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B11899	Diatelesma. The second part of the moderne history of the vvorld containing the last summers actions, in Languedock, Italy, Piemont, Montferrat, Lorrain, the Dukedome of Burgundy, the Franch country, and generally in France, Holland, the West-Indies, and marine occurrences; with some passages of Rome, and Turkey, brought downe to Novemb. 1637.; Diatelesma. Part 4.	N. C.	1637 (1637)	STC 4293.6; ESTC S107082	64,140	113

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 ●● 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 ●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 eminēce 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

raised to that honour by the death of the Liegois Bl●queroy which died of the plague at Chalon with 60 Musquetiers and 200 men at armes to burn down the Mil● upon the River and described which they did accordingly The town is situated in the County of Burgundie in figure square consisting of 600 Families with one fair street which extends it selfe from the East end to the West and many lesser streets and lanes abutting upon it A four-square Castle guarded with a double ditch four great towres at the foure corners and foure others upon the firme land betwixt the two Moats stands like a Bulwarke at one Angle of the City which being strong by nature built in the middle of a Moorasse whither the Cannon could not have been drawn had not the drought paved the ground must now entertain these new guests which came to visit it it stood alone for the Spaniard the neighbouring Forts and places of The Castle of Fontenay surrendred strength had submitted to the Christian King Fontenay honoured still by the birth of S. Bernhard which held out last being taken in by Guebriant after three Cannons shot against it Some days were spent in intrenching the Army raising of batteries making of Gabeonnadoes and approches Aug. 16 26 was the first day when the platforme of the siege was drawn and Aug. 21 ●1 the Duke having spent 600 Cannon-shot in the foure preceding days against the walls and made a breach of 25 paces in length first summoned the City and the Garrison at first demanding three dayes respite to acquaint the Lievtenant Generall of Burgundy with the particulars of their estate and upon the Generals deniall of The town of Bleterans taken their request telling him plainly that they were able to guard the breach and would not yield he concluded to assault it and did so the same day and carried it by force maugre the resistance of 300 Alman Souldiers which lay therin in whom the inhabitants put a strange considence for their valour shewed at Saverne and in the fury put 200 men of the inhabitants whom he found in armes to the sword but preserved the lives and honours of 300 women which implored his grace inclosing them in a Sanctuary till the violence of the raging tempest was over The Castle served as a place of retreat to the Garrison and held out till Sept. 2. new stile when the Defendants The besieged slie to the Castle where they capitulate and surrender desired to capitulate sent out an hostage to that effect the Master of their Ordnance received another from the Campe Mico Lievtenant of the Regiment of Anguien and after much scruple and many difficulties obtained these conditions I. THat the Souldiers should have liberty to depart with their armes baggage one Dum beating bullet in mouth and lighted matches II. That they might carry with them two field-peeces such as should be assigned them by the Duke of Longueville III. That they should be furnished with waggons to transport their baggage sicke and wounded men IV. That they should have a Convoy with security to Dole Lastly that the inhabitants which had retired into the Castle should freely go whither they pleased and as many as would stay in the town should take an oath of allegeance to the Christian King All which were accepted and the Garrison having stayed two dayes to pack up their trinkets marched out Sept. 5 new stile 300 in all the most Almans which took service under the French and the other Comtois who according to the treaty were conducted to Dole by 150 French Cavalliers The Actions and Occurrences in Piemont Montferrat Millanois and generally throughout Italy THe departure of the Duke de Rohan from the Valtoliue not only promoted the Spanish designes among the Grisons and Valteliuers the Grisons challenging Troubles amongst the Grisons after Rohans departure a jurisdiction over the Valteliners which they deny and the Marquesse of Leganez Governour of Millain fishing in those troubled waters interposing as a stickler in that controversie which is not yet agreed of but strengthened the Marquesses hands against the Duke of Savoy in the Principality of Piemont and Montferrat his united forces of 20000 foot and 5000 horse because there was no Enemy to flank him being brought down against the Duke before the French succours under the command of Crequy could be brought in to his assistance The Dukes Army which should make head against the Spanish hoast was but a small one 5000 foot and 1500 horse yet so well disposed and ordered that with this small number hee guarded his Dominions from that universall devastation which threatned them Leganez Governour of Millain goeth into the field though with losse of some places till the French came in to relieve him Leganez appearing in field at Novarra Iune 6 new stile Grequy not reaching the Duke till Iune 14 ●4 eighteen days after when hee arrived opportunely at Cassall the Spanish Marquesse before the French came in having threatned to besiege it At Novarra the Marquesse divided his Army into three parts one was to stay with him here the second was sent into the Lomeline and the third under Gildas towards Nisse de la Paille which was the first place The Spanish Army is divided into three parts he aimed at the victory there being prepared for him before his comming by the trechery of the inhabitants who by private intelligences had invited him to come before it and promised to surrender it in despight of the Governour and the Garrison A traitor in a State is like a Serpent in the bosome fatall if fostered and unremoved The Duke of Savoy knew not the secret practice betwixt those Rebels and his Enemies but regarded them as subjects and was carefull for their preservation Vpon the first bruit of Gildas his comming downe he dispatcht thither wards two companies of light horse one consisting of 80 and the other of 40 Cavalliers who came into the town May 31 June 10 before day and receiving intelligence that the Spaniards were then at Ancisa a place fast by sent out some Vant-curriers to discover their number and posture who returning with an answer that the Army consisted of 4000 foot 1200 horse and some Dragoons these Cavallieres resolved to visit them and skirmished Gildas sent towards Nisse le p●gl● with them all that day being secured from much damage by the Canons of the towne which played advantageously upon the Campe and at night were received into the City by the Governour who disposed them into their severall places to defend the City The night nursing mother of those deeds of darknesse first caused the evill affection of the Citizens towards the Duke their lawfull Prince to be suspected when Gildas assaulting an half-moon neer the Cloyster of the Capuchins carried it by the slacknesse of the defendants who inclining to his party did as good as surrender it without opposing him and suffered his Cavallary

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 Po● 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 Crev●oeur which they had unjustly detained from him and afterwards to make an invasion into the Ri●lois where they meant to plunder the Country as they had done the Astesan and the D●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 par●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 ● 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

Guard to the Cardinall Duke Richelieu who was come that day to the Camp with instructions from the Christian King his speech was crowned with applause by the generall votes of the officers with an expression of as much forwardnesse to performe as the Generall propounded the enterprize The houre drew on and then after instructions to Arme the Duke made a short oration to his souldiers to encourage them to fight for the King the Country their wives childrens and their owne liberty warned to be ready upon the sound of the trumpets selected It being concluded to assault the enemy in 5 places five times 80 men out of five regiments to goe on as the Perdues of the Army which he had divided into so many severall parts to assault the Spanish trenches in so many severall places ordered them to march with their swords by their sides a Pike in one hand and a Bavin in the other for assistance of the labourers whom he had appointed to open the trenches and these being supported by Mayola and Herisson a Captaine of the regiment of the Isles yet scarse recovered of the wounds which he received at Margarita and Honorata which offered themselves to that service following their directions performed their work so well Labourers are sent to open the way for the horse that in the space of halfe an houre the Perdues were earthed and he Pioners had cut a way for the more easie bringing up of the French Cavallary Mayola who by his presence had encouraged the workmen would also be the first relator of this successe posted backe to the Duke told him what was done and the Duke who longed after such tidings Went on immediately in the head of his Army not staying to give them a charge by word of mouth with an Ite goe you like a faint-hearted Commander but like a daring leader declaring a Venite come and follow me by his exemplary action The places appointed for the sive severall assaults and the Commanders which were to manage them were these The first place was at the Bridge upon the mouth of the Salt-Lake the charge whereof was committed to S. Aunez and his regiment who was seconded by the souldiers of Narbonne Beziers and the Diocesse of Castres a company of Volunteers commanded by the Lord de Lairone a company of Muskettiers horsemen of Tholouza● under the Lord de Calvet Treasurer of France The second place was upon the sea shore at the Port Franqui And the French Army is divided 〈◊〉 sive bonds and this was the charge of the regiment at Languedocke which was backed by three companies of foot brought into the Army by the Lords of Ionquieres Cauvisson and the Baron of Mirepois by a troope of 150 Gentlemen friends and allies to the Marquesse d' Ambres one of the Kings Lieutenants in Languedock and by a company of men at Armes consisting of 50 Masters Betwixt these two places on the right hand of the regiment of Languedock a third place was committed to the trust and valour of the Lord S. Andrew and the military bonds of Nismes and Castres who was to be seconded by the Duke of Halewins company of men at Armes which were to be backed with 60 voluntiers and a troope of horse under the command of the Lord de Magalas The fourth place deputed to the charge of Chastelan who with his own regiment and the Commons of Montpellier lead the Vant-guard being seconded by the Count d' Aubyoux who commanded the white Cornet of 100 Gentlemen the Marquesse of Mirepois following him with 50 others of the same quality and the Lord of Monsoleus who marched after the Marquesse with 60 men at Armes of his owne name and kindred was upon S. Andrewes right hand and the last upon Castelans right hand committed to the regiment of Vitrye in the head whereof marched Clermont Vertilliard the Field-marshall seconded by a body of Infantery commanded by Murveill and that by another under the direction of the Lord de Vallat all by the men of Armes belonging to the Duke d' Halewin and two other companies under two other Commanders All the Army was not to be engaged at once a strong A reserve set apart reserve was set apart to relieve their friends if they should hap to be necessitated and that was ready to be supplyed by the Archbishop of Burdeaux who by sea about such time as both the hoasts began to slack their hands as weary of fighting came in happily with 4000 foot and two squadrons of horse which he brought thither in such vessels as the harbour was capable of to succour his confederates upon all occasions In this order upon a signall given by the discharge of 4 Cannons the French Army marched up to the Spanish trenches and began a doubtfull battell both parties fighting couragiously and victory hovering over both the Armies without any remonstrance where she would pitch The Spaniards in the beginning seemed her favourites the French Commanders and souldiers The battels joyne appointed for the foure last places were more disheartened by a false report that S. Aunez who had the charge of the first assault was beaten backe with losse of many of his men himselfe being desperately wounded in the head with one Musket bullet and in his body with many others then the offensive Armes of the enemy though by them they received much dammage being twice repulsed not without some slaughter of men But the Generall still like himselfe by his word incouraged them not to faint and leading on in person charged upon the invadors so roundly that he beat them backe againe to the squadrons which were appointed to second them The French Cavallary was not yet come up the foot onely had maintained this ambiguous fight by the space of two houres In the end the prauncings of the horse were heard the Cavallary of both sides met and the violent shocks of their encounters gave the Infantry a time of breathing The fight doubtfull the French horse come up and get the victory The Moone whose light till then was shadowed by the interposition of a foggy-dark-thick-womb'd cloud then began to peep out of her silver orbe and stood as a spectatresse of the battell five houres together So long she lent her borrowed light to the directors of the battell who by her assistance ordered their squadrons so well that though they were often broke on both sides they were as often rallyed no man being able to judge which side would goe off with conquest Quis cladem illius noctis the slaughter of men that night cannot be recorded without expression of some compassion Cynthia stood looking on till the rocky mountainous field rough by nature appeared more uneven by heapes of slaine men and horses which covered the earth till those hils which had bin so often courted of Neptune who by her assistance had oft raised his curly head above the shore appeared an Aceldama a field of blood the

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 ●o●k in three small Castles that of Chasteau-chalon which submitted Iuly 15 2● 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 1● ●● 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