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A journal of the expedition of Monsieur de La Fueillade for the relief of Candy written in French (by way of letter) by a gentleman who was a voluntiere in that service, and faithfully Englished.; Journal de l'expédition de Monsieur de la Fueillade, pour le secours de Candie. English
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Volontaire.
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1670
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Wing J1097A; Wing R868_PARTIAL; ESTC R21251
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when_o order_n be_v give_v out_o to_o all_o the_o brigade_n to_o be_v ready_a the_o sixteenth_o by_o break_v of_o day_n they_o be_v so_o transport_v it_o be_v easy_o visible_a that_o mr._n fueillade_n be_v not_o so_o much_o induce_v by_o reason_n to_o this_o enterprise_n as_o by_o a_o compliance_n and_o inclination_n to_o passion_n and_o precipitancy_n to_o which_o he_o be_v as_o much_o addict_v as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o young_a nobility_n be_v about_o to_o be_v sacrifice_v however_o this_o resolution_n appear_v irrational_a and_o desperate_a to_o the_o venetian_n it_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v the_o vigour_n and_o cheerfulnes_n wherewith_o our_o youngster_n prepare_v themselves_o to_o execute_v it_o give_v they_o some_o hope_v the_o success_n may_v not_o be_v so_o fatal_a as_o be_v to_o be_v expect_v in_o reason_n see_v general_n morosini_fw-la give_v they_o 100_o man_n of_o the_o garrison_n which_o be_v dispose_v into_o the_o several_a brigade_n and_o mount_v several_a piece_n of_o canon_n on_o that_o side_n where_o the_o sally_n be_v to_o be_v make_v line_v the_o wall_n with_o musqueteer_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o granade_n which_o do_v much_o increase_v the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o enemy_n as_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o a_o account_n with_o as_o much_o exactuess_n as_o can_v be_v perform_v by_o the_o eye_n of_o one_o single_a person_n order_n be_v give_v through_o our_o brigade_n for_o a_o general_a assault_n on_o the_o 16_o of_o december_n at_o break_v of_o day_n every_o one_o employ_v that_o evening_n in_o rectify_v his_o conscience_n and_o in_o the_o night_n about_o two_o a_o clock_n they_o stand_v all_o to_o their_o arm_n at_o a_o rendezvous_n appoint_v where_o new_a order_n be_v immediate_o give_v out_o for_o the_o sally_n our_o four_o brigade_n and_o the_o 100_o general_n morosini_fw-la lend_v we_o make_v up_o about_o 450_o fight_a man_n beside_o servant_n which_o march_v for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o their_o master_n side_n have_v each_o of_o they_o a_o 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â—â—ut_o of_o with_o their_o scimitar_n we_o have_v no_o want_n of_o back_n or_o breast_n or_o head_n piece_n nor_o of_o any_o other_o â—â—ort_n of_o defensive_a arm_n of_o proof_n the_o arsenal_n be_v full_a of_o they_o and_o every_o man_n have_v liberty_n to_o go_v in_o and_o choose_v but_o no_o body_n think_v it_o convenient_a to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o ditch_n and_o pit_n and_o ruby_n we_o be_v to_o pass_v over_o some_o there_o be_v take_v casque_n for_o their_o head_n which_o they_o be_v force_v to_o throw_v away_o when_o they_o come_v to_o engage_v the_o great_a heat_n they_o be_v in_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o endure_v they_o when_o our_o four_o brigade_n have_v take_v their_o post_n in_o the_o place_n of_o arm_n they_o be_v draw_v out_o into_o three_o division_n the_o first_o consist_v of_o five_o and_o thirty_o out_o of_o each_o brigade_n which_o make_v up_o seven_o score_n man_n command_v by_o mr._n le_fw-fr marquis_n de_fw-fr chamilly_n with_o 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and_o to_o reconsider_v the_o variety_n of_o danger_n we_o have_v past_a both_o by_o land_n and_o by_o sea_n in_o this_o expedition_n thereby_o to_o give_v you_o as_o full_a and_o as_o exact_v a_o relation_n as_o you_o desire_v finis_fw-la a_o relation_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o candia_n from_o the_o first_o expedition_n of_o the_o french_a force_n under_o the_o command_n of_o m._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr fueillade_n duke_n of_o roannez_fw-fr to_o its_o surrender_n the_o 27_o of_o september_n 1669._o write_a in_o french_a by_o a_o gentleman_n who_o be_v a_o volunteer_n in_o that_o service_n and_o faithful_o english_v london_n print_a for_o t._n williams_n and_o i._n starkey_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o their_o shop_n at_o the_o bible_n in_o little_a