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A03134	A iournall, of the taking in of Venlo, Roermont, Strale, the memorable seige of Mastricht, the towne & castle of Limburch vnder the able, and wise conduct of his Excie: the Prince of Orange, anno 1632 VVith an exact card drawne first by Charles Floyd (nowe ensigne) and since lessened and cutt by Henricus and Willihelmus Hondius dwelling by the Gevangen Port in the Hagh. Compiled together by Capt. Henry Hexham quartermaster to the regiment of the Lord Generall Vere. As also a list of the officers, voluntiers, gentlemen, and souldiers slayne, and hurt in this seige. With the articles of composition.	Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?; Hondius, Hendrik, b. 1573, engraver.; Hondius, Willem, engraver.; Floyd, Charles, fl. 1632-1633, cartographer.	1633 (1633)	STC 13263; ESTC S104007	41,030	60

vvieck vvhere they fortfied themselues most stronglie as if they had bin in a towne the Companies of our Nation vvere these Captaine Killegrey Captaine Essex Captaine Scudamore Captaine Courtney Captaine Morton and Captaine Inglebie Thus the Armie being setled and all quarters entrenched the approches furnished and all out-vvorks and by-guards orderlie Kept releived many other strong vvorks of Fortification as Redoubts double ditches Halfemoones Horneworks Spurres Traverses vvere made along the lyne of circum-valation and prepared for the Enemyes attempt who vvas daylie expected to come and fall on vpon some part of our Armie for the releife of the towne and therefore a Fort Royal vvas made called the English Fort ouer against the English quarter And an other strong Fort called Belfide but more commonlie Brederodes Skonce because it laie neere to the Baron of Brederodes Quarter for defence of that part of the Leager and of the lower bridge vvhich vvas there layed for the passage of our Forces over the Riuer as occasion should require In the begining of the seige those in the towne annoyed vs much in our quarters vvith their great Ordnance and many vvere slayne in their huts and tents especiallie in the Scotch quarters so that vvee vvere forced to make Baracadoes and blindes in most places for the defense of our quarters and the Prince of Orange being to neere remoued his tents to the top of the hill neere the French quarters The 16. Colonell Pakenham commanded in the approches and many vvorkmen vvere sent to vvorke in the trenches This day it vvas ordanied that a Sargeant Maior should goe a grand-Round euery night betweene Count Henries quarters and ours Likewise orders vvere giuen out to all Captaines and their Sutlers to prouide victualls for their Companies for ten daies and that to begin vpon Sunday following after the expiration of those ten dayes there was once or twice a vveeke Ammunition bread brought to euery Regiment to be equally dealt among the souldiers for their moneys The 17. Certaine vvorkemen out of every Regiment vvere sent to finish the vvorks begun this night in the trenches The letters and declarations of Count Henry of the Berke touching his revolt from Spaine this daye came into our Army in print This night the Scotch Colonell Broguë his Regiment begining tooke their turnes to watch in the approches from this day to the 22 our approches went well forward the Enemy many tymes sallying out but were commonly beaten back againe with losse The 22. about 4 of the clocke in the afternoone the Enemy sallyed out about 200 strong an hundred fell into the Englishe trenches and as many into the French The Horse troope which had the guard at the entrance into our trenches fell out on the French side beate them in and the Captaine of the guard Shot with a bullet and Captaine Skippon on the English side fell out of our trenches with some 80 men and did encounter them in the playne feild the Enemy stodd it out in the open feild but after some skirmishing retyred this night wee aduanced our works in the approches without interruption The 23 they of the towne made a triumph with peales of Ordnance and Volleys of Musket-shott which made vs expect they would attempt something vpon vs that night or the next day following This day wee had a Conuoy from Nimwegen of 20 Ships loaden with meale Ammunition and diuerse materialls of warre The 23. of Iune Colonell Pakenham commanding in the trenches was shott in his face Vpon Thursday the 24 the Enemy sallyed out of the towne about 100 strong to beate in our workmen and fell into our trenches An Alferus or Ensigne of theirs who had the Command of 30 men followed the assault almost to our Corps-du-guard but at last they were put to retreate and the Alferus slayne with most of his men A parley was had for a certain tyme to fetch of the Alferus his body and other prisoners Into this Alferus his pockets were closely conveyed some Coppies of the letters of Count Henry of the Berke his reuolt in this fight Captaine Hickmans Sergant and some Souldiers of his Company were slayne The 25 also Marquis Sancte Croce came in the eueing with the Spanish Army to Tongeren where hee lay to victuall his Army two dayes Munday the 28 of Iune the Spanish Army came and quartered in the Villages on this side Tongeren not aboue an houres going from his Ex cie quarter there Reere being come vp they made a great noise with their ordnance and discharged foure tymes 24 peeces of Cannon one after another and hung out lights vpon the steeple there abouts to encourage their freinds in the towne and to signifie vnto them that they were not farr of Those of the towne answered them againe and shot al their ordnance three times off round about the towne their Bullets grazing and raking throw our quarters This night the Prince sent a guarde of Musketteirs with lights to search a Caue which was imagined to go vnder the ground into the towne they entred the Caue on the side of the Maze in the hill of Luchtenberch Castle found it to be hewen out by mens hands through a rock of free-stone and came forth on the other side of the hill neere vnto the walls of the towne Tuesday the 29 the Enemy marched from his quarters in the sight of our Army towards the heath A spye which marched with them three dayes brought intelligence that their Army consisted of 178. Companies of foote 76 troopes of horse 70 peeces of ordnance great and small and 900 vvaggons and marched in Phalanges and great Battalions with their Carriages baggage and wagons after euery Battalion This night they tooke vp their quarters in the Village by the hooght Cloyster a little below the Baron of Brederods quarters where wee lay the night before wee sate downe before Mastricht and where they remayned This night also a morter was planted in the English approches which Shott two great Granados of 80 pound weight one of them fell in the Enemyes half-moone before Brussells port the other in the towne and blew vp a house The 30 of Iune our horse and the Enemyes skirmished together their horse standing in Battalia while their Foote marched forward our horse skirmishing with them slew some of them and tooke others prisoners The first of Iuly our approches being well aduanced there was a traverse of the Enemies which lay some 30 paces in the playne field beyond the further point of our Sapp His Ex cie gaue order that this night it should be assaulted The Earle of Oxford then commanded in the approches and great store of Brushe was brought downe and workmen appointed for that service my Lord of Oxford gaue order to assault it in this manner That Sergeant Bagnall my Lord Veres Sergeant off Dort Company should fall on first with ●5 men then Lieutenant Garth Lieutenant to Sr Henry Herbert with 40. men and the

workmen and after him Captaine Roockwood with 80 men more all which was performed accordingly and they beate the Enemy out off the ●raverse and maintained it a good while The Enemy this night had drawne out of the towne about 800 men with intent to haue given vs a Camissado and to have falne vpon our works but this alarum of ours prevented them howsoever they were in Armes and in a readines to receave vs which made the fight more hard for falling vpon their traverse to regaine it they cast aboundance of hand-Granadoes in amongst our men which did much annoy them and indeede it was doubtfull for a while whether ours or the Enemyes men should carry it vpon this Sr. Symon Harecourt being then present with my Lord of Oxford was sent with freshe men in all expedition to second Captaine Roockwood The fight grew hott by reason the Enemy shott so much among our men diuerse were slayne and hurt among the rest Captaine Roockwood had his arme nere vnto his Shoulder shot in peices Sr. Symon Harcourt shot through his cheeks by the Pallate of his mouth and his thigh sorely torne with a granadoe and Lieuetenant Garth receaued a mortall shott through his body whereof hee dyed shortly after These Officers being brought off my Lord of Oxford sent Captaine Caue with 20 Pikes and 20 Muskettieres off my Lord Generall Veres Company off Dort and after him Ensigne Sydenham with some Gentle-men and Souldiers off his Company off Delff they fell on and beate the Enemy out off it againe and mayntained it not withstanding that the Enemy shott mightly and cast abundance off granadoes amongst them almost an houre Calling for workemen to turne it vp which fayling them seing that it was not tenible because it lay to open to the vvalls off the towne the Counter skarfe their halff-moone and outworks quitted it and retired againe into our works Diuerse Voluntieres Gentlemen and Souldiers off my Lord Veres two Companies were slayne and hurt as Captain Hauwton Reformado Mr Knowlls Mr Ewins Mr Wittington Mr Sedgwicke besides diverse Gentlemen and Souldiers off other Companies To prevent the Spanish Armye Coming over the Maze there was sent diverse Companies of English Scotch French and Dutch to lye along the River side in those places which were like-lyest for the Enemye to come ouer and every night men were sent likewise to the Lord of Brederodes quartiers where there was made invincible works to hinder the Enemye from approching towards his quarter and our lower-bridge The Enemyes Army lying so neere vs it was now a tyme of action for euerie night the whole Armye at the shooting off of the warning peece was in Armes and drew to the lyne every Companie standing 100. or 150. paces one from another and the horse troopes behinde them this lasted for sixe weekes every night till we had taken in the towne The first of Iuly also out long runing trench began to be made on the other side of the Maze beneath the Lord of Brederodes bridge for the safeguard of our men that went daylye at noone to guarde the water side even from the Bridge to the house of Geul where Count Stirums quarter was the Enemye had planted ordnance vpon diverse Batteries along the water side and shott at our men marching to their Guards but did them little harme The second of Iuly in the morning sixe French Companies of the Duke of Candales Regiment the Marques d'Esteaux his Leiftenant Colonell commanding had the guard on the other side of the River to hinder the Enemye from putting over the Maze below the Lord of Brederodes quarter The Marques distrusting the Enemye would attempt some such thing in the night layed some of his men in Ambuscadoe among the Reedes and in the Corne and suffred the Enemye to put over two punts full of his men about 300 strong and another punt full followed them The Enemye being landed high Dutches and Wallons fell to worke with their Spades to make good that peece of ground where they intended to lay over their bridge had cast vp three Crosse Batteries on the other side of the River that vnder the favour of them hee might passe over his men and had lodged some 3000 Muskettiers along the River side in a brest-worke cast vp in the night to play vpon our men The Frenches seing them at worke burst out of their ambuscadoes fell vpon them Pell-Mell and gott betweene the River and them and charged them vp to the very middle in water The Enemye played cruellye vpon the Frenches from their Batteryes which flanckered that place and their Cannon bullets raked through he French Companies slew many of them and shott of the Armes leggs of divers of them some of them were shott with Muskett bulletts from over the River Howsoeuer the Marques and his men carryed them selues so well that they beate the Enemy backe and sunck one punt with men in it so that there was drowned slayne taken Prisoners of the Enemye vpon this action about 400 men where of five or sixe of them were Captaines two or three Alferusses and 70. Souldiers The Marques d'Esteaux who had bestirred himselfe so bravelye when all was done in coming of was slayne with an vnhappye cannon bullett of the Enemies and with him also were slayne Captaine Foullon Captaine du Fresnes Monsieur Bois his Leiftenant and Leiftenant de Fay besides divers voluntiers Gentelmen and Souldiers to the number of fifty which lay dead vpon the place and a greate many hurte men were brought of This afternoone the Enemye sent a Trompetter to demaund his Prisonners hee speaking with his Ex cie for their releasment commended much his clemencie and mercye that they were not all put to the sword and also what good quarter was given to the kings men the yeare before at Bergen op Zoom when wee tooke their punts and Shalloups and that if ever they should haue such an advantage vpon vs hee hoped they would doe the like Saturday the third of Iuly our horse tooke five carrs laden with bread and other provision which was going to the Kinges Campe. The next day being the fourth the Regiment of Colonell Belford being in the trenches Sr. Iames Levistone his Leift. Colonell who then commanded the Enemye gaue them an Alarme Sr. Iames standing vp to see what the matter was receaved a dangerous shott vpon the crowne of his head whereof thanks be to God he recovered The fourth of Iuly also our horse firelocks tooke 60 waggons and carres laden with wyne beare and victualls for the Enemies Armye and brought in 103 Pesants whereof some proved Newtralls the other Enemies The fift of Iuly without the losse of any men our sapp was cut into the Enemyes traverse which the English before had assaulted About this tyme it was a very wet season greate store of Raine fell so that the River swelled and the Enemye could not forde it over till our works

double entrenchements Ditches Skonces Ravelings and halfe-Moones on the other side of the River were defēsible which made vs beleive that as God fought for vs before the Busse with drye weather so now hee did the like by wett weather made the heavēs to favour vs. Tuesday the sixte off Iuly the beseiged fell out vpon our workmen in the sappe off the traverse my Lord Morgan then commanding beate them twice out off it hee himselfe was shott vpon his brest and some others hurt and slayne This night the Enemy sprung a myne vnder the traverse in the English approches but did little harme This sixte off Iuly also his Ex cie hearing that the Enemy intended to fall on hee sent Mons r Stackenburch Lieuetenant Generall off the horse to giue them a sound alarme which was done in this manner following Hee had with him some 80 horse some 80 firelocks and tooke with him many trumpetts and Drums which where to sound and to beate a charge in sundry places and coming neere them hee fell on with his horse firelocks the trumpetts sounding the Drums beating gaue them such a terrible allarme that the Enemy supposing as the runewayes and prisoners reported that his Ex cie had giuē on with his whole Army did so pusle them that they run too and fro like men amazed and could not get into Armes Mons r Stackenburch broke into their trench and cut off a corps de Guard wherein a Spanish Captaine was slayne and takeing diverse prisoners returned backe into his quarters The 7. our men brought in 20 horsemen prisonners with a Drossard and 9 Carrs laden with provisions which were declared good boote The 8 they brought in likewise some kar●s laden with wyne provision which was for Count Iohn off Nassau The 9 an 10. our approches were well advanced The 11 of Iuly a convoy came frō Nimwegen with money victuals The 12 off Iuly wee had intelligence that the Marquesse Sancte Croce was in Armes had deuided his troopes into three Battaliōs with intent to attempt some thing vpon vs and to see if they could have brooke through our lyne but bethinking themselves they returned back againe into their quarters This day also sixe Souldiers off the Enemies came out off the towne with their Armes advertized the Prince of the State of the towne where their Mynes lay they were sent to take entertainement of count Henry of the Berke which they themselves desired More over this daye the French approches were so well advanced that a Soudier called Wild-boare of my Lord Veres Company of Dort and 4 other souldiers for 800 gilders vndertoke to sapp into the Counterscarfe of the towne this day also there came nyne Dutch Companies from Groning to our Army which were quartered on Weick side Tuesday the 13. of Iuly certaine forces of the Enemy marched towards Maseyck the Prince fearing that they might get over the Maze or take in the house of Count Henry of the Berke in Steevens-weert sent thitherward Count Stirum with diverse Foote Companies and the Duke off Bouillon followed him with some 20 troopes of horse more The 14 the Enemy found out a Myne in the French approches and stole the Powder out of it The French likewise found out a Myne vnder one of their Corps du guard and served them in the like Manner This daye five women were taken coming out off the towne whereoff one had a packett of letters found about her The 15. this daye in the morning those off the towne fell vpon the French works and tooke in part off their sapp and began to cast it vp against them but in the afternoone the French falling on vpon them recouered the most part of it againe with the losse of some men This night the Duke of Bouillon tooke in the Castle of Argenteau scituated on a high Hill betweene Luke our army to secure our provisions Vpon Fryday the 16. of Iuly the Enemy had in a readinesse another Myne and springing that filled the French sapp with earth some foure rodds where vpon the French Colonell Monsieur Maison-Neusve that commanded desired his Ex cie that the French might spring their myne and haue a revenge which the Prince not only granted but also was present there himselfe The myne then being sprung the Frenches fell on brauely and droue the Enemy into their Moate and followed them so close that they cryed out Mesieurs Faitez Nous Graces the French lost aboue 40 men among which Ensigne Fay was slayne and the Enemy aboue 100 slayne and hurt that day as they themselues confessed The springing off the Myne tooke but little effect yet not with-standing the French Voluntiers Gentlemen Souldiers fell on pursued them the Enemy shooting so thicke with their Cannon and small shott from the walle and their out-works that they could not lodge in the Myne nor cast vp the earth against the Enemy where driven to retyre againe into their workes The VVallons relieuing the French about one of the clocke in the night fell on againe vpon the Enemyes worke and beate them out off it but fresh seconds falling out of the towne the vvallons retreated into their works In this fight were slayne Monsieur Beza a French Captain that commanded a French Lieuetenant and a VVallons Ensigne beside some 30 Souldiers slayne and hurt The Enemy lost also in these seuerall encounters 82 men as they themselves reported and about 60 hurt whereof some of them died of their wounds afterwards The 18 a Burger of Mastricht came voluntarily ouer into our Army This day also there came 60 Musketteirs from Leige which were taken vp there and raysed for vs. A woman also was apprehended and taken goeing with a letters to the Spanish Army Also a Spaniard was taken in pesants Cloathes and brought in which had letters from Sancte Croce to the Gouernour of Gulick Letters were likewise intercepted frō the Infanta to Papenheim wherein shee offered him present pay for two monthes if hee would helpe to releiue Mastricht and come into the Land of Luke as an Enemy Vpon Munday the 19 the Enemyes Horse of Sancte Croce his Army surrounded and made a brauado before the Princes Quarters chased and tooke many of the waggoners horses and slew some Foremen our ordinance playd vpon them and our horse charged them and slew a Captaine of theirs and made them to retreate The Princes Captaine of his troope of Harquebusiers was slayne this day our men also slew some of the Enemy and tooke others prisoners The Lord of Vpdam haueing 100 horse vpon the Maze neere vnto Stockham brooke out of an Ambuscado suddenly charged three of the Enemies troopes of horse put them to flight and pursued them so fast that they tooke 12 horse and 25 horsmen prisoners The 20. Nothing of consequence was done Wensday the 21. of Iuly proclamation was made that hee w ch could take any going in or out of the towne

sapp The 30 of Iuly the Prince went downe into the Frēch approches to see the gallery which was newly begun In the English approches a Battery was made advanced neerer the wall having two halfe Canon planted vpon it the one played vpon the Brussels Port and the halfe-moone before it and the other to dismount a peece of the Enemyes which lay vpon the Rondle of the wall and did much harme to our men but the Enemy from the same Rondle with their peece put one of our Canons to silence and slew a Cannonier The last of Iuly S r Ieames Sanderling commannding the Scotch haveing the guard in the trēches a sapt was brought into the Enemies spur which lay before their Counter skarfe which the Enemy seeing shott continually from 10 of the clock in the morning till 7. a clock in the Evening with Cannon Slings Firelocks and Musketts vpon them and threw hand granadoes among them with all they fell on with flayles forkes and clubbs full of nayles and sett fire on our blinde which made our worke lye open to their shott not withstanding the Scotch mainteyned yt bravely In this fight was slayne with a Canon bullet worthy Lieutenant Bruce who carryed himself very vaillantly this day fought in his shirt and oftentimes came to push of the Pike with the Ennemie vpon the top of the worke and puld their flayles and clubbs from them with his hands Ensigne Riddle also a hope full yong Gentlmen received their his mortal wound whereof with in two dayes he dyed And Captaine Leviston Lieutenant Douglas were hurt To conclude the scotch had hurt slayne this daye some 30 of their men whereof Colonell Broughs owne Companie had hurt and slayne about sixteene The first of August our newe Batterie which was put to silence before began to speake againe to shot vpon the Ennemies Roundle to se iff they could dismount their ordinance throw the port-holes they putt thē to silence yett for all that nowe and then they shott very dangerously with their sling peece vpon our men This day also the Ennemy sett fire vpon two of out blinds and slew some of our men The second of August our men with often shooting with two halfe-Canon from the French Battery did so shake beate vpon the wall ouer against the French approches that it sunck downe some three rodes w ch made the Ennemie to quitt a part of their counterskarfe And the French advanced well their great covert gallerie vnder the dry Moate The third of August the Enemy was not so lavish in shooting awaye their powder and bullets as wouts they to be but did beginn to husband yt against a time of more neede so that this night wee had not one man shott onely Colonell Harewood gott a sligh hurt with a granado This night the English sapt into the Enemies counterskarfe to the brinke of their moate and made there two or three small guards to maintaine the sapp and to offend the Ennemie The fourth of August wee brought an other sapp vp on our right hand into their moate and made likewise two or three litle Corps off guard to secure yt It was admirable to see when wee had gott into their counterskarfe and the brinck of their deep ditch howe many windings and turnings lines flancks and sapps we made they were like a Maze wherein one might have lost himself if hee had not knowne them well They braunched out one both sides of our great gallerie and diverse pyenests small gards were made beyonde the Entrance into yt to flanke● along the moate to playe vpō the wall which did so much overloke vs. Our great gallerie was so vnder propt with supporters of timber and plancks aboue yt that foure men might march in Frunt in yt Every daye and night wee got a rode or more it was 160 paces long and went shelving downe some 8 foote vnder the bottome of their dry moate which was of a hugh deepth and then rising vp againe to come to the foundation of their stone wall Having then as is said gott into the Ennemies Counterskarfe dry ditch or moate they by degrees litle lite quitted part of yt and retyred toward their halfe-moones before both their ports casting vp small traverses vpon their Counterskarfe and the brinck of their moate to hinder vs from sapping forward so that they disputed every patch of ground with vs wee were forced to cutt them out of them or else to fyre them out of them The Enemie had planted a small peece in their halfe-moone shot into our sapps and from the Roundle vpon our right hand which slew some of our men Among the rest Sargant Parker Conductor to Mr Niel his Ex cie Inginier The fift Count Stirum putt 300 men into Sittert this caused the Burgers to come to his Ex cie to beseech him that hee would with drawe his men out of yt or else putt a stronger Guarnison into yt to hold yt against Count Papenheym who was passed ouer the Rhyne with 12000 foote and 3000 horse and was marching towards Mastricht pillaging plundring all the villages and Gentlemens houses that laye in his waye The sixth our horsemen tooke 20 of Papenheyms horsemen iust as they were a breaking vp of a church and plundring of yt and brought them prisonners to the Prince but his Ex cie sent them back to their Generall Without any ransome because he wold not give the first occasion of breaking the newtralitie This day his Ex cie to prevent the Ennemies from approching and making of Batteries to shote into his owne and the French quarters from a village not farre of where our mē had discounered some worke w ch the Enemie had cast vp caused high Barrocadoes to be made with in the line along his one the French quarters ran aline from the trench into the feild to meete the Ennemy made a royall fort at the end of yt to have planted ordnance vpon yt which the Ennemy perceiving spared both the labour and the charge This day also the great English Gallerie was begun vnder the Earth The Prince comming into the French English approches which he did comonly every day so hazarerd his person more then the Officers were willing to see escaping narrowly many a shott espied in the English approches a small traverse which the Ennemy held on the one side and wee on the other from whence the Enemy threw many Granadoes into our sap among our men which did much annoy them Colonell Broughs Regimēt this night had the watch in the trenches Sr. Ieames Sanderling his Lieutenant Colonell commanded his Ex cie gave him order that the Scotch should assault yt to beate the Ennemy out of yt which they did and about eleven a clock in the night during the fight our ordnance and small shott from the French and English Batteries played much vpon the Enemie they gave fire vpon the wall the

Enemy also playd w th their Canon and small shott from of the wall and flanckers vpon vs. The manner of assaulting of yt was this Captaine Ogleby who commanded Colonell Brought Companie Ensigne Hunns and a Sargant with some 12 men fell on first vpon the topp of the worke were at push of the pike a good while and beate the Enemy out of yt and our spade men began to slight yt turne yt vp against them Vpon this service worthy Captaine Ogleby the Sariant and one M r Meaper were slayne The Ensigne Hurt and some 30 Gentlemen and Souldiers slayne hurt This daye also the Prince commanded wee should fetch all the forrage that possibly wee cold gett in the lād of Valckenburch least Papenheym who began to drawe neere vs should make use of yt The seventh his Ex cie gave leave to the Marquis de Gere a French Vovoluntier to goe into Sancte Croces leaguer to visite the Marquis de Clayton the Baron de Vieux-pont two Frēch Colonels which served the Enemy they told him that though the Marquis Sancte Croce did dispaire off the releife of Mastricht yet hee hopt that the Prince of Orāge would not refuse to giue him battayle in returning homeward towards Holland and that Count Papenheym was come to him to that end Also their Runawayes and prisonners told vs that now they had got betwene vs Hollant wee should be fought with all and not a man of vs come off It was reported that Papenheym also should send word vnto the Prince of Orange that hee came not to offend him the lo the States but was sent from the Elector of Cullen to punnish the rebellions Legeois whereof they being advertired prepared for him presently and two dayes before they intercepted and tooke materialls which were sent from Namur to Papenheym to make a bridge over the Maze The eight of August the Enemye sallyed out of Weick with their horse but were beaten in with the losse of sixe of their men The 9 of August Papenheym came to Sittert some 8 or 9 English miles from our Leaguer The 10 a woman was taken comming out of the towne meaning to goe to the Ennemies Army being strickly examined by Sariant Maiour Glaser shee confessed shee had swallowed downe a bullet wherein was a letter which after a purge shee voyed the letter was found the letter being wrapped together in alitle hollow bullet baked in paste The 11 Colonell Harwood having the command in the trenches and being bid-day after dinner going to see the sapp was slayne with a sling bullet whose death was much lamented This day those of the towne sprung a myne in the trenches but did little harme The 12 Papenheym marched towards Count William his quarter whervpon his Ex cie gave orders that all our gards over and about the Maze as also Count Styrums horse-troopes should retreate within the lyne and keepe their guards at the further end of the Lord of Brederodes bridge and this night Papenheym marched to our ould quarters by Geule where Sancte Croce and hee made a bridge our the Maze This daye also their was a great fire in Colonell Harewoods his quarter which burnt of a division his dead Corps escaped burning very neere The Duke of Newburch came also into our Armye to the States his Ex cie It was reported his Ambassage was from the Bishop of Collen to excuse Papenheyms comming sollicite that Weike might be made newtrall they say hee had noe good answere from the Prince and the States but went away with a flea in his eare This day those of the towne sprung another myne but it tooke noe great effect but at night they set some of our blindes on fire The 13 a Souldiers wife of Mastricht who had bin formerly taken going with letters to the Kings Army was now the second tyme apprehended and brought to his Ex cie but noe letters could be found by her yet at last being strictly examined and thretned to be hanged she ingeniouslie confessed that shee had swalowed two Copper-boxes with two letters the one from the Baron of Leyde to Sancte Croce in characters and the other from the Magistrates off Mastricht to their ould Governeur Count La Motterye The States Doctor over night gave her some pills in the which wrought so well with her that the next morning they were found washed opened and these letters found in them the letters they say were to this effect that vnles they were presentlie releived wee being so neare them it was vnpossible for them to hold out the towne any longer The 14 14. woemen were taken and 4. firelocks which came out off the towne to gett forrage This day also Papenheyms horse ours skirmished together and sought to beate in our horse centinells This night the Ennemy hung out lights on the wall both against the English French approches to shoote vpon vs to discover what wee were a doing in their moate The 15 also a Capuchian Fryer belonging to the Earle of Vorstenburch came from Papenheyms quarters into ours to visite a Leiutenant of horse off theirs who was taken prisonner and lay wounded in our quarters hee told vs Papenheym desired that Weike might be delivered to him or else hee made noe quastion but hee would releive the towne for his men had done wonders and overrun stronger works then ours at Magdenburch wee prayed the Pape that hee would goe perswade Papenheym to make a tryall off the strength off our works and hee and his muffs should have a very good wel-come This day also came Kutingen Agent off the Bishop off Coullen to our Armye to excuse Papenheyms coming but the States and the Prince gave him noe great welcome The 16 of August the Scotts having the gard in the trenches the beseiged about two a clock in the morning came into the moate and gave fire vpon our right hand sapp that opened in it and wounded two or three off our workmen they were presentlie beaten out left two or three of their men dead behinde them afterward they shott into this sallie with a sling peece being in drinke as comonlie they were when they fell on fell out againe vpon our sappers but the Scotch beate them back with the losse of eleven of their men the scoth also lost a Sergeant with foure men This day Count Henry of Nassau his stuard was slayne This night Papenheym shott of five peeces of ordnance towards Count Maurice his quarter by which hee declared himselfe an Enemye as appeared the day following Those of the towne hung out lights this night three tymes and extinquished them againe wee interpreted this to be some signall they could not hold out long This evening a corporall of the Enemyes came out of the towne and told vs that the beseiged intended to fallie out vpon vs the next day with a greate many men Vpon tuesday the 17 Generall Morgans Regiment

holes of many of them are to be seene vnto this daye and some people yett living in yt which by the mercie of God escaped their bloudie hands can witnesse VVhat hath hapned vnto yt the last yeare 1632. how yt was beseiged againe and taken how the Prince of Orange his quarters laye how the line of Circumvallation was fortisyed with strong impregnable works how the lines in the Approches were runne this Card deliniates and the Iournall herevnto annexed will demonstrate and satisfie the impartiall Reader The Demonstration of this Card by letter and Numbre The Capitall Letters 〈◊〉 the severall quarters approches Galleries Note that being doubled they signifie so many divisions of a Regiment A Is the Prince of Orange his quarter B The place for the Ordinance C The deputed States Lodging D The Guards E Colonell Belfords The Scotch F Colonell Bacloughs G Colonell Broughs H Generall Morgan The English I The 4. division of Generall Vere K Colonell Packenhams L Colonell Herberts M Count Solmes dutches N Colonell Hauterive The French O The Mareshall Mons Chastillon P The Duke of Candales R Count Maurice VValloone S Count Haynaws high dutches T The two first Corps du Guarde V The first breaking of ground or entrance into the Approches X The French Gallerie Y The English Gallerie The small Letters goe the round about the line off Circumvallation is 15. English mils in cōpasse pointing out the principall places of fortification vpon the Line Litle a is the line which runs downe frō his Ex cie quarter a long by the French Fort numbre 10. making 2 points closes at Kouvvenberck noted y a likewise is the line which was run from his Ex cie quarter to the English Fort N o. 6 to N o. 11 with 2 redoubts vpon yt runs a long to N o. 12 to the quarter 13 with one Redoubt which taken in N o. 14 served for a retreat for our horse The Trench vpon the line of Circumvallation was strengthned twise raised to 8 halfe foote high the ditch likewise And besides the ditch of Circumvallation there was made an other out Ditch called the Forlorne Ditch without his Ex cie quarter 8. foote wide and 8. foote deepe marked a. From the letter b b to the Baron of Bredrodes quarter c are two diches 6 foote wide From the English side of his Ex cie quarter d vnto Count Henries of Nassaus quarter e 〈◊〉 a ditch 12 foote wide frō the letter f throw the Medowes running over S t. Peters hill by Colonell Pinsens quarter downe to the Maze g is a ditch 12 foote wide h is the vpper bridg called Luycks bridge where our provisiōs laye From the bridg-For● over the Ma● marked i ran an other ditch 8 foote wide passing along by the Mill-fort k so to the Freese quarter l. From thence to Count Maurice his quarter m with a ditch to the letter n of 8 foote wide so to the Church yard of Ammy noted ● n where Papenheym fell on and then ran along the ditch into the water o. From the North-side of this water p there begann againe 2 forlorne ditches each six foote wide going about the water for t and passing by Count Williams quarter q and turned by the redoubt r about the Hornwork s. And so forward by Count Stirums quarter t ending in the ditch of the fort v which laye before the Lower Bridge beneath the Towne called Bredrodes Bridge noted w x are the shipping that came out of Holland with victualls and Munition y. the small village Kouwēberke were his Ex cie horse stood ● Papenheyms quarter behinde the Hills one redoubt appearing Numbre 1. is the Chiefe quarter of the Spanish Armie cōmanded by Sancte Croce N o. 2. is a small fort and an entrenchment vpon a peece of an old Dike for the safeguard of their bridg N o. 3. are the Ennemies 4. batteries N o. 7. is the Ennemies bridg N o. 4. is the Trench which the Ennemy cutt off and made in the towne for thiir retreate N o. 5. is the stone bridg betweene Mastricht and VVieck The letter b shewes our principall batteries along the line In St. Peters Hill are many Caves called by the Legeois Cariot which runns some miles vnder-ground out of which they fetch their free stone And thus much for the declaration of this Card. A Iournall or briefe Relation of the taking in of Venlo Roermont the memorable Seige of Mastricht and Limburch with some other townes forts in those quarters THe High mightie Lords the States Generall of the vnited Provinces the Illustrious Prince of Orange after some secret consultations helde at the Hage haueing had also intelligēce that the Enemy had weakened much his Garrisons in Gelderland and Mastricht and sent them vp into the Palatinate made great preparations resolued for the feild and appointed our Rendevouz at Nimwegen the 22. of May 1632. New Stile But by reason the winde was contrarie and the force of the wall-streame such the Shipping and Companies could not get vp at the day designed w ch hindred our expedition where vpon his Ex cie gaue order that the Companies w ch were not come vp should be vnshipt and march along the Dijke from Thiell to Nimwegen vvhere the troopes coming together and euery Company ioyning w th his Regiment the old Orders and militarie discipline formely published by Edicts were proclamed in the head of the Army that euery souldier vpō payne of death should strictly obserue them As also other orders concerning the watch was giuen out to this end First that noe Captaine hauing his health should absent himselfe from his watch Secondly that euery night a Sergeant Maiour should goe the Round through the Gards watches of his owne troopes taking care to se that all things were in good order also that the centinells should be well duly set out and if they should finde any faulte or carelesnesse vpon the Guards they were instantly to acquainte the Sargeant Maiour Generall therewith that those faults might be redressed Thirdly a Company or troope of men haueing the watch in the approches or at any auenuë should place their Armes in this order following first the Pikes should be placed in order a litle behinde the parapit in the feild and the Musketteires should set their muskets at the Parapit w th the officiers thereunto belonging Fourthly that in the night tyme one of the chiefe Officers of a Cōpany or troope should be wakeing continually releiueing one another by turnes as tyme and occation should serue and that there should neuer be lesse then the third part of the Company in Armes kept waking to be in readines vpon all occasions Fiftly when the Rounde came accompanied w th Muskettiers that the word was to be giuen or receiued according to due order the Officer of the guard should speedylie come out accōpanied likewise w th Musket tiers

Craven in the trenches vvee heard ten or twelve rousing Canon goe off from the brow of the hil vvhere Papenheym laye It seemes there vvas some secret intelligence betweene Papenheym and those of the towne to have falne on both at one time if hee had bin ready or the howre had not bin mistaken The night before the Marquesse Sācte Croce had sent Generall Papenheym three Italian Regiments and some of his best Canon Papenheym then thundring with his ordnance from his great batterie vpon Count Maurice his quarter and vpon the line came marching downe the hill in full Batalia some 6. or 7. thousand horse and foote drawing downe two feild peeces before them vvhich they planted within musket shott of the place were they intended to Enter The place vvas vpon a litle church yard called Ammy vvhere our line was not yet perfected where there were hedges orchardes and trees which did shelter them much from our shott They tooke our men iust at dinner and the alarme being so hotly given our men leaving their victualls behind them ran in all expedition to answere yt The Italian Regiments had the honour to give vs the first charge and fell vpon this church-yard and came to pushe of the pike with our men vpon the topp of the trench The Italians gave on three or foure times did their best endeavour to have entred but our men gave them such a welcome and did so repulse them that some of them were slayne vpon the brest worke and tumbled downe into the ditch and others were knockt downe with the stocks of Musketts and had their braynes beaten out with brick batts And our ordnance playing from all our Batteries which flanckred those feilds raked throw and throw the midst of Papenheyms Battalions powred vvhole voleyes of small short among them Papenheym seeing the Italians thus beaten retreate as Marques Spinola did at ●ergin vpō the English charged them in the Reere with his horse to force them to fall on againe but at last seing yt was in vaine that they cold not enter gave waye to their retreate In this fight worthy Captayne Morton was slayne His Ex cie also being at dinner and hearing this hott alarme calls for his horse and tooke diverse foote companies along with him two peeces of French halfe canō made all the speed that possibly he could to ge●t to count Maurice his quarter The foote companies were placed along the lyne some 30 troops off our horse stood in Battalie that iff Papenheym had entred not a man of them had gott off His Ex cie being come to count Maurice his quarters presently plāted there the two peeces w ch he brought along with him w ch did so rake throw Papenheyms battalions that often times a bullet swept away five or sixe off them at a shott their horse horsemen tumbling downe and sprawling vpon the Earth This fight continued along time from one off the clock till 8 or nine in the night before they could come cleare off In this fight powder nor shott were spared on neither side Count Papenheym wold faine have bin gone sooner but hee was engaged to staye the longer for the carrying off of his dead hurt men and the drawing off his two feild peeces which cost many off his men theirs dearest lives It was credibly reported that in this fight hee lost 1400 or 1500 hundred men himself hurt For the daye following the Boores comming in tould vs that there were 24 vvaggons appointed in the night to fetch of their dead and hurt men vvhereof some of them had their leggs their armes shot off These waggons went often to and againe in the night and by the churchyard vvhere the Italians fell on their lay 140 of their dead bodies stript our men did them the honour to cast Earth vpon them to bury them in the ditch off our trench The 〈◊〉 the three Italian Regiments were sent back by Papenheym to Marquesse Sancte Croce well beatē And it was reported that count Papenheym vpbrayded the Spaynards for not attempting in some other place while he strived to relieve Mastricht whē the newes was brought to Sancte Croce vvho was at playe that count Papenheym was beaten hee told his playe followes that hee knew as much before for hee had not to doe with his Muffs so gee●ing at him bad them playe on This day also the Enemy sallyed of out the Towne vpon our saps but the English being aware of them beate thē back againe presently with the losse of some of their mē The 19 S r Thomas Culpepper Lieut. Colonell to Colonell Packenham who was hurt comanded in the approches our great galletie this morning was so advanced that our Mineurs myned too farre that coming to the inside of the wall apeece of it fell downe into the Towne that a man might put his head in at the hole thereof se into the towne which the Enemy discouvering one of thē peeping in at the hole was slayne with a pistoll two Gentlemen of ours standing on either side of the hole with their pistolls spanned This accident so happing S r Thomas Culpepper sent quarter-maister Watkins in all hast to advertise the Prince thereof who instantly sent his Inginier Mōsieur Niels to comand the Capt of the Miners that hee should stopp the galery backwards and make chambers for the powder vvhich was begunn vvith all expedition The next daye being fryday the 20. the Lord Generall Vere his Regiment had the guard in the approches and was comanded by his Lieut. Colonell Holles after dinner Colonell Harewoods Corps was to be carryed out of the trenches all the Colonells Captaines and Officers who had not the guard were invited to his obsequies meeting all at his tent and hut to goe alōg with yt The Lord Generall Vere being come thether fynding his Ex cie not there rodd vp to his Ex cie tents where it seems speaking with the Prince hee leaving the Cōpanie gave him order to goe presently downe into the approches Sariant Maiour Gener●l S r Thomas Culpepper Sariant Maiour Cromwell followed him and being come downe into the trenches mett with Sariant Maiour Holles They went all into the Colonells first Corps du Guarde where putting the souldiers out shutting the portall thereof held their a Councill of Warre what companies should besent for into the quarters what workmen were sufficient who should command the workemen howe in what manner the breach should be assaulted S r To Culpepper the quarter m r that was there present with them to helpe to Execute their comaunds were sent into the quarters for ten English Companies vidz Generall Morgans Capt. Griffins Colonell Packenhams Colo. Herberts Vicount Wimbletons S r Tho Culpeppers Sergāt Maiour Cromwells S r Iohn Manwoods Captain Skippons Capt. Dudleys and Colonell Brough S r Ieames Sanderling his Lieutenant Colonell this night being to relieve

the English with the scotch were apointed to secōd them vvhile things were a ordring the Cōpanies marching downe the workmen come diversse gapps were cut in the trenches sallies made in the most conveniēt places where our men might fall out the two litle decked Galleryes or sallies on either side off our great gallerie were cutt in the bottome of the ditche and on the sides for our men to fall vp to the breach The Myne by this time was stoptt 14 foote backward and 3 chabers made where in 18 Barrells of powder were layd but as fast as wee vvrought backward the Enemy vvrought forward to give vent to our myne The manner off assaulting the breach was thus Lieutenant Charles Kettleby and Ensigne Munings were first to fall vp with 50 Muskettiers Piks to visit the breach After him Lieut. Holmes with 24 workemen and Quarter maister Watkins as Inginier Next them Capt. Manly Ensigne Sydenham Capt Stantons Ensigne with 100 men more halfe pikes halfe Muskettiers after him Capt. Caue Lieut. Lewes Ens. Foster with the like nūber Then Lieut Col Holles with Capt. Peyton Capt. Esda Lieut. Browne Ens Garret Ens. Moyle Ens. Manly with 200 more These voluntiers also fell on my Lord Craven his brother Sariant Maiour Huncks Capt. Davis Reformado Maister Donogh ô Brian Mr Wilis Ensigne Browne Captaine Griffin also fell vp the breach with his Companie Thus yt was ordered and betweene 8 and 9 a clock this night all things being in a readinesse the Myne vvas sprung and to amuze the Ennemy an Alarme was giuen by the French in their Approches Nowe ere the Myne vvas sprung the Ennemy had stolne out nyne Barrels off powder out off yt the other nyne Barrells being fyred having such a vent and such a huge wall of Earth and stone to cast vp it made not so great a breach as otherwise yt vvold have done if all the powder had bin in yt neverthelesse it shooke the fondation of the vvall so that some Earth being blowne vp the stone vvall tumbled downe into the moate about a rodd in breadth which our men perceving giuing a great shoote fell on Couragiously from the bottome of the moate and clambring over the stones vvhich vvere falne downe and helping one another vp gott vp to the very topp of the Breach gave fire in the teeth of the Ennemy and came to pushe of the pike with them The Ennemy running from all parts of the towne to defend yt and from the two Roundles which flanckred the Breach gave fire a pace vpon our men that vvere vpon the topp of the Breach amounting and with their ordinance from the halfe-moone before the port from an other pecce vvhich shott out of a hole within the port playd vpon our men and scowred a long the moa●e hanging out two great lights vpon either side of the Breach that they might see and discouver our men the better the Ennemy casting downe many hand-granadoes stones fireworks and pycht ropes burning among our men discharging their ordnance from all flancks as fast as they could charg and discharge and ours likewise vpon them from all our Batteries while our men fell vp to the breach with agreat resolution putting the Enemy hard to yt Captaine Dudley Ensigne Sydenham now Captaine Captaine Sandall Ensigne Garret my Lord Veres Ensigne of his Company of Dort with some other Officers Gentlemen and Souldiers sallyed a long the moate and the Ennemies Counterskarfe and comming to the drawe-bridg before Brussels Port entred the halfe-moone cutt the throats of those that had the guard in yt beate them downe with their Musket-stocks and mauld them pittifully so that they cryed out for quarter but none was given them The Ennemy that had the guard within the port having the wicket open shutt yt and left those that were without to our mercie All this while our men strived to enter the breach and assaulted yt well nigh halfe an houre slashing and cutting of the heads of the Ennemies piks His Ex cie the Lord Generall Vere Sariant Maiour Generall and diverse Officers stood vpon the Batterie to see the Breach assaulted where the bullets flew thick and threefold It was very difficult for our men to enter because of the steepnesse of the wall and their clambring over stones and dead mens bodies being 80 foote in height from the bottome of the moate to the stone wall Our men giving on three or foure times with freshe courage vvhich his Ex cie seeing that the longer they stayed in assaulting the more men wee lost sent word that our men should come downe from the breach and retyre into our works In this fight captaine Davis a worthy Gentleman was slayne Captaine Edmund Manly who strived to enter cutting off the heads of the Ennemies pikes received a shott throw his left arme by his shoulder vvhich brake his bone and an other throw the same arme a litle above his Elbow vvhich likewise broke his bone asunder another shott through his right thygh among his synowes vvhereof the 23. of August he dyed Also Captaine Griffin was shourdly hurt agreat many of his Company slayne hurt Lieutenant Colonell Holles vvas also hurt vvith a granado on his foote Captaine Cave shott throw his right-hand the bones all to peeces and Captaine Peyton throw his left-hand Capt. Dudley at push of the pike vvith the Ennemy was runne into his brest and his Lieutenant Reade shot through one of his hands the bones all to shatters Captaine Sandall received a cruel shott vvhereof of late he dyed Capt. Sydenham hurt also with a granado and diverse Gentlemen and Souldiers of my Lord Vere his two Companies slayne and hurt a great many of other Companies also The Ennemy likewise lost a brave Captaine vpon the breach and a great many of other Officers men who did ingeniously confesse vnto vs after wee came into the Towne that if our Myne had sprung but halfe an houre sooner the Baron of Leyde Vice Gouvernour and some of the Magistrates standing aboue the myne and giung some orders how to defend the breach had bin blowne vp into the aire Our men falling on striving to enter there was a pityfull cry of men woemē children in the Towne their great alarme Bell ringing out And some of them fearing that our men wold have entred and served them as the Prince off Parma did Anno 1579. cryed out for quarter but our men gave noe eare vnto them because his Ex ice had promissed our men they should pillage the Towne if they entred which did much animate them There was order giving whē our men fell first on that iff the breach was not mountable and the assault feisible they should have sent his Ex cie word and have falne off but it seemes the over-ruling hand of the Lord of Hoasts was in this action and the courage of our men such that it was omitted for though wee lost

a Company of brave and worthy men who desirous of honour lost their lives there yet they did so startle the Ennemy that they durst not stand out a second assault as yee shall heare the daye following Vpon Saterday then the 21 in the morning a parly was beaten for the fetching off of our dead bodies on both sides S r Ieamet Sanderling then commanding in the approches the dead being brought off our men begann to shoote againe but it seemes the Ennemie fore-seeing an other storme and for the prevention off a further daunger tooke hold off this oppertunity calls for a parly and desired that one or two of them might speake vvith his Ex cie vvhich S r Ieames graunting caused his men to leave shooting and sent word to the French approches that they wold doe the like also so his Ex cie sent downe Sariāt Maiour Generall Monsieur Witz into the approches and hostages were sent out and in and the Articles of Composition agreed on and accordingly performed on both sides According to the Articles of Composition herevnto annexed Munday the 23. of August the Ennemies Garnison marched out of the Towne 29 Coullours a foote being about 14 comen in all and a troope of horse They had also vvith them nine peeces of ordnance two three quater canon Carrying a bullet of 3● pounds weight two halfe Canon three ●ling peeces and two Faulcons the Prince at their request out of his bountie gave them two peeces more then at the first was agreed vpon but they taking three his Ex cie caused one of them to be carryed back againe into the towne They had also a hūdred of our vvaggons to carrye awaye their hurt and sickmen their bagg and baggage vvhich brought them to the Marquesse Sancte Croce his Armie A great many of them taking their leaves of their frends in Mastricht were foxt and in going out discharging their Musketts and firelocks one more malicious then the rest having a bullet in his firelock shott dead a horsemans sonne of ours for which offence he was apprehended and presently executed The 24. Count Papenheym having marched to a village called Esder neere vnto a litle towne called Vysell attempted to have put a bridge over the Maze to have hindred and cutt of our provisions betweene Luke our Army but hearing that Mastricht was come to a parly that his Ex cie had sent some forces to prevent him that the boores round about rose vp in Armes against him not willing to suffer the insolences of his Souldiers who neere visell had murthered some of their pesants in revenge whereof the bores cutt the throats of some of his stragglars he bethought himselfe and returned back againe to his owne quarters The 25. a daye of thankgiving was solemnized to God the Authour and giver of this Victorie The 26. Papenheym marched againe with 6 or 7 thousand men into the Countrie to pillage plunder yt vvhere his men committed cruell Insolences breaking vp Churches Cloisters Gentlemens houses spared not the Romish Catholiques themselves especially his men payd those of the Reformed Religion Among the rest some of his Officers Souldiers fell vpon a Gentlemans house brooke vp their Chests Truncks and Cubbarts and tooke aboue 20000 gilders in ready coyne from him this did not onely content them but also to satiate their fylthy lusts ô horrible villany ravished his wife and daughters notwithstanding the many teares cryes they made vnto them for the preserving of their chastetie The 27. Sancta Croce removed part of his quarter frō the Hooght Cloister and came and laye with some off his men neerer Stockham to guard his bridge vvhich was layd over the Maze to goe into and to come from Count Papenheyms quarter The 31. the Duke of Niewburch came againe into our Armie to excuse Papenheyms coming against vs now hee had declared himselfe an Enemy aswell in his owne behalfe as in the Bishop off Cullens but they sayd hee had noe great audience The first of Septēber we heard there was agreat contestation betweene Count La Motterie the Baron of Leyde his Vice Gouvernour and Sancte Croce his Spaynards hitting them in the teeth that they had layne there all that whyle and attempted nothing for the reliefe of Mastricht The fifth of September Papenheym being marched awaye towards Cullen Sancte Croce tooke vp his bridg and lett some of yt drive downe the streame he kept it a daye or two longer fearing least wee should have falne in the brich of Papenheym and have cutt off his passage The next day he marched awaye with his foote towards Diest in Brabant leaving his horse in the reere of his quarters His Ex cie went with our horse to see his going off and some of our horse entertayned skirmish with them and bulletts changed betweene ours and their centinells And thus the great braggs they made that they would give vs battle and fight with vs before wee came home came to nothing The Ennemy being gone our ordnance were drawne off from all Batteries and sett in order in our quarter Vpon Sunday the 5. of September two sermons were preached in Saint Mathews Church in Mastricht There was a great auditorie of Souldiers the inhabitants as full as ever the church cold hold After the fore nones sermon was ended Mr Conrade Merkinius the States preacher comming downe from the pulpit there was an old womā that had bin of the Reformed religion all her life time whom God preserved from death vvhen the Prince of Parma tooke in the towne with an assault when so many were Masacred drownd in it by the Spanyards This good soule hearing the sound of the Gospell againe in Mastricht was so over ioyd that as Symion did to our Saviour shee catched the preacher in her armes embrassed him and blessed God for yt This caused also a great reioycing to the standers by w ch made some of them shed teares weepe for ioye This night towards evening his Ex cie Comaunded Monsieur Stakenbrock Lieutenant Generall of the Horse Colonell Pincen who comanded the foote having with them certaine Dutch companies foure peeces of ordnance two Morters and sufficient ammunition laden vpon vvaggons to march vnto Limborch sixe dutch miles beyōd Mastricht on mundaye morning the sixth of September they came before yt made a Batterie planted their Canon vpon the Castle which by nature and art was exceeding stronge scituated vpon a sleepe Hill overlooking the towne after they had made some 34 shott against the Castle they came to aparly and yeelded finding in yt ten or twelve peeces of good ordnance and so the States and his Ex cie became master of the first Dukedome of the 17 Provinces It is a montaynous Country and full of high hills in which there are Mineralls found and great store of Calamine stone and copper it is credibly reported that these hills especially one of them were farmed for