A JOURNALL, Of the taking in of Venlo, Roermont, Strale, the memorable Siege of Mastricht, the Town & Castle of Limburch under the able, and wise Conduct of his Ex cie: the Prince of Orange, Anno 1632. WITH An exact Card drawn first by Charles Floyd (now Ensign) and since lessened and cut by Henricus and Willihelmus Hondius dwelling by the Gevangen Port in the Hagh.  
Compiled together by Capt. Henry Hexham Quartermaster to the Regiment of the Lord General Vere.  
As also a List of the Officers, Volunteers, Gentlemen, and Soldiers slain, and hurt in this siege. With the Articles of Composition.  
AT DELFT, Printed by john Pietersz Walpote, for Nathaniel Butter, and are to be sold at Henrij Hondius, his house in the Hagh, Anno 1633.  
With the Privilege thereunto of the high and mighty Lords, the State's General of the united Provinces.   

TO His honoured Kinsman, Master Francis Morrice clerk of his Majesty's ties: Ordnance.  
Sir, you having married the widow of my deceased uncle, Mr: r: Jerome Heydon merchant of London: I am tied by an obligation of love, to show you all dutiful respect, and for yours, and my Aunts many favours I have made choice to dedicate unto yourself, these particulars, touching the siege of Mastricht, & some remarkable things happened this last year's service in the Low Countries. And though they be not so well done, as I could wish they were, because some things may be forgotten, and others which came not to my knowledge; yet so far, as my intelligence served, and being an eyewitness in the most of them: I hope they will carry more truth along with them, than Eloquence: for truth, and bluntness becomes a Soldier best. Here then (worthy Sr: r:) you shall see every Nation (as so many rivers running into the main) endeavouring, and striving to do the State, and Land service, whom we serve. One principal motive, which persuaded me to undertake this labour, and to put it out to the view of the world was this. Harmon Hugo a jesuit wrote well in the praise, and Conduct of the deceased Marquis Spinola (who deserved well, and was one of the best Generals that ever the King of Spain had in his Low Country wars) concerning the blocking up of Breda: It is as free for me, being a protestant and a Soldier, to write some thing (without flattery) as a remembrance to posterity, in the honour & commendations of our Generalissimo the Prince of Orange. & if he pararells, these two great Generals of our age together, indeed, I must tell the jesuit this, in a Soldiers account a town, or a city gained by the sword, and Approaches is more honourable (witness the siege of the Bosch, & Mastricht) then to block it up, and to starve it out, which is a languishing death. On the contrary side, because he spoke well of our nation, & gives them their due: I will likewise speak the truth, that we met with a brave Gouvernour, the Baron of Leyde, and a daring Enemy, which disputed every patch of ground with us, and yielded not, till the foundation, and Bowels of the brickwall of Mastricht were rend asunder. To concludel, that which I have collected, the several services acted, the passages, and remarkable things to be observed, I leave to your wise, & the judicious Readers Consideration, which I hope willbe acceptable unto you, & rest.  
Your ever loving Kinsman Henry Hexham.   

AN EXACT CARD, Wherein is described, and delineated the famous Siege of Mastricht, begun the 10. of June, and ended the 23. of Angust, following Anno 1632.  
THe name of the city of Mastricht, is compounded of two words Maze, and treckt, a dutch word, which signifies in English, a passage over the Maze, called also in Latin Traiectum Mosae, or Traiectum Superius, to distinguish between it, & Traiectum inferius, which is Vtrecht. This city is very well situated upon the river of Maze, having Brabant on the West & Northwestside, Luykland, & the Dukedom of Limburch on the South, and south East-side, and Gulickland, and the County of Valckenberke on the East, and North-side. It is divided into two Towns, the one called Mastricht, the other Wieck, the Maze running between them, and have also betwixt them, a very fair stone bridge of nine great arches to pass over.  
This is an ancient Town, of a large Circuit and strong, lying four German miles from Luyck, having in it two Cathedral Churches, the one called St. Servaes', whereof the King of Spain as Duke of Brabant is Canon, which heretofore hath been a Bishopric, and was founded in the year of our Lord 395. whereby the antiquitio thereof is Known, but the Bishop's seat was removed from thence to Luyck anno 1210. The other Cathedral Church is called St. mary's, having a Convent near it called the Bissen, wherein a mightly Prince and his train may lodge, and besides these Catheralls, it hath many other Churches, Cloisters & Monasteries of men and women in it.  
This city also hath two Lords over it, whereof the one is in the possession of the Duke of Brabant, the other the Prince of Luyck by loan. And as they have two Lords, so they have two seats of justice two Maires, or Burgomasters, Aldermen & Officers of justice, which meet and keep good correspondence together, without distinction of limits, nevertheless the Duke of Brabant was the Sovereign Lord over them both, for he only stamps his picture upon the Coin, and at his Entrance into these cities shows mercy, and gives pardon to Malefactors.  
These two towns prospered and flourished well a long time, till the Netherlandish Troubles, and war broke forth, and till the Spaynard put a garrison into it, as being a chief Frontier town, the key of Brabant, and the Magazine for all the King of Spain's guarnisons over the Maze, and a ready passage for the sending up of his forces into Germany to assist the Emperor. In the time of some of her Gouvernours (especially when Duke d'Alva tyrannised and Domineered) it sustained great losses, and damages by the Spaynards: for in the year 1576. they cunningly surprised it did plunder, and pillage in it. The States having got it in again Anno 1579. the Prince of Parma came before it, and beleaguered it straightly, for the time of 8 mounts playing continually upon it with 54 pieces of Ordnance. The inhabitants and Soldiers carried themselves so well, that scarcely the like hath been parareld since the beginning of the low-country wars: Notwithstanding the 29 of june 1579 being St: jeames his day, he took it in with an assault the Spaynards murdering, and killing a great many of men women, and children in it, and cast over the stone Bridge between Mastricht and Weyck some hundreds, and drowned them the River of the Maze, some others got up into the steeples, and turrets of Churchers, and Cloisters to save themselves, crying out at the holes for quarter to them, but they instead of that, sent them volleys of Musket-bullets which yet stick in the brickwall, and the holes of many of them are to be seen unto this day, and some people yet living in it, which by the mercy of God, escaped their bloody hands can witness. What hath happened unto it the last year 1632. how it was besieged again and taken, how the Prince of Orange his quarters say, how the line of Circumvallation was fortisyed with strong & impregnable works how the lines in the Approaches were run this Card deliniates, and the journal hereunto annexed, will demonstrate and satisfy the impartial Reader.   

The Demonstration of this Card by letter and Numbered.  
The Capital Letters 〈◊〉 the several quarters approaches & Galleries. Note that being doubled they signify so many divisions of a Regiment.  
A 
Is the Prince of Orange his quarter.  B 
The place for the Ordinance.  C 
The deputed States Lodging.  D 
The Guards.  E 
Colonel Belfords. The Scotch.  F 
Colonel Bacloughs.  G 
Colonel Broughs.  H 
General Morgan. The English.  I 
The 4. division of General Vere.  K 
Colonel Packenhams.  L 
Colonel herbert's.  M 
Count Solmes duchess.  N 
Colonel Hauterive. The French.  O 
The Mareshall Mons▪ Chastillon.  P 
The Duke of Candales.  R 
Count Maurice. Walloone.  S 
Count Haynaws high duchess.  T 
The two first Corpse du Guard.  V 
The first breaking of ground, or entrance into the Approaches.  X 
The French Gallery.  Y 
The English Gallery.   
The small Letters go the round, about the line off Circumvallation & is 15. English mills in compass, pointing out the principal places of fortification upon the Line.  
Little a▪ is the line, which runs down from his Ex cie: quarter, a long by the French Fort numbered 10. making 2 points, & closes at Kouwenberck, noted y▪ a likewise is the line, which was run from his Ex cie: quarter, to the English Fort Nᵒ. 6, to Nᵒ. 11 with 2 redoubts upon it, & runs a long to Nᵒ. 12 to the quarter 13, with one Redoubt, which taken in Nᵒ. 14, served for a retreat for our horse.  
The Trench upon the line of Circumvallation was strengthened twice, & raised to 8 & half foot high, & the ditch likewise. And besides the ditch of Circumvallation, there was made an other out Ditch called the Forlorn Ditch without his Ex cie: quarter, 8. foot wide, and 8. foot deep, marked a.  
From the letter b b, to the Baron of Bredrodes quarter c, are two ditches 6 foot wide. From the English side of his Ex cie: quarter d unto Count Henry's of Nassaus' quarter e▪ 〈◊〉 a ditch 12 foot wide, & from the letter f, throw the Meadows running over St. Peter's hill, by Colonel Pinsens quarter▪ down to the Maze g, is a ditch 12 foot wide. h is the upper bridge, called Luycks' bridge, where our provisions say.  
From the bridg-For● over the Ma●, marked i, ran an other ditch 8 foot wide, passing along by the Mill-fort k▪ & so to the Frieze quarter l. From thence to Count Maurice his quarter m, with a ditch to the letter n, of 8 foot wide, & so to the Church yard of Ammy noted ● n, where Papenheym fell on, and then ran along the ditch into the water o.  
From the North-side of this water p, there began again 2 forlorn ditches, each six foot wide, going about the water for't, and passing by Count William's quarter q, and turned by the redoubt r, about the Hornwork s. And so forward by Count Stirums' quarter, t ending in the ditch of the fort v, which lay before the Lower Bridge beneath the Town called Bredrodes Bridge noted w, x are the shipping that came out of Holland with victuals and Munition▪ y. the small village Kouwemberke were his Ex cie: horse stood. ●. Papenheyms' quarter behind the Hills one redoubt appearing. Numbered 1. is the Chief quarter of the Spanish Army commanded by Sancte Croce. Nᵒ. 2. is a small fort, and an entrenchment upon a piece of an old Dike for the safeguard of their bridge. Nᵒ. 3. are the Enemies 4. batteries. Nᵒ. 7. is the Enemies' bridge. Nᵒ. 4. is the Trench, which the Enemy cut off, and made in the town for thiir retreat. Nᵒ. 5. is the stone bridge between Mastricht and Wieck.  
The letter b, shows our principal batteries along the line. In St. Peter's Hill are many Caves, called by the Legeois Chariot, which runs some mile's underground, out of which they fetch their free stone. And thus much for the declaration of this Card.   

A journal or brief Relation of the taking in of Venlo, Roermont, the memorable Siege of Mastricht, and Limburch with some other towns & forts in those quarters.  
THe High & mighty Lords, the State's General of the united Provinces, & the Illustrious Prince of Orange, after some secret consultations held at the Hage, having had also intelligence, that the Enemy had weakened much his Garrisons in Gelderland, and Mastricht, and sent them up into the Palatinate, made great preparations, resolved for the field, and appointed our Rendezvouz at Nimwegen, the 22. of May 1632. New Style. But by reason the wind was contrary, and the force of the wall-streame such, the Shipping and Companies could not get up, at the day designed, which hindered our expedition: where upon his Ex cie: gave order, that the Companies which were not come up, should be unshipt, and march along the Dijke from Thiell to Nimwegen, where the troops coming together, and every Company joining with: his Regiment, the old Orders, and military discipline, formely published by Edicts, were proclaimed in the head of the Army: that every soldier upon pain of death, should strictly, observe them: As also other orders concerning the watch, was given out to this end. First that no Captain having his health should absent himself from his watch.  
Secondly, that every night a Sergeant major should go the Round through the Guards, & watches of his own troops, taking care to see that all things were in good order, & also that the sentinels should be well & duly set out: and if they should find any fault, or carelessness upon the Guards, they were instantly to acquaint the Sergeant Maiour General therewith, that those faults might be redressed.  
Thirdly, a Company or troop of men, having the watch in the approaches, or at any avenuë, should place their Arms, in this order following: first the Pikes should be placed in order, a little behind the parapit in the field, and the Musketteires should set their muskets at the Parapit, with: the officers thereunto belonging.  
Fourthly, that in the night time, one of the chief Officers of a Company or troop should be waking continually, & releiveing one another by turns, as time and occasion should serve, and that there should never be less than the third part of the Company in Arms, & kept waking to be in readiness upon all occasions.  
Fiftly, when the Round came accompanied with: Musketeers, & that the word was to be given or received, according to due order, the Officer of the guard should speedylie come out, accompanied likewise which: Musket tiers, to give or receive the word accordingly, the which a Corporal taking or receiving the word, shall duly do, without causing the Round to stay to long: And that the Officers should go divers Pettroiles, or Rounds in the night time, to visit their sentinels, without letting any go of by day or by night, without leave, and that upon spetial occasion.  
Sixtly, and lastly, that those of the watch shall give the word to him that cometh the first Round, but afterwards take it of any Officer whatsoever he be, without any exception at all.  

A List of the Colonels, & the Regiments, with the number of the Foot Companies, which met at the Rendezvous at Nimwegen in the Year 1632. before they began to March from thence.  Colonel.  Companies.  Companies. The Guards. 7 Count Ernest. 11 Wijnebergen. 10 Vrieses. ●● General Vere. 23 Count William. 12 General Morgan. 11 Ferens. 5 Harwood. 12 Erent Ruyter. 8 Packenham. 11 Rosencrans. 5 Count Solms. 7 Gent. 12 Lord of Brederod. 12 Chastillon. 11 Varick. 8 Hauterive. 11 Brogue. 7 The Duke of Candale. 11 Bucklugh. 7 Maison-neufve. 11 Belford. 7 Count Maurice. 14 Beverweert. 9 Pinson. 10 Loo. 8 Count Hannawe. 8  Regiments in all 28 Foot Companies in all 381  
These Regiments were divided into three Brigadoes. First the Duchess: 2 the French, & 3 the English, Count Solms, the Lord of Bredrode, and Colonel Varicke, marched with the English. Besides these 281 Foot companies, we had 58 troops of horse, according to their several Regiments, which were also divided into three Brigadoes.  
The first was commanded by Monsieur Stackenburch Lieutenant General of the Horse.  
The second by count Stirum commissary, General of the horse.  
And the third by the Duke of Bovillon now Governor of Mastricht.  
We had with us 83 pieces of ordnance great and small, 14 or 15. hundred wagons, whereof one hundred of them was laden with chests Full of Biscuit, each chest having in in it 1000 pound, which made in all a hundred thousand pounds of Biscuit.  
Besides many other wagons laden with chests of Amumtion bread▪  
Twelve Boats for to make a Bridge, laydupon carriages, and drawn with some 20 horses, and had many wagons laden with great store of ammunition, and diverse materials of war.  
The Army being thus ordered, upon the 29 of May, we were commanded to provide victuals for five days, & the first day to begin upon the Monday following: likewise the Quarter masters had orders to receive wagons for their Regiments, by three of the clock the next morning.  
This day likewise the Soldiers had command to make clean their Arms, but not to bring them a shore till further order.  
The 30: being whit-sunday, betimes in the morning came sudden orders, that all should be drawn presently a shore, and march up to Moucker Heath, every Regiment being divided into Divisions, and the three Briggadoes of the Army standing in Battalia, his Ex cie: road up and down to view the front and the rear.  
The Quartermaister General, and the quartermaisters of every Regiment, were sent before to make their quarters in and about the village of Mouck. After his Ex cie: had viewed the Army standing, they began to March about three of the clock that afternoon.  
Count Earnest having the Auantguard, the Frenches the Battle, and the English the Rear, and so that night came to Mouck, where the chief Officers, were quartered in houses, and the other Officers and Soldiers under the heaven's canopy.  
The 31: of May we marched again by the break of the day, and quarted that night by the house of the Lord of we'll. The Frenches had the Auantguard, the English the Battle, and Count Earnest the Rear.  
The first of june, the Army began to move again, at the creek of the day, and about noon made a halt by the Maze side over against Stral, whilst some of our firelocks took in the fort of Aersen, on the other side of the River. One of the Enemy's Sconces which lay upon their New-fare, discharged two or three pieces of ordnance at us, but the bullets fell short. This night we quartered upon a Heath, a little short of Venlo: the English having the Vanguard, Count Earnest the Battle, and the Frenches the Rear. This night his Ex cie: Commanded all the quarter-maisters to attend him at his lodging, to receive materials from the commisse Martin, which was very late before they got them, by reason the ammunition wagons could not come up: how soever as soon as they had them forty Soldiers of a Regiment, and 80: of the Lord General Vere's were sent down to break ground, and to begin the approaches before Venlo: and General Morgan commanded that night in the trenches, and Ensign willowby had his leg shot in pieces with a Sling bullet, whereof he died shortly after in Venlo.  
The second of june the Baron of Brederode Commanded in the approaches, and seven men of a Company, and 14. of a double Company, were sent down into the Trenches, that night to work, & the next morning two of a Company, were sent to repair the works of that night, and in the French approaches a Battery was made, and two half Cannon planted upon it, which played into the town.  
The third of june Colonel Varick, commanded in the approaches, and this day we received the sad and heavy news, that Count Earnest Lord Marshal of the field, in viewing of the ground before Roermondt, was slain from the brickwall with a firelocke bullet: and also Captain Murrey a Scotch Captain.  
The fourth, those of Venlo came to a parley and shooting was left on both sides for a while: the Magistrates came out unto the Prince of Orange his Army, & made their own quarter & conditions, without making any mention of the military men, which the soldier's understanding, that they were not included in the composition, began to Shoot again, and obtained good quarter, both for Burghers and Soldiers, which was this, that the Burghers and the Clergy, should live unmolested for their Religion, & all their Cloisters and Nunneries in their former estate that they should enjoy all their ancient Privileges and Customs. That those of the reformed Religion should have a public Church for the exercise of their Religion. That the Officers and Soldiers should march out with flying colours, light matches, bullets in their mouths, and with bag and baggage, so on the fourth of june according to the composition, there marched out of Venlo, six weak Companies, which were not above 300 strong, and six of our Dutch Companies marched into the town, and Lieutenant Colonel Brederode a Dutch Captain was made commander of that Garrison. While we were a taking in of Venlo, his Ex cie: sent certain Companies of fierelocks, and loop-staves with some other forces out of the Army to take in Strale, which presently yielded upon the first summons Venlo being thus settled in the Prince's possession, and a Garrison of six Companies left in it (as is said,) commissions, & moneys were given to raise each Company to 300 strong. This afternoon we had orders to provide victuals for three days, and to be ready to march at the break of the day the next morning.  
The fifth of june we marched from Venlo to Roermondt, being a long and a wearisome march, by reason of the abundance of rain which fell that day and night, so that many of the soldiers were left behind, and could not get up to the quarters till the next morning: the order of the march was this.  
Count Earnest his Brigado being sent before to Roermondt, was accounted for the Vanguarde, the French the Battle, and the English the Rear, & this night we begun to make our approaches towards the town.  
The next day being sunday, & the sixth of june, the States, Magistrates, and soldiers of Roermondt, sent messengers to his Ex cie: entreating him to give them good quarter, which he granted them, & the agreement being on both sides confirmed, the Enemy marched the same day out of the town with bag and baggage, being six colours in all about three hundred strong, and these Companies were to go to Rhijne-bercke. Seven Dutch Companies of Foot, and one troop of horse, marched out of our troops into the town, and Monseur Randwijcke a horse Captain, was made Governor of Roermond: and these Companies also had orders to strengthen each Company to 300 strong.  
It was generally supposed, that those of Roermondt yielded up the town with so much the more speed, fearing that his Ex cie: would with violence have assaulted it, without giving them any quarter, in revenge of Count Earnest his death, who was shot and Slain before it.  
The seaventh we marched from Roermondt betimes in the morning, and came about 4: a clock that afternoon to Maseycke, where we took up our quarter that night: This day the French had the Vanguard, the English the Battle, & the Dutch the Rear.  
This evening two soldiers and a Drumer were apprehended, and hanged up for robing and pillaging certain peasants, who brought in bread, and other provision for the relief of our Army.  
The eight, we lay still before Maseyck to stay for the Punts, which were not yet come up▪ to make a Bridge over the Maze, and also to victual our Army before that town being neutral; they brought out great store of provision, which the soldiers bought of them for their moneys.  
This day there came news to his Ex cie: that Count john had put in two thousand choice soldiers into Mastricht, with munition and other materials of war.  
The Archduchesse perceiving his Ex eyes: design, sent with all expedition to the Spanish Army in the Palatinate, to leave those parts, and to come to help to defend her own, whose command they obeyed, and marched so fast downward, that they left many men, Cannon, & baggage behind them, and the Rhijne Grave pursued them close at their heels. Sittert a small walled town in Gulickland, lying about two hours going from Maseyck, wherein were certain parties of the Enemy horse andFoote, was given over into the hands of the Prince of Orange upon the first summons.  
We had orders to march the next day very early, & upon wednesday the 9: we marched from Maseyck in extreme & continual rainy weather, and that day the Army passed over the Bridge, on that side that Maseyck, lieth, and that night quartered an hours going short of Maestricht, between two Villages, called Harne, and Rick-ham, near unto the Lord of Petersons house, & the Hoog-Cloister belonging to the principality of Liege.  

The order of the march this day was,  
The English had the Vanguard.  
The Duchess the Battle.  
The Frenches the Rear.   
From this quarter Mons: Percevall the quartermaster General, and divers other Officers of good experience, were sent with a strong guard of horse, to view the situation of the city of Mastricht, and the most convenient places, and grounds for the quartering of our Army about it, which was speedily done, and a quartermaster of every Regiment, with a Sergeant of every Company, went before to take up their ground, and to draw out their quarters against the coming of the Army.  
On the tenth we marched to our quarters before Masiricht▪ Count Henry of Nassau had the Vanguard, the French the Battle, and the English the Rear.  
This day the Army was divided into four quarters, the Lord of Brederodes, his Ex cie: own quarter, Count Henry's upon the hill, and Colonel pinson's by the upper bridge, where provisions came from Luke.  
The 11: of june, the quartermaster General gave the ground to the quartermaster of every Regiment, for the entrenching of their several quarters, which was performed by the Officers, and Soldiers, with great diligence, and the quarters that night where made defensible.  
The 12: five pieces of ordnance, were planted upon the brow of a hill, near unto colonel Pinsons' quarter, these did the town little harm, because the Battery was to far distant.  
The 13: and 14: Order where given out, that every Soldier should with all speed build up their huts, and cabins, with Bedsteads from the ground, which was done accordingly.  
This night we began to break ground, & to make our approaches towards the town, on the westside towards Wymering port, and ran two lines towards the highest and strongest part of all the town: It was ordered that Count Solms, Count Maurice, and Count Hannaws Regiments, should always keep their turns, and watch with the Frenches in the approaches, which came to their turn every scaventh night: and after the 4 English Regiments, had furnished the watch in the approaches 4. nights one after an other, the Scotch taking their turns after the English, watched in the trenches with their own nation three nights, till their Companies had all watched over, and what they fell to short of the last night the English were to make up out of their Regiments, so that every Regiment English & Scotch had the watch in the approaches every seventh night.  
This night we had also orders, that those Companies which had the watch in the approaches, should draw in Parado every night to the quarter of the Colonel that commanded, to sing a Psalm, and hear Prayers, & the Companies to be ready to march into the trenches at 7. of the clock in the evening, without sound of Drumm, and without head-pieces, and taces.  
And the Quarter-maisters of every Regiment were commanded to fetch materials: the commanded workmen of our Nation, were 40: of each Regiment, and 80: of my Lord General Vere's. Monsieur Niels his Ex cie: Inginier appointed to go with the English & Scotch.  
And Colonel Harwood upon the 14: june of in the night, first broke ground in the approaches before Mastricht.  
The 15. & 16. our approach went well forward & a battery was made.  
The 17. there was sent by his Ex cie: command 18 companies of foot of divers Nations, under the comand of Count Maurice of Nassau, Colonel of the wallon Regiment, and quartered on the side of Falkenborch over against wieck, where they fortfied themselves most strongly, as if they had been in a town, the Companies of our Nation were these: Captain Killegrey, Captain Essex, Captain Scudamore, Captain Courtney, Captain Morton, and Captain Inglebie.  
Thus the Army being settled, and all quarters entrenched, the approaches furnished, and all outworks, and by-guards, orderly Kept, & relieved, many other strong works of Fortification, as Redoubts, double ditches, Halfemoones, Horneworks, Spurs & Traverses, were made along the line of circum-valation, and prepared for the Enemies attempt, who was daily expected, to come and fall on, upon some part of our Army, for the relief of the town, and therefore a Fort Royal was made, called the English Fort, over against the English quarter. And an other strong Fort called Belfide, but more commonly Brederodes Sconce, because it lay near to the Baron of Brederodes Quarter for defence of that part of the Leaguer, and of the lower bridge, which was there laid for the passage of our Forces over the River, as occasion should require.  
In the beginning of the siege, those in the town annoyed us much in our quarters with their great Ordnance, and many were slain in their huts and tents, especially in the Scotch quarters, so that we were forced to make Baracadoes, and blinds in most places for the defence of our quarters, and the Prince of Orange being to near, removed his tents to the top of the hill, near the French quarters.  
The 16. Colonel Pakenham commanded in the approaches, and many workmen were sent to work in the trenches. This day it was ordanied, that a Sergeant Maior should go a grand-Round every night, between Count Henry's quarters and ours.  
Likewise orders were given out to all Captains, and their Sutler's, to provide victuals for their Companies for ten days, and that to begin upon Sunday following: after the expiration of those ten days, there was once or twice a week Ammunition bread brought to every Regiment, to be equally dealt among the soldiers for their moneys.  
The 17. Certain workmen out of every Regiment were, sent to finish the works begun this night in the trenches.  
The letters and declarations of Count Henry of the Berke, touching his revolt from Spain, this day came into our Army in print.  
This night the Scotch Colonel Broguë his Regiment beginning, took their turns to watch in the approaches, from this day to the 22 our approaches went well forward, the Enemy many times sallying out, but were commonly beaten back again with loss.  
The 22. about 4 of the clock in the afternoon the Enemy sallied out about 200▪ strong, an hundred fell into the English trenches, and as many into the French.  
The Horse troop which had the guard at the entrance into our trenches, fell out on the French side, & beat them in and the Captain of the guard Shot with a bullet, and Captain Skippon on the English side, fell out of our trenches with some 80: men, and did encounter them in the plain field, the Enemy stodd it out in the open field, but after some skirmishing retired: this night we advanced our works in the approaches, without interruption.  
The 23: they of the town made a triumph with peals of Ordnance, and Volleys of Musket-shott, which made us expect, they would attempt something upon us that night, or the next day following.  
This day we had a Convoy from Nimwegen of 20: Ships loaden with meal, Ammunition, and divers materials of war.  
The 23. of june Colonel Pakenham commanding in the trenches was shot in his face.  
Upon Thursday the 24 the Enemy sallied out of the town about 100 strong, to beat in our workmen, and fell into our trenches: An Alferus or Ensign of theirs, who had the Command of 30: men, followed the assault almost to our Corps-du-guard, but at last they were put to retreat, and the Alferus slain with most of his men: A parley was had for a certain time to fetch of the Alferus his body, and other prisoners. Into this Alferus his pockets were closely conveyed some Copies of the letters of Count Henry of the Berke his revolt: in this fight Captain Hickmans' Sergeant, and some Soldiers of his Company were slain.  
The 25: also Marquis Sancte Croce, came in the eveing with the Spanish Army to Tongeren, where he lay to victual his Army two days.  
Monday the 28: of june, the Spanish Army came and quartered in the Villages on this side Tongeren, not above an hours going from his Ex cie: quarter, there Rear being come up, they made a great noise with their ordnance, and discharged four times 24: pieces of Cannon, one after another, and hung out lights upon the steeple there about, to encourage their friends in the town▪ and to signify unto them, that they were not far of: Those of the town answered them again▪ and shot all their ordnance three times off round about the town, their Bullets grazing, and raking throw our quarters.  
This night, the Prince, sent a guard of Musketteirs with lights to search a Cave, which was imagined to go under the ground into the town, they entered the Cave on the side of the Maze, in the hill of Luchtenberch Castle, & found it to be hewn out by men's hands, through a rock of freestone, and came forth on the other side of the hill, near unto the walls of the town.  
Tuesday the 29: the Enemy marched from his quarters, in the sight of our Army towards the heath. A spy which marched with them three days brought intelligence, that their Army consisted of 178. Companies of foot 76: troops of horse: 70 pieces of ordnance great and small, and 900: wagons, and marched in Phalanges and great Battalions, with their Carriages, baggage, and wagons after every Battalion.  
This night they took up their quarters in the Village by the hooght Cloister a little below the Baron of Brederods' quarters, where we lay the night before we sat down before Mastricht, and where they remained.  
This night also a mortar was planted in the English approaches, which Shott two great Granados of 80▪ pound weight, one of them fell in the Enemies half-moone before brussels port, the other in the town, and blew up a house.  
The 30: of june, our horse and the Enemies skirmished together, their horse standing in Battalia, while their Foot marched forward, our horse skirmishing with them slew some of them, and took others prisoners.  
The first of july, our approaches being well advanced, there was a traverse of the Enemies which lay some 30 paces in the plain field beyond the further point of our Sapp: His Ex cie: gave order that this night it should be assaulted.  
The Earl of Oxford then commanded in the approaches, and great store of Brush was brought down, and workmen appointed for that service: my Lord of Oxford gave order to assault it in this manner.  
That Sergeant Bagnall my Lord Vere's Sergeant off Dort Company, should fall on first with ●5▪ men, than Lieutenant Garth, Lieutenant to Sr: Henry Herbert with 40. men, and the workmen, and after him Captain Roockwood with 80: men more, all which was performed accordingly, and they beat the Enemy out off the traverse, and maintained it a good while.  
The Enemy this night had drawn out of the town about 800 men, with intent to have given us a Camissado, and to have fall'n upon our works, but this alarm of ours prevented them; howsoever they were in Arms and in a readiness to receive us, which made the fight more hard, for falling upon their traverse to regain it, they cast abundance of hand-Granadoes in amongst our men which did much annoy them: and indeed it was doubtful for a while whether ours or the Enemies men should carry it: upon this Sr. Simon Harecourt being then present with my Lord of Oxford, was sent with fresh men in all expedition to second Captain Roockwood.  
The fight grew hit, by reason the Enemy shot so much among our men, & divers were slain and hurt, among the rest, Captain Roockwood had his arm, (ne'er unto his Shoulder) shot in pieces: Sr. Simon Harcourt shot through his cheeks by the palate of his mouth, and his thigh sorely torn with a granadoe; and Lieutenant Garth received a mortal shot through his body, whereof he died shortly after: These Officers being brought off, my Lord of Oxford sent Captain Cave with 20: Pikes, and 20: Muskettieres off my Lord General Vere's Company off Dort, and after him Ensign Sydenham, with some Gentlemen and Soldiers off his Company off Delff they fell on, and beat the Enemy out off it again, and maintained it, (not withstanding that the Enemy shot mightly and cast abundance off granadoes amongst them,) almost an hour, & Calling for workmen to turn it up, which failing them, seeing that it was not tenible, because it lay to open to the walls off the town, the Counter scarf, their halff-moone, and outworks quitted it, and retired again into our works; Divers Voluntieres, Gentlemen and Soldiers off my Lord Vere's two Companies, were slain, and hurt, as Captain Hauwton Reformado, Mr: knowls, Mr: Ewins, Mr: Wittington, Mr: Sedgwicke, besides divers Gentlemen and Soldiers off other Companies.  
To prevent the Spanish Army Coming over the Maze, there was sent divers Companies of English, Scotch, French, and Dutch, to lie along the River side, in those places, which were likeliest for the Enemy to come over: and every night men were sent likewise to the Lord of Brederodes quartiers, where there was made invincible works, to hinder the Enemy from approaching towards his quarter, and our lower-bridge.  
The Enemies Army lying so near us, it was now a time of action, for every night the whole Army at the shooting off, of the warning piece, was in Arms, and drew to the line, every Company standing 100 or 150. paces, one from another, and the horse troops behind them: this lasted for six weeks every night, till we had taken in the town.  
The first of july also, out long running trench began to be made, on the other side of the Maze, beneath the Lord of Brederodes bridge, for the safeguard of our men, that went daily at noon to guard the water side, even from the Bridge to the house of Geul, where Count Stirums quarter was: the Enemy had planted ordnance upon divers Batteries, along the water side, and shot at our men marching to their Guards, but did them little harm.  
The second of july in the morning, six French Companies of the Duke of Candales Regiment, the Marquis d'Esteaux his Lieutenant Colonel commanding, had the guard on the other side of the River, to hinder the Enemy from putting over the Maze, below the Lord of Brederodes quarter: The Marquis distrusting the Enemy would attempt some such thing in the night, laid some of his men in Ambuscadoe among the Reeds, and in the Corn, and suffered the Enemy to put over two punts full of his men, about 300 strong, and another punt full followed them; The Enemy being landed, high Duchess and Walloons, fell to work with their Spades, to make good that piece of ground, where they intended to lay over their bridge, & had cast up three Cross Batteries on the other side of the River, that under the favour of them, he might pass over his men, and had lodged some 3000 Musketeers along the River side in a brest-worke cast up in the night, to play upon our men. The Frenches seeing them at work, burst out of their ambuscadoes, fell upon them Pell-Mell, and got between the River and them, and charged them up to the very middle in water: The Enemy played cruelly upon the Frenches from their Batteries, which flanckered that place, and their Cannon bullets raked through he French Companies, slew many of them, and shot of the Arms & legs of diverse of them, & some of them were shot with Muskett bullets, from over the River: Howsoever the Marquis and his men carried themselves so well, that they beat the Enemy back, and sunk one punt with men in it, so that there was drowned, slain, & taken Prisoners of the Enemy upon this action, about 400 men, where of five or six of them were Captains, two or three Alferusses, and 70. Soldiers. The Marquis d'Esteaux, who had bestirred himself so bravelye, when all was done, & in coming of, was slain with an unhappy cannon bullet of the Enemies, and with him also were slain Captain Foullon, Captain du Fresnes, Monsieur Bois his Lieutenant, and Lieutenant de Fay, besides diverse volunteers, Gentlemen, and Soldiers▪ to the number of fifty which lay dead upon the place, and a great many hurt men were brought of.  
This afternoon the Enemy sent a trumpeter to demand his Prisonners, he speaking with his Ex cie: for their releasement, commended much his clemency, and mercy, that they were not all put to the sword, and also what good quarter was given to the king's men the year before at Bergen op Zoom, when we took their punts, and Shalloups, and that if ever they should have such an advantage upon us, he hoped they would do the like.  
Saturday the third of july, our horse took five cars laden with bread, and other provision which was going to the Kings Campe.  
The next day being the fourth, the Regiment of Colonel Belford being in the trenches, (Sr. james Levistone, his Leift. Colonel who then commanded) the Enemy gave them an Alarm, Sr. james standing up to see what the matter was, received a dangerous shot upon the crown of his head, whereof thanks be to God he recovered.  
The fourth of july also, our horse & firelocks, took 60 wagons and cars, laden with wine, bear, and victuals for the Enemy's Army, and brought in 103 Peasants, whereof some proved Newtralls, the other Enemies.  
The fifth of july, without the loss of any men, our sap was cut into the Enemies traverse, which the English before had assaulted.  
About this time it was a very wet season, & great store of Rain fell, so that the River swollen, and the Enemy could not ford it over, till our works, double entrenchements, Ditches, Sconces, Ravelings, and halfmoons on the other side of the River, were defensible, which made us believe, that as God fought for us before the Buss with dry weather, so now he did the like by wet weather, & made the heavens to favour us.  
Tuesday the sixth off july, the besieged fell out upon our workmen in the sap off the traverse, my Lord Morgan then commanding, beat them twice out off it, he himself was shot upon his breast, and some others hurt and slain. This night the Enemy sprung a mine under the traverse in the English approaches, but did little harm.  
This sixth off july also his Ex cie: hearing that the Enemy intended to fall on, he sent Mons r: Stackenburch Lieutenant General off the horse to give them a sound alarm, which was done in this manner following: He had with him some 80: horse, & some 80: firelocks, and took with him many trumpets, and Drums, which where to sound, and to beat a charge in sundry places, and coming near them, he fell on with his horse, & firelocks, the trumpets sounding, & the Drums beating, gave them such a terrible alarm, that the Enemy supposing (as the runewayes and prisoners reported) that his Ex cie: had given on with his whole Army, did so puzzle them, that they run too, and fro, like men amazed, and could not get into Arms: Mons r: Stackenburch broke into their trench and cut off a corpse de Guard, wherein a Spanish Captain was slain, and takeing divers prisoners, returned back into his quarters.  
The 7. our men brought in 20▪ horsemen prisonners with a Drossard, and 9 Cars laden with provisions, which were declared good boot.  
The 8: they brought in likewise some kar●s laden with wine & provision which was for Count john off Nassau.  
The 9▪ an 10. our approaches were well advanced.  
The 11: of july a convoy came from Nimwegen, with money, & victuals.  
The 12: off july we had intelligence that the marquis Sancte Croce was in Arms, & had divided his troops into three Battalions, with intent to attempt some thing upon us, and to see if they could have brook through our line, but bethinking themselves they returned back again into their quarters. This day also six Soldiers off the Enemies, came out off the town with their Arms, & advertized the Prince of the State of the town, & where their Ours lay: they were sent to take entertainment of count Henry of the Berke, which they themselves desired.  
More over this day the French approaches were so well advanced, that a Soudier called Wild-boare of my Lord Vere's Company of Dort, and 4: other soldiers, for 800: gilders overtooke to sapp into the Counterscarp of the town, this day also there came nine Dutch Companies from Groaning to our Army, which were quartered on Weick side.  
Tuesday the 13. of july certain forces of the Enemy marched towards Maseyck, the Prince fearing that they might get over the Maze, or take in the house of Count Henry of the Berke in Steevens-weert, sent thitherward Count Stirum with divers Foot Companies, and the Duke off Bovillon followed him with some 20: troops of horse more.  
The 14: the Enemy found out a Mine in the French approaches, and stole the Powder out of it. The French likewise found out a Mine, under one of their Corpse du guard, and served them in the like Manner. This day five women were taken coming out off the town whereof one had a packet of letters found about her.  
The 15. this day in the morning those off the town fell upon the French works, and took in part off their sap, and began to cast it up against them, but in the afternoon the French falling on upon them recovered the most part of it again with the loss of some men.  
This night the Duke of Bovillon took in the Castle of Argenteau, situated on a high Hill between Luke & our army to secure our provisions.  
Upon Friday the 16. of july, the Enemy had in a readiness another Mine, and springing that, filled the French sap with earth some four rodds, where upon the French Colonel Monsieur Maison-Neusve, that commanded, desired his Ex cie: that the French might spring their mine, and have a revenge, which the Prince not only granted; but also was present there himself: The mine then being sprung the Frenches fell on bravely, and drove the Enemy into their Moat, and followed them so close, that they cried out, Mesieurs Faitez Nous Graces, the French lost above 40: men, among which Ensign Fay was slain, and the Enemy above 100: slain and hurt that day, as they themselves confessed. The springing off the Mine took but little effect, yet not with-standing: the French Volunteers, Gentlemen, & Soldiers fell on & pursued them the Enemy shooting so thick with their Cannon and small shot, from the wall and their outworks, that they could not lodge in the Mine, nor cast up the earth against the Enemy, where driven to retire again into their works.  
The Walloons relieving the French, about one of the clock in the night fell on again upon the Enemies work, and beat them out off it, but fresh seconds falling out of the town, the walloons retreated into their works.  
In this fight were slain Monsieur Beza a French Captain that commanded, a French Lieutenant, and a Walloons Ensign, beside, some 30: Soldiers slain and hurt. The Enemy lost also in these several encounters 82 men, as they themselves reported, and about 60 hurt, whereof some of them died of their wounds afterwards.  
The 18: a Burger of Mastricht came voluntarily over into our Army. This day also there came 60: Musketteirs from Liege, which were taken up there, and raised for us.  
A woman also was apprehended, and taken going with a letters to the Spanish Army.  
Also a Spaniard was taken in peasant's clothes, and brought in, which had letters from Sancte Croce, to the Governor of Gulick.  
Letters were likewise intercepted from the Infanta to Papenheim, wherein she offered him present pay for two months, if he would help to relieve Mastricht, and come into the Land of Luke as an Enemy.  
Upon Monday the 19: the Enemies Horse of Sancte Croce his Army, surrounded, and made a bravado before the Prince's Quarters, chased and took many of the waggoners horses, and slew some Foremen, our ordinance played upon them, and our horse charged them and slew a Captain of theirs and made them to retreat. The Prince's Captain of his troop of Harquebusiers was slain this day, our men also slew some of the Enemy, and took others prisoners.  
The Lord of Vpdam having 100: horse upon the Maze near unto Stockham, brook out of an Ambuscado suddenly, & charged three of the Enemy's troops of horse, put them to flight, and pursued them so fast, that they took 12: horse and 25: horsemen prisoners.  
The 20. Nothing of consequence was done.  
Wednesday the 21. of july proclamation was made that he which could take any going in, or out of the town, with letters, should have two hundred gilders for his labour.  
The Count Warfuse Master of the King of Spanies finances, or revenues; revolted and declared himself at Liege against the Spaniards and published his reasons.  
This day 25▪ firelocks sallied out of the town, near unto the place where Sr: r: Robert Honywoods' troop had the guard, he fell upon them slew six of them and took three prisoners.  
This night the Enemy attempted again to come over the water, and sent over two hundred Italians in Sloops on our side of the Maze: but Colonel Varick set upon them, slew divers of them among the rest a Colonel which had the command in that action, and took some 70: prisoners, and a Sergeant Maior, six Captains, the most of them Reformadoes▪ & two Alferuses. The Dutch lost in this sight Captain Bruyn, & no others.  
This day also while the English gave the Enemy an alarm in their trenches, the Prince's guard, and the walloons sprung a mine in the French approaches, and fell upon a Traverse of the Enemies, before their halfmoon, they fought a long time with the Enemy, till their Ammunition was spent, and the alarm being hit Lieutenant Vivian, Lievetnant to Sr: john Manwoods' Company, was sent with all expedition with 40: fresh Musketteirs out off the English approaches to second them, and some Dutch; he fell upon the Enemy, and put them to retreat, and made the place good, till the workmen turned it up, & lodged some of our men in it the Enemy holding one side of the work and we the other. Count Haynaw, who commanded the Regiments of the guards, did carry himself valiantly in this action, charged the Enemy in the plain field, with his sword drawn in his hand was there slain, whose death the Prince much lamented. Three wallon Captains were hurt, and divers Gentlemen and Soldiers slain in this service.  
The 22. of july towards noon the Enemy sprung a mine near the point off the English sap, which cast up abundance of Earth, and falling into our sap filled it up a rod. or more, and likewise stopped the entrance into our mine.  
This cast us behind, and we were driven to work it out again, and clear both our sap, and our mine before we could advance forward. When the Enemies men sprung their Mine: we had three or four men a sapping forward, the earth fell upon them, and buried two off them 12: or 13: foot deep under it in the mouth of our sap, my Lord of oxford upon Thursday night commanded, & a little before the break of the day, these two Soldiers of Sergeant Maior General Wits his Company, which were buried under the Earth, when the Enemies mine was blown up, lying in the concave thereof, wrought themselves out with their hands, and a spade, and tumbled into our sap, among our men, who supposing they had been the Enemy, were ready to give fire upon them, which they seeing, cried out that they were our own men, thus it pleased God miraculously to preserve these two poor men, which lay buried under the Earth 15: hours, from Eleven a Clock in the day, till 3 a clock in the next morning. Lieutenant Colonel Proud who commanded that day in the approaches when the mine was sprung, was shot dead in his head with a firelock bullet.  
This day Count William off Nassan returned from Antwerp, and came into our Army, with 30 Companies, who were quartered between Count Maurice his quarter, and the lower bridge.  
Upon the 24: in the morning the Enemy sprang a Mine in the French Approaches, but did little harm. The English also sprung their Mine fearing that the Enemy had discovered it, & would have prevented them, the Earth fell short of the Enemy's work.  
This day two peasants were taken coming out of the town, whereof one off them had letters found about him.  
The 25: two new Companies were raised at Liege which came unto us.  
About this time the States raised nine troops off horse.  
About six off the clock this morning the Enemy's troop off horse, which lay in the town (laying some firelocks in Ambuscado for their retreat) sallied out upon Weike side, & came upon the spur into a Village about an English mile from the town, thinking that our horse troops, which lay there, had him upon the watch, and so to have pillaged their lodgings in their absence: but our men staying some thing longer them usual; taking the Alarm, charged them with three troops off our horse, and falling in among them, made them return with greater speed than they came, and followed them so close, un till they came to the Ambush off their firelocks, which broke out, and gave fire upon our men, and the Cannon out of the Town played, among them, which made the Enemy's horse take courage again, and turning faces about, charged our men, but our men broke them so, that their foot casting away their firelocks, ran away, & after them their horse, whom our men charged home up to the very port, though they shot much with their ordnance from the wall: In this skirsmish we lost 4 or 5 horsemen, and the Enemy lost many more. Captain Hurries troop a Scotch Captain was very much commended for this service: This day one of our sapps was so far advanced, that it touched one of the Enemies works, this being St: james his day, we were verily persuaded, that the Marquis Sancte Croce would have fallen on upon our line, and outworks, to see though he could have relieved the town, but we kept so strong a watch, that he did not try what their Patron-Saint would do for them.  
The 26: the Enemy sent some of his troops towards Maseyck.  
Tuesday the 27: of july, the besieged sprung a Mine in the English trenches, which defaced our sap, & did a little hurt to one of our mines.  
This afternoon the Enemy sprung two Ours in the French approaches, the walloons having the guard there, had hurt & slain 18: of their men, among whom Captain Duke his Ensign was slain. The Enemy's horse of the town sallied out on Weike side, but were presently beaten isle  
This night also a Corpse du guard, and a Battery was made in the ille above the town, and a mortar planted, the which played with granadoes, and two small pieces into Weick.  
The 28: of july about one of the clock in the night, the Enemy shot from their leaguer, divers pieces of ordnance, but did not attempt to put over.  
The French this afternoon sprung a Mine, and fell on upon it, but the earth lying so open toward the town, retreated with the loss off Captain Lavilletta and some others.  
Thusday the 29: of july that afternoon, the Enemy fell out, and shot much in the English trenches: of ours there were some 20 men slain & hurt, among the rest Captain Courtney, who commanded Colonel Pakenhams Company, had his thigh broken with a Granadoe, whereof three days after he died. And in the night the Enemy sprung a Mine which did some harm to our sap.  
The 30: of july, the Prince went down into the French approaches, to see the gallery, which was newly begun: In the English approaches, a Battery was made & advanced nearer the wall, having two half Canon planted upon it, the one played upon the Brussels Port, and the halfmoon before it, and the other to dismount a piece of the Enemies, which lay upon the Rondle of the wall, and did much harm to our men, but the Enemy from the same Rondle, with their piece, put one of our Canons to silence, and slew a Cannonier.  
The last of july, Sr: jeames Sanderling commannding, the Scotch having the guard in the trenches, a sapped was brought into the Enemy's spur, which lay before their Counter▪ scarf, which the Enemy seeing, shot continually from 10: of the clock in the morning, till 7. a clock in the Evening, with Cannon, Slings, Firelocks, and Musketts upon them, and threw hand granadoes among them, & with all they fell on, with flails, forks, and clubbs, full of nails, and set fire on our blind, which made our work lie open to their shot: not withstanding the Scotch maintained it bravely. In this fight was slain with a Canon bullet worthy Lieutenant Bruce, who carried himself very vaillantly this day, & fought in his shirt, and oftentimes came to push of the Pike with the Enemy upon the top of the work, and pulled their flails, and clubbs from them with his hands.  
Ensign Riddle also a hope full young Gentlemen received their his mortal wound, whereof with in two days he died. And Captain Leviston, & Lieutenant Douglas were hurt. To conclude the scotch had & hurt slain this day some 30: of their men, whereof Colonel Broughs own Company had hurt and slain about sixteen.  
The first of August our new Battery which was put to silence before began to speak again, & to shot upon the Enemies Roundle, to see though they could dismount their ordinance throw the portholes they put them to silence, yet for all that now and then they shot very dangerously with their sling piece upon our men.  
This day also the Enemy set fire upon two of out blinds and slew some of our men.  
The second of August our men with often shooting with two halfe-Canon from the French Battery did so shake & beat upon the wall over against the French approaches, that it sunk down some three roads, which made the Enemy to quit a part of their counterskarfe. And the French advanced well their great covert gallery under the dry Moat.  
The third of August the Enemy was not so lavish in shooting away their powder and bullets as wouts they to be, but did begin to husband it against a time of more need; so that this night we had not one man shot, only Colonel Harewood got a sligh hurt with a granado. This night the English sapped into the Enemy's counterskarfe & to the brink of their moat, and made there two or three small guards, to maintain the sap, and to offend the Enemy.  
The fourth of August we brought an other sap up on our right hand into their moat, and made likewise two or three little Corpse off guard to secure it. It was admirable to see when we had got into their counterskarfe and the brinck of their deep ditch, how many windings and turnings, lines, flanks, and sapps we made, they were like a Maze wherein one might have lost himself, if he had not known them well. They branched out one both sides of our great gallery, and divers pyenests, & small guards were made beyond the Entrance into it, to flanke● along the moat, & to play upon the wall, which did so much overloke us.  
Our great gallery was so under propped with supporters of timber, and planks above it, that four men might march in Frunt in it. Every day and night we got a road or more, it was 160 paces long, and went shelving down some 8: foot under the bottom of their dry moat, which was of a hugh depth, and then rising up again to come to the foundation of their stone wall. Having then (as is said) got into the Enemies' Counterskarfe, dry ditch or moat they by degrees little & light quitted part of it, and retired toward their halfmoons, before both their ports casting up small traverses upon their Counterskarfe and the brinck of their moat to hinder us from sapping forward, so that they disputed every patch of ground with us, & we were forced to cut them out of them, or else to fire them out of them.  
The Enemy had planted a small piece in their halfmoon, shot into our sapps, and from the Roundle upon our right hand, which slew some of our men, Among the rest Sergeant Parker Conductor to Mr: Niel his Ex cie Inginier.  
The fifth Count Stirum put 300: men into Sittert, this caused the Burghers to come to his Ex cie: to beseech him, that he would with draw his men out of it, or else put a stronger Guarnison into it, to hold it against Count Papenheym, who was passed over the Rhine with 12000: foot, and 3000: horse, and was marching towards Mastricht▪ pillaging & plundering all the villages, and gentlemen's houses that lay in his way.  
The sixth our horsemen took 20: of Papenheyms' horsemen just as they were a breaking up, of a church, and plundering of it, and brought them prisonners to the Prince: but his Ex cie: sent them back to their General Without any ransom, because he would not give the first occasion of breaking the neutrality.  
This day his Ex cie: to prevent the Enemies from approaching, and making of Batteries, to shoot into his own, and the French quarters from a village not far of, where our men had discounered some work, which the Enemy had cast up, caused high Barrocadoes to be made with in the line along his one & the French quarters, & ran aline from the trench into the field to meet the Enemy, & made a royal fort at the end of it, to have planted ordnance upon it, which the Enemy perceiving spared both the labour and the charge.  
This day also the great English Gallery, was begun under the Earth.  
The Prince coming into the French & English approaches, which he did commonly every day, & so hazarerd his person more than the Officers were willing to see, escaping narrowly many a shot, espied in the English approaches a small traverse, which the Enemy held on the one side, and we on the other, from whence the Enemy threw many Granades into our sap among our men, which did much annoy them. Colonel Broughs' Regiment this night had the watch in the trenches, & Sr. jeames Sanderling▪ his Lieutenant Colonel commanded: his Ex cie: gave him order that the Scotch should assault it, to beat the Enemy out of it, which they did▪ and about eleven a clock in the night: during the fight our ordnance, and small shot from the French, and English Batteries, played much upon the Enemy, they gave fire upon the wall, & the Enemy also played with: their Canon and small shot from of the wall, and flankers upon us. The manner of assaulting of it was this, Captain Ogleby who commanded Colonel Brought Company, Ensign Hunns, and a Sergeant with some 12 men fell on first, & upon the top of the work were at push of the pike a good while, and beat the Enemy out of it, and our spade men began to slight it, & turn it up against them. Upon this service worthy Captain Ogleby, the Sergeant, and one Mr: r: Meaper were slain. The Ensign Hurt, and some 30: Gentlemen and Soldiers slain & hurt.  
This day also the Prince commanded we should fetch all the forage that possibly we could get in the land of Valckenburch, lest Papenheym, who began to draw near us should make use of it.  
The seventh his Ex cie: gave leave to the Marquis de Gere a French Vovoluntier to go into Sancte Croces leaguer to visit the Marquis de Clayton, & the Baron de Vieux-pont, two French Colonels, which served the Enemy, they told him that though the Marquis Sancte Croce did despair off the relief of Mastricht, yet he hoped, that the Prince of Orange would not refuse to give him battle in returning homeward towards Holland, and that Count Papenheym was come to him to that end. Also their Runaways and prisonners told us, that now they had got between us, & Hollant we should be fought with all, and not a man of us come off. It was reported that Papenheym, also should send word unto the Prince of Orange, that he came not to offend him▪ & the lo: the States, but was sent from the Elector of Cullen, to punish the rebellions Legeois, whereof they being advertired prepared for him presently, and two days before they intercepted, and took materials, which were sent from Namur to Papenheym, to make a bridge over the Maze.  
The eight of August, the Enemy sallied out of Weick with their horse, but were beaten in with the loss of six of their men.  
The 9: of August, Papenheym came to Sittert, some 8: or 9: English miles from our Leaguer.  
The 10: a woman was taken coming out of the town, & meaning to go to the Enemies' Army, being strictly examined by Sergeant major Glaser, she confessed, she had swallowed down a bullet, wherein was a letter, which after a purge she void, & the letter was found: the letter being wrapped together in alitle hollow bullet, & baked in paste.  
The 11: Colonel Harwood having the command in the trenches, and being bid-day, after dinner going to see the sap, was slain with a sling bullet, whose death was much lamented. This day those of the town sprung a mine in the trenches, but did little harm.  
The 12: Papenheym marched towards Count William his quarter, whereupon his Ex cie: gave orders, that all our guards over, and about the Maze, as also Count Styrums horse-troopes should retreat, within the line, and keep their guards at the further end of the Lord of Brederodes bridge, and this night Papenheym marched to our old quarters by Geule, where Sancte Croce, and he made a bridge our the Maze.  
This day also their was a great fire in Colonel Harewoods his quarter, which burned of a division, & his dead Corpse, escaped burning very near.  
The Duke of Newburch came also into our Army to the States, & his Ex cie: It was reported his Ambassage was from the Bishop of Collen, to excuse Papenheyms coming, & solicit that Weike might be made neutral, they say he had no good answer from the Prince, and the States: but went away with a flea in his ear.  
This day those of the town sprung another mine, but it took no great effect, but at night they set some of our blinds on fire.  
The 13: a Soldier's wife of Mastricht, who had been formerly taken, going with letters to the King's Army, was now the second time apprehended, and brought to his Ex cie: but no letters could be found by her, yet at last being strictly examined, and threatened to be hanged she ingeniously confessed, that she had swallowed two Copper-boxes, with two letters, the one from the Baron of laid to Sancte Croce in characters, and the other from the Magistrates off Mastricht, to their old Governeur Count La Motterye.  
The State's Doctor over night gave her some pills in, the which wrought so well with her, that the next morning they were found, washed, opened, and these letters found in them: the letters (they say) were to this effect, that unless they were presently relieved (we being so near them) it was impossible for them, to hold out the town any longer.  
The 14: 14. women were taken, and 4. firelocks, which came out off the town to get forage.  
This day also Papenheyms horse, & ours skirmished together, and sought to beat in our horse sentinels.  
This night the Enemy hung out lights on the wall both against the English & French approaches, to shoot upon us, & to discover what we were a doing in their moat.  
The 15: also a Capuchian Friar belonging to the Earl of Vorstenburch came from Papenheyms' quarters into ours, to visit a Lieutenant of horse off theirs, who was taken prisoner, and lay wounded in our quarters, he told us Papenheym desired that Weike might be delivered to him, or else he made no quastion, but he would relieve the town, for his men had done wonders, and overrun stronger works than ours at Magdenburch, we prayed the Pape that he would go & persuade Papenheym to make a trial off the strength off our works, and he and his muffs should have a very good welcome.  
This day also came Kutingen Agent off the Bishop off Coullen to our Army, to excuse Papenheyms coming, but the States and the Prince gave him no great welcome.  
The 16: of August, the Scots having the guard in the trenches, the besieged about two a clock in the morning, came into the moat, and gave fire upon our right hand sap, that opened in it, and wounded two or three off our workmen: they were presently beaten out, & left two or three of their men dead behind them, afterward they shot into this sally with a sling piece; (& being in drink) as commonly they were when they fell on, fell out again upon our sappers, but the Scotch beat them back, with the loss of eleven of their men: the scoth also lost a Sergeant with four men. This day Count Henry of Nassau his steward was slain.  
This night Papenheym shot of five pieces of ordnance towards Count Maurice his quarter, by which he declared himself an Enemy, as appeared the day following.  
Those of the town hung out lights this night three times, and extinguished them again, we interpreted this to be some signal they could not hold out long. This evening a corporal of the Enemies came out of the town, and told us, that the besieged intended to fallie out upon us the next day, with a great many men.  
Upon tuesday the 17: General Morgan's Regiment had the guard in the trenches, my Lord General Vere commanded the line, (as he did every night,) between the English quarter and Count Henry's, accompanied with Sergeant major holes: It was my Lord of oxford's turn to comand this night in the quarters (who being sikly) my Lord Vere commanded his quartermaster to attend his lo. & to bring him what orders should come.  
This night about 12 a clock: Sergeant Maiour General Witz hearing the Enemy moved, gave order that 150 men should be drawn out of the quarters, & put into the Fort Anglois to stregthen it, this caused my Lord of oxford to come forth, & see it executed & he stayed with the companies till morning. The reveille being beaten my Lord Vere, & my Lord of Oxford gave order, that the Companies should be drawn from the line to the quarters, & they had scarce laid down an hour, to take their rest, but we heard a sudden, and a hit alarm in the trenches, which was between 7 or 8 a clock in the morning. The Enemy sallied out about 400 men, upon the English trenches, and over the plain field fell into our sapps and guards: it was a misty morning, & so came stealing behind our sentinels, who could not well discover them, & give the alarm so soon as they might, if it had been clear: the Enemy fell into our first Corpse du Gardiner, & beat our men out of it, and so along our right-hand sapps, got into the second Corpse du Gardiner, and at last assaulted the Colonels Corpse du Garde, where Serg t: major Williamson commanded, and in which General Morgan's own Company was, and some others. Our men made the best resistance they could, & were at push a pike with them a long time: the Enemy gave fire exceedingly from the wall with their ordnance & small shot, & with their firelocks slew many of our men in the Colon. Work: Serg t: major Williamson, received two or three mortal wounds at push a pike & with a shot, that fainting, they pulled him down from the top of the work, & carried him prisoner into the town, where he shortly after died: Serg t: Mayor holes hearing this alarm in our quarter gave order to the quarter master that came to him, that with all expedition my Lord Vere's Company of Delff, Sr: john gibson's, & Capt. Skippons', who were newly come from the watch, & the soldiers at rest in their huts, they should instantly draw forth, though they could get but 20 men together of a Company. All expedition was made that possibly could be, and getting some men together, the rest following, these captain: ran with their Companies down as fast as they could into the trenches, to second our men: and a scotch Company likewise which had the guard at the scotch avenue got the start a little before them: now Sir: john Gibson, and they when they came at the entrance into our trenches, for haste left the trenches, and ran over the plain field the next way, to come to the point of our trenches and saps, where the business was to be done: they shot exceedingly from the brickwall upon our men, and Master Treffery of my Lord Vere's 2. Company was shot in the head: the Enemy seeing the resolution off our men, fearing that we should have got between them and home & so have cut them of. The Governor Beckoned & cried to their men from the brickwall, that they should retreat into their works, but before these Companies came down, Capt. Browne, who was newly relieved from the point, Serg t: Mayor Cromwell Leift: Browne, Leift: Temple, with some ten Musketeers entered the Colonel's guard again, gave fire upon the Enemy, and beat them out of it, the Enemy having stripped our dead bodies in it, where Captain Martin, & diverse brave gent: and soldiers of General Morgan's Company lay dead, & where quartermaster Weyman: and Mr:: Ed: Mead: received their mortal wounds. After them entered Captain Trevery, Captain Walker, Captain Aury Vere, with my Lord Craven, and his brother, and beat the Enemy also out of the second work, there entered also 2. French Volunteers, whereof one was the Baron de Chastres, my Lord Craven and the French Baron: Captain Treverye, Leift: john Grace, and Leift: Moncrife fell into the third work, and to the very point off the sap itself, and beat the Enemy out off the third guard, where the French Baron and Leift: Moncrief were slain. The Enemy having possessed these works began to slight them, and cast down many off our muskett-Basketts, which made them lie very open to the wall of the town: then came my Lord Vere my Lord of Oxford, Sergeant major holes, Sr. Io. Manhood & Sr. Simon Harecourt, my Lord Vere being there, gave presently order for the strengthening of the guards, and the relieving of our men, and appointed workmen to repair our blinds, which the Enemy had begun to slight, and by little and little to set up our musket-baskets again, & commanded our men from all guards to give fire upon the wall, and the Roundels of it, to keep the Enemy from shooting, while our men did their business. My Lord of Oxford coming down went to the point, and right hand sap, & coming thither the Soldiers being over wearied called out to his Loᵖ: p: for relief, whereupon my Lord off Oxenford promised them they should be relieved presently, & his Lordship coming out, & passing throw the Colonels Corpse du Guard, a little beyond it, met some of our Musketteirs, which were brought up to relieve our men, his Lo: took about 16 of them, and though he was entreated by my Lord General Vere, Sergeant major Cromwell, and some others, not to venture his person, yet he went in with them, and before he came to the point of the right hand sap, being a dangerous place and lying open, received their a mortal shot throw his head. What a heavy spectacle this was to the standers by, and what a sudden impression of grief it was to my Lord General Vere, the symptoms of his face did discover: nevertheless his Lop: p: suppressing it as well as he could, gave further direction that our men should ply shooting, that the guards, and the sapps should be relieved, and the musket▪ baskets, which the Enemy had thrown down, by little and little should be set up again. And ere all things were done, it was twelve a clock at the least. In this fight Sarrant major Williamson, Captain Martin that commanded General Morgan his Company, Lieutenant Avery, Qvartermaister Wayman, and some 30: of General Morgan's own Company, were slain and hurt, besides others. Among these that were hurt, Captain Trefferie was shot by the shoulder and his leg hurt with a granado, likewise capt. Abree Vere was shot throw his Munmouth cap, and bruised on his foot with a granado. This action was no sooner ended, but an other alarm began on Count Maurice his side; for whilst my Lord Vere, and diversse Officers, were at dinner with my Lord Craven in the trenches, we heard ten or twelve rousing Canon go off from the brow of the hill where Papenheym lay. It seems there was some secret intelligence between Papenheym, and those of the town, to have fall'n on both at one time, if he had been ready, or the hour had not been mistaken. The night before, the marquis Sancte Croce had sent General Papenheym three Italian Regiments, and some of his best Canon. Papenheym then thundering with his ordnance from his great battery upon Count Maurice his quarter, and upon the line, came marching down the hill in full Battalions some 6. or 7. thousand horse and foot, drawing down two field pieces before them, which they planted within musket shot of the place, were they intended to Enter. The place was upon a little church yard called Ammy: where our line was not yet perfected, & where there were hedges orchards, and trees which did shelter them much from our shot. They took our men just at dinner, and the alarm being so hotly given, our men leaving their victuals behind them, ran in all expedition to answer it. The Italian Regiments had the honour to give us the first charge, and fell upon this churchyard, and came to push of the pike with our men upon the top of the trench, The Italians gave on three or four times, & did their best endeavour, to have entered: but our men gave them such a welcome, and did so repulse them, that some of them were slain upon the breast work, and tumbled down into the ditch, and others were knocked down with the stocks of Musketts, and had their brains beaten out with brick bats. And our ordnance playing from all our Batteries which flanckred those fields, raked throw and throw the midst of Papenheyms' Battalions, & poured whole volleys of small short among them. Papenheym seeing the Italians thus beaten, & retreat (as Marquis Spinola did at ●ergin upon the English) charged them in the Rear with his horse to force them to fall on again: but at last seeing it was in vain, & that they could not enter, gave way to their retreat. In this fight worthy Captain Morton was slain. His Ex cie: also being at dinner, and hearing this hit alarm, calls for his horse, and took divers foot companies along with him, & two pieces of French half canon, made all the speed that possibly he could to ge●t to count Maurice his quarter. The foot companies were placed along the line, & some 30 troops off our horse stood in Battalie, that though Papenheym had entered, not a man of them had got off. His Ex cie: being come to count Maurice his quarters, presently planted there the two pieces, which he brought along with him, & which did so rake throw Papenheyms' battalions, that often times a bullet swept away five or six off them at a shot, their horse & horsemen tumbling down, and sprawling upon the Earth. This fight continued along time from one off the clock, till 8 or nine in the night, before they could come clear off. In this fight powder nor shot were spared on neither side. Count Papenheym would fain have been gone sooner, but he was engaged, to stay the longer for the carrying off of his dead & hurt men, and the drawing off his two field pieces, which cost many off his men theirs dearest lives. It was credibly reported, that in this fight, he lost 1400 or 1500 hundred men, & himself hurt. For the day following the Boors coming in told us, that there were 24 wagons appointed in the night, to fetch of their dead and hurt men, whereof some of them had their legs & their arms shot off. These wagons went often to and again in the night, and by the churchyard, where the Italians fell on, their lay 140 of their dead bodies stripped, our men did them the honour to cast Earth upon them, & to bury them in the ditch off our trench.  
The 〈◊〉 the three Italian Regiments were sent back by Papenheym to marquis Sancte Croce well beaten. And it was reported that count Papenheym upbraided the Spaynards for not attempting in some other place, while he strove to relieve Mastricht. when the news was brought to Sancte Croce who was at play, that count Papenheym was beaten, he told his play follows, that he knew as much before, for he had not to do with his Muffs, & so gee●ing at him bade them play on. This day also the Enemy sallied of out the Town upon our saps, but the English being aware of them, beat them back again presently with the loss of some of their men.  
The 19▪ S r: Thomas Culpepper Lieut. Colonel to Colonel Packenham (who was hurt) commanded in the approaches, our great galletie this morning was so advanced, that our Mineurs mined too far, that coming to the inside of the wall apiece of it fell down into the Town, that a man might put his head in at the hole thereof, & see into the town, which the Enemy discouvering, one of them peeping in at the hole, was slain with a pistol, two Gentlemen of ours standing on either side of the hole with their pistols spanned. This accident so happing Sr: r: Thomas Culpepper sent quartermaster Watkins in all haste to advertise the Prince thereof, who instantly sent his Inginier Monsieur Niels to command the Capt: of the Miners that he should stop the gallery backwards, and make chambers for the powder, which was begunn with all expedition.  
The next day being friday & the 20. the Lord General Vere his Regiment, had the guard in the approaches, and was commanded by his Lieut. Colonel holes, after dinner Colonel Harewoods Corpse, was to be carried out of the trenches, & all the Colonels, Captains and Officers, who had not the guard, were invited to his obsequies, meeting all at his tent and hut to go along with it. The Lord General Vere being come thither, & finding his Ex cie: not there, rod up to his Ex cie: tents, where (it seems) speaking with the Prince, he leaving the Company, gave him order to go presently down into the approaches. Sergeant major General, Sr: Thomas Culpepper Sergeant major Cromwell followed him, and being come down into the trenches, met with Sergeant major holes. They went all into the Colonels first Corpse du Guard, where putting the soldiers out, & shutting the portal thereof, held their a Council of War, what companies should besent for into the quarters, what workmen were sufficient, who should command the workmen, & how & in what manner the breach should be assaulted. Sr: To: Culpepper & the quarter mr: that was there present with them, to help to Execute their commands, were sent into the quarters for ten English Companies vidz. General Morgan's, Capt. Griffins, Colonel Packenhams, Colo. herbert's, Viscount Wimbletons' Sr: r: Tho: Culpeppers, Sergeant major Cromwell's, Sr: john Manwoods', Captain Skippons', & Capt. Dudleys', and Colonel Brough, & Sr: jeames Sanderling his Lieutenant Colonel, this night being to relieve the English with the scotch, were appointed to second them. while things were a ordering the Companies marching down & the workmen come, diversse gapps were cut in the trenches & sallies made in the most convenient places, where our men might fall out, & the two little decked Galleryes or sallies on either side off our great gallery were cut in the bottom of the ditch and on the sides, for our men to fall up to the breach. The Mine by this time was stoptt 14 foot backward, and 3 chabers made where in 18 Barrels of powder were laid: but as fast as we wrought backward the Enemy wrought forward, to give vent to our mine. The manner off assaulting the breach was thus, Lieutenant Charles Kettleby, and Ensign Muning were first to fall up with 50 Musketeers & Piks, to visit the breach. After him Lieut. Holmes with 24: workmen, and Quarter, master Watkins as Inginier. Next them Capt. Manly, Ensign Sydenham, & Capt Stantons Ensign with 100 men more half pikes half Musketeers, after him Capt. Cave Lieut. Lewes, & Ens. Foster with the like number. Then Lieut▪ Col▪ holes with Capt. Peyton, Capt. Esda, Lieut. Browne, Ens Garret Ens. Moyle & Ens. Manly, with 200 more. These volunteers also fell on, my Lord Craven & his brother, Sergeant Maiour Hunks, Capt. Davis Reformado. Master Donogh o Brian, Mr: Wilis. Ensign Browne, & Captain Griffin also fell up the breach with his Company. Thus it was ordered, and between 8: and 9▪ a clock this night, all things being in a readiness, the Mine was sprung, and to amuse the Enemy an Alarm was given by the French in their Approaches. Now ere the Mine was sprung, the Enemy had stolen out nine Barrels off powder out off it, the other nine Barrels being fired, having such a vent, and such a huge wall of Earth and stone to cast up, it made not so great a breach as otherwise it would have done, if all the powder had been in it: nevertheless it shook the foundation of the brickwall so, that some Earth being blown up, the stone brickwall tumbled down into the moat, about a rod in breadth, which our men perceving, giving a great shoot, fell on Courageously, from the bottom of the moat, and clambering over the stones, which were fall'n down, and helping one another up, got up to the very top of the Breach, gave fire in the teeth of the Enemy, and came to push of the pike with them: The Enemy running from all parts of the town to defend it▪ and from the two Roundles, which flanckred the Breach, gave fire a pace upon our men, that were upon the top of the Breach, & amounting, and with their ordinance from the halfmoon before the port, & from an other pecce which shot out of a hole within the port▪ played upon our men, and scoured a long the moa●e, hanging out two great lights, upon either side of the Breach, that they might see, and discouver our men the better: the Enemy casting down many hand-granadoes, stones, fireworks, and pycht ropes burning, among our men▪ discharging their ordnance from all flanks, as fast as they could charge and discharge, and ours likewise upon them from all our Batteries, while our men fell up to the breach with agreat resolution putting the Enemy hard to it, Captain Dudley, Ensign Sydenham (now Captain) Captain Sandall, Ensign Garret my Lord Vere's Ensign of his Company of Dort, with some other Officers, Gentlemen, and Soldiers sallied a long the moat, and the Enemies' Counterskarfe, and coming to the drawe-bridg before Brussels. Port, entered the halfmoon, cut the throats of those that had the guard in it, beat them down with their Musket-stocks, and mauled them pitifully, so that they cried out for quarter, but none was given them▪ The Enemy that had the guard within the port, having the wicket open, shut it, and left those that were without to our mercy. All this while our men strove to enter the breach, and assaulted it well nigh half an hour, slashing and cutting of the heads of the Enemies' piks. His Ex cie: the Lord General Vere, Sergeant major General, and divers Officers stood upon the Battery, to see the Breach assaulted, where the bullets flew thick, and threefold. It was very difficult for our men to enter, because of the steepness of the wall, and their clambering over stones, and dead men's bodies▪ being 80: foot in height from the bottom of the moat to the stone wall. Our men giving on three or four times with fresh courage, which his Ex cie: seeing (that the longer they stayed in assaulting▪ the more men we lost) sent word, that our men should come down from the breach, and retire into our works. In this fight captain Davis a worthy Gentleman was slain, Captain Edmund Manly, who strove to enter cutting off the heads of the Enemies' pikes, received a shot throw his left arm by his shoulder, which broke his bone, and an other throw the same arm a little above his Elbow, which likewise broke his bone asunder, & another shot through his right thigh among his sinews, whereof the 23. of August he died. Also Captain Griffin was shourdly hurt, & agreat many of his Company slain & hurt. Lieutenant Colonel holes was also hurt with a granado on his foot: Captain Cave shot throw his right-hand, the bones all to pieces, and Captain Peyton throw his lefthand. Capt. Dudley at push of the pike with the Enemy was run into his breast, and his Lieutenant▪ Read shot through one of his hands the bones all to shatters. Captain Sandall received a cruel shot, whereof (of late) he died. Capt. Sydenham hurt also with a granado, and divers Gentlemen and Soldiers of my Lord Vere his two Companies slain and hurt, & a great many of other Companies also. The Enemy likewise lost a brave Captain upon the breach and a great many of other Officers & men, who did ingeniously confess unto us, after we came into the Town, that if our Mine had sprung but half an hour sooner, the Baron of laid Vice Gouvernour, and some of the Magistrates standing above the mine, and giung some orders how to defend the breach, had been blown up into the air. Our men falling on & striving to enter, there was a pitiful cry of men, women & children in the Town, their great alarm Bell ringing out. And some of them fearing that our men would have entered, and served them as the Prince off Parma did Anno 1579. cried out for quarter, but our men gave no ear unto them, because his Ex ice: had promised our men, they should pillage the Town if they entered, which did much animate them. There was order giving when our men fell first on, that though the breach was not mountable, and the assault feisible, they should have sent his Ex cie: word, and have fall'n off: but it seems the overruling hand of the Lord of Hosts was in this action, and the courage of our men such, that it was omitted: for though we lost a Company of brave, and worthy men, who desirous of honour lost their lives there, yet they did so startle the Enemy, that they durst not stand out a second assault, as ye shall hear the day following.  
Upon Saturday then the 21 in the morning a parley was beaten for the fetching off of our dead bodies on both sides: Sr: r: jeamet Sanderling then commanding in the approaches, the dead being brought off, our men began to shoot again: but it seems the Enemy foreseeing an other storm, and for the prevention off a further danger, took hold off this opportunity, calls for a parley, and desired that one or two of them might speak with his Ex cie: which Sr: r: jeames granting, caused his men to leave shooting, and sent word to the French approaches, that they would do the like also, so his Ex cie: sent down Sergeant major General Monsieur Witz, into the approaches and hostages were sent out and in, and the Articles of Composition agreed on, and accordingly performed on both sides.  
According to the Articles of Composition hereunto annexed Monday the 23. of August the Enemies Garnison marched out of the Town 29 Colours a foot, being about 14 comen in all, and a troop of horse. They had also with them nine pieces of ordnance, two three quater canon, Carrying a bullet of 3● pounds weight, two half Canon, three ●ling pieces, and two Falcons, the Prince at their request out of his bounty gave them two pieces more than at the first was agreed upon, but they taking three, his Ex cie: caused one of them to be carried back again into the town. They had also a hundred of our wagons to carry away their hurt, and sick-men, their bag and baggage, which brought them to the marquis Sancte Croce his Army. A great many of them taking their leaves of their friends in Mastricht were foxed, and in going out discharging their Musketts and firelocks, one more malicious than the rest having a bullet in his firelock, shot dead a horsemans' son of ours, for which offence he was apprehended, and presently executed.  
The 24. Count Papenheym having marched to a village called Esder near unto a little town called Vysell attempted to have put a bridge over the Maze, to have hindered, and cut of our provisions between Luke & our Army: but hearing that Mastricht was come to a parley, that his Ex cie: had sent some forces to prevent him, & that the boors round about rose up in Arms against him, not willing to suffer the insolences of his Soldiers, who near visell had murdered some of their peasants, in revenge whereof, the bores cut the throats of some of his stragglars, he bethought himself, and returned back again to his own quarters.  
The 25. a day of thankgiving was solemnised to God the Author, and giver of this Victory.  
The 26. Papenheym marched again with 6 or 7 thousand men into the Country, to pillage & plunder it. where his men committed cruel Insolences, breaking up Churches, Cloisters, & gentlemen's houses, spared not the Romish Catholics themselves, especially his men paid those of the Reformed Religion. Among the rest some of his Officers & Soldiers fell upon a Gentleman's house, brook up their Chests, Trunks, and Cubbarts, and took above 20000 gilders in ready coin from him; this did not only content them, but also to satiate their filthy lusts (o horrible villainy) ravished his wife, and daughters: notwithstanding the many tears & cries they made unto them for the preserving of their chastity.  
The 27. Sancta Croce removed part of his quarter from the Hooght Cloister and came and lay with some off his men nearer Stockham to guard his bridge, which was laid over the Maze, to go into, and to come from Count Papenheyms' quarter.  
The 31. the Duke of Niewburch came again into our Army, to excuse Papenheyms coming against us, now he had declared himself an Enemy, aswell in his own behalf as in the Bishop off Cullens, but they said he had no great audience.  
The first of September we heard there was agreat contestation between Count La Motterie, the Baron of laid his Vice Gouvernour, and Sancte Croce & his Spaynards, hitting them in the teeth, that they had laid there all that while, and attempted nothing for the relief of Mastricht.  
The fifth of September, Papenheym being marched away towards Cullen, Sancte Croce took up his bridge, and let some of it drive down the stream, he kept it a day, or two longer, fearing lest we should have fall'n in the brich of Papenheym, and have cut off his passage.  
The next day he marched away with his foot towards Diest in Brabant, leaving his horse in the rear of his quarters: His Ex cie: went with our horse, to see his going off, and some of our horse entertained skirmish with them, and bullets changed between ours, and their sentinels. And thus the great brags they made, that they would give us battle, and fight with us before we came home, came to nothing.  
The Enemy being gone, our ordnance were drawn off from all Batteries, and set in order in our quarter.  
Upon Sunday the 5. of September, two sermons were preached in Saint Mathews Church in Mastricht: There was a great auditory of Soldiers, & the inhabitants, as full as ever the church could hold. After the fore nonce sermon was ended Mr: Conrade Merkinius the States preacher, coming down from the pulpit, there was an old woman, that had been of the Reformed religion all her life time, & whom God preserved from death, when the Prince of Parma took in the town with an assault, & when so many, were Masacred & drowned in it by the Spaniards. This good soul hearing the sound of the Gospel again in Mastricht, was so over joyed, that (as Symion did to our Saviour) she catched the preacher in her arms embrassed him, and blessed God for it. This caused also a great rejoicing to the standers by, which made some of them shed tears, & weep for joy  
This night towards evening his Ex cie: Commanded Monsieur Stakenbrock Lieutenant General of the Horse, & Colonel Pincen, who commanded the foot, having with them certain Dutch companies, four pieces of ordnance, two Mortars, and sufficient ammunition, laden upon wagons, to march unto Limborch, six dutch miles beyond Mastricht: on mundaye morning the sixth of September they came before it, made a Battery, & planted their Canon upon the Castle, which by nature, and art was exceeding strong, & situated upon a sleep Hill, overlooking the town: after they had made some 34 shot against the Castle, they came to aparly and yielded, finding in it ten or twelve pieces of good ordnance, and so the States and his Ex cie: became master of the first Dukedom of the 17 Provinces, It is a mountainous Country, and full of high hills, in which there are Minerals found, and great store of Calamine stone, and copper, it is credibly reported, that these hills, especially one of them, were farmed for 300000 gilders yearly, and besides that, this Town and Castle brings in agreat deal of Contribution to the States from the adjacent Provinces, as Namur, Luxenburch, little Brabant, etc. Those of the Town and Castle had these Articles of Composition granted them, which are here unto annexed.  
Thus it pleased God to hear the prayers of his faithful ones, and to honour the Land, and his Ex cie: so, that in the sight of these two Armies which did beleaguer us on the one side, to take this city of Mastricht, and to send his Ex cie: home (maugre our Ennemis) with Victory, to this God the Author & Giver off all Victory be given Everlasting praises,  
Amen.   

A true List of the number of Officers slain, and hurt of all Nations of the State's Army before Venlo, Roermont, and the famous siege of Mastricht, together with the Volunteers & Gentlemen slain, and hurt, & the numbered of the Soldiers of every Regiment throw the Army Anno 1632.  

COunt Ernest Lord Marshal of the field, slain before Roermont.  
Count Hanauw slain before Mastricht. 2  
Of the Regiment of the Lord General Vere.  
Robert Earl of Oxenford.  
Captain Edmund Manly.  
Lieut. Edward Vere slain. 3  
Lieut. Colonel holes hurt.  
Sr. Simon Harecourt S ar. major.  
Captain Roockwood.  
Captain Trefferie.  
Captain Avery Vere.  
Captain Dudley.  
Captain Wrengham.  
Captain Cave.  
Captain Peyton.  
Lieutenant Duncum junior.  
Lieutenant Temple.  
Lieutenrnt Peter Vere.  
Ensign Sydenham now Captain.  
Ens. Read now Lieut. hurt 14   

Sergeants slain.  
Sergeant Burton.  
Sergeant Parker.  
Sergeant Davis.  
Sergeant Daff.  
Sergeant Foster.  
Sergeant Niclaes'.  
Sergeant Bishop.  
Sergeant Revels.  
Sergeants slain of this Regiment 8   

Of Gen. Morgan his Reg.  
Sergeant major Williamson.  
Captain Martin.  
Captain Wentworth.  
Quartermaister Wayman.  
Lieutenant Avery.  
Ensign Foster slain 6  
General Morgan himself hurt beneath his breast.  
Captain Griffin.  
Lieutenant Whally.  
Ensign Stephens.  
Ensign Cleave hurt. 5   

Of Col. Packenhams Reg.  
Lieutenat Colonel Proud.  
Captain Courtney.  
Captain Gawdie.  
Lieutenant Lewes.  
Ensign Munnings slain 5  
Sergeants slain. 2  
Colonel Packenham himself hurt.  
Lieutenant Bradly.  
Ensign Dansy now Captain. 3   

Of Collon. Herbert Reg.  
Colon. Harewood himself slain.  
Captain Morton.  
Lieutenant Garth.  
Ensign johnson.  
Ensign Fleetwood.  
Ensign Browne slain upon the breach, slain 6  
Captain Dorrell.  
Captain Sandall.  
Lieutenant Duncum.  
Ens. Doleman now Capt. hurt 4  
Ens. Willowly of my Lord Vere's Regiment slain before Venlo.   

Of the three Scotch Reg. Of Colonel Broughs.  
Captain Oglebly.  
Lieutenant Bruce.  
Ensign Ridly.  
Ensign Couts slain. 4  
Captain Willlam Morrey.  
Ensign johnson hurt. 2   

Of the Lord of Baucloughs.  
Captain jeames Morrey slain before Roermont.  
Lieutenant Moncrift.  
Ensign Graham slain 3  
Captain Leviston.  
Ensign Duglasse.  
Ensign Kerncroft hurt. 3   

Of Colonel Belfords.  
Sr: jeames Leviston Lieut. Colon.  
Lieutenant Douglas.  
Ensign scott hurt 3  
Scotch Sergeants slain 2   

Of the four French Reg.  
Of the Marschalls Mons r: Chast.  
Monsieur de Fay Ensign to Captain Croymar slain. 1  
Monsieur de Montagnet.  
Monsieur Brenelle Ensign.  
La Sauvage Ensign hurt. 3   

Of monsieur Hauterive his Regiment.  
Captain Beza.  
Isabella Lieutenant.  
Mons. de Breville Ens. slain 3  
Captain Beringham.  
La Ville Lieutenant hurt. 2   

Of the Duke de Candales Regiment slain.  
The marquis d'Esteaux his Lieutenant Colonel.  
Captain Fovillon.  
Captain Du Fresne.  
Monsieur de Bois his Lieutenant.  
Monsieur de Fay Lieutenant.  
Monsieur Paul Lieutenant.  
Monsieur de Granges Lieut.  
Monsieur Ruelle Lieut.  
Monsieur la Panniere Lieut.  
Monsieur Sansure Ensign Slain of this Regiment. 10  
Mons. de Verneville Sar. major.  
Captain Croyer.  
De Forges Lieut.  
De Charone Lieut.  
De Rupierre Ensign hurt 5   

Of the Regiment of Mons. Maison-neufve.  
Captain La Villete.  
De Chaulot Lieutenant.  
De Broullard slain 3  
Monsieur Croyer Lieut.  
Mons. Le Merle-Ensigne hurt 2  
French Volunteers slain Mons. Saint Surin.  
Le Baron de Chastres slain in the English approaches. 2  
Monsieur da Ganges.  
Monsieur Bax hurt. 2  
French Sargeants slain. 6   

Of Count Maurice his Regiment the Walloons.  
Captain Marquett.  
Le Doux Lieutenant.  
Ensign Calwaert slain. 3  
Captain Harsholt.  
Krimits Ensign to Captain Harsholt hurt. 2  
Telinghe Lieutenant to the old Company slain. 1   

Of Count Solms his Regiment.  
Mons. Nieulant Ensign to Captain Duke. 1   

Of Colonel Varicks' Regiment.  
Captain Bruyn slain when the Italians put over. 1   

Of Colonel Rosencrans.  
Ulevelt Ensign.  
Henry Bolon Ensign to Captain  
Vlaverwaelt slain 2   

Of Colonel Loose.  
Captain Dorght slain. 1   

The number of Foot Officers of all Nations slain and hurt.  
Dutch Officers slain with Count Ernest & Count Haynaw. 8  
English Officers slain with the 8. Sergeants. 29  
Scotch Officers slain with two Sergeants. 9  
French Officers slain with the Volunteers & six Sergeants. 25  
Walloon Officers slain 3  
Officers of all Nation slain 74   

Officers of all nations hurt.  
Dutch Officers hurt. 3  
English Officers hurt. 26  
Scotch Officers hurt. 8  
French Officers hurt. 12  
Walloone Officers hurt. 2  
Officers hurt. 51   

Horse Officers slain.  
The Captain of his Ex cie: Harquebussiers.  
Captain Bourmagnie.  
Coender Manck.  
La More Cornett slain. 4   

Beside some horsemen.  
La Roze Lieutenant to Mons. Chastillon.  
La Bresse Lieutenant hurt. 2  
Besides some horsemen that were hurt whose name are not known.   

A List of the English Volunteers, & Gentlemen of the four Colonels companies slain before Mastricht Anno 1632.  
Slain the first of july.   

Upon the Enemies Traverse of the Lord General Vere's Company of Dort.  
Captain Haughton reformado.  
Master Knowles.  
Master Ewins.  
Master Zachary Folliot.  
Master Edward Hewes. 5   

Of his Company of Delft.  
Master Thomas Wittington.  
Master Sedgwick. 2   

Volunteers and Gentlemen of the Lord General Vere's Company of Dort slain upon the breach the 20. off August 1632.  
Captain Davis Reformado.  
Master Honywood.  
Master Hoo.  
Master Bleschenden.  
Master Knosburow.  
Sergeant Burton.  
Thomas Berry.  
Thomas Cook.  
Walter Godscoate. 9   

Of his Lops s: second Company of Delft Slain upon the breach.  
Corporal Trent.  
Richard Rycroft.  
Thomas joanes'.  
john Poole. 4   

Hurt of these two Companies Upon the Traverse and upon the breach as followeth.  
Sergeant Bagnall grievously hurt 〈◊〉 the Traverse.  
〈◊〉 Hill his arm shot all to pieces.  
Master Willis.  
Master Ussher.  
Master Goodwin.  
Master Miles.  
Master Odinsel.  
Master Hunt.  
Master Williams.  
Master Mathewes.  
Master Morris.  
Master Farewell.  
Master Browne.  
Master Patisson.  
Master Leake hurt.  
Soldier's hurt. 16   

Of his second Company of Delft. hurt.  
M. Baynham. The 1, of july upon the Traverse.  
Mr. Quarles. The 1, of july upon the Traverse.  
Mr. Turvill.  
Mr. Alford.  
Mr. Die.  
Mr. Willams.  
Mr. Lower.  
Mr. Robart Morris.  
Mr. Georg Foster.  
Robart Billings.  
Mr Knightly Vachill. Hurt upon the breach. 9  
Sergeant Betty hurt. Hurt upon the breach. 9  
Soldiers hurt. 10 

Slain upon the breach of the whole Regiments 20  
Hurt and shot 82     

Of General Morgan's Regiment slain before & the 17 of Aug.  
Lieutnant Gilman Reforma 〈…〉  
Mr. Henry Lovewell.  
Mr. William Withers.  
Mr. William Morgan.  
Mr. Amstrudder.  
Mr. Walter Arden.  
Mr. Edward Meade. 7  
Soldier slain.   

Hurt of the same Company.  
Mr. Henry Ashly now Ensign.  
Mr. Thomas Ashly now Ensign.  
Mr. Wright.  
Mr. Clapham.  
Mr. Thomas Morgan now Ensign.  
Mr. William Booth.  
Mr. john Merick hurt 7   

Of Colonel Packenhams.  
Mr. Carcy.  
m. Butler slain. 2  
Soldiers 12   

Of Colonels Herbert's Volunteers, and Gentlemen slain.  
m. Blishenden.  
m. Goodwood.  
m. Chickwood.  
m. Woodhouse.  
m. Moor.  
m. Dikes.  
m. Gibs.  
m. Parker.  
m. Turnour slain. 9  
Besides Soldiers slain 12   
What Gentlemen of Colonel Packenhams, and Colonelll Epirotes 〈◊〉 were hurt is not come to my knowledge.  

The Numbered of Officers, Volunteers, Gentlemen, & Soldiers of every nation & Regiment slain before Venlo, Roermont & the Siege off Mastricht Anno 1632.  
Of the five Companies of the guards 67  
Of the Lord Vere's Regiment 157  
Of General Morgan's 111  
Of Colonel Packenhams 69  
Of Colonelll herbert's. 86  
English slain in all 423  
Of the 3 Scotch Reg. were slain 113   

Of the 4. French Regiments.  
Of the Regiment of mons. Chastillon 33  
Of the Regiment of mons. Hauter. 37  
Of the Reg. of the Duke of Condale 39  
Of the Reg. of mons. Maison-neufve 31  
French slain 140  
Of the Regiment of Count Maurice the Walloons 75  
Of the Regiment of Count of Hanaw 42  
Slain of these 3. Regiments 162  
Horse Officers slain 4   
Besides some few horsemen the numbered whereof it not known.  
Summa totalis slain of all Nations 909.  
Besides some horsemen.  
FINIS.   

Articles accorded by the Prince of Orange to the Gouvernour of the Town of Mastricht, and Wiecke, and to the Captains, and Soldiers therein.  

I. Article. THat the Baron of lead to whom the Gouvernement of the town is commited, the Captains, Officers, & Soldiers both horse & foot, and all such as receive pay from the King off Spain, off what quality or condition soever, although they have without leave quitted, & abandoned the service of the Lords the States of the united Provinces, together with the Captains of the Companies, shall go out with the safeguard off lives, and baggage, with their Arms, flying colours, light matches at both ends, bullets in their mouths, as they use to march in the war, to the Army off the Marquis Sancte Croce.  
2. That on both sides shall remain two hostages until their going out which shallbe on monday the 23 of this month.  
3. That they shall have a hundreth suffitient wagons, to transport their baggage, & that his Ex cie: shall give them two hostages to the said Army.  
4. That the Baron of Lede shall carry out with him six pieces of cannon, with six Tons of Powder, and bullets fitting the pieces to be chosen by the said Baron.  
5. That the Count Mottery Gouvernour of this place now absent, & all Captaines: Officers, & men of war as afore said both present and absent shall have two years' time, to dispose of their inheritances, houses, goods, & movables without any damage, and in case they shall sell their said goods, they shallbe free from any tax, to be put upon them by the State's General.  
6. That the wives of the men of war as above said may remain in the town, the said two years to look to their goods, & that during the said term, they shall upon request have wagons horses and boats delivered them for their conduct to Namur or Teilremont, and the like to such, as be wounded or sick.  
7. That all Officers & Souldiets wounded or sick may stay in the town aswell by the hosts, where they are now lodged, as in the hospitals, & his Excellency willbe pleased to give order there may be particular care taken, that they may be used as is fit.  
8. That no Officer, nor Soldier shallbe arrested for any debt.  
9 That the Soldiers of his Ex cie: Army shall not go into the town, but the day of marching out, as also the Soldiers of the town shall not go into the Army of his Ex cie:  
10. That all horses, or other boot made, aswell before as during the siege, shall rest in the peaceable possession of such as have taken or bought them, without being questioned for the same.  
11. That the Prisoners on each side shallbe delivered with out rantsome paying only the charges.  
12. That all Munition of war and victuals belonging to the Kings of Spain shallbe delivered without fraud to such as his Ex cie: shall appoint.   
Given in the Camp before Mastricht the 22. of Aug. 1632. Signed Henry d● Nassan. The Baron of Lede.   

The Articles of Composition agreed on my Lord the Prince of Orange, to the Clergy & Magigistrates of the Town of Mastricht.  
I. Article. 
THat all offences, & injuries done, aswell by the Clergy & religions pèrsons, as the temporals, not only before, but during this siege, both on the one side, & the other, shall remain wholly forgotten and forgiven.  II. 
That within the town of Mastricht, the reformed Religion shallbe freely and publicly preached, & exercised as it is exercised in the united Provinces, & that in the Churches of St: jeames & Hillary, iff they be convenient for it, though not two other fit Churches shallbe used thereunto.  III. 
That the Lord high Prior of St: Servaes', and all spiritual eclesiastical, & religious persons, as the chief Prior of our lady, and the chief, deacons, and Chapiters' with their supposts, the four Pastors, the colleges off the societies, all Cloisters, and persons off what state & dignity, order and function soever they be, none excepted, shall continued & be maintained, in their several goods revenues, & dignities privileges, freedoms, exemptions, and Lordships, Jurisdictions, collations of prebends, benefices, Offices, Functions administrations to use & possess, aswell within as without the afore said town none excepted, even as they before this have enjoyed, and possessed them, without any Molestation therein demunition or hinderants whatsoever.  IV. 
And accordingly the public exercise of the Romish catholic Religion shallbe taught in the Churches, cloisters, & in every place, as the same hath been exercised hitherto, without any let or hindrance whatsoever.  V. 
That all persons families, and goods, as also Privileges, Immunities and freedoms, by water and by land, of the Burghers & inhabitants, likewise of the Gilds, hospitals the poors tables, the great holy Ghost & such like foundations aswell within, as lying without the jurisdiction of the v town, shall continue free and unmolested.  VI 
That the Lords the States of the united Netherlands, shall undertake nothing within the town, and the jurisdiction off the same, then that with was granted to the King off Spain, as Duke off Brabant, according to the charters made thereof, and exhibited, & are kept in the town, and shallbe according to the ancient custom, and some off late made and closed accounts shallbe delivered over, and that to the Bishop and Prince off Luke, and the common undevided jurisdictions, & other his demaynes shall remain as they have done before this, and hitherto.  VII. 
That the aforesaid Lords the States off the aforesaid town shall govern jointly together with the aforesaid the Prince off Luke as a particular town, and Province a part from the other States, or Provinces off both the aforesaid Lords, as the Bishop, and King off Spain hath done the same, & governed the town heretofore, aswell in matters of justice and policy.  VIII. 
And concerning the publishing off plackets, & the edicts, together with the currant, and permission off coins within the aforesaid town, it shall continue and remain as was accustomed in the time off the King off Spain, and as it was when the town was in his possession.  IX. 
The Officers having any commission from the Prince of Luke, shall keep their Offices without any let, or difficulty whatsoever.  X. 
That it is permitted to all Burghers, & spiritual persons with their families, and goods, to depart out off the town and at all times whensoever they shall think it good, may sell their inheritances, & goods, without having any charge laid upon them whatsoever.  XI. 
That with the Lords the State's General consent, all inhabitants off the aforesaid town, dureing the space off two years' next ensuing, may go, into any town subject to the King off Spain, there to dispatch their affairs upon conditon, that before they go they give up their names to the Governor off the town off Mastricht, and that they do not attempt any thing to the prejudice, & harm of the States of the united Provinces.  XII. 
That for any new impostes of the said town, & the inhabitants thereof to be brought in nothing shallbe done but with the communication and common advice off the Lords the State's General off the united Provinces. And the Lord the Bishop Prince off Luke.  XIII. 
That the said Gouvernours off the town and the ruler's thereoff shall not be taxed with any charges, touching new fortifications, but shall be done upon the town's charges to maintain their ports and walls.  XIV. 
The Garrison off foot & horse with shallbe laid in the aforesaid town, together with the wagons & the carriages off the ordnance shallbe lodged, and laid up as they, were in the town in the time off the Kings off Spain, or according as the occurences of business shall require, and as shallbe agreed on by the Magistrates.  XV. 

All town and other public accounts, made and closed heretofore, shall continue so without any new charge to fall upon them.  
All debts made during this siege, as likewise before contracted in the behalf, and in the name off the town shallbe paid out off the towns means, and the debts contracted in the name & in the behalf off the King off Spain shallbe paid out off the Demeans off the same in the crown court, off the lands over the Maze expressed before the date hereof, thus concluded in the Army before Mastricht the 22. off Aug: 1632. Sti: nono.    
Signed: F: Henry de Nassau.  
Winant-of Gelder's Deacon of St. Servaes' for the Clergy, Henry Conrade, Cannon of our Lady's Church for the Clergy I Cresen by letters of Attorney from the Magistrates Signed, and also by order of his Excie: junius.   

The Articles off composition granted to the Clergy, Burghers, and Soldiers of the Town, and Castle of Limburch Anno 1632.  

THat all offences, and hostilities committed, aswellby the Clergy, as those of the Laity before, and during this siege, shallbe wholly forgotten on both sides.  
2. That the public exercise of the Catholic Apostolic Romish Religion, shall remain in the Churches, Cloisters, & every where within the town of Limburch, & thorough the whole Province thereof over the Maze, as hath been taught unto this day, without any disturbance, or molestation: provided that they appoint a convenient place for the excercise of those that are of the Reformed Religion, seeing there is but one Church in the Town.  
3. That the chief Pryour & Pastor of the parochial Church of the said town, all other clergy men, & religious persons, as likewise all superior & inferior Officers, justices, & others of what state calling or condition soever they be, shall enjoy & be maintained in the peaceable possession of their goods, Estates, Revenues, Privileges liberties, immunities, Exemptions, Colations, jurisdictions, Offices, and other places whatsoever, none excepted, aswell without, as within the Town, and as all and every one of them have heitherto held, possessed, & enjoyed them, without any hindrance or prejudice to them whatsoever.  
4. That all Maires, Shreive's, Secretaires, Foresters, Proctors & other subordinate officers of justice, as they have been invested in them for their lives, so shall they be kept and maintained in their Offices without any disturbance or hindrance, unless they themselves will remove out of them, as than they shallbe permitted to do so.  
5. That the Lords the States of the united Provinces shall receive nothing within the said Town of Limburch, but that which belongs to the King of Spain, as Duke of Brabant, and of Limburch, according to the Priveleges in Esse, which from time to time have been sworn unto, to be kept and observed.  
6. That all persons aswell clergy men, Burghers lay men, as those who have been soldiers, and have enjoyed any entertainment in the King of Spain his service, to such as are not willling to stay, & dwell in the town they shallbe permitted to go out of it, with their goods and families, or may at any time sell their goods, and inheritances without any taxations upon them, or at any time may exchange them.  
7. And as for those that are willing to dwell in the Town of what quality soever they be, they shallbe permitted to go and do their affairs every where, provided that they attempt not any thing to the prejudice of the Lords the State's General, and the Prince of Orange, but to do the same with the fore knowledge of the Gouvernour.  
8. That the Privileges of the said Town touched before, and which are to be maintained, concerns also the point of the fortification & the keeping of the walls, with the other charges of the said Town.  
9 That all public accounts of the town heretofore shut, & clossed shall continue so without let or obstacle whatsoever, which are due to the Lord the Count of Noslie in all the Countries over the Maze, either as in quality of Gouvernour of the said Province, or otherwise, for the calling in of his debts, he is permitted to send and depute, at any time any one in his behalf. The like is granted also to jan de Vaulx his Secretaire for that which rests due unto him, within the said Province, conditionally that under this pretext nothing be attempted to the prejudice of the Lords the State's General, and his Ex cie:  
10. That the Guarnison which shallbe laid in the said Town shallbe billeied & lodged by the intervention of the Magistrates, as shallbe found most convenient, and as hither to hath been practised.  
11. That the Recever of the King of Spain his Domains, within this County and Durchie, shall freely receive the said Domains and the subsidy agreed on by the States of the said Country on the other side off the Maze, and all arereages, which are fall'n due unto this day.  
12. That he may draw, prepare, and sell as much Calamie stone, as may satisfy the moneys levied in the name of the King of Spain, for the Merchants of Answerpe, and for as much as the Mountain of Calamie stone is farmed out for, with this proviso, that the said Receiver & farmers' of this mountain, shall give up their particular obligations, & that upon their requests the Lords the State's General upon just proof will disburse the said moneys. This done and concluded the 8. of September 1632. between the aforesaid Lord of Stackenbrock on the one side, and those of the Town on the other side, and was signed Stackenbrock.   
By the order of the maire, Burgemaster & Shriefs of the said Town, and was signed: Ph. de Kaldenbourgh.