HOnored , and Loving father upon the fourth of this month of September , it pleased God that the Kings Army , & the Duke of Saxons joyned together , neere unto a Towne called Dieben and marched forward towards Lypsick , which Generall Tilly , had taken in , and laye with his Army about halfe a mile from it , where he mett us , with his army , and tooke up the best advantage of ground for his men , and planted his ordinance upon the places , which he thought fittest . The Kings Armie marched on the right hand of the Battle , and the Dukes on the left , and so advanced in Battleray against out Ennemy , who begann to playe d●spitfully with his Ordinance upon us , which wee cared not much for , but advanced forward with our ordidinance likewise playing before us . They seing us marching towards them , they advanced likewise towards us , and came so close one to an other , that joyning battalions together , wee came to pushe of the pike , and disputed the buysinesse so longe , till it pleased God , that wee routed them , and gaue us the victorie , by putting the Ennemy to a retreate with the Kings owne Army , but the Dukes Army was vily beaten back , and begann to make a shameful flight , so that wee were forced to send our horse men after these that were beaten , and to relieve the Dukes men with our foote , which doing , wee putt all the Ennemy at last to flight , and followed the execution very hotely till it was darke night , & till wee could not see to persue them any further , for which victorie immortal thankes be given to God . The Ennemy was at least 40000. allfighting men , and our Army , and the Dukes cold make not aboue 36000 men horse and foote . The next day there was found dead on both sides slayne upon the place of battle 10000 bodies , whereof the most of them were the Ennemies , besides these that were slayne upon their flight & execution which were connted to be as great a number . There were taken in all about 8000. prisonners , the most of them having taken entertaynment of the King , and marches with our Army . There were diverse Collonells of note slayne , on both sides . Generall Tilly was shott and hurt three times , the Lord Marshall Schoonburck slayne , and fiue other Collonells . The Duke of Holsteyne taken prisonner , who afterward dyed of his wounds , besides divers other Lieutenants , Collonels , Captaynes , and Officers , which would be too long to relate , of our side there were slayne Collonell Divel , Collonele Hall , Colonele Cullenburck , and Lieutenant Colonele Adercus . Colonele Turnill hurt , and my Colonele hurt , besides diverse Captaynes , Lieutenants , & Ensignes : Wee haue taken two and twentie peeces of Canon , whereof there are seven which were the King of Bohemias , lost at the Battle of Prage . Besides great store of powder , Bullets , match , and munition of warre , 52 Coullours of foote , and 37. Cornetts of horse this is the truth of the great victorie which God hath given us which you maye report for a certaine , for I write noe more unto you but that which I saw with my owne eyes . I wold haue written to diverse others , but I praye yow lett this letter suffice for all , and when any other occasion shall offer yt selfe , yow shall heare further from mee . Noe more at this time , but my dutie remembred to your felfe my mother , and my loue to my bretheren and sisters , and al other my freinds . I commit you to the protection of him that hath given us this glorious victorie and rest .