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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89449	The chiefe events of the monarchie of Spaine, in the yeare 1639. / Written by the Marquesse Virgilio Maluezzi, one of his Majesties Councell of Warre. Translated out of th'Italian copy, by Robert Gentilis Gent.; Successi principali della monarchia di Spagna nell'anno M.DC.XXXIX. English.	Malvezzi, Virgilio, marchese, 1595-1653.; Gentilis, Robert.	1647 (1647)	Wing M355; Thomason E1161_1; ESTC R202848	79,537	217

to be stayd nor reputation endangered time lost and given to the enemy Notwithstanding all these reasons the Marquesse knowing that it was good to trie any thing which could not bee hurtfull and dealing with carelesse men that might prove easie which seemed most difficult and to avoid the censure of Criticks which alwayes thinke well of that which hath not been tried he did not oppose Prince Thomas his desires and disposed the businesses in that kind that hee would be sure to lose no reputation by beginning any trench nor any time by staying there but few dayes and not to give over his conquests by sending Trotti to Pontestura Being come within sight of Turin the Enemy opposed him with Horse and Foot our men routed them slew many and tooke some prisoners and some few that fled they pursued to the very Purcullisses of the Citie The Dutchesse sent the Popes Nuntio to negotiate an agreement between her and her Kinsmen Her Propositions now when she lost all were as high as if she were a Conquerour Shee seemed to give rather then take lawes Her demands were great and once granted could not be recalled And all shee promised was as nothing and that revocable when she pleased The Treaty broke off th' intelligences failed and the Marquesse went away and because Trotti having taken the town of Pontestura found much refistance in the Castle he resolved to divide his Army into two parts Prince Thomas with the one part went to Villanova and tooke it by storme with the other the Marquesse marched towards Pontestura Hee overthrew the enemies reliefe tooke the Castle went to Moncaluo and having taken that place he lay downe before Asti with his whole Army The Piemontesses terrified by the Kings forces brought the Keys of the Citie to the Princes and the Spaniards valour overcame the obstinacie of them that kept the Fort. The Marquesse his desires aimed at the taking in of Trino a place of it selfe being of importance and besides it cut off reliefe from Casal and safeguarded the State of Milan Hee had sent his Cavalrie thither whilest hee lay before Asti to hinder th' enemie from sending in any forces They tooke much Ammunition which would have gone in and cut off almost a whole reliefe of five hundred chosen French whom the Marquesse of Villanova sought to bring in there Trino is held to be almost impregnable fortied without and within a bogge neere it not to be medled with deep water in the Motes a strong Garrison and well victualled Notwithstanding the Marquesse besieged it made a Trench and withall his approaches as neere as hee thought fitting for raising of Batteries and resolved to give a generall assault hoping thereby to gaine some of the outworks He gave the assault tooke all the out-works the Citie and the Castle which having no time to receive the Sonldiers that fled thither being unprovided and amazed yeilded within few houres It was impossible to hinder the Army victorious and heated from pillaging slaying and burning Who shall deny valour to break forth it groweth with the heat of victory and snatching the reines out of judgements hands it guides a man and more then that it carries him Whereby being heated he goeth where he thought not and being in cold blood he findeth himselfe where now he could not goe because hee went not but was carried thither It would be needfull here to set forth the Marquesse o● Leganes his glories who hath filled Flanders Germany and Italy with his acts and victories mortified France and made Spaine glorious But what greater testimony can I give him of it but to make it knowne that a Letter of the Kings spake his deserts A Monarchs Pen was requisite therein that authoritie might cause it to be believed The whole world unanimously with one hand setting downe those glories which conformity causeth it to spread abroad with one tongue The affaires in the County of Ronciglione went on with various fortune the enemy had taken the Castle of Oppoli and having put a Garrison into it had laid siege to Salsas This place lieth almost in a Semicircle at the foot of the Pirenean Mountaines high hills small hillocks and standing waters are the theatre of it On the South it lookes towards Catalonia on the North are the Apennines the Sea is on the East and on the West a Poole which falls from the Pireneans almost to the Walls The Country may be called barren the aire subtile by reason of the Mountaines which overtop it and soggie because of the water which is so neere it which mixture rather hurts it then mends it The Place if you consider the situation is not very sufficient to defend the Country if the Fortifications not to defend it selfe The Motes are full of water the Walls massie high and countermined by the forme it is altogether exposed to the enemies injurie by the matter partly defensible The hardnesse of the stone will not suffer any breach to be made in it the smallnesse of the Flanckers will not hinder the approaches It was strong enough in those dayes when the art used in assaulting tied men to no greater defence The last who put it in a posture of defence found it so scituate that it was necessary either to fortifie or sleight it He fortified it because it was not because it should be there The Governour valorous but not of experience equall to it resolved to lose himselfe before he would yeild the place more faithfull then warie thinking onely upon the not yeilding of it failed in the means of keeping it He defended not the counterscarff he came not out of the wals he fortified not himselfe in the Mores he did not sufficiently meet the Mines nor he did not disturb them in their Workes Every time the enemy came with force upon him he beat him back but he did not hinder him when he used art wherby after fourty daies resistance Salsas was lost by carelesness after so many more of siege it was won by surprise For the enemy having in vain attempted with foure Batteries to beat down the wall comming to it with the mattock had very good success by reason of a Mine which springing made a hole in stead of a breach by which though little there went in a great many French before the besieged espied it or at least had time to hinder them Wherefore running too it too late and to no purpose some of the valiantest died there The Governour being lame of the Gout was not present at the action and yeelded upon Composition with those souldiers which he had left Many think they have performed their duties if they doe not yeild up a Hold as if yeilding them or having them taken were not the same thing It is better for a Captaine to want valour then experience the Souldier sometimes helpeth the one and addeth confusion to the other There is nothing worse then ignorance accompanied with valour the heart goes against th'understanding