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A42274
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The lyon disturbed
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Grybius, Johannes.
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1672
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one in his Place throughout their command and Jurisdiction for such is his Majesties pleasure who willeth that these shall be published and affixed in all his Cities and Sea-Coast Towns and in all Havens and other Places of his Kingdom where it shall be requisite that none may pretend ignorance hereof Acted in the Castle of Versailles the 6. April 1672. Signed Louis and yet lower Le Tellier It is ordered that Charles Canto sworn Herald of the King shall Proclaim and cause to be affixed in all places of this City Suburbs Provostships and Markgraefships of Paris where need shall require this Ordinance of the King of the 6. of this present moneth and year that no ignorance be pretended Signed De la Reinie Read and proclaimed at the sound of Trumpet together by affixion in all the common and extraordinary Cross-streets and Suburbs of Paris by me Charles Canto Ordinary sworn Herald of the King in the said City Provostships and Markgraefships of Paris in proclaiming whereof I was accompanied with five Trumpetters viz. Prosme Trousson Endime du Bos sworn Trumpetters of this King and three more on Thursday the 7. April 1672. Subscribed CANTO Now it was high time to hasten all warlike preparations the Ambassadors of the States the Lord Meerman and D'Groot returning from England and France re infecta and the Generals being chosen both of the French and our Armies The Generals of the French Army The Army of the King â—…nsieur the Duke of Orleans Gene-Mralissimo â—…arshal de Turenne Captain General Earl of Soisons Marquis de Rochefort Earl of Lude Earl or Gadaigne Duke de la Favillades Earl de Lorge Lieutenants General Chevalier de Loraine Marquis de Genlis Martinet de Montal Field-marshals The Army of the Peince of Conde Marshal d'Humieres de Bellefonds Captains General Foucault de St. Arbre Earl de Guiche Lieutenants General Earl du Plessis du Nogent Magalotti Field-marshals The Army of the Marshal de Crequi Mons de Nancre Lieutenant General Earl de Vaubrun Monsieur du Plessis Field-marshals Duke of Luxenburgh General of the Army of the Confederates Mons de la Valiere Field-marshal Mons le Brest Field-marshal towards Catalonia Mons d'Elbeuf General of a Body at the Sea-side The King before the setting forth of the Army having commanded the Marshals d'Humieres Bellefonds and Crequi that if the Armies come to be conjoyned or in absence of the Princes of the Bloud they should for the time of this expedition submit to the orders of Turenne which they excusing were put by in disgrace and Chamely Gadaigne and Navaile put in their room but after some time the former were replaced yet with promise of submission to Turenne Generals of the Army of the States of the United Provinces The Prince of Orange Captain General Prince Maurits and the Lord Wirts Field-marshals The Rijngrave Senior General of the Horse The Lord of Zuilestein General of the Foot The Earl of Hornes General of the Artillery John van Welderen Earl of Nassau Lieutenant Generals of the Horse Alua The Earl Koningsmarck Lieutenants Generals of the Foot Mombas Steenhuyse Commissary Generals of the Horse Kirpatrick the Earl of Stirum Sergeant Majors Afterward was chosen for the third Field-marshal the Earl of Waldeck and Kuylenburg The 13. dito The State proclaimed a general fast against the 4. of May and so forwards to be kept upon every first Wednesday of the Month and it was resolved to encrease the Militia both for the State in general as also for Holland in particular of which capitulations were formed to raise them of outlandish Soldiers Also some of our Foot Regiments were sent over to the Spaniards to be in Garrison in Namen Valencijn and other places and on the other hand to us came some Regiments of Spanish Horse of which some Companies were sent to Mastricht 16. dito The Elector of Colen published a Manifest though his whole Country of Colen and Luyck was already a Magasin for France that he would maintain neutrality forbidding the acting of any hostility against the Subject of this State unto all in his Dominion but in truth this was onely done for to deceive us 26. dito Was the time appointed for the sitting of the Parliament at London which instantly was prorogued without doing of any thing to the 30. of Octob. and in place of Ayscue deceased Sr. Joseph Jordan was placed jin the Fleet to which the Duke of York went the 29. dito to set to Sea and the Duke of Monmouth prepared himself for France there to command those of the English Nation and in special his own Regiment in the Kings Army and soon after departed with many of the Gentry 27. dito After that the French King had for a long time been raising an huge Host which was esteemed to amount to above 300000. men which reckoning all the Pages Lacquyes Coachmen Carriers Boyes Krauwels Pioniers Women Trosses and Whores might well be for the Muster-rowles amounted to 146270. Soldiers at least with Mortepaise huge Artillery with an incredible quantity of Provision and Ammonition both at home and in diverse Magasins abroad Thus his Majesty having committed the management of the Kingdom to the Queen and her Council departed from Paris the 27. of April with the Marshal Turenne three dayes together being spent in transporting of the Treine and Bagage for which were imployed 40000. Horses with a sufficient number of Carts and waggons The 28. dito the Duke Orleans with many Grandees followed who took their march with his Majesty by Nantevil Soisons Lion Rocroy and the 5. of May arrived at Charleroy The same day the Prince of Conde passed by la Ferte and Reims and arrived the 30. at Sedan for to come down with an Army apart In the mean while much shipping came down the Moesel and Rijne for to bring all manner of necessaries past Colen unto their Magasin at Nuys great numbers also longst the Mase to Luyck and the Troups which lay spread abroad thoughout the Country of Colen were now called together to Nuys and the Bishop of Munster also gathered his Soldiery together preparing for the Field May the 6. at Colen on the Spree a treaty of mutual assistance and defence was concluded between Brandenburg and the Lord of Amerongen in which Brandenburg engaged to raise for the defence of this State 20000. men to wit 12000. Foot and eight thousand Horse to which Holland was to furnish the half of the levie mony viz. 120000. Rijcksdollers and for the pay of every Regiment consisting of 500. Horse 4977. Rijcksdollers to stulvers and every Regiment of Foot consisting of a 1000. 4214. Rijcksdollers 4. stuivers per Month besides for the Artillery and other inevitable expences 14841. Rijcksdollers per Month being together 79543. Rijcksdollers per Month with proviso that Brandenburg at his charges should provide 50. pieces with all the Ammunition and Artillery thereto belonging obliging himself 2 months after the receipt of the first
all the World whereupon the vulgars fury not yet satisfyed they toward the evening first cut off the two foremost fingers of John de Wit wherewith he had subscribed the perpetual Edict and afterward cut of the Fingers Toes Nose Ears and privy Members of both of them and prying into the innermost parts plucked out their Bowels winding them about their arms tore their Hearts out of their bosoms screwed open their Bodies with wooden pricks offering to sale in all parts of the City yea in other Towns inlandish and outlandish the torn pieces of their Garments and Members of their bodies A Toe was sold for 10. the joynt of a Finger for 12. a Finger for 15. and an Ear for 25. stuyvers and so pro rato accordingly some of them they dryed embalmed and carried about to be seen for money and they that went to the highest pitch of inhumanity did horresco referens rost their Flesh and ate it Who would believe that ever our Netherlands should have brought forth Anthropophagi The night drawing her Curtains before this tragical Theatre the Actors and Spectators departed whereupon came a Coach with five Laquies which took away what was left of the Bodies bringing the same into the House of Iohn de Wit burying the same silently the next night in the New Church in the Grave where Iohn de Wits Wife laid Some there were that spake of taking them up out of the Graves again to burn them to ashes and fling them into the air fearing perhaps least by another change of time their bones should rear them up a Grave of honour as Martyrs of the State as was formerly foretold should be done to Barnevelt However they satisfyed themselves in putting their hands to the last work of breaking to fitters their Arms which were made to be hung up in the Church for they would root out their memory if they could as well as their Lives from the Earth Their kindred complying with the intemperance of these times did not appear in mourning apparel Strangers spake of the transaction as their fancies led them some judged it an act of Chivalry and restauration of our oppressed liberty Others did not commend yet would not blame it looking upon it as a special judgement upon them yet many condemn the whole action fearing the destruction of the whole Land would follow hereupon but they who would seem the most impartial judged that in this conjuncture of time it was a good service to the Land that these men were removed though they were the greatest Intelligents and Politicians of the World yet the action it self they lookt upon as barbarous and abominable and which hath stained our Nation with the black mark of fury which shall never be wiped of and the more because no certain evidence or confession of the one nor accusation of the other hath been made known This is remarkable that at the very same time the Citizens were here busie to take away the life of John de Wit who had resigned his Pensionaryship even the States of Holland during these tumults were employed in the choice of another Pensionaris unto which the Lord Griffier Fagel was propounded 1. September The Field Marshal Wurts went with some Troups out of Gorcum to the House Pouroyen which the French had fortified and garrisoned which he soon mastered taking some prisoners the rest retiring to Bommel and while ours were busie in this work they of the Bos went before Crevecoeur to impede that no assistance from thence might be sent to Pouroyen which being sometime beset with our men was soon after demolished by Gun-powder 2. dito Some Frieses with help of them that crosse upon the Souther-Sea fell upon Block-zijl and gayned the Sconse by them erected upon which the Inhabitants fell upon the Munsters and cut the throat of the Commander and forthwith by help of ours Soldiers did drive out the French whereupon Vollenhoven was also left by the Enemy About this time also some Yaghts and Small-ships with Soldiers under the conduct of one Muller went from Amsterdam with a design upon Swart-sluce before which after long hinderance by contrary wind they came but the plot not being well laid did not prosper the Munsters being seconded by their friends whereupon some of ours returned to Amsterdam leaving there the Yaght of Muller which was fired but most of ours made for Block-zijl from whence the 11. dito Captain Holbaarn with 240. men made a gallant assault upon Slijckenburg or the Kuynder-Sconse soon putting 250. of the Episcopel to flight taking 28. prisoners a Coach with horses and other booty few being slain or wounded on either side Captain Holbaarn remained Commander there 7. dito Toward evening 2000. Groeningers with 12. Field Pieces went forth out of Groeningen under the chief Lieutenant of the Governor Rabenhaupt to Winschoten which the Episcopal were a making strong by that Fortresse to straiten the Bourtange Delf-zijl yea Groeningen it self Whereupon the Episcopal being 800. Dragoons went the 8. dito out of Winschoten and set themselves in posture by four Esquadrons in the Field till ours came but were soon put to flight and withal driven out of the Winschoter Sconse loosing about 200. man six pieces many waggons spades and such like Instruments retiring unto the Old and New Sconses after which ours put a Garrison in the Fort Te Wedde which is the Pas to the Bourtange whereby the Passes of the Old and New Sconses are asmuch as possible could be shut and blockt up 16. dito Some Troups from the quarter of the Earl of Horn marched into Oudewater putting forces into it making soon after his quarters there leaving the Post of Gouverwelle sluce beset with some Troups onely Which also his Highness would have done at Woerden if they had not been unwilling to spoil their Tile-houses so desired they might be excused whereupon his Highnesse seeing he could not be secured put no forces into the Town but the French awakened through our strengthening of Oudewater the Duke of Luxenburgh Stoupa Mombas and many other Officers marched from Utrecht with about 4. or 5000. Horse and Foot 4. Peeces and much bagage to Woerden where arriving the Duke by a Trumpetter desired of the Lords passage for some Troups which was granted whereupon they all entred and held their Post there to the great astonishment of the Inhabitants The 19. dito many boats with bagage and provision also carts with instruments and bullets and two Canons for the other did stick in the way were sent in and with all speed the Pesants round about with the Citizens were forced to work at the fortification for the strengthening of the City and to leave all they had without the City and demolish whatever stood in the way so Luxenburg returned to Utrecht leaving a Garrison of 2000. there 20. dito Some French went from Crevecoeur to Heusden and on a sudden rushed into a Redout and Horn-work which they of the City perceiving were