so couragiously martch in the formost companies that it did so animate the Souldiers that I haue hard many of the Souldiers wish that the French would stand one Encounter that they might shew theire loue vnto theire Generall but that would not be at this present after we had martched vp to the East side of the towne so farre as the Sea would giue vs leaue we began to come nearer to the towne our Drakes performing their parts on the Horsemen that came foorth to see vs and killed one gentleman and two Horses About fiue of the clocke at night some of the chiefe men of the Towne came foorth with a flagge of truce and did offer to deliuer themselues and towne into the hands of our Generall they being Protestans that were left the Duke accepted of their offer and so marching into the Towne and quartring his Soldiers in seuerall parts of it did ride vp to the Prison house to see if any English were there but finding none he returned to the water side where Collonell Borowes quarter was ther did he see the malice of the enemie in burning of three good ship in the Harbour that had bin taken from the English and then taking his barge he went aboard the ships commanding all them to send victuals a shore for his Souldiers so that there was no want of any thing although the Enemie had taken all their owne prouision and the Protestants away with them into the Fort and now doe they begin to batter night and day vpon the Towne with their Ordnance but although they had battered from Tuesday vntill Friday night I could not heare of more then one man that was killed although the Fort be within Musket shot of the Towne and the shot flying into all parts of the Towne as on Thursday as the Duke and Sabuesa were talking there came two shot so neere them that they were faine to goe to end their discourse in some other place It was appointed that on the Saturday twenty field-Peeces at least nine Drakes should be mounted against the Fort with our Pyoners and our Souldiers to make some Trenching worke but that I cannot speake of but will pray for a good successe to their intent and purpose and so for England with the good Shippe of the Kings called the Charles whom God preserue Saturday the 20. of Iuly 1627. A note of such Commanders and Officers as were slaine in the first encounter at the East of the I le of Roâ— the 12. day of Iuly 1627. Slaine Sir William Haydon Master of the Ordnance Mounsier Blankart he was Chiefe for Mounsier Sabesa Sir Thomas Thornax Lieutenant Coronell Sir Thomas Yorke quarter Master Generall Captaine Babington Captaine Glinne Captaine Goring Captaine Blundon Captaine Cuntrey Captaine Woodhouse Corporall of the field Captaine Heatley Captaine Iohn Powell Captaine Morgan Powell Lieutenant Anderson Lieutenant Sidnam Lieutenant Grimsham Master Iohnson Enginer Ensigne Champernone Ensigne Goardon Master Iohn Temple Master Netherton quarter Master Hurt Sir George Blundon Sergeant Maior Generall Sir Charles Rich Coronell Sir Edward Conoway Coronell Sir Richard Grinfild Sir Edward Halley Captaine Abraham Captaine Rainsford Lieutenant Welcome Lieutenant Marcome Lieutenant Thornax Ensigne Bennet Sir Edward Conawayes brother There was slaine of the French that day 125. Horsemen of them was 23. Marquesses and Barons and Knights and the rest all Gentlemen of note in France and of the foote Companies some Commanders slaine of note and common Souldiers the number vncertaine this Battell did not last much more then halfe an houre There is in this thing to be noted the Dukes Noblenesse in that hee gaue them leaue to take away the slaine Bodies of these Noble men without paying one penny for them although they did offer largely as 1000. pound for one body and in giuing them leaue to carrie their wounded bodies ouer to the maine land to looke for cure and himselfe did imploy his owne Chirurgions to dresse some of them abord the Tryumph Slaine of the Nobilitie of France Monsier du Plessis Hay Monsier de Fueil Monsier de Roche Tauchuyn Monsier de la Chantebouchere Monsier de la Quichachere Monsier de la luniere Monsier de la Touche Vuchere Monsier de la Pitneytiere Monsier de la Leruantiere Monsier le Baron de Cauze Monsier de Souigny Monsier de Noudille Monsier de Bossonide Monsier de Montaigne Monsier de Lorboby Monsier de Tablay Monsier le Baron Chantail Monsier de la Laude Monsier de Nuelle Monsier St. Surin Monsier de Conte Tamini c. With other Gentlemen of note in France who were slaine with these French Noblemen in all amounting to 125. A Iournall WEdnesday the 26. of Iune we set saile but hauing the winde very contrary we beate vp and downe the Sea vntill the second of Iuly when we discouered 14. Sailes of Dunkerkers as we afterwards vnderstood My Lord Generall appointed some of his Shippes to chace them who pursued them all night and next day and followed them so close as they were forced in the night to fling ouerboord some of their Ballast and their Stuffe and to put foorth studding Sailes and goe right before the winde hauing lost ground vpon a tack and at veering and so not without difficultie escaped vs. From that day we beate vp and downe the Sea vntill the eight of Iuly when the winde came good On wednedsday the tenth we had a great tempest and verie thicke weather and so obscure as being driuen by the winde neere the coast and in the morning not being able to make land we ran a great hazard But God be thanked about noone the weather growing more cleere we discouered the I le of Retz and the same day we entred into the Pertuy Breton The chase of the Dunkirkers did seperate the Squadron of the Reare Admirall from vs together with some other Shippes so as my Lord Duke staying for the arriuall of the rest of the Fleete did nothing on tewesday at night on wednesday morning but compasse the Iland with his Vessels and stop all the entrances into the Iland On wednesday at night arriued my Lord Heruey very happily with the Reareward and next day at noone we landed After we had put on shore vpwards of one thousand Foote the Enemie who had laine in certaine hollow groundes began to appeare with aboute 300. or 400. Horse the greatest part Gentlemen well quallified and neere one thousand Foote of the Regiments of Champagne The Horsse were deuided into fiue squadrons whereof three gaue on very furiously and made three Ralimâ—â—s and charges againe and by the report of all that saw them neuer Cauaâ—liere did better So as they draue some of our new Men who were the last landed the least in order into the Sea where some of them were drowned and they ouerthrew some Boates and drowned some Gentlemen of quallitie of our side who were pressing on to get on Land
A IOVRNALL OF ALL THE PROCEEDINGS of the Duke of BVCKINGHAM his Grace in the Isle of Ree a part of France Whereunto is added the names of the French Nobilitie that were slaine Set forth by a Gentleman of speciall note who was a Spectator of all that hapned Published by Authoritie LONDON Printed for Thomas Walkley and are to be sold at his Shop at the Eagle and Childe in Britaines-Bursse 1627. A IOVRNALL OF ALL the proceedings of the Duke of BVCKINGHAM his Grace in the I le of Ree a part of France 1627. IVne the 24. 1627. being Sunday the Duke being in the good Ship of the Kings called the Triumph weyed Ankor in Stodes Bay and sayled so farre as St. Hellens Point and on the Wednesday following set saile from that place and was followed by 100. sayle of Ships little more or lesse That day we tackt to and againe vntill wee had recouered the point East of the I le of Wight And on the Thursday wee stood on our way towards the West vntill wee were come almost to the height of Plimouth and then about 8. of the clocke at night we stood off to the Sea East and by South and vpon the Fryday wee did see a point of Land on our Larboard bowe in our iudgements 12. leagues off called the Vshing in 47. degrees or thereabout a part of France Then we stood off to the Sea that day and Saturday and Sunday and Monday on Monday towards night we did see 14. sayle of Ships a head of vs which stood in toward vs about one houre but by that time they had deserued what we were not liking to speake with vs they stood away to the West before a winde The Lord Admirall with 60 sayle of ships stood after them some 24. houres but could not come vp to them but did perceiue them to bee Dunkerks and then againe stood on his way for his intended Port. Hauing lost the Lord Haruey in the Repulse with some 40. Saile of ships with him which did not follow the Admiral at the first pursuit of Dunkerks but stood still to the East and there they plyed to and againe for 8. dayes So that the Admirall was come to Anchor neere the East end of the I le of Ree on the Monday and the Lord Haruey came thither on the Wednesday being the 10. of Iuly but both had one part of one storme For the Nonsuch of the Kings had spent her Fore mast and some of the ships that were with the Repulse lost their long Boates being towed at their sterne but our happy meeting againe made our losse to seeme the lesse So we spent two nights and one day in Counsell and determining what was to be done to our best aduantage and so at last it was determined that the Souldiers should be landed on thursday at the East end of the I le of Ree which was done about 3. of the clocke in the after-noone the Duke in person with the foremost and causing them to recouer as much ground as they could on the side of the hill Did take his Barge againe accompanied with master Grimes Gentleman of the Horse and goes from one Shipp to another to pray them to make all the hast they could possible but returning to the Land againe he found them in such a desperate manner running into the Sea to catch hold of any Boat to be gone that they drowned themselues and others but tht Duke to appease these Reuolters stands in the head of the Barge with his Sword drawne in his hand praying some and taxing othersome with feare and cowardise to returne to their Commanders on the shore which were in great danger for had not Coronell Borowes and Coronell Brett bestird themselues like valient men and keeping their Regiments from Routing the Enemy had had the honour of the day to all likelyhood for neuer was seene so braue a Charge as this They did suffer vs to land some 2000. men and then did the French Horse in 3. troopes some 200 or more and some 1200 foot so valiently charge into the middest of our Army vp to the saddle into the Sea and so valiently behaued themselues that very few of the Horse that came one did euer get of If their Foot had bin as desperate as their Horse without question we had lost the honour of the first encounter but God the disposer of all things strooke the Enemy with such feare that they made as much hast as they could to be gone and left vs to land all our men and order them in battell array the which was done that day and the next all our Forces both men and horse were landed and making good that Fort we did not stirre from thence before Saturday night and then aduancing forward not more then halfe a mile wee rested that night On the Sunday Morning we marched vp into the Iland at least 3. miles to a towne called Allaflote where the Minister and some of the chiefe Protestants of the towne came to our generall the Duke and did deliuer themselues and Towne into his hands praying him that he would bee fauorable vnto the Papists and not put them to the mercy of the Souldiers for feare least heareafter the day that was lost might be recouered and so the Protestants should be put all to the sword the which the Duke taking into consideration did charge all the Soulders vpon paine of death not to stirre from theire collors so they rested all that night in the field and the Duke did take part with them lying in the head of Coronell Borowes Regiment on a canuas Horse couered with two cloakes his followers lying on the ground about him The next day a councell was called and it was agreed on that we should martch towards St. Martins on the Tuseday morning which was done the Duke and Mounsier Sebuesa accompanied with some Lords and Knights did accompany the corps of Sir William Hayden to the Earth with much griefe for the vnfortunat death of so worthy a man hee was buried at Allaflota the Duke returnes to lodge in the field but that night it did so Lighten Thunder and Raigne that I haue seldome seene the like On the Tewsday morning we marched on our apoyinted way although the morning was but little fairer then the night but it pleased God that before twelue of the clock the sunne did shew it selfe fauourable in drying our wet cloathing the enemy did send out many scouts to looke vpon vs but I thinke the longer they lookt on vs the worse they liked vs for I thinke our Armie from Front to Reare did take vp at least one Mile and halfe Yet then did march out of their fort some troopes of Horse and some companies of foote and did make a shew as if they would giue vs a battaile but beeter aduising with themselues they suffered vs to Martch vntill we had gained both Sun and Winde of them The Duke did at that instant time
and came within Pistoll shot of my Lord Generall who was all the while close by the Shore in his Baâ—gâ— calling foorth and disposing of the Boates as they went on land for the second discharge of the Boates after he had been on land with the first and caused them to be drawne into a fitte place But of those who gane on there were about 120 slaine of the principall Gentry and the most forward with Pikes Swords and the but end of the Soldiers Muskets the rest got off most of them or their Horses wounded and vtterly routed And the two other Companies comming to giue on iust as they were routed were so astonished as they wheeled aboute and neuer gaue stroake The Infanterie came on in an other part and gaue their first Fires as neere and with as much resolution as was possible But after they had tasted of our Pikes they gaue quickly ouer and ran away in the foulest disorder that could be and did not that day answere the opinion that all France hath of the Regiment of Champagne My Lord Generall had ordered certaine Shippes to scoure the landing place with their Ordinance but the assault was so sodaine as they did little hurt to the Enemy and in the very heate of the Combate it fell out that one of our owne Shippes had engtangled himselfe betweene our battering Shippes and the Land by which meanes they were hindred in performing of their charge The Enemie lost so manie Noblemen and Gentlemen of Marque as the Horsse haue hardly euer since shewed themselues nor neuer attempted any thing with effect And the Foote haue kept themselues wholy retired in their Cittadell That night and the next day was spent on our side in retrenching in putting necessaries for our Soldiers on Land and in landing of our Horsse The Enemie sent a Trumpet with the Barron of Ambleuille to demande the Dead who was receaued with such curtesie and the Dead rendred with such Militarie honors as they confesse themselues no lesse vanquished by my Lord Generalls Fauours then by his Armes The 14. day a Councell was kept and the rest of the day was spent in vnshipping of the Ordinance Munition and preparing of eight Drakes to be drawne along with our Forces by Men for want of carriage And at night the Armie was drawne into Battaile and seuen Companies with Colonell Bartu were left in the retrenchment On the 15. day our Armie marched by fiue in the morning and tooke in Saint Marie and la Flote where they lodged that night In which places my Lord Generall left the Inhabitants in as great suerty and more libertie then they were before the Soldiers taking nothing but what they paide for Mounsiere de Toyras had sent a brauing complement that he would visit him that day for which my Lord Generall gaue the Bearer a good reward but it prooued but a Complement The 16. his Grace reposed the Armie and buried the Bodie of Sir William Heydon with all Militarie honour himselfe and M. de Seabise accompaning the Corpes On the 17. the Armie marched to Saint Martines the principall Towne of the Iland as great as Plimouth where the Enemies Cauelerie did appeare againe whome our Infanterie had so great a winde to be dealing with as hardly the Officers could keepe them from setting on them in disorder But as they aduanced they were sâ—â—â—ted with one of our Drakes which killed two or three Horses and hurt some Men. Here one of our Cauelerie aduanced himselfe and proffered a single Combat but no Man answered him This euening our Armie lodged as peaceably in Saint Martines as if we had been in Voyage and not in Warre the Inhabitants receauing vs with great cheerefulnesse embrasing M. de Subâ—ses feete and calling him their good Prince There were taken some hurt Men and some Prisoners in the Towne and the Enemie quitting their Baricadoes wholy retired themselues into the Ciâ—tadell And our Armie is now wholy employed in landing of our Canon dressing our Batteries and preparing our Trenches FINIS A Continued August 17 IOVRNALL OF ALL THE PROCEEDINGS of the Duke of BVCKINGHAM his Grace in the Isle of Ree a part of France Jn whom are combined Religion Fortitude and Clemencie being the true Characters of a noble Generall Published by Authoritie LONDON Printed for Thomas Walkley and are to be sold at his Shop at the Eagle and Childe in Britaines-Bursse 1627. A Iournall of the proceedings of my Lord DVKE in his Voyage IVne the 24. 1627. being Sunday after Diuine Seruice and Sermon the Lord Generall tooke his Barge and enioyned all the Officers and Commanders to attend him to the Fleet lying then at Anchor in Stokes Bay which hee weighed the same day and fell downe towards Saint Hellens poynt where hee cast Anchor againe and stayed there for want of winde till the 27. of Iune The same night hearing there were some Commaunders behinde in the Towne who kept disorder he went a shore himselfe and searcht all the houses in the Towne where he found some Captaines that had been disorderly Amongst the rest there was one that gaue an vnmannerly answere who was casheered for his labour That night the Lord Generall lay a shore the next morning betimes he went a board On Wednesday the 27. wee weighed Anchor with 100. sayle of Ships and tackt to and againe vntill wee recouered the Poynt East of the I le of Wight Thursday the 28. wee stoode on our course towards the West vntill we were come to the height of Plymouth about eight of the clock at night wee stoode West and East and by South And on Friday the 29. wee sayled with a slacke winde but before night wee got sight of land on our Larboard seeming to be 12. leagues off a part of France called the Vshant in 47. degrees or there-abouts Wee stoode on to Sea that night with a fresh gayle of winde which serued vs vntill the next morning at two of the clocke and then wee were becalmde till Monday the first of Iuly at foure of the clocke At which time we sent a Boy to the top of the mayne Mast to see what he could discouer he spied on the head of vs 14. sayle of Shipps some foure leagues off and very fortunately within a quarter of an houre after there arose a good gayle of winde fully with vs so that the Admirall and all the rest made hast to hoyst vp sayle and chase these Ships Before nine of the clocke at night a Catch of his Maiesties ouertook them which was commanded by Captaine Dunning he called to them and asked what they were they tolde him a contrary tale he desired then to winde about and come aboard and speake with our Admirall They bid him goe before to their Admirall and what he did they would follow he came to their Admirall and desired him to winde about and speake with our Admirall Their Admirall asked Dunning what Fleete it was he tolde him it was