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A06365	The French Kings declaration against the Dukes of Vendosme and Mayenne, the Marshall of Bouillon, the Marques of Coeuure, the President le Iay, and all who assist them Verified in the Court of Parlement the 13. of February, 1617. Stilo nouo.; Proclamations. 1617-02-13. English	France. Sovereign (1610-1643 : Louis XIII); Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1643.; Vendôme, César de Bourbon, duc de, 1594-1665.; Mayenne, Henri de Lorraine, duc de, 1578-1621.; Bouillon, Henri de la Tour-d'Auvergne, Duc de, 1555-1623.	1617 (1617)	STC 16834; ESTC S108824	11,498	46

and foure Companies of Carabins a thing almost incredible that it was brought in so short a time in regard of the incommodious hilly and difficult waies thorow which it passed All night long great diligence was vsed in planting a Battery so that on the 29. day in the morning it was ready within halfe a Musket-shotte of the Towne and we began to batter a little Towre that flanked two cortines which within few houres was beaten to the ground and besides a breach made in the wall Whereupon our Men aduanced couragiously to the assault whose resolution being seene by those within did so affright them that they retired flying to the Castle though they could not be so quick of foot but that about threescore were killed in the throng as they rushed out of the gate and as many taken prisoners The Prince not willing to lose time the rather because he knew that there were arriued in the Valley of Sesia two thousand Foote and three hundred Horse sent to the rescue of this place dispatched immediatly certaine Companies of Cuirassiers and Carabins to seize on a place by which they who were retired as is touched before might haue fled and gone to their succours caused the Canon to play on them that withdrew themselues to the Castle and whereas some part of them made a stand on a little Hill in the mid-way from the Castle which did much annoy our Men they were beaten thence it being not yet noone when all this seruice was performed From the same place of the batterie we began without losing any time to beate the Castle wherwith they within being terrified seeing themselues brought to such a streight made a signe that they would parlee and render the place and to that purpose the Sergeant Maior Vertua who commanded there sent his Ayndante to treate whose demand was to depart with life and Armes whereto hee was answered that his Highnesse was content to grant it the said Ayndante hauing first declared that he was authorised to make a composition and that they treated in their owne names and not in the name of the Princesse of Masserano to whom also his Highnes was willing to shew fauour commanding shee should haue no displeasure done her but bee permitted to goe whither shee would With this resolution the Ayndante returned and in the meane while his Highnesse gaue order for the appointing of those souldiers who should haue the guard of the Castle but the Sergeant Maior who hauing bin made acquainted by the Ayndante with that which he had concluded shewed himselfe not contented therewith but that hee would depart with match in cocke lighted though the Ayndante replied that hee had fully capitulated in the aforesaid manner fell to shooting anew Euery one maruailed at this strange course the newes of the Composition being now spred through the Campe and his Highnesse commanded the batterie should bee continued which was done throughly till dark night during which our Men wonne ground by little and little and made themselues Masters of certaine Houses and Barricadoes which they within held in the Mountaines His Highnesse on the other side made foure Peeces of Canon to be drawne in all diligence to the toppe of a Hill that was neere which by breake of day were readie planted to gall and offend the enemie more hauing obserued that from the place where they were before they could not worke that effect which was necessarie for the giuing of an assault At which instant they within did againe demand Parle and although his Highnesse in regard of the Sergeant Maiors bad dealing the day before had iust cause to stoppe his eeares and seeke to vse him as he deserued as hee was likewise perswaded and counselled by euery one neuerthelesse to shew that hee makes good warre to preuent any disastrous accident which might fal vpon the Princesse who was within thought not good to reiect the demand whereupon they treated a new and agreed as followeth ARTICLES FOR THE RENDRY OF THE CASTLE OF CREVACORE ACcorded by FRA. GALEAZZO PIETRA Knight Commander of the Forces which issued out of the Towne and retired vnder the Castle assisted by Lewis Albertazzo Ayndante to Francis Bernardin Vertua Sergeant Maior aswell in the name of the Princesse of Masserano as of themselues and their Troupes FIrst the said Knight Ayrdante with all their men yeeld themselues to the Prince vpon this only condition that they shall haue their liues and Armes without match powder or bullet leauing all other things that they haue aswel within as without the Castle to their Highnesses Besides in the name of the Princesse they render to his Highnesse the Castle of Creuacore to dispose therof with all that is within the same as he shall thinke good And their Highnesses by D. Antonio Bobba principall Esquire and Gentleman of the Chamber promise to giue the said Knight Ayndante and their men free safe passage for their retreate Thus agreed in Creuacore the 30. of Ianuary 1617. Signed D. Antonio Bobba Era. Galeazzo Pietra Ludouico Albertazzo Francesca Ferrera Fiesca Francesco Bernardino Vertua In this action must not be ouerpassed in silence the praise due to the French especially to the Chiefes who haue shewed great valour and courage Of our men I do not beleeue there are ten slaine but some few were hurt and amongst others Monsieur de Limogion Lieutenant of the Prince Thomas his Troupe hurt in that foote which was sound hauing lost the other in Asti and the Sergeant Maior of Monsieur d'Eguebon who is of the Marshall des Desguieres his Troupes As the Enemy was ready to depart out of the Castle because some difficultie was made about their carrying of powder in their Flaskes contrary to the agreement some of them threw downe their powder others their Flaskes and one of them hauing by chance let fall a burning match the powder that lay on the ground was thereby fired and that likewise gaue fire to the powder in the Flaskes and to certain barrels from whence it passed to the Muskets and Harquebuses which some of them carried charged whereupon followed very lamentable disasters for many lost their liues many were burnt of which fortune some of our men tasted being amongst them and many for feare cast themselues downe from the wall While the rest marched away accompanied with foure Companies of Horse which his Highnesse had giuen them for their conuoy according to the agreement that they might not be molested by our Men there came one of our Light-horse with a Horseman of the Enemies who was hurt and had beene taken prisoner by him The newes he brought were that a a good number of the Enemies Muskettiers with some three hundred Horse comming from the Valley of Sesia by the way of Guardella to succour Creuacore and the Horse being past the water our Horse who were there in guard charging them resolutely did breake and put them to flight slew twenty tooke prisoners the