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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09944	A historicall relation of the famous siege of the citie called the Busse Herevnto is added a generall mappe of the whole campe and siege, with particular mappes of all the seuerall approches in euery quarter. Compyled togeather and designed according to the iust measure and rule of geometrie by Iames Prempart, ingener to his Majestie of Sweden.	Prempart, Jacques.; Hondius, Hendrik, b. 1573, engraver.	1630 (1630)	STC 20202; ESTC S121882	37,247	44

to get into the Vuchter-end or bleach feelde In this patch of ground were made Blindes and Batteries to dismount the Enemyes Ordinance which playd vpon our Galleries and Workemen from the Bulwarke on the left hand of the Gate and a peece which they had suuke in their halfe Moone In this Feelde also we began to laye over a second Gallerie on the right face of the Bulwarke but the Enemyes Ordinance from the Bulwarkes on the further side of the Gate shot through it 8. or 10. times breaking some of the posts asunder at the entrance of it into the moate yet at the last our Batterie in that Feelde put them to silence and an English Captaine an excellent Cannonnier dismounted their halfe Cannon that daye the Lord of Oxford had the Guarde after which our Men working more safelie in both the Galleries The 13. manye Granadoes were cast into the Towne which threw downe manie Houses The 15. of August in the night the Enemye had a Stratagem to cutt our Trench by the little Mill and Coudwater betweene Count Ernst and Brederoes Quarter and so to haue let in the Water vpon our Approaches to put this into execution Grobbendonk sent out of the Towne some hundred and fiftie firelockes and spades which stole in the night betweene the Petler-Sconce and Count Ernsts Quarter through the inwarde Line where it was not finished and came to the little Windmill by our out Line and there hauing layd an Embuscado of some of their firelockes in a ditch and behinde some bushes fell to worke apace to cut our Trench some 30. foote broad betweene the Horneworke and the Redouts vpon the Line not farre from that place where Count Henry of Berks Men would haue attempted it before But parte of Captaine Brogs Companie hauing the gard in a Redoubt next vnto them gaue fire and the Alarme being giuen Our Horse which had the gard in a House not farre from thence came vp to charge them and giuing fire likewise from that Redoubt they lefte their worke and retreated backe to their Ambush leauing their Spades and a paire of ould Shoes behind them and as they retreated gaue fire vpon our Horse and slew a Corporall and hurte twoo or three more But by reason of the Morrace and the Ditches our Horsemen could not come to charge them neither durst our foote leaue their Guardes and so they retreated backe againe into the Towne some twoo English mile where they fell a cutting Surelie if they had stayd but one halfe quarter of an houre longer or cut the gap not so broad they had effected the busines they came for because the Water was not passing three ynches lower then the top of the Trench and so should haue let in an Inundation of Water vpon vs. The 16. of August newes came to our Campe that the Enemie had taken Amersford The 17. Count William then commaunding the Quarter and Workes of Count Ernst caused twoo Mines to be blowne vp which were made vnder the Horneworke of the Hintemergate also made twoo assaults vpon the Enemie but prevayled not The 18. in the morning the Enemie sallied forth of the Towne neere Pinsens Quarter and robbed some of the Victualers and so departed the night following the Leeftenant Coronell Sir Edward Vere had the commaund in the Trenches And on Sondaye his Excellence who oftentimes ventered his person very much came downe to the Gallerie to see the Approaches a little before the said Leeftenante Coronell was relieued hee went to shew the Prince the Workes and the Sap the Companies being relieued were drawne off as far as the little Sconce The said Leeftennante Coronell Vere hauing showen his Excellentie the Sap and taking his leaue of him walking off with Sir Thomas Conway being a Tall man came an vnhappie Musketshot through the Blind and shot him behind in his head that it perisht his braynes that night being brought to his Tent within some foure dayes afterwardes dyed whose extraordinarie vallour sufficiencie compleat abilities for a Commander as they were well knowne so was his losse exceedinglie lamented by his Excellentie and the Chiefes of our Army My Lord Generall Vere my Lord of Oxford many Captaines Officers Voluntaries and Gentlemen of quality who had beene at his funerall in Bommell returning home that night The English Regiment had the guard in the Approaches and a civill worthy Gentleman of my Lords Companie of Dort one M. Mollenax that bare the sword of the said Leeftenant Coronell before his corps goeing to see the sap was the first that night which followed him the waye of all flesh my Lord Generall Vere bestird himselfe had all his Officers and Souldiers in readinesse that vpon the first occasion if the Enemie had either sallied out vpon our Sappers or Workemen or if they should haue attempted the firing of the Gallerie they might haue beate them in againe Captaine Rookewood of my Lord Veres Regiment as eldest Captaine executed my Lords commaund with valour and discretion had his Granado-Men at hand and placed diuers Musketteirs vpon all flanks to playe vpon the Enemie and to keepe them vnder for shooting vpon the end of our Gallerie and our Workemen and now and then sent them some Cannon Bullets which shot vpon the topp of their Bulwarke and vpon their halfe Moone to keepe them vnder sometimes sending a Granado into the Towne and throwing Handgranadoes amongst them into their halfe Moone Towardes midnight the Enemie likewise did cast Handgranadoes vpon our Blind next to their halfe Moone and set fire on it which brake out into a greate flame but the vigilency of my Lord Vere was such fearing that the fire might take further hould he gaue order that some Souldiers should take shouells and spades from the Workemen and cast earth and water vpon it which caused it to slake and had twoo or three Granadoemen there which paid them with theire owne coine but sure it was good that the Wind blew Southwest for had the Wind blewe Northwest and had blowne stiff as it did it had not onelie endangered the firing of all our Blindes but also our Gallerie which would haue hindered our Approaches and cast vs a greate deale behinde hand And so this daye and night following the Gallerie and Workes were well advanced This daye Sir Harry Hungate got a marke of honour by a Bullet which shot him thorow his buffe Ierkin and grazed vpon his flesh Before our Regiment had the Watch againe in the Approaches the Gallerie was well advanced and they got about three Posts night and daye it was then my Lord of Oxfords turne to commaund who was made Leeftenante Coronell in Sir Edwarde Veres place deceased The Bridge being layd ouer the Ditch of the Enemies halfe Moone The English began to sap and lodged in the left corner of it because of the Trees that laye a crosse in it This night there was discouered an engine vpon a floate from the furthest parte of their halfe Moone by