The
Translation
.
BERNARD
,
by
the
Grace
of
God
Duke
of
Saxonie
.
WE
doubt
not
but
your
Excellency
is
informed
,
how
that
the
Enemy
,
on
Sunday
last
being
the
18.
of
Februarie
old
Stile
,
marched
with
his
whole
power
foure
daies
,
and
foure
nights
one
after
another
,
and
came
with
a
great
fury
,
and
noyse
falling
upon
us
,
when
we
had
not
all
our
Troupes
together
,
with
a
resolution
to
relieve
Rhyns-field
,
and
to
raise
our
siege
.
Neverthelesse
we
found
our selves
in
such
a
state
,
that
we
durst
make
head
against
him
,
and
attend
his
comming
,
and
fought
hard
all
that
day
,
not
knowing
who
should
have
the
better
of
it
;
notwithstanding
this
long
dispute
,
the
enemy
lost
many
more
men
than
we
did
,
and
because
the
enemy
drew
on
,
and
the
night
overtooke
us
,
both
sides
held
the
field
;
but
wee
marched
the
same
night
up
towards
Loopenburch
,
to
joyne
with
our
Regiments
,
which
lay
on
the
other
side
of
the
Rhine
.
And
on
Tuesday
after
(
in
the
name
of
God
)
wee
marched
againe
directly
upon
the
Enemy
,
and
gave
him
a
brave
charge
.
And
so
upon
Wednesday
betweene
Bucken
and
Rhyns-field
,
the
Enemy
drawing
into
battaile
,
wee
fell
upon
them
so
hotly
,
breaking
their
Battalions
,
that
it
pleased
the
Almighty
God
to
cast
his
gracious
eye
upon
us
,
and
to
give
us
a
brave
Victory
over
our
Enemies
.
In
which
battaile
we
tooke
not
only
both
the
Generalls
of
the
Emperours
Army
,
namely
,
the
Duke
de
Savelli
,
and
John
de
Weerdt
,
and
likewise
two
Serjeant
Major
Generalls
of
the
Army
,
to
wit
,
Erckefort
,
Speerruyter
,
but
also
all
the
Colonells
and
Lieutenant
Colonells
with
other
Officers
,
yea
all
(
saving
those
that
were
slain
)
most
of
them
Horsemen
;
and
all
their
Foot
are
taken
Prisoners
:
yea
so
many
that
there
escaped
none
,
but
Lieutenant
Colonell
Lamboy
;
besides
a
great
number
of
Standards
,
Colours
and
Cornets
,
given
into
our
hands
,
with
others
brought
unto
us
every
day
.
This
blessing
over
our
Armes
,
which
it
hath
pleased
the
Almighty
God
graciously
to
give
us
,
we
hope
by
his
helpe
it
may
tend
to
the
deliverance
of
many
poore
afflicted
and
distressed
people
,
but
especially
for
the
good
and
the
strengthening
of
the
Armes
of
the
Kingdome
of
Sweden
,
and
for
the
succouring
of
many
others
,
which
serve
under
the
Command
of
the
Lord
Marshall
Bannier
,
as
likewise
for
the
good
of
our
deare
Countrey
,
and
to
the
comfort
of
the
oppressed
Churches
in
it
,
that
professe
the
Gospel
,
which
we
hope
may
tend
to
the
restauration
thereof
againe
.
Wee
have
therefore
cause
from
the
bottome
of
our
hearts
,
to
render
thankes
,
glory
and
praise
unto
Almighty
God
for
this
great
and
extraordinary
benefit
,
that
it
will
please
him
to
continue
his
fatherly
helpe
and
assistance
more
and
more
unto
us
,
and
to
blesse
,
governe
,
and
direct
by
his
good
providence
our
designes
,
that
they
may
all
tend
to
the
glory
of
his
holy
Name
,
for
the
good
of
the
Kingdome
of
Swethland
and
the
State
of
the
Evangelicall
League
,
that
at
last
we
may
obtaine
that
long
desired
peace
.
Given
at
Bucken
Febr.
23.
Stilo
Antiquo
.
1638.
BERNARD
.
A
LIST
of
the
Emperours
Officers
,
Men
,
Colours
,
Standards
,
which
Duke
BERNARDS
men
took
from
them
in
the
Battell
by
Rhyne-field
,
Feb.
21.
1638.
Stilo
Antiquo
.
-
THe
Generall
the
Duke
de
Savelli
.
-
The
Generall
John
de
Weerdt
.
-
Serjeant
Major
Generall
Erkefort
.
-
Serjant
Major
Generall
Speerruyter
.
-
The
Earle
of
Furstenberg
.
-
Colonell
Nieuwenich
.
-
Colonell
Goldt
.
-
Colonell
Hendricksheyne
.
-
Lieutenant
Colonell
de
Colli
.
-
Lieutenant
Colonell
Sennaff
.
-
Lieutenant
Colonell
Belle.
-
Serjeant
Major
Kiannus
.
-
The
chiefe
Serjeant
Major
Anthony
de
Weerdt
.
-
9
Horse
Captaines
.
-
12
Lieutenants
.
-
12
Foot
Captaines
.
-
10
Cornets
.
-
14
Ensigne
bearers
.
-
2
Adjcutants
.
-
2
Quartermasters
.
-
21
Corporalls
.
-
42
Standards
or
Cornets
.
-
22
Foot
Colours
.
-
3
Regiment
Speeces
.
-
800
Horsemen
.
-
1200
Foot
all
taken
prisoners
.
They
had
no
baggage
nor
Ordinance
with
them
.
Upon
the
Emperours
side
were
slain
these
Chiefes
Officers
and
Souldiers
following
.
-
The
Commander
Wolligh
.
-
The
Commander
Stovenfoole
.
-
The
Commander
Gerthansen
.
-
3
Serjeant
Majors
.
-
7
Horse
Captaines
.
-
9
Foot
Captaines
.
-
12
Lieutenants
.
-
9
Ensignes
.
-
500
Private
Souldiers
.
On
the
Swedes
side
were
slain
.
-
John
Philips
Rhyne-Grave
.
-
The
Horse
Captaine
Bansted
,
and
150
private
Souldiers
.
-
Hurt
.
The
Duke
of
Rohan
.
The
Commander
Lellerton
.
-
Prisoners
.
The
Commander
Erlach
.
The
Commissary
Generall
Scavilliski
,
and
Lieutenant
Colonell
Pennenergh
.
Yesterday
the
25.
of
February
Old
Stile
,
Duke
Bernard
strongly
besieged
Rhynefield
againe
on
both
sides
.
The
Governor
of
Rhinefield
will
listen
to
no
composition
;
It
will
goe
hard
with
him
.
The
Duke
hath
sent
the
Duke
of
Savelli
,
and
John
de
Weerdt
in
his
coach
to
Lauffenburg
,
and
the
two
Serjeant
Major
Generalls
rode
on
horseback
.
Lieftenant
Colonell
Wyndenhem
is
sent
from
the
Duke
to
the
King
of
France
,
with
Standards
,
Colours
,
and
Cornets
.
The
Confirmation
of
the
abovesaid
Letter
written
out
of
Basil
.
the
23
of
Feb.
1638.
truly
translated
out
of
High
dutch
.
I
Cannot
omit
to
give
your
Lordship
to
understand
by
these
,
the
great
Victory
,
which
Duke
Bernard
Wymer
hath
got
over
the
Imperiallists
.
Last
Sunday
about
two
of
the
Clock
in
the
after-noone
John
de
Weerdt
,
the
Duke
de
Savelli
,
the
Earle
of
Furstenbergh
,
and
Speerruyter
came
with
nine
Regiments
of
Horse
,
two
Regiments
of
Dragoones
,
two
Companies
of
Crabats
,
and
two
thousand
Foot
(
among
which
there
were
many
Swartwaldish
Pesants
)
through
the
Swartwalde
to
Bucken
by
Rhynefield
,
with
intent
to
fall
upon
the
Duke
of
Wymer
in
Bucken
unawares
.
But
the
Duke
having
got
intelligence
of
their
comming
,
rose
with
sixe
Regiments
of
horse
,
and
sixe
hundred
Muskettiers
,
to
meet
the
Enemy
,
and
fought
with
them
till
evening
,
many
men
falling
on
both
sides
,
but
the
most
on
the
Dukes
side
,
in
regard
hee
was
much
weaker
than
the
Enemy
;
for
a
great
many
of
his
men
being
sent
abroad
to
get
intelligence
of
the
Enemy
.
Whereupon
hee
presently
quitted
the
siege
of
Rhynefield
,
and
gathered
all
his
men
and
Ordinance
together
,
to
make
a
head
against
the
Enemy
,
which
were
quartered
upon
the
hills
,
having
but
little
forrage
and
victualls
with
them
,
because
of
the
mountaines
;
so
that
in
regard
of
the
shortnesse
of
the
time
,
they
could
not
bring
much
along
with
them
.
About
the
middest
of
the
last
weeke
,
at
the
breake
of
the
day
,
John
de
Weerdt
brake
up
againe
,
and
for
want
of
forrage
was
driven
to
march
towards
Friburgh
,
whereupon
Duke
Barent
tooke
some
Ordinance
along
with
him
,
and
went
to
encounter
the
Enemy
,
and
met
with
him
not
far
from
Rhynefield
at
Overwylen
,
and
fell
upon
them
with
such
a
fury
,
routed
and
beat
them
so
,
that
it
is
thought
there
is
not
above
foure
hundred
men
left
of
them
escaped
,
taking
all
their
Standards
,
Cornets
,
Horse
and
foot
Colours
;
so
that
every
one
of
the
Dukes
souldiers
got
two
three
or
foure
prisoners
:
Also
all
their
Chiefes
and
Officers
,
as
John
de
Weerdt
,
the
Duke
of
Savelli
,
Furstenbergh
,
Speerruyter
,
Serjeant
Major
Generall
Erkefort
,
all
taken
prisoners
;
so
that
the
Wimerish
account
this
a
greater
Victory
than
the
Battaile
of
Nordelingen
.
For
verely
it
is
a
great
and
a
brave
Victory
,
that
three
Generalls
of
the
Emperours
at
a
time
,
and
in
one
Battaile
should
be
overthrowne
and
taken
prisoners
.
There
were
slaine
dead
upon
the
place
2500
men
,
besides
many
that
were
cut
in
pieces
by
the
Turne
pikes
.
The
number
of
prisoners
taken
on
the
Emperours
side
are
accounted
to
bee
above
two
thousand
,
but
there
are
not
many
lost
on
the
Dukes
side
;
among
the
which
there
was
the
Rhyne-grave
John
Philips
,
the
Commander
Bredendorf
,
Scavilliski
,
and
the
Chiefetaine
Erlach
carried
prisoners
into
Rhyne-field
,
which
by
taking
in
of
the
towne
will
be
all
set
at
liberty
:
For
Duke
Bernard
hath
besieged
the
Towne
againe
with
all
earnestnesse
,
and
hopes
in
a
short
time
to
become
master
of
it
.
The
Imperiallists
were
two
to
one
,
which
is
accounted
a
brave
businesse
among
the
Wimerish
to
beat
their
enemies
so
all
to
pieces
.