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
A HISTORICALL RELATION Of the famous Siege of the Citie CALLED THE BVSSE Herevnto is added a generall Mappe of the whole Campe and Siege with particular Mappes of all the seuerall Approches in euery Quarter Compyled togeather and designed according to the iust measure and rule of Geometrie BY IAMES PREMPART Ingener to his Majestie of Sweden AT AMSTERDAM For Henrico Hondio M.DC.XXX TO THE READER WHereas I perceaue that as yet none haue taken in hande to set forth any thing for the content of desirous spirits touching the famous Siege of the BVSSE and that this Siege vvas so remarkable and vvorthy as euer vvas knovvne I haue thought good to imparte vnto you that which I haue gotten as vvell by my ovvne experience in the said Siege as that vvhich J haue from the principall Ingeners And for the better explayning of the particulars I haue placed in this Historicall Relation first a Mappe of tvvoo greate Leaues conteyning the vvhole Siege vvith all the circumferences Secondly a greate Leafe representing the scituation of the Citie vvith the approches of euery Quarter Thirdly here follovve Mappes of the seuerall approches in euery Quarter and of the Princes Quarter set forth in tvvoo Leaues by reason the most force charge and labour passed there and because the Citie vvas vvonne there by degrees vvhich is alltogeather compyled and set forth according to the iust measure vvith greate care and industrie as by the Mappes more at large may appeare vvhich I hope vvill be acceptable and pleasing to you A LIST OF OUR NOBLEMEN VOLLUNTEIRS and Gentlemen of our Nation which bore Armes and trayled Pikes at the Siege of the BUSSE vnder the foure English Coronells Companies and first of those which were vnder my Lord Generall Vere his first Company Coronell of Dort MY Lord Haughton Sir Walter Erle Sir Roger Bartu Sir Henry Hungate Sariant Maior Groue Captaine Thelwall Captaine Wyborowe Lieutenant Price Lieutenant Pomroy Lieutenant Cansor Lieutenant Deemae Lieutenant Kettleby Ensigne Luttrell Ensigne Hammon Ensigne Weynd Ensigne Holman Ensige Grimes Ensigne Goldwel Ensigne Hudson Mr Winwood Mr Grifford Mr Byron Mr Thyne Mr Brigman Mr Fariefax Mr Hotham Mr Stone Mr Pellard Mr Bruster Mr Knevet Mr Langford Mr Wayeman Mr Absley Mr Rolt Mr Knasborow Mr Caue Mr Williams Mr Powel Mr Horner Mr Veyne Mr Wright Mr Basset Mr Berry Mr. Prat. Mr Bonnington Mr Bradshaw Mr Greene. Mr Langdon Mr Hooe Mr Ansell Mr Hangerford Mr Crewell Mr Wilmore Mr Cullum Mr Essex Mr Mildmay Mr Polley Mr Maddocks Mr Humfreys Mr Ellis Mr Banberie Mr Garling Of my Lord Generall Vere his second Company of Schoonhoven Captaine Francisco de Valrey Captaine Strasly Lieutenant Tumour Ensigne Quarles Cornet Harbart Mr Wrengham Mr Bammham Mr Weldon Mr Norman Mr Sprye Mr Slippon Mr Coope Mr Harecourt Mr Maycote Mr White Mr Hearle Mr Inglot Mr Browne Mr Copley Mr Brimingham Mr Rolt Mr Guyn Mr Chitwood Mr Knightly Mr Sanderson Mr Harmon Mr Sedgwicks Mr Wittington Mr Lee. M Throgmotton Mr Nancy Mr King Mr Williams Mr Black Volunteirs of my Lord Generall Cieils Company Vicount of Wimbleton Leames Lord of Doncaster Boswell Lord Peelding William Lord Grauen Sr Thomas Glemman Captaine Henry Tyllie Captaine Butler Captaine Lucan Sariant Maior Boules Lieutenant Froeman Lieutenant Caswell Mr Cicill Mr Whitepole Mr Clyford Mr Tate Mr Butler M Symon Mr Itby Mr Cheyncy Mr Broadbanke Mr Courtney Mr Downes Mr Footeman Mr Flood Mr Iohn Tate Mr Bois Mr Stuckling Mr Flemming Mr Rice Powell Mr Haughton Mr Hipsley Mr Appleyard Mr Ridley Mr Vackell Mr Solwin Mr Danniel Mr Colpher Mr Smith Mr Legg Mr Moynes Volunteirs Gentlemen of Generall Morgans Company Sr Thomas Bland Sr Shefeld Calpham Sr Iohn Cosling Mr Fowler Mr Mumford Mr Io Withers Mr William Withers Mr Isaack Absley Mr Henry Absley Mr Morgan Mr Tiffin Mr Elcott Mr Caruis Mr Reade Mr Andrewes Mr Booth Mr Merrick Mr Martin Mr Adam Mr Worly Mr Iohn Ashley Mr Williams Mr Turner Mr Warret Mr Garvis Wood Mr Marshall Volunteirs and Gentlemen of Coronell Harwoods Company Captaine Perkins Captaine Boules Captaine Lowe Lieutenant Smith Lieutenant Gamish Ensigne Dolman Ensigne Marison Ensigne Hering Mr Lucas Ensigne Byron Mr Muschamp Mr Snelling Mr Browne Gentlemen of quality Mr Crofts Mr Gorges Mr Saint Iohn Mr Bareford Mr Digby Mr Mosse Mr Gilby Mr Lehunt Mr Waller Mr Ieffryes Mr Fleetewood Mr Killegrey Mr Lambart Mr Knightly Lr Bagshot Mr Yonge Mr Frith Mr Boulton Mr. Stewtly Mr. Keckwich Mr. Bendish Mr Roe Mr Rassell Mr Carter Volunteirs and Gentlemen of Sr. Edward Veres Company deceased Lieu. Harewood Lieu. Turbot M Marshan M Mando M Gallope Of Captaine John Cromwels Company Mr Harry Cromwell Mr Rochester Karre Officers and Souldiers slayne before the BUSSE Of French The Baron of Courtemer and 8. Captaines more Of the Dutch Coronell Fama Monsieur Grenue Captaine Omkaes and Capt. Hatton Of English Sir Edward Vere Lieut. Colonell Capt. Roes Lieut. and Capt-Byroues Of Scotch Capt. Ramsey Lieut. Huns my Lord of Buckcloughs Ensigne Of all Nations according to the lift giuen vp about 1600. A SHORT DESCRIPTION OR Historicall Relation of the famous Siege of the BVSSE And such things as passed there as well within as without the Citie Vnder the commande of the Most Illustrious PRINCE OF ORENGE THE High and Mightie Lordes the States Generall with the most Illustrious Prince of Orenge taking nothing more to harte then the Prosperitie of these Free Vnyted Provinces and the good Inhabitants in the same had seuerall assemblies with the Prins of Orenge consulting howe to take in hand and haue in readinesse whatsoeuer should be needfull and fitting for a Famous Siege and so resolved to besiege the citie called the Busse but before wee wil speake further of this Siege wee shall first informe you of the scituation Antiquitye power and Renowne of this place This place where the Busse is nowe scituated hath beene formerly according to the generall opinion of all men a Wood or Parke where the Duke of Braband did vse to hunte and for this purpose himselfe did cause a cottage or small dwelling place to be built there for his Hunters and Houndes But by reason the same place was verie comodious and had running streames of fresh Water through it many people of seuerall Townes did meete there on Market dayes to trade with one another And some of them built a few houses there for to entertaine and lodge people and others for to haue there comodities allwayes in readinesse But the Burgers of Heusden envyeing theire good did destroye them twyse Neuerthelesse those people complayning to the Duke of the wrongs done vnto them he did graunte them to environ themselues with Walles and Moates After which this place did greatlie increase as well of trade as of people yea manie strangers came to liue there and prospered well insomuch that the Duke made it the fourth chiefe Citie in Braband yet retayning the name of 's Hertogenbos which by in interpretation is
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
faithfull Frend HENRY COUNT OF BERKE From our Campe at Boxtel the 16. of Iuly 1629. The Superscription was thus To My Lord the Baron of Grobbendonk Knight of the Order of S. Iames Coronell of a Regiment of Walloons and Governor of the BUSSE But this Letter falling into the handes of his Excellentie he sent it to the Lordes the States Generall of these Unyted Low Countrye Provinces with his advyse and counsell what he thought fitting to be done against the Enemyes plot his Excellentie likewise ordered an Army of Foote and Horse out of his Campe vnder the commaund of Count Otto van Stierum to followe Count Henry and watch what he intended neverthelesse himselfe continueing the Siege before the BUSSE The 18. the Lord van Dieden Governor of Emmerick then commanding in the French Trenches hauing blowne vp a Myne in the greate Sconce which overwhelmed twoo of our men that stood too neere it The French entered finding noe resistance tooke the greate Sconce There were founde in it 16. Hogsheads of Wyne 24. Barrells of Beere greate quantity of Bread and Porke a Boy and a Dog with a Sellar of Yse to coole Wyne or Beere in the heate of the Summer The 19. of Iuly in the morning about three a clocke the Enemy likewise quitted the little Sconce wherein was founde seuerall Armes and Houshouldstuffe The same daye Coronell Harwood commaunding the English Trenches after he had taken the little Sconce went forward and likewise beate the Enemye out of a Traverse which they had made without the Sconce and so they fled to theire halfe Moone which was 250. paces from thence towardes the Towne The English and the French afterwardes releeued one another in approaching and sapping towardes the Towne euerie fourth night and the Dutch hauing the Watch after them one night And so his Excellentie caused some Batteries to be made by the little Sconce which shot vpon the Tenaille Vuchtergate and halfe Moone thereof wee in the meane time sapping forwardes towardes the Tenaille which was the next thing that laye in our waye The 20. Count Otto van Stirum departed out of our Camp with an Army of 1200. Horse and 4000. foote to followe the Enemy The 23. came newes to our Camp that Count Henry with his and the Emperours Forces were got over the Ryver called the Ysell into the Veluw which daunted vs much being the Enemye could runne vp from thence without passing over any more Waters even to the principall Cities of Hollande as he did partlie his dessigne being thereby to make vs breake vp the Siege of the BUSSE and to come to prevent his proceeding But his Excell seeing the Towne could not hould out long sent forth Count Ernst with Coronell Harwood and so many foote and Horse as he could spare out of his Camp to hinder the Enemys comming over the Ryne into the Betu as he afterwardes when he had brought his Forces into the Velu did oftentimes attempt which if he could haue effected would haue beene greatlie to our disadvantage The 26. the Sergeant Major of the French which then had the watch in the Trenches brought a bridge of rushes over the moate of the halfe Moone which laye before the Tenaille and making a Rempart in the halfe Moone the Enemye left it and fled to the Tenaille The 28. the Enemye sallied forth of the Towne in Boates and tooke divers Prisoners whereof some were Burgers that were gone too neere the Towne to see strange things The same daye came into our Camp the Yong Prins of Denmarke with a Regiment of Dutch The 3. of August a Bridge of rushes was brought over the moate of the Tenaille The 4. Monsieur Douchant hauing the Watch in the Approaches aboute noone sprong a Myne in the Tenaille after he had layd twoo Rush-Bridges over the moate thereof and about some 100. of the French went on verie furiouslie into the breach which the myne had made entering it with halfe Pykes But the Enemye resisted them verie stoutlie and slew many being most of them Volontaries and so put them backe by force which Combate his Excellentie sawe standing vpon the Bulwarke of the little Sconce The 6. of August Monsieur de Candale commanding the French Trenches made a sap on the right hand of the Tenaille which did the Enemye much harme afterwardes he caused a Corps de guarde to be made to make shot on the sideway and the daye after sent them manye of Granadoes The same daye Monsieur Pinsen made a Batterie verie neere the Citie from whence he cast them manie Granadoes The 8. Monsieur Maurice Coronell of the Walloones hauing the watch in the Trenches the Enemye left the Tenaille after twoo Mynes were sprong the third being readie and so was taken and a greate Batterie made of it of nine halfe Cannons On the 10. of August Grobbendonk in the night sent forth twoo Souldiers apparrelled like Countriemen with Letters to the Arch-Duchesse each of them hauing a paire of Doves which should haue beene cast vp and flie into the Towne with answer backe againe But their hartes failing them and fearing to be taken by our Men in passing the Line and Watches the one Souldier being more willing then the other drew out his Knife and threatned to kill the other if he would not goe along with him to the Prince and so calling to our Centinells the Guard receiued them in the contents of the Letters were that he could not hould out the Towne aboue three weekes longer and the Burgers for the sauing of their liues and goodes and shunning of sudden danger would force him to a composition and therfore required releife within that time or else it would goe verie hard with them of all which the Prince made good vse To goe on the Tenaille being ours we beganne a new sap from the right point thereof towardes the Enemyes halfe Moone without the Vuchter-Gate running the Approaches by oblique Lines windings and turnings till wee came to the verie brinke of the Moate of the Towne where the Dommell falleth into it making the moate and it aboue 300. foote over and euer as wee got ground so we advanced our Ordinance made Batteries Gards and Blinds for the safegard of our Men there began the first entrance of our mayne Gallerie into the moate to be put ouer into the Bulwarke on the right hand of the Gate on both sides of this Gallerie there were made for the defence of it a small Batterie of twoo halfe Cannon which beate vpon the bricke foundation of the Bulwarke and flankard our Gallerie on both sides the Ordinance likewise which were planted vpon the Tenaille playd vpon the Bulwarkes on each side of the Towne gate to dismount their Ordinance which shot vpon the end of our Gallerie and of our Workemen but the Enemyes Ordinance were so sunke that wee could not come at them From vnder the said Tenaille was also a planke Bridge layd over the Dommell and a Blinde made
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