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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

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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