A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BREDA, and the Barronie thereof, represented in this mapp aboue.
THis Cittie is a Land Towne, situated in a most pleasant place vpon two Riuers, the one called the Marck, the other the A, from whence the name thereof is deriued. For the A spreading it self at the broadest in it, is called Breed A, that is, Broad A. This Riveret runing into it, doth strengthen the Towne exceedingly, by feeding & filling the moate with water, and within the Towne doth discharge it selfe into the Marck. Jt is girt about with a thick, high, and a lofty wall, having rowes of Oakes, Elmes and other trees growing vpon it. The circuit of it is 4000 Geometricall paces at 5 foote, which make some three English miles in compasse, hauing twelue hundred Houses in it, a goodly Markett place, and a faire Church, with a Lofly steeple 362 foote high. The Castle lies vpon the Marck with a goodly moate about it seuered from the Towne, a stately Orchard, and a Garden for pleasure like a paradice, with a curious Maze, a fine prospect, Fountaines, and other rarities in it.
Moreouer, it is strongly fortifyed with 13 Royall Bulwarkes, fiue large Hornworks, a broad & a deepe moate in some places 200 foote ouer, diuerse Ravelings Halfe-moones and a Counskarfe, which J will delineate by Figure and Letter.
The Figure
- 1. Js the Castle Bulwarke, Hom-worke and Raveling vpon which Count Harrie Governour of Frizeland runn his Approach.
- 2. Js Spite-Mansfeilds Bulwarke.
- 3. The Bosch-Port-Bulwarck with the Horne-work and Raveling.
- 4. Maurice Bulwarke.
- 5. Martins Bulwark with the Horne-worke.
- 6. Nassaws Bulwarke.
- 7. Ginnekens-Port-Bulwarke and Horne-worke vpon which his Highnesse quarter Approached.
- 8. Notes Bulwarke.
- 9. The Water-miles.
- 10. Hollands Bulwarke.
- 11. Barnevelts Bulwarke.
- 12. Anwerps-Port-Bulwark, and Horne-worke vpon which Count William ran his Approaches.
- 13. Lamberts Bulwarke.
- 14. The new Bulwarke.
- 15. Heragiers Bulwarke, all these having Ravelings on the otherside of the moate and Counterskarfe.
The Description of the seige, without and the seuerall quarters
- A. His Highnesse quarter consisting of English, French Wallons and Dutches.
- B. Count Williams quarter at the Hage.
- C. Count Harries quarter Lord Gouvernour of Fryzeland at Tetering.
- D. Coronell Varicks quarter neere Terheyde.
- E. Lieutenant Coronell Boshuysens quarter.
- F. The Wallons quarter on the other side of the Marck.
- G. Count Solmes his quarter.
- H. The Lord of Brederodes quarter.
- I. Coronell Ferens his quarter.
- K. The Damme, where the Marck was stopped by his Highnesse quarter.
- L. The two first small Redoubts to keepe in the Enemie vpon Ginnekens way into Breda.
- N. The first Batterie, where the French and the English began their Approaches, the one on the right, and the other on the left hand.
- N. The French Approach.
- O. The English Approach.
- P. A great Battery of 12 half Canon.
- Q. A second Batterie of 8 Peeces.
- R. A third Batterie called the French Battery of 4 Peeces.
- S. The Mast, or Pine-wood through which the line of Circumvalation rann.
- T. The Fort Papenmutch.
- V. The Riveret A, betweene Papen-mutch the crowne worke, and the stone bridge.
- W. Count Williams Approach from the Hagh.
- X. Count Williams first Batterie made against Antwerpes Poort and Bulwarke.
- Y. Count Harries Approach and Batterie vpon the Horneworke and Raveling before the Castle.
- Z. The House of pleasure taken in by Count Harrie.
- aa. This Arrable Lands.
- bb. Low meddow grounds ouerflowne.
- cc. The Pan-house and way towards Getruydenberke.
- dd. The high way towards Turnehout.
- ee. The high way towards Hooghstrate.
- ff. Js Rysbergen, where the Cardinall Jnfante quartered.
- gg. Heusenhout, or the way by which the Enemie marched through our gards when they departed.
- hh. The House of Knaverie moated.
- ii. The States lodging.
- kk. The black dyke.