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A07628	Monro his expedition vvith the vvorthy Scots Regiment (called Mac-Keyes Regiment) levied in August 1626. by Sr. Donald Mac-Key Lord Rhees, colonell for his Majesties service of Denmark, and reduced after the Battaile of Nerling, to one company in September 1634. at Wormes in the Paltz Discharged in severall duties and observations of service; first under the magnanimous King of Denmark, during his warres against the Emperour; afterward, under the invincible King of Sweden, during his Majesties life time; and since, under the Directour Generall, the Rex-chancellor Oxensterne and his generalls. Collected and gathered together at spare-houres, by Colonell Robert Monro ... for the use of all worthie cavaliers favouring the laudable profession of armes. To which is annexed the abridgement of exercise, and divers practicall observations, for the younger officer his consideration; ending with the souldiers meditations going on service.; Monro, his expedition with the ... Scots Regiment	Monro, Robert.	1637 (1637)	STC 18022; ESTC S114933	372,373	362

undoe our selves with wanting of it Neither can we so slenderly forget their memory being our noble friends and who were ornaments to our Regiment and Country and helpers of our credits Shall we not then be sorrowfull for their losses that lost themselves to make us renowned in their deaths and while they lived were our most faithfull and loving Camerades even unto their last breath But since they are gone before us to take in quarters in heaven following their great Captaine who hath made the way open for them being stricken as Iob saith by the hand of the Lord and yet placed at his right hand shall we be sorry for them No we will rather rejoyce and thinke we must follow them when we have fought that good fight against our enemies we shall be crowned with them in glory and rejoyce following the Lambe where ever he goeth and till then his right hand will sustaine us as before for he is our helper and hath sworne by his right hand and the Arme of his strength that he will not forsake us till we rest with him in glory Here also we see that his Majestie having trusted our Nation more than his owne or the Dutch he doth leave them ingaged with the enemy till his Majesties retreate were made sure both first and last Where we see that friendship and true service is best tryed in extremitie for no greater testimony can be given of true service than when the servant doth endanger his own life and honour for the reliefe of his Master as that young Cavalier Captaine Mac-Kenyee did here being a generous act for the safetie of a King which ought to be recorded to vindicate his honour from oblivion whose memory merits to be rewarded that others might imitate his noble example Here also we see that sufferance in a noble manner causeth love for that young Cavalier Henry Lindesey then an Ensigne not able to helpe himselfe his Camerades loving him dearely and the more for his noble sufferance they helpt him off from the crueltie of his enemies to preserve his life for a better occasion who by Gods providence was miraculously healed having lost a great part of his shoulder a wonder in an age such wounds to be cured The twenty-one Dutie discharged at Copemanhagen where the Regiment was completed againe with the Recreut AS all things are preserved by a glorious order so his Majestie after his retreate beginneth againe to make up the body of an Armie to be setled all Winter in quarters within Denmark that against the Spring he might either beate the enemy out of Holsten or otherwise with his sword in his hand make an honourable peace after which resolution taken there was order sent to my Colonell to bring his Regiment to the fields and to reforme the weake Companies that have no Recreut brought over and to strengthen the rest of the Companies till the Regiment was made complete Sir Patrick Mac-Gey having stayd in Scotland his Company was cashier'd and Captaine Annans also in place whereof the Colonell did get from his Majestie two Companies that were sent over by Colonell Sinclaire viz. Captaine George Stewart and Captaine Francis Trafford which were both joyned to the Regiment The Lord of Fowles having leavied a Company in Scotland joyned also to the Regiment Iohn Sinclaire was made Captaine Lievetenant to the Colonels Company Lievetenant Stewart being married having stayd in Scotland with his wife his place was given to Eye Mac-Key and William Brumfield was made Ensigne to Captaine Mac-Kenyee The Lievetenant Colonell having quit the Regiment I succeeded to his place and his Lievetenant Andrew Stewart the Earle of Traquairs brother succeeded Captaine to the Company Ensigne Seaton being made Lievetenant the Captaines brother William Stewart was made Ensigne Tullough his Company was recre●ted and was full by his old Officers Beaton and Iohnson Iohn Monro his Company being recreuted long David Monro was made Lievetenant and long William Stewart Ensigne Captaine Monro of Obstell his Company being complete William Carre was made Lievetenant and Hector Monro Ensigne The Regiment thus complete was mustred and received a moneths meanes together with a reckoning of their by-past rests with an assignation on his Majestie of great Britaine for the payment of the moneys The Regiment thus contented the Colonell Captaine Monro of Obstell and Captaine Mac-Key returning for Britaine the Regiment being left under my command was directed to winter Garrisons as followeth The Colonels Company commanded by Iohn Sinclaire as Captaine Iohn Ennis Lievetenant and William Mac-Kenyee Ensigne were quartered in Langland Captaine Monro of Fowles his company was sent to lie in Feamer Andrew Monro being his Lievetenant and Iohn Rhode Ensigne Captaine Monro of Obstell his company was quartered there also and the foresaid Officers Captaine Iohn Monro his company and his Officers were also quartered there Captaine Forbesse of Tullough his company and Officers were quartered in Malline in Skoneland Captaine Mac-Kenyee his company and Officers foresaid were quartered with me in Malline in Skoneland Captaine George Stewart Robert H●ine Lievetenant and Iohn Sanders Ensigne were quartered in Alzenburgh Captaine Francis Trafford his company being Welsh with his Officers were quartered in a Dorpe in Skoneland Captaine Andrew Stewart his company and Officers were quartered in London in Skoneland My company which was Lermonds with the Officers did lie in Garrison in Luckstad in Holsten The Officers that were reformed went to seeke their employments viz. Captaine Sanders Hay went to Sweden and was made Major to Sir Patricke Ruthven in Spruce Patricke Dumbarre was made Captaine to a Company of Danes Souldiers There happened also a mis-fortune this Winter in Feamer where Lievetenant Andrew Monro a valourous young Gentleman was killed in Combate by a Dutch called Ranso and Lievetenant William Mac-Key succeeded in his place being made Lievetenant to Fowles when William Gunne was preferred by me as Ensigne to the Colonells Company the rest of the Garrisons lay in quiet all Winter during which time his Majesties Commissioners lay at Lubeck treating for a peace with the Emperour The twenty-one Observation IN the Firmament we see all things are preserved by a glorious order the Sunne hath his appointed circuite the Moone her constant change and every planet and Starre their proper course and place the Earth also hath her unstirred stations the Sea is confined in limits and in his ebbing and flowing dances as it were after the influence and aspect of the Moone whereby it is kept from putrefaction and by strugling with it selfe from over flowing the land So that in this world order is the life of Kingdoms Honours Artes for by the excellency of it all things florish and thrive and therefore we see that this order is requisite to be observed in nothing more than in military discipline being the life of it Regiments then maintained in good order the Army can be but well ordered and the Army well ordered the King and country cannot but stand

MONRO HIS EXPEDITION VVITH THE VVORTHY SCOTS REGIMENT CALLED Mac-Keyes Regiment levied in August 1626. by S r. Donald Mac-Key Lord Rhees Colonell for his Majesties service of Denmark and reduced after the Battaile of Nerling to one Company in September 1634. at Wormes in the Paliz Discharged in severall Duties and Observations of service first under the magnanimous King of Denmark during his warres against the Emperour afterward under the Invincible King of Sweden during his Majesties life time and since under the Directour Generall the Rex-chancellor Oxensterne and his Generalls Collected and gathered together at spare-houres by Colonell ROBERT MONRO at first Lievetenant under the said Regiment to the Noble and worthy Captaine THOMAS MAC-KENYEE of Kildon Brother to the noble Lord the Lord Earle of Seafort for the use of all worthie Cavaliers favouring the laudable profession of Armes To which is annexed the Abridgement of Exercise and divers practicall Observations for the younger Officer his Consideration ending with the Souldiers Meditations going on service LONDON Printed by William Iones in Red-Crosse streete 1637. COLONELL MONRO TO HIS HIGHNESSE THE PRINCE ELECTOR PALATINE OF RHINE wisheth health and happinesse AFTER seven yeares March in the warres of Germany with one Regiment it being rent in the battell of Nerlin at last I retired unto Britaine to levie againe for the further advancement of the good cause and being at the Court of England attending imployment to expresse my love and most humble respects unto your Highnesse having bin an eye-witnesse the accidents most remarkable which occurred in Germany during those seven yeares warres though a rude and ignorant Souldier I was bold to set pen to paper to discharge a long seven yeares troublesome Expedition in short Duties and Observations of service cōtaining a true simple narration of the principall occurrences which happened in the course of this warre without omitting one dayes March in three yeares under the Magnanimous King of Denmarke nor thereafter in foure yeares March with the Royall Army under the fortunate conduct of his Maiesty of Sweden of never dying memory Being induced thereto chiefely to testifie my humble respects unto your Highnesse to whom I have ever vowed my best endeavours of service next to expresse my love and thankfulnesse to my country and to my deere Camerades Britaines Dutch and Swedens companions not of wants but of valour eternizing their memory who after death like Phoebean Champions ride triumphing in spite of envy being praised by their enemies for having valorously resisted their assaults till they died standing serving the publique through their great love to your Highnesse Royall Mother the Queene of Bohemia your Highnesse selfe and the remnant of the Royall Issue Hoping therefore for their sakes departed of worthy memory my paines may be acceptable unto your Highnesse for their sakes alive that long for a new Leader I have beene bold to send unto your Highnesse at this time worthy Counsellours whose counsell your Highnesse may be bold to follow and their vertues being most Heroicke and examplary may be imitated by your Highnesse in going before us as our new Master Captaine and Leader being descended of the valiant Bruce and of the first King of the Stewarts through your Highnesse Royall Mother Elizabeth Queene of Bohemia Iewell of her sex and the most resplendent in brightnesse of minde for a woman that the earth doth afford That great Monarch Alexander the great shewed his humanitie in the wants of old age to a poore and decrepite Souldier being weary with great travell in the way lent him his own chaire for to warme him by the fire and being upon his death-bed for all the pangs and paines of Death he disdained not to shake hands with the meanest and poorest of all his Souldiers So Mighty and Illustrious Prince I though a poore Souldier doe Dedicate unto your Highnesse these my dutifull Observations and Expeditions Your Highnesse being eminent as your dignity high hath made me presume on your Highnesse goodnesse which I know is full of pardons for those that reverence your Highnesse person as I doe That I have prefixed your Highnesse name was my duty as to my Patron Superiour to whom I am ever most bound especially in discharging of this my duty Neither doe I pay this tribute unto your Highnesse as to adde any thing unto your Highnesse knowledge being already inriched with notable vertues but rather to expresse my love and dearest respect in all humility to him whom I have vowed to follow if my breath may last so long till your Highnesse enemies be overcome Daigne therefore Noble and Illustrious Sir to let passe this my tedious expedition and shallow observations under the name of your Highnesse Patronage to whom I wish the Roman Empire for a possession as it was extended of old from the River Euphrates at the East to the Ocean Sea at the VVest the fertillest part of Asrica at the South and the Rhine and the Danube at the North which to possesse come Noble Sir unto the field and fight before us Britaines Irish and Dutch who long to see your Highnesse to fight with good lucke and victory with strength and power with wisdome and understanding c. against your Highnesse enemies till your Highnesse Royall Mothers Throne be established after her sacred Majesty in your Highnesse Person Vouchsafe then Noble Sir of your gracious generosity favourably to accept of my well wishing and of these my Observations and esteeme the Author thereof to be for ever Your Highnesse most humble and obedient serviture ROBERT MONRO TO THE READER NOble worthy courteous and loving Reader if I could perswade thee to beleeve what profit the diligent and serious Souldier doth reape by reading and what advantage he gaineth above him who thinketh to become a perfect Souldier by a few yeares practise without reading Truely thou wouldest use thy earnest diligence as well in the one as in the other for I dare be bold to affirme that reading and discourse doth as much or rather more to the furtherance of a perfect Souldier than a few yeares practise without reading For out of my owne experience in my profession having seene as many rare occurrences and accidents of warre by practise as hath not been seene the like in many yeares before which shall appeare evidently by the subsequent Observations of one Regiments service Neverthelesse I must confesse that reading and discourse of warres inable the minde more with perfect knowledge than the bare practise of a few yeares Therefore what these yeares past I have collected by the one and the other following the laudable profession of Armes under the mightie and potent King of Denmarke the space of three yeares and since under his Majestie of worthy memory the Invincible King of Sweden his Crowne and Confederats in foure yeares gathered together for the good profit and furtherance of thee and my Country whereby I hope the noble and worthy minded Reader shall be

of the ruine of the City Iustice and Lawes being abolished avarice rife and pride did reigne and dominier a pleasant story to reade and make use of in the day robbing unpunished spoyling the Church in all confusion Aristotle sayes well that such changes come by them that have eaten up their owne and have no more There was also sedition moved at Lisbone in the yeare 166 by the fantasies of the multitude that was a flood that tooke away almost all the Iewes that were turned Christians whereof there were killed above a thousand and the Massacre continuing three dayes was never appeased till at night the third day Arius Silvius and Alvare of Caster gentlemen and chiefe of the Iustices came with men of warre in Armes to Lisbone and appeased the tumult The Kings Majesty hearing the newes of this horrible sedition being much grieved did presently send unto Lisbone two of the chiefest of the Court to wit Iackes Allmod and Iackes Lopes with full power to punish the Malefactors of such cruelty where publiquely there was executed a great number of the seditious popular and the Priests that moved them to the sedition were first put off their charge then hanged then burnt the Iudges and Magistrates that were ●loathfull to suppresse that popular rage and fury were some deprived of their estates and condemned to great pennance and the Towne it selfe was deprived of their priviledges and honours I pray God to keepe my country from the like Who pleaseth to reade the story it is much worth and of great observance for any good Christian. Another notable story of the like we have in the beginning of the Reigne of Charles the fift successor to Ferdinand King of Spaine and Sicil in whom did faile the race of the Kings of Aragon the people being moved by a Monke continued long in seditions one after another till God did remove it at last and since they lived peaceable To conclude then this point it is a vaine thing to be a follower of the popular sort for none is the better for their praise nor the worse for their blame And therefore Plutarch said well that one man could not be master and servant of the people otherwise perforce it behooveth him to fall into inconveniencie as we reade in the fable written of the serpent the taile whereof came one day to quarrell the head saying he would goe his day about foremost and not goe alwayes behinde which being granted unto him by the head he found it worst himselfe not knowing how or where to goe and became the cause that the head was all spoyl'd and rent being compelled against nature to follow a part without sight or hearing to leade it The same we have seene happen unto those who in the Government of the publique would do all things to please the multitude and being once tied to that yoake of slavery in all things to will and agree with the common and lower sort that oftimes are rashly moved and without reason howsoever they cannot thereafter come off and retire hinder or stay the fury and rashnesse of the people And therefore the great servant of God Moses did properly comprehend in the blessings promised unto the Israelites their obedience to Gods lawes that the Lord might establish them in the first ranke a head in briefe that they should be as Masters and should not be subject Reade Deut. 28. The twelfth Dutie discharged of our expedition by water to Aickilfourd in Holsten and of the intaking of it THe eleaventh of Aprill 1628 we got orders to ship againe and being shipped we sayl'd along the coast of Holsten till we arrived before Aickilfourd where lay a Garrison of the Emperialists being five hundred strong halfe Dragoniers and halfe foote souldiers having anchored while we were providing for our landing the Towne being no strength the Dragoniers marched away leaving the Captaine of foote to defend the place who had a Skonce without the Towne with a running line from the Skonce to the Port of the Towne and thinking us to be but a weake flying party that durst not remaine long on the land seeing the enemy lay strong of horse and foote neere by he resolved as his best to defend the Skonce without whereunto he drew his strength his Majesty commanded us to land our forces and to storme the Skonce he staying a shipboard looking on us we land in all haste being allmost two thousand foote of severall Nations English Scots Dutch and French all about equall str●ngth we threw dice for the Avanga●d who should fall on first concluding those threw most should have the leading and so successively to second one another having throwne sixes the honour of the Avangarde or leading fell on me and mine the English falling next unto us having put our selves in order and dealt out Amunition recommending the successe to the Lord by our preacher Mr. William Forbesse companion of our dangers and having directed Ensigne Allane to recognosse or spie the best advantage being retired I commanded Captaine Lievetenant Carre with fifty musketiers to a broken house that flancked on the Skonce giving him orders to give fire from thence on their backs as we marched to them in front and in case of their retreate to the Towne to cut off their passage or at least to march in with them Thus done I gave charge to my musketiers that no man should give fire till I commanded but to follow their Leaders still in good order The ground we were to advance on to the Skonce was plaine as pavement the Skonce not being high our resolution was to storme without giving fire and as we advanced those of the Skonce did give three severall salvees of musket thundring amo●gst us whereof some felt the smart and Captaine Mac-kenyee was favourably shot in the legge and I more favourably in the hilt of my sword which afterwards I gave to Mac-kenyee The most hurt was done to the English marching after us led then by Captaine Chamberlaine a worthy and a valorous gentleman In this time we were advanceing our musketiers commanded by Carre giving fire on their flancks many were hurt and the Captaine shot in the Arme seeing us give no fire but marching hard to storme he quit the Skonce and retired to the Towne and enters the Port before us shutting us out and leaving a few hurt men behind him we brake downe the Stacket and the Towne not walled we entred the broade side and follow the enemy to the market-place thinking he would fight us there But he retired into the Church and shutting the doores defends the Church shooting out he did us great hurt our Souldiers not having forgo●ten their cruelty used at Bredenberg resolved to give no quarters and with a huge great ladder and the force of men we ran-forced the doore and entred I thinking to get the Officers prisoners entred withall but could not finde them incontinent perceiving a great quantity of powder spread a thwart the Church