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A journal of all that happen'd in the march of the Vaudois till their arrival in the valleys of St. Martin and Lusern written from Lausanne the 19th of September 1689 to an eminent merchant in London, with the number of those that passed the lake to joyn them.
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A JOURNAL Of all that happen'd in the MARCH of the VAUDOIS Till their Arrival in the Valleys of St. Martin and Lusern Written from Lausanne the 19th of September 1689. to an Eminent Merchant in London with the Number of those that pass'd the Lake to joyn them LICENS'D September 27th 1689. J. F. THE Vaudois to the number which I mention'd in the last that I sent you set forward from this City about fifteen days since with a Resolution to go into the Valleys of Piemont distant from hence about five and thirty Leagues I was one of those that desir'd one of the Magistrates of this place to let them have the conveniency of Boats for that Monsieur the Bailiff had forbid the people here to furnish them with any tho' under hand he was willing enough they should have them as being one that wish'd well to the common Cause however he is forced to observe some little measures and punctillio's by reason of the Neutrality But at length I engag'd Monsieur le Boursie one of the Judges to go to the Fort at two of the Clock at Night whither I accompanied him and obtain'd permission that the Vaudois might be furnishd with Boats We also assisted them with all such other necessaries as lay in our power They had an extraordinory good passage over the Lake and as they march'd forward they seiz'd upon the Priests and Lords of the Villages through which they pass'd But finding by that time they had gone two days march that there was a Bridge broken down to impede their passing farther they threatened their Prisoners to put them to death if they did not take care to have the Bridge repair'd so that the Country people that liv'd on the other side were forc'd to repair the Bridge which the Vaudois pass'd in good Order The Duke of Savoy having intelligence of their March rais'd the Militia of his own Country and sent away a Courier to the Marquess de Larre Collonel of Dragoons and Commander of the Forces in the Dauphinate to stop the farther progress of the Vaudois who were then upon the Frontiers Thither therefore he hasten'd with four Troops of Dragoons whom he caus'd to break down a Bridge and Entrench'd the Militia of Savoy in the same place to dispute the passage But the Vaudois upon the first discharge which they made kill'd the Commander of the Savoyards who was a Marquiss also with several others which put the rest into such a Terrour that they abandon'd the Pass Here the Vaudois lost a Minister and four Souldiers whom the Enemy carried bound to Chamberg and there hang'd them up Afterwards Monsieur Larre meeting them with four Troops of Dragoons ask'd them whither they were going they Answer'd they were going to their own homes by whose Order To whom Their Minister Mr. Arnauld who has appear'd all along at the Head of them Replied by Order of the King of England William the Third Upon which the Commander told 'em that they were a Company of Vagabond Rascals and that he would trample them to death under his Horses Feet and so Commanded his Dragoons to ride up to them which Mr. Arnauld seeing prepar'd his people to receive them accordingly which they did and after a Fight that lasted two Hours they won the Victory having kill'd a hundred and fifty of the Dragoons and two Captains befides sive or six more Inferiour Officers kill'd and wounded and Mr. de Larré wounded in the Elbow of which he is since dead Of the Vaudois not above fifteen or twenty kill'd and wounded Thus they enter'd into the Valleys of of Pregolas which are under the Dominion of France where about two hundred of the Inhabitants of the said Valleys joyn'd them In their March they pillag'd the Abby of Ouls in the French Territory where they found 180000 Livres or 15000 l. English and twenty four Monks whom they carried along with them as Hostages They also took upon the Mountains above twenty Thousand Sheep At the same time they met the Baggage belonging to the Popes Nuncio returning from Paris to Rome They open'd the Packs and took out all the Plate but meddl'd with nothing else but besides all this Booty they found the Valleys of St. Martins and Lusern where they are now Arriv'd well stor'd with Corn which makes us believe they will find it a difficult thing to make them dislodge from thence having expell'd the Savoyards that liv'd in the Vale to the very tops of all the Mountains All Savoy is in Arms to prevent those that have taken Sanctuary in Switzerland from going to their Assistance as it is believ'd they will do the Switzers not at all opposing the Levies which they make in those parts The Duke of Savoy has Written a very severe Letter to the Switzers upon this occasion which they have taken very ill no less offended that he had broken his word with them in not restoring to them the Ministers and Children of the Vandois The Canton of Oury which is a popish Canton has deliver'd up a hundred and five of those poor people to the Embassador of Savoy after they had robb'd them of all their Cloaths and mony and put four of them to the Rack to make them discover the designs of the rest of their Brethren but they would not confess any thing The Embassador has caus'd them to be tied two and two together and sent them away into Savoy for fear that the Lords of Zurie and of Berne should redemand them which they did to whom the popish Cantons return'd for Answer that they had deliver'd them up already but with this condition that no harm should be done them which very much displeas'd the Lords of Zurie and Berne insomuch that it proved the occasion of a Rupture between them There are already departed above 1500 Men to joyn those that are March'd before in order to which they have pass'd the Lake and two Thousand more are ready to Embark with a resolution to follow them They are all French that fled for Refuge except four hundred Vaudois who came hither as soon as they understood the departure of the rest And had not Mounfieur the Bailiff forbid the Switzers upon pain of death not to stir out of the State there would have gone above two thousand However this has not hindred a very considerable number from going finding the Vaudois so successful in their Enterprizes It is hoped that the King of England will prevail with the King of Spain to declare war against the Duke of Savoy to the end the Milainois Governors may be ordered to furnish them with all such necessaries which they shall stand in need of For otherwise it will be a difficult thing for these poor people to preserve what they have got The King of France having order'd the forces of of the Dauphinate to march to expel them from those places where a little Assistance would defend them from all the force of their Enemies The Embassador of France at Geneva makes a great noise and speaks loud upon this occasion We expect with impatience the result of the Consultations of the Assembly at Baden Savoy is all in Arms and the people are strangely alarm'd at so many Commotions The French Troops are quartered round about Geneva However as yet all things are quiet In expectation of more News I remain YOVRS c We thought it not from the purpose to gratifie the Curiofity of the Reader to add this Century of Nostre Damus in regard it agrees so well and falls out so pat to the Condition of France at this time When ere the Crescent shall decrease An Eagle shall the mighty Cock deplume In Sixteen hundred Eighty Nine Great Changes then by death shall come The same Fate shall two Kings attend Good Cheese to Calvin and his Friend LONDON Printed for Ben. Griffin in the Great Old Baily 1689.