A
true
Experimentall
Discourse
,
upon
the
Famous
Siege
,
and
Happy
Recovery
of
Breda
,
the
Mistresse
of
Brabant
,
and
Mother
of
Mars
.
Done
,
By
the
Thrice
Illustrious
,
and
most
Victorious
Prince
,
Henry
,
Prince
of
Orange
,
Marquesse
of
Camphiere
and
Flushen
,
Earle
of
Nassow
,
&c.
Lord
of
Isseilmond
,
Brafort
,
and
Mewreis
,
&c.
Baron
of
Breda
,
and
Leck
,
&c.
and
Lord
chiefe
Generall
of
all
the
Armies
under
the
united
States
,
as
well
by
Sea
,
as
by
Land
,
at
home
,
and
abroad
.
AFter
long
and
tedious
Travells
,
over
the
spacious
bounds
and
Tertiat
face
of
the
auncient
World
,
and
now
fallen
in
the
rotten
bosome
of
declining
Age
,
the
Sun
being
set
on
the
winter-day
of
mine
elabourate
time
:
yet
it
was
my
fortune
,
in
this
yeere
,
1637.
May
16.
at
Clary
,
(
being
bound
for
Russia
)
to
take
my
leave
of
the
truely
Noble
and
Magnanimous
Lord
,
Alexander
,
Earle
of
Galloway
;
whence
being
mounted
upon
a
Gallowedian
Nagge
,
I
sighted
Rose
in
Cumberland
,
where
courting
Doctor
Potter
,
that
painfull
Preacher
,
&
religious
Prelate
the
Lord
Bishop
of
Carleile
,
I
set
face
through
Stanmore
to
Haulkland
in
Bishopricke
,
where
having
saluted
there
,
that
excellent
Scholler
,
and
pious
Pen-man
,
Doctor
Morton
,
Lord
Bishop
of
Durham
,
I
fell
downe
in
York-shire
,
to
Bishops-Ouff
,
and
my
humble
homage
made
there
,
unto
Doctor
Niell
,
my
singular
good
Lord
and
friend
,
the
Arch-bishop
of
Yorke
,
where
leaving
his
Grace
,
in
the
fulnesse
of
his
deserved
Dignity
,
I
arrived
at
London
,
and
so
to
Court
.
Divers
weeks
being
spent
there
,
in
beholding
the
changes
and
vicissitude
of
Time
and
Fortune
,
Well
,
I
,
and
threescore
other
passengers
boorded
a
Londoner
,
whence
falling
downe
to
Leye
,
and
lying
there
3.
dayes
and
nights
,
having
faire
weather
,
and
roome
windes
,
I
found
the
Master
of
the
Barke
,
R.
Ia.
an
In-dweller
neare
the
Tower
wharfe
,
so
fearefull
and
ignorant
,
that
he
neither
could
goe
out
of
Thames
;
nor
when
he
coasted
the
Holland
shoare
,
hee
knew
not
where
hee
was
.
Sayling
thus
blindlings
,
with
a
blind
guide
along
the
Marine
,
and
North-East
,
and
having
out-stripped
our
Port
60.
Miles
;
a
Pilot
boorded
us
,
and
brought
us
to
Tassill
,
in
North-Holland
:
But
by
your
leave
,
ere
we
could
returne
and
recover
Rotterdam
,
which
should
have
beene
our
Landing-place
,
it
cost
us
passengers
above
200.
English
Crownes
.
This
I
onely
particularize
,
that
Merchants
may
see
how
too
too
often
they
put
their
goods
in
hazard
,
with
the
like
ignorant
fellows
,
whereupon
oftentimes
they
finde
deservingly
the
fatall
issue
thereof
.
Being
dismissed
hence
,
and
surveying
the
goodly
Citties
of
Altmore
,
Delfe
,
Rotterdam
,
and
Dort
,
whence
being
mounted
upon
a
Belgian
flat-bottom'd
Boate
,
I
landed
at
Guttenberg
,
and
so
I
pedestrially
advanced
three
Leagues
to
the
Scots
quarter
by
the
way
of
Terheyden
,
to
see
the
cruell
and
despightfull
defendants
of
Breda
,
environed
with
the
mercilesse
fury
of
the
States
invincible
Assailants
.
And
now
I
thinke
it
not
amisse
to
discourse
a
little
of
the
Towne
,
and
the
Antiquity
thereof
,
before
I
come
to
the
sequell
Siege
,
and
thus
.
This
Towne
of
Breda
,
Grave
Williams
Brigade
and
Scots
quarter
,
is
called
A.
But
when
they
kisse
other
,
A
,
looseth
it selfe
in
Marck
,
and
resigneth
its
name
to
the
Towne
,
whence
is
derived
Bred-A
.
It
hath
onely
three
Ports
,
toward
the
South
Ginicken
Gate
,
toward
the
West
,
Antwerp
gate
,
and
toward
the
East
,
North-East
,
the
Busse-port
:
yet
toward
the
North
,
it
hath
from
the
Castle
,
a
private
passage
unto
the
house
of
pleasure
,
which
is
a
quarter
of
a
Mile
without
the
Towne
:
But
that
Port
and
Bridge
were
onely
ordayned
for
serving
the
entery
and
issuing
of
his
Highnesse
of
Orange
,
and
his
followers
.
As
for
the
construction
of
the
Towne
,
it
standeth
chiefly
(
not
mainely
)
Triangular
,
whence
these
three
Ports
are
the
three
Angles
of
its
stationat
seate
,
and
its
body
North-ward
,
lying
halfe
Ovall
,
disbendeth
East
and
West
,
two
incorporate
points
.
And
now
to
come
to
the
Fortifications
,
The
Walls
and
Bulwarks
themselves
are
environed
with
a
large
Graffe
,
or
Moate
,
being
of
breadth
in
most
parts
,
one
hundreth
threescore
and
seven
foot
,
and
in
depth
eighteene
;
and
they
also
hemb'd
in
upon
the
brink
of
the
water-stank
with
a
strong
double
hedge
of
Thornes
,
that
secure
the
Walles
from
any
suddaine
swimming
or
assault
.
Now
without
this
broad
Ditch
,
at
the
forehead
of
every
Bulwarke
,
lyeth
a
large
and
spacious
Hornewarke
,
with
two
,
and
some
with
three
heads
,
which
are
the
chiefest
strength
of
the
strong
Towne
,
and
they
also
environed
with
deepe
waters
,
the
largenesse
of
each
of
them
cannot
repugnably
bee
defended
without
five
hundred
men
:
And
betweene
them
,
and
before
each
of
them
,
lyeth
a
Demi-lune
,
or
halfe
Moone-worke
,
and
sometimes
here
and
there
in
the
full
bosome
of
the
maine
Moate
,
For
albeit
the
Bulwarks
round
about
enjoy
the
Cannon
,
yet
they
,
the
inferiour
workes
,
are
more
strictly
breasted
with
the
pouldering
Musket
,
Pike
,
and
hand
Garnads
:
that
certainely
,
according
to
the
best
judgements
of
all
Invaders
there
present
,
and
Military
Souldiers
,
it
seemed
a
thing
impossible
to
over-master
that
impregnable
place
;
if
otherwise
,
the
right
owner
thereof
(
as
I
may
say
)
had
not
beene
the
chiefe
Commander
and
Master-piece
of
such
desperate
and
inexpugnable
assaults
,
whose
auspicuous
fortunes
hitherto
,
have
rather
followed
him
,
than
fled
him
:
for
so
fortunate
have
beene
all
his
attempts
,
that
he
never
lay
downe
before
a
Towne
,
and
intrenched
,
that
hee
tooke
not
in
,
and
so
much
the
more
absolutely
victorious
,
howsoever
fatall
to
disastruous
Souldiers
.
And
now
to
speake
of
the
Townes
inside
;
it
hath
a
most
magnificke
and
curious
Cathedrall
Church
,
The
Towne
is
a
Scots
Mile
in
length
,
in
the
middle
part
whereof
a
stately
and
spacious
Market-place
,
having
extracted
thence
three
principall
Streets
,
As
for
the
lower
plots
,
they
are
fully
beautified
with
all
kinds
of
Flowers
and
Hearbs
,
and
looking
like
the
old
Chelfanian
Paradise
,
brought
me
in
remembrance
of
these
two
incomparable
Gardens
of
Pretolino
,
neare
to
Florence
,
and
of
Pau
in
Bierne
,
where
Henry
the
fourth
of
France
was
borne
.
Loe
,
there
is
briefly
the
Topographicall
Description
of
Breda
,
and
so
I
will
proceed
to
its
Antiquity
,
present
Siege
,
and
fortunate
Recovery
.
Steenberg
,
Roosendale
,
and
Oosterhout
;
and
standeth
distant
from
Bruxilles
eight
leagues
from
Antwerp
seven
,
from
Bergenopzom
five
,
from
Turnehout
foure
,
from
Hoogstraten
three
,
and
from
Gutrenberg
two
Leagues
.
This
Towne
and
Baronry
of
Breda
,
with
the
lands
of
Leck
,
&c.
were
annexed
to
the
house
of
Nassow
,
Anno
1404.
even
then
when
Count
Engelbright
marryed
Lady
Ieane
,
the
Heretrix
of
the
aforesaid
Lands
:
And
thereafter
for
many
ages
,
it
was
the
Residence
of
the
House
of
Nassow
,
till
in
the
yeare
1567.
Prince
William
of
Nassow
,
was
inforced
to
abandon
it
,
at
that
ominous
and
disastruous
comming
of
the
Duke
of
Alba
,
And
so
it
againe
continued
under
the
Dominion
of
Spaine
,
till
in
the
yeere
159.
the
fourth
of
March
,
that
one
Captaine
Heraugier
,
under
the
government
and
command
of
his
late
excellence
Count
Maurice
,
by
the
meanes
of
a
serviceable
Ship
to
the
Castle
,
loaden
with
Earth-fewell
,
under
the
which
he
,
and
some
fifty
chosen
Souldiers
were
nasconded
,
and
so
by
which
Stratagem
it
was
in
the
Night
couragiously
recovered
againe
from
the
Spaniard
.
Then
a
few
yeeres
thereafter
,
Anno
1599.
February
17.
one
Antony
Shets
,
the
Lord
of
Grobendonk
,
came
accompanied
with
foure
Thousand
Footmen
,
and
eleven
Horse-troupes
,
and
intended
to
have
surprised
it
againe
,
out
of
the
hands
of
Nassow
,
but
he
was
meerely
frustrated
of
his
designe
,
and
expulsed
by
the
Defendants
,
with
the
losse
of
two
Hundred
men
.
Then
lastly
,
and
a
long
time
thereafter
,
Anno
1624.
August
27.
came
Ambrose
,
Marquesse
of
Spineola
,
Generall
of
the
Spanish
Army
,
and
laid
a
Siege
to
the
said
Towne
:
Meanewhile
that
his
Excellence
Mauritius
had
another
higher
Designe
,
and
thought
to
have
surprised
the
Towne
and
Castle
of
Antwerp
,
but
his
intention
came
to
no
perfection
,
and
all
by
the
base
and
cowardly
proceedings
of
three
Thousand
Dutches
,
which
had
undertaken
the
execution
of
his
Princely
purpose
:
Insomuch
that
Spineola
in
this
lost
time
lying
before
Breda
,
was
so
strongly
intrenched
,
that
it
was
impossible
for
Prince
Maurice
to
brangle
him
,
or
to
enforce
him
to
lift
the
Siege
,
till
such
time
that
the
Defendants
within
,
were
constrained
,
Spineola
,
Anno
1625.
Iuly
the
fift
;
where
ever
since
,
till
this
time
,
it
hath
beene
a
place
of
Brigandage
,
But
now
,
to
come
to
this
present
and
last
Adventure
,
his
Highnesse
the
auspicuous
Prince
of
Orange
,
having
ever
a
speciall
regard
to
reacquist
his
owne
Heritage
,
and
so
eminent
a
place
of
singular
importance
as
this
Towne
is
;
and
hearing
that
Marishall
Chattilieon
was
fallen
downe
in
Artois
with
a
great
Army
,
thought
it
a
fit
time
to
bestirre
his
best
wits
and
endeavours
for
such
a
serious
attempt
,
to
hold
the
Cardinall
awake
on
both
sides
:
Well
,
they
are
imbarked
,
and
with
them
Artillery
,
Munition
,
Victuals
,
together
with
a
great
number
of
Pipes
and
Barrells
filled
full
of
water
,
as
if
he
had
beene
mindfull
for
a
Flandrian
Journey
,
or
where
fresh
water
was
to
bee
wanted
;
and
all
this
was
done
,
but
to
inveigle
and
deceive
the
Enemy
.
Meanewhile
,
the
ninth
of
Iuly
,
being
our
Penult
of
Iune
,
they
hoysed
sayle
,
and
advanced
from
the
Keill
,
lying
a
League
West
from
Dort
,
and
so
set
forward
to
Rammekin
Castle
in
Zeland
,
where
he
was
to
make
his
Rendevouze
,
and
to
gather
moe
forces
from
Bergenopzom
,
and
other
adjacent
Garrisons
.
Neverthelesse
he
was
mightily
crossed
with
a
South-west
wind
for
certaine
dayes
,
which
seemed
to
oppose
and
counter-check
his
designes
.
In
this
time
the
Cardinall
Infanta
hearing
and
fearing
that
the
Prince
of
Orange
wou'd
fall
upon
some
part
of
West
Flanders
,
caused
with
all
possible
diligence
,
to
levy
and
convocate
al●
the
forces
of
Horse
and
foote
,
And
for
this
end
there
was
a
passage-bridge
made
at
Antwerp
,
over
the
which
there
marched
that
same
day
into
Flanders
fourteene
Horse-companies
,
and
the
following
day
Grave
Iohn
of
Nassow
marched
along
with
forty
Horse
companies
more
,
whereof
he
was
Generall
.
Moreover
,
the
Cavallery
of
Breda
were
called
hither
,
and
with
them
five
hundred
Firelocks
on
foote
,
and
certaine
amunition
,
which
weakned
the
Towne
so
much
the
more
,
besides
many
foote-forces
from
other
parts
:
Whereupon
they
,
with
all
the
rest
,
were
distributed
here
and
there
,
to
defend
the
places
and
Ports
of
greatest
importance
,
along
the
Flandrian
coast
.
Henry
Casmir
,
Generall
of
the
Freizes
,
(
who
then
was
gone
up
the
Rhyne
,
waiting
for
Advertisment
)
that
hee
should
fall
downe
upon
Breda
,
and
environe
the
Towne
with
his
forces
,
till
he
came
to
him
:
That
thereby
these
who
had
sorted
sorth
,
to
assist
the
Cardinall
,
should
not
returne
to
strengthen
the
Towne
any
more
.
Whereupon
the
said
Casmir
,
who
had
under
his
Conduct
fifty
foote-companies
,
and
thirty
eight
troupes
of
Cavallery
,
left
the
Rhyne
,
Iuly
,
17.
and
marching
with
great
celerity
to
the
Towne
of
Grave
,
the
day
following
at
Drunen
,
he
was
seconded
with
the
Duke
of
Bullion
,
who
also
had
brought
with
him
certaine
forces
of
Horse
and
Foote
.
Upon
the
one
and
twentieth
of
Iuly
,
they
set
face
for
Breda
,
And
it
is
to
be
observed
for
a
notable
Policy
in
the
Prince
,
that
whilst
his
Army
was
on
marching
towards
Breda
,
hee
caused
two
hundred
of
small
ships
,
and
in
them
certaine
Companies
of
Firelocks
,
to
saile
along
the
Coast
of
Flanders
,
with
sound
of
Trumpets
and
Drummes
,
that
so
affrighted
all
the
Coast
,
that
they
were
continually
in
Armes
for
the
space
of
twelve
dayes
.
Meanewhile
,
Iuly
23.
1637.
the
Prince
arrived
before
Breda
,
and
thanking
his
Cousin
Count
Casmir
for
the
good
service
hee
had
done
him
in
his
absence
,
and
dismissing
the
Duke
of
Bullion
his
Nephew
for
Mastrick
,
they
refreshed
themselves
,
and
the
whole
Army
that
Night
with
necessary
Recreation
,
and
heart-swelling
hopefulnesse
.
The
next
morning
,
Iuly
24.
Stilo
Gregorio
,
his
Highnesse
,
Morgan
,
Gowreine
,
Herbert
,
and
Colpepper
,
besides
two
Regiments
of
Dutches.
And
to
the
East
,
beyond
the
River
,
these
Regiments
of
Count
Maurice
,
the
Count
of
Solmes
,
and
the
Lord
Bredrode
;
and
lastly
his
Highnesse
Guard
,
consisting
of
three
hundred
chosen
men
,
lay
in
the
Village
it selfe
,
neare
to
the
Prince
.
The
second
quarter
lay
downe
at
the
Village
of
Hage
,
(
before
the
West
Port
,
named
Antwerp-gate
,
and
a
mile
distant
from
it
)
under
command
of
the
Marishall
of
the
Field
,
Count
William
of
Nassow
,
consisting
of
three
Scots
Regiments
,
and
they
also
under
these
three
Colonells
,
the
Lord
Amon
,
Sir
Iames
Sandilands
,
and
Sir
David
Balfoure
,
to
whose
courtesies
I
was
greatly
obliged
,
and
in
a
singular
respect
to
mine
old
acquaintance
,
Colonell
Sandilands
;
besides
the
kindnesses
of
most
part
of
all
these
Captaines
and
other
Officers
there
,
who
now
and
then
did
feast
me
with
good
cheere
,
and
kindly
draughts
of
French
,
Rhenish
,
and
Spanish
liquors
.
The
rest
of
this
Brigade
,
were
five
Dutch
Regiments
,
scarce
worthy
to
be
set
downe
here
,
as
hereafter
shall
appeare
in
the
owne
place
.
The
third
quarter
or
Brigade
,
was
placed
at
the
Village
of
Teteringen
,
on
the
North-East
end
of
the
Towne
,
before
the
Busse-port
,
and
an
Irish
mile
distant
,
under
the
Conduct
of
Count
Henry
Casmir
of
Nassow
,
with
fifty
foot
Companies
of
divers
Nations
,
Freizes
,
Switzers
,
Vallones
,
and
Dutches.
The
fourth
and
last
quarter
was
appointed
at
Terheyden
,
North-west
,
under
command
of
Colonell
Farick
,
consisting
onely
of
two
thousand
Footmen
,
and
three
English
miles
from
the
Towne
;
which
made
no
approach
,
but
onely
lay
there
strongly
entrenched
,
to
guard
the
ships
,
for
here
stayed
all
the
whole
provision
of
Victuals
for
the
Army
,
that
came
from
Holland
.
Now
their
quarters
being
placed
,
I
proceed
to
the
Lyne
,
or
workes
without
,
that
environed
all
these
divided
Brigades
or
quarters
.
The
day
following
,
Iuly
25.
there
accoasted
heere
from
South
Holland
,
about
foure
Thousand
Bowres
,
who
instantly
with
great
toyle
,
alacrity
,
and
expedition
,
fell
to
worke
,
with
all
k●nds
of
pi●narding
Instruments
,
and
in
nine
dayes
time
accomplished
the
first
Lyne
or
Trench
:
Quadrat
Redoubts
,
for
the
●nstalment
of
Ordnance
,
and
their
better
assu●●nce
.
Truely
,
I
may
say
,
a
worke
of
great
Admiration
,
that
the
power
of
thrice
as
many
men
●s
they
were
,
could
have
performed
such
a
taske
in
so
small
a
time
,
each
one
of
these
two
Trenches
being
in
compasse
full
Eighteene
English
Miles
,
and
more
.
By
which
meanes
Breda
stood
in
the
midst
of
the
Center
,
Neverthelesse
Grave
Iohn
backed
with
eight
Thousand
Horsemen
,
made
a
Bravado
upon
the
Princes
Quarter
,
but
at
their
first
presentation
,
being
saluted
with
the
Cannon
,
they
suddenly
retyred
into
the
Woods
agen
.
The
sequell
day
,
August
4.
they
fell
downe
Westward
,
and
invaded
the
Scots
Quarter
;
but
they
found
no
better
successe
there
,
than
the
preceding
day
before
;
for
besides
the
Musket
,
the
Cannon
swept
away
divers
rankes
of
them
,
flying
in
the
ayre
like
Phrygian
Eagles
in
a
Randon
;
that
they
were
inforced
to
seeke
shelterage
under
Hedges
,
Thickets
,
and
cloudy
Groves
.
And
that
same
night
they
retyred
,
the
Spaniards
within
the
Towne
,
made
three
times
fire
upon
the
Church-Steeple
,
denoting
to
the
Cardinall
without
,
their
desired
reliefe
;
so
the
fourth
night
thereafter
they
did
the
like
,
but
to
no
purpose
.
Well
,
the
Cardinall
and
Grave
Iohn
stayed
fifteene
dayes
without
,
Grave
Iohn
attempted
to
relieve
Breda
.
and
about
the
Trenches
,
peeping
here
and
there
,
and
shewing
themselves
after
this
manner
.
In
all
which
time
the
Prince
of
Orange
might
make
no
approaches
to
the
Towne
;
for
having
the
halfe
of
his
Army
ever
in
Armes
along
the
Trenches
,
he
had
not
onely
the
Enemy
without
to
resist
,
but
also
the
Enemy
within
to
gaine-stand
;
which
continually
vext
the
quarters
about
,
with
Cannon
from
the
walls
,
but
to
no
great
dammage
,
save
onely
some
accidentall
blowes
,
and
they
very
few
.
And
yet
the
Spaniards
within
,
with
these
long
roaving
shots
spent
a
great
deale
of
Powder
and
Bullets
,
which
in
the
end
,
the
selfe
same
excesse
became
the
chiefest
cause
of
their
overthrow
and
subjection
.
At
last
the
Cardinall
being
dismissed
,
and
marching
up
the
Countrey
with
his
Army
of
fifteene
Thousand
,
Horse
and
Foote
,
he
fell
upon
Fenlo
,
neare
to
Mastrick
,
where
being
no
sooner
arrived
,
but
as
soone
one
Brederode
,
a
Bastard
borne
Hollander
,
Governour
thereof
,
sold
and
gave
up
the
Towne
,
for
the
value
of
twenty
Thousand
pounds
Starling
,
being
suborned
and
enticed
by
the
Jesuits
remaining
there
:
So
was
it
a
well
deserved
Recompence
for
the
Prince
,
that
should
have
admitted
any
Popish
Priests
to
have
stayed
there
,
after
he
was
Master
of
the
place
.
This
base
treacherous
Villaine
fled
away
thence
to
Culloine
,
with
foure
other
inward
Captaines
,
his
Consorts
,
where
hee
and
they
runne
their
heads
,
in
the
midst
of
a
Cloyster
to
stay
,
which
otherwise
should
have
beene
detrenched
for
unnaturall
Treason
,
being
Flemings
.
The
rest
of
the
Captaines
of
fifteene
Companies
,
came
to
cleare
themselves
before
the
Prince
,
but
three
of
them
fell
short
,
and
were
left
Delinquents
,
for
the
Councell
of
Warre
to
order
their
deservings
.
Pell
mell
with
the
French
,
where
now
leaving
them
to
their
doubtfull
events
,
I
returne
to
Breda
.
The
Prince
this
while
being
soundly
setled
,
and
strongly
fortified
with
double
Trenches
,
besides
many
other
Workes
and
Redoubts
,
both
within
and
without
the
Lyne
,
then
begun
he
to
stop
the
current
of
the
River
Mark
,
And
yet
more
,
on
the
North
side
of
the
Towne
,
at
the
house
of
pleasure
,
(
being
a
place
of
Recreation
for
the
House
of
Nassow
)
by
which
the
Sea
flowed
up
in
Mark
,
to
Bredaes
Port
,
hee
caused
to
damme
it
up
,
Being
thus
wonderfully
fortified
,
hee
sent
away
the
fourth
part
of
his
Army
,
Horse
and
Foot
,
to
strengthen
the
Garrisons
of
other
frontier
Townes
,
because
the
Enemy
was
roaving
abroad
.
And
likewise
he
caused
to
make
Bridges
over
Mark
at
Terheyden
,
and
Ginnekin
,
with
three
Bridges
over
A
,
and
its
branches
,
whereby
the
whole
circuite
of
the
Trenches
within
was
made
passable
.
Now
betweene
every
quarter
about
the
Lyne
,
All
these
things
exactly
done
,
and
provided
,
then
his
Highnesse
begun
to
make
his
Approaches
;
where
neare
to
a
Water-mill
,
erecting
a
Halfe
Moone
for
preservation
of
Centinells
,
and
workemen
,
that
were
to
advance
other
workes
dayly
neerer
and
nearer
the
Towne
;
and
three
Troupes
of
Horses
placed
there
for
a
safeguard
.
There
sallyed
out
of
the
Enemy
,
a
little
after
Mid-night
,
But
now
understand
me
better
;
there
were
divers
other
sallies
made
every
day
out
of
Towne
,
as
well
in
the
other
quarters
as
here
for
3.
weekes
space
,
till
their
Batteries
were
erected
,
and
as
many
repulses
given
them
backe
againe
with
some
killed
,
some
wounded
,
and
some
taken
prisoners
on
both
sides
.
But
to
shun
prolixity
,
I
thinke
it
best
to
disclaime
their
Diurnall
and
Noctuall
proceedings
,
Grievous
and
hot
was
the
service
on
both
sides
,
and
sometimes
their
aymes
so
just
,
that
they
burst
one
anothers
Cannon
,
At
last
,
within
17.
dayes
,
the
Spaniards
Cannons
were
dismounted
,
and
they
quite
beaten
off
the
Bulwarke
,
and
constrained
to
settle
their
Ordnance
on
the
lower
Flanks
of
counterbanding
Bastions
,
and
could
shoote
no
more
at
Randon
;
then
every
man
went
safe
and
freely
about
the
Fields
and
quarter
.
But
now
leaving
these
Batteries
,
to
batter
downe
the
Towne-houses
,
Ports
,
and
mouldring
Walles
,
Well
,
at
last
the
French
and
English
,
breasting
the
Hornewarke
,
and
striving
who
should
first
invelope
it
,
their
contention
fell
equall
to
either
,
for
both
their
Busse-bridges
were
alike
soone
over
the
circulating
Moate
.
Heere
was
great
mortality
betwixt
either
Factions
,
within
and
without
;
for
the
Muskets
playd
continually
as
thicke
on
others
faces
,
as
the
Winter-hayle
,
which
whiten
the
ground
.
Both
Nations
attempted
the
Hornewarke
in
the
evening
,
but
were
beaten
backe
againe
to
their
great
disadvantage
;
notwithstanding
,
about
three
a
Clocke
in
the
Morning
,
There
,
and
at
this
time
was
Captaine
Crofis
killed
,
and
that
Honourable
Gentleman
Colonell
Gowreine
,
shot
in
the
legge
with
a
most
dangerous
and
pittifull
hurt
,
to
the
great
lamentation
of
many
noble
hearts
:
Besides
the
death
and
deadly
wounds
of
many
commanded
Gallants
,
and
uncommanded
Voluntiers
;
amongst
whom
was
one
Peter
Ape-slee
,
shot
through
his
cheeke
and
mouth
,
taking
away
two
of
his
fore-teeth
,
which
indeed
was
a
sharp
caveat
to
temper
a
jeering
mouth
.
The
Hornewarke
being
thus
regained
by
the
singular
valour
of
the
English
;
then
with
much
difficulty
the
two
distinctive
Nations
fell
to
,
and
turned
over
the
inner-side
of
it
defencible
for
themselves
,
with
a
number
of
turnings
and
windings
deeply
sought
in
the
ground
:
Cretan
Ida
,
or
the
Ciento
Camarelle
of
Baia
:
Then
upon
the
Graffe-side
,
and
point
for
point
against
the
Enemy
,
in
the
two
co-operative
Divisions
,
there
were
foure
other
Batteries
erected
,
to
defend
the
advancement
of
the
Galleries
,
that
were
to
surprise
and
undermine
the
Bulwarke
;
which
did
so
danton
the
desperate
Defendants
,
that
they
were
inforced
in
the
day
time
to
draw
in
their
Cannons
,
and
to
labour
th●●
onely
in
the
night
;
for
upon
the
Princes
seven
Batteries
,
first
and
last
,
there
were
mounted
Twenty
eight
halfe
Cannons
,
and
with
them
twice
as
many
Cannoniers
.
The
chiefest
of
the
French
that
was
killed
at
this
Hornewarke
,
was
one
Monsieur
du
Charnacie
,
Colonell
,
and
Leaguer
Ambassadour
for
the
French
King
,
who
had
his
head
shot
off
from
the
shoulders
,
with
the
thundring
messenger
of
a
Cannon
Bullet
,
and
thereafter
the
rest
of
his
dead
body
was
sent
to
be
interred
in
France
.
Now
betweene
the
English
and
French
works
there
was
a
Traverse
made
,
and
topped
with
a
blind
of
bushes
,
that
if
,
and
when
neede
required
,
they
might
the
more
facily
relieve
one
another
:
And
then
next
of
all
,
they
tooke
in
certaine
Halfe
Moones
and
Monts
,
whereby
the
Enemy
on
this
quarter
was
absolutely
immured
within
the
Towne
.
Grave
Williams
Brigade
,
or
Scots
quarter
,
which
was
the
place
of
my
chiefest
abode
.
Heere
,
(
as
in
the
Princes
quarter
)
at
the
beginning
of
their
Approaches
,
with
three
Redoubts
and
two
Batteries
,
the
Enemy
did
divers
times
sally
forth
upon
them
,
but
they
were
ever
viriliously
repulsed
backe
to
their
owne
repugnable
limits
,
with
Martiall
Affronts
,
and
loosing
of
lives
.
But
when
the
utmost
of
the
Scots
Trenches
and
workes
,
Doltish
Dutches
)
his
best
Commerad
would
scarcely
bring
him
off
,
and
bury
him
,
unlesse
his
backe
had
beene
covered
with
rough
cloaths
.
Then
was
his
Corps
layd
on
a
Waggon
,
and
brought
to
the
Quarter
,
But
now
to
be
punctuall
;
upon
the
second
of
September
,
Crave
William
,
that
the
Scots
the
day
following
should
storme
the
Hornewarke
,
and
that
the
Dutches
should
second
them
.
To
behold
this
Assault
,
came
hither
the
Prince
Elector
Palatine
,
accompanied
with
two
young
German
Dukes
,
Lantsberg
and
Swavsbridge
&c.
the
Lord
Viscount
Grandeson
,
the
Lord
Craven
,
and
certaine
other
English
Gallants
,
of
singular
Note
.
Now
with
much
difficulty
had
the
Scots
made
a
Busse-bridge
over
the
Moate
of
the
Hornewarke
,
where
fastning
a
Myne
within
the
bosome
of
an
earthen
Rampier
for
passage
sake
,
which
being
blowne
,
it
rebounded
back
on
themselves
,
(
being
the
Enginiers
fault
)
yet
without
any
dammage
,
save
onely
a
part
of
the
Bridge
broken
downe
.
Then
was
Lievtenant
Gladstanes
commanded
by
the
Generall
to
fall
on
,
and
with
him
divers
Officers
,
and
some
choise
Companies
of
selected
Souldiers
,
which
indeed
they
both
bravely
and
manfully
accomplished
:
And
with
them
fell
on
a
certaine
number
of
uncommanded
Voluntiers
,
all
Scotsmen
.
The
Conflict
for
an
houres
space
,
was
exceeding
doubtfull
and
dangerous
,
for
the
Muskets
and
Firelocks
never
ceased
,
neither
was
the
Sword
and
Pike
short
of
the
manliest
usage
,
couragious
valour
could
afford
magnanimous
Gallants
.
Then
came
certaine
Companies
of
Dutch
Firelocks
to
second
them
,
and
gave
once
fire
;
but
by
your
leave
,
like
cowardly
beasts
,
and
greedy
slaves
as
they
are
,
they
left
their
service
,
and
fell
a
spoyling
of
the
dead
bodies
which
the
Scots
had
slaine
.
pell mel
:
in
which
place
there
were
Thirty
seven
of
them
left
dead
,
and
Forty
foure
wounded
,
who
with
the
rest
were
enforced
to
retyre
againe
to
their
owne
Trenches
,
with
the
generall
Applause
of
deare
bought
praise
and
commendation
.
In
which
Retreate
Sergeant
Lindsey
was
drowned
in
the
Moate
,
whose
body
could
never
be
found
;
notwithstanding
wee
supposed
he
had
beene
taken
prisoner
,
but
the
Enemy
the
next
day
,
avouched
the
contrary
,
to
the
great
griefe
of
all
his
fellow
souldiers
,
and
to
me
much
more
;
for
I
lay
in
his
straw-built
Cabine
,
&
was
familiar
with
him
,
as
with
a
sociall
friend
.
The
speciall
of
which
fatall
Voluntiers
,
Robert
Henderson
Colonell
,
and
lately
killed
at
Bergen●pzom
,
was
a
sonne
of
that
Venerable
and
Martiall
Race
of
Fordell
:
And
this
young
Accadent
,
as
hee
was
bred
of
a
valorous
Father
,
so
hee
fought
as
valiantly
as
ever
could
a
noble
heart
performe
a
manly
part
,
and
dyed
in
the
bed
of
Honour
.
Secondly
,
that
Gallant
and
ever
lamented
Gentleman
Captaine
Williamson
,
who
killed
three
men
with
his
owne
hands
,
and
the
fourth
killed
him
:
The
third
was
Auncient
Hammilton
,
Perdevans
sonne
beside
Lithgow
,
who
lately
eight
dayes
before
in
another
Conflict
,
had
so
couragiously
behaved
himselfe
,
that
hee
slew
two
Vallounes
,
and
tooke
captive
the
Neapolitan
Cantelmo
,
carrying
him
away
perforce
,
and
with
strong
hand
from
amongst
the
midst
of
his
enemies
,
to
his
eternall
fame
;
and
now
,
and
at
this
time
,
hee
killed
foure
Burgondions
before
hee
fell
;
whom
then
the
Enemy
knew
well
,
because
of
his
red
cloaths
,
where
in
a
base
and
inhumane
revenge
,
they
mangled
,
cut
,
and
carved
his
head
,
face
,
and
dead
body
,
that
scarcely
the
next
day
,
when
his
Corps
was
sent
over
the
Moate
,
could
he
well
be
knowne
.
The
rest
were
these
Sergeants
,
Lindsay
,
Inglis
,
and
Corbet
,
with
divers
moe
young
Gentlemen
,
of
whom
one
Moncreeffe
,
a
delicate
Stripling
,
was
much
lamented
.
Philip
Balfoure
one
,
who
with
Sword
and
Pike
manfully
behaved
his
weilding
hands
,
and
being
shot
in
the
left
arme
,
came
fairely
off
with
deserved
reputation
:
Where
,
and
there
also
,
Auncient
Drummond
had
his
legge
shot
from
him
,
which
although
it
be
the
badge
of
a
Souldier
,
yet
it
hath
spoyled
the
comely
feature
of
a
gallant
Personage
.
Now
of
the
commanded
Souldiers
,
there
was
principally
slaine
Lievtenant
Gladstanes
,
an
aged
man
,
whose
death
his
owne
hands
revenged
,
upon
the
lives
of
five
Burgondions
before
hee
fell
dead
,
whose
valour
the
very
Enemy
the
next
day
mightily
applauded
.
So
with
him
was
killed
Auncient
Fargeson
,
with
certaine
others
,
whose
names
I
suspend
to
relate
.
The
next
morning
there
was
a
parley
beaten
on
either
side
,
David
Anderson
manfully
brought
off
,
to
his
great
credit
,
and
thereupon
present
preferment
,
and
saved
thereby
his
cloaths
,
and
forty
pieces
of
Gold
that
were
in
his
pockets
.
The
rest
were
sent
over
the
Graffe
in
Boats
starke
naked
,
and
loathsome
to
behold
.
The
Corps
of
Lievtenant
Colonell
Henderson
was
sent
to
Dunhag
,
and
there
buried
in
the
great
Church
beside
his
Father
,
and
the
bodies
of
Williamson
,
Gladestanes
,
and
valiant
Hammilton
,
were
sent
three
Leagues
off
,
to
Gutrenberg
,
and
there
interred
in
a
Church
.
The
rest
were
buried
at
the
Hage
,
and
neare
the
Scots
Quarter
,
with
hollow
Drummes
,
and
volley
shots
,
and
Souldiers
trayling
Pikes
before
them
,
the
miserable
mourning
of
Mars
.
The
next
morning
after
this
,
the
Scots
made
another
Sally
upon
the
Hornwarke
,
Iames
Lecky
was
chiefe
Workmaster
,
who
was
to
have
for
perfecting
the
same
,
Thirty
sixe
thousand
Gilders
.
And
notwithstanding
there
were
every
other
day
and
night
some
killed
,
some
wanting
leggs
and
armes
,
and
some
wounded
;
yea
,
and
the
Cannon
would
breake
downe
at
divers
times
sundry
of
their
posts
,
which
were
aye
speedily
renewed
againe
:
But
what
offended
the
Workemen
here
most
,
And
here
by
the
way
,
I
cannot
forget
a
sorrowfull
sport
:
one
Night
foure
fellows
working
on
the
French
Gallerie
,
And
now
I
remember
,
when
the
Scots
Gallery
was
halfe
over
the
Moate
,
and
Lievtenant
Colonell
Couts
standing
there
,
giving
directions
to
Souldiers
,
there
was
a
Burgondion
from
a
wooden
Wind-mill
,
on
the
Towne-wall
,
shot
him
through
the
thigh
,
and
burst
the
bone
in
pieces
,
by
the
which
this
aged
and
brave
Commander
was
left
there
for
death
;
yet
at
my
departure
there
was
great
hope
of
his
recovery
.
Whereupon
the
next
day
,
Colonell
Balfoure
caused
foure
halfe
Cannons
to
bee
stalled
against
the
Winde-mill
,
Now
as
concerning
their
profession
,
being
in
a
Leaguer
,
every
Regiment
hath
a
Preacher
,
and
on
the
Sabbath
day
under
the
Colonells
Tent
a
Sermon
,
And
alas
,
what
a
poore
thing
is
it
,
to
see
so
many
Gentlemen
,
and
gallant
youths
of
all
kinds
,
to
hazard
their
lives
for
so
small
a
recompence
,
as
five
pence
halfe
penny
a
day
,
five
Stivers
,
having
their
foode
and
apparrell
to
take
out
of
it
,
besides
their
hard
lying
,
and
turmoyling
services
:
which
common
calamities
and
profound
extreame
miseries
,
I
would
to
God
most
of
our
younglings
at
home
knew
,
then
would
they
be
carefull
to
prevent
these
languishing
adversities
,
And
whosoever
shall
argument
or
discourse
upon
found
reason
,
and
infallible
experience
,
may
easily
prove
and
perceive
,
that
those
Commanders
have
ever
best
prospered
,
which
have
most
liberally
maintained
,
and
had
in
singular
regard
Military
Arts
and
Souldiers
:
Otherwise
the
honourable
mind
would
account
it
a
great
deale
better
,
to
have
Death
without
Life
,
than
Life
without
Reward
;
yea
,
and
the
noble
Commander
desiring
rather
to
want
,
than
to
suffer
true
Worth
unrecompensed
.
I
could
instance
here
many
Examples
of
Ingratitude
in
great
persons
,
that
by
their
wretchednesse
to
Souldiers
,
have
first
lost
themselves
,
and
then
their
Kingdoms
and
Principalities
;
but
I
desist
,
onely
lamenting
what
I
saw
here
,
that
even
the
chiefest
Commanders
,
(
Fatality
is
so
ordinary
to
Military
proceedings
)
so
they
obtaine
their
ambitious
ends
,
regarded
no
more
the
losing
of
mens
lives
,
than
the
death
of
dogges
.
But
now
I
come
to
the
third
Quarter
,
setled
on
the
Townes
North
side
,
the
Freizes
,
under
command
of
Counte
Casmir
their
Generall
:
Truely
they
had
the
most
difficult
passage
to
make
their
Approaches
,
Stilo
Gregorio
set
upon
the
Enemies
Hornewarke
,
and
made
exceeding
good
fire
for
an
houres
space
,
and
beate
their
Opposers
into
the
Towne
,
with
great
mortality
on
both
sides
,
and
so
turned
over
the
worke
defencible
for
themselves
:
Whereupon
they
began
their
Gallery
,
but
to
no
purpose
,
the
other
three
being
closing
with
the
Wales
and
theirs
in
twenty
dayes
time
could
not
have
beene
perfected
;
where
now
I
leave
them
,
(
neverthelesse
)
well
worthy
of
a
good
remembrance
:
their
Batteries
were
onely
foure
,
and
planted
with
twelve
halfe
Cannons
.
But
now
to
returne
unto
his
Highnesse
quarter
,
where
I
had
my
last
and
journall
Residence
,
till
the
bowels
of
Breda
,
gave
my
long
expecta●ion
a
desired
Albergamento
;
Well
,
upon
the
first
of
October
,
the
Prince
rode
downe
,
with
two
followers
,
to
the
galleries
,
(
as
he
most
adventrously
did
every
day
)
to
pry
into
the
Mines
,
Stilo
Italico
,
and
so
the
Cannon
ceased
on
both
sides
,
and
there
was
no
more
shooting
,
invasion
,
nor
resistance
.
Upon
which
there
sorted
an
Officer
from
the
Governour
at
Ginnekin
Port
,
and
well
mounted
on
Horsebacke
,
who
rode
Post
up
to
his
Highnesse
,
rancountering
me
as
I
ran
downe
to
the
Trenches
.
The
Commission
of
the
Governour
being
delivered
to
the
Prince
,
and
his
flexibility
considered
,
there
were
Hostages
sent
from
both
sides
,
for
the
assurance
of
fidelity
to
other
;
three
aged
Colonells
from
the
Prince
,
and
sixe
Burgers
from
the
Towne
.
Well
,
in
the
Afternoone
there
came
from
the
Towne
five
sufficient
men
of
quality
,
and
a
Cathedrall
Priest
,
cloathed
in
a
white
Robe
,
and
a
white
Hat
,
signifying
Peace
;
(
for
he
was
no
Monke
,
unlesse
hee
had
beene
Lucifer
in
a
Monkes
habit
,
nor
none
of
the
like
order
in
the
Towne
)
These
sixe
came
(
I
say
)
to
capitulate
with
the
Prince
,
and
Councell
of
War
,
upon
pretended
Articles
.
They
moved
the
Prince
for
the
Freedome
of
a
Church
to
celebrate
the
Masse
into
,
for
the
staying
of
some
of
their
Clergy
there
,
and
some
other
libertinous
demands
;
but
they
were
all
refused
with
this
solid
and
generall
Answer
:
To
wit
,
that
these
Conditions
which
Spineola
13.
yeeres
before
,
Anno
1625.
Iuly
5.
gave
to
Colonell
Morgan
,
who
was
constrained
by
famine
,
after
11.
Moneths
siege
to
surrender
it
;
the
selfe
same
conditions
should
they
receive
,
and
no
more
,
and
so
it
was
concluded
under
the
shaddow
of
Eighteene
Articles
,
the
chiefest
whereof
were
these
:
Leaving
as
unnecessary
the
lesser
Articles
to
bee
rehearsed
:
Vpon
Saturday
,
October
10.
the
Waggons
being
all
in
readinesse
,
and
sent
in
unto
them
,
and
well
provided
with
good
Horses
,
they
begun
to
take
their
journey
,
about
11.
a
clocke
in
the
forenoone
,
but
very
slowly
,
which
wearied
our
expectation
:
First
then
,
there
marched
forth
3.
severall
and
distant
divisions
of
Muskets
,
Firelocks
,
and
Pikes
,
and
the
fourth
division
came
last
of
all
with
the
Governour
,
and
hee
also
in
a
Coach
,
carrying
with
them
fifty
one
Colours
,
the
halfe
of
which
wanted
Companies
,
being
cut
off
at
the
siege
,
so
that
one
Auncient
sometimes
carried
three
Colours
,
Betweene
the
first
three
,
and
last
division
,
came
all
the
Waggons
along
,
one
drayning
after
another
,
with
their
Household
stuffe
,
(
ô
miserable
furniture
)
Women
,
Children
,
and
wounded
people
,
with
sixe
halfe
Cannon
,
and
two
pot
peices
.
Next
unto
the
Bussport
,
at
their
forth
comming
,
and
without
two
draw
Bridges
and
an
empty
Court
du
guard
,
stood
the
Prince
his
owne
Guard
,
300.
Foot
,
and
a
troupe
of
Horses
,
all
armed
,
with
Corslets
,
and
head-peices
as
cleare
as
silver
,
Eurileus
Murreon
in
the
Cinthian
night
;
by
&
along
whose
faces
they
marched
through
Count
Casmirs
Brigade
,
for
they
were
in
armes
,
because
they
passed
through
their
quarter
,
and
in
one
part
their
Trenches
were
cast
downe
for
their
departure
.
But
what
shall
I
say
of
the
great
concurrence
,
and
innumerable
numbers
of
people
which
flocked
hither
,
of
all
sorts
under
the
States
,
Merchants
,
Burgers
,
and
Bowres
,
maides
,
and
wives
.
that
came
,
to
see
this
Hispanicall
farewell
;
nay
,
certainely
there
were
above
three
hundred
thousands
,
yong
and
old
:
for
such
a
sight
at
once
,
and
on
the
faire
Fields
,
was
never
seene
assembled
together
,
(
as
I
may
say
)
since
Tamberlanes
dayes
;
that
in
my
conceite
it
was
a
rarer
thing
to
behold
the
infinite
multitude
heere
convocated
,
than
either
to
stand
gazing
upon
the
vanquished
Viadants
,
or
to
admire
the
alacrious
faces
of
the
triumphing
Victors
.
Then
before
the
last
division
of
the
Spaniards
,
and
behind
the
Waggons
,
The
last
division
of
the
foure
was
the
strongest
of
all
,
The
Governour
approaching
his
Highnesse
,
dismissed
the
Coach
,
and
mounting
on
Horsebacke
,
saluted
his
Conquerour
,
with
an
exceeding
low
courtesie
,
and
wringing
complements
:
The
number
of
these
foure
Divisions
,
which
marched
away
in
Armes
,
were
thought
to
be
(
besides
foure
hundred
stragling
Firelocks●
)
about
fifteene
hundred
Souldiers
,
all
lusty
men
,
and
in
good
Equipage
,
whose
Martiall
countenances
seemed
rather
to
have
overcome
these
who
overcame
them
,
than
to
have
beene
vanquished
by
their
valour
,
and
inexpugnable
fortunes
;
whose
brave
service
and
desperate
defence
,
for
approved
worth
and
deserved
fame
,
may
justly
claime
the
Constantinopolitan
Hippodrome
,
to
engrave
thereon
their
couragious
Atchievments
,
which
in
ten
weekes
and
five
dayes
time
they
worthily
performed
.
And
truely
I
may
say
,
although
I
have
small
reason
for
it
,
(
when
I
remember
these
miseries
I
sustayned
in
Malaga
)
that
never
Souldiers
did
more
,
nor
could
doe
better
.
Well
,
and
thrice
well
,
and
howsoever
they
fought
well
,
they
are
now
well
gone
;
and
straight
at
the
last
of
their
backes
,
when
they
left
the
Towne
,
entred
in
the
Princes
Guard
,
and
twelve
other
Companies
,
to
keepe
the
Burgers
unwronged
from
insidiary
Souldiers
,
till
a
constant
Garrison
was
setled
.
At
their
entering
the
Gate
,
and
I
with
them
,
his
Highnesse
Trumpetters
,
from
above
in
a
Bulwarke
,
founded
three
times
,
the
most
joyfull
Victoria
,
and
the
sweetest
melodious
Tryumph
,
that
ever
I
heard
in
all
my
life
,
wheresoever
I
have
beene
.
Now
for
contentment
I
stayed
five
nights
in
Breda
,
But
now
,
not
to
bee
oblivious
,
I
recall
,
that
at
the
beginning
and
about
the
middle
time
of
the
siege
,
there
remained
heere
in
the
Princes
quarter
for
certaine
dayes
,
these
two
noble
Lords
,
the
Earle
of
Warwicke
,
and
the
Earle
of
Northampton
;
and
with
him
was
the
Queenes
Majesties
Dwarfe
,
strenuous
Ieffrey
,
that
Cyclopian
creature
,
whose
Gygantisme
body
made
the
Bulwarkes
of
Breda
to
tremble
:
But
rather
I
would
say
,
this
Sonne
of
Conopas
made
the
whole
Army
to
admire
his
monstrous
smalnesse
;
who
for
this
Bellonean
practice
our
Champion
saw
,
hee
may
justly
,
as
Generall
,
lead
an
Army
of
Pigmaes
to
the
Catopian
Fields
;
where
Molon
,
Commander
of
the
contrary
Campe
,
will
runne
at
tilt
against
him
,
with
the
Launce
of
a
Rush
,
as
long
as
a
straw
:
and
so
leaving
this
memorable
Monument
of
a
living
Statue
,
I
returne
to
my
purpose
.
Truely
it
was
a
pleasant
thing
to
behold
the
chearefull
countenance
of
common
Souldiers
,
when
they
marched
to
the
Court
du
Guard
in
the
Market
place
,
and
to
other
remoter
staunces
about
the
walles
;
for
they
looked
all
as
Lords
of
this
vanquished
Lady
.
And
now
the
next
morning
after
my
first
entery
in
the
Towne
,
being
Sunday
,
there
were
two
Sermons
made
in
the
great
Church
by
Dutch
Predicants
to
Gods
glory
,
where
the
day
preceding
,
there
had
beene
fifteene
Masses
,
celebrate
to
the
Veneration
of
imaginary
Saints
.
For
Wine
and
victuals
we
found
plenty
in
the
Towne
,
and
no
scarcity
of
any
thing
save
of
favourable
faces
;
and
for
excellent
good
Beere
of
all
Belgia
,
Breda
is
the
Daughter
of
Bacchus
.
The
Towne
it selfe
I
found
mightely
deformed
,
and
the
houses
beaten
downe
most
lamentably
with
the
Cannon
;
in
all
these
three
corned
streets
,
that
were
opposite
,
to
the
three
quarters
without
,
whereof
Ginnekin
streete
,
from
the
Princes
batteries
was
worst
defaced
;
that
it
grieved
me
to
heare
of
the
great
fatality
,
these
downe-falling
houses
brought
to
the
inhabitants
,
as
also
the
sorrow
to
behold
betweene
two
extreames
,
the
miserable
effects
of
warre
;
which
I
leave
my
mourning
Muse
to
deplore
.
O
woefull
warre
,
which
lessens
wealth
,
and
strength
And
brings
the
ruynes
of
ruine
at
length
:
It
doth
dishonour
Honour
,
and
degrad
The
mighty
Man
,
from
what
his
greatnes
had
:
Which
weight
let
Tyrus
,
sometimes
stately
plum'd
With
Troy
and
Thebes
,
both
alike
consum'd
:
Swell'd
Ninivie
,
whose
fragments
nought
imparts
,
And
Learned
Athens
,
once
the
source
of
Arts
;
With
sightlesse
Carthage
,
Lacedemon
rent
,
Iebus
and
Bagdat
,
in
a
manner
shent
;
Sardis
,
Syracuse
,
Adrianople
lost
,
Nay
,
now
stress'd
Almaine
with
such
sorrowes
crost
,
Denote
and
shew
,
what
time
and
wars
have
wrought
,
That
crusht
their
might
(
from
flatring
pride
)
to
nought
Nay
,
Monarchies
,
great
Kingdoms
,
th'
Vniverse
Are
prest
to
change
,
erect'd
,
throwne
downe
by
Mars
.
Like
to
the
rage
of
the
impetuous
flood
Debording
from
his
banks
,
leaves
slime
and
mood
To
choake
the
fertile
plaines
▪
supplants
the
rootes
Of
Hearbes
and
Trees
;
defaceth
quite
the
fruits
Of
Grapes
and
graine
;
and
often
breakes
the
walls
Of
strongest
Townes
,
whereon
destruction
falls
.
Even
so
the
furye
of
the
bloody
warre
,
In
breaking
downe
the
bonds
of
peace
;
debarre
The
links
of
Love
and
alliance
,
quite
defaceth
The
liberty
of
nature
,
and
disgraceth
The
ornaments
of
Time
;
and
cuts
the
throat
Of
martiall
darlings
;
then
casts
up
the
lot
Of
desolation
;
which
destroyeth
all
Which
can
to
meane
or
mighty
men
befall
:
So
,
so
Breda
,
was
fought
,
and
sought
,
and
wounded
,
By
him
,
whose
stocke
,
her
first
foundation
founded
.
Now
the
next
morning
after
the
Towne
was
surrendred
,
there
came
forty
eight
Trumpeters
before
the
Princes
lodging
,
and
sounded
the
victory
over
Breda
,
and
after
them
came
foure
hundred
threescore
and
twelve
drummes
,
doing
the
like
,
to
whom
and
every
one
of
them
,
there
was
rewards
given
as
a
thing
due
to
their
Calling
after
any
victory
.
The
third
day
of
this
vicissitude
,
being
munday
morning
,
then
the
whole
quarters
began
to
slight
and
cast
downe
their
workes
,
equalizing
them
with
the
ground
;
but
understand
me
better
,
no
man
wrought
but
for
extraordinary
pay
,
for
they
can
not
compell
a
Souldier
,
by
the
law
of
Armes
,
to
doe
any
more
than
march
,
watch
,
and
fight
,
without
a
secondary
acknowledgement
:
but
the
most
difficult
toile
of
all
,
was
to
empty
the
moate
,
of
infinite
bundles
of
Boughes
and
armes
of
Trees
,
and
to
pull
downe
the
Galleries
,
whose
erections
had
been
so
fatall
to
many
misfortunate
lives
.
Then
,
and
at
that
time
,
all
the
Country
Bowres
about
,
Now
upon
the
fourth
day
after
the
Townes
surrendering
,
being
wednesday
,
October
14.
there
were
solemne
feastings
,
and
bonfires
made
through
all
the
Townes
of
the
jurisdictions
and
Provinces
under
the
united
States
,
for
this
unestimable
victory
:
And
upon
the
sixt
day
thereafter
,
the
Prince
,
Princesse
,
and
young
Prince
of
Orange
with
all
the
cheife
Commanders
of
the
Army
,
And
then
the
sequell
day
,
all
things
for
preservation
of
the
Towne
being
appointed
and
setled
,
as
well
for
victuals
as
military
provision
;
the
Lord
Baverward
a
brave
young
Gentleman
,
And
from
the
Easterne
Germany
,
the
like
good
newes
came
by
one
Mr.
Grahame
,
sonne
to
the
Heritour
of
Killearne
,
that
the
Scots
and
Swedes
had
given
to
the
Saxon
and
Austrian
forces
,
a
ponderous
overthrow
:
And
with
these
Buonos
Novellos
,
came
the
Victory
of
Bernard
Saxe
Wymer
,
fought
beside
Strausberg
,
against
the
Imperiall
Army
,
where
with
many
thousands
the
Emperors
Generall
was
killed
.
Neither
may
I
thrust
in
Oblivion
the
auspicuous
attempts
and
approved
valour
of
mine
ever
renowned
Countrey-man
,
Generall
Lesslie
,
who
in
a
most
singular
manner
,
Anno
1636.
August
9.
at
the
battell
of
Whitesock
,
(
besides
other
famous
and
fortunate
Conflicts
)
had
both
the
Vanguard
and
the
Victory
.
O
memorable
Victory
!
and
put
to
flight
the
Duke
of
Saxon
,
and
the
Imperialists
with
great
slaughter
;
seazing
on
foure
thousand
Waggons
,
five
whereof
were
loaden
with
Ricks
Dollours
,
and
with
them
twenty
eight
pieces
of
Ordnance
.
Where
,
and
at
which
Rancounter
,
that
hardy
and
redoubted
Gentleman
Colonell
Robert
Cunyngham
was
slaine
,
Germany
,
France
,
and
fatall
Loraine
,
where
hee
was
killed
,
affirme
and
approve
of
him
,
that
hee
was
absolutely
one
of
the
best
Souldiers
in
Christendome
,
and
so
consequently
of
the
World
.
After
whose
death
,
succeeded
to
his
place
the
younger
Colonell
Hepburne
,
his
Cousin
,
sonne
and
apparent
Heire
of
that
ancient
House
of
Wachton
,
who
now
lately
,
on
the
Frontiers
of
France
,
and
about
the
former
disastruous
place
,
hath
suffered
the
like
fatall
blow
of
preposterous
death
.
But
now
to
returne
to
the
Lesslies
,
of
whom
there
are
so
many
valorous
Colonells
and
Captaines
,
besides
the
aforesaid
Generall
,
that
I
may
justly
averre
it
,
that
there
are
not
so
many
of
one
Surname
within
Europe
,
and
in
this
Age
,
have
acquisted
more
credit
,
honour
,
and
indubitable
reputation
,
than
that
Heroick
and
Bellonean
Name
hath
done
.
Minroe
,
Lumsdale
,
Stewart
,
Keith
,
Baillie
,
Gunne
,
and
that
once
highly
respected
Commander
under
the
Marquesse
of
Hannay
,
Sir
Iames
Ramsey
lately
deceased
:
with
sundry
like
Colonells
,
and
many
Captaines
of
notable
memory
;
and
so
from
them
generally
of
the
whole
Scots
,
their
followers
,
that
they
have
beene
the
nerves
and
sinews
of
his
Army
,
yea
,
and
the
Sword
of
his
right
hand
:
for
as
the
Myrmedons
were
the
Bulwarkes
of
Alexanders
fortunes
,
so
were
they
the
Pike
and
Buckler
of
all
Adolphus
most
glorious
Atchievments
,
as
well
in
Prucia
,
Germany
,
as
on
the
borders
of
Russia
,
or
else
where
;
whose
proper
and
peculiar
Acts
of
most
of
them
I
could
seriously
divulge
,
but
time
,
it
traitours
me
:
neither
may
this
present
Volumne
permit
to
engrosse
any
prolixious
subject
,
(
howsoever
necessary
)
unlesse
I
had
a
proposed
drift
to
perfect
punctually
in
a
larger
Relation
than
this
,
their
generous
and
generall
proceedings
,
their
Heroick
Exploits
,
and
fastidious
following
of
their
adventurous
labours
in
Martiall
Discipline
;
and
so
I
hasten
to
Finis
.
But
what
shall
I
say
?
Scotland
now
a
dayes
hath
no
Historian
,
bravest
Wits
turne
dull
,
Poëts
sing
dumbe
,
Pen-men
grow
deafe
,
and
best
spirits
slumber
.
And
why
?
because
there
is
no
Mecenas
,
as
little
regard
,
And
now
to
close
up
all
,
the
two
aforesaid
Rivers
of
Marck
and
A
,
Whence
I
falling
downe
from
Breda
to
Dunhag
,
presented
the
Majesty
of
Bohemia
,
with
some
of
my
former
workes
:
And
having
viewed
and
reviewed
her
princely
Children
here
,
and
at
Leyden
,
six
sonnes
and
foure
Daughters
,
whom
God
may
long
blesse
,
prosper
,
and
preserve
;
I
returned
to
Rotterdam
,
and
thence
I
imbarked
for
Camphiere
in
Zeland
.
And
now
I
thinke
it
not
amisse
,
to
lay
open
briefly
some
generall
Observations
that
I
gathered
of
Holland
,
their
condition
of
living
,
their
politick
government
,
and
of
their
forces
by
Sea
and
Land
.
First
then
,
For
government
,
And
now
to
observe
my
methodicall
order
,
I
found
in
the
aforesaid
Camphiere
a
Scots
Staple
,
and
over
it
a
venerable
Gentleman
,
Master
Patrick
Drummond
,
Lord
Conservator
there
for
the
Burroughs
,
(
Merchants
,
and
Traffickers
here
)
of
Scotland
,
to
whose
love
I
celebrate
this
gratefull
memory
.
This
Isle
of
Waker
,
a
part
of
Zeland
,
is
eight
English
miles
in
length
,
and
thrice
as
much
in
circuite
,
contayning
these
three
Townes
,
Camphiere
to
the
East
,
Middlebrough
in
the
midst
,
and
Flushen
to
the
South-west
:
betweene
which
Townes
there
is
a
delicate
smooth
Calsey
of
thin
Bricke
,
hedged
and
ditched
on
both
hands
;
that
in
walking
of
it
,
me
thought
I
had
beene
in
the
Valley
of
Suda
,
else
in
the
Tempian
Plaines
,
watered
with
pleasant
Permessis
.
Arrived
at
Flushen
,
and
attending
for
Transportation
to
England
,
Indeede
these
Dunkirkers
brought
with
them
a
great
deale
of
joy
to
the
Inhabitants
:
but
what
shall
I
say
?
the
second
night
following
,
a
drunken
Pilot
cast
away
one
of
these
great
ships
(
brought
in
these
prizes
)
upon
the
Isle
of
Cassand
,
just
before
the
Towne
;
of
whom
,
and
of
them
,
I
may
say
as
Maharrabell
said
to
his
Master
,
Vincere
scis
Annibal
,
victoria
uti
nescis
.
But
now
to
conclude
,
if
there
be
any
Britannian
or
Hybernian
desirous
to
see
and
try
the
effects
of
Purgatory
,
let
him
go
over
to
Flushen
,
where
it
will
soone
purge
his
purse
of
Money
,
and
his
Heart
of
patience
;
and
so
farewell
,
for
I
am
landed
at
Gravesend
.
FINIS
.