A
true
Narration
of
that
great
and
gratious
deliuerance
which
God
gaue
vnto
the
Cittie
of
Geneua
the
.xij.
day
of
December
last
,
in
the
yeare
.
1602.
SInce
the
yeare
.
1528.
that
Geneua
was
freed
from
the
gouernment
of
their
Earle
,
al
Christendome
knoweth
that
sundry
,
dyuers
,
and
great
enterprises
haue
bin
practised
and
attempted
against
the
sayd
Cittie
,
and
that
by
great
persons
:
some
whereof
inhabited
the
Citie
,
and
some
were
Strangers
.
And
this
attempted
,
to
be
performed
one
while
by
Traytors
within
,
another
while
by
Enemies
without
:
and
the
same
both
ouert
&
couert
.
Some
whereof
set
themselues
onely
against
the
Ecclesiasticall
gouernment
,
other
some
against
the
Pollitique
:
and
others
seeking
the
ouerthrow
of
both
.
God
notwithstanding
alwayes
preseruing
it
as
the
Aple
of
his
eye
,
in
so
much
that
as
Israell
heretofore
did
vpon
good
respect
say
,
Many
a
time
haue
they
fought
against
me
from
my
youth
vp
.
Psal.
129.1.2
.
So
Geneua
may
at
this
time
well
confesse
,
From
my
youth
vpward
they
haue
attempted
against
mee
a
thousand
mischiefes
;
but
yet
they
haue
not
been
able
to
ouercome
or
destroy
mee
.
Yea
,
Geneua
hath
often
times
found
to
be
true
the
saying
of
Dauid
.
Psal.
34.19
.
Great
are
the
troubles
of
the
righteous
,
but
the
Lord
deliuered
him
out
of
them
all
.
Yea
,
Geneua
may
testifie
vnto
vs
that
to
be
true
,
which
the
Prophet
sayth
in
an
other
place
:
Hee
that
dwelleth
vnder
the
defence
of
the
most
high
God
,
shall
abide
vnder
the
shadow
of
the
Almightie
.
Psal.
91.1
.
especially
it
may
professe
it
more
at
this
time
,
then
at
any
time
heretofore
:
It
hauing
a
fresh
(
by
experience
)
tryed
,
that
the
Lord
is
neere
vnto
them
that
are
of
a
contrite
heart
,
and
will
saue
such
as
be
afflicted
in
spirit
.
Psal.
34.18
.
For
,
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
hauing
resolued
to
surprise
the
Towne
of
Geneua
,
by
scaling
the
Walles
:
that
he
might
the
more
easely
attaine
vnto
it
,
some
few
dayes
before
,
sent
Maister
Rochette
chiefe
Presedent
of
the
Senat
of
Chambery
to
the
Magistrates
of
Geneua
,
to
let
them
vnderstand
that
hee
was
resolued
to
liue
in
peace
with
them
,
since
it
hath
pleased
the
French
kings
Maiestie
to
haue
comprehended
them
in
the
treatize
of
peace
betwixt
him
and
the
King
:
and
that
they
might
be
sure
that
hee
would
obserue
it
inuiolable
in
euery
poynt
.
Neuerthelesse
the
Duke
of
Sauoy
(
an
olde
and
haynous
enemie
vnto
Geneua
)
did
depart
from
Thurin
on
Tuesday
the
.vii.
of
December
,
and
ariued
at
a
Towne
called
La-Roche
,
distant
from
Geneua
foure
of
their
Leagues
:
where
hee
had
three
thousand
men
,
some
Spaniards
,
some
Italians
,
and
some
French
and
Sauoyers
:
who
on
Saterday
the
.xi.
of
the
same
month
the
same
night
,
hauing
called
vnto
him
their
chiefe
Captaines
and
Leaders
,
did
discouer
vnto
them
his
enterprise
,
exhorting
them
to
behaue
them selues
valiantly
:
out
of
the
which
,
he
made
choyce
of
three
hundred
of
the
brauest
and
resolutest
of
them
,
to
giue
the
assault
.
From
thence
they
marched
towardes
the
Citie
of
Geneua
at
one
of
the
clocke
after
midnight
,
where
they
ariued
about
two
of
the
clocke
in
the
night
:
the
Duke
himselfe
stayed
some
quarter
of
a
League
from
Geneua
.
Then
Monsieur
Dalbigny
,
who
was
his
Lieftenant
generall
(
and
the
chiefe
of
this
enterprise
)
demaunded
,
ministred
,
and
receiued
their
Oath
:
That
they
would
liue
and
die
in
this
execution
:
he
promising
to
be
the
first
,
to
do
the
like
with
them
.
Moreouer
,
hee
made
them
to
promise
,
that
they
should
not
defile
any
Mayden
or
Woman
:
nor
fall
to
pillage
,
till
they
had
receyued
the
signall
from
him
.
This
ended
,
they
approched
the
Walles
of
the
Cittie
,
beeing
fauoured
with
the
darknesse
of
the
night
,
a
thicke
mist
,
and
sharpe
winde
,
and
caused
his
men
to
cast
into
the
Towne-ditch
certaine
Faggots
:
on
the
which
they
raysed
three
Ladders
,
in
a
ranke
tyed
togither
.
(
It
was
in
a
place
distant
some
fiftie
Paces
from
the
Sentinell
,
betwixt
the
New-gate
and
the
Money-gate
.
)
The
first
(
being
about
threescore
in
number
)
all
Shot
,
entred
the
Cittie
.
One
of
them
faigned
himselfe
to
be
the
rownd
,
and
went
toward
the
Sentinell
for
to
kill
him
:
who
feeling
himselfe
hurt
,
slipped
downe
from
the
Terrasse
(
which
is
a
Hill
of
earth
)
who
beeing
also
fauoured
with
the
darknesse
of
the
night
and
thicke
mist
,
came
into
the
Cittie
by
the
Gate
(
called
Tartase
)
which
is
commonly
open
,
because
it
is
within
the
Walles
,
and
gaue
the
Towne
the
Alarme
.
The
Citizens
hearing
it
,
armed
themselues
straight
wayes
:
so
that
in
an
instant
,
all
places
,
bastions
,
and
passages
were
filled
.
But
howsoeuer
they
vsed
all
diligence
,
it
was
impossible
for
them
to
hinder
the
entrance
of
some
three
hundred
of
the
Enemie
,
(
which
were
as
hath
been
sayd
)
all
Captaines
and
Commaunders
,
men
of
authoritie
and
courage
,
armed
from
top
to
too
:
as
they
vnderstoode
afterwardes
by
the
confession
of
certaine
Prisoners
.
The
Enemie
placed
themselues
in
order
vpon
the
Walles
of
that
quarter
,
in
a
place
distant
from
the
Corps
du
Gard
some
two
hundred
Paces
,
endeuoring
to
possesse
the
New-gate
,
and
so
to
giue
entraunce
by
their
Petart
vnto
their
Men
,
which
stayed
without
at
the
Bridge-foote
.
Comming
neare
vnto
the
sayd
place
with
their
Petart
,
he
that
caryed
it
,
and
should
haue
fyred
it
,
was
killed
by
an
Ambúscado
.
The
Gate
(
where
there
were
but
twentie
and
fiue
men
of
the
Citie
)
was
lost
and
wonne
againe
three
times
:
yet
the
Enemie
was
finally
constrayned
to
retire
,
by
the
meanes
of
an
Italian
Captaine
called
Brandano
,
comming
from
the
Towne-house
of
the
Cittie
with
some
thirtie
Citizens
:
who
with
a
great
furie
and
courage
,
fell
vpon
them
.
The
Enemie
seeing
themselues
thus
put
backe
,
did
seeke
to
get
the
Gate
called
Tartase
:
from
whence
they
were
repulsed
by
the
meanes
of
the
Corps
du
Garde
.
From
thence
they
returned
towards
the
Mony-gate
,
intending
to
force
it
,
but
all
in
vaine
:
for
the
Portcullis
was
let
downe
,
and
the
Chaines
vp
,
and
fiue
hundred
Citizens
were
appoynted
to
guard
the
hart
of
the
Cittie
.
In
the
meane
time
,
those
of
the
Citie
assaulted
their
Enemies
through
the
houses
which
were
neare
vnto
the
Walles
of
the
Cittie
:
but
the
Enemie
gaue
great
resistaunce
,
and
came
still
vp
by
the
Ladders
,
to
the
number
of
three
hundred
:
whereby
their
courage
encreased
much
,
and
fought
valiantly
;
crying-out
as
loud
as
they
could
(
but
especially
a
Trumpetter
standing
vpon
the
Walles
)
Viue
LE'spaigne
,
viue
Sauoye
:
God
saue
Spaine
and
Sauoy
:
the
Towne
is
wonne
.
They
forced
two
Houses
neare
the
Wall
with
two
Petarts
,
and
many
of
their
chiefest
Men
thereby
entred
the
Houses
,
meaning
thereby
to
gaine
the
place
called
La
Monnoye
:
but
sodainely
they
were
constrayned
to
retire
,
with
losse
of
men
:
For
one
hundred
and
fiftie
Harcobussiers
,
Musketters
,
and
Pike-men
of
the
Cittie
,
were
sent
to
succour
them
:
yea
,
the
Women
came
with
Halbards
and
Swordes
,
all
resolute
to
die
,
or
to
repulse
the
Enemie
,
ere
he
should
waxe
stronger
:
which
thing
succeeded
well
.
For
the
Enemie
hauing
perceiued
that
by
the
discharging
of
a
Canon
,
that
was
on
the
Bulwarke
of
the
New-gate
,
being
charged
with
Chaynes
and
Nayles
,
one
of
their
Ladders
beeing
broken
,
and
betwixt
thirtie
and
fourtie
of
their
men
(
which
were
comming
vp
)
sore
maymed
,
were
greatly
astonished
,
and
none
of
them
durst
afterwards
come
vp
:
Those
which
were
got
into
the
Cittie
,
were
also
much
amazed
,
and
began
to
flye
,
hearing
the
sound
of
the
Retraite
,
running
downe
with
more
haste
then
they
came
vp
:
a
part
of
them
did
fall
head-long
downe
into
the
Ditch
:
the
rest
,
beeing
an
hundred
,
or
sixscore
,
were
either
killed
,
or
sore
hurt
:
except
thirteene
,
who
being
taken
aliue
,
refusing
to
confesse
any
thing
,
were
hanged
the
same
day
,
notwithstanding
their
offering
of
great
Ransome
.
The
fight
dured
from
three
of
the
clocke
to
fiue
.
At
the
breake
of
the
day
the
Enemie
retired
to
Bonna
and
Roche
.
Monsieur
Dalbigny
was
at
the
foote
of
the
Ladder
,
making
shew
to
come
vp
:
but
seeing
al
succeeded
not
wel
,
feygned
to
haue
a
qualme
come
ouer
his
stomacke
,
and
so
retired
himselfe
.
Amongst
the
prisoners
that
were
hanged
,
were
Messieurs
de
Sonas
Schaffardon
,
and
Dartinac
:
their
sentence
was
,
that
hauing
in
open
peace
attempted
against
the
Cittie
,
they
were
not
to
be
esteemed
as
Prisoners
of
Warre
,
but
as
Robbers
and
Martherers
:
and
that
therefore
they
deserued
death
.
Then
was
there
a
Galhouse
of
purpose
set
vp
on
the
Bulwarke
of
the
New-gate
,
whereon
they
were
hanged
in
the
afternoone
the
same
day
.
The
dead
(
besides
these
thirteene
)
were
about
foure
score
,
besides
those
which
were
drowned
in
the
Ditch
:
and
many
sore
maimed
.
Among
the
dead
,
was
the
sonne
of
the
Marquesse
De
Lullin
,
the
sonne
of
the
Marquesse
De
Trefort
,
Monsieur
de
Cornage
&
de
La
Tour
,
Liue-tenant
and
Aancient-bearer
to
Monsieur
Dalbigny
.
The
heads
of
all
the
dead
men
were
cut
off
,
and
set
on
Poles
vpon
the
Walles
where
they
first
entred
:
their
bodyes
were
cast
into
the
Rhosne
.
The
Enemie
retired
themselues
to
a
Village
called
Etrenblieres
,
distant
some
League
from
Geneua
,
carying
many
of
their
dead
and
maimed
men
:
amongst
the
which
were
the
Baron
De
La
Valdisaire
,
Generall
of
the
Footmen
,
and
many
others
of
Commaund
:
and
being
ariued
at
Roche
,
and
making
a
reuiew
of
their
men
,
found
betwixt
three
and
foure
hundred
of
them
wanting
.
The
Duke
caused
foure
Captaines
(
beeing
Spaniards
)
to
be
hanged
,
for
not
executing
their
charge
,
in
assaulting
of
the
towne
on
the
other
side
:
which
being
done
,
he
himselfe
rode
post
to
Thurin
.
Those
of
the
Cittie
lost
some
sixteene
men
:
amongst
whom
,
was
Monsieur
Canal
,
one
of
the
Priuie-counsel
,
being
three
score
and
tenne
yeares
olde
,
Captaine
Vandell
,
Marke
Cambiago
,
Peter
Cabriol
,
Masster
Nicholas
,
Masson
,
Bandieres
,
Debolo
,
and
some
others
:
and
some
twentie
hurt
.
The
Cittie
was
presently
relieued
with
three
hundred
Swytsers
of
Berna
,
being
their
neighbours
and
confederates
,
looking
dayly
for
more
:
Praysing
the
Lord
for
this
great
and
wonderfull
deliuerance
:
a
singuler
continuance
of
his
mercy
,
that
hee
laughing
at
their
complots
,
had
taken
the
cause
of
his
people
into
his
owne
hands
:
and
as
a
iust
Iudge
,
discomfiting
their
Enemies
,
hath
made
them
sinke
downe
into
the
Pit
,
which
they
had
prepared
for
those
that
know
the
Lord
,
and
trust
in
him
.
Let
therefore
Israel
trust
in
the
Lord
,
for
with
the
Lord
is
mercie
and
great
redemption
.
OF
all
this
Narration
there
is
a
double
vse
,
and
he
that
hath
a
sanctifyed
hart
,
shall
(
no
doubt
)
profit
by
it
therein
.
First
,
wee
may
see
what
affiance
or
trust
is
to
bee
giuen
to
the
wordes
and
promises
of
the
Popish
and
Spanish
faction
:
of
the
which
,
the
Sauoyard
is
not
one
of
the
least
limbes
or
members
:
and
that
should
mooue
vs
not
to
bee
so
readie
to
relie
or
rest
vpon
their
fayre
wordes
and
speaches
,
as
some
would
haue
vs
,
but
to
carry
our selues
(
if
not
suspitious
of
them
,
yet
warily
with
them
:
and
the
rather
,
because
it
is
a
receiued
maxime
amongst
them
,
and
as
one
would
say
,
an
ouerruled
case
)
that
Fayth
is
not
to
be
held
with
Heretickes
,
such
as
they
(
vniustly
)
hold
vs
to
bee
.
Secondly
,
wee
may
behold
that
great
regarde
,
and
more
then
fatherly
care
that
the
Lord
hath
to
preserue
and
defend
them
,
that
with
godly
sinceritie
and
singlenesse
of
hart
,
walke
in
the
obedience
of
his
whole
trueth
:
and
that
should
on
the
one
side
prouoke
vs
to
bee
more
zelous
of
his
glory
,
then
in
these
cold
and
carelesse
dayes
many
men
would
haue
vs
,
and
wee
are
in
deede
.
And
on
the
other
side
,
it
should
stirre
vs
vp
with
confidence
of
hart
,
and
assurance
of
hope
,
wholly
to
depend
vpon
him
:
who
,
though
for
the
tryall
of
our
Fayth
,
the
proofe
of
our
Patience
,
the
punishment
of
our
Sinnes
,
and
sundry
other
causes
,
best
knowne
to
his
owne
Wisedome
,
hee
appoynt
vs
to
bee
sundry
wayes
exercised
,
yet
will
together
with
the
temptation
,
make
an
issue
out
of
the
same
,
and
prouide
a
way
for
vs
to
escape
,
as
shall
bee
most
for
his
glory
,
and
our
good
:
And
this
should
bee
no
meane
comfort
vnto
vs
,
in
the
dayes
of
our
tryalles
and
tribulations
.
FINIS
.