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A01596 A perticuler and true narration of that great and gratious deliuerance, that it pleased God of late to vouchsafe vnto the cittie of Geneua namely vpon the. xij. of December last in the yeere 1602. 1603 (1603) STC 11726; ESTC S103017 4,230 14

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A Perticuler and true Narration of that great and gratious Deliuerance that it pleased God of late to vouchsafe vnto the Cittie of Geneua namely vpon the .xij. of December last in the yeere 1602. AT LONDON Printed for George Potter and Richard Canter dwelling in the Popes-head Alley neare the Exchange 1603. A true Narration of that great and gratious deliuerance which God gaue vnto the Cittie of Geneua the .xij. day of December last in the yeare 1602. SInce the yeare 1528. that Geneua was freed from the gouernment of their Earle al Christendome knoweth that sundry dyuers and great enterprises haue bin practised and attempted against the sayd Cittie and that by great persons some whereof inhabited the Citie and some were Strangers And this attempted to be performed one while by Traytors within another while by Enemies without and the same both ouert couert Some whereof set themselues onely against the Ecclesiasticall gouernment other some against the Pollitique and others seeking the ouerthrow of both God notwithstanding alwayes preseruing it as the Aple of his eye in so much that as Israell heretofore did vpon good respect say Many a time haue they fought against me from my youth vp Psal 129.1.2 So Geneua may at this time well confesse From my youth vpward they haue attempted against mee a thousand mischiefes but yet they haue not been able to ouercome or destroy mee Yea Geneua hath often times found to be true the saying of Dauid Psal 34.19 Great are the troubles of the righteous but the Lord deliuered him out of them all Yea Geneua may testifie vnto vs that to be true which the Prophet sayth in an other place Hee that dwelleth vnder the defence of the most high God shall abide vnder the shadow of the Almightie Psal 91.1 especially it may professe it more at this time then at any time heretofore It hauing a fresh by experience tryed that the Lord is neere vnto them that are of a contrite heart and will saue such as be afflicted in spirit Psal 34.18 For the Duke of Sauoy hauing resolued to surprise the Towne of Geneua by scaling the Walles that he might the more easely attaine vnto it some few dayes before sent Maister Rochette chiefe Presedent of the Senat of Chambery to the Magistrates of Geneua to let them vnderstand that hee was resolued to liue in peace with them since it hath pleased the French kings Maiestie to haue comprehended them in the treatize of peace betwixt him and the King and that they might be sure that hee would obserue it inuiolable in euery poynt Neuerthelesse the Duke of Sauoy an olde and haynous enemie vnto Geneua did depart from Thurin on Tuesday the .vii. of December and ariued at a Towne called La-Roche distant from Geneua foure of their Leagues where hee had three thousand men some Spaniards some Italians and some French and Sauoyers who on Saterday the .xi. of the same month the same night hauing called vnto him their chiefe Captaines and Leaders did discouer vnto them his enterprise exhorting them to behaue them selues valiantly out of the which he made choyce of three hundred of the brauest and resolutest of them to giue the assault From thence they marched towardes the Citie of Geneua at one of the clocke after midnight where they ariued about two of the clocke in the night the Duke himselfe stayed some quarter of a League from Geneua Then Monsieur Dalbigny who was his Lieftenant generall and the chiefe of this enterprise demaunded ministred and receiued their Oath That they would liue and die in this execution he promising to be the first to do the like with them Moreouer hee made them to promise that they should not defile any Mayden or Woman nor fall to pillage till they had receyued the signall from him This ended they approched the Walles of the Cittie beeing fauoured with the darknesse of the night a thicke mist and sharpe winde and caused his men to cast into the Towne-ditch certaine Faggots on the which they raysed three Ladders in a ranke tyed togither It was in a place distant some fiftie Paces from the Sentinell betwixt the New-gate and the Money-gate The first being about threescore in number all Shot entred the Cittie One of them faigned himselfe to be the rownd and went toward the Sentinell for to kill him who feeling himselfe hurt slipped downe from the Terrasse which is a Hill of earth who beeing also fauoured with the darknesse of the night and thicke mist came into the Cittie by the Gate called Tartase which is commonly open because it is within the Walles and gaue the Towne the Alarme The Citizens hearing it armed themselues straight wayes so that in an instant all places bastions and passages were filled But howsoeuer they vsed all diligence it was impossible for them to hinder the entrance of some three hundred of the Enemie which were as hath been sayd all Captaines and Commaunders men of authoritie and courage armed from top to too as they vnderstoode afterwardes by the confession of certaine Prisoners The Enemie placed themselues in order vpon the Walles of that quarter in a place distant from the Corps du Gard some two hundred Paces endeuoring to possesse the New-gate and so to giue entraunce by their Petart vnto their Men which stayed without at the Bridge-foote Comming neare vnto the sayd place with their Petart he that caryed it and should haue fyred it was killed by an Ambúscado The Gate where there were but twentie and fiue men of the Citie was lost and wonne againe three times yet the Enemie was finally constrayned to retire by the meanes of an Italian Captaine called Brandano comming from the Towne-house of the Cittie with some thirtie Citizens who with a great furie and courage fell vpon them The Enemie seeing themselues thus put backe did seeke to get the Gate called Tartase frō whence they were repulsed by the meanes of the Corps du Garde From thence they returned towards the Mony-gate intending to force it but all in vaine for the Portcullis was let downe and the Chaines vp and fiue hundred Citizens were appoynted to guard the hart of the Cittie In the meane time those of the Citie assaulted their Enemies through the houses which were neare vnto the Walles of the Cittie but the Enemie gaue great resistaunce and came still vp by the Ladders to the number of three hundred whereby their courage encreased much and fought valiantly crying-out as loud as they could but especially a Trumpetter standing vpon the Walles Viue LE'spaigne viue Sauoye God saue Spaine and Sauoy the Towne is wonne They forced two Houses neare the Wall with two Petarts and many of their chiefest Men thereby entred the Houses meaning thereby to gaine the place called La Monnoye but sodainely they were constrayned to retire with losse of men For one hundred and fiftie Harcobussiers Musketters and Pike-men of the Cittie were sent to succour them yea the Women came with