follows the example of Utrecht and make Capitulations also a project also to do the same being made ready in Friesland yea Holland it self almost gone most of the Cities speak of sending for Safeguard and they in highest place knew no better remedy all this came from Utrecht Overyssel following their example and had not Providence appeared for us in a wonderfull and unexpected way we had all been delivered up to the fury of the Enemy The 16. July the Bishop of Munster came before Deventer a gallant fortified City provided of all things with a strong garrison of Soldiers besides 1450. South-Holland Countrymen resolute Citizens together making up 10000. able men all resolved to stand out to the utmost against the Enemy The Colonel Stecke was Commander in chief over the Garrison as also Head of the provintial Militia He held much communication with the Governour of Coeverden Colonel Boersma whom his Highness not trusting had caused to come to Deventer where he thought he could do no great hurt The Enemy marched over the Yssel where was most convenience behind the hedges of the city gardens to approach and plant his morter peeces out of which the 20. early in the morning he shot into the City with Bombes doing little or no harm with them whereupon the Commander for to satisfie the Citizens offered to make a sally upon the Enemy as also he did not altogether without successe yet so purposely ordered as not to do to much hurt to the Enemy In the mean while they continued the Bombes from the overside of the Yssel till the afternoon when some of the Magistrates without the knowledge of the Citizens or Garrison sent a Letter to the Bishop desiring a cessation of Armes and safe conduct for Committees to go fetch the advice of the Cities Campen and Swol this was done after that the Bishop the day before had notifyed that his intention was to joyn Deventer again to the Empire And the 21. in the morning they sent again a Trumpetter for cessation of Arms the Canons sounding too loud in their ears though they hitherto hast sustained little harm by them Now they called the sworn Commons where by the most voyces it was concluded to give over the City and three were deputed to capitulate the Citizens and Soldiers knowing nothing thereof save the Governour insligated by that Traytor Boersma In the mean while upon pain of death no man might shoot and the Soldiers who were on flame to ruine the Enemies approches and Batteries were not suffered to fall on Toward evening the agreement was made without the knowledge of the Councel of War and with a damnable secluding of the Soldiery who all the very Pesants included were by this horrid accord to remain prisoners of war and be shut up in the Churches The 21. dito late in the night the City was possessed by the enemy none almost knowing thereof or any necessity pressing thereunto save onely the treachery of these wicked Guests SWOL CAMPEN SUTPHEN DOESBERGH SCHANS aut HEEREVEEN BLESSER BRUGH STOCKSTER HORN 17. June The King of France was come before Doesburg and though there were a reasonable strong Garrison in it yet without any great resistance they gave up themselves to the King who from thence in haste went to Zutphen taking it in without trouble though it were also provided reasonably well of all things and a Garrison in it In both these Cities the Soldiery and also the Hollands Waart-gelders or Auxiliary Troups were detained prisoners of war Thuâ— there being no more to be conquered at the Yssel the King brake up from thence and came in Person with his Army the 27. dito past Aarnem hard by Utrecht encamping himself without the City and put Garrisons in all the Cities of that Province as Wijck Montfoort Ouwater Yselsteyn Amersfoort and the Gelder Cities Harderwijck and Elburg yea in Woerden it self a City in Holland and some few coming before Naarden the dread was so great that they within cast away their Arms some swimming over the Mote of the City leaving it for the French to possess Muyen also was gone taken in by fifteen men but were again driven out These Successes so transported the French that some few of them asked the way to Amsterdam as thinking to take in that also The King remained in the Leger without Utrecht came the 5. July accompanied with Duke d'Orleans Monmouth Luxenburg and other Grandees to take a view of the Town being on Horseback but soon returned out again into the Leger appointing the Duke of Luxenburg Governour of the City and Province and Stoupa General of the Switzers Commander of the City But we will leave the King here a while Turenne before Nimwegen and the Bishop of Munster in Over-Yssel for to take notice what fell out worth the observation about that time both in the Politicks and the Militia and so make progresse in what was acted by the enemy It was a small thing to loose Cities and Forts whole Provinces together giving up themselves to the enemy And though it seemeth ridiculous that some of the French would know the way to Amsterdam to go and take it in yet I verily believe that if at that time 4. or 5000. horse onely had gone forward Amsterdam it self and thereby Holland yea the whole State would have fallen into the enemies hand so great terrour had seized upon all the Regents voyd of Counsel The Magistrates in their common Councel disputing whither they should quit all or endeavour a while to defend themselves Many pretending that it was impossible as not being provided with necessaries wherefore their Counsel was in case the Enemy came to meet him with the Keyes Others would that Bulwarks should be erected bridges broken down scarce knowing what they said or did setting many times the cart before the horse I dread even to think upon the terrour and astonishment of that time especially of the 25. June and there about the most understanding of the Land then being at non-plus The Pensionary himself who seldom or never was at a pinch plucking up his shoulders and is said to have given no other advice than a good and speedy accommodation with the Enemy as the onely expedient to be found In prosecution of which advice three Deputies were suddenly sent for England and three to the French Leger of whom the Lord d'Groot was the chief I know not what instructions they had but it is said that they for England had no other Commission than to learn what the demand of that King was and that they for the French Leger had full power to treat with the King that is to deliver up the Country for in that conjuncture of time what else could be expected than an honorable capitulation But the Province of Zealand June 29. rejected the reasons alledged by Holland for this Commission and protested against them declaring it to be a thing unheard of in the government of these
one in his Place throughout their command and Jurisdiction for such is his Majesties pleasure who willeth that these shall be published and affixed in all his Cities and Sea-Coast Towns and in all Havens and other Places of his Kingdom where it shall be requisite that none may pretend ignorance hereof Acted in the Castle of Versailles the 6. April 1672. Signed Louis and yet lower Le Tellier It is ordered that Charles Canto sworn Herald of the King shall Proclaim and cause to be affixed in all places of this City Suburbs Provostships and Markgraefships of Paris where need shall require this Ordinance of the King of the 6. of this present moneth and year that no ignorance be pretended Signed De la Reinie Read and proclaimed at the sound of Trumpet together by affixion in all the common and extraordinary Cross-streets and Suburbs of Paris by me Charles Canto Ordinary sworn Herald of the King in the said City Provostships and Markgraefships of Paris in proclaiming whereof I was accompanied with five Trumpetters viz. Prosme Trousson Endime du Bos sworn Trumpetters of this King and three more on Thursday the 7. April 1672. Subscribed CANTO Now it was high time to hasten all warlike preparations the Ambassadors of the States the Lord Meerman and D'Groot returning from England and France re infecta and the Generals being chosen both of the French and our Armies The Generals of the French Army The Army of the King â—…nsieur the Duke of Orleans Gene-Mralissimo â—…arshal de Turenne Captain General Earl of Soisons Marquis de Rochefort Earl of Lude Earl or Gadaigne Duke de la Favillades Earl de Lorge Lieutenants General Chevalier de Loraine Marquis de Genlis Martinet de Montal Field-marshals The Army of the Peince of Conde Marshal d'Humieres de Bellefonds Captains General Foucault de St. Arbre Earl de Guiche Lieutenants General Earl du Plessis du Nogent Magalotti Field-marshals The Army of the Marshal de Crequi Mons de Nancre Lieutenant General Earl de Vaubrun Monsieur du Plessis Field-marshals Duke of Luxenburgh General of the Army of the Confederates Mons de la Valiere Field-marshal Mons le Brest Field-marshal towards Catalonia Mons d'Elbeuf General of a Body at the Sea-side The King before the setting forth of the Army having commanded the Marshals d'Humieres Bellefonds and Crequi that if the Armies come to be conjoyned or in absence of the Princes of the Bloud they should for the time of this expedition submit to the orders of Turenne which they excusing were put by in disgrace and Chamely Gadaigne and Navaile put in their room but after some time the former were replaced yet with promise of submission to Turenne Generals of the Army of the States of the United Provinces The Prince of Orange Captain General Prince Maurits and the Lord Wirts Field-marshals The Rijngrave Senior General of the Horse The Lord of Zuilestein General of the Foot The Earl of Hornes General of the Artillery John van Welderen Earl of Nassau Lieutenant Generals of the Horse Alua The Earl Koningsmarck Lieutenants Generals of the Foot Mombas Steenhuyse Commissary Generals of the Horse Kirpatrick the Earl of Stirum Sergeant Majors Afterward was chosen for the third Field-marshal the Earl of Waldeck and Kuylenburg The 13. dito The State proclaimed a general fast against the 4. of May and so forwards to be kept upon every first Wednesday of the Month and it was resolved to encrease the Militia both for the State in general as also for Holland in particular of which capitulations were formed to raise them of outlandish Soldiers Also some of our Foot Regiments were sent over to the Spaniards to be in Garrison in Namen Valencijn and other places and on the other hand to us came some Regiments of Spanish Horse of which some Companies were sent to Mastricht 16. dito The Elector of Colen published a Manifest though his whole Country of Colen and Luyck was already a Magasin for France that he would maintain neutrality forbidding the acting of any hostility against the Subject of this State unto all in his Dominion but in truth this was onely done for to deceive us 26. dito Was the time appointed for the sitting of the Parliament at London which instantly was prorogued without doing of any thing to the 30. of Octob. and in place of Ayscue deceased Sr. Joseph Jordan was placed jin the Fleet to which the Duke of York went the 29. dito to set to Sea and the Duke of Monmouth prepared himself for France there to command those of the English Nation and in special his own Regiment in the Kings Army and soon after departed with many of the Gentry 27. dito After that the French King had for a long time been raising an huge Host which was esteemed to amount to above 300000. men which reckoning all the Pages Lacquyes Coachmen Carriers Boyes Krauwels Pioniers Women Trosses and Whores might well be for the Muster-rowles amounted to 146270. Soldiers at least with Mortepaise huge Artillery with an incredible quantity of Provision and Ammonition both at home and in diverse Magasins abroad Thus his Majesty having committed the management of the Kingdom to the Queen and her Council departed from Paris the 27. of April with the Marshal Turenne three dayes together being spent in transporting of the Treine and Bagage for which were imployed 40000. Horses with a sufficient number of Carts and waggons The 28. dito the Duke Orleans with many Grandees followed who took their march with his Majesty by Nantevil Soisons Lion Rocroy and the 5. of May arrived at Charleroy The same day the Prince of Conde passed by la Ferte and Reims and arrived the 30. at Sedan for to come down with an Army apart In the mean while much shipping came down the Moesel and Rijne for to bring all manner of necessaries past Colen unto their Magasin at Nuys great numbers also longst the Mase to Luyck and the Troups which lay spread abroad thoughout the Country of Colen were now called together to Nuys and the Bishop of Munster also gathered his Soldiery together preparing for the Field May the 6. at Colen on the Spree a treaty of mutual assistance and defence was concluded between Brandenburg and the Lord of Amerongen in which Brandenburg engaged to raise for the defence of this State 20000. men to wit 12000. Foot and eight thousand Horse to which Holland was to furnish the half of the levie mony viz. 120000. Rijcksdollers and for the pay of every Regiment consisting of 500. Horse 4977. Rijcksdollers to stulvers and every Regiment of Foot consisting of a 1000. 4214. Rijcksdollers 4. stuivers per Month besides for the Artillery and other inevitable expences 14841. Rijcksdollers per Month being together 79543. Rijcksdollers per Month with proviso that Brandenburg at his charges should provide 50. pieces with all the Ammunition and Artillery thereto belonging obliging himself 2 months after the receipt of the first
payment to have his Army in readiness There was a Treaty also with the Princes of Lunenburg but without effect in the mean while our Army gathered near the Yssel about Doesburg and the retrenchment alongst the Yssel was compleated whither the Prince with most of the chief Commanders came and the Forts at Staphorst and Rouveen were with all diligence forwarded and the Army mustered 9. dito The French King having made a review of his Army near Charleroy sent the Marshal Turenne with 15000. men 4000. Wagons and 27. Canons to march to the great Cassey by Luyck and Mastricht and himself followed with the gros of the Army and on the 11 12. and 13. dito having lodged in three several places of the Spanish bounds came the 14. dito into the countrey of Luyk passing near by Navagne and arrived the 18. dito at Visé where he stayed and beset Tongeren with French Soldiers In the interim dito 16 the Avantguard under Marshal Turrenne had surrounded and shot upon Maseyck requiring them to deliver it up and nothing regarding the Luyckish neutrality possessed himself thereof and Turenne entring it said that there a Magasin for the King must be erected and serve for a pas to the Armies so departing presently the French fell at work to fortify the Town demolishing whatever stood in their way Hereby Mastricht was as good as blockt up and the rather because Condé came on the other side of Mastricht with an Army of 35000. men which was come marching from Sedan through Ardennes longst the overside of the Mase so that it seemed they intended to assault Mastricht of which there was no great fear seeing it was well provided with all things necessary and had a Garrison of 12000. Soldiers besides the Citizens 14. dito Upon the advice that our Fleet was at Sea which at Schoonevelt yet waited for some of our ships and that the French Vice Admiral the Earl d'Estré was come to Wight The English Fleet under the Duke of York made out to Sea to joyn with them which had not our Fleet come a little too late might have been prevented one of them that followed falling in our hands was sent up to Rotterdam Our Fleet crossing there about some time and seeing the Enemies Fleet came not out returned back to our coasts 18. dito The Bishop of Munster desirous to share in the ensuing war published upon frivolous pretences a Westphalian Declaration of War against this State Declaration of his Grace the Bishop of Munster against the States of the United Provinces BE it known that forasmuch as by intercepted Letters and Persons detained in Prison and by many other wayes it is confessed and made evident that in the United Provinces many have been induced and misted through mony and great promises of reward to labour by themselves and their adherents to corrupt and by great soms of mony to entice the Servants and Officers of our Gracious Lord of Munster and Convey to fire the Forts Cities and especially the Magasins of his Highness and through such horrid crimes to make the Senses possessors of his Grades Forts and Cities and to debauch his Soldiers from their oath duty having stirred up â—…ellion CHARLEROY MAESTRIGHT and revolts by such damnable wayes yea have also not feared to conspire against the very life it self of his Grace committing Crimen Assasinatus against his Graces Person Which thing also horrible to relate hath in his Country Cities Forts Lordships Towns and Villages been practised many places set on fire as verily suspected to have been atchieved by these evill Doers as hath been confessed and ocularly appeared So as such horrid actions have scarce ever been perpetrated by Barbarians and Turks Wherefore his Grace both in care to his own Person as also to preserve asmuch as possible may be his Graces Cities Forts Lordships Towns and Subjects in the Country from further dammage doth command most graciously and earnestly all his High and Low Officers whiter Civil or Military all his common Soldiers and Subjects most strictly to take care that none of these incendiaries and traytors be suffered to enter his Grates Dominions which if any shall presume to seize upon them and deliver them to the nearest Garrisons and whoever shall bring in any one of these shall have a recompence of 100. Rijcksdollers But to the end that hereby other honest and well-meaning people be not hindred to come into his Highnesse Dominions for to Trade in his Graces Cities and Country they are required to signifie unto the Commanders and Officers where they first arrive the cause of their coming that so they may drive their trade and businesse in his Graces Dominions having before obtained a Pas from them His often before mentioned Grace doth also command the more carefully and with assurance to prevent all treachery upon the highest arbitrary and after conviction upon pain of corporal punishment as also confiscation of Goods that no man of what state or quality soever within his Jurisdiction thither Ecclesiastical or Laick Civil or Military person do without consent granted correspond with any of the said Netherlands by interchange of Letters or Commerce so as all trading with them is from hence forward unlawfull and that no man may pretend ignorance thereby to excuse himself these presents shall in all our Cities Towns Lordships and Villages as also in all Garrisons and elsewhere be publickly from the Pulpit proclaimed and afterward in usual Places affixed that every one may have knowledge hereof witnesse our own hand and printed secret Seal Subscribed at his residence in Ludgersburg the 18. May 1672. Christoff Bernhardt Locus Sigilli 18. dito Here happily arrived the Fleet from St. Ubal about 80. sail of which some that went towards the East Sea were taken by Scotch Capers The same dito the States did of their meer bounty set at liberty all the detained English and Scotch ships which about the time of the breach and some while after were with pas from the Duke of York come hither to the number of 70. Merchant men and more allowing them freely to depart with ships and lading which the States by their last agreement were not bound to do but might according to the Law of Arms have made them prize The day following the States chose Officers for the raising of four Regiments and gave the Commander Stockheim an order to raise one Regiment more also a part of our Foot that had been quartered in the Spanish Netherland returned home and the rest followed soon after All Holland through the Pesants were armed and mustered and 1375. of them were sent from North-Holland to the Yssel 18. dito in open field the King of France held a great Councel of War with all his High Officers and concluded to keep Mastricht blockt up with 20000. men and to march with the gros of the Army to the Rijn Whereupon Condé the 21. dito brake up with his Army passing through Gulicker-land
directly to Keysers-Weert where the 27. and 28. dito he passed the Rijn over a Bridge of ships and came the 1. of June before Wesel Turenne with his Army followed him and passing the Maes marched directly to Nuys and from thence by the west-side of the Rijn Orsoy and Rijnberg to Burick where he arrived the 1. June The King with his Army followed the 27. May and 31. dito arrived near Nuys where the Elector of Colen had made great preparation to entertain his Majesty but the King excusing it hastened his march directly to Orsoy and Rijnberg where he came 1. June 1. June with break of day Orsoy and Rijnberg were surrounded by the King himself Wesel by the Prince of Condé and Burick which lay over against it by Turenne At the same time the Bishop of Munster with his Troups and some of Colens brake up from Benthem and falling into Twente surrounded the City Grol But of these more in particular Orsoy though a little yet a strong City having 700. Soldiers in it for defence whereof more then 2000. had been needfull was by the King summoned June 1. but the Councel of War consisting of the Colonel Moulet Commander Major Koerbeeck and 7. Captains with their under Officers would not listen resolving to defend the City wherefore the King was necessitated to plant his Canon which the besieged seeing and fearing the great power of the Enemy as having no hope of succour they began to despair and to think upon good conditions of agreement and were constrained to deliver up themselves the 3. dito to the discretion of the King onely reserving Life and Goods which accord the French not regarding miserably abused the Garrison high and low keeping them as prisoners of war WEESEL BURICK RYNBERCK ORSOY Burick right over against Wesel being a small Fortresse with 5. bulwarks and ruined fortification no reparation a long time having been done to it three hundred soldiers onely in it also unprovided of Canons and Ammunition having for their Governour Peckendam with 3. Captains was also besieged the 1. of June by Turenne who notwithstanding the besieged considering their bad provision defended themselves couragiously advanced so strongly that on June 3. early in the morning he approached the Mote and had almost half fild it up having made all things ready to storm and resolved to attempt it the next morning with 12000. men The besieged having notice hereof and finding themselves unable to resist so great force made their composition with Turenne and forthwith delivered up the keyes to him upon which the French entred and little regarding their agreement spoyled the Garrison and kept the Soldiers prisoners of war Turenne not willing to loose time removes with his Army further downward and besieged the City Rees Wesel That known Fortresse and Magasin of all manner of provision but with a sad ruined fortification and unserviceable Canon on their Walls their Lipper-Scons much decayed was also surrounded by Condé on the 1. of June Assoon as notice came of the Enemies approach they began with might and main to repair the fortification but could Burgers and Soldiers together scarce raise their Brestwork to a sufficient height having onely planted here and there some Pallisades without being beset with Baskets however they within did shoot stoutly the first and second day the French not answering them who were very busie in delving and making all things ready for the Battery which the besieged might have more invaded if their peeces had had more force and while they thus manfully gave fire out of Burick and Wesel they in the Lipper Scons did nothing having but 2. peeces and both unserviceable and standing upon a Bulwark not compleated having no Pallisados yet erected which encouraging the enemy they 400. only in the night about the 2. and 3. of June fell upon it surprising the Watch and quietly coming over the Wall with out let that corner laying flat open thus they marched to the Head-Watch who thus surprised they within presently cryed for quarter which was granted them although they should all have been kept prisoners but being two Companies and almost as strong as their assaulters the most of them got out of the Schans into the City one or two who stood upon their defence being shot to death Thus this Schans was lost and Wesels very heart vein pricked which the 3. dito caused so great tumult in the City that the Citizens forsook the Wall and carried home their Armes and would watch no more They especially the Women and Soldiers wives requiring the delivery up of the City and threatning sword and halter to whomsoever withstand it yea they were about to lay hold on the Governour by one whom they had bedaubed with soap for this purpose intending to murder him crying out that seeing they had treacherously quitted the Scons and the Canon in it now made serviceable to shoot upon the City nothing was to be expected but it should be made a Theater of murder The Garrison consisting of about 15. or 1600. men was to defend the outworks and those within together therefore the Captains and Councel of War desired to deliberate about it but Colonel van Zanten who by reason of the absence of the Governour Jucchen had the command would not admit the same but onely treated with Major Copes and some Colonels and Captains as were not well affected and they appointed that the Soldiery should quit the outworks and onely keep the Posts within which the Citizens would no longer do The same day in the afternoon the Burgomasters sent a messenger to the Head-watch to be let out with a Letter to Condé which the Captain that had the watch would not consent unto without expresse order from the Commander who agreeing thereto the messenger went and returned the same back again with two Trumpetterss from Condé The 4. dito the Burgomasters rode in a Coach with a Voeder of Rhinish-wine to the Prince the Women stirred up thereto by some of the treacherous Captains crying for an accord In the mean while the Commander Major Colonels Hoenderbeeek Nieuland van Haesten together with the Captains Inyosta and Mengers without calling together the Councel of War or giving notice to the other Officers deputed Nieuland and Mengers to go to the French Army and privately to make agreement for the Garrison Oh treachery of faithless and effeminate Rulers and Military Officers Thus the 5. dito being Easter day the subscription was concluded to be done and the civil and military Governours were early to be with the Prince upon pain of nullity no sooner the Commander was come but Condé layes a paper before him which he must forthwith after reading subscribe without a word contradicting which also he underwrit blotting out in that treacherous act the Lustre of the State and also herewith early before day the Enemies had the keyes delivered up to them and before eight of the clock the Garrison was shut up
again to retire But forasmuch as Mombas doubted not but the enemy would the next day passe the River he would not stand to it but resolved to quit his Post and took his way to Arnhem and from thence to Dieren where on then 11. dito about 9. of the clock he came by the Prince of Orange to the great astonishment of his Highness who commanded the Lord Wurts thither with 2. Regiments to defend that Post where he arrived toward evening but found neither Canon nor entrenchments there ARNHEM SCHENCKEN SCHANS Before the French were got over the Tower of the Tol-house where lay a Sergeant with 18. men was deserted but Turenne was no sooner got into the Betuw but he marched to Aarnhem part of them running through the Betuw who the 13. dito took Heusden and made spoil thereof and from thence to Ysseloort shooting all the afternoon upon ours who were in the Veluw and at night rushed over the Rhijn upon the borders of the Veluw And thus the 14. dito being in capacity to shoot upon Aarnhem on both sides they within the day after being the 15. dito made an accord early in the morning which was so hastily done that the French entred before the Articles were once signed which also remained unsigned forsooth there being no pen and inck at hand The same day Turenne was come before Knodsenburg a strong Scons and reasonably well provided where some Troups had appeared but Turenne came not till 8. of the clock at evening and the day after the 16. dito in the forenoon was master of it through a treacherous disorder of a Drummer and overgreat cowardise of the Governour without any force done upon it The Garrison was permitted by Turenne to depart to Groeningen and then presently from the Scons fired upon Nimwegen and the same day marched with his Leger to Schenckenscons the 16. and 17. dito sending some Troups before Thiel who gave up themselves and took Sauvegard which also was followed the 19. and 20. dito by the impregnable Sconses of Voren and St. Andries It was the 17. dito that Turenne approached by his Loopgraves that strong Fort of Schenckenscons wherein lay 15. Companies which by a Trumpetter he summoned and the 18. dito had it delivered up to them A Scons on which depended the welfare of our Country sufficiently provided of all things requisite and with a Garrison able to defend it but commanded by a Rogue who without the knowledge of the Councel of War had sent away the Outlayers and demolished the Forts there erected by the Lord Wurts and so for mony delivered up that invincible Fortresse The Bishop of Munster after the conquest of Groll sate not still but mastered Brevoort Lochem and what else was neer about and on the 14. dito shewed himself upon the plain of Deventer to fetch away their beast that were grasing there but was driven back with losse by the courage of some that issued out of the City upon him But the 16. dito he came with his whole Army assisted by those of the Bishop of Colen to besiege it The King of France also with the gros of his Army sate down before Doesburg and summoned the same If these first nine dayes were fatall to our Netherland the following were no losse especially because his Highnesse was necessitated to depart from the Yssel for Aarnem being conquered the Veluw lay open to the Enemy and our Army in danger of being fallen upon on all sides and utterly to be ruinated so that his Highnesse having divided part of the Army and put them in the Cities on the Yssel under the command of Alua General for Friesland brought the greatest Canons with the Ammunition and Provisions into Doesburg Zutphen Deventer he with the rest and lighter field Peeces departed thence and coming at evening the 15. dito before Utrecht the gates were shut upon him and his followers being wearied and hungry by continual marching night and day but were constrained to lay without the whole night without any refreshing His Highnesse desired he might be let in offering to defend the City in case they would suffer it to be fortifyed as need should require and breaking off what was in the way which they of Utrecht refused to do requiring that the Army should lay encamped without pretending it would be to the great damage of the Citizens who would not be burthened by quartering of Soldiers but at length it was agreed that the two Regiments of the repartition of Utrecht should be admitted to come in but the States of Holland judging that thus doing they should not be able to maintain that Post if set upon resolved for the preservation of Holland to beset their Passes whereupon the Leger brake up the 17. dito from Utrecht and set forward to Weesp Bodegrave Goverwelle-sluce Schoonhoven Gorcum and afterward also Uythorn which Posts being now fortifyed are found sufficient to keep the Enemy out of Holland The amazement because of the breaking in of the Enemy into the Betuw and our Armies retreating was greater than I am able to relate and the fleeing from all places to Amsterdam was unspeakable thousands of Waggons and Boats daily came in all filled with fear and anguish To this retreat of our Army from Utrecht they ascribe their damnable delivery up their City and so would lay that upon others which their own faithlesness and treachery brought upon themselves Assoon as the Enemy was possessed of Wesel the Great ones began secretly to transport their goods which the commons perceiving opposed the same yea not without affronting the Magistrates themselves openly crying out to the Burgemasters you have ruled long enough it is now our turn from which tumults no good being to be expected they sent to the French assoon as Aarnem was taken and offered their City also to them desiring Safeguard but they were fain to go farther for the King yet lay before Doesburg thus they went seeking the Enemy and invited him to come for 20. English mile in the round not a Frenchman was to be found Thus they of Utrecht were waiting for their Enemy some of them being impatient he stayed so long They set a Trumpetter upon the Tower to give notice when the French came which by sound of Trumpet he did the 18. dito to signify to the City and so to the whole Army that the French were come into Utrecht But it proved a mistake for those the Trumpetter thought to be the French were Burgers that had been sent forth who returning saw no Enemy at all HINDERDAM NIEUWEâ— SLUYS MUY DEN GOUDSE SLUYS NIEWER BRUGH PAIN ET VIN WIERICKE DEVENTER DOESBURH AEN DEN ISEL The 20. dito Safeguard from the King came in with two Trumpetters and soon after a French Garrison whereupon they presently Capitulate for the whole Province a thing never heard before and cause of all subsequent disaster For hereby Over-Yssel pretended to be cut off from Holland so
rising was on a sudden throughout whole Holland and Zeeland some they assailed in person others had their houses spoiled many were forced to quit their places in Government yea in some places all the Magistrates put by some Cities were by force of the Pesants taken in and the Magistrates constrained to act according to their wil which confusion presaging the unavoidable ruine of the Country caused the States to resolve August 27. not onely to empower his Highness according as should be requisite and his pleasure should be to alter the Magistracy in all Cities but also entreated him for the common good to do it with all speed OUDE SCHANS COEVENDEN NIEWE SCHANS de BOUR TANGE GRAAF GENNEPE HUYS Turenne after the taking of Schenckensconse was again come before Nimwegen but in the mean while our Soldiers had quitted the strong House te Gennip and the Garrison being 4. Companies marched to Nimwegen and the 7. and 28. June our Horse of Nimwegen went with 64. Carts to fetch thence 84. barrels of powder bullets and match with some lasts of Rie intending with a second Convoy to bring away the rest into Nimwegen upon whom the French shot very hard out of Knotsenburg and 2 Batteries they had made casting also many Fire-bullets and Granados of 90. 100. pound weight by which three Out-layers before Nimwegen were But they within were not behind hand with them so that the French the 2. and 3. July passed the Waal by their Ship-bridge and rounded the City on the Land-side bringing their Loop-graves as in an instant to the Moat and the 4 dito made a Battery with 5. half Kartouwen and assaulted by storm that night the Pesthouse-bulwark entring the same but were driven out again the Colonel van Gent brother of the Admiral deceased being there slain The 6. dito in the night they stormed again but were three times couragiously beaten off as also the 7. dito In the mean while Patents were come to the Grave to depart with most part of the Garrison to the Bos where the Governour having gotten in some Spaniards but no order to receive them sent them back to the Grave where being come near the City they were set upon by the French and for the most part routed by which also the Grave was lost By this time the French before Nimwegen were advanced with their works to the Borst-werings and already undermined two Bulwarks whereupon the 8. dito they began to parly and the 9. dito the agreement was made that the Garrison consisting of 7. Companies of Horse and about 40. Foot with one Company Waartgelders from the Briel should all remain prisoners of War excepting five Companies of Utrecht citizens and of Rhenen and Montfoort who marched out free with their Arms What the reason was this City did so hastily and without more constraint give up to the Enemy is diversly judged of and it is said that the losse of the Grave was a thing plotted aforehand Then 11. July Turenne from Nimwegen went to the Grave and immediately from thence to the Bos which wanting all things sent Deputies to his Highness who well knowing what concernment the Bos was of was fain to give this answer that he was sorry he could not help them having no more power than they to do it yet at length because of the great importance of the place some Canons and Ammunition were sent by Ships thither but coming therewith to Gorcum they had the tidings that Creveceur was lost and therefore not possible to bring it to the Bos Therefore the Field-marshal Wurts commanding there unladed the Canon to use then for the defence of Gorcum They of the Bos had quitted the Sconses Engelen and Orten and brought the Canon into the City with all which they had scarcely enough to defend the Brill as was requisite the Garrison also was but weak The 13. July they saw the enemy at Ulymen and part marching to Engelen and Crevecoeur the first of which they put forces into and besieging the other with many more after two dayes shooting on it became conquerors thereof the gros of the Leger laying at Boxtel and the Vugt above 20000. strong The 11. July the King brake up with his Army from Utrecht lodging that night in the Grep and arrived the 12. dito to Aarnem drawing forth the Garrison of Woerden and Ouwater to Utrecht they of Ouwater being pursued by some of the Earl of Horns quarters and some taken prisoners besides a good booty of Money and Arms. The King having given a visit to the Prince of Condé and Duke d' Auguin both lying very weak at Aarnem departed thence the 13. dito to the Betuw sending part of his Army to Bommel soon mastering it forthwith putting forces into the smaller Towns Heucklon Asperen and Leerdam The 14. dito the King marched over the Bridge by Nimwegen to the Grave and arrived the 16. dito in his Leger before the Bos being in person the 21. dito at Vugt from whence he betook himself again to Boxel Not onely the Netherlands but all Christendom stood astonished to see the Enemy already approached within two dutch miles of Amsterdam There keeping Post having in so short a time conquered so great a number of Cities and Forts A List of the Cities and Forts conquered by the Enemy since the 1. of June to the 19. Iuly In the Dukedom Cleef Orsoy Rhijnberck Burick Wesel and the Lippe-Sconse Rees and the Sconse Emmerick In the County of Groeningen Winschoten Oude Sconse Boonder Sconse New Sconse In East-Friesland and Friesland d'Eyler Sconse Slijkenburg or Kuinder Sconse In Gelderland Spijckfoort Schencken Sconse Tol-house Ysseloort Hattem Elbrug Harderwijck Aarnhem Wageningen Knotsenburg Nimwegen Grave Tiel Bommel Sconse te Vooren Sconse St. Andrews The Retrenchment of the Yssel In Brabant Crevecoeur Sconse te Engelen Orte-Sconse In the County Zutphen Ysselburg Anholt 's Heeren-berg Zevenaar Heussen Dotechem Brevoort Grolle Lochem Doesburg Zutphen In Over-Yssel Deventer Hardenberg Ommer Sconse Rouveen Sconse Zwoll and the retrechment NIMMEGEN SCHANS de VORN SCHANS S. ANDRIES BOMMEL CREVECEUR with three Sconses Campen with the Scons Hasselt Swartsluce Geelmuyen Fullenhove Blockzijl Steenwijck In the Drente Meppel Coeverden In the Twente Enschede Oldenzeel Degnecham Almelo Delden Goor Diepenhem Rijssen In Utrecht Province Rhenen Wijck te Duurstee Amersfoort Utrecht Ouwater Ysselstein Montfoort In Holland Buuren Kuylenburg Vyanen Heucklom Leerdam Asperen Woerden Naarden The Province of Zealand onely being free wholy from them England it self was jealous because of these successes unwilling that France should become Master of all thinking it therefore high time to see how the work lay and speedily sent Buckingham Arlington and Hallifax as Plenipotentiaries to the King of France with a Commission dated 31. June These Lords arrived at the Hague 4. July and departed the day after to the Army of his Highnesse at Bodegrave without further declaring themselves except in exorbitant demands The 6. dito in