time to carry their Prisonner away to end the dispute pistole him and so the Duke brought of his dead bodie This skirmish during a while after Count Henry marched awaye and we to our Quarters The 4. of Iuly in the night the Enemy came vpon our Army intending to breake the stoppage of the Dommel but were prevented and manie of them slayne At this time some Pesants were taken which had led the Enemy shewen them the way through the water howe to come vpon vs as they did seuerall times in the night Whereof twoo were hanged in his Excell Quarter Having made this digression I returne againe to our Approaches before the English came to the laying over of their first Gallerie There the Captaine of his Excell Guard got a dangerous shot in the forhead that he lost his eye Captaine Omkaes a worthy Ingener shewing his bodie too open was snapt of and slaine with a firelocke and Captaine Clarke shot through both his legs and hauing brought over their Gallerie they could not come to the moate of the little Sconce before they had beaten the Enemie out of twoo Traverses and a point which came out of the Conterscharfe in the forme of a halfe Moone on our right hand next the Dommel at the entrance of the Gallerie Over this first Water on the left hand they had a Batterie vpon which Coronell Harwood was shot through his hat The Lord of Oxford standing by The Gallerie being ouer they beganne to sap and made a mine in the Enemyes first Traverse that night which Sir Iacob Ashley commanded in the Trenches desirous of honour he was appointed with some 60. Pikes and Musketteirs to fall on after the Mine was sprong and Captaine Gouldwell as eldest Captaine to second him with more Men before the Mine was blowne vp he gaue the Enemy an Allarme to drawe them on towardes our Mine and the Mine being sprung set on with his Men and beate the Enemie to a retreate out of parte of theire Travers our Men the Enemye giuing fire brauelie one to another a good while but the English lyeing open to the Bulwarke of the little Sconce and their other Traverse were faine to retreate againe into the Mouth of their Gallerie This Mine tooke not well but sprang rather backward then forward and did more hurte to our Men then to the Enemye yet from this earth which was cast vp out of the Enemyes Travers they beganne to sap forwarde which the Enemye seeing at last they quitted it and so became Masters of it and getting a little more elbowe roome they advanced forward to the moate of the little Sconce making Guardes Batteries and Blindes till they came to the very brinke of it where they beganne a second Gallerie The 7. of Iuly in the euening aboute eleauen a clocke Monsieur Douchant Leeftenante to Coronel Chattillon commanding the French Trenches they of the Conterscharfe sallied forth in number about 100. Men and overcame by force of Armes twoo of our Corps de guardes and mayntained them against vs for the space of an houre and then being forced to leaue them in the retreate the Ensigne which commanded them was taken prisoner In the meane time some 200. Men of the Horneworke intended to sallie forth but being discouered returned backe againe The 8. the Enemye blewe vp a Mine vpon the English but did them noe harme The 9. Mons Chattillons Companie hauing the guard in the French Approaches fell vpon the Horneworke of the greate Sconce and founde but 7. or 8. Men in it which did not dispute the matter long quitted it and retired to their Conterscharfe where on their right hand they cut it off and made a small Travers in it whence they gaue fire with their Musketteirs and firelockes vpon them But the French hauing put their Gallerie ouer the moate of the Conterscharfe they came to the second moate of the greate Sconce where they likewise put over a Gallerie into the Faulsebray On the left hand of their Gallerie the Enemye had cut off their Faulcebray to hinder our Workemen and Miners by giuing fire from a small Travers vpon them The 11. his Excellencye caused an inwarde Line to be made towardes the Citie beginning at Pinsens Quarter and so passing by his Excellent Quarter came to Brederoes Quarter and went from thence to Count Ernsts Quarter being fortified with manie Redouts whereby those of the Towne were prevented to come forth vnto our Quarters The 12. Count Morris of Nassau was made Coronel in steede of Monsieur Fama The 14. his Excell gaue order for the repayring of the Watermills neere the Diese and appointed 21. Mathematicall Mills to be made there besides which drewe vp abundance of water from belowe sucking it vp with funnells and casting it vp dismist it selfe vpon the higher Lande making a new currant The Gallerie in Count Ernsts Quarter Numer 5. was appointed to be made the 8. of Iuly but not begonne before the 14. for want of earth vpon which Gallerie the Enemy shot verie hotlie both with Cannon and musketts insomuch that manie of the Workemen in the Mouth of this Gallerie were slayne The Gallerie being brought over the Enemy retired in those places which they had cut off noted in the Mappe Numer 8. 9. but in respect the Scotsh continually went forwarde with sapping along the side of the Horneworke the Enemy was forced likewise to leaue those places The 15. Count Henry of Berke raysed his Army and departed from Boxtel marching towardes the Graue and passed the Mase over the Moakerheath but first sent a Pesant to bring a Letter to the Gouvernor Grobbendonk in the Towne which Pesant was taken in our Army vpon some suspition and the Letter founde and brought to his Excellentie The tennor whereof was as followeth MY LORD Seeing it is vnpossible to overmaster the Enemy in his Workes with that strength which I haue at present in respect he hath fastened himselfe extraordinarily I haue thought good to rayse my Army and departe from hence and to joyne my Forces with those of the Emperours which nowe are readie in Armes and in greate number marching to Wesel as well Horse as Footemen intending to take in hand some remarkable thing whereby the Enemy shall be compelled to fight with vs and that it pleasing God to giue vs the Victorie therein the Citie shall be thereby releeued you in the meane time keeping it yet for a while which I thought fitting at present to giue you notice of Praying when you haue receaued this to drawe vp in the night a greate fire in the steeple of S. Iohns Church stirring it oftentimes and the next daye to let a greate smoke appeare aboue the steeple whereby I maye knowe this Letter was deliuered you and when this Messenger shall returne with your answere that you make the like signe in the night following and with smoke the next daye in the meane time I rest MY LORD Your affected and
the moate which wee presupposed they had prepared for the firing of our Gallerie To prevent this my Lord of Oxford got a Sloope which was brought about towards our Gallerie that on a suddaine tenne or twelue resolute Souldiers with short swords and Pistolls might chop into it to hinder the Enemie from fastning anie fireworkes vpon our Gallerie which the Enemie perceauing attempted nothing The Lorde of Oxford gaue order likewise that our Musketteirs from all flanks should continuallie be playeing and our Ordinance shooting vpon the top of their Bulwarke and their halfe Moone to keepe the Enemie from peeping over and giving fire vpon our Workemen This night although it was Moonelight the Brush and faggots were layd ouer to the left hand of the Bulwarke from the end of our second Gallerie in the Bleachfeelde and thanks be to God but one Man shot in layeing them over and another Souldier of Captaine Skippons shot which stood Centinell in our Long Gallerie My Lord Crauen whose worth and liberallitie was knowne heere extraordinarilie this night and the daye followeing as at other times he vsed to doe watched with my Lord of Oxford the next night with my Lord Cicills Companie and the third night with Generall Morgans Regiment My Lord of Doncaster and my Lord fielding trayled Pikes vnder my Lord Cicills Companie and went constantlie downe to the Approaches vpon anie service and exposed theire bodies both to danger and sicknesse My Lord of Oxford an houre before he was relieued had about with the Enemie vpon the lefte corner of the halfe Moone and my Lord Veres Musketteirs of Dort comming vp almost to the top of the halfe Moone gaue fire in the teeth of the Enemy and came to the push of Pike thorow the Blinds this startled them and made them throwe stones and Handgranadoes amongst our Men but his Lord caused a Souldier of Captaine Roockwoods Companie to cast 14. Handgranadoes among them into their halfe Moone which made them giue backe and cry Guarda Guarda The Granadoes being burst they came vp againe to the top of the halfe Moone and gaue fire vpon our Men but my Lord caused Musketteirs to be drawne to the top of our gards especiallie that of Captaine Clarke which was high they gaue fire apace vpon them fetcht some of them off which shewed their heads and bodies this peece of service being ended my Lord of Oxford being releeued drew awaye to his Quarter On Count Ernests side the 19. of August the Brush and Planks were layd ouer to the Enemies Horneworke and a Mine made into it This Mine being sprung the Scotsh and the Dutches fell on couragiouslie and they and the Enemie gaue fire apace one at another for three quarters of an houre our Ordinance playing from all Batteries as fast as they could charge and discharge in this time the Enemie stood out verie stoutlie three assaults with the losse of manie men But the Enemie gaue fire in such manner from the Wall of the Towne and out of the greate halfe Moone that our Men were forced to retreate into the mouth of their Gallerie and Works yet this advantage wee got that wee did sett vp some Musket-baskets and lodge some of our men vpon the right corner of their Horneworke from whence wee began a Sap and made Blinds towardes their halfe Moone which after another Mine was sprung caused the Enemie on the 21. of August to quit it and so retired in their halfe Moone In this fight were slayne Captaine Ramsey and twoo dayes after a Dutch Captaine called Captaine Hatton who carried themselues very worthilie And when as Count Ernest had strengthened the Betuw and all the Cities and places thereabouts as also along the River called the Yssel against all assaults of the Enemie for the furtherance of which the Prince sending him daylie more Forces as he could spare and raise them It happened that vpon the 20. daye of August these glad tydings came to the Prince to wit a Letter from that worthy and Valliant Commaunder Otto de Gendt and Oyen Lord of Dyden Gouernor of Emrick vnto the Prince of Orenge the tennor whereof followeth MY LORD THE bearer hereof my Cossen Merode is come to make reporte vnto your Excellentie of the good successe of the surprising of the Citie of Wesel The Enemie hath likewise quitted both the Sconces making not one shot against vs. Theire man of warre they haue sunke themselues and hauing a parcell of small shipping in the Ryne I did cause parte of them to be burnt I haue founde greate number of Ordinance heere and 13. or 14. Boates vpon Karts And for the better securing of this Citie I haue sent for more Companies out of Emmerick and Rees And if it please your Excellentie I should desire more strength Thus in hast I take my leaue WESEL the 19. of August 1629. In the morning betweene 4. and 5. of the Clocke Your Excellenties humble and faithfull OTTO OF GENDT AND OYEN The first Vndertakers of this Enterprise were Peter Mulder Richard Mulder his Brother and Iohn Rootleer all three Burgers of WESEL men of a meane condition but of a good spirit resolution This Peter Mulder divers times fayning to learne to swim had pilde the depth of the moate on that side which he intended the Citie should be assaulted and spying out all opportunities made a greate Iron hammer to beate downe the Pallisadoe which stood vpon the Bulwarke on the East side of the Towne wherewithall the Prince being aquainted as also of the possibillitie of this designe His Excellentie appointed the Lord of Dyden for the mannaging thereof The time and place being appointed the 18. of August Peter Mulder went out of WESEL at one Gate and his Brother out of another Gate about three houres before the shutting of the Gates Peter Rootleer followed a while after to avoyde all suspition all three meeting togeather in the darke at the place appointed And hauing called vpon the Name of the Lord of Hosts for his ayde assistance herein that thereby theire fellowe Brethren and Cittizens might be released from the bondage and vexation of theire Enemies The Lord of Dyden about midnight came vnto them with some sixteene hundred foote some muskettiers others firelockes and halfe pikes and eight Troopes of Horse Before they went on the Lord of Dyden to doe noe man wrong made the Captaines to drawe Billets who should fall on first And Peter Muller with his twoo Comrades went on before them couragiouslye But ere our Troopes came thither and that the Lord of Dyden had ordered the businesse thus it began to be light so that they imagined it was not practicable The Enemie likewise seeing the daye broke and that it began to be light drewe off their By-watch from that place and betooke themselues to their rest But God who is the disposer of all things and giues courage to men at last our men waded through the moate and entered the Bulwarke And
to get into the Vuchter-end or bleach feelde In this patch of ground were made Blindes and Batteries to dismount the Enemyes Ordinance which playd vpon our Galleries and Workemen from the Bulwarke on the left hand of the Gate and a peece which they had suuke in their halfe Moone In this Feelde also we began to laye over a second Gallerie on the right face of the Bulwarke but the Enemyes Ordinance from the Bulwarkes on the further side of the Gate shot through it 8. or 10. times breaking some of the posts asunder at the entrance of it into the moate yet at the last our Batterie in that Feelde put them to silence and an English Captaine an excellent Cannonnier dismounted their halfe Cannon that daye the Lord of Oxford had the Guarde after which our Men working more safelie in both the Galleries The 13. manye Granadoes were cast into the Towne which threw downe manie Houses The 15. of August in the night the Enemye had a Stratagem to cutt our Trench by the little Mill and Coudwater betweene Count Ernst and Brederoes Quarter and so to haue let in the Water vpon our Approaches to put this into execution Grobbendonk sent out of the Towne some hundred and fiftie firelockes and spades which stole in the night betweene the Petler-Sconce and Count Ernsts Quarter through the inwarde Line where it was not finished and came to the little Windmill by our out Line and there hauing layd an Embuscado of some of their firelockes in a ditch and behinde some bushes fell to worke apace to cut our Trench some 30. foote broad betweene the Horneworke and the Redouts vpon the Line not farre from that place where Count Henry of Berks Men would haue attempted it before But parte of Captaine Brogs Companie hauing the gard in a Redoubt next vnto them gaue fire and the Alarme being giuen Our Horse which had the gard in a House not farre from thence came vp to charge them and giuing fire likewise from that Redoubt they lefte their worke and retreated backe to their Ambush leauing their Spades and a paire of ould Shoes behind them and as they retreated gaue fire vpon our Horse and slew a Corporall and hurte twoo or three more But by reason of the Morrace and the Ditches our Horsemen could not come to charge them neither durst our foote leaue their Guardes and so they retreated backe againe into the Towne some twoo English mile where they fell a cutting Surelie if they had stayd but one halfe quarter of an houre longer or cut the gap not so broad they had effected the busines they came for because the Water was not passing three ynches lower then the top of the Trench and so should haue let in an Inundation of Water vpon vs. The 16. of August newes came to our Campe that the Enemie had taken Amersford The 17. Count William then commaunding the Quarter and Workes of Count Ernst caused twoo Mines to be blowne vp which were made vnder the Horneworke of the Hintemergate also made twoo assaults vpon the Enemie but prevayled not The 18. in the morning the Enemie sallied forth of the Towne neere Pinsens Quarter and robbed some of the Victualers and so departed the night following the Leeftenant Coronell Sir Edward Vere had the commaund in the Trenches And on Sondaye his Excellence who oftentimes ventered his person very much came downe to the Gallerie to see the Approaches a little before the said Leeftenante Coronell was relieued hee went to shew the Prince the Workes and the Sap the Companies being relieued were drawne off as far as the little Sconce The said Leeftennante Coronell Vere hauing showen his Excellentie the Sap and taking his leaue of him walking off with Sir Thomas Conway being a Tall man came an vnhappie Musketshot through the Blind and shot him behind in his head that it perisht his braynes that night being brought to his Tent within some foure dayes afterwardes dyed whose extraordinarie vallour sufficiencie compleat abilities for a Commander as they were well knowne so was his losse exceedinglie lamented by his Excellentie and the Chiefes of our Army My Lord Generall Vere my Lord of Oxford many Captaines Officers Voluntaries and Gentlemen of quality who had beene at his funerall in Bommell returning home that night The English Regiment had the guard in the Approaches and a civill worthy Gentleman of my Lords Companie of Dort one M. Mollenax that bare the sword of the said Leeftenant Coronell before his corps goeing to see the sap was the first that night which followed him the waye of all flesh my Lord Generall Vere bestird himselfe had all his Officers and Souldiers in readinesse that vpon the first occasion if the Enemie had either sallied out vpon our Sappers or Workemen or if they should haue attempted the firing of the Gallerie they might haue beate them in againe Captaine Rookewood of my Lord Veres Regiment as eldest Captaine executed my Lords commaund with valour and discretion had his Granado-Men at hand and placed diuers Musketteirs vpon all flanks to playe vpon the Enemie and to keepe them vnder for shooting vpon the end of our Gallerie and our Workemen and now and then sent them some Cannon Bullets which shot vpon the topp of their Bulwarke and vpon their halfe Moone to keepe them vnder sometimes sending a Granado into the Towne and throwing Handgranadoes amongst them into their halfe Moone Towardes midnight the Enemie likewise did cast Handgranadoes vpon our Blind next to their halfe Moone and set fire on it which brake out into a greate flame but the vigilency of my Lord Vere was such fearing that the fire might take further hould he gaue order that some Souldiers should take shouells and spades from the Workemen and cast earth and water vpon it which caused it to slake and had twoo or three Granadoemen there which paid them with theire owne coine but sure it was good that the Wind blew Southwest for had the Wind blewe Northwest and had blowne stiff as it did it had not onelie endangered the firing of all our Blindes but also our Gallerie which would haue hindered our Approaches and cast vs a greate deale behinde hand And so this daye and night following the Gallerie and Workes were well advanced This daye Sir Harry Hungate got a marke of honour by a Bullet which shot him thorow his buffe Ierkin and grazed vpon his flesh Before our Regiment had the Watch againe in the Approaches the Gallerie was well advanced and they got about three Posts night and daye it was then my Lord of Oxfords turne to commaund who was made Leeftenante Coronell in Sir Edwarde Veres place deceased The Bridge being layd ouer the Ditch of the Enemies halfe Moone The English began to sap and lodged in the left corner of it because of the Trees that laye a crosse in it This night there was discouered an engine vpon a floate from the furthest parte of their halfe Moone by
the Dukes-Wood but commonly being called the BUSSE And so this Citie builded a Townehouse a Court to entertayne the Duke likewise many Churches and in these latter times exceeding manie Monastaries And in the yeere of our Lord 1380. the foundation of the greate Church called Sainct Iohns Church was layde Also in those times the Cittie was enlarged and made greater and newe Walles moates and Bolwarkes and foure seuerall gates made to it vnder the commande of this citie at present doth belong Kempenlande Peellande Maselande and the Lande of Oosterwyke in which Landes are scituate foure chiefe Townes as Helmont Eyndhoven Megen and the Grave besides three score and twelue Villages wherein are one hundred and one Parish churches Through this citie of the Busse runneth a faire Ryver called the Diese it lyeth 2. leagues from the Ryver called the Mase 3. leagues frō Heusden and 12. leages frō Anwerpe This citie is marveillous strōg by reasō of the lande which lyeth roūde about it being verie lowe meddowes which almost continually are overwhelmed with water especially in the Winter season insomuch that none can assaulte it from without Besides the strong Fortification of this citie of high Bulwarkes very broad Moates Hornworkes halfe Moones It was strengthened with three greate and very strong Fortresses or Sconces twoo of them neare the Vuchter gate where some high grounde lyeth The greater and outwardmost is called the Fort Isabella The lesser which lyeth betweene that and the citie is called Sainct Antonio And the other which lyeth on the Eastside of the citie in a Morrace is called the Petler-Sconce Thus much touching the describing of the citie to you Nowe to returne to this present Siege the Prins of Orenge by order of the Lordes the States Generall did beginne very timely in the yeere sente vp some shipping with Ordinance Amunition and other warrelike necessaries to Nimmegen and to the Sconce of 's Gravenweert After this aboute the midst of Aprill Anno 1629. the Prins caused the most parte of his Forces to be raysed out of theire Garrisons taking theire Rendevous towardes the said Sconce And so with a greate Resolutenesse and courage on the 24. of Aprill early in the morning at 6. of the clocke his Eccellence departed out of the Hage with a braue Trayne of Valliant Commanders and Officers and went directly for Utrick from thence for Arnhem and so for 's Gravenweert Where his Eccellence finding his Troopes in readinesse instantly departed and marched to the Mokerheath and there the whole Army stood in Battell the 28. of Aprill and quartered that night vnder the Heavens Canopy The next morning at the breake of daye they marched forward to the citie called the Grave over the Bridge and so directly towardes the BVSSE where a Troope of Horse came that same euening And the next daye which was the 30. of April they viewed the Citie and in the afternoone aboute three a clock his Eccellentie came thither with his whole Armye enquartering himselfe with 134. Companies at Vucht a Village very neere to the twoo greate Sconces called Isabella and Anthonio and tooke his owne lodging in a faire ould building called Heymshouse The other chiefe Quarters his Excellence ordered in this manner Counte Ernst at Hintem with 50. Companies Counte William of Nassau the Governor of Heusden at Orten with 32. Companies The Lorde of Brederode aboute the Petteler-Sconce with 26. Companies and the Count of Solms at Engelen neere Crevecoeur for the safetie of our Victuall and Amunition Shipping which laye there And one the 11. of Maye Mons Pinsen came thither with 23. Companies and tooke his Quarter at Deuteren In the meane time all the Quarters being layd out and every Regiment and Companye hauing theire ground giuen them His Excell caused certaine thousandes of Husbandemen to come out of the Betuw the Tieler and Bommeler-Weerd and other places to the campe which with the helpe of the Souldiers did in few dayes entrench euery Quarter and being defensible as so many bees to theire hiues so each Souldier brings some thing to make himselfe a Hutt This being done his Excellence rides about to view the ground The Line of circumvallation being nigh 30. English Miles in circuit The Siege running thus from the right side of the Dam where a Riuer called the Dommel was stopt it ran along by Generall Cicills Regiment and so to Coronell Harwords from thence to the French and Walloones and along the Heath to the stone Gallowes Then a long to Deuteren from thence to the Busse-Sloate and so along the men of warre to Engelen and Crevecoeur and from thence on the other side of the Riuer called the Diese downe to Orten from thence to Hintem where Count Ernst his Quarter laye and so forward to Coudwater and to the Lord of Brederods Quarter and thence along the Uffrouws Sconce and Berkel-Sconce to the Dam where the out Line met againe The Governor of the BVSSE called Grobbendoncq hearing that our Army came marching towardes the Citie and seeing our Horsemen making a bravado in compassing and viewing thereof could not beleeue or be perswaded that it was intended to besiege him but that the plott was layd to besiege Breda Yea hee said playnlie that he did thinke the Prins was not so vnwise for to beginne such a foolish acte But presently after perceiuing that he setled his Quarters and his Army approching towardes the Citie and to annoye it hee began to ponder his owne negligence that he had not provyded the Citie sufficiently of Men Ordinance and Gunpowther although a little before he could haue had certaine thousand weight of powther from Luyke which for the couetuousnesse of monnie tooke noe effect This newes comming to Brussels and other places in Braband some set very light by it esteeming this Citie to bee invincible but others considering theire vnpreparednesse and wante of men and monnie were much amased The Archduchesse sent one Post after another for Spayne caused her chiefe Commanders of warre to assemble and beganne to laye theire witts togeather howe to rayse monnies for the paye of theire Souldiers that so they might gett them in feelde Grobbendoncq wrote in all hast for more men and powther and that the Archduchesse would vse some speedie meanes to releeue the Citie some of the Enemies cheefe Commanders when they heard of this as I am credibly informed sayd smylinglie that Grobbendoncq was one of those stout and valliant men which did not feare the Divel himselfe yea scoffed at him and as it were desyred to see hem As this Governor did often wish that the Prins would come and visit him but when he sawe him indeed he was as sore affrayde as the rest and desyred soonest to be rid of him His Excellence the first daye of Maye suffered divers Women Children Nunnes Maydservantes to departe out of the Citie The Troopes of Horsmen which laye in Garnison within the Citie thought also to passe out of the Citie without anie
consent of the Prins but were forced to returne in the Towne againe Betweene the 4. and 5. of Maye in the night there slipt into the Towne some 800. Men which came from Breda by the waye of Vlymen and along Deuteren where Monsieur Pinsens Quarters was afterward and from thence wading vp to the Armepitts in the water got into Sainct Iohns gate By reason whereof his Excellence did cause a Dyke to be made from the Vuchterheath to Pinsens Quarter over the drownedland by Grobbendoncks Koy and likewise along the Busse-Sloate as farre as to Engelen wrought all by Pesants which brought earth and Sande thither in boates with twigs of trees or brush to laye vnder and betwixt the earth that the water might not wash it awaye And so the whole Siege was compassed and shutt in 8. or 10. dayes Betweene the 11. and 12. of Maye Count Ernst did approche in his Quarter as farre as is noted in the Mappe from A to B and there made a Corps de guarde and bargayned with his Workemen to make him a Batterie there of sixe peeces of ordinance which Batterie within tenne or twelue dayes after was made being very neere within Musket shott of the Towne And by reason the water encreased there could be noe neerer approches made at that time because all the ground towardes the Citie stood blanke vnder water to which ende the Enemy in the Citie cut asunder the Cadyke going towardes the Orterdyke noted with the letter D. The 14. daye of Maye our men brought 40. flat Turfe Ships in the Camp to make Bridges The 15. the enemie sallied forth of the Petler vpon the Lord of Brederoods Quarter but were soone drouen backe againe The 16. they of Towne sallied forth of the Towne in boates vpon Count Ernst his Quarter but were faine to retraict not effecting any thing against vs. Aboute the 20. we began to make an out Line betwixt Engelen and Crevecoeur foâ— the safety of our Horse and all the Lines hauing twoo steps The bottome thereof being aboute 16. foote and the top 6. foote broade And by the Vlymer-Bridge his Excellence caused a Sconce to be made against the stragling Souldiers of Breda which was thought invincible The 22. Count William caused some Canon shot to be made into the Towne of 6. and 7. pound bullets and afterwardes hauing perfected a Batterie did continue in shooting with twoo halfe Cannons which sent in bullets of 24. pound and a little peece which shot 6. pound The 23. a Post ventured to get into the Towne but being descryed followed was drownde by the waye but neuerthelesse our people got him dead and brought his secrett Letters to the Prince The Outline of the Siege being thus finished and made defencible then the English and French which were in his Excellencies Quarter broake ground and each Nation striuing for his honour made towardes the Towne to wit the French towardes the greate Sconce Isabella with their Ingeners Mons Porcibal and his Sonne and the English towardes the lesser and farther Sconce called Sainct Antony with theire Ingeners Ian de Bos and Master Humphry The 28. Count Ernst commaunded to make shott into the Citie with three halfe Cannons and suddenly after his Batterie being finished did continue shooting with twoo halfe Cannons which shot Bullets of 24. pound and afterwardes with three peeces more of 12. pound shott The same daye in the night some 30. or 40. Muskettiers sallied forth of the greate Sconce Isabella and did discharge vnder the Ordinance of our Carabins and so retraicted not doeing any thing else The 29. Porcival made a Line which they of the greate Sconce broke in peeces and so was left The same daye Counte William caused shot to be made into the Towne from a second Batterie with three peeces of Ordinance which carryed Bullets of 24. pound and with other three peeces of 12. pound and his first Batterie with three peeces of 6. pound and one of 3. pound also continuing The 30. came forth of the greate Sconce Isabella 40. Muskettiers vnto our approches and discharging theire firelockes mayming some of our men returned againe The same daye those of the little Sconce sallied forth and killed an English Lieftenante and his man with Musket short hurting another Souldier and so were drouen in againe The first of Iune in the night they of the Towne fyred vpon the top of the Church steeple three times pulling vp the fire euery time thrise the French seeing this fell vpon some Workes which those of the greate Sconce had made chasing them out of theire Workes and got manie shouelles armes and other implements The English in the meane time making Waye and Passage towardes the little Sconce drawing neerer and neerer And by reason the water began to diminish fall at this time Count Ernst went forwarde with his approches and made the twoo Lines marked with C and E and made a Corps de guarde vpon F in the Hintemer-Waye This Corps de guarde was finished in fewe dayes after being made Canon proofe and guarded with Pallisadoes The same time the French wonne the Line of the greate Sconce which broke our Line which was made the 29. of Maye At that time were slaine a Leeftenant and a Volantarie likewise Monsieur de Vitre was shot in his shoulder and thigh neere to the Conterscharpe of the greate Sconce Betweene the second and third daye Count Ernst approched with the Lines which are marked G H I to some small millhills K and there made a Corps de guarde which afterwardes was changed and made a Batterie for twoo halfe Cannons On Whitsonday the 3. of Iune the French beganne to shoote with 6. peeces of 24. pound Bullets from a Batterie which was made in the Line of Communication passing from the English Workes to the French for the assistance of on another if need were The same daye at night they of the Towne drewe vp fire againe in the greate Church steeple The 6. and 7. of Iune And whereas the approaches and Corps de gardes in Counte Ernst his Quarter daylie were furthered so he approached from the said Millhills along the Line L and at M made a Corps de garde from whence his men went to the letter N the Line of Communication along the Kadyke to the Quarter of Counte William And the same night approached to the Stonebridge in the Hintemer-Way to the letter O and the 7. they began to sap ouer that Bridge and the night following made the Corps de garde which is marked with the letter P. And the dayes following they did sap towardes the Horneworke at the Hintemer-end along the little Waye on both sides thereof because the Lande laye vnder Water Insomuch that his Grace bargayned to make a Batterie there the 14. of Iune for 3. peeces of Ordinance at the letter Q. and afterwardes another Batterie of 2. peeces at the letter R. The 8. a French Captaine called Monsieur de Vittenval
Officers to the Parapet of the Vuchter-Gate sending a Drum which reported that there were some Gentlemen of qualitie overwhelmed and stifled in the springing of our Myne and requested that they might be sought for and burryed His Excellentie then being neere at hand sitting in the Gallerie gaue waye to their request but as indeed the matter being otherwise The Drum came vp againe and requested to speake with some of our Officers and tould them that the Governor Magistracy and Clergie in the Towne were mynded to parley with vs presentlie after came foure Personnes of quality downe the Breach to his Excellencie in the Gallerie desyring foure dayes time to writte to the Archduchesse and if so be they were not releeued within that time they would deliuer over the Citie vpon Composition But his Excellencie denyeing them this request They resolved notwithstanding to treate vpon a Composition and Hostages were receaued and deliuered on both sides In the meane time the Walls of the Citie were blacke of Burgers and Women and Spirituall Personnes to take viewe of our doeings and the danger they were in The 13. of September the Commissioners which the Towne had appointed dyned with the Prince in the afternoone they left their commissiō with the Prince the States and tooke their resolutiō with them The 14. the Aggreement was concluded to render vp the Citie with the Petler-Sconce to vs within three dayes after and so accordinglie was subscrybed by both parties In the meane time came manie thousands of people out of Holland and other Provinces thereabouts to see this famous Siege with the departure of the Enemie out of the Citie The 17. in the morning the Prince of Orenge appointed all his Army to stand in Battle order in euerie Quarter especially those of his owne Quarter as well Horse as foote and placed them in this manner Along Monsieur Pinsens Quarter where the Enemy was to march thorow first stood some threescore Companies of Footemen being Scotsh Dutchmen from Pinsens Quarter along the Hollandes-Dyke stood some 40. Companies of French and neere to the verie place where the Enemy was to march out of our Line stood some 40. Companies of English and without our Line along the heath stood some 30. Companies of Horse This being the Waye which his Excell had ordered for the Enemy to passe thorow Betweene the English and French stood a greate Batterie of twenty Peeces of Ordinance to playe vpon the Heath where his Excell caused twoo Princelie Tents to be set vp for the Princesse the Queene of Bohemia and the Ladies Gentlewomen which were there The Prince sitting on Horsebacke with the King of Bohemia and the Prince of Denmarke and some 40. more whereof most of them were Dukes Earles Barrons Lordes and the rest Coronells and of the Chiefe Commaunders besides this the greate number of our owne Burgers and people which came thither to behould this sight was so greate that they could hardlie gett beere for their monnie and manie of them were faine to sleepe in the feelde vnder the skie for want of better lodgings Nowe to relate the manner of their marching forth First in the morning there marched forth some 50. Horsmen and as manie firelocks and Musketteirs Then followed about eleauen hundred Waggons Karts whereof some 400. of them were loaden with sicke mayned Souldiers and the rest with goods houshouldstuffe Images Clergiemē Women and about eleauen of the clocke came the Iesuites Priests ryding vpon Waggons and some barefooted Monkes and Fryers goeing a foote His Excell being gone to dinner with the King Queene of Bohemia and the rest of the Lordes and Ladies which stood vpon the Batterie in the twoo Tents In the meane time came the Governors Wife in her Koach who was but 3. weekes ould in childbed accompanied with her daughter and her Child lyeing vpon the Nurses lap in the forepart of the Koach Generall Morgan some others courts her and made her staye before his Excell Tent till he with his trayne returned from dinner His Excell comming saluted her and had some small discourse with her and then tooke his leaue and let her passe Towardes euening came the Governor himselfe marching in the midst of his Troopes hee staid long because his Cannon was graveld and sunke into the ground that he could not drawe them away the night drawing on his Excell sent him word by the Sergeant Major Generall that he would send them after him on the morrowe The Governor had ordered his Men by three divisions the first were the Walloones consisting of sixe coulouts being some 400. Pikes firelocks and Musketteirs The second were Burgonians The third greate diuisiō were Highdutches with nine coulours These 3. diuisions were a matter 1400. men Then followed the Governor on Horsebacke and passing by his Excellencie had some small speech with him After the foote came three Troopes of Horse which brought vp the Reare the first was about 70. in number the second about 80. and the last Troope about 90. all well mounted well armed proper Men with red scarfes about them During this Siege the Enemye confessed there were slayne some eleauen hundred Souldiers and not aboue 16. or 18. Burgers by reason they refused to endanger themselues in the Outworkes They had with them according to the Articles of Composition three whole and three halfe Cannon verye faire peeces and twoo Granado Morters They lefte besides these in the Towne some 36. brasse Peeces of Ordinance and sixe Yron peeces the most parte of the Brasse Ordinance being Sling-peeces and Faukenetts and fewe halfe Cannons except some which the noses were brused and shott off And little or noe Powder to speake of which indeed was the principall occasion they yeelded vp their Sconces Traverses Halfe-moones and at last the Citie it selfe sooner then they needed In this Siege there happened manye strange passages which would be too tedious to rehearse onelie twoo things of note I cannot but make the gentle Reader acquainted with first in the Crossebrethren Cloyster a little before the Towne was yeelded there was a Monke in the Chancill sitting in one of the Seats of the Quire and reading in one of his Massebookes about midnight wee shott a Granado into the Towne which fell iust into the Seate where he sate and tooke him his Seate and Booke awaye that scarselie they could finde a Mommock lefte of him onely leauing the tincture of his blood vpon the Wall for a memoriall which is yet to be seene to this daye The second there was a strange shott hapned as in Ostend there was a Cannon Bullet of the Enemyes shott from the downe Batterie iust into the mouth of one of our Cannons which laye vpon the West-Bulwarke charged These twoo Bullets stryking togeather gaue fire to the loose cornes of Powder which were not driuen home Our Cannon went of and sent the Enemy their owne Bullet and ours backe to them againe So before the
BUSSE a Souldiers presenting his Musket to giue fire vpon the Enemye The Enemie being quicker then hee discharged first vpon him and shott iust into the Bore of his Musket parte of the lead beating out at the Tutch-hole and so by the prouidence of God this Souldier escaped a scouring To returne againe where I lefte hauing related vnto you the departure of the Enemye so in the morning about eight a clocke his Excellencie sent into the Towne his owne Guarde with sixe other Companies to take possession of the Bulwarkes and about the euening came in some tenne Companies more The 18. all strangers were suffred to come into the Towne and viewe all the Enemyes Workes Churches and Nonneries one of them clymed vp to the top of Sainct Iohns Church steeple and sett an Orenge silke Flag aboue the Wethercocke The Burgers for the mostparte were verie well provyded of all kinde of Victualls except Cheese and Butter The same daye his Excellencie came into the Towne but returned suddenlie backe againe The 19. our Ministers preached in three of the Churches and in the greate Church were three Children baptised where the PRINCE OF ORENGE the King of Bohemia and the Princesse of Orenge were Godfathers to them After this his Excellencie placed newe Magistrates in the Towne and discharged the ould Magistrates and all the rest of the Burgers of the oath which they had made to the King of Spaine and receaued them into the oath of the States of these Unyted Provinces And so left the Baron of Brederode with 36. Companies of foote and 10. Companies of Horse for Garrison in the Towne The States prescrybing a daye of Thanksgiuing to the Lord throughout the Provinces for these Victories ARTICLES Granted by his Ex cie my Lord the Prince of Orengie to the Gouernour of the Busse the Captaines Officiers and Souldiers therein I. THAT the Gouernour of the Busse with all the Officers of ware and for diers of what quality or condition so euer they be aswell Horsemen as foot none excepted yea though they haue abandoned the seruice of my Lords the States and giuen themselues into that of the King of Spaines shal goe out of the Towne without any disturbance or molestation with their armes and Baggage The horse by the sound of the trumpet their Cornets displayed armed Compleate and their Pistolles in their hands The foote beating their drummes their Coullers flying their matches lighted at both ends bullet in mouth and in rancke and forme as they vse to march in Battaile with their goods and the safety of their liues to the towne of Diest II. They shall carry with them sixe peeces of Ordinance and two Morters at the choise of the Gouernour with all their traine equipage and munition of warre sufficient to discarge euery one a dussen shott III. They shal be furnished with horse Waggons and their Conductours sufficent to draw Ordinance and Morters with all their trayne and Munition vnto the towne of Diest IIII. All munitions of warre of Victualls appertaining to the King of Spaine shal be deliuered by such as his Excell shall appoint to this effect sauing those Victualls which were sould before the 12. of this moneth when wee began to treate which shall remaine sould without search or making inquiry after any man that made any saile of them V. All Officers and Souldiers aswell sick as hurt in the Gesthouse or in any other place shall remaine there till they haue recouered their healths and are able to goe away giuing them safe Conuoy and commodity to bring them their Armes and Baggage to the towne of Diest or Breda VI. A sufficient number of waggons and horse which the Gouernour shall require aswell for his perticular seruice as for the Officers Souldiers to carry their goods and Baggage to Diest is graunted them comprehending therein all their Armes yea the souldiers of the garrison of the Towne absent sicke dead hurt or fled and that the said waggons shall in noe case be visited VII Those which will desire to carty their Goods and Baggage to Antwerpe shall haue boates without any charge to them to bring them thither thorow Holland freed from all manner of taxes toles or impositions permitting them men to looke vnto their goods and Baggage which shall not be visited nor stayed in any place vnder any pretence whatsoeuer but shall passe to Antwerpe without disbarking themselues VIII The Gouernour Chiefs Officers military Iudges Souldiers and all others receiuing paye from the King of Spaine aswel Clergy men as Laye-men none excepted as also the widdowes and children which haue in the said Towne any houses Inheritances Rents either vpon the States of Brabant in these quarters or the Towne or vpon houses or particular grounds other goods moueable or immoueable shall haue the space time of two yeeres after the signing of this Treatie to trāsport them to morgage them at their wills or otherwise to dispose of their goods and during the said time shall enioy their Rents hyres of houses fruites and goods got or to be gotten of what nature and condition soeuer they be IX That the Officers an souldiers of what charge or condition soeuer they be may leaue their wiues children in the towne during this terme of two yeeres may dispose of their goods moueable and immouable situated in the said Towne or els where none excepted without any confiscation or prize to be made of them X. That the Officiers and souldiers leauing their charg and seruice within the time of two yeeres may freely returne into the said Towne and enioy this Treatie as other Burgers and Inhabitants doe prouided that first they giue notice thereof to his Excell or the Gouernour of the said Towne XI Noe Officers or Souldiers goods or Baggage shal be arrested here for any debts whether he goes out with the garrison or being sick or hurt or at his going out when he is recouered XII The prisoners aswell on the one side as on the other of what Condition soeuer they be shal be sett at liberty without paying of ransome but onely for their dyet according to the taxation of the place XIII That all the boote made by those of the Towne aswell before as during the siege shall not be restord back by them but shall remaine with them XIV After the Articles of this Composition are signed time shall be giuen to the Gouernour of the Busse to send an expresse messenger to the Serenissime Infanta of Spaine with safe Conduct and assurance to giue her aduice of what is past and it is to be vnderstood that the Gouernour may doe that the same day as the articles are signed XV. The Conditions being concluded two dayes at the least shall he giuen to the Gouernour and souldiers to prepare themselues for their departure XVI The time limited being expired the said Gouernour and Officers doe promise to depart the garrison to wit on Munday next betime in the morning which wil
be the 17. of this present moneth of September XVII Yet to be vnderstood that during the time of these two dayes noe man in the Towne may come into the Armie nor those of the Armie goe into the Towne and that for the avoyding of disorder but euery one in the meane while to keepe themselues in the trenches and Fortifications without making of any approach or act hostilitie in assurance whereof hostages shal be giuen on both sides XVIII That before the garrison depart sufficient Hostages shal be giuen on his Excel behalfe who shall march with the garrison Armes and Baggage to Diest and a counter change for them by the Gouernour which shall remaine in the Army til his Excell hostages and waggons be returned and assoone as they are come back his Excel will send their hostages with safe conduct and assurance vnto the Towne of Diest XIX The Officers Captaines and Officers comprised in the first Article of this Treatie hauing any armes boates sloopes or other preparations of warre belonging particularly to themselues may sell or transport them without any enquiry to be made about those which shall buy or carry them away XX. There shal be noe Restitution made of any horses marchandises wares or any other goods sold or held for bootie nor noe mā called in questiō about that XXI Those of the garrison of Breda being in the Towne aswell Officers as perticular Souldiers may returne to Breda with the safety of their liues and goods as likewise shal be giuen to them a sufficient number of horse and waggons and a hostage to carry them and their goods thether in all assurance according to the tennor of the first Article as comprehended therein Giuen at the Camp before Busse the 14. of September 1629. and was signed F. Henry de Nassau A. de Grobindonck And beneath written By his Excell order I. Iunius And sealed with his Excell seale of Armes POINTS Agreed on by his Excellencie the Prince of Orenge and the Deputies of the High and Mightie Lords the States Generall of the Vnited Prouinces to the Ecclesiastickes Magistracy and Burgeses on the City of the BVSSE I. FIrst that all Offences Iniuries and acts of hostillity committed hapned effectuated betweene this Towne and those of the vnited Prouinces aswell from the beginning of these intestine troubles Commotions and Warres as likewise during this siege in what manner soeuer either in generall or in perticular aswell within as without are and shall remayne pardoned and forgot and held as if they had neuer hapned so that at no time any mention molestation pretence suite or inquisition in law within or without for the causes aboue said shall be made prosecuted or layd to the charge of the liuing or heires of the dead or also to any goods belonging to them II. That the Inhabitants of this towne shall carry themselues conformable to the Edicts of this Land enioying the liberty of Conscientie as they vsually doe ouer all And that all Ecclesiasticall and Clergie men shall depart the Towne within the space of two moneths behauing themselues in the meane while according to the Edicts of the Land and may take and carry along with them their moueables Images Pictures and Church ornaments III. The said Ecclesiastickes shall enioy during their life the reuenues fruites of their goods in such places where they pay Contribution yet is to be vnderstood that the Ecclesiasticall Pastorall goods shall fall to the High and Mighty Lords the States Generall who shall haue the disposing of them aswell for the profit of the Towne as other wise IV. That de Nunns and other Ecclesiasticall woemen may abide in the Tovvne and shal be maintained during their liues out of the reuenues of their Cloisters yet remayning in the disposition of the high and mightie Lords de States Generall vvhether they shal be accommodated in their Cloisters or prouided vvith other dvvellings V. That also all the Inhabitants of this tovvne asvvell Ecclesiasticks Nunns as secular persons fled or othervvise vvhosoeuer they bee bearing Office in the oath Gouernment and seruice of his Maiestie as souldiers or others the States of Brabant belonging to this tovvne or not their liues and goods shal be preserued asvvell in Generall as particular if they contrary not the precedent Article VI. Also that this tovvne vvith the Inhabitants and Burgers thereof asvvell the clergie as laye men shal be receiued and vsed in all gentlenesse and benignity by the Lords the States Generall henceforvvard to liue in all friendship and Concordance with the other Vnited Prouinces and Tovvnes to trade and traffique one vvith another according to their ancient liberty as is fitting VII That the High and mighty Lords the States Generall his Excel the Prince of Orenge shall vse exercise in the said tovvne liberty territories Iurisdiction thereof for so much as they are annexed to the tovvne the same right and Iurisdiction as the Dukes and Duchesses of Brabant hitherto haue had and to treate vvith this tovvne so and in like manner as the capitall Tovvnes of Brabant are vsed to doe VIII That this Tovvne Burgesses and Inhabitants thereof shall retaine vvithin the liberty of the said tovvne all their rights Customs freedomes exemptions and all other priuiledges asvvell generall as particular vvhich they haue enioyed and possessed a long time before the vvarres asvvell by vvater al 's by Land vvithin and vvith out the tovvne as in Brabant Gelderland Holland Zeeland vpon the Rhyne and other Prouinces places and riuers asvvell taxes toles of timber Ingebot the staple af oxen and others none excepted forasmuch as concernes their lavvfull possession IX That the ruling and gouernmēt of the tovvne aswell for the Administration of iustice as in politique affaires shall continue with the Magistrates and the three members of the Towne and that noe other persons shal be promoted therevnto or chosen but such as are natifs of the said towne or which haue receiued holy baptisme there or such others as the High Mighty Lords the States Generall shall thinke good to naturallize and qualifie therevnto Sauing that for this time the Gouernment both in iustice and pollicie aswell in chiefe as subordinate Magistrates shal be absolute appointed and constituted by his Excel the Deputyes of the high and Mighty Lords the States Generall X. That the towne shall hold in their owne Gouernment and disposition all their inhabitantes right of impositions Fisheries wayes corne measure and monethly monyes and all their rightes and reuenues in the same manner and as they haue hitherto enioyed the disposition and ordering of them prouided that they haue right therevnto without preiudicing the other membres of the vnited Prouinces XI Those of the tovvne shall keepe still the residue of their victualls materialls and other their common goods sould for the benefit and the easing of the towne of charge and preserued at the disposition of the abouesaid three members except the Ordinance Armes and other
munitions kept for the Towne which may not be sould XII That all Confraternities Artilleries gilds and occupations being at this present in the towne shall remaine in esse and keepe their ancient Charters Ordinances Priuilidges together with all their goods ready or vnready and to this end in time to come they may be ordered by the said cōfraternities occupatiōs gilds or sold or bought by them and so to be gouerned by the Marshalls headmen and Rulers thereof for the common good and to dispose of them according to their pleasures XIII That in the County of Holland and other vnited Prouinces the three Armes of this tovvne shall not be stamped or counterfeited neither any the markes belonging to the gilds or occupations of this tovvne as the Cutlars the point-makers and other hand crafts men but that euery one shall keepe and vse their owne propper marke and that of the townes where the worke-manship is made And that all gilds and manifactures as also the Dyers the new yeerely fayres procured during these troubles in the maioury of this City shall cease vn lesse those of the maioury being heard there vpon touching their anuall faires otherwise shal be disposed of in all equity by the High and Mighty Lords the States Generall XIV The Inhabitants of the Busse and those in the country sitting vnder cōtribution haue graunted them and shal be entreated as the other good Inhabitants of the Vnited Prouinces aswell within the Towne as Dwellers in the plaine country XV. And for that which cōcernes the Rents and lawfull debts made by the three members of the city or their Deputies also ordeined by the Magistrate or accepted to be payed aswell during this siege as before vvhether they are enrovvled or sealed or noe the Magistrats of the tovvne shall deliuer ouer a pertinent state that the high mighty Lords aftervvard may in all equity dispose thereof XVI And for the payment of them and all other charges of the Tovvne the present accises impositions and other meanes of the Tovvne in future time shall take their vsuall course which may be increased or diminished by the three members yet so as they doe noe preiudice to the meanes vvhich is raysed for the common vveale XVII That all acts Resolutions Decrees Ordinances made by the three members or Magistracie forasmuch as they doe not contradict the State or good of the United Prouinces also the sentences giuen in power of Iudicature by the Shriefes as likewise all euiction of goods duely solemnized situated with in or without this towne shall remaine in their force vigour yet so as that it be no preiudice of the interessed partie neither vpon the right of appeale or reformation if that belongs vnto them XVIII That those which are at this present in the Magistracis or haue bin heretofore shall not be molested not troubled because of the Acts and Ordinances graunted by them for the distribution or payment of any mony for the Towne or other Prouisions made neither shall also the receiuers be called to an account for any mony that they haue payed and receiued nor that the Accounts of the abouesaid receiuers and other Deputies of this Towne shall be subiect to any search or rivision As likewise all the Accounts giuen vp by the receiuer of the Demaines States of Brabandt receiuers of licences Conuoyes and Fortifications shall continue as they are without any inquity made after them XIX That the gouernment of the table of the holy ghost the great hospitall the fabrick of Churches orphane houses Lasories findlings madmen and other foundations of Hospitall for men and women and the authorisation of the Ouerseers and directours of them shal be conferred and giuen by the three members in conformity and according to the Priuiledges of the City and as they haue bene exercised heretofore XX. That also the owners of winde-mills oyle-mills within this towne and the freedome thereof during this siege or which by former warres haue bin brokē off or shot downe or otherwise demolished may build them vp againe in the same places without suing any new warrants for them or to paye any other rights then those which they haue vsed to pay heretofore except the seruice of the Land should otherwise require it XXI That euery Layeman of what condition soeuer he be being in the oath and seruice of his Majest of Spaine whether of the towne or noe he shal be freely permitted after the surrendring to depart out of it with his family goods and to this ende may send for waggons karres boates or shipping out of Brabant Holland and other Newtrall Townes without any of their persons goods or the conductours of them either going or comming shal be hindred molested or troubled by the Souldiers or Fiscals or any other and that without requiring any other pasport or consent but this XXII Moreouer the Burgers departed out of the towne and such as are desirous to dwell in the towne as likewise those which haue bin in the seruice oath military of his Majest or not and the heeyrs belonging to them shall haue three yeeres liberty ensuing that they may in all places aswell in the towne liberty and maioury thereof sell transport change barter their goods as they thinke good and fitting or to haue them receiued or administrated by such as shall seeme best to them and comming dye within or without the towne during the same time by will or without making of will in such a case their goods shall fall to their instituted inheritours or to the next of their kindred XXIII And those in the meane time and during the aforesaid three yeeres which will goe into the Prouinces townes belonging to vnder the obedience of his Majest about their perticular affaires may freely doe the same foure times a yeere with the former knowledge of the Gouernour of whome they shal be bound to require a pasport which he shal giue them vnlesse he hath some iust reasons to the contrary And at end of these three yeeres may make their abode in this towne or in other places where they pay Contribution where they shall enioy the same liberty for to goe to passe to traffique euery where for the enioying of the effect of this present treaty XXIV That noe other Gouernour shall be appointed or made ouer the Towne nor his Substitute but one of the House of Nassawe or some other Nederlandish Lords of Vassalls XXV That the garrisons shall not enioy any exemption or freedome of imposition from the meanes of the towne but shall help to beare the accise as other inhabitants doe XXVI That all persons absent their wiues and children aswell clergy as lay men fled shal be included and comprehended in this treatie XXVII That all sicke and hurt at this present in the great Hospitall or other houses either Souldiers or others may bide therein till they are thoroughly recouered or afterward to stay or to depart as it pleaseth them to that end shal be assisted with waggōs or carts to carry away their Baggage without any impeachment XXVIII All these Articles are approued agreed vnto by his Excie the Deputies of the High mighty Lords the States Generall accepted on by the Ecclesiastickes Magistrates and Burgers of the said Towne in power of their letters or Atturney in witnes whereof wee haue signed herevnto at Vucht in the Campe before the BUSSE the 14. of September 1629. And was signed F. Henry de Nassaw Fr. Michael Bishop of the Busse Fr. Johannes Moore Abbet of Bernes Johannes Hermanus Deacon of the Busse R. van Voorne R. van Greeneven Blooff van de Sloote Henry Summars Peeter Huberts Herialthuvel THE RATIFICATION THE States Generall of the Vnited Prouinces hauing heard the Report of their Deputies after the sight lecture and examination of the points and Articles aboue named haue with ripe deliberation approued and ratified the same as their Highnes Mightines doe approue and ratifie them by these promising to keepe obserue them and cause them to be kept and obserued according to the tenour and forme of them Giuen in the Campe before the BUSSE the 14. of September 1629. And was signed Hen. Ter Cuylen Vt supra And vnder eath was written By the order of the High Mighty Lords the States Generall Signed Corne. Musch And sealed with the seale of their Highnesses and Mightigesses FINIS Printed at AMSTERDAM By Ian Fredericksz Stam. M.DC.XXX Carte representant les Approches du Quartier du Prince d'Orange jusques aux deux Forteresses Isabelle et St. Anthoyne Par le Sr. Iaques Prempart Ingenieur du Roy de Swede A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Kk Ll Mm Autre Carte representant la continuation des Aproches du Quartier du Prince d' Orange depuis la petite forteresse St. Anthoyne jusques a la Ville et Boulevard la ou on a faict saulter la derniere Mine Par le Sr. Iaques Prempart Ingenieur du Roy de Swede LES APPROCHES DV COMTE GVILLAVME DE NASSAV Les Approches du Comte Erneste Casimir de Nassau Gouverneur de Frise Mareschal gen du Camp devant Bois le Duc. Les APPROCHES DV BARON DE BREDERODE vers le Fort de Petteler LES APPROCHES DV SR. PINSEN Gouverneur de Rees Amstelodami Henricus Hondius Excudit Anno 1630. CARTE contenant le Quartier du Comte de Solms a Engelen avec les Moulins a eau faict par le commandement du Prince d'Orange et autres ouvrages d'alentour Amsterodami HENRICVS HONDIVS EXCVDIT Anno 1630. Nouvelle Carte representant la Ville de BOLDVC en plan avec ses Rempars Fossez Forteresses d'alentour etc. Ensemble Les APPROCHES de chaque Quartier de ceux de dehors jusques a la dite Ville tout Mesuré et Dessigné Par le Sr. Jaques Prempart Gentilhomme Francois Ingenieur du Roy de Swede