papacie and maintaine on the other side thine owne Word which is the very joy of our hearts We verily O Lord of Sabbaoth are called after thy Name thou knowest that for thee alone wee suffer persecution Deliver vs therefore out of the hand of the wicked and free vs from the power of Tyrants and the more they oppose vs the vayner let their vndertakings be Be with vs and stay still with vs that thou mayst helpe vs and deliver vs. Blesse O God of peace this thy people and grant thy peace especially vnto this whole Electorate of Saxony thou hast promised O God that thou wilt giue peace vnto thy people Let righteousnesse and peace kisse each other Grant vs a good peace conceiue thoughts of peace vpon vs procure thou and preserue a sweet peace within our gates And we on the other side will giue due thankes vnto thee for the same we will laud and prayse thee for it in this world for a time and in the next vnto all eternitie Even thee we say who livest and reignest one true highly to be praysed and blessed GOD from this time forth and for evermore Amen Amen FINIS Exod. 17. Num. 10. 35 Psal 86. 17. The Queene of Swedens name is Maria Eleonora sister unto G●orge William now Marquesse Elector of Erandenburg This young Lady their Daughter being the onely childe of the King of Sweden now l●uing is named Christina who was by the States of Sweden in the Parliament of Stockholme An. 1627. received for their Queene in case the King should dye without other Issue Psal 21. Psal 20. 1. Psal 33. 15. Psal 18. 29. * Runing the Gatelope is

others 17 And now in like manner as all our soldiers haue made Oath to be vnto vs true and obedient so also shall they obserue this following Article hold vp their hands aud sweare as followeth The Oath of all Vnder-Officers of Horse or Foote I. N. N. Doe here promise and sweare that vnto the High and mighty King Gustavus as also vnto the Crowne of Sweden I will be a true and a faithfull seruant and soldioru every manner of way performing my best endeavour for his Maiesties seruice and the profit of his Kingdome To my power also shall I hinder all actions preiudiciall vnto his Crowne and if I haue tidings of any thing likely to be preiudiciall I shall giue his Maiesty present notice thereof or some one or other of his Councell Moreover I will doe my best endevour to obserue all these his Maiesties Articles of warres Also I shall behaue my selfe manfully in battle skirmishes and entryes of breaches aswell by Water as by Land in all times and places when and where I shall be commanded I shall also keepe watch and ward and doe all other duties willingly vnto the best profit of his Maiesty and his Kingdome wheresoeuer I shall be commanded either by Land or Water Also I shall beare my selfe obediently towards my superiour Officers in all that they command me for his Maiesties seruice In like manner as I shall answer it before God and euery honest man I shall not fly from my Colours or Token whatsoeuer that I am commanded to follow so long as I am able to goe after them and I shall be willing to doe this at all times and by no mea●●● absent my selfe from them at any time I shall lay downe my 〈◊〉 ●nd goods for the advancing of his Maiesties seruice 〈…〉 all miseries that can possibly fall out in the warres 〈…〉 ●●●fully to the very last so farre forth as I am able or that any true soldiour ought to doe Furthermore if hereafter I be put into any place of charged by his Maiesty I shall doe my best endeuour fairely to discharg my duty therein so as I ought to doe according to my place This Oath shall I well and truely keepe as the Lord of Heaven and Earth shall helpe my soule at the last Iudgement 18 All at this time present or hereafter to come into our seruice shal be bound to keepe these following Articles aswell in the Field as in any Fort or Worke whatsoeuer where they shal be commanded 19 For that no Gouerment can stand firmely vnlesse it be first rightly grounded and that the lawes be rightly obserued Wee the King of Sweden doe hereby make knowne vnto all our soldiours and subiects noble and others that in our presence they presume not to doe any vnseemely thing but that euery one giue Vs our due honor as wee ought to receiue Who presumes to doe the contrary shal be punished at our pleasure 20 Next shall our Officers and soldiers be obedient vnto our Generall and Feild-Marshal with other our Officers next vnder them in whatsoeuer they shall command belonging vnto our seruice Vpon paine of punishment as followeth 21 Whosoeuer behaues not himselfe obediently vnto our great Generall or our Ambassador commanding in our abse●ce as well as if wee our selues were there in person present shal be kept in Irons or in prison vntill such time as he shal be b●ought to his answer before a Councell of warre where being found guilty whether it were wilfully done or not he shall stand to the Order of the Court to lay what punishment vpon him they shall thinke convenient according as the person and fact is 22 And if any shall offer to discredit these great office●s by word of mouth or otherwise and not be able by prooses to make it good he shal be put to death without mercy 23 Whosoeuer offers to lift vp any manner of Armes against them whether he does them hurt or not shal be punisht by death 24 If any offers to strike them with his hand whether he hit or misse he shall loose his right hand 25 If it so falls out that our great Generall in any Feast drinking or otherwise does offer iniury to any Knight Gentleman or other which stands not with their honour to put vp then may they complaine to the Commissioners for the Councell of Warre where he shall answer them and be censured by them according to the quality and importancy of the fact 26 As it is here spoken of our Generall so also is it of all other our great officers as Field-Marshall Generall of the Ordnance Generall of the Horse Sergeant Major Generall Quarter-Master Generall and Muster Maister all which if they commit any such offence through Enuie or other by-respect they shall answer it before the Court of Warre as is before mentioned 27 As euery officer and soldiour ought to be obedient vnto our Generall and other Great officers so shall they in the vnder-Regiments be vnto their Colonell Leiftenant-Colonell Sergeant Major and Quartermaister vpon paine of the said punishment aforementioned 28 If any soldiour or officers seruing either on Foote or on Horsebacke shall offer any wrong or abuse vnto his superiour officer either by word or deed or shall refuse any duty commanded him tending vnto our seruice he shal be punisht according to the importancy of the fact 29 If any Colonell Leiftenant-Colonell Sergeant Major or Quarter Maister shall command any thing not belonging vnto our seruice he shall answer to the complaint before the Court. 30 In like manner if any Inferiour officer either of Horse or Foote shall for their owne particular end command any thing that is not right they shall answer the complaint as is aforesaid 31 If any Inferiour officer either of Horse or Foote does challenge anyōmon soldiour to be guilt●y of any dishonest action the soldiour finding himselfe guiltlesse may lawfully call the said officer to make proofe of his words before the Court as his equall 32 If any soldiour either of Horse or Foote shall offer to strike his officer that shall command him any duty for our seruice he shall first loose his hand and be then turned out of the Quarter And if it be done in any Fort or beleaguered place after the watch is set he shall loose his life for it 33 And if he does hurt to any of them whither it be in the field or not he shall be shot to death 34 If any such thing fall out within the compasse of the Leaguer or the place of Garrison in any of the soldiours lodgings where many of them meete together the matter shal be enquired into by the officers of the Regiment that the beginner of the fray may be punisht according to desert 35 He who in the presence of our Generall shall draw his sword with purpose to doe mischiefe with it shall lose his hand for it 36 He who shall in anger draw his sword while his Colours are flying either in

with much adoe gotten vp the hill something neerer towards the little wood where part of Pappenheyms men lay who in striving to keepe the winde was forced to come vnder the commaund of the Kings Ordnance The Imperialists every where had very commodiously also planted some peices of Canon vpon the hills-side which made it a desperate peice of service for the Swedes directly in the enemies faces to ascend yea the higher ground it selfe was something troublesome to mount also which they made the lesse hast to doe because they were not fully yet in order The Fight was about twelue a clock begunne with their great Ordnance Tilly on his side gaue fire to the first three peices which did little or no hurt vnto the Swedens and the King as his manner is put his Linstock to the two first peices which notwithstanding it was done at something a farre distance and therefore laught at by the enemy as if the Royall Canonier durst haue come no neerer yet as the Kings owne Printed Relation sayes they vndoubtedly hit their marke Tilly from his Battell playd hard vpon the King with three halfe Curtoes or halfe Canons especially which were againe answered with as much fury The hideous roare of the Canon on both sides made the very earth to tremble and continuing for two houres together made many a braue man to groane his last The Imperialists shot diverse artificiall fire-workes and Granadoes also whereof some being old and their touch-holes rustie did not breake in the fail so that having done no hurt they were taken vp whole afterwards Tillyes Ordnance whereof he had some very great peices did most hurt vpon the Kings left wing where Gustavus Horne commaunded The thunder of the Canon about two a clocke gaue quite over At which time the Count of Pappenheym with the Horse of his left wing giues the first charge vpon the Kings right wing The Duke Adolphus of Holsteyn was the first that seconded the Horse with his Regiment of Foote who whilest together with the Horse he wheeled too hastily about to recover the whole advantage of the wind from the King one poynt whereof the King had with much adoe gained both Horse and Foote were so farre advanced before their fellowes that they were even parted from the rest of their left wing These having too rashly engaged themselues by the eares with the Kings Horse found themselues so galled by the Muskettiers with which the Kings Horse-troupes were lyned which they there little looked for by reason the Muskettiers being our-commanded men could not at first be discerned because they had no Colours with them that they were quickly made to get them further off Traversing thereupon their ground about to the left hand and thrusting in betwixt the Kings right wing and the maine Battell they there fell fowle vpon the Reere of the Kings right wing where the Generall Bannier commaunded After them the King immediately sent some able troupes which both vtterly separated them from the rest of their fellowes and cloased them in withall so that betwixt them and Bannier they were as the Baron of Cronenberg writes vtterly cut in peices The Duke of Holsteyn receiving a shot in the knee was at that instant taken prisoner of which wound he within few dayes after dyed at Eilenburg The rest of Pappenheyms Foote being thus deprived of the most of their Horse and not succoured time enough by Tilly with his Battell was with the lesse trouble afterward defeated by the Kings Right wing Here was Pappenheyms selfe wounded made to forsake the Feild and to leaue all his Ordnance behinde him The King in the beginning of the fight perceiving the enemy to charge very hardly upon his men alighting as Dan. Heinsius in his Panegyrick affirmes from his horse prayes vpon his bended knees vnto God for the victory imitating herein the godly Emperour Theodosius who did as much in a day of Battell The Generall Tilly perceiving it to goe hard with his left wing drawes with his Battell from about the little Wood and downe the hill he comes With him was the chiefe strength of the Foote old Souldiers the most of them though never so well beaten Souldiers as that day they were Sixteen braue Regiments there were of them and those divided into foure great Spanish Brigades their Horsemen also on both sides proudly prancing vpon their flancks Right opposite vnto him was Gustavus Horne with his left wing vpon him therefore Generall Tilly instantly sets vpon him he twice or thrice charges with great bravery which charges Horne with as much resolution both endures returnes Tilly at length finding himselfe shrewdly rubbed thereabouts with the lyning of the Swedish Horse-troupes and some smaller Drakes and Feild-peices withall beginnes on the sudden to turne his whole order so that leaving a part of his Battell of Foote and the most of his Horse to hold Gustavus Horne play he converts all his fury vpon the Duke of Saxony With Tilly and his Battell did the Count of Furstenberg at the same time peice in with his left wing also so that all the Duke of Saxonies Armie excepting some few of Arnheyms in the Right wing which stood next vnto the Swedens left wing were at once engaged Two or three Charges the Saxons endured well enough but the westerly Winde carrying the smoake dust full into their eyes and Tillyes weightie bodies of his Spanish Brigades falling too heavily vpon the new-levyed Saxons and vpon the Dukes owne Guards especially amongst which himselfe fought that not able longer to endure the fury of the old Wallons Germanes and Burgundians they beginne to giue ground a little at the first and to run quite away a little after Furstenberg in like manner prest so hard vpon the Dukes left wing that they presently followed the example of their Countreymen and distrusting their Armes committed themselues as fast as could be vnto their heeles Steynau a Saxon-Colonell of a Horse-Regiment was with foure Cornets there taken prisoner by Furstenberg who at last when his keepers beganne to be overthrowne apprehending the presentnesse of the advantage brake loose and assisted those of his owne side And here was the Lord Bindauff Sergeant-Major Generall vnto the Duke of Saxony slaine before the Baron of Cronenbergs Regiment as that Baron writeth Thus the most of the Saxon Foote and many of their Horse were either slaine taken prisoners or fled the Feild leaving all their fayre Ordnance to the mercy of the enemy who presently after beganne to turne those Peices vpon the Swedens But as if it had not beene shame enough thus fowly to haue left the Feild they were no sooner out of the reach of the enemy but they fell to pillage their owne Wagons by the way that so they might at least seeme to be Conquerours in carrying home the Spoyles of the warres though not of their enemies The Imperialists now seeing the Saxons fleeing cry