A true, exact, and perfect Relation of the famous and renowned victory, gained by the most redoubted army of the mighty and victorious Monarch PHILIP, of that name the fourth King of Spain, &c. the seventh of September, being upon the Eve of the nativity of our Lady: Against the forces of Lewis, of that name the 13. French King, then straightly beleaguering both with naval and Land Powers the frontier city of FUENTERAVIA.  
Written by by a Gentleman that was an eyewitness of the same.   Royal coat of arms or blazon. 
Printed at London, for Samuel Broune. 1641.   

A true, exact, and perfect Relation of the famous and renowned victory, gained by the most redoubted army of the mighty and victorious Monarch PHILIP, of that name the fourth King of Spain, &c. the seventh of September, being upon the Eve of the nativity of our Lady: Against the forces of Lewis, of that name the 13. French King, then straightly beleaguering both with naval and Land Powers the frontier city of FUENTERAVIA.  
WHich city, by the said overthrow of the French was happily succoured and relieved: And that this Relation may bear the greater colour of truth, and gain the greater belief in the imaginations of men: it is not amiss (by the way) to intimate, that it is no partial Gazet, or Slanderous tale or Ballad, which upon such occasions are ever prompt to be taken hold of, in the wavering conceits of the giddy multitude. But it is the real knowledge, and painful, and dangerous experience of one that was Actor in that tragicomedy, as he can show good materials for. But my desire (who am bold to term myself the Relator of this exploit) is not to name myself, but to warrant the certainty of this true Pamphlet: And to proceed.  
The said city of Fuenteravia, being (according as the natural situation thereof could afford conveniency of in encamping and lying in road to the Besiegers) beleaguered both by sea and land, and all passages, access, and conveyances of succour or relief to the besieged, shut up and strongly barred with sundry many Trenches, Redouts, Cortadura's, Barriers, and all sorts of military lets, and engines to hinder and prevent any designs of the feared (by them) Spanish powers: So that only excepted, the care of the Almighty of his servants, there remained no manner of hope of any earthly help to the besieged.  
But as it is seen by daily experience, that where any manly courage, or valorous Roman resolution is inhabiting, that there it begins to show itself most, where its help is most requisite and available. So now the undaunted and courageous Spaniards, though little in number, by reason of their daily losses, effected by the overgreedy desire of glory, and gaining of the Fort of their adversaries, and by their high resolution on the other side to withstand their enemy's intent. The Alcald, or governor of the town, seeing to what a straight they were brought, by this hard pounding of them up by their enemies, like a discreet and careful overseer of his task, laborious, and sedulous Pastor of his entrusted flock: he began in time (seeing this cloud of war hanging over his head, and thereupon a great tempest of arms threatened to prevent this storm therefore, and to seek shelter afore the said storm for himself, and the rest of his war, and weather-beaten company, being as aforesaid daily diminished, and the enemies on the other side every day more and more increasing, still by new fresh and daily reliefs and succours from their neighbour home, to their great comfort and encouragement. The Alcald, as is said, perceiving things as they stood, with all speed assembled the prime of his retinue, and told them the state of the business as it stood in his conceit, which accordingly was conceived of by the most understanding of them, to be as he conceived: whereupon by general consent of all the Commanders then there, a speedy advertisement of all the several particularities touching the state of the town, the besiegers and the distressed, (if not out of hand relieved) besieged, was dispatched to his Catholic Majesty, which dispatch was sundry and very oftentimes confirmed, by the coming still of new advertisements and solicitations of present succours both to his said sacred majesty of Spain, and to the Almirant of Castille, a man of a most ancient and noble family, eminent in the commonwealth by his well-deserved office, and in his nature and virtuous qualities, not easily paralleled, but scarcely imitable: And to conclude, though not with the twentieth part of his goodness; yet in few words to comprehend much, a man that in spite of envy (be it spoken) may deservedly be termed, the mirror of complete nobility, magnanimity, and courage, and a true delineated pattern, and effigies of all those rare parts which ought to be comprehended in a true-hearted nobleman, great states man, grave counsellor, and warlike director of a commonwealth as he was then, being high general of the Spanish army: who having received these several advertisements, therein plainly manifested to the world his honest heart, clear conscience, loving nature, and stout resolution, by commiserating like a good Patriot, the hard case of his afflicted countrymen; for presently and out of hand he called a council of war, of the best and most approved Leaders in his army, representing unto them the grievances and request of the governor, and his Garrison, commanding them, that after serious consultation thereof had that night: that the next morning, they should render him an account of their resolution therein, for the best prevention of the enemies designs, and most convenient means of succouring their dangerously engaged friends. But by reason of the scarcity of experienced old soldiers there was a confused diversity of opinions touching the matter in question among them, for lack, as is said, of fit experienced persons or instruments in that case, either for offence or defence. But at length considering that much profitable time for the purpose, may be spent in little available discussions, and also timely considering the impossibility of any resistance left to the defendants, against so great, and so resolutely bent forces as were the French against them. This Chaos of confused opinions was broke in sunder, and all improfitable matters therein set aside, leaving nothing behind, but the pure real substance of the necessary present help: whereof was framed a a settled and generally agreed upon resolution: which was to send away three Spanish captains, and four Irish, which Irish captains were Daniel o Cahan, David Barrie, Oliver fitz Gerald, and captain Terentio o Gallighowe, and with the Auidante Pedro Geraldine, they went on with a crew of brave and stout stomached men, resolved, rather than that they should fail of succouring their friends in their extremity to make their enemies dig up their graves, and them according to the heathen custom, to sprinkle with the blo●d of their said enemies, and so to offer a human sacrifice for the expiation of their offences on earth: But as God would have it, there was no such need; for without let or molestation, they entered into the endangered city with desired, and long expected succour, to the extreme joy and hearty comfort of the besieged.  
The Irish Captains with their Auidants and Companies, were no sooner enclosed within the narrow precinct of the city walls, but that like fire, being removed from a vast and large place, where its exhalations had free scope of passing through the air whereby the heat is not so forcible, nor extreme, as it is when the fire is removed into a narrow or straight room or compass, where those fiery bodies are restrained of their former liberty, and are kept within the fire, whereby the heat of the fire is increased, by reason of the restraint of the said fiery bodies: Even so the courageous and valiant Irish, being but a small handful of men, in respect of their numerous enemies, being in the broad fields, though they lacked no courage or will to set upon their enemies: Yet were they not so fiery, nor so incensed, yet being ignorant of the poor case their friends and Comrades were in within the town▪ but coming in, and seeing in what state things stood there, then took they and kept to themselves all their unmerciful and raging bloody humours, and restrained them of their former liberties, which they had in the vast fields of their ignorance of their friend's ill-fare, and sought licence presently to execute their angry mood upon their insulting enemies, pretending that their haughty and stout stomachs could not brook nor digest their enemies so near neighbourhood. Whereupon licence upon great and importunate entreaty being granted by the Governor, the Spaniards and the Irish began to give order for the sally, and began to encourage their soldiers, and to whet and set their lusty and lofty resolutions on edge in putting them in mind of their former famous acts. Now all things being in order for the sally, by the incorporating and Marshalling of the Companies as the narrowness of the place could afford means to do: this being done, they issued bravely on the sudden, with such fury and eagerness to fight, as if it had been a mountain's flood, which bears, and forcibly carries afore it, men and beasts, trees and stones, by the force of the riotous Current: Even so went on these brave warriors, till they fell upon the enemy's trench, where they did bloody execution and revenge upon enemies, with some loss to themselves; in which skirmish, and many more hot and bloody encounters and conflicts I leave to the judicious French, the censure of the courage, and Lion-like magnanimity and resolution of the brave and heroic Irish men, in their bold and Chivalrous attempts, to the no small glory of their most renowned King and country; and not only in that place, but also in several other places where their memorable and never dying acts are to their immortal fame, and reputation registered and remain as examples and patterns to noble and honour-thirsty minds, and stirring knightly motives to posterity, as namely, in Polonia, Germany, Flanders, and Spain.  
Almirante de Castilia, the thrice noble, and brave worthy aforementioned, prime general of the Spanish Armies, after his arrival at St. Sebastian, he dispatched like a prudent chieftain many spies to discover the passages, sallidas, fortifications, the number of their enemy's watches, with the order of the same, and their vigilancy in setting their watches, with all the possible advantages that might be had of their said watches, fortifications, and strongest works, as also to discover the state of the besieged: of which being advertised by the governor, and of the danger they were in, if not presently succoured, as also the great forwardness of their enemies proceedings, if not speedily interrupted. Upon which notice the Almirant resolved out of hand to attempt the relieving of the city both by sea and land, which his brave intent, as God would have it, happily took desired effect, twice by the arrival of Spanish and Irish succours to the beleaguered: Notwithstanding all these succours arrived in the town, and the flying rumours daily of the Spaniards main armies approach, the French obstinately bent, either to take the town, or to lose themselves in the pursuit thereof, daily made their approaches with Trenches, Galleries, and other warlike groundworks, and so well plied themselves to the Spade and Mattock, that in short time they came to the town ditch and wall, and there blew up their Mines in three several places: by means whereof, the walls on that side were so sore shaken and broken, that they were even leveled with the earth: so that by this, and the daily skirmishes, and continual alarms given to them of the town by the enemies keeping them still awake, by their multitudes, whereas the beleaguered had but few hands, so that they could not change, but that the same men were still upon the walls, by which, and the terrible roaring of the French Canon, freely bestowing its murdering bullets amongst the unthankful, but not ungrateful besieged receivers: the one half almost of the besieged were slaughtered, and the rest sore wounded, and tired quite with continual watchings and alarms: but in this extremity the noble Matrons and young maidens of the city, mightily revived the drooping (for want of strength, not of courage) soldiers; for still they would be at hand with powder, Bullets, Guns, swords, Pikes; meat and drink to the hungry and thirsty, cure to the wounded, and their hands were as forward in the groundworks, and counterscarps of the city, as any soldiers in the Garrison, and those that were hurt they carried home to their houses, and there cherished them, and cured them as if they had been their own Fathers, or Husbands, or Brethren: which Amazonian behaviour and resolution so animated the abated strengths, and tired vigorous spirits of the undaunted Spaniards, and Irish, that even then as they thought (being in the jaws of death) being sure they should be slain, for yield they would not to save a thousand lives to each one; so careful were they of their honour, and the reputation of their nation. Even then, I say, being in this extremity, they reassumed to themselves new courages, and out of a mere debility, and forced weakness, they squeezed to themselves new strength and courageous resolution: for it is known by tried experience, ever since it is known what man and woman are, what power the force of love of the one Sex hath, to kindle in the generous breast of the other, an invincible mind and boldness, of which, Ages, and Authors, both ancient and modern afford multiplicity of precedents and examples, which more fully to express is not my present intent: but my purpose is to declare, according to my conscience, and experience in that war to set forth fully, and not defraud either side of their worthily achieved glories: for by the womens' encouraging, and rousing up of (the almost dejected strengths of) the Garrison soldiers, the reanimated Spaniards and Irish were so dreadful to their besieging enemies, that they durst no more approach them than raging & hungry mawed Lions. Yet notwithstanding this, as is said, by the continual bloody broils, and toilsome labours, half the soldiers beleaguered were slain, and many more of the French, and on both sides great numbers of Crepples, and maimed limlesse men escaped to preserve the memory of these cruel frays of Mars, by the direful losses, and borne, and accompanying examples of their mangled members.  
The Prince de Conde, general of the most Christian Kings army, imagining wisely with the rest of the council of war, by the great loss sustained by those of the town: and also by the breaking down of their walls by his Mines, as is afore related, that then he may build a firm ground of giving an assault to the town, upon those great advantages he supposed himself to have over those of the town, for their lack as well of men, as of defensible Walls. As also by the great numbers on the other side he was himself furnished of, of valiant & brave French Cavaliers, and all kind of warlike Engines for to distress the besieged. Upon which sure foundations settling himself for to give the assault, he presently gave command, which was accordingly worthily executed by the resolute French men, on the right hand of the breach, where they proceeded with such heat, fury, and valour, as if every one of them carried lightning in their arms and weapons, till they were confronted upon the ruins of the decayed and battered walls, by the valorous Spanish and Irish soldiers, where both parties proceeded one against another. Just like as in a stormy and tempestuous day, the troubled and raging waves of the shipwreck threatening sea, we see do run with conjoined and strongly knitted force, intending to carry all before them, minding no resistance, but on the sudden we see they are met by the main and impenetrable front of some high reared stony cliff, where contrary to their presumptuous and overweening expectations, all their hopes are dashed, and their powers disjointed and beaten back in dismembered parcels into the main body of their insulting seconding mother. Even so were the fiery stomachs of the hasty French cooled and quenched by the pure and precious waters of the unconquerable Spanish and Irish courages, and given repulses: where the French, after their forced retire, in memory of their valour, left the breach full of their dead carcases.  
The French Commanders seeing no hope, or any possibility of carrying the place by force of assault, propounded to the besieged certain overtures of peace (because they were loath to expect the wearing them out by hunger, and siege: which in martial brunts they could not do with greatest advantages) in which Overtures they propounded the difficulty, if not impossibility of any succour: which indeed to my own knowledge was very true. Secondly they proposed any quarter they would desire. Which propositions after consideration thereof had by the besieged (as by men who did not half so much fear the imminent danger, nay apparent loss of their lives, as by all presumption it was like as their loyalty and good example to their King and country) were utterly rejected.  
The Illustrious Almirante de Castillia being advertised of the peril the beleaguered were in, did not so highly in words commend their courage, and fidelity, but that he as inwardly dreaded and feared their danger: wherefore convocating a general council of war, of the most and best experienced soldiers about him, he imparted the importance, and consequence of the business to them, with the difficulties and dangers thereof arising, if speedy remedy were not applied; and therefore commanded their opinions therein, to the best avail of his majesty's service, and discharge of their own conscience and duty, being entrusted in it.  
In the neck of which consultation, there arrived a Post from his Catholic majesty, and his great private and prudent, and worthy counsellor Conde Duke, confirming as it were aforehand the ensuing resolution of the council, which unanimously was to divide the army in three parts: the one of which to be employed about the busying and diverting the enemy's forces from the town. And the other two to attend all opportunities and advantages that may be taken or offered, either by the negligence of the enemy, or by the commodity or situation of the place, to charge him to his greatest annoy; and to endeavour by all means to relieve the begirt city of Fuenteravia.  

Upon this resolution taken, and all things readily appointed, order was given, that the army should march at a set and appointed hour: Marquis de Mortara one of the Spanish Commanders, seeing those under the leading of the Almirante himself to approach near, commanded the vaward of his own Troops to march on towards the enemy.  
Then fell on with speed, and unspeakable courage the incorporated vaward of the Corolenia of Conde Duke, and of the two Irish Regiments of the Earls of Tirone, and Tirconell: the Conductors and soldiers of which seemed for haste and hunger to fight to prevent desire itself: so forward they were to do their Prince service, and his enemy's damage, and detriment: which their desire took speedy execution, by their eager and furious falling upon their enemies: so that in less than an hour they took in the two next adjoining Calina's with eleven appointed posts in them, which the French did possess.  
After this, sergeant Major Barrie, an Irish man of long tried and approved experience in the wars of the Low Countries and of Germany; and one who gave good tokens of his great skill, and ability in warlike and martial affairs, and Discipline, as well in this exploit, as in other precedent important services, as it is well known to many, having the leading and conduct of the said incorporated vaward of the Spanish army, he marched on directly without stay with incredible wariness and resolution with his vaward to the main great Trench of his enemy, taking as he marched all the advantages and commodities which the situation of the place would suffer, or any way afford, till he came within pistol shot of the enemies great and strongest Trench; when on both sides there began a bloody skirmish, with which there arose a great noise of Drums and Trumpets in the French Camp, when their artillery began to roar, and fly bountifully to the Spanish side, with which Barrie skirmishing all this while upon the brinks of the enemies great and mainest trench, and prying narrowly to the enemies doing, omitting nothing that might become a skilful and prudent Leader to his soldiers, and a dangerous and advantageous enemy to his enemies, going from place to place, still encouraging with comfortable words, where he found any coldness of courage, which he found in very few; and putting them in the most forward hope of reward, reforming and settling the ranks in complete and perfect order, and putting them in general in memory of their former and famous attchievements, to the renown and perpetual credit of their Nations both of Spain and Ireland. So that by these, and other his expert sedulous and skilful encouragements, he made of the multitude, as if it had been but one complete and well composed body, and made them so ready and willing to observe his commands, that he could scarce command, but it was so readily obeyed, that scarce any difference could be discerned betwixt the command, and the obedience thereunto: he made them so ready and dexterous to perform his will, as if they had been the body, and he the head: the body could not obey the will of the head sooner than they did his, which was a thing worthy of note to be done in so short a time, and which und●r God was the chief means of gaining the victory.  
Now being thus busy, as is said, he might perceive that the enemy's horse made preparation to give a charge upon him: which perceiving, he approached nearer unto them, and poured among them a whole▪ volley of shot, and then prepared himself for the fight, giving present instructions to that effect, as one who knew well the valour and resolution of the French Horse: then presently did he call into the vaward all the Officers reformed and Cavaliers of the two Irish Regiments, who like valiant and brave Cavaliers made no stay▪ but appeared presently with all diligent Obedience at his beck: Of them did Barrie frame the front of the pikes, to resist the fury of the enemy's horse, the shot being severally divided into all possible advantages, to be taken according to the natural situation of the place.  
Thus all things being in perfect order according to the time, to offend the enemy, and to defend themselves, if he should attempt any thing against them: Barrie dispatched five Officers, vivoes and Reformed, with present advertisements to Mortara; and for other helps, as powder, Matches, and such like other necessities, of which he was not so plentifully provided as he would, which his request, Mortara, like a brave, provident, and wise Commander presently granted.  
Then Barrie seeing that all things were duly and decently ordered for the fight, and that the soldiers were provided to their content, began to encourage them a new with the most comfortable words he could devise, calling upon the common soldiers by name those which he knew, the rest he took by the hands and promised them great rewards, speaking severally to each Captain, Commander and Officer under his charge, encouraging them apart; and then in general showing them where new reliefs were, in all haste marching to them: and after those reliefs, the Reeregard marching in order to their assistance: Then Barrie the second time sent two Reformed Irish Officers, advertising Marquis de Mortara, that if he did send succour to charge on the right hand of the great Trench, to busy that side, he with the vaward would with resolution fall upon the rest of the enemies fortifications upon his peril, and that he hoped to give good account of his proceedings therein. Mortara for his own discharge, and being mighty glad, and joyful of the hope he conceived what noble effect the worthy attempt of such a courageous crew as Barrie, and his followers were, would bring forth, if it were well seconded, dispatched a message out of hand to the Almirante, signifying unto him the sum of Barries honourable requests, and Chivalrous intent, and resolution, who taking consideration of the business, and being discussed among some of the chiefest Commanders, Marquis de Torrecusa offered himself to be employed according to Barries request, who being licenced, departed; and having imbattailed his men, and encouraged them, as the shortness of time gave leisure, he went manfully and resolutely, and led his men to give charge upon the right hand of the enemies great Trench, as Barrie demanded: but Torrecusa was twice repulsed. Yet the third time he gained that side of the Trench, which he assaulted, and came at last to his appointed place of Execution with great courage and discretion, where gaining the redoubt that was on the right hand, he and his Spaniards, and Neapolitans, fought with such vigour and might, that it was strange to behold, but that it was known they were all chosen and approved men, led by so valiant and wise a Leader as Torrecusa was: And there was another thing that made these doings of Torracusa, and his train to seem the less strange, which was to see, with what violence and force Barrie and the Vanguard of the Irish and Spanish under his conduct and command, set upon the rest of the enemies great Trench, which they took and drove back the enemies with such fury, that it was wonderful to behold: and where Torrecusa fought with his Neapolitans and Spaniards, was the cruel effect of Ire and courage to be seen upon the miserable mangled bodies of the killed and slain; the heavy groans of the wounded, the loud shrieks of the distressed dying soldiers; the neighing of hor●es, the clattering of Armour, the clashing of swords and weapons together, where a man may see revenge quench her thirst with human blood. There was slaughter in her royalty, crowned with Majesty, carried, and treading upon dead and wounded bodies, and to conclude, there was such a death-breeding confusion and terrible deadly dreadful noise of the dying and wounded, and of Drums, Trumpets, and other military instruments, as if half the world were assembled together, and had conspired with full intent to destroy all mankind in the other half, and were assisted by all the several Elements, such a Confusion there was: for where the Spaniards and Irish fought, there was no resistance to be made against them: for they made such a bloody Massacre and havoc of their enemies, that by pure force and dint of sword they drove them out of their strongest fortification. Which Barrie perceiving, and that Torrecusa and he had the victory on both sides of the field, by the forcing of their enemies out of that Trench, he commanded, (his thirst of honour being not yet quenched) the vaward to advance further towards the enemy, which they obeying, immediately, the first troops of Musquetiers advancing into, gave way to the rest to follow them to execute their Commanders will. The French seeing their last refuge to consist in their valorous carriage, with stout courages their cavalry gave a brave charge upon the fore-most troops of Barries soldiers, and made them retire back into the Trench they had formerly taken. Then immediately again came fresh succours of Torracusa and Mortara, and then the second time did Torracusa and Barrie advance with the vaward, and made also a distance of, till the Rereguard arrived, and fell with united forces on the enemy with such fury, that they were forced to make a virtue of necessity, which was to retire: which if they had not timely and providently done, they had incurred great and most imminent danger. For if a thousand Musquetiers of Don Pedro Siron, and Don Joseph desanta Maria, had come upon their backs on the other side in a narrow passage, hardly could they have retired, or escaped, but with great hazard and loss.  
Now the slaughter was the greatest when they came to the Sea side; where Barrie showed himself a man that could use his victory with moderation, and mercy to the vanquished, which was a virtue so much commended in ancient and famous captains, and that deservedly in my conceit: for after that the French were past hope of escape, and that they submitted themselves, and held up their hands for mercy, it was not the part of a man endued with natural reason, and touched with any tenderness of Conscience or generosity of mind to kill and murder them so crawling at their feet, and void of all power to defend themselves, but rather it became a brutish insulting beast; and as we hear, there are some beasts that never insult so, nor exercise any cruel power upon the conquered: but seeing them void of defence, leave them so, as namely the King of Beasts, the royal Lion.  
Which noble virtue of the Lion Barrie notably imitated here: for he suffered not one man of all the French, that submitted themselves and came out of the Sea, to receive the least hurt or damage, but preserved the lives of great multitudes, who by all likelihood had been all put to the sword, by those that neither regarded their honour, nor the fear of God, but followed and were guided by their own unmerciful savage humour, and could away with no reason, but their unreasonable and brutish will: which presumption and madness Barrie wisely restrained, by appointing certain lusty soldiers of his Retinue, to guard the vanquished French: giving them in charge, to use them as enemies, that offered any injury to the French: which was the means as before is said, that great numbers of lives were saved, as the French can testify; As also with what kindness and courtesy the Irish favoured them, being their protectors ever since the fury was past.  
Now the French thus defeated and routed, and all their great forces and hopeful preparations broken, destroyed, and brought to nothing, the spoils that were taken were presented to the Almirante of Castilia: Where Barrie for his part of the spoils presented the general with five ensigns of the French, as a token of his pains taken in that Medley, and captain Daniel Mac-Curthy, another Irish captain, presented one ensign to the Almirante. Torrecusa and Barrie at the taking in of the great Trench of the enemies by them, found therein four pieces of brass Ordnance, and afterwards in the battery they found twenty eight, in all thirty two French brass pieces of artillery.  
Almirante de Castilia of whom we spoke pretty well afore, gained himself, his King and country, this day eternal fame and renown.  
As did Marquis de Torrecusa, revive and increase the glory of his flourishing country of Italy, by his rare and exquisite skill showed in his prudent conduct, as well in this as other happy encounters.  
The Noble Marquis de Mortara likewise showed himself like a politic and valiant captain, as was expected of him, which to his perpetual fame, he with glory discharged.  
The deadly and ghastly wounds of the followers of the Conde de Agilare, likewise made known their worthy acts, and eager forwardness.  
The brave soldiers likewise of Mr. del Campdan, Joseph de santa Maria, and Mr. del Campden Pedro de Siron did no less worthy service: as did also sergeant Major Barrie, with his courageous and magnanimous Irish soldiers, and not only the Common soldiers, but also the Reformed Officers of the two Regiments of the Earls of Tirone, and Tirconell, being all Irish, as also the captains, &c. with their divisions constantly seconding, (as appeareth by the Certificates of Barrie, under whose conduct they served) still with such dexterity and obedience, that at no necessity their presence was wanting, till all was ended as afore is mentioned, and at large expressed, to the everlasting renown of their King and country.  
And no less did appear the noble mind of Mr. Del Camp Carlo Varsa, by his glorious and brave attempts in this onset. And to conclude with them all in general, both Spaniards and Irish, and Neapolitans, both Commanders and soldiers, such were their brave onsets, glorious attempts, and courageous resolutions in this battle, and famous (by their achievements) victory obtained against their valorous enemies; that all things considered according to the numbers and warlike Equipage, and martial accoutrements on both sides. The brave and noble minded triumphing Romans; as namely, Camillus, Publicola, Fabius, Emilius, Cato, Scipio, and the rest that attained by their well-employed Consulships to their deserved, and most glorious and pompous triumphs over their conquered enemies. Or the redoubted▪ and undaunted Greek Heroes, as were the great Macedonian Alexander, the furious spirit Pyrrhus, and the brave Spartan Agesilaus, the noble and worthy Athenians, Pericles, Themistocles, and Alcibiades, or the high minded Thebans, Pelopidas, and Epaminondas, &c. Many more as worthy every way of the Grecian blood and nation, which to their mortal reputation and honour have left infinite volumes full of their most glorious acts, as memorials to all worldly eternity. These two Nations considered, and each several person by himself considered, with his power, and feats done upon their enemies for so short a time, and unexpected execution. Never did he of the one side deserve his insulting gorgeous triumphs, and sumptuous sacrifices and ceremonies, according to the customs of his country; nor they on the other part, better deserve to have their acts graved, and carved in Gold, Copper, or brass: Nor to have their Altars, Statues, and precious Images to preserve and record to future and ensuing ages, their famous and victorious Conquests, than did these renowned warriors, Spaniards and Irish, serving under the royal Standards and Banners of his most sacred Catholic Majesty, deserve to have the most exquisite, and ready, and skilful Quills in Europe, to indent and bear record of this their most glorious, and never dying victory.    

Here follows a List of as many Officers and Cavaliers of the Irish as suffered by death and maiming in this bloody fray, by their eager pursuit of the victory, in being still the foremost in the execution.  

Here followeth the names of the hurt Officers.  

FIrst, captain Teig O Kelly, Reformed.  
Tuohill O Haghan, a Reformed Alferis.  
Randall Mac-Donell, a Reformed Alferis.  
John O Naghtin, a Reformed Alferis.  
John O Magher, a Reformed Sergeant.  
Farill Duff O Connor, a Reformed Sergeant.  
Daniel O Begly, a corporal.  
James O Mloghlin, a corporal.  
Garret O Brin, a corporal.    

These ensuing are the names of the slain Irish Officers.  

Peter Roch, a Reformed Alferis.  
Nicholas Cusack, a Reformed Alferis.  
William O Hanglin, a Reformed Sergeant.  
Teig O Bradegave, a Reformed Sergeant.  
Patrick Fitz Gerald, a Sergeant.  
Cavalier Dermod Mac-Carthy.  
John Purcell, a Reformed corporal.  
Thomas Rulgh, a corporal.  
Robert O Fwellane, a corporal.  
Cavalier James Barrie.  
Mlaghlin O Dowgane, a corporal.  
Edmond O Dij, a corporal.   
Of which, those that were wounded, and maimed, those scars and wounds, they bear as brave and noble badges of their never-yielding minds, and loyalties, and those that were slain, left their bodies as the more ignoble parts, and Cabinets (to give their mother earth its natural due) wherein were contained and kept those haughty and heroical dispositions, and courages, which were the stirrers and movers of the said bodies, to such noble attempts as wherewith they attained to the glorious laurel of victory, for their earthly parts, and also which courages were the precious gems, lanterns, and efficients of their own quiet repose in the high bed of Fame, where the loud and shrill Trumpet of their worthiness shall perpetually sound out with echoing noise their deserved praises.   

Now Gentlemen, and Courteous, and impartial perusers of this, as impartial and true, but short relation; I would not have you think, that what things I set down here, are but hearesayes, and relations of gagling old Gossips in their merry carrowsings: but that which I desire of you, and which I expect as sole reward for the small pains I took in penning this small Pamphlet, is, to conceive, (and as the very and real truth is) that what I set down here, and offer to your views in every particular, I was eye and hand-witness of, and of all the passages specified in the precedent relation, and was also a partaker of the greatest hazards happened in that enterprise, which I hope in your equal balancing, the truth shall be a help and mover of belief in your imaginations to my equal distributing of a Relatorie reward to each particular deserver in this great exploit: And also, though I tell you I was partaker in the perils; yet to name myself, I think it not meet: which also I hope may be a motive in you to my advantage in that way, I desire it, which is still desiring your belief to my Relation, and impartiality of each ones good deserts in this service, which in the faith of a good Christian, and soldier, in no point I did fail, according to the retention of my shallow memory, and small experience it matters of that nature. So in this, as in your favourable Censure, and construction of this my course, rude, and soldierly penning, and stile;  
I bid you farewell.   
FINIS.