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A48383	The life and actions of the renowned prelate & souldier, Christopher Bernard van Gale, Bishop of Munster, Prince of the Holy Empire, Adminstrator of Corvay, Marquess of Stomberg &c. in which is an account of the most considerable actions of Europe in his time.; Historisch verhael van 't leven en orlogsbedryf van de Heer Christopher van Galen. English	Vries, S. de (Simon), b. 1630.	1680 (1680)	Wing L1980; ESTC R611	83,312	182

he let alone the nether County of Benthem and also Schuttorp and Nyenbuys bein● a Fief belonging to the Province of Over Yssel Certain it is that the Bishop had had a piqu● at the Count of Benthem for many years an● in the end you find how he brought his design● about He writes a Letter to the States General upon this Subject sign'd at Hostmer the 14. of September 1668. that the Souldiers who had been before the Fortress of Benthem were absolutely free from the Oaths of Fidelity which they had sworn to him and Cashier'd out of his service and that presently after they had given their Oaths to his Imperial Majesty to the Holy Empire to the Circle of Westphalia and the Holy County of Benthem which was testify'd by the Count himself in a Letter dated from the Castle the 28. of August and yet the Bishop in the same Letter immediately after the words already recited says We must confess that we did assist the said Holy Count for the security of his Castle and Person Thus hitherto the Flames of War between the States of the United Provinces seem'd to be in some measure extinguish'd and yet upon every slight occasion you might perceive that the Embers were but cover'd up to kindle the materials of a new fire This same Prince altogether given to quarrel never desisted from making his Levies either privately or publickly which gave the States General sufficient occasion and that not without reason to be jealous of his proceedings For they knew him too well to be deluded by his fair words In the Year 1669. he augmented his Levies to a very considerable number Yet no person could dive into his intentions He assembl'd the States of his Diocess and though by his last Wars they were very much impoverish'd for he not only shore his Sheep but flay'd off their skins he demanded of them a considerable sum of mony that is to say that they should furnish him between the Feast of the Purification and Easter with a hundred seventy five thousand Crowns and as much more between Easter and Michaelmass The Estates would by no means agree to this because the Bishop had not dismiss'd certain Troops of Horse and several Reformado Officers without which being done they would not break up their Assembly for they were certainly assur'd that he was meditating some unnecessary War The Bishop to inveigle them and the better to obtain his ends dismiss'd the Lieutenant General of his Artillery a Major General three Captains six Lieutenants and four Ensigns but the deceit of his heart was quickly discover'd by his soon after Listing these very Cashier'd Officers again into his service And besides this he kept an exact correspondence at Paris the French mony was also very plentiful at Munster which bred no small mistrust among his Neighbours In the midst of these Transactions the City of Hamborough began to tast of his turbulent spirit Some persons had persuaded him that they could find a quicker passage for the Post-Letters that pass'd and repass'd through his Countries if they might be furnish'd at Haerburgh and not at Hamburgh The Bishop very inclinable to lay hold of this opportunity order'd that all Letters and Pacquets directed into Holland should be sent back and stopp'd up the Post-Road This caus'd the Magistrates of Hamburgh to fix upon their Posts that no person should send any Letters to the Low Countries but by the Post-Masters of their City and because the Bishop would admit no Posts but his own to pass through his Territories and still rais'd great Forces besides publickly giving out that no person should prescribe him Laws in his own Country there was some apprehension that this affair first stirr'd by the Trouble-world of Munster would come to the decision of dry blows the rather because the Dukes of Brunswick were also concern'd At that time the States General began to mistrust the King of France fearing that he would one day invade their Dominions because that by their good management they had prevented him from making himself Master of all the Low-Countries knowing he had no kindness for them ever since As for the Bishop too many things were variously reported of him every day that no body knew what to believe Fear and terror so possess'd the Country of Guelders that many people retir'd into the strong Holds of Doesburgh and Arnheim which caus'd the like consternation in all places through which they pass'd though there were nothing certainly known which way the Episcopal Troops intended their march The Inhabitants of Grol were no less in fear because that some of the Bishop● Troops were seen roaving about the Country every day but their dread increas'd upon the report that the Bishops design was upon Borculo Hoogheim Holten or some other place The same thing was reported of Groningen● but without any certainty It was also said that some other German Princes were in Confederacy with the Bishop and that when thei● forces were joyn'd they would make up a ve● puissant and numerous Army but that fear ha● no foundation at that time in regard thing● were not yet ripe for action In the Year 1670 he pick'd a new quarrel with Duke Radolph Augustus of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel about th● City of Hoxter six Leagues a this side Casse● Ever since Martin Luther's time and the Wa● of Smalcald there had been great contesting abou● this place between the Duke of Brnnswick Lunenburgh and the Abbot of Corvay to whom this City belongs with five or six Villages the yearly Revenue whereof amounted to 5000 Crowns But at last this affair was determin'd and the agreement approv'd at a Dyet of the Empire Thus it remain'd till the death of the last Abbot after whose decease the Monks of that fair Abby had chosen the Bishop of Munster to to supply his place though not by a unanimous consent And now was it possible that he who was so little a lover of Peace should let such an opportunity as this fall asleep There were at Hoxter two Protestant Churches of which there was no use made and therefore he wrote to the Duke of Brunswick Lunenburgh to request one of them for the Roman Catholicks But the Duke as Protector of the City made him answer that he would never consent that the Priviledges of the Cities should be taken from them but that he would preserve them according to the above-mentioned agreement and the Peace made in the Year 1649. And thus the business rested till some differences arose about the priviledges of Brewing So that the Duke for the preservation of a Protestant City was forc'd to send some Companies both of Horse and Foot to Guard it The Bishop of Munster was highly offended at the placing of this Garrison in the Town and as he was one that sought all occasions of contention and War he thought he had now found a smart opportunity To this purpose he wrote immediately to all the Electors and Catholick Princes except

They reply'd If we send Commissioners the rest of the Troops will not march toward the City What then said the other must we be Prisoners of War The answer was They that sign'd the Commission will be exempted To which the Collonels reply'd they would neither do that nor be Prisoners of War neither and so they return'd to the Trenches saying that they would make another manner of agreement One of the Magistrates cry'd If you return you will lose the benefit of the Capitulation But Bampfield answer'd it would be better to dye than make such an agreement And so both the Collonels the next night left the City and preserved their men The Magistrates made their advantage of the Collonels retreat saying that being abandon'd by the Souldiery they were sorc'd to surrender as they excus'd themselves in their Printed Apology Whether sudden consternation or Treachery were the cause of these things is only known to God But most certain it is that the Bishop with little or no hazard made himself Master of the Cities of Deventer Zwol Campen Hassels Swart-Sluys Blochzyl Steenwich Moppel Fort de Ommen and also of Kuynder in the Country of Frize Thus in a few days he had subdu'd the whole Province of Over-Yssel being assisted by the Arch-Bishop of Cologn who shar'd their Conquests after the following manner Deventer fell to the Elector of Cologn The King of France was to keep the Cities of Campen and Elburgh during the War which being ended he was to surrender them to the Bishop of Munster who kept all the rest except Zwoll which was to be Garrison'd by the French as well as by him On the other side the King of France had in a few days taken Doesburgh Zutphen Arnheim Wiick Montfort Oudewater Yselsteine Amersfoort Vtrecht and Woerden in Holland Some people misinform'd have very much blam'd the City of Vtrecht for surrendring but all persons that have any knowledg of affairs will rather lament than blame them Their ill-willers falsly reported that they would not admit the Prince of Orange into the City for it is known that they made it their request to him and that he had granted their desire They sent great quantities of Bread Beer and Cheese to the Souldiers that quarter'd about the City They offer'd to receive as many men as he should think necessary for the defence of the City with whom they would hazard their estates and lives to the uttermost peny and the last drop of blood But the Prince receiv'd Orders to retreat with the Army into Holland They desir'd him to leave the four Regiments that were paid by them but he could not spare a man because of the Orders he had receiv'd All their powder in the Powder-Mills was carry'd away by the Army The States also before these things happen'd had sent a considerable quantity of powder to Nimighen and other places so that they were destitute of necessaries and abandon'd by the Army and cut off from the other Provinces But more than this a considerable number of the Townsmen were in Garrison at Nimighen and in the Forts upon the Yssel He that would see more of this let him read the deduction of the States of Vtrecht Printed in the Year 1673. To this we may add for another reason the great number of the Roman Catholicks who being irreconcileable Enemies to the Reform'd Religion would have risen and Massacred them so soon as the King of France had appear'd with his Army They who will not credit the accompt which we give of things may read the Sieur Valkenie● in his Europe Troubl'd page 620. Many Roman Catholicks says he gave it out publickly in the streets Let France live rather than Orange If Orange comes we will shut our doors against him but we will open them to the French as soon as ever they arrive being then at Utrecht I often heard them speak th●se words to my great grief Let them also read what the same Author writes p. 621. c. and there they shall see how undeservedly aspersions have been cast upon this City But to return to the Bishop After he had furnish'd the Cities of Over-Yssel with good Garrisons and also left a good strong party upon the Frontiers of Friseland he march'd toward Coverden But before we speak of the taking of that City it behoves us to mention somthing of the little Town of Haltem not to deprive the couragious of their due praises Their Ramparts were very weak and defective being decay'd by time The Garrison did not consist of above 76 Souldiers and 180 Burghers who had earnestly desir'd the Inhabitants of Zwoll and other Neighbouring places to send them assistance but all in vain Their Ammunition also was very inconsiderable nevertheless they resolv'd to hold out The nineteenth of June the Episcoparians shew'd themselves before this Town and the Bishop sent them his summons threatning what he would do if they did not forthwith submit themselves He had very much affrighten'd great Towns by his thundering hard words but this little place answer'd him very couragiously contrary to his expectation that they would remain faithful to their Country till death Their deeds were answerable to their words for they made so stout a resistance and ply'd their small shot with that vigor that the Bishops whole Army that lay at Deventer were forc'd to be sent for to lye before this little place At length being out of all hopes of relief they were constrain'd against their will to submit and give entrance to the Bishop who was amaz'd at the small number of the Garrison knowing that he had lost in the Siege above 700 Souldiers besides a great number of stout Officers The Bishop before he laid Seige to Coeverden was marching toward Frise But upon his march he received advice that the States of Friesland and Groningen had put themselves into a posture of defence and that they were resolv'd to make use of all the strength they had Upon that in a great rage against the Frisons he cry'd out The Devil take the Priests meaning the Ministers of Leeuwarden in regard they shew'd their Zeal for their Religion and Liberty For which reason he alter'd his design and march'd to Coeverden He had the good fortune to take in the Fort du Deel the Old Fort the New Fort Wenschoter Zyl Wedd House and all the places round about In the Fortres● Bourtang was one Captain Prat. The Bishop labour'd to have had the place betray'd to him by the contrivance of his Commissary at War whose name was Marsel who offer'd the Captain 200000 Livres or one of the fairest Castles in Westphalia and for the other Captains 50000 Livres a peice But the generous Captain desir'd Marsel but to bring the Bishop and his followers to confer with him and he would give him as many Bullets as he offer'd him Livres And he behav'd himself so well that Marsel having laid Siege to the place was forc'd to raise it again in a short