THE LORDS THE STATES GENERAL of the vnited Prouinces, and his highnesse the Prince of Orange, according to their alliance made with France, desirous to diuert the Cardinall Infante, from bending his whole force, against the King of France his Armie, which was falne into Henegow, and had beseiged, and lay engaged before. Lan­drescy; resolued to draw, their Armie also into the feild, & to that end, made great preparations of all things, necessarie for the warre, ap­pointing the Rende-vous on the 12. of Iuly, this present yeare at Ram­mekens in Zealand: the Army conducted by the Prince, consisted of about one and twenty thowsand foote, and some three thow­sand horse, which were diuided into three Brigades, or Tercias. to wit, the French and the walloons; makeing one and fifty foote Companies, commanded by Coronell Hauteriue: The English whose meeting was first at Bergen op Zoom, makeing with the Lord of Brederodes Regiment, & Count Solmes his Regiment 55. Com­panies, commanded by my Lord Morgan, and Count Wlliams Lord Marshall of the feild, consisting of 5 dutch Regiments, and three [Page 2] Scotch, makeing in all 63 companies, beside the Horse, ordered also into three Tercias, vidz. The Lord of Stakenbroecks, Lieutenant Gene­all of the Horse. The Duke of Bouillons, & Count Stirums Com­missary of the Horse, makeing in all some 40 troupes. This Armie was embarqued in foure, or fiue thowsands Smack-ships, the grea­test they could gett for the horse, with prouisions of Hay, Oats, water and bridges for them: and assoone as they came to Rammekins, the Army lay betweene that Castle, and Middleborough head the Horse troups next the Head, and the traine of victuals and Amuni­tion vp towards Armuyde. Those foote companies, which lay in litle ships, were by order from the prince remoued into greater, and the Shippers had command, to prouide them selues Cables, Ankors, and to ballast their ships with sand, the Souldiers likewise haueing order, to furnish themselues with tenn daies victuals. The Enne­my seing, and hearing the noize of these preparations, thought verely that the prince of Orange his dessigne was for Flanders, and therefore to hinder our landing, they drew a head, and left his garrisons in other places of horse, and foote, as weake as possibly he could, and getting a compitent army together, to resist the Prince, put strong garrisons into Hulst, the Land of Waes, and all the Townes lying along the Sea Coast of Flanders, euen from Sluce, and Dam to Greueling, to keepe vs from Landing.

This it seemes the Prince of Orange did in all probability, to a­muze the Ennemy, and to harrie, and wearie out his men, his high­nesse designe lying an othes way, or else perhaps the contrarienesse of the winde. which blew a stiffe gale, and by gusts diuers daies to­gether, might alter his highnesse resolution: for after our Armie had layne nine dayes betweene Rammekins, and Middleborough head with expectation euery day to set Saile for Flanders: vpon Sunday the 19 of Iuly, came order in the afternoone from his highnesse, that all our men, which were a shoare, at Middleborow, or Flishing, should presently vpon payne of death, that night repaire to shipboard, [Page 3] and withall Commanded Monsieur Perceuall quartermaster Gene­rall, and all the perticular quartermasters of euery Regiment, with all expedition that night to set saile for Bergin op zoom, to veiw a lan­ding place for the Army, and to draw out quarters for euery Regi­ment in the fields of Northgeest and Ostgeest, and Commaunded also, that vpon Munday morning, being the twentith, when the Princes shipp should set saile from Rammekins, and shoote of a war­ning-peece, that then euery Tercia, as they lay, should make readie, to sayle after him: So then on the 20, about fiue of the Clock in the Morning, the Prince having a stiff, and a prosperous gale of Winde, set saile for Bergin op zoom, all the army following him, as fast as they Could get out. And at the same instant, his highnesse Caused two hundred empty ships, with the shippers onely, and some fewe drummers in them, to Saile vp the Scheld, and along the land of Waes, to make shew of landing there, which gaue the ennemy So strong an alarme in all those parts, that they neuer thought of his comming any where else, his highnesse in the interim kept his course towards Bergin vp zoom, and by twelue a clock came the same day to the Fort, that lies vpon the creeke, betweene Bergin and Tertole, where he cast anker, and seing Sir Iacob Ashley Seriant Maior of the English tercia passe by him, gaue him order, that as the shipping came vp, they should follow two ships, which were to saile into the creeke, that runns vp towards Halter, as far as they could, and there to finde a fit landing place for the army, and comming to the landing place should be drawne a shoare, and march along the dike to their seuerall quarters, which was done accordingly with admirable expe­dition: for the shipping comming vp, a great part of the army that afternone was landed, and drawne into their quarters, the officers, and souldiers hauing layne longe a board, were willing to refresh them­selues a shoare, some of them wading vp to the knees in water, and mudd, till they gott to the dike. The horse troopes had order to run vp into Bergen head, and as farre as they could into the towne, for the [Page 4] more commodious, and the better landing of their troupes,

The next day being tewsday, and the 21, the rest of the Army horse and foote were disembarqued, drawne into their quarters, & receiued order, to prouide thē three, for foure daies victuals, against the next morning. Now on wensday the 22 at the breake of the day, all the quarter master receiued waggons from the waggon-ma­ster generall, for the cheife officers & Captaines of their Regiments, two Captains to a Waggon, which were presently distributed to the Captaines, and sent away with all expedition to the shipping, with command so lade their waggons, and to follow the Armie. This mor­ning about seuen of the clock, the whole army drew into armes, and the English Tercia, hauing the avantgard that day, marched to their old quarter of Rosendale (where they had layne a whole winter, when Marquesse Spinola had blocked vp Breda anno 1624) where they were well quartered, and the Coronels, and chiefe officers ac­commodated with houses.

The next morning being the 23 of Iuly, at the creeke of the day, the army began to moue againe, and Count Williams tercia hauing the Auantgard, wee marched that day to the heath, betweene Ginne­kins, and the mast-wood before Breda.

Some daies before wee departed from Rammekins, his highnesse had written to Count Henry Casimir, gouernour of Frizeland, who to gard the Muze, and the Rhene, and to desend those quarters, had an Army of 90 Companies, horse & foote, cōposed of all nations, as En­glish, French, Dutch, and Scotch, and gaue him order night and day to march with his Army, towards Breda, who vpon the 21 of Iuly, two dayes before his highnesse came before it, rounded the towne, and stopt all Auenues, and passages into it. This gaue those of Breda a terible alarme, which made them ring their alarme Bell, and made them shut, and damme vp their ports: the same day as Count Henry came before it, they sallied out of the towne with some 400 men, to fetch in Cattle, and other prouisions, but our horse beate them in [Page 5] againe with the losre of some men slayne, others hurt, and some taken prisoners.

To returne againe to the Prinecs Army, on Thurs-day the 23 of Iuly new stile, our Army came, and lay in Battaile vpon the Heath, betweene the princes houses neere Ginnekins & the Riuer of Merch, & the Mastwoed. In the riuer by the princes house, there lay a new lōg boate, very commodious to make a bridg vpon, his highnesse pre­sently gaue order to the Carpenters, and workemen, to lay plancks ouer it, and to make two bridges vpon it for his men to passe ouer it, on the other side of the Merch to the Lord of Bredrods, Count Solmes, and Count Henries quarters, which that afternoone was made with all expedition, & withall gaue order, that noe quarters should be made for the Regiments, but all of them to lie in Battaille attending an ennemy, vntill such time as our line of Circumualation was defen­sible.

On Fryday morning then the 24. at the breake of the day, all the quartermasters had orders, to fetch matterials from the Commisse Martin for 250. workemen of euery English, and French Regi­ment, and proportionally of euery Regiment of the whole Army: so that there were aboue 5000 Commanded men that morning, ap­pointed with the quartermasters to goe to worke, euery souldier ha­uing giuen him by the Inginier, and his quartermaster a rhenish rodd of ground, that is 12 foote, to cast vp. The Line of Circumualation was began first from the Princes house, by Coronell Colepeppers Regiment, and then euery Regiment, according to the order of their march, tooke their ground, the line was cast vp ouer the hills, and heights, a long through the Mastwood, to Papenmutch, to the Hagh, where Count Williams quarter was, and so to Monsieur Buyshuysens quarter of 8 Companies, and then to Terhey, where Coronell Varick lay with 12 Companies. And ouer the bridge by the Princes house, it ran a long through the walloons quarter, to the Lord of Bredrods, to Count Solmes, and so to Tettering to Count Henry his quarter, [Page 6] and from thence ouer the feilds to the Swart dicke, upon which re­doubts were made, and so was shutt at Terhey, being some 21 English miles in compasse, hauing upon heights. & places of aduantage strong Forts, Horneworkes, Halfe moons, & spurs, with diuers batteries vpon it. And the merck, & the other Riuer were stopt, and dam'd vp in two places, to wit, by the Princes quarter, and betweene Papen­mutch and the Hagh, which ouerflowed, and drownd all the med­dowes, and lower grounds, more then a mans heigth deepe, and lay like a sea before our Trenches. Three or foure dayes also after the prince had satt downe with his Army before Breda, there came a matter of some 3 or 4. thowsand Boores, or hus-bandmen out of Holland, who made an out ditch casting the earth vp (on both sides, on the out side of the first line) eight foote deepe, 8 foote high on both sides and sixteene foote broade, to hinder the Ennemes horse from leaping ouer it, and breaking in vpon vs.

Vpon Friday, Satterday, and Sunday the 24. the 25. and 26. of Iuly, we wrought vpon the line with great expedition, while the rest of our army these three dayes lay in bataille. On Sunday before noon the quartermaster Generall, & the particular quartermasters of eue­ry Regiment, drew out the French quarters vpon the heigths, and the English quarter vpon the heath neerer the towne. And on Munday, being the 27 the Regiments, and companies drew into their quarters, and cast vp a Trench before them, euen from the mast wood to the riuer side. Tewsday, Wensday, and Thursday were spent in re­paring our line, raising it, and makeing a foot-banke to yt, and in finishing the Trenches before the head of our quarters.

Vpon Friday the 14 of Iuly, there were sent downe in the night with Monsieur Perceuall, the quartermaster Generall 150 English, & as many French all worke men, to breake ground iust halfe way, be­twene Breda and Ginnekins, where they cast vp a small halfemoone & a redout by the water mill, and the burnt houses, to keepe in the En­nemy. Satterday the first of August was spent in repairing, the line.

[Page 7] Upon Sunday about three of the Clock in the morning, the Enne­my sallyed out vpon these two small workes, some 150 men, and discharged a volley of shott vpon them, but hearing our Trumpetter of the horse gard sound a charge, retreated presently this was onely to discouer: for vpon Munday the third, about the same hower in the morning, they Sallied our againe about 200 men with fire-lockes, & encompassing both the works, offred to giue on, vpon one of the points of the half moone, giuing fire vpon our men: But Monsieur Beringham, who commands the Princes troupe, came thether with some horsemen from the Princes gard notfarre of, and sounding a charge the Ennemy instantly retreated, as fast as they could, into the outworckes of the Towne, and being come vnder their ordinance, they shott from of the Bulwarks and walls, about 20 Canon shott vpon those workes, and vpon the way vp towards Ginnekens, leauing dead behinde them a Sariant, a gallant man, and 5 or 6 others slayne: and carryed of at least 15 or 16 hurt men. Vpon this seruice Lieute­nant Loofe, (Lieutenant tot Lieut Coronell Thienen) was hurt.

About this time his Highnes the Prince Elector Palatine, with his Bretheren, Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice, and a great traine of English Noblemen, and Gentlemen, came to the siege, who during the whole time of it, were euery day as frequent, and forward in the Approaches, as any needy Cadet could bee, that sought to make his fortune that way. And were attended on by Sir Robart Stone, Sir Tho­mas Billing sley, Mr. Karr, Mr. Daniell, Mr. Hamptden, Mr. Grissin, their owne followers, accompained also with the Earles of Warwick and Northhampton, my Lord Grandisson, Sir William Howard Mr. Oneall, Captaine Crofts, Mr. Apsley, Mr. Fanchy, Mr. Eldrington, Mr. Neale, and afterwards Mr. Neuill, who putt themselues vnder Coronell Gorings commaund, and marched with his Companie to their gards. And Mr. Georg, and Mr. Walter Vane, mounted them­selues vnder the Princes Troupe.

His Hghnesse the Cardinall Infante, hearing now that the Prince of Orange with our Army was set downe before Breda, made all the ex­pedition [Page 8] that possibly he could, to gather a head from among his har­ried troupes, who had had long and wearisome marches, for the de­fending of the coast of Flanders, the land of Waes, & other places, & pickt vp a reasonable Army consisting of some 10000 foote and 50 troups of horse (the most of them being imployed against the French to resist thē, & hinder their incursious & progresse into the Prouinces of Henegow and Artois) and on the 24. of Iuly new stile, accompa­nyed with Prince Tomaso of Sauoy, Count Feria, & some other Grands came to Antwerpe, drawing on the 23. 7 or 8 Canon through it. The same day came the Regiment of Bruon to him, being a matter of twelue hundred men strong, who had thought to haue put his Regi­ment into Breda, but was preuented & deceiued, baked 80 thousand loaues of Bread for his army, and gaue them some Money, and drew out of Gelders, Gennip and Steuensward, and other forts, and places all men that might be spared, to see if he could relieue Breda, his mē pro­mising him, that they would either venter for to relieue it, or to dye before it, but the carefulnesse and industry of his Highnes the Prince of Orange was such, that it was a thing impossible for them to break through our line.

The Cardinall Infante then the second of August being come to great & little Sundert, & Rysbergen, which is an howers going frō the Hagh Count Williams quarter, as the mapp of the Barronie of Bre­da showes, quartered in these three villages, hutted & cast vp for their safegard some trauerses vpon the auenues, & passages, and showed a matter of 17 troups of his Horse vpon the heath, within lesse then a Canon shot of Count Williams quarter, who saluted them from his Batteries, with our Ordinance, and slew some foure, or fiue of them, shott of the chaps of a horse, which they left behind them, & so retreated. Those of Breda seing their freinds were come so neare with hopes of reliefe, did encourage them: and on the third, fourth and fifth of August, hung out lanternes vpon the topp of their high steeple, to shew them the way into the Towne by night: but by the [Page 9] vigilencie of his Highnesse, our out-line by that time was made so stronge, that they durst not venter to breake through it.

The Ennemy being come so nere vs, now was a time of action, for 10 or 12 nights one after an other, as long as the Cardinalls Armie lay in these villages aboue named, our whole army horse & foote of all nati­ons, euery night drew out after the warning peece went of to besett the out line, & euery companie to march to their seuerall stations, & attend the Ennemy, if he durst haue attempted any thing for the reliefe of Breda: once more he showed 14 troupe of his horse, which were beaten back with our Cannon, as the former were.

Vpon wensday night the 12 of August 400 of our horse went and gaue the Ennemy an allarme in the night, and beate vp their horse gards to a trauerse, which they had cast vp before their quarter, slew foure or fiue of the Ennemy, and finding there some of their foote, to second them, our men retreated with the loose also of some foure or fiue men.

On Fryday night the 14 of August the Cardinall Infante; seing noe possibilitie to breake through our line and Army, in the night sent away a part of his forces, who brake vp, and fired their quarters, and the next morning rose with the grosse of his Army, marching to­wards Loone, & other villages in Brabant, hauing a secret plott, and enterprize vpon the Sconce of the Vorne, and Theil, and before that had giuen order to those troupes of his, which were drawneout of Gelders, Gennep, and Steuensward, to march to these two places, who comming to the Maze side, & putting some men in boates to crosle ouer the riuer, into the Iland of the Vorne, were discouered on Sa­terday night the 15 of August. A man of warre, and our men dischar­ged many shot among them, which slew diuerse of their men, and leauing their Scaling ladders behind thē, were driuē to retreate, being reported, that these two places had warning & intelligence of them by a Boore, that rann from them, so that if they had falne on, our men were prouided to entertaine them. In the Interim the Cardinall [Page 10] Infante & his army, who came to second them, buzzed vp & downe with hopes, that this dessigne of his would take effect, and cause the Prince of Orange, to rise from his seige of Breda, but his expectation was frustrate.

The Ennemy being marched away, his highnesse that euening sent for Coronell Wyne-bergen, & Sir. Symon Harcourt, Sariant Maiour to Co­ronell Gorings regimēt, to attend the Ennemy, & gaue them the com­mand of 25 corpanies out of euery regiment: among the rest of our natiō Sir. Simons owne company, Captayne Ropers, Captaine Herles, & Captaine Duncums, & that night they marched towards Ghetru­denberke, and comming to Hemersward by Heusden, Coronell Wyne­bergen marched away with his 14. Companies vp towards the Bet­tow, to desend (with Coronell Pincen) the riuer, & those parts, lying vpon the Rhene, & the Whale. Sir. Simon Harcourt staying in Hemers­ward with his eleuen companies to gard that place: but on the 18 of August, receiued order from the Prince, to march with his men to the Graue, for the securing of that Towne, if the Ennemy, who drew that waies should haue beseiged it. There he stayed some ten, or twelue daies, untill the Ennemy was marched away to Venlo & Roer­mont. The Ennemy being gone, he receiued order againe to march from thence to Nemwegen, where he did embarke his eleuen com­panies for Wesell: but before his arriuall there, he receiued a Coun­ter-command from the Prince, to returne againe with his men to the Army, This by the way.

On Satterday the 15 of August in the night, there were 150. En­glish, and 150 French workemen, commanded to goe downe with Monsieur Perceuall, the quartermaster Generall, to breake ground & this night aduanced some 300 paces forward, frō the two first workes aboue named towards the hils, vpon which they made the first batte­ry, for foure or fiue peeces of ordinance, to fauour our workemen, and to keepe the Ennemy from sallying out.

Vpon Sunday the 16 that nights worke was repaired, and in the [Page 11] afternoone the Prince with a great traine, went to view the Enne­mies quarters, in what forme they lay. Also vpon Sunday at night fol­lowing, the English from the first battery Northward on the left hād cast vp a Trench, and gott 76 Rod towards the towne, at the end whereof they made a good Redoubt: the French doing the like from the right hand of the batrerie, and gott as much ground, or rather more, casting vp also an other Redoubt, & there were commaunded men the next morning sent downe, to repaire that nights worke.

On Munday the 17, Sundaies nights worke being repayred, the the first battery of fiue peeces was made, to hinder the Ennemy from Sallying out vpon our approches, & our trenches was enlarged to 12 foote broade, that ordinance and waggons might be drawne downe, the day following our trenches were heightned, and some blindes sett vp.

On Tewsday night the 18 of August, My Lord Morgan, and Monsieur Hauteriue, as Eldest Coronels went downe to breake ground, and to aduance the approches. Monsieur Hauteriue from the first batterie, as eldest Coronell takeing the right hand, and my Lord Morgan the left, and so the English and French ran their lines, each Coronell commanding ten companies, to wit, eight English, and two Dutch, one of the Lord of Bredroods Regiment, and an other of Count Solms, and the French Coronell ten Companies of their owne nation, the Gards, and the Walloons which garded with them. There was appointed, to goe downe with these two Coronells, to breake ground, 250. Commanded men with matterials, and our English that night, in running an oblique line, gott forward 72. rodd, or 864. foot, from the left corner of our first batterie, and at the end thereof, made a large Corps of Gard to defend that approach. The French did the like that night, from the right corner of the batterie, and hauing 50 men more then the English they gott 80. rodd. The Ennemie Shott much this night vpon our men, that garded the workemen, & with some fiue, or sixe of their men, gaue vs an alarme, [Page 12] and my Lord Morgan shott through his briches, which bullet gra­zed vpon his buttock, without doing him any further harme. This night Captaine Francisco, who commaunds Captaine Francis Veres Companie, had three of his men mortally wounded, whereof they all dyed with in two, or three daies after.

Vpon wensday morning being the 19. there was sent downe into the approches, a Sariant, and 30. men of euery English, and Dutch Regiment to repaire, heigthen, and enlarge the approach made that night.

Moreouer, about eleuen of the clock that day, the Ennemy sallied out of their workes, about fifty men upon the French approaches, thinking to haue cutt of some of those that had the point. But Cap­taine d' Escars, Lieutenant de Brett, and Monsieur la Terriere, who commanded Coronell Hauteriue his companie, with some French Voluntiers, fell out of their trenches, and beate the Ennemy back againe into their workes. In this sallie the Ennemy lost a Captaine, a Sariant, and seuen or eight men, and had an other Sariant shott in his thigh, who had behaued himself so stoutly, that afterwards when there was a parley, the Prince of Orange being in the approches, sent him foure double-pistols, as a reward of his courage: So much he prizeth valour, though in an Ennemy.

The Ennemy being retreated into his workes, within halfe an hower after, they beate a Parley, desiring that they might fetch off their dead bodies, especially to seeke for the Corps of a Captaine of theirs that was slaine vpon this seruice. His Highnesse the Prince of Orange, being acquainted therewith, granted them a Parley for an howers time, & presently after dinner the Prince came downe him­self into the French approaches, and while the cessation of armes du­red, there were appointed Officers on both sides, to meete half way betwixt the Ennemies workes, and our Trenches, till they had sought out, & fetcht of their dead. The Prince on our side (with a french officier) commanded Monsieur Perceuall, the quartermaster Ge­nerall, [Page 13] and chiefe Inginier for the directing of the French Approa­ches, to take vpon him the habit, and quality of a Sariant, with a hal­bert in his hand, and to goe out, and entertayning discourse with the Ennemies Officer, which should come out on their side, should cast his eye about him now and then, to discouer how the ground lay, and the Ennemies workes, that he might the better know, which way to run his approches towards them: neither was the Ennemy failing herein: for they sent also out of the Towne, their chiefe Inginier, to espye how our line, and Trenches lay. These two chiefe Inginers meeting together, the Ennemies men to show their curte­sy, brought out of their Horneworke good Renish wine, and the best Bredaes Beere they could gett, and there they dranke two or three healths, to the Cardinall Infantes, the Prince of Oranges, and at last the Ennemies Inginier enquiring how Monsieur Perceuall did, dranck a health vnto him, who vnknowne vnto the Ennemies Ingi­nier, pledged his owne health.

On Wensday night the 19 Count Solms commanding in the Eng­lish, and Dutch Approaches, two Sariants with Sixty workemen were sent downe into the Trenches, and from the last nights corps de guard, ran a line slooping some sixty rod, and cast vp an other Corps de guard at the end of it, & on the left hand began to make a batterie, we gott this night almost within two stones cast of the Ennemies Horne-worke: the French likewise this night gott as much ground made likewise a Corps de guard, and aduanced their Approaches wel. The next day this nights work was repaired.

On Thursday night the 20 of August, Coronell Herbert went downe to command in the Approaches, and had a Sariant, and 30 men out of euery Regiment, to aduance the worke: this night they gott 23 rod towards the Horne-worke, & from the point, braunched out ten rodd on the right hand, vpon which the great batterie for twelue halfe Canon was made. This night Captaine Stanton was shott in his legg, and Lieutenaut Baxter a liltle beneath his hipp, with [Page 14] seuen others that were shot besides them. The next day that night worke was repaired, and the Trench heightned, and made broader.

It was Coronel Gorings turne on Friday night the 21, to releiue Coronell Herbert, and to command in the approaches, with whom the Earle of North-hampton, my Lord Grandison, with many other braue Volunteirs, worthy Officers, and gentlemen of quality, came downe to accompany him that night, and the next day in the tren­ches. The Ennemy to hinder our men from working, and Sapping forward shott much: but the Coronell to encourage the workemen, for the aduancing of the Sapp, went oftentimes into the Sapp this night, with Captaine Watkins cheife Inginier for the guiding of the English Approches, as likewife to Sariant Adams, (master of that Sapp,) with 27 sappers, which he had taken on, who did not one­ly receiue his direction, but also tasted of his liberality, for besides that which the States gaue them, which was two Rixdallers a peece, wherely he did not onely encourage them for the present, but wonne their hearts for any further employment, as did afterwards ap­peare in effect. And because the worke, which they had done that night, might be repaired the next morning: the Coronell sent vp his quartermaster to the quarter for 15 workemen and a-Sariant out of euery English Regiment, which he brought vp to his Coronell by three a clock in the morning, who presently fell to worke, in height­ning the Sapp on both sides, fetch rise-busshes, made blinds, and set vp a hundred musket-baskets vpon the topp of the Trench, & flanks, where our Muskettiers might offend the Ennemy most. This mor­ning Sariant Bagnall, Coronell Gorings Sariant was shott through his chapps, and some of his teeth strooke out, and one Abraham Gunly, of the Coronels Companie, receiued there his mortall wound, where of he dyed a day after.

Satterday night the 22. of August, Coronell Colepepper, relieued Coronell Goring, this night the Ennemy shott very much, and cast diuerse Handgranadoes into our Sapp among the Sappers, and yet [Page 15] thankes be to God, there was but one man slaine. This night our men gott 6 rod forward towards the Ennemies Horne-worke, and the next day, that nights worke was heightned, and the Sapp made broader.

Vpon Sunday the 23. there was planted sixe halfe Canon vpon the great Batterie, which was made for 12 peeces. Two other bat­teries were a makeing ready, for 8 half Cannon, & an other for foure peeces in the French Approch, as likewise a batterre for two great morters in the Corps of gard on the right hand: These ordinance play­ed, and beate furiously vpon the wall, and Ginnekins Bulwarke to dismount the Ennemies ordinance.

Vpon Sunday morning also being the 23 of August, Sir Iames Sandalien, Coronell of a Scotch Regiment, commanding then in Count Williams approches, standing vpon a place, that was somewhat higher thē the rest, to show the Inginier, which way was best for him to Sapp towards the palisadoes of the Counter-skarfe, which lay without the Horneworke, receiued a dangerous shott through his left hand, which raked along the blade of his arme, vp towards his elbow, and brake some small bones in his hand.

This afternoone the Ennemy shott a great granado, out of one of their morters, of the bignesse of a Canon bullet, two French men running after it, and imagining it to be a Cannon bullet, one of them stooping to take it vp, it brake in peeces betweene his armes, toore him all to peeces; and blew his bones and flesh vp into the aire, that a peece of him could not be found.

On Sunday night the 23. my Lord Morgan relieued Coronell Colepepper, this night our men sapped two or three rod towards the Ennemies Counterskarse, our men and the Ennemies, this night gaue fire exceedingly one vpon an other. This night also the line of Communication, was begun betweene the French and the English, and the next day being munday, that nights worke was repaired, and more ordinance planted vpon the batteries.

[Page 16] Vpon Munday night the 24 Count Solmes relieued my Lord Morgan, who commanded the approaches. The workmen sapt forward this night, till they came to a morras, which did hinder them much, so that they were constrayned to turne the line, and sapp along it, till they were past it: howsoeuer they gott a matter of 30 foot this night, and set vp blinds of rize-bushes to shelter them. The next day that nights worke was repaired, and more Cannon planted vpon our batteries.

This afternoone Monsieur Perceuall, the quartermaster Gene­all, who had the direction of the French approaches, as is said before going to visite the French Sapp, was dangerously shott through his left shoulder, where of he hath layne in great weaknesse a long time: God in his good time, restore him to his former health.

This afternoone also towards euening, Count Henry of Nassau, Coronell of the North-Holland Regiment, commanding in Count Wil­liams approaches. The Ennemie sallied out of their workes on that side, a matter of 200, choise men, & comming vp to the very point, surprized the Dutches that had the Gard there, beating them back through the trenches, where Captaine Scheur a worthy man, who commanded at the point, (in regard his men did abandon him) after he had defended himself, as long as he could was slaine: notwith­standing that Count Harrie himself, very brauely did what was possi­ble to resist their retreate: and to second him: but could not, till at length, Lieutenant Coronell Erskins his Companie aduancing from an after guard, charged vp to the Ennemy, with Count Harrie, and A­lexander Hammilton, Ensigne to the said Companie, beate back the Ennemie out of our Trenches, & fell into the vpon feild vpon them, and comming to push of the pike with them, the Ensigne grapled hand to hand with one of the Ennemies Ossicers, and kild him, and afterward tooke an Italian prisonner, and so forced the Ennemy to retyre very sadly, and with a great losse, though but of a few persons: for one Cantelmo, a gallant yongman an Italian, and much favoured [Page 17] by the Cardinall Infante, who had stolne into the towne not long before in Boores apparell, was vnfortunatly shot vpon this sallie in the belly, of which hurt he dyed two dayes after.

Moreouer vpon this day being the 24 of August Bredroode the Commander of Venlo with some other Captaines, gaue ouer this Towne very vnworthily into the hands of the Cardinall Infante after he had layne with his army a day or two before it, and marched out of it aboue eleuē hundred able men besides officers, who might well haue defended it a month, or three weekes at the least, for which they had their condigne sentence from the high Councill of Warre of the vnited prouinces, as an example to others.

On Tewsday night the 25 Coronell Herbert marched downe to commaund in the Approaches, and relieued Count Solms, and not­withstanding the Ennemie shott much this night, yet our workemen sapped forward a matter of some 24 foote, towards the Ennemies Counterskarfe, and set vp blindes vpon it, and the next day repaired that nights worke.

On Wensday night the 26, Coronell Goring haueing the com­mand in the Aproches relieued Coronell Herbert, the Ennemy this night shot much, especially vpon the French aproaches, and cast a­boue 30 hand-granadoes towards, and into their sap. The English aduanced their Sapp this night some two rod. An hower before day two of the Ennemie, with long firelockes came out of their counter-skarfe, and crept vpon their bellies to the end of our Sapp, and peeping into it, Seing the light, shot the workemaster therof, and one of the Sappers stark dead, iust as Coronell Goring came from visiting them. The death of these two, retarted and hindred the aduancing of the Sapp for a while, till the Coronell perswaded some expert souldiers of his owne company (notwithstanding this disaster) to vndertake it againe, causing them towards morning to make blindes, that the Ennemie might not discouer our Sappers, who vnder the fauour of our Canon, and musketteiers, which he caused [Page 18] to play cōtinually, aduanced the Sap the next day 12 foote forwards, and vpon wensday morning, there were sent downe into the Appro­ches, two hundred commanded men with his quartermaster, and a hundred muskett baskets; to be set vp, to heigthen, and diepen the sap, and to make a foote-banke vpon the trench, that our muskettiers might the better giue fire vpon the Ennemy, betweene these musket basketts. This day, and the daie following, we beate continually with 12 or 14 peeces of half Canon, vpon Ginnekins Bulwarke, and the Curtaine of the wall, to dis. mount their ordinance. Vpon Thurs­day the 27, the Ennemie about eleuen of the clock, sallyed out of their Countersckarfe with pitch ropes, to fire the Blinds, which were made vpon the point of the French Sapp, and comming vp cast a great many Hand-granads into the sapp among the workemen. Monsieur Charneze Coronell, had then the command in the French Approaches, and fell out brauely vpon the Ennemy with a hundred French, beate them back from the Approaches, to the topp of their Counter-skarfe, and there came to push a pike, and sword to sword with them, yea he beate them out of their Counter-skarfe, but lying open to the Horn-worke, and the flankes of the Towne, hauing noe couuert, nor time to turne it vp in the day, retreated againe into his Approaches. Vpon this seruice a peece of a Granado breakeing strooke Monsieur Charnaze vpon his cheeke, which raized the skin, and drew a litle blood, and though the Ennemy shott much, and cast a great many Granadoes into their Sap: yet they aduanced it so forward, that they came to the foote of the Counterskarfe: and their digd out one of the Ennemies Palisadoes, and sent it to the Prince for a token, the Prince rewarding him that brought it, (as he pro­missed before) with as much mony, as would buy him a new suit of cloaths cloake and all.

On Thursday night the 27. Coronell Colepepper relieued Coronell Go­ring. The Sapp this night was aduanced three rod, and the worke­men sapt to the very foote of the Countreskarfe before the Horne. [Page 19] worke, and the Sappers digd out three Palisadoes, and on Fryday morning the Inginier, and he that puld them out, presented them to the Prince, who rewarded him in the same manner, as he did the o­ther the daye before. Without all question the English had bin first in their Counterskarfe, if they had not mett vnfortunately with the Morrase abouesaid, which did hinder them, and cast them Behinde hand two daies at the least. On fryday the sap was heightned on both sides, made deeper and broader, and muskets-baskets & blinds set vp.

On Friday night the 28 my Lord Morgan commaunding the Ap­proaches, being come to the foot of the Counterskarfe sapped forward into it, and notwithstanding, that the Ennemie shott very hard vp­on our men, both with their small shott and Canon, to hinder our men from aduancing, yet that night the sappers sapped forwards 12 foote, my Lord Morgan commaunding to giue fire from al Corps de guard, and flankes vpon the Ennemies Horne-worke, that vnder the fauour thereof our men might goe on, The next morning being Satterday, that nights worke was repaired, and blindes sett vpp.

Vpon Satterday night the 29 Count Solmes releiued my Lord Mor­gan, and sapt forward, being now in the Counterskarfe, our men had elbow roome, to braunch out on both sides vpon the Counter­skarf & cast vp two Corps of guards, one on the right hand, an other on the left hand, makeing blindes, and setting vp musket-baskets for our muskettiers to play through, and to annoy the Ennemy, that gaue fire vpon our men from their Horneworke, and other of their out-workes, the next day being Sunday, and the 30 the sapp, and these gards were repaired.

On Sunday night the 30 of August, it was Coronell Herberts turne to commaund in the approaches, and notwith-standing that the ennemy, and our men that night shot exceedingly one vpon an other: yet the English sapped forwards, & heigthned and repaired the two Corps a guard aboue named, and Coronell Herbert by encoura­ging [Page 20] the workemen, sapt this night within 12 foote of the brinke of the moate of the Ennemies Horne-worke, & the next day that nights worke was repaired. This night also Coronell Hauteriue, who com­manded in the French Approches, hauing sapt to the brinke of the moate, attempted to put a damme ouer it, but after the losse of some men, found it not fecible.

The night before (being the 30 of August) Coronell Hauteriue had attempted to lay a Damme of Rize-busshes ouer the moate of the Horne-worke, in the French Approach.: but sustaying the losse of about sixeteene persons, besides hurt men, was constrayned to forbeare, noe others being willing to vndertake it. The Englisst sapp yet was not quite aduanced to the brinke of the water: notwith­standing Coronell Goring, perceiuing how desirous the Prince was the worke should be hastned, and hearing him offer fiue and twentie hunderd gilders to the French, who were in it before, obtayned the same allowance for his Approaches. And before he marched downe on Sunday night the 30 of August, sought out the most expert, and bould workemen of our Nation. Sixe men vndertooke it, that them­selues with some others, whome they would hire should doe it, for fiueteene hundred gilders, the Coronell reseruing the other thousand gilders, to pay bringers of Rise-busshes, and to hire others in case these should be to few, or to reward them aboue their expectation if they did succeed. After the Sappers had wrought twelue foote to come to the water, for so much was yet wanting: these sixe men begann their taske, and proceeded to good effect, but were all slayne, or hurt in a short space, onely the chiefe of them, being assisted by a succession of sixteene others, who likewise were all, either slaine, or dangerously shott, liued & worked forward, till sixe of the clock the next morning, being the 31, at which time the damme was laid within 15 foote of the other side. Here this workeman out of a bra­uerie, would needes sound the depth of the moate remayning, and dis-couering himselfe too carelessly was slaine, by which meanes [Page 21] many men were lost, for that he had neglected to make blindes, as he went, which made other souldiers timerous, & vnwilling to vnder take it. In all this time and danger, yow may imagine how paynfull a part the Coronell acted: who did not onely most vigilantly place Mus­kettiers, to discharge without intermission, in euery foote of ground from whence they night annoy the Ennemy, but oftentimes visited the Rise-bringers, that matterials might not be wanting, and vpon the failing of any workemen, by his singular dexterity of perswasion, gott new in their places, himself being an example vnto them, of singular dilligence and boldnesse. Yet now they were at such a stand, that for two howers space, the discourse of all was, that it could not be done, till another night might contribute some shelter to them. At last the Coronell, not being able to satisfie himselfe, with what was alreadie effected, (though it were enough to haue gained honor for two nights) besides that he saw the feciblenesse of that litle re­maynder, gott first some men to laye blindes of bushes, on that which was made, and then foure other workemen, to finish the rest, for the reward of two hundred and fifty gilders a peece, which they receiued, being not so much as one hurt, and ended their worke a­bout twelue of the clocke at noone. The Prince comming downe, and seing what was done, so much aboue his expectation, gaue the Coronell Many thankes, with expressions sutable to his merrit, and hastned the Miners vnto him, that noe time might be lost.

One of them was presently sett a mining vnder the Barme of the Horne-worke: But his feare makeing him willing to finde excuses, he quickly came back and complaind, that the damne was not easily passable. Wherevpon the Coronell sent others to perfect it, if any thing were amisse, and when all was finished the Miner being retur­ned to his worke, that noe more neede-lesse excuses should be made, the Coronell himselfe went quite ouer it, and in his returne, recei­ued a shott with a sling bullet in his left legg, it strock him in the iuncture, where the foote is fastened to the legg, brake assunder all [Page 22] the vpper Sinnews, toore away a greate deale of his flesh, bruised the huckle bone, and broke the end of the great shinn-bone, where it ioynes vnto it.

At first the resolution of all the Chiurgians was, to cutt of his legg, but seing the admirable courage, & firmnesse of his minde, wherwith he boare it, and trusting much to this perfectnesse of health, and temper of his flesh, they concluded they might deferre it for a time, without danger of a Gangrene, and after two dressings, resolued to goe on in the cure, without any thoughts of cutting it off. Which I expresse here, as that which was the matter of ioy, not onely to our Nation, but also to the whole Army, as his greate wound was, and is the sorrow of all that loue honour, virtue, and Souldiers. But I must forbeare, to enlarge my selfe in relating, what a vniuersall dampe of sadnesse, seized on the hearts of all men, or what praises, and ho­nours were payed vnto his incomparable worth, not onely by his Highnesse the Prince of Orange, but by all others of qualitie: for I am to remember, I write but a Diarie: though indeed in one daies worke, he hath giuen penns worke for many daies: for if you consi­der, the space of ground to be sapped through, before he came to the water, the bredth of the moate about 60 foote, the depth of it 6 foote, and the bredth of the Damne 15 foote, it will appeare a worke of greater bulke, then euer was done in the seruice of this state since their warres began. Besides, the difficulty of the action, from the strength of the Garrison, and encouragement they receiued the night before, from the ill successe of the French attempt.

A while after the Miner, whom the Coronell had sett to work, makeing an other passage backe, had his braines shoot out with the same sling peece. And the rest of that day was sorrowfully spent, in mending, and perfecting the workes, Captaine Syden-ham, whose actiuity, and vigilancie was not wanting in all this buisinesse remay­ning there.

Vpon Tewsday night the first of September, Coronell Colepepper, [Page 23] relieued Coronell Gorings Regiment, and the Damme (as is said) being layd ouer, that night, our men begann to sap a long the Barme of the Horne-worke, and on the right hand of the Horne of the worke, began to mine: the Ennemy shott hard vpon the damme that night from the other horne of the worke, which flankered it, and slew, & hurt foure, or fiue of our men.

This night also Monsieur Charnaze Ambassador for the King of France, with the Lords the, States and Coronell of a French Regi­ment, commaunding in the French approches receiued a shot in his head, whereof he presently dyed.

Vpon wensday night the second, my Lord Morgan, relieued Coronell Colepepper, this night our men repaired, and heightned the Corps of gard, on both sides of the damme, and began a left hand sap, a long the moate side of the Horne-worke, the day following was spent in repairing the workes, makeing of blinds, and setting vp mus­ketbasketts, for the safeguard, and defense of our men.

Vpon Thursday night the Lord of Brederoods Regiment tooke their turne, and his Lieutenant Coronell Monsieur Thienen com­manding the approches, our men sapped forward, notwithstanding that the Ennemie shott hard vpon our workemen: our muskettiers also giuing fire from our flankes vpon the Ennemies Horne-worke as fast as they could, and our Canon playing from our batteries, vpon the parapett of their Horne-worke, to beate downe their musket­baskets, and sand backes about their Eares, and shott much vpon the horne of the worke, to make it mountable, that our men might haue the better accesse to come vp to the topp of it.

Vpon Fryday night the fourth of September newe still. It was Count Solms his turne to cōmand in the English, and Dutch approa­ches, and Monsieur Buat, Lieutenant Coronell in the French. His Highnesse the Prince of Orange sent expresse order that night, by Sir Iacoh Ashley Lieutenant Coronell to my Lord Morgan, that he would haue both the French and English, to sett vp, and mainteyne [Page 24] musket-baskets vpon the top of the Ennemies Horne-worke, and this was to be done, both by the French, & the English at one time by day-light, and according to the Prince his order, was attempted on our side, by Captaine Skippon the next morning, being Satterday in the sight of all men: betweene sixe and seuen of the clock. He tooke a long with him about 30 of his owne Companie, who vpon this seruice carryed themselues all well, the one halfe of them, being slaine and hurt. Himselfe after a long dispute, and fight with the En­nemie, who tumbled downe our Musket-baskets, as fast as our men set them vp, comming to push of the pike, and slashing off some of the heads of their pikes, vpon the top of the worke, besides 4 or 5 shott vpon his armour, & head-peece of proofe, receiued a brush on his face with a stone (which by Gods especiall preuention did him no further harme) and after that gott a sore shot, through his necke, with which he was staggred, & for the present lost the vse of his left arme, (But God remarkeably strenthning him) he presently recouered him­self againe, and betooke himselfe to his former place and worke, and disputed the businesse a long time afterward with the Ennemie. In the meane time Noble Count Solmes, who had a vigilant eye, and a carefull regard vpon all that passed, sent his owne Captaine with some musketteirs, to assist Captaine Skippon, which he did very worthily, and (besides other narrow scapes) receiued a shot through his left arme, and had ten of his men slaine and hurt presently vpon the place the Ennemie could not be lesse then two hundred, against our few number that had climed vp to the topp of their worke, to dispute this action with vs, haueing besides the aduantage of the place, all necessa­rie Instruments of offence and deffence, as stones, flailes, clubs, and handgranadoes, which some of our men wanted, and gaulled vs most of all, at their pleasure frō the right hand flanke of their worke, though our men did their vttermost endeauour, to execute what was com­maunded, but the many and great aduantages the Ennemie had pre­uailed, which moued Count Solmes to commaund Captaine Skippon, [Page 25] and his owne Captaine to come off with their men, and so that at­tempt being not fesible at that time ceased, vpon which the spring­ing of our mine was resolued, the happie successe whereof, two daies after you shall heare.

Vpon Satterday night the fifth of September, Coronell Herbert commaunded in the English approaches, and aduanced the worke on the left hand sapp very much. On Sunday that nights worke was repaired, and in the morning the Ennemy Countermining, our Mi­ners mining forward, a little earth fell downe in mining through it, by which hole they discouered the Ennemies Mine, and seeing their candle in it, they were driuen to stop our mine, and to begin an other.

On Sunday the sixth of September, Coronell Goring being shot, it was his Lieutenant Coronels turne to Commaund that night, and the next day in the approaches, and Monsieur Maisonneufve Coro­nell in the French. Betweene ten and eleuen a clock in the night, the Ennemie sallied out of their workes a matter of some 150 men, vpon the English left hand sapp, and came stealing along betweene their halfe moone, before Ginnekens port, and their Horne-worke: the sap being not defensible, our workemen had order, if the Enne­my fell vpon it, to retreate vnto the next Corps de guard, the Enne­mie then falling vpon it, cast a great many hand-granadoes into the sapp, and entring it began to slgiht two, or three rodd of it. Ensigne Willis, the Coronels Ensigne with 21 pikes, & muskettiers had then the vtmost Corps de guard on the left hand, next vnto the sap, and had order from Lieutenant Coronell Hollis, the chiefe Commandour there all this time, to make it good, and if the Ennemy fell into the sap (as is said) that then the workemen should retire to him. Now all the Coronels Muskettiers and pikes, with ten muskettiers of eue­ry other Companie, which Captaine Sydenham fetcht, and brought vp, were disposed of some on the right, and others on the left hand of the two Corps de guard, and the flanks on both sides of the Damme, [Page 26] so that when the Ennemie fell on, they found vs all ready to giue them entertainement. The Ennemy falling on & getting into the left hand sapp, came vp to Ensigne Willis his Corps de guard, and assaulted it, who very valiantly continued at push of the pike with the Enne­mie, and from the topp of the worke gaue fire vpon them, though for a great while, no supply was sent him, the Ennemy striuing to enter, shoud downe our musket-baskets, and indeed hooked downe, some two or three of them. Lieutenant Moyle, Lieute­nant to Captaine Abrahall his Companie seing this, that Ensigne Willis was thus engaged in a fight with the Ennemie, hauing but a few men with him to resist so many, and fearing that the Ennemy might either enter, or gett betweene him, and the next Corps de guard to cutt him of, gathered vp some muskettiers and pikes, and came to second him, and finding him at push of the pike, with the Ennemy, and that some of his men began to flinge He, Mr. Oneale Mr. Predeaux and some other Gentlemen entring: Lieutenant Moyle drew his sword, and made his men fall vp vnto him againe. Now from all our other Corps de guard, and flanks, our Muskettiers gaue fire vpon the Ennemie, as fast as euer they could charge, and discharge, Captaine Sydenham commaunding our Muskettiers to shoote as lowe as euer they could, that they might gaule the Enne­my the better. The Ennemy finding it very hott, retreated with the losse of some 50 men slaine and hurt, leauing some armes behinde them, as a Lorrannois one of their owne men, left wounded in the sap reported to Lieutenant Coronell Holles, and some other Offi­ciers, as he was dressed in our Corps de guard.

Vpon this peece of seruice, and in this Corps de guard so worthi­ly defended by Ensigne Willis, Lieutenant Moyle mett with a fa­uourable shott vpon his chin: Besides him, Mr-Marsh of the Co­ronels Companie, carrying himself very stoutly in this action recei­ued there his mortall wound, whereof within two, or three daies after he dyed, and one of our Hand-Granado-men was shott through [Page 27] his right hand, which spoyled the casting of his Granadoes, and thus much in brief for this peece of seruice.

About two of the clock in the morning, the Ennemy being pott Valliant (for they loue to send there men foxt to Purgatorie) would needes haue an other bout with vs, and as the Ennemies Alferus Seignour De Belle, who the next morning was taken prisouner in their Horne-worke reporteth, that he himselfe (being shott free) with some others, makeing a noise and crying Sa, Sa, giuing vs war­ning long enough of his comming, fell downe with his men from the topp of the Horne-worke to the bottome, to discouer our mine for that was their intent, Captaine Monke the Coronels Captaine with four pikes, and a musketteir or two, meeting with them vn­der the Barme of the Horne-worke, encountred them on the fur­thest side of the Damme at push of the pike, beat them back againe which spoyled their discouerie: and those men of theirs, which showed their boddies, in giuing fire from the topp of their Horne­worke, our men from all Corps de guard. powred such vollies of shot vpon them, and by giuing fire from a Drake planted vpon the topp of our right hand Corps de guard, which carried two pounds of mus­kett bullets, made them pull downe their Eeads quickly, and keepe themselues vnder couert.

The next morning being munday the seuenth of September, the English, and French mines being made readie, a messenger was sent to his highnes the Prince of Orange, to acquaint him therewith, where vpon the Prince of Orange himselfe, the Prince Electour with his bre­theren, and diuerse other men of qualite, came downe into the ap­proaches, the Prince immediately gaue order, for the springing of both the mines, and the falling on vpon the breaches, which the mines should make. The first Officer then of the English, which was to fall vp the Breach, and to enter it was Captaine Monke, Co­ronell Gorings Captaine, with 20 musketteirs, and 10 Pikes, and af­ter him a workemaster with certaine workemē, to cast vp a brest be­hind [Page 28] them, that they might lodge our men vpon the top of the Horn­worke. Next vnto him Captaine Abrahall, and Lieutenant Broome was to fall on vpon the right hand with fortie pikes, and 20 musket­tiers. And Captaine Hamond with his Ensigne on the luft hand, to second Captaine Monke, with Captaine Abrahall, there fell on these Noble Volunteirs, worthy Officers, and Cauilleros of the Coronels Companie, my Lord Grandisson, Captaine Croft, Captaine la Meere; Lieutenant Turuill, Cornet Lucas, Ensigne Pagett, Mr. Oneall, Mr. Apsley, Mr. Eldrington, Mr. Symon Fanchy, Mr. Griffin, Mr. Postlumus Kirton, Mr. Euers, Mr. Morley Mr. Daniell, Mr. Predeaux, Mr. Lenthol Mr. Wilford, Mr. Baskerfeild, Mr. Iyle, and Mr. Waston, with diuerse other Gentlemen of quality. This Companie of pikes kept allwaies together. The English mine then being sprung, and takeing good effect, Captaine Monke, ere the smoake was vanished, hastens vp to the breach, and with his commanded men, fell vp to the very topp of it, where at first, he was entertained with some musketteires of the Ennemies: but they instantly gaue back, and he with his com­maunded men, of which halfe slunck away, aduanced forward into the worke, where he found a stand of pikes, of about sixe, or seuen score readie to receiue him. And falling in pell mell vpon them, whe­ther by order, out of an affection to the Coronell, or for a reuenge vp­on the Ennemy, they gaue the word a Goring a Goring, and though the Ennemy were twise their number, yet Captaine Abrahall, be­ing so brauely followed, with a Companie of gallant men, charged home vpon them, and came to push of the pike with them, and se­ing this aduantage that Captaine Monke fell vpon the left flanke of them, and gaulled them shordly with his Musketteirs, Captaine A­brah all pressing hard vpon them, this brought the Ennemie into a disorder, & made thē giue back. Vpon this the French also falling on vpon their right flanke from their side, diuerse of them were slaine, drownd and wholly routed. Vpon the first charge worthy Captaine [Page 29] Crofts was slaine, My Lord Grandison at push of the pike receiued a wound in his arme, Maister One all in his thigh, and Maister Con­nock of Coronell Gorings Compaynie, receiued there his mortall wound. The Ennemie being beaten out of their Horne-worke, Cap­tayne Abrahall with these Voluntiers and Gentlemen, which held together, followed them ouer a small bridg made of two plankes broade, at the end whereof, the Ennemie had planted a brasse peece charged with muskets-bullets whether they persued them so fast, that they had no time, to discharge it, fearing that they might kill some of their owne men! yet he that was to giue fire stayed so long, till Mr. Eldrington clapped his hand vpon the peece, and espying the Canōnier neere vnto the peece, with his linstock in his hand charged his pike against his brest, whereupon he took him prisoner and gaue him to a priuate Souldier, vpon this seruice he gott a Spanish blade frō a dead Officer: frō thence our mē droue the Ennemie vp to their half moone before Ginnekins port with the losse of 150 of their men at the least, and comming to the Counterskarfe of the moate, there our workemen turnd vp the Earth against the Ennemy, and cast vp a Brest-worke vpon it, which we held and maintayned: this seruice was thus performed, and much more fully, then was expected. wherevpon his Highnesse sent fresh troupes, to relieue those that had falne on, and as they came of, he embrased Captaine Abrahall, and Captaine Hamond, aud thanked all the Officers, voluntiers, and Gentlemen, who had performed so braue an action, and as if he re­ioyced, that Coronell Goring was in some part thus reuenged on the Ennemy, by the valour of his Companie, those of his Regiment, and the other Companies that were there, & so returned strait way out of the Approaches to visit him in his hutt, & did relate what had passed vnto him, which he did with particular Characters of the worth of those men, who had carryed themselues so brauely vpon this seruice.

The most of the English that entred the Horne-worke, were not aboue two hundred in all, and the like number of the French (vnder [Page 30] the Command of Coronell Maisonnefue) carryed themselues very vailliantly, and brauely vpon this peece of seruice (and turne vp a Brest-worke also against the Ennemy) so that the Ennemy were as stronge within their Horne-worke, as those that attempted it. Many prisoners were taken, amonge the rest Don Godfredo de Bergerie, a Spanish Captaine, who commanded the Horne-worke and the out­workes, was taken prisonner by yong Mr. Francis Perceuall Inginier, who after he had receiued two hurts at push of the pike from him, yeelded himselfe prisonner to him, next him Seignor Iuan D' Albe a Spanish Alferus (or Ensigne) was taken prisoner by Monsieur Po­terie, a gentleman of Coronell Maisonefs Company. And after the Ennemie had called for a parlie, to fetch of their dead, while they were a tumbling their carkases into a punt, a Burgonian Ensigne cal­led Alfererus de Belle who acted the deadmans part, rising vp in his shirt, cryed for quarter to Lieutenant Windon, who takeing him pri­sonner. sent him vp to Coronell Colepepper, who intertained him ve­very kindly, & gaue him a suite of cloaths, & intreated euery Captaine of the watch of his owne Regiment, to take him into their keeping, to lodge him well & to giue him frendly entertainment, which they did all, and Lieutenant Windon gaue his ransome, among the priuaet hurt souldiers that were vpon this seruiae. Besides, these men of quali­ty aboue mentioned, there were about 50 Spanyards, and Burgoni­ans priuate sonldiers taken prisonners, some of them being dange­rously hurt, others sound and whole.

The greatest part of our losse was after the Ennemie had lost their worke, for at the first of those that fell on with Captiane Monke, there was but one slaine, which was a Corporall of the Coronels compa­nie, shott through both his thighas, & but one more hurt, which was one Mr. Apsley a volunteir, shott (but not mortally) in the face & both his iawes broken. Of those that fell on with Captaine Abrahall there were but two killed, Captaine Crofts a volunteir, shott through the heart, and much lamented by our whole nation, and Maister [Page 31] Connock a gentleman of the Coronels companie, and of hurt as is said, there was the Lord Grandison hurt at push of the pike in the arme, Master Oneal in the thigh, and Master Daniell shott in his side, the bullet falling downe into his boote, Master Flood, and Master Wright in the arme, all these were of Coronell Gorings cō ­panie slaine and hurt: the rest were of other companies, which had the guard in the English approaches as followeth, of Leiutenant Coronell Caries companie, one slaine and 5 hurt, of Sir Ferdinand Knightlyes companie one slaine. and one hurt, of Sariant Maiour Corbits companie two slaine and seuen hurt, of Captaine Abrahals Companie one slaine, and two Gentlemen hurt, of Captaine Ha­monds companie his Lieutenant Treymaine, his Ensigne Kirck, his Seriant Raymond, with one souldier more of his companie slaine, which stood on the left hand more open to the Ennemy and a sling peece they discharged often vpon thē. Of Captaine Reads companie there were three slaine, and foure hurt, of Captaine Scubbingers two slaine, and fiue hurt: so that vpon this peece of seruice with the offi­cers, gentlemen, and souldiers, there were 17 slaine in all, and some thirty hurt.

What men the French lost I am not able to say, for want of infor­mation, bur sure I am, that Monsieur D' hautcourt, a braue volun­tier was hurt vpon this peece of seruice,

This loftie Horne-worke then being so happily taken in, it was the very Creui-coeur, or Break-neck of the Towne, for it gaue accesse vnto his Highnesse, to come vnto the maine moate of the Towne, and there vpon the Counterskarfe, to make Corps de guards, batteries, & flankes vpon it, for the more safe putting ouer of the two Galleries, which were to be begun.

About this tim came to the Army, other Voluntiers, namely Lieutenant Roberts, Lieutenant Woodhouse, Ensigne Washiugton, Mast: Walker, and diuerse others, which marched downe with Coronell Gorings Companie into the Approches, and Master Henningham, [Page 32] Master Preston and Master Bladwell, who trailed pikes vnder Cap­taine Gerrards Compaine, & marched downe into the trenches with him, till the Towne was giuen ouer.

Vpon Tewsday the eight, Coronell Colepepper releiuing Coronell Gorings Regiment they turnd vp the earth vpon the top of the Horne­worke and Counterskarfe, made passages and blindes into it, and re­paired and sett vp Musket-baskets, to flancker the wall of the towne Ginnekins bridge, and the halfe moone without it, which the En­nemy yet held. Vpon the Counterskarfe there was begun two batteries of 12 halfe Cannon, one for the French, and an other for the English with six halfe Canon a peece vpō them, to fauour our gal­leries, and to dismount the Ennemies ordinance, this night we shott much vpon them, for the more easie putting ouer of our galleries.

Vpon wensday the 9 of September the English and French galle­ries were let out for 33 thowsand gilders to a workebasse of Gurcum the English for 17 thowsand, and the French for 16 thousand Gilders vpon condition they must be both made within 14 daies after the tenth of this month & if he were longer then for euery day he should haue 200 gilders shortened from him. The French gallery was to be put ouer to the right face, and the English to the left face of Gin­nekens Bulwarke.

Vpon Thursday night the 10 of Sept: Lieutenant Coronell Erskins commanding that night in the Scotch & Dutch, Approches receiued order from Count William about 10 a clock in the night, to prepare the mines in the Horneworke, and lay ouer the Bies, or Flagg-brid­ges against the morning, & afterward to spring the mine, to assault that worke, and beat the Ennemy out of it if it were possible. Or­der was giuen for the assault in this manner following, that first a Lieutenant, and a Sariant with 50 men fire-locks, and Spring-stocks accompanied with foure Granadomen, should fall on, after the mine was sprung, & after thē Lieutenant Gladstone with 50 men, & a Sar­iant with halfe pikes & half muskettiers should giue on, & to second [Page 33] them Captaine Iohn Leueston, commanding a hundred men Pikes, & Muskettiers with Lieutenant Duncan, Ensigne Niece, and two Sar­iants was to fall on, next after them Captaine Kilpatrick with his owne Ensigne, and two Sariants was to second the former with 80 pikes: in the last place the Lieutenant Coronell abouesaid, was to ad­uance with the body of the troupes, and after him a hundred com­maunded workemen with matterials: but in regard our mine was found out by the Ennemie ere morning, things were differed till fur­ther order from Count William. Afterward, it was resolued that the day following, one of the mines vpon necessity should be made ready, and at 12 of the clock in the day: notwithstanding the two daies preparation, the Ennemy made to answere the Assault, our Flagg-bridges were layd ouer the moate of their Horne-worke, in the full sight of the Ennemy, and our troupes, while those men came marching downe out of the quarter, to succour vs in the Approaches & before all things were prepared, it was six a clock at night, & past the time of reliefe, ere all things were in areadinesse. The mine then being ready, orders was giuen for the springing of it, which was done accordingly, but the mine being sprung, it made not that operation as was expected, for it sprung backward in the worke to our owne great disaduantage: for it brake, and spoyled the Flaggbridges, that laye ouer the moat for the Dutche firelocks to passe ouer, and so hindred much our passage ouer the Damne, and their fal­ling on vpon the horneworke it selfe, finding much difficulty to clime vp after the breach was made. Howsoeuer, the order was followed and the Lieutenant of the Fire-locks, with his Sariant passed the Damme, and fell vp to the breach, with as many as were able to fol­low: in regard of the breaking of the flagg-bridge: yet they scram­bled vp, & entred, carrying themselues very well, but the Horne worke being cutt of in diuers places, were driuen to a retreate, for the Lieu­tenant was hurt, & the Sargiant of the fire-locks slaine, with diuerse of his men, which stood so open to the Ennemies shott. They being [Page 34] beaten of, and the Ennemy defending the ropp of the breach with clubbs, flailes, stones, & Handgranadoes, casting in rize-busshes vpon the topp of it, to make a blinde for thē: Lieutenant Gladstone secon­ded them, and brooke in againe through the breach with diuerse of his men: but the Ennemy returning with a new furie vpon the breach kild the Lieutenant, and some that entred with him, and beate of the rest. Afterward Captaine Iohn Leuiston mounted vp to the breach with a few pikes: the discommodity of this passage was such, that half his men could not come vp, at length Captaine Kilpatrick fell on, with as many of his pikes, as he could gett ouer, & was seconded with some muskettiers commaunded by Lieutenant Blake, of Coronell Gorings Regiment, with these Lieutenant Coronell Iames Henderson Captaine Balford of Coronell Sandalins Regiment, with Captaine Williamson, Ensigne Hamelton, Lieutenant Turuill, all Voluntiers, and seeking honour, charging vpon the right hand with a more furious charge then the former, striuing to enter, entred & beate the Ennemy to a retreate, from of the topp of the breach, where Captine William­son dyed valiantly, and the Ennemy finding themselues ouerprest with a more furious assault then the former, were forced to retire from the breach, and turne their backs: insomuch that wee entred the worke, & beate them vp to their Counterskarfe, out of all the tra­uerses they had cutt of in their Horneworke, but one which lay vpon the lest winge of the Horne-worke, being both exceeding high, and Canon proose with a moate of 16 foote broade, and water in yt be­fore it: from whence they flew our men with musketts and Hand­granadoes, hauing no deffense against it, neither were wee able to of­fend them. And our cōmanded men who should haue cast vp a Brest­worke in some kinde for our deffence, could not come vp through the discommodity of the passage, and though they could haue come vp, yet our mē had all be slayne, ere they could haue cast vp a place of defense for our safety, so that the impossibility of the mainteyning of the worke being such, did cause a retreate with the losse of 150 men [Page 35] slaine, and hurt, and diuerse Officers, among whom was Licutenant Coronell Iames Henderson, Captayne Williamson Ensigne Hamelton Ensigne Fargeson all slayne. Captaine Balford, Captaine Kilpatrick, Ensigne Niece, quarter-master Egmonds Inginier hurt, Sariant Corbitt, Sariant Inglish, and Sariant Lindsay kild, and so returning out of the Horne-worke, that night the Ennemy sensible of their losse, and pos­sessed with a feare, that the Dutches and Scocth would haue are­uenge, & fall on with a more furious assault, Monsieur Puchler com­manding the next night, they quitted the worke voluntarily, & leau­ing an number of Armes & bagged behinde them, wee possessed the the Horne-worke quietly.

Vpon Fryday night the eleuenth of September Coronell Herbert had the Commaund in the Approaches, vnder whose Companic these worthy Voluntiers marched downe, namely, Mr. Herbert Sonne vnto the Lord Herbert Earle of Castle Iland, and Baron of Cberburie, Mr. Roper, Sonne vnto the Lord Roper with diuerse o­ther Gentlemen of quality. About this time also Sir Faithfull For­tescue, Captaine of a Troupe of Horse in his Maiestie seruice in Irelād with Mr. Bryan came to the Army and trailed pikes vnder his Com­panie. This night and the day following the work was well aduanced and there was sett vp foure posts in the English Gallerie.

Vpon Satterday the 12 of September, the French Gallerie being more forward, then the English, who began theirs at the brinke of the moate, hauing this day 20 posts, the Ennemy with their Cannon beate downe 5 posts, kild a work-maister, and some two Souldiers more, but the next day all was repaired, and the posts sett vp againe.

On Satterday night the 12 it was Lieutenant Coronell Holles turne, to commaund in the Approaches, and when he was relieued on Sunday night the 13, the English Gallerie was aduanced to 22 posts, and the French to 25.

On Sunday night the 13, Coronell Colepepper, relieued Coronell Gorings Regiment, this night and the next day our men sett vp foure [Page 36] posts more, so that on munday night wee had 26 posts in all.

This night a man was sent out of the Towne from the Gouuer­nor, and taken with a letter written to the Cardinall Infant in cha­ractars, the contents whereof were these, that vnlesse his Highnesse could relieue the Towne within fiucteene daies, he could not well hold it out any longer.

This Euening also the English, and the French Batteries with sixe halfe Canon were readie, planted vpon the Counterskarfe, and the brink of the moate, which seowred along the moate, and curtaine of the wall, to dismount the Ennemies Canon, which played vpon our Galleries.

Vpon Munday night the 14, Lieutenant Coronell Thienen relie­lieued Coronell Colepepper, this night and the day following a great many Ris-busshes, and a great deale of Earth was cast into the moate and there was sett vp 29 posts in the English Galerie.

On Tewsday night the 15, my Lord Morg an commanded in the Approaches, and aduanced the Gallerie very much, so that vpon Thursday at night, when he was relieued there was 33 posts sett vp, so that we were gott 6 rodd into the moate.

This night Sir Symon Harcourt returned with the foure English Companies, that he had a long with him to the Army.

The French Gallerie this euening was aduanced to 36 posts: And this day Count William on his side had putt vp 4 posts, and had gott twelue foote into the moate towards Anwerps Bulwarke.

Vpon wensday the 16, Count Solms relieued my Lord Morgan, this day the Ennemy shott twelue Canon shott through our Galle­rie, and had sunck one peeee so lowe in their Bulwarke, that they shott into the mouth of the Gallery, which Bullett flew cleane through it, and went out at the Entrance into the Gallery, and with the very wind of it kild a man in the Gallerie, this night and the day following the English Gallerie was aduanced to 36 posts, and be­cause the Ennemie had men lurking in the Hathorne hedge, vnder [Page 37] the Bul-warke, and a long the curtaine, which shott diuers of our men, that wrought at the end of our Gallerie, three Drakes were brought downe, which shott cartridge shott, and musket-bullets amonge them, to driue them from thence.

Vpon Thursday night the 17, Coronell Herbert commaunded in the Approaches, and made a good nights worke, for there was throwne from the ende of the Gallerie into the moate that night 750 Rize-busshes, each Souldier hauing fourteene Rixdallers for the cas­ting in of a hundred, and ere Coronell Herbert was relieued they sett vp 5 posts, three foote distance on from an other in the space of 24 howers. The next day Lieutenant Airs was shott through his shoulder. This night and the day following also Count Williams Gallerie was well aduanced, my Lord Aumont commanding then in those Approaches, Monsieur Couts his Lieutenant Coronell, re­ceiued a greeuous shott through his thigh, which brake his thigh bone in peeces, of which wound he is not yet cured.

This day Count Harrie of Frizeland, attempted to fall on vpon the Ennemies Horne-worke on the Castle side, but the bridge break­ing, our men with the losse of some slaine, and others drownd (the water being very deepe) were driuen to retire into their workes, his men gaue fire exceedingly vpon the Ennemy with Cannon, & small shott, so that they could not choose, but loose a great many men.

Vpon Fryday night the 18 of September, Lieutenant Coronell Holles relieued Coronell Herbert, this night there were foure hun­dred Rize-busshes, and a great deale of earth cast into the moate, and the English Gallerie aduanced to fiue and forty posts: some three foote distant one frō an other. The next day in the morning old Sar­iant Goddard, Captaine Killegrews Sariant, hauing the guard & sitting at the end of our Gallerie, with the very winde of a halfe Cannon Bullett of 24 pound weight, had his thigh bone broken, with out e­uer drawing a dropp of bloode from him.

This day there was brought into the Armie one of the Ennemies [Page 38] Lieutenants and some sixty prisonners, that were taken prisonners with him in Gulick-land.

Vpon Satterday night, being the 19, Coronell Colepepper com­maunded in the Approaches. This night for the aduancing of the Callerie there were cast into the moate aboue eleuen hundred Rize-busshes, and many hundred wheele barrowes of earth, so carefull was the Coronell to aduance the worke, and yet (thanks be to God) not­withstanding the Ennemy shott very much, he had but three men slaine and hurt.

The French likewise cast in a great many rize-bushes this night in­to the moate, and came with them within three pikes length of the barme of the Bulwarke: which the Ennemie discouering what a great nights worke they had done, the next morning had sunck two peeces which shott iust into the mouth of their gallerie, that beate downe sixe, or seuen of their posts, which disaster cast them a daies worke, behinde hand, ere they could repaire the Gallerie, & sett vp their posts againe.

On Sunday night the twentith Monsieur Thienen the Lotd of Bre­derods Lieutenant Coronell releiued Coronell Colepepper, and this night, and the day following (besides the Earth that was cast into the moate) there was cast into it aboue fiue hundred risebushes, & yet had but three, or foure men slaine and hurt.

This euening there was some of our Leger boates brought downe into the Horne-worke, and launched into the moate of the halfe­moone, behind the morter batterie, and the next day there were great backs, or chests built vpon thē, with high oakē boards musket proof & the chests filled with Rizebushes, and earth with pluggs in the bot­tome of them, which being puld out vpon any occasion, they sunck 6, 7, or 8 foote deepe, and had likewise oares on both sides of them, that the men which rowed them might be vnder, couert and shott free,

This Afternoone Monfieur D'escard a worthy French Captaine, [Page 39] who had carryed himself very brauely vpon the first sallie, which the Ennemie made vpon the French Approaches before mentioned, re­ceiued a dangerous shott into his mouth, and throate, whereof with­in fiue or sixe dayes after he dyed, & was much lamented.

Vpon Munday night the 21 my Lord Morgan went downe to commaund in the Approaches, two of his owne Companie taking vpon them to cast Rize-busshes into the moate, for twelue Rixdal­lers a hundred were slaine, and the Ennemie hanging out two great lights ouer the wall, (not witstanding that our Canon and small shott playd much vpon them) to see what our men did in their moate, yet they slew, and hurt sixe or seuen men more, howsoeuer towards morning there were found some resolute Souldiers, which for 14 Rixedallers a hundred, cast in 250 Rize-busshes into the moate, and gott 4 posts more sett vp, so that wee had in all 49 posts vp, which reached more then halfe way ouer the moate, and we found that the moate grew shallower, after wee had passed ouer the midst of it.

This day the great chests, and boates aboue mentioued were made ready musket proofe, with thick oaken plankes, and oares fitte to them, and the backs, or chests fild vp with rize-bushes and earth, and lay ready whensoeuer his highnesse should haue occasion to vse them.

The 22 being Tewsday night Count Solmes relieued my Lord Morgan, and (thanks be to God) had but one man shott. He gaue fire exceedingly this night vpon the Ennemie, with his musket­tiers from all Corps de guards, and flankes, and being moone-light our Cannon also played vpon them, which kept them from peeping ouer, and vnder couert. This night there were noe Ris-busshes cast, neither into the English, nor the French Galleries, but our men cast in earth to fill vp the moate, and to gett forward: so that this night wee had one and fiftie posts sett vp in our English Gallery.

On wenscay night the 23 of September Coronell Herbert releiued [Page 40] Count Solms, and aduanced the work very much: for that night and day there were three posts more got, makeing in all 54 & the French gott likewise three or foure posts forwards. The prince gaue the workemasters order, to cast noe rizebushes this night into the moat, but should worke out that which was cast into the moate al­ready, and sett vp posts in the French and English Galleries, till they came to the end of the Rize, which lay in the water.

The Prince now euery day going downe into the approaches to view, encourage, and aduance forward the workes, hazarded his person much, & escaped some dangerous shott, that came neere him: for Coronell Wynebergin this afternoone, being in his Highnesse traine, receiued a dangerous shott vpon his Eybrow, which if the bul­let had perced a litle deeper, it had slaine him.

Vpon Thursday night the 24, Lieutenant Coronell Holles relie­ued Coronell Herbert this night the work was reasonable well aduan­ced, but towards morning the Ennemy hauing sunck new peeces, shott downe three of our posts sett vp in the English Gallerie, the day and night before.

On Fryday night the 25 of September, Coronell Colepeper commaunded, vnder whose Companie, as voluntiers marched downe ordinarely, Lieutenant Coronell Thomas Essex, Sir Charles Slings­by, Mr. Campian, Mr. Fothers by, Ensigne Throghmorton, Mr. Bran­kard, Mr. Dauis, Captaine Roockwood, Mr. Bradly, Mr Parsons, Mr. Hankinson and divers other Gentlemen, & on Satterday night, when Coronell Colepeper was relieued, there were two posts more set vp, and not aman shott.

Vpon Satterday night the 26 Lieutenant Coronell Thienen com­maunded in the English and Dutch Approaches, and this night there was cast into the moate 550 Rize-busshes, and the Gallerie advan­ced to 65 posts, and the French Gallerie also was well advanced.

Vpon Satterday towards euening, the Ennemy shott a Granado of some seuenty pound weight, just into our Horne-worke, and fell [Page 41] close by our Battetie neere vnto seuen Barrels of Powder, it brake and toore a Marriners thigh all to peeces.

The very same day also wee shott a great Granado of 180 pound weight, which flew into the Towne almost as farre as the great Church, and breaking with a great violence, a peece of the bullet re­bounded, and flew back againe into our Horne-worke.

Vpon Sunday the 27, Count Harrie Gasimir Gouernour of Friz­land, hauing made a Gallerie of 21 posts ouer the moate of the Horneworke on his side, attempted to haue taken it in, but finding it not feisible at that time, leauing the Horneworke, sapped forward towards the Counterskarfe of the maine moate before the Castle, and there to lodge himselfe in it, and so to begin a gallerie ouer the moate.

Vpon Sunday night towards euening, when Lieuetenant Coro­nell Thienen was relieued, the English gallerie had 68 posts sett vp, and the French 42. This euening a Kicker (or a peeper) of Flushing a proper man, had his right Arme shott of cleane from his body with a Canon shott.

Vpon Sunday night the 27 it was my Lord Morgans turne to commaund in the approaches, our men shott exceedingly this night, and my Lord Morgan aduanced the worke so much, that this night and the day following, there was sett vp fiue posts more, so that there was in the English Gallerie 73 posts, in the French 55, and in Count Williams gallerie 59.

On Munday night the 28 Count Solmes releiued my Lord Morgan: this night the Ennemie, and our men shott much, yet notwithstan­ding, there were a great many rize-bushes throwne into the moate, and ere Count Solmes was relieued, there was 77 posts sett vp in the English gallerie.

Vpon Tewsday night the 29 Coronell Herbert relieued Count Solmes, and commaunded in the Approaches, our men shott excee­ding hard this night, and the next day, for ouer, & aboue the ordina­rie [Page 42] pouder, which was in the muskettiers bandeliers, and the pouder bagges they brought downe, our muskettiers shott away that night and the next day eleuen hundred pound of powder extraordinarie, as appeared by the Coronels hand. Towards morning the Ennemie hauing sunck two halfe Canon vpon the wall, lower then ordinarie, hoising vp the briches of their Canon with an Instrument, and great cables, they shott so low, that they shot, and brake downe sixe, or 7 of our posts in the English gallerie, and though our Ordinance shott much to dismount theirs, yet they could not find them in the night.

This hindred the aduancement of the English Gallerie much, and cast vs behinde hand, but the carefulnes and the vigilencie of his high­nes was such, that comming downe into the Approaches, the next morning, he gaue order that the Gallerie should be repaired with all expedition, and new posts sett vp in their places: which was done with all speede by ten a clock on wensday night following.

Vpon wensday also his highnes gaue order for the makeing of two new batteries, for the finding and dismounting of the Ennemies Ca­non which played vpon our gallerie. The one was made vpon the top of the Horneworke, not farre from the place where our English mine was sprung. The other where the Coronels Companies held their grand Corps de guard. These being planted beate vpon the Enne­mies port holes, and put one of their halfe Canon presently to silence.

Vpon wensday night the last of September, it was Lieutenant Co­ronell Holles his turne to commaund in the Approaches. This night the worke was so advanced, that their was diuerse Rize-busshes cast into the moate, and three posts more sett vp. This night, also there was one Iohn Trotter of Coronell Gorings Companie, that vnder­tooke the pyling of the moate from the ende of our Gallerie, to the barme of the Bulwark, and hauing stript himself naked hauing a long match bound about his Armeholes, he was lett out at a hole on the right side of the Gallerie, and being come to the end of our Rize-busshes, [Page 43] found the water to be betweene fiue and sixe foote, & swim­ing two or three stroakes further felt ground, and came to foure foote deepe, and wading a litle further came to three foote water, and so gott vp vpon the barme of the Bulwarke, and vp to the quick sett hedg, or Pallissado vpon it. And then being puld back by those that were within the Gallerie, which held the end of the match came safely back againe, and found by the markes vpon the match, that wee wanted yet a matter of some 40 foote, from the end of our Rize-busshes to the foundation of the Bulwarke, this Souldier for his dis­couuerie was rewarded with twentie Rix-Dallers.

On Thursday morning the next day Captaine Willmot my Lord Wilmots Sonne, Captaine of a Troupe of Horse, going downe into the Approaches, and looking too long through our Muskett-bas­ketts, receiued a dangerous shott, which grazed along his right Jaw­bone, and so by his throat, whereof he is now recouuered.

This day also Iohu Williams, a Work-master of Gurcum, in giving some direction about our Gallerie, was slaine with a muskett-bullet.

Vpon Thursday night the first of October, Coronell Colepepper re­lieued Lieutenant Coronell Holles, the worke was well advanced, not­withstanding that the Ennemie shott much this night, both with their Canon, and small shott to hinder vs. This night also there was a planck bridge, on Count Harries side layd ouer the moate of the Horne-worke, before the Castle, which twise had ben attempted before, in makeing a Dam, but was then not found fesible.

Vpon Fryday night the second, Lieutenant Coronell Thienen re­lieued Coronell Colepepper, and aduanced the worke much, and this night there was a mine a preparing on Count Harries side in the cor­ner of the Horne-worke, where the Ennemie had cut it of.

Vpon Satterday the third, betweene eleuen and twelue of the clock Count Harries mine on the Castle side being readie, his High­nesse gaue commaund, that this mine should be sprung, and that Count Harrie, hauing sapt a long the Horne-worke towards the [Page 44] Raueling, which lay before the Castle, should assault both the Horn-worke, and the Raueling at once, and withall to giue the Ennemy worke on all sides, gaue order also that the Frēch this day being come within two pikes length of the Bulwarke, should fill vp the moate with Rize-busshes from the end of their Gallerie, to the barme of the Bulworke. These two peeces of seruice were to be done at one time. Count Harries mine being then sprung at the time appointed, fell on brauely with his men vpon the Horne-worke, and the Raueling, which lay vpon the side of it, & gaue fire by whole volleys vpon the Ennemie for the space of an hower, beate the Ennemie out of their Horne-work, and tooke in the Raueling, notwithstanding the En­nemie shott, exceedingly from of the Castlewall, both with ordinance and small shott to hinder them, so that they droue the Ennemie into the Towne, turnd vp the Raueling, and so had accesse to the Castle moate, to begin a Gallerie ouer it. Vpon this seruice Captaine Roussell was slaine. While this was a doing, on Count Williams side, Coronell Balford hauing the commaund in the Dutch, and Scotch Approa­ches commaunded there the Cannoniers, and muskettiers, to giue fire vpon the Ennemie, and into the Towne as fast as euer they could charge and discharge, and in the French and English Approaches, while the French was a filling, and damming vp the moate from the end of their Gallerie all the Cannon being some two and twenty on our side, and all our muskettiers both from the French, and the En­glish Approaches, gaue fire by whole volleys vpon the Ennemie, that vnder the fauour thereof they might with the more safety fill vp the moate with Rize-busshes, which with much valour, and courage was performed with good Successe & layd them ouer, now on Sat­terday night following, plancks was layd ouer the Rize-busshes for the better comming to the Bulwarke and blindes sett vp before the mouth of the Mine, and so began their mine that night.

Vpon Satterday night it was my Lord Morgans turne to command in the Approaches: this night the English Gallerie was aduanced, as [Page 45] farre as it could be, so that the next morning, our Rizebushes lay with­in two pikes length of the foote of the Bulwarke, & on Sunday mor­ning, about eight of the clock, his highnesse gaue order to my Lord Morgan, to attempt the laying ouer of our rize-bushes to the foote of the Bulwarke, sixe resolute men were found out, which vndertooke it for 20 Rixdallers a peece, and others to bring Rizebushes, as fast as they could to fill vp the moate. The end of the Gallerie being ope­ned, it was attempted, and my Lord Morgan commanded that our Canon, and the musketteirs from all gardes, (especialy his owne,) should giue fire as fast as they could, to fauour our men that were a laying ouer the rize-bushes, but lying so open to the Ennemies view, ordinance, the curtaine and Fanks of the Towne, the most of the vndertakers being all slaine and hurt, it was not found feisible at that time, till the obscurity of the night might afford more shelter to our men.

Vpon Sunday night the fourth of October, Count Solms com­maunded in the Approaches, and this night while our men gaue fire from all sides, our Rize-busshes were luckely layd ouer to the very foote and barme of the Bulwark, and blinds sett vp on the left hand of the Rize-busshes, as a shelter for the Miners to come to the Bulwarke, where they made also a blinde of thick-oaken plankes Muskett proof, & there began a mine in the bowels of the Bulwarke. The day following Monsieur Rōmeler, Count Solms his Ensigne was slaine. This night also Count William on his side had layd ouer the Rize-busshes, and began to mine.

Vpon Munday night the fifth, Coronell Herbert marched downe to commaund in the Approaches, and gaue encouragement for the hastning of the worke, and the mine. The Ennemie and our men shott exceedingly this night, and about three a clock in the morning the Ennemy lett fly three, or foure peeces of Canon vpon our Galle­rie, and workes, which rowsedvp out Cannoniers, who till morning payd them with their owne coine, as fast as euer they could dis­charge [Page 46] and that our muskettiers could giue fire, so that the Ennemie feareing his Highnesses mines to be readie, and that he might be as­saulted vpon two or three breaches at once, notwithstanding he had cutt of Ginnekens and Anwerps Bulwarks most dangerously against vs, and had begun a Countermine, but (as it is reported) wanted powder to lay in them, feareing the worst, and not daring to stand out an Assault, our Gallerie being advanced to 81 posts, and the French Mine 18 and the English 12 foote into the Bulwarke.

On Tewsday Morning about seuen of the clock, the Ennemie cal­led for a parley, the Drum beate first towards the English, and had commaund to doe foe from the Gouernour, but being shott through his hatt by an vnexpert musketteir in the English Approaches, not ac­quainted with such a buysinesse, turned to the French, and was puld downe by a Sariant into the French Gallerie. This Morning Mr. Herbert Kinsman to the Coronell, & sonne to my Lord Herbert, who was shott before through his arme, receiued a second shot tearing his boote, & raizing the flesh of his right toe along the bone. About ele­uen of the clock that day Hostages came out of the towne to his high­nes, and ours went in, what followed vpon it, the Articles of Compo­sition hereuuto annexed, will giue the Reader to vnderstand the par­ticulars. And thus as truely, and as briefly as I can, I haue related vnto you by what degrees it pleased the Lord of hosts by his Almigh­ty hand, and outstreched Arme through soe many dangers, to leade the Prince of Orange into his citty and ancient inheritance againe, to him be the honour, and the glorie of this action, now and for euer­more Amen.

THe articles of Composition abouesaid, being signed on both side, a great many of waggons, & karres to the numder of 800, were prouided out of the Army, and the Barronie of Breda, to car­ry the Ennemy away. Which ouer night and on Satterday Morning the tenth of October, went into the Citty to loade their goods vpon them. About eight of the Clock the Princes guard, and the Com­panie of Monsieur Witz Sariant Maiour Generall, came and stood before the Busseport. where the Ennemie was to march out, with foure troups of Horse, and fiue Companies of foote, and from thence all along to the quarter of Count Harrie Casimier Gouernour of Frizeland euen to the village called Heusenhout, and so to the vtmost line of Circumvalation, there stood fiue or sixe Companies of foote, of euery Regiment in Battaile, and troopes of horse, beating their drums and sounding their Trumpets, according to euery Nations march, makeing a gard for the Ennemy to passe through, hauing be­side aboue 30 thousand Spectators, Gentlemē, Gentlewomen, Bur­gers, women, and children, which came from all parts to see them march out, as also the Princesse of Orange came hirselfe with a greate suite of Ladies and Gentlewoemen in 3. Coaches, each Coach ha­uing sixe goodly horses to draw them to the vtmost trench, where vpon a hill there were tents pitch vp, whither also came his Highnes the Prince of Orange with his Sonne the Yong Prince accompanied with the Prince Elector, Prince Rupert, Prince Maurice, Count William of Nassaw, Count Henry Cassimier, my Lo: Brederode, my Lord Grandis­son, & diuerse other Nobles and men of quality, and a braue troupe of horse, standing vpon the Crosse-way as you goe to Heusenhout.

About eleuen of the clock the Ennemy began to march out of the towne, The order of their march was thus, first there marched in their Avantguard 42 rankes of musketteirs fiue in ranke, consisting of Burgonians, Walloons and some other nations, all ranged under 16 Burgonian Coullours, which marched altogether, & this was their first diuision, next vnto them followed 50 rankes more of pikes, and mus­kettiers [Page 13] of all sorts of nations vnder three coullours, these two diuisi­ons made the Auantgard.

After them followed a number of waggons, laden with Officiers wiues, gentlewomen, women, children, and baggage.

Their Battaill consisted of 15 coullours, which marched altoge­ther vnder which they had ranked 53 rankes of Muskettiers, pikes, & firelocks, among which there were some, boyes, & sick souldiers.

After them also followed many waggons, and Karrs loaded with piks, and musketteirs, Casks, and other instruments & materialls of warre, haueing also some Clergie men sitting vpon them, and some others as Gray friers, & Preaching priests which went a foote.

Next vnto them followed three Coullors makeing 77 rankes, of Pikes and musketteires.

After them came fiue Coullours, more makeing 89 rankes of pikes and Musketteirs

After these came a great number of Waggons, and six good peeces of ordinance foure of them were halfe Canon, and 2 Culue­ring, the two greatest had 29 horses to draw them, and the two other demy Canō had 17 horses a peece to draw thē, the two lesser peeces had eleuen, after the Canon came two morters, the greatest drawn with 13 horses, the lesser with nine hauing two empty Carriages, & twelue Barrels of powder for their ordinance, with other necessa­ries belonging to the warre.

After these followed Monsieur Gomer Fourdine the Gouernour who was taken prisoner by vs, when Count John of Nassaw say­led from Antwerp with his fleete in Sept. Anno 1631. (Who also was turnd out of Skincksconce the last of Aprill 1636, and now out of Breda this yeere 1637,) in a closse coach hauing bin sick of a feuer, but cōming into the feild neere the prince, he came out of his coach and gott a horse back, and comming nigh vnto his highnesse he light from his horse, and two persons that was with him, the Prince seing him coming towards him, lighted likewise from his horse, and after some salutations, and curtesies showed one to an other, hauing had some short speeches one to an other, he tooke his leaue of the [Page 14] Prince in most frendly manner: But the Drossard of the citty had longer conference with his highnesse.

After him followed a great many waggons, vpon the formost of them sat 10 or 12 Iesuits, who did not so much as once moue their hats to the Prince: so much they stood vpon their pontificalibus, after them followed 30 rankes of Souldiers vnder foure Coullours, which marched together: then came a good many of waggons againe, & after them a procession of 16 Capuchian Fryers, marching with great deuotion, the formost of them bearing a redd wooden crosse in signe of the passion, hauing hanging vpon yt, a rodd, a hamer, a paire of tongs, nailes, a spunge, and a crowne of thornes, and these brought vp their battaile.

Lastly, their, Arriergard consisted of 150 Spanyards, and Nepoli­tans, ranged into 27 rankes vnder sixe Coullours, which as before marched betweene the two middle rankes, of the pikes. Alferus de Belle, that had acted the dead mans part, and was taken prisoner in the Horne-worke, for the kinde curtesie and humanity, he had found from the English, especially, from Coronell Colepeper and the Captaynes and officers of his Regiment, showed himself a gratefull­man, saluted all the officers, and thanked them all for the kind vsage he had receiued from them, saying, that if euer it was his fortune to take any of them prisoners, they should finde the like vsage from him

The number of Coullours and men, which the Ennemy marched out of the towne were counted to be 51 Coullours with Dirick the Conestables making 1470 able men in ranke and file, besides officers, and betweene 5 or 6 hundred men that attended the waggons, stra­glers, sick, & hurt men that satt vpon waggons, besides diuerse others that stayed in the towne all night, & a great many sick and hurt men that were left behinde them in the Towne and Gesthouse, till they had recouered their health: so that it is supposed the Ennemy that day marched out of the Towne about 22 hundred, able, sick, and hurt men besides officers. Many of the Officers and souldiers were very souldierlike men with sterne countenances & all the officers ha­uing redd skarfes about them, and the souldiers redd and blew rib­bands: [Page 15] and thus thee Reere being past, they marched towards a vil­lage called Gilsen, but the night ouertaking them (for it was foure a clock in the afternoone ere the last of their reere marched out of the Towne) they were saint to quarter that night vpon the heath, vnder the heauens canopie, & on the morrow being the Sabboth day at the creeke of the day sett forward their march towards Machline, the Towne they desired to goe vnto.

It resteth now that somthing be spoaken in what state wee found the Towne, assone as the Ennemy had drawne off their men, from Ginnekens Bulwarke, in the bowels whereof his highnes had intended to haue sprung to mines, and to haue made two breaches, our com­panies, which had the gard in the approches, had order from the Prince euery company according to their antiquity, to aduance and and mount vp to the topp of that Bulwarke, & to draw the formost companyes into the Market place. The Bulwarke was cut of twise, and they had made a Countermine in it, to haue met with ours, but haueing not powder enough to chamber in it, being reported they had but 24 Barrels left in all, the whole towne, they durst not venter any powder in their myne, nor stand out the springing of ours, there was found vpon the wals 43 peeces most of them brasse, six vpon the Castle wall, and three vpon the plaine before the Castle.

The two streets which lyes next Ginnekins port, and Antwerps port towards the Hagh, the howses are miserably battered & beaten downe and torne with our ordinances, and great granadoes of 170 and 180 pounds. The next day that the Ennemie marched out being Sunday, there was a sermon preached in the great Church about 10 of the Clock in the morning by D. N. preacher of Wick to Duer­stadt he tooke his text out of of the 40 Psalme and fifth verse, Many o Lord my God, are thy wonderfull workes, which thou hast done & thy thoughts which are to vs-ward they cannot be reckoned vp in order vnto thee, if I would declare, and speake of them, they are more then can be numbred.

Before the sermon was sung the second part of the 66 Psalme, and [Page 16] after the Sermon the second part of the 118 Psalme, and foure chil­dren were Baptized. In the after noone sermon his text was out of the 118 Psalme, and the 15 verse, to witt. The voice of reioycing, and saluation is in the tabernacle of the Righteous: the right hand of the Lorddoth valiantly.

Before the afternons sermon was sung the second part of the 119 Psalme, and after the sermon the 100 Psalme. The Church was as full as euer it could throng, the poore haueing giuen them af­ter these two sermons aboue 4000 gilders.

Ouer the South portall of the great Church, hung in a black board and white letters, this inscription following.

• Ambrosius
• Spinola.
• Vigilanta.
• Breda
• Expugnata.

The day before the Ennemie marched out off the Towne, they puld downe all their Images, and cleered the Church off them, and packt them vp in fats, and Caskes, and assoone as the Ennemy was gone out of the towne, a saylor climed vp to the topp of the weather Cock, off that high steeple, and set vp a great Orang-flagg aboue the Cock which flew there three dayes till it was taken downe againe.

Before this strong, and mighty Citty Marquis Spinola lay eleuen Months, to block it vp before he could famish our men out off yt: for approches he durst not venter on it, but his Highnes the Prince off Orange made his line of Circumualation firme in a month & by approches toke it in, in 7 weekes and one day in which time he shott 23131. Canon shot vpon the out works, the wals and into the Towne, besides many granadoes off 170 and 180 pound weight which were cast into the Towne, and which shattered and toore downe many houses in peeces.