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A17500	The Dutch suruay VVherein are related and truly discoursed, the chiefest losses and acquirements, which haue past betweene the Dutch and the Spaniards, in these last foure yeares warres of the Netherlands, with a comparatiue ballancing and estimation of that which the Spaniards haue got in the Dutchies of Cleeue and Iuliers, with that which they haue lost vnto the Dutch and Persians, in Brasilia, Lima, and Ormus. VVhereunto are annext the Mansfeldian motiues, directed vnto all colonels, lieuzanant-colonels, sergeant majors, priuate captaines, inferiour officers, and souldiers, whose seruice is engag'd in this present expedition, vnder the conduct and commaund of the most illustrious Prince Ernestus, Earle of Mansfield.	W. C.; Crosse, William, b. 1589 or 90, attributed name.	1625 (1625)	STC 4318; ESTC S107365	20,410	46

the Dutch or Spaniards whose talents are of a strong retentiue power and who know to keepe that which they haue once gotten and acquired as well as any Nations in Christendome whatsoeuer so that if we shall comparatiuely ballance the Spanish Acquisitions in the Dutchies of Iuliers and Cleaueland with their bleeding detriments sustained in Brasilia Lima and Ormus wee shall see the former to bee exceeded by the latter beyond the paralell and degrees of all comparison For the better light and manifestation whereof we must vnderstand thus much that those parcels which Philip the 4. now holdes in Cleeue and Iuliers were not plumes aunciently belonging to that new spread Eagles backe of Spaine but fastned on like Icarus wings vpon the halfe-naked skin of that Austrian Pullet now growne bigger then the Dam it selfe by the sticking waxe of Philip the seconds policies and pretences By these meanes following your Philippick proiects vpon these now and new inthralled Seigneuries were brought and wrought almost to the full period and non datur vltra of his desires William the last Duke of Cleaues of that name who deceased at Duisseldorp in the yeare of our Lord God 1592. married his sonne Iohn William vnto Iaqueline the daughter of the Marquesse of Baden a woman infamously famous for her dissolute and licentious life and the censure of her imprisonment for the same for bringing in of the Spaniards vnto those Countries and for making of your Cleuian simplicity first acquainted with the snaffle of the Castilian rule and gouernment But these both the Father and the Sonne dying without heires male the inheritance descended to two pretended heires female The one married vnto the Marquis of Brandenburge a reformed Protestant the other married vnto the Prince of Newenburge a Romane Catholique Both these fight for the bone whilst a third and fourth take away the flesh for notwithstanding diuers admonitions and cautions to the contrary from some of their fastest friends who were iealous of their good and studious of the common peace and tranquility of their dominions The Newenburger strengthens himselfe with Partisans of the same faction and religion and drawes vnto his succours the King of Spaine the Emperour of Germanie with other Austrian Princes and Potentates The Brandeburger vseth a draught of the same policie and inuites the States of the Lowe Countries the Kings of England and France vnto his succour and assistance An experience which shall proue hurtfull both to the one and to the other as the sequell shall declare for the Spaniards hauing seized vpon Weezell Rhinebercke Duisseldorpe and other places of the Dutchie keepe them vpon pretence of their charges and assurance of their Frontier The Dutch hauing surprised Rees Embricke Cleeue Goffe and Gulicke man these Townes with their owne Garrisons vpon the consideration of the same and other pretences Gulicke was a thorne in Albertus foote and an eye-sore in the Castilians light Vanderbercke must plucke this out being Generall of the Spanish Forces in their Cleuian expedition which began vnder his command in the midst of August 1622. That yeare being the next after the expiration of the truce the Enemies were very strong as hauing three Armies in the field one in Flaunders besieging Sluce vnder the commaund of Inigo de Borges and the Bishop of Gaunt another houering about Goffe and Zantom commaunded by the Marquis Spinola which attended the motions of our Nassauian Armie lying then as in our durtie Quarters of Dornicke and this third which beleguerd Gulicke vnder the conduct of the Earle of Monts commonly called Henry Vanderberke This Citie is the Metropolis of the Dutchy of Iuliers vnto which it giues his name seated vpon the Riuer of Roer in a fruitful Cuntry which stretcheth frō thence vnto the bankes of the Dent. It was well fortified and defended for besides the olde fortifications which were found at the first reducement of this place there were new Rauelins and halfe Moones made by the directions of the Prince of Orange and for their defence there lay fourteene Companies of foote English Dutch and French within the walls vnder their Gouernour Signieur Pethan besides Thomas Villers troupe of Horse which was reputed to be one of the brauest in all the Netherlands But although it were well manned and strongly fortified yet for want of victuals it must yeeld to the power of the Conquerour for the prouision and store of the Magazine growing tainted by Commission from the States Pithan makes sale of it vnto those Merchants that would giue most for it Spinola vnderstanding of this by the Nuntioes of his intelligence before it could be re-victualed by the States sends Henry Vander Barke to besiege it with an Armie of sixteene thousand men both Horse and Foote consisting of diuers Nations as Italians Spaniards French and Almaines Vpon their first approches and before all the aduenues and passages were blockt vp some of the Captaines amongst whom Captaine Haydon and Captaine Aishley were most forward presented their seruice vnto the Gouernour and offered him vpon his leaue to victuall the Towne aboundantly from the prouisions of the Country the season of the yeare seruing fitly for it it being as then about the beginning of Haruest The counsell was good and wholsome and might haue wrought the preseruation of Gulick if it had beene apprehended and executed in time But Pethan obliging himselfe too strictly to his Commission reiecteth the proffer pretending that hee durst not doe it as hauing no Warrant for this Designe In the meane time Count Henricke well husbanding this occasion sits downe before the Towne Intrencheth himselfe strongly and drawes his approches close to our vtter Works for the better planting of his Cannon Thus Pethan sees his errour and too late seekes to redresse the same Then hee resolues vppon a sally which might haue wrought some good effect if it had beene sooner enterprized In this conflict our men surpriz'd and sleighted one of the Enemies Fortifications charged them home to their teeth and hauing got some proportion of spoiles and victuals made their retreat good vnto the Ports with the losse only of Captaine Bassenheime and sixe and thirty of their Horsemen amongst the rest young Captaine Haydons valour was most remarkable he was Captaine of a Foote Company yet vpon that day he seru'd on Horse-backe One of the Enemies aduauncing himselfe before the grosse of their troupes dares any of our side proudly to the Combat Haydon accepts it and charging him with his Pistoll kill'd the Challenger vpon the place and after that being recharg'd by a second he falls backe to the body of our Troupes in safety The fortune of this skirmish did but tye the squib to the Bulls tayle encreasing our appetite and their anger Vpon this they batter our Rampiers furiously with the Cannon and salute the defendants with often vollies of their Musket shot Our men answere them with Balls of the same mettall Amongst the midst of these Reuolets passing with a doubtfull

successe of fortune betweene the besiegers and the besieged there chanced a casuall fire to be kindled in the Spanish Quarters Our Fire-men plye this place with their Shotte both great and small and worke some remarkable dammage vpon the Enemies But these exploites could not alay the biting smart of our hunger which now began to rage and raigne in euery Quarter For the Towne Prouisions being spent and the Magazins wasted things vnusuall and vnaccustomed to the palate were deuoured as Dogs Cats and the like This inforcement caused Pethan to demaund a Parlee about the midst of Ianuarie notwithstanding his first promise to Vander Berke that he would not hearken to the motion of that accord till Easter For this purpose three Captaines were sent out of the Ports vnto their Campe the one an English man the other two French Dutch After some difficulties the agreement was consummated vpon these conditions following First that the Spaniards should not bring the Inquisition into the Dutchie of Iuliers nor make any alteration in matters of Religion 2. That the Captaines and Souldiers should depart vpon honourable termes with their Armes fixt Colours flying Drums beating and their Wiues Children and Goods 3. That their Ordnance and Munition should remaine in the Towne 4. That their Armourers Smithes and Gunners might haue liberty freely to depart with the Souldiers 5. That the Gouernour and Captaines might haue Horse and Waggons with a sufficient conuoy to conduct them to Nimeghen and that their sick wounded might stay vntill they were recouered and then to haue Waggons to conduct them to the same place 6. That the Captaines and Souldiers should haue a whole yeares liberty to sell their lands if they had any 7. That the Captaines and Souldiers which were in any other place of the Dutchie should haue leaue to come thither and bring their Wiues and Children 8. That the Armes and Commodities belonging to the Towne and Castle should be left behinde 9. That all Records and auncient Writings in the Towne and Castle should remaine there still 10. That the Souldiers should not be arrested for debt 11. That the beds which the Souldiers had brought into the Towne should be restored to their owners 12. That the Electour of Brandeburghs Officers and Ministers should execute their Offices for the space of one whole yeare then next ensuing 13. That the Citizens might depart the Citie and dispose of their goods within one yeare 14. That there should be two Hostages giuen on either side vntill the Articles were performed all which being signed and sealed by the Gouernour hee should send a Copie of it to the Prince of Orange and be bound to yeeld the place if they were not releeued within 12. dayes with 300. Waggons at the least which time being expired and no reliefe comming from Dornicke or else-where Vanderberke sent 600. Waggons to transport their baggage wishing the Gouernour to hasten his departure who sending the keyes vnto the Earle departed with all his Goods and Souldiers leauing two Hostages behinde vntill the Waggons were returned Pethan vpon his comming to the Hague was arrested by order from the States and the Prince of Orange was confined as prisoner to his owne house hauing a Guard of Muskettiers set ouer him and his dignities which he enioyed in that Common-wealth were suspended for a time vntill he should cleare himselfe and giue a iust account of his actions Thus you see the losse of Gulicke conquered some fifteene yeares before by the valour of the States forces ioyntly with the succours of foure thousand English vnder the commaund of that noble and well experienced commander Generall Cecill and now re-conquered by the Spaniards more by the power of hunger then the powerfulnes of their Armes which losse came not solitarie and alone but was aggrauated with the society of another though of lesse consequence and importance and this was the surprise of Lulstorff Blankenburge and Monawe small Garrisons held by Brandenburge in the Dutchie of Iuliers and the taking of Goffe a little Towne in Cleaueland seated vpon the South side of the Rhine almost opposite vnto Rees which makes the second losse of Townes or Territories sustained by the States in these last Warres of the Netherlands This place was of no great importance onely it made the Westerne parts of Cleeue pay some small Contribution to the Electour of Brandenburge It was meanely fortified and but weakely manned and therefore vpon the Spinolians first approches summons it yeelded to the stronger the Souldiers of the Garrison departing vpon conditions of honor Afterwards by directions from their Counsell of Warre they fortified it with a Rampier Counterscarfe and some other outer Works so that it is now become a peece of some reasonable defence His Excellencie the Prince of Orange carying Argus eyes vppon all your Spanish proiects before their Workes were well setled marcht thither in the latter end of Summer 1623. intending to take the Towne by an Onslate In his Armie there were my Lord of Essex my Lord Wriotheslie sonne to the Earle of Southampton with diuers other noble Voluntiers from England Fraunce and else-where But he dealt with an Enemie whose eyes were as good as his hands for they hauing notice of his comming fore-layd the passage and resolued preuention to the vtmost The Prince viewing their Forces thus facing of our Armie and lodged besides in a place of aduantage after a long Alto wherein he braued the foes retired his Troupes from the enterprise of Goffe which still groanes vnder the yoake of the Castilian gouernement and oppression The third losse which the States of the vnited Prouinces haue receiued and that since the taking of Gulick and Goffe hath beene the surprisall of Papenmuch a strong Sconce built by the Confederates in a certaine Iland of the Rhine betweene Coleine and Bonne an Imperiall Towne heretofore surprized by Sir Martin Skencke in the yeare 1587. The Spaniards knew what a bridle Skenks Sconce a Fort built vpon that nooke of Land where the Rhine deuideth it selfe into two branches making the Peniusula of Grauen worke had been to their projected designes vpon Cleeue Geldres and Friseland they could not suffer a snaffle of the same mettall and making in the mouth of the Bishop of Colein a creature of Spaine and wholly deuoted to the house of Austria Besides the possessing of it did concerne them much for the transportation of their Forces from or into the lower circles of the Empire and for victualing of Rhineberke Weezell and other places by the commodity of the Riuer These motiues incited Spinola to send thither an Armie of sufficient strength and number for the conquest of this important Citadell These troupes were commaunded by the Prince of Chimay and one Bree Lieutenant Generall vnto the Prince of Newenburge They raised small Forts commonly called Redouts vpon euery passage drew their approches within a conuenient distance and brought some Peeces of the greater size from Iuliers