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A09242	A description of S'hertogenbosh: vvritten in the yeere 1540, by Simon Pelgrom of S'hertogenbosh, in his life time prior and prouinciall of the order of Guilhelmines. Together with the principall points and passages concerning the last siege. Also, a register from day to day, of that which hath happened, aswell without as within the towne, from the first beginning vntill the latter end of the said siege. Translated out of the Dutch tongue, and printed according to the originall	Pelegromius, Simon, 1507?-1572.	1629 (1629)	STC 19555; ESTC S114369	31,459	56

A DESCRIPTION OF S'HERTOGENBOSH VVritten in the yeere 1540 by Simon Pelgrom of S' hertogenbosh in his life time Prior and Prouinciall of the Order of Guilhelmines Together with The principall points and passages concerning the last Siege ALSO A Register from day to day of that which hath happened aswell without as within the Towne from the first beginning vntill the latter end of the said Siege Translated out of the Dutch Tongue and printed according to the Originall LONDON Printed for Nicholas Bourne dwelling at the South entrance of the Royall Exchange 1629. A Description of S'hertogenbosh Written in the Yeere 1540. Together with a Register of all the principall passages in the late siege of the said Towne 1629. Vnto the Worthy Worshipfull and Discreete Lords Chiefe Baily Presidext Sheriffes and Councellours of the renowned Towne of S'hertogenbosh THe place whereupon the Towne of S'hertogenbosh is built hath heeretofore according to the common presumption beene a Boscage or Wood kept for the Hunting of the Dukes of Brabant of this Boscage the Towne hath the name of S'hertogenbosh This Boscage was an euen and recreatiue place fruitfull of wild Deere as of Harts Hinds Wilde Bores Wolues Hares Rabbets and such like wherein were many little water-brookes Orchards and Hearbes In this Boscage the Duke had made a Cottage as-well for his Dogges and Horses when he went a hunting as also for men to be at shelter from the raine and great heate This same Cottage was after this named the Hanse-wint or in English the Grayhound and is yet vpon the Market-place The Hunters of the Duke had made a Ditch round about this Hutte for to be assured against the forces of their Enemies because there was a great difference risen betweene them and the Hunters of the Count of Meghen for that they were come vnder the Iurisdiction of the said Count following not onely their Dogges that were astray but also by reason of the great heate their Game Wherefore they were very much beaten and hurt by the Counts Hunters for daring to hunt in anothers Hunting place The Duke tooke this very ill so that he forced those of Meghen to hang those dead Dogs by the hinder legs on high and for reparation of their fault to couer them with Corne. The place of this Boscage was fit for many vses hauing in the middest a common Riuer where resorted as if it had been a common Hauen many men there to receiue their goods which they had bought The Kempenlanders Peelanders and their neighbours were wont to bring their Bees towards the farthest dominions of Gelder for that that Land hath a sweet ayre and was very fruitfull of Corne Blossoms Ypes or Broomes blossomes being very good foode for the Bees This Nation bringing ouer their Bees in Hiues and trading with the Gelders Nation for Corne. Beanes Pease Cheese and such like Wares they haue chosen this place as the fittest where they came in great number with their Boars and Carres for to receiue those Wares they daily bought And it hapned then that this place by reason of the great trading more and more did encrease wherefore many came thither There were then no publike Tauernes for to lodge the Iourneying Trauellor so that they were forced to lye in the Field vnlesse they would goe to the next Villages and Houses A certaine Trauellour being weary of this misery was minded there to build and was the first that builded there a Publike Tauerne neere the old Diese about the Geertruyde-Bridge who was by reason of the many Guests and good trading in a short time growne very rich which was no wonder because it was then a peaceable time and the people came there in great number as well from the Gelder quarters principally from Bonuneler Tielerweert Maes and Wael as also out of the quarters of Brabant namely from Brussels Louen Antwerpe Kempenland and out of all the Townes and places situated there round about for to trade with their Merchandise in this place By reason of this good successe and welfare of this Vintner like men being of nature artificers there came more yet to build their dwelling-places there so that there were built many Houses These then were the first luckie beginners of the Towne to come Euen as those that prosper are hated misery onely is freed so the prosperity of this people hath beene hated by the Burgers of Heusden because this Trading and Merchandise was wont to bee with them These Burgers then fearing that such a luckie beginning and great multiplication of these new builders should doe them not small but very great hinderance and that their Towne for want of men and trading would come to nothing therefore they thought how to preuent it and by what meanes they might best hinder it After they had well meditated these businesses and iudging that their longer staying would bee but a hinderance vnto them they concluded together to fall vpon these new Builders and caused them to depart who hauing gotten fit opportunity they did fall very secretly vpon them caused them to depart out of the place and beate downe their new Buildings to the very ground for to hinder these speedy beginnings which otherwise would haue put downe all the trading of their Towne This attempt was to no purpose against the Fortune for that the people did not forsake this place by reason of the said dammage and hinderance but shortly after this returned thither againe and did build againe new houses in the old Field for which the iealousie of the Burgers of Heusden did increase more and more and would not leaue them at quiet but fell for the second time againe vpon them destroying their houses and caused them to retire a great way off that place to the end that their last intent should not bee greater then the first These people being twice destroyed and ruined by the Burgers of Heusden they were forced to be stragglers here and there which did grieue them much hauing no meanes to resist them yet notwithstanding continued still in their opinions and did looke alwaies for a better occasion hauing in minde the saying of the Poet Virgil O passi grauiora dabit Deus his quoque finem On friends let greater perrits past Giue greater Courage now at last And God who doth all what he wills Will set a period to these ills And expecting after darknesse the light were minded to seeke other helpe and assistance They made their complaints vnto the Duke of Brabant who they knew would assist those that were in misery and manifested also their cause vnto the Burgers of the Brabandish head Towns and did together require helpe and assistance that they might bee assured against the forces of those of Heusden and to be restored in their former place that they might build vp againe their pillaged and ruined Houses In this they were not deceiued of their hope because these Brabandish Burgers hauing regard vnto their request condiscended vnto them

War with a great number of Souldiers of Foot and Horse for to secure the Betuwe and other places from his Designe the 25 and 28 those within haue with two shallops brought into the Towne some prisoners The 28 arriued in the Leager the yong Prince of Denmarke who will stay there a while The 3 of August the Rush bridge was brought ouer The 4 we tooke in the Tanaille before the Vuchter gate notwithstanding those within did beate vs out againe The 7 at night the said Tanaille was taken and presently there was made a Battery of the same The 10 at night there came two Boores out of the towne each with a couple of Pigeons and 3 Letters which Letters were brought to the Prince the tenor of them was that they were to be relieued within 3. weekes the 13 14 15 was on both sides very fiercely plaid with Ordnance and some Granads were throwne into the Towne which caused great outcries in the same Those within came out vpon the Trench northward of Brederodens Quarter neere the water-milles thinking to cut thorow the same which being almost done they were beaten backe againe Between the 17 and 18 those which came out with some shallops vpon the Battery betweene Pinsens Quarter and the great Sconce spoiled the victualers but found no Ordnance because it is euery night brought vnder the great Sconce and so returned backe into the Towne The 19 there was a Mine sprung in the Hornenworke neere the Hintemer end which killed many men notwithstanding those within defended themselues three seuerall times and kept the Victorie After that his Highnesse Count Ernst had well beset the Betuwe and other places neere the Issel streame for to hinder the comming of the Enemies which were already falne in the Velewe with braue and chiefe men well considering of all things thereupon the Prince also did send thither men of Horse and foot as many as his Excellency could well spare shewing himselfe day and night fearing not any danger euery where in the vttermost of the Workes and batteries then there came on the 20 this joyfull Letter from the Worthy Worshipfull man of Warre Otto van Gent and Oyen Lord of Dieden c. vnto the Illustrious Prince of Orenge MY Lord The bearer hereof my Cousin Mederode commeth to bring your Excellency report of the good successe of the taking of the Towne of Wesell The Enemy did leaue at that same time 2 Forts or Sconces without staying that wee should shoot vpon them They haue bored to the ground their ships of Warre and hauing some Bridges vpon the Rhyne I haue burnt part of them which were not fit Here is a great number of Ordnance and 13 or 14 Boats set vpon Waggons I haue for the better assurance of the Towne sent vnto the Gouernors of Rhees and Emericke that they would send me some Companies of Foot And if your Excellence thinketh fit I wish to haue a great many more men wherewith c. In Wesell in haste August 19. 2629. My Lord Your Excellencies humble and obedient Otto van Gent and Oyen Whereupon there was a generall Thankesgiuing through all the Leager for this Victory and we haue made Bonfires after the Leager manner as followeth His Excellency commanded that none should begin before the Signall of the Jacht before Creueceur was done The Princesse was her selfe vpon the Walles of Creueceur and the Yacht play'd his Canon then those of the Fort Creueceur did play with 18 Peeces and played those of the Redouts along the Bosh-sloot then the Lord Pinsen then the great and little Sconces and then the Ordnance about the Quarter of the Prince of Orenge then after those the Quarter of Brederode from his Fort against the Pettler then his highnesse Count Ernst with his whole and halfe Curtows as also at Orten When the Ordnance had thus played at all places then beganne likewise all the Muskettiers of the whole Leaguer Those of the Quarter of his Princely Excellency beganne first and then they followed Eastward the one after the other round about the Leager as a running Fire The Pike-men and seruants of the Horsemen did carry burthens of Straw vpon their Pikes and staues going so through all parts of the Leager that it made a great light When the second charge of the Canon began was cast into the Towne a Morter the ships lying by hundreds together along the Diese did make Bonefires with pitch-Barrels and did hang out Lanthorns vpon their Masts In summe it was like as if the whole Leager had bin on fire The 26 at night went forth 2 companies of Horsemen and 200 Fire lockes which met by the way a Conuoy that went for Breda of which ours killed some and brought prisoners with them 40 men and about 80 Horses well furnished Also a Ritmaster and a Lieutenant with a Cornet for the Waggons was giuen security The 30 a Boere or a carrier of letters was hanged here in the Leager after he had beene imprisoned about 10 weekes Betweene the 30 and 31 the Gallery on the West side of the Vuchter-gate was brought ouer and the ninth binte of the other Gallery on the South side of the said Bulwarke which the ●4 was appointed to be made was brought ouer The first of September ours that were in the Bulwarke began to breake from the said Bulwarke in the Walles of the Town which was about 12 foot thicke and there to make a Mine On this day Monsieur Stakenbroeck and the Duke of Bouillon with ten Cornets of Horse three Peeces of Ordnance and some hundred Fire-lockes are marched toward the little towne called Endhouen and got the same with the Castle which lyes there on the second of the same moneth with agreement or composition About 200 men which did withdrawe themselues from thence in a Moore neere that place part of them were defeated by the Duke de Bouillon and about 160 were brought prisoners into the Leager Betweene the 9 and 10 in the morning the Illustrious Prince did ride towards the Mine which he did cause to spring and it did work well springing to the Vuchter-gaete The English had the Watch there who fell vpon the Enemy with a great courage and did so beate them out of the same that thee were forced to retire and leaue the Halfe-Moone they defended themselues at the first well but ours fell on with a false Alarme likewise fell the Enemies with all their forces vpon vs ours did retire somewhat backe so that the Enemies were deceiued thinking that they had the Victory whereupon our second Mine sprung so that armes and leggs flew in the Ayre whereupon ours fell on againe and did beat them by force out of the halfe-moone as aforesaid so that we tooke in all their workes on the Vuchter-gate in which halfemoone we began to worke at 3 of the Clocke because those of the Towne should not shoot in it we beganne also presently to mine in the stone Bulwarke where on

part of it is sowne summer Corne as Oates and Barley which are sometimes ouerflowed by the high waters of the Maes and suffer sometimes dammage which is hardly recouered except it be by an extraordinary dry Summer Thorow this Towne runne also seuerall waters or small riuers hauing their beginnings out of two seuerall streames the one being called the Aa the other the Dommell or Domale which two Riuers in this last Siege were stopped by the command of his Princely Excellency about the Trenches who making the water to come round about his Workes through a new made ditch about 30 foot wide The water in and about the Towne was stayed with two stone beeres on the Bulworkes next to the boome as also on the boome it selfe with a Sluce doore else it would haue runne in a great part yea almost round about the Towne if the said Riuer had not beene stopped In the yeere 1577. on the 21 of September in the time of the gouernment of Don Iohn the said Towne being by the command of the generall States released from the Dutch Souldiers which lay in the Towne remained on the States side till the yeere 1579. without any Garrison notwithstanding the States vsed great diligence to assure this Towne with Garrison according to the agreement made at Vtricht Albeit that at last by reason of the differences amongst the Burgers for this cause and of the departure of those that were minded towards the States is turned on the Spanish side and so remained popish wherein came a great number of Ecclesiasticall persons On the 19 of Ianuary in the yeere 1585. there was made an enterprize vpon the said Towne by the Count of Hohenloo they were already in the Towne but were by reason of the bad carriage of his Souldiers and the good courage of the Burgers beaten out of the Towne backe againe with the losse of many men slaine hurt and taken prisoners and so remained vnmolested till the yeere 1601. the first of Nouember vpon which day the said Towne by the command of the high and mighty Lords the States was besieged vnder the Conduct of the Illustrious Prince Mauritius of Nassawe of famous Memory and was with great diligence entrenched round about but because of the great extraordinary frost he was not onely hindered of the approaching the getting of Victuals Munitions and other necessaries but also those that watcht in their Sentinels were dead frozen therefore the said Prince broke vp his said Leager and departed from thence the 27 of the same moneth of Nouember In the yeere 1603 this said Siege was againe vndertaken on the 19 of August but because the Arch-Duke Albertas did lye ready with a great Armie of Souldiers for to seeke his fortune vpon these Lands therefore he followed the said Prince on the 21 of the same moneth leaguering himselfe on the East side of the Towne in the which at that time there was but a small Garrison and besides they did refuse to take in any Garrison vpon the request of the Arch-Duke saying that they themselues were strong enough to resist their enemies but there was by the practice of the said Duke put into the Towne about 3000 men against the Burgers will who thereupon did mutiny wherefore some of them were punished His said Excellence seeing that the said Towne was thus prouided did with good order breake vp his Leager and lest the Towne on the 5 of Nouember in the same yeere as likewise the Arch-duke departing euery one in their Garrison The Gouernour the Lord Anthony Shets Lord of Grobbendoncke remained in the Towne The High and mighty Lords the States generall with the Illustrious Prince of Orenge hauing nothing so at heart as the welfare of these vnited Prouinces and the good Inhabitants of the same haue in the beginning of this yeere 1629 kept seuerall Assemblies with the Illustrious Prince of Orenge for to haue ready all things necessary for a braue siege hauing therefore to that end sent betimes in the beginning of the yeere through the Riuer the Wael vp towards Nimmegen and to the Sconce S'Grauenweert some Bridges and slat bottom'd ships with Ordnance Munition and other warlike prouisions Whereupon in the middest ef the moneth of Aprill the Garrison followed who had their Rendezvous about the said Sconce The Illustrious Prince the 24 of Aprill in the morning betimes at six of the clocke with a good resolution departed from the Hage with valiant and braue Followers taking his way towards Vtriclat so towards Arnhem and from thence to S'Grauenweert where his Excellency finding his Troopes ready departed with great diligence for Mockerheyde putting there on the 28 of the same moneth his Army in Battell-aray where they that night lay in the Field The 29 of the said moneth early in the morning marching further towards the Towne called Graus ouer the Bridge right to the Besh before which Towne that night the Prince sent some number of Horse and the next day being the 30 hee beset the same Towne then his Excellency came with his whole Army before the Towne after Dinner at 3 of the clocke in the afternoone taking his quarter with 134 Companies at Vucht lodging in the house called Heyms-house His Excellencie had further separated the other chiefe Quarters as followeth His Highnesse Count Ernst at Hintem with 50 Companies Count William of Nassaw Gouernour of Heusden at Orten with 32 Companies The Lord of Bredrode about the Pettler Sconce with 26 Companies His Highnesse of Solms at Engelen neere Creueceur where the Ships lay with Munition and Victuals The Lord Pincen comming in the Leager on the 11 of May he is commanded to take his Quarter at Deuteren Further the Quarters were appointed and made vp in a very short space In the matching toward the Bosh the said Prince tooke the house called Heeswicke scituated 6 miles from the Bosh in which were 60. men The Gouernour Grobbendoncke being aduertised that the Leaguer was comming for the Towne seeing also some of our Horsemen notwithstanding would not beleeue that it was intended vpon him but thought that it was intended vpon Breda yea durst freely say that the Prince would not beginne such a vile deede but shortly after this seeing him make his Quarters and that our Souldiers came neerer the Towne and forced his Souldiers to retire in the same began to thinke vpon his owne fault that the said towne was not sufficiently prouided of men Ordnance and Gunpowder he could a little while before haue gotten from Luike many thousand pounds of Gunpowder but he left it for want of money These tydings being come at Brussels and in Braband did make great alterations there the Arch-Duches did presently send Post by Post to Spaine caused all the chiefe men of Warre to be assembled and gaue order for payment that with all speed the souldiers should be brought in the Field Grobbendoncke did presently write for men and powder and that there should be haste made for the

the 11 our Mine sprung wherevpon by the command of his Excellency some of ours did fall onely to see what countenance the Enemies held which came presently backe againe and our Souldiers presently lodged in the breach of the Mine Thereupon came a Drummer from the Enemies hee pretended to aske leaue to dig out two Captaines which they said were on led in our Mine the Prince who was present in the Workes commanded to be looked for them which was also performed vnto those that looked for them was giuen a Couinex-daller by the Spanish but it was not therefore that they did it because the Drummer came presently againe requiring to speake with some of our Officers to report vnto the Prince to treat of a Composition whereupon there came presently 4 persons of quality out of the Town to the Illustrious Prince who sate in the Gallery vpon a little bench being accompanied with some chiefe men though few in number speaking there with the said prince requiring foure dayes meane while they would send vnto the Infanta and in case of default of releeuing in that time would treat of the rendition of the town which was denyed vnto them notwithstanding they fell to a treaty of a parly and they haue on both sides sent Hostages meane time many Burgers and Ecclesiasticall persons shewed themselues vpon the Walles On the 13 of the same moneth those of the Bosh did dine with the Illustrious Prince and after dinner did returne with the Princes Coaches backe againe into the Towne and ours came againe out of the same towne those of the Towne did leaue their Commission with vs the which together with the resolution of the Prince the high and mighty Lords the States did carry with them into the Towne On Friday the 14 after dinner about 4 of the clocke the Composition of the rendition of the mighty and renowned Towne of S'hertogenbosh is absolutely concluded in the Leager in the House where the Illustrious Prince was lodged and was by both parties subscribed to the great ioy of ours aswell among the chiefe as common Inhabitants The Committies are ioyfully departed one from another and those of the Towne after they had subscribed the Composition departed with the Princes Coach to the Towne which were these to wit Fr. Michael Episcopus Buscobus Fr. Johannes Moores Abbas Bernensus Johannes Hermans Deccanus Buscobus R. van Voorn T. vanden Velde R. van Ireneuen B. Loef vanden Sloot Henrick Somerts Peter Huberts Hercalt Heuel Meane while there came in the Leager many thousand of Burgers from seuerall Townes and places to see the braue Siege the Illustrious and Couragious Prince of Orenge and the departure of the Enemies out of S'hertogenbosh of which many were forced to lye all night in the Field The 17 the Prince caused the men of Warre to bee armed and there were made 2 Tents neere the towne wherein were the Illustrious Prince of Orenge being accompanied with his Princesse his Maiesty of Bohemia and his Queene the Prince of Denmarke besides 40 aswell Dukes Counts as Barons where those of the Towne did march by them First there came a Company of Horse of ours where those of the towne did passe neere then followed the Waggons and Carres with sicke persons baggage Iesuites Nunnes and Friers of all sorts betwixt these was Grobbendoncks wife in a Coach who was but three weeks out of Childbed with whom the Prince had a long Discourse At last at night followed the Gouernour sitting vpon a Horse betweene 2 Coronels of ths States the Footmen were 22 Companies being about 2000 men strong together with the sicke and hurt persons whereof there were not aboue 1200 in health there followed also three Companies of Horse braue and well armed Of our side marched againe into the Towne the Guard of the Illustrious Prince the Company of my Lord Beuerweert and also the Company of my Lord Wits besides some other Companies Also in the Petler Sonce many Souldiers On the 18 there was put an Orenge Ancient on the steeple of S. Iohns Church there came many thousand Burgers from without into the Towne the Burgers within were reasonably well contented saying that they had not had want of victuals during this Siege but onely of Butter and Cheese which was very deare On the same day came his Princely Excellencie himselfe into the Towne but returned presently againe to the Leager Many of the high and mighty Lords the States generall and Deputies of the same are come into the Towne with Coaches and were welcommed of the Magistrates and are lodged at the signe of the Sunne On Wednesday the 19 of this moneth the Gospell of God was preached in 3 Churches and his Princely Excellency his Maiesty of Bohemia together with the Prince of Denmarke being present in Saint Iohns Church where were baptized three children to which the said Potentates were Godfathers namely his Maiestie of Bohemia of the first child called Amelia his Princely Excellency of the second child named Iohannes and the Prince of Denmark of the third child called Mauritius The Lord God saue and blesse from henceforth his Princely Excellency who hath carried himselfe in this siege as a valiant and braue Souldier fearing no danger but presenting himselfe alwaies personally to the encouragement of his Souldiers and terrour of his Enemies There was neuer seene in any siege in this Countrey so many Dukes Barons Gentiles and Voluntiers which did come out of seuerall Kingdomes and places but onely before this Towne of which no body can speake enough being all done in a short time And that the Enemies must giue him the honour that when he came there with his great and strong Armie he could attempt nothing vpon him but sent a Letter into the Towne and so went away For this great Victorie which the Lord God hath this yeere giuen vnto these Lands there is by the high and mighty Lords the States generall ordained and commanded to keepe a Fast and day of Prayer whereupon they gaue out this Letter Welbeloued c. WHereas it hath pleased the Almighty Lord God to shew vs his exceeding great mercy and compassion ouer these Lands that he not only hath stayed the great forces of the Enemies the which according to all appearance were like to breake thorow in the midst of the heart of our Land with destruction of goods and liues of the Inhabitants together with the reformed Religion as also of the liberties lawes and priuiledges but that he aboue all this hath greatly blessed these Lands with the taking of the Towns of Wesell and S'hertogenbosh to the increase of his holy Word and comfort of many which haue beene many yeeres vnder the tyranny of the Spaniards Therefore the high and mighty Lords the States haue found very necessary to bid and command a generall fasting day in all the vnited Prouinces Countries Shires and their associate Townes and places to be on Wednesday next within 14 daies which shall be the