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A07628	Monro his expedition vvith the vvorthy Scots Regiment (called Mac-Keyes Regiment) levied in August 1626. by Sr. Donald Mac-Key Lord Rhees, colonell for his Majesties service of Denmark, and reduced after the Battaile of Nerling, to one company in September 1634. at Wormes in the Paltz Discharged in severall duties and observations of service; first under the magnanimous King of Denmark, during his warres against the Emperour; afterward, under the invincible King of Sweden, during his Majesties life time; and since, under the Directour Generall, the Rex-chancellor Oxensterne and his generalls. Collected and gathered together at spare-houres, by Colonell Robert Monro ... for the use of all worthie cavaliers favouring the laudable profession of armes. To which is annexed the abridgement of exercise, and divers practicall observations, for the younger officer his consideration; ending with the souldiers meditations going on service.; Monro, his expedition with the ... Scots Regiment	Monro, Robert.	1637 (1637)	STC 18022; ESTC S114933	372,373	362

travell in his body for the safetie of his people is commendable Page 59 Letter D. L. Lievetenant Colonell Arthur Forbesse dyed in Holstein Page 1 Letter A. A Leaders dutie set downe at large Page 8 Letter G. Lievetenant Martin killed at Bisenburg-Skonce Page 11 Letter I. Lievetenant Hugh Rosse having lost his leg wished he had a woodden Leg. Page 17 Letter P. Lievetenant Colonell Seaton shot at Ouldenburg Page 18 Letter Q. A Lievetenant and thirteen Souldiers killed with one shot of Cannon Page 6. Letter K. The Love of horses wonderfull to their Masters Page 30 Letter C. Lievetenant Colonell Seaton commended for keeping strict Discipline Page 66 Letter L. Lindesey of Bainshow a valorous Cavalier received three dangerous wounds at Trailsound Page 78 Letter C. Lievetenant Lumsdell in time of hot service desired Colonell Holk being retiring to stay and to see if the Scots durst fight Page 79 Letter D. M. Major Dumbar his custome commendable going on service Page 40 Letter L. The Majestie of a King ought never to be denyed by his subjects in things indifferent Page 1 Letter A. Major Wilson his over-sight in making his Accord lost his Colours Page 12 Letter K. The meanest things doe helpe against the Enemy as the casting of sand and Bee-hives Page 13 Letter L. Murdo Poulson killed at Ouldenburg by the Cannon Page 18 Letter Q. Mutiny should ever be detestable in all estates as amongst Souldiers Page 48 Letter W. The multitude tumultuous hath more changes than the deepe Sea in a tempest hath waves Page 24 Letter X. The Makelesse the Sweden Ship by report did carry two hundred pieces of Ordnance Page 56 Letter C. No Menagrie comparable to that which spares the lives of men Page 63 Letter G. N. A Nation being enemies to vice and glad in their povertie they may haply remaine unconquered Page 72 Letter S. O. Officers are well rewarded when their followers are well disciplined Page 37 Letter H. The opinion Subjects doe conceive of their Princes care in the conservation of his Kingdome moves them to obedience Page 43 Letter P. Officers by their noble carriage and good example dot often encourage their followers to well-doing Page 55 Letter B. Officers ought never out of ostentation to make choice of a weake Poste to defend as Seaton did at Trailsound Page 62 Letter F. Officers or Souldiers that preferre their safetie before the reliefe of their Camerades may be justly called simple Page 72 Letter S. P. The Properti●s of a valiant Souldier Page 72 Letter S. Poule Leaguer called the Flesh-Leaguer where a great Oxe-hide was sold for a Can of Beere Page 15 Letter N. The publique State being ruin'd he that lives at ease for his particular shall not escape from being ruin'd Page 59 Letter D. Panick feare entering into Towne Strength or Armie is most dangerous in the night Page 73 Letter W. Our Piety towards God and our reputation amongst men are the two things we ought to respect so long as we live Page 75 Letter Y. Pittie never shines more cleerely than when shee is clad in steele Page 53 Letter Z. A Pigeon carrying a Letter unto a beleaguered Towne taken and let loose Page 71 Letter Q. R. Resolution is the most fortifying Armour a discreet man can weare Page 3 Letter B. A Roman Captaine did tremble being victorious Page 16 Letter N. Our Regiment was beholding to Duke Barnard of Wymar Page 19 Letter R. A Reliefe in time is the most comfortable thing can come to a Souldier in time of hot service Page 23 Letter W. The Roman Empire too little for a possession for the Prince Elector Palatine Page 37 Letter I. Ravishers were punished with the losse of life and goods Page 44 Letter Q. Remedies to hinder men from vice Page 44 Letter R. Rutmaster Hoome and his Camerades helped to make the Scots retreat safe at Volgast Page 80 Letter F. S. Scots readiest of all Nations to take a true Alarum Page 7 Letter F. A Scots Suttler punished by Bees for his long stay Page 10 Letter H. The Scots at Bisenberg resisted well the Storme Page 11 Letter I. Souldiers of all professions should looke nearest to credit Page 14 Letter M. Sin●wes are added to the vertuous mind by noble actions and every one shall smell of that he is busied in Page 46 Letter T. Scots Highland-men before Keel in neces●itie made use of their swimming though wounded in their Clothes Page 55 Letter B. Scots and English in forraine warre ever good seconds Page 60 Letter E. A Souldier at Trailsound made a prettie reply to his Camerade being jeering Page 65 Letter I. A Story notable of a Dragon and a Lyon Page 66 Letter L. Sergeant Mackey and seven more killed in one night at Trailsound being all of our Regiment Page 68 Letter M. A Stratagem whereby the Boores in Scotland made the English Horses to breake loose Page 70 Letter Q. Seven hundred and threescore Shot of Cannon in one day were shot upon Frankendore in Trailsound Page 71 Letter R. Spiney's Regiment entered into Trailsound Page 74 Letter X. Souldiers are in policie like to the Crocodile for to make one another to fall they s●●me the wayes Page 76 Letter Sir Alexa●der Lesly being made Governour of Trailsound conferred the credit of the first out-fall on Spiney's Regiment Page 78 Letter C. Sir Iohn Hume of Ayton being pittifully wounded was taken prisoner and dye● with the Enemy Page 78 Letter C. A Servant that doth endanger his owne life for the reliefe of his Master testifies his true service as Mackenyee did Page 81 Letter G. Sufferance in a noble manner begets love as Henry Lindesey dyed at Wolgast Page 80 Letter T. T. Treatie or Still-stand the use of it Page 76 Letter Trailsound became flourishing by their hopes having got Sir Alexander Lesly for their Governour Page 77 Letter B. V. Vertue and wisedome are the best guards of safetie Page 42 Letter M. VV. The Watch on the Elve surprised Page 24 Letter X. Wounds gotten with credit are the best tokens of courage in a Souldier Page 23 Letter W. Women are forbidden to shed teares for their children that dyed standing serving the Publique Page 26 Letter Z. The wise man is onely the cunningest Fencer Page 42 Letter N. Watch in beleaguered places is the maine point to be looked unto Page 64 Letter H. In Warres Summum Ins is found to be Summa Injuria Page 64 Letter H. Walestein his pride was great when he caused to kill the hurt Officers retired with slight wounds Page 69 Letter O. A worthy Enemy reconciled can be a worthy Friend Page 77 Letter A. That man is wise that is kinde to his Friend and sharpe to his Enemy but he is wiser that can entertaine his Friend in love and make his Enemy like him Page 77 Letter A. THE LIST OF THE SCOTTISH OFFICERS IN CHIEFE CALLED the Officers of the Field that served his Majesty of Sweden Anno 1632. THE Marquesse

MONRO HIS EXPEDITION VVITH THE VVORTHY SCOTS REGIMENT CALLED Mac-Keyes Regiment levied in August 1626. by S r. Donald Mac-Key Lord Rhees Colonell for his Majesties service of Denmark and reduced after the Battaile of Nerling to one Company in September 1634. at Wormes in the Paliz Discharged in severall Duties and Observations of service first under the magnanimous King of Denmark during his warres against the Emperour afterward under the Invincible King of Sweden during his Majesties life time and since under the Directour Generall the Rex-chancellor Oxensterne and his Generalls Collected and gathered together at spare-houres by Colonell ROBERT MONRO at first Lievetenant under the said Regiment to the Noble and worthy Captaine THOMAS MAC-KENYEE of Kildon Brother to the noble Lord the Lord Earle of Seafort for the use of all worthie Cavaliers favouring the laudable profession of Armes To which is annexed the Abridgement of Exercise and divers practicall Observations for the younger Officer his Consideration ending with the Souldiers Meditations going on service LONDON Printed by William Iones in Red-Crosse streete 1637. COLONELL MONRO TO HIS HIGHNESSE THE PRINCE ELECTOR PALATINE OF RHINE wisheth health and happinesse AFTER seven yeares March in the warres of Germany with one Regiment it being rent in the battell of Nerlin at last I retired unto Britaine to levie againe for the further advancement of the good cause and being at the Court of England attending imployment to expresse my love and most humble respects unto your Highnesse having bin an eye-witnesse the accidents most remarkable which occurred in Germany during those seven yeares warres though a rude and ignorant Souldier I was bold to set pen to paper to discharge a long seven yeares troublesome Expedition in short Duties and Observations of service cōtaining a true simple narration of the principall occurrences which happened in the course of this warre without omitting one dayes March in three yeares under the Magnanimous King of Denmarke nor thereafter in foure yeares March with the Royall Army under the fortunate conduct of his Maiesty of Sweden of never dying memory Being induced thereto chiefely to testifie my humble respects unto your Highnesse to whom I have ever vowed my best endeavours of service next to expresse my love and thankfulnesse to my country and to my deere Camerades Britaines Dutch and Swedens companions not of wants but of valour eternizing their memory who after death like Phoebean Champions ride triumphing in spite of envy being praised by their enemies for having valorously resisted their assaults till they died standing serving the publique through their great love to your Highnesse Royall Mother the Queene of Bohemia your Highnesse selfe and the remnant of the Royall Issue Hoping therefore for their sakes departed of worthy memory my paines may be acceptable unto your Highnesse for their sakes alive that long for a new Leader I have beene bold to send unto your Highnesse at this time worthy Counsellours whose counsell your Highnesse may be bold to follow and their vertues being most Heroicke and examplary may be imitated by your Highnesse in going before us as our new Master Captaine and Leader being descended of the valiant Bruce and of the first King of the Stewarts through your Highnesse Royall Mother Elizabeth Queene of Bohemia Iewell of her sex and the most resplendent in brightnesse of minde for a woman that the earth doth afford That great Monarch Alexander the great shewed his humanitie in the wants of old age to a poore and decrepite Souldier being weary with great travell in the way lent him his own chaire for to warme him by the fire and being upon his death-bed for all the pangs and paines of Death he disdained not to shake hands with the meanest and poorest of all his Souldiers So Mighty and Illustrious Prince I though a poore Souldier doe Dedicate unto your Highnesse these my dutifull Observations and Expeditions Your Highnesse being eminent as your dignity high hath made me presume on your Highnesse goodnesse which I know is full of pardons for those that reverence your Highnesse person as I doe That I have prefixed your Highnesse name was my duty as to my Patron Superiour to whom I am ever most bound especially in discharging of this my duty Neither doe I pay this tribute unto your Highnesse as to adde any thing unto your Highnesse knowledge being already inriched with notable vertues but rather to expresse my love and dearest respect in all humility to him whom I have vowed to follow if my breath may last so long till your Highnesse enemies be overcome Daigne therefore Noble and Illustrious Sir to let passe this my tedious expedition and shallow observations under the name of your Highnesse Patronage to whom I wish the Roman Empire for a possession as it was extended of old from the River Euphrates at the East to the Ocean Sea at the VVest the fertillest part of Asrica at the South and the Rhine and the Danube at the North which to possesse come Noble Sir unto the field and fight before us Britaines Irish and Dutch who long to see your Highnesse to fight with good lucke and victory with strength and power with wisdome and understanding c. against your Highnesse enemies till your Highnesse Royall Mothers Throne be established after her sacred Majesty in your Highnesse Person Vouchsafe then Noble Sir of your gracious generosity favourably to accept of my well wishing and of these my Observations and esteeme the Author thereof to be for ever Your Highnesse most humble and obedient serviture ROBERT MONRO TO THE READER NOble worthy courteous and loving Reader if I could perswade thee to beleeve what profit the diligent and serious Souldier doth reape by reading and what advantage he gaineth above him who thinketh to become a perfect Souldier by a few yeares practise without reading Truely thou wouldest use thy earnest diligence as well in the one as in the other for I dare be bold to affirme that reading and discourse doth as much or rather more to the furtherance of a perfect Souldier than a few yeares practise without reading For out of my owne experience in my profession having seene as many rare occurrences and accidents of warre by practise as hath not been seene the like in many yeares before which shall appeare evidently by the subsequent Observations of one Regiments service Neverthelesse I must confesse that reading and discourse of warres inable the minde more with perfect knowledge than the bare practise of a few yeares Therefore what these yeares past I have collected by the one and the other following the laudable profession of Armes under the mightie and potent King of Denmarke the space of three yeares and since under his Majestie of worthy memory the Invincible King of Sweden his Crowne and Confederats in foure yeares gathered together for the good profit and furtherance of thee and my Country whereby I hope the noble and worthy minded Reader shall be

care how laborious or painefull our actions are Page 72 Letter F. Friendship next unto faith should be kept unviolable Page 75 Letter O. No Friend more worthy to be chosen then he who hath shewed himselfe valiant against his Enemies Page 75 Letter O. Francfurt on the Maine taken in by his Majesty of Sweden without bloud Page 89 Letter M. Francfurt did well in preferring good conditions of peace before uncertaine warre Page 90 Letter P. Fortune with her boasting should never be suffered to pierce us having tryed sharper that could not pierce Page 95 Letter A. Francfurt shot off their Cannon at the Queene of Sweedens entry Page 99 Letter G. Felt-marshall Horne deligent in sub●uing the Townes on the Neckar Page 100 Letter L. Friendship is never durable where love doth not grow Page 105 Letter V. Feare and astonishment is great amongst the Papists in Bavaria Page 116 Letter P. Frontier Garrisons are easily gotten by a victorious Army Page 11 Letter Q. The Fuckers of Ausburg from Marchants turne Souldiers were made Earles by the Emperour Page 120 Letter X. The Fuckers lands disposed to old Ruthven for reward of vertue Page 120 Letter X. Friedberg neere Ausburg punished for betraying of the Swedens sa●egards Page 136 Letter Z. Felt-marshall Horne takes in Trerebagh on the Mosell by Accord Page 138 Letter C. Felt-marshall Arnhem takes in Grosglogo in Silesia Page 139 Letter D. Felt-marshall Horne parallel'd in command to Papenhaim Page 143 Letter I. Felt-marshall Arnham commended for his victories and for his justice Page 143 Letter K. The Foundation of mans actions laid sure by vertue the building hardly can faile Page 154 Letter D. Felt-marshall Horne his good successe in Alsas Page 165 Letter Z. Felt-marshall Horne his retreit into Wertenberg Page 177 Letter T. G. Generall Bannier commended for his carriage at Damaine Page 18 Letter Z. Goods evill conqu●st goe away with wings swifter then the winde Page 20 Letter B. Gen●rall Major Kinphou●en his oversight at Brandenburg discommended Page 23 Letter F. The G●rmans did marry their wives on the condition they should be their companions in danger and trouble Page 27 Letter N. God never was served for nought by no man Page 37 Letter B. Greedy persons should never be advanced to publique imployment Page 37 Letter D. Greedinesse alike common to Officers as to Souldiers Page 37 Letter D. Gustavus Mars his Minion and Fortunes Favourite or rather her Master Page 41 Letter G. Good Commanders next unto God are able to bring victory Page 42 Letter K. Generall Tilly presents himselfe with thirty-two peece of Ordnance before Verben Leaguer Page 52 Letter E. Generall Tilly the scourge of Madeburg Page 61 Letter O. Generall Tilly ro●●'d of his honour at Leip●igh Page 68 Letter Y. A Good quarrell is the life of fig●ting Page 70 Letter C. Generall Tilly after Leipsigh leads a strong Army towards the Maine Page 82 Letter A. Generall Tilly his retreate from the Maine Page 85 Letter D. A Generalls place very weighty Page 86 Letter G. Gust●vus Fortunes Minion and Mars his equall Page Letter H. Gen●rall Tilly forceth Gustavus Horne to retire from Bambricke Page Letter T. Generall Tilly his Generall Quarter-master slaine at Looffe Page 111 Letter E. Glob●s Terrestiall and Celestiall presented to his Majesty of Sweden Page 111 Letter F. Grave Henry W. Fons●lius shot at Bambricke and died at Swin●ford Page 112 Letter G. Gustavus-Burg on the Maine a Trophie of victory Page 112 Letter H. Great Generalls they have an unsatiable desire of victory and good fortune till neere their end Page 64 Letter N. Generall Tilly with his Army plagued at once with seventy-two peeces of Cannon Page 116 Letter Q. Generall Tilly lost a legge by the Cannon before the Leake Page 117 Letter Q. Generall Tilly being seventy-two yeares of age died honourably in defence of his Country and Religion Page 118 Letter T. Generall Tilly before Leipsigh would give his Majesty of Sweden but the title of a Cavalier Page 118 Letter T. Generall Major Ruthven brought Schwabland under contribution Page 119 Letter X. Generall B●nnier cōmended for making the retreit from Engolstat Page 122 Letter Z. Generall B●wtish succeeded to Tot in command Page 137 Letter B. Gene●all Major King sore wounded being taken prisoner Page 137 Letter B. Generall Major Sparre Gordon and Lesly taken prisoners at Nur●nberg Page 145 Letter N. Generall Banier and Generall Major Roisten both shot before Nurenberg Page 148 Letter S. Generall Major Bo●tius slaine at Nurenberg Page 150 Letter T. Good Fortune is never on one side Page 151 Letter X. H. Hepburne his Major slaine at Francfurt Page 33 Letter W. Horfemens carriage at Leipsigh commendable Page 69 Letter Z. Honour and glory are the enticements to paine and travell and by exercise in warre men attaine to courage and constant valour frequenting danger Page 69 Letter Hepburne and Lumsdell commended by his Majesty to the Duke of Saxon. Page 75 Letter N. Hanow taken in by slight Page 85 Letter E. Those whom God Honours are worthy of honour from their equalls Page 87 Letter K. Hechst taken in by accord Page 89 Letter M. Men are Hurt sometimes as a presage of worldly lucke Page 95 Letter A. Hostages fifty taken out of Bavier Page 126 Letter H. Hunting most pleasant about Minken and Bavier Page 125 Letter H. Heroicks who would prove should follow and imitate Gustavus Page 127 Letter K. A Hasty man without discretion is never good in an Army Page 152 Letter Y. Holke and Gallas brethren as Simeon and Levi. Page 153 Letter B. Holke in Saxony being a Lutheran shewed lesse compassion then a Papist Page 156 Letter G. I. The Imperialists ●ere well payed for hanging out the go●se at Francfurt Page 31 Letter V. The Irish at Francfurt did valorously resist the yellow and blew Briggads Page 34 Letter Y. The Imperialists surprised inter pocula at Francfurt Page 36 Letter A. The Imperialists had forty-one Cornets defeated before their comming to Verben Page 52 Letter A. The Imperialists were twice stronger then our Army at Verben Page 55 Letter G. The Imperialists lost at Leipsigh eigh-thousand men Page 67 Letter X. As Ignorance precipitates men into danger so to a generous heart nothing seemes difficile Page 69 Letter Z. No greater Ioy can come to man then to overcome his Enemy by fighting Page 70 Letter C. The Imperialists committed great abuses at the intaking of Vysingberg Page 122 Letter B. The Imperiall Leaguer before Nurenberg did extend from Stein to the Flect called Zarendorffe Page 134 Letter W. The Imperialists chased out of Furt at the comming of the Swedens succours Page 147 Letter Q. The Imperiall Leaguer saluted with Cannon for a whole day Page 148 Letter R. The Imperiall Colonells diverse killed at Nurenberg Page 151 Letter V. Ignominy losse of life the fruit of entertaining to much Camradship Page 161 Letter I. When Industry cannot purchase one smile from fortune some others are