A HISTORICALL Relation Of the Famous Siege of the Busse And the surPrising 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. quarter-master to my lord General Vere his Regiment Printed at Delph in Holland Anno. 1630. To His honoured friends The Deputy Minister Treasurers Assistants and Generality of the right Worshipfull Company of Marchant Adventurers residing in Delph RIght worthy and much respected The last Aprill when I went out of the Towne to the Army I was engaged by promise to three of my friends among you As occasions offred to aduertize you now and then of our proceedings before yâ— Busse which according to my weake ability I did performe But seeing the most part of you were eye witnesses at the siege Saw our workes and approaches went to the very point and into the galleryes and sent some Cannon bulletts into the Towne before it was giuen ouer and since saw that glorious day which made amends for your ill nights lodging when the Enemies garrison marched out of it And that hauing now more leasure for the refreshing of your memories I haue recollected the parts of my letters then written to you into a whole and briefe discourse Touching the siege of the Busse and the surprising of Wesell I confesse it is a graue story a braue subiect for a farr more eloquent pen then mine to worke vpon but considering my employment in â—his siege and that truth bluntnesse best beseemes a souldier I haue ventered vpon It to breake the yee vnto another Such as it is It comes vnto you from a souldier as a small retribution in acknowledgment of that great loue and â—omfort he hath found amonge you and not to shewe him selfe an vngrateful man beseeching you to accept of it with as free a hart as he PreseÌ„ts it vnto you to pardon what therein is amisse Thus praying the Almightie to enrich you with all his blessings both Spirituall and Temporall I recommend you to his grace and protection and rest Yours to doe you aâ—â— accepâ—able service Henry Hexham A Briefe relation of the siege of the Busse And the surprizing of Wesell AFter the happy Victory obteyned by that wise and valiant Generall Peter Heyne ouer the Spanish siluer fleete and the safe reâ—ume of the West Indian ships into the Netherlands the Lords the States Centrall and the Prince of Orange marking wisely herein the goodneâ—â— and prouidence of God that that Neruus belli which thâ— king of Spayne would haue imployed against them was now brought into the bowels of their country tooke courage resolued for the field and prepaâ—ations being madâ— and senâ— before his Excel to amuze the Enemy appointed our Rendevous at Skinckâ—-scoâ—câ— the 26 of Aprill 1629. where thâ— companies being come expected further order from the Prince On Tewsday then the 24 of Aprill 1629 according to thâ— new stile his Excel Sr Harry Veyne his Maiesties extraoâ—dinary Lord Ambassadour my Lord Generall Vere witâ— diuers other Lords and coÌ„manders set forward from the 〈◊〉 that night lodg'd at Verceht the next at Arâ—hâ—m whence 〈◊〉 sent monsieur Wyts Sariant maior General to Skincks-scoâ—â—â— with this order that the shipping should â—ack about and faâ—â— downe yâ— streame to Nemegen The wagons being mustered 〈◊〉 distributed to yâ— companieâ— the 2â— yâ— Prince hit traine depaâ—ted from Arâ—ham to Nemegen gaue command that the coâ—panies should be drawne off from shipboard and march alonâ— by the towne side to Mucker-heath where the Army quaâ—â—red that night vnder the heauens canopy by the same token rayned almost all that night On the morrow being the 〈◊〉 his Exâ—el gaâ—â— order that the creeke of the day at the first beating of his drumme the souldiers should put on their armes at the second beating of a march they should draw forth and be readiâ— to maâ—ch Monsieur Percivall the quarter master Generall with the quarter masters of euery Regiment and the captaine of the pioniers went before to prepare the way by which the army should march and so made a way thorow closies and ditches tâ—ll they came to the Maâ—e dyke and then the army marcht along the dyke till they came a musket shot beneath yâ— Graue where they found a bridge layed ready ouer the Maze and there passed ouer the bridge 56 troopes of Horse and 286 companies of foote whereof many were double which marcht to the way yâ— goes to the Busse where the three Brigadoes of the Army the Avant guard the Battaile and the Reere were quartâ—red that night in a right line vpon the Heath which made a goodly shew with the but ends of their pikes sticking in the ground in their ranckes and â—iles and our Horse sodg'd on the right hand of the Heath at two villages called Reeke and Schayck neere vnto them On munday morning the last of Aprill the Army began to moâ—ue againe at the breake of day and that night marcht to a Village called Hejwicke where there was a castle which the enemie held some two houres going froÌ„ the Busse whether the quarter Masters riding before to quarter the Army they lay pelting at them and some straglers out of the loope holes of the Castle but his Exellencie sent them word by the Gentelman which dwelt in the Castle that they should not play yâ— fooles too long in holding it out for if they did that they did force him to bring ordinance before it hee would beate it about their eares and that they were to expect no quarter He summoned them once more by his Trumpetter yet for all that they held it out stil till they saw the Avantgard of our armie come marching towards them and then they yeilded and cryd peccaui and sould to our souldiers bread butteâ— bearâ— cheese bacon hens and ducks which was a good refreshmt to them Count Ernest comming vp turnd them out and put some 60 of our â—irelockes into it and so the Armie was lodgd that night in the fields and meddowes by the riuer side â—alled the Aye The next day being May-day the Armie marcht through a village called Gemonde where they passed a bridg ouer the Dummell and the Armie being marcht to the Heath his Exellencie made a halt and broke his fast in a pesants house and hauing broke his fast tooke with him a thousand horse and went to viewe the ground at Vucht where yâ— Armie should be quartered the enemie not forgetting now â—nd then to send vs some Cannon bullets from the towne â—nd scâ—neâ—s After his Exellencie had well viewed the ground and found out the convenientest places for vs to quarter in he gaâ—e order to the quarter master generall to giue to euerie quarteâ— master his ground and lodg'd himselfe in a Gentelmans housâ— at Vucht called Heyms-house
of all which the Prince made good vse To goe on then the Tenaile being ours wee began a new sapp from the right point therof towardes the enemies halfe moone without the Vuchter port running our aproaches by oblique lines windings and turnings till wee came to the very brinke of the moate where the dummel fals into it making the moate and it aboue 300 foot ouer and euer as wee gott ground so we advanced our ordinance made batteries gards and blinds for the safegard of our men There began the first entrance of our gallerie into the moate to bee put ouer into the bullwarke on the right hand of the port On both sides the entrance of our long gallery there were made for yâ— defence of it two batteries of two halfe Cannon a peece which beate vpon the bricke foundation of the bulwarke and likewise flankard our Gallerie on both sides The ordinance likewise which were planted vpon the Tenaile playd vppon the Bullwarkes on each side the Port to dismount their ordinaÌ„ce which shot vpon the end of our Gallerie and of our workmeÌ„ but the enemies ordinance were so suncke that wee could not come at them till they made other batteries yet our Ordinance from thence did so batter and shatter the Brickie linings of the Bulwarke on the right hand of the Port that it was made almost mountable before the Earth brush and blind were layd ouer the moate from the end of our gallerie to the Bulwarke it selfe From vnder this Tenaile was also a planke bridg layd ouer the Dummell and a blind made to get into the Vuchter eynt or Bleake field In this patch of ground were made blinds and batteries to dismount the enemies Oâ—dinances which playd vpon our Gallerie and workemen from the Bulwarke on the left hand of the Port a peece which they had sunk in their halfe moone In this field also wee began to lay our secoÌ„d Gallery ouer to the right face oâ— the Bulwarke but the enemies Ordinance from the bulwarke on the farther side of the Port â—ackt thorow and thorow it 8 or ten times and shott some of the posts thereof assunder at the entrance of It into the moate yet at the last our baterie in that field put them to silence an English Captaine an excellent Cannonier whose name I haue forgot dismounted their halfe Cannon That day my Lord of Oxford had the gard by shooting iust into the Port bole after this our men wrought more safely in both the Galleries At the Entrance off our second Gallerie was likewise made a gard for the defence of It. Our long Gallerie being got some 30 or 40 ioynts or posts ouer the Dummell and the moate each ioynt being about 3 foot distant one from another And that it was counted a good night and dayes worke to fill vp the moate and set vp three or foure of them The gards batteries and blinds being made higher anâ— more defencible for our men On the left hand of that blind which ran to the entrance of our long Gallerie into the moate wee begun a sapp forwards towards the enemies halfe moone without the Port making still Gards batteries for our Cannon and morters till we came to the veâ—y counter Scharfe of the halfe moone and so wee beate the enemy out of It into theâ—r halfe moone by the same token Sarant Coxe of my Lord veres company of Sehconhouer who fel on with the men was soundly thrasht with an yron flavâ—e for his labour the counter scharfe being taken in a bridge was layd ouer the ditch of the halfe moone to get a mine into the foundation thereof In this sap Captaine Clarke made a lofty gard which was a very good defence for our men especially to offend the enemy when they peept or shott ouer out of their halfe moone vpon our sappers and workemen On the 15th of August in the nigâ—t the enemy had a Stratagem in his head to cut our Trench by the little mile and Coâ—dewater so to haue let in the water vpon our aproaches to put this into execution Grubbingdonâ—k sent out of the Towne some hundered and fifty fire locks with Spades which stole in the night betweene the Petlar Sconce Count Ernests quarter thorow the inward line where it was not â—inished and came to the little windmill by our out line And there hauing layd an ambuscado of some of their firelocks in a ditch and behind some bushes fell to worke apace to cut our Trench some 30 foote broad betweene the hornework the Redoubts vpon the line not farr from that place where Count Harry of the Berks men would haue attempted It beefore but part of Captaine Broogs company hauing the gard in a Redoubt next vnto them gaue â—ire and the Alarum being giuen our horse which had the Gard in a house not farr from thence came vp to charge them and giuing fire likewise from that Redoubt they left their worke and retreated backe to their Ambuscado leauing some spads and a paire of old shoes behind them and as they retreated gaue fire vpon our horse men and slew a corporall and hurt too or three more besides But by reason of the morâ—ace the ditche our horses could not come to charge them neither durst out foote fall out of their gards and so they retreated back againe into the Towne some to English mile from the place where they fell a cutting Surely If they had stavd but one halfe quarter of an houre longer or cut the gap not so broad they had effected the busines they came for because the water was not passing three ynches lower then the top of the Trench and so should haue let in an Invndation of water vpon vs. On Satterday at night the 18th of August my Leiutenant Coronell Sr Edward Vere had the commaund in the Trenches and on sunday his Excel who often times ventered his person very much came downe to the Gallery to seâ— the approaches a little beefore my Lieutenant Coronel was relieued Hee went to shew the Prince the Workes the sapp whiles the companyes being relieued were drawne off as farr aâ— the little Sconce my Lieutenant Coronel hauing shown his Excel thesap and taking his leaue of him walking of with Sr Tho. Conway being a tall man came that vnhappy shott thorow the blind and shot him behind in his head that It perisht his braynes That night being brought vp into his Hut in the quarter He cald vpon the LORD that he was his shield his buckler and defence and besought the LORD in mercy to pardon his sinns in Christ that he desired none in Heauen or Earth but Christ and his righteousnesse and so vttered many comfortable sentences sauouring of a gracious resolution and with in foure dayes after It pleased GOD to call him to his mercy and so wee lost our Lieutenant Coronel whose extraordinary valour Sufficiencie and compleat abilities for a commander aâ—â—heâ— were well knowne vnto vs
disputing it long quitted it and retired to their Counterscarfe where on the right hand they cut it of made a smal traveâ—se in it whence they gaue fire with their musketiers and firelocks vpon them but the fâ—ench hauing put their gallerie ouer the moate of the countâ—rscarfe they came to the mâ—ate of yâ— great sconce where they put ouer their second gallerie into 〈◊〉 false braye on the left hand of their gallery the enemie bâ—â— cut of their false bray to hinder the workmen and miners by giuing fire from a small traverse vpon them On the 17th of Iuly about tâ—n of the clock the brush and â—agotts were layd from the end of our second gallery oâ—â—er the moate of the litle Sconce And the french did the like ouer the moate of the great Sconce Our souldiers puld downe â—he pallissadoes vnder the foote of the Bulwarke of the litle Sconce and the same night began to make a mine into The Bulwarke The french that night before the Lord of Diedens Regiment relieued them had about with the enemie vpon the smal trauerse which they had cut off in their false-braye before they drew off and being relieued the 18th of Iuly about three of the clock in the morning the enemie quitted their great Sconce out of feare of being cut off because wee were gott ouer the moate of the litle Sconce and began to miâ—e into the Bulwarke thereof leauing wine victuals beare a boy and a dog behind them The next night then being yâ— 19th Coronel Harewood commanding the enemie likewise quitted not only the little Sconce but also a trauerse out of the moate of the great sconce next the towne which they mought very wel haue disputed and thus the Great and litle Sconces with the travers were taken in vpon the points whereof his ExcelleÌ„cie with all expedition caused batteries to be made which playd into the â—owne vpon the Tenaille Vuchterport and the halfe moone without it From this traverse on the other side of the moate oâ— the little Sconce wee began a new Sap towardes another Traverse which they had vpon thâ— dike betweene that and thâ— Tenaile but thâ— enemy seeing wee approached neâ—re vnto it quitted it and retreated to the Tenaile it selfe my Lord General Veâ—es company of Schoonhouen with the rest of the companyeâ— which had the gard with them hauing sapt to the moate of the Tenaile entertained a fight with the enemie a litle before they were relieued and gaue fire brauely vpon the Tenaile while two floate bridges were layd ouer vnto it some musket basketâ— set vp that they began a mine in the Tenaille Our miners found much dificultie in making this mine because the foundation therof was layd with willow Trees and rootes Acrosse one another howsoeuer they puld out some of the treeâ— and made a mine into it That night the French relieued the English For the Sconces being ours wee then ran one line euery nation relieued one another and the next day the mine being ready the pouder chamberd and the traine layd to it the French to wit mo'ns Chattilloâ—es company and the rest hauing there the gard for their honour would fall on to see if they could take in the Tenaile and beate the enemy out of it wel then about eleuen of the clocke the mine being sprung the French Captaines voluntiers diuers other Gentlemen of great quality though the mine made no great entrance fell on valliantly but the enemie hauing drawne some men out of the Towne maintayned it sâ—outly and finding no meanes to eâ—ter iâ— were driuen to retreat back againe into our workes with the losse of some 30 voluntiers Gent. and souldiers slaine and hurt and so the enemie maintayned still their Tenaile The last day that the french had yâ— gard The Duke of Candale commanding the french desirous of a reuenge had a second bout with them a little before they were relieued to see if they could carry the Tenaile Towardes euening then another mine being made and sprung they fell on againe came to the push of the pike vpon the right Corner of it and set vp some musket baskets the enemy layd about them thrasht â—â—me of them with yron flailes and maintayneâ— it stifly They gaue fire brauely one vpon another a good while for the space oâ— halâ—e an houre but at last the French were faine to fall off againe onely this aduantage was gotten during the fight that they turn'd vp the Earth so vpon the right corner of it that they lodgâ—d two or three musketiers almost in the top of it froÌ„ whâ—nce a sapp afterwards was begun to see if wee could cut oâ— the left corner so become masters of the Tenaile The French that night being relieued by the walloens and sapping forward from the corner aboue sayd the enemy marking it quitted that night their Tenaile to the walloens and retreated to their halfe moone vpon the Tenaile his Excell made a great battery of nine halfe cannon which beate vpon both the bulwarkes the port and their halfe moone without it About this time a riuer which runs from the Busse to Crevicoeur and so into the maze was stopt with a dame ouer it that noe water should come out of the maze when it was high too seede the morrace and the moate of the towne And heate his Excel by an admirable Stratagem caused 34 mathematicall mills to bee set vpon the browe of this riuer drawne with horses which drew vp abundance of water from belowe sucking it vp with funnells and casting it vp dismist it selfe vpon the mills which cast out abundance of water when the winde blew stiffe and thus the water by these mills was drayned out of the dround land and the moate by certaine ditches and convayances to them On the tenth of August Grubbindunck in the night sent out two souldiers with leters from himselfe others in the towne to the Infanta and their freinds at Brussells each of them hauing a paire of doues which should be cast vp and flye into the towne with her answeres back againe with expresse order from the Gouernour of al Schouts and Burgomasters of the villages in Brabant to furnish them with horse and Convoy to Brussells but their harts failyng them and fearing to be taken by our men in passing the line and watches the one Souldier being more wilâ—â—ng then the oâ—her drew out his knife and threatned to cut the others throte if he would not goe along with him to thâ— Prince and so calling to our Centinels The gard receiued them in and the officer that commaunded in the morning brought thâ—â— to his Excel The contents off these letters were as it is reported That hee could not hold out the Towne aboue three weekes and that the Burgers for the saving of their goods and liues and shunning of danger would force him to a composition and therefore required releife within that time or els the Towne would be lost
so was his losse exceedingly lamented by his Excel and the chiefes of our Army My Lord Generall Vere my Lord of Oxford many Captaines officers voluntaries and Gentlemen of quallity who had bin at his funerall in BoÌ„mell returning home that night our Regiment had the gard in the approaches and a ciuill worthy Gentleman of my Lords company of Dort one Master Mullinax that bare my Lieutenant Coronels sword before his Corps that day going to see the sappe was the first that night which followed him the way of all flesh My Lord Generall Vere bestird himselfe had all his officers and Gentlemen and souldiers about him in a readines that vpon the first occasion If the enemy had either Sallied out vppon our sappers and workemen or If they should haue attempted the firing of our Gallerie they might haue beate them in againe Captaine Rockwood of my Lords Regiment as Eldest Captaine executed my Lords commands with valour and discretion had his granado men at hand and plac'd diuers musketiers vpon al flankes to play vpon the enemy to keepe them vnder for shooting vppon the end of out Gallene and our workemen and now and then sent them some Cannon bullets which shott vpon the top of their bulwarke and vpon their halfe moone too keepe thâ—m vnder sometimes shooting A granado into the Towne and throwing hand granadoes amoÌ„g them into their halfe-moone Towards midnight the Enemy likewise did cast hand granadoes vpon our blind next vnto their halfe-moone and set fire on it which brake out into a great flame but the vigilency of my Lord Genâ—rall Vere was such fearing that the fiâ—e might take further he gaue order that some souldiers should take shouels and spades from the workemen and cast earth and water vpon it which caused it to sâ—ake and had two or three granado men in a readinesse there which payd them with their owne coine but sure it was good that the wind blew South West for had the winde bin Northwest and had blowne stiffâ— as it did it had not onely endangered the firing of all our blinds but also our gallery which would haue hindred our approaches and cast vs a great deale behind hand And so this night and the day following our gallery and workes were well advanced This day Sir Harry Hungate got a marke of honour by a bullet which shot him thorow his buffe Ierkin and gâ—aâ—ed vpon his flesh Before our Regimt had the watch againe in the Approaches the gallery was wel advanced and they gott about three posts night and day It was then my Lord of Oxfords turne to Command who was made our Lieutenant Coronell in Sir Edward Veres place deceased The bridg being laâ—d ouer the ditch of the enemyes halfe moone wee began to sapp and logd in the left Corner of It and made a mine into It wee found It verie hard mining into It because of the treâ—â— that laye a crosse in It. This euening there was discouered an engine vpon a floate from the furthest part of their halfe moone by the moate which wee presuposed they had prepared for the firing of our Gallerie to prevent this my Lord of Oxford got a sloope which was brought about towards our Gallerie that on a suddaine tenn or twelue resolut souldiers with short swords and pistolls might chopp into It to â—inder the enemy from fastning any â—â—re workeâ— vpon our Gâ—llerie which the enemy perceiuing left It vnattempted His Lord gaue order likewise that our musketiers from all flâ—nkes should contineuaâ—ly be playing and our Ordinance shooting vpon the top of theyâ— Bulwarke and their halfe moone to keepe the enemy from Peeping ouer and giuing fire vpon our workemen This night though it was moone light the brush and faggots were lâ—yd ouer to the left hand of the Buâ—lwarke from the end of our second Gallerie in the Bleach field and thanks be to God but one man short in laying them ouer as the Captaine of the Carpenter can witnesse and an other souldieâ— of Captaine Skippons short which stood Cencinell in our long Gallerie My Lord Crauen whose worth was knowne to vs bounty to my Lord of Wiâ—bleâ—ons compâ—ny this night and the day following watched with my Lord of Oxford the next night with my Lord Cicills company and the third night with Generall Morgans Regiment my Lord of Doncaster and my Lord Fielding two noble spaâ—kes trayled pikes vnder my Lord of Wimbletous companâ— went downe to the approaches vpon any service that was to bee done and exposed their boâ—ies both to danger and sicknes My Lord of Oxford an houre before he was resiened had 〈◊〉 with the enemy vppon thâ— left coâ—ner of their haâ—fâ— moone and my Lord Veres musketiers of Dort comming vp almost to the topp of the halfe moone gaue fire in the teeth of the enemy and came to the push of pike thorow the blinds this startl'd them made them throwe stones to vs and cast hand granadoâ—s among-our men but his Lord caused a souldier of Captaine Roockwoods company to cast 14 hand Granadoes among them in to their halfe moone which made them giue back and Cry Guarda Guarda The Granados being burst they Came vpp againe to the top of the halfe moone with as much hast as possible might be to giue fire vpoÌ„ our men but my Lord caused musketiers to be drawne to the top of our gards especially that of Captaine Clarke which was high they gaue fire apace vpon them fetcht some of them off which shewed their heads and bodies this peece of service being ended my Lord of Oyford being Relieued drew away to our quarters On Count Ernests side the 19 of August the brush and plancks were laâ—ed ouer to their Horne-worke and a mine made into it This mine being sprung the Scotch and the Dutches fell on couragiously and they and the Enemy gaue fire apaâ—e one at another for three quarters of an houre our ordinance playing from all batteries as fast as they could charge and discharge In this time the Enemy endured three assaults with the losse of many men as â—he Burgers afterward reported who were present vpon the walls but the Enemy gaue fire so from yâ— wall of the Towne and out of the greathalfe-moone that our men not carryiâ—g it were driuen for that time to retreate into the mouth of their gallery and workes yet this advantage they got they set vp some musket baskets and lodged some men vpon the right corner of their horne-worke from wheÌ„ce they began a sap and made blinds toward their halfe-moone which after another mine was sprung caused the Enemy on yâ— 21 of August to quit it wholly to them so retired into their halfe-moone In this sight were flayne Captaine Ramsey and two dayes after a Dutch captaine called captaine Hatton who carryed themselues very worthyly On the 23 of August wee had a generall thanksgiuing and a Triumph thorow out the whole army in acknowledgment of the great goodnesse of God
in those places which might most offenâ— the Enemy This was the first worke which was carried by force of Armes and really disputed In this sight Sr Simon Harecourt was fiue times thrust and shot thorow his cloathes and yet it pleased God he came of well and with honor After our men had taken in the halfe moone his Eycel came downe into the gallery and gaue extraordinary thanks to Sir Iacob Ashly Sir Simon Harecourte the rest of the officers and souldiers which had carried themselues so well and rewarded some of the souldiers with mony And thus the Enemy on our â—â—de was shut vp into the Towne The same night came on Sir Harry Harbourd Lieutenant Coronell to Coronell Harewood relieved Sir Iacâ—b Ashly He brought with him for the reliefe my Lord Generall Veres company of Schoonhoven Sr Harry Harbourds owne company Captaine Gouldwells Captaine Abrihalls and Captaine Nelsons The gallery being got ouer 91 posts from the end ofit the brush planckes and a blind was layd to the bulwarke and the mine being ready the powder was chamberd and the traine layed to it His Excel as mercifull as valiant to try what the Enemy would doe gaue order to Sâ— Harry Harbourd that on Tewsday morning after the mine was spruÌ„g in the Bulwarke Our men should fall on and though they should possesse the Bulwarke and be masters of it yet they should retire into the gallery The mine then being blowne vp tooke good effect and cast vp a great deale of Earth stones into the ayre and shattred some two rodds of our gallery in peeces and made a breach mountable After this Sir Harry gaue order that Captaine Abrihalls Sariant who was slayne going on should fall vp to the breach with his musketteirs that Captaine Nelsons Lieutenant should likewise do the like with 30 men more to second the Sariant And Captaine Gouldwell as eldest Captaine to second them with the pikes from the end of our gallery all which was done accordingly our men falling vp to the breach gaue fire in the very teeth of the Enemy our musketteirs giuing fire from all guards and flanckes and our ordinance thundring from all batteries did so amaze and startle them that they quitted the Bulwarke retreated where it was cut off to the skirt of the wall by the Vuchtâ—â— poâ—t This being done our men stayed a pretty while vpon the breach till they had discharged all their bandeliers and till that Sr Harry caused them according to his Excel commaâ—d to recreate againe into the gallery In this fight was shot thorow hâ—s thigh a valiant and a worthy gentleman one Mr Browne of Coronell Harâ—woods company who some three weekes aftâ—r dyed in the Busse Our men being drawne off the Enemy came againe to the breach and cast vp a little defence of Earth which the mine had blowne vp and brush vpon it but our two halfe Canon which lay vpon the right side of our entrance into the gallery beate the Earth and brush which they cast vp aboâ—t their Eares and shore of the heads of the souldiers pikes which stood there for the defence of their workemen this made a terrible â—larum in the Towne so that the Bells rang the women and children cryed the Burgers and the popish priests by flockes ran to the Gouernour told him thaâ— aut â—unc aut runquam it was time â—o lissen to a seasonable and an honorâ—bâ—e composition for the safeguard of their lâ—ues and goods wee on the oâ—her side expected a day and thought to haue â—ansakt their baggs and meete out veluets and saâ—tins by the pikes length but the Gouernour giuing way to their request taking hould of this occasion strikes his sayle and came with the Bishop Abbot and diuers officers to the paraâ—et of the Vuchter poâ—t there beate a parley and so our war ceased And the Hostages being receiued and deliuered on both side â—hey beganne to paâ—ley commissioners being sent our concluded theâ—e articles of composition following that the Towne should be giuen into his Excel hand on mâ—nday the 17 of September 1629. new stile Oh that we cold therefore honor our God for this victory with a holy life and conversation and that the consideration of this his great goodnesse towards vs might lead vs to repentance It is true O Lord as the pape said that in this siege thoú hast commanded the foure Elements â—ire water Earth and Ayre to fight worke for vs. Thou art the God of the faithfull from Euerlasting to everlâ—sting Thy mighty and outstretched arme hath led vs thy guidance hath traced vs out the way Thy prouidence hath ouer-shadowed vs and thy mercifull protection hath preserued vs thorow many dangers O blessed is the man that maketh thee his safe retreate O Lord this yere thou hast crownd our general 〈◊〉 an Absolute victory and hast sent him his chiefes and vs home with honour and there fore not vnto vs O Lord not vnto vs but vnto thy name giâ—e glory for thy mercy and thy trueth sake Amen ARTICLES Graunted by his Ex cie my Lord the Prince of Orrange to the Gouernour of the Busse the Captaines Officers and Souldiâ—rs thereâ—n 1 That the Gouernour of the Busse with all the officers of warre and souldiers of what quality or condition soeuer they be aswell Horsemen as foot none excepted yea though they haue abandoned the seruice of my lords the states and giuen themselues into that of the King of Spaines shal goe out of â—he towne without any disturbance or molestation with their armes and baggage The horse by the Sound of the trumpet their Cornets displayed arm'd Compleate and their pistolles in their hands The foote beating their drummes their Coullers flying their matches lighted at both ends bullet in mouth and in rancke and forme as they vse to march in battaile with their goods and the safety of their liues to the towne of Diest 2 They shall carry with them sixe peeces of Ordinance and two morters at the choise of the Gouernour with all their traine equi page and munition of warre sufficient to discharge euery one a dussen short 3 They shal be furnished with horse waggons and their Conductours sufficient to draw the ordinance and morters with all their trayne and Munition vnto the towne of Diest 4 All munitions of warre and of victualls appertaining to the King of Spaine shal be deliuered by such as his Ex cie shall appoint to this effect sauing those victualls which were soulâ— before the 12th of this moneth when wee began to treate which shall remaine sould without search or making inquiâ—y after any man that hath made any sailâ— of them 5 All officers and souldiers aswell sick as hurt in the Gest â—ouse or in any other place shall remaine there till they haue recouered their healths and are able to goe away giuing them safe Conuoy and commodity to bring them their Armes and baggage to the towne of Diest or Breda