A True and perfect Description of the Citadel or Fort of St. MARTIN'S in the Isle of REE.  
THE CITADEL or FORT  
YOu may see in this Map sent over from the Island, by a Gentleman of quality, a true Description of the Citadel or Fort, seated near to the Town of St. Martin's, in the I'll of Ree, beleaguered at this present by the the English Army, under the command of the most illustrious Prince, the Duke of BUCKINGHAM. This place (which is now held by Monsiur Thorax, and 1500. Frenchmen appointed for that Service) is almost of a perfect Quadrangular form, every point flanking one another, according to the precisest rules of Fortification. The Cavalier or Keep itself, is made of free stone, and hath without it a Counterscarp of earth, the Rampires whereof are about 18. foot high. Under this there lies three half Moons, the points whereof are directed towards another Counterscarp, which being the uttermost of all, is also made of stone, and serves for a circumuallation unto the rest of the works, being about an English mile in compass. The ground upon which it is seated, is for the most part sandy, only to the North side it stands on a hard rock, which being environed with the Sea, makes the Fort unapproachable of that side. The English entrench themselves upon the three other Auenues, from the land side, and having drawn their approaches within the distance of Musket shot at point blank, they have raised diverse batteries upon several platforms to answer the Counterbatteries of the Enemies, upon which the besieged have planted ten or twelve whole Cannons, besides many other Pieces of Ordnance of the lesser size. And although our men severally do their duties, both Officers and common Soldiers three or four days in a week, by watching in the Trenches, Approaches, and Batteries, yet they gain ground still of the French, and think no labour too much, nor task to heavy which may tend to the public good, and to the service of their King and Country. Wherein they are encouraged by the presence of their General, who carries a Cudgel in one hand, and Coin in the other, to punish the slothful, and to reward the virtuous. Most nights his Excellence walks the first round personally himself, and if he finds any man negligent in his duty, he causeth him to suffer according to the quality of his offence for the good example of others. Monsieur Thorax the Governor of the Citadel, offers to clear himself of the horrible complot against the Duke, by seeking to murder him (by his Minister) with a Ravilliacke Knife. But notwithstanding all his Apologies and excuses the common suffrage of opinion hath found him guilty of that ignoble crime. The French that are besieged hold in their horns, and though they were very daring at our first landing; yet ever since they have showed themselves no hote-spurres, for they have suffered themselves to be surrounded with our Intrenchments, and yet never made as much as one sally. They are much distressed for want of Water, ever since their Conducts were cut off, so that they hang up sheets in the air, to take the rainwater that falls down. Their provision of victuals within is not great, and if we may believe those Fugitives which run from them daily, the better sort of them eat horseflesh for great dainties. And which is worse, they are not like to be relieved in haste, all the Land-passes being quite blocked up, and the Sea being so carefully kept by our Fleet, that a Skiffe or longboat cannot pass in without discovery and surprisal: So that there is great hope (if we fasten our judgements on probable conjectures) that Famine or the Sword will master this place, notwithstanding all reports and conjectures to the contrary.  

B Is our Batteries.  
G Is our Gardens, or Vineyeards.  
T Is our Trenches.  
R Is our Redoubts  
E Is the Enemy's Stoneworkes, and Trenches from the Fort.  
S Is the Seas.  
W Is the Well which they live by.   
The Fort hath 1500 Men, beside Women and Children.   

Printed at London for Thomas Walkley, and are to be sold at the Eagle and Child in Britain's Burse. 1627.