their Files then but three deepe and the first ranck falling vpon their knees the second stooping forward and the third standing vpright and all giving fire together they powred so much leade in at once amongst the enemies that their rancks were much broken by it Arnheym on the other side with his Saxon-horse did much execution vpon the enemies foote who had few or no Horse at this time and in this place left to oppose against him And here by all probabilitie it was that the Generall Tilly received his wounds and was supposed though vnknowne to haue been prisoner for a while vnto the Kings Armie But this I cannot affirme Among other Commanders of the Imperialists that fought at this time in this very place these three I finde particular mention of The Earle of Schomberg that day Generall of the Ordnance the Baron of Cronenberg and the Lord of Baumgarten so that these surely were none of the meanest troupes that were led by such honourable personages Something also of what was here done by the Imperialists we may learne by the sayd valiant Baron of Cronenbergs Letter In foure houres sayth Cronenberg I charged the enemy foure times with my Regiment judge you whether we were not at hot service in so much that I verily beleeved that I had defeated my enemy and that the victory was ours I not knowing that our left wing was so miserably defeated And this mistake was by reason of the great smoake for we could not possibly see aboue foure paces before vs. The enemy had possessed themselues of the place whereon our left wing was defeated I then went vp into the very face of them even in that quarter where they brought many fresh Cornets of Horse and some Regiments of foote to charge me The whole Armie doth know yea and our Generall himselfe will witnesse it that but for me our Generall had beene lost whom I perceiving grievously hurt carryed safely off in despight of all the enemies There was a Duke of Saxony that day serving on the Emperours side who behaved himselfe like a Lyon who when all was lost came with our Generall and two or three Horsemen onely in his company into my Regiment I being then in full battell Thus much writes the Baron of himselfe modestly for from other hands wee haue also received it how that when Rodolph Maximilian Duke of Saxon-Lawenburg had by his valour and hardinesse rescued and fetcht off his Generall that the valiant Cronenberg carried them both out of the feild in the middest of his owne now flying troupes Thus by knowing of Cronenbergs place we finde where the Generall Tilly at this time was and that it was Sir Iohn Hebron that overthrew him For this valour and faithfulnesse to their Generall was the Baron Cronenberg much honored and the Duke afterwards entrusted with the keeping of the key of Bavaria the Towne of Donawaert I meane from whence the King of Sweden did of late dayes beate him The King having set on Sir Iohn Hebron vpon Tilly and returned by this time to his owne Right wing presently advances forward with that towards the wood vpon the hill which Tilly had before appoynted for the Retreate of his men because that hereabouts some Regiments had all this while stayed and others that had beene rowted in other places had hitherto resorted here to r'allee and conjoyne themselues together againe To conjoyne themselues together I say for whereas I finde foure of these Regiments now gotten about the Wood to be those of Goies Blanckhart Chesui Balderon and Diderichsteyn which last two made vp one Regiment any man may by the numbers in the Mappe perceiue that these foure were placed very farre asunder in the beginning of the Battell even as farre as the numbers 8 12 15 and 19 are one from another And this is an argument of the great confusion they had beene put vnto in the battell as others likewise had beene in the former fight which Tillies selfe had made where Baumgartens Regiment which had beene at first marshalled neere the very end of the left wing at the number 4 was now conjoyned with Schomberg and Cronenberg whose first place was in the further end of the right wing at the numbers 26 and 27 and both these from the ends of both wings conjoyned with Tilly in the middleward or mayn-battayle But to the story The King now-in person setting vpon these new revnited forces with such courage and successe charges in vpon them that at the first onset cutting in peices those troups that had the guard of the Ordnance and then turning the Canon vpon the residue he had the slaughter of a great many of them and the rowting of as many more Yet all fled not for the Goiesish Blanckhartish Chesuish and Balderonish Regiments before mentioned stood to their Armes brauely Old Lads they were and experienced Souldiers too such as feared not an enemy with an iron face and that cared not for a halfepenny chop in their owne flesh These to their great prayse as the Kings owne description of the Battell sayes made good the wood for a long time against his Majestie killd him a many of braue fellowes Nor would they budge a foote for notwithstanding they were now desperate and out of hope to be eyther seconded or fetcht off all their Armie being by this time overthrowne and they knwoing of it yet did they fight it out almost to the last man a few of them onely whom it had beene pittie to haue killed retrying themselues when no more could be done vnder the benefit of a mixed Cloud of smoake and dust and darkenesse For by this time it was neere vpon seaven a clocke at night by which houre the Imperiall Army every where was altogether in disorder flight and confusion Thus after fiue houres hard fight the victory fell vnto his Majestie of Sweden whose Horsemen so long continued the chase vntill the darknesse made it dangerous to pursue the enemy any further The Tillians fled every way some to Leipsich others to Eilenburg and the Townes thereabouts and others towards Hall every man glad to hide his head any where The joyfull retreate being sounded thereupon the Kings Armie as Maisters of the Feild kept their possession of it though but by lying vpon the bare ground and vnder the blew Skyes for that night Conquerours surely had beene worthy of a better harbourough but the vniversall joy suffered no man but the wounded to complaine of the want of a featherbed The next morning was the chace begunne againe when the over-taken enemies wanting eyther Leaders or Armes or hearts must suffer the Law of Armes to passe vpon them eyther to begge quarter or endure the slaughter And this was the end of that formidable Armie of his Imperiall Majestie and of the Catholike Leaguers which for eleven yeares together before the comming of the King of Sweden had given the Law vnto all Germany had
the same old Israelites may abundantly informe us How often hath victory and that almost visibly too I am sure sensibly come ryding downe upon the triumphant wings of devout prayer The Tabernacle carried about by that most Christian Emperour Constantine where ever his Campe went and where in stead of a Temple hee celebrated his daily devotions conquered more perchance for him than ten of his heathen Legions If Moses prayes whilest Iosuah fights Amalek must needes be dung downe This our most pious Conquerour now that he might as neerly as might be resemble that great Hebrew Generall that first of the nine Worthiesâ—nd â—nd that ever-glorious Constantine that first of the Christian Emperours hath not courage enough it seemes to adventure himselfe into the field till he first be impregnably fortified with this holy Spell this whole armour of God Vpon the dayes of the Israelites March when their Camp in the Wildernesse removed and the Arke of God with it Moses had prayers then twice a day at the Rising namely and at the Setting downe of the Arke againe had Israel a set forme of prayer And that this religious King might not seeme to fight the Lords Battells without the Lords direction he hath taken order to haue it call'd for by most solemne and frequent prayers twice aday used throughout his whole Leaguer And that not onely when the Campe remoues but when it lyes still too not onely before a battell or a danger as if he were at Sea but even when no enemy is at hand even then he prayes too And not onely commands his Army twice a day but himselfe as I heare uses to set apart many whole dayes to his owne pious privacy and his closest devotions upon which may no man then speake to him because he then speakes with God Behold here are two swords Fighting and Praying and Praying Fighting thus hath the King of Sweden learn'd to conquer It is none of the unpolitikest parts of his Majesties new Discipline that I now present you with which the exemplary pietie of that religious Prince hath taught me to put in the first place of his Discipline seeing in the following Articles of his civill Discipline himselfe giues the first place unto those Articles which concerne God and his service To crosse that Proverbiall Verse therefore which sayes that Souldiers haue neyther Faith nor Religion in them I will here afford you some of those Formes of his daily prayer frequented in every Quarter of his Leaguer as I finde them in the Booke called Arma Suecica Pag 77. ¶ The Prayers In time of our Necessities and for the Christian Church O Almightie and eternall Lord God who delightest not in the death of a sinner but wouldest rather that all should liue and come to the knowledge of the truth we humbly intreate thee by thy Christ thine onely Sonne our Lord that thou wouldest please to bestow thy grace upon all faithfull Doctors and Teachers to the intent they may purely and clearely deliver thy Word and that all such as eyther hate it or with false doctrine corrupt it or by force persecute it thy teachers may be able manfully to resist and so enlighten them that they may bring them to the knowledge of thy selfe Grant mercifull Father thy Holy Spirit unto all Christian and lawfull Magistrates that they may well and peaceably rule their own Subjects and that under them we all leading a quiet and a blamelesse life may with a true faith celebrate the riches of thy grace and with a constant mind in all holinesse and righteousnesse as may be pleasing serue thee the true God and Lord of Lords thorough thy only beloved Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Another Prayer to the same purpose ALmightie and everlasting God Creator of Heaven and Earth we thy poore children doe from the bottome of our hearts in the name of thy beloved Sonne Iesus Christ entreat thee that by the power of thy Spirit thou wouldst be pleased to direct thine owne Christian Church with all the true servants of it that with constancy they may cleaue unto thy Word so increasing in faith hope charitie and patience unto the end that they may be saved Vouchsafe thy divine grace also unto all Christian Kings Princes and Governours and especially the King our Soveraigne Lord and to all their Counsellours and chiefe Officers that they may so rule their Subjects thy people well and according to thy good pleasure as that peace good dealing and righteousnes may be cherished troubles injustice and all wickednesse may be banished and quite taken out of the way Looke mercifully upon our enemies and upon all those that persecute us cause that both they and we may seriously repent us of our sinnes grant them and us and all the whole Christian world such a minde to the loue of peace that we may serue thee O holy God in all pietie and honestie Comfort moreover all those that are afflicted poore sicke sorrowfull distressed captiues troubled in minde those that suffer persecution or temptation that they may beare the crosse patiently and obtaine at last a happie issue out of all their troubles Blesse the fruits of the earth also unto us for the necessary nourishment of our bodies and preserve them from all danger and ill weather And especially be thou present with us in this our expedition pardon our sinnes and mercifully turne away from us these punishments which we haue deserved Keepe safe moreover our Lord the King from all dangers both of soule and body preserue all his Captaines Commanders higher and lower together with his whole Army and our fellow-Souldiers Grant us O Lord our God unanimous and sincere minds wise direction happie proceedings and our desired end in all our actions and endevours So as may best make to the glory of thy holy Name the quietnesse peace comfort joy and happinesse finally both temporall and eternall of our selues Countrey and all these afflicted Christians which professe the Orthodox and true faith Shew us some token for good that they which hate us may see it and be ashamed because thou Lord hast holpen us and comforted us These blessings that thou wouldest vouchsafe unto us we thy poore children entreate thee humbly by the death passion of thy onely Sonne Iesus Christ who liueth and reigneth with thee world without end Amen Another Prayer to the same purpose OMnipotent and eternall God Father of our Lord Iesus Christ Creator and preserver of all things most humbly we entreate thee together with thy beloved Sonne and holy Spirit that thou wouldest be pleased to be favourable unto us even for the merits of thy Sonne Iesus Christ whom in thy wonderfull counsell thou hast given us to be a Sacrifice for our sinnes and whom thou hast appoynted to be our Advocate and Mediator that by Him thou mightest expresse thy justly conceived anger against the sinnes of the world and thy mercies towards us Sanctifie Lord and guide
us by thy Holy Spirit gather governe and preserue thy Christian Church giue us thy grace that according unto what thou hast in thy holy Word prescribed us we may liue holily and unblamedly in this present world Preserve our Lord the King onr soveraigne Lady the Queene their royall Daughter and all the regall Family unto the glory of thy Name and the generall comfort and protection of us all Grant us a good government in the Common-wealth and whatsoever els is necessary for our wel-being Peace namely a happie government with a good and an honest neighbourhood Blesse finally our counsells our enterprises and that through Iesus Christ our Lord who liveth and reigneth with thee and the holy Spirit one God true and coequall Amen Another Prayer to the same purpose MOst mercifull God and heavenly Father wee giue unto thee all thankes for those thy benefits which untill this day thou out of thy Fatherly goodnesse hast bestowed upon us And first of all for that thou hast redeemed us by thy Sonne and hast in thy Word revealed him unto us in whom thou offerest remission of sinnes righteousnesse and everlasting life unto all men that with a penitent heart and true faith embrace it Preserue we beseech thee pure and uncorrupt thine owne holy Word Sacraments in these dangerous times against all Pereticks and false Teachers Especially against the Papists who at this present with many bloudy slaughters and inhumane tyranny doe like ravening Wolues roaring Lyons undeservedly scatter and devoure thy poore Christian flocke Looke downe O Lord upon the miserable condition of thy people refraine the insolency of their enemies hinder thou their bloudy purposes that so they may perceiue that thou thy selfe fightest for thy holy Church nor wilt giue it for a prey unto them Next O Lord pray we for all those Deputies of thine to whom thou hast committed the government of the Cōmon-wealth and the sword of justice For our own King first of all whom thou in mercy hast set over us to be our head and protector Preserue his Majestie from all perills as well secret as open grant prosperitie of successe unto him victory and deliverance against the enemies of his person and Kingdome Defend him Lord with the strength of thy right hand in this present and dangerous expedition which for the safetie of his owne Kingdome and for the obteyning of a good Peace he hath undertaken and graunt that the Warres being brought unto a happie end both himselfe and his whole Army may safely returne againe into their owne Countries Nor lesse earnestly doe wee recommend unto thee our Soveraigne Lady the Queenes Majestie with her royall Daughter Blesse Lord both him and her and keepe them both with thy Fatherly goodnesse and mercy Wee recommend unto thee in like manner the Right Honourable the privie Counsellours and chiefe Magistrates of his Kingdome so governe and direct them all with thy Holy Spirit that they may preferre thy glory before all and with an honest and a good heart study the prosperitie both of King and Kingdome Pray we also for his Majesties Army and Navy and for all his Mettall mynes and all things else which may be beneficiall unto the Cōmon-wealth and commodious unto the Subject Turne away for thy Christs sake what ever may eyther destroy or endanger them and giue a blessing unto any thing that may any wayes advance the truth of our Religion and our Country in generall Looke favourably O heavenly Father upon all the Professors of the same true religion with us who being sorely at this present oppressed by the Papists suffer the losse both of their liues and fortunes Succour them Lord that they may bee delivered from these troubles Keepe us in health from the noysome pestilence from sudden and unhappie death from dearth famine scar-fires mutinyes disagreements amongst our selues and from hayle and tempest Infuse into our hearts concord faithfulnesse and mutuall charitie Comfort all those that are afflicted sicke in prison or calamitie Succour and comfort all widowes and fatherlesse women with childe and that giue sucke Be thou guide unto all those that travell eyther by land or by water that they walking in thy right paths and having prosperously dispatched their owne businesse may safely returne at length unto their owne families Deliver us Lord God from all evill and when our fatall houre of death shall come mercifully receiue us into thy Kingdome translate our soules out of this vale of misery into thy heavenly Paradise where we may laud and prayse thee for it world without end Amen II. A Prayer for forgiuenesse of sinnes O Lord God heavenly Father who delightest not in the death of a sinner nor wouldest that he should perish but that he should be converted and liue we humbly entreate of thee mercifully to turne from us those punishments which our sinnes haue deserved and that thou wouldst be pleased in plentifull manner to bestow thy mercy upon us thorough Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Another Prayer to the same purpose O Wel-beloved Lord Iesus Christ haue mercy upon us miserable sinners and looke with the eyes of compassion upon us as thou sometimes diddest upō Mary Magdalene that penitent sinner when lying at thy feete shee from the bottome of her heart sincerely bewayled her owne transgressions and the Publican in the Temple when he smote upon his breast and implored thy favour and the Theefe upon the Crosse when he entreated and obteyned thy pardon Lord grant us to receiue the same this day from thee absolue thou us in Heaven forgiue us our sinnes O God thou author of all comfort Cast us not away from thy presence but cause us so to walke in thy feare that in faith and loue wee may serue and please thee thorough Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen III. For Peace and Concord GIue peace in our time O Lord because there is no other that fighteth for us but onely thou O God Giue peace unto our King and all other Princes direct them rightly to govern the Cōmon-wealth and grant that under them wee may liue a quiet and a peaceable life in all pietie and honestie Amen Another O Lord God heavenly Father from whom all courage of minde good counsaylt and just workes doe proceede giue unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot giue that both our hearts may depend vpon thy Commandements and also that being safe under thy protection wee may passe our time in rest and quietnesse thorough Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Another O Almightie and eternall God King of glory and Lord of Heaven and Earth by whose Spirit all things are governed and by whose becke and providence all things are directed thou onely art the God of peace from whom all peace and concord doe proceede wee humbly beseech thee to forgiue us our sinnes and to giue us thy holy peace and true concord that in thy feare we may serue thee and for ever laud praise thee who
together with the Sonne and Holy Ghost livest and reignest one true and eternall God Amen IV. For the King ALmightie God heavenly Father for Iesus Christ thy beloved Sonne we beseech thee favourably to looke downe upon our King guide him with thy holy Spirit keepe him with a guard of thine Angels against all dangers both of soule and body keepe him safely from all misfortunes so bring it to passe that by the expedition which he now makes we may be delivered from our enemies and that by his safe returne we being made joyfull may from thenceforth laud honour and prayse thee world without end Amen Another THe King shall rejoyce in thy strength O Lord exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation Thou hast given him his hearts desireâ— and not denyed him the request of his lippes For thou hast filled him with the best of thy blessings and hast set a Crowne of pure gold upon his head He asked life of thee and thou gavest him a long life even for ever and ever His honour is great in thy salvation glory and great worship hast thou laid upon him For thou hast filled him with all kind oâ— blessings for ever and thou shale make him glad with the joy of thy countenance Heare him Lord in the time of trouble let thy Name set him in a safe place Send him helpe from the Sanctuary and strengthen him out of 〈◊〉 Remember also all his offerings and accept his burnt Sacrifice Grant him his hearts desire and fulfill all his mind Helpe Lord thine â—nointed and heare him from thy Sanctuary through Iesus Christ Amen Another GRant peace O God unto our King and all his Officers well to governe the Common-wealth that vnder them we may lead a Christian a quiet and a peaceable life in all devotion and in honestie Amen Another O Eternall and mercifull God heavenly Father that hast the hearts of all Kings in thy hands and bowest them which way thou pleasest so bring it to passe that by this troublesome warre the meanes of making a good agreement and of establishing a sure peace may be found out all heart-burning offences and dissention removed Thou from whom all helpe in earth commeth helpe us that so we may liue peaceably and quietly in all devotion and honestie We haue to confesse the truth plucked downe all thy plagues vpon our selues by our sinfulnesse faultinesse and transgressions But rebuke vs not in thine anger neyther chasten vs in thy heavie displeasure Correct vs to amend vs but not vtterly to destroy vs. Enlighten our eyes that we sleepe not in death Returne at length and be gracious vnto vs satisfie vs with thy goodnesse that we may rejoyce be glad all the dayes of our life Comfort vs according to the time thou hast afflicted vs and the yeares wherein we haue suffered adversitie Remember not our former iniquities Haue mercy vpon vs and that soone for wee are brought very low Helpe vs O God our helper for the honour of thy Name Deliver vs and forgiue vs our sinnes for thy Names sake because thou art the Lord the highest aboue all the world thou art long-suffering of great goodnesse and gratious nor art thou prone vnto anger and to vengeance seeing to those that repent thou hast promised remission of all their sinnes So shall we thy people and the sheepe of thy pasture giue thee thankes for ever and will speake of thy praise from generation to generation Amen V. Against all evill O Lord God heavenly Father that despisest not the sighing of the miserable nor the desire of such as be afflicted mercifully heare our prayers which we make before thee in these our necessities and grant that those evills which the Devill or man worketh against vs be brought to nought and that by the providence of thy goodnesse they may be dispersed that we being hurt by no persecution may giue thee thankes in thy holy Church and prayse thee evermore for the same thorough Iesus Christ thy Sonne our Lord. Amen Another Prayer O Lord God heavenly Father who well knowest that by reason of our humane frailtie we are not able of our selues to subsist in so many dangers graunt such strength vnto vs both of soule and body that whatsoever doth vexe or trouble vs by reason of our sinnes wee may by thine assistance be able to overcome through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Another ALmightie and eternall God which out of thine own meere mercy hast called vs miserable sinners vnto the knowledge of thy selfe in Iesus Christ we from the bottome of our hearts entreate thee to governe vs by thy Holy Spirit and to guard vs by thy holy Angels that neyther the Devill or naughtie people no nor the wickednesse of our own sinfull flesh may thrust vs headlong into securitie or to the leading of a wicked life to the offence of our brethren but that being by thee delivered out of all their snares we may haue thee alwayes before our eyes loue thee aboue all and our neighbour as our selues profiting thereby in faith charitie hope and patience vntill the comming of our blessed Saviour Iesus Christ to deliver vs out of all these evils with which we haue a daily conflict here in this world and to translate vs vnto joyes celestiall To whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory world without end Amen VI. Against our enemies O Lord Iesus Christ Sonne of the living God thou onely art the true Souldier and Captaine the Lord mightie in Battell Behold thine enemies rage mightily and those that hate thee rise vp against vs they take subtle counsell together against thy people and lay their heads together against thy secret ones Goe too say they let vs cut theÌ„ off that they be no more a people that the name of Israel may be blotted out For we put not our trust in our owne strength for we know that there is no King that can be saved by the multitude of an Host neyther is any mightie man delivered by much strength An horse is counted but a vaine thing to saue a man neyther shall be deliver any man by his great strength but our trust is in thee that art our refuge and a Tower of defence against our enemies Thou being our Captaine we shall discomfit an Host of men and with the helpe of our God wee shall leape over the wall Thou being our ayde we shall doe famous exployts thou art able to beate our enemies to dust they compasse vs about but in thy name we will destroy them they come about vs like Bees smoake against vs like fire among thornes but in thy Name wee will destroy them Thou overthrewest Pharaoh and his Host in the red Sea thou constreynedst Senacherib to turne againe into his owne Country thou overthrewest proud Haman and threwest owne the haughtie Holofernes So Lord deale with our enemies doe vnto them as thou diddest vnto the Madianites and as
vnto Sisera and Iabin at the brooke Kison Make their Princes like Oreb and Zeb and their Leaders like vnto Zeba and Salmana Let the mischiefe which they prepare for others fall vpon their owne heads and their wickednesse vpon their owne pates So shall wee sing of thy power and prayse thy goodnesse betimes in the morning For thou God art our Protector our refuge in all our necessities Amen A Prayer of King Asa 2 Chron. 14. 11 c. AS A cryed vnto the Lord his God and said Lord it is nothing with thee to helpe whether with many or with them that haue no power Helpe vs O Lord our God for we rest on thee and in thy name wâ— goe against this multitude O Lord thou art our God let not man prevaile against vs. A Prayer of Iudas Macchabaeus vnto his Souldiers 1 Macchab 4. 8 THen sayd Iudas to the men that were with him Feare yee not their multitude neyther be yee afraid of their assault Remember how our Fathers were delivered in the red Sea when Pharaoh pursued them with an Army Now therefore let vs cry vnto Heaven if peradventure the Lord will haue mercy vpon vs and remember the Covenant of our Fathers and destroâ— this Host before our face this day That so all the Heathen may know that there is one who delivereth and saveth Israel A Prayer of Luther for Souldiers found in the 3. Tome of the Edition at Iena fol. 330. HEavenly Father here am I by thy divine will in this externall calling under the Command of my Generall first to serue thee as is fitting and then for thee to obey my Captaine I giue due thanks unto thy goodnesse and mercy that thou hast called me unto this condition and set me about that worke which I assuredly know to be no sinne but a right action and a service acceptable unto thy will And for that I haue learned out of thy saving Word that our owne good workes doe not profit us for the meriting of salvation and that no man is saved for that he is a Souldier but for that he is a Christian I will not therefore put my confidence in this worke and service of mine but what ever I doe I will doe it with a good will as to doe thee a service and I out of the bottom of my heart beleeue that I am redeemed and saved onely by the innocent bloud of thy beloved Sonne my Lord Iesus Christ which according to thy will he shed for me vpon the Altar of the Crosse In this beliefe I resolue to stand in this will I liue and dye for this doe I now fight and take paines O Lord God heavenly Father preserue and encrease this faith in me through thy Holy Spirit Amen Against the Plague and other noysome Diseases A Almightie God Lord and Father of all grace and consolation haue mercy vpon vs and vpon thy Christian people Consume vs not in thy fury by this contagious pestilence but as in the time of David thou commaundedst the destroying Angell to hold his hand and giue over killing so cause O most gracious Lord this terrible rod of thine anger to cease from vs and not to destroy thine afflicted people Strengthen vs with the wholsome power of thy Word that we may be healthy both in soule body that we may laud prayse thee here on earth for a time and for ever in the Heavens O Lord Iesus Christ succour vs in this sickly time for those bitter paines that for our sakes thou sometimes enduredst make intercession for vs with thy heavenly Father defend vs against the heavie wrath of God forgiue vs our trespasses giue thine innocency vnto vs. Call to minde in this grievous plague-time how much our Redemption cost thee and suffer not that thy bloud-shed for vs to be lost or become in vaine O Holy Ghost vouchsafe thou to descend sweetly into our languishing hearts refresh thou and recreate our soules And if it so fall out that this plague strike vs also then take thou the cure of our soules in that houre in which we must depart out of this life lay vs in the most sweete bosome of Christ our Redeemer that we may be there partakers of eternall joy and quietnesse Fulfill all thy most sweete promises in us which are in thy Word made unto vs. Take from us all unbeliefe doubting and impatience make us ever readie to obey the will of God even thou who with the Father and the Sonne livest one God world without end Amen Of forgiuenesse of Sinnes and of the Lords Supper O Good Lord Iesus Christ I am no way able eyther in words or thought sufficiently to make expression of thy great loue which thou hast declared towards me at such time as thou receivedst me miserable sinner into grace and hast made me to eate and drinke of thy true body and bloud vnto euerlasting life Accept in the meane time this sacrifice of Thankesgiving of my heart and mouth which in this mortall bodie I am able to pay unto thee untill I come home unto thee where I shall for ever praise thee Giue thy Holy Spirit unto me who may teach me to know how much good thou hast alreadie wrought in me that so in faith charitie hope patience I may begin to leade a new life vnto thy prayse mine owne amendment and the good of my neighbour Grant this for the merit of thy precious bloud and the redemption which thou thereby hast made Amen And these be some of those devout prayers with which this most pious Prince teaches his Army to call vpon the Lord of Hosts and Victory Now vnto these good prayers let all religious Readers that wish well vnto this King adde this or the like for a close vnto the rest The Lord heare thee in the time of trouble and the name of the God of Iacob defend thee be vnto thee a Shield and Buckler against thine enemies arme thee with the sword of Gideon and the Lord of Hosts goe forth with thine Armies that the Victories which God shall giue thee may bring freedome and justice vnto the innocent and oppressed inlargement to Religion liberty to Germany and the benefits of a sweet and a lasting peace vnto all Christendome This grant vs for the Prince of Peace his sake Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen ANd now that you may know that the King of Sweden doth not onely enjoyne others to pray but that in his owne person he practises these devotions by himselfe I will here subjoyne you two severall prayers conceived no doubt in his ownâ— more private and premeditated consideration and uttered in publicke and extempore as it seemed The first was at his Majesties first landing upon the coasts of Germanie where so soone as ever he out of his long boate set his foote upon the dry Land he thus by prayer and thankesgiving in Gods Name tooke possession of the Countrey himselfe whilest his men were landing stepping a little
Military termes explained 1 THe Regiment-Staffe consists of such as are necessary people to the Regiment notwithstanding their office be not to fight of which the Quarter-master is the first and the Hangman the last 2 The Regiment-Schultz be the Examiners and Registers of Criminall matters brought before the Martiall Court 3 The Stock-knights be the Provosts or Perforces servants that knocke the Irons on and off and inflict other corporall punishments 4 The Fuhrer is an Assistant to the Antient that somtimes caries his Colours for him 5 The Furryers be vnder Quarter-masters They march sometimes with a Halberd or Partizan 6 The Muster-Schreiber is the Clerke of the Musters 7 The Rust-masters is the Captaine of the Armes that sees the soldiours keepe and weare their Armes duly 8 These 15. Rot-Masters be Gentlemen of the Company that haue some ouersight ouer the Rotts 9 10 The Muster-boyes be allowed for seruants to the Captaine and chiefe Officers and so be the Passevolants 11 Lehnung is Lending in the paiment of the soldiours meanes for which this is the Kings order Wheras so much is due to them at the months end the King deivding the month into 13. equall parts vpon the first eleuenth and one and twentieth day of the moneth payes them a third part of their meanes before-hand as it were which is called Lendings The King of Swedens Order for a private Companie A Compleat Company ought to be 3. Corporalships of Muskettiers 4. Rotts or Files make a Corporalship of Muskettiers But of Pikemen 3. Rotts make a full Corporalship So that 12. Rotts of Musk ettiers and 9. Rotts of Pikemen that is 21. Rots in all are a compleat Band of men Whereupon reckoning 6. men to every Rott or File for so many and no more he marches deepe a Compleat companie ought to be 126. men besides the Officers and Seruants And if the Company be but weake there must then be but 2. Corporalships of Muskettiers and the remainder ought to be all Pikemen The Order the King of Sweden vseth in drawing vp a compleat Battaglia which is halfe a compleat Regiment or Squadron consisting of 504. Men. A Compleat Battaglia ought to be 12. Corporalships that is 32. Rotts of Pikemen and 8. Corporalships that is 32. Rotts of Musketiers which amounts in all to 408. men So there remaineth still 4. Corporalships that is 16. Rotts of Muskettiers which continually march after the body to be ready vpon all occasions eyther to guard the baggage or for any other Command Which number of 16. Rotts being added to the number of 408. men makes 504. men which is a Compleat Squadron or halfe Regiment The Figure of a Battaglia â—EN's NEVV VVAY FOR THE DRAVVING VP A Muskettiers First practised in these late VVarres of Germanie Communicated by my Lord Reâ— The King of Swedens manner of drawing vp a Brigade of Pikes and Musketiers explained LEt the Reader bee first pleased to take notice that the ranckes of little A'es are seuerall Corporall-ships of Musketiers consisting of 4. Rotts each 6. deepe and the little P'es are three squadrons of Pikemen Secondly it is to be knowne That although euery single Regiment may for a shift and vpon some kind of seruice stand for an entyre Brigade yet because the Regiments vsually consisting but of 1008. men at the fullest of the list are not in a set battayle strong enough for a Brigade therefore 2. Regiments commonly are taken in to the making vp of a strong and compleat Brigade This foreknowne the Letters and Arithmeticall figures either ouer or vnder the seuerall bodies of Pikes and Musketiers signifie as followeth A. The place of the Colonels in their place of Command before their owne Regiments So that A1 is the first eldest or Right-hand Colonell A 2. the Left-hand Colonel B. Showes the place of Command for the Lieutenant Colonells C. The Sergeant-Majors place D. The Quarter-maister to the Regiment E. The Captaine-Lieutenant or Colonell-Captaine F. The Lieutenant-Colonels Lieutenant G. The Sergeant-Majors Lieutenant H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 The seuerall Captaines in their order of Senioritie or eldership of which there are but 5. besides the 3. great Officers of the Regiment as Colonell Lieutenant-Colonels and Sergeant-Majors who also haue Companies in the Regiment which are commanded by their Lieutenants The Lieutenant to the Colonell hauing by the curtesie of Armes the title of Captaine whose place is aboue at E. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 The place for the Lieutenants of euery Companyâ— according to the eldership of their Captaines T 1 T 2 T 3 T 4 T 5 T 6 T 7 T 8 Sergeants of the seuerall Bands V. The Corporall of the Gentlemen after their Colours X. The Sergeants in the Reere of their Pikes Y. The Furryor for the residue of the Ouertroupes Z. The Captaine of Armes behind the Forlorne troupe R. The Ancients following their Captaines The former Figure concerning the manner of the Enquartering of every Regiment of Foot in the Kings Campe or Leaguer explained ON the head of the Quarter you at first sight discerne 9. larger Squares at eyther end of the Paper marked with the letter A. All which is called the Colonels or the Captaines ground because there the Colonell lyes whereas you see the word Colonest written and the Captaines in their seniority as you see their Huts or Cabbins marked each on the head of his owne Company The number over the Colonels Hutt showes it to bee 48. foot broad that is twice as broad as any of the Captaines cabbins which you see marked with 24. At eyther end of this row of Squares you see the number 30. marked which showes how many foot long each of these greater Huts is Now whereas the King of Swedens Discipline is vsually to have but 8. Companies to a Regiment so many Huts you see on the top of the Quarter 4. on each side of the Colonels And the reason of the King of Swedens having so few men in a Regiment as 1008. and so few men in a Company as 126. those 1008. men being devided among 8. Captaines is that hee may both have the more places of preferment and the more Officers to command his few men An advantage which other Generals have not who admit 3000. perchance into a Regiment and 200. 250. or 300. into a Captainship The Rowes of lesser Squares marked on each side of the paper with the letter B. are the Huts for the Soldiers to lye in Betweene the Front of which and the Colonels ground you see a long voyd space or distance which is 20. foot wide as you see it at each end marked The vse of it is for the drawing vp of the Companies or of some of them or for the meeting of Souldiers to speake with their Captaines and for fresher ayre This space is marked with C. Right vnder the Colonels Hutt you see another void space as wide as the Colonels Hutt is and as long as all the Quarter for the Common soldiours is
Common market place for the whole Armie E The Felt-Marshals Quarter G The place by him for his Guards and Seruants H The Generall Major of the Army his quarter K The place for his Men and Guards L The seuerall Regiments to be devided as in the former Figure M Squadrons or halfe Regiments N The Streetes betwixt the seuerall Quarters each 50. foote voyd O The space betweene the Front of the Quarters and the Trench of the Leaguer being 200. foote wyde seruing for the drawing vp of the soldiers for the Alarme place P The space betweene the two innermost lines of the Fortification is called the Parapett or Breast-worke A Trench of earth it is cast vp for the fortifying of the Leaguer to keepe the Enemy off from the quarters being commonly fiue or sixe foot high and some two Roodes ouer or in thicknesse Q The Graffe or wet-moâ—e vnto the Parapet which you see full of little pricks and is vsually as broad as the Parapet R And whereas you see both Mote and Parapet on each side of the Campe three times led about making halfe Diamonds as it were those bee called halfe-Redoubts or Ravelins they are marked with R. S The streight line of Moate and Parapet betwixt any of these two is called the Curtayne is marked with S. T Rights against the sharpe point of any of these halfe Redoubts you see seuerall passages through the innermost Parapet which serue for passage to those that are to guard them are to fight in them which passages are perchance some 50. roods froÌ„ one another They are marked with T. V Outmost of all betwixt the halfe-Redoubts you see other like sharpe and pointed workes of Earth with their Motes also about them which properly be called Rauelins They are 2. on each side of the Campe each of them 20. Roodes distant from one another and are marked with V. W The faces or sides of them bee about 15. or 16. Roodes long are so made that a right line may on eytheriside or face be drawne to fall vpon the point where the halfe-Redoubts the Curtaines meet The vse of them is to guard the 2. Avenues or Gates which on eyther side of the Leaguer you see to be open for coÌ„mon passages both through the Parapet the Mote ouer which there must still lye little narrow bridges These Avenues be marked with W. This is the ordinary Fortification of a Leaguer besides which there be Sconces and other workes builded according to necessity as the nature of the place requireth more or lesse The Figure for the Fortification of a 〈…〉 Thus much is likewise further to be knowne That the more Points these Out-workes haue the stronger is the piece This of ours hath but 6. points and one of 8. points is stronger then this one of ten stronger then that and one of 12. points strongest of all then which no stronger figure can possibly be deuised If here you looke for the Gates and Ports to the Towne know that those are to be made thorough the Halfe-Moones as you see it marked out in one of them with little Touches or stroakes directing your eye out of one worke into another which Gates are not to goe out streight forward but Winding and with Nookes as the Workes be which shall both be easier to defend by men placed in euery Corner and shall keepe the enemy from rushing directly forward vpon the Towne FINIS THE FAMOVS VICTOrie of Leipsich now with severall particulars enlarged and repeated from the beginning of the Vnion of the K of SVVEDEN and the Duke of SAXONIE from whence all that haue written of it doe beginne it The Reader is desired to looke vpon the two Mappes of the Battell for the better vnderstanding of the storie OVI ad pauca respiciunt de facili pronuntiant said the wise Historian They that consider but a few difficulties and objections are still most readie to deliver their opinion 'T is so common to be observed that it may almost be made the Character of a bad Scholler to be most sudden and peremptorie in determining of the Question And truely the same Inditement lies against our over-hastie State-Criticks that at first dash thinke themselues wise enough to direct the actions of a Prince or to controule the Consulta'es of a Counsell-Table Let such bee pleased to know that the resolutions of a State must like those of Iustice proceede grauely and slowly and full of Majestie Hastie Counsells bring hastie ruines rarely shall he that hath once erred in the warres liue to commit such another over-sight Seldome againe is the Inside and Reason of State turn'd outward towards our vulgar Discoursers Princes know that secrecie is the shell of businesse the tendernesse whereof must not by an over-hastie or over-rough handling bee rasht open till the preciousnesse of the life within by a kindly â—â—â—uritie discloses of it selfe All this haue I beene bold to say for that I the last yeare too often me thoughts both read and over-heard the Protestant Princes of Germanie to haue beene blamed by some such judgements as are before described What does Saxony and Brandenburg all this while that they joyne not with the King of Sweden Others againe because they judge it fit were as forward on the other side to report that they were alreadie joyned and that full 10. Moneths before ever themselues resolved upon joyning Plainly the Princes of Germanie though they satisfied not these mens expectations shewd themselues neither fooles nor cowards in keeping the same distance both with the Emperor and the King of Sweden that they did Nor hath it fallen out the worse for the King No man knowes whither by their apparent making the King stronger at the first they should haue more set forward his businesse or haue endangered the putting of him backe by bringing the vnited forces of the whole Empyre at once upon him whereas he being thus single and secondlesse insensibly thrived in his designe before he was observed by the Emperour to be more then a weake and a despised enemie Perchance too their Defensiue League amongst themselues a musing of the Emperour gained more time and advancement to the King of Sweden then if they had openly at first sided in with him Besides these priuate reasons therefore which haue not come so low as to men of my Forme these me thinkes which my simplenesse could alledge for them might very fayrely excuse them 1 Their Resolutions in the Dyet of Leypsich were sincerely to continue their loyalty obedience towards their Lord the Emperour till themselues should for not ayding him be invaded by him 2. It had beene no wisedome much sooner to haue joyned with the King till either he were strong enough to relieue them or the Emperour so weake as not to annoy them neither of which they could yet discover All the Summer time were the 3. Imperiall Generalls Furstenberg Altringer and Fugger yet in their Countries
nor had the King as yet beaten his way thorough vnto them for that Tilly still kept in the wind of him betwixt Pomeren and Saxonie 3. Had Saxonie by declaring with the King sooner provokt Tilly to fall vpon him either before the taking of Magdenburg or after never had the Protestants beene able to haue assisted the King of Sweden 4. If the maine of their objection still lies against the Duke of Saxonie the cheife Engine indeed of all the motion they shall find him to haue beene the lesse too blame if they consider how strongly he was by the other partie laid at so wrought hee was by another finenesse that notwithstanding he had beene earnestly enough sollicited by the King in time to provide for himselfe by a seasonable declaring on his side had beene foretold what would one day come of it yet besides the difficultie that was in it for him to discover the Toyle he was alreadie gotten into it had seemed a discourtesie against all the civilities of Courtship to haue vpon such termes broken short off with the Emperour Flatterie and Protestation the two Court-Iuglers in ordinarie had cast such a mist before the Dukes eyes that it was not easie for him to discover how the Leger-demain was conveyed against him The Emperours Ambassadour all this while resident with him had much courted and smooth'd him vp that his Highnesse services and endeerments to the Emperour were too many ever to be forgotten Flattered vp besides he was with that glorious stile of being the Pillar of the Empire and the Achilles of Germanie And as much plyed with warme clothes by some of his owne Councell he was who though his servants were yet the Pensioners of the house of Austria But for all this could those of other Nations by broad day-light discerne that the Elector of Saxonie was likely another day to finde no other favour at the Emperours hands then what Vlisses of old requested of the Giant Polyphemus to bee the last man that should bee eaten This error and danger of his owne the Duke at length by the light of his owne Countrey now all on a flame about his eares came to haue the sight of which with a just indignation he in some high termes represented vnto the Emperors Ambassador at his finall dismissing him from his Court. Then could he discerne that the kisse which the Ambassador at parting offered to his hand was but a Iudas kisse and so was he bold to call it Then did he remember also how little either his owne former intercessions or those of other Protestant Princes for a good peace had hither to beene respected by the Catholikes and that a many of them had all this while beene of the Duke of Bavaria's opinion who in the yeare 1620. suffered and perchance with applause too this following passage and that in publike Oration then made before him by way of Congratulation for the taking of Prague and the Proscribing of the Prince Palatine to be put vpon our most peaceable Salomon our well-meaning Nathaniel King Iames Intercesserat pro Palatino filio idque Oratorum fuco magnae Britanniae Rex quos spernendos esse optimo exemplo docuit serenitas vestra For the Palatine his sonne had the King of great Britaine interceeded by some counterfeit pretences of his Ambassadors which Ambassadors that they ought to bee dispised your Highnesse hath taught by an excellent example Thus much Isay did the Duke of Bavaria not onely suffer to bee audibly pronounced before him but publikely to be imprinted also as if they little cared who knew it so be they had power to maintaine it The Duke of Saxonie beginning now to bee more apprehensiue of all this and perceiving at the same time the Generall Tilly to pinch vpon him to be already with fire and sword fallen into his Countrey Sergeant Major Generall Altringer to bee comming against him by the way of Duringen and Diepenbach the Field-Marshall to bee advancing out of Silesia both intending to joyne with Tilly away is the Lord Arnheym dispâ—â—ded towards his Majestie of Sweden to make humble demaund of his royall assistance The King now prizing his owne power and the Dukes need of it at higher rates then himselfe when he had formerly made proffer of it would haue beene content to haue afforded it for delivers these fiue demaunds vnto Arnheym to be carried to his Maister 1. That the Elector should consigne over the Towne of Wittenberg into his Majesties hands both for his passage and retreat 2. That he should send his Sonne to remaine for hostage in the Kings Armie 3. That the Elector should presently advance 3. moneths meanes afore-hand for the payment of the Kings Armie 4. That the Dukes false Counsellors should bee delivered to the King or bee punished by himselfe according to their demerits 5. That the Elector should engage his Faith and Honour to the King ever to stand prest to adventure both his life and fortunes yea and his Electorate it selfe in defence of the Reformed Religion To see how mens present necessities can prevaile over the stiffenesse of their former resolutions Hee that would at no hand treat with the King before now sends him more satisfaction then hee expected This was the Dukes answer 1. That not his Towne of Wittenberg alone but his whole Countrey was from thence-forth at his Majesties devotion 2. That he would not onely send his Sonne but himselfe in person would wait vpon his Majesties Armie 3. As for making the three moneths pay downe vpon the naile that he professed himselfe at the instant not able to satisfie his Majestie in but one moneths meanes hee would presently make tender of and securitie for the other two 4. Were but those false Councellors once named unto him he would himselfe see condigne punishment inflicted upon them 5. That he was not ready to expend his fortunes and what ever els he had but to engage his life for the Religion promising from that time forth to sticke most closely unto the King This answere being cheerefully and with much assurance delivered by the Ambassadour the King sayth That hee would trie the Duke whither he were in good earnest or not Passing his Army therefore over the Bridge of Wittenberg and leaving a Garrison of his owne within the Towne to Dieben he goes to meete the Electors of Saxony and Brandenberg as in our other booke wee before told you There was it in private consultation betwixt these three Princes deliberated whither it were best presently to bid the enemie battle or to make a longer warre of it The votes were a little devided at the first The King to trie what mettall the Duke was made of frames some reasons to draw the warre out into length against which the Duke makes use of these two Arguments 1. That it concerned himselfe speedily to fight that hee might free as soone as might be his Subjects and Dominions of the enemie 2. That it also
wee had begunne Collenbach thereupon advancing and the King going away to looke to other places is presently encountred with ten Cornets of Horse who at the first or second Charge slew all his Officers and Cornets that commaunded before foure of his troupes upon the right hand of his Regiment yea the Colonell Collenbach himselfe was there shot dead vpon the place all his Horse of the foure troupes aforesayd fleeing thereupon The Imperialists who had the smoake in their eyes discerned them not but I sayes Chaimaries discerning the enemy commaunded all my Muskettiers to giue fire at once vpon them They thereupon wheeling about to the left hand were entertained by the other foure Cornets of Collenbachs Regiment who gaue them so couragious a Charge that they draue them even to the gates of Leipsich Thus much writes Chaimaries of the actions of that part of the Battell where himselfe served The King of Sweden having as hath beene sayd set on Collenbach goes like a noble Generall who thinkes it his office to see to all to visite his three Brigades of Reserue in the Reere of the maine Battayle where the valiant Hebron commaunded Bringing therefore some 100. or more of the better sort of prisoners which himselfe with the right wing had before taken he for the encouragement of his men makes a shew of them still crying Allegremente as he rode along vive cry the Souldiers At which cheerefulnesse of his men the King very heartily laughing led them on towards those 7. or 8000. of the enemy before mentioned not making a stand vntill he came within halfe Musket of them These were part of those men who as I sayd had defeated the Duke of Saxony Towards whom the King now ryding very neere comes backe vnto his men with newes That he saw the Burgundian Crosse Sending therefore the Baron Dyvell vnto Sir Iohn Hebron to commaund him to fall on with his three Brigades of Reserue himselfe hasts away to the neerest part of the maine Battaile where Colonell Winckle with the Blâ—w Regiment stood to send him to ayde Hebron also Scarcely had this braue Baron Dyvell delivered the Kings message but he was shot starke dead when he was gone a little to the right hand even before Hebrons eyes and feete as it were Vpon this command of the King Sir Iohn Hebron with the middlemost of the three Brigades and Colonell Vitzthimb with his other on the left hand moved forward towards the enemy But the young Count of Turne who had the third and right hand Brigade which was the furthest from the danger he as I am enformed stirred not Whether he misunderstood the message or what els should be the reason of it I know not Thus much onely can I enforme my Reader that he is not sonne to the braue old Bohemian Count of Turne nor like vnto him On the right hand of Sir Iohn Hebrons Brigade was the valourous Scottish Colonell Lumsdell who with the Lord Reayes men and his owne helpt to make up Hebrons Brigade complete the most of the other part of it of Sir Iohns owne Regiment being of the Germane Nation On the right hand of Lumsdell againe had the King caused Sir Iames Ramsey with his chosen or outcommaunded Muskettiers also to fall on The first of Lumsdells Muskettiers were led on by his Lieutenant Colonell Muschamp our daring and valiant Countryman who with much courtesie related this whole passage thus vnto mee First sayth he giving fire vnto three little Feild-peices that I had before me I suffered not my Muskettiers to giue their volleyes till I came within Pistoll-shot of the enemy at which time I gaue order to the three first rancks to discharge at once and after them the other three which done we fell pell mell into their rancks knocking them downe with the stocke of the Musket and our swords The enemy notwithstanding wee were alreadie within their ranckes gaue vs two or three Salvees with their Muskets and at our first falling on foure gallant troupes of Curiassiers advancing themselues before their owne foote and comming close vp to the head of our Pikes at one volley or two of their Pistolls shot all the Scottish Ancients dead vpon the place So that strange it was to see how so many Colours fell at one instant into the feild And our men I thinke payd theirs as welâ— home againe A braue Commaunder of theirs all in scarlet and gold-lace there was right before vs whom we might discerne to lay on vpon his owne mens pates and shoulders to cut and slash divers of them with his sword because they would not come on vpon vs. This Gentleman maintained the fight a full houre and more against vs but he being slaine wee might perceiue their Pikes and Colours to topple downe to tumble and fall crosse one over another whereupon all his men beginning to flee wee had the pursuite of them even vntill the night parted vs. Few of the Imperiall Officers and Commanders escaped either killing or spoyling as one Captaine Onyon an English-man who had the leading that day of 1000. Muskettiers on the Emperours side affirmed Onyon himselfe was thrice shot the same day taken and carried prisoner into Leipsich where he afterwards related this vnto Lieutenant Colonell Muschamp to which Lieutenant-Colonels courtesie for my vnderstanding of this part of the service of the day wherein himselfe was a principall Leader the Readers are beholding Sir Iohn Hepburn Sir Iames Ramsey Colonell Vitzthimb and Colonell Lumsdell with their foote and the Bohemian Colonells Schaffman and Cochtitsky with their horse all wheeling about in manner of an halfe moone as the second Mappe shewes you so well at the same time plyed their businesse charged with so much bravery and resolution at first and maintained the fight with so much courage and manhood to the last that in this part also though the Imperialists behaved themselues right valiantly yet were they forced to yeeld vnto the fortune of the day as in other places of the field their fellowes had done before them For at this time the Lord Arnheym with his Saxon-horse fell so resolutely on vpon their Reere and the Scottish and Germane foote vpon their Van and those other troupes which the King sent in from the left wing and maine Battayle vpon their flanck that the remainder of Tillyes great Spanish Brigades and of Furstenbergs left wing were gotten into a Toyle as it were and so jumbled and jolled together that wanting roome to fight and order themselues to their best advantage in they were miserably cut in peices put to as great a slaughter themselues as they before had made among the Saxons Nor was there a greater fell of men any wherethat day made throughout the Armie nor any peice of the service better on both sides maintained And here I suppose was that famous stratagem put in practise by the Muskettiers who all on the sudden doubling of their rancks making
printed Relation That Tillyes wounds did not peirce the flesh But this in charitie had I rather ascribe vnto his bruise than vnto the Pistoll-shots that he received or rather that the report was raised vpon some misprision or misunderstanding of the Barbers words Very loath I am to leaue so base an imputation vpon so honourable a Commaunder as to owe his life all this while vnto a devilish inchantment which is practised by none but the reprobate raskalitie of the Armie such as the meanest common Souldier that respects his credite but will scorne to keepe company withall A common practise indeede it is in Germany which you see the King of Sweden hath vpon paine of death forbidden in the first of his Articles of Warre Tilly after this was sayd to speake of nothing but of Peace and of making a good Peace which is indeede farre more happie than victory The newes of this overthrow being carryed vnto Rome the Pope as t is reported aloud pronounced Salva Roma Salva est Eoclesia Rome is safe and the Church is safe The man perchance was afraid that if the House of Austria should ever arriue at their expected Monarchy they would put in practise that designe of the Founder of their greatnesse Charles 5. Emperour which was That when he beseigning Rome heard newes that his Generall the Duke of Burbon was slaine before the walles of it he by his Letters appoynted Hugo a Moncado to goe on with the siege and to take the Pope prisoner and I sayth the Emperour will come downe with the rest of the Armie from Barcelona and bring Fryar Angelo with me whom I will make Pope and reduce the Pope into the order of another Arch-bishop The Italians of Mantua Montferat and those places hearing also of this Victory openly protested that it was justly fallen vpon the Emperour for their sakes by whose Armies they had beene so miserably handled the last yeare The Protestants every where tooke it for the beginning of their hopes and comforts The Popishly affected in all Countryes that honour the House of Austria more then they doe the Pope and that preferre Catholike before Romane they gaue out braue words after it saying Let the King of Sweden doe what he pleases this Winter time but when Summer comes he must be put to another Battell The King of Sweden his Armie and well-wishers they gaue God thankes for it And thus was the newes of this famous victory by severall people severally entertained Here followeth the Explication of the severall Numbers and Arithmeticall Figures in the two Mappes of the Battell of LEIPSICH By which Figures the numbers of every Regiment or Division with the names and places of the Commanders in all the three Armyes may readily be found out for the better vnderstanding of the Story IN the Army of the Count of Tilly the number 1 signifies the Renconish Regiment 2 the Merodish 3 the new Saxish 4 the Baumgartish 5 the Piccolominish 6 the Strotzish 7 the Duke of Holsteins 8 the Chesuish 9 the Gallafish 10 that of Sas and Furstenberg 11 Monte-Cuculies 12 that of Balderon and Diederickstein 13 of Tilly. 14 of Coronino 15 the Goiesish 16 of Coloredo 17. of Erwitz 18 the Duke of Savelli 19 Blanckharts 20 Pappenheyms 21 Harecourts 22 the Grottish 23 the Italian 24 Wanglers 25 Bernsteyns 26 Schombergs 27 Cronenbergs 28 the old Saxonish 29 the Wingerskish All these were Regiments 30 some troupes of Crabats commaunded by Isolan 31 some troupes of Dragoniers old exercised and well appoynted men In his Majestie of Swedens Armie 32 33 eyght troupes of Finlandish Horse commaunded by Wunsches 34 an hundred and eighty commaunded Muskettiers of Generall Banniers 35 36 37 Twelue troupes of Generall Tots Horse 38 An hundred and fourescore commanded Muskettiers of Gen. Bannier aforesayd 39 eight troupes of West-Gothish Horsemen commaunded by Soops 40 An hundred and eighty Muskettiers of Gen. Banniers 41 eight troups of Smalandish Horse of the Lord Stenbocks 42 An hundred fourescore Muskettiers of Colonell Hall 43 Foure troupes of East-Gothish Horse 44 Foure foote companyes of Colonell Axel Lillies 45 Foure companyes on foote of Axel Oxenstierns 46 Foure foote-companies of Hastfers 47 48 49. Twelue companyes on foote of his Majesties owne Guards commaunded by the Baron Dyvel 50 Foure companyes on foot of Erich Hands 51 Foure companyes on foote of Col Halls 52 Foure companyes on foot of Hohendorffs 53 54 55. Twelue companyes on Foote of Col. Winckles 56 Two troupes of Horse of his Excellency the Lord Feild-Marshall Gustavus Horne 57 Fiue troupes of Horse of Collenbachs 58 Three hundred and sixtie Muskettiers 59 Fiue troupes of Horse of Collenbachs 60 Two hundred and eighty Muskettiers of Axel Oxenstierns 61 Three troupes of Horse of Col. Baudissen 62 Three hundred Muskettiers of Erich Hands 63 Three troupes of Horse of Col. Baudissens 64 Three hundred Muskettiers of Erich Hands 65 Three troupes of Horse of Col. Baudissens 66 Two hundred and threescore Muskettiers of Hamiltons 67 Fiue troupes of Horse of his Majesties own Guards commaunded by Col. Vsler 68 Foure hundred Muskettiers of Monroes 69 Fiue troupes of Horse of Col. Vsler 70. Three hundred and fiftie Muskettiers of Ramseys 71 72 73. Twelue troupes of Horse of the Lord Colonell the Rhinegraves 74 Foure troupes of Lifflandish Horsemen 75 Foure troupes of Curlandish Horsemen 76 Three troupes of Horse of Col. Damitzens 77 Foure troupes of Horse of Colonell Sperreuters 78 Foure companies on Foote of Col. Wallensteyns 79 Foure companyes on foote of Col. Hall and the Count of Thurne 80 Foure companyes on foote of Col. Damitzens 81 Foure companyes on foote of Col. Dargitzens 82 Foure companyes on foote of Colonell Hebrons 83 Foure companyes on foote 84 Foure companyes on foote of Colonel Michefals 85 Foure companyes on foote of Col. Vitzthumbs 86 Foure companyes on foote of Redwens 87 88. Twelue troupes of Horse of Col. Hall 89 Foure troupes of Horse of Col. Corvills 90 Fiue troupes of Horse of Col. Schaffmans 91 Fiue troupes of horse of Col. Cochtitsky In his Highnesse the Elector of Saxonyes Armie 92 93. Some troupes of Horse of Colonell Steins 94 95. Eight troupes of Horse of Sergeant-Major-Generall Bindhauffs 96 Some troupes of Horse of the Gentlemen of the Countrey 97 His Excellencies the Lord Feild-Marshall Arnheyms troupes of horse-guards 98 99. Ten foote companyes of the same Lords 100 101. Ten companyes on foote of Col. Swalbach Generall of the Ordnance 102 Ten companyes on foote of Col. Losers 103 Six free companyes on foote of the Dukes owne Guards 104 105. Ten foote companyes of Col. Glitzings 106 107. Ten companyes on foote of Col. Starschedels 108. Some Horse-troupes of the Countrey Gentlemens 109 110. Eight troupes of Horse of his Highnesse William Duke of Saxon-Altenberg 111 112 113. The Duke of Saxonyes owne Horse-Guards commaunded by Lieutenant-Colonel Tauben And this is the List both of Horse and Foote together with the Commaunders of all three Armyes
Tillyes are here set downe in generall and by the Regiments onely so farre forth as the Swedish Describer of these Mappes could learne from the prisoners As for the Kings they you see are set downe most exactly Which will be worth the Readers paines to examine A SOLEMNE THANKES-GIVING FOR THE VICTORY Appoynted in the Electorate of SAXONY THat worke is well gone thorough which is begunne with Prayer and concluded with Thanksgiving and so is this Swedish Discipline which even herin resembles the rest of this Princes actions This glorious Victory being so admirably thus atchieved if not beyond the hopes of the Protestants yet surely cleane besides the feares or doubts of the Catholikes who besides the confidence they had in their owne Forces which they esteemed Invincible had a Generall withall who amongst the three Boasts he was wont to make had this for one That he never lost Battayle But now hath he lost both Game and Lurch too Now hath he lost such a Battell as Leipsich hath fully made amends for Prague Saxony for Bohemia And yet so farre were our Protestant-Warriours from ascribing this vnto their own strength or swords that they decreed to haue the Thankes for all publikely returned vnto that Lord of Hoasts whom the King in answere to his former Prayers had now found so mightie in Battell No sooner therefore were the Swedish Conquerours come together againe from pursuing of the fleeing enemy but they were summoned to a Bid-day proclaymed throughout all the Saxon Dominions for a publicke and solemne Thankesgiving vnto GOD for this so glorious a Victory And that the Forme of it might not be left to every new-fangled invention but that the Devotion might be doubled by the Vniformitie the Ministers had this Forme of Thankesgiving prescribed vnto them to be in all their Churches rehearsed out of the Pulpit O Lord God all-puissant and invincible wee here giue thankes vnto thee for that by thine Annoynted the King of Sweden and the Elector of Saxony thou hast wrought so great salvation for thy people and these Provinces because thy mercy endureth for ever Thou O Lord God of Sabbaoth foughtest for thy people 't is thou that deliveredst vs from our cruell enemies because thy mercy endureth for ever The enemy had threatned vs that he would ruine and lay waste all our Countrey with fire massacre all the men with the sword and leade our yong men and maydens into Captivitie But thou O God Almightie hast with-held them thou hast put them vnto flight thou hast defeated them with thine owne Army because thy mercy endureth for ever Thou Lord hast revenged thy people because thy mercy endureth for ever From the very bottome of our hearts doe we giue thee thankes O Lord we tell forth all thy wonderfull workes in thee doe we rejoyce and prayse thy Name O thou most High for that thou hast thus repulsed our enemies They are falne and perished in thy sight thou Lord hast pleaded our cause and thou hast executed the Iudgement that thou mightest manifest thy selfe to be a just Iudge because thy mercy endureth for ever Thou remembredst vs O faithfull God that wee were sorely oppressed because thy mercy endureth for ever The waters had gone over our soules but thou O Lord God gavest vs not over for a prey vnto the teeth of the enemy because thy mercy endureth for ever Our soule is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowler the snare is broken and we are delivered because thy mercy endureth for ever Furthermore wee here invoke and from the very bottome of our hearts we beseech thee O most mercifull God that with thy temporall and eternall blessing thou wouldest reward that faithfull agreement so duely performed betweene his Majestie the King of Sweden and the Elector our Gracious Lord be present in time to come with them and with their Armyes let thy right hand potently assist them grant a long life vnto them both that their yeares may endure for ever that so they may sit vpon the Throne for ever together before thee affoord thy goodnesse and faithfulnesse vnto them which may preserue them Heape victories vpon them O mercifull God and rowse and lift vp thy selfe against the fury of our enemies refraine thou their malice cause them to fall into the pit which they haue digged for vs. Be mindfull of our bloud O Lord throw downe the wicked headlong into hell suffer not men to haue the dominion over vs manifest thy wonderfull goodnesse O thou preserver of them that trust in thee against those that are enemies vnto thy right hand Keepe vs as the apple of thine eye protect vs vnder the shadow of thy wings even against the wicked that destroy vs against our enemies that on every side lye in waite for vs. Arise O Lord and scatter them yet more and more deliver our liues from the wicked which is a sword of thine Turne moreover our enemies vnto flight scatter them like the dust put them away like the clay in the streets Remember Lord that the Enemies the Pope and his followers doe reproach thee and that the foolish people speake ill of thy Name Revenge now thine owne honour O Lord why should thine and our enemies say Where is now their God Arise vp Lord and overturne the Antichristian Papacie and maintaine on the other side thine owne Word which is the very joy of our hearts We verily O Lord of Sabbaoth are called after thy Name thou knowest that for thee alone wee suffer persecution Deliver vs therefore out of the hand of the wicked and free vs from the power of Tyrants and the more they oppose vs the vayner let their vndertakings be Be with vs and stay still with vs that thou mayst helpe vs and deliver vs. Blesse O God of peace this thy people and grant thy peace especially vnto this whole Electorate of Saxony thou hast promised O God that thou wilt giue peace vnto thy people Let righteousnesse and peace kisse each other Grant vs a good peace conceiue thoughts of peace vpon vs procure thou and preserue a sweet peace within our gates And we on the other side will giue due thankes vnto thee for the same we will laud and prayse thee for it in this world for a time and in the next vnto all eternitie Even thee we say who livest and reignest one true highly to be praysed and blessed GOD from this time forth and for evermore Amen Amen FINIS Exod. 17. Num. 10. 35 Psal 86. 17. The Queene of Swedens name is Maria Eleonora sister unto Gâ—orge William now Marquesse Elector of Erandenburg This young Lady their Daughter being the onely childe of the King of Sweden now lâ—uing is named Christina who was by the States of Sweden in the Parliament of Stockholme An. 1627. received for their Queene in case the King should dye without other Issue Psal 21. Psal 20. 1. Psal 33. 15. Psal 18. 29. * Runing the Gatelope is
when he that hath done the fault is to runne between the Regiment standing halfe on one side halfe on the 〈◊〉 with Wâ—ippes 〈…〉 their hands to laâ—h and cudgel thâ— offâ—nder which punishment many a shamelessâ— soldiour will be hired to vndergoe for drinke or money An excuse of the Germane Protestants for not joyning sooner with the King of Sweden The vnion betwixt the D. of Saxonie and the King A consultation wherein the King seemes to disswade the Battle Saxonies Arguments for the Battle The Battle agreed upon Tilly invites the King to fight with him The place of the battell The King of Swedens dreame The Armies in view one of another Tilly sends to disturb their passage and the stratagem vsed The Protestants divide into two Armies Tilly advances into the field His order of battell The King sends a Letter vnto Tilly. Tillyes answer The Kings order of Battell * So doe severall High-Dutch Relations name him but whether rightly or no I cannot learne I rather thinke it should be Axel Oxenstiern * Towards Bohemia as I suppose for I find them to be Governors of Prague afterwards To which place they were thought fittest to be sent as having beene there in the former warres and in the Battell of Prague also where they then served on the King of Bohemiaes side The Duke of Saxonies order A lucky Omen to the King Another to the Duke of Saxony The Battells joyne Some strugling for the winde The Fight begun with great Ordnance Pappenheym charges the King in the right wing The D. of Holstein charges Bannier in the Reere of the right vving The Duke of Holstein taken prisoner Pappenheyms left vving defeated The King alights to pray Tilly charges Gustavus Horn in the left wing Tilly and Furstenberg both together fall vpon the Saxons and rowt them Newes of the Victory carried to the Emperour A single Combate Gustavus Horn defeates those that chargd him Furstenberg charges the Reere of the Swedens left vving Is defeated wounded by Hall who is slaine himselfe also Col Collenbach slaine by the Imperialists The same Imperialists rowted by other of Collenbachs men * That is lustily valiantly Baron Dyvell slaine Sir Iohn Hebron charges Tilly. Diverse Scottish Ancients slaine at once Lieutenant Colonel Muschamp with the Scots of my Lord Reayes and Colonel Lumsdel men defeats those that they were sent against Hebron defeats Tilly. * This report made here at first by a Gentleman that was sent by the King of Sweden vnto our Kings Majestie I haue since found to be confirmed in Dan Heinsius his Panegyrick written vnto the King of Sweden who sayes that the Foote that did this service advanc't them selues before their owne Horse who it seemes charged presently in vpon it vpon the enemy Yea the King himselfe vses to exercise his Souldiers to these postures Tilly wounded and thought to be prisoner Tilly rescued and carryed out of the field The King with his right wing charges those in the Wood. overthrowes them The victory The Chace * Septingâ—ntorum Slaine on the Kings side On the Saxons * He was Feb. 29. following very honorably buryed at Torgau On Tillyes The completnesse of the Victory Tilly excused Tilly flees Tilly againe excused In the Booke called Arma Succiâ—a p. 163 t is affirmed That Perusâ— Governour of Gripswald had his body hardned with such charmes and that the first bullet did not peirce him yet the second payd him home T is so familiar a practise that Souldiers make no question of it See if you please what we haue before written in the description of this Battell in our First part of the Intelligencer * These letters were intercepted by the Pope and seut over hither vnto Cardinall Woolsey