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A63520	A true, exact, and perfect relation of the famous and renowned victorie gained by the most redoubted armie of the mightie and victorious monarch Philip, of the name the fourth King of Spaine, &c. the seventh of September, being upon the eve of the nativitie of our lady : against the forces of Levvis, of that name the 13 French King : then straightly beleaguering both with navall and land powers the frontier citie of Fuenteravia / written by a Gentleman that was an eyewitnesse of the same.	Gentleman that was an eyewitnesse of the same.	1641 (1641)	Wing T2699; ESTC R9851	12,756	30

enemies that they durst no more approach them than raging hungrie mawed Lions Yet notwithstanding this as is said by the continuall bloody broyles and toylsome labours halfe the souldiers beleaguer'd were slain and many more of the French and on both sides great numbers of Crepples and maimed limlesse men escaped to preserve the memorie of these cruell frayes of Mars by the direfull losses and borne and accompanying examples of their mangled members The Prince de Conde Generall of the most Christian Kings Armie imagining wisely with the rest of the Councell of warre by the great losse sustained by those of the Towne and also by the breaking down of their walls by his Mines as is afore related that then hee may build a firme ground of giving an assault to the Towne upon those great advantages he supposed himselfe to have over those of the Towne for their lack aswell of men as of defensible Walls As also by the great numbers on the other side he was himself furnished of of valiant brave French Cavaliers and all kinde of warlike Engines for to distresse the besieged Vpon which sure foundations setling himselfe for to give the assault hee presently gave command which was accordingly worthily executed by the resolute French men on the right hand of the breach where they proceeded with such heat furie and valour as if everie one of them carryed lightning in their armes and weapons till they were confronted upon the ruines of the decayed and battered walls by the valorous Spanish and Irish souldiers where both parties proceeded one against another Just like as in a stormie and tempestuous day the troubled and raging waves of the shipwrack threatning sea we see doe run with conjoyned and strongly knitted force intending to carrie all before them minding no resistance but on the suddaine we see they are met by the maine and impenetrable front of some high reared stonie Cliffe where contrarie to their presumptuous and over-weening expectations all their hopes are dashed and their powers dis-joynted and beaten back in dismembred parcells into the maine bodie of their insulting seconding mother Even so were the fierie stomacks of the hasty French cooled and quenched by the pure and precious waters of the unconquerable Spanish and Irish courages and given repulses where the French after their forced retire in memorie of their valour left the breach full of their dead carkasses The French Commanders seeing no hope or any possibilitie of carrying the place by force of assault propounded to the besieged certaine overtures of peace because they were loath to expect the wearing them out by hunger and siege which in Martiall brunts they could not doe with greatest advantages in which Overtures they propounded the difficultie if not impossibility of any succour which indeed to my owne knowledge was very true Secondly they proposed any quarter they would desire Which propositions after consideration thereof had by the besieged as by men who did not halfe so much fear the imminent danger nay apparent losse of their lives as by all presumption it was like as their loyaltie and good example to their King and Countrie were utterly rejected The Illustrious Almirante de Castillia being advertised of the perill the beleaguered were in did not so highly in words commend their courage and fidelitie but that hee as inwardly dreaded and feared their danger wherefore convocating a generall Councell of warre of the most and best experienced souldiers about him hee imparted the importance and consequence of the businesse to them with the difficulties and dangers thereof arising if speedy remedy were not applyed and therefore commanded their opinions therein to the best availe of his Majesties service and discharge of their own conscience and duty being intrusted in it In the neck of which consultation there arrived a Post from his Catholike Majestie and his great private and prudent and worthy Counsellour Conde Duke confirming as it were afore-hand the ensuing resolution of the Councell which unanimously was to divide the Armie in three parts the one of which to bee imployed about the busying and diverting the enemies forces from the Towne And the other two to attend all opportunities and advantages that may be taken or offered either by the negligence of the enemie or by the commoditie or scituation of the place to charge him to his greatest annoy and to endeavour by all meanes to relieve the begirt Citie of Fuenteravia Vpon this resolution taken and all things readily appoynted order was given that the Armie should march at a set and appoynted houre Marquis de Mortara one of the Spanish Commanders seeing those under the leading of the Almirante himselfe to approach neare commanded the vanguard of his owne Troops to march on towards the Enemie Then fell on with speed and unspeakable courage the incorporated vanguard of the Corolenia of Conde Duke and of the two Irish Regiments of the Earles of Tirone and Tirconell the Conductors and souldiers of which seemed for haste and hunger to fight to prevent desire it selfe so forward they were to doe their Prince service and his enemies dammage and detriment which their desire tooke speedy execution by their eager and furious falling upon their enemies so that in lesse than an houre they took in the two next adjoyning Calina's with eleven appoynted posts in them which the French did possesse After this Serjeant Major Barrie an Irish man of long tryed and approved experience in the warres of the Low Countries and of Germanie and one who gave good tokens of his great skill and abilitie in warlike and martiall affaires and Discipline as well in this exploit as in other precedent important services as it is well knowne to many having the leading and conduct of the said incorporated vanguard of the Spanish armie hee marched on directly without stay with incredible warinesse and resolution with his vanguard to the maine great Trench of his enemy taking as he marched all the advantages and commodities which the scituation of the place would suffer or any way afford till hee came within Pistoll shot of the enemies great and strongest Trench when on both sides there began a bloudie skirmish with which there arose a great noyse of Drums and Trumpets in the French Camp when their Artillerie began to roare and flye bountifully to the Spanish side with which Barrie skirmishing all this while upon the brinks of the enemies great and mainest trench and prying narrowly to the enemies doing omitting nothing that might becom a skilful and prudent Leader to his souldiers and a dangerous and advantagious enemie to his enemies going from place to place still encouraging with comfortable words where hee found any coldnesse of courage which hee found in verie few and putting them in the most forward hope of reward reforming and setling the ranks in compleat and perfect order and putting them in generall in memorie of their former and famous attchievements to the renowne and perpetuall credit of

their Nations both of Spaine and Ireland So that by these and other his expert sedulous and skilfull incouragements hee made of the multitude as if it had been but one compleat and well composed bodie and made them so ready and willing to observe his commands that hee could scarce command but it was so readily obeyed that scarce any difference could be discerned betwixt the command and the obedience thereunto hee made them so ready and dexterous to performe his will as if they had beene the body and he the head the body could not obey the will of the head sooner than they did his which was a thing worthy of note to be done in so short a time and which und●r God was the chiefe meanes of gaining the victorie Now being thus busie as is said he might perceive that the enemies horse made preparation to give a charge upon him which perceiving hee approached nearer unto them and powred among them a whole volley of shot and then prepared himself for the fight giving present instructions to that effect as one who knew well the valour and resolution of the French Horse then presently did hee call into the vanguard all the Officers reformed and Cavaliers of the two Irish Regiments who like valiant and brave Cavaliers made no stay but appeared presently with all diligent Obedience at his beck Of them did Barrie frame the front of the pikes to resist the furie of the enemies horse the shot being severally divided into all possible advantages to bee taken according to the naturall scituation of the place Thus all things being in perfect order according to the time to offend the enemie and to defend themselves if he should attempt any thing against them Barrie dispatched five Officers Vivo's and Reformed with present advertisements to Mortara and for other helps as powder Matches and such like other necessities of which he was not so plentifully provided as he would which his request Mortara like a brave provident and wise Commander presently granted Then Barrie seeing that all things were duely and decently ordered for the fight and that the souldiers were provided to their content began to incourage them a new with the most comfortable words he could devise calling upon the common souldiers by name those which he knew the rest he took by the hands and promised them great rewards speaking severally to each Captain Commander and Officer under his charge encouraging them apart and then in generall shewing them where new reliefes were in all haste marching to them and after those reliefes the Reeregard marching in order to their assistance Then Barrie the second time sent two Reformed Irish Officers advertising Marquis de Mortara that if hee did send succour to charge on the right hand of the great Trench to busie that side hee with the vanguard would with resolution fall upon the rest of the enemies fortifications upon his perill and that he hoped to give good accompt of his proceedings therein Mortara for his owne discharge and being mightie glad and joyfull of the hope he conceived what noble effect the worthy attempt of such a couragious crew as Barrie and his followers were would bring forth if it were well seconded dispatched a message out of hand to the Almirante signifying unto him the summe of Barries honourable requests and Chivalrous intent and resolution who taking consideration of the businesse and being discussed among some of the chiefest Commanders Marquis de Torrecusa offered himselfe to bee imploy'd according to Barries request who being licensed departed and having imbattailed his men and incouraged them as the shortnesse of time gave leisure hee went manfully and resolutely and led his men to give charge upon the right hand of the enemies great Trench as Barrie demanded but Torrecusa was twice repulst Yet the third time hee gained that side of the Trench which he assaulted and came at last to his appoynted place of Execution with great courage and discretion where gaining the redout that was on the right hand hee and his Spaniards and Neapolitans fought with such vigour and might that it was strange to behold but that it was known they were all chosen and approved men led by so valiant and wise a Leader as Torrecusa was And there was another thing that made these doings of Torracusa and his traine to seeme the lesse strange which was to see with what violence and force Barrie and the Vanguard of the Irish and Spanish under his conduct and command set upon the rest of the enemies great Trench which they took and drove back the enemies with such fury that it was wonderfull to behold and where Torrecusa fought with his Neapolitans and Spaniards was the cruell effect of Ire and courage to bee seene upon the miserable mangled bodies of the killed and slaine the heavy groans of the wounded the loud shrieks of the distressed dying souldiers the neighing of hor●es the clattering of Armour the clashing of swords and weapons together where a man may see revenge quench her thirst with humane blood There was slaughter in her royaltie crowned with Majesty carried and treading upon dead and wounded bodies and to conclude there was such a death-breeding confusion and terrible deadly dreadfull noyse of the dying and wounded and of Drums Trumpets and other Militarie instruments as if halfe the world were assembled together and had conspired with full intent to destroy all man-kinde in the other halfe and were assisted by all the severall Elements such a Confusion there was for where the Spaniards and Irish fought there was no resistance to be made against them for they made such a bloody Massacre and havock of their enemies that by pure force and dint of sword they drove them out of their strongest fortification Which Barrie perceiving and that Torrecusa and hee had the victorie on both sides of the field by the forcing of their enemies out of that Trench he commanded his thirst of honour being not yet quenched the vanguard to advance further towards the enemie which they obeying immediately the first troops of Musquetiers advancing into gave way to the rest to follow them to execute their Commanders will The French seeing their last refuge to consist in their valorous carriage with stout courages their Cavallerie gave a brave charge upon the fore-most troops of Barries souldiers and made them retire backe into the Trench they had formerly taken Then immediately againe came fresh succours of Torracusa and Mortara and then the second time did Torracusa and Barrie advance with the vanguard and made also a distance of till the Rereguard arrived and fell with united forces on the enemie with such furie that they were forced to make a vertue of necessitie which was to retire which if they had not timely and providently done they had incurred great and most imminent danger For if a thousand Musquetiers of Don Pedro Siron and Don Ioseph desanta Maria had come upon their backs on the other

such need for without let or molestation they entred into the endangered Citie with desired and long expected succour to the extream joy and hearty comfort of the besieged The Irish Captains with their Auidants and Companies were no sooner inclosed within the narrow precinct of the Citie walls but that like fire being removed from a vast and large place where its exhalations had free scope of passing through the aire whereby the heat is not so forceable nor extreame as it is when the fire is removed into a narrow or straight room or compasse where those fierie bodies are restrained of their former libertie and are kept within the fire whereby the heat of the fire is increased by reason of the restraint of the said fierie bodies Even so the couragious and valiant Irish being but a small handfull of men in respect of their numerous enemies being in the broad fields though they lacked no courage or will to set upon their enemies Yet were they not so fierie nor so incensed yet being ignorant of the poor case their friends and Comrades were in within the Towne but comming in and seeing in what state things stood there then took they and kept to themselves all their unmercifull and raging bloody humours and restrained them of their former liberties which they had in the vast fields of their ignorance of their friends ill-fare and sought license presently to execute their angry mood upon their insulting enemies pretending that their haughtie and stout stomacks could not brooke nor disgest their enemies so neare neighbourhood Whereupon license upon great and importunate entreatie being granted by the Governor the Spaniards and the Irish began to give order for the sally and began to encourage their souldiers and to whet and set their lusty and lofty resolutions on edge in putting them in mind of their former famous acts Now all things being in order for the sally by the incorporating and Marshalling of the Companies as the narrownesse of the place could afford meanes to doe this being done they issued bravely on the suddaine with such furie and eagernesse to fight as if it had been a mountaines flood which beares and forcibly carries afore it men and beasts trees and stones by the force of the riotous Current Even so went on these brave Warriers till they fell upon the enemies trench where they did bloody execution and revenge upon enemies with some losse to themselves in which skirmish and many more hot and bloody encounters and conflicts I leave to the judicious French the censure of the courage and Lion-like magnanimitie and resolution of the brave and Heroick Irish men in their bold and Chivalrous attempts to the no small glorie of their most renowned King and Countrie and not onely in that place but also in severall other places where their memorable and never dying acts are to their immortall fame and reputation registred and remaine as examples and patterns to noble and honour-thirsty minds and stirring knightly motives to posteritie as namely in Polonia Germanie Flanders and Spain Almirante de Castilla the thrice noble and brave worthy afore-mentioned prime Generall of the Spanish Armies after his arrivall at St. Sebastian hee dispatched like a prudent Chiefetaine many spies to discover the passages sallidas fortifications the number of their enemies watches with the order of the same and their vigilancie in setting their watches with all the possible advantages that might be had of their said watches fortifications and strongest workes as also to discover the state of the besieged of which being advertised by the Governour and of the danger they were in if not presently succoured as also the great forwardnesse of their enemies proceedings if not speedily interrupted Vpon which notice the Almirant resolved out of hand to attempt the relieving of the Citie both by sea and land which his brave intent as God would have it happily tooke desired effect twice by the arrivall of Spanish and Irish succours to the beleaguered Notwithstanding all these succours arrived in the Towne and the flying rumours daily of the Spaniards maine armies approach the French obstinately bent either to take the towne or to lose themselves in the pursuit thereof daily made their approaches with Trenches Galleries and other warlike ground-works and so well plyed themselves to the Spade and Mattock that in short time they came to the Towne ditch and wall and there blew up their Mines in three severall places by meanes whereof the walls on that side were so sore shaken and broken that they were even levelled with the earth so that by this and the daily skirmishes and continuall alarums given to them of the Towne by the enemies keeping them still awake by their multitudes whereas the beleaguered had but few hands so that they could not change but that the same men were still upon the Wals by which and the terrible roaring of the French Canon freely bestowing its murthering bullets amongst the unthankfull but not ungratefull besieged receivers the one halfe almost of the besieged were slaughtered and the rest sore wounded and tired quite with continual watchings and allarums but in this extremitie the noble Matrons and yong maidens of the Citie mightily revived the drooping for want of strength not of courage souldiers for still they would be at hand with powder Bullets Guns swords Pikes meat and drinke to the hungrie and thirsty cure to the wounded and their hands were as forward in the ground-workes and Counterscarfes of the Citie as any souldiers in the Garrison and those that were hurt they carryed home to their houses and there cherished them and cured them as if they had been their owne Fathers or Husbands or Brethren which Amazonian behaviour and resolution so animated the abated strengths and tyred vigorous spirits of the undaunted Spaniards and Irish that even then as they thought being in the jawes of death being sure they should be slain for yeeld they would not to save a thousand lives to each one so carefull were they of their honour and the reputation of their nation Even then I say being in this extremitie they reassumed to themselves new courages and out of a meer debilitie and forced weaknesse they squeezed to themselves new strength and couragious resolution for it is knowne by tryed experience ever since it is knowne what man and woman are what power the force of love of the one Sex hath to kindle in the generous breast of the other an invincible minde and boldnesse of which Ages and Authors both ancient and moderne afford multiplicitie of presidents and examples which more fully to expresse is not my present intent but my purpose is to declare according to my conscience and experience in that warre to set forth fully and not defraud either side of their worthily atchieved glories for by the womens incouraging and rowsing up of the almost dejected strengths of the Garrison souldiers the reanimated Spaniards and Irish were so dreadfull to their besieging