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A03136	A true and briefe relation of the famous seige of Breda beseiged, and taken in vnder the able and victorious conduct of his Highnesse the Prince of Orange, captaine generall of the States armie, and admirall of the seas, &c. Composed by Henry Hexham quartermaster to the regiment of the honorable Coronell Goring.	Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?; Hondius, Hendrik, b. 1573. Baronnie van Breda.; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, 1584-1647.	1637 (1637)	STC 13265; ESTC S104008	46,456	76

contents thereof The XI Demand That all Accovnts passed by the Towne and likewise all those which were made by the Magistrates shall stand good and be of valuation The XI Answre This article is likewise aggreed vnto as it lies vpon condition that all Charters Records and writings concerning fee-simples Domaines others either touching spirituall or temporall goods and Lands belonging to his Highnesse shall be deliuered into the hands of those whome his Hignesse shall commit thereunto XII Demaund That those which haue rents and debts from the citty they maye be payd them euery yeare without any deduction XII Answer This is Likewise condiscended vnto XIII Demaund That the citty of Breda shall not be bound to make repaire or maintayne the walles ramparts Bridges Corps de Guards and other workes of Fortification neither to giue fire and candle light to the Corps de guard like as they haue benefree thereof these last 12. yeeres vnder the gouernment of the King of Spaine XIII Answere Those of the citty shall governe themselves herein as it was before the yeare 1625. XIV Demaund That the Souldiers of the garrison which shall be layd in the sayd citty as well foote as horsmen shall be lodged in Baracaes or otherwise without any charge to the Towne and Burgesses thereof And in case any Souldiers be billitted vpon the Burgers that then they shall receiue seruice mony for them without any charge to the Citty XIV Answere The Souldiers shall be lodged vpon service mony as they are in other Townes of the vnited Provinces Given thus in the Army before Breda the 7. of October 1637. Stilo Novo THE ENNEMIES DEPARTVRE AND MARCH OVT of BREDA on Satterday the 10 of October 1637. New Stile THe articles of Composition abouesaid being signed on both side a great many of waggons karres to the numder of 800 were prouided out of the Army and the Barronie of Breda to carry the Ennemy away Which ouer night and on Satterday Morning the tenth of October went into the Citty to loade their goods vpon them About eight of the Clock the Princes guard and the Companie of Monsieur Witz Sariant Maiour Generall came and stood before the Busseport where the Ennemie was to march out with foure troups of Horse and fiue Companies of foote and from thence all along to the quarter of Count Harrie Casimier Gouernour of Frizeland euen to the village called Heusenhout and so to the vtmost line of Circumvalation there stood fiue or sixe Companies of foote of euery Regiment in Battaile and troopes of horse beating their drums and sounding their Trumpets according to euery Nations march makeing a gard for the Ennemy to passe through hauing beside aboue 30 thousand Spectators GentlemeÌ„ Gentlewomen Burgers women and children which came from all parts to see them march out as also the Princesse of Orange came hirselfe with a greate suite of Ladies and Gentlewoemen in 3. Coaches each Coach hauing sixe goodly horses to draw them to the vtmost trench where vpon a hill there were tents pitch vp whither also came his Highnes the Prince of Orange with his Sonne the Yong Prince accompanied with the Prince Elector Prince Rupert Prince Maurice Count William of Nassaw Count Henry Cassimier my Lo Brederode my Lord Grandisson diuerse other Nobles and men of quality and a braue troupe of horse standing vpon the Crosse-way as you goe to Heusenhout About eleuen of the clock the Ennemy began to march out of the towne The order of their march was thus first there marched in their Avantguard 42 rankes of musketteirs fiue in ranke consisting of Burgonians Walloons and some other nations all ranged under 16 Burgonian Coullours which marched altogether this was their first diuision next vnto them followed 50 rankes more of pikes and muskettiers of all sorts of nations vnder three coullours these two diuisions made the Auantgard After them followed a number of waggons laden with Officiers wiues gentlewomen women children and baggage Their Battaill consisted of 15 coullours which marched altogether vnder which they had ranked 53 rankes of Muskettiers pikes firelocks among which there were some boyes sick souldiers After them also followed many waggons and Karrs loaded with piks and musketteirs Casks and other instruments materialls of warre haueing also some Clergie men sitting vpon them and some others as Gray friers Preaching priests which went a foote Next vnto them followed three Coullors makeing 77 rankes of Pikes and musketteires After them came fiue Coullours more makeing 89 rankes of pikes and Musketteirs After these came a great number of Waggons and six good peeces of ordinance foure of them were halfe Canon and 2 Culuering the two greatest had 29 horses to draw them and the two other demy CanoÌ„ had 17 horses a peece to draw theÌ„ the two lesser peeces had eleuen after the Canon came two morters the greatest drawn with 13 horses the lesser with nine hauing two empty Carriages twelue Barrels of powder for their ordinance with other necessaries belonging to the warre After these followed Monsieur Gomer Fourdine the Gouernour who was taken prisoner by vs when Count John of Nassaw sayled from Antwerp with his fleete in Sept. Anno 1631. Who also was turnd out of Skincksconce the last of Aprill 1636 and now out of Breda this yeere 1637 in a closse coach hauing bin sick of a feuer but coÌ„ming into the feild neere the prince he came out of his coach and gott a horse back and comming nigh vnto his highnesse he light from his horse and two persons that was with him the Prince seing him coming towards him lighted likewise from his horse and after some salutations and curtesies showed one to an other hauing had some short speeches one to an other he tooke his leaue of the Prince in most frendly manner But the Drossard of the citty had longer conference with his highnesse After him followed a great many waggons vpon the formost of them sat 10 or 12 Iesuits who did not so much as once moue their hats to the Prince so much they stood vpon their pontificalibus after them followed 30 rankes of Souldiers vnder foure Coullours which marched together then came a good many of waggons againe after them a procession of 16 Capuchian Fryers marching with great deuotion the formost of them bearing a redd wooden crosse in signe of the passion hauing hanging vpon yt a rodd a hamer a paire of tongs nailes a spunge and a crowne of thornes and these brought vp their battaile Lastly their Arriergard consisted of 150 Spanyards and Nepolitans ranged into 27 rankes vnder sixe Coullours which as before marched betweene the two middle rankes of the pikes Alferus de Belle that had acted the dead mans part and was taken prisoner in the Horne-worke for the kinde curtesie and humanity he had found from the English especially from Coronell Colepeper and the Captaynes and officers of his Regiment showed himself a gratefullman saluted all the

we wrought vpon the line with great expedition while the rest of our army these three dayes lay in bataille On Sunday before noon the quartermaster Generall the particular quartermasters of euery Regiment drew out the French quarters vpon the heigths and the English quarter vpon the heath neerer the towne And on Munday being the 27 the Regiments and companies drew into their quarters and cast vp a Trench before them euen from the mast wood to the riuer side Tewsday Wensday and Thursday were spent in reparing our line raising it and makeing a foot-banke to yt and in finishing the Trenches before the head of our quarters Vpon Friday the 14 of Iuly there were sent downe in the night with Monsieur Perceuall the quartermaster Generall 150 English as many French all worke men to breake ground iust halfe way betwene Breda and Ginnekins where they cast vp a small halfemoone a redout by the water mill and the burnt houses to keepe in the Ennemy Satterday the first of August was spent in repairing the line Upon Sunday about three of the Clock in the morning the Ennemy sallyed out vpon these two small workes some 150 men and discharged a volley of shott vpon them but hearing our Trumpetter of the horse gard sound a charge retreated presently this was onely to discouer for vpon Munday the third about the same hower in the morning they Sallied our againe about 200 men with fire-lockes encompassing both the works offred to giue on vpon one of the points of the half moone giuing fire vpon our men But Monsieur Beringham who commands the Princes troupe came thether with some horsemen from the Princes gard notfarre of and sounding a charge the Ennemy instantly retreated as fast as they could into the outworckes of the Towne and being come vnder their ordinance they shott from of the Bulwarks and walls about 20 Canon shott vpon those workes and vpon the way vp towards Ginnekens leauing dead behinde them a Sariant a gallant man and 5 or 6 others slayne and carryed of at least 15 or 16 hurt men Vpon this seruice Lieutenant Loofe Lieutenant tot Lieut Coronell Thienen was hurt About this time his Highnes the Prince Elector Palatine with his Bretheren Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice and a great traine of English Noblemen and Gentlemen came to the siege who during the whole time of it were euery day as frequent and forward in the Approaches as any needy Cadet could bee that sought to make his fortune that way And were attended on by Sir Robart Stone Sir Thomas Billing sley Mr. Karr Mr. Daniell Mr. Hamptden Mr. Grissin their owne followers accompained also with the Earles of Warwick and Northhampton my Lord Grandisson Sir William Howard Mr. Oneall Captaine Crofts Mr. Apsley Mr. Fanchy Mr. Eldrington Mr. Neale and afterwards Mr. Neuill who putt themselues vnder Coronell Gorings commaund and marched with his Companie to their gards And Mr. Georg and Mr. Walter Vane mounted themselues vnder the Princes Troupe His Hghnesse the Cardinall Infante hearing now that the Prince of Orange with our Army was set downe before Breda made all the expedition that possibly he could to gather a head from among his harried troupes who had had long and wearisome marches for the defending of the coast of Flanders the land of Waes other places pickt vp a reasonable Army consisting of some 10000 foote and 50 troups of horse the most of them being imployed against the French to resist theÌ„ hinder their incursious progresse into the Prouinces of Henegow and Artois and on the 24. of Iuly new stile accompanyed with Prince Tomaso of Sauoy Count Feria some other Grands came to Antwerpe drawing on the 23. 7 or 8 Canon through it The same day came the Regiment of Bruon to him being a matter of twelue hundred men strong who had thought to haue put his Regiment into Breda but was preuented deceiued baked 80 thousand loaues of Bread for his army and gaue them some Money and drew out of Gelders Gennip and Steuensward and other forts and places all men that might be spared to see if he could relieue Breda his meÌ„ promising him that they would either venter for to relieue it or to dye before it but the carefulnesse and industry of his Highnes the Prince of Orange was such that it was a thing impossible for them to break through our line The Cardinall Infante then the second of August being come to great little Sundert Rysbergen which is an howers going froÌ„ the Hagh Count Williams quarter as the mapp of the Barronie of Breda showes quartered in these three villages hutted cast vp for their safegard some trauerses vpon the auenues passages and showed a matter of 17 troups of his Horse vpon the heath within lesse then a Canon shot of Count Williams quarter who saluted them from his Batteries with our Ordinance and slew some foure or fiue of them shott of the chaps of a horse which they left behind them so retreated Those of Breda seing their freinds were come so neare with hopes of reliefe did encourage them and on the third fourth and fifth of August hung out lanternes vpon the topp of their high steeple to shew them the way into the Towne by night but by the vigilencie of his Highnesse our out-line by that time was made so stronge that they durst not venter to breake through it The Ennemy being come so nere vs now was a time of action for 10 or 12 nights one after an other as long as the Cardinalls Armie lay in these villages aboue named our whole army horse foote of all nations euery night drew out after the warning peece went of to besett the out line euery companie to march to their seuerall stations attend the Ennemy if he durst haue attempted any thing for the reliefe of Breda once more he showed 14 troupe of his horse which were beaten back with our Cannon as the former were Vpon wensday night the 12 of August 400 of our horse went and gaue the Ennemy an allarme in the night and beate vp their horse gards to a trauerse which they had cast vp before their quarter slew foure or fiue of the Ennemy and finding there some of their foote to second them our men retreated with the loose also of some foure or fiue men On Fryday night the 14 of August the Cardinall Infante seing noe possibilitie to breake through our line and Army in the night sent away a part of his forces who brake vp and fired their quarters and the next morning rose with the grosse of his Army marching towards Loone other villages in Brabant hauing a secret plott and enterprize vpon the Sconce of the Vorne and Thei l and before that had giuen order to those troupes of his which were drawneout of Gelders Gennep and Steuensward to march to these two places who comming to the Maze

the Coronels Companie carrying himself very stoutly in this action receiued there his mortall wound whereof within two or three daies after he dyed and one of our Hand-Granado-men was shott through his right hand which spoyled the casting of his Granadoes and thus much in brief for this peece of seruice About two of the clock in the morning the Ennemy being pott Valliant for they loue to send there men foxt to Purgatorie would needes haue an other bout with vs and as the Ennemies Alferus Seignour De Belle who the next morning was taken prisouner in their Horne-worke reporteth that he himselfe being shott free with some others makeing a noise and crying Sa Sa giuing vs warning long enough of his comming fell downe with his men from the topp of the Horne-worke to the bottome to discouer our mine for that was their intent Captaine Monke the Coronels Captaine with four pikes and a musketteir or two meeting with them vnder the Barme of the Horne-worke encountred them on the furthest side of the Damme at push of the pike beat them back againe which spoyled their discouerie and those men of theirs which showed their boddies in giuing fire from the topp of their Horne-worke our men from all Corps de guard powred such vollies of shot vpon them and by giuing fire from a Drake planted vpon the topp of our right hand Corps de guard which carried two pounds of muskett bullets made them pull downe their Eeads quickly and keepe themselues vnder couert The next morning being munday the seuenth of September the English and French mines being made readie a messenger was sent to his highnes the Prince of Orange to acquaint him therewith where vpon the Prince of Orange himselfe the Prince Electour with his bretheren and diuerse other men of qualite came downe into the approaches the Prince immediately gaue order for the springing of both the mines and the falling on vpon the breaches which the mines should make The first Officer then of the English which was to fall vp the Breach and to enter it was Captaine Monke Coronell Gorings Captaine with 20 musketteirs and 10 Pikes and after him a workemaster with certaine workemeÌ„ to cast vp a brest behind them that they might lodge our men vpon the top of the Horn-worke Next vnto him Captaine Abrahall and Lieutenant Broome was to fall on vpon the right hand with fortie pikes and 20 muskettiers And Captaine Hamond with his Ensigne on the luft hand to second Captaine Monke with Captaine Abrahall there fell on these Noble Volunteirs worthy Officers and Cauilleros of the Coronels Companie my Lord Grandisson Captaine Croft Captaine la Meere Lieutenant Turuill Cornet Lucas Ensigne Pagett Mr. Oneall Mr. Apsley Mr. Eldrington Mr. Symon Fanchy Mr. Griffin Mr. Postlumus Kirton Mr. Euers Mr. Morley Mr. Daniell Mr. Predeaux Mr. Lenthol Mr. Wilford Mr. Baskerfeild Mr. Iyle and Mr. Waston with diuerse other Gentlemen of quality This Companie of pikes kept allwaies together The English mine then being sprung and takeing good effect Captaine Monke ere the smoake was vanished hastens vp to the breach and with his commanded men fell vp to the very topp of it where at first he was entertained with some musketteires of the Ennemies but they instantly gaue back and he with his commaunded men of which halfe slunck away aduanced forward into the worke where he found a stand of pikes of about sixe or seuen score readie to receiue him And falling in pell mell vpon them whether by order out of an affection to the Coronell or for a reuenge vpon the Ennemy they gaue the word a Goring a Goring and though the Ennemy were twise their number yet Captaine Abrahall being so brauely followed with a Companie of gallant men charged home vpon them and came to push of the pike with them and seing this aduantage that Captaine Monke fell vpon the left flanke of them and gaulled them shordly with his Musketteirs Captaine Abrah all pressing hard vpon them this brought the Ennemie into a disorder made theÌ„ giue back Vpon this the French also falling on vpon their right flanke from their side diuerse of them were slaine drownd and wholly routed Vpon the first charge worthy Captaine Crofts was slaine My Lord Grandison at push of the pike receiued a wound in his arme Maister One all in his thigh and Maister Connock of Coronell Gorings Compaynie receiued there his mortall wound The Ennemie being beaten out of their Horne-worke Captayne Abrahall with these Voluntiers and Gentlemen which held together followed them ouer a small bridg made of two plankes broade at the end whereof the Ennemie had planted a brasse peece charged with muskets-bullets whether they persued them so fast that they had no time to discharge it fearing that they might kill some of their owne men yet he that was to giue fire stayed so long till Mr. Eldrington clapped his hand vpon the peece and espying the CanoÌ„nier neere vnto the peece with his linstock in his hand charged his pike against his brest whereupon he took him prisoner and gaue him to a priuate Souldier vpon this seruice he gott a Spanish blade froÌ„ a dead Officer froÌ„ thence our meÌ„ droue the Ennemie vp to their half moone before Ginnekins port with the losse of 150 of their men at the least and comming to the Counterskarfe of the moate there our workemen turnd vp the Earth against the Ennemy and cast vp a Brest-worke vpon it which we held and maintayned this seruice was thus performed and much more fully then was expected wherevpon his Highnesse sent fresh troupes to relieue those that had falne on and as they came of he embrased Captaine Abrahall and Captaine Hamond aud thanked all the Officers voluntiers and Gentlemen who had performed so braue an action and as if he reioyced that Coronell Goring was in some part thus reuenged on the Ennemy by the valour of his Companie those of his Regiment and the other Companies that were there so returned strait way out of the Approaches to visit him in his hutt did relate what had passed vnto him which he did with particular Characters of the worth of those men who had carryed themselues so brauely vpon this seruice The most of the English that entred the Horne-worke were not aboue two hundred in all and the like number of the French vnder the Command of Coronell Maisonnefue carryed themselues very vailliantly and brauely vpon this peece of seruice and turne vp a Brest-worke also against the Ennemy so that the Ennemy were as stronge within their Horne-worke as those that attempted it Many prisoners were taken amonge the rest Don Godfredo de Bergerie a Spanish Captaine who commanded the Horne-worke and the out-workes was taken prisonner by yong Mr. Francis Perceuall Inginier who after he had receiued two hurts at push of the pike from him yeelded himselfe prisonner to him next him Seignor Iuan D' Albe a Spanish Alferus or Ensigne was taken

prisoner by Monsieur Poterie a gentleman of Coronell Maisonefs Company And after the Ennemie had called for a parlie to fetch of their dead while they were a tumbling their carkases into a punt a Burgonian Ensigne called Alfererus de Belle who acted the deadmans part rising vp in his shirt cryed for quarter to Lieutenant Windon who takeing him prisonner sent him vp to Coronell Colepepper who intertained him ve-very kindly gaue him a suite of cloaths intreated euery Captaine of the watch of his owne Regiment to take him into their keeping to lodge him well to giue him frendly entertainment which they did all and Lieutenant Windon gaue his ransome among the priuaet hurt souldiers that were vpon this seruiae Besides these men of quality aboue mentioned there were about 50 Spanyards and Burgonians priuate sonldiers taken prisonners some of them being dangerously hurt others sound and whole The greatest part of our losse was after the Ennemie had lost their worke for at the first of those that fell on with Captiane Monke there was but one slaine which was a Corporall of the Coronels companie shott through both his thighas but one more hurt which was one Mr. Apsley a volunteir shott but not mortally in the face both his iawes broken Of those that fell on with Captaine Abrahall there were but two killed Captaine Crofts a volunteir shott through the heart and much lamented by our whole nation and Maister Connock a gentleman of the Coronels companie and of hurt as is said there was the Lord Grandison hurt at push of the pike in the arme Master Oneal in the thigh and Master Daniell shott in his side the bullet falling downe into his boote Master Flood and Master Wright in the arme all these were of Coronell Gorings coÌ„panie slaine and hurt the rest were of other companies which had the guard in the English approaches as followeth of Leiutenant Coronell Caries companie one slaine and 5 hurt of Sir Ferdinand Knightlyes companie one slaine and one hurt of Sariant Maiour Corbits companie two slaine and seuen hurt of Captaine Abrahals Companie one slaine and two Gentlemen hurt of Captaine Hamonds companie his Lieutenant Treymaine his Ensigne Kirck his Seriant Raymond with one souldier more of his companie slaine which stood on the left hand more open to the Ennemy and a sling peece they discharged often vpon theÌ„ Of Captaine Reads companie there were three slaine and foure hurt of Captaine Scubbingers two slaine and fiue hurt so that vpon this peece of seruice with the officers gentlemen and souldiers there were 17 slaine in all and some thirty hurt What men the French lost I am not able to say for want of information bur sure I am that Monsieur D' hautcourt a braue voluntier was hurt vpon this peece of seruice This loftie Horne-worke then being so happily taken in it was the very Creui-coeur or Break-neck of the Towne for it gaue accesse vnto his Highnesse to come vnto the maine moate of the Towne and there vpon the Counterskarfe to make Corps de guards batteries flankes vpon it for the more safe putting ouer of the two Galleries which were to be begun About this tim came to the Army other Voluntiers namely Lieutenant Roberts Lieutenant Woodhouse Ensigne Washiugton Mast Walker and diuerse others which marched downe with Coronell Gorings Companie into the Approches and Master Henningham Master Preston and Master Bladwell who trailed pikes vnder Captaine Gerrards Compaine marched downe into the trenches with him till the Towne was giuen ouer Vpon Tewsday the eight Coronell Colepepper releiuing Coronell Gorings Regiment they turnd vp the earth vpon the top of the Horne-worke and Counterskarfe made passages and blindes into it and repaired and sett vp Musket-baskets to flancker the wall of the towne Ginnekins bridge and the halfe moone without it which the Ennemy yet held Vpon the Counterskarfe there was begun two batteries of 12 halfe Cannon one for the French and an other for the English with six halfe Canon a peece vpoÌ„ them to fauour our galleries and to dismount the Ennemies ordinance this night we shott much vpon them for the more easie putting ouer of our galleries Vpon wensday the 9 of September the English and French galleries were let out for 33 thowsand gilders to a workebasse of Gurcum the English for 17 thowsand and the French for 16 thousand Gilders vpon condition they must be both made within 14 daies after the tenth of this month if he were longer then for euery day he should haue 200 gilders shortened from him The French gallery was to be put ouer to the right face and the English to the left face of Ginnekens Bulwarke Vpon Thursday night the 10 of Sept Lieutenant Coronell Erskins commanding that night in the Scotch Dutch Approches receiued order from Count William about 10 a clock in the night to prepare the mines in the Horneworke and lay ouer the Bies or Flagg-bridges against the morning afterward to spring the mine to assault that worke and beat the Ennemy out of it if it were possible Order was giuen for the assault in this manner following that first a Lieutenant and a Sariant with 50 men fire-locks and Spring-stocks accompanied with foure Granadomen should fall on after the mine was sprung after theÌ„ Lieutenant Gladstone with 50 men a Sariant with halfe pikes half muskettiers should giue on to second them Captaine Iohn Leueston commanding a hundred men Pikes Muskettiers with Lieutenant Duncan Ensigne Niece and two Sariants was to fall on next after them Captaine Kilpatrick with his owne Ensigne and two Sariants was to second the former with 80 pikes in the last place the Lieutenant Coronell abouesaid was to aduance with the body of the troupes and after him a hundred commaunded workemen with matterials but in regard our mine was found out by the Ennemie ere morning things were differed till further order from Count William Afterward it was resolued that the day following one of the mines vpon necessity should be made ready and at 12 of the clock in the day notwithstanding the two daies preparation the Ennemy made to answere the Assault our Flagg-bridges were layd ouer the moate of their Horne-worke in the full sight of the Ennemy and our troupes while those men came marching downe out of the quarter to succour vs in the Approaches before all things were prepared it was six a clock at night past the time of reliefe ere all things were in areadinesse The mine then being ready orders was giuen for the springing of it which was done accordingly but the mine being sprung it made not that operation as was expected for it sprung backward in the worke to our owne great disaduantage for it brake and spoyled the Flaggbridges that laye ouer the moat for the Dutche firelocks to passe ouer and so hindred much our passage ouer the Damne and their falling on vpon the

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