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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03133	A historicall relation of the famous siege of the Busse, and the suprising of Wesell Together with the articles, and points of composition graunted by his Excellencie the Prince of Orange to those of the towne. And a supposition of the state, and order of their garrison marching out of the city. and some other additions herevnto annexed. Written by H.H. ... .	Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?	1630 (1630)	STC 13262; ESTC S118791	37,502	49

from Amersford The newes comming to our army it was so strange that the Prince himselfe scarcely beleeued it but at last breakes out into admiration as it was reported said if it be so it was meerely the worke of God and not mans And to vs it was as a dreame we could hardly giue credit vnto it till it was thorowly seconded and confirmed If it please you I wil relate vnto you how in what manner it was surprised First as a preamble therevnto yee haue heard how that the Enemy against oath promise had shut vp th● greate Church in Wesel against those of our religion and for ●ooth to coulor this as comonly they doe they gaue the child another name it was ●he Emperours doings ●verif they would pay a round summe of mony they would open the church doores and they should haue the liberty of their conscience and free excercise of their religion againe This was onely a trick to exhaust mony from them for they vse to keepe faith no longer with Hereticks then till they find their advantages according to the maxime of the Councill of Trent But the righteous God who is the reuenger of such persidiousnesse as he heard the sighs and gro●ines of the children of Israel vnder the Tyranny of Pharaoh so heard hee also the Sobbs prayers of his afflicted seruants in this Towne and sent them a sudden deliuerance in an vnexpected time by the helpe of two or three weake instruments for hee can helpe with a few as well as with a multitude ●rom the spanish yoake who had bereft them of their spirituall Manna To this end a speciall occasion then presented it selfe by reason of a new Bulwarke which was a making on the East side of the Towne and lay open was onely shut in with a palisadoe which might easily be beasen downe as the Euent hereafter shewed The vndertakers of this enterprise were Peeter Mulder Richard Mulder his brother and Iohn Rotleer all three Burgers of Wesell men of a meane Condition but of a good spirit and resolution to performe that which they had vndertaken This Peeter Mulder diuers times faining to learne to swim● had pild the depth of the moate on that side and spying out all ope●tunities made a great Iron hammer to beate downe the aboue said palisado The time and place then beeing dessigned on the 18th of August 1629 hee went out of Wesell at one port some three dowres before the shutting of the gates and an Foure after his brother followed him and went out at another ●ort and Iohn Rotle●r a little before the shutting of the ports went out as a third port least any thing should be discouer●d and to bring them newes if al were w●l in y● to●ne meeting all three together in the darke at the place apointed sel al three do●ne vpon their knees and implored the aide of the Lord of Hosts to giue them wisedome strength and courage to performe y● which they had vndertaken for the deliuerance of their felow 〈…〉 and brethren patiently attending the comming of ● Lord of Dioden ●ouernor● of E●arick who ●reun● Prince had the comma●d for the managing of this des●igne About midni●●● came vnto 〈◊〉 from 〈…〉 a matter of sixteene hundreth foote some ma●ke●iers others fir●lockes and halfe pi●●● and eight ●roops of horse Before they went on the Lord of Dioden to doe 〈◊〉 man w●ong made them drawe B●llets who should first fall on the first b●ll●t then fel to captaine 〈◊〉 H●●gen● The second to the Dr●●sa●d of Bra●ort The third to Mounsieur Die●● the fourth to Mo●●sieur Market And the fifth to Monsieur Lawik each captaine hauing 150 men vnder his command Pe●ter Mulde● hi● two comrades goes on couragiously before them as a forelorne hope giuing courage to the souldiers whose hearts began a little to misgiue them Eie car troop● c●me thi●her and that the Lord of Died●● had ordered the busi●esse thus it began to be light and they did imagine that it was not practickable The Enemy likewise seing the day bro●●● and that it began to be very fight drew off these by-wat●● from that place and betooke themselues to their 〈◊〉 But God who is the disposer of all warlike att●mpts and giues courage to men at last our men felv●on the bulwarke abou●said and P●ter Mulder as is sayd going before breakes downe the paliss●do with his hammer and makes an ●n●●anc● the officers and souldiers seconded him b●a●ely and enters the towne on sunday morning the 19 of August 1629 a little before sunne ●●sing after the gard was dei●●ue off And cutting of y● two gards nets adioyning to that place bare vp stiffe towardes the m●rket place The al●rum was so suddaine that the enemie● men running too and againe to answere it knew not our men from their owne Captaine 〈◊〉 who was the first that entred mets with some resistance vnder the Gonangen p●●t or prisoners gatehouse and there had thr●● encounters with the enemie hau●●● but 〈…〉 with him leauing the r●s● to keepe open the en●rance and to gard the corners of the streetes that the e●●mie might gath●● 〈◊〉 head to cut of his second behinde him In the Inc●tim Peter Mulder ran in al hast to Vulcan the smith one of his acquaintance and knockt him vp and cald to him y● downe wa● Geax the smith being much amazed at such a sudaine newe● opened his sh●pp dore and they taking his men and the gre●t●st 〈◊〉 hee had ran apace vnto the Bru●nish port broke of the lockes barres and boults the●●of and opend the gate but comming to the draw bridg was shrondly p●sse●gd a good while before ● a could get downe the chaines of that bridge but at the last O the admirable prouidence of God●● 〈…〉 bullet from the bulwarke which flankerd ● bridge as Peter Mulder himselfe reported to his master at Amsterdam and shott the chaine assunder downe goes the bridge the horse which stood before the port enters the trumpets sound tantara they scowre the streets and drawes vp in bataile into the market place de cap en pied with their pistols in their hands The Spaniards fled out of the Towne to the sconces our foote followes the horse besetts the wall and possesses all their guards breakes downe their bridge which lay ouer the Rhyne and which draue downe the streame towards Rees sets fire on some sloopes and punts which were o● the other side of the water The Sconces comming in vpon composition And the brunt being ouer the souldiers fell a plundring gott into the Spaniards shops the officers houses and the bitterest Papists and Iewes houses Ransacks the cloisters breakes downe the Images in the churches and got an incredible boo●y As Count Harry of the Berk his plate and chiefest baggage Monsieur Count Cuculies mony and goods The riches of diuers Coronells horse and foote Captaines which the Emperours men and Crawats had gott in the Germane warrs and left there behind them for