MY loue and dutie ( Right Worshipfull ) vrging me oftentimes ( since my departure from England ) to make an explanation of the same to your selfe , with the rest of my good friends , and now comming to a fulnesse of affection , I am here to giue you a certification , of all the occurrances and passages in seruice from those troublesome parts of Germanie , where I am now resident : and although I am a little preuented , in laying open the full discourse of our Iournalls or Martch , by the departure of many of our Regiment that are returned backe to England , who hath reported more then I am able to write , yet neuerthelesse , will I giue you a touch of our trauaile and martch , as my remembrance will giue me leaue .

First , wee had a quicke passage to Roterdam , from thence to Delfe , where wee were mustered for the King of Bohemia , and was billited there for three weekes , where we had our Apparell , our Hats , and Colours , with our Armes giuen to vs : from thence we Marcht vp the Riuer of Rhine to Rayse , where we stayed vntill we heard from his Excellence ; from thence we Marcht vp the Rhine , vntill wee came right against Wesell , where his Excellence lay with twenty thousand Horse and Foote , and mounted his Ordinance against Wesell , where wee lay in leaguer the most part of Iuly , vntill the Bridge was made ouer the Rhine : and the first of August we Marcht ouer the Rhine ; his Excellencies Musketieres gaue vs three volleyes of shot at our departing : from thence we Marcht accompanied with Graue Henrick , and his troupes of Horse , and when we came to our lodging , wee were entertayned by the Boores of the Countrey , with fresh Straw , Bread , and Beere , and what else wee could get , and so Marcht forwards , sometimes twenty miles a day , sometimes more , and sometimes lesse : but Spindola made account to cut vs off euery man of vs ; & because we Marcht extraordinary , he reported the Diuell did leade vs ; but I am sure that God was our guide and defender , and so wee Marcht vntill wee came to a Towne called Bensum , where we were billited three dayes , where we had good Wine in aboundance , and good cheare with it . The Wine was commonly set on the Table in a Paile or some such like vessell , wherein wee filled our glasse , and dranke euery man his belly full . From this Towne wee Marcht towards Anne , where dwelleth Graue Henrickes sister , who is Princesse of that place , and she Royally came to vs in the Field , with other Gallants in their Caroches , guarded with Horse and Foote , whom courteously greeted our Lords and Captaines , we standing in Battalia manner , which when she returned , wee Marcht to a little Dorpe neere adioyning , where wee had two Alarums that night , which caused most of vs to leaue our victuals behind vs : some their meate a boyling , and some rosting , which was a great griefe vnto vs being hungry the next day . Also it was the first time that wee had any Alarum , and so wee Marcht from that Dorpe towards Wormes , where wee Marcht ouer the Riuer , and so thorough Wormes to a Dorpe sixe miles distant from that place , and so wee Marcht vp and downe vntill wee did meete with the Princes of the Vnion , who ioyned with our forces to meete Spindola , who lay then in a Towne called Vpnam , which was yeelded to him , and there he Entrencht his Forces , that by no meanes possible they could remoue him out ; wherefore the Generall gaue command to draw our Forces into Field to giue him battaile , and so we Marcht vntill wee had sight of his Forces , and wee Marcht about to get the winde of them , the which we obtayned , and then our Generall gaue commaund to draw out part out of euery Company , to be of the Forlorne Hope , to giue the onset , whereof my selfe was one of the number , and Doctor Burges our Minister did encourage vs to fight valiantly , and did assure vs wee should finde our reward in heauen : whereupon we feasted our selues with such victuals as wee had , and threw away our Snap-sackes , with all our Prouision , both linnen and woollen , because it would be troublesome to vs , and couragiously prouiding vs for the battaile , and vpon the suddaine wee heard the Enemies Drums beate a Martch , where wee discried them to Martch backe againe to our Lodgings the next morning , for wee remayned in the Field all that night , the next day our Generall had notice giuen him , that the Enemie did martch towards the Citie of Wormes , wherefore hee gaue commaund the next night to martch without sound of Drumme , or displaying our Coulours , thinking to meete with him before he came to Wormes : but the Enemie had intelligence of our comming , wherefore they returned backe into their Trenches that night , being extreame colde , that it killed many of our Souldiers , as namely Captaine Trussell , my Lieutenant , and diuers others , whom died when they came to Garrison into Frankendale , which was a little befor Christmas , for the Rayne and Snow began to fall , that wee were not able to lye any longer in the Fields : wherefore wee marcht into Frankendale , where we haue duty enough put vpon vs , for euery third night we watch at the Ports and Bulwarkes , standing Sentinell on the walles with our Armes in our hands : we do make them to stand , be he friend or foe , and cry que vella ? besides Alarums , which often times falles out , some times two or three in a weeke : wee had Alarum on the Saterday night before Shroue-Sunday , where wee were drawne all on the walls , and on the next night following wee were drawne out of the Towne , expecting to meete with some of the Enemies Forces , but we did not ; and marching neere vnto Wormes without sound of Drumme or displaying our Coulours , they thought vs to be Enemies , wherefore they shot at vs , and hurt two of our Company , wherefore wee discried our selues , and Marcht backe againe : and now wee are certified that Lepoltus the Emperours brother is comming downe with twelue thousand to ayde Marques Spindola against vs , and they haue reported to besiege this Towne and Wormes both in one day , but before they winne them , it will cost them hote liquor , for our Generall gaue commaund to burne some Townes neere vnto vs , because the Enemie shall not Intrench his Forces neere vs , and the Boores that dwelt in them haue brought their Goods into our Towne , and they themselues doe worke vpon our Walles without the Towne , and are making halfe Moones , Sconces , Bulwarkes , Counterscarfes , and Trenches . Wee haue had lately 12. Peeces of Ordinance from Wormes to plant vpon our Walles , besides the Peeces that were planted before , which will encounter with them before they come at our Towne ; and afterwards , our nimble Muskatieres will speake three words at once to them : Wee haue in our Towne many Streetes , and in euery Streete one Well with two Buckets of very good water , also a good Riuer running thorough the Towne : and neuerthelesse , wee haue Wine in the Towne as plentifull as water , which is solde vnder three pence the quart : also Bread and Beere as good and cheaper then in England , and so of Flesh and other commodities . There was in our martch good Hogs solde for twelue pence a peece and vnder , also Pullets , Pidgions , and other flesh very reasonable . I thinke we shall not haue the like penny-worthes when wee come to England : but we hope well , and purpose to make a tryall of it , and now vnwilling to be too tedious , I will abruptly conclude . So remembring my loue and commendations to all my good friends , I rest : committing you to the protection of the Almighty , this 9. of March . 1621.