A JOURNALL OR DAILY REGISTER OF all those warlike Achievements which happened in the Siege of Berghen-up-zoome in the Low-countries, between the Armies of the marquis Spinola Assailants, and the Prince of Orange, Defendants, of the said Town; together with the raising of the SIEGE.  
IN THE END IS added two Letters, which discover the Errors fore-conceived of the success of that Siege, and the after-Designes of the Spanish Armies, if they had taken in Bergen: with some particular accidents of war, which were occasions of mirth to the beholders.  
All faithfully translated out of the Original Low-Dutch Copy.  
LONDON, Printed for Nathaniel Butter, Bartholomew Downes, and Thomas Archer. 1622.   

THE JOURNAL OF THE SIEGE OF Bergen-up-zoome.  
TO omit that which being beside our purpose, cannot be expected of us; namely, the antiquity of this town, & the siege of it by the Prince of Parma, 1588. both which may be seen in our Dutch Stories: We will now come to the late siege of the marquis Spinola; and set nothing down, but what we have had from very good hands, or have seen ourselves.  
The marquis Spinola and Don Lewis de Valasco, having gotten Steenberghen by composition; the conquered Provinces of the Netherlands rejoiced mightily, by making of bonfires upon the rumour thereof; in such manner, as if the fish which they thought to catch, had had the hook already in his jaws.  
The Spanish Forces not resting here, went presently thereupon the eighteenth of july, 1622. to assault Berghen-up-zome, and fell instantly upon the Horneworke, which lieth near to the Rayberg; but they were bravely repulsed by the Citizens, and those few soldiers which were left within the same.  
The Prince hearing this news, sent immediately out of his Camp near the Rhine, diverse Companies into this City.  
The aforesaid eighteenth of july, being holy Monday, the Enemy began (according to their custom) in stead of ringing the Mary-bell, to cry out jointly, jesus Maria, three times together: but we not used to such songs or tunes, wondered at it, and were partly afraid, not knowing what they meant by it.  
The same night, some of our Garrison went to take possession of a high ground, without the Gate towards Steenberghen.  
The nineteenth of july, sixty of our horse made a sally, intending to see wherefore they cried out the last night behind the Raybergh. The Enemy perceiving them, thought to sound an Alarm with their Trumpets; but our horse without any long deliberation set upon them, and took two Trumpeters, besides seven or eight horse, and brought them into the City, none of the said sixty horse being hurt at all. By this happy attempt our courages increased: and when we espied off from our Steeple, the aid coming unto us, and the Enemy then ceasing with his Ordnance: some of our Garrison cried out aloud to them, That they had carried their Ordnance to the Lombard.  
The twentieth and one and twentieth arrived here, these three following Regiments, viz. of the Lord of Lockeren, of Colonel Hinderson, and of Colonel Fama; so that our Garrison amounted at that time to five thousand men. There came likewise with them these Engineers, namely, Captain Ralph Dexter Englishman, Mr. David of Orleans, Mr. Tretorain, Mr. Omkees, Mr. Klair, Mr. Byvordt, and another Englishman.  
They went presently, having advised with Mounsieur Rhyhoven, Governor of the City, to fortify the old works and raise new, which were necessary for defence; the Ravelins and Lines being designed out, were in one night raised brest-high, and the next night perfected and brought to their full height, the most part of those works being made without the Steenbergher gate, for without the gate towards Woo, there was an Horne-worke begun four or five year since, and left unfinished. In the mean time, our Ordnance mounted upon the North sconce, to Boere Verdriet, and the Bosh-gate, was night and day discharged upon our Enemies, which endamaged them exceedingly, as not discerning as yet where our bullets lighted: wherefore they made a defensive work of Bavins, about a quarter and a half of a league distant from the City, upon the way towards Halteren.  
The two and twentieth on a Friday, being the day of S. Mary Magdalen, our Soldiers went with three thousand foot, and four troops of horse to wake the Enemies out of their sleep. They marching without the gate towards Wow, left the Garden of Mr. Verwels' on their left hand, and the Raybergh on their right; and entered by the backside into the Quarter of Don Lewis de Valasco, being there entrenched. Our horse having given a sign of the passage found, both the English and Scots came on very furiously: and the Enemies being already awakened, cried out Vienza, Vienza; and ours crying out, Quickly, quickly, kill, kill; set valiantly upon the Enemies, and slew many of them; and having spent their gunpowder, and perceiving that a third thousand came not on to second them, they sounded a retreat with the Drum (being deeply entered into the Enemy's Quarter) and taking their way behind the hill to the City, they thanked their fellows for the succour which they expected.  
We understood afterwards, that sundry Gentlemen with a Sergeant Maior, and two Captains, besides five hundred of the Enemy's soldiers, were slain in the same skirmish: on our side Captain Seaton was killed, and another Captain hurt, besides five and twenty soldiers slain; but our men brought a Cornet with his men into the City.  
In the meantime we laboured very hard on three small redoubts, which in a right line lead to Kick-inde-Pot: the new Horne-worke without the gate towards Wow, was likewise taken in hand, and diverse other works made higher and thicker.  
Without the gate towards Steenberghen, they laboured likewise very hard on the Horne-worke, and in the Quarters of the Lord of Lockeren and Mounsieur Fama, there was made also a Line of an hundred and sixty rods, (every rod contains thirteen foot) because they conceived the Enemy about to erect two batteries behind the Roffelbergh, on this side of the Rysbergh.  
In those days, the enemies considering that the Garrison discharged their Ordnance upon them, and sallied forth at their crying of jesus Maria, they left the same. Whereupon our soldiers mocked them, saying that they had compelled the Enemies to forsake their redeemers: but I think they did it, because they were beaten upon two of our Lady's days before.  
The three and twentieth of july, the Enemy began to play with his Ordnance, without the gate towards Steenberghen, upon the haven, he hit likewise sometimes the roofs of the houses within the city, the tops of the Ships, and the rails of a Bridge: spending that day three and twenty shot, without doing any great hurt. The same night the city wrought hard upon all their works; and principally on the North side, seeing the Spanish Camp erected diverse batteries upon that side. This night our horse sallied forth both on the South and North side, and drove away his sentinels and watches, causing also an alarm in his Camp: They took certain horse, and prisoners, and brought them into the city, so that they were in some trading.  
In these days there came to us, many bavins, baskets, boards, beams, and other such like provision.  
The four and twentieth there was brought to us, good store of gunpowder, lead, matches, granades, fire balls, and other munition: We shot the same day fiercely with our Muskets, seeing the Spanish forces began to approach. In the evening about ten a clock the enemy discharged eight cannon shot again, so that certain women which were not used to the roaring of the Ordnance, grew very heavy and prepared themselves to die, but they were laughed at. At the same time also, some few left the city for fear.  
From the five and twentieth until the eight and twentieth, there was done nothing of any moment, but only that our works were fortified and strengthened daily; the trees without the city were cut down (the citizens lending their hatchets to the said purpose) and conveied thither. There sallied now and then a few at a time forth, and returned with prisoners and horses.  
The enemy also having gotten more forces, began on the North side to approach, creeping and crinkling on like a snake. The five and twentieth, they threatened us, that they would beat us quite away, being S. james his day, for the honour of that Saint: but we understood by their own soldiers, our prisoners, that the same day one of our Cannon shot, slew 100 of the enemies.  
The eight and twentieth and nine and twentieth, the Enemy began about four a clock in the morning, to play with his Ordnance upon the city, but he did little hurt, but we mighitly endamaged his new battery with our shot, and spoilt one of his pieces.  
August.  
The first of August 80. of our horse sallied forth, behind the high ground, taking their way, and leaving the trenches of the enemies; they not contenting themselves by giving an Alarm unto the Camp, slew likewise diverse, and brought sundry prisoners and horse into the City; many being incited by their good success, sued daily for leave to sally forth, but they were delayed till better opportunity.  
The second day our Ordnance shot cruelly upon the Spanish Camp, thereupon about two a clock in the night, our Garrison with forty Musketeers sallied forth to make the Enemies to rise out of their sleep, and slew above an hundred of them. Whereupon there arose likewise an Alarm in their Camp, and our Garrison continued the skirmish with them, until the afternoon the next day, at which time they returned victoriously to the City.  
The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth, there was nothing done but working upon the fortifications and shooting, and the old Mayor of the City on the sixth day lost both his legs by a Canonshot, and died upon it.  
The seventh and eight day, there came diverse of the Enemy's soldiers running to our City, being very near two hundred.  
The ninth day, some of our soldiers, both horse and foot, sallied forth behind Burghuliet, and slew there diverse of the enemies, beside them which they hurt, returning home; and although they were not overladen with booty, they yet gave God thanks, for that they escaped without the loss of any man, which happens but seldom.  
The tenth being upon Saint Laurence day, there was an Alarm given in the North Quarter, but it was not known at the same time within the City: there came at the same instant a strong convoy into the Enemy's Camp, with all kind of warlike provision: this night they laboured hard on both sides at their fortifications. The Enemy gave a token in the North, that he would give us an assault; wherefore, we would not weaken any Quarter, to make it destitute of necessary defence, in case of necessity.  
The tenth and eleventh we sallied forth upon the Enemy, and skirmished with him: the Captain Friar's Lieutenant behaved himself in the said skirmish as valiantly, as ever any soldier did in our time, and offered up his soul with such a garland of Laurel for the Country: likewise Mounsieur de Preau, Cornet of Mounsieur de Me, jealous of his honour, went with him to the heavenly joys, leaving the rest in this unhappy and miserable world.  
From the eleventh until the fourteenth, the Enemy showed himself very civil and peaceable; but in the mean time our Cannon did not cease.  
The fifteenth, there was made a halfmoon near unto the corner of Beckaff.  
The sixteenth came the Enemy in the night, about ten of the clock, stealing unto one of our Sentinels Perdu, he discharging his Musket, made an Alarm, and retired to the little halfmoon, near unto the Horne-worke of of Beckaff, being closely followed by the enemies; upon his arrival the Pitch was presently set over the fire, and they paid them home, as you shall hear.  
Captain Cary, Captain Ralph Dexter, and all other Captains under the command of the valiant Colonel Hinderson, ranged themselves presently in battell-array, to resist the Spanish forces with their valour: the Colonel aforesaid, sent likewise some to the little halfmoon before mentioned, to aid them within it. The Enemy being very furious, would not let pass twelve a clock, for the day before was the Assumption of our Lady, hoping, perhaps, thereby to have the better success.  
We being yet hardly in order, the Enemy came, without making any noise, close unto us, but as soon as he perceived our bullets, he cried loud out, with a general cry fuera viliaco: The besieged cried likewise, Take the Rogue, kill, kill, so that the skirmish grew very hot: but the Enemies perceiving that they could do no good with their fury, retired quietly by the side of the halfmoon; and afterwards set presently upon the Garrison again, crying as they did before; but they were likewise beaten back: and although they assaulted the said halfmoon eight times, and got twice upon it, yet were they continually repulsed; at every assault the Enemy had fresh men; but the English and the Scots withstood them, without being once so much as relieved, a great while, until they called for aid, and were presently thereupon seconded by the Low-Country-men, whereupon they shot together so fiercely upon the Enemies, that they gave over the halfmoon, after they had lost many hundreths upon the place; and entrenched themselves behind the same work. Whiles this fight lasted there were shot three thousand Cannon shot (namely, from the Bosh gate, the Horne-worke, and the Contrescarpe at the Wow-gate) amongst the Enemies, and did for the most part light upon the Enemies, because their matches were seen.  
In the said fight was the valiant and generous Colonel Hinderson, shot with a musket in the upper part of his thigh, standing at the same time upon the Rampeir, being bravely at push of Pike with the enemy, and being fallen from the same, in his heavy armour, he was carried to the Hage where he died, Captain Carie and the Engineer Captain Ralph Dexter, went likewise the same way (after they had valiantly fought) besides one hundred twenty five of our soldiers. This fight lasted from ten in the evening until five a clock in the morning. The enemy lost in this fight one Count, five Captains, diverse Lieutenants and Ensigne-bearers, besides eight hundred soldiers.  
The same day there was a cessation of arms for the space of an hour agreed of, to bury the dead on both sides: In the mean time, the Enemy working very strong, contrary to the agreement, we discharged our Ordnance upon them, and slew many, and the Enemy doing the like, the dead were for certain days left unburied.  
We perceived about the same time, that the Enemy was very sorry in regard of the misfortune happened unto him, and would seek means to revenge himself.  
In those days came certain Switsers besides other soldiers into the city; Likewise the Italians which lay ne'er unto the Quarter of the Lord of Lockeren, began to shoot diverse of our men with long Harquebuses through the heads, using this device: they tied green grass about their own heads, that they might not be perceived, when they looked over the Rampeirs to shoot, for they seemed only like some green earth cast into the air.  
But afterwards we perceiving their device, discharged our shot upon the grass aforesaid, striking down the same many times, with the head, and whole body.  
The twentieth being Saint Laurence day, after the Vespers were sung, the enemy came again about ten a clock, at one side of the half moon, and would by force leap over the Ramparts; the Swissers which were lately arrived perceiving the same, began to curse and swear, daring them to come over, they in the mean time thrust fiercely at them with their pikes; but the Swissers slashed them again bravely in pieces with their curtleaxes. This fight increasing, the whole quarter rose in arms, and discharged certain thousands of Musket shot upon the enemies, and flung granades likewise, and other fire works amongst them, in such manner that the enemy lost again above 500 men, and we had 20. slain, and about 50. hurt.  
The one and twentieth came six Companies into the City; and the enemy shooting very cruelly, we answered them with the like; It was the same day resolved in the city, to build a half moon upon the haven, betwixt the North Sconse and the city.  
The two and twentieth, three and twentieth, and four and twentieth, were two English Ensigns slain with Musket shot, the one being hit by a Friar, who was very skilful in discharging of the long Harquebuse. The same day there went two troops of horse hence towards Breda, 60. more got leave to go by land thither, and went in the night forth from the Bosh gate, riding behind Burguliet and arrived the next day at Breda, with 18. prisoners; almost all our works without the city were perfected at the same time, but yet every day we laboured hard upon the traverses or travers lines and offcutting and such like.  
The six and twentieth and seven and twentieth there came seven companies into the City with Colonel Morgan, the Landgrave filips of Hessen, and the Younker William of Nassaw, so that the Garrison was at the same time ten thousand strong; it seemed that at the same instant, the enemy would attempt something on the water's side; but we within prepared ourselves to resist him.  
In those days there rose an Alarm in the city, for that a Corporal with 10. or 12. soldiers, fell about noon upon the approaching enemies, sallying forth out of the Quarter of the Lord of Lockeren; after they had slain some few, they returned all safely back, bringing away diverse Muskets and shovels.  
Colonel Morgan in those days with a Frenchman being Captain of the Trunks, surveyed all the works and mines: those Trunks were almost all made in two or three days.  
The nine and twentieth the Enemy made a work of bavins opposite unto the Coninsbergh and the furthermost half moon, near unto the new horne-worke above the Crab sconce: Whereupon we shot fiercely and cast granades and fireworks upon the Enemies, killing above an hundred of them, and burning the greater part of their bavins, before our retreat. The Enemy being desirous to revenge this spite, Don Inigo de Brosgado gave an onset upon a little half moon, lying at the quarter of Monsieur fama's Quarter without the line: Our soldiers beat them off sundry times very valiantly, with musket shot and granades; hereupon the Enemy caused his horse to drive them on again; so that with much ado they entrenched themselves at last behind the said little half moon: Our soldiers kept the Enemy's back, with granades and burning of straw, until their fellows had pillaged the dead. The Enemies lost here 500 men, besides those which were hurt, Don joan de Portugal's Corpse (being slain among the rest) was afterwards ransommed for 500 Gilders; which is 50. li. Sterling. On our side were killed the Lieutenant of the Lord of Lockeren, Captain Hans Vande Bosh, besides twenty soldiers: Moreover there were forty hurt.  
The last of August, and the first of September, the Enemy would approach with rolling Trenches about the Coninsbergh, but he was beaten back.  
The 2. of September there happened a Skirmish in the outworks, and we drove the Enemies with our Canon and Granades, out of some of their foremost works, taking afterwards with us the Instruments which they left behind them, with other such commodities. The Enemy lost there many; on our side there were 20. slain, and 12. or 14. hurt. The same Evening the Enemy made Boone-fires (in regard of the Victory which he pretended that Don Cordua had gotten against Count Mansfield, and the Duke of Brunswick, passing through Brabant) and discharged his Ordnance: in the mean time the Spanish retreated a little from their work on the Northside, and our Forces getting notice thereof, went presently thither and pulled it down, carrying the boards and other materials into their Garrison.  
The 3. we had news from Breda, of Count mansfield's arrival there: in the evening was all our Cannon as well within as without the City, discharged to welcome Count Mansfield; the Enemy answered us with 8. or 10. Shot. The same night our Garrison invaded again the Enemy's Works, on the North side, and pulled a great part of the same down to the ground, and took almost all the Bavins away, without any resistance or opposition of the Enemies.  
The 4. the Enemy assaulted our half moon on the North-side four times in one night; but our Garrison driving them back, assaulted them afterwards in their own Camp, and took abundance of Pikes from the Enemies, and burned great store of their Bavins, (brought thither to fortify withal) we saw 30. of the Spanish Camp lying dead upon the ground, besides others which lay here and there dispersed; we had two slain, and three or four hurt.  
The 5. and 6. there happened certain strange Accidents, which are rehearsed at the latter end of this Book.  
The 7. we blew up one of our Mines on the North side, perceiving that the Enemy had likewise one there, which also burst as well as ours; we repaired our Work presently again, and lost nothing by it.  
Our Garrison went the same evening betwixt ten and eleven a clock towards the Enemy's Trenches, and made them to retire close to their Batteries. We took there abundance of Bavins for the space of two hours together, and destroyed his Gabion-baskets, with sundry other works.  
The 8. day in the afternoon, Don Cordua arrived in Spinola's Camp, being accompanied with 56. or 57 Companies, and certain Ordnance to strengthen the Siege. We heard this day that the E●…my was raising a Fort at Saint-Vliedt, a place lying betwixt Lillo and this City.  
The 9 we burned on the North side great store of the Enemy's Bavins, which he had brought thither to advance his approaches.  
The 10. our Garrison sallied forth again on the North side, and took away all the Bags of the Enemies by day light, which they had prepared to fill up our ditches withal, and to assault our Works afterwards, they are filled with stones, and so big, that a man hath much ado to carry one of them.  
The eleventh and 12. our Soldiers continued both in the North and South side of this City, to endamage the Enemies by their sallies: the Works which he made in the night, we spoiled in the day, beating him out of his Trenches, with the death of many of his Soldiers, burning some of his Bavins, and taking away the rest even in our own quarters.  
In the same days, and the eight next following, there came 20. 30. or 40. of the Enemies daily running unto us, for want of pay, as they told us.  
The 13. and 14. the Enemy shot very furiously upon the City, and did much hurt to diverse Houses and Steeples; but God be praised few persons were hurt: This night he approached with a Line from the Wood, towards the great Horne-worke, lying South-west from the City; but we stayed him presently with a Counter-line.  
The 14. our Soldiers beat the Enemies out of their Trench on the Southside, and slew all that they could meet withal, and finding there two Barrels of Beer, drank them both quite up, and so having gotten some booty of Apparel and Arms, they returned back again into our works.  
The 15 in the night, the English and Scots, under the Command of Colonel Morgan, assaulted the Enemy's quarters; and having driven them away, they tarried there till morning, and eat up all their prou●…t, and cast down 50. Rods of the Enemy's Line, which he had newly begun; but the next night the enemies wrought on the same again, resolving to finish it fully. But it is a very memorable thing to tell; an English Greyhound which followed his Master when he sallied forth, scenting and snuffling about in the Enemy's quarter, found there a Bag of poisoned Bullets, (which are against the Law of Arms) and brought the same unto his Master. And I, getting some of them of the Sergeant Mayor of the English, sent them to my friends for a rarity. The same day about 100 of our Horse of Berghen, road forth from Breda, and took seven or eight Horse of the Enemies, near Huysberghen, about a League and a half from hence, lying Southeast from this City: and afterwards they sent sundry Troops close to the Raybergh, and brought 75. Horse into Breda.  
The 16. the Enemy blew a Mine up on the North d e, whereby two of ours were killed, and four or five hurt: but we set presently upon the Enemies, and caused them to retire.  
The 17. there were sent hither back again from Breda, 60. of our Horse, which lay within this City before.  
The Enemy at this time threatened us mightily; wherefore there was order given, that all the Companies should tarry for the space of eight days without the City; whereas they in former time returned usually the fourth day into the Town.  
About the same time we got many Horses of the Enemies; but seeing we wanted pasture for them, there were many times good Horses sold for the value of 1. 2. 3. or 4. shilling sterling money; yea, the English bartered them away sometimes for a little Tobacco.  
The same day we laboured on both sides, night and day without ceasing, and principally under and about the forsaken half moon, lying in the South part of the City, upon the corner of the great horne-worke, near unto the Wood; both we and the Enemies having undermined the very same piece: but our Mine was eight foot deeper than theirs. About the evening we blew up a counterfeited or false Mine, which we had made upon purpose not far from the other: the Enemy thereupon thinking, and understanding likewise by the Runagates, that our Mine was blown up, without having taken any effect; they thought to make use of theirs, and to draw our men thither by enticements: but the Fox had invited the Crane, as the Proverb saith. Colonel Morgan having sent a little before 200. Musquettiers into a Ditch, with charge to make an Alarm into the very Trenches and Works of the Enemies; which by them was so bravely performed, that they drove the Enemies close to the Rayebergh, and into their own Quarter, where they were strongly seconded. Then began our Musquettiers softly to retire, and forsook the ground which they had gotten, only in policy, to lead the Enemies another manner of dance then the Spanish Pavin: They followed our men hard, and came in great numbers into the compass of the aforesaid forsaken halfmoon, and further too, where they were saluted by our bright and well-oyled Muskets, and afterwards blown up into the air both by ours, and likewise by their own Ours too, when they little suspected any such matter, as is aforesaid. They made a pitiful noise and a lamentable cry, and our Garrison setting upon them, killed many (which were sunk into the sand by the blowing up of the Ours, some sunk therein up to their middle, some unto their breasts, and some unto their shoulders) knocking them down with their pieces in such manner, that we got our purpose of them. We might likewise have blown up the Enemy's battery, near unto the aforesaid halfmoon, and endamaged him mightily thereby, seeing we had a Mine under the same, if our Commanders generally had consented thereunto; the Enemies had 11. Pieces planted upon the said battery, and annoyed us mightily.  
The 18. they were labouring hard on both sides, at their Trenches, Mynes, Lines and Traverses, and had some small Skirmishes with us, wherein sundry were hurt; so that the linen which some Patriots or wellwillers of the Country had sent thither, was well employed in the dressing of the wounds: there were likewise made 1500. Cushions for the breast, and abundance of head pillows for the sick or hurt Soldiers.  
The 19 wee perceiving that the Enemies would blow up one of their Ours, (in the Quarter of the Colonel Fama, and the Lord of Loqueren, near unto the forsaken half moon) we went all out of our Mine, which was hard by the same) except a Frenchman and two other, which after the Enemy had blown up his Mine, were yet found alive and drawn out: hereupon the Enemy came fiercely on, thinking that he had paid us home, with a purpose to settle himself upon the forsaken halfmoon; for a while we resisted them, and they following us afterwards at our Retreat, were blown up by our Mine; and buried alive, this happened betwixt 11. & 4. a Clock in the afternoon.  
The 20. the Enemy began from all sides to shoot very fiercely upon the City, endamaging mightily the Church and Steeple of the same, in such manner, that the ordinary waiter nor no body else durst abide therein: We supposed that the Enemy did this because Mounsieur de Greve, Governor of Isendycke, was burning and ransacking Flaunders with 2000 Soldiers and 200. Mariners. This same day Don Garcia Piementelli, a brave Soldier, was killed by one of our Ours, so that Spinola was very sorry for his death.  
The 21. we blew two Ours up without the Bosh-gate, and saw the Enemies flying up into the Air like Storks. At Antwerp they call now our City, Berghen bring on, in stead of Berghen up Zoom, seeing there have been so many brought and sent thither from sundry places. But they dare no more assault us so freely as they did in the beginning. We have our hands daily full of work: but it is no matter; for whereas we lose one man, the Enemy loseth ten.  
We thought that they would have broken up the Siege upon our fasting or prayer day, seeing the approaches were forsaken by them, about the Quarter of Colonel Fama, and the Lord of Lockeren.  
It is remarkable to consider, that of so many iron Bullets which both high and low are daily shot into the City, but few hurt or kill any, there is such store of them that are daily sent to the Storehouse with Wheelbarrows, and the Children play with the Musket bullets which fall upon the streets, using them in stead of earthen Bullets (with which the Children in the Low-countries are used to play: for Custom being another nature as it were, both Men, Women and Children have been so used to the thundering of the Shot, that it causeth no astonishment or alteration in them any longer-  
The same day we sallied forth on the North Quarter, and having driven the Enemies out of their Trenches, we burned their Bavins and Faggots, pulled down their Lines, and slew many of them.  
The 22. we blew up 3. Mines with good success near unto the English Quarter, endamaging mightily both the Soldiers and Works of the Enemies. But the fourth Mine which we blew up likewise thereabouts, towards the evennig, did exceeding great hurt, burying the Enemies alive in the Ours, whereupon there rose an Alarm in their Quarter, and almost all night long six of our batteries, and three of the Enemies played with their Ordnance incessantly.  
The 23. and 24. we were busy about blowing up of our Ours round about the City, and to surprise our Enemies: we made likewise Counter-workes against his Works, or new approaches, in such manner, that we saw the same day about all our Quarter, great store of our Enemies slain and swallowed up by our Ours: and it being very hot in those places, in regard of our Musket shot, the Enemies durst not come to fetch them away; so that they became food for the Crows and Worms, and all this was effected with small loss of ours.  
The 25. 26. and 27. the Enemies blew their Ours up, first in the Northwest, and afterwards two Ours in the Southeast of the City, but did no hurt to us nor our Works: it is true that an Englishman and a Swisser were swallowed up by the Sands unto their knees, but they were presently drawn out by their fear; and against all expectation brought off alive.  
The 28. the Enemy was drawing a Trench East, Southeast, toward the way of Woo: but curs blew up a Mine about four a Clock in the afternoon, through the Command of the two Colonels Fama and Lockeren, lying Northwest from the City, close to the sorsaken halfmoon, which took very good effect.  
There was order given before by the said Colonels, that certain pioneers should be in readiness with their Mattocks and Spades, and certain Soldiers with halfe-Pikes, to sally forth when the Mine should be blown up, to level the ground even and plain again, so that our Soldiers might pass over it and set upon the Enemies.  
All this was very happily by the aid of God performed, without any damage of ours, pulling besides a great deal of the Enemies Work to the ground, and being afterwards seconded by 220. men, under the Command of Captain William Van Fama, Brother of the Colonel, they filled up the Enemy's rolling Trenches, which are nery narrow but deep, and killed there a hundred and fifty of the Enemies, with Rapiers, Courtleaxes, Mattocks, Hatchets, Spades, and such like tools, taking also seventeen Prisoners which were brought afterwards into the City, as likewise the booties gotten, of money, jerkins, Cassocks, etc.  
I must not forget here to relate how that Youncker William of Nassau, base or natural Son to the Prince of Orange, was not only a Spectator, but likewise an Actor in this Fray, running with a Sword in his hand amongst the thickest of them, and having afterwards gotten one of the Encmies half Pikes, did brave Service with it, and was none of the first that came off, he was only hurt in the little finger.  
The same night the English did likewise an admirable Exploit in their Quarter, Captain Clerke being the inventor of it. They digged a cóncavity under the Trenches of the Enemies, which lay upon a high ground: The Spanish Soldiers perceiving the noise and rumbling under ground, ran partly away (as being afraid to be blown up) those which tarried, were afterwards when ours had broken through the ground, likewise driven away, or slain: This was such an invention, as was yet never heard of before, by digging under the Enemies, to take from them their advantages, and keep them.  
Colonel Morgan likewise deceived the Enemies very cunningly: he commanded certain Hats to be set upon sticks behind the Baskets in our new halfmoon, to make the Enemies believe our Soldiers were lying there, and so it fell out indeed, for the Enemy supposing the very same, came and cast therein diverse Granades, but few of them took fire kindly, although they could not have done any great hurt amongst the Hats and sticks: in the mean time our Soldiers came stealing and creeping upon them, and made themselves masters of the halfmoon, before which they had shed so much blood in former time, getting now the same again by a device without loss of blood: before 10. of the Clock, all things were mended and repaired in the same, and the Gabions placed the English shooting from betwixt them upon the Enemy. At the same time the English got in the Southeast 60. places of ground from the Enemies. And in the Northwest Quarter, the Garrison got likewise 50. paces from them.  
The 29. we assaulted again the enemy's rolling or dry trenches, and slew some of them, so that they trebled their Watches to prevent more mischief. We blew up a Mine in the afternoon, and after set upon the Enemy, but lost 9 or 10. & among them a French Ensign. We slew a Captain of the Enemies, and a great number of soldiers, and took diverse prisoners.  
The 30. day before six a clock in the morning, there were threescore of the Enemies fled unto our City, being for the most part Italians.  
The same day our Burgomaster received a Letter from Breda, sent by his brother, the Contents were this: That Count Henry of Nassaw towards the evening would come with his Horse to Rossendale to lodged there, and that the Prince of Orange was following him, with six and twenty thousand Foot, and eight thousand Horse, being all fully resolved to adventure their lives and bloods, for the honour of God, the welfare of these Lands in general, and our rescuing.  
THe 1. of October, we perceived that the Enemy had removed almost all his Cannon, which were planted on the North side: we thought he would have welcomed the Prince of Orange therewith, but yet they were not so courteous.  
The same day there came diverse of the Enemy's Soldiers running unto us, saying that all the Baggage and Ordnance was removed, except only some few Field-pieces, or Colverings.  
The same time, there arrived many Troops of Horse in the South Quarter of the Enemies, little thinking to come to the removing of the Siege. In the mean time they shot fiercely with their Muskets, and gave us certain false Alarms; thinking to draw our Forces of both Quarters upon their Ours. But we suspecting that they would depart with a stink or a smell, would not come to them, but saluted them with our Cannon and Musket shot. They blew up afterwards their Ours which were ready, although they could not annoy us any way with them.  
The 2. day there came an hundred and five and twenty of the Enemies to us, telling us, that Spinola was breaking up. We in the mean time played with our Ordnance upon them. About noon they fired spinola's Quarter, and planted themselves in Battle-aray, as if they had been afraid that we would take the prize or booty from them: marching partly in the afternoon, and partly in the night following to their South Quarter, which likewise was almost all fired. They stood all night in order of battle, and sent the baggage away towards Antwerp: the Foot followed the same, the Horse keeping in the mean time the Arriere-gard. But our Ordnance spared neither Gunpowder no Lead, but gave them their Farewell as well as they had before given them their welcome. Our Soldiers visiting spinola's Camp in the mean time, found there Arms enough for five and twenty hundred men, and diverse Instruments, materials, and wagons, besides their unburied dead bodies, and great store of sick and hurt men, complaining and lamenting against their own Commanders. We brought them into the City for charity's sake, and cured them as fitting.  
The Enemy departing hence with dishonour, had lost since the Siege 11000. men which were slain, besides those which were run away hither and thither, there being in this one City full two thousand of them.  
We have lost in this Siege six hundred brave men, besides those which are wounded, whereof there are a great number.  
God be praised for our Delivery, and the Prince and the Soldiers commended for their good endeavours.  
There have been discharged since the first arrival of the Enemy 200000 Cannon shot, both within and without the City.   

The Copies of two Letters written from Antwerp, the first by a good Protestant, dated the 24. of September, and the other by a Romish Catholic, dated before the 13. of September.  
Dear beloved Brother in the Lord, it is now long ago, since I received any Letters from you: It is true that I understood by a Messenger, that you were well before the siege, hoping now the like. For as much as concerneth us, we are in health, God be praised. Furthermore, we hear here daily of nothing else but heavy news. First, in regard of the great store of wounded and hurt men, which are daily brought hither, with twenty, thirty, yea, sometime forty Wagons at a time, lamenting and complaining pitifully, they die also many times desperately upon the Wagons, cursing the hour of their birth. Secondly because we hear daily such ill news of Bergen up Zome, for it is here reported, that the Spanish forces are gotten into your Walls, and sweep the streets clear with their Ordnance, in such manner that none dare walk the same by day light: They say here likewise, that the Town is undermined unto the Steeple of the Church too, that the enemies defer only the blowing up; until such time as they shall be sure, that the Church is full of Heretics; relating moreover that no Ships can any more go forth, or come into your Haven, so that the City is not able to hold out above eight or ten days, adding thereunto, that the best Ordnance, besides the Horse, and all what was of any value, was sent thence already, and that whatsoever is left within it, is like to fall into their hands very shortly; and here are many which lay great wagers upon the surrendering up of the said City: Therefore I pray you to send me word by word of mouth, or by writing (as you shall think it most convenient) how all stands.  
Vale, Antwerp, the 24. of Septem. Anno 1622.  

The second Letter.  
Cousin, I have written to you in former times, that Holland was in great danger, and I hope that you perceive now, that I informed you of the truth, and therefore will resolve to come over unto us, if you please, I shall send you a Passport to prevent all suspicion of your absolute departure. For it will not be long ere Holland will fall into utter confusion and misery. I doubt how you can escape in such a case, though you be a Catholic: for our Jesuits say, that the greatest part of the Hollandish Catholics are poisoned by the potions of the Heretics, making this comparison, that an Iron which hath once taken the air of the Loadstone, participates presently of the same nature; in such manner, that it cannot be taken away, or driven out by fire.  
Wherefore I am afraid that you will speed no better than the Catholics have done, which were in Prague, or Heydelberg, or those sometimes did, when this City was sacked, where the Soldiers answered them which desired to be spared for their Romish religions sake, that there was no mercy to be found at their hands, but if they were Catholics, it should be the better for their souls.  
Can you look now for any thing else, than a surprisal, and general overthrow, seeing the Emperor and all Kings are on our side? You have relied and trusted upon a bulrush, therefore I pray you to come speedily away, for our forces intent suddenly to make an end of the siege before Bergen. And have therefore appointed a Clergy for the divine service, and a Governor to command in the City. Afterwards, marquis Spinola is to set upon Tertolen, and all the Islands of Sealand. Don Lewis de Valasco shall besiege Sluys, Don Gonsales de Cordua, shall with his forces, keep the Camp of the Prince of Orange, in awe. Count Henry Vanden Bergh, with the Baron of Anholt, and the Bavarian forces shall invade Friesland. Therefore I pray you come presently hither, and deliver me from my fear; seeing that at every Canon shot I am doubtful of your life, suspecting you to be slain therewith: Do likewise your best endeavour to draw all other good Catholics out of that cursed Sodom, Antwerp the 13. of September, Anno 1622.    

Tragedies and Comedies of BERGEN.  

The Bullet must have a lighting place.  
A Soldier being shot through the hand, after he was dressed, went to the Well upon the market place to wash himself: in the mean time, there comes another dead Bullet, & pierced his cheek, without doing any other hurt: this unfortunate Soldier, takes the Bullet out of his mouth, and returns to the Surgeon to be dressed again. The Surgeon espying him, was very angry; for that he had so carelessly spoilt his late dressing; but when he perceived how the case stood, he said unto him, rhyming in Low-dutch, Misfortune runs round, some it hits upon the head, and you in the mouth.   

He is well kept, whom God keeps.  
Three Children playing in the street, there fell a Bullet down upon a corner stone about the Bosh-gate, and rebounding, struck the three Children down, so that they all cried out for fear; but before any came to help them, they had got up of themselves, and played again as before, without any other amazement: for use takes away fear.   

Whom God hath joined, shall no man put asunder.  
A Bullet understanding this Proverb, struck in betwixt a Suitor and his Love, and cast john upon Margaret. Fortune, and misfortune stand one next another.   

The more knave, the better luck.  
Three Spaniards playing at Dice upon the head of a Drum, a courteous Bullet shot by the Garrison, with a great noise took the Drum quite away, so that they altogether strucken with amazement, fell to the ground; their fellows thinking that they had been struck dead, covered them over with Straw; but within a while, they crept all up again, not being hurt any manner of ways.   

One man's fortune, is another man's misfortune.  
This Bullet having not yet left grazing, took afterwards, seven legs of seven sundry Walloon's quite off; which was a pitiful sight to behold: this iron Bullet was cast at Luycke, therefore I say, ill payeth his own Master.   

A good bit spared, is for the most part eaten by the Cat.  
A Corporal, with those Soldiers under his command, having gotten in a night half a Barrel of Beer, with great pains, and danger of their lives, and sitting round about it, a dry Bullet took the Can out of one of their hands, and flew afterwards into the Barrel, in such manner, that the Hoops hit them on the heads, and one amongst the rest, said, if I had not known the like before, I would have sworn it had been Witchcraft, and complaining of this mischance said: The mouth thought the throat cut; Multa cadunt inter calicem fupremaque labra. There falls much to the ground betwixt the cup and the lip.)   

Scholar's goods pay no Custom, in the Empire.  
But it seemeth that the Bullets take no notice thereof; seeing they pursued the learned N. N. in his house, yea, in his private study, yet our Bullet respected his learning so much, that it suffered him to rise from his seat to reach for a Book, before it would take possession of his place; doing according to the children's saying; who rises from his seat, loseth his place, he hearing the Bullet with a great noise to take his room, said, There is nothing more uncertain than life, and nothing more certain than death.   

Wish and have.  
A fellow standing with his long neck, looking over a Rampire, heard the Bullets whizzing, with great fear, and said to his fellow, I wish I might have a philip with a glancing Bullet, to show that I had been in the wars. A Soldier hard by, overhearing him, very nimbly took a Musket bullet, and threw it at him as he went down from the work, hitting him in such manner upon the head, that he sunk down, and cried out, I am dead, I am dead; the Soldier running to him to make him rise, takes the Bullet up; he who thought himself shot, desiring to have the Bullet, asked for it, but the Soldier refused to give it him, alleging, great miracles might be done with a Bullet wherewith a man was shot; but at last he agreed thereunto, though upon this condition; that he should give him a piece of money, and a Bottle of Wine, which we drank verv merrily; and then suffered him to go away with his Bullet. Children are well pleased, when they have their desire.   

Nothing venture, nothing have.  
An Englishman desiring to get a Spaniards clothes, which lay dead without the Pallisadoes, near to a half Moon; emboldened himself to leap over the Pallisadoes; and having tied two Matches together, he fastened them about the Spaniards neck, and being leapt over the ditch again, he begins to draw the dead body to him: but the match breaking, he scratched his head, and taking a new courage, went to him again, and cast him into the ditch, and having stripped him, put on his clothes, his fellows in the mean time shooting very fiercely with their Muskets upon the Spaniards; aimed at him likewise not knowing any thing else, but that he was a Spaniard, he thinking to climb over the Pallisadoes, hung fast by the breeches, and crying for help, his fellows took him off, so that he came safe back again (and is a Feltmaker now in London) saying, Having is sure, getting is chance.   

Two cursed dogs bite not one another.  
A Mariner drawing down with a Boat-hooke, the Gabion-baskets of one of the enemy's Rampires, a bold Spaniard takes hold on the hook, to pull it out of his hand; but at last, after great haling and pulling, the Spaniard letting it go, being not so well experienced in that weapon, the Mariner cried out for help, intending to draw the Spaniard over, but he crying out very fearfully, his fellows pulled him back in such manner, that his Glove rending where it had catcht hold, they fell both to the ground, with great laughter of the Spectators, which said, In an equal match, there is no hurt done.   

Take he the what you catch at.  
An English Greyhound running upon the Walls of the City, it happened that a Bullet was shot through the Rampire, which the dog perceiving, snapped at, thinking to get a good mouthful, but he was by the same thrown down the Walls, wherewith his chaps being hurt and bloody, he sung out his doggish Music.  
There are diverse other jests happened, but this Paper is not able to hold them all.   
FINIS.