Diatelesma The second part of the Moderne History of the VVorld containing this last Summers actions IN Languedock Italy Piemont Montferrat Lorrain the Dukedome of Burgundy the Franch County and generally in France Holland the West-Indies and Marine occurrences With some passages of Rome and Turkey brought downe to Novemb. 1637. Quicquid agunt homines nostri est ferrago libelli Iuven. LONDON Printed by T. Harper and are to be sold by Nathaniel Butter and Nicholas Bourne 1638. A Table of Contents CErbellone encampeth before Laucate Pag. 2 The Situation of Laucate ibid. Cerbellon gropeth the Governour ibid. And fayling of his end prepares to batter the Fort. 3 The Castle of Roqueford taken by Cerbellon ibid. The Garrison re-enforced 4 The Duke of Halewin prepares to relieve it ibid. Brings up his armie opportunely 5 Calleth a Councell of Warre 6 The resolution of the Councell ibid. Is put in practise 7 The Spanish scouts repulsed ibid. The French Generall seekes to be informed of the Spanish Fortifications ibid. The Fortifications discovered 8 Another Councell of Warre is called ibid. It being concluded to assault the Enemie in five places ibid. Labourerers are sent to open the way for the horse 9 And the French armie is divided into five bonds ibid. A reserve set apart 10 The battels joyne 11 The fight doubtfull the French horse come up and get the victorie ibid. The Spaniards flye 12 The French seize on the spoyle 13 The Spaniards losse ibid. The King gives thankes to God and rewards to his souldiers ibid. The Duke of Rohans march out of the Veltoline 15 D. Bernhard goeth into the field 16 Takes in the Castle of Romagne ibid. Which yeelds upon discretion 17 Some Peasants to secure their gold lose both money and lives ibid. Champlite surrendred to D. Bernh 18 Mercy with seventeeene Regiments opposeth the D. passage over Soan ibid. Duke Bernh encounters him 19 And gets the victorie ibid. Giz yeelded upon discretion 20 The Commander in Saint Loup hanged up ibid. The issue and effect of the battell ibid. Mercye againe defeated by the Rhinegrave 21 Mountbeliard blocked up by Putler is freed by Schavelitzky ibid. Altkirk taken pillaged and burnt by Schavelitzky ibid. Montbeliard re-victualled by D. Bernhard ibid. Six Companies of Lorrain horsmen defeated by D. Bernhard 22 Boyseys Regiment defeated and himselfe slain ibid. Mommartin and Veson taken in the Duke marcheth towards the Rhine 23 Many of the Lorrainers submit to the French King voluntarily  Le Pont de Horde ibid. Besieged ibid. And taken by the Count of Medovie Governour of Montbeliard 24 The Governour hanged ibid. The death of Ponico D. Bernhards bosome friend 25 A strange tempest at Tours ibid. Buffara a Weaver naiseth a commotion in Perigot 26 By an ill woven speech to the Peasants 27 The people assenting take up Armes 28 Are beaten in the field by the Duke de Valette ibid. Their Captaine broke upon the wheele 29 A black-Smith raiseth a new commotion in Querey ibid. Taketh Fons ibid. Is re-enforced by three thousand fresh men ibid. Summons Pigear 30 Is deluded by the Citizens ibid. Taken and delivered to the hands of Iustice 31 The Marquesse of Constans raised by the Duke of Langueville 32 The Castle of Courlaon besieged by the D. 33 Surrendred upon composition ibid. The towne of Lyon de Saulnier besieged by the French 34. The Castle holds out ibid. Two other Castles taken by the Duke Longueville 35 Montaigne taken by the Count De Guebriant ibid. The Castle of Lyon de Saulniere surrendred upon composition 36 Divers Forts and Castles taken by the D. de Longueville 37 The Castle of Sovigny ayred before the French enter 38 The Duke of Longueville by suffering the Camptois to take their Crop relieves his Army ibid. Orgelet yielded to the French with other Forts 39 The Count of Soyssons gives evidence of his loyaltie to the King 40 Sundry Castles taken by Guebriant in the French Countie ibid. S. Lawrence la Roche the Towne surprized by the French 41 Burned by the Spaniards which slie into the Castle 42 Where they are besieged and forced to yield ibid. Bleteran in danger of a siege 43 The Burgesses prepare to flie ibid. Guebriant way-layes them and they not comming abroad addresseth a Stratagem to surprize the Garrison 44 That fayling he takes in Iosseau a Castle ibid. And the Fort de Loges 45 Addresseth a new stratagem for the Garrison of Bleterans ibid. And surprized a part of the Presidiaries ibid. Bleterans besieged 46 And described ibid. The Castle of Fontenay surrendred ibid. The Towne of Bleterans taken 47 The besieged flie to the Castle where they capitulate and surrender ibid. Troubles amongst the Grisons after Rohans departure 49 Leganez Governour of Millain goeth into the field 50 The Spanish Army is divided into three parts ibid. Gildas sent towards Nisse le Pagly ibid. Summoneth the Citie 51 Which by the treachery and seditious practice of the Inhabitants 52 Was surrendred ibid. In despight of the Governour and Garrison ibid. Agliano besieged by the Spaniard 53 The Commander endureth divers assaults ibid. Slaughters upon the Assailants ibid. Agliano taken by the Spaniard 54 The Duke of Savoy and the Marquesse of Leganez encampe neere each other 55 The Mà rquesse his Horses quartered without his Trenches are exposed to damage ibid. The Prince of Modena sent into Langues 56 Plundereth the Territorie ibid. Taketh in the Fort Santa Iulia 57 Where he encampeth and is raised by Senantes a Colonell of the Duke of Savoy ibid. A Fort Royall built by Leganez at Rocca ibid. Leganez discampeth 58 The French Army joynes with the Duke of Savoy who sends a part thereof against the Prince of Modena 58 Cairo besieged by Verrue 59 Leganez to divert him invades Veecelloia ibid. But his project takes not ibid. A Battell betwixt the Marquesse Ville and the Spanish Forces neere Cesia 60 Begun by a light Skirmish 61 Comes to a pitcht Battell which a while continued doubtfull ibid. Yet in the end the French get the victory ibid. La Rocca besieged by the French and Piemontains 62 A notable Exploit done by Dallot a French Colonell ibid. Leganez sendeth Don Martino to relieve la Rocca 62 The Spanish Vantguard surprized ibid. Leganez bringeth his whole Armie against the French and Piemontains ibid. A Battell without victorie 64 The siege of la Rocca raised ibid. The victory gotten by the Duke of Savoy at Monbaldon ibid. The death of the Duke of Savoy 66 The King of France causeth the Master of the Ceremonies ibid. To proclaime an Office for his soule ibid. The Proclamation concerning the Dukes titles c. 67 The manner of the service with all Ceremonies ibid. The first dayes service 68 The Office for the second day ibid. With all the particular ceremonies 69 Two Capuchins murdered by a Iew at Carriew 72 The murder discovered 73 The Iewes condemned and executed ibid. The Popes sicknesse and recovery 74 The death of
and Nisse de la Paille lately gotten from the Savoyard By this the French succours were come in and one part of them under the Count de Verrue was imployed to assist Cerruto Senantes against the Prince of Modena The French Army joynes with the D. of Savoy who sends a part therof against the Prince of Modena who with fire sword made havock in Langues and the other part under the French Generall the Duke de Crequy was transmitted to his Highnesse to attend upon the designes of the Spanish Marquesse Verrue performed his charge so well that he chased Borsio out of Langues became master of the Towne and Castle of Carchere a place of much importance being the passage from Piemout to Genoa and Rome by which the French Curriers could not formerly passe without much perill having first surprized the greatest part of that Garrison in the open field put the one half to the sword the remaynder flying to the Mountains for their preservation and afterwards besieged Cairo a place of strength in Langues The service done by the Count and his assistants Castelan Cairo besieged by Verrue Cerruto and Seuantes was no lesse offensive to the Spaniard then gratefull to the Christian King and the Duke his Consederate Leganez to divert Verrue from prosequuting the siege of Cayre brought his forces out of the territory of Alexandria over the Poâ— into the Legenez to divert him invades Vercellois Vercellois and burned certain Villages there thinking to compell the Duke of Savoy to recall Verrue to assist him with the French troops and so make him leave off the siege which he had happily begun and was like to finish fortunately But the project took not Verrue took in the place stirred not till he had done it His Highnesse was maturely advised of the Marquesses march and purpose and would not revoke the order he had given the Count de But his project takes not Verrue thinking himself strong enough being now re-enforced with the rest of the French troops to meet the enemie in Campania but presently sent the Marquesse of Pianessa to muster up all the Cavallary neere Vercelle and to enquarter them in such a place where hee might most conveniently intangle the Spanish forces and stay them in their full careere himselfe in the mean time visiting the territories of Verrue Cressentin and Trin and lodging that night neere the bridge at Sture His stay there ministred an occasion of a combat betwixt his and the French united forces and the Spanish army under Don Martino de Arragon Tiberio of Naples Lucio Boccapiana Don Giovanni Cavalla the Spanish Camp-master the Count Bolognino Lievtenant Generall of the Infantery Don Fedro Commissary Generall of the Cavallary Spaden and other Officers It was thus At Sture his Highnes was informed that these Spanish Cavalliers with one part of the Army had order to ravage the Lands of the Prince of Masseran upon whom they meant to avenge themselves because that he the yeere last past had driven them out of Crevâ—oeur which they had unjustly detained from him and afterwards to make an invasion into the Riâ—lois where they meant to plunder the Country as they had done the Astesan and the Dâ—rsellois and to prevent them he dispatched the Marquesse Villa Generall of his Horse and Field-marshall of the Christian Kings Army to go and joyn some companies of Horse with those under the Marquesse of Pianessa about Verselle and take an opportunity to fight with the A battaile betwixt the Marquesse Ville the Spanish forces neer Cesia Enemy The Marquesse followed his direction and parâ—ing from the Campe then at Morani Iuly 21 August 1 with his troops making about 1300 Horse attained to Verselli about 11 of the clock where he understood that one part of the Enemy was already passed over the River of Cesia having carried away out of the Versellois a booty of cattell and taken prisoner the Captain Esprit Lievtenant of the Carabins of Don Carlo as he was scouring that Country with 20 of his men five wherof they flue and caused the rest to flie The report startled the Marquesse who seeing some other Spanish troops upon the further banke of the River made over the stream toward them with his Cavallary and so affrighted them that they presently fled sheltred themselves behind the Fort of Doval whither the Marquesse would not follow them the Cannons being planted against his Army and the Musquetiers being ready to discharge upon him from the Fort but returned toward the River where hee was scarce arrived but he perceived within an houre some troops of Spanish Horse making in all about 1500 marching toward Begun by a light skirmish him with a prety hand-gallop as prepared to fight with him who stood ready to entertain them The combat began in a light skirmish betwixt the conjoyned French and Piemontain Dragoons and Carrabins and those of the Enemy but lasted not long being broken off by the comming in of a new Squadron of French Horse which charged this Avantguard of the Spanish Army so furiously that they were presently routed and put to flight The Spanish Battalia stood whole still whither the Avantguard sled and were rallied to renew Comes to a pitcht battail which a while continued doubtfull â— fresh combat which lasted doubtfull on both sides till the Squadron of Souvray breaking in amongst the middest of the Spaniards broke their ranks and defeated them intirely having slain betwixt three and four hundred upon the place and taken as many prisoners the most of them Officers and men of quality Amongst the dead were found Lucio Boccapiana Camp-master one Marquesse of Davie the Lievtenant of the Colonell Sehic the Provost Marshall of the German Forces two Lievtenants three Cornets and many other Officers which are unknown Don Martino of Arragon escaped hardly his horse being slaine under him and hee beaten to the ground Don Antonio Nephew to the Count of Montery Viceroy of Naples Spadin and many other Yet in the end the French get the victory Officers and men of quality being taken prisoners During the time of this combat the Count Verrue took in the City of Cairo and went from thence to beslege Larocca neer Asti lately fortified by Leganez in the time of his abode there The Marquesse had then a time of sorrows which thronged together upon him A Currier came from Spain with unwelcome news of his wives death sister to the Marquesse Spinola and another with a report of a new Successor into his Government yet neither of these did so much trouble him as the successe and hopefull progresse of the united French and Piemontain Armies the first hee knew to be a debt to Nature and it did not trouble him the other he thought might be false and raised by the malice of some of his enemies in Court or if true yet he would take care to discharge his Office conscionably and comfort
his thoughts used all art to relieve him opportunely called a Councell of the The Duke of Halewin prepares to relieve it Bishops and Nobility and having advised with them what was to be done applyed the meanes which were most probable to cure that ulcer which began to gangrenate and spread it selfe in that Province Hee mustered up the Regiments of Vitry S. Aunez S. Andrew Castelan and Murviel and train bands of Montpellier Narbonne Beziers Nismes Vzez Carcassone Lodesve Sevennes Ganges Mirepois Ionquieres Castre Viellette and Valat which served as his Infantry The Cavallary was composed of the Gentry of Languedock his own company of men at Armes and his life guard which divided by him into eleven Squadrons under the command of so many severall valiant and expert Leaders at Narbonne Sept 1â— 2â— the time and place of the Generall Randevouz marched the day following to Sigean where they lay enquartered that night and the night following attending till such store of amunition and victuals were brought in as were thought necessary for that expedition It was then upon the nick when the French Duke came in with his Army to succour the besieged the Spanish Gunners had made a sufficient breach in the wall to try the courage and manhood of the defendants by assault The Duke of Cardonne Viceroy of Catalognia's sonne was come to the Campe and had re-enforced Brings up his Army opportunely the Spanish Army with a new accrewt of 1000 men the Count de Serbellon began to be confident of the prize rode upon his Male about the Camp to give directions promised the young Don to shew him a fresh battery the next day opposite to the place upon which he had before played with his Canon and both by gesture and posture word and work expressed a certain assurance of a speedy and notable victory But let not him that is putting on his arms brag as if he was putting them off The chance of warre is of all other most uncertain and here if any where we may averre Nescis quid serus vehat vesper Discretion looks about before it undertakes an adventure The Duke of Halwein for all this apparance of imminent perill to the besieged went not on to succour Calleth a Counsell of Warre them without forecasting what might be the consequents of his adventure Hee would not involve his Friends in most certain difficulties of a greater importance to avoid a lesser danger of more uncertainty The besieged brought to extremity might capitulate and come off with life and honour the worst was but the losse of the place which being in the Kings Country was in all likelihood to be regained though not without expence the losse of an Army and such an Army as was drawn out of the most selected men of that Province was of more importance and though he resolved to try the utmost for his Friends relief yet hee would not attempt it without good Advisoes Two Councels of Warre besides that at Narbonne were called the one in the commencement the other in the prose quution of his action The one at Sigean Sept. 14 24 where he lay encamped the other in the plain of Lawcate foure dayes after The conclusion of the first consultation was that Argencour The resolution of the Councell the Field-mar shall with his Avant-guard of the Army should go to take up his quartier at the passage of Deferrecavall and surprize the Castle of Roquefort whilest the rest of the Army might march up to him The taske was an hard and difficult one the passage was narrow there could march no more then two abrest yet his willing industry overcame that difficulty and with a word a bare summons took in the Fort the Commander according and condescending to depart with no other Armes then his sword and his souldiers with staves in their hands The French Generall followed with the main body of his Army giving a testimony of impatience to see the Kings Enemies so farre advanced in his Majesties territories and the same day about one in the afternoon set his Army in battalia in the sight of his adversaries This his apparition somewhat altered the course of the Is put in practise Spanish Counts designes He was not so absolutely confident of his power as that hab-nab â—he would deale with the French Duke in open field the trenches in which he was hedged were as strong as the Castle and there he meant to keep unlesse some advantage might invice him abroad He took it in foule scorn to be out-braved yet would not adventure forth of his fortisications upon doubtfull much lesse upon desperate conditions The Spanish scowts repulsed A glimpse he had of the French forces but neither knew their number nor their order perfectly To be better informed of each particular circumstance 400 horse were sent out to desery the French Army Halewin soon perceived what was sntended and to detain him in his ignorance of the particulars sent out five selected companies under the direction of a man experimentally proved both wise and valiant the Lord de Boissat to beat these discoverers back which charge fortune waiting upon his valour he performed so happily that he forced them to retreat one part into their trenches and another by the Lake de Salses towards the way of Spaine All these actions were but the Proscoenia of the Spanish The French Generall seeks to be informed of the Spanish Fortifications Tragoedie the French Generall having thus defeated the Spanish Count of his intelligence endeavoured to informe himselfe of his adversaries fortifications The day light might best instruct him but would most indanger him the enemy stood all the next day in battalia behind his trenches and waited for so advantagious an occasion The night though it could afford him but a confused notice would more secure him and that he made choyce of being content to satisfie his understanding which before knew the advantages of the ground with such a generall discovery of his manner of encamping He knew before that the Spaniard lay intrenched The Fortifications discovered amongst rocks almost unpasseable especially for his Cavallary onely he desired to see if there was any way left by which he might reach them in their fortifications although it must be done with much difficulty The night presented him with a passage on the right hand of the new Fort called Serbellon but so obscurely that he durst not adventure till the day discovering the Landskip of the place more plainly confirmed him that he might probably leade on his Army that way not without any but the least danger Vpon this discovery he caused the Commanders of the Army againe to meet in counsell gave them a particular relation of what he had seene wished them to prepare against 6 in the evening to execute what he had designed for assaulting the enemy and being seconded by Another Counsell of warre is called Mayola Lieutenant of the
French not without some noted losse having got the victory some of their chiefe Commanders having purchased it with their lives all the rest with sore wounds and slaine far more Spaniards upon the place and then she hid her head under the earth as unwilling to see that horrid confusion and so determined the battell The adaequate object of wisedome is facienda vitanda things to be undertaken and avoyded Both the Armies had encountred with hazards and difficulties to avoyd The Spaniards flye them Now the darknesse of the night had concealed the conquest from the victor but could not make the loser unsensible of his dammage The Spaniard saw his men utterly discomsited few repairing to their colours and to save the remainder made a volley of shot about 2 in the morning from the Fort of Serbellon as if it had bin a signall to his scattered troops to repair thither that they might be ready the next morning for a new fight though it was perhaps but a trick to conceale his sight himselfe and the remnant of his Army presently making towards Spaine by the way of Perpignan the French stood in full battaliâ— till the morning and at dawning of the day marched towards the Spanish quarters which they found abandoned and the sunne climing up the Easterne hill by his splendor discovered the way of Spaine strewed with the Armes and baggage of the flying enemy who had disburthened himselfe of those incumbrances to make his slight the speedier There needed no advise of what was to be done the one part of the French Army was sent after the sugitives which overtooke the reare and put the slowest to the sword besides great numbers which were slaine at the Well of fresh The French seyze of the spoyle waters during the time of the siege by the garrison and the slaughter of some of the reare-guard upon their slight and those as were slaine the same day upon the place of battell 500 were taken prisoners as the French boast for the most part Captaines and reformed officers and above 500 drowned in the sea and the Lake de Salses The other part went to risle the Spanish Campe where they found a booty beyond common beliefe and their owne expectation Serbellons and all the officers tents stood whole their Plate was unremoved which with their beds and utensils remained to the victors who also seysed of the Generals Mule Coat and staffe of office and sent them to the King as a trophee of the victory But this was not all the prey which befell to the Conquerors The night The Spaniards losse which crowned them with this happinesse was the next which succeeded the Christian Kings Birth-day and as emulous of the glory thereof presented the French Army with further spoyles as the French write all the Invadors Cannons and Morterers 500 Quintaux of powd r 600 of Lead a quintane is 100 pound weight 30 Wagons loaden with match 7 or 8000 Bullets 4000 Pikes as many Axes more Bombards and fire-works seven Wagons loaden with horse-shooes as many with iron nayles 26 Apothecaries chests well stored with all manner of medicines and victuals in abundance Newes of this victory was brought to the King at The K. gives thanks to God and rewards to his souldiers Paris who to expresse his thankfulnesse to the Author by a solemne song of thâ—â—â—sgiving Octob. 8. new stile in the Church of Nostre-â—ame at Paris the Q the Cardinall the Counsellours oâ— state and the officers of all the Courts of justice with throngs of people attending at that solemne Service and in requitall of the Instruments honoured the Duke of Halewein with the Office of a Marshall of France and the inferiour Officers with rewards tokens of his Royall love the Canons of the Arsenall and Town-house expressing the joy of his Majesty in the Liberties of the people and the Bone-fires and continuall Acclamations of the people crying out Vive le Roy testifying their affections and sincere love to his Majestie The Actions and Occurrences in Lorrain Burgundie the French County Perigort and Turena AN aspiring flame is not easily supprest it often diffuseth it self about the matter cast upon it and recovereth the ayre receiveth no hurt by the blow of a staffe but giving way to the harder body without any sensible separation of its parts commeth together again Such is the condition of a true souldier an affront by his Friends an open desertion of his Allies cannot so much abate his spirit as to make him lay down his armes and give way to his adversary the stage of warre is large and if one part thereof bee so incumbred that hee cannot doe his part there he will act it upon another The Duke of Rohan by the practice of the Grisons was hindred The Duke of Rohans march out of the Veltoline from promoting the Christian Kings affaires in the Veltoline marched thence with 800 horse and 4000 foot men of braver insides then outsides tryed Lads their weather-beaten garments testifying that they had indured some storms of warre and weather intending to joyne his Forces with the Kings Armies either in the French-County or Piemont aâ— hee should receive order from his Majesty who was then prescribing severall Provinces to his severall Generals Duke Bernhard of Weymar was appointed for the Rhine principally but not with so strict a Commission as not to encounter with the Kings Enemies els-where some rubs were expected in his way and it was in his election whether hee would make any stay to remove them the Christian King thinking himselfe sufficiently honoured by the voluntary service of so noble a Prince so absolute a Commander not limiting him which D. Bernhard goeth into the field without chalking the way knew both the manner and time to further the Kings businesse His Majestie graced him with his personall presence to Rhemes the Metropolis of Campagnia whence after a Dieu vous benie God speed you and farewell ordinary complement the Duke marched first to Langres a towne in the midst of Caesars Lingones now knowne by the name of the Province called Bessigni thence to Vescay and thence to Dampiere the Generall Randevouz of his Army where I finde him first preparing for action Iune 3 1â— The Almaine Forces which were to be conducted to his Army under the Generall Major Schavelitzky did not then come in nor was their stay prejudiciall to his designes but Hallier his Lievtenant Generall met him with 4000 able horse and seven Regiments of foot and attended with this retinue he began to execute the Kings Commission The Garrison of Gray a town upon the Northwest of the River of Sacue right over against Auxounne had lately got from the French the Castle of Romagne a place of such importance that it being in the Takes in the Castle of Romagne Spaniards hands did not only hinder all correspondence betwixt the two great townes of Sangres and Diion but did much annusance to
the whole adjoyning territory It was well manned according to the proportion of its capacity 120 souldiers and thirty peasants being layd into it and better victualled and this was the first place where hee imployed his forces Tupadell his Generall Major was sent before with the avantguard of his Army to surround it the Duke imagining that such an apparition would be so terrible to the defendants as to make them prepare for a capitulation The issue was otherwise the besieged saw but a small number of Enemies and by the benefit of the Fort thought themselves strong enough to grapple with them they imagined that the Duke was confined to a day and place elsewhere and would not stay to bring the body of his Army thither and in this confidence scoffed at the Generall Major as if he had undertaken a businesse which he could not accomplish But se Mâ—cque qui cloque they had no cause to scorne him the avantguard which presented it selfe before the Fort was but as a flash of lightning before a thunder-clap two days after the Duke himselfe came downe in person Which yiel upon discretion with the mayn body of his army spent 100 great shot against the Castle forced the Garrison to yield upon discretion made all the souldiers prisoners of warre with their Captain Tournon Major of Gray and an Alfieres which commanded them The peasants were dismissed and might have passed freely had they not been discovered to have concealed some Pistolets which Some peasants to secure their gold losâ— both mony and lives were given to the souldiers as lawful pillage Like those Iews when Hierusalem was besieged by Titus Vespatian they had shrined up some gold in their bowels and that treasure which should have served for their livelihood was the cause of death to some of them the souldiers apprehending them and ripping up their bellies to find that Mine and had been to all if the Duke had not interposed and restrained them from proceeding so cruelly Champlete another Fort which much endamaged the Kings Country stood next in his way and this hee first summoned by a trumpet Iune 1â— â—0 and the day following by six Canons which forced the Garrison to surrender and redeeme their baggage with a good and Champlite surrendred to D. Bernh proportionable ransome and then the way being cleered and these Castle committed to French presidiaries a part of our Army marched directly towards the River of Soaneâ— with order to encampe about the towne of Briot till the day following which time he himselfe came to them with the troops which attended him It is the souldiers glory to encounter with difficulties and the Duke of Weymar met with much opposition on his march but never shunned it The Colonel Mercy in behalfe of Charles Duke of Lorrain with 13 Regiments of horse and four of foot though not compleat Mercy with 17 Regiments opposeth the D. passage over â—â—an ones had planted himselfe on the East side of the River to hinder the Almain Duke and his French retinew from passing it Tydings of the Lorrainers designe were brought him by the Vantcurriers of his Army and he immediatly put his men into battalia and marched directly towards the River point blanke against the place a Village where the Enemies Army lay on the other side of the water The sight of the foe standing to dispute his passage with arguments of steel raysed his bloud not to an unadvised anger which should make him neglect counsell and without respect of danger cause him to go on desperatly but to a well regulated emulation and that expressed in action his valiant heart being therby inflamed to make strong and speedy resistance against such a daring Antagonist At once he both drew out a Squadron of horse and ordered them to assay the passage and beat off the Lorraiuers Dragoons which lay intrenched beyond the flood and planting eight Canons upon an hill neere the Village levelled them against the Lorrainers Camp which Duke Bernh encounters him making some slaughter of his men the Cavallary sent to that purpose having happily passed the stream twice discharging upon the Dragoons being seconded by some Musquetiers which waded up to the arm-holes to succour their friends cleered the passage D. Charles his Dragoons perceiving almost 100 of their companions slain upon the place amongst which was their prime Commander the Generall Major of that Regiment 100 wounded and some taken prisoners retyring to an hill for their better safety But the change of ground could not secure them from the devouring sword which pursued them the whole body of the French Cavallary without delay made over to their Companions and Colonell Rosa Lievtenant of the Alman Dukes life-guard having found a more fordeable cut brought that off Regiment of 800 men through the stream to those who had passed it before which flankerd or side-ways assaulted the Lorrainers forces whilest the French Cavallary them in fronâ— neere the Village d' Arralogne The battaile might have proved doubtfull if all Duke Charles his men had been sonnes of one mother if all had but the like courage to three Almayn Regiments which stood to it stoutly maintained the sight valiantly alone by the space of an hour And gets the victory after the rest were sled But the tergiversation of those fugitives lost the day the Germans in the end too were compelled to give ground by an orderly retreat from one Hill to another keeping their ranks unbroken and themselves from the Massacre till being brought to a straight passage and roughly assaulted they disbanded in great confusion exposing themselves their friends to the sword or captivity and their baggage for a prize to their Enemy The summe of all was thus The Lorrainers and Burgundians the other part of D. Charles his Army sled to the neighbour Towns and Castles to save themselves but to the great damage of their entertainers the town of Giz whither the major part of Giz yielded upon discretion them fled for shelter was surrounded immediatly by the German Duke who Iune 15 25 constrained both it and some other small Castles where hee found good store of viands to yield upon discretion only the Fort of The Commander in St. Loup hanged up Saint Loup held out two days longer to the paine of the Governour who then yielding upon such conditions as the victor should prescribe him after the surrendry justice over-ruling mercy was hanged according to the Law of Armes for his sawcinesse in presuming to hold a place so weakly fortified against so puissant an army All the three German Regiments 50 persons only The issue and effect of the battell excepted were slain or brought into captivity 500 dead corpses of them being found upon the place and 900 known to be taken prisoners besides such as were kept secret by the souldiers for their ransoms and 3000 horses gained by this victory The prisoners of note were these First the
Count of Reux a Colonel 2. two Lievienant Colonels by name Siurry and Ioseph Carrâ—â— 3. ten Captains of horse 4. Nine Lievtenants 5. Fifteen Cornets 6 13. Quarter-masters 7. Thirty and seven Corporals 8. Thirteene trumpeters 9. Three Kettle-drums one Provost 426 common souldiers and 400 Dragoons besides women amongst which was the wife to Baron de Langres and a great number of Servants the greatest part of the souldiers freed themselves from thraldome by a voluntary tender of their service to the Duke of Weymar but 16 Ensignes gained by the victory were sent to the King as Monumentall trophees of this atchievement and are kept by his Majesty This defeat was seconded by another Mercye had rallyed up his broken Army with 2000 horse applyed himselfe to trouble Schavelitskyes passage who was comming from the Rhinoward with 3000 men appointed to attend the Alman Duke in this Expedition Notice of the designe was brought to the General before Mercy againe defeated by the Rhinegrave it was put into execution commanded the Rhinegrave against him who so behaved himself in the enterprize that he slue 400 of them upon the place put the rest to slight and pursued them two league to Vesou one of the principall towns of the French-County Whilst these things were acting about the Saone some Montbeliard blocked up by Butler is freed by Schavelitzky other of the forces appertaining to Duke Charles the Generall Butler and the French County appeared about Monbeliard a City almost at the head of Mosella in Lorrain in all 4000 strong surprized and ruinated the bridge Fort of Voiaucourt and began to block up Montbelyard but retreated againe upon the report of Schavalitâ—kâ—s march whose very name grew formidable Altkirk taken pillaged and burnt by Schavelitzky by the ruines hee had made in the Sundgow where he had taken Altkircke and the Castle pillaged them and burnt them to the ground and now re-enforced by the Count de Grandcey Commander of Montbeliard who came to him with 200 horse and 1000 foot with their joynt Forces tooke in Porreutruy in the Bishoprick of Basill where they stayed some few days expecting directions from the Generall Iune 25 July 5 they met his Highnesse at Viller-sexe whither they brought up only 2500 men the roughnesse of the way and tediousnesse of the journey making the rest to lagge behinde upon the way The Dukes forces were now drawn all together and though he hasted towards the Rhine hee Montbeliard revictualled by D. Bernhard would not leave the French County without some ampler testimony of his sincere resolution to propagate the cause which he had undertaken Divers petit Forts and Castles in that only Province had submitted to him and out of their store he had revictualled Montbeliard both with Corne and Cattell and now for a farewell to the County Iune 27 Iuly 6 he first visited Beaulme which surrendred the same day and furnished the Army with provision for the belly and amunition for warre and then himselfe and his Lievtenant Generall Halliere having drawne out 350 horse and 1200 footmen out of the army went to seeke out the Enemy about Bezauzon Iuly â— â—â— the Game sprung of it selfe Six Companies of Lorrain horsmen defeated by D. Bernb Six Companies of the Lorrainers light horse and life-guard appeared neer a Country Village therabouts assaulted them though for a time they defended themselves manfully in the end vanquished them slue and took the most part of them prisoners and got all their Cornets and baggage The Sunne had not reached the Meridian when this Enterprize was accomplished nor had the Duke of Weymar yet attained to the Zenith of that days happinesse Ridet fatum quoi evexit subiâ—ò nisi misereatur rapit Fortune deals with her creatures as the yong Lion with the Dog plays with it a while and then kils it Boysey a man raised by Duke Charles to the dignity of a Colonell as if Fate had sent him to fill up the Crescent of the German Dukes glory with a Boyseys Regiment defeated and himself slain full Regiment of 1200 men came into the field and was discovered not farre from Bezanzon preparing to impeach the Duke in his way to the Rhine and against him some troops were sent out who defeated him and made him pay for his ambition of glory with his own life and of above 100 of his men and with the captivity of his sonne who had engaged himselfe with his Father in that Expedition and many other ordinary Souldiers Mont-martin a Castle sited advantageously and the town of Vesou stood still in his way and he meaning to have his passage cleere would not leave them unvisited Mont martin was summoned Iuly â— 1â— and yielded Mommartin Vesou taken in the Duke marcheth towards the Rhine the next day upon discretion Vesou was surrounded by the Dukes army the day after and the inhabitants suspecting their disability to hold out a siege surrendred upon composition And here was the period of the Dukes staye in the French County after these atchievements hee marched towards the Rhine desirous to prevent John de Werth who was dispatched by the King of Hungary and the Duke of Bavaria to make head against him there Duke Charles intending to joyne the remaynder of his army abated already a third part and more with the Bavarian followed him at a distance and seeking to assist his Consederate lost the love of his owne people who seeing their late Prince more carefull of anothers then his own territories both the Gentry and other inhabitants of the Dutchy at Nancy and the Barrois came in by throngs and voluntarily at Nancy Many of the Lorrainers submit to the Fr. King voluntarily gave an oath of Allegeance to the Christian King betwixt the hands of Oqâ—incourt the Governour Le Pont de Horde a place upon the River of Doux in the Frontiers of the French County was knowne to be garrisoned with such men as much troubled the Christian Kings Allyes and subject in the adjacent territories yet he would not stay to encampe before it nor send a trumpet to summon it that charge was left to the Le pont de Horde Count de Medavy Governour of Montheliard from whence it was but three leagues distant The Governor according to his order Iuly 7 17 committed the care of the designe to the Captain la Capelle Serjeant Major of the Regiment de Perche whom with 200 Musquetiers two Companies of light-horse and one peece of Canon Besieged he sent the same day to take it in The Captain according to the common course of warre sent first to summon it and receiving not only a flat deniall but a volley of shot which wounded some of his souldiers attending the Commanders refusall played upon it with his Canon while Fresmey his Lievtenant had advanced up to them and broke it down A small disadvantage abates the edge of a Thrasonicall
them though they had given such an euidence of disloyalty it was reputed misprison not malice which caused the common men to offend and though it was in his power to punish them exemplarily he concluded it to be farre better to win their affections by an act of mercy then to eloigne the hearts of their fellowes from him by proceeding against them legally Yet still he kept at a politike distance from them painted out the hainousnesse of the trespasse in glaring oylie colours told them he could not answer it before his Majesty if he should suffer them to escape unpunished and all to make them sensible of their errour which he did so effectually that the poore soules perceiving what they had done humbly begged pardon which he granted conditionally First that they should deliver into his hands their Captain Lieutenant and the Ensignes with the colours Secondly that each man should return to his own dwelling and sweere never more to meet with any intention to oppose the Kings service both which conditions were performed the same day and the Captain Lieutanant and Ensignes were delivered to the officers of civill justice to be proceeded against as criminall melefactors guilty of high treason the Baron of Marivall preparing for his journey to Paris to informe his Majesty of the particulars which had bin done Thus the Kings forces were happily victorious over the Rebels which had raised these intestine commotions within his own dominions nor were his Armies which were sent against the frontier Prouinces under the Spaniards command unfortunate either when they undertooke the recovery of what the King had lost the yeare passed or made an invasion into the Spanish territories The Comtois were freed of D. Bernhard but not of all the Kings souldiers The D. of Longueville Lieutenant Generall to the Prince of Conde had drawn together all the Frenches which had wintred in Champagne Lorraigne and Burgundy and expecting to be re-enforced by the old souldiers which came out of Switzerland under the Duke of Rohan who by reason of the indisposition of body being forced to stay at Geneva was transmitting his 500 horse and 4000 foot to Longneville though yet attended onely with his owne men marched directly against the French County and began his work where Duke Bernhard left further advancing the Kings businesse and more perplexing his enemies His first quarter was at Branges whence I finde him marching Iune 11 â—â— and encamping the same night neer Faix with his Army Till then he found occasion to make experiment of his mens courage or his own forrunes Here he found a small adventure The Marquesse nf Conflans raised by the Duke of Langueville to try his prowesse An expert Spanish Commander the Marquesse of Conflans was encamped neer him with three regiments against him he dispatched Guitry the Field-marshall with one part of his Army who undiscovered till hee had reached his Enemy charged him so suddenly and furiously that had not the Spanish Commander bin very carefull to hold his forces in their military order his Regiments had bin rowted and yet his care could not enable him to maintain his trenches raysed he was but not discomfited receding in a well ordered retreat some of his Cavallary being slain he saved the remayn of his men two leagues leaving one Cornetto one Guidon his plate and all his baggage as a booty to Guitry whose souldiers more greedy of that prize then a glorious victory stayed to pillage his Campe not pursuing him June 12 â—1 the Duke incamped neer the Castle of Courlaon The Castle of Courlaon besieged by the D. which he rounded with his army the same day but not without opposition of the Garrison which played upon him from the Castle and wounded Gondreville his Armour-bearer close by him and not far from him Fevillan and Rembe two Captains of the Regiment d' Anguyen The Vicount Arpajoux Field-marshall was imployed all night to plant a battery against the Citadell whiles the labourers and some ordinary souldiers were sent to get bavins to fill up the two ditches about the Fort both which did their parts so carefully that by break of day the great Ordnance began to thunder the pioners had filled up the outward ditch with faggots Surrendred vpon composition and plained the way for their easier accesse to the other the great Guns had made a reasonable breach in the wall and the souldiers each man with a faggot in one hand military instruments in the other were hasting to fill up the inward ditch and prepare for assault by eight the same morning when suddenly a white flagge appearing upon the wall a retreat was sounded the French Assailants made a stop and the Garrison condescended upon condition of life saved to surrender the Citadell Lesse could not have bin desired more perhaps might have bin granted if it had bin requested to this petition the Duke subscribed willingly so without effusion of bloud got tile Fort where he spent the next day to refresh his Army repaire the breaches renew the Fortifications accommodate the place with a Garrison and to dispose of the amunition and other commodities found there for his best benefit and subsistence of his Forces A worse Fate attended a neighbouring City Lion de Saulnier then befell the Castle it was a place late of emineÌ„ce The town of Lyon de Saulnier surprized by the French in the County the salt pans adjoyning yielding a good annuall revenew to the inhabitants and they again adorning the place with goodly edifices testimonies of their wealthinesse Now it must both change its Lord and lose its splendor Iune 14 24 the Duke went in person to survey it and the same day begirt it with all his power The Garrison defended it well whiles it was theirs and when they could not hold it ruined it The French got it by piecemeal first the cloyster of the Capuchins then the Suburbs of Saint Desire and the town afterwards yet we cannot properly say they got it though the Spaniard lost it unlesse the Spaniards losse may be called their gain the Garrison as it gave ground The Castle holds out so the Assailants gave fire to the Cloyster Suburbs and City which put the besiegers to a new trouble labouring to save what they could from the devouring Vulcan while Rimcourt the Spanish Commander inclosed himself in the Castle the strength of the City wel moated well walled and then of the more difficult accesse because the Dike was brim full of water and hee had broken down the bridge which led into the Castle leaving the rubbish of the towne a prize to the assaylants Yet though the Duke could not then take that Castle two others the same day became subject to the Two other Castles taken by the Duke Longueville King by his and his Confederates meanes Sancourt a Captain of one of his troops of horse took in the Fort of Chilly and the Count de Guebriant Lievtenant
Generall to the Duke of Rohan who that very day came up with his Forces to the Army by the way took in another in the same vicinage Mutuall salutations were scarce passed betwixt the Duke the Generall and Guebriant the Field-marshall when the Towne and Castle of Montaigne sited on an hill in the view of Lion de Saulnier presented it selfe to the Counts eye An active spirit apprehends each occasion to be doing The Count though he could not but be weary of his late march expressed a kind of impatience Montaigne taken by the Count de Guebriant in his looks till he might come to action acquainted the Duke with his purpose against Montagne and the Duke as forward to give way to the designe as the Field-marshall was to undertake it gave him licence to use his forcé there without tying him to conditions The Count marched against it and carryed the towne though the Commander tracing the steps of Rimcourt intended to fire it and in the end the Castle upon Covenants that the Peasants which surmounted above the number of 100 who were in the Fort should yield upon discretion and the souldiers with their armes without baggage should have convoy to some place of the Catholike King which being not specified were sent to Perpignan Matters of danger not despair are the true objects of valour Every vertue is tied to Rules and bounded with limits not to be transgressed the extremes alter all goodnesse if they be pitched upon courage loseth its merited honour if wilfulnesse and unguided petulancy overbear it a well grounded reason without prejudice to a mans honour may justly countermand a rash and inconsiderate resolution It had bin dishonourable for Rimecourt to yield upon the first summons and to hold out it was almost impossible Nor could the assaylant enforce him but by famine nor his friends relieve him if it should have come to that exigent The place was pent up with numbers of souls within it the strait confines of a Castle scarce could containe his souldiers amounting The Castle of Lyon de Saulmere surrendred upon composition to 600 in number and the inhabitants which surmounted that account the Pest was hot amongst them and payed a greater tribute to the grave then the Enemies sword Pharaohs leane Kine presented themselves daily before him the people began to cry out for bread a morsell would have contented them which before fared delicately every day and were not pleased without variety of dainty dishes Relieve them hee could not but by an hard purchase of their liberty nor be eased of their clamours but by absenting himselfe from them and that could not be archieved without the assent of his Enemy and therfore he rather resolved to buy his quiet upon hard covenants then endure that vexation which otherwise must necessarily pursue him Capitalate he would and upon any termes surrender and capitulate hee did and surrendred upon a strange Article which though in the Generals it savoured of providence was a plain evidence that harder termes would have bin accepted if they had bin required viz. a convoy for the Garrison to any of his Catholike Majesties townes which the Duke accepted imbarqued them in so many Bottoms as were required for their transportation and carried them down the Saone into the County of Rousillon The first wheele of an Autocineton a self-moving Engine being set a going the others must follow It is so in warre one prime place yielding the appendants must come in too The Castles of Crevecaur Chilly and Estoille in the French County as if there had bin a contignation of their severall buildings sunke with the mayne piece of that Fabrick the Castle of Lyon de Saulnier and without Divers Forts and Castles taken by the D. de Longueville enforcement rendred themselves to the Duke of Longueville his Majesties Lievtenant Generall who possessed himself of them to the use of the Christian King his Master The Fort of Savigny in the Province of Bresse made some resistance and detained him some few days The Spaniard had got it by his puissance the yeer before and would not let it go without knocks A private man is more tenacious of what he hath got by his own industry then what descends unto him by inheritance The Souldier like the Merchant will sell dear when he pays dear The others places descended to the Crown of Spain by marriage this was purchased with bloud and nought but bloud could redeem it 14 dayes the Garrison held out from the 2 ◠of Iuly new stile to the 16 and then after blows both given and taken was constrained to yield upon condition that the Garrison consisting of 200 men should be convayed to such one of the Catholike Kings townes as it should please the French Generall It is no happinesse to be possessed of much if there be no use to be made thereof The Castle of Savigne opened her gates to let the French in but as yet they durst not trust themselves within the walls therof the Spandards were gone but left a more dangerous foe behinde them the ayre was infected with pestilent exhalations threatning an unavoidable destruction to as many as should dare to draw breath there To make it securely habitable the Dukes first care was to have it well ayred and having purged it of the stench silth and putrifaction which caused the contagion about three weeks after put in a The Castle of Sovigny ayred before the French enter French Garrison The time which was spent thereabout was not consumed vainly order was taken by a politick Ordinance for the sustentation of his Army which though it was imployed to the proper use of bearing armes against the Kings Enemies was by that meanes provided for plentifully by the peasants of the French County not of love but fear while the souldiers following their own profession handled not the Sicle to cut down the ripe Corne but the sword to cut off their adversaries The French County was full of grain the Harvest answered the seed-time and the plowmans hopes but they which sowed it durst not mow it lest they should both lose their labours and lifes in that adventure To secure the labouring Husbandman and to provide for his Campe at once by a Proclamation hee authorised the Comtois to gather in the fruits of the earth of what sort soever with a condition to bring in the The Duke of Long by suffering the Comptois to take their crop relieves his army third sheafe shock or rispell unto his Magazine The covenant was received joyfully and the peasants with shew of alacrity brought in the thirds of their Country commodities glad to have an assurance of two parts which feared they should lose the totall And yet the effects of this Decree were not the mayn summe of the account which the Duke could make of his time there His forces came to action and whilst the Country people by supplying their wants strengthened their hands
and hearts they advanced the Kings designes The Duke was informed by some prisoners that the Spaniards had made a little head had assembled together betwixt Poligny and the Castle of Ruffe and himselfe in person attended with 1200 horse and 5800 Musquetiers went from the Camp at Savigni three days before it was surrendred to give them battell His intent was to have crusht the Cockatrice in the shell to have abated that little body which was in growing before it came to perfection but that project prevented by the providence of the Spanish Colonell Maillart who commanded those forces and hearing of the Dukes march retreated to a place of more securitie betwixt Salines and Bezanzon he took occasion by his own eye to informe himself of the States and strength of Bleterans Poligni and Arbois the taking in of which places would prevent the Enemy of all meanes to attempt any thing against the Kings towns in Bresse and Bagez while the French armies were busied elsewhere and then returned Iuly 5 15 he went again from his Quarter in the Camp Orgelet yielde to the French with other Forts towards Cowleige and thence again the next day to Orgelet to besiege the Towne and Castle which defended it where the Suburbs being mastered by the Vicount d'Arpajoux his Lievtenant Generall the besieged fired the towne and betook themselves to the Castle which they thought was strong enough to secure them and they able to hold but were forced to yield the same day upon discretion Many hands make light work Savigni by this was reduced to extremities and stood upon accord only a part of the hoast was left before it the rest were commanded upon severall adventures The Baron of Cowpet with the Regiment of Anguien was sent against the Castles of Montonne Pymorain and latour-du-May which he took successively upon accord and last against the Castle of Clervall which he took by assault put the presidiaries to the sword and tooke three Ensignes and two Cornets which he sent to the King by Ramboy Aide of the Campe to the Dukes army as monumentall tokens of his atchievement His Majesty received some content in the happy proceedings of his Forces against the professed Enemies of that Crown but more in the successefull negotiation of Bautru a Counsellor of State whom he had employed to feele the pulse of his late discontented Cousin who as a subject ought him all dutifull obedience and by the obligation of Consanguinitie being his neerest Kinsman of bloud was tied unto him by nature but upon a causelesse distaste in a Male-content was retired to Sedan where Bautru being admitted to conference with him discharged his office so effectually that opening the Kings good affection towards him hee dispersed The Count of Soyssons gives evidence of his loyalty to the King those clouds of doubts which had hovered over his understanding and made him entertain some jealous thoughts against his Majesty and after hee had got some evidence of his loyall heart returned again to his Majesty August 3 new stile with the welcome tydings of his sincere and unfained obedience July 6 16 was a day to be recorded in the French Kalendars and set downe in golden letters Guebriant the Field-marshall being sent out that day by the Duke of Longuevill against the Castle of Bournay which was kept by a Spanish Captaine ten souldiers and 200 peasants after 58 vollies of Cannon-shot forced it to yield upon discretion and trussed up three of the Souldiers causing them so to suffer exemplarily marched himselfe against the Castles of Pibly Ruargues Presilly which he surprized and sent the life-guard of the Duke of Rohan with 400 Musquetiers to Beauregard and Binan which they seized of doing such service thereby to the King that besides the ground which they had gotten in the French County which gave them good footing there there being no place of strength in their Enemies Sundry Castles taken by Guebriant in the Brench County hand from Saint Claude to Bleterans save only S. Lawrance de la Roche nor no place in the Frontier which might serve as a convenient Randevouz for the Spanish Armies which were then on forming but Salines in the two only Castles of Elymorain and Beauregard a booty was found worth in estimation above 50000 Franks which the Duke de Longueville distributed amongst the souldiers who thus encouraged with a generall vote testified their forwardnesse to attend him in his future designes The gaining of all these Forts brought not the French Generall to the period and end of his pains but renovation of his labour and prosecution of his Conquests Towards Bleterans he tended and to leave nothing behinde him which might be an Harbour to the Spanish he first â—oâ—k in three small Castles that of Chasteau-chalon which submitted Iuly 15 2â— and the other at Harlay and Pica which came in Iuly 17 27 and then made towards Saint Lawrence la Roche one of the strongest picces and of most importance in that territory An adviso which hapned into his hands whilest hee was at Chasteau-chalon made him leave the two last Forts to the care of Montausier the Camp-master and march away with all speed to besiege that City Iuly 1â— â—â— A Letter was intercepted which was to be carried by a S. Lawrence la Roche the town surprized by the French peasant from the Garrison of the towne and Castle of Saint Lawrence to the Governour of Bleteran the purport whereof was that they desired him to remit them their own Governour because the French Army drew towards them and they were threatned with a speedle siege The Duke from hence collected that if he could surround them before the return of their Commander he might easily carry the place the strength of a Garrison not consisting so much upon the numbers of ordinary men and common Fortifications as the sage direction of an expert Leader who armed with authority can both awe the men and manage the action To lose no time the same day he sent away a party of 400 chosen men drawn out of al the Regiments under the command of Verstot the Camp-master who reaching thither the same Evening sent away two of the Serjeants belonging to the Regiment of Normandy and twentie Burned by the Spaniards which flie into the Castle Souldiers to view it The Officers did their parts carefully found it assaultable and so reported it the Camp-master applyes himself to their relation plants his scaling ladders and at point of day Iuly 14 24 tooke it by scalado yet the Serjeants bought it with the losse of their own lives and one of the souldiers The town was taken and exposed to pillage but the inhabitants and Garrison retyring into the Castle by casting fire-balls upon their houses milked the assaylants hopes in their expected pillage but doing them withall one pleasure in their preservation from the pestilence which then raged so furiously in the City that there was scarce one house