November 2.  
A Continued JOURNAL OF ALL THE PROCEED of the Duke of BUCKINGHAM his Grace in the I'll of Ree, containing these particulars.  

The strong Siege of the French King before the Town of Rochel.  
The state of the Town of Rochel, with the demolishing of the new Fort, which the King's Brother was building upon the point Blanchine, by the Rochellers.  
The state of the English Army under the Conduct of the Duke of Buckingham.  
The surprising of nine Boats of the Enemies, which would have relieved the Fort.  
The French in the Fort driven unto a Parley.  
The new Supplies of the Fort.  
The now state of the Fort with the surpizing of the outworks of the same.  
The supplies the Rochellers have sent unto the Duke.  
The Funeral of Sir john Borrows.   
With many other occurrences of note.  
Published by Authority.  
LONDON: Printed by A. M. for Thomas Walkley, and are to be sold at his Shop at the Eagle and Child in Britain's Burse. 1627.   

THE JOURNAL CONTINUED TO THIS DAY.  
Continued to the 2. of November.  
IN my last journal of advertisement concerning the proceed of the Duke of BUCKINGHAM'S Excellency, in the I'll Ree, which said journal was dated on the second of October last. I related unto you the estate of our Leaguer as it then stood, with diverse particulars, concerning the Fort of Saint martin's, and the besiedging of Rochel by the French Army. Since which time there are two several Messengers arrived in England, whose relation concerning the French affairs, both in the Main, and in the Island, is as followeth.  
The French King is now personally come before the Town of Rochel, being willing to honour the Siege with his presence. Before his coming his brother the Monsieur had used all possible means to annoy the Town, being furnished with all Materials and Engines fit for such a purpose.  
He lies strongly entrenched, and hath a powerful and numerous Army, as being above thirty Thousand thought by the List.  
He plies the Town with his Canon day and night, and hath burned some houses, with Wild fire Balls, Granades, and other fiery Missives, which the Besiedgers shoot into the Town, for the most part, in the night time, out of their Bombards and mortar Pieces.  
The Rochellers notwithstanding this, make a brave and resolute resistance, and have made divers courageous Sallies, in which they have taken and slain many of the bravest French Cavaliers. And that they might make the Besiedgers know, how little they do esteem that great Army, they have by way of open defiance unto the French, hung up the King of England's Colours upon the walls.  
They have so plied the the new Fort (which the French King is building upon the point before Rochel) with their Cannon, that they have quite slighted and ruined the Fortifications of it, and have slain sundry persons of quality and command in the French Kings Army.  
The English Forces which besiege the Fort of Saint martin's, in the I'll of Ree, under the conduct of his Illustrious Excellency, the Duke of Buckingham, have delivered unto the World brave testimonies of their valour and patience, being as well couraged in suffering, as active in doing, thinking no labour too difficult, nor danger to perilous, where the honour of their Country, and their proper duty is engaged.  
They have brought their approaches close to the Enemy's Counterskarfe, though not without sweat, and blood, there having been made diverse brave Skirmsshes by them, and diverse brave attempts by us.  
And as it is reported by a Dutchman, who came lately to the Court, our men have beaten the Enemies out of all their outworks, so that both the Counterskarfes and the Sconce without the Fort being lost, there remains nothing unconquered, but the Citadel itself.  
These Outworks, as this Messenger relateth, are possessed by Colonel Grace, a man that knows how to keep his footing, as well as any Soldier in Christendom.  
This report is likely to be true, as being delivered upon peril of his credit, yet another Gentleman that came thence four days before this Dutchman, and arrived at the Court, the same night that the other did (having been hindered in his journey by means of a wrack) cannot, and will not assure as much.  
His Excellency before the arrival of Sir William Beacher with new Supplies of Men, Munition, and Victuals, suffered much, both in his own particular, and in the generality, and was fain to give the common Soldiers out of his own store, to keep them from mutining, and for continuing them in their duties.  
The English Soldiers do much duty, as watching by turns every second or thirde night in the Trenches, which brings some of them into fluxes, fevers and other diseases.  
Besides, they were so much distressed for want of Victuals before the coming of the last supplies, in so much that eight Men were put to four men's allowance.  
Yet this want was in part relieved by the surprising of nine French Vessels or Shallops laden with Victuals, which intended (if they could) to relieve the Fort.  
Besides, there arrived happily a Ship of Bristol, which being laden with Victuals, did for a time relieve our Army.  
To second which good fortune, Sir William Beecher arrived happily and safely, with all requisite and necessary Provisions, which did much refresh our Men, and relieve our necessities.  
Neither were the besieged without their share of wants, but were troubled with them more feelingly and pressingly, so that they sent to his Excellency to parley, and were resolved to surrender up the Fort.  
But as they were treating upon Conditions, there happened a storm that night, it being then a Springtide, by the benefit whereof, they did put into the Fort some small proportion of Victuals.  
But yet this was but a drop thrown into the Ocean of their wants, and like a Squib tied unto a Bull's tail, it increased their appetite and our anger.  
For although this desperate adventure furnished them with some proportion for the present: yet there penury is grown as pressing as before, and as the Dutchman reporteth, those of the Fort are again much distressed, so that want makes some sick, and many Fugitives.  
Through whose defect there are not above five hundred of the besieged left in the Fort, and many of them are so weak, that they cannot stand under Pike or Musket.  
The Duke of Rohan (Monsieur Subeza his Brother) hath ready 7000. Foot, and 500 Horse, well provided and brave Soldiers in a readiness, for the aid of the Protestants.  
The Pope doth endeavour all he can to make this quarrel belong to the Emperor, the K. of Spain, and the House of Austria, persuading them it is for Religion.  
The Rochelers have fully declared themselves for the King of England, to which agreement, there are diverse Articles concluded on by his Excellence.  
His Excellence hath sent word to his Majesty, that if it will please him to send him Bread he will deserve it, but if he will add unto it something more he will drink his Health.  
Our men have mounted their Cannon so advantageously, that they command the Enemy's Ornance, and have dismounted them our of their Carriages, so that they have not one Piece left to play upon the Approaches, either from their Batteries, or Casemates.  
The French knowing how much the honour of their Nation, and the safety of the neighbouring Provinces on the firm Land depends upon the keeping of the Fort, have sought again to relieve it with sixteen Boats, but being discovered by our men, they were pursued by our Long Boatses, Shallops, and those flat bottomd Boats, with which the Rochellers have furnished us, being Vessels very serviceable both for chase and fight.  
We sunk four of these Barks, the rest got into the Main and by the benefit of their Sealegges escaped our hands.  
The enemies never attempt to relieve the Fort but in a stormy night, and Springtide, and then our Ships were of little use in respect of the darkness of the night.  
We have no other means of hindrance, or prevention, but by the Boats and Shallops aforesaid.  
There runs away daily many Soldiers out of the Fort unto our Leaguer, notwithstanding all the care and persuasions of the Governor.  
These are not sent into the Main, but kept in the Island under safe custody, because they shall not carry any message, nor deliver any particulars concerning our Affairs.  
These Fugitives inform us, by a general consent of report, that the Besieged are compelled to sustain nature with things unnatural, and unusual to the palate: their greatest dainties being but bread and water, and they are allowed that but in a small proportion. So that they hold it for certain, that upon the arrival of our next Supplies, the French will forthwith surrender the Fort.  
I pray God they may come thither safely and opportunely, and then in humane reason, we have no reason to doubt of good success; for if the Besiedgers do not give up the Fort by that time upon composition, his Excellency, by God's assistance, will adventure to make a forcible entry, He knowing right well in the clearness of his judgement, that the Defendants are so few and weak, that they cannot endure a general Assault.  
In the mean time, our men entrench themselves to prevent the excursions & sallies of the Enemies.  
The French do earnestly mediate for quarter at Sea, but his Excellence well knowing that no relief can come to the Fort but by water, will not grant them any quarter at all.  
But to deter the Enemies from bringing relief, and to hinder their desperate attempts, all those which fall into our Seaman's hands, are either put to the Sword, hanged up to the main Yard, or thrown overboard.  
The Rochellers having no other Victuals but what is transported unto them from other places, and being doubtful to be necessitated themselves, have afforded us as yet no great relief, only they have exchanged some meal for bread corn, and have taken One Thousand of our sickemen into the Town, and instead of them have sent over to us five Hundred of their own Soldiers to fill up our numbers, until the coming of the next Supply.  
His excellency in the continuation of this Siege hath taken more than ordinary pains and care, sparing his person from no labour nor peril, in furthering the present service: And although he hath hitherto been doubtfully supplied out of England, by reason of the contrary winds, and the delays which happen commonly in such great preparations, yet he hath subdued these difficulties with incredible patience, and hath won an honourable reputation amongst all the Soldiers of our Nation.  
For knowing that the virtue of the English is cherished by nothing more than by the love and presence of their Commanders, he is wanting neither in the one or the other, but with his presence comforts them in their night duties, and by visiting and relieving the sick and wounded, obliedgeth the hearts of his Soldiers unto him.  
I speak not this out of any fawning or partiality, (truth being nearer to me then the Duke of Buckingham,) but only to make those know (who out of private respects have been malevolent against him) how much they have wronged his merit and reputation.  
And although diverse men who are either affected to the French, or disaffected to his Excellency, have held the taking of the Fort of Saint Martin's a thing more than difficult, as being altogether impossible; and have made the Siege the subject of their jests and table talk: Yet if in serene and more impartial judgements, we shall consider the causes for which this enterprise was undertaken, and the means which do facilitate and assure the taking of the Fort, we cannot choose but allow the design (although diverse of these prepossessed Spirits have censured the contrary) for honorabl●, profitable and feasable, being grounded upon ●he necessities of Policy and Religion.  
I know that it hath been reported, and hath passed the vulgar swallow (I mean those ●ho are of vulgar apprehensions,) that his excellency before Beechers arrival, dispaired of success, and had raised his Siege, if he had not received speedy supplies of victuals.  
This report may be true, without any blemish to his Excellency, since no warlike enterprise can have his due proceeding, without Men, Money, Munition and Victuals, which are the means of an active motion.  
But since that time, the Siege hath been continued with a powerful hand, new supplies are arrived out of England; and the succours under the conduct of the Earls of Holland and Mo●●on, are upon their passage towards the Island: Whose arrival (I hope) will crown his Excellency's head with the wreath of Success, and the laurel of Victory.  

A Relation of the Funeral solemnity of that Honourable Knight, Sir john Burrowes, who was interred at Westmister, on Tewesday the 23. of October. 1627.  
ON tewesday, being the 23. of October, the Body of that Honourable Knight Sir john Burrowes (who being Colonel General of the English Infantry in the Isle of Ree, was slain with a Musket shot from the Fort) was brought from Durham House to Westminster Abbey, where near unto the Tomb of Sir Francis Veare (whose Pupil he had been in the art of War) it was interred, with great funeral pomp, and with such Rites as were due to his deserts.  
To solemnize his Obsequies, five Companies of of the City of London were drawn into Arms, being about twelve hundred in number, who marched before the Corpses with their Colours, Pikes and Muskets trailed.  
The Pike which he recovered with his Sword and Target from the Frenchman upon our first landing (who charged him with it at the push, and razed the skin with the point of it through his breeches) was carried advanced before, with his own Ensign trailed, and his Horse for Service clad in mourning black.  
Next to the Horse, there went six and fifty old Soldiers, with black Cassocks, Swords and Staffs, being as many in number as he was years old.  
His Scutcheon, Sword, Gauntlets and Spurs, were carried by the Heralds. His Brother was Chiefe-mourner, being accompanied with twoother principal Mourners.  
Next unto these, went the Earls of Dorset, Warwick, Carlisle, Berkshire, and Molgrave; The Viscount's Grandison Conway, and Wimbleton, with diverse other Knights and Gentlemen of quality.  
In the midst of the Abbey Church, a little above the Quite, there was a stately Hearse erected, which is yet standing, covered over with black Velvet, where his Corpses was placed during the time of the Sermon, which was preached by Mr. Adam's, a learned and renerent Divine.  
Upon his Hearse his Scutcheons were fixed, with this Motto, Nec insisto paruis. which in English is thus I do not dwell upon low things.  
The Sermon being ended, and Offerings being made, his Body was interred, and as it was put into the earth, the Musketeers of those fine Companies honoured his Interment with three volleys of shot, their Colours displayed, and their Drumbes beating, his own Ensign was broken and buried with him.   
The end of the Journal.