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A03136	A true and briefe relation of the famous seige of Breda beseiged, and taken in vnder the able and victorious conduct of his Highnesse the Prince of Orange, captaine generall of the States armie, and admirall of the seas, &c. Composed by Henry Hexham quartermaster to the regiment of the honorable Coronell Goring.	Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?; Hondius, Hendrik, b. 1573. Baronnie van Breda.; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, 1584-1647.	1637 (1637)	STC 13265; ESTC S104008	46,456	76

being the 30 of August Coronell Hauteriue had attempted to lay a Damme of Rize-busshes ouer the moate of the Horne-worke in the French Approach but sustaying the losse of about sixeteene persons besides hurt men was constrayned to forbeare noe others being willing to vndertake it The Englisst sapp yet was not quite aduanced to the brinke of the water notwithstanding Coronell Goring perceiuing how desirous the Prince was the worke should be hastned and hearing him offer fiue and twentie hunderd gilders to the French who were in it before obtayned the same allowance for his Approaches And before he marched downe on Sunday night the 30 of August sought out the most expert and bould workemen of our Nation Sixe men vndertooke it that themselues with some others whome they would hire should doe it for fiueteene hundred gilders the Coronell reseruing the other thousand gilders to pay bringers of Rise-busshes and to hire others in case these should be to few or to reward them aboue their expectation if they did succeed After the Sappers had wrought twelue foote to come to the water for so much was yet wanting these sixe men begann their taske and proceeded to good effect but were all slayne or hurt in a short space onely the chiefe of them being assisted by a succession of sixteene others who likewise were all either slaine or dangerously shott liued worked forward till sixe of the clock the next morning being the 31 at which time the damme was laid within 15 foote of the other side Here this workeman out of a brauerie would needes sound the depth of the moate remayning and dis-couering himselfe too carelessly was slaine by which meanes many men were lost for that he had neglected to make blindes as he went which made other souldiers timerous vnwilling to vnder take it In all this time and danger yow may imagine how paynfull a part the Coronell acted who did not onely most vigilantly place Muskettiers to discharge without intermission in euery foote of ground from whence they night annoy the Ennemy but oftentimes visited the Rise-bringers that matterials might not be wanting and vpon the failing of any workemen by his singular dexterity of perswasion gott new in their places himself being an example vnto them of singular dilligence and boldnesse Yet now they were at such a stand that for two howers space the discourse of all was that it could not be done till another night might contribute some shelter to them At last the Coronell not being able to satisfie himselfe with what was alreadie effected though it were enough to haue gained honor for two nights besides that he saw the feciblenesse of that litle remaynder gott first some men to laye blindes of bushes on that which was made and then foure other workemen to finish the rest for the reward of two hundred and fifty gilders a peece which they receiued being not so much as one hurt and ended their worke about twelue of the clocke at noone The Prince comming downe and seing what was done so much aboue his expectation gaue the Coronell Many thankes with expressions sutable to his merrit and hastned the Miners vnto him that noe time might be lost One of them was presently sett a mining vnder the Barme of the Horne-worke But his feare makeing him willing to finde excuses he quickly came back and complaind that the damne was not easily passable Wherevpon the Coronell sent others to perfect it if any thing were amisse and when all was finished the Miner being returned to his worke that noe more neede-lesse excuses should be made the Coronell himselfe went quite ouer it and in his returne receiued a shott with a sling bullet in his left legg it strock him in the iuncture where the foote is fastened to the legg brake assunder all the vpper Sinnews toore away a greate deale of his flesh bruised the huckle bone and broke the end of the great shinn-bone where it ioynes vnto it At first the resolution of all the Chiurgians was to cutt of his legg but seing the admirable courage firmnesse of his minde wherwith he boare it and trusting much to this perfectnesse of health and temper of his flesh they concluded they might deferre it for a time without danger of a Gangrene and after two dressings resolued to goe on in the cure without any thoughts of cutting it off Which I expresse here as that which was the matter of ioy not onely to our Nation but also to the whole Army as his greate wound was and is the sorrow of all that loue honour virtue and Souldiers But I must forbeare to enlarge my selfe in relating what a vniuersall dampe of sadnesse seized on the hearts of all men or what praises and honours were payed vnto his incomparable worth not onely by his Highnesse the Prince of Orange but by all others of qualitie for I am to remember I write but a Diarie though indeed in one daies worke he hath giuen penns worke for many daies for if you consider the space of ground to be sapped through before he came to the water the bredth of the moate about 60 foote the depth of it 6 foote and the bredth of the Damne 15 foote it will appeare a worke of greater bulke then euer was done in the seruice of this state since their warres began Besides the difficulty of the action from the strength of the Garrison and encouragement they receiued the night before from the ill successe of the French attempt A while after the Miner whom the Coronell had sett to work makeing an other passage backe had his braines shoot out with the same sling peece And the rest of that day was sorrowfully spent in mending and perfecting the workes Captaine Syden-ham whose actiuity and vigilancie was not wanting in all this buisinesse remayning there Vpon Tewsday night the first of September Coronell Colepepper relieued Coronell Gorings Regiment and the Damme as is said being layd ouer that night our men begann to sap a long the Barme of the Horne-worke and on the right hand of the Horne of the worke began to mine the Ennemy shott hard vpon the damme that night from the other horne of the worke which flankered it and slew hurt foure or fiue of our men This night also Monsieur Charnaze Ambassador for the King of France with the Lords the States and Coronell of a French Regiment commaunding in the French approches receiued a shot in his head whereof he presently dyed Vpon wensday night the second my Lord Morgan relieued Coronell Colepepper this night our men repaired and heightned the Corps of gard on both sides of the damme and began a left hand sap a long the moate side of the Horne-worke the day following was spent in repairing the workes makeing of blinds and setting vp musketbasketts for the safeguard and defense of our men Vpon Thursday night the Lord of Brederoods Regiment tooke their turne and his Lieutenant Coronell Monsieur

we wrought vpon the line with great expedition while the rest of our army these three dayes lay in bataille On Sunday before noon the quartermaster Generall the particular quartermasters of euery Regiment drew out the French quarters vpon the heigths and the English quarter vpon the heath neerer the towne And on Munday being the 27 the Regiments and companies drew into their quarters and cast vp a Trench before them euen from the mast wood to the riuer side Tewsday Wensday and Thursday were spent in reparing our line raising it and makeing a foot-banke to yt and in finishing the Trenches before the head of our quarters Vpon Friday the 14 of Iuly there were sent downe in the night with Monsieur Perceuall the quartermaster Generall 150 English as many French all worke men to breake ground iust halfe way betwene Breda and Ginnekins where they cast vp a small halfemoone a redout by the water mill and the burnt houses to keepe in the Ennemy Satterday the first of August was spent in repairing the line Upon Sunday about three of the Clock in the morning the Ennemy sallyed out vpon these two small workes some 150 men and discharged a volley of shott vpon them but hearing our Trumpetter of the horse gard sound a charge retreated presently this was onely to discouer for vpon Munday the third about the same hower in the morning they Sallied our againe about 200 men with fire-lockes encompassing both the works offred to giue on vpon one of the points of the half moone giuing fire vpon our men But Monsieur Beringham who commands the Princes troupe came thether with some horsemen from the Princes gard notfarre of and sounding a charge the Ennemy instantly retreated as fast as they could into the outworckes of the Towne and being come vnder their ordinance they shott from of the Bulwarks and walls about 20 Canon shott vpon those workes and vpon the way vp towards Ginnekens leauing dead behinde them a Sariant a gallant man and 5 or 6 others slayne and carryed of at least 15 or 16 hurt men Vpon this seruice Lieutenant Loofe Lieutenant tot Lieut Coronell Thienen was hurt About this time his Highnes the Prince Elector Palatine with his Bretheren Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice and a great traine of English Noblemen and Gentlemen came to the siege who during the whole time of it were euery day as frequent and forward in the Approaches as any needy Cadet could bee that sought to make his fortune that way And were attended on by Sir Robart Stone Sir Thomas Billing sley Mr. Karr Mr. Daniell Mr. Hamptden Mr. Grissin their owne followers accompained also with the Earles of Warwick and Northhampton my Lord Grandisson Sir William Howard Mr. Oneall Captaine Crofts Mr. Apsley Mr. Fanchy Mr. Eldrington Mr. Neale and afterwards Mr. Neuill who putt themselues vnder Coronell Gorings commaund and marched with his Companie to their gards And Mr. Georg and Mr. Walter Vane mounted themselues vnder the Princes Troupe His Hghnesse the Cardinall Infante hearing now that the Prince of Orange with our Army was set downe before Breda made all the expedition that possibly he could to gather a head from among his harried troupes who had had long and wearisome marches for the defending of the coast of Flanders the land of Waes other places pickt vp a reasonable Army consisting of some 10000 foote and 50 troups of horse the most of them being imployed against the French to resist thē hinder their incursious progresse into the Prouinces of Henegow and Artois and on the 24. of Iuly new stile accompanyed with Prince Tomaso of Sauoy Count Feria some other Grands came to Antwerpe drawing on the 23. 7 or 8 Canon through it The same day came the Regiment of Bruon to him being a matter of twelue hundred men strong who had thought to haue put his Regiment into Breda but was preuented deceiued baked 80 thousand loaues of Bread for his army and gaue them some Money and drew out of Gelders Gennip and Steuensward and other forts and places all men that might be spared to see if he could relieue Breda his mē promising him that they would either venter for to relieue it or to dye before it but the carefulnesse and industry of his Highnes the Prince of Orange was such that it was a thing impossible for them to break through our line The Cardinall Infante then the second of August being come to great little Sundert Rysbergen which is an howers going frō the Hagh Count Williams quarter as the mapp of the Barronie of Breda showes quartered in these three villages hutted cast vp for their safegard some trauerses vpon the auenues passages and showed a matter of 17 troups of his Horse vpon the heath within lesse then a Canon shot of Count Williams quarter who saluted them from his Batteries with our Ordinance and slew some foure or fiue of them shott of the chaps of a horse which they left behind them so retreated Those of Breda seing their freinds were come so neare with hopes of reliefe did encourage them and on the third fourth and fifth of August hung out lanternes vpon the topp of their high steeple to shew them the way into the Towne by night but by the vigilencie of his Highnesse our out-line by that time was made so stronge that they durst not venter to breake through it The Ennemy being come so nere vs now was a time of action for 10 or 12 nights one after an other as long as the Cardinalls Armie lay in these villages aboue named our whole army horse foote of all nations euery night drew out after the warning peece went of to besett the out line euery companie to march to their seuerall stations attend the Ennemy if he durst haue attempted any thing for the reliefe of Breda once more he showed 14 troupe of his horse which were beaten back with our Cannon as the former were Vpon wensday night the 12 of August 400 of our horse went and gaue the Ennemy an allarme in the night and beate vp their horse gards to a trauerse which they had cast vp before their quarter slew foure or fiue of the Ennemy and finding there some of their foote to second them our men retreated with the loose also of some foure or fiue men On Fryday night the 14 of August the Cardinall Infante seing noe possibilitie to breake through our line and Army in the night sent away a part of his forces who brake vp and fired their quarters and the next morning rose with the grosse of his Army marching towards Loone other villages in Brabant hauing a secret plott and enterprize vpon the Sconce of the Vorne and Thei l and before that had giuen order to those troupes of his which were drawneout of Gelders Gennep and Steuensward to march to these two places who comming to the Maze

horneworke it selfe finding much difficulty to clime vp after the breach was made Howsoeuer the order was followed and the Lieutenant of the Fire-locks with his Sariant passed the Damme and fell vp to the breach with as many as were able to follow in regard of the breaking of the flagg-bridge yet they scrambled vp entred carrying themselues very well but the Horne worke being cutt of in diuers places were driuen to a retreate for the Lieutenant was hurt the Sargiant of the fire-locks slaine with diuerse of his men which stood so open to the Ennemies shott They being beaten of and the Ennemy defending the ropp of the breach with clubbs flailes stones Handgranadoes casting in rize-busshes vpon the topp of it to make a blinde for thē Lieutenant Gladstone seconded them and brooke in againe through the breach with diuerse of his men but the Ennemy returning with a new furie vpon the breach kild the Lieutenant and some that entred with him and beate of the rest Afterward Captaine Iohn Leuiston mounted vp to the breach with a few pikes the discommodity of this passage was such that half his men could not come vp at length Captaine Kilpatrick fell on with as many of his pikes as he could gett ouer was seconded with some muskettiers commaunded by Lieutenant Blake of Coronell Gorings Regiment with these Lieutenant Coronell Iames Henderson Captaine Balford of Coronell Sandalins Regiment with Captaine Williamson Ensigne Hamelton Lieutenant Turuill all Voluntiers and seeking honour charging vpon the right hand with a more furious charge then the former striuing to enter entred beate the Ennemy to a retreate from of the topp of the breach where Captine Williamson dyed valiantly and the Ennemy finding themselues ouerprest with a more furious assault then the former were forced to retire from the breach and turne their backs insomuch that wee entred the worke beate them vp to their Counterskarfe out of all the trauerses they had cutt of in their Horneworke but one which lay vpon the lest winge of the Horne-worke being both exceeding high and Canon proose with a moate of 16 foote broade and water in yt before it from whence they flew our men with musketts and Hand-granadoes hauing no deffense against it neither were wee able to offend them And our cōmanded men who should haue cast vp a Brest-worke in some kinde for our deffence could not come vp through the discommodity of the passage and though they could haue come vp yet our mē had all be slayne ere they could haue cast vp a place of defense for our safety so that the impossibility of the mainteyning of the worke being such did cause a retreate with the losse of 150 men slaine and hurt and diuerse Officers among whom was Licutenant Coronell Iames Henderson Captayne Williamson Ensigne Hamelton Ensigne Fargeson all slayne Captaine Balford Captaine Kilpatrick Ensigne Niece quarter-master Egmonds Inginier hurt Sariant Corbitt Sariant Inglish and Sariant Lindsay kild and so returning out of the Horne-worke that night the Ennemy sensible of their losse and possessed with a feare that the Dutches and Scocth would haue areuenge fall on with a more furious assault Monsieur Puchler commanding the next night they quitted the worke voluntarily leauing an number of Armes bagged behinde them wee possessed the the Horne-worke quietly Vpon Fryday night the eleuenth of September Coronell Herbert had the Commaund in the Approaches vnder whose Companic these worthy Voluntiers marched downe namely Mr. Herbert Sonne vnto the Lord Herbert Earle of Castle Iland and Baron of Cberburie Mr. Roper Sonne vnto the Lord Roper with diuerse other Gentlemen of quality About this time also Sir Faithfull Fortescue Captaine of a Troupe of Horse in his Maiestie seruice in Irelād with Mr. Bryan came to the Army and trailed pikes vnder his Companie This night and the day following the work was well aduanced and there was sett vp foure posts in the English Gallerie Vpon Satterday the 12 of September the French Gallerie being more forward then the English who began theirs at the brinke of the moate hauing this day 20 posts the Ennemy with their Cannon beate downe 5 posts kild a work-maister and some two Souldiers more but the next day all was repaired and the posts sett vp againe On Satterday night the 12 it was Lieutenant Coronell Holles turne to commaund in the Approaches and when he was relieued on Sunday night the 13 the English Gallerie was aduanced to 22 posts and the French to 25. On Sunday night the 13 Coronell Colepepper relieued Coronell Gorings Regiment this night and the next day our men sett vp foure posts more so that on munday night wee had 26 posts in all This night a man was sent out of the Towne from the Gouuernor and taken with a letter written to the Cardinall Infant in charactars the contents whereof were these that vnlesse his Highnesse could relieue the Towne within fiucteene daies he could not well hold it out any longer This Euening also the English and the French Batteries with sixe halfe Canon were readie planted vpon the Counterskarfe and the brink of the moate which seowred along the moate and curtaine of the wall to dismount the Ennemies Canon which played vpon our Galleries Vpon Munday night the 14 Lieutenant Coronell Thienen relielieued Coronell Colepepper this night and the day following a great many Ris-busshes and a great deale of Earth was cast into the moate and there was sett vp 29 posts in the English Galerie On Tewsday night the 15 my Lord Morg an commanded in the Approaches and aduanced the Gallerie very much so that vpon Thursday at night when he was relieued there was 33 posts sett vp so that we were gott 6 rodd into the moate This night Sir Symon Harcourt returned with the foure English Companies that he had a long with him to the Army The French Gallerie this euening was aduanced to 36 posts And this day Count William on his side had putt vp 4 posts and had gott twelue foote into the moate towards Anwerps Bulwarke Vpon wensday the 16 Count Solms relieued my Lord Morgan this day the Ennemy shott twelue Canon shott through our Gallerie and had sunck one peeee so lowe in their Bulwarke that they shott into the mouth of the Gallery which Bullett flew cleane through it and went out at the Entrance into the Gallery and with the very wind of it kild a man in the Gallerie this night and the day following the English Gallerie was aduanced to 36 posts and because the Ennemie had men lurking in the Hathorne hedge vnder the Bul-warke and a long the curtaine which shott diuers of our men that wrought at the end of our Gallerie three Drakes were brought downe which shott cartridge shott and musket-bullets amonge them to driue them from thence Vpon Thursday night the 17 Coronell Herbert commaunded in the Approaches and made a good nights worke for there was throwne from the ende of