our Officers and Souldiers to transport them for their country which accordingly was obeyed As also his Majesty did give orders to ordaine us both Officers and Souldiers free quarters in Alzenheur till the shipps were ready to saile So that we being free from our honourable Master his service we were ready to imbrace new conditions from a new Master The twenty-second and last Observation on our Danes service HEre concluding our Danes service we see that the end of warres is peace and that the end of this peace was the beginning of greater warre under a new Master Happy therefore is that man or that Regiment that can say while as they are thanked off we have served truely and with credit our last Master and then they may be assured of a second Master having wonne a good name as this Regiment did under his Majesty of Denmarke in whom the least omission could never be found much lesse to have committed any grosse errour worthy imputation And therefore we were Graciously dismissed and honestly rewarded according to the time Captaine Andrew Stewart brother to the noble and worthy Earle of Traquaire being soliciting businesse at Copmanhagen contracted a feaver and died there being in his Camerades absence honourably buried by the Stathoulders direction whose death as untimely was much regrated by all his Camerades he being a valorous and expert Commander Likewise Iohn Hampeseede an old true servant to my cozen the Barron of Fowles he dying of a feaver at Angle leager was honourably buried there This Danes warre thus ended was the beginning of a greater warre as is said for the Emperour in Summer 1629. The Danes peace being made in August 1629 did send assistance of men unto the Pole against his Majesty of Sweden under the command of the Felt-marshall Arnhem which the next summer did bring the sword of the Sweden against himselfe So that we see there is nothing here on earth to be expected by us more then a continuall warfare Lord therefore make us dayly to warre in that spirituall warfare serving truely the King of Kings and Lord of hosts fighting that good fight against our spirituall enemies where he that overcomes receives for a reward instead of worldly glory an immortall Crowne of Glory in the Heavens The Colonells Observation of the Kingdome of Denmarke HAving had the honour to have dined with his Majesty at his Table then in the gorgeous pleasant Palace of Freddesborree taking leave of his Majesty having kissed his hand I retired to Alzenheur where I began to thinke that this King could have said of his whole Kingdome as Scipio said you see not a man amongst all those but if I command him he will from a Turret throw himselfe into the Sea even so this Magnanimous King to my knowledge was of absolute authority in his Kingdome as all Christian Kings ought to be in theirs ever obeyed in the Lord without asking the head a reason Why doe you command us thus For we reade that the favour of the Lord was in Iuda in giving them one heart in doing and obeying the commandements of the King and of their Magistrates and Principalls as I did cleerely observe in this Kingdome of Denmarke the goodnesse of government for the florishing of the Kingdome wher 's Totus orbis componebatur ad exemplum Regis He commanding they obeyed both lived in prosperity the Ruler or King Heroick wise noble magnanimous and worthy The Gentry Citizens and Communalty obedient which made their joy and felicity to continue in despite of their mighty foes and that by reason of his Majesties Government in military discipline who doth entertaine a great number of Officers yeerely having good allowance for commanding of Souldiers trained up in peace against warre such as Colonells Lievetenant-Colonells Majors Captaines and other inferiour Officers which are still entertained at the countries charge in exercising of Souldiers for his Majesties emploiment being alike ever ready in all Provinces for peace or warre Would to God we were so well provided in our owne country at home and then we needed not to feare any forraine enemy that are enemies to God to our King and to our Religion And for the better maintaining of warre no Kingdome or King I know is better provided of a Magazin then this magnanimous King for Armes brasse ordnance whereof every yeere his Majesty doth cast above a hundred peeces being sufficiently provided of Amunition and of all sorts of fiery Engines to be used by Sea or Land together with Armour sufficient for to arme a great Armie of Horse His Majestie is also sufficiently well provided of shipping and yearely doth adde to the number which ships are built by two worthy Scottish-men called Mr. Balsoure and Mr. Sinclaire being both well accounted off by his Majestie who in like manner hath a Reprobane at Copmanhagen for making of Cords and Cables for his shipping and Kingdome where I was informed that in twenty foure houres time they were able to furnish the greatest ship the King had of Cables and of all other tackling and cordage necessary to set out the Ship Likewise by his Majesties Artizens within the Kingdome all sort of stuffes and silkes are woven sufficient to serve the Kingdome and his neighbours that please to buy Moreover this Kingdome is worthy commendation for the order of Iustice and Lawes having their Law-books deciding all controversies amongst them and if it come to any great difference the Kings Majestie as being above the Law sits in judgement as the Interpreter and Director of Iustice and according to his Princely dignity mitigates as pleaseth his Majestie the law and decides the controversie This Kingdome also is praise-worthy for the purity of their Gentry being as ancient and noble as any other Kingdome and can bragge of a purer and cleerer bloud of Gentility then many Nations can for they never ally or enter into marriage with any inferiour to themselves be they never so rich if they be Burgars or Plebeians they never marry with them and if one of their daughters will through love miscarry in her affection to marry a Citizen they will not thereafter doe so much as to honour her with their company but on the contrary shee loseth both her portion and honour not suffering her to carry the armes of her familie Moreover this Nation is praise-worthy for their entertaining of learning and of the liberall Sciences professed in their owne Vniversities where their children are well taught and trained up after a noble and heroick manner within their owne Kingdome not onely in their Studies of the liberall Sciences but also in their exercise of body as fencing dancing singing playing of Instruments and riding of horses and what else are noble Recreations as learning of forraine languages Spanish Italian French Dutch and such like and afterwards their youth being well travell'd returning from their Travells they attend on the Chancellarie as under-Secretaries to States-men to enable them to be profitable
members in the Common-weale And being foris familiat according to their gifts and qualities they are preferred to Government and charges under his Majestie in all Provinces of the Kingdome of Denmarke Yewtland Holsten and Norway His Majestie also is praise-worthy for his Occonomie in keeping of Store-houses to feed Oxen and stalles for keeping of milch Cowes whereof is received yearely great income of moneys for Butter and Cheese made in great quantitie by Hollanders in Denmarke Holsten and Yewtland which parts abound also with all sorts of Fish which inricheth his Majesties treâ—sure infinitely together with their trading by Sea to the fishing in Greeneland bringing great commoditie to the Subjects in serving themselves as also in bringing of money into the Kingdome by furnishing of others Also this Land abounds in Corne which makes great cheapnesse in this Kingdome where I have lived nobly entertained with two servants for twelve shillings sterling a weeke being a whole winter in Garrison at Malemce in Skoneland Where I did see and observe the custome used by the Danes Gentrie in their house-keeping wherein they are not prodigall but yet very noble noâ— differing much from our owne customes at home entertaining many persons attendant but not with costly or daintie fare but aboundant in meate and drinke obliging also they are in entertaining strangers of fashion they keepe long Tables at which there sit sometimes above thirtie persons ordinary Tables they use besides ordained for the attendants of the familie who sit not till their Masters have halfe din'd or sup't they keepe also many horses hounds and hawkes with attendance answerable which makes their families great Here I did observe that the Subjects doe follow the example of their King in their apparrell in their vertues and Oeconomie where I did see vertue to have beene alike habituall in King Gentry Citizens and Country being all in their degrees extraordinary rich not onely in money but also in Iewells and plate nothing inferiour in my judgement to any neighbour Country It was observed in the Court of the Emperour Maximilian the second a good Prince and a vertuous that many Lords and great Seigniâ—urs not onely clad themselves according to the colour he wore but also had the same vessells and moveables the greatest Ladies also followed the Empresse so that those kindes of cloathing that before were disdained and out of request were then followed all being clad with skinnes and leather The Emperour and the Empresse not disdaining to carry and weare them the rest followed the pearles and precious stones did rise to the great price that they are now at by the rich that made the price so high that the poore could not attaine unto them To shew this by example we reade of Sabina Poppaea to whom nothing was wanting but shame and honestie being extremely beloved of Nero had the colour of her haire yellow like Amber which Nero esteemed much of in singing Verses made on her on the Cittern and from this came that the whole Damsels of Rome and Italie did like best to have that colour of haire in their Buskins Bracelers and cloathing and the Amber which before was in no esteeme became very deare seeing Nero esteemed of it which makes Plinie report speaking of the Comoedians apparell that they carried so much Amber that it was admirable to behold which shewes that the examples of great personages have great power in matters of moment and consequence as it hath in things of lesse importance For as Villeius Paterculus spake of the Emperour Augustus a good Prince teacheth his Subjects to doe well and as he is the greatest in estate even so he is the greatest in example the people casting their eyes on their Prince sitting high in sight of all they delight narrowly to consider all he doth and saith and they looke unto the most hidden things of his actions as through little holes and therefore before all places the Kings Court ought to be holiest and cleerest of all vices and endued with most honestie which betimes will make the whole Kingdome conforme To confirme this we reade in our owne story a memorable example how the King Iosina tooke pleasure and delight to discourse much with Physicians and Chirurgians in a short time the Lords and Gentrie did accommodate themselves to the Princes humour that many ages after there was no noble familie in Scotland that was not expert and well taught in dressing and healing the wounds of the body A knowledge very necessary for men of our profâ—ssion that oft-times are lost for want of good cure And we reade that King IAMES the fourth following the laudable custome of his Ancestors was very expert in this kinde in healing of wounds A noble knowledge of so noble a Prince and so great a Captaine as he was And the common Proverbe is that the little prettie dogges or puppies doe any thing to please their Mistresses and we sâ—y he sâ—ells of the pot he hath licked Here then you see the power of good and bad examples To conclude then Let us learne by the good examples aforesaid to follow the vertuous examples of our noble Master and King not neglecting the service and dutie we owe to the King of Kings since our lives here are but like bubbles of the water now seene now vanisht THE TABLE OF THE FIRST PART A. THE Affrontiâ—g man should be taught the way to his duâ—y Page 4 Letter B. Andrew and Ferwhar Monroâ—s killed at Ouldenburg Page 18 Letter Q. No Armor is able to resist feare Page 30 Letter B. The Ancients of old before they fought caused to sound their Trumpets and beate their Drummes and made their Souldiers cry hard Page 70 Letter Q. A sound Advise in distresse is most comfortable to friend Page 73 Letter W. The Appealer oftimes doth receive the reward of his Temerity Page 84 Letter I. Andrew Monro killed in combat Page 84 Letter I. B. Booty made by oppression never blesseth the owner long Page 52 Letter Z. That Bloud is not to be accounted lost which is shed for a noble Master Page 5 Letter D. Bruntfield a valorous Officer hurt at Trailsound Page 68 Letter M. A Bemish Captaine being a valorous Cavalier was killed resisting the storme at Trailsound Page 68 Letter M. Boistrous words betoken not much courage Page 70 Letter P. C. Captaine Lermond received his deaths wound Page 11 Letter L. Captaine Mackey and Captaine Forbesse of Tullough shot at Oldenburg Page 18 Letter Q. Captaine Mâ—ck-donald having valorously behaved himselfe was slaine at Trailsound Page 78 Letter C. Captaine Mackenyee as a pure sparke amongst Diamonds did shine amongst Officers for his valour at Trailesound Page 79 Letter E. Captaine Boswell killed by Boores. Page 4 Letter C. Captaine Mackenyee under God was the instrument of his Majestie of Denmarks safety at Wolgast Page 81 Letter G. Change hath no place to ruine though well to alter where order and concord is kept as was in our Regiment Page 83
Letter H. Captaine Andrew Stewart brother to the Earle of Traquare died at Copâ—anhagâ—n and was buried there Page 86 Letter K. Captaine Monro his valour in clearing the passage Page 18 Letter Q. Citizens of Trailsound compared to the Swordfish having weapons but wanting hearts and had quaking hands without use Page 76 Letter Colonell Mackey with his owne division defends the Passe at Oldenburg Page 17 Letter P. Colonell Mackey had his face spoyled with Gunpowder Page 18 Letter Q. Colonell Frets a Leeflâ—nder was slaine on our post at Trailsound Page 69 Letter N. Count of Mongomery cruelly beaten by the Rascall Boores being mistaken Page 47 Letter V. The nature of the Common people is to serve as slaves or to strike like Tyrants Page 40 Letter X. A Caveat for making Booty Page 32 Letter E. Citizens of Trailsound forgetting benefit were more unthankefull then beasts Page 66 Letter L. Charlemaine his priviledge granted to those had served well Page 72 Letter T. A Cavalier ought patiently to attend his preferment Page 3 Letter B. Continency in all things is most necessary for a Souldier Page 25 Letter X. Men ought patiently to undergoe their Crosses and not to despaire as some did in Denmarke Page 86 Letter He that thinkes on deaths Casuality ought neither to be carelesse nor covetous Page 86 Letter V. Cowards may be compared to dogs that doe barke more then bite Page 70 Letter P. The Cruelty was great the enemy used in harming the dead and innocent Page 40 Letter K. D. It is a worthy and brave enterchange when men attaine unto eternall fame and glory after Death for a temporall Death Page 41 Letter L. The strictnesse of Discipline is the conservation of an Army Page 36 Letter G. It were impossible to make Boores and Souldiers agree together without the strictnesse of Military Discipline Page 62 Letter F. It is never good in plenty to Disdaine Souldiers lest in adversity they may prove unusefull Page 2 Letter A. The observance of Discipline is the maintaining of Kingdomes Cities and Common-wealths Page 69 Letter O. Dumbarre renowned in despite of envy Page 13 Letter L. It is the Duty of valorous Commanders to care for the buriall of the slaine though their enemies Page 25 Letter Y. We are Drowned in the mud of vice and slothfulnesse while we want businesse and have no foe to awe us Page 46 Letter T. E. An English Cavalier being deadly wounded retired bravely at Keel Page 55 Letter B. Ensignes six of Scots shot at Ouldenburg Page 18 Letter Q. A rare Example of strength and courage in Ensigne David Monro Page 21 Letter S. Emulation of Superiours by example groweth amongst inferiours Page 37 Letter H. The whole Officers were hurt except one Ensigne Ihonston Page 68 Letter M. He that wilfully continues an Enemy teacheth his enemy to doe him a mischiefe if he can Page 77 Letter A. Though the Enemy be unworthy reconcile with him to be freed of his scandalous tongue Page 77 Letter A. The Enemy studies all the plots of our ruine and the danger is ever most that is least seene Page 77 Letter Experience teacheth that neither Fly Bee nor waspe can harme those that are healed of the sting of Scorpions Page 22 Letter T. The best Exhortation a Leader can give Souldiers is to shew himselfe valorous Page 23 Letter W. Enemies prove oftimes good pedagogues setting both death and judgment before us Page 66 Letter K. F. Feare doth put us in a more horrid habit then any enemy can doe Page 22 Letter F. It is not good to Feele the ill of the sturdy popular having once loosed the reine Page 48 Letter W. Friends that are trusty the best companions of danger Page 14 Letter M. To be a Follower of the popular sort is a vaine thing Page 50 Letter Y. The Footâ— is alwayes more usefull in warres and lesse chargable then Horse Page 23 Letter W. Fortune having crossed his Majesty of Denmarke in his warres abroade brought the sword of his enemies within his owne Kingdome Page 29 Letter A. G. The Germans are commonly friends to the victorious ete contra Page 16 Letter O. Germans of old did sing going on service Page 70 Letter P. Those that thirst after Gold let them bring it valiantly from afarre to supply the poore at home or to decore and enrich their Country Page 72 Letter S. A man is glad to come off with credit being hurt as I was at Trailsound where I thought to be slaine Page 75 Letter Y. Ill Gotten gaines is farre worse then losses with preserved honesty Page 31 Letter D. Gentlemen three of my Colonells Company slaine at Trailsound Gordon Stewart and Tullough Page 68 Letter M. H. Honour compared to a chaste made Page 31 Letter D. Happie are those that travell in well-doing for when the paines are gone then doe they enjoy the pleasure Page 63 Letter G. Hugh Murray his brother being slaine would not carry him off till he had beene revenged and then himselfe shot in the Eye the Bullet came out at his Nose Page 23 Letter V. Hector Monro being shot in one foot would not retire till first he emptied his Bandeliers and being shot then through the other foote was carried off by others Page 23 Letter V. We ought never to glory too much in peace or prosperitie as the Holsteners did but rather to prevent the worst Page 28 Letter The Highland Souldier his predictive Dreame seene at Trailsound Page 75 Letter Z. I. A just cause and a just deputation is that which gives the minde securitie And he dyeth well that dyeth fighting for a just cause Page 53 Letter Iustice the strictest that is observed amongst Souldiers Page 44 Letter S. An Isles Gentleman being deadly wounded did swimme with his Cloaths and wounds to escape the fury of his Enemies Page 32 Letter D. K. As forraine Kings make use of Cavaliers in their need so they ought with reason if not rewarded make their retreat to their King and Master being disdained without respect Page 25 Letter X. Our Knowledge is of none effect without assurance in God through Christ. Page 5 Letter E. The King of Denmark deserved praise for enterprising the warre though the successe was not answerable Page 30 Letter B. The King of Denmark commended for his care Page 32 Letter E. The King of Denmark contrary to feare through his valour did cast a kinde of honour upon God confiding in his care onely Page 35 Letter F. The King of Denmark did establish his Throne in despite of his Enemies Page 35 Letter F. Kings are but servants though more splendid for the Common-wealth Page 35 Letter F. The Kings Majestie of Denmark commended Page 43 Letter O. The King of Denmark did comfort his Officers after their losse sustained before KEEL Page 29 Letter A. Kings are kept and guarded from eminent danger by the Lord. Page 29 Letter A. A King or a Prince that undertakes toyle and
who in all Kingdomes as in Germanie had their Cloisters as here and at Erfort and he was a Scots man that brought the Christian Religion first into Franconia but was evill rewarded being there afterwards murthered It was the custome observed ordinarily by his Majesty of Sweden to make use of our countrimen on service wherein he desired they should shew themselves examplary to others as at this time he made choice of Sr. Iames Ramsey and Sr. Iohn Hamilton to be the first should adventure of the whole Army to force the enemy to give way to his Majesty to set his Army over the Maine where on that bridge Major Bodwell and his brother being killed were buried in Wurtzburg Church leaving the Trophie of their valour amongst strangers in honour of the Nation that was ever glorious abroad Sr. Iohn Hamilton disdaining the orders his Majesty did give for storming the Castle having employed the Sweds and Dutch on the storme neglecting him and the Scots who had made the way to the rest in the extremity of the danger the Cavalier I say therefore disdaining the service seeing his countrimen neglected he desired of his Majesty his honourable passe which his Majesty delayed promising to give content another time which he utterly refused but tooke his passe seeing he thought the Nation was wronged for which in my opinion he merits praise for if many such Cavaliers thus served strangers that would not care for them nor their service when once they begin to neglect them others that were but Cavaliers of Fortune of the Nation would be the better respected and used Which should teach all Cavaliers that serve truely abroad to take their time with credit of those they serve seeing they doe not respect Cavaliers but when they have most use of them Here then we see that no strength be it never so strong is able to hould out when as God doth not watch the Fort the watch-man watches in vaine and we see by the submission of Franconie after this victory that the victorious Ensignes are ever followed for where Fortune doth favour there the Commons doe follow and their study also with their favour followes the victorious Here also we see Generall Tillie though beaten at Leipsigh in lesse then five weekes time he drawes together againe a strong Army with Fifty thousand men and lies downes within three miles of his Majesties Army but his Majesty having wisely beset the passes on the Maine before his comming winter drawing neere and the country being a streite country by nature for woods hills and water As also furrage and provision for horses being taken out of his way his horsemen in that country were made unprofitable for him to stay there for lacke of entertainment which was defective for his foote also so that it was impossible for him to stay long so seeing his Majesty had resolved in that country and for that season to make a defensive warre having divided his Army both horse and foote within Townes and strengthes he suffered Tillie to ruine his young Novices with marches in cold weather who being for the most part French and Italians could not endure the cold ayre of that country being hilly His Majesty having beset all the Garrisons on the Maine streame he suffered Tillie as he did the yeare before in Pomeren and Madeburg and the Markes to traverse with his Army in the cold while as he lay still with his Souldiers within the warme stove and when he found the storme over-past he was ready to neglect no time The twenty one Duty discharged at Oxenford on the the Maine in Franconia HIS Majesty having intelligence that Generall Tillie had intention to have fallen on Oxenford to patronize the passe over the Maine where his Majesty had sent but one hundred and fifty musketiers whom he judged to be too weake for defending of the Towne and considering with himselfe the enemy might likewise pursue Wurtzburg having made but a faint at Oxenford and perhaps his intention might be to pursue both alike his Majesty under night coming alone on horsebacke from the Castle towards my quarter being then in the remotest part of the whole Towne I being at supper his Majesties foote-man tould me the King was below and desired I should come unto him being come to his Majesty he commanded me in all haste to bring our Briggad in Armes and to draw them up on that part against his returne and to command Sr. Iohn Hepburne in his name to meete him there which immediatly being obeyed accordingly his Majesty being returned commanded Hepburne to leade off the Musketiers of the whole Briggad being then eight hundred and to follow his Majesty whether so ever he went who commanded me to bring up the Reare leaving our Colours and pike-men behinde us there till further orders we marched on in the night halfe a mile without the Towne before we knew whether we were going or what the exploite could be that we were going on having left both our horses and servants behinde us at last his Majesty acquainting Colonell Hepburne with his designe he marched towards Oxenford being convoyed with foure score horses alongst the side of the Maine and we followed with our foote marching in seven houres those foure miles and before two of the clocke in the morning we arrived there without halt or drawing of breath by the way At our coming we were let in alongst the bridge unto the market place where our Souldiers after this wearisome march were commanded to stay by their Armes all night in readinesse and houses were appointed for the Officers to remaine in all night The next morning by day light his Majesty did send for Colonell Hepburne and me and tells he was going to visit the walles without and he commanded to send two hundred musketiers of our Regiment towards the Port before him which being done his Majesty accompanied with some Cavaliers walked out and the night before at his Majesties coming to Towne he had directed fifty horse to watch halfe a mile without the Towne betwixt him and the enemy At his Majesties out-going we heare the enemies Dragoniers with some horsemen making service against the watch who were forced to retire whereupon his Majesty commanded me to send forth fifty musketiers with a Lievetenant to skirmish with the enemy till the horsemen might retire the musketiers being advanced they skirmished with the enemy in view of his Majesty houlding up the enemy till the horsemen were Horne towards Bambridge as also having weakened his Armie by beseting the Garrisons on the Maine not keeping above eight thousand foote and horse by himselfe at Wurtzburg while as Generall Tillie Altringer Feucker and the Duke of Loraine had joyned their forces together making up fiftie thousand men of intention to force a passe over the Maine to come at His Majestie His Majestie being sure Tillie would not harme the Countrie being Papists he resolved by cunctation and delaies to wearie him with a
become wise first by thinking what is past and in whose time of their Predecessours things were best governed Secondly he must diligently observe the good to come what can be profitable for him and what not that he may eschew the evill to come and embrace the good Thirdly he should observe the good customes and lawes past being provident mindfull understanding reasonable diligent tractable expert and cunning and he must consider foure good things What is his aime The way and manner he aimes at The person aiming And those he governes XII A Souldier without letters is like a ship without a Rudder or like a bird without feathers but having letters he findes wherewith he can be made wiser finding out by letters courage and many other great helpes to governe and direct those aright whom he commands neither is that fortune in the world to be had where out of letters his knowledge may not be bettered if he be but painfull for being lettered he can strictly keepe under the cruell and defend lawes without terrour temperating them to his minde the meeke also he can civilly admonish and the deceitfull he can wisely goe about and the simple he can handle with lenity shewing his prudency in all his actions foreseeing all dangers which may happen Therefore we see that science to a man of warre is a brave Mistresse teaching him to doe all things as they did in old times XIII It is a hard matter when the diligent and industrious Souldier is disappointed of his hire and that he is rewarded with injury who did merit better This of all evills is most insufferable that he who deserveth a reward should be frustrate of his hopes for reward is due unto valiant Captaines and Souldiers that were instruments in chiefe of victory glory and honour as Sir Iames Ramsey and Sir Iohn Hamilton were in forcing the passage to the Castle of Vertzberg who neverthelesse were frustrate of reward and therefore I cannot but allow of the resolution of Sir Iohn Hamilton being no Souldier of Fortune that tooke his Passe of the Sweden for being frustrate of the reward of his vertue seeing those disdained that did merit best Where we see that a gentle heart being crossed contrary to reason doth presently resent his wrongs pointing out to the world that he is not the man that can suffer or swallow a seene injury done to him and his Nation XIIII It is better to feare evill preparing our selves for danger then through too much security and contempt of the enemy to suffer our selves to be overcome for it is dangerous to have to doe with a desperate body seeing necessity maketh those that are fearefull to become stout and those who feare no dangers are easily lost as witnesseth the death of the Invincible King of Sweden and those dangers ought to be eschewed from whence ariseth greatest evill and experience hath taught us that nothing is more dangerous in warres then to fight great battailes on unequall termes as witnesseth the dolefull battaile fought at Nerling in August 1634. After which losse those that should have fought for their country their wives and children did prove feeble cowards viz. the German Princes Saxon Brandeburg Lunenburg with the rest of the Gentrie giving occasion to others that came to helpe them for to leave them It is no wonder then they be plagued themselves wishing helpe another time when justly they cannot have it having rewarded their helpers so ill as they have done and through their covetousnesse and niggardly sparing bin the cause and instruments of their owne overthrowes and of the losse of the cause being I feare the fore-runners of their Successours punishment which I wish may not happen XV. Before the fall of Kingdomes arise dissensions that overthrow the confederates more than their enemies as it happened here in our late warres of Germanie after the death of his Majestie of Sweden the Dutch Princes especially Saxon slighting his Excellencie the Rex-chancellour of Sweden and his Directorium as Supreame calling him disdainfully a Pedant or a Penman So that wee see that dissension or discord amongst the Superiours was the first cause of the suddaine losse of Nerling Next wee see that the Countrie was destroyed not onely for their sinnes but also for not punishing of sinne For after his Majesties death what punishment was to be seene in our Armie none at all when our owne horsemen plundered their friends not being punished they began to intercept Letters and to robbe the common Poste and to hinder the Countries correspondencie and common traffique which being overseene and winked at by our Generalls they begun then to plunder the Chancelours owne waggons abusing his servants and taking his baggage thereafter the strongest amongst themselves set the weakest party to foote taking away their horses till at last the whole Armie refused to obey the Director and his Concilium formatum lying idle for three moneths in Donavert Leaguer suffering the enemie to over-runne the Countrie and all because that the Officers alleadg'd after his Majesties death that the Scriveners who followed the Chancelour were in better esteeme than the Cavaliers that had done notable good service unto his Majestie so that through this jealousie the Armie came in disorder being the first change and the rest piece and piece did follow till at last the whole Armie was lost through the number of wrongs that went before in the end custome and use of wrongs infected the nature it selfe and the lacke or want of punishment and the libertie and freedome which was given to offend at last the ruine of families that were famous did follow for not punishing of sinne We see then when a potent King and Heroique as Gustavus was in the time hee did live all things florished in a good order but he once gone the CoÌ„mon-wealth was punished for their former sinnes committed in time of their plentie and peace when they had their heaven upon earth as other Nations â—ave now who ought to looke unto themselves in time lest that the Lord raise not up an other Heroique to make them to be punished as other Nations have bin to the eversion of great Cities as Magdeburg and divers others for when the publique burthens doe grow then Governements doe change as wâ—s seene here for lawes being cast away and discipline put in fetters then suddenly did follow change and great ruine after the Kings death of worthy memorie XVI Nothing loses more as we see the common cause than the want of authoritie in one person as was formerly said of the Saxons jealousie over the Rex-chancelors Governement Also the same fault was seene in the Armie under Commanders as at Nerling betwixt Supreme Officers as also betwixt their inferiours who for want of one Supreme Commander as Gustavus was they could not agree among themselves Likewise the dissension and jealousie betwixt Duke Barnard and the Rhinegrave helpes nothing to the furtherance of the good cause being both brave Commanders though
When thou seest thy Camerade contraried in many things by his betters and also perhaps scandalized then thinke with thy selfe and resolve if thou wouldest be counted as a Souldier of Christ that would reigne with him thou must also resolve to suffer with him and not to care a rush for the reproaches of men but thou must take all scandalls in good part for Christ thy Captaine was despised in this world and at extremitie his very friends forsooke him Thinke then O Souldier that thou art in respect of him but dust and forsake this world if thou wouldest have rest unto thy soule for the Kingdome of God is righteousnesse and peace and joy in the holy Ghost put then confidence in God and he will handle thy cause right well care thou to have a good Conscience in all thy doings then thou art sure none can hurt thee for the Lord will defend and deliver thee XXI When thou seest thy Camerade vaunting or bragging of his owne deeds without modestie or discretion seeking his owne prayse as many vaine men doe then thinke with thy selfe that thy dutie is to contemne worldly praise as vaine coming from man for true and eternall glory contemneth worldly praise and as man judgeth of the deed God regards the intent and minde presse therefore to doe well but thinke little of thy selfe being the surest token of a modest minde for he that praiseth himselfe is not allowed but he whom the Lord praiseth Wee ought not therefore to wax proud but wee ought to watch continually for Sathan sleepeth not and the flesh is not yet dead XXII When thou seest thy Camerade dissolute vaine proud phantasticke arrogant windie railing back-biting vaunting of all sinne and mischiefe then thinke with thy selfe that these are the notes proper unto the wicked and if thou wouldest prove a Souldier of Christ thou must oppose thy selfe contrary to them all being thy dutie to be lovely strong patient faithfull wise meeke prudent circumspect modest just not daintie not light not given to vanities but sober chaste constant quiet and temperate in all senses even with paine living in vertue for without paine none can love God for if thou wouldest love God thou must be painfull in seeking of him never leaving him till he be found of thee and love thee bringing thee through his love unto perfection in Christ. For he that loves him will indure all things for his sake as valiant Souldiers fainting at nothing may happen yea thou must despise the inticements of Sathan and of thy fleshly enemies and that is the valiant exploit wherewith best thou canst please God XXIII When thou seest thy Camerade stand in awe to commit wickednesse both for feare of punishment and his love to his Commanders then thinke with thy selfe that thy dutie to thy heavenly Father obliges thee to love and to feare him with a filiall feare standing in awe to sinne against him for cursed is he that heareth the word of the Lord and despiseth it Blush thou therefore that takest more pleasure in vanitie than in the truth in time call thy sinnes to remembrance and that with sorrow let thy Religion be in thy heart not in thy mouth wish for heavenly things and contemne the world seeke to be made strong in the love of the Lord and constant to continue for nothing in heaven above or in the earth beneath is comparable to this love of God in Christ he that hath this love hath all in all Say then O my God and my love as thou art mine make me wholy thine XXIIII And last Meditation going before thine Enemie When thou seest thy Camerade for the love of honour and worldly credit not fearing to die but readie to open his breast like a valiant Souldier to receive wounds for his Masters sake then thinke with thy selfe that it is thy dutie as the spirituall Souldier of Christ not to feare to die but rather looking unto the glasse of life the rule of righteousnesse the light of the Soule the joy of the Conscience like a valourous Souldier for his love rather let all things seeme sweet unto thee for his sake who is and should be the end of all our thoughts of all our actions of all our speeches of our reading praying and meditating for through him we attaine unto salvation and everlasting life for his love we will not feare to die nor refuse to live Say then O Iesu how can I praise thee as I ought or thinke of thee as I am bound for thy infiniâ—e mercies Thee will I praise I will be readie to suffer for thee being assisted by thy grace I will magnifie and glorifie thee I humbly desire thy favour vouchâ—afe therefore to doâ— good unto me write my name in thy booke and let me never be blotted out but let me be accounted amongst the least of thine Elect I presume nothing of my selfe let all my comfort be in thy pretious bloud shed for me a sinner wherein I onely repose my desire is to be with thee in the land of the living in the Kingdome of heaven In the meane time I will behold thee in this life with the eyes of faith placing my joy in thee in this my pilgrimage and though I should be tossed too and fro yet will I retaine thee fast in my minde for thou art my brother that hast taken my flesh and bones on thee thanks be unto thee sweet Iesu that hast united thy humane nature unto the Divine unite me unto thee sweet Iesu and leave not my soule in the grave for thou art my Saviour and Redeemer for ever AMEN THE TABLE OF THE SECOND PART A. ANDREVV and Iohn Monroes both died at Shevelben in the Marke Page 10 Letter P. Authority laid aside he that obeyeth is as good as he that commandeth Page 14 Letter V. Ambition grounded upon vertue maketh the meanest Souldiers mount from the lowest centry to the top of Honour Page 14 Letter V. An Army sometimes is ruin'd by an idle and a vaine brute being brickle like glasse Page 16 Letter Y. Avarice hath bin the losse of Armies and Kingdomes Page 82 Letter Z. Ashamed we neede not be though poore being honest Page 90 Letter A. Altringer shot in the head Page 117 Letter Q. Ausburg given over by accord Page 117 Letter R. Foure Armies against his Majesty of Sweden at once Page 120 Letter I. Accidents of warre being infinite the knowledge of them can never be limited Page 155 Letter E. Articles of warre the strictest lawes that are Page 161 Letter R. A Christian Advertisment from over-mourning Page 170 Letter F. An Advise to brave Leaders Page 93 Letter W. B. The Benefit is great we have when Frontier Garrisons are well beset for the Enemy can be affronted in coming and going and we have time to draw breath Page 11 Letter Q. A rare example of the valour of Blanch Rubea Page 27 Letter M. A rare example of Bonne and her husband Peter Brunore of Parme.