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THE LAST DESCRIPTION OF THE SIEGE OF BREDA, WHICH IS NOW ENVIRONED BY THE Forces of the King of Spaine, vnder the Command of the Marquesse SPINOLA: And a delineation of the Campe of the high and mightie States of the Vnited Prouinces, who sent lately the Prince of Orange, with the foure English Colonels, and the Duke of BRVNSVVICKE, to relieue the Towne.

GEntle Reader, you haue here the siege of the strong Towne of Breda, with all the fortifications and out-workes of it, besides the declarations of them. This Towne of Breda lyeth three leagues from Geertruydenberg, and as many from Seuenber­gen: 3. leagues and a halfe from Oudenbosch, 5. leagues from Roosendael, 6. leagues and a halfe from Bergen vp Zoome, Turnhout, and S'hertogenhosch, 9. leagues from Antwerpe, 16. leagues and a halfe from Lillo, 9. leagues and a halfe from Lier: It is a faire and stately Towne, and of a reasonable bignesse, and hath a stately Pallace, which is belonging to the Counts of Nassau, and Barons of Breda, whose Tombes are both in the Church and Castle to be seene. It is mightily strengthened and fortified since it was last of all taken by the States of the vnited Prouinces.

But to come to the siege of Breda, it is ma­nifestly knowne how that his Excellency the Marquesse Spinola hauing caused many horse and foot to meet on the 19. and 20. of Iuly about Lier, he went presently towards Hooch­straeten, and when hee had fortified it, and Turnhout, hee inquartered his forces in the villages of Chaem, Baerle, Alphe and Gilsen, and let them lie there vntill the midst of Au­gust, about which time he sent Count Henry Vanden Berg towards the Towne of Graue, and caused Count Iohn of Nassau to march likewise thitherwards, with many thousand foot, and a thousand of horse to make a shew as if he would haue besieged the same Town. But on the 26. of August his Excellencie the Marquesse Spinola sent the Colonell Don Francisco de Medina with his Regiment, with many other Companies, and 1000. horse.

The 27. of August came the Marquesse Spinola with his whole Armie before the Towne of Breda, and he pitcht his owne tent presently downe in the village of Ginneken.

The 28. of this Moneth the Marquesse Spinola appointed his Armie to be deuided in three seuerall quarters and to bee layd a­bout it. The first quarter extendeth from the Boschgate vnto the gate that leadeth to­wards Tetteringen, and continueth vnto the Riuer of Marke, which was giuen to Signeor paulo Baglioni who hath vnder him his Regi­ment of Italians, besides other Italians, and 5000. Wallons, which began to intrench themselues presently. And it happened that the same day about noone there were twelue Barkes and a Pinnace by the Spanish taken a­bout ter Heyden being bound for Breda.

And afterwards Signior Baglioni laide a strong bridge vpon the afore mentioned Ri­uer, and raised two forts of each side.

The second quarter is at Ginneken, in which village is the Marquesse Spinola & the Count of Salasar lodged, besides diuers other Lords

The third quarter is in the village called ter Hage, and standeth vnder the command of Count Iohn of Nassau, who is some 5000. men strong both horse and foot.

The 30. of August began the Spanish to make fiue royall Forts besides many Redouts and Sconces round about the Towne.

The sixth of September was the towne wholy enuironed, notwithstanding that they within made sallies, and playd continually with their Ordnance vpon the trenches and other works of their approaching enemies.

The Prince of Orange hauing vnderstood that the Marquesse Spinola meant earnest with the siege of Breda (seeing that hee had not only compast it about with many Forts, Redouts, and strong Trenches, but sent more­ouer for more aid) he gathered presently all his old souldiers, with the forces of the foure English Colonels, and marcht vp with them as if hee would haue besieged either Wesel, Goch or Berch, but altering his course after­wards very suddenly, vpon some aduises gi­uen to his Excellency, he came downe with his whole Armie with an intention to relieue Breda, and sat downe with it on the 29. of Sep­tember at a village which is called ter Heiden, being but a league from Breda, and hauing mustred his forces he got some companies of his in the Towne. And wee haue euen now gotten tidings that the Prince of Orange hath made an assault vpon the Campe of the Marquesse Spinola, and defeated many of his souldiers, but specially in the quarter of Sig­nior Paulo Baglioni, although the Marquesse got lately 5000. foot & 1000. horse of Mon­sieur Tilly in his campe, besides Count Henrie Vanden Berg with his whole Armie.

A declaration of the Towne of BREDA.

  • 1. Is the Market.
  • 2. The great Church.
  • 3. The Towne-house.
  • 4. The Chappell of S. Iohn.
  • 5. A Key, called Markendal.
  • 6. A Street, which leadeth towards the Hagish Gate.
  • 7. A Street, which leadeth towards the Ginneken Gate.
  • 8. A Street, in which the Hospitall of the Towne standeth.
  • 9. The Gates of the Towne.

A declaration of the Walls and Out-workes.

  • a. The Castle of the Towne, in which the Gouernour Iustinus of Nassau dwelleth.
  • b. The Bulwarke called Spite Mansfield, and was raysed in the life time of Count Mansfield, who was Gouernour of the Duchie of Luxemburg.
  • c. The Horne-worke without the Bos-gate, being the Quarter of the Regiments of Sir Horatio Vere and Sir Charles Morgan.
  • d. Lamberius Bulwarke.
  • e. The Bulwarke and Horne-worke, called Mauritius.
  • f. Two Batteries which stand on the Wall.
  • g. The Bulwarke Nassau.
  • h. The Ginniken Gate, and the Horne-worke without it, betwixt which and the next Bulwarke that lyeth without the Bos-gate, is the Quarter of the French and Wallons, which are commaunded by Monsieur Oteriue and Monsieur Gris.
  • i. The Bulwarke, called the North.
  • k. The Water-mill, with a Sluce, by which meanes the water may be kept in, to drowne some Land without the Towne.
  • l. The Bulwarke Holland.
  • m. The Bulwarke Barnevelt.
  • n. A great Horne-worke, which lyeth neere the Gate that leadeth towards Ant­werpe.
  • o. The Bulwarke, called the Schors.
  • p. The Bulwarke Blanckenberg.
  • q. The Bulwarke, called S [...]oeck, betwixt which and the Bulwarke, the North is the Quarter of the Low-Countrey-men, which are vnder the commaund of the Lord of Lotkeren.
  • r. An Ile in the Riuer of Merke, which is intrenched against the approach of the ene­mies.

All the other workes which lye betwixt the Horne-workes, are lately made for the de­fence of the Towne.

A declaration of SPINOLA'S CAMPE.

  • A. Designes the Royall Forces.
  • B. The Quarter of Paulo Baglioni, with the Ships-Bridge.
  • C. The Water-Mill.
  • D. The Village Ginneken, or the Quarter of the Marquesse Spinola.
  • E. The Quarter of Count Iohn of Nassau.
  • F. The Quarter of Count Henry Vanden Berg, with some Forces of Monsieur Tilley.

A declaration of the Campe of the States.

  • G. The Prince of Orange, who lyeth right against the Italian Quarter.
  • H. The Earle of Essex, who lyeth not farre from Oosterhout.
  • I. The Lord Willoughby is placed neere ad­ioyning to the maine Riuer, which passeth through the Leaguer into the Towne.
  • K. The Earle of Oxford, who lyeth by the Village ter Heyden.
  • L. The Earle of Southampton is enquartered ouer-against the Trenches of the Burgonians.
  • M. The Duke of Brunswick is pitcht neere the Hage.
  • N. The Village of ter Heyden.
  • O. Oosterhout, from which Village the Prince of Orange, with all his Armie, marched through, towards the places afore-mentioned.
  • P. The breadth of space betwixt the Out­works of the Towne of Breda, and the Campe of the Marquesse Spinola.

Printed at London for THOMAS ARCHE [...], and are to be sold at his shop in Popes head Alley, ouer against the signe of the Horse-shoe.

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